104 Drink With Me (2/2)

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As the last trace of sunlight disappeared over the horizon, light flakes of snow began falling from the skies, covering the tents and wagons.

After speaking with Duyi Zhong, Rin returned back to the Tuhan camp. The Jilin soldiers she trained earlier that day returned and rested for their training the following morning.

Because An Sun didn't request for her presence, she chose to head back to her tent for the night. It had been a while since she was able to rest.

Entering her tent, Rin releases a tired sigh. About to prepare herself dinner, Rin stops in her steps and freezes upon identifying the figure in her tent.

”Lord An?” Rin's brows couldn't help but wrinkle.

What was he doing here?

Heeding her voice, An Sun's tall built figure turns around, his gray eyes filled with an icy gaze and his back straight as a plank.

”You sure took a while.”

”I apologize Lord An.” Rin paused before she continued hesitantly while scratching her cheek. ”Were you waiting for me?”

The corner of An Sun's lips twitched. ”No, I just got here.”

”Then how—”

”Have a drink with me, Bai Lan.”

Surprise could be seen on Rin's face. She watched dazedly as the handsome young man in her small tent made his way toward her table with cushions, and plopped himself down casually.

Taking a large jug of wine from his side, he opens the bottle, all his movements done with elegance.

Noting the boy before him was still in a daze, he frowns.

”Sit,” He says with an air of finality.

Quickly breaking from her confusion, Rin nods her head and sits down on a cushion across from An Sun.

In silence, Rin stares at An Sun as he pours the red wine into two small cups before passing one to her.

Before chugging his wine, he says, ”Drink up.”

”Right.” Rin nodded her head with a serious expression.

Looking down at the small cup filled with a red liquid, Rin inched the cup slowly to her face and gave it a whiff.

Compared to the alcoholic beverages she smelled around An Sun majority of the time, the one in front of her wasn't strong. If anything it smelled faintly sweet.

She couldn't help but wonder what it tasted like.

”I didn't poison it if that's what you're thinking.”

Rin glanced toward An Sun as she let out a light chuckle.

”I wasn't thinking anything of the kind, my Lord. To be honest, I've never drank before so I was smelling to see if it was strong or not.”

An Sun raised an eyebrow in response.

”You've never drank before?”

Rin shakes her head.

”Well, that explains a lot…” He muttered behind his cup.

”Eh?”

”Nothing.” He sighed. ”I figured by your body mass you'd be a weak drinker so I chose a lighter drink, so drink up.”

Rin blinked as she looked at An Sun. For a while, she stared at him then down at the cup in her hand.

”En, I thank my Lord for your consideration,” Rin said as her smiles soften.

Lifting the cup to her lips, Rin takes a small sip of the beverage before her eyes widened in alarm.

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