A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 367 Brothers Reunited in Yuancheng

In an inn in Yuancheng, Li Yunye wandered around the room with a frown on his face, occasionally leaning over the window to look at the street downstairs. He looked lost again as he hadn't seen An Yun coming back for a long time.

After learning three days ago that his brother had survived the plague, Li Yunye's longing and concern for Mu Liang became more and more serious. He could no longer bear to stay at home and suffer and worry about him, so he drove a carriage for two days and two nights without telling Mrs. Li and came to Yuancheng, which was the closest to Lianzhou and the only way for Mu Liang to return to Qile City.

Over the past half month, Li Yunye has been worried about Mu Liang every day, causing him to lose his appetite and become restless. His originally thin figure looked even weaker wrapped in plain clothes, and the haggard look on his face and the sadness between his brows were very pitiful.

"Don't worry, sir. Young Master Mu Liang might have been delayed at the border of Dongzhou. There are still officials guarding there. Anyone coming from Lianzhou needs to be examined by a doctor two or three times before they can be allowed to pass. I was also detained for two days before." The guard who was guarding the room saw the young master's anxious look and hurriedly spoke to comfort him.

"That's right, he must have been delayed there." Li Yunye calmed down after hearing that and sat down at the table beside him, muttering to himself.

"Young master, why don't you go out for a walk first to relax?" The guard stepped forward and poured a cup of warm tea for Li Yunye, continuing to persuade him.

Li Yunye shook his head unhappily. He knew that the guard was worried that he would get sick if he continued to stay in this room, but he had no interest in seeing his brother Mu Liang.

"Master! He's back! Master Mu Liang is back!" After a while, the door was suddenly pushed open, and another guard ran in happily, bowed hurriedly to Li Yunye, and replied.

"Great, you're back!" Without waiting for Li Yunye to react, the guard beside him smiled happily.

At this time, Li Yunye had tremblingly put the teacup he had just picked up back on the table. Although he was still sitting at the table in a daze, his emotions were like rolling waves that he could not suppress. His eyes couldn't help but turn red. In front of others, he had to try his best to restrain himself from crying for joy again.

"Young Master?" Seeing that Li Yunye was still sitting there motionless, the two people standing beside him looked at each other in confusion, and then called softly.

Young Master Mu Liang is back, why is he not in a hurry anymore?

"Where are you?" Li Yunye came to his senses after hearing the call, stood up and asked anxiously.

"Young Master!" As soon as he finished speaking, An Yun's voice came from the door.

Li Yunye looked in the direction of the voice and saw Mu Liang who entered the room first. The person he had been thinking about day and night finally appeared in front of him. Even though he had a stern face for some reason, Li Yunye couldn't hold back his tears and they fell like pearls.

The two guards in the room hurriedly retreated upon seeing this, and An Yun then gently closed the door.

"Where is Senior Zhou?" Several people were silently guarding outside the door, and a guard suddenly asked Xiang An Yun in a low voice.

"Of course he went to look for wine." An Yun sighed helplessly, and continued to instruct the two: "Xiao Jiu and Lao Yan are feeding the horses in the backyard. They have been driving the carriage all night and are tired. Go and take their place and let them come up and rest."

"Okay, we'll go now." The two of them responded and turned around and went downstairs.

An Yun was standing alone in the corridor, looking at the closed door with a hint of worry. Upon learning that the young master had broken the mourning rules, Young Master Mu Liang was very angry. He was worried that the two would start quarreling after meeting again after such a long separation.

"Brother Muliang, how are you?"

When they met again, Li Yunye saw that Mu Liang was not walking towards him as gently as before, but was still standing there with a serious expression. He seemed to have guessed why he was angry, so he walked up to him with a guilty conscience and asked with concern.

"A filial son should not travel far away during mourning. Didn't I remind you personally before?" Mu Liang was naturally overjoyed to see his brother-in-law, but he was even more angry at him for leaving Qile City without permission despite mourning. So even though he felt sorry for his haggard face and weight loss, and even when he saw that he took the initiative to come forward to show concern, he remained calm and just asked in a low voice.

As he expected, Brother Mu Liang was angry about this matter. Li Yunye did not say anything but just lowered his head nervously.

Jiang Siyao knew that she had broken the mourning rules because of her impulse. If this got out, Li Yunye, the filial son of the Li family, would be criticized, which would also affect the reputation of the famous Li family in Jiangnan. But she did not regret coming here. Seeing Brother Mu Liang standing in front of her safely, she was not afraid of anything.

"As the head of the famous Li family in Jiangnan, how can you be so willful and mischievous? Not to mention how people will view you as a filial son of the Li family if this matter gets out? The most important thing is that you broke the mourning rules before your adoptive father's body is cold..."

Li Yunye bowed his head and said nothing. Mu Liang continued to accuse him harshly, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the other party's sudden crying:

"Father has been gone for more than a year. He is gone and will never come back, but Brother Muliang, you are still alive... I... I can't lose you again... Ever since I learned that you were trapped in a place ravaged by the plague, I have been worried about you all the time... Because I am afraid... I am afraid that Brother Muliang will suddenly die like father..."

Li Yunye was out of breath after crying for a while, and his pitiful appearance made Mu Liang heartbroken. Knowing that he was so important in his brother's heart, he couldn't help but hug him in his arms.

"I'm sorry, Yunye. Brother Muliang knows that you rushed here regardless of everything because you were worried about me. Brother Muliang is very grateful. Thank you for letting me know how important I am to brother Yunye." Mu Liang's eyes were already filled with tears at this time. He regretted very much that he had harshly criticized his brother just now, so he hugged him tightly and choked with sobs.

Li Yunye said nothing more, just buried his head in the crook of his neck and cried inconsolably.

The room became quiet again. An Yun, who was nervously listening to the noise inside outside the door, couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

"Okay, okay, stop crying and take care of yourself." After a long while, when Mu Liang calmed down, he gently patted his brother's back and comforted him.

"Who is crying!" Li Yunye also reacted immediately, pushed him away hurriedly, and said sternly.

After saying that, he turned around and wiped the tears from his face, drank all the cold tea on the table, and poured another cup and handed it to Mu Liang.

"By the way, here is a letter from Miss Si Yao to you." After taking the warm tea, Mu Liang also remembered the letter that Si Yao gave him, and immediately took it out from his sleeve.

"Miss Si Yao? Is she the doctor who cured your plague? Why did she write me a letter?" Li Yunye took the letter with a puzzled look on his face. As he spoke, he opened it out of curiosity. However, he was suddenly startled by the three words "Jiang Si Yao" at the beginning of the letter and almost screamed.

"What's wrong? What did Miss Si Yao write to you?" Seeing his brother's expression change with shock, Mu Liang wanted to lean over to read the contents of the letter with concern, but Li Yunye immediately dodged him.

"Brother Mu Liang, you must have been exhausted from the long journey. Go and rest first." Li Yunye quickly put away the letter and pushed Mu Liang out of the room.

Mu Liang was pushed out unexpectedly, which scared An Yun who was guarding outside. He thought that the young master was getting angry again.