Chapter 78 – Ye Xiao, Midnight Snack?
Ye Xiao had no other choice but to let Su Ye-Yue drag him to the backyard.
“Xiao Xiao, to be honest, your na is really weird. Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao. Hahahaha...” Su Ye-Yue opened her mouth, showing her clean white teeth. She laughed, “No matter how I resist, it sounds like ‘midnight snack [1]’ to . Try saying it several tis and you will agree with .”
“Midnight snack?” Ye Xiao felt embarrassed.
He himself had chosen this na in his previous life. It ant that even a fallen leaf [2] with no roots could laugh at the entire firmant. ‘Ye’ ant that he was an orphan who had no family. And also he had been carrying a jade pendant with the word ‘Ye’ on it since he was a child. As for the ‘Xiao’, it was rather easy to understand.
People lived, people laughed [3]. People should live with joy.
[How did it beco a midnight snack?]
In Ye Xiao’s whole previous life, no one had ever dared to call the Xiao Monarch ‘midnight snack’.
He looked at Su Ye-Yue and thought, [She must be a foodie deep in her heart...]
Thinking about how he got his na, he touched his chest and felt sad, [Now that my jade pendant was taken... by the woman in the Qing-Yun Realm. I wonder where she would keep it? And where she is now?
How is she doing?]
“That’s right. Midnight snack.” Su Ye-Yue was thrilled. Jumping and walking with her hands on the back, she said complacently, “Finally, I know how you got your na.”
Ye Xiao was embarrassed, “You do? Really?”
“Of course. It is obvious, isn’t it...” Su Ye-Yue laughed and said, “It is said that so day in the past when Uncle Ye was drinking with my father, they were both drunk and they talked about the derivation of your na. Uncle Ye laughed loudly and said... ‘Well the na actually ans midnight snack.’”
Ye Xiao’s face was twisted and he spoke with his eyes wide opened, “It really ans midnight snack?”
“Yes. My dad was surprised at that mont, so he asked ‘why’...” Su Ye-Yue spoke cheerfully, “And then Uncle Ye said that... when he had just married your mother, they were so deep in love with each other. That night... That night... Ahem...”
She might not be a sensible girl, but she stopped talking when speaking of that. Her extraordinarily beautiful face was blushing like the butt of a baboon, but it made her look even more gorgeous.
“That night what?” Ye Xiao didn’t want to stop. He wanted to know everything.
“Ahem... Anyway... It was...” Su Ye-Yue kept rolling her eyes and tried to find out the proper words to say. She blushed and spoke haltingly, “It was said that Uncle Ye wanted to have so midnight snack... So aunty went to cook so for him. Before she finished cooking, Uncle Ye was too hungry. He couldn’t hold it and... so he ‘ate’ aunty instead... Ahem... And then after so ti, you were born. So Uncle Ye just gave you the na... Ye Xiao. Just as the na implies, you were born because of the midnight snack. So, ahem, hmm, you are midnight snack...”
She spoke with many pauses and her eyes were dodging Ye Xiao’s eyes.
Apparently, it would make the girl embarrassed if she had to explain this any more.
But Ye Xiao had a different feeling.
He nearly passed out. Deep in his heart, he really wanted to pass out.
[What the hell is that? How is this logical? What is the point?]
Even though he was always calm and used to be the world-shocking Xiao Monarch, at the mont, he truly felt dizzy. [My na... actually... cos... from that...
Wanted to have so midnight snack... Went to cook... Couldn’t hold it... Had another kind of... ‘midnight snack’? And got pregnant? And gave birth to a son... who was nad ‘midnight snack’?
Er... No... Ye Xiao?
That is the whole process?
Oh my bloody heaven god...
Let
die.]
Suddenly, Ye Xiao felt a pain in his heart that nearly drove him to death.
[I would have never expected that the explanation of my na would be such... My god...]
“No. It doesn’t make sense.” Ye Xiao returned to his senses and looked at her, “You are younger than . How did you know that? Even your father hasn’t t my mother. How could you know such a personal thing about my parents? It doesn’t make any sense... Is it... Did you just make it up?”
Ye Xiao looked at her, expecting her to change her story. [God bless . Tell
that you are making it up...]
“You are a liar, not !” Su Ye-Yue pouted, “My dad was drunk and telling jokes and stuff with your father.Your father himself told my dad about it. It wouldn’t be a lie, would it? Humph. They thought nobody was around but in fact, I was there listening secretly. It is true.”
Ye Xiao felt hopeless. He wanted to hang himself on a tree several tis...
With sad eyes, he looked at Su Ye-Yue who was blabbering on and on because of the interesting topic she had just picked up. He felt like the world had beco darker... [It turns out my na is midnight snack...
Damn it.
I must be the only one who had such a weird origin for his na...]
“Hey. Why are you so down? What’s wrong?” After walking for quite a distance, Su Ye-Yue finally felt less embarrassed about the topic, yet she found Ye Xiao hadn’t caught up with her, so she turned around and asked.
“I am thinking...” Ye Xiao sighed with sadness and said, “When I have a wife, would she ask for midnight snacks all the ti...”
“Pah...” Su Ye-Yue blushed and reached out her hand to pinch him, “Do you really think you are that tasty... Co on. Let
teach you how to stop being a shaless guy. I will show you my Sword Art Of Feng-Hua...”
She had concentrated on cultivating these days and had shown shocking improvent. With the Sword Art Of Feng-Hua and the Spiritual thod Of Feng-Hua, her rate of improvent had beco much faster than anyone else in the history of the Qing-Yun Realm.
So her confidence had shot up to the peak.
Ye Xiao fought clumsily. In contrast, Su Ye-Yue swung her sword like a stream of waterfall in a painting. She fought with natural and smooth moves, she was able to move however she wished. After beating Ye Xiao up for a while, she finally felt satisfied. She waved her hand and spoke like the king sparing a convict, “Off you go.”
Ye Xiao hurried off.
It was too hard for him to continue acting...
The girl’s improvent had been above his expectation, but...
No matter how good the Sword Art Of Feng-Hua was, it was modified by Ye Xiao himself. Considering Su Ye-Yue’s current capability, it would be as easy as flicking a finger for him to win the fight.
But Ye Xiao knew well what result would that bring to him. He would have been at least kept in there to practice with her for a ages...
So he chose to be beaten and then leave the place for good.
Su Ye-Yue humphed and looked at the retreating back of Ye Xiao. She murmured with a complex emotion in her eyes, “He didn’t want to stay, so he let
win... Humph. He must have sothing important to do. I won’t disturb him then.” She was unhappy. After a while, she was completely lost in thoughts, [He really is different now. In the past, when he was beaten up by , he would only beg for
to stop with a full mouth of sweet words. Now he is so calm and he left like a light breeze... Was I not beating him heavily enough?”]
She was holding her sword and thinking. She waved her fist and murmured, “I am not strong enough. I have to continue cultivating. Next ti I will beat him harder.”
On the other hand, Ye Xiao hurried ho without stopping.
The first thing he saw after arriving was the steward who wore a strange look.
It was as if he was looking at a monster or his forefather.
It was a look filled with helplessness and disappointnt.
“Uncle Song, what’s wrong?” Ye Xiao was confused.
[I just got ho and you are looking at
like that? Do you know that I am not so comfortable with that?]
“My dearest forefather.” Song Jue sighed heavily, “You promised that you wouldn’t get into any trouble, did you not?”
“I didn’t get in any trouble. I did not...” Ye Xiao scratched his head innocently and showed confusion.
“You dare say you didn’t! Then explain, what do you expect trouble to be...” The steward sighed, sadness being shown in his eyes.
[My big brother, how co you only have one child?
People pay money for troubles they make.
Your son pays with lives for the troubles he makes. I wonder how many lives it would take.
All those troublemakers I have seen in my life together cannot compare to your son.]
“A mail has co to us from the Crown Prince’s Palace. The crown prince wants to et with you.” The steward sighed, “And... I heard that you went to the west market, and three n died...”
The steward showed the whites of his eyes, “After so sort of clarification, it was revealed that those n were from the Crown Prince’s Palace, my dear young lord. If you have nothing to do with that... it must be so ghost who had shown up under the sun.”
Ye Xiao threw his hands up and said, “Uncle Song. To catch a thief, you need proof; to accuse soone of adultery, you catch them both. [4] To accuse
of murder, I don’t mind if there is no proof, but it should at least be reasonable, right? Why would I be involved? How strange, people from the Mu Clan died and I am under suspicion; people from the Crown Prince’s Palace died and I am under suspicion; am I to be under suspicion when anyone dies? Who on earth is ssing with
now? So unbelievable. Is there any justice in the world?”
The steward showed the whites of his eyes and was speechless. He suppressed the eagerness in his heart to push Ye Xiao down and spank him on the ass.
[Wherever you are, people die there.
And people are all your enemies. Who would believe it even if you say you have nothing to do with them?
What proof do you want? What reason? Everyone can see through it.]
When thinking of that, the steward suddenly had doubts filling his mind. He raised his head and stared at his young master — his nephew.
[It doesn’t make sense...
Why... Why are all of them from our enemies?
And none of our n even got hurt?
Of course it is good that our n stay fine. It surely is. But... But... It doesn’t make sense.
Why? How?]
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[1] In Chinese, ‘Ye Xiao (叶笑)’ sounds almost the sa as midnight snack (夜宵).
[2] Ye (叶) : ans leaf in Chinese.
[3] Xiao (笑) : ans smile or laugh in Chinese.
[4] To catch a thief, you need proof; to accuse soone of adultery, you catch them both(捉贼捉赃，捉奸捉双): ans to confirm ones cri, proof is required and one can’t accuse people by using words alone.
1st guaranteed chapter of the week.
Translated by: Rain
Edited by: Alpha, Arch
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