104 The Four Pillars of the Qilin Empire (1/2)
In the Imperial Palace,
Three pairs of eyes stared at each other in disbelief and the room was filled with a strange atmosphere. They pinched themselves to make sure that they were not simply seeing an illusion.
” I never thought I would see my Wei'er again in this lifetime.. So you finally remembered that you have three pitiful brothers waiting for you at home.” a young man of about 25 years old sighed dramatically. He had extremely beautiful facial features with long silky jet black hair. Appearance as breathtaking as if he came straight from a beautiful painting. One could say that he was the heartthrob of the Qilin Empire. This man was the First Prince of the Empire, Xuan Li Yan.
”Hehe.. Bro, it's good to see you back” another man of about 23 years enveloped Xuan Li Wei in a huge bear hug. He then scrutinised Xuan Li Wei from top to bottom and nodded his head with pride ”You've grown up.. You look more handsome and dashing than us brothers..If I were not that excited about the lost son coming back, I would truly envy you!” Xuan Li Wei was speechless after seeing his second brother's excitement.
Was he truly the calm and reserved Crown Prince? This was his silly and fun loving second brother, who he followed like a tail in his childhood. Xuan Li Wei hugged his second brother with a huge grin on his face.
”Ahem!” Xuan Li Wei and Xuan Li Min broke out of their happy hug and turned to look at the darkened face of the third prince, Xuan Li Shan. He was the scholarly prince and was widely known for his knowledge across all the different empires. The young man of 21 years had an attractive
charm of a scholar around him.
Xuan Li Min raised his brows after seeing the wronged look on his third brother's face and spoke up with a tinge of provocation” Don't look at us like that. You should read more books on how to interact with others rather than those boring scrolls. ”
Xuan Li Shan's face darkened dangerously. Just as Xuan Li Wei was about to greet his third brother, his second brother spoke again ” Your third brother missed you the most. He would always say 'Little fourth must have grown up, right?' or 'I wonder how he looks now' or ” Xuan Li Min was suddenly interrupted by Xuan Li Shan as the latter punched the former in the stomach making him stop spouting all his secrets.
Xuan Li Wei had a silly smile on his face watching his brother's antics. He knew that his third brother was poor with words, a trait which they both shared in common.
Xuan Li Wei only chuckled and tried to smooth the waves, ”Third brother, shall we play Go. It's been a long time since we played, just the two of us together.”
Xuan Li Shan nodded with a smile ” Alright, let's play.” No extra words were needed between them as a million emotions could be conveyed in those two exchanges between close brothers.