Chapter 143 - 141. Confrontation I

Third person POV

*the time when Huayun brought Hong er's dinner.

Huayun was easily dragged out by Meiyun. She was too shocked that not a word could come out from her throat. The servants that stood outside of the room looked at them with weird eyes. Seeing that this wasn't the place to explain everything to Huayun, Meiyun left a message to a little maid beside her.

Meiyun: " We will be off for a while. If Her Majesty Empress asked you about our whereabouts, just say that something important came up. Me and Huayun will come to report tomorrow morning, kay?"

Maid: " Ye-yes, Meiyun Jiejie."

Meiyun: " Good, then I leave it to you."

After she was done saying her words, she quickly dragged Huayun to a secluded place and looked around to check if anyone following them before she shook Huayun's body to wake her up from her state of shock.

Huayun finally regained her sense after a few earth shaking shake from Meiyun. She grabbed both of Meiyun's arms tightly and asked her with wide eyes.

Huayun: " Meiyun, is-is that really General Sheng?"

Meiyun didn't dare to look directly to her eyes as she felt guilty for hiding these things from her closest sister, but sometimes it was inevitable.

Meiyun: " En."

Huayun: " H-how? Wasn't he reported to be dead in a mission?"

Meiyun: " I can't tell you. I'm sorry."

Huayun: " Aren't we sisters?! What thing that you couldn't tell me? Am I that untrustworthy? After many years living together, even after we had been through life and death experience shoulder to shoulder, you still couldn't tell me?"

Meiyun: " It is not like that. It is better if you don't know. I don't want you to get involved into this mess."

Huayun: " What mess?!"

Meiyun: " I can't tell you, okay?! One day! One day you will know, but not now. Please, I beg you, trust me."

Meiyun begged. Huayun couldn't get angry at Meiyun after she saw how remorseful Meiyun's face was. Actually she knew that sometimes it was inevitable that one had to keep the secret of their mission even from their closest. Before, she was too upset to think straight.

Huayun: " En. I'm sorry too for yelling at you."

Meiyun: " It's fine."

Huayun thought again then suddenly she realized something.

Huayun: " I-if General Sheng is safe and sound th-then Qier…. How about him?"

Meiyun didn't reply to her for a while. Meiyun turned her head to the side and spoke in a clear voice.

Meiyun: " Why don't you personally explain it to her?"

Huayun followed Meiyun' line of sight and saw a familiar silhouette slowly emerge from behind the wall.

Qier: " Huayun…"

Huayun: " Qi-Qier, is that really you?"

Huayun let Meiyun's arms go and staggered towards Qier. Qier ran to her and helped her to stand straight.

Huayun: " It really is you. Ho-how?"

Qier: " I'm sorry that I left you without notice and for now, I can't really explain the details but I promise that everything is fine."

Huayun stared at him for quite long before she nodded her head.

Huayun: " Good that you are fine. I really miss you."

Huayun hugged Qier tightly as she cried in his chest. Feeling awkward from being stared by Meiyun, Qier glanced at Meiyun and gave her a meaning look.

Meiyun: " Oookayyyy, I will just go."

Meiyun turned around and walked out from the alley, thinking that she didn't have anything to do, she decided to go back to Hong er's chamber to guard. While she was on her way there, she was joyfully humming a children song and her necklace bounced on her collarbone as she skipped along the way. She lifted the necklace and observed it around before she giggled happily.

Meiyun: ' I wonder what he is doing right now.'

However, her steps came to a stop.

Meiyun: "Do all of you really like to hide behind wall?"

Meiyun turned her body around with a sly grin on her face. A man that had the same height as Qier walked out from his hiding spot and unhurriedly approach Meiyun.

Meiyun: " Yo! Long time no see~"

Qiyi's eye unnoticeably widened and in a second his face went back to normal.

Qiyi: " En."

Qiyi: ' She is as cheerful as always.'

Meiyun: " Everything is good?"

Qiyi: " En."

Meiyun: " Oohh~ That's good to hear."

Meiyun awkwardly replied.

Meiyun: " Th-then I will go if there is nothing important. It's my bad to call you out like that."

Meiyun swiftly turned around and walked away with quick steps but Qiyi grabbed her arm before she could take another step.

Meiyun: " I-is there something that you want to say?"

Qiyi: " Wha- Don't you have something to say to me?"

Meiyun: " What? Why?"

Qiyi: " I mean, like…."

Qiyi: ' Like you miss me."

Meiyun: " Like what?"

Qiyi: " No, nothing. Forget what I said."

Meiyun thought that it would be rude of her if she just walked away like that after seeing how disappointed Qiyi's face was.

Meiyun: " So, why are you here instead of watching over His Majesty."

Qiyi couldn't gave her an immediate answer. He couldn't just say that he purposely followed her because he 'kinda' miss her loud laughter and jokes. 2 minutes passed by, yet, Qiyi hasn't reply to her.

Meiyun: " It's fine if you can't tell me."

Meiyun: ' Bet it is somekind of mission, or maybe to keep an eye on me because I know their master's secret. Meh.'

Qiyi: " N-no, I have something to tell you."

Meiyun: " Hm? What is it?"

Meiyun asked with eyes full of curiosity.

Qiyi: " Don't be too close to that General Di of Dong Fang."

Meiyun knitted her brows in displease.

Meiyun: " Why do you say so?"

Qiyi: " I had heard a few hearsay that he was not as good as he looked like."

Meiyun clenched her hands into fists under her sleeve.

Meiyun: " I know him, he is a good guy."

Qiyi: " But you don't know if he was only faking it. There are so many-"

Meiyun: " Rumors? Heh, I didn't know that the most elite warrior that stayed by His Majesty's side is believing the rumors."

Meiyun's eyes turned icy cold. Qiyi gritted his teeth as anger started to boil in his heart. He didn't expect that Meiyun would defend Di Shang, he thought that she liked him.

Meiyun: " Did your teacher not teach you to not believe in rumors? We, the eyes and ears of our master, should not believe in rumors or gossips. We had to investigate the facts."

Meiyun bravely took a step forward and stared at Qiyi with her eyes wide open. But Qiyi didn't back down, he straighten his back and firmly replied to Meiyun.

Qiyi: " Sometimes rumor can be the truth."

They stared at each other without any intention of backing away. Even though Meiyun was upset with Qiyi for talking bad about Di Shang, she still had some feelings lingering deep down in her heart. Didn't want to fight with him at the day they met after a long time, she sighed tiredly and broke their staring competition.

Meiyun: " Fine fine fine, I don't want to fight with you. I didn't know why you are so upset about that. Btw, why do you even care?"

Irked by Meiyun's words, Qiyi unconsciously gripped her arm tighter than he intentioned.

Meiyun: " OI! It hurts! Why are you acting so strange today?"

Meiyun's yelp slapped him out of his daze.

Qiyi: " I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you."

Qiyi apologized to her in a small voice. Despite her arm was throbbing non-stop, she didn't even try to ease the pain on her arm. Rather, her heart hurts much more. Her face was facing downward so Qiyi couldn't see her expression.

Guilt started to built up in his heart

Qiyi: " Me-Meiyu-"

Meiyun: " I'm not angry or what but if you are in bad mood, don't vent your anger on me. I'm not your sandbag, I have feelings too."