chapter 141.2

“If you didn’t work hard, would I have let you stay?” Lin Si Yao lifted his head, finishing the good wine in his cup. He turned and squinted at the other two, asking indifferently.

“Tch, so we got the right to stay here because of our hard labor.” Si Luo clapped his hand, his eyes narrow and dreamy as he was a little tipsy, coming to this conclusion. Among the four of them, he was the one with the worst tolerance. Look at him, they had just finished half of the wine bottle and he already looked drowsy.

“Right,” Lin Si Yao nodded as if it was the truth. Then, he threw a glance at drunk Si Luo. Pondering for a while, he kindly reminded him, “Don’t drink until you can’t recognize others.”

As sworn brothers, he was kind enough to give him a friendly reminder. If something happened, that man wouldn’t blame him for not giving him any warning.

“What?” Si Luo looked at Lin Si Yao with his dreamy eyes, “Who what?”

“He said that you should find a wife and settle down.” Si Chong smiled until his eyes narrowed and stopped Lin Si Yao from giving a clearer explanation.

“Psst, I, Si Luo, have decided to stay single until I’m old. No matter what, Si Ling has many kids. I can adopt one of his kids… Uh!”

Lin Si Yao heard Si Luo mumbling and snorted: Well! He dared to aim at his precious kids. He deserved to be beaten tonight!

Si Chong didn’t say anything but rubbed his forehead. He sighed then pulled Si Luo up, who was reeking with alcohol. “Let’s go! Don’t stay here and embarrass yourself. I’ll take you to your bedroom first. Later tonight, we’ll appreciate the moon together!”

“Si Ling, Si Tuo won’t come back this year?” Before they left the octagonal gazebo, Si Chong remembered Si Tuo, who hadn’t sent a letter home for quite a long time. He turned around and asked.

“Haven’t heard from him yet, but he’ll be here soon. I suppose.” It was just a matter of time. Perhaps they would see him beholding the moon here before midnight.

“Okay, see you tonight. I need to bring him back to his room. This man hasn’t practiced his martial arts lately. His waist has gained more meat, so heavy…”

Lin Si Yao burst out laughing, looking at the two figures supporting each other leaving. Then, he cleaned the empty bottle and the cups on the table before going back to the main house to prepare for the moon-offering tonight with Su Shuilian.

Right at the moment he was about to leave the gazebo, he stopped, looking at the middle of the lotus lake, and smiled. “Since you’re here, why didn’t you show up?”

“Tch tch… Your skill has improved even further?” A shadow glided out of the clusters of lotuses. He was Si Tuo, who had just come home for Mid-Autumn Festival from Feng Yao Court, which was one thousand miles away.

“When did you arrive? We finished all the wine.” Lin Si Yao contentedly raised the empty bottle in his left hand.

“Just arrived.” Si Tuo lifted the hem of his robe to hop and sit on a bench in the gazebo. He placed both of his hands behind the back of his head while leaning against the column. “What a pity! I was just a little late.”

“What happened? You got hurt?” Lin Si Yao noticed Si Tuo’s resting posture was different. He frowned, checking the other.

“Busted.” Si Tuo naturally slumped and lay on the bench to recover his over-consumed strength.

“Who could hurt you currently?” Lin Si Yao frowned and asked. With his skills, Si Tuo was surely in the top ten best experts in Jianghu. Moreover, Feng Yao Court didn’t accept assassinating missions anymore. So why was Si Tuo wounded?

Actually, Lin Si Yao wasn’t concerned about Si Tuo’s wounds. No matter what, if he didn’t get himself wounded several times per year, he wouldn’t be Si Tuo. Lin Si Yao was worried that this could bring some danger to Fan Hua Town.

“Don’t worry! He just wanted a friendly spar.” Si Tuo noticed Lin Si Yao’s facial expression. He helplessly rolled his eyes. “Hey, either it’s good or bad, I’m the victim, the wounded one! You didn’t even comfort me, but at least feed me something! I haven’t eaten at all today!”

That was the reason why he visited the lotus lake first as soon as he arrived at the private mansion. He planned to pick up some lotus seeds to satisfy his mouth. He didn’t expect the house’s owner would catch him right at his crime scene.

“Hold on,” Lin Si Yao turned around and jumped away. He disappeared shortly, leaving Si Tuo lying on the stone bench. He mumbled quietly, “You should have helped me to Pine Garden. Get me a hot bath and a hot meal…”