The scene dissolves around them, replaced by another where a blind Xin Hulei tries to get his bearings around the small cabin, while the Crown Prince helps him around.
It's obvious Xin Hulei has no idea that he isn't his Shizun.
Yao Shen looks up into the eyes of the Xin Hulei standing next to him, and is almost scared by what he finds there.
"You never knew?" Yao Shen asks, his voice small and tinged with guilt.
It seems he's doomed to keep secrets from Xin Hulei -- even in a past life.
Xin Hulei shakes his head. "Never...I," he swallows drily. "I've always thought it was Shizun who took care of me during those days."
A beat of silence.
"I always treasured the memory of that time."
"I'm sorry," Yao Shen says, riddled with guilt, now.
