Sept nuits de neige

Chapitre 49

Tang Yu continued in a serious tone: "You're welcome."

Tang Shijiu said, "May I ask why the Tang Clan kidnapped me? Is it for that Tuanfu Heart Sutra? I think I've said many times that I don't have that kind of thing."

“I don’t know what kind of cultivation method it is,” Tang Yu said with a puzzled look on his face, “but the sect leader said he was going to tie you up, so he did.”

Nineteen asked helplessly, "Did your sect leader say something else?"

"Tang Shijiu is very cunning and her martial arts are not bad either. Tang Yu, you must be careful and guard her for twelve hours. Do not let her have a chance to escape, and do not let Shenyin find her." Tang Yu suddenly changed to an old tone and repeated the sect leader's words. He imitated it so well that Tang Shijiu was stunned for a moment and thought that someone else was talking to her.

"Shenyin?" Tang Shijiu couldn't help but feel a headache when he mentioned Shenyin. "I don't know Shenyin either."

"The sect leader said you know him," Tang Yu said seriously, regaining his composure.

“He said I know him, but I don’t,” Tang Shijiu retorted helplessly.

“But the sect leader said you know him.” Tang Yu was very stubborn.

"I really don't know him!"

"The sect leader said you know him!"

The above dialogue was repeated for the fifth time, and Tang Shijiu surrendered: "Okay, whatever you say."

Tang Yu nodded, with an expression that said, "The sect leader is right. Why didn't you just admit it earlier?"

"Can I ask one more question?"

"Please speak, Miss Nineteen." Tang Yu was clearly very patient.

"If I go to the bathroom or take a shower, will you come with me?"

"The sect leader said we must guard it for twelve hours."

Looking at Tang Yu, who was so serious—no, more like inflexible—Tang Shijiu was completely at a loss.

"Fine, I'll guard you for twelve hours straight. Did your sect leader say to keep a close watch on me? No, right? Then I'll trouble you to stand guard outside the door while I go to relieve myself, take a shower, or change my clothes." Tang Shijiu was about to explode with anger. "I've been poisoned by some kind of poison from your sect, so I can't use any internal energy. Don't worry about me escaping and you not being able to catch me."

"I wasn't worried. I wasn't planning on watching you relieve yourself or change clothes anyway." A hint of amusement suddenly appeared in his dark eyes. When he laughed, his muscles twitched, making the wounds on his face look even worse.

Tang Shijiu couldn't help but tremble again.

Tang Yu, with her keen observation, lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry I startled you again."

Tang Shijiu waved his hand: "No, no, you'll get used to it. It's not your fault, don't keep apologizing."

“But I don’t want you to be scared.” Tang Yu turned around and slowly put on her straw hat. “I think you’re a little silly, but quite cute.”

Tang Shijiu was unsure whether to laugh or cry at this comment. With a sudden thought, she stood up and slowly took off his bamboo hat.

“If I get scared again, I’ll be a puppy.” She mimicked Tang Yu’s serious tone.

Tang Yu turned around, lowered her head, and smiled.

He looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old, just a little older than Tian Man. Although his martial arts skills were frighteningly good, he spoke and acted like a complete child!

Tang Shijiu seemed to see Tian Man in him, and a feeling of pity arose in him. He couldn't help but tease him as he usually did with Tian Man: "Tang Yu, I'm asking you, why are you called Tang Yu? Why not Tang Mao, Tang Gou, or Tang Ciwei?"

She was just trying to provoke him and argue with him, like Tian Man retorted: "You're the one who's called Tang Cat, Tang Dog, and Tang Hedgehog."

However, Tang Yu became serious: "Among the assassins under the Tang Clan, there are also Tang Cat, Tang Tiger, and Tang White Fox, but there is no Tang Dog or Tang Hedgehog."

He answered earnestly, so earnestly that it was almost heartbreaking.

The assassins under the Tang Clan, whether they're called fish, cats, tigers, or white foxes, are nothing but beasts; they can't even be considered human.

Chapter Thirty-One: Tang Yu (Part Two)

Since Tang Shijiu discovered that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't retrieve the internal energy that had evaporated from her body, and that Tang Yu really was following her around for twelve hours a day, except for inconvenient times like undressing and changing clothes, she gave up her plan to escape. Although the Xuanbei Blade wasn't confiscated, it was practically no different from a kitchen knife in the hands of Tang Shijiu, who had no internal energy.

Once he understood Tang Sect's intentions, Nineteen was no longer in a hurry.

It's just about that Tuanfu Heart Method, anyway, she doesn't have it, and the Tang Sect can't do anything to her.

It's just about that mysterious disappearance, right? Anyway, she doesn't know her. Even if you kill her, she can't suddenly know her!

Therefore, they actually hoped that Tang Yu would return to the Tang Clan as soon as possible, meet that so-called sect leader, and settle the matter quickly.

Her only concern was whether Shen Yuntan, that useless guy, had also been attacked by the Tang Clan, and whether... he was thinking of her as much as she was thinking of him.

Heading west, they were likely returning to Shu. Jinhu City was located in the western part of the Central Plains, not too far from Shu; at a fast pace, it would only take five or six days to reach it. However, Tang Shijiu noticed that although Tang Yu was always traveling west, he rarely took the official roads, often detouring along remote mountain paths, which were rugged and difficult.

Nineteen was eager to end the matter as soon as possible and kept urging him to leave quickly.

After wandering around for nearly seven or eight days, we finally approached the border of Shu.

These days, Nineteen has noticed that although Tang Yu isn't very talkative, he's still a child and quite easily amused. Sometimes, even a small joke will make him blush, which is incredibly cute.

However, what she liked most was Tang Yu's straightforward nature—he would answer any question directly, and if she encountered something difficult to answer, she would simply say, "I'm sorry, Miss Nineteen, I can't say."

As dusk approached and rain threatened, Tang Yu gazed at the increasingly gloomy sky in the distance and said, "Nineteenth Miss, it's not that I don't want to take the main road and return quickly. It's just that the sect leader instructed us to remain hidden and elusive, our actions unpredictable, so it's best to avoid us as much as possible."

Tang Shijiu said with slight dissatisfaction, "Is that Shenyin really that scary? From what you've said, he sounds like some kind of deity."

Perhaps influenced by Shen Yuntan, Tang Shijiu also began to use the word "immortal".

Tang Yu was silent for a moment, then said, "Shen Yin is a good opponent." Although half of his face was hidden under a bamboo hat and not very clear, Nineteen still caught a glimpse of the eagerness in his clear eyes.

"The Hidden God is a legend in the martial arts world. No one knows his origins or background, let alone his lineage or sect. Very few people have even seen him." Tang Yu's voice trembled slightly, barely able to contain his excitement. "Of those who have seen him, very few have survived. I am one of them!" He raised his voice slightly when he said the last sentence, clearly with a hint of pride.