Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Chen Hua had just finished sweeping the streets with Jiu Ding.
After declining the opportunity to go shopping with Bi’an on the pretext of having something to do at home, Chen Hua returned home early from get off work and took Jiu Ding out for a big meal and then went to the mall to buy a full set of daily necessities and clothes.
Good food and shopping somewhat alleviated the shadow left by the day. Chen Hua finally no longer felt so embarrassed that his scalp tingled and his hair stood on end when he thought of Bi’an.
Although he did not quit the gossip group, he changed it to do not disturb mode and then pinned all other work groups to the top, pushing the particularly coquettish and colorful gossip group to the back.
In short, he didn’t want to see this group with such an embarrassing name again in the short term!
Chen Hua and Jiu Ding came out of the mall carrying large and small bags, preparing to drive home.
Jiu Ding followed beside him, having changed his worn-out blue shirt that had turned pale from washing into a daily short-sleeved T-shirt and shorts, and having cut his hair into a neat and refreshing short haircut that reached till above his ears. He followed Chen Hua closely, holding a shopping bag in one hand and an ice cream cone in the other, with a mustache forming around his mouth from the gluttony.
Chen Hua opened the car door and put the shopping bags on the back seat. When he turned around, he saw that he had quickly finished an extra-large ice cream cone and was licking his lips with the aftertaste.
“…”
This ice cream cone was bought less than three minutes ago.
Jiu Ding looked at him innocently and said, “The cone is delicious.”
Still want it.
His face showed that he wanted to eat more. Chen Hua couldn’t ignore it even if he wanted to. So, he gave in to his eager eyes and said, “Wait in the car. I’ll buy you another one.”
Jiu Ding immediately became happy: “Thank you, Brother Hua! I want to eat strawberry flavor.”
After two days of getting along, Chen Hua has discovered that this boy was really a sissy when it came to food. He was silly but had a sweet mouth.
He sighed with a weathered look on his face, too lazy to correct himself that Jiu Ding was almost a generation older than him in terms of age.
He went back to the McDonald’s at the entrance of the mall and bought two strawberry cones. When he was about to go back to the car, he caught a glimpse of a tall figure in a Taoist robe turning into the street next to the mall.
This figure… He suddenly turned around and subconsciously chased after him for a few steps, but he only had time to see half of the blurred profile and the fluttering hem of his clothes. The Taoist walked calmly and not very fast, but his figure quickly disappeared into the crowd and could no longer be found.
Chen Hua was shocked. He quickly returned to the car, handed the ice cream cone to Jiu Ding, told him to wait in the car, and followed the direction where the figure disappeared.
The street at the corner was a very busy snack street, with late night snack stalls lined up on both sides of the road. Customers who wanted to buy late night snacks were crowded around the stalls, sitting or standing. With cars passing by from time to time, the road was quite crowded.
Chen Hua walked through the bustling stalls and crowds, anxiously searching for the Taoist priest. After a while, he saw the Taoist priest who had walked a long way away at a fork in the road.
He stood at the fork in the road, looking at the familiar yet strange figure, and called out uncertainly: “Senior Brother Yin Xuan?”
The figure in front of him paused, and the young Taoist priest in a gray Taoist robe turned around, revealing the warm face that Chen Hua was very familiar with.
Yin Xuan’s expression was even more shocked than Chen Hua’s, his eyes full of disbelief: “Junior brother?”
It turned out to be his senior brother, he didn’t recognize the wrong person.
Chen Hua’s heart finally settled down. He strode forward and stopped just half a step away from Yin Xuan. He looked him up and down, and sighed after a long while: “Where have you been all these years? I thought you had already…”
The following words were unlucky, so he didn’t continue.
Yin Xuan understood what he meant and said with a complicated expression: “This is a long story. How did you escape? After I escaped, I went back to look for you, but I only found ruins and remains. I thought that Master had also…”
When hearing mention of their master, Chen Hua’s face turned cold.
He was silent for a moment, then said, “He died a long time ago.” He paused, then said, “I killed him.”
Yin Xuan sighed upon hearing this, then hesitantly raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, saying: “It’s better for him to die, so that no more innocent people will be harmed. You don’t have to feel guilty.”
“I don’t feel guilty, he deserved it.”
Chen Hua shook his head. He was no longer the ignorant little devil who knew nothing and allowed his teachers to manipulate him like a puppet.
“That’s good. You’re much more stable than before.” Yin Xuan looked relieved.
“I can’t have grown so old for nothing.” Chen Hua smiled, and he completely regained the familiarity between brothers. He looked at Yin Xuan’s attire and asked tentatively, “Where are you going? We brothers finally meet again, and I want to find a place to drink and reminisce with you.”
Yin Xuan said, “I’m investigating a case on someone’s behalf. But it’s not urgent, so drinking and reminiscing won’t delay it.”
Chen Hua smiled, his beautiful eyebrows curved slightly, and he put his arm around his shoulders affectionately. He then led him back and said, “My car is parked at the entrance of the mall. I’ll take you to my house first to get familiar with it. You can come over later when you have time.”
Yin Xuan was held by him and walked forward. He did not struggle but shook his head helplessly and followed him to the mall.
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