A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 226 Mu Liang Returns Home 2

The chirping of sparrows wafted into his ears, and Li Yunye slowly opened his eyes. He drowsily caught a glimpse of the bright colors outside the window and then closed his eyes comfortably. He finally had a good night's sleep after so many days.

"Wait, it's daybreak!" Li Yunye came back to his senses, suddenly opened his eyes wide, and sat up in shock.

How could I sleep till dawn when my father was still in mourning? Didn't I tell Wu'er to wake me up when the time came? Could she have been lazy and overslept too?

"Wu'er! Wu'er!"

Li Yunye put on his clothes in a panic, but he couldn't tie up his waist-length hair by himself. An Ge and An Yun were not by his side at this moment, so he had to shout outside, intending to ask the maid to come in and tie up his hair.

He called out twice but no one answered. He didn't know where the girl had gone. Li Yunye was so anxious that he turned around. It was getting late. Manager Yuan and the others were probably still waiting for him! But he couldn't just go out with his hair down, could he? It was his fault that he was not used to sleeping with his hair tied up. It was okay when An Ge or An Yun were around. Today, he finally understood why the ancients slept with their hair tied up. It was really troublesome to take care of such long hair without anyone to help.

After a while, Li Yunye heard the sound of the outer door opening. He thought it was the maid Wu'er who came in late. He couldn't help but feel angry when he thought that the maid didn't wake him up in time last night, causing him to miss the vigil. Then he frowned and said to the outside, "Where did you go last night? Didn't I ask you to wake me up on time..."

"I didn't let her call you." Without waiting for Li Yunye to finish yelling, Mu Liang entered the inner room carrying a bowl of medicine soup.

"Brother Mu Liang..." The moment he saw his sworn brother, Li Yunye was stunned for a moment. By the time he came to his senses, tears had already rolled down his cheeks. He then excitedly threw himself into Mu Liang's arms and burst into tears. The brother Mu Liang whom he had been looking forward to day and night had finally appeared.

"Don't be afraid, Brother Mu Liang is here." Mu Liang put the medicine in his hand on the table next to him, then raised his hand to stroke Li Yunye's scattered black hair and comforted him.

After traveling for several days and staying at the mourning hall for a night, Mu Liang's face was exhausted and haggard. His sunken eye sockets were red from tears, covering up his former star-like brightness.

"Before he left, my father was comforting me and told me not to be afraid..." Hearing Mu Liang's words, Li Yunye cried even more heartbreakingly. He trembled and hugged Mu Liang tightly.

Mu Liang's lips trembled, not knowing what to say. His eyes, which were filled with tears, flashed and two lines of hot tears fell inadvertently, dripping into Li Yunye's black hair.

"At that time... my father was covered in blood... I held him... he was obviously in pain but he was still comforting me... and I... I couldn't do anything... I could only watch him... watch him die..." Li Yunye continued to cry and gasp in Mu Liang's arms.

Since waking up from the coma, he pretended to be calm at Ange's reminder, and always reminded himself not to let his father and Uncle Fang down. Therefore, he did not dare to cry to anyone these days and could only bury these painful emotions silently in his heart.

But in front of Brother Mu Liang, Li Yunye couldn't help but take off all his disguises. At this moment, he was like a child, just wanting to release the pain deep in his heart without reservation.

Mu Liang's eyes were filled with tears, but he just hugged his brother in silence. He was already frightened by the bloody scene that day when he heard An Yun's story. The death of his adoptive father and Uncle Fang made him feel sad and blamed himself. He didn't expect that his adoptive father was killed by Zhao Changhe, nor did he expect that Zhao Changhe would dare to collude with the evil bandits. If it weren't for the appearance of Miss Yanyu, he didn't dare to think about the consequences of his adopted brother being taken to Jiugang Mountain by those evil bandits.

After Li Yunye vented his anger, he felt less uncomfortable, so he left Mu Liang's arms a little embarrassedly after crying, and turned around to wipe the tears from his face. Because he stood for too long, his knees felt a sharp pain again, so he pounded his knees and sat on the couch under the window.

"Drink the medicine first." Seeing this, Mu Liang hurriedly handed the warmed medicine on the table to Li Yunye, and then picked up the fur coat beside the bed and covered him with it, and continued to instruct: "Don't ignore what Doctor Sun said. The cold evil has penetrated into your bones. Don't be careless. If you develop a chronic disease, you will suffer when you are old."

"When did you come back?" After drinking the medicine, Li Yunye ignored his brother Mu Liang's nagging and asked with concern.

"I came back last night and saw you were asleep, so I didn't disturb you." Mu Liang said and turned to the outer room to bring in two bowls of white porridge and a plate of pickles.

"So, after you came back from a long journey last night and stayed in the mourning hall all night, why didn't you wake me up?" Looking at the haggardness on Brother Mu Liang's face, Li Yunye felt both distressed and guilty.

"You've had a hard time these days. I'm sure you fell asleep last night because you were too tired. Get some good sleep if you can. Besides, how can you keep watch in your current state?" Mu Liang put a bowl of porridge in front of Li Yunye and said softly.

"But I am my father's son, how can I not keep vigil?" Li Yunye picked up some pickles and ate them with white porridge. Although he hadn't eaten properly for a few days, he still had no appetite. But thinking that he had to deal with many things today, he had to force himself to eat something.

"Foster father wants you to live well, but he doesn't want you to get sick from keeping vigil. You have to take good care of your body now and don't get caught a cold, especially this nighttime cold."

"By the way, has mother gotten up? How is she?" Li Yunye nodded briefly and then asked.

He found that Brother Mu Liang became particularly nagging this time. Could it be because he was sick?

"I still don't have energy. I got up early, took medicine, and then went to bed again." Mu Liang shook his head and sighed.

"You've also been up all night. Just rest here after eating. Ange and I are outside. If there's anything you can't make up your mind about, I'll call you." Li Yunye sighed helplessly, and then noticing that Brother Mu Liang looked about to fall asleep, he spoke softly.

"Okay." Mu Liang didn't hesitate. He was indeed tired.

"But my hair...where is An Yunren?" Li Yunye put down his bowl and was about to get up to go out when he realized that his hair was still disheveled. He immediately asked Xiang Muliang with a distressed look on his face.

"He's busy in the front yard. I'll help you tie it up." Mu Liang said as he stood up and pushed Li Yunye in front of a bronze mirror.

Li Yunye did not refuse. He just sat obediently in front of the bronze mirror and let Mu Liang comb his long black hair.

"Brother Muliang?" Li Yunye looked at his busy brother in the mirror, hesitated for a moment, and spoke slowly.

"Hmm?" Mu Liang responded, but his mind was on Li Yunye's long hair.

"Aunt Xin is gone too."

"Hmm." Mu Liang sighed softly.

"Ten years ago, you were twenty years old, so you should have known what your mother did, right?"

"Well, at that time, my stepfather was furious and insisted on divorcing my stepmother. He had even written the divorce letter, but at that time you suddenly fell seriously ill, and the illness lasted for half a year... My stepfather took pity on you because you were young and frail and needed your mother's care. Aunt Xin also spoke for you, so my stepmother was not kicked out of the Li family."

Mrs. Li's personal maid, Sister Lan, told Mu Liang this morning what happened in the Li Mansion last night, so he was not curious why his brother suddenly asked about what happened ten years ago.

Li Yunye did not say anything after hearing this. He used to not understand why his father had no affection for his mother after living together for so many years and having a son. It turned out that there was a huge abyss between them.