Chapter 286 – Departure - Part 2
Yao Jue helped Li Yuan to his feet, her eyes wet.
Cui Huayin approached.
“My lady,” Yao Jue whispered.
“Just call me Huayin,” Cui Huayin said lightly. “We’re still sisters; nothing changes.”
She laid a slender hand on Li Yuan’s white hair, a trace of sorrow in her eyes; then she smiled with practiced grace. “Congratulations, Husband.”
Jing Shuixiang arrived, and Ping'an—still howling like a privileged child in mourning—trailed behind.
“We should go home,” Li Yuan said weakly.
Yet relief and happiness lit his features. “It’s a celebration. Let’s fry up a few more dishes.
“Ping'an, share a drink with your old man. You foolish boy, you give me no end of worry.”
“O-okay, Dad,” the crybaby prodigy sniffled.
“Enough tears. Think about how you’ll break my next move. You thought training was over? Your ultimate sword still isn’t finished, is it?”
“Soon...almost there.” Ping'an wiped his tears away; a steely resolve shone in his eyes.