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It was a stark contrast to when they left the Military Camp.
Back then, it was just one person going out, but now two were returning.
Since they were ostensibly on a mission to gather medicinal herbs for the army, they naturally could not return empty-handed. Thus, Pei Guanjing took Ye Chen to a pharmacy for purchases.
They bought some Hemostatic Medicine. Although the supplies would only last the soldiers a few days, in the current tense situation at the border, having these was already quite rare. These herbs might very well save hundreds of lives.
Pei Guanjing and Ye Chen waited outside for an extra day. They temporarily stayed at the courtyard Pei Guanjing had bought in town, intending to stabilize Ye Chen's condition before returning to the Military Camp. After all, they were still soldiers and could not leave at will; even if they had to go, they needed a legitimate reason.
The house Pei Guanjing brought Ye Chen to was the very pharmacy where Ye Chen had sought refuge from a group of thugs. He never expected this place to belong to Pei Guanjing.
From the moment Ye Chen stepped into the courtyard, he recognized it and exclaimed excitedly, “Master, is this your home? I’ve been here before! It’s such a coincidence that when I entered this house that day, those people stopped chasing me. I can’t believe it’s your place!”
Pei Guanjing was busy organizing the dried herbs, preparing them for packing to take to the Medical Camp. He casually nodded and said, “This is just a place to stay; it’s not really my home. Besides, my home…” His gaze inadvertently fell on the slender back of the young man.
“Huh? What about your home?” Ye Chen turned around and met Pei Guanjing's intense gaze.
In an instant, he flustered and quickly turned back, reaching for the herbs while mumbling, “Ah, I’ll help you organize the herbs!”
Clearly, when people are flustered, they tend to find something to occupy themselves with.
Pei Guanjing smiled silently and shook his head gently.
Ever since Ye Chen learned about his engagement with Pei Guanjing, he hadn’t quite processed how this Master had suddenly become his fiancé.
For a moment, the atmosphere between them grew somewhat ambiguous until an unexpected visitor broke this delicate tension.
“Young Master, there’s a letter.”
Suddenly, a voice came from behind Ye Chen. Curious, he turned around to see a shadow standing next to Pei Guanjing—it was Mo Yu.
"Well, you can go now."
Mo Yu's sudden appearance startled Ye Chen, and his departure left him equally surprised. How did this person seem to vanish into thin air so quickly?
As Ye Chen watched Mo Yu's departing figure with a curious tilt of his head and a puzzled expression, the fondness in Pei Guanjing's eyes deepened.
The reply had arrived.
The letter stated that King Huai'an would send his personal guards to pick up Ye Chen in five days, and he had also agreed to the marriage between Ye Chen and Pei Guanjing.
Seeing the contents of the letter, a faint smile curled at the corners of Pei Guanjing's lips, radiant like the Azure Wind Bright Moon Night. This smile piqued Ye Chen's curiosity.
"Master, what are you looking at?" For a moment, Ye Chen couldn't help but address Pei Guanjing as Master once again.
Pei Guanjing turned and handed the letter to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen took it eagerly, glancing over it quickly, feeling a bit shy about meeting Pei Guanjing's gaze.
What was going on? His father, whom he hadn't seen in over a decade, had already promised him to Pei Guanjing before they even met. What kind of situation was this? He thought it might have been better if his father hadn't come to pick him up; he felt he could manage just fine on his own.
Pei Guanjing assumed that Ye Chen was merely shy and didn't continue to stare at him. Instead, he handed him the clothes he had just bought, saying, "Your clothes are dirty; wear this one. The fabric is ordinary, but it's clean."
Taking the clothes from Pei Guanjing's hands, Ye Chen felt the fabric glide smoothly under his fingers. How could this silk be considered ordinary? It must be real silk!
That night, they naturally stayed in the same place, but Ye Chen still chose to sleep in a separate room from Pei Guanjing. For the first time in over six months, Ye Chen experienced what it was like to have an entire room to himself.
When he lived with Pei Guanjing before, he often worried about whether getting up in the middle of the night would disturb him. However, he would soon be leaving this place, and he wouldn't have to worry about such things anymore. As for his marriage with Pei Guanjing, he was only fourteen years old and not yet of the legal marrying age like Tianqi and Kun Ze, so he still had time. He could find a way to have Pei Guanjing call off the engagement when the time was right.
Ye Chen calculated his own plans and slept soundly through the night.
The next morning, as soon as he woke up, he set off with Pei Guanjing back to the Military Camp.
They left with empty hands but returned with bags full of medicinal herbs.
Perhaps unaware of whether Pei Guanjing was trying to curry favor with him, Pei Guanjing took it upon himself to carry most of the herbs, while Ye Chen only needed to carry a small basket. Ye Chen couldn't figure out what Pei Guanjing was thinking and could only silently follow behind him, walking slowly.
Pei Guanjing walked at a leisurely pace, as if deliberately accommodating Ye Chen's steps. Although he didn't look back, their strides maintained a comfortable distance that was neither too fast nor too slow.
As they entered the Military Camp's gates, the soldiers on guard recognized Ye Chen and Pei Guanjing and exchanged glances. Was this disciple brought back by the Master?
Despite their curiosity, the soldiers didn't dare to ask Ye Chen anything due to Pei Guanjing's cold demeanor that kept others at bay. As they were let through, the soldiers at the gate whispered among themselves.
The Medical Camp had been short-staffed these past few days. Upon their return, Pei Guanjing and Ye Chen didn't dare to rest for long and headed straight to the Medical Camp to continue treating the injured.
The medicinal herbs they brought back alleviated the urgent shortage of Hemostatic Medicine, stabilizing many soldiers' conditions in no time, and their health began to improve gradually.
By the time they finished their tasks, the recent battles with the Wolf Tribe had finally ceased, and no more injured soldiers were being sent in.
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