"Jia Li 2"
17
Next day.
Jia Li woke up from his sleep. As he opened his eyes Jia Li looked at the unfamiliar room in his eyes. Suddenly the memory of yesterday's events unfolds in Jia Li's mind, the memory of the first prince being attacked and the assassins chasing after him until Jia Li chooses to fall into the abyss. The memory made his head feel dizzy. Once again the shadow regarding the middle-aged man who was very similar to his father appeared, Jia Li thought that it felt very real but it was very unlikely that his father was in this world. That's not possible. Jia Li who remembered her father feeling very sad, she missed both her parents.
"i think dad's here, apparently just a dream" Jia Li said.
Suddenly a voice shocked Jia Li.
"what are you talking about, father is indeed here" Tong Mu said.
"a.yah" clear water descended from Jia Li's eyes. Jia Li directly ran towards Tong Mu's embrace.
"how did you get here,?" jia Li asked.
"ba...how did you get here, is mom here too ?" jia Li said with passion and hope.
Tong Mu who heard that could not answer.
"dad, why not answer. Why are you here, and where is Mom ? Don't you come, don't you miss Jia Li ?" jia Li said with eyes full of tears. It made Tong Mu's heart ache.
"mother...not so dear, your mother..he...had died 15 years ago, did you forget ?" ask Tong Mu.
Tong Mu's words slightly confused Jia Li.
"what do you mean dad ? Where could mother have died. Dad joked yes" Jia Li said in disbelief
"honey, I'm serious" said Tong Mu softly.
Jia Li cried. He misses his mother very much. Seeing Jia Li cry, Tong Mu hugged him very tightly.
"don't cry yet, I definitely don't like to see you cry, after all I'm still here for you" Tong Mh could only say to comfort Jia Li.
The days passed quickly. Since that day, Jia Li and Tong Mu had been like real fathers and sons, even Tong Mu had always been pampering and overprotective towards Jia Li. And as time goes by Jia Li begins to know who is actually a man who is very similar to his father from his previous life. He was Tong Mu, a wealthy merchant as well as a quite famous noble, the middle-aged man had been left dead by his wife and daughter. Tong Mu was just a stick of kara now. According to Jia Li, perhaps Tong Mu thought he was the reincarnation of his daughter who had died due to her physical form, name and also very similar nature. Jia Li himself still did not understand what was happening, but he clearly believed reincarnation really existed, because he had experienced it.
Or rather, this was God's way of reuniting him with Tong Mu as father and son.
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Meanwhile.
"SUM...BARAK.." the sound of the dings.
"i will kill them, they dare to kill my girl !" said the white-robed man with great wrath. The man grasped his sword very tightly, his eyes glaring very sharp as if ready to attack at any moment. Although part of the man's body was wrapped in bandages because of the wounds he had, his body still looked very strong and mighty.
Everyone who heard that was shocked, because they had never seen the man angry before. Even if he was angry, the man would not be this terrible.
"sister.quiet brother Chunying, your wound is still not healed" said Wang Xuemin.
"what do you say, my girl died saving this weak man. And you want me to rest !!!" wang Chunying.
Wang Xuemin no longer knew what to talk about, he was overwhelmed by her brother. Just like his other companions, they were also overwhelmed by Wang Chunying. Ever since Wang Chunying was found in such a state of apprehension, the man had always referred to Jia Li as his girl, and said 'would take revenge on behalf of Jia Li".
Wang Xuemin himself could only remain silent. Her heart ached upon hearing her brother's story of the great sacrifice Jia Li made for her brother's sake, and the most painful was Wang Chunying's confession of love towards Jia Li in front of everyone. That man, Wang Chunying fell in love with Jia Li. Now Wang Xuemin understood what feelings she had for Jia Li all along, love. Yes Wang Xuemin only realized that he also loved Jia Li, but maybe that love could only be harbored for himself. Wang Xuemin had no problem sacrificing herself for the sake of her brother, after all she was unwilling to compete or ruin her relationship with her own brother just because of women.
Almost the same as Wang Xuemin, Lian also felt the same way, just a little different. After seeing and hearing the confession of love from another man to Jia Li, her heart ached and jealousy came to torment her. Instantly Lian knew that it was love, only she was still doubtful about her own feelings. Whether it was really love or not, or just a sense of wonder. But what was clear was, Lian was very afraid of losing the girl and she loved Jia Li very much. If Lian knew this would happen, she would definitely take care of Jia Li even better and the tragic incident would not happen. The most painful thing was, the girl whom he unfortunately sacrificed his life for another man. If Lian was there, she would sacrifice her life so that the girl she loved could stay alive. But the rice had become porridge, and time could not go back to the beginning, all Lian could do now was take revenge for Jia Li's death.
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1 year later.
An 11-year-old girl is making a snow doll in her yard. The daughter was like a goddess descending from the sky, how could she not have a very beautiful face, beautiful eyes with pliable eyelashes, small reddish pink lips, milky white skin, long, thin black hair. It was so perfect. Her white fur coat made her look even more beautiful, she was like a snow goddess.
"miss, we better get in. The snow is getting heavier, miss" said a man who was her bodyguard.
" in a moment Kun, my snow doll is soon finished" said the girl softly. He looks very excited to make a snow doll.
Kun was the bodyguard in charge of guarding Jia Li. He is only 21 years old, but his martial skills are amazingly good and he has a very handsome face. It's just that Kun is too stiff and very difficult to get along with. Even every time Jia Li invited him to speak the most Kun only replied to him a broken two, whereas Jia Li preferred to be with such a talkative man....Lian. The man who always wanted to know.
"Jia Li, come in !. Later you will be sick son" said the middle-aged man who is none other than Tong Mu.
"i'm going to be father" said Jia Li.
"no buts, let's go in" said Tong Mu firmly.
Tong Mu must be firm with Jia Li if this is the case, because his daughter is very easy to get sick if the temperature is too cold.
Jia Li moved her lips, she was annoyed that her activities were being interrupted. But he still obeyed the words of the man who had now become his adoptive father. After entering the house, Jia Li was immediately served with warm soup. Kun himself preferred to stand in front of the entrance with Hongli Ho, Tong Mu's loyal guard.
"eat this, it'll warm your body, son" said Tong Mu affectionately.
Jia Li did not say much, he immediately picked up the soup and ate slowly.
"son, tomorrow we will go to the capital" Tong Mu said.
Jia Li looked at Tong Mu, "what's it far away ?"
As long as he stayed with Tong Mu he had never been to the imperial capital. During these 1 year, he lived in a small village near the borders of the southern empire and the sun empire. Speaking of the sun empire, Jia Li actually had the intention to return the sun empire to see Wang Chunying's state, but the extremely tight border guard of the two empires was extremely troublesome for Jia Li. But upon hearing the news from the people who had been to the sun empire said the condition of the first prince was in good shape after the hunting race, which was the, Jia Li began to feel relieved and undo his intention to return to the sun empire. He began to feel at home in the southern empire because there was his father.
"yes, it will probably take 2 days if you use a horse carriage" Tong Mu replied.
"why not just dad" Tong Mu who heard that sniffed in annoyance.
"anyways you should come. I can't leave you, after all you will meet your fiancee" the remark instantly made Jia Li choke.
"UHK UHK" Jia Li coughed when he heard Tong Mu's words.
"eat her eat slowly, the waiter quickly get her some water" Tong Mu ordered.
Before long the waiter came to bring a drink and Jia Li immediately drank the water until it ran out.
"dad, that's right. I'm only 12 years old and Dad wants me to get married. Dad didn't sell me to an old man just for money, did he ?" jia Li was upset.
"you're talking what a bad boy ! Where might I have the heart to sell you, I only betrothed you to the 4th prince of the southern empire instead of the old man. After all this is just an ordinary matchmaking not a marriage, if one day you feel you are not suitable then the match will not be canceled" explained Tong Mu bada his daughter. Jia Li who heard that looked at his father full of probing.
"father, mean it with the words of father. Father didn't lie to Jia Li ?" jia Li asked with teary eyes that Tong Mu replied with a nod. Jia Li smiled widely again.
Jia Li himself also did not understand him now.his mind began to look like 12-year-old children, when his actual age was 30 years. Perhaps because of his 12-year-old body, making his thoughts and attitude also slightly influential. Maybe so.