Vol 9 Chapter 45 (2/2)

“How about some wine?” Liao Hua said, her expression a lot more relaxed and calm. Looks like she’s gotten over what happened before.

“Ah, thank you for your kind intentions but I’m not too keen right now–”

“Alright, let’s have a good drink then.”

Eh? Wen Yuan reached out immediately after she finished and took a few gulps.

*Gudu*… *Gudu*…

“Haa~ That’s really good stuff…”

Even though she was all sombre from before, she’s having a good time now huh?

“What? Yun Chang, what are you worried about?” Wen Yuan smiled as she looked at me. She just drank a few mouthfuls but she’s already acting tipsy.

But… Yes… If I can, I hope I can smile when big brother returns. No one likes to be greeted with a sad face after all. Moreover, we have all made our resolve to wait for big brother to return.

“Alright, I’ll have some.” I said as I took the pot of bean soup from Guan Ping, “Go and call the others to come over and help Chen Gong get a change of clothes.”

“Alright! I understand~ Mother~” Guan Ping said in her usual airheaded fas.h.i.+on and dashed off.

I have said this hundreds of times already; stop calling me mother.

Never mind.

“Let’s go to the main hall then,” I said as I carried the beans to the main hall, “Let’s enjoy the rain in the room where we won’t be splattered by mud and rain.”

“That sounds good.”

“Ah, oi~ Don’t s.n.a.t.c.h it away~” Wen Yuan complained as she s.n.a.t.c.hed away the gourd in Wen Yuan’s hands and wordlessly followed behind me.

“Lord Mi Zhu gave specific instructions not to let any single person monopolise the liquor.” Liao Hua said very seriously, which made me smirk.

“That stingy woman…”

But I wonder, what do I do with Gan Qing and Mi Zhen? And there is Hua Tuo as well. Looks like they will probably be very sad for the near term at least.

Un? During the short span of time while walking towards the room, it seemed like the sky had lightened up a fair bit. When I looked up at the skies, I saw that the clouds had begun to part, letting in the warm rays of suns.h.i.+ne.

Looks like a drizzle will continue for another 2-3 minutes before the rain fully dissipates. I was planning on enjoying a rainy landscape but the after rain scenery is good too.

As I thought so, I looked at the sun that had begun its descent towards the west. It shone a bright, majestic red that spread across the sky, making the sky seem a desolate red.

Haha… What am I doing? I am getting melancholic and waxing lyrical about the scenery like a d.a.m.ned scholar. This is completely unlike me.

“It’s so beautiful.” Wen Yuan gasped as she looked outside. Yes, that much is enough.

I wonder if big brother is seeing this now? It does not feel like we are completely separate if we are looking at the same sky…

Big brother, we are here, I muttered as I stared at the sky in a daze, hoping that it would send this message across to big brother where ever he was.

— *Dong* *Dong* *Dong*

Un? Just then, knocks came from the main door.

— *Dong* *Dong* *Dong* *Dong*

Before we could reply, another 4 knocks came in quick succession.

“Un?” “Who’s back?” “Could it be Lord Sun Qian and the other 2?”

Everyone began discussing their theories but compared to them, the me of now had wide open eyes and a look of disbelief.

As the door opened, I felt an inexplicable current of air blow past me and my heart stopped. I do not even know who it is who is opening the door but in that instant, I could tell who it was just from his breath.

In the next instant, he appeared before me and I called out to him like I always did.

— Big brother.

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