LATEST UPDATES

Published at 22nd of May 2018 07:44:27 AM


Chapter 241

If audio player doesn't work, press Stop then Play button again




Chapter 241.1: Ye Chuan Was Punished

They stayed in the village for almost a week. Baili Yu only gave the command to continue with their travels once that doctor nodded and said that Tang Doudou’s health was fine now.

“Grandpa Tian, are you inside?” Since they had to leave tomorrow, Tang Doudou came to Tian Weishi’s door to say goodbye to him. During these days, she spent most of her time with Tian Weishi. He would tell her about a lot of the strange things he saw when he was young. However, whenever she asked him about his family, he would pretend to fall asleep in order to avoid the topic. She was happiest when he would cook with her and discuss culinary matters with her.

Although she really couldn’t bear to part with this grandpa, there was no banquet in the world that lasted forever. It was time to say goodbye.

As Tang Doudou was thinking about all of this, she had already knocked several times, but there was no response from within at all. Tang Doudou turned to Qing Yu who was behind her and said, “Qing Yu, call someone over to ram open the door!”

It wasn’t that she was being rash, but that she had seen too much news about how old people would pass away in their sleep due to things like high blood pressure.

With how old Tian Weishi was, it was hard to guarantee that the same didn’t happen to him.

Qing Yu saw that Tang Doudou seemed very worried and immediately went to find some guards.

She soon returned with four guards following behind her.

“You guys think of a way to get the door open without making too much sound!”

In the case that Tian Weishi was only sleeping, it’d be bad if they made too much of a ruckus and startled him.

The guards accepted the command, then one stepped up and pulled out the sword from his waist. He slid the blade into the seam of the door and lifted up slightly. There was the sound of a light clink.

The guard withdrew and cupped his fist towards her. “Madam, it’s done!”

Tang Doudou couldn’t quite react for a moment. It was that easy?

Hence, Qing Yu reacted faster. She walked up and pushed the door open.

Although the door opened, there was still no response at all. Tang Doudou couldn’t be bothered to ask the guard how he managed to open the door so easily anymore and rushed in. However, Tian Weishi was nowhere in sight.

“Grandpa Tian!”

She looked through every nook and corner of the room before sitting down on the stool, a bit disappointed and sad. Tian Weishi had disappeared without a sound!

Wait, that wasn’t right!

Her gaze immediately lit up again. Baili Yu had stationed hidden guards all around. If Tian Weishi had really left, they definitely would have seen him!

When her thoughts reached this point, she couldn’t sit still anymore and ran out to head towards Baili Yu’s carriage.

“Big evil spirit! Baili Yu!” After jumping onto the carriage, Tang Doudou was taken aback for a moment. Baili Yu wasn’t on the carriage either!

What was going on?

Could it be that they had picked this time to disappear together?

Just as her thoughts were diving off in random directions, the sound of a guard’s voice came from outside the carriage. “Master, Lady Doudou came over.”

“Hm? Where is she?”

Tang Doudou lifted up the curtain just as Baili Yu was looking over.

She jumped and landed with a thump on the ground, then immediately started running over while shouting, “Grandpa Tian has disappeared!”

A trace of confusion flashed through Baili Yu’s eyes. “He disappeared?”

“I was going to go say goodbye to Grandpa Tian earlier, but after knocking for a long time there was still no response. I was worried that something had happened to him so I had the guards open the door. However, when I went in, there was no one inside. Big evil spirit, didn’t you assign hidden guards to patrol the surroundings? Can you go ask them if they saw where Grandpa Tian went?” Tang Doudou said all of this in practically a single breath. It was clear that she was very worried.

Baili Yu patted her shoulders, indicating for her to first calm down. Then he ordered Ye Chuan to bring all of the hidden guards that were on patrol yesterday over.

Ye Chuan’s expression turned more serious and he didn’t move.

Instead, he knelt on one knee in front of the two and bowed his head. “Tian Weishi indeed left yesterday night.”

“Why haven’t you reported it?” Baili Yu’s eyes were a little cold as he looked at Ye Chuan. Everyone here could see how close Tang Doudou and Tian Weishi were. In addition, Baili Yu knew after what he heard on the roof that if something happened to Tian Weishi, Tang Doudou would definitely be hurt to death.

That was why he had also strengthened the defenses on that side these past few days so that the black-clothed men outside the village would have no chance to enter.

Although he had clearly given the command to report as soon as anything unusual happened, as the leader of the hidden guards, Ye Chuan had actually kept the situation secret…

“Master…” Ye Chuan lifted his head and looked towards Tang Doudou who was standing beside Baili Yu. He wanted to say something, but hesitated.

Tang Doudou was so impatient she was practically stomping her feet as she pressed, “Speak ah! Where exactly did Grandpa Tian go?”

Ye Chuan has been so strange lately. It couldn’t be that he disliked her to the point he also disliked Tian Weishi, and hence chose not to pay attention to matters concerning him?

A strange expression flashed through the depths of Ye Chuan’s eyes and he lowered his head once again. “Ye Chuan knows he has failed his duty and asks Master to give punishment.”

Baili Yu’s eyes turned completely cold when he saw that Ye Chuan was willing to take punishment rather than reveal Tian Weishi’s location. Ye Chuan had been with him for decades and this was the first time he had dared to disobey his command like this.

“What stupid punishment ah!” Tang Doudou was beside herself with anxiety. She pulled Ye Chuan up and said, “Grandpa Tian is already so old. Will your conscience really be able to take it if something happens to him?”

Ye Chuan shot her a cold glance as he replied, “Tian Weishi has traveled the Jianghu for dozens of years. You hadn’t even been born when he was sending waves throughout the Jianghu. It’s more likely for something to happen to you than to him.”

After he finished speaking, he faced Baili Yu again and said resolutely, “Master, Ye Chuan promised Tian Weishi not to tell anyone about his whereabouts.”

Upon hearing this, Tang Doudou could guess what happened. Tian Weishi had left of his own free will. Perhaps because he was afraid she would miss him, or perhaps it was due to some other reason, but he didn’t want anyone to know his whereabouts.

“Doudou.” Baili Yu reached out and tugged her into his arms. “Don’t worry. In reality, Tian Weishi isn’t as old as he looks. When he was young, his hair had turned white in one night due to his family being massacred. That’s the only reason he appears so old.”

“His hair turned white in one night?” Tang Doudou was stunned. How hurt, how much despair must he have been in for his hair to turn white in just one night?

Was the fact that Tian Weishi refused to talk about his sons and daughters also related to this?

“En. Tian Weishi was once famous on the Jianghu. Not only was he known as the Godly Chief, his martial arts also could not be underestimated. Ordinary people have no way of hurting him.”

Even so, she still felt really worried as she gazed towards the outskirts of the village. Grandpa Tian had been living in obscurity for so many years, why would he leave so suddenly?

There was definitely a reason behind it.
__________

Credits: Translated by Chiyomira

 

Chapter 241.2: Ye Chuan Was Punished

Ye Chuan was still kneeling on the ground. He didn’t dare to get up without Baili Yu’s command.

And so, he kneeled into the depths of the night. Meng Yu quietly ran out from a pitched tent with some steamed buns wrapped in a handkerchief. Her palm was covered with sweat.

The closer she got to Ye Chuan, the harder her heart pounded. It felt like her heart was about to leap out of her throat.

However, Ye Chuan had already knelt for an entire day in the scorching sun without any food or water. Then tomorrow, they still had to continue traveling… The more Meng Yu thought about it, the more her heart ached. By the time she came back to her senses, she was already standing in front of Ye Chuan.

“Ye…”

“You should go.” Ye Chuan’s lips were cracked and his throat made a very raspy sound.

“You should eat a little. We still have to travel tomorrow. If you don’t eat, you won’t be able to hold up,” said Meng Yu quietly as she pulled out a steaming hot bun and offered it to him.

Ye Chuan turned his head away. “Thank you, there’s no need.”

“Master only had you kneel as punishment. He didn’t forbid you from eating!” Meng Yu took down the canteen from her waist. “If you won’t eat, at least drink some water.”

“Meng Yu, you should go back.” Ye Chuan wasn’t willing to drink water either and simply gazed past Meng Yu towards the distant carriage. It would have been alright if Master had punished him, but Master hadn’t.

“Why doesn’t oil or salt enter you at all (stubborn)!?” Meng Yu held out the water and the steamed bun towards Ye Chuan helplessly.

She wasn’t good at talking and had no idea how to persuade Ye Chuan.

Ye Chuan smiled towards her and his dry lips started bleeding a little with the movement. He subconsciously licked the moisture off. “It’s not like I’m food. Isn’t it normal that oil and salt doesn’t enter?”

Despite being this thirsty, he still refused to drink water. Meng Yu had never seen another person that tormented themselves that way.

“Ye Chuan, why exactly did Master punish you? Can’t you just go and admit your wrongs? To kneel like this…” Meng Yu hesitated and didn’t speak the next words. For better or for worse, he was a leader. Wouldn’t he be a laughingstock in front of his subordinates if he kept kneeling like this?

“Master didn’t punish me.” Ye Chuan stopped smiling and started trying to get her to leave again. “You should hurry and head back. We still have to travel tomorrow, so you should head in to rest early.”

Meng Yu’s face immediately flushed when the person she liked showed concern for her. It was just a shame that it was too dark. Even though they were directly facing each other, Ye Chuan couldn’t see it.

“This isn’t much, there’s no need to worry about me.” Back then when Master and he were trapped in the desert, they had no food or water but had still managed to survive.

Compared to that, this really didn’t count as anything.

However, his words puzzled Meng Yu. Since Master didn’t punish him, why was he still kneeling here? During the day, she only heard that Lady Doudou had come over. Then Ye Chuan started kneeling here.

Could it be that it had something to do with Doudou?

She glanced at Ye Chuan. Forget it, there was no way she’d be able to persuade this stubborn mule. She should just try looking for Doudou in the morning!

After making this decision, she got up and started heading back.

After a few steps, she returned and put the canteen down in next to Ye Chuan. “T-this is the medicinal wine I brewed. It’s cold at night, so when you feel cold you should take a few sips.”

After she finished speaking, she fled.

Ye Chuan was completely baffled. Why did she make medicinal wine for him all of a sudden?

However, he glanced at the embroidery-decorated canteen, then picked up and examined the design more closely for a while before hanging it at his waist.

The next morning, which was another early morning, Qing Yu was still working on doing Tang Doudou’s hair when Meng Yu’s loud voice came from outside.

“It’s Meng Yu.” Tang Doudou looked towards Qing Yu, puzzled. Why did Meng Yu come to look for her so early in the morning?

Qing Yu put down the wooden comb she was holding and got up to open the door.

The moment the door opened, Meng Yu rushed in like a gale of wind. However, when she got to Tang Doudou, she hesitated, not knowing where to start.

Tang Doudou asked, “What is it?”

Meng Yu opened her mouth, then twisted her apron. “Doudou.”

“En. Whatever it is, just say it? Could it be that we still need to be polite with each other?” Tang Doudou walked up and patted her hands. “What happened? You seem like you’re still working on making breakfast? Could it be that you want to ask me to help?”

“No…”

“No? Then what is it?”

“Doudou, Ye Chuan knelt outside for an entire night already. I…” Meng Yu didn’t know what happened between Ye Chuan and Tang Doudou yesterday so she didn’t know how to start talking about it.
__________

Credits: Translated by Chiyomira





Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!