Mysterious Lord Gu’s Palm Treasure - Chapter 163

   Chapter 163 Brother

  Dijing, Ning family.

The Ning family is a family with a long-standing reputation in the entire country M. The wealth it has accumulated since the beginning of the last century and has accumulated to the present is not large. It has also tried its best to help the country when it was in crisis. The status of the Ning family in the country M is just like The Gu family also has a pivotal position in Country A.

Under the darkness of the night, the ancient castle built in the last century has a medieval style. The surrounding street lights illuminate the surrounding scene. In front of the castle is a huge rose garden. This season is snowy, and now it has been covered with a thick layer of accumulation. Snow, the moonlight reflects the white light, which is quite dazzling.

The green grass was covered with white snow. Except for the road cleared by the servants, the rest were covered with white snow. The ice hanging from the trees represented the cold weather. From the outside, all the windows of the whole castle were full of glare. The warm orange light brings a touch of warmth to this cold winter.

The black carved fence gate slowly moved to both sides, and a row of black cars drove along the cleaned road to the castle gate. The lights illuminated the road along the way. The car just stopped, and the servants hurriedly ran He came over and opened the door, and the people in the car stepped on the snow to get out of the car.

  Ning Zhen had just entered the door when a woman in a maid outfit walked over and bowed her head respectfully.

   “Master, do you want dinner?”

   The gloves he took off were handed over at will, and Ning Wei still had the servant behind him take off his coat and hang it on the shelf.

“use.”

   “Yes.” The maid who received the order turned and went back to prepare dinner for the man.

   In front of the flaming fireplace, Ning Zhen moved his neck and sat on the soft sofa. The servant came over and knelt on the ground to put on his slippers and then bowed to leave the area.

   “Ning Feng, have you delivered the letter?” Ning Yan raised his hand and sipped his coffee, looking at the person who followed him in the door.

  Ning Feng nodded, “Yes, it has already been delivered, and the Quan family replied, saying that Master Quan and his wife and Gu Jiusheng and his wife will come.”

  Ning Xiao smiled and moved the cup he put on his hands, “It saves a lot of thought, and it’s really easy for me to come here.”

   Tomorrow night, he specially wanted to receive Gu Jiusheng and Bai Xun. How could there be any mistakes? Since they are all from the spiritual world, he must be well received when he arrives here. Otherwise, how would he explain to the people from the spiritual world of M country?

   “Patriarch, I actually don’t understand why you want to invite Master Quan?”

Everyone knows what Quan Jingting’s identity is. He is not from the spiritual world. Why did Ning Xiao’s invitation letter also pass to Quan Jingting and his wife? If it was just to be able to talk to Gu Jiusheng and his wife, there should be less People know better.

   “Ning Feng, you are still too one-sided.” Ning Xiao smiled and got up, walked to the dining table and sat down.

The seven-meter dining table was incomparable, but he was the only one sitting on the main seat, which was a bit too desolate. Since Ning Xiao took over the Ning family, the original owners of the family, Yingying and Yanyan, were all expelled by him. The descendants are prosperous, but except for his younger brother Ning An, who shares the same father and mother as Ning Qi, no one is qualified to live in this place.

“This is Country M, the territory of Country M. I am a subject here. Gu Jiusheng and Bai Xun are the guests of the Quan family. Since I want to invite them over, I mean to bypass the host.” Ning Yan put his hands together. On the table.

   The servant on the side poured the bottled wine into the high school cup in front of him. The clean tableware in front of Ning Qian was shiny, the steak salad, and the dishes in front of him were all Ning Qian likes to eat.

“Besides, what kind of person do you think Quan Jingting is? If he doesn’t know anything, will he take Gu Jiusheng to the Quan Mansion? I’m afraid he knows the power of Gu Jiusheng.” The corner of Ning Yan’s mouth smile is clear.

Since everyone is like a mirror in their hearts, there is no need to pretend. Besides, the Ning family has been investigated many times because of Quan Jingting. If this problem is not solved, I am afraid it will be very difficult in the future. .

   The person who needs to tie the bell to unravel the bell must have Gu Jiusheng and Quan Jingting, all of them without missing a single one, before him to solve this problem.

   “Patriarch, what do you think of Bai Xun and Gu Jiusheng?” Ning Feng said.

The entire space was sealed, only the two of them and the bodyguard servants in the next row were exceptionally quiet. Ning Feng had followed Ning Xiao for twenty years and knew what Ning Xiao’s temperament was. At the dinner party at the Bai family that day, he also heard Ning Xiao. All the words Yu and Bai Xun said.

  Ning Zhen has been incessant with women for so many years, but no one has ever heard the word marriage from his mouth. Bai Xun is no different from being an exception.

   If it was only because of the woman’s superb medical skills and her status as a spiritual power, then Ning Qi’s treatment of her seemed too far-fetched.

   “She is of high value, enough to make all spiritual practitioners fascinated.” Ning Wei held the cup in her hand and opened her mouth.

   From the simple fight that day, he could feel the clear spiritual power on Bai Xun’s body, which was different from those of them, or in other words, it was different from all spiritual power users.

   That spiritual power is like a steady stream of spring water flowing out of the mountains, rushing over rocks and saplings along the way, with the clear sweetness in the mountains, which is different from all the still waters in this world.

   “Her strength makes people fascinated.” Ning Wei stroked her fingertips as she said, and her silver pupils were particularly flamboyant.

   “How does her strength compare to yours?” Ning Feng asked.

   As if he heard some funny words, Ning Wei laughed softly, and the upward curvature of the corner of his mouth seemed to be mocking.

   “If she’s not as good as me, I don’t need to spend so much trouble.” He finally said.

  If Bai Xun is far inferior to him, then according to his temperament, it is enough to grab people directly, but Bai Xun is different, the power contained in her is different from theirs, it seems to be endless and endless.

   They are two completely different auras, and they are not on the same level. In this case, they really have to use a little trick.

   “You seem to be very interested in that Miss Bai.” Ning Feng said.

  Ning Zhen held the fork in his hand for a while, and the corner of his mouth tickled lightly without answering his words. He thought of the feeling when he faced Bai Xun last time, which made people feel very comfortable and more comfortable.

   is indeed a very special girl.

   “Patriarch, go and see the second young master, the second young master is not in a good condition.” The servant hurried down the stairs and almost fell to the ground.

   But for a moment, Ning Yu threw the knife and fork in his hand and hurried upstairs.

  At the door of the innermost room on the second floor, the black walnut door opened from the inside. A family doctor in a white coat was standing by the window. On a medieval bed with a large forehead and a light blue bedspread, lay a different and delicate man.

  The short black hair can clearly distinguish the short hair that has turned gray. The man on the bed looks like he is in his early twenties, and his face is delicate and vague.

   At this moment, he closed his eyes, his forehead was full of cold sweat, and his face was pale.

   “How?” Ning Zhen took two steps to the bed and looked at the humane on the bed.

  The doctor hung the stethoscope on his neck and looked at the man in front of him respectfully, “Patriarch, the second young master has suffered from heart palpitations again. Now that he has taken medicine, he will calm down in a while.”

   The boy on the bed was pale and fair-skinned. He looked like he hadn’t been in the sun for a long time. He probably hadn’t been out in the sun for a long time.

   “Understood, you go out first.” Ning Wei went to take a seat beside the bed, took the wet towel handed over by the servant and wiped the boy’s forehead on the bed.

  The nurse prepared the medicine and put it on the bedside table. Looking at the man who was dedicated to taking care of the boy, the nurse had a look of obsession. Ning Zhen’s face was indeed able to fascinate many little girls.

   “Wait until the second young master wakes up and let him take the medicine.” The doctor instructed the servant standing at the door.

  The cold drops entered the back of the man’s hand along the transparent dropper, and rolled away along the blood vessels. Ning Wei carefully wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and arranged his messy short hair.

  The man’s face at this moment is different from the usual vigorous and resolute, with a soft atmosphere, and there are soft waves in the silver-gray eyes.

  Ning Feng stood at the door and saw that Ning Zhen, who was holding the boy’s hand, did not move.

   “Go down and have something to eat first. You’ll be with the owner for a day. We’ll just stay here.” The butler who came over said to Ning Feng.

   Glancing at the man sitting beside the bed in the room, Ning Feng turned around and went downstairs. The servant put the dinner prepared for him on the table and stood by waiting for him.

  Ning Feng is an orphan adopted by the Ning family. He has been growing up with Ning Wei since he was a child. To a certain extent, Ning Feng’s status is equivalent to the existence of a housekeeper except for the members of the Ning family.

   “Has the master brought you out this time, did you encounter anything interesting?” The aunt who was wiping the dishes opened her mouth.

  Ning Feng eats very well, so he can’t speak at this time, and the aunt knows his temperament, so she opens her mouth to say something.

“The second young master’s illness is getting more and more serious, the doctor is helpless, only the owner is still stubbornly looking for a way to save the second young master. The best doctor has already said it, but the owner is still like this. The relationship between brothers is too deep.” The aunt put the cleaned dishes on the shelf.

Ning Wei and Ning An are brothers with the same father and mother. Ning An has been in bad health ever since he blocked a shot for the head of the family. That shot passed through the heart, and it is not bad to be able to save his life. Living to this day is a gift from God.

This pair of brothers is also considered ill-fated. Five years ago, Ning Xiao’s parents were assassinated and died. In the entire Ning family, only two brothers, Ning Xiao and Ning An, were left. I tried all the methods, but still nothing, I could only watch Ning An suffer but couldn’t do anything.

   In his heart, he must be very sad.

   “Eat more, you usually work hard with the owner.” Aunt put a waffle in front of Ning Feng.

   The entire Ning family is dominated by Ning An’s preferences. Everyone eats whatever Ning An likes to eat. This is already a rule.

  Looking at the blueberries above, Ning Feng put the whole waffle into his mouth expressionlessly, chewing with the blueberries, and he still hasn’t been able to like the taste.

“Second young master made this himself when he woke up in the morning. I left one for the eldest young master and one for you. The sauce in it is also newly prepared by the second young master. How does it taste?” The housekeeper looked at Ning Feng and asked. .

  Ning Feng swallowed the contents in his mouth, his expression unwavering, “It’s delicious, the owner should like the taste.”

  What Ning’an makes, the owner will eat it with a smile whether he likes it or not. This is already a practice.

   “Second Young Master has really improved his cooking skills recently, and the things he cooks are getting better and better.” The butler went upstairs with a plate.

Ning Feng drank a glass of water, got up quietly and went to the door. The servant and aunt behind him sighed. This Ning Feng has always been a little talker, and he still talks little now. It’s hard to get a wife.

  In the bright room, Ning Wei didn’t let go of the man’s hand on the bed for a moment, until Ning An on the bed opened the quiet and he was relieved.

   “Wake up, do you want to drink some water?” Ning Wei held his hand.

  Ning An had a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth. With the help of Ning Wei, he got up and leaned against the head of the bed against the pillow.

“You’re back.”

  Ning Zhen brushed away the bangs on his forehead for him, with a solemn expression, “Why is your heart hurting again, are you exercising vigorously again?”

  Ning An shook his head and held his brother’s hand with his backhand, “No, maybe I accidentally caught a cold when I went out to build a snowman today.”

   Hearing what he said to him, Ning Zhen’s face became even worse.

   “Housekeeper!” he shouted at the top of his voice.

   “Come here.” The housekeeper came in with the waffles and stood in front of Ning Yu, “Patriarch, did you call me?”

   He was just walking up the stairs when he heard the man’s cry, and almost threw the plate out of his hand.

   “Today, I will accompany the servants of the second young master, and they will all be pulled down and given twenty lashes.” Ning Zhen ordered with a cold face.

  Small punishment and big admonition, his hands when he went out were instructed to take good care of Ning An, but these people were able to let people run into the snow and catch a cold. Isn’t this nonsense.

   “Yes.” The housekeeper understood Ning Zhen’s temperament, and after coming down, he looked at the second young master on the bed.

   At this time, only the second young master can help them. As long as the second young master says a word, the family owner will definitely let them go.

   “Brother.” Ning An held Ning Wei’s hand and said, “I had to go out, and they couldn’t stop it. How embarrassed you made me face them in the future.”

   “Our Ning family doesn’t need to take care of someone you can’t even do.” Ning Zhen said with a stern face.

   “Brother.” Ning An moved his hand gently.

After   , Ning An looked at the housekeeper, “Don’t do anything to them.”

  Ning Zhen didn’t refute either, but the housekeeper was relieved. As long as Ning An said it, Ning Wei would definitely not refuse. Seeing such a scene, the housekeeper stepped forward and placed the items between the two of them.

   “I made this, brother, can you taste it?” Ning An pointed to the things on the plate and said cheerfully.

   This is the result of what he made for an afternoon. The jam in the middle used a different recipe and was boiled for a long time.

   “You should touch less of these things in the future. If you want to eat it, ask the chef to do it.” Ning Xiao said.

   “I know, I know.” Ning An said, stuffing the cake into Ning Zhen’s mouth, watching his movements, “How is it? Is it delicious?”

  Ning Zhen chewed what was in his mouth. The jam was sweet but not greasy. He, a person who didn’t like sweets, liked it very much, but one can imagine how much effort he put into it.

   “It’s delicious.” Ning Wei complimented his words.

   The boy on the bed had a smile on his face. He stretched out his hand and pulled out a tissue for Ning Wei to wipe the jam from his mouth. “Brother always doesn’t pay attention when he eats. What if he shows himself like this in front of guests.”

  Ning Zhen raised his hand to rub his head and smiled, “You little boy, you don’t have to worry about this, but you, a boy, don’t always wander around the kitchen.”

  Ning An’s smile remained undiminished, “I just like to make things.”

   Seeing you eating what I made and smiling with satisfaction, made me happy too.

   “Since you like it so much, how about you cook for my birthday tomorrow night? I invited a few guests, so I will trouble you.” Ning Wei looked at her brother and said.

  Ning An’s eyes seemed to light up, “You invited guests?”

   He thought it was just the two of them on his brother’s birthday.

   “Well, they are all very important guests. I believe you will be able to cook satisfactory dishes.” Ning Xiao rubbed his brother’s head to cheer him on.

   Ning An’s fingers under the quilt tightened, but his face did not change at all, “Well, I will definitely not embarrass my brother.”

   “Okay, two men and two women, two couples, according to your ideas, don’t worry too much.”

   The food cooked by the chefs of the entire Ning family is not as delicious as Ning An’s. After all, Ning An’s cooking skills are also ranked in the imperial capital, and this is all due to the fact that he cannot go out.

   “Okay, I will do my best, brother, don’t worry.” Ning An nodded.

   He will never fail his brother’s every request, which is a very small part of what he can do for him.

   “Take the medicine.” Ning Qian handed over the medicine on the cabinet, Ning An took the white granules of medicine into his mouth with his hand, and the servant handed the water cup to Ning Qian.

   “Go to rest early.” Ning Wei went to lay him flat and covered him with the quilt.

   “Brother.” Ning An stretched out his hand from the quilt and grabbed Ning Zhen who was about to leave.

   “What’s the matter?” Ning Xiao looked down.

  Ning An raised his hand and smoothed the folds between his eyebrows little by little, “Don’t frown, didn’t you say you want to be high and new every day?”

  Ning Zhen closed his eyes, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, nodded along with his words, “Yeah.”

   No matter what kind of thing you encounter, you can always solve it clearly. People always have to look forward, and cannot always stay in place.

The night is lingering, and the Quan family here is different from the Ning family. After these four babies, there is no way to say anything.

   Even someone like Quan Jingting who often works overtime will definitely come back after dark. Quan’s family will not stay overnight, after all, their identity is special.

Quan Jingting’s father, Quan Feng, is the head of the entire M country. The government of power is equivalent to the center of political power in the entire M country. Not to mention that Quan Jingting’s son holds important positions in the army, even his eldest brother Quan Jingchen is also in the relevant departments. is an indispensable role.

   Such families have decided that their members should be extra careful and not be too indulgent.

After dinner, Gu Jiusheng and Bai Xun accompany the old man to watch TV in the living room. Qingyue is coaxing her with her daughter in her arms. The three young men over there are having a good time, and the old man Quan will ask Bai Xun and Gu Jiusheng to Mrs. Gu from time to time. How is your physical condition, how is the old man in the past two days, is it okay?

  Quan Jingting brought Qingyue a glass of juice from the kitchen and reached out to coax her daughter in her arms.

   “I think you two are about to have a baby, but your wedding hasn’t been done yet?” Master Quan stared at Bai Xun and asked.

  Gu Jiusheng nodded slightly, “Yes.”

   “This can’t be done, this wedding still has to be done well.”

  In the thinking of the older generation, to marry a daughter-in-law, you still have to worship the heaven and earth before you can get married, so this wedding is essential.

   “Grandpa, what’s the age now, if you don’t have a wedding, you’ll save yourself a lot of trouble. It’s great to save money.” Naya said while nibbling on the apple.

“Yes, grandpa, a few friends I know didn’t have a wedding, so they donated the original wedding expenses. This is also a very meaningful thing.” Quan Yulin sat beside Naya and gnawed on it. Holding the apple, he responded in unison.

The old man stared at the past at once, and patted the cane in his hand at once, “You are too embarrassed to say, people who are not married now, you are not not holding weddings, you are not qualified to hold weddings, I It’s strange why people are so easy to get married, even you, you can’t even get married, and getting married will make you lose your arms and legs. You can’t get married until now.”

   When he mentioned his granddaughter, the old man was very angry, and he was really almost finished.

   Last time I finally said that I was going to get married. The old man happily changed his suit and waited to meet the elder of the man. As a result, the old man’s tie was not ready, so he was notified here that it was yellow.

   almost didn’t **** the old man to death.

  Bai Xun touched his nose. Old Master Quan is very hot-tempered, but he has the same temperament as his grandfather.

   “Would you like to have a wedding?” Gu Jiusheng leaned over, hugged her shoulders and asked seriously.

  Bai Xun raised his eyebrows, looked at the man and smiled, “Why did you ask this all of a sudden, didn’t I tell you last time, there’s no need for us to do that.”

   They had such a grand wedding before, but in the end it ended like that. Bai Xun knew in his heart that whether he could be happy or not depends not on the degree of the wedding, but on the sincere feelings between them.

   Besides, she doesn’t like or want such exaggerated things.

   “But I always feel wronged.” Gu Jiusheng said while rubbing her head.

  Since he lives in this world, then what women in this world have, and their little princess must also have it, but Bai Xun doesn’t seem to care that much.

   “Don’t be wronged, as long as you stay with me, I have nothing to ask for.” Bai Xun hugged his waist and rubbed, “With you by my side, it is better than a thousand flowers.”

   These are the truest words in her heart.

   “Cough cough.” Quan Jingting coughed out, “Be careful, there are three children watching here.”

   The three young men behind him were having a good time, and they didn’t mean to look at the two of them at all.

  The old man who was scolding Quan Yulin turned his head and looked, what happened.

   “I also said that people, you weren’t in front of the child when you became numb.” Quan Yulin snorted.

   And every time she shows her affection, she is unscrupulous. When she shows her affection in front of a single dog, it is even more outrageous. She has protested several times, but all of them have been rejected by Quan Xiaodi.

   The bigger it is, the more uncontrollable it is.

   In front of so many people, Bai Xun sat upright with embarrassment, the man beside her didn’t want to let go of her, and the palm of her hand kept on her waist.

   “I see that the time is up, I took the children to sleep.” Qing Yue said and stabbed Quan Jingting in the waist.

  From the moment Gu Jiusheng stepped into the gate, this man started to play a strange yin and yang tone, that is, to eat Yanxi’s vinegar, Yanxi likes Gu Jiusheng and Bai Xun, and this can also be jealous.

   Speaking of four children, it is nothing to give them one. At first, he wanted to treat Yanxi as his son to Gu Jiusheng, but now he is complaining about the relationship between the two of them and the child.

   “Let’s go up and rest too.” Gu Jiusheng hugged Bai Xun and got up.

   “Grandpa, rest early.” Bai Xun said obediently to the old man.

   “Okay, so are you.” The old man said with a smile.

Qingyue stood next to her three sons and looked at Bai Xun, then at Gu Jiusheng, then squatted down and said something in Yan Xi’s ear, the little guy nodded with wide eyes, Qingyue faced him With a gesture, he drove the child over.

  Bai Xun and Gu Jiusheng just walked to the stairs when they were hugged by a small group who rushed up. Yan Xi held Bai Xun’s thigh and looked up at them.

   “Godfather and godmother, can you read me a story book tonight?” The child’s innocent eyes looked extraordinarily pure.

   Quan Jingting raised his eyebrows, his son never had the habit of listening to stories before going to bed.

   “Huh?” Bai Xun was a little surprised.

  Gu Jiusheng also raised his eyebrows, his slender fingers slowly pushed Yan Xi’s hand away, rejecting it thoroughly, “No way.”

   Even if it is a little boy, it is a man, and it is absolutely impossible to sleep with her wife.

   “Why don’t you just read the story book to Xi’er?” Yan Xi hugged Bai Xun’s thigh and started to act like a spoiled child.

  Since the snowball fight at noon, with the permission of Quan Jingting and Qingyue, Yan Xi has officially changed her name to Bai Xun and Gu Jiusheng’s godmother and godfather, and the little guy seems to be very happy.

   Such a good-looking little boy hugs your thighs and acts like a spoiled child, which makes your heart melt.

   “This” Bai Xun looked at Qingyue with some embarrassment.

   The latter nodded, “If you don’t find Yan Xi troublesome, he will sleep with you tonight.”

   Bai Xun nodded happily, “Of course I don’t feel troublesome, then Yanxi will sleep with us tonight.”

   “Let’s sleep together?” The man on the side had a slightly cool tone, as if he had come across thousands of mountains and rivers.

  Bai Xun leaned over and picked up Yan Xi and handed it to Gu Jiusheng, “Well, hold Yan Xi.”

   Wife’s orders had to be obeyed, Gu Jiusheng pursed her lips, reached out and obediently took Yan Xi over and hugged her in her arms.

   Bai Xun stood aside to tease Yan Xi, “Then Yan Xi will sleep with us tonight.”

   “Okay.” The little guy raised his hand happily.

   Looking at his son who was taken away, Quan Jingting almost chased after him. He looked back at his wife. He could clearly see the movement of squatting in Yan Xi’s ear just now, he must have said what Qing Yue said.

   “Let them have more contact with their children. Maybe they will have children soon. At that time, when Gu Jiusheng has a child of his own, he will not be staring at Yan Xi all the time.” Qingyue explained to Quan Jingting.

  The only best way to spawn is to let them have more contact with children.

   Quan Jingting nodded in agreement, then looked at Gu Jiusheng, “But why do I think that kid is not so happy?”

  The night is used to be gentle with his wife, let him sleep with the child in the middle, I am afraid that the kid will be suffocated tonight, thinking of this, Quan Jingting has a smile on his face.

   I feel better all day.

   Bai Xun read two pages of storybooks to Yan Xi’s request. The child’s sleep was particularly easy, and he closed his eyes and fell asleep after a while.

   Bai Xun carefully closed the book and put it on the head of the bed, leading the quilt to look at Gu Jiusheng, “Go to sleep.”

   The current situation is that Yan Xi is sleeping in the middle of the two of them, just separating them, Gu Jiusheng looked at Yan Xi dissatisfiedly, “Just sleeping like this?”

   with a galaxy in between?

   “Well, hurry up and sleep.” Bai Xun said and touched Yanxi’s little face, with a loving smile on his face.

  Gu Jiusheng glanced, got up and moved Yan Xi to his side.

   “What are you doing?” Bai Xun stared at his operation.

   After that, he lay down on Yanxi’s position, holding Bai Xun, and the sleeping child was placed on the other side of the bed.

   “I can’t sleep until I hug my wife.” The man said something while holding her tightly.

  Bai Xun struggled to come out and carried Yan Xi back, “No, Yan Xi fell out of bed in a while, I have to hold him to sleep.”

   “I’ll take him to his bedroom.” Gu Jiusheng said,

   Not putting people on the sofa is already his limit.

   “You dare.” Bai Xun glared at him.

  Gu Jiusheng sat on the bed and stared at her for a while, looking at the girl’s serious eyes, or surrendered, “Then you sleep in my arms.”

   This is his minimum requirement.

   couldn’t hold back his request. In the end, Bai Xun hugged Yan Xi to sleep, and Gu Jiusheng hugged her to sleep. In short, it was a very harmonious picture. He almost carried Yan Xi to the sofa several times.

Staring at the little man in his arms, Bai Xun felt warm in his heart. Yan Xi’s facial features were exquisite, and he could imagine how handsome he would be in the future. Such a child has been so sensible and caring since he was a child, which is really good. .

   Using his spiritual power to probe, Qiao’er’s creature was sleeping soundly at this time, with a smile on the corner of Bai Xun’s mouth, he fell asleep holding Yan Xi in his arms.

   (end of this chapter)