Ning Que vaguely understood what Eldest Brother had meant. However, he was not certain if what he had understood was what should be understood. A myriad of emotions rose within him and he fell silent.
Eldest Brother looked at the expression on his face and could guess how he was feeling right then. He smiled and changed the topic. "Youngest Brother, would you be willing to give me the big black umbrella by your side?"
Upon listening to this, Ning Que could not help laughing as he thought back to the time when he had just entered the Academy. He had met a scholar in old robes then. The scholar had said that he was willing to give up the ladle by his side in exchange for the big black umbrella.
Who would have thought that the scholar would one day become his Eldest Brother?