Ye Xiaoxian walked towards Xiao Baoshan‘s yurt unconsciously.
Halfway through, however, she suddenly stopped.
She felt that she was being silly. They had been silent for so long that they had already gotten used to it. And now she tried to please him?
No, she shouldn’t take the initiative.
Just at this moment, Doctor Xiao brewed a bowl of medicine for Xiao Baoshan and sent it to his room.
Ye Xiaoxian stopped and went back to her own yurt.
……
At this time, Jin Xiaoyu was inside her yurt. She lifted the curtain and looked up at the starry sky.
The sky was beautiful, even more beautiful than the one in the desert.
The night of the desert had nothing else besides the stars and the boundless desert. But here, there were also meadows, snowy mountains, and the unknown flowers and plants on the meadows, as well as rivers.
“Sis, what are you looking at?” Little Xun climbed over and sat with Jin Xiaoyu.
“The stars.”
Then, Little Xun also looked at the stars and blinked, “Sis, my mom said that after one dies, he will become a star in the sky.”
Jin Xiaoyu smiled. “Your mom lied to you. If such a beautiful starry sky was filled with dead people, how terrifying would it be?”
Little Xun shivered.
Jin Xiaoyu chuckled again. “Alright, your mom will definitely be watching you from the sky. She might not be a star, but she knows what you are thinking and doing. You have to be a very great child in the future and try not to make your mom disappointed, okay?”
Little Xun nodded, but his eyes were filled with tears.
Jin Xiaoyu added, “You’re a strong man. You have to learn to grow up alone in the future. Don’t cry so often. If others bully you, you have to fight back. Don’t be a doormat. I don’t like doormats.”
Little Xun nodded again and asked Jin Xiaoyu, “Sis, where are your parents?”
“My parents? They probably died long ago. For a long time, I had grown up alone. Later, I met my master, but he also passed away. Since then, I had become all alone.”
“Sis is so brave,” Little Xun said with admiration.
“Well, in the future, you should be better off than I am because there are people who want to protect you, so you will definitely be safe and sound. At least, you don’t need to worry about food and clothing. But you can’t be too lazy, either. You have to help others. Don’t make people think that you are a playboy that does nothing besides sleeping and eating.”
Little Xun asked, “Sis, are you leaving?”
Otherwise, why is she handing over so many things?
Jin Xiaoyu smiled. “Where can I go? You’re still here. But one day I will eventually leave, so you have to be prepared. When you grow up and become a great man, don’t forget about me.”
Little Xun leaned his head against Jin Xiaoyu’s lap. “Sis, don’t leave me. I only have you now. You are the best person to me.”
Jin Xiaoyu stroked his head and continued to look at the starry sky.
She wanted to leave, but couldn’t bear to do so. Little Xun still needed more time to get used to it.
……
After taking the medicine, Xiao Baoshan fell asleep.
But he woke up in the middle of the night.
After waking up, he was still sweating.
Doctor Xiao’s treatment was very effective. He could remember more and more things recently, including his past on the battlefield.
He always dreamed of those who died-the way they died, those who protected him and blocked the sword for him.
In half of the year since the tragedy, he had always wanted to end his life. But later, he changed his mind. He wanted to go back to figure out exactly what had happened, so he could take revenge for them.
However, the Imperial Court had been begging for peace after that and he had no chance.
Now that he had lost his memory but finally remembered those things, he felt like they just had happened yesterday, as if the faces of the brothers, with blood all over, were right before him.
He couldn’t fell asleep so he went out to sit for a while.
The night was very quiet at this time and he sat down on a hill.
Who knew that there was a black shadow right there and a smell of wine floating over.
“Who is it?” asked Xiao Baoshan.
The shadow paused a while before turning around.
Under the dim starlight, they looked at each other and didn’t know what to say.
Jin Xiaoyu couldn’t sleep either, so she picked up half a jar of wine to drink on the hill. She didn’t expect that Xiao Baoshan would come as well.
Neither did Xiao Baoshan expect Jin Xiaoyu to be here. He knew that he should turn around and leave at this time, but when he smelled the wine, he still asked, “Why are you here?”
“Why are you here?” Jin Xiaoyu asked.
Xiao Baoshan did not say anything.
Jin Xiaoyu sneered, “Of course, I’m here because I can’t sleep. Aren’t you the same?”
If Xiao Baoshan was here, then she should leave. A man and a woman meeting in the middle of the night – if someone were to encounter them, the situation would be hard to explain.
Jin Xiaoyu picked up the wine jar and pretended to be chill, “I’m leaving. I’ll leave this place to you. There’s still half a jar of wine. Do you want to have it?”
Xiao Baoshan declined, “To drink away the sorrow is even worse.”
“Nevermind.” Jin Xiaoyu walked away.
As Xiao Baoshan looked after her, she was stumbling. If it was another person, he might have helped, but he didn’t. He just watched her walk back to her room without saying a word or doing anything
He sat on the hill.
Jin Xiaoyu returned to the room and climbed onto her bed, resisting to make any noise.
Little Xun slept soundly. She didn’t want to wake him up.
However, as soon as she lied down, Xiao Baoshan’s face and the night they spent together appeared to her.
She lied to Ye Xiaoxian and told her that nothing happened that night.
But in reality, only she knew what happened that night.
Well, let’s just pretend that nothing happened.
……
Daytime
Everyone’s life returned normal. Ye Xiaoxian was still extremely busy while Xiao Baoshan worked in silence. Jin Xiaoyu, on the other hand, was giggling all around, not being serious.
However, Jin Xiaoyu had consciously taught Little Xun to be close to the people of the tribe, especially Ye Xiaoxian.
Whenever she went to find Ye Xiaoxian, she would bring Little Xun with her and let Little Xun call Ye Xiaoxian “sis”.
Ye Xiaoxian didn’t reject Little Xun.
Little Xun was neither humble nor arrogant and had a temperament that was neither pleasing nor flattering. He was rather polite and kind.
She remembered that when she first met Li Chengru, she felt that Li Chengju had a sense of nobility, and so was Little Xun.
Thinking of what Xiao Baoshan had said, Little Xun might have an extraordinary background. He might really have fled to their place and needed them to temporarily protect him.
She thus took care of Little Xun on occasions, without showing that she did it on purpose.
Little Xun also liked Xiao Baoshan. Although Xiao Baoshan had a stern face, there were brush, ink and books in his room. Little Xun would occasionally go inside to look through the books.
At first, because of Jin Xiaoyu, Xiao Baoshan avoided Little Xun, being afraid that Ye Xiaoxian would be jealous again. However, Little Xun came so often, so he taught him a few words occasionally.
Little Xun learned quickly and was glad to learn, so he went to Xiao Baoshan’s room even more often.
