Everlasting

Chapter 16

The war:

A little late at night, Black finally reached the hill from where he could see thousands of armies riding down the hill to stop somewhere briefly as marked in the map.

Their place of rest for the night.

Waiting until everyone were resting, he walked down alone not wanting to provoke Xiao Zhan's troops. His men stayed back to keep an eye on anyone lurking around.

But before he could reach him, he was caught by Zhang who asked, "What do you want?"

"I need to see your Prince." Black was straightforward.

"He told us not to let anyone in." Zhang informed.

"Tell him it's me. If he says no, I will go away."

Their conversation was a mere whisper but Xiao Zhan walked out asking, "Why do you want to see me?" As if he was standing right there listening to them talking.

The unfriendly manner and uninterested voice of Zhan made Black surprised, "My master -"

"Wants me to stay away or go back?"

"He wants me to be with you."

Chuckling, Xiao Zhan asked, "Why? Is he finally free enough to care?"

"He always cared!"

"Always?" Highly doubting that, Xiao Zhan shared, "Making me fall for him, he cut me off like nothing. And you're saying that he still cares?"

"Cut you off?" Black couldn't understand, "You know he wouldn't and can't do that. Xiao Zhan, you're his life."

"Am I?" The hurt in his eyes made Black more stunned.

Being the one disliking the misunderstandings the most, he asked straight away, "Why didn't you reply his letters? Why are you the one hurting while you hurt him equally?"

"Letters? What letters? He never sent me one."

"What?!"

Black understood almost immediately.

So he informed, "He did. It's just that it didn't reach you."

Realising the truth, Xiao Zhan almost jumped on Black, hands on his arms he asked again, "He has you who has people who could always get to me. How come I got no news, no letter from or about him?"

"It was risky to get to you this time. You have no idea how many bodies have been buried in the outskirts of forest cause they kept sending spies to track you all." Black patiently explained, "So the letters were sent along with the ones to your elder brother, somewhere else, at safe zone."

"Bao-ge?" Xiao Zhan smiled, "Black, do me one more favour."

"Anything."

"There is a man I want you to find. His name is Song Lan."

"Can I ask why?"