Chapter 5: Who Am I?

Chapter 5: Who Am I?
The silver-haired young man calmly stood up, first surveying his surroundings, "Hmm, quite a nice yard," he thought, then spread his hands to examine himself, looking slightly puzzled...
Suddenly, a wave of unfamiliar yet familiar memories crashed into his mind, and the man felt a splitting headache. He could not help but curl up on the ground, pressing his hands to his head and groaning softly. However, these two bursts of
The vastly different consciousnesses quickly began to near a near-perfect fusion under the catalysis of some mysterious force.
He could no longer feel a hint of headache or any other discomfort... However, this fusion seemed flawless... "Who am I?" the man couldn't help but ponder, "I am Dongfang Zi, the third young master of the Dongfang family?" A thought suddenly popped up, "No, no, I'm Yang Zi, a college student who just wants to achieve the freedom to lie flat." Another guy clearly wasn't backing down. The two consciousnesses entangled within the man's mind, causing him quite a bit of discomfort. Fortunately, this phenomenon was slowly fading away, and the two completely different consciousnesses were completing the final step—truly merging into one.
“Who am I? I am Dongfang Zi, and I am Yang Zi. But that doesn't matter anymore. A name is just a code. I am who I am.” He thought to himself, “However, a name still needs to exist. Here, I shall be Dongfang Zi.” He made his decision and no longer felt confused.
“Since I have neither been swept away in the cycle of hell nor remained in the ICU of the hospital, I must settle the score with these restless fellows…” Dongfang Zi has already fixed her gaze on those who attempted to plot against her just before the ceremony. “Perhaps they know something, and of course, I should try asking Dongfang Yitian…uh, Grandpa Yitian. He might know what's going on.” Zi pondered.
After sorting out his thoughts, Dongfang Zi calmed down. He quickly sensed the guards stationed at the door, "I'm fine now, you can leave. Have Elder Qi come here." The black-clad guards remained silent, merely nodding slightly before retreating. Dongfang Zi understood that, although he had no authority—or, more accurately, only the current family head had the power to directly command the prison guards—some reasonable small requests would still be executed as best as they could.
The main hall, also known as the Yuxin Pavilion, had the old family head sitting quietly in the hall, calm and composed. The housekeeper stood respectfully beside him with his hands crossed in front of him. At that moment, a purple-clad prison guard reported to the old family head about the awakening of Dongfang Zizi.
“Do you want a servant...” the butler said. “No need, let Zi'er handle his own affairs. Being born into the Dongfang family, he should have the courage and strength of a Dongfang son,” the old master said lightly. The butler immediately agreed and said no more. In their conversation, the person in purple had already taken his leave; since the master had not given any orders, they would not interfere further.
且回到东方紫这边，“咚咚咚”有人轻轻叩着门，“哎呀，晴儿姐，你这样不行，跟选西瓜似的，生怕干碎了，我紫哥哪能听见啊！”一个略显稚嫩的声音传来，很显然，这是个不着调的主。“六公子，修士……”霜晴儿显然不善于和来人打交道，支支吾吾的解释着什么，无非就是修士是能根据敲门这个行为感知到有人来访之类的。“哎呀呀，晴儿姐，我知道你急着见我哥，一听见紫哥醒了，你就赶来了。”东方奥那稚嫩的脸上挂着贱贱的怪笑，一副欠打的样子。晴儿顿时涨红了脸，结结巴巴的辩解些丫鬟关心主子是应该的，之类的云云……“算了算了，无趣无趣，让奥爷来！”少年一个跃步来到门前，做了个大可不必的蓄力动作，像是要提前给可怜的院门进行一场来自社会的毒打。
```htmlJust at this critical moment, when the courtyard door was about to suffer destruction—“Alright, keep your hands away from my door,” a calm voice came from inside the courtyard, “Young Master, are you okay? Qing'er is back and will definitely not let you get hurt again.” Outside the door, Qing'er spoke softer and softer, until she almost swallowed her words. Dongfang Ao also relaxed his stance during their exchange, standing with his hands behind his back and trying to pose as a master, but with that young face, he looked just like someone trying to act tough. “Indeed, Zi Ge, you care about me the most. Sister Qing'er, Xiang Yu is in front, yet you are still the first to notice me, Ao Ye, and offer your warm greetings. It perfectly illustrates that saying, ‘Brothers are like hands and feet, women are like clothes.’” The young man shook his head and rambled on seriously, “This affection, oh brother, I will remember it.” At that moment, a figure suddenly flashed in front of this young man, kindly offering him a serving of fragrant roasted chestnuts, and the young man expressed his gratitude loudly, feeling extremely excited. “Ao Zai, I see you are ‘holding back for three days and then want to take the roof off,’” Zi spoke, “Huh? You even dare to provoke Zi Ge?” Zi thoughtfully added more for the young man. “Hey, hey, hey, don’t fight! We were just fine when we arrived, how come we’re fighting in the blink of an eye?” Ao Zai covered his head in a defensive crouch, his mouth still running. “Sister Qing'er, you quickly pull your boyfriend back. Look, this guy is full of energy; it’s obvious he’s fine. If it weren’t for my prompt, he might still be hiding it!”```
Qing'er was at a loss for words. She had just thought about saying that the young master's awakening was a good thing for the whole family and didn’t need to be hidden, but then she realized it was pointless to say so. This guy just can’t keep his mouth shut; it doesn’t matter what he tells others. This little episode quickly passed with Dongfang Ao ending up with a head full of lumps. At that moment, Dongfang Zi looked at his little brother, who was holding his head and howling comically, and beside him, Qing'er, with her watery eyes and slightly blushing cheeks from being stared at, seemed to have something awakened in his heart. He felt a deeper attachment to this place and a greater recognition of his identity as Dongfang Zi. He understood that he was Dongfang Zi; at least here, he would definitely be Dongfang Zi.
How will the future unfold? Stay tuned for the next episode to find out~
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(End of this chapter)