People always compared him to him, so did Father and Mother.
The most common thing they said was, "Shangshu, you should learn from your elder brother. Look at how Shangyuan is..."
The clearest memory was when Shangshu was ten years old.
His cultivation hadn't reached the Sword Master level, and Father scolded him, calling him useless.
He was made to reflect behind closed doors for three days, with no food, no drink, and no sleep allowed.
When he learned of this, he rushed to rescue him immediately.
At that time, he had been starving for two whole days, and he fainted.
Seeing his small body curled up on the ground made his heart ache intensely...
Since then, he became stronger, hoping others would leave him alone out of respect.
Unexpectedly, this very thought made him even more unhappy.
It was all his fault; he should have cared more for him, talked to him more.
But the age gap between them was too large, leading to barely any conversations.
