7 7. Cute Little Bro

It was already dusk when the two brothers walked home from the pharmacy. Li Jie's shoulders felt numb and his mouth go dry. The body he was dwelling lacked a bit of muscles and amount of excercise. That's why, a single and downhill jobs were a bit much of a hassle for him. His previous strength still the same way as now however, his body now and before was a bit different. Hence, he still had to spend some time to control the body he was staying. Cheung Chao noticed that his brother looked weary, his face downcast.

'He must have been so tired helping me today. After all, he never worked and spend his time in the house all the time.' he thought.

He halted his steps and approached his hand on Li Jie's shoulder resulting from the latter to stop his steps too.

"Yes brother?" Li Jie asked as he looked back at Cheung Chao, his voice sounded a bit blue.

"You are tired. Want a piggyback?" Cheung Chao smiled as he looked at his brother. Li Jie smiled and nodded energetically. Once again, his brother was attacked by the power of meng. He kept asking himself, "Why is our little brother so cute?!"

Li Jie hurriedly jumped at Cheung Chao's back and wrapped his hands on his big brother's neck and his legs on his waist. Li Jie felt like his muscles relaxed comfortably. He was thankful for having such a kind brother but at the same time, he cursed the Gods who put him inside the imp's body. Not that he complained with his life, it's because he wanted to be manly too just like the General.

Speaking about the General, Li Jie wondered about him after he ran away from the first night ritual. After that, he didn't get to see the General again. Moreover, Li Jie was sure that the General will not leave him that simply. He knew that the General was planning something to get him on his hands. And as a canny person, he will not going to lose for a someone like him.

Too bad ah! The General is too handsome to be a cut-sleeve! He thought.

After a stride of steps and they arrived at the house. As the two brothers decided for a knock on their door, it suddenly smacked open and the two of them were pulled by Chang Bao. Li Jie looked at his anxious brother as he gripped his and Cheung Chao's hand, dragging them to their small living room. He let them sit on the fluffy chair beside the window of their living room and the two confused brothers looked at each other. At the same time they looked at Chang Bao who was agitated by something in which they don't know.

"Brother, you don't have work today? I think this day is your duty schedule. Why are you here?" Cheung Chao asked. Li Jie on the side of Cheung Chao slanted his head out of confusion. What could Chang Bao possibly do now that his brother unconsciously exposed from the outside world and is also prone to danger? Any minute now or maybe in the future, someone will break into their house and ruthlessly abduct him. How could he, as the oldest brother to leave this matter alone?

Not that Li Jie couldn't handle it, but they always thought that his brother is the same as before. In their eyes, Li Jie is still that delicate and innocent young man, although he changed after that incident happened.

But they didn't know that the Li Jie now is far different from the previous. Hidden with those delicate appearance, the murder intent inside him remained unchanged.

After all, he is a cunning person.

"Li Jie, why don't you go into your room? I'll prepare dinner later." Chang Bao said to Li Jie, he gave him the reassuring smile to be sure that his brother wouldn't get too worried.

Li Jie nodded and smiled at them in return. He stood up and walked to his room. He knew what was happening. So, he did not go to his room that simply. Instead, he was on the corner of the door towards the kitchen, carefully eavesdropping from their conversation. The corner is not too far from where the living room is. Thus, Li Jie could still hear anything.

'What trouble did this imp got into? I'm quite curious.' Or to be fair, what trouble did I got into?' Li Jie thought as he carefully calmed his breath to shun voices.

"A-chao, A-zhe said something so alarming." Chang Bao said. His voice depict uneasiness.

"What is it?" Cheung Chao asked, worried. Cheung Chao felt something's not right. His brother just went home this past days, and now another trouble may seep from their thoughts.

"He said never leave Li Jie alone. He told me that he was in danger." Chang Bao heaved a sigh as he looked at the dark sky from the open window. Cheung Chao furrowed his eyebrows and clenched his fist. What trouble does his brother went into before he got home? Cheung Chao thought. He could not sit calmly after what he heard from Min Zhe's letter. He still wanted to punch Min Zhe after he lost Li Jie into the market.

'Calm down. He's still your brother. No need to beat him off.' Cheung Chao breathed to calm his senses down and thought for Li Jie's safety.

'This imp's brothers spoiled him too much. No wonder he was this weak. Pathetic.' Li Jie kept cursing in his thoughts and went back from eavesdropping. He looked like a gossiping mother from someone's neighborhood.

"He should go with me in the royal palace. He will be safe under my care."

"Are you even using your brain Bao ge? You don't realize that he will going to be a concubine if His Majesty found him right? No freaking way! He'll be safe with me!" Cheung Chao argued making the other's face looked sour. Chang Bao scoffed and glared at Cheung Chao.

'What the hell are they talking about? Can't they see that I'm a man?! And what's with this concubine stuff?! Sounds like a hassle!'

"Oh really? I can see that Li Jie's tired after he went home with you. With me, I can assure you that he won't get tired and enjoy his stay there!"

"No brother! He's staying with me!"

"No, me!"

"No brother, being with a royal guard is a pain in the head!"

"Being in that shabby hut won't do anything either!"

"Oh yeah?!"

"What?! Dare to argue with your big brother?!"

"Yes!"

"You!" They jumped from their seats and preparing themselves from their stance. Li Jie on the corner, helplessly sighed seeing his older brothers fighting like those pre-school students arguing for a steamed bun.

With that, Li Jie took a deep breath and walked out from the corner towards his childish brothers.

"Chao-ge, Bao-ge, why are you two fighting? You don't like each other anymore?" Li Jie whined with his teary eyes staring at the two. Li Jie curled his two fist to a ball and lifted them up. He rested his two curled fists with his chin, and pouted that his cheeks go puffy.

'Cute!' The two exclaimed the same thoughts. Their brother is too cute to be true!

"A-jie don't cry! We didn't hate each other. Look I'm hugging your brother now!" Chang Bao gritted his teeth and smiled innocently, Cheung Chao did the same.

'Don't laugh. Don't laugh!' Li Jie really suffered too harsh. He merely thought he couldn't take it that's why he immediately faced his back on them, laughing silently. His brothers saw that Li Jie's shoulders shaken so they thought their brother was crying. Not knowing that Li Jie would die from lavishly laughing at them that his tears really came out.

"A-jie what do you like to eat? Tell me and this brother will cook for you!" Chang Bao comforted Li Jie, reassuring him that he and Cheung Chao were in good terms.

'I will let you off for the sake of my cute brother.' The two thought. Imagining them both on good terms, the two wanted to puke since that would not happen for the rest of their lives.

Cheung Chao looked at Lie Jie and smiled calmly.

"Come with this brother. Let's wait Bao-ge finish his cooking." Cheung Chao said and Li Jie nodded. Lie Jie hid his laughing face and replaced it with a pouty, frowning face.

'They doted this imp so much. What would happen if this imp was as cunning as me? Would they still dote him? They really are naive.' Li Jie thought. He inwardly sighed and looked at his brother 'innocently'.

'But I still need to do something. The owner of this body is too delicate, and also, he is kind too, maybe. Doing something so ruthless to this past owner's soul should be punished.'

Li Jie couldn't sit still and also calculating on how he should make the family who hurt the past soul of the body dissipate and suffer. But, he still did not know that person's name who ordered the bandits to abduct him and that makes it worse. There's no fingerprint scanner or any technological device in this era which makes him more agitated, thinking that living in this period is too difficult for him to handle.

"A-jie, is there something wrong?" Cheung Chao asked as he saw his brother spaced out. Li Jie only shook his head and spoke to Cheung Chao.

"Nothing brother. I'm just happy that I'm here again." Li Jie said making Cheung Chao's heart soften. Li Jie also felt bad about lying. How could he tell them that this Li Jie really died while being kidnapped and a new Li Jie was replaced inside his body? Thinking about this felt like he snatched something so precious, he really felt bad.

'Is this what they called guilt?' Li Jie asked to himself.

"Supper's finished! Come and lets eat." Chang Bao stepped out from the kitchen and signaled the two to hurry their steps or the food will get cold.

The two then step on their foot to the kitchen and find their way on to their chair, looking hungry at Chang Bao's dishes. Cheung Chao totally forgot that he and Chang Bao were arguing earlier after he ate the dinner happily.

'This fox... I can't do anything with him.' Chang Bao just sighed and ate his meal. The three ate dinner in harmony while Li Jie's mind is a bit chaotic.

'Should I skin that man? Or disembodied him? Or how about I will cut his head?' If his brothers knew what is on his mind, they would probably cry on how their delicate young brother became this inhumane.

After they ate dinner, Li Jie took a bath. The lavender scented perfume he put in the water spread its scent, making the bathroom filled with the pleasurable smell of lavender.

'What a good life.'

Drops of water dripped on Li Jie's snowy fair skin as his long hair dipped from the tub of water. He perfectly pictured a deity taking a bath. His plump lips shown a deeper pink color as the water highlighted the shades of pink from his kissable lips. If another person saw him right now, they would definitely wanted him as their lover.

"I will have fun later. I wonder who that ugly pig is. I can't wait to roast him." His image pitifully shattered. The deity was a demon in disguise.

He then finished his bath and grabbed his bathing robe. His snowy, fair skin exposed from top to the bottom as his long hair swayed in the air. His cheeks show a bit of blush from the heat of the water making his face seductive. He looked at himself in the mirror and he was slightly surprised.

'Damn. If this face isn't mine I swear I would have made it my own wife. And I would be too narcissistic if I'll marry myself *sigh*'

He then went to his room and change his clothes. He loathed his clothes so much that he wanted to burn them once he laid his eyes on them. But now, he will only sleep so there was no choice but to wear his own clothes. He picked the sky blue colored hanfu and wore it, unsatisfied.

He then plopped on his bed. He exhausted himself today, thanks to that cat who stole his fish and chased him out into the market.

On the General's manor, Feng Delun walked in the hallway, his thoughts full of that runaway concubine's face. He doesn't know why that Li Jie's face was all that he could think about this days.

"Meow..." From the corner of the hallway, a white cat licked his paws. The cat's heterochromia eyes resembled from that concubine a lot.

"Ai." He called the cat's name and the cat jumped to the General's arms.

"Where have you been all day?" The General petted the cat's fur as it snuggled on the General's arms while purring.

The General smiled, and thinking on how should he get that young man into his arms again.