I'm a villain, not a devil

"Brother, do you want to eat?"

On the battlefield filled with corpses, only a few survivors were left.

Liu Chengfeng was lying breathlessly among the dead bodies. A hand handed him a pancake and a simple-minded brother was smiling at him.

He took the pancake and wolfed it down. He almost choked to death because he ate too fast.

The man who gave him the bread laughed out loud: "It would be too shameful to survive the battle but choke to death on the bread."

Liu Chengfeng swallowed hard, then laughed as well: "Brother, where did you get this from?"

"Didn't a prince unfortunately die before the expedition? Hey, offerings, I just picked up a few, I didn't expect they would come in handy now."

"Offerings...ha, just to fill my stomach. Thanks, brother. My name is Liu Chengfeng."

"My name is Liu Feng."

……

"We have won today. Your Majesty has ordered that all the troops drink and have fun!"

The soldiers burst into cheers, and Liu Chengfeng, who was caught in the crowd, was no exception.

Since joining the army, he has made many contributions, made many brothers, and given back to the entire empire. He even feels that this is his proudest moment.

Halfway through drinking, everyone was drunk. A good friend named Liu Feng put one hand on Liu Chengfeng's shoulder, his face flushed.

"Chengfeng, this great victory is really a morale booster."

Liu Chengfeng took a sip from the wine flask and said happily, "Isn't it? Haha, after all, Ilia City is a metropolis that was established a long time ago. It is said that it has strong soldiers and horses, but when it goes against us, it is just like this."

The two laughed at the same time. Liu Feng said disdainfully: "Ilia City was indeed capable in the early years, but their city lord is not even one ten-thousandth as good as our Majesty. As one is stronger than the other, this victory is just a matter of time."

"That's right! Let's prepare ourselves for another round, and the next time we attack, Ilia City will be in the hands of our empire! Hehehe, my biggest dream is to join the Royal Guards formed by His Majesty himself. When I have made contributions, it will be... a dream come true!"

"Hahahaha, by then it will be Captain Liu Chengfeng of the Imperial Guard! When that time comes, we'll have to have a good drink together like we did this time!"

"That's how it should be. It's agreed, Liu Feng, no one should die. When we return victorious, we'll drink for three more days and three nights!"

"Three days and three nights!"

……

"Whoever captures the city lord first will be rewarded handsomely by His Majesty! No matter if he lives or dies!"

Amid the shouts and cries of killing, the city of Ilia was finally broken. Liu Chengfeng stood on the ruins. He chopped off the city lord's head with an expressionless face. Someone behind him rushed forward.

Liu Chengfeng paused, did not move, and watched the people on the city wall in front of him raise a person's head.

That was Liu Feng, he was the first to kill the city lord.

Liu Chengfeng laughed heartily for this victory and for his brothers.

……

Sure enough, they drank for three days and three nights, and in the end, both of them were in a daze.

Liu Feng leaned against Liu Chengfeng and patted his chest: "Chengfeng, I have made great contributions this time. His Majesty has promised me to join the Imperial Guards! Just wait, when I make contributions again in the Imperial Guards, I'll, I'll...hahahaha, I'll sell my ass to get you in!"

……

"Chengfeng, the war is tense, let's just drink this cup, and don't make any mistakes." When they said goodbye, Liu Feng was high above us.

Liu Chengfeng seemed to be thinking about something, but in the end he just smiled and raised his glass to touch the rim of the other person's glass.

……

The empire entered a period of development, and the opportunities to make meritorious contributions became much fewer.

But opportunities always come to those who are prepared. A huge shelter has only raised its roof. In order to develop the shelter, someone needs to go to that dangerous place.

Liu Chengfeng joined the newly formed team without any hesitation.

……

"careful!"

"boom!"

Liu Chengfeng fell to the ground panting. The heat wave not far away was scorching. If it hadn't been for this pounce, he would have died here.

The man who saved him pulled him up and said, "Brother, be careful. The guarding robots here may explode after losing their ability to move."

"Thank you very much, brother. I cannot repay you for saving my life. I am Liu Chengfeng."

"Just call me Wang Cheng."

……

"This thing... should be the core of the main control room." Wang Cheng's face was illuminated by the dim light.

Liu Chengfeng took a step back and said, "Congratulations, Brother Wang Cheng."

Wang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then he said gratefully: "Chengfeng..."

"Saving my life is not enough."

……

"Chengfeng, you..." Liu Feng looked at the gift in front of him.

Liu Chengfeng smiled and said, "Captain Liu, you should know my brother Wang Cheng. Although he made great contributions when exploring the shelter, he still fell a little short of joining the Imperial Guards..."

Liu Feng looked at him with an inexplicable look, and finally nodded: "Leave this matter to me."

……

"Commander Liu, Commander Wang!"

On the military anniversary, top leaders came to express their condolences. As the most special level, the Imperial Guard sent the popular captains Liu Feng and Wang Cheng.

The soldiers were drinking happily, only Liu Chengfeng was sitting in the corner.

After a moment he stood up and smiled, "I'll still go to the Guards."

……

The 32-year-old Liu Chengfeng actually had white hair on his temples. He knelt on the ground, ready to accept the reward with joy.

However, the palace eunuch who came to deliver the message said something that was hard for him to accept.

"Liu Chengfeng has made great contributions in this battle, reward..."

A series of rewards, that is, no conscription of the Royal Guards.

He didn't understand, so he asked.

The eunuch collected the things and whispered, "Joining the Imperial Guard requires approval from the higher authorities... Captain Wang Cheng approved you right away and even asked someone to say a lot of good things about you. But when it came to Captain Liu Feng, you didn't get approved..."

Liu Chengfeng remained silent and expressed his gratitude at the end.

……

Liu Feng is dead.

The reason is unknown, but few people went to see him off because many old comrades who had made great contributions asked him for help but received no response.

Liu Chengfeng stood silently at the front of the funeral procession. Liu Feng had no children, so he held the coffin for him.

……

The 35-year-old Liu Chengfeng once again made great contributions, but for some reason, it was the same as last time.

However, the rhetoric has changed.

"Captain Wang Cheng has replaced Captain Liu Feng... For some reason, he won't let you join the Imperial Guard this time."

……

At the age of thirty-seven, he achieved another great success.

Someone advised him: "Chengfeng, you have made so many contributions, you can be promoted to a very high position in the military. Just hold on for a while, and the position of deputy general is just around the corner..."

Liu Feng shook his head and asked for rewards as before, one of which was to join the Imperial Guard.

……

He finally knelt in front of His Majesty. Beside His Majesty, Wang Cheng, wearing armor, was hidden in the shadows, his expression invisible.

"Liu Chengfeng, you have made many contributions. From today on, you will be a member of the Imperial Guard and my confidant."

Wang Cheng did not speak. Liu Chengfeng excitedly promised: "From today on, Liu Chengfeng will be your Majesty's man in life and your Majesty's ghost in death. I only hope to repay your kindness!"

……

He finally fulfilled his wish and joined the Guards.

Wang Cheng said nothing and even pretended not to know him, except for one time.

An old comrade came to Liu Chengfeng for help, hoping to make arrangements to join the Royal Guards.

Thinking that there were still several idle positions in the Imperial Guard, this kind of thing would not be considered breaking the rules, so Liu Chengfeng was about to agree.

Who knew that Wang Cheng suddenly appeared, not only drove away the old comrade, but also scolded him severely, and even took the opportunity to expel him from the Imperial Guard.

This was the first time Liu Chengfeng had a falling out with Wang Cheng, but it ended in nothing.

From now on, the two of them will never see each other again, just like strangers.

……

Wang Cheng joined the Imperial Guard because of his contribution in exploring the refuge, so he has been in charge of related matters.

Suddenly, one day, Liu Chengfeng received a secret order from His Majesty, asking him to hunt down the fugitive near the refuge.

……

Liu Chengfeng's ability is absolutely first-class as he can keep making contributions. It didn't take long for him to find the fugitive.

It’s Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng's breathing was already extremely weak. He looked at Liu Chengfeng and finally just let out a long sigh.

"Chengfeng, why did you come?"

Liu Chengfeng had a blank expression on his face: "If your Majesty asks me to come, I will come."

Wang Cheng smiled and said, "I said, why did you come to the Imperial Guards?"

Liu Chengfeng remained calm: "As a soldier of the empire, the trust of His Majesty is the greatest honor."

Wang Cheng's breath became weaker and weaker, and he was like a bellows that was about to break.

"I hated you before," he said.

He sighed again, "So you want to join the Royal Guards. I have made all the arrangements, huh, just to find someone to drag him down and live this desperate life with me."

"But Liu Feng has been thinking about you... He doesn't want you to come in."

"Liu Feng died, and I took his place... Then I realized that what I saw was just the tip of the iceberg... At this time, I no longer hated you, but you still came in..."

He grabbed Liu Chengfeng's hand and used up his last bit of strength: "Chengfeng... run..."

……

Liu Chengfeng did not run away, he took the body back.

The high and mighty Majesty was very satisfied: "Chengfeng, the position vacated by Wang Cheng is yours."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

……

Then he walked into the shelter and saw what Liu Feng and Wang Cheng had seen before.

He saw that Liu Feng and Wang Cheng had terrible things on their lifeless heads.

……

That thing still came over my head.

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"I am Liu Chengfeng, the captain of the imperial guards. The meaning of your life is to dedicate everything to His Majesty!"

"I am Wang Cheng, deputy captain of the Imperial Mausoleum Guards. The meaning of your life is to dedicate everything to His Majesty!"

"I am Liu Feng, the captain of the imperial guards guarding the mausoleum. The meaning of your life is to... dedicate everything to His Majesty."

……

"I am Liu Chengfeng, the Imperial Guard of the Mausoleum - now I am Wang Cheng, the Imperial Guard of the Mausoleum - my name is Liu Feng now - you can call me Liu Chengfeng - just call me Wang Cheng."

"I retired at the age of 50 and returned to the city to spend my old age with my family."

"I retired at the age of fifty and returned to the city to drink wine with my brothers."

"I retired at fifty..."

……

"Name: Liu Feng. Number: G6."

"Original name: Liu Chengfeng. Original identity: An ordinary member of the ninth group of the imperial guards of the second emperor of the empire."

"Entry time limit: one hundred ninety-eight years, five months, and nine days. Number of memory compilations: one hundred and twenty times."

"..."

"Program missing...searching...judging..."

"Liu Feng, Wang Cheng, Liu Chengfeng... their consciousness codes are similar, so they are reused, and the fluctuation frequency is small."

"It is speculated that the service life is about to expire... The scrapping agreement is being uploaded."

"This is the 125th time we have been scrapped. Now we are starting the fifth countdown to compiling our memory..."

……

"Mausoleum Guard Liu Feng, this punishment is over, please return to your post immediately!"

"Yes!"

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"Brother, do you want to eat?"

"Isn't this... bad?"

But, that pancake looked familiar.

Finally I filled my stomach.

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Liu Feng." Liu Chengfeng said.

The man opposite smiled and said, "My name is Sean."

When they parted, Liu Chengfeng smiled and said, "Brother, when I get discharged from the army, I will go to you for a drink."

Sean blinked and smiled, "Then our code word will be... pancake, how about that?"

"Noodles? Okay, okay, this is good. Brother, wait for me!"

……

It turned out to be like this...

……

The man's heart-wrenching cries echoed in the eerie hall, but all he saw before him were emotionless robots.

Those robots kept urging Liu Feng... No, he should be called Liu Chengfeng now.

"Violation of the ban! Please go to the punishment room!"

"Violation of the ban! Please go to the punishment room!"

The sharp alarm sounded, but how could the distraught Liu Chengfeng hear it clearly?

His face was full of tears. He raised his hands tremblingly and looked at his dry hands, muttering: "I am Liu Chengfeng... No, no, I am Liu Feng... No, no, I am Wang Cheng... No... No..."

"who I am……"

His hands dropped down in a daze, and the robots were approaching him with a murderous look in their eyes.

They are always ready to throw the person who has encountered an accident into the punishment room and destroy him/her - once he/she is recreated, no one will violate the ban.

Liu Chengfeng slumped in place, seemingly having lost all strength to resist.

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded: "I originally wanted to call you Liu Feng, but after thinking about it, you should still be Liu Chengfeng."

Liu Chengfeng raised his head tremblingly: "You are... Sean?"

A face appeared beside him, smiling: "Brother Chengfeng, didn't we agree to drink together after retirement?"

"Retire...ha..." Liu Chengfeng's eyes were full of despair.

The robots are still urging.

Liu Chengfeng actually stood up, even though he was so cold that he had no strength left.

Even as memories of terrible despair and endless confusion flooded back into my mind.

He blocked Sean's exposed face: "Brother Sean, please leave quickly..."

He paused and said, "I beg you to do me a favor. Build a grave for me, Liu Feng, and Wang Cheng, all three of us..."

Sean looked at him, then asked, "Want to die?"

Liu Chengfeng laughed: "I can't die... I remember it now... The so-called punishment is death, and death is just the re-implantation of a memory... I will still stand outside and guard this place for the rest of my life..."