Chapter 5438: A Pep Talk
He had just heard the Young Scholar rustling as he got out of bed.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the Young Scholar standing there in a daze, the woodcutter frowned. "What is it?"
"Don't you recognize your brother anymore?"
The woodcutter was only joking.
But then...
The Young Scholar's eyes widened. "B-Brother?!"
"You really don't recognize me!?"
The woodcutter was astonished.
"Do you remember what happened before?"
"What happened... before..."
The Young Scholar murmured under his breath.
The dazed, bewildered look on his face gradually changed.
He remembered...
The haze in his mind slowly cleared.
Everything that had happened before came back to him vividly.
He suddenly clenched his hand.
Little Auspicious Omen...
"You remember now?"
The woodcutter sat down beside the Young Scholar's bed.
"Is anything bothering you?"
He changed the subject.
"Little brother... Little brother!"
The Young Scholar suddenly looked up.
His pupils trembled.
What?!
The woodcutter was so startled by the Young Scholar's reaction that his heart gave an involuntary jolt.
"Did you hear me?"
The woodcutter waved a hand in front of the Young Scholar.
"Little brother?"
The woodcutter called cautiously.
"...Brother..."
The Young Scholar murmured.
"Mm."
The woodcutter nodded. "It's me."
"Are you feeling all right?"
"Do you feel okay?"
"Is anything hurting?"
"Should I find a doctor to examine you?"
The Young Scholar froze.
A doctor?
Why?
Confusion showed on his face.
The woodcutter gently patted the Young Scholar's shoulder.
"You've got some nerve asking why."
"Do you know how many days you were soaked in the rain? And how many days you went without food?"
"When I found you, you were practically fainting."
"To be safe, I should still find a doctor to check you over."
The Young