"Alright." Jing Chen nodded. Perhaps he never really considered how startling his sudden appearance might be to a group of new recruits, especially to Jing Youlan.
And sure enough...
"Mu Lin, where did you just go?" Upon spotting Mu Lin, Jing Youlan walked over quickly saying, "We've killed the wild boar, but Yan Tao said we need to soak it in hot water before we scrape off the fur." He cut his sentence midway upon noticing a large iron basin by Mu Lin's side. He reached out to take it but realized that the person holding it was his eldest cousin, which left him utterly dumbfounded.
"Big... big brother, why are you... here?" Seeing Jing Chen, Jing Youlan felt inexplicably constrained, as if bound hand and foot.