She Holds the World After Being Reborn-Chapter 575 - 574: Reunion after a Long Separation, Even the Greatest Agony Must Step Aside
Su Bai was destined not to sleep through this particular night, for before long, Wu Bie rushed to knock on the door in a hurry.
"Awan, don’t sleep any longer, pursuers are coming."
Su Bai didn’t even open his eyes as he swiftly rose from the bed, grabbed his belongings, opened the door, and followed Wu Bie as they ran out from the backyard.
Their horses were grazing in the backyard.
"How did you become so exhausted?" Wu Bie was worried as he helped her onto the horse.
Su Bai could no longer hold on, his consciousness plunged into the Inner Sea, and Wu Bie only saw him slumped over weakly on the horseback, lolling from side to side, which scared him into a cold sweat.
There was certainly no soporific herb in the medicine he grabbed; how could the child be acting as if he’d never slept before? 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Yan Wanqing inside the Inner Sea was startled.
No matter how she shouted for Su Bai, there was no response.
Moreover, Yan Wanqing noticed that Su Bai appeared somewhat translucent.
This was the first time the two of them had met in the Inner Sea; Su Bai floated in mid-air, eyes tightly shut. Just as Yan Wanqing was about to reach out to touch him, a massive force of suction pulled her away, and when she opened her eyes next, she was already on horseback.
She instinctively rubbed her eyes and straightened her body.
Seeing that she had awakened, Wu Bie sighed with relief, "Good thing you woke up." He had been afraid that the jolting journey would bump her off the horse.
Yan Wanqing saw beads of sweat densely covering Wu Bie’s forehead and was touched.
"I had a good sleep," Yan Wanqing tried to dismount the horse but was stopped by Wu Bie.
"You are covered in injuries and haven’t recovered from the cold. It’s better if you keep sitting. We will stop to rest in a bit," Wu Bie said as he glanced at the sky.
Only then did Yan Wanqing notice the sun had already set.
She stretched out her hand to rub her temples. Her head felt heavy and dizzy, and she was exhausted all over.
Though she was immune to all poison, she could not withstand the cold.
The campfire was lit; Yan Wanqing sat on a rock, while Su Bai continued to sleep inside the Inner Sea, no longer so transparent.
Ever since the two could switch with each other, Su Bai seemed much weaker.
In her daze, Wu Bie handed her a piece of flatbread: "Make do with this. We’ll continue our journey tomorrow. In ten days’ time, we should arrive at the Qin State."
Yan Wanqing took the flatbread; the next second she stiffened, and her hand pressed onto the sword at her waist.
Wu Bie also darkened his expression.
The two exchanged glances.
Someone was approaching.
A small group of people, not many, was stealthily drawing near, clearly targeting them.
The campfire flickered with the breeze, and amidst the quiet, the crackling sound of burning twigs filled the air.
Wu Bie snorted coldly, "Since you’ve come, why bother skulking like a rat instead of showing your face?"
Stones from his fingers shot quickly towards a certain spot.
With the rustling sound of grass and leaves, someone emerged from the underbrush, hand holding the very stone Wu Bie had shot.
Wu Bie stared at the group, all of whom were cloaked head to toe.
The person took two steps forward.
Wu Bie instinctively protected Yan Wanqing at his side, "Take one more step, and mind your feet."
"Miss! Miss!" The person immediately took off their hood, revealing a rough-hewn face.
Wu Bie had not seen him before and frowned.
Yan Wanqing, recognizing him, said, "Ghost Face Gentleman?"
"Miss still remembers this humble one." Ghost Face Gentleman, a brawny man, had eyes brimming with tears; the men behind him also removed their hoods one after another.
They were all subordinates of Yan Hongzhao.
With three strides turning into two, Ghost Face Gentleman walked directly up to Yan Wanqing and knelt on both knees, "Miss, you have suffered these past three years!"
As soon as he spoke, the men behind him also knelt down, "Miss has suffered!"
Yan Wanqing’s nose tingled. She rose to her feet, walked over to Ghost Face Gentleman, and held out her hands to lift him, "Get up, all of you, quickly get up."
A short while later.
As everyone encircled the campfire and sat on the ground, Yan Wanqing learned of the Yan Family’s current circumstances in the Qin State over the past three years.
"We’ve been searching for the Miss for seven days and nights. The boss feels sorry for us, so he told us to go back. He hopped on a horse and went searching again himself," Ghost Face Gentleman brought up Yan Hongzhao, "We happen to have a bit of luck and actually met the Miss on our way back."
They had followed because it seemed like her.
Unexpectedly, it truly was.
The luck was simply too good.
"The boss will surely be overjoyed to know," Ghost Face Gentleman wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes with his sleeve, already having sent someone to find Yan Hongzhao, believing he would arrive shortly.
Yan Wanqing nodded her head.
She knew, no matter what, her family would never give up on her.
Her heart felt warm, and she realized having family was truly wonderful.
"This is my lifesaver. If it weren’t for him, I might have been lost in the river," Yan Wanqing solemnly introduced Wu Bie to everyone: "He’s also my sworn brother’s elder brother. In the future, when you see him, treat him as you would me."
Upon hearing that Wu Bie was Yan Wanqing’s savior, Ghost Face quickly stood up to give thanks.
Wu Bie immediately came forward to support him: "We’re all family, all family."
The atmosphere among the people was harmonious, as they chatted and laughed with ease, Yan Wanqing’s lips brimming with smiles the whole time.
Finally, a series of hoofbeats sounded.
Yan Wanqing fixed her gaze in their direction.
She saw a woman dressed in black, who, before the horse could even approach, had already leapt off its back.
Yan Hongzhao was practically lunging forward. From afar, she saw her big sister sitting by the bonfire. Just one glance, and she couldn’t look away.
Big sister...
"It really is big sister!" Yan Hongzhao hugged Yan Wanqing, feeling the real warmth from the palm of her hands, and cried with joy.
Yan Wanqing’s eyes reddened as she embraced her sister: "It’s me."
"Big sister! Big sister, big sister, big sister..." Yan Hongzhao seemed like she couldn’t say it enough, happily spinning around with Yan Wanqing by the fire, joyful as a child.
Yan Wanqing felt dizzy from the spinning.
"Enough, enough, I’ll throw up if we keep spinning," she quickly stopped her immensely strong younger sister.
Yan Hongzhao somewhat embarrassedly set her big sister down, her cheeks flushed with excitement: "I’ll do whatever big sister says!"
"Now that we’ve found big sister, let’s leave. The camp is in a nearby village, and big brother is there too. Big sister, let’s go there," Yan Hongzhao suggested as she looked around. It was pitch-black, and the forces from Dawei and Chu Kingdom could arrive at any moment. On the road searching, they had already clashed with these pursuers countless times.
Yan Wanqing and Wu Bie had no objections. On the way, Wu Bie took the opportunity to tell Yan Hongzhao about how her big sister had caught a cold and not yet recovered, which worried Yan Hongzhao terribly.
Yan Wanqing did not refuse this care from her family.
After returning to the village, Yan Li’an had not yet come back, so the sisters sat in a room together, chatting intimately.
Under the candlelight.
Yan Wanqing sat half-naked as Yan Hongzhao meticulously applied medicine to her wounds.
Seeing the overlapping new and old scars, she couldn’t help her eyes from reddening.
When big sister was still living as a young lady in the Capital City, she never had these scars.
"What are you crying for, such a big girl, no backbone," Yan Wanqing knew her fifth sister felt sorry for her and reached out to tease her little nose, speaking indulgently.
Yan Hongzhao’s lips puckered, and she was about to shed tears: "Hongzhao feels sorry for big sister!"
"It’s all in the past." Yan Wanqing soothed: "From now on, our family will never be separated again."
"Yes!" Yan Hongzhao nodded vigorously: "I’ve already sent someone to inform mother. Big sister, as soon as day breaks, we’ll go home!"
"Good, home!"
The two sisters leaned on each other, inseparable.
The moon shone bright amidst sparse stars.
"Tomorrow will certainly be clear and sunny," Wu Bie, who rarely had liquor, sat alone on the rooftop drinking in the moonlight, while his other hand touched the pendant on his neck.
"Huai Yu, I’ve found Wanqing. She’s suffered a lot over these years. You must be very distressed in heaven, aren’t you? But it’s all over now. From now on, I’ll protect her like my own sister; you can rest assured."
"Your cherished friend, I, Wu Bie, will protect with my life..."
The last word merged into the liquor as he stretched lazily and lay down on the straw roof: "Fine liquor, fine liquor indeed!"
"How could one just drink a single jug of fine liquor?" A shadow stood beneath the eaves, smiling at Wu Bie.
Wu Bie recognized it was Ghost Face Gentle.
Seeing him carrying a jar of liquor in each hand, Wu Bie became spirited: "Come up, then we’ll talk."
Ghost Face Gentle leapt up gracefully. Without a word, he tossed a jar to Wu Bie, uncovered the red cloth, and took a big gulp, the alcohol’s sharpness like a fire that burned straight to his heart. He wiped his chin with the back of his hand in a bold gesture.
"Great liquor! Refreshing!"
Seeing this, Wu Bie followed suit: "Indeed, fine liquor!"
"Drinking in secret without calling me, huh?" Another charming voice spoke up.
It was none other than the young master Yan Li’an, returning from his search.
He, too, carried a jar of liquor and leaped onto the rooftop.
Ghost Face Gentle was taken aback: "Shouldn’t the young master go check on the young miss first?" What did it mean that he was joining them for drinks upon returning?
Yan Li’an waved his hand: "I’ll see her tomorrow."
"What a thing to say, ’I’ll see her tomorrow.’" Wu Bie laughed heartily: "Indeed, Wanqing’s hardships have turned to happiness, and she has finally reunited with us. From now on, we’ll never let her suffer alone again."
Seeing Yan Li’an, he raised his jar: "The young master’s words are heartening."
Yan Li’an smiled, opened the jar’s cloth, and drank deeply, washing away the frustrations of the past period.
Let tomorrow’s matters wait until tomorrow; as long as today is joyful, that’s enough.
With a long-awaited reunion, even the greatest torments must step aside.
