Late at night, at Su Youran's Leisure Residence.
A figure quietly approached.
Su Youran slept soundly.
The figure gently lifted the curtain, looked at her peaceful sleeping face, and let out a soft sigh of relief.
A moment later, he noticed something strange outside and hid in the shadows.
A moment later, another figure entered.
The first person went straight for the face of the person who came in later.
The two quickly climbed out of the window and began fighting in the courtyard.
After fighting for a while, the two recognized each other from their similar martial arts styles. Finally, they stopped fighting at the same time, each punching the other in the shoulder and tearing off their mask.
It turned out to be Su Youchen and Wen Yuanbai.
Su Youchen was slightly displeased. "Senior brother, although you are the senior brother, this is still a girl's private room. It is not proper for you to sneak into your junior sister's room at night."
Wen Yuanbai nodded and said, "You also know this is your junior sister's boudoir? Then as her older brother, you shouldn't have sneaked in here at night."
Su Youchen glared at him, "Senior brother, what did I say when I left? I thought you would protect your sister well, which is why you've been gone for so many years. Who knew you would leave soon after me, staying on the frontier for six years. Do you think you've lived up to my expectations?"
Wen Yuanbai retorted, "Junior Sister is strong enough that no one can hurt her, which is why I dared to leave with peace of mind. But you, Junior Sister actually harbored such pain in her heart. You and she are siblings from the same mother, yet you didn't know, and let her be haunted by nightmares for more than a month!"
Su Youchen sighed, "Who could have known she could dream of such things!"
Wen Yuanbai clapped his hands. "Well said! How could something like that be worthy of being in her dreams?!"
Su Youchen leaped onto the roof, patted the spot next to him, and Wen Yuanbai followed.
Su Youchen said, "Senior brother, this time, I really want to entrust my sister to you."
Wen Yuanbai rested his hands behind his head. "I know you're going north with the Duke. You have a heavy responsibility on this journey, so go with peace of mind. I will definitely protect her."
Su Youchen said softly, "Yun Tianbai is my elder brother in name only, but he has nothing to do with you. If there is anything between us, don't hold back!"
Wen Yuanbai laughed, "I thought you would say that he is your older brother after all, and that I should go easy on him."
"Hmph! He made my sister suffer for forty-nine days. My not intervening is already the greatest mercy I can show."
"Didn't you ask Master why Junior Sister would have such a dream?" Wen Yuanbai asked.
“I asked,” Su Youchen said with a melancholy expression. “I even suspected that this sister was no longer my sister, but Master insisted that she was, saying that when the time was right, he would tell me everything.”
"So, the person who caused her tragic death in her dream is destined to be untraceable?"
"Now that she is no longer Yun Tianbai's wife, perhaps... we can start with Shi Wenxia."
“Speaking of this woman, I also find her quite strange,” Wen Yuanbai said. “Seven years ago in Sanyang Village, she harmed Yueyue and Youran. I also punished her. I never expected that she would reappear beside Youran after all this time.”
Su Youchen was taken aback. "Is there something wrong with this Shi Wenxia?"
"I will look into it."
A soft, gentle voice rang out, "I have my own arrangements for the two of them; you don't need to interfere."
The two looked over at the same time and saw that Su Youran had also climbed onto the roof at some point.
She lay down between the two of them, saying, "Brother, go in peace. Remember Master's instructions: you must protect Father on this journey."
She vaguely remembered that in her previous life, Yun Yue was attacked by a hidden arrow in this year, and his hidden lung disease caused him to cough incessantly.
The year after she married into the family, she went north again to fight against the Western barbarians.
On that occasion, his cough flared up again on the battlefield, and he couldn't even draw his bow fully before being ambushed by the enemy and dying on the battlefield.
So when the imperial edict arrived, she wanted to remind her father to be careful not to get hurt.
I never expected that my brother would go along on Master's orders, so naturally I had to entrust him with even more responsibility.
Su Youchen snorted, "Why are you and Master both telling me to protect Father? There are three of us, and I'm the youngest!"
Su Youran's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that her master could even predict her father's injury?
She became even more cautious, praising him instead, "But my brother is the most powerful! He's a disciple of Ghost Valley Mountain!"
Sure enough, Su Youchen's attention was diverted. "Hehe, little sister, then you just stay in Kyoto and make your money. I'll bring you something fun when I come back!"
"I heard that Fourth Uncle is also going back to the Northern Border this time?" When Su Youran heard her brother say that he would bring her something fun, she immediately thought of the glass ornament that Fourth Uncle had brought for her grandmother before, and suddenly had an idea.
"yes."
Wen Yuanbai tilted his head and quietly looked at Su Youran. He always felt that this junior sister was shrouded in a mist, and he couldn't see through her at all...
...
Subsequently, the Yun family began making preparations in full swing for Yun Yue and his two sons, along with Yun Zheng, to travel north.
Three days later, amidst the reluctant gazes of the crowd, the four mounted their horses and prepared to depart.
At this moment, Su Youran slowly walked out with Su Yue's support, "Father, Second Brother, Brother!"
Madam Su hurriedly went to greet her, "My little darling, you've only just recovered, so please don't let the wind blow on you again."
Madam Yun asked worriedly, "You Ran, what are you doing out here? They're leaving, do they need you to see them off?"
Su Youran nodded to Su Yue.
Su Yue then presented a purse to Yun Yue.
"Father, here is 100,000 taels of silver. It is a small token of my appreciation for the people of Liaozhou. Father, please feel free to use the silver if you need it. If it is not enough, write to your daughter and I will do my best to help."
Yun Yue retorted, "We don't even know what the situation is in Liaozhou yet. Why are you in such a hurry? Besides, you've already spent over ten thousand taels of silver to resettle the people in Anbei County. No matter how much gold and silver you have, you can't afford to spend it like that!"
Su Youran smiled and said, "Father, Master said that my illness requires me to do more good deeds so that the people will remember me. Father, take this first, and tell me if you need more. The more I spend, the more motivated I will be to earn money."
Su took the purse from Su Yue's hand and stuffed it into Yun Yue's arms. "Take it when I tell you to. Hurry up and go. Don't let Youran stand here any longer."
Yun Yue felt a lump in his throat.
What happened to your reluctance to part just now?
Su Youchen urged, "Little sister, hurry back, we're leaving!"
Having said that, he spurred his horse and rode away.
Yun Yue, Yun Tianbai, and Yun Zheng also bid farewell to the others, flicked their whips, and rode away.
Madam Su immediately helped Su Youran inside, grumbling, "For such a small matter, couldn't you have just had Su Yue come over and say something? Why did you have to come all the way out?"
"Mother, I've come out to see Father, Fourth Uncle, and my brothers off too," Su Youran said coquettishly.
After everyone had gone inside, she suddenly looked behind her and asked, "Where's Sister-in-law Xia?"
Shi Wenxia stepped forward and asked, "What brings you here, sister?"
She has been very unhappy these past few days.
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