243 XIAO JUN edited

He wasn't as handsome as Xiao Tianyao, but he was quite good looking. Women did not find his presence intimidating, unlike Xiao Tianyao who made people want to bow their head low every time he looked at them.

"We will bring all the children with me." Qi Xunyi stated.

"No, you won't."

"Don't worry. We will take care of them." He tried to soften his voice.

"I will take them."

"Prince Xiao Tianyao, I know it's been a long time since the last time we met, but do you really not recognize me?"

"Should I know you?" Xiao Tianyao squinted his eyes in dangerous way.

"What happened to you?" Qi Xunyi tried to touch Xiao Tianyao's shoulder, but he dodged.

"Don't you remember what happened in Xinghe?"

Xiao Tianyao didn't answer, his expression remained calm and aloof like always. "You will not take them." He said with finality.

Qi Xunyi was befuddled, "We are people of Greenhill."

"And what are the people of Greenhill doing here?"

"They protected those children who were sold to the L Clan." It was someone else who answered Xiao Tianyao's question.

Both Xiao Tianyao and Qi Xunyi tilted their head in the direction of the voice and found out it was Xiao Jun who'd arrived.

"Prince Xiao Jun." Qi Xunyi slightly bowed in respect while Xiao Tianyao didn't budge when he saw his brother.

"What are you doing here?"

"No hug?" Xiao Jun teased him. "Is this how you greet your older brother who you haven't met for a long time?"

"Cut the crap Jun, what are you doing here? Are you not supposed to be in the Capital?" Xiao Tianyao asked in an irritated tone.

"He hasn't changed." Qi Xunyi mumbled to Xiao Jun.

"Hmm. He will never." Xiao Jun agreed.

Actually, Xiao Tianyao and Xiao Jun were close. Even though they didn't meet regularly, both of them always apprised each other about the information they gathered.

Xiao Jun would be mostly in the Capital City while Xiao Tianyao would be at the Army training grounds and rarely returned home. His son was under Xiao Jun's wife, Qianru's, care as well, since he was so busy.

Xiao Tianyao folded his armswaiting for Xiao Jun to be more serious. He despised this side of Xiao Jun the most when he wore a leisurely attitude. On the other hand Xiao Jun found it fun to tease and challenge his younger sibling's patience.

"I came because of your last letter regarding Q City's rebellion and the rumor that has spread around." Xiao Jun stopped, chuckled and turned more solemn. "Elder Dam's granddaughter has been found?"

"Yes, Prince Xiao Jun, I saw her and she has purple hair." It was Qi Xunyi who answered him.

"Where is she?" Xiao Jun still directed his question to Xiao Tianyao.

Xiao Jun had just arrived when he spotted Xiao Tianyao in the middle of an argument with Qi Xunyi, so he approached them first and didn't have a chance to see Senja.

"She is there."Xiao Tianyao gestured in Senja's direction with his chin. "Now, tell me how did you find this place?"

"People from Greenhill had been on guard nearby. So, they knew the moment you reached this place." Xiao Jun spoke carefully while signalling Qi Xunyi to withdraw. He retreated.

"Greenhill people are your people?"

"No, they are their own people. It so happened that I had once helped them, so they returned the favor." Xiao Jun answered truthfully.

Xiao Tianyao was surprised by this piece of information and his expression turned dark. "Don't sneak behind my back Jun." He spoke in a threatening tone.

"I won't harm my own brother." Xiao Jun still stayed calm.

"So, what do you mean by following me?"