"Brother is so good! I love you, brother!" He hugged Ye Jingchen's arm and acted coquettishly.
"Someone's here." Xie Chang'an, who had just gone out, pushed the door open again and said with a serious expression.
“There was the sound of horses’ hooves,” he added, walking over to Ye Jingchen and prying open the wooden box.
Ye Jingchen quickly handed him the wooden box.
He took out his crossbow, loaded it with arrows, and went to the window.
The palace guard stepped back, and then he stood on a small wooden stool and set up his crossbow on the windowsill.
Everyone in the room fell silent. The little brats gathered together, and the Eastern Palace Guards surrounded them.
The thatched huts were not well soundproofed, and after a while, the people inside could hear the distinct sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer to their huts.
Ye Jingchen's heart was in his throat.
With so many little brats around, I hope the one coming isn't an enemy!
Xie Chang'an was eager to try it out; he finally had the chance to test the power of this crossbow.
He counted in his mind, waiting for the person to appear in his field of vision before he fired.
"Three, two, one—"
Just as Xie Chang'an was about to pull the trigger, he saw a man and a horse galloping towards him.
The familiar horse, and the even more familiar person.
If he hadn't been calm and steady, the arrow would have been shot.
Upon seeing that it was his father, he quickly put away the crossbow, jumped off the stool, put the crossbow back into the wooden box, and handed it to Ye Jingchen.
All of these actions were performed in one smooth motion.
He had no intention of coveting the birthday gift his father gave to Ye Jingchen!
He didn't nearly shoot his father!
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