Chapter 45 (1/2)
When Lin Xiao returned to the Xia family residence, it was almost You Shi. He used the same way as when he got out to get back into the household after making sure that there was no one around. Sneaking back into his room undetected, Lin Xiao finally let out a sigh of relief.
Glancing down at the dagger in his hand, he can’t help the sense of familiarity coming to him. “Why do you look so familiar?” Lin Xiao wondered as he took the dagger out of its sheathe. The blade shone as it reflected the light and Lin Xiao could see how well it was crafted. “And… you even have the dragon design. Did your past owner not afraid of the Emperor?” Lin Xiao asked out loud.
After inspecting it for a while, Lin Xiao finally sheathed it back in. “Oh well, you’re mine now,” Lin Xiao said without feeling the slightest remorse that he had cheated a guy 8 pieces of gold for the dagger.
That night, after dinner, Lin Xiao eyed Long YinLian carefully. He saw that the older man received the gifts from Fei YuXing and Xia YuanFeng, but he didn’t see Long YinLian bringing the box that contained his gifts. Feeling suspicious, Lin Xiao waited for Long YinLian to fall asleep before sneaking out.
He had just closed the door to their room when he heard a voice nearby.
“Finally out?”
When Lin Xiao turned his head to the source of the voice, he saw Xia YuanFeng holding a familiar box. “…” Lin Xiao didn’t say anything when he saw Xia YuanFeng. He should’ve known that what Fei YuXing brought home would have to go through him first.
“Martial uncle, about that box…”
“This box?” Xia YuanFeng held the box higher. “Why are you asking about it? Do you have anything to tell me?”
“…” Lin Xiao didn’t answer right away. He stared at Xia YuanFeng while Xia YuanFeng patiently waited for him to answer. After a while, Lin Xiao finally decided to come clean. “I went out earlier.”
“You went out?” Xia YuanFeng asked, but he emphasized more on the ‘went out’ that Lin Xiao was saying.
Lin Xiao also noticed this, so he grits his teeth as he corrected himself. “I sneaked out,” he said, and Xia YuanFeng didn’t say anything else, so Lin Xiao took the silence as a sign for him to continue. “I went to the market to look around. There, I met with sister Fei and she mentioned about buying gifts for Shizun, so I decided to go with her. That box… contains gifts that I got for Shizun. Asking martial uncle to return it to me.”
“I will hand it over if you tell me where you have gone wrong,” Xia YuanFeng simply said as he continued to look at Lin Xiao.
“I didn’t do anything wrong,” Lin Xiao replied, and Xia YuanFeng narrowed his eyes.
“Then we don’t have anything else to discuss about. Tomorrow, I will go and tell Ah’Yin about this.”