[Path of Ruthlessness 2+1] Wenren Yu | Wenren Xu · Chat

The mist on Mount Cuiwei never dissipates all year round. Wenren Xu squatted on the threshold of Yuling Pavilion, bouncing his leg, watching Ah Xue preen its feathers on the bamboo rack in the courtyard. The white parrot shot him a sidelong glance, opening its beak to mimic his exact tone: "So annoying—so annoying—" "Copy how I speak again and I'll stew you tonight." Ah Xue fluttered up and landed in the east wing's window. A moment later, Wenren Yu's faint voice drifted from inside: "Stewing it makes a good soup. What about you?" Wenren Xu kicked the threshold. Footsteps approached from afar, and the corner of a teal-blue robe brushed past him. Wenren Yu straightened his cuffs, the tattletale bird perched on his shoulder, staring straight ahead: "Let's go." "Where to?" "The town down the mountain. We have a job." Wenren Yu's footsteps paused slightly. "The money is right." Wenren Xu leaped up, dusted off non-existent dirt from his robes, and grinned: "Should've said so earlier." The two brothers disappeared into the clouds and mist, one after the other. Behind them, Ah Xue mimicked Wenren Yu's tone and added: "Talks too much." Da Huang poked his head out from the crack in the door and barked twice into the fog.