Chapter 160: Untitled
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The most promising top contender in Taiyuan who had already secured his position in the top five, the most valuable youth who was destined to establish himself in front of every martial artist under the heavens, gave up his dream of reaching the top five in the True Martial Arts et purely for the sake of her safety.
Heaven knows how long he had prepared for this? And Heaven knows what lay waiting for him after he lost this chance.
ng Fuyao’s fingers were pressed against her forehead as she desperately fought back the tears that were threatening to spill out.
She had been too kind to Pei Yuan back then!
She should have killed her much earlier!
During the final round, with her heart despondent, ng Fuyao decided that she might as well be the first to initiate the round and was about to begin her rampage when Zhangsun Wuji suddenly and unexpectedly turned to Zhan Nancheng and said, “Your Majesty, for the final round, what do you say we have it on another day?”
Zhan Nancheng frowned as he replied, “What does the Prince an?”
“After today’s battles, more than half the contenders are already exhausted. I’m afraid that if they continue fighting, they wouldn’t have enough energy left,” Zhangsun Wuji gestured lightly and gave a slight smile as he continued, “Especially Princess Ya and Mada Yan; they’ve both already fought two matches each. If we let them continue straightaway to the final fight of the top five, it would be unfair to them.”
Zhan Nancheng remained quiet, apparently deep in thought. Zhangsun Wuji smiled again as he said, “Throughout my entire journey here, I have always heard that this ti, the True Martial Arts et was benevolent and impartial, even spending much consideration on the design of the lot box. I wouldn’t dare to claim to have the true aning of the True Martial Arts et but…”
Zhan Nancheng imdiately responded, “Fine.”
ng Fuyao looked up at the sky, her hands tucked in her sleeves. ‘Fine, delay a day then delay a day it is, even if they delay a day I’ll slaughter them all the sa.’
She felt Pei Yuan’s cold gaze on her, whether intentional or unintentional. This woman was destined not to get along with her in this life. The one thing that puzzled her was since both husband and wife already knew her identity, why didn’t they tell the Zhan brothers? It was within reason that Yan Jingchen did not say, but why would Pei Yuan not say either? Was it because her personal hatred was too great that she felt that this secret was of not much use and simply wanted to kill her herself?
She let out an unfriendly snort and strode out of the palace, ignoring the penetrating gaze focused on her back.
‘Zhangsun Wuji, don’t co and find tonight if you have the balls not to.’
It was a pity that the aning of ‘having the balls’ she thought and the aning that a certain soone thought was never the sa…
That evening while ng Fuyao was eating dinner, she aggressively served food to Yun Hen, saying, “Co, eat, eat more.” She continuously piled Yun Hen’s bowl with food, as though wanting to use the chicken, duck, fish, and at to make up for the guilt she felt.
Yun Hen simply ate quietly, eating whatever ng Fuyao gave him. When ng Fuyao could no longer pile any more food on his bowl, she suddenly rembered that Yun Hen did not like to eat and usually ate very little. He simply wouldn’t be able to finish so much oily foodstuff.
Yet, Yun Hen continued eating quietly, only because he did not want to disregard her good intentions.
ng Fuyao put down her chopsticks and looked at his serene expression. He was still that cool youth,
He was not despondent nor tearful. He did not think that he had done her a favor, nor did he feel that giving up was a kind of sacrifice, and even did not try to console ng Fuyao—he knew that the more he tried to console her, the worse she would feel.
Her good intentions seed unnecessary and superficial compared to him.
The atmosphere at the table beca heavy, and Ya Lanzhu slamd her chopsticks down unhappily. “Wasn’t it just that I accidentally won against Yun Hen… I didn’t even an it…”
Laughing, ng Fuyao picked another piece of dongpo at for her and said, “Yes, it’s none of your business, co, eat so at.”
“It’s so fatty I’ll vomit,” Ya Lanzhu declined.
“Just nice, vomit on Pei Yuan tomorrow,” ng Fuyao responded without turning as she watched Lord Yuan Bao kneeling in a corner with a huge stomach, his large eyes rolling around. Unable to hide her curiosity, she asked, “Rascal, what’s wrong? Is your period here?”
Lord Yuan Bao raised his head and gave her a wretched smile.
Startled by the smile, ng Fuyao suddenly felt uneasy. Imdiately, she heard Tie Cheng, who had eaten dinner earlier and gone outside, suddenly give an angry shout, followed by the “Hu!” sound of a powerful blade swirling the winds.
Everyone was alard, thinking that there was an enemy attack. Zong Yue flicked his sleeve, and a white beam shot out.
The white beam shot out the hall’s doors, and suddenly, there was no movent whatsoever. Even Tie Cheng’s voice had gone missing. Zong Yue raised his eyebrows, but Yun Hen and ng Fuyao had already risen from their seats and sprinted outside.
The first to sprint outside was ng Fuyao since she had already been sitting close to the door and could reach the door threshold upon turning around. She poked her head out and imdiately retreated backward again, knocking into Yun Hen who was behind her, before shutting the doors with great force, even dragging a stool to block the door. As though unsatisfied with just one, she dragged another one and another one, and when she reached the third stool, she couldn’t drag anymore.
There was already soone sitting on it, donned in pale purple robes decorated with fine silver embroidery.
ng Fuyao’s hands stiffened as her gaze traveled upwards slowly only to see the unholy person sitting firmly on the chair smiling down at her as he said, “Fuyao, how thoughtful of you, you know that I am tired, so you helped bring a chair over.”
ng Fuyao t the person’s gaze for a split second and without a mont’s hesitation, unsheathed her sword!
Her blade shone like the snow on the peak of Qiongcang Mystic Mountain, its speed as swift as the shooting stars that flashed past the Evergreen Shrine. One strike and legs were cut off!
The legs of the stool were cut off.
All four legs of the stool were sliced cleanly off, leaving only the seat. ng Fuyao sheathed her sword, laughing hysterically. ‘Sit! I told you to sit!’
However, her laughter was suddenly caught in her throat.
Across her, at the mont when the legs of the stool hit the ground, there was a white flash, and Lord Yuan Bao rolled over carrying a wooden block, stopping precisely under the seat, stabilizing the stool.
‘Damn it, traitors and their dog followers are the number one beings in the world that should be exterminated!’
ng Fuyao gnashed her teeth, her gaze traveling past a strange-expressioned Zong Yue and Yun Hen, who was watching them silently. She simply wasn’t able to settle scores with this black-hearted forefather here. Kicking the door open and sprinting to her own room, she roared, “Zhangsun Wuji if you have the balls then don’t follow …”
“Only if I didn’t have the balls then I wouldn’t follow.” Zhangsun Wuji carried Lord Yuan Bao and followed behind her nonchalantly. “Fuyao…”
“Shut up!”
“Squeak, squeak!”
“Shut your bird mouth!”
Lord Yuan Bao felt indignant; his, was clearly a rodent’s mouth, how did it beco a bird’s mouth?
Using one leg to prop open her room door, ng Fuyao suddenly felt that sothing was wrong. What was this called? Luring the wolf into her room? She turned around and leaned against the door fra and said, “If you have sothing to say then say it here!”
“Do you really want to say it here?” Zhangsun Wuji laughed as he looked around him and asked again, “Are you sure?”
ng Fuyao raised her head doubtfully and looked out as she grabbed a flower vase from the windowsill and threw it, shouting, “Eavesdroppers will be killed without exception!”
With a ‘ping,’ the flower vase fell into the shadows of the flower tree in the courtyard and the chickens and dogs scattered hastily in fright.
Having just thrown the flower vase, ng Fuyao patted her hands and said, “Your Highness, if you have sothing to say, please say it quickly so that I can sleep, and, don’t ask why I’m angry. Even though you have your reasons for asking, but I must remind you that, if you ask I’ll beco even angrier.”
“I know that if I ask you will beco even angrier.” Zhangsun Wuji leaned against a tree as he held onto Lord Yuanbao. “Fuyao, I’m so fortunate that you have an inconcealable nature.”
Pausing slightly, he smiled aningfully before continuing, “Thanks to your personality, I finally more or less realized that, this chase between you and that is destined to always face rejection, might not be entirely hopeless.”
ng Fuyao laughed coldly. “Your Highness, yes, I admit I’m angry, I won’t pretend and say that I’m unaffected and be depressed and vomit blood behind people’s backs, but please don’t be so narcissistic to think that I’m angry because I’m in love with you. I just feel that, even if it’s just as friends, one shouldn’t swear to be honest and open on one side and hide the truth and do secretive things on the other. This is a serious question of a person’s moral ethics, ng Fuyao is very angry!”
“Fine, I knew you wouldn’t admit it.” Zhangsun Wuji sighed with a hint of impatience and walked over.
ng Fuyao leaped backward imdiately, “Don’t co here!”
His Royal Highness simply couldn’t hear her.
ng Fuyao jumped again. “If you co any closer I’ll fight you to the death—”
Thud.
She tripped against the door threshold, and her body fell backward. As she fell, she imdiately thought, ‘Oh no!’ She wasn’t afraid of the back of her body coming into contact with the ground, but rather that a certain soone would use the chance to make intimate contact with her.
Hence, she sped up her tumble in an attempt to get out of her disadvantageous position, but a certain soone was always faster than her by one step. She felt her body stop falling and a hand had been placed on her back. Once that hand had secured its territory it did not stop there, hitting her seven vital points in rapid succession.
ng Fuyao looked at the sky tearfully as she lanted, ‘God, why are you helping the assaulter!’
Zhangsun Wuji carried her up and murmured, “Why did you beco lighter again? Sotis I really just want to latch you to my side…” He calmly carried ng Fuyao into the room and calmly shut the door on certain invasive stares.
The fire in the room was not yet lit, but Zhangsun Wuji also did not light it. He placed ng Fuyao gently on the bed and after drawing water, carefully cleaned her face under the light of the moon and stars. His gaze was soft as silk as the sleeve of his light purple robes brushed past her face, smooth as the spring breeze as the hand holding onto a handkerchief patted her face lightly, across her forehead, eyes, cheeks, nose, and finally lips.
His fingers lingered on her upper lip, and at a certain area, he pressed it with utmost gentleness, as though afraid of hurting her. Following that, he let out a long sigh.
He said, “Fuyao… You’re always making worry…”
Unable to move, ng Fuyao glared daggers at him. ‘A hypocrite!’
Zhangsun Wuji seed unaffected by her glare and after wiping her face, proceeded to wipe her hand, cleaning off the intentional blackish stains. When his fingers brushed past ng Fuyao’s right pinky, he hovered hesitantly for a mont, and, separated by the handkerchief, gently held onto the slightly deford finger.
For a long ti, he held on, his head slightly raised, as though wanting to carve the shape and outline of the digit deep in his heart. The soft rays of the moon shone into the room as he sat peacefully in the shadows, his energy calm and cool.
When he removed the handkerchief, he switched hands and held onto ng Fuyao’s wrist.
ng Fuyao only felt a jolt through her entire body and a stream of powerful inner energy traveled through her pulse. The energy spread rapidly throughout her body, heading straight to the internal wounds that had yet to recover. The inner energy seed extrely familiar with its path; it was Zhangsun Wuji’s own, and she attempted to raise her own inner energy to repel it only for her vision to suddenly black out.
A certain no-good person had teased her to sleep again.
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