Jiang Yun
After descending the mountain, Yin Heng initially felt somewhat excited. He had never felt so at ease down there before, except for those times when he went down to accept a commission. For the first year, he wandered extensively, enjoying every place he went. By the second year, he had explored nearly every corner of the mountain, and without that person by his side, his homesickness deepened.
He always carried the flute Xiao Yuan had given him. Whenever he thought of him, he would take it out and play a tune. The long, lingering sound of the flute lingered in the silence.
During this time down the mountain, Yin Heng wasn't actually alone. He had a junior fellow apprentice who had come down the mountain earlier. While there, he had sent him a letter informing him of his whereabouts. Not long after he came down the mountain, Yin Heng went to find his junior apprentice according to the address in the letter.
As Xiao Yuan's coming-of-age day approached, thinking that his junior brother had not returned to Lingcang Peak for a long time, he took his junior brother back to the mountain.
"My Lord! I'm back!"
As soon as he returned to Ling Cangfeng, the junior brother rushed into the conference room and found Yin Jingyi who was busy. Seeing that it was him, Yin Jingyi was extremely surprised and stood up suddenly.
"Why are you back?! You kid, you finally decided to come back?" Yin Jingyi smiled, rubbed his junior brother's head, and ruffled his hair into a ball.
Seeing this, Yin Heng turned his head away, his shoulders shaking with laughter.
"Father, please stop abusing my junior brother. Look at what you've done to his hair." Yin Jingyi looked at Yin Heng, then at his junior brother's hair, but he continued to rub the boy's hair. He laughed out loud, "So what? Your junior brother didn't say anything, yet you have an opinion?"
It's not that he didn't say it, even if he did, what's the point? This old man only knows how to bully children every day.
"Okay, father, I'm sorry for being noisy." Yin Heng couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, "I haven't been home for so long and I don't know how Xiao Yuan is doing..." His voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for the other two to hear.
"It's fine. If you're worried, just go and check it out yourself." Yin Jingyi was speechless. Could it be that he could still bully Xiao Yuan while he was away?
Hearing the name "Xiao Yuan", the younger brother lowered his head and thought, feeling that the name was somewhat familiar. Suddenly, he remembered, wasn't this the person that the senior brother often mentioned down the mountain?!
"Brother! I want to go too!"
"Why are you going? You don't even know each other. Why do I feel like... you're more anxious than me?"
"I don't care, take me there now!"
In the end, Yin Heng couldn't persuade his junior brother, so he had no choice but to take him to Yujieyuan to find Xiao Yuan.
When I arrived at Yujie Courtyard, as soon as I entered the door, I saw Xiao Yuan sitting alone in front of a stone table reading a book. He was still wearing green clothes as usual, and his hair was only half tied with a headband. The fallen leaves blown by the wind playfully pulled at the ends of his hair, unwilling to let go.
"Xiao Yuan!" He shouted the man's name. Hearing the familiar voice, the man turned around suddenly, and Yin Heng's smiling face came into his eyes. Then Xiao Yuan saw the young man beside Yin Heng.
"Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming back?" Xiao Yuan was not good at speaking. Although he was happy in his heart, he did not show it and still maintained his usual indifferent attitude.
"Because I wanted to give you a surprise. Aren't you happy that I'm back?"
"Well, I'm glad you're back."
The younger apprentice brother was watching the two of them and suddenly said, "Brother, did you forget there's someone next to you?"
Yin Heng suddenly realized that he was so busy talking to Xiao Yuan that he had forgotten there was a junior fellow student next to him. He smiled awkwardly and introduced Xiao Yuan, "Xiao Yuan, this is my junior fellow student. He left the mountain a long time ago and hasn't returned for a long time. This time I came back and brought him back with me."
The junior apprentice leaned out halfway behind Yin Heng and waved to Xiao Yuan. "Hello, Xiao Yuan. My name is Jiang Yun. Senior brother often mentioned you to me down the mountain."
"He... often mentions me?"
"Yes, yes, now I finally get to see the real me!"
Seeing Jiang Yun's enthusiasm, Yin Heng was afraid that Xiao Yuan would not be able to adapt, so he even drove him away.
"Alright, Junior Brother, this is your first meeting with Xiao Yuan, so be restrained and have fun by yourself."
Since Yin Heng had clearly sent everyone away, Jiang Yun had no reason to stay any longer. He had no choice but to leave reluctantly.
Xiao Yuan sneered, "Your junior brother is quite interesting. How come I've never heard you mention him before?"
"Why should I mention him to you? He's always had this personality since he was little. He insisted on going down the mountain, which really pissed off his father. He hasn't even come back to visit in all these years."
Xiao Yuan shook his head helplessly. How come this guy still has such a childish mentality after going down the mountain to gain some experience? Who is older between the two of them?
"Xiao Xiaoyuan, you haven't answered me yet. Aren't you happy at all that I'm back?"
"No, I'm just wondering why you came back now when there's still a month left."
"I'm afraid you can't take care of yourself without me. Besides, I promised you that I would come back before you come of age."
How could Xiao Yuan not know that Yin Heng had always done what he promised him? He was just annoyed that he actually said he was worried that he couldn't take care of himself without him. What a joke! He had gone through so much hardship in the past. He was not a nobleman himself, so taking care of himself was no problem.
"What are you talking about? I can't live without you!!" Xiao Yuan said, hitting him hard on the head. Yin Heng had grown a lot taller in recent years, and Xiao Yuan was taller than his peers, but Yin Heng was still half a head taller than him, so Xiao Yuan naturally had some difficulty hitting him on the head.
"That's not what I meant. Can you just say I miss you?"
Miss him? Yin Heng said... Miss him? Xiao Yuan didn't expect this person to say this so bluntly. Yin Heng's casual joke touched the soft spot in his body, and the ups and downs of his chest accelerated unconsciously. He pretended to be angry and turned away. Yin Heng followed him and kept saying: "Is it okay? Xiao Yuan~"
The two of them still bickered as before; nothing had changed in the past six years, just like the pear tree on the hill, which hadn't changed even after its blossoms bloomed and fell over the past six years.
Small Theater
Yin Heng: Xiao Xiaoyuan, is this okay?
Xiao Yuan: Okay, okay, please stop. You're so noisy, you annoying bastard. You're still as annoying as the first time we met!!!
Yin Heng: What? I’m only bothering you, okay?
Xiao Yuan OS: Help me, please go and bother someone else, okay?
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