Chapter 62 (1/2)

With such a loud voice, it was impossible for someone to not turn to the entrance. There, they saw a large built man accompanied by a slightly smaller one.

Bai Minghai casually entered the shop and went straight to greet Sun Chengmei. “Tangjie,” he said before he turned towards Bai Chenyi. Before entering the shop, he had already known that his brother was here. So he also saluted Bai Chenyi as a greeting.

“Minghai, what are you doing here?” Bai Chenyi asked, eyes narrowing suspiciously.

“Dage, I am on my duty leave. Can I not go wherever I want?” Bai Minghai replied.

What Bai Minghai said make sense but Bai Chenyi couldn’t help the suspicion in his heart. He knew his younger brother well. This brother of his is currently responsible for the defence of Fort Beifang to the north of the Empire.

The fort would occasionally be attacked by bandits or the invaders from the hostile nomadic tribe. So whenever Bai Minghai returns on his duty leave, he would rather stay at home and take as much rest as he can. Even if he were to be sent out on an errand by their mother, he would be reluctant.

Seeing that Bai Chenyi did not believe him, he quickly tried to explain to his brother. Before, the emperor had mentioned that he didn’t want his cover to be known by the three people who were with Bai Chenyi. So Bai Minghai wanted to try to get both his brother and cousin to play along before the emperor enters with the borrowed identity.

“Dage, Tangjie, earlier today, our distant family arrived for a short visit. They had crossed the vast ocean in order to come and look around at our city so mother had told me to bring him around,” Bai Minghai explained. “But ge, you know me. It is my few days of precious duty leave. It is hard enough to return home, and now my rest has been…” Bai Minghai didn’t get to finish as he sensed a cold gaze behind him.

Knowing that it was from the emperor, he cut his sentence short and quickly changed the subject. “Anyway! I do not know much about the city since I’ve always been at Fort Beifang! I thought of asking Tangjie to give him a tour around the city,” Bai Minghai said. “Oh, and I’ve heard that the one you’re responsible for actually came from outside the city. How about letting them tour around the city along with—”

“Xiao Ming, what makes you think I want to leave the shop to give this distant family of ours a tour?” Sun Chengmei finally spoke up when she saw that Bai Minghai had already talked about the matter as if she agreed.

“Tangjie, don’t tell me you don’t want to give Ruohan-ge some face… he came here all the way from Ruanyu in order to experience our rich culture!”

Hearing Bai Ruohan’s name, both Bai Chenyi and Sun Chengmei became more sceptical. Noticing the look that they gave him, Bai Minghai couldn’t help but turn to the entrance. “Ruohan-ge! Please come and save me, ah!”

Addressing the emperor in such a way, Bai Minghai could feel his heart pounding in his chest. He knew if his father had heard this, a punishment would be due. Fortunately for him, his father had already accompanied the previous emperor to journey the yellow spring so he would be safe.

When Qin Yijun heard Bai Minghai calling him, he finally entered the shop. His eyes scanned the area until they rest on Lin Xiao’s figure. Lin Xiao seems to have sensed his gaze as he narrowed his eyes on his figure. Such a sharp sense, Qin Yijun couldn’t help the smile that formed on his face. He slowly walked closer to the group as he pretended to look around the shop’s interior.