Wind und Rauch

Kapitel 47

The hidden weapon is poisoned!

"Tianyun!"

"Big brother!"

Shen Jie and Ouyang Tianyu quickly supported Ouyang Tianyun as he slowly collapsed, and cried out in alarm.

Ouyang Tianji also wanted to go over and check on his elder brother, but he saw Lei Batian leap out of the window and escape! He and Leng Yixuan exchanged a glance, and the two of them jumped out of the window one after the other. They would never let Lei Batian get away!

"Why did you do this? Why?" Shen Jie's eyes reddened, and tears slid down her cheeks.

"Don't be sad...and don't feel guilty...this is what I did willingly." A weak but content smile graced Ouyang Tianyun's face. To have the woman he loved by his side in the last moments of his life, and to pass away peacefully in her arms, he was truly content. He couldn't hold on much longer. "Cough...cough..."

"Brother, don't speak yet, conserve your energy. Let me help you force the poison out!" Ouyang Tianyu said anxiously, seeing his brother's discomfort. He was sure his brother would be alright...

“No, Third Brother…don’t worry…I know my own body…it’s beyond saving, the poison…the poison has already invaded…my heart and lungs…” Ouyang Tianyun’s face had turned pale, and he was having more and more difficulty speaking. He struggled to take their hands and place them together, “You…must…you must…be happy…”

Ouyang Tianyun seemed to want to say something more, but he no longer had the strength. He could only look at Tianyu with expectant eyes, then slowly turn his head to look at Shen Jie, and then slowly close his eyes, forever...

"No—Ouyang Tianyun, wake up! What are you doing? What are you doing?" Shen Jie cried as she shook Ouyang Tianyun violently. Even though she knew he wouldn't wake up, she still wanted to ask him what this meant. Did he want her to carry this heavy cross for the rest of her life? How selfish he was!

"Jie, don't do this, or your brother won't be able to leave in peace." Ouyang Tianyu's voice was a little hoarse, his eyes red as he pulled Shen Jie away. He understood his brother, because he loved her too. He gently pulled Shen Jie into his arms, until…

The wind swept up the fallen leaves, carrying them to the other side of the mountains. Shen Jie and Ouyang Tianyu stood before their brother's grave. Tomorrow they would be embarking on a long journey, and before leaving, they had come to bid farewell to their brother.

“Brother, we’ve come to say goodbye. Don’t misunderstand, I’m going to Hangzhou to handle a case, and Jie will come with me.” Ouyang Tianyu lit an incense stick for his brother. He remembered how his brother looked when he left and knew what his brother meant: “Brother, I will not let Jie down. I will love her well, including you. I will make her the happiest woman in the world.”

"Tianyun, don't worry, I will be happy." Shen Jie said firmly. She thought that Ouyang Tianyun must have heard her promise before he left. She wondered if it was too late to say it now.

"Yes, we will definitely be happy!" Ouyang Tianyu grasped Shen Jie's hand, holding it tightly...

The two stood there for a long time, until night fell, before leaving together, their hands clasped tightly, never to be separated again…

(The End)