Mei"er watched Xiao Jun who was practicing her swordsmanship diligently as beads of sweat covered her forehead and clapped once she finished."Indeed a master with a sword!"
"Big Brother, who is that man to you?" she asked, face resting in her hands. Xiao Jun gave a strange look and sighed, "Who is he to me? Just..how would I say this? He"s...like a benefactor? He saved my life once though I didn"t really need saving."
Mei"er just rolled her eyes.
"What benefactor? More like a potential Brother-in-Law. Hehe"
[A: wahhh..you-you already want him to be your Brother-in-Law? He"s so...poker face (-.-)]
"Whatever you say~ Let"s go, you promised me that you would by yourself a new outfit, your current one is too...boring."
Mei"er waved at Xiao Jun"s outfit and put on a look of distaste.
Frowning, she looked down at herself, "What"s wrong? I don"t see anything wrong with it."
Clicking her tongue, she walked over to the clueless girl and flicked the sleeve, "Look, you"re wearing just grey and your hair is in a simple bun with a grey ribbon. You don"t even try to make yourself presentable."
Shrugging, Xiao Jun allowed herself to be taken to a shop where pre-made clothing and fabrics were set.
Mei"er asked the shopkeeper to bring some clothing that were fitful for a young man that wasn"t too plain but wasn"t overly fancy.
In the end, Mei"er ended up choosing a red and black outfit along with a lavender and white outfit with silver coronets and corresponding shoes.
"Let"s go have a meal at the restaurant over there. Alright?" she smiled and then dragged Xiao Jun over without waiting for a response.
[A: aiyaaaa~ You"re going to make our FL broke ;-; .....]
Xiao Jun"s heart hurt as she heard the sounds of her money being taken away.
"It"s alright...you get to eat at least."
Xiao Jun ordered for them as they sat at a table and gazed over the window, looking down, she saw a young girl skipping along and then she disappeared into the same restaurant they were in.
"She looks like some n.o.bleman"s daughter."
Once their food had been brought over, they ate freely but then Mei"er tapped Xiao Jun"s hand, "Eh? Isn"t that your "benefactor"?"
Looking over, it was indeed Yun Long and Yue Qi was beside him. Standing up, Xiao Jun smiled and swallowed her food before exclaiming, "Hey! Handsome brother! Come over here~"
Yun Long stared coldly as he was called "Handsome brother" and walked over to Xiao Jun.
"Stop calling me Handsome brother. I told you my name was Yun Long." he spoke lowly, Xiao Jun simply smiled and pulled him down to sit next to her. "Alright, alright. Just eat since you"re here. Who knows when you"ll run away again like last time."
Calling over a waiter, she asked for two extra sets of utensils and dishes before pouring a cup of tea for Yun Long and handed it to him.
Yue Qi snickered quietly as he looked down but was then pulled to sit down by Mei"er, eyes widening, he gave the girl a surprised look and she gave a shameless smile.
"Oh My Heavens! Like master like apprentice! Both are shameless!"
Accepting the cup of tea, Yun Long took a sip when a sweet voiced called out his name.
Xiao Jun looked over and saw the young girl from earlier, eyeing her up and down, she huffed internally whilst thinking.
"She carries an air of arrogance around her with a deadly look in her eyes disguised with innocene. You can fool others that you are innocent but not me!"
"Eh, Yun Long, eat this." Xiao Jun put some food into his bowl of rice and pushed it near him. Seeing that the boy next to him was being sincere, Yun Long took the bowl and began eating. He could hear the low "hmph" from Zhi Ruo and she walked over to their table while throwing her arms out.
"Big Brother Long! Why are you here? Who are these people?" she looked at Xiao Jun and Mei"er with a scowl on her lips but her eyes were wide in innocence.
Yue Qi stood up and greeted her but Xiao Jun clicked her tongue, "Eh, sit down. Continue eating."
Looking at Xiao Jun, Yue Qi slowly sat down after seeing that Yun Long gave no look of disagreeing.
Hooking her arm with Yun Long"s, Xiao Jun decided to play a little bit and poured Yun Long another cup of tea. "Handsome brother, is the food I picked good?"
Yun Long looked at her and then just nodded. "Big Brother! Who is he?"
Zhi Ruo stomped her feet and pointed at Xiao Jun, disliking the closeness of the two.
[A: eh~ It"s just a "boy" hugging his friends arm.. Are you that possessive? You"re only 11!]
"Are you talking about me? I am Yun Long"s friend. What does it matter to you?" Xiao Jun gave an indifferent look and rolled her eyes before picking up her cup of tea and drinking it.
Zhi Ruo pouted and then pushed Xiao Jun off her chair before sitting on it and hugging Yun Long"s arm. "I am Prime Minister Hua"s daughter! You"re just a n.o.body!"
Frowning, Xiao Jun stood up and dusted herself off. "What a lovely daughter. So haughty and not considerate of her family"s image." she sneered.
Mei"er got up and went to Xiao Jun"s side, "Big Brother, are you alright?"
She grabbed Xiao Jun"s hands and inspected them. "Ai~ I"m alright. Nothing serious."
Pulling her hands away from Mei"er, she turned her body towards Zhi Ruo and waved a hand, "You think you are so great but there are always others who are of higher status then you. You still have to kneel down and submit to your rulers."
Yun Long"s brows furrowed as he saw a dark patch on Xiao Jun"s grey sleeve and saw a red tint. Pulling his arm out of Zhi Ruo"s grasp, he walked over to Xiao Jun and pulled her sleeve up, making her wince as he saw the sc.r.a.pe on her arm from falling onto the floor.
Mei"er"s jaw dropped and was going to say something but didn"t. She couldn"t reveal Xiao Jun"s ident.i.ty as a female.
"Ah... what are you doing? I said it was nothing serious..." Xiao Jun pulled her sleeve back down and looked up at Yun Long. The man was taller then her by quite a bit and his stare was a bit intimidating.
"Hua Zhi Ruo, go home right now!" he exclaimed, "But Big-."
Yun Long cut her off with a stern look and she ran out with tears in her eyes.
Taking Xiao Jun by the arm, Yun Long dragged her out and had Yue Qi pay for the meal. "Eh? Big Brother! Where is your Young Master taking my Big Brother?" Mei"er asked, looking up at Yue Qi. Yue Qi shrugged and the two ran out of the restaurant to chase the two.