Chapter 185 - Snowy Afternoon (2)

Gong Jue suddenly reached out and grasped her hands. The eagerness in his eyes confused Gong Yi Mo for a moment.

"Sister...I won't tell anyone!"

Gong Yi Mo's gave a sigh of relief in her heart.

"As long as you're not afraid."

"Sister...will you leave me?"

Gong Yi Mo was surprised at his words. She wondered why he would say such a thing.

"I-"

"In any case, you can't leave me! No, don't!"

Before Gong Yi Mo could reply, she was interrupted by Gong Jue's firm plea. Seeing his hidden panic and nervousness underneath, Gong Yi Mo smiled at him in comfort. This boy's worries were groundless. He was the child she raised personally, so what problems could there be?Follow current novels at novelhall.com)

Seeing how carefree she was, Gong Jue began to open up and seriously related his journey from the capital to Xi Zhou, and how he dug up wells and built a canal.

When she drank most of her wine, Gong Yi Mo was a little drunk. She looked up at the gray sky and drifting snow, then sighed.

The snow in Xi Zhou...was very beautiful.

Since the cave wasn't too deep, occasional snowflakes would be blown in by the wind towards the fireplace where they sat around. Gong Yi Mo thought that if there were a few scholars here, they would think of a poem to describe this moment.

In this way, they watched the snowfall as they drank, speaking less and less until all they did was savor the wine.

All of the fine wine emptied into Gong Yi Mo's stomach. Gong Jue lifted the wine bag that she gave him earlier, tasting it bit by bit. Since there wasn't much there in the first place, he was hardly drunk.

"Wake me up when night falls..."

Gong Yi Mo said with a muddled head.

Her internal injuries weren't in a good state, so sleep was the best way to heal.

Gong Jue took her back before heading out in search for more dead brances and grasses. Although martial arts practitioners like them had internal forces to protect their bodies, he feared that his sister would freeze from her unstable health. After performing his task, he lay gently beside Gong Yi Mo and sighed contentedly.

If....if there was only him and his sister in this entire world...he wouldn't have to be so....restrained about his feelings.