Chapter 33 Unexpected Visitor

Sitting on the beach, with his right hand on his knees, watching the orange and red sun set on the colorful horizon. Every time the wind pushes the water and kisses the shore, Xue Horan can taste the salty taste of the sea.

Yen Nuo sat beside Xue Horan. She said, "Hao'er, watching the sunset every day does not make da shixiong come home sooner."

Xue Horan said, "I know that."

Yen Nuo, "Shimu send me to call you to dinner."

Xue Horan, "I'm not hungry."

Then from behind Xue Horan and Yen Nuo, Shi Rou came running panting heavily almost out of breath. She yelled, "Nuo shijie…Hao'er…" She stopped and took a few breaths before continuing to speak. "Hao'er, there is a guest at our house say he came to see you."

Xue Horan, "Guest? In addition to the three of you, there are da shixiong and Lanying shijie that I know. I don't know anyone else. Who would it be?"

Yen Nuo, "Or because you ran away from da shixiong, he follow you home to sweet talk you into forgiving him."

Xue Horan, "He won't, when he have her…"

Shi Rou, "Her? Who is her?"

Xue Horan, "Nothing, you heard it wrong."

Yen Nuo, "Let's go home and see who came to see you."

Xue Horan stood up and wiped the sand off his buttocks. He said, "I didn't offend anyone. Let's us go see?"

Standing in the small guest hall, Xue Longwei stared at the dirty Taoist beggar. He took a breath and said sternly, "You said you came to visit Horan. As long as I can remember, I know everyone that Horan befriended with, and you are not one of them."

Yongzheng said, "I told Horan that if I come down here, I will visit him."

Xue Longwei said, "Bullshit." He lunged forward at Yongzheng.

Yongzheng folded his arms in front of his chest, blocked Xue Longwei's punch, and made him stumble towards the door. Xue Longwei rushed forward into the air and kicked a few times directly on Yongzheng's chest, but Yongzheng quickly blocked Xue Longwei's feet, allowing Yongzheng to go further out the door.

As soon as Xue Longwei landed, he swung his right feet at Yongzheng. To avoid being knocked down Yongzheng flipped over Xue Longwei. Xue Longwei quickly stood to the left and send his right foot towards Yongzheng's abdomen. Yongzheng blocked Xue Longwei's feet with his left hand and flipped over Xue Longwei's body, and kicked Xue Longwei in the abdomen as soon as he landed.

Xue Longwei's right hand blocked Yongzheng's foot, but the powerful force of Yongzheng's kick pushed Xue Longwei backwards toward his leader chair. Xue Longwei released his butterfly sword at Yongzheng.

Yongzheng quickly did four backflips toward the door. Then Xue Longwei flew forward with a heavy blow.

Xue Huoran rushed into the conference room from the side. He shouted, "Father, stop."

Xue Horan's voice distracted Yongzheng and prevented Yongzheng from blocking Xue Longwei's punch. He turned to the left and looked at Xue Horan. He was very happy when he saw Xue Horan's innocent face rushing towards him. Then Xue Longwei's powerful punch landed directly on Yongzheng's left shoulder, sending him out of the conference room to the front yard.

Xue Horan rushed out of the conference room, "Yongzheng!" He helped Yongzheng get up. "Yongzheng, are you alright?"

Yongzheng said, "I'm fine."

Xue Horan turned to his father, "Father, why do you punch him?"

Xue Longwei, "Hao'er, this dirty beggar claims to know you. I don't believe him because I know all your friends and he is not one of them."

Xue Horan, "Are you too old that you forgot that I just returned from Central Plains? Are you questioning my ability of making new friends?"

Xue Longwei looked at Yongzheng, "Is he really your friend?"

Xue Horan said, "Yes. You apologize." He looked at his father.

Xue Longwei, "Me…I am the head of the family why should I apologize to a dirty Taoist?"

Xue Horan, "Because you were wrong to hit him. Moreover, he is our guest. How can you treat your guest like this?" He walked to Xue Longwei. "Are you apologizing or not?"

Xue Longwei rolled his eyes and looked at Yongzheng indifferently, "No."

Xue Luxia walked from behind, "Lao gong, there have been no guests for many years, how can you treat our guest like this?" She walked to the front of Yongzheng. "I apologize for my husband's misconduct. Can this distinguished guest eat with us?"

Xue Horan said, "Yes, he will." He looked at Yongzheng and found that Yongzheng was really as dirty as Xue Longwei said. "Yongzheng, take a bath and change clothes before going to eat." He pulled Yongzheng's hand and they walked away from his parents.

Xue Horan opened the door to the washroom in the back of the house. He said, "You go ahead and take a bath. I'll get you clothes."

Xue Horan quickly entered the room and took out his new clothes, only to find that his clothes were too small for Yongzheng. He looked at the new clothes he made for Rao Zhengsheng. He picked it up and stared at it. He sighed, "I guess you are not meant to be worn by da shixiong." He walked back to the washroom.

Xue Horan entered the bathroom. Unexpectedly, Yongzheng was already naked and almost finished bathing. He said, "Yongzheng, change clothes here." Xue Horan's eyes widened, staring at Yongzheng's muscular body covered with scars. There seems to be some kind of symbol on the back of Yongzheng's left shoulder blade. The small white towel was not in reach, so Yongzheng didn't turn around to face Xue Horan. Xue Horan stared for awhile until he realized he was staring at a naked man. He dropped the clothes on the wet floor and covered his eyes. "Yongzheng, I'm sorry. I thought you were still wearing clothes." He hurriedly bent down and picked up the clothes. "I leave the clothes here." He put the clothes on the stool and rushed out.

After Yongzheng dressed himself. He walked out of the bathroom and found Xue Huoran still standing in front of the washroom. He said, "Horan, I'm done."

Xue Horan turned around and found himself facing Yongzheng. He bowed his head and said, "Yongzheng, I'm sorry."

Yongzheng said, "It doesn't matter, we are both men."

Xue Horan said, "How about I make your hair for you?"

Yongzheng declined, "It's okay."

Xue Horan, "Let me do your hair for you as an apology."

When Yongzheng and Xue Horan came to the dinner table, the three seniors, Xue Longwei and Xue Luxia, had already sat down at the dinner table.

Xue Longwei looked at Yongzheng up and down. He said, "I didn't know that a beggar would become hero after changing his dirty clothes."

Xue Luxia tapped Xue Longwei's hand with her chopsticks. She smiled at Yongzheng and said, "Don't worry about my old man. He is always like this." She picked up a chicken wing and put it in Yongzheng's bowl. "Oh heaven, I thought you were Hao'er. Horan likes chicken wings the most."

Xue Horan, "Mother…"

Yongzheng picked up the chicken wing and placed it on Xue Horan's bowl. He said, "If you like it, you can have it."

Xue Horan felt awkward and embarrassed. He smiled lightly, "Thank you Yongzheng."

Then they heard the drum beat three times.

Yen Nuo, "Da shixiong and shijie is home."

Xue Luxia smiled, "Zhen'er and Lan'er are home." She stood up. "Rou'er, go get them another set of bowls." She walked quickly to the front of the house.

Yen Nuo and Ciao Nui stood up. Ciao Nui asked, "Hoa'er, you are not going to meet da shixiong and shijie?"

Xue Horan said, "No, I just met them a week ago."

Yen Nuo, "Alright, Ah Nui, let's go then."

After a while, Xue Luxia loud voice called from the front door, "Ruo'er, bring another set of bowl, we have another guest."

Xue Horan didn't need to go welcoming Rao Zhengsheng to know the additional guest mentioned by his mother. He knew that Rao Zhengsheng had brought his future wife home to see his shifu and shimu. He ignored Rao Zhengsheng and continued to eat.

Rao Zhengsheng stood beside Xue Horan and said, "Hao'er, I'm home."

Xue Horan didn't look up. He said, "Welcome home, da shixiong."

Rao Zhengsheng sat beside Xue Horan. Yuan Xiurong sat between Rao Zhengsheng and Xue Luxia.

Dong Lanying said, "I'm sitting at another table with them." She walked to the table and sat with her three juniors.

Rao Zhengsheng turned to Xue Horan and said, "Hao'er, I'm sorry."

Xue Horan looked at Rao Zhengsheng and said, "Da shixiong has done nothing wrong, why do you apologize?"

Rao Zhengsheng said, "I know you are angry with me, that's why you left leaving only a note behind."

Xue Horan said, "My notes are very clear. I miss home and my parents."

Xue Luxia said, "Zhen'er…Hoa'er…How many times have I told you. Don't bring your differences to the dinner table. We have guests tonight, and we want to eat happily."

Rao Zhengsheng said, "Shimu is right, I'm sorry, I forgot what Shimu taught."

Xue Horan turned to Yongzheng and said, "Yongzheng, you sleep with me tonight."

Rao Zhengsheng stared coldly at Yongzheng and Yongzheng was choking on his food.