72 Reunion

Moxinke looked up at the gloomy sky. It was covered with dark clouds. Sunier would soon come to replace him, but... it was too cold today. He was hesitating on whether he should let Sunier go back or not when she came. It was said that elves hated the cold. Anyway, he had already been here for the first half day, and didn't mind staying for another half.

Moxinke shrunk his neck again, and suddenly saw a black spot emerging from a distance. He narrowed his eyes and stared at it closely. It was an ordinary wagon driven by two horses, moving extremely slowly since the ground was covered with ice and snow. It took nearly an hour for it to arrive in front of Moxinke from the time it entered his eyesight.

Moxinke stood there quietly, wondering who would go out under such horrible weather. During the whole morning, he had only seen two well-armed knights, and now this wagon. The snow white field in front of him was like an untraversed world. Thus, it more or less surprised him when he suddenly saw a wagon passing by under such a freezing climate at such a leisurely pace. It was even more surprising when the wagon stopped in front of him.

A man jumped out of the wagon on the other side. Moxinke could only see his feet and the leather boots on them. Then came the overjoyed voice of the carter, "Thank you, My Lord..."

The wagon turned a bend and galloped back in the direction of where it had come from. Moxinke was stunned. On the other side of the road stood a young man who was looking at him with a big smile.

Moxinke had imagined this scene many times before. Good scenarios such as if Han Jin was passing by at a fast speed on a horse, and he jumped out suddenly to give him a surprise, bad scenarios like if Han Jin was captured and put in a prisoner's van, and he rushed out from behind, destroyed the formation of the enemies, and rescued Han Jin from the jaws of death. Of course, these were just two possibilities from his vast imagination. He was not really an over imaginative man, but it was just so boring to wait here every day. Otherwise, he could only practice his sword forms at the roadside.

However, these were only imaginations. As a matter of fact, with the passing of time, Moxinke had nearly given up hope. But it happened all of a sudden and the scene was totally different from what he had imagined: he neither had the chance to surprise Han Jin, nor did Han Jin surprise him. It was unassuming, and ordinary. But still, Moxinke nearly lost control of himself and felt as if his chest was going to explode. Now, he wanted to do nothing but let out a loud roar first.

"You... You..." he said in a quavering voice before dashing toward Han Jin.

"Hey!"

Han Jin was frightened by Moxinke's reaction. The big fellow gave Han Jin a bear hug. A burst of laughter, full of joy and excitement, echoed between heaven and earth. Sunier had also come. She stood there, around ten meters away from them, and looked at them with a satisfied smile. She was as excited as Moxinke, but more skilled than him in hiding her emotions.

Moxinke didn't let Han Jin down until they had whirled seventeen or eighteen circles. Han Jin gave him a disdainful glance and looked to Sunier, "Come on, give me a hug..." he joked.

Compared with Moxinke's excitement, he would rather receive Sunier's enthusiasm. It was said that elves were good-looking creatures. Han Jin had always been very curious about this.

But she just looked at him silently, her eyes full of joy, not that fervent, but very warm.

The distance between Han Jin and her was getting closer and closer. She still stood there, until he stopped right in front of her. Han Jin made an awkward dry cough. He was just joking about the hug. No matter how Sunier reacted, felt shy, moved away, just hugged him, or got angry, he would decide whether to continue his joke or not based on her attitude. But she just stood there, motionless, which made the situation very awkward for him. He couldn't just simply actually give her a hug now, could he?

At last, Han Jin put down his arms, embarrassed, and was going to find some words to ease the situation, but Sunier reached out her arms and held him slightly, her hand patting him on his back several times. "Welcome back," she whispered.

Han Jin was stunned. While he was still considering whether to hold her back or not, Sunier had stepped backward. He had lost his chance. It would be rude if he hugged her now, so he could only condemn himself for his clumsiness.

The three of them walked side-by-side towards the big mountain, against the heavy snow and chilly winds that blew. The weather didn't affect their emotions, and on the contrary, it made them look more heroic. They stiffened their backs, talking and laughing in the blizzard. Moxinke took off his leather armor to allow the wind and snow to whip against his chest. He felt hot, and the armor impeded his feeling of excitement.

Over the mountain was the small village where they had been living. Looking down from above, there were approximately ten or more households whose doors were closed. The snow covered their courtyards and blocked their way out. Regardless, it was unlikely for any of the residents to leave under such weather. They had already prepared enough food and necessities to get through this freezing winter, the same as animals in hibernation.

Around dozens of meters away from the village, Moxinke suddenly yelled, "Steelberg, come out! Look at who is back! You bastard, if you dare blame me for what happened again, I will skin you!"

Han Jin couldn't help but laugh. He understood, from those words, that Steelberg must have given Moxinke a headache since his disappearance.

A moment later, a figure appeared in front of the courtyard gate. It was Steelberg. He was stunned when he saw Han Jin, and then let out a loud cry, "Young Master! Young Master..." His shriek resounded throughout the whole village.

Han Jin was really moved whenSteelberg stumbled to him. Compared with the others, the affection Steelberg had for him was much purer. Even when he was a trash good-for-nothing, Steelberg had still considered him as his master.

"It's really you..." Cessacioun also went out, followed by Michelle, Sylner, and Miss Keeley. Now, all of them were at the gate.

Han Jin patted Steelberg on his shoulder, and went inside with him. Sunier deliberately stepped backward and grabbed Moxinke's sleeve. "Do you think he feels different compared to before?" she asked with a low voice.

"Feels different?" Moxinke was confused.

"It's as if he has become more intimidating. Can't you feel it?"

"Intimidating? Ha ha! I am too." This said, Moxinke cast a glance around and made an awe-inspiring expression.

Sunier knocked herself on her forehead, and said with a helpless tone, "You... forget it. You won't understand. If you joined the army and survived the wars, you would know what I mean."