Chapter 26: Heartbroken Departures Keeping Watch (2/2)
Other than sighing, Lao Mei was at loss as to what to do He had served Marquis Yun for a decade, but he had never knohen Marquis Yun had taken a wife and fathered a child
It was until three years ago when he brought Yun Yang back and claihast at that ti City and became a butler for three years Of course, what had stunned Lao Mei, even more, was that Marquis Yun had only stayed for awithout a word for three years as if he had vanished into thin air They were both equally matched in the nonchalance, and Lao Mei had never seen another pair of father and son with such a peculiar relationshi+p in his life!
This youngfor a fewhis appearance for two to three ti else was still normal
However, he was completely different when he ca strolled leisurely dressed entirely in purple His handso the omen and ladies had all sneaked a peek at him and immediately flushed red
He did not walk fast, his steps carefree yet collected; it was a lazy aloofness that came from within His cheeks were rosy, hisout from the Residence of Yun into theSquare
Before the Lionheart Pavilion, there were bountiful people paying their tribute, the scent of candles filling the air
Yun Yang followed the crowd to the front of the htened his body as he lit the candle and held it in his hands, bowing respectfully low;
“Brothers, keepso that I e your death!”
“Brothers, keepso that I may spot the treacherous in court and eradicate them!”
“Comrades, your heroic souls are with e for all!”
“Co, stand, even if I have to exhaust my resources, even if I have to rob this world blind… I shall never allow your fahtened up and pushed the three joss sticks into the censer fir stare at the lance
He turned into an alley briskly, disappearing froain, he was already somewhere not unlike a sluh the people here looked poor, they were content So at the roadside chatting, their faces that were etched with vicissitudes of life were content and happy as laughter came about occasionally
Once in awhile, a few handicaps – so past, holding onto each other Their scarred faces were also filled with hope for life
“Li the fourth, did your house get silver taels yet?”
“Yes, we received them You?”
“Us too”
“I wonder which charitable person it was to have been so generous These silver taels… I received them with a shudder What kind of wealthcharitable deeds like this…”
“Exactly! I am a recipient of a person’s kindness, and I don’t even knoho it is… such shaed at the corners of Yun Yang’s lips as he sloalked by, his eyes barely glancing about
Behind him, a person with only one ar’s attention
“Brothers, I keep feeling that…” The one-armed man was obviously on the lookout as he lowered his voice asthat this seereat sirs…”
“The Nine Supremes?” The rest of them exclaimed simultaneously
“Hush!+” The one-armed man reminded them to speak softly “All those years, the nine sirs had always distributed silver taels to us but that e were in the ed be it froe or injuries, soardless the nued and sent hoet at least five hundred silver taels…”
“It was only much later that we knew that these silver taels did not come from the military Do you all still remember?”
“Of course we do! The immense kindness the nine sirs have bestowed upon us crippled veterans, how could we forget it?”
“During those years, the people sent to distribute the silver taels by the nine great sirs were dressed all in black and ht, I ate soht I could faintly see a few shadows,silver taels into ”
“These men dressed in black, and the subordinates of the Nine Supremes last time… they were si trely shaken expressions as they asked, ”Can what you said be true?”
The one-ar with moisture He continued in a choked voice, “Do you think… could it be that the nine sirs are not dead after all”
His voice held great hope, his Ada up and down distinctly as he wished with all his ht, “Nine sirs, please be alive…”
“Other than the nine great sirs, who else would always have us handicapped veterans in their hearts?”
…
Yun Yang took in a breath and left ide strides The discussion continued behind hily excited
“How I hope that the nine sirs are still here!”
Yun Yang picked up his pace, turning a few corners until he got to a quiet, isolated place Standing still, he leaned against an old wall as he took in deep gulps of air…
His heart ached like it was being wrung dry “I’ve done exactly what my brothers did all those years How could their responsibilities and insistence be gone once it caht late brothers would be co on their previous efforts
After some time, he blew out a deep breath and departed