The Demon Swordsman 2
Ch. 289 - Mysterious Mark
Ren Yuan spoke a thousand languages.
Tears were flowing slowly in her eyes, not believing what she saw was now real. During this time Ren Yuan continued to believe his second son was still alive, but as time went on, he started to doubt that. Only a few mysterious signs came without any certainty. Whether the sign is from his son or not. The message on the wood carried by boat from Renwu City, a necklace of shells returning to his home. The one Ren Yuan made for Xin Chen. Some people think it is too guessing. But they don't know, a mother's feelings are very strong.
"You've come home ... My son ..." Ren Yuan forced his smile, but his lips forced to cry. He grabbed his second son's hand which was like a block of ice, cold. Just like the last time Ren Yuan touched him.
"I don't want to go home until I keep my promise."
Ren Yuan hugged him for so long, that Xin Zhan who saw him only put on a gaze as if he wanted to go berserk. Just as Ren Yuan released Xin Chen, that second he also raised a fist.
Xin Chen held it in with one hand, their gazes clashing against each other without any sound. Ren Yuan tried to break up.
"Xin Zhan, shouldn't you be glad your sister's home?"
"Why don't you just die?!" Xin Zhan's shout roared, he swallowed the anger he had been holding back. Looking at the face of the little brother who seemed not to feel guilty about what he did these seven years.
"You're alive, but you're pretending to be dead so I keep thinking about you. Day until night, so you can't fall asleep. Every day come to the temple to pray for your salvation! And you wandered off somewhere without caring?! You're really trash!"
There was a small fight, but Xin Zhan realized he was an adult. He just looked at his sister with eyes full of condemnation. "I can't forgive what you've done. You're prostrating I won't forgive you."
Xin Zhan was not satisfied talking, he continued on. "You were gone when I was sick, until I was scared to death for your safety. Then you left again, with the excuse of wanting to wander and all sorts of things. I'm letting you, once again. This time, you didn't ask for his permission, go as you please and come back as you please. You think you still deserve your foot to step on this house?"
Xin Zhan who constantly cornered his sister made Ren Yuan anxious. He repeatedly cut off the words of his eldest son but Xin Zhan was unwilling to budge and continued to bully without a second thought.
"Now what do you want? Ask permission and leave again? Thenwhat? Go then! You don't need mom anymore, you're too good. Mom's dead, you won't come to her funeral. No matter what you do to her, Xin Chen!"
"Zhan'er, stop right now!" Ren Yuan coughed again, worse than before. Xin Zhan who was in a panic could only gently rub his mother's back.
"Why are you just silent? Are your eyes blind? Or are your ears deaf? Cih, say something!"
"I want to say goodbye again."
Finally the young man spoke, Ren Yuan looked at him deeply. There was a sense of unwillingness when Xin Chen said it. This time it was full of regret and helplessness.
"I made a promise to you seven years ago, to bring you home safely to the harbor. I swore that day, I would keep it even if I had to make amends with my life."
Compared to Xin Zhan, Xin Chen's voice was slower and lower. There were so many wounds implied on the look on his face.
"I didn't dare go home before I took the oath. It's just, someone's waking me up."
The shadow when she saw Yuhao dead stabbed in her own hand flashed, she regretted that day. Deep down, he felt Ren Yuan and Yuhao were so alike. They love their children so much, sacrificing desperately and happily just because they hear their child's cry. But when they lose, they are injured until they can no longer sleep soundly.
Xin Zhan did not answer anything, a faint glance on his face. Feeling himself being too exaggerated scolded Xin Chen. Not knowing if his words had hurt Xin Chen.
"Chen'er ..." Ren Yuan had his son sit on the side of the bed, just like Xin Zhan. Just by looking at his two sons at the moment, Ren Yuan felt the world had returned. She hugged the two tightly, this time not wanting to cry anymore. It took ten minutes until Ren Yuan was willing to let go of the two of them. Xin Zhan took a breath of tightness, he could only look at his sister who had turned into someone different.
"Try to open your eyes."
"No way."
"Open up! Or I'll go with mom's hairpin." Xin Zhan's normally calm temperament suddenly returned to what it used to be. In Fanlu City he was known as a young man with a polite and gentle attitude, only when he saw his sister's face, the sense of nagging came back.
"Zhan'er, don't force it." Ren Yuan looked at Xin Zhan with a fierce face, though only impressed. Xin Zhan murmured indistinctly.
"Chen'er, have you eaten?"
"Let me make it." Xin Zhan was about to stand up, Ren Yuan smiled at the behavior of his first child. Although her treatment of Xin Chen was so bad, she could not hide her concern for her sister. Ren Yuan stood up, patting Xin Zhan on the shoulder.
"Sit down, let me make it. Because your sister's home."
Xin Chen was only speechless when he heard Ren Yuan's footsteps that had already disappeared in the doorway. While Xin Zhan next to him kept watching, stealing opportunities waited for his sister to open her eyes.
He exhaled a furious breath, taking out a piece of paper on the table.
"Look, I have information about father's whereabouts."
True to his guess, Xin Chen opened his eyes. In an instant only silence filled between them. Xin Zhan who was shocked by his sister's blue eyeballs, and Xin Chen who felt deceived by her brother.
"You-you?" say them simultaneously.
Xin Zhan first asked, of course with a curious face that really sucks.
"You study medical science? Oh I'm sure you're now a bandit member of the Wei Empire. But don't get like this either! Your company is so ugly! Good thing I don't expect anything about you. The sister who disappeared seven years ago turned out to be only a member of a lowly bandit."
"You yourself, be the lackey of the nobles. If I saw you, his face would instantly glow with pride."
"Your mouth!" Xin Zhan breathed three times. He is the oldest and must be patient. But Xin Chen's face, was indeed created to burn his emotions
"Why? Do not accept usually if what is said is in accordance with the facts." Xin Chen stared at the necklace in Xin Zhan's hand that was similar to the one he was wearing earlier.
"You owe me an explanation, Chen. Tell me what you've done these seven years. If not, I'll drag you down to be a crocodile in the river."