Arknights: It Was Game Over for Me a Bit Too Early

The capital city of Yan was rebuilt quickly after the war. The desolate atmosphere of being at a disadvantage during the "Great Hunt" war was long gone.

At this time, it was the eve of the Yan Spring Festival. The atmosphere was lively with lanterns and decorations. The sound of firecrackers and firecrackers could be heard everywhere from time to time.

The morning sun had just shone on the streets of the morning market. At this moment, this road was paved with golden light, making the atmosphere lively yet soft and warm.

"Good morning, Lord Prefect! These are the freshly baked steamed buns from my side. Would you like to try some?"

"Good morning, Lord Prefect! Are you only with Miss Ling today? Why didn't you bring the other young ladies?"

"Lord Prefect! Lord Prefect! The sword Miss Nian commissioned me to make is ready. When can you come and pick it up?"

"Lord Prefect, we love you!"

"Lord Prefect, I have freshly made tanghulu here!"

"Save one for me!" Hong Yu replied instantly.

The residents on the street were very enthusiastic, not just because of Hong Yu's identity as the Prefect of the Sui Regulator, but mainly because Hong Yu didn't know what to do with the huge salary given by Yan, so he often came to the common folk for "private visits," did a lot of public welfare activities, spent the silver that was useless to him, and at the same time gained a lot of good reputation among the common folk.

After greeting the enthusiastic residents one by one, Hong Yu asked Ling, who was sitting on his shoulder, "What did you want to buy that you were in such a hurry to have me take you out? Is there nothing else besides tanghulu?"

At this time, Ling was no longer holding Hong Yu's hand, but was sitting astride his shoulders, holding the tanghulu Hong Yu had just bought from the vendor. Her two fair, long legs were dangling on his left and right shoulders, swinging back and forth, humming an unknown little tune, and taking a bite of tanghulu from time to time.

"The tanghulu is just what you wanted to eat, right?" Ling said, passing the tanghulu she had taken a bite of down to Hong Yu's mouth. "Want some?"

"Sit tight, don't move around..." Hong Yu bit down on the hawthorn that had a tiny tooth mark on it and supported Ling's thigh, reminding her, "You're a grown-up now, why are you still like a child?"

"What's wrong with being a child? Children have the right to be spoiled. Adults can only cry secretly in the toilet," Ling said, with a clean-eaten skewer in her mouth. Her two restless hands naturally rested on Hong Yu's head, at the same time gently rubbing Hong Yu's white hair.

"My point is, you're an adult now..."

"Stop, stop! Yu, go that way! That way, that way! That restaurant is open!" Ling promptly interrupted Hong Yu's prepared nagging and urged him to take her to buy wine.

"Which way?" Hong Yu looked in the direction Ling was pointing. The tip of his nose slightly touched the tender white softness.

The warm breath blew on the inside of Ling's soft thigh. A sensation like an electric current instantly spread throughout her body, causing the usually carefree Ling, who seemed to not mind close contact with Hong Yu, to have a faint blush appear on her fair cheeks.

Of course, Ling didn't want to get down so quickly. After all, this position had basically belonged to Shu, Nian, and Xi before. As for herself, today was the first time.

Every time she could only walk on the side while the others crowded around Hong Yu and played, she would feel a strange feeling, a bit uncomfortable.

She didn't know why she cared so much about everything related to Hong Yu. She just liked the feeling of being with him.

"Ling, I really don't want to be nagged by Shu again. Let's not drink so early in the morning, okay?" Hong Yu advised. After all, being nagged by a girl who looked like she was only in her teens... Hong Yu didn't want to experience that again.

"Ehh—" Ling drew out her tone, making a dissatisfied sound while swinging back and forth on Hong Yu's shoulder.

"Don't mess around, don't mess around."

"Then you buy it and drink with me when we get back!"

"Alright, alright..."

...

"So, Sister Ling and the Master went out to play without eating breakfast again?" Shu asked, annoyed, as she set the tableware. "What about little Nian and little Xi?"

"They're probably still sleeping?" Wang silently averted his gaze. He inexplicably found Shu's gaze very piercing, like... fiery.

"Eh, then I'll go wake them up," Shu said, putting her hands on her hips in frustration. She glanced at the door and then walked to Nian and Xi's room.

Just as Shu's front foot had left, Hong Yu's back foot returned, carrying Ling and a few jugs of wine. Shuò, seeing Hong Yu and Ling, almost immediately shouted to Shu, "Shu! The Master is back... oof!"

Shuò, seeing Hong Yu carrying wine and Ling on his back, figured he wouldn't escape a lesson if Shu saw him. He thought of calling Shu to come and see, maybe she wouldn't mind too much on his account.

And realizing that his big brother was about to run his mouth, Wang cursed in his heart, "Woc, you big idiot, what are you doing?!" and quickly covered Shuò's mouth.

Just kidding, if sixth sister (Shu) knew that he and big brother were present when the Master took third sister (Ling) out, they probably wouldn't escape a lecture either.

As for whether sixth sister would go easy on them on big brother's account?

Hilarious. Sixth sister even dares to lecture the Master. Big Brother, where do you get your confidence?!

Shuò pushed away Wang's hand covering his mouth, and was about to turn back to ask him what he was doing, when Shu had already run to Hong Yu's side.

Seeing this, Wang slapped his forehead, a single word "It's over" escaping his lips.

Shuò still hadn't realized what Wang was trying to express. He was still nudging Wang's waist with his elbow and saying, "Did you feel like Shu was running really fast just now? I didn't even see her clearly."

Wang, with a look of utter despair, pushed away Shuò's arm and said to him, "We'll just wait to be scolded in a bit."

"Hmm?" Shuò tilted his head, not understanding.

...

By the way, should I act a little guilty now?

Let me think... what kind of emotion should a parent have when being lectured by their child...

Oh! It should be embarrassment, right!

Hong Yu thought.

On the other side of the door, Shu looked at Ling, who was slowly getting off Hong Yu's shoulder. The smile on her face was a little stiff, but she quickly controlled it and looked at the sheepishly smiling Hong Yu with a reproaching expression, saying, "Master, you went out without eating breakfast again! And you're drinking in broad daylight!"

"Er... Shu, it wasn't your sister Ling..." Hong Yu was about to explain, but was interrupted by Shu.

She reached out and took the wine jug from Hong Yu's hand, lecturing and urging at the same time, "It's not Sister Ling's problem, it's that you're too indulgent with her, Master. Forget it, forget it, let's go eat first. We'll talk about you after we've eaten! What an unreliable adult..."

Hong Yu still maintained his sheepish smile, while Ling was whistling on the side.

Seeing that Shu wasn't pursuing the matter further and was preparing to eat first, Wang let out a huge sigh of relief.

He didn't want to experience the hellish torment of being nagged by Shu for two hours for staying up late again.

This kind of thing where you know the other person means well, but you just can't listen and find it super annoying, is really torturous.

But his big brother would never let him have a moment of peace.

Shuò was just about to open his mouth to persuade Shu, but was silenced by Shu's smiling, low-pressure glare.

Her eyes, in Wang's view, seemed to say, "I almost forgot about you two."

Wang slapped his forehead, looked at the stunned Shuò on the side, and said helplessly, "Big Brother, don't be too confident."

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Yumen Border Gate of Yan.

"Hey, I heard that the current Prefect of the Sui Regulator—Lord Wang has a not-so-good opinion of the Grandmaster's past..." During a shift change, two soldiers gathered together to chat.

"Hah, they're biological brothers. Besides, a perfect person like the Grandmaster, even if his evaluation from his own brother is low, it can't be that low, right?" the other soldier waved his hand, expressing his understanding.

"I heard from someone from the Sui Regulator before that their Prefect evaluated the former Grandmaster as a person who was so straightforward that he was a bit foolish..."

"Foolish? How is that possible?"

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