Luzhou Encounter
Luzhou, an important town in the southeast of Xiangping, is far away from Yongjing, but it is prosperous due to trade with other countries, and its customs and culture are quite different from Yongjing. When Su Musong and Xiao Luochen passed by here, they had to stay for a few days to sightsee.
Upon entering the city, Su Musong and Xiao Luochen were caught in a lively scene. A young man and a young woman were fighting in the street. The street vendors had discreetly packed up their wares, but instead of moving away, they stood aside and watched the excitement. This fight would eventually end, and both the young man and the young woman were quite skilled.
Su Musong loves to join in the fun, so when he sees something like this, he naturally wants to take a look. He pulls Xiao Luochen and squeezes forward.
Xiao Luochen really had no interest in watching people fight, but Su Musong pulled his sleeve, so he had to follow him.
"Luo Chen, that seems to be your sixth brother?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Luochen stood on tiptoe to look, and it was his sixth brother Xiao Luoyao.
"Sixth Brother!"
Xiao Luochen is the closest in age to his sixth brother and has the best relationship with him. After all, they haven't seen each other for nearly three months and he misses him very much. It's inevitable that he is excited to suddenly meet him in a foreign land.
Xiao Luoyao heard the sound and took a look, revealing a flaw. The girl, who was originally at a disadvantage, took the opportunity to escape, used her lightness skills, and disappeared in a few jumps.
"Sixth brother, why are you in Luzhou? Are you here to pick us up?"
Su Musong was good friends with Xiao Luochen, and naturally had seen Xiao Luochen's brothers quite a lot. He was also a thick-skinned man, and didn't care whether others thought he was trying to curry favor with him or not, and just followed Xiao Luochen and called him brother.
"Are you finally willing to come back?"
Xiao Luoyao was also surprised to see Su Musong and Xiao Luochen
"Does your eldest son Su still need me to pick him up? The Su family's businesses are spread all over Xiangping, so there will naturally be people to serve them along the way. We also need you to take care of our Luo Chen."
"Sixth brother, don't be so mean."
"This is clearly a compliment to you, how can it be considered an insult? Ask Luo Chen to explain, is this an insult?"
Xiao Luoyao usually loves to bicker with Su Musong, and Xiao Luochen knows this very well. He really doesn't want to be treated like a monkey and watched by people on the street.
"We've been walking for half a day and are a little tired. Let's find a place to have some tea and rest."
"Well, since I have nothing to do for the next half day, I'll listen to what you have seen and heard in Yuelong."
The three of them entered the teahouse and ordered some food.
"Luo Chen, I see you seem to have lost a lot of weight. Are you sick again?"
Xiao Luochen had been weak and sickly since childhood, and had only recovered in recent years. Seeing that he looked unwell, Xiao Luoyao couldn't help but worry that he might be tired from the journey and his old illness had triggered.
Su Musong felt full of guilt about Xiao Luochen's distress in Zhangcheng. He took care of Xiao Luochen in every detail for more than a month, but the self-blame in his heart did not diminish at all.
"It's all my fault for not taking good care of Luo Chen..."
Xiao Luochen understood Su Musong's thoughts completely, so he didn't refuse Su Musong's service like a servant. Firstly, he was seriously injured, and secondly, he knew that only by doing so could Su Musong feel better. However, Xiao Luochen didn't want his sixth brother to know about his injury, so he interrupted Su Musong in time.
"I just caught a cold by accident. I'm almost fully recovered now. Sixth brother, don't worry."
"That's good. Master Su, when we set out, you promised to take good care of Luo Chen and ensure that he is unharmed. I remember this. If Luo Chen gets sick again on the way back, I will chase you to the Anguo Mansion and spank you. Do you understand?"
Xiao Luoyao was just joking, but he didn't know that he was rubbing salt into Su Musong's wound.
Xiao Luochen didn't want to dwell on this matter anymore, so he quickly changed the subject.
"Sixth brother, you haven't told me why you came to Luzhou? And why did you fight with that girl in the street?"
"I'm here to investigate. The woman works for a local escort agency. Her agency is involved in the case I'm investigating. She refused to cooperate, so a fight broke out."
Xiao Luoyao works in the Sikou Mansion. He follows clues to Luzhou while investigating a case. The key evidence is related to the escort agency, but the case is a secret investigation and he cannot obtain a search order from the government. What's more, he encounters that difficult female escort who says she wants to help him but plays tricks on him again and again. Xiao Luoyao is also very troubled.
"I see that you didn't give your all just now, Sixth Brother. Could it be that you've fallen for that girl?"
Xiao Luochen rarely made such jokes. He just wanted to distract Su Musong because he saw that Su Musong seemed unhappy because of what Xiao Luoyao had just said. However, he didn't expect that he seemed to have hit the nail on the head.
"How could that be... This... She's not a criminal, so of course I can't risk her life. Besides, she's a girl, so naturally I have to give her some leniency."
"That's true. This girl comes from an escort agency and is a member of the underworld. Even if you are interested in her, I'm afraid her father and mother won't accept her. But maybe she is used to her freedom and doesn't look down on your family background."
Xiao Luochen just said it casually, but Xiao Luoyao fell into deep thought. He naturally knew that what his seventh brother said made sense. Maybe he should prevent himself from getting too involved with that girl.
Xiao Luoyao had a case to investigate and could not live with Xiao Luochen and Su Musong, so the three of them chatted about what they had seen and heard in Zhangcheng and then separated again.
After parting with Xiao Luoyao, Su Musong and Xiao Luochen strolled around the city for half a day. Although Luzhou City was full of pearls and exquisite things, Su Musong did not have the previous interest and was unhappy all the way.
Seeing Su Musong like this, Xiao Luochen felt that he needed to have a good talk with him. So he specially found a quiet teahouse and asked for a quiet private room.
"Mu Song, do you feel sorry for me about what happened in Zhangcheng?"
Xiao Luochen went straight to the point and asked directly. He knew that Su Musong was concerned about this matter. He originally thought that after this period of time, Su Musong's guilt should have been diluted a lot. However, today, Sixth Brother only said a few words, and Su Musong was depressed for half a day. It can be seen that this matter was like a thorn in Musong's heart. If he did not explain it clearly and remove the thorn, it would hurt again if it was touched again in the future.
Su Musong lowered his head, like a child who had done something wrong, and did not dare to look directly at Xiao Luochen.
"If I hadn't been so insistent on investigating the branding, you wouldn't have nearly lost your life, suffered such severe injuries, and endured so much pain."
"Musong, do you think I'm a fool who has no opinion and just follows others?"
"Of course not. If you were a fool, there would be no smart people in the world."
"That's it. I'm not stupid. I can make my own choice. I'm already aware of the dangers involved. Since I've decided to find the truth with you, I'm also prepared to endure the possible risks. This is my own decision, so don't blame yourself too much."
"But if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to face all this. Ultimately, it's all because of me."
"According to your statement, should I say that if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been isolated, ridiculed, and suppressed by your classmates, wouldn't have been misunderstood by my father, and wouldn't have offended the powerful Wang family?"
"This is different..."
"What's the difference? Mu Song, you and I are confidants, close friends. 'A gentleman will die for his confidant.' If you still feel guilty towards me, then you are looking down on me and the friendship we have shared over the years. Do you understand?"
Xiao Luochen's words were like enlightenment, and Su Musong's mind suddenly became clear. He and Xiao Luochen were close friends. Xiao Luochen would risk his life for him, and he would do the same. Over the years, the bond between him and Xiao Luochen had become inseparable. They were inseparable, and there was no need to separate them.
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