Throbbing that throat several times, Old Lord Lan ends up not saying a word after trying repeatedly. Heâs too moved to the point where he didnât know what else to say. Anything right now would just be superficial and pointless.
âGreat-grandfather, how has Nangong Zhun been doing?â Bai Xiachen asks with a hopeful light in his big blue eyes after remembering his little friend whom he hasnât seen for a long time.
That year while they were visiting the palace, it was by pure coincidence that they came across the malnourished and heavily bullied young prince. Then by fate or kindness, Bai Yan also ends up taking the skinny boy as her disciple and brought him along as her own. If not for the fact that the family needed to leave the Liu Huo Kingdon and couldnât bring the prince along, they would still be together right now.
âDonât you know?â the old grandpa makes a surprised face at their lack of knowledge. âBack when your uncle Xiaoâer left, he also took the young prince along with him. Now we donât know where both of them areâ¦.â
âGrandfather, I intend to go look for my brother after this celebration is completely over. Donât worry, Iâll be sure to bring both of them back in one piece!â In this world, aside from her son and husband, Bai Yanâs biggest concern would be her brother. As for her disciple, its unavoidable that the attachment to the prince remained on the lower end.
Now the news immediately causes the old seniorâs forehead to loosen over: âThen I can be at ease. Iâm sure they will be fine if youâre on the case Yanâer.â
Despite the calming and reassuring smile from the woman, Bai Yanâs heart wasnât as confident as her outer appearance portrayed. She doesnât know their whereabout, and according to her experience, a simple training outing wouldâve been over by now. Even if Bai Xiao doesnât return, there should be atleast some traces or news from her spies by this stage after searching for so long, yet thereâs noneâ¦.
Perhaps Di Cang had sensed the worry in his wifeâs based on that demeanor. Raising a hand to hold her shoulder in a reassuring manner: âYou donât need to worry about Bai Xiao, he will be fine so be at ease. And if youâre really uncertain, I can accompany you in your search.â
âMmmm~â she faintly nods like the promise helped. Returning her attention to the other family members: âGrandfather, Grandmother, I might not be able to send you all off later, but donât worry, the people at the Misty Fairy House will send you back home in my stead.â
âLassy,â reluctant to separate so soon, Old Madam Lan grasps on the girlâs hand like sheâs going to cry. âItâs so hard for us to meet nowadays. If you got free time in the future, you must come back home to see us, alright?â
âI will Grandmother,â carefully retracting her hand like she might offend the other side by doing so, Bai Yan then exchanged a look with her husband to signal its time to leave. Together with their son in toe, the family of three soon disappeared from view.
âDi Cang, do you have something to do?â she asks after theyâre alone again.
Giving a nod in confirmation upon being asked, Di Cang answers honestly: âXiachen wanted to enter the secret domain for self-training, so, I intend to send him in there in the not so far future. Once thatâs done, I can then accompany you in search of your brother and that disciple of yours.â
Bai Yan remains silent and didnât refute the offer. Its true sheâs not able to be at ease unless she goes out to search in person.
Reading through that thought, Di Cang makes a charming smirk for his own little win: âYan Yan, if you really want to go search then you can go on ahead first, I will catch up later. Howeverâ¦. You must keep Dragony by your side at all times when doing so.â
âDragony?â she shows a startled face at the request.
All deep and stern in the voice, the man makes it clear heâs firm on this stance: âThat girl is not ordinary so keep her by your side. Only then will I be at ease if youâre going out there alone.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
He understands that even if he prevents her from going, his wife would surely sneak away in the dead of night. Rather than doing something fruitless other than to enrage the precious woman in his life, Di Cang would rather comply and earn some more merit points so he could use in bed.
âMother,â itâs then the little steambun tugs at his motherâs sleeve after being ignored for so long. All pitiful and teary like a pet thatâs about to lose attention, âIâm going to miss youâ¦â