Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Old Master Hu’s decisiveness shocked the few of them. Since then, his stern expression was gone. He would chat with Shi Ting, Ye Chen, and Yang Tian occasionally.
Ye Chen glanced at the ancient painting on the wall and said while smiling, “Old Master Hu, I wonder who that is in the painting.”
“That’s right, Old Master Hu. That beauty in the painting is no ordinary woman. She’s ranked No. 1 among all of the beauties that I’ve ever seen!” Yang Tian grinned.
Shi Ting had disdain on her face. ‘Hah, all n are the sa!’
Old Master Hu’s face froze a little, then he said while shaking his head, “She was our family ancestor, but she has passed away for a long ti.”
Yang Tian looked disappointed.
On the other hand, Ye Chen was secretly smirking. ‘Your ancestor has demonic qi? How co your ancestor’s eyes are still moving despite the fact that she’s dead?’
However, since Old Master Hu was unwilling to reveal anything, he did not want to ask further.
Old Master Hu invited Ye Chen and the rest to stay in a friendly manner. Aunt Hong did not decline that offer. She was here mainly because of her concern that Shen Cangsheng would co to them anyti.
The young man and the lady were in disbelief about Old Master Hu’s decisiveness. They loathed Ye Chen and the rest even more now. They would bicker with the newcors whenever they t occasionally.
Yang Tian was so pissed off that he almost wanted to roll up his sleeves to beat them up.
Instead, Ye Chen took him out and bought many things such as an ancient book, an ancient scholar costu, and an oil lamp. He rented the scholar costu from a drama crew. Otherwise, he would not have been able to get it anywhere no matter how much money he had.
Ye Chen smiled and did not explain a thing whereas Yang Tian could not stop asking the reason why he bought all those.
Soon, the sky turned dark.
After everyone went to bed, Ye Chen dragged Yang Tian under a grapevine in the courtyard of the Hu residence. The sky was rather dim.
Yang Tian turned on the flashlight on his phone and said while feeling rather speechless, “Old Ye, why did you bring here in the middle of the night?”
Ye Chen placed the things that he had bought earlier on the stone table. He lit the old lamp and handed the ancient scholar costu to Yang Tian. “Here, put it on!”
“Why would I want to put it on?” Yang Tian looked blankly at him. “Don’t tell that you’re taking so videos to upload it to TikTok? When did you start playing that? Damn, it’s very addictive. You should stop!”
“Have you read the ‘Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio’ before?” Ye Chen suddenly asked.
Yang Tian nodded. “Yes, I have. Why?”
Ye Chen said while smiling, “Do you know what’s the most frequent plot in the book?”
Yang Tian glanced at the ancient book, scholar costu, and the oil lamp. He smacked his head. “The plot whereby a scholar is reading in the middle of the night? And a fox spirit cos to seduce him?”
“Exactly!” Ye Chen nodded and peeped at the living room intentionally. A smirk appeared at the corner of his lips. “Let’s reenact the strange stories tonight!”
“Are you out of your mind?” Yang Tian opened his eyes wide as he thought he had heard it wrong. “You’re asking to do this in the middle of the night? Who are we even doing this for? I might say yes if you’re just taking a short video to upload it to TikTok.”
“Why are you talking so much? Put it on now!” Ye Chen forced Yang Tian to put on the ancient scholar costu and ordered him, “Sit down and pick up the book before you. Read it out loud.”
“Wait!” Yang Tian stopped him suddenly. He seed to have noticed sothing. “Why am I the scholar and not you? That’s unfair.”
Ye Chen’s countenance turned grim instantly.
“I know. You finally admit that I’m more handso than you.” Yang Tian almost laughed out loud. He changed his words noticing that Ye Chen’s expression was getting sourer and sourer. “I can pretend to be a scholar, but you’ll have to use your phone to take a video of and upload it to TikTok.”
In reality, Ye Chen indeed was diocre when it ca to his looks. He could not compare with Yang Tian who had pretty features, thick brows, and big eyes.
“Sure,” Ye Chen agreed to that instantly.
Only then did Yang Tian sit down and flip the book to the first page. He looked troubled. “Damn it, Old Ye. Didn’t you check the title before buying the book?”
“I forgot.” Ye Chen smiled awkwardly. He really did not notice that, so he subsequently said, “Don’t worry about it. Just pretend like you’re reading. Read it like you’re reciting the poems you learned in high school. I’ll stand aside to take a video of you, so be serious.” Then, he left after saying that.
Yang Tian was annoyed. However, he picked up the book anyway and began reading under the bright oil lamp, “Ehem, first chapter. Xin Qing makes ten friends, and Wu Song ets his sister-in-law...”
He thought the opening was boring as he read to this point. He flipped a couple of pages and happened to get to the part where Xin Qing and Pan Jinlian were having an affair. Wu Song had just found out about that, and they were going to poison him.
“Big boy, it’s ti to eat your dicine...” He cleared his throat.
...
Ye Chen sat on a tree less than 100 ters away from Yang Tian. He perford the Aura-concealing thod to cover his aura to blend in with the tree. He looked at the living room of the Hu residence and said wryly, “Can you hold back?”
He had noticed the strange thing about the ancient painting during the day. Since there had been people around back then, it was inconvenient for him to pry further.
To verify his speculation, he ca up with this plan.
It was a quiet night with no breeze. Ti passed by slowly, and nothing was happening in the living room.
Ye Chen could not help but frown. “Is this a mistake?”
He controlled his Divine Consciousness to scan under the vines. He saw Yang Tian sitting on the stone stool with a cigarette in his mouth. He was scratching his foot with his other foot on the stool while indulging in the book.
The corner of Ye Chen’s lips twitched hard.
An ancient scholar?
It was no wonder that his target did not fall into the trap.
He could not help but speak to Yang Tian through voice transmission, “Can you be more serious? Do you want the many TikTok users to laugh at your video?”
The voice that ca out of nowhere shocked Yang Tian.
He looked around for a while. He only suppressed his shock when Ye Chen’s voice ca into his head again. He put on his shoes and stomped the cigarette butt out. He coughed and held the book in all seriousness. He read out loud while moving his head around, “Bright moonlight before my bed, I suppose, it is a pair of shoes, I an, frost on the ground...”
Ye Chen nodded and recalled his Divine Consciousness.
Half an hour passed, but still, nothing was happening in the living room.
Ye Chen looked at Yang Tian again. To his speechlessness, he saw him leaning his head on the table and mumbling in a blurry manner.
He shook his head and gave up. He leaped from the tree and walked over to wake Yang Tian up. They went back to their rooms respectively and slipped into bed after leaving the vineyard.
What Ye Chen had no idea about was that Old Master Hu returned to the living room soon after they left. He knelt before the ancient painting despite his withered body.
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