Chapter 238 Brothers I haven't seen for many years
Mu Xi, who did not subvert his world view in the slightest, followed someone who was hostile to him to an ordinary inn.
"This is in line with his character." Mu Xi commented.
"What did you say?" The person who had always been alert immediately pricked up his ears and listened carefully when he heard what he said.
Mu Xi waved her hand: "It's nothing, it's nothing. Your young master is still waiting to buy my jade. Let's leave quickly. I'm in a hurry. My pig is about to wake up from its nap."
The servant leading the way: ...My master took some time out of his busy schedule to look at your thousand taels of jade, but you are still in a hurry! What kind of pig did you raise to take a nap at this hour?!
While grumbling in his heart, he quickly led the people upstairs. When he reached the door of the room, he stopped and even his voice became much lower: "The young master is waiting for you inside. You can go in by yourself."
Mu Xi pushed the door open while despising him in her heart.
Duanmuling had already put down what he was doing when there was movement outside and looked at the door intently. He had guessed it as soon as he heard that someone was selling heirloom jade at a sky-high price.
As expected, they knew that child, and the jade was indeed his.
After all, he is a younger brother whom he has not seen for several years, and is probably his only relative now. I wonder if he has been doing well in the past few years and what he has grown into.
Our Bai Wuchang couldn't help but become nervous at this moment. He didn't even prepare any decent meeting gift for this younger brother.
"Long time no see, big brother." Mu Xi said with a sly smile.
Duanmuling looked at his younger brother who was completely different from what he remembered in his memory. His face was still the same, but it had grown a bit longer, making him much more likable than when he was a child.
"When you grow up, you look a bit like the Duanmu family." Duanmu Ling smiled.
Mu Xi found a place to sit down and waited for answers to questions.
Duanmuling did have a lot of doubts: "I remember that you and the other younger children were taken away by them."
Mu Xi nodded: "Well, we didn't know what happened at that time. We only knew that a group of robbers broke in to steal things and kill people. I hid in the cellar with other brothers and sisters, but unfortunately we were discovered in the end.
Maybe he arrested us because he wanted to sell us? So we were lucky not to be maimed."
"Then besides you, is there anyone else..."
Mu Xi shook her head: "We jumped out of the car. I said we were going to run into the mountains. They wanted to run to where there were people, so we separated. Unfortunately, we were caught before we could run very far. I will be caught back later.
Then we found out they were injured."
"I checked and found that those carriages probably fell off the cliff."
Mu Xi pondered for a moment: "I don't know what happened. After I woke up, there was no living person around. I was lucky to be buried inside and survived. I crawled out some distance to see if I could encounter someone.
I arrived, but I soon ran out of energy, and I passed out two days later."
Duanmuling thought of the child named Lin Fei: "It was the child named Lin Fei who saved you? Where do you live now?"
Mu Xi lowered her head and played with the jade pendant in her hand: "Yes, I am very grateful to him and grandpa. They took me in and did not give up on me even when they didn't have enough to eat, so I am very grateful to them."
He paused for a moment: "As for where I live now and what I am doing, I think my eldest brother has found out everything, so I won't waste time saying it again."
Duanmu Ling was silent. He had indeed found out. His younger brother was now in charge of a small group dedicated to serving the emperor with the kid named Lin Fei. There were about a thousand people. Their combat effectiveness was average. If they really wanted to fight, they would just stay.
The next one belongs to the group that was sacrificed.
"You can leave with me, or you can leave the capital far away and live peacefully somewhere else, do the things you like, read books and raise flowers. If you want, I can help you do all of this."
Mu Xi nodded: "I believe that eldest brother must be a very great person now. I have known from a long time ago that eldest brother, you are different from us, and you will definitely become a very great person."
Duanmu Ling's expression softened a lot. Just as he was about to speak, Duanmu Xi looked directly into his eyes: "It's just that, eldest brother, I have grown up. Even if you are not as powerful as eldest brother, I finally have a job that can make a living."
Things get done. Although my boss is timid, talks a lot, is stingy, and always makes demands that normal people can’t do, I have no plans to change my job for the time being.”
Duanmuling frowned: "Are you sure you know the consequences of your choice?"
Mu Xi nodded: "I probably know a little bit. I will try my best to avoid such a bad situation, but if it really comes to that point, there is nothing I can do. Let's do our best to obey fate."
Duanmuling looked very unhappy: "I don't understand. You obviously have a better choice. You can even bring your savior with you."
Mu Xi spread her hands: "Don't say anything. He probably won't be the first to agree to such a thing. He is very dull-witted."
Duanmuling knew that he had a good temper since he was a child, but such a person was always very stubborn. He would not shed tears until he saw the coffin, and would not look back until he hit the wall. It was useless to say anything to him now.
"The opportunity may only come once, so you have to think clearly." After today, he could no longer ignore Duanmu Xi's identity and just regard him as his brother whom he had not seen for a long time.
Mu Xi nodded with a smile on his face: "Brother, we all have things we have to do. Isn't this exactly what you told me?"
Duanmuling seemed to want to say something more, but finally gave up. He touched his brother's head and flicked his forehead like he did when he was a child: "Lan Jun, you have really grown up."
Mu Xi tilted her head: "I've been waiting for your words, brother."
Duanmuling thought for a moment and took out a small porcelain bottle: "Brother, I have nothing to give you. Keep this. It can save your life in a life-or-death situation."
Mu Xi was not polite and took the small porcelain bottle: "Thank you, brother, take care."
After saying this, he took two steps and came back, took out a handkerchief and put it on the table: "I returned the things to my friend for my friend. I would like to say thank you by the way."
Just like when you came, walk back the same way with a leisurely pace.
As the sun sets, the elder brother of a certain family is educating his young brother in a strict manner: "I dare not forget about my country despite my humble status. When a man is born in the world, he should do something and not do something."
Brother, thank you very much. I will always remember this sentence and will never forget it.