Chapter 795 – The Starry Sky and Girls (I) (1/2)
Chapter 795 – The Starry Sky and Girls (I)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The alcohol in Chen Changsheng's throat was like a thread of red-hot metal. Chen Changsheng almost choked but barely managed to swallow it down, his face instantly turning red.
He did not expect that a person like Luo Bu would drink such fierce alcohol.
Of course, the primary reason was that Chen Changsheng truly did not drink much alcohol.
He had only gotten his first taste of alcohol after coming to the capital, and it had only been with Xu Yourong when they were eating beef ribs at Fortune Peace Road, and with Tang Tang.
To people who did not drink alcohol, the only reason they would do so was the partner that they were drinking with.
He began to yearn for the beef ribs of Fortune Peace Road, the Plum Garden Inn, and the great banyan tree in the Orthodox Academy.
Several years ago, on top of that great banyan tree, he and Tang Thirty-Six had engaged in a long chat in the twilight.
He returned the wine pot to Luo Bu and said, ”I have a friend who wants to do a few things, but his family won't agree, and feels that he's just messing around. As a result, he has a lot of pressure.”
Luo Bu smiled. His eyes were like the stars in the night sky, extremely bright and holding an infinite warmth, a boundless enthusiasm.
Chen Changsheng's eyes were also very bright, but it was not because of the light in their depths. Rather, they were very clean, as if they had been washed by water for many years.
Luo Bu looked at him and asked, ”Has anyone ever mentioned that your eyes are like mirrors?”
Chen Changsheng didn't understand what he meant. Confused, he softly grunted in affirmation.
”A bright mirror can reflect a person, can reveal the finest movements of the world, can easily perceive many problems.”
Luo Bu used two fingers to carry the wine pot and lightly sway it in the air as he said, ”You guessed correctly. My problem does not come from me or from the outside world, but from my family. More precisely, it was my father that had me transferred from the roaming cavalry to Sloping Cliff Horse Farm.”
Chen Changsheng considered this information, then asked, ”He wants you to be safe?”
”No one knows what that father of mine is thinking. Many years ago, many people, including me, believed that he was just a mediocre person who only thought about what was best for the clan. But events later on proved that those who thought this way were the truly mediocre people.”
Luo Bu took a sip of wine and then continued, ”Ever since I was small, my father has always treated me with extreme favor. I once doubted this favorable treatment, but after that event, I never doubted him again. But this sort of true favor has now became a true problem of mine.”
He once more recalled the past.
His father descended down the mountain path, not even glancing at his severely injured son.
Startled birds flew out of the forest, carrying with them his father's cheerful and pleased laughter.
Chen Changsheng was also thinking of the past.
He walked down the Mausoleum of Books while his master walked up. On the Divine Path, they brushed past each other like strangers.
”In truth, I'm quite envious of this pressure brought about by concern.”
After he said this, the stream bank welcomed a few moments of silence.
They were both youths, yet they each carried their own weight.
Suddenly, there was a splash as a silvery-white fish leapt from the water and swam up the stream in pursuit of the starlight.
The gazes of the pair followed it, ultimately resting on the vast barrens at the stream's end.
”If the injuries to your meridians were healed, then if you carefully looked, you might be able to see that it's a little brighter over there.”