Die Tage, in denen man einen Bösewicht heiratet

Kapitel 12

Please make yourself at home.

The visitors were two young swordsmen in their early twenties from the Central Plains. Both were of superior appearance and had excellent demeanor. After politely thanking them, they took their seats, beckoned the waiter, and ordered a few simple dishes.

"Are you a member of the martial arts world, young lady?" one of the young swordsmen asked.

"I guess so." She focused on eating her meal. She followed the principle that one should not eat until one is full, as this is the way to maintain good health.

"Does it have a name?"

I think not.

It turned out she was a young woman just starting out in the martial arts world. The two young men relaxed and couldn't help but take another look at her. She looked young, but she didn't have the spoiled and frivolous air of a typical young female martial arts heroine.

Every sect has women who practice martial arts. When they reach a certain age, they are gradually led into the martial world. At first, they rely on their fellow disciples and act too impulsively. This young girl has a calm temperament, completely unlike the young female warriors of the martial world in recent years. Moreover, her eyebrows are beautiful, her skin is healthy, and her skin is delicate and flawless... The two young heroes thought of the same thing, their faces turned slightly red, and they couldn't help but cough at the same time.

She glanced at the dishes very close to where they had coughed. She endured it; eating their saliva wasn't a big deal... she could definitely tolerate it.

One of the young men changed his mind and said:

"Brother Gu, did you come all the way to Yangzhou to visit the Yun Family Manor?"

The other young man was Gu Shaode, who said:

"Indeed. The imperial court holds a martial arts examination every six years, and this year, Silver Hand Third Brother Tu Sanlong came out on top. He will become an important pillar of the court. Tu Sanlong has no fixed abode. Last year, he stayed at the Yun Family Manor and became quite friendly with Young Master Xianyun. My master sent me to congratulate him and also to copy a record of Silver Hand Third Brother's deeds for our disciples to refer to. Brother Huang, is this also why you came to the Yun Family Manor?"

The young man named Huang Xiandi laughed:

"That's right, that's why I'm here. I also wanted to sound out the Digital Prince; it seems the Deng Family Manor is interested in arranging a marriage with Silver Hand Sanlang. If this goes through, it will be a great event in the martial arts world. I thought I'd also like to..."

"Want to take a look at Fairy Wubo?" Gu Shaode replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, she nearly spat out her rice. The Waveless Fairy… she had to endure it, she absolutely had to!

Such a small thing is absolutely tolerable! There is no such thing as being unable to tolerate something, only tolerating it again and again! She took a deep breath and tried to move the teapot with her left hand. The heavy force made her left arm ache slightly, and she couldn't exert any strength.

"Girl, let me help you!" the two men said at the same time, glancing at each other before looking away.

Finally, Gu Shaode poured her some tea and asked:

"Is the young lady injured on her left hand?"

"It's just a minor injury," she said very politely. "Thank you, sir..."

"My name is Gu Shaode," he quickly introduced himself.

"My name is Huang Zairan," he quickly replied, not wanting to be outdone.

"...Oh," she replied. "You two continue your conversation."

"Is the young lady waiting for someone?"

"Yes." She looked out the window, not wanting to talk during the meal.

The two, having been rebuffed, began their lunch. People at the next table were also chatting, their voices rather loud, forcing her to listen. Gu Shaode overheard them and whispered:

"Sigh, we're still talking about that thing from six months ago."

Huang Zairan looked somewhat embarrassed and mumbled:

"Yes. It happened so long ago, it's not a big deal, what's there to talk about?"

"How could you say such a thing, Brother Huang? It's only been half a year since this happened. The disciples of Yun Family Manor are either dead or injured, and Huangfu Yun of the Demonic Sect also fell off a cliff and died. It is said that someone did it on purpose, and there were explosives hidden on the cliff. Afterwards, Che Yanyan and Young Master Xianyun went down the cliff to look for people, but they only found a corpse. Who planted the explosives? It remains a mystery."

A mystery? Of course it's a mystery, she thought. The people of Yun Family Village were dead, and Huangfu Yun and Che Yanyan's personal servants were also dead. Whether the explosives were planted by the Bai Ming Cult or by resentful Central Plains people, no one knew. She heard about these things afterward. Surprisingly, the leader of the Bai Ming Cult did not investigate the cause of Huangfu Yun's death, but only asked Huangfu Yun's personal servant, He Zai, to return to the cult to report.

It is said that He Zai chose to return to Tianhe Village and disappeared without a trace. The Yun family sent people to him several times, but He Zai refused to see them.

He Ronghua remained the head of Tianhe Manor, and everyone lived their lives peacefully. No one dared to stir up trouble or ask what the Yun Family Manor had written in the major events of the martial arts world. It had been kept sealed behind the third door of Jigu Pavilion, and everyone was afraid that if they found out the truth, it would cause a great upheaval.

Who dares to be the first to do so?

Gu Shaode sighed:

"I heard that a dozen or so young men, relying on their martial arts skills, followed them that day, intending to kill the protector and gain merit. However, when the mountain collapsed, they only managed to return alive thanks to Young Master Xianyun. Unfortunately, these men were ashamed and kept their mouths shut. To this day, no one knows which family's members committed such a heinous act. It's even said that they were the ones who planted the explosives."

Huang Zairan avoided the conversation and buried her head in her food.

She remained silent, savoring the juicy chicken wings. A commotion arose in the street, and she looked down to see someone leading a horse into the city.

Upon entering the city, unless it's an emergency, everyone must dismount and return to the village to avoid disturbing the residents; this is a rule of Yun Family Village. She saw two white figures leading horses; the one behind was Gongsun Zhi, and the one in front was naturally the legendary celestial being Gongsun Yun from beyond the Nine Heavens.

"You're back!" Gu Shaode said happily. "Perfect timing, let's go back to the manor together with Young Master Xianyun."

Just as he was about to go downstairs, he suddenly saw Gongsun Yun raise his head and look up at the second floor.

Gu Shaode smiled and was about to greet him when he saw Gongsun Yun's lips curl into a generous smile.

Gu Shaode was immediately stunned.

"Wu Bo, let's go back together," Gongsun Yun said loudly.

She sighed and said:

"A knife hangs above the word 'patience,' (Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River) I know it by heart, it's a piece of cake." She habitually walked downstairs with her hands behind her back. The long belt around her waist was almost level with the hem of her long skirt, which made the waiter very alarmed. Zhenbo's belt was stepped on when it was hanging on the stairs.

She slowly walked out of the restaurant and came to the two of them.

Gongsun Zhi asked, "Did you take your medicine today?"

"I've eaten." Mother, you're back.

Gongsun Yun smiled faintly: "Fifth Brother is worried about you. Although you recovered quickly, you have an extremely strong ability to endure. You might even have fooled yourself."

"I understand, I will be careful." Dad, you're back too.

She lost her parents at a young age and never imagined that one day, parents would suddenly appear. Why didn't they come sooner? Isn't it too late to return them to their parents at twenty?

"Let's go together."

"Hmm." She paused, then pointed behind her. "Someone is coming back to the village with us."

Gongsun Zhi looked over her shoulder and saw Gu Shaode hurrying downstairs with... His expression immediately darkened, and he said in a low voice, "That guy surnamed Huang, did he recognize you?"

"I think not." She shrugged, helped Gongsun Yun lead the horse, and walked ahead.

They were walking very, very leisurely.

Jiang Wubo, a native of the capital, is the granddaughter of a monk who has taken up a life in the secular world. Two months ago, she and a younger brother went to Yun Family Village to seek refuge.

The Yun Family Manor has never accepted outsiders except for its disciples. However, the monk Shangzhao had a life-or-death friendship with the elders of the Gongsun family, so he made an exception and took in Jiang Wubo, and also took his younger brother as a member of the Yun Family Manor and began to train him.

Jiang Wubo's father was just a scholar, but he became a monk and was quite famous in the martial arts world back then, so this daughter can be considered to be from a prestigious family.

It is said that after seeing Jiang Wubo, the digital prince of Yunjiazhuang was so amazed by her appearance that he wrote down the name "Fairy Wubo".

I've also heard that the young master Xianyun has proposed several times to take her as his sworn sister, but she politely declined. Between such a beauty and the Fairy of Begonia, who is more outstanding?

With this in mind, more young people have recently started borrowing books from Yunjiazhuang.

She wasn't hidden away by the Yun Family Manor. In the martial arts world, men and women don't stand on ceremony when they meet, and indeed, quite a few young people had seen Fairy Wubo in the Yun Family Manor.

At first glance, this woman was beautiful, with a touch of cheerful heroism. It would seem unworthy to call her a fairy. But upon closer inspection, this young woman had a calm demeanor, was as beautiful as bright jade, and her movements were graceful and charming. Throughout history, beauties in the martial arts world have either had the appearance of clear dew or the beauty of the moon. Few have been given the title of fairy with such beauty, but that doesn't mean Jiang Wubo didn't have the qualities to be a fairy.

Whether it suits them or not, once the name is spread, and people hear it and see it for a long time, their aesthetic sense will naturally be subtly influenced. In particular, this is the consensus of the young masters of Yun Family Manor. Anyone who dares to say that their taste is wrong is challenging the authority of Yun Family Manor. This is what a certain young master with numbers was saying to his family with great pride, which she overheard.

This is practically using their own prestigious reputation to commit evil deeds! She secretly warned herself that she should never believe anything she sees or hears in the martial arts world again.

Every evening, she would step into the courtyard, where a young man named "Digital Prince" would be guarding the dormitory building.

"Miss Wubo," the young man said with a smile, "I didn't see you today, so you went to the restaurant. It's good to be young. You could only get out of bed two months ago, but I didn't expect you to be so lively and energetic recently. It's good to be able to walk around, but if you feel unwell, please don't overdo it and ruin Lao Wu's reputation."

"...Thank you for your suggestion, Fourth Young Master."

She stood with her hands behind her back in a corner of the courtyard, waiting for her daily morning and evening greetings. Sure enough, after a short while, Gongsun Yun came out of the building. Despite the weather being close to the New Year, there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

The fourth young master glanced at him and sighed, "Still the same as before?"

"It's good that things are the same as always; maybe she'll wake up tomorrow." Gongsun Yun noticed her standing in a corner and said with a half-smile, "Wu Bo, you can go in now."

She bowed politely and walked into the dormitory building under their watchful eyes.

Gongsun Zhi, sitting on the edge of the bed, smiled when he saw her:

"We've been waiting for you."

She slowly approached the bedside, looking around, and noticed that the medicine bowl on the table was empty. Clearly, Gongsun Yun had channeled her inner energy into the patient on the bed and then helped Gongsun Zhi feed the patient the medicine.

She pulled up a stool and sat down in front of the bed, looking at the patient.

"Let's begin," she said.

Gongsun Zhi glanced at her again, then said to the unconscious patient:

"Ah Yao, it's me, Wu Zhi. I've come to see you."

"Ah Yao, it's me, Wu Bo. I've come to see you."

"You've been lying here for half a year, it's time to wake up. If you don't wake up soon, the other brothers will laugh at my medical skills."

"You've been lying here for half a year, it's time to wake up. If you don't wake up soon, the other brothers will laugh at Wuzhi's medical skills." She recited the script verbatim, not omitting a single word.

"Ah Yao, today Xianyun and I rushed into the city without even having breakfast. We just ate some dry rations for lunch," Gongsun Zhi reported.

"...Ah Yao, I'm going to a restaurant to eat today."

Gongsun Zhi glanced at her and said again, "This noon, Xianyun and I ate steamed buns. When you're in the martial world, you can't always control your own destiny. You can't always be health-conscious."

"...Ah Yao, today I let the waiter make the decisions. He served me chicken that was so oily it couldn't be oilier, and crispy cakes that were so flaky they couldn't be crispier. I couldn't stop him, so I had to eat them all. You can try them when you wake up." Report complete.

"Miss Jiang," Gongsun Zhi said casually, "it sounds like you had a rather lavish meal today."

She said politely:

"Not at all. If you're used to the food at your manor, eating out for three meals a day would be incredibly greasy."

"Since Miss Jiang can eat oily food, let's have something lighter for dinner. Please come to 'Shuangyun Pavilion' for dinner later."

She thanked him, then sat there reciting from the script to the unconscious patient on the bed, telling him about the day's trivial matters, until the incense stick had burned out, at which point Gongsun Zhi finally let her leave the building.

The sky was already tinged with a hazy gray, and night was about to fall. Recently, the number of martial arts practitioners visiting the area had increased dramatically, and the local youths would light up the main roads with bright lights.

The candles burned all night until dawn, and the cost of the candle oil was enormous. Where did the Yun family get the money to spend on this?

She had assumed they were hardworking and glamorous in public, but secretly they lived frugally. However, these people not only pursued comfort in their clothing, but also had a very particular lifestyle. Hmm, based on her deduction, Gongsun Yun might have discovered a gold mine.

Someone tugged at her sleeve, and when she looked down, she saw that it was supposedly her younger brother, Xiao Jiang, looking at her.

"Big, big, big sister..." The eight-year-old boy, with delicate features and a bit of baby fat, blushed and clutched her dress tightly with his little hands, stammering, "Fourth Young Master said that before you go to Shuangyun Pavilion for dinner today, please go to the women's quarters first."