Chapter 181 Heartbreaking
Chapter 181 Heartbreaking
They looked at each other in surprise.
Mingjue looked at the woman in his arms, stunned for a long time, with ripples in his eyes.
He put down the medicine box and walked forward to hold the woman in his arms.
Huaichuan took a step back, but then felt something was wrong. He avoided her gaze and whispered, "Let me hold her. Yaoyao is tired from the journey. If we change her like this, she might wake up."
After hearing what he said, Mingjue didn't think about it anymore and put the medicine box back on his back.
He lowered his voice and asked, "Are you going back to the Shadow Guard Camp?"
Huaichuan nodded and whispered to Mingjue briefly about the loss of the antidote.
After hearing this, Mingjue didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"What can I say about you? You're seasick."
Huaichuan felt ashamed of himself and thought that this time when he came back, he must add the test for seasickness to the selection criteria for the shadow guards.
Mingjue suggested that Yaojia return to live in Zizhulin, after all, Yaojia's room was still preserved there.
Huaichuan also considered that it was indeed inappropriate for Yaojia to live in the Shadow Guard Camp.
Especially those little devils in the alternative camp, if Yao Jia knew about it, they might be like rats in the rice warehouse.
Holding Yaojia in his arms, he walked decisively towards the purple bamboo forest with Mingjue.
Along the way, Mingjue's eyes never left the person in Huaichuan's arms.
Huaichuan also noticed his eyes and understood that Mingjue still had feelings for Yaojia.
"Since Senior Brother Ming is back, why don't you go to Kyoto to look for Yaoyao?"
Mingjue's eyes moved slightly and he sighed softly.
"I have actually been there before Yaoyao's birthday, but before I arrived at Nangong Mansion, I was knocked unconscious by Master and brought back."
Huaichuan was dumbfounded. No wonder the people sent by Yaoyao couldn't find Mingjue. It turned out that he was brought back by Master Su.
"Why did Master Su do this?"
Mingjue lowered his eyes to hide the bitterness in them.
"Master, I guess he doesn't want me to continue to bother Yaoyao."
The two of them spoke nothing along the way and soon arrived at the purple bamboo forest.
Huaichuan gently placed Yaojia on the bed, and looking at her peaceful sleeping face, he couldn't help but feel a little tenderness in his heart.
"Huaichuan, you just came back, why don't you take a rest for a while? I'll be here for you."
Huaichuan nodded, knowing that Mingjue wanted to be alone with Yaojia. He looked at Yaojia deeply, then turned and left.
Mingjue sat on the bed and looked at Yaojia tenderly for a while.
After not seeing her for nearly a year, she has become more beautiful and charming. Her pretty little face is as tender and beautiful as a newly blooming peach blossom.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly like butterfly wings, as if dancing in a dream.
I couldn't help but reach out my hand, wanting to touch that jade-like skin, but I was afraid of waking her up.
Finally, he placed his hand on her exposed wrist.
His handsome eyebrows instantly tightened.
No wonder Huaichuan was like that outside the formation, it turns out...
He should have expected this.
Huaichuan is her personal shadow guard, and was trained for her personally by Lord Xuanying. His appearance and personality are all to her liking.
Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and try to calm your inner emotions.
He covered Yaojia with the quilt again and left the room.
Outside the house, Huaichuan was tending to the medicinal herbs that Mingjue had dried in the yard.
Mingjue walked over and said, "Huaichuan, come with me."
Huaichuan put down the herbs in his hand and followed Mingjue into the depths of the bamboo forest.
"What's the matter, Brother Ming?"
Mingjue looked at Huaichuan, narrowed his eyes, and asked him directly.
"Tell me honestly, between you and Yaoyao, is it..."
Huaichuan didn't want to hide it from him.
"Yes, Yaoyao and I have already... If I knew you were back, I wouldn't..."
There is no point in saying more, and I feel guilty.
"Brother Ming, I am sorry for you."
Mingjue lowered his eyes. He had always known that Yaojia would have many men. Even if Huaichuan was not there, there would be others.
While traveling outside, I heard that Yao Jia gave Master Shuanghua the position of the Bai family's chief.
I also learned from my master that Yao Jia had married a handsome man named Pingjun, and doted on him very much, even more than she did on Langyue in the past.
I should have been mentally prepared.
But when he heard Huaichuan's confirmation, his heart couldn't help but tighten, and the pain spread to every part of his body.
After a long time, Mingjue slowly spoke.
"You don't need to tell me this. I called you here to discuss something with you."
Huaichuan was stunned and looked at Mingjue in confusion.
"Brother Ming, please speak."
Mingjue took a deep breath, as if he was making some important decision.
"I don't want to be trapped in that three-year agreement anymore. I want to end it early. Teach me how to please her."
Huaichuan widened his eyes. Senior Brother Ming actually got it.
"Brother Ming, are you serious?"
Mingjue nodded, his eyes firm.
"I've thought it through. Rather than being trapped in that three-year agreement and enduring the pain of missing someone, it's better to press on and seize the opportunity to avoid having to face other brothers later..."
Huaichuan felt excited, happy, and a little ashamed.
He hooked his arm around Mingjue's shoulders and said, "You should have decided this earlier. You should have followed us to Jiangnan."
Huaichuan firmly believed that if Mingjue also went to Jiangnan, a detoxifying pill would be enough to subdue Bai Huahua and Ye Sinan.
Wouldn't he have gained status then? But his senior brother is a stubborn person.
Fortunately, now we have come to our senses and know how to press on to win. As brothers, we will naturally go through fire and water for them.
Thinking of this, he said to Mingjue: "Yaoyao is soft-hearted. You just pretend to be weak and act cute when nothing happens. Oh, but sometimes you have to be tough when you need to be tough."
According to his observations over the past year, all the men around Yao Jia were of this character, naturally, this included himself.
Mingjue only had a vague understanding.
Seeing that it was getting late and Yao Jia should wake up, the two began to walk back along the same route.
On the path in the bamboo forest, Su Mu walked into the yard in high spirits, holding a big fish he had just caught.
The first thing he saw was his beloved disciple.
Shaking the big fish in his hand towards him, he said loudly: "Jue'er, see how lucky I am today, Master?"
Mingjue heard the voice and looked over. When he saw the fish in Su Mu's hand, he suddenly felt helpless.
"Master, didn't you say you were going to collect herbs? Why are you fishing in the lake again?"
Su Mu was about to say something when he caught sight of Huaichuan standing beside him, and his smiling face immediately turned gloomy.
"Why are you back?"
When Huaichuan comes back, Mingjue's whereabouts will definitely be reported to Yaojia, and his beloved disciple will definitely be abducted away by that girl.
Su Mu looked around and didn't see Yao Jia, so he felt relieved. He made up his mind to go all out and leave Huaichuan (to silence him?) behind?
Anyway, he can't leave.
He threw the fish in his hand to Huaichuan, "You're back just in time. Braise the fish for me. Remember to wrap the fish roe in it and fry it into balls. When you're done, remember to also pick the bamboo from the back mountain..."
Su Mu gave Huaichuan a lot of instructions.
Huaichuan held the fish and his mouth twitched.
He didn't come back to work as a laborer for Master Su.
But judging from Master Su's attitude, if he didn't obey, he would probably kick him out of the Purple Bamboo Forest.
Thinking that Yao Jia was still here and there was nothing else to do, he went to the kitchen to prepare the fish.
When Su Mu saw Huaichuan enter the kitchen, he immediately turned and looked at Mingjue with a serious look.
"Don't think that just because Huaichuan is here, that girl will know you are here. I have plenty of ways and methods to keep her from knowing..."
Inside the house, the sleeping Yao Jia was awakened by the sound of voices outside and opened her eyes drowsily.
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