Book 23 - Chapter 11 – Appointment with A Beauty (1/2)
Book 23 Chapter 11 – Appoint shi+ru said, “I knew you would have this kind of understanding The fact is that although I do have a close relationshi+p with Yin Gui Pai, I am not a Yin Gui Pai ed Yin Gui Pai’s business affairs and traveled all over the country to acquire all kinds of supplies for them, so I have been in contact with Yin Gui Pai people since I was little, and thus have beco was duht that Yin Gui Pai stood outside of the real world like Ci Hang Jingzhai, that they were detached frohu and society, that they were another kind of people who did not eat the food of co shi+ru now, he realized that they still need to earn , just like everybody else [Translator’s note: all ‘they’ referring to Yin Gui Pai are fe revealed just now could be considered Yin Gui Pai’s big secret Zheng Xiong is not afraid Zhu Yuyan won’t be happy?”
Zheng shi+ru replied, “My huo Yin Gui Pai already has soer have a direct relationshi+p with the’er that I was helping Qian Duguan to ’er has come to a close, I don’t want to care about Yin Gui Pai’s affairs any asked, “Since that’s the case, Zheng Xiong do not need to explain everything to Xiaodi either; this will not bring you any benefit”
“But it won’t bring any har shi+ru replied with rueful s you can’t be considered a secret at all The reason I explained the situation was that I really don’t want to stand as Xu Xiong’s ene tothat I aht But naturally heshi+ru’s words that easily Because if Zheng shi+ru really gained control over the Yangtze River Alliance via Zheng Shu was really a Yin Gui Pai de
It’s just that for the ti, it was difficult to find a way to verify whether what Zheng shi+ru said was the truth or a lie This extre, he said, “Ti o back!”
Zheng shi+ru syou Yuelai Inn is just around the corner ahead, how could Zaixia abandon you midway? Come!”
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After three rounds of wine, Kou Zhong’s heart was nan, “Where exactly is Lingnan? Is Changlin Xiong fa Fa in a circle in the sarden at the rear courtyard; this house was one of Bu Tianzhi’s secret nests, it was not far from the Great River and was hidden deep in a sood place to escape froh in the sky, stirring up in Kou Zhong his wounded feeling of ‘round moon does not mean the person is round’ [not sure, 月圆人未圆], so that he was suddenly dying to knowto Lingnan
Chen Laonan actually refers to Yuecheng, Dupang, Mengzhu, Qitian, and Dayu, these five ranges [separating Hunan and Jiangxi fro a vast area in the south My, Chen Lao ethnic group in Lingnan Ha! At least ed about her, ha!”
Everybody just s Fa Family operates beast of burden, jadeite, pearl and precious stones, rhinoceros and elephant, and other businesses involving local products They started at Xiongqu and then grew into local political power Because the h, the emperor is far, for the last five dynasties, noFa Que took leadershi+p, the Song Farown a hundredfold, and they enjoy hu Within the Wulin world south of the Great River, no one dares to doubt his qualification as the number one saber expert in the world”
“What about that Huang Gongcuo?” Kou Zhong asked, “What kind of ‘thing’ is he?”
With a cold snort Chen Lao confused ball] His natural disposition is that he always shi+elds his shortcoh his h, no one in southern Wulin likes hi Fa Que defeated Yue Shan, Nanhai Pai [South China Sea Sect] becalin continued, “During the eighth year of E [old nan their allegiance to the new Eeneral Wei Xian to lead the troops to the foot of the nan even for half a step Later on, Sing Que observed the situation and for ed his e to ’ [lit duke of the Qiao State] the Sui dynasty conferring to hiht to forovernshi+ [chief official historian] level and below He gave hiht to develop his ownhienerous treat Jian ascended the throne, all along Song Que was unwilling to enter the i Jian was helpless to deal with his steadfastness in resisting the ene on inaccessible territory, and with his autono praised
Chen Lao pleasant words, we call hi unpleasant words, we call hi Que’s appearance is very handsome; in the past he enchanted countless beautiful women, yet evidently he had a heart of stone At first, he wanted to reet married, afterwards, due to the family pressure, he had no choice but to ly woman to be his wife, so that the woman who loved hiive vent to the grievance in her heart Ha! Thisju Yuzhi took after her father, otherwise it would be terrible
Luo Qifei was ah
Kou Zhong pondered, “I understand how Song Que’s prestige could rise over the southern sky The reason he ly woman as his wife must be so that he could devote his aspiration to the way of the saber Otherwise, if he indulged hiht of the lady’s chaht”
Bu Tianzhi nodded and said, “Shao Shuai’s conjecture ought to be pretty close; very insightful”
Chen Lao to bed [orig 行房 - a euphemism for sexual intercourse] must be a hard work, without even half a bit of pleasure”
Kou Zhong asked, “Anybody know the relationshi+p between Song Que and Zhu Yuyan?”
Everybody shook his head in bewilderhtQue first, and then he thought about Song Yuzhi, and his heart was boiling
If right noere to go to Lingnan ie her mind?
He hated it that at the moment he could not spare time for a separate task, therefore, he would never know the answer to that question
But was he really unable to spare some time?
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The inn was extre off by the door The sound of the twoinside was still not enough to wake him up Perhaps the receptionist and the other workers of the inn were slipping away into the street like a swarm of bees to enjoy the excite shi+ru cleared his throat Only then did the old shopkeeper opened his eyes; with blurry vision he looked at the two reeted him and said, “My friend here is surnamed Xu; has anybody booked a roo’s handso shi+ru could only be counted as half of an ene his lie uncovered in front of his face was hard to take
The old shopkeeper nodded his head incessantly, “Right!” he said, “There was a Qin Gongzi booked a roohts of accom for Zheng shi+ru, Xu Ziling was dumbstruck as well How did shi+ Feixuan , Zheng shi+ru said, “Turns out I really arrulously disturb you any the address where he could be contacted, he left without saying anything
Being left alone, Xu Ziling was feeling relaxed and comfortable He went to the public bathroo his belly with a couple of wild fruits that he picked along the way, he sat cross-legged on the bed tothe encounter on the plank ay, he felt lucky of having a new lease of life
Originally he thought about going out to the street to find shi+ Qingxuan’s fragrant footprints, however, re the street was so crowded that he was unable to le step, he had no choice but to dispel this idea Besides, since she was not in the secluded forest of the s an eht to be safe for the ti
This beauty’s flute art was matchless under the heavens, her style was even more faintly indiscernible and hard to fathom, so that others would find it difficult to tell whether it was real or ht about how earlier he already made up his mind not to come to this inn where shi+ Feixuan wanted toshi+ru steered his steps and confused his direction, and then the ghosts shoved the Gods pushed, he ended up in this inn anyway Evidently fate has a way to render hi his thoughts ran wild for quite a ht-vanished realm of the Way [Dao/Tao] The true qi within his body flowed naturally, the empty space inside expanded infinitely, the barely-there re internal injury quickly faded away
After nobody kno much tiained his senses