Book 3 - Chapter 5 – One Business Deal (1/2)
Book 3 Chapter 5 – One Business Deal
One after another Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling appeared out of the water, breathing the late night fresh and clean air of River Si
Without even exerting any strength, the hollow of their pal their bodies onto the wall of the shi+p; they did not even understand hoorked
I’s ear, “This ti blow to that Shen woatory] that she fell flat on his granny’s face Ha! It’s actually Shen woranny’ was a cuss word, equivalent to ‘ it’]
“Don’t be co said, “There’s still half a day before we can be considered winning this bet Excessive coence, don’t ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful”
Kou Zhong nodded, “We’ll act properly Ay! We are so stupid, e made the bet, she only spoke about e’d do if she won, but not if on Otherwise, stroking her body a couple ti chuckled softly and said, “Less wishful thinking! This woman is full of thorns from top to bottoe cannot deal with her!”
“That would be better,” Kou Zhong replied, “Otherwise, I am afraid he would be beheaded by that muddle-headed ruler Hey! These three shi+ps see a couple of clothes and perhaps soars wearing worn-out clothes with nothing in our hands”
“Be careful!” Xu Ziling said in low voice, “The people who can use such three big shi+ps , or high ranking official and nobility, or perhaps big shots gangster boss If we are not careful, ould just offer our little lives to the Heaven”
Kou Zhong frowned, “So are we going or not?” he asked
Xu Ziling chuckled softly, “If we are not afraid of the Ol’ Die, why should we fear anybody? Follow , he crawled up along the wall
By this ti and concealing their track, in breathing with theirrestraint to their bodily functions, so that when being cautious, they were completely noiseless and undetectable
There ind lanterns on the deck, as well as hanging fro the cabin s on three levels, only about half were illu selected a darkon the second level from which he wanted to crawl into the shi+p But as they passed an illu from the inside The two boys succumbed to their curiosity and stopped to listen
The female voice suddenly sounded very close to the boys’ ears, “Er Ge [second (older) brother], it would be best if you stop persuading Die; he has always been loyal and devoted to the ier) uncle] has advised hi time, but did he even listen to half a word he said?”
The two boys juht; they had just realized that the dainty wo to the , hence they did not dare tomale voice responded, “What Die reluctant to part the u Clan; but he did not know that Dugu Feng is a wily old fox, who regards us as the thorn in his eyes Right now the world is in chaos, tens of thousands people are angry, while the Tujue [Turkic] people are glaring at us like a tiger watching his prey, and Sui iet hold of Taiyuan, our troops are sufficient, our provisions abundant, enough to last us ten or eight years Right now Yingyang Pai’s Liu Wuzhuo and Liang shi+du are aligning theht the Sui, taking over Loulan and Dingxiang, one after another If they break through Yan Men [lit wild goose gate], our Taiyuan will bear the brunt If Die keeps wavering, ultimately ill be implicated by that muddle-headed ruler; the boat capsize, the people perish”
Listening to this, the two boys outside thesucked in a mouthful of cold air; who exactly were these man and woman inside? Whose children were they? Unexpectedly they were directly related to the Dugu Clan and Ee even more
The man’s voice was full of authority and power; needless to say, he must be a top quality martial art expert
The woe [big/first (older) brother]?”
“I don’t kno many times,” theshould kno horrible Die’s stubbornness is”
That Xiuning said, “We’d better confide with Mada she said Ay! If only Niang came back to life; Die would definitely listen to her”
The two boys outside were so terrified that their hands slipped and they aluess that the shi+p they were clied to the Li Clan; how could they dare to continue eavesdropping? Hastily and quietly they continued pulling theht this moment the conversation inside the cabin suddenly stopped But the two boys did not pay attention any there was nobody inside, they crawled in, and only then did they dare to breathe a sigh of relief
The two boys swept the rooe rooeous Other than bed, chairs and other furniture, there was also a large wooden chest; inside there should be clothes and that sort of thing
Kou Zhong whispered in Xu Ziling’s ear, “We ought to steal with principle; each person should only get a set of clothes, and if we find h to cover our meals for several days and one visit to the pleasure house”
At this point a , the head suddenly disappeared again
Xu Ziling spoke in a low voice, “I have never is Didn’t that Dugu felloant to harm Li Yuan? We’d better har the Li Clan people, just consider it payment for the stuff we steal” [Re e chuckled quietly and said, “Since when did you become this conscientious? Ha! Perhaps in all the world, we are the only one who have the ability to cause Li Yuan to revolt But I don’t knohether this guy is a good guy or a bad guy …”
“Don’t talk nonsense,” Xu Ziling scolded hi ill be in trouble Quickly steal!”
The two boys walked over to the chest and were about to lift the lid, suddenly there was a ‘shush!+’ fro the two boys not towere scared out of their wits They froze and turned their heads toward the
A dark shadow noiselessly cah theand stood in front of the two boys
The two boys calmed their nerves and looked closely Turned out it was a tall young man that looked only a few years older than they were, with a rectangular face and big ears, with forlossy lacquer, and elegant bearing Right noas standing proudly yet self-coh mountain peak; that could turn other people’s heart upside down
While Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were as du man spoke in low voice, “Zaixia [I, humble] shi+min, the third son of Li Yuan, the caretaker of Taiyuan Two Xiongtai [brother, of the sa, I wonder what are your respected surnaed a glance; their heart has calmed down, but at the saht the two little thieves red-handed, yet he was still this refined and courteous, as if the two of theuests’ whose appearance was si cupped his fist to show his respect, and said with a giggle, “This na to the relief of the people [jiu shi+ ji min, same ‘shi+’ and ‘min’ characters]; perhaps in the future you will become the emperor”
Li shi+tai needs not praise Zaixia; but this naentlemen have a seat so that we can talk?” [Another reminder (because I think I already had the footnote so ened 626-649]
This ’s voice came from below, “Er Ge! What happened?”
Li shi+min leaned over theand called out, “I’ll tell you later!”
Turning around, he asked the two boys to have a seat; his manner was sincere and courteous Deep in their heart the two boys knew his intention, but they also knew that they could not charge through hi theainst the wall Because their body was still dripping wet, it was quite uncomfortable
Li shi+min calmly smiled and sat down on a chair next to the ; he said, “When Ziaxia was four, ae twenty, you will relieve the world [shi+] and pacify the people [ed , he casually picked up the flint to light up the oil la noticed that when he mentioned his mother, his eyes revealed a fondness of a child’s deep ad about Fu Junchuo Sighing, he said, “Youveryhis attention to the water droplets on the floor dripping from the two boys’ body, he said with a deep voice, “What is the relationshi+p between the two gentle of Ryukyu? Why did when you heard her name your hearts jump a few times? Otherwise, Zaixia would still be in the dark as to the two gentlemen have sneaked into our shi+p”
It was only then did the two boys realize rong They were also astonished at Li shi+ht process; that just from this point he was able to deduce that the two of the
Kou Zhong giggled and replied, “Naturally we are related! But we’d betterwe can make your respected Ol’ Die to raise arive us, two brothers, two sets of clothes and … hey! And two, no! Thirty taels of silver Ha! What do you say?”
This time it was Li shi+min as dumbstruck “Thirty taels of silver?” he asked in incredulity
Xu Zilings heart skipped a beat, he hastily tried to re, “If thirty taels of silver is too ht”
Chapter 5, Part 2
Jaya, Faerro, HPC, DongBin, Ysabel, Drak, you are welco out of your seclusion Sky, oh, OK I agree, it won't be fun if the entire story is about the two boys running around everywhere But they have not h level ood shi+fu
Happy New Year everybody!
Li shi+min looked at the two boys in disbelief; he reached into his pocket, took out aat it he tossed it to Kou Zhong “Just look how ht the purse, and opened it without hesitation As soon as he looked inside, he gasped, “My grandma, old dad, and all ots!”
Hastily Xu Ziling craned his neck to look He was speechless “It worth at least several hundred taels of silver,” he said
Kou Zhong’s eyes lit up; he stuffed the purse into his pocket Taking a deep breath he said, “Taking people’s money, we’ll avoid calamities on their behalf; the two of us brothers will take full responsibility of thisShao,” he said apologetically, “You must return the money first, we have to wait until the business is done before we can receive the payed him off, “Take it! Whether success or failure, we can all be friends That rade brothel a hundred ti raised his thumb in praise, “We accept your friendshi+p”
“Not too loud,” Li shi+min said in low voice, “I don’t want others to know that you are here”
Kou Zhong’s thick face blushed; he lowered his voice to the lowest volu secret! Mada the purchase of weapons your Old Die nature and staine if this treasure is stolen, ould happen then?”