(*︶*)..A Letter Home, Half a Lifetime of Mistakes
The next afternoon.
As the setting sun shone through the windows of the tavern, casting long shadows across the slightly worn rosewood tables and chairs, Lu Dayou hurried back to the tavern on West Straight Gate Street in Fuzhou.
He nearly collided with his senior brother Linghu Chong, who was pacing anxiously around the inn's back hall. Ever since Yue Lingshan had run off in tears the day before, Linghu Chong had been like an ant on a hot griddle. He had spent the whole night fretting and continued to pace through most of the day, glancing toward the entrance now and then, his eyes filled with worry and concern.
"Thank goodness!"
"Sixth Monkey, you're finally back!"
The moment Linghu Chong saw his sixth junior brother Lu Dayou, his eyes lit up. Without another thought, he grabbed Lu Dayou by the arms and asked urgently, "How is Junior Sister?"
"Is she all right?"
"Quick, tell me!"
His voice trembled slightly as he spoke, as if he feared hearing bad news.
The scene from the day before, when his junior sister had been sent away, was still vivid in his mind. Whenever he remembered her tears and the drops that had soaked the floor, Linghu Chong's heart nearly broke!
But there was nothing he could do.
He hadn't dared to run after her then, because that would only have made things worse. All he could do was hope that Lu Dayou would return with good news.
"..."
Seeing his senior brother's anxious expression, Lu Dayou couldn't help sighing to himself. Then he gathered his thoughts and said, "Don't worry!"
"Senior Brother, Junior Sister is fine. You don't need to worry."
"We stayed at an inn outside the city last night. She seemed much