Chapter 49 The eldest brother is like a father. In an instant, water splashed everywhere, one...
In an instant, water splashed everywhere. Everything happened so suddenly. After splashing around for a while and being forced to swallow several mouthfuls of spiritual spring water, he finally remembered that he could swim.
Then he started demonstrating his doggy-paddle swimming style.
A Meng flew ashore, shook the water off his wings, and then found a small stone stool to sit down gracefully and watch Lin Qing'an's dog crawl.
Lin Qing'an swam up with great effort. The spring water didn't look deep, but it was actually over an adult's head. It was just too clear to tell how deep it was.
Lin Qing'an didn't even have time to worry about the churning in his stomach; he got up and ran towards A Meng.
"What on earth happened?" He plopped down in front of A Meng, his whole body soaking wet, his long black hair plastered to his scalp, looking utterly disheveled.
Ah Meng glanced at him several times, but seeing that he was still preoccupied with his own affairs despite his terrible appearance, he wasn't so angry anymore.
"Say something, senior brother! What exactly happened? Why is this happening? Everything was fine just a while ago!"
Lin Qing'an transformed into a walking encyclopedia of questions, and was about to grab A Meng when A Meng quickly shrank back.
"Let's talk this out, don't resort to violence. It won't be easy to explain when your brother Nian comes back."
For the past few days, his senior brother, who had been sparing with words, finally started joking with him again. Lin Qing'an's tense heart instantly relaxed, and his eyes reddened.
Seeing his expression, Ah Meng couldn't pretend to be aloof anymore. After all, they were each other's closest relatives, and he couldn't bear to see him like that.
"Alright." A-Meng raised his head high, in what he considered the coolest pose, and said, "I already noticed something was wrong when we went hunting in the mountains last time. At first, it was just a little blurry, but later it stopped working completely."
Lin Qing'an had just moved his lips when A Meng continued, "I thought and thought but I couldn't figure out the reason. Then I finally thought of something."
"What is it?" Lin Qing'an asked anxiously.
Ah Meng calmly uttered two words.
"Fire."
Lin Qing'an seemed to have suddenly had his mind awakened, and exclaimed in realization, "You mean..."
“That’s right!” A-Meng took Lin Qing’an’s guess and said directly, “Because I brought in a creature that shouldn’t have been in the treasure bag, I should be punished accordingly.”
Lin Qing'an's face instantly fell, and his expression changed in all sorts of strange ways.
In conclusion, my life can only be described as a load of bullshit.
“So, Ah Qing…” Ah Meng suddenly stared blankly at Lin Qing’an, and after a moment, he said earnestly, “We should follow the will of Heaven. This is both punishment and warning, and perhaps it is also saving us invisibly. In the future, let people know less about the existence of the Hundred Treasures Bag, otherwise it will definitely bring us great disaster.”
A-Meng was more serious than ever before, and it was the first time he had called him A-Qing, which was enough to prove how important this matter was.
"Yes!" Lin Qingan nodded emphatically. "I will definitely be more careful in the future."
Lin Qingan was extremely saddened, and when A Meng wasn't paying attention, he hugged it tightly.
"What are you doing!"
A Meng struggled a few times to no avail. Hearing a soft sob, it stopped struggling and let Lin Qing'an's tears drip into its beautiful feathers.
"Senior brother, I'm so sorry! It's all my fault that you're like this, I'm so sorry..."
Lin Qing'an repeatedly apologized, tears and snot falling into A Meng's feathers as he cried harder and harder.
Ah Meng, speechless, asked the heavens: Tears are one thing, but why is there snot too?!
Lin Qingan took full responsibility for the whole thing, but he was also terrified. He knew he would blame himself to death if anything had really happened to A Meng.
To him, A-Meng was his family and his partner, and in this life he regarded A-Meng as his elder brother.
After letting his snot and tears smear his face enough, Ah Meng finally sighed helplessly.
Alright, alright. The eldest brother is like a father, and he loves his own child. Besides, he did it voluntarily, so his anger these past few days has indeed been somewhat unfair.
Ah Meng roared to the sky, "Alright, alright, hurry up and wipe your snot! I really can't take it anymore..."
"I'm sorry, senior brother, we've dragged you into this..." Lin Qing'an cried uncontrollably, lost in her guilt and remorse. A'meng couldn't bear it any longer and bent down to fiercely bite a strand of Lin Qing'an's hair.
"Ouch—it hurts—"
Lin Qing'an cried out in pain and slowly raised his head, while A Meng took the opportunity to fly two zhang away.
Lin Qing'an raised his sleeve and hastily wiped away the tears on his face, coughing twice to cover up his embarrassment.
Then, like a child who had done something wrong, he lowered his head and straightened his wrinkled sleeves, saying, "Senior brother, I will be more careful in the future."
Ameng was too lazy to look at his pretentious act, and squinted his eyes to warn, "If you ever joke about me and Baifu again, I'll take the treasure bag with me and never care whether you live or die."
"Okay! I promise." Lin Qing'an obediently promised.
Ah Meng felt somewhat relieved and softened his voice to explain, "I've been diligently cultivating with my master because I want to break free from this inherent state. I don't want to be dismissed by your words."
Lin Qing'an clasped his hands together and begged for mercy: "I'll never kowtow to anything again. Kowtowing to anything will only harm myself and others..."
Today, Lin Qing'an, knowing he had made a mistake and feeling guilty, acted like an obedient child, crying and admitting his mistake, and doing whatever he was told. This greatly pleased A Meng, making him extremely happy.
The problem that had been bothering Lin Qing'an for days was finally resolved, and he felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders.
Even Ah Meng, who had been hiding in the magic bag, was willing to come out and play. While waiting for Chen Gengnian, Lin Qing'an watered the potatoes with the spiritual spring water again. In his spare time, he would visit Lin Jing's house. Liu Yiyi made several kinds of pastries and made a lot of money selling toon sprouts. However, Jin Yun Restaurant had already stocked up a lot and did not need to supply them for the time being. Lin Jing's side had also almost finished harvesting, and the first batch of sprouts in the vicinity had been almost finished, so they did not need to go out for the next few days.
And so, after waiting for three days, Chen Gengnian finally returned on the evening of the fourth day, before the last rays of sunlight faded.
Lin Qingan and Chen Yuetao were collecting the dried pickled vegetables in the yard when Baifu first welcomed them in.
"Aqing, Mother, I'm back."
Lin Qingan and Chen Yuetao looked up and were instantly so frightened that they took countless steps back.
Because, along with Chen Gengnian came a giant python weighing a hundred pounds, a wild goat, and countless wild pheasants.
Seeing this, Chen Gengnian quickly explained, "Don't be afraid, it's already dead."
Lin Qingan tilted his head and saw that the giant python's head was gone, leaving only its bare body.
This relieved Chen Yuetao, but she was still a little scared when she saw the frightening patterns.
Meanwhile, Ah Meng, who had been lying dead to the side, was unusually excited. As soon as Chen Gengnian appeared, he flew out and kept circling around the giant python.
Seeing this, Chen Gengnian asked it in a low voice, "Do you like to eat this?"
"I like it." A-Meng answered without the slightest hesitation.
Without saying a word, Chen Gengnian drew a dagger from his waist and made two cuts on the giant python. Instantly, two pieces of flesh were cut off from the complete python. He handed them to A Meng, saying, "Eat up, cut more if you're not full."
Ameng flew away with two pieces of meat in its mouth, and Baifu followed it. When they got outside, Ameng reluctantly tore off a piece for Baifu, but Baifu kept backing away.
Ah Meng frowned, spat out a curse, "Ungrateful," and flew to the tree branch by the door to squat down and enjoy his food.
After A Meng left, Lin Qing'an and Chen Yuetao slowly walked over, looking at their prey in disbelief.
"Brother Nian, you're really amazing!" Lin Qing'an exclaimed sincerely.
Chen Gengnian chuckled, feeling very happy.
In Lin Qing'an's eyes, he looked like a fool at this moment. This fool seemed to have lost a lot of weight and gotten much darker. This was their first separation, and he felt very bad.
Chen Yuetao was also surprised. Over the years, Chen Gengnian had hunted many kinds of prey, but he had never hunted snakes.
Looking at her son's face covered in stubble, she felt both heartbroken and distressed. After holding back for a long time, she finally managed to ask, "Are you hungry?"
Chen Gengnian nodded and said without any hesitation, "Mother, I want to eat noodles."
Lin Qingan realized what was happening and quickly replied, "I'll make it for you."
But before she could take a step, Chen Yuetao stopped her, saying, "Mother, go sit down. You take Nian-ge to wash up."
After saying that, he went straight into the kitchen.
Looking at Chen Gengnian's thick stubble and his rugged features, Lin Qingan had to admit, he had a certain charm.
Chen Gengnian hadn't seen his husband for several days and each day felt like an eternity. But when he saw him like that, a small flame instantly ignited in his heart. After exchanging a half-second glance with Lin Qing'an, he bent down, picked him up, and carried him to the room.
"Brother Nian, where are you going?"
Chen Gengnian remained silent, focusing solely on continuing his journey.
Lin Qing'an only realized something after they had walked halfway. Even with modern thinking, she felt incredibly shy. Her heart was in her throat as she was being held, afraid that Chen Yuetao behind them would see.
The door opened and closed quickly. As Chen Gengnian's breath fell with the shadows, Lin Qing'an covered her mouth a second before her breath was taken away.
Chen Gengnian looked completely puzzled. His hot breaths were like a volcano about to erupt.
Lin Qing'an flashed what she thought was her most beautiful smile, and then spoke her most disdainful words in the gentlest voice.
"Why don't you wash up first?"
"It's not that I'm disgusted with you, it's just that you haven't washed up for too many days... and..." Lin Qing'an blinked as she looked at Chen Gengnian's face. Seeing that he hadn't changed much, she added softly, "It's a little bit sour... but only a tiny bit..."
"Okay!" Chen Gengnian immediately put the person down, looking apologetic. "I'm sorry, Aqing, I got too excited."
He pulled his shirt up and sniffed it; it did indeed smell a bit sour.
Lin Qing'an looked up at him several times, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down, and finally only managed to say "idiot" in a hoarse voice before putting the bag into his magic bag.
He brought Chen Gengnian some spiritual spring water. Because Lin Qing'an liked taking baths, Chen Gengnian specially made a bathtub for him. Lin Qing'an usually used it, but today Lin Qing'an insisted on pushing Chen Gengnian into it.
Chen Gengnian resisted somewhat, standing to the side hesitatingly saying, "No need, I'm too dirty."
Lin Qingan didn't reply, and directly reached out and tore open Chen Gengnian's clothes.
The hunter knew some martial arts and was in great shape. His strong chest muscles and solid body were enough to make anyone's blood boil. Lin Qing'an's fingers lingered on his well-proportioned and firm abdominal muscles.
A tingling sensation made Chen Gengnian tense up unconsciously. In a daze, he didn't know when he was stripped naked and thrown into the bathtub. Then he watched helplessly as Lin Qingan took off his clothes one by one in front of him, and then, under his gaze, brazenly stepped into the bathtub...
The small bathtub was not big enough for the two of them. When Lin Qing'an stepped in, he kicked Chen Gengnian's calf. Chen Gengnian subconsciously separated from him and stood in the middle. Their skin was pushed together by the water, and Chen Gengnian felt his temples and heart pounding.
"Ah Qing..."
He wanted to ask Aqing what she was doing, and if Aqing was also going to take a bath.
The bathtub could only fit one person. The scalding heat in the cramped space burned his throat, and the delicate touch against his chest blocked his breath. He became a mute, unable to make any sound except for rapid breathing.
"Why did you go for so many days?" Lin Qing'an bit his lower lip as if to punish him.
Chen Gengnian was about to speak when his upper lip was bitten. Lin Qingan's indistinct voice came again, "How should I punish someone who is disobedient?"
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