Her Older Brother, Part IV

“My bad, my bad. I couldn’t help myself. Even though you’re wearing a veil, I can tell you’re a woman of incomparable beauty.”

Wu Jian sighed. “I see you haven’t changed at all. It’s good to know that some things never change.”

“You, on the other hand, have changed a lot.” Huǒ Shuchang finally sat down in the empty chair and studied Wu Jian. “You seem a lot mellower now than you were back then. To be honest, I was pretty worried about you. Standing beside you sometimes felt like I was next to a rabid beast.”

Wu Jian was glad no one could see his grimace. “Was I really like that?”

“Oh, yeah. All you cared about was getting stronger. You killed without question. Remember that young man who attacked us? The arrogant young master guy? I told you not to kill him because it could cause trouble later on down the road, but you did without moment’s hesitation.”