Reunion, Part IV

“I do not believe we should delay anymore, Young Mistress. We should depart now.”

“You have been awfully persistent. Why do you want us to leave so suddenly?”

“I just do not believe we should waste any time here. We have already been delayed enough. Adding even more delays just gives our enemies more time to attack us.”

“While that might be true, it will be a while yet before they learn of what happened to the three they sent to kill us. You need to relax. Besides, the person who will be accompanying us is a dear friend. I do not want her to arrive and find us gone.”

“…”

Wu Jian was sitting on the grass, underneath the shade of a tree, and absently stroking Youmei’s head as he watched Zhou Wen attempt to convince Zhou Lihua they should leave right now. She was trying awfully hard to convince her young mistress. The question was why? And was it just Wu Jian, or did she seem a tad nervous? Or maybe anxious was a better word to describe how she appeared?