Chapter 9 Brothers (2)

  Since the two have become sworn brothers, Liu Zhang no longer advised Zhao Yun to leave. He is not a man of integrity, and now that he has untied his knot and dispelled his annoyance, he is completely without a shred of honesty, even in the midst of receiving punishment and kneeling for a long time.

  No one came to see him even when he was visible, so he immediately lowered his buttocks and sat on the ground. This way, it was no longer a punishment of kneeling, but simply sitting there.

  Zhao Yun was a humble gentleman, but he would not slack off. Liu Zhang did not go to persuade him, and instead started chatting randomly with a pretentious attitude.

  Zhao Yun broke out in a cold sweat. Several times he stole glances at the bamboo house, fearing that Tong Yuan would get angry and his own big brother would suffer even more.

  But she didn't know that for the past three years, Tong Yuan had already understood this lazy big brother of hers thoroughly. For three years, how many times had he been punished to kneel like this? Which time wasn't it like this?

  Tong Yuan would have knelt upright if he were face to face, and as soon as Tong Yuan turned around, it would be this kind of behavior. Tong Yuan couldn't keep staring at him, otherwise it wouldn't be punishing Liu Zhang, but punishing himself.

  Time passed minute by minute and second by second. At dinner time, Zhang Ren and Zhang Yi tried to plead for Liu Zhang, but as soon as they opened their mouths, they were glared back by Tong Yuan.

  The two of them helplessly lowered their heads, fortunately this was not the first time they had been in such a situation. After serving Tong Yuan and finishing dinner, when Zhang Ren covered up and Zhang Xiang secretly handed over two steamed buns and a chicken leg to the two of them, he shook his head and returned to his room.

  That night was clear and bright, with a full moon hanging in the sky.

  By the second half of the night, Zhao Yun's body was thin and weak, and he was already young, and he couldn't hold on. If it wasn't for Zhang Xiu secretly giving him food in the evening, he would have had some strength, and he might have fallen down early. Even so, his hair was trembling, and his face turned pale.

  On the other hand, Liu Zhang's physical training over the years had made him extremely robust, and this kind of punishment was a familiar routine for him. Although he had been kneeling for quite some time, he still didn't feel much pressure so far. As they spoke more, their mouths became dry and they gradually fell silent.

  He didn't speak, and Zhao Yun also wouldn't say much. With nothing to do, he slightly closed his eyes and began to meditate on his own. Such a carefree demeanor actually made Zhao Yun deeply admire him.

  After a while, when a slight snoring sound came from beside him, Zhao Yun had already admired and surrendered. Big brother is indeed big brother, this environment, this posture, others can also fall asleep......

  That night passed slowly in Liu Bei's faint cry and Zhao Yun's trembling.

  The next morning, Zhao Yun was already deeply sunken in his eyes, pale in complexion, and had withered to the extreme. Liu Zhang simply opened his eyes, rubbed his mouth, and muttered that his legs were sore. This left Zhao Yun completely speechless on the side.

  With a creak, the door of the bamboo house opened and Tong Yuan walked out with an expressionless face, standing by the door.

  Zhao Yun reluctantly lifted his head to look, but just as his gaze had barely passed by his side, he suddenly widened his eyes. Liu Zhang, who was beside him, was suddenly kneeling upright, staring straight ahead with an expression that was as solemn as it could be...

  Zhao Yun's mouth was agape, and it took him half a moment to come back to his senses. He almost thought he had been up all night and was seeing things.

  "You didn't come down the mountain, so why are you kneeling here?" A sudden voice asked in his ear, Zhao Yun was startled and looked up to see Tong Yuan standing in front of him, he had no idea when he got there.

  "I recall what you said, my elder brother was punished because of me. I don't dare to be indifferent." He glanced at Liu Zhang, who still looked like a wooden statue, and begged again: "If you are unwilling to accept him, it is because I am unlucky and have shallow fate, I do not dare ask again. It's just that I hope you will take into account my brother's urgent situation and the fact that he did not intentionally offend you, and show mercy outside of the law, and accept his punishment. Your humble servant will be forever grateful, and from now on, I will leave your residence far away, never daring to disturb your peace again, and pray that you will allow it."