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Chapter 67: Baili Yu is SickOriginal and most updated translations are on volare. If this is being found anywhere else, it has been stolen. Donโt support theft. ๐
Having recalled Hou Zi, Tang Doudou suddenly remembered the task she had entrusted to him. Wonder if he has finished carrying it out for her?!
Smacking her lips, a spirited light suddenly emerged in her clear eyes. Tang Doudou pulled Li Hong who was spacing out and pointed at the tall wall that encircled Plum Garden. โLook, isnโt that Hou Zi?โ
โAiyah, mah Alliance Head da ren. Look at this situation! How can you still have the mood to look at some monkey? In my opinion, I think we should just firstโฆโ After Tang Doudou slapped his shoulder, Li Hong started muttering a huge bunch helplessly. When he saw that slow-moving black dot along the wall clearly, his jaw immediately dropped. โHou Zi, didnโt Hou Zi leave a long time ago? Why would he be in Plum Garden?โ
This wall was the only feature separating the Plum Garden from the Alliance Head Residence. Itโs unknown if it was because the Alliance Head Residence was poor or due to some other reason, but they didnโt have their own boundary wall and just used the Plum Gardenโs unreasonably high wall as a barrier. At times, Tang Doudou would space out as she stared at that wall, thinking that the image of how the Alliance Head Residence was connected to the Plum Garden really made it seem like a small kitchen versus the main building.
Haa, this is another sorrowful story.
Tang Doudou retrieved her thoughts and pushed Li Hong, who was in front of her, aside. โHou Zi was just helping me do something. Who told you he left?โ
Li Hong scratched his head. โI saw him rush out that day so I thought he was the same as Syndicate Leader Xuโฆโ
He hadnโt even finished speaking when Xu Tao cried out in pleasant surprise as if he had discovered the New World. โIt seems like Bai gongzi has also returned?โ
โWhatโs that? Xiao Bai has come back? Where? Whereโs Xiao Bai?โ When Tang Doudou heard this she felt that this was what a truly pleasant surprise was supposed to be like. She then looked left and right, up and down, and everywhere, but didnโt see a trace of that familiar white shadow. Hence, she slapped the back of Xu Tao head. โDa hell, you tricked me for fun!?โ
Xu Tao rubbed the painful spot that Tang Doudou hit and said with a very grieved expression, โI wouldnโt dare to trick Alliance Head da ren. Bai gongzi has really returned. I saw a white shadow flit past the side just now and was about to look closer when I discovered Master pulling Li Hong over to look at Hou Zi!โ
โSo Xiao Bai has come back as well. Letโs just do this. You guys wait here. Once Hou Zi gets back, you guys just let him wait here a while. Iโll come out to talk to him once Iโve finished discussing matters with Bai gongzi.โ Worried that Xu Tao and Li Hong would run off halfway, she continued to comfort them. โBai gongziโs already back, so what do you guys need to worry about? Just relax. We have to believe in Bai gongzi, he definitely has a plan!โ
Bai Feiyunโs name was way more useful than hers. Once she mentioned Bai Feiyunโs name, Xu Tao and Li Hong clearly looked more relieved. Li Hong sat down on the stone steps behind the door and said, โAlliance Head da ren, you should go. Xu Tao and I will guard this place for you!โ
Xu Tao spoke as well. โIf the grand Alliance Head Residence canโt even take care of something like this, how is it supposed to continue standing stably in the Jianghu? Alliance Head, you should just discuss this properly with Bai gongzi and see if thereโs any way to get Baili Yu to take back his decision? No matter what, two men getting married kind of offends public moralsโฆโ
โXu Tao, what are you saying!? What do you mean it offends public morals?! Itโs all Baili Yuโs fault for doing it on purpose. I believe that even if Alliance Head da ren had ten leopard guts, it still wouldnโt be possible for him to dare to bully Baili Yu. Not to mention, Baili Yuโs martial arts is not something that our Alliance Head can overpower!โ Li Hong said indignantly. This was what he thought when he had first heard of this matter. Itโs extremely strange, how could Alliance Head possibly have topped Baili Yu?!
Tang Doudou was also exceptionally speechless upon hearing the exchange between the two of them. She felt that what they were saying couldnโt be counted as praise so she waved and said, โAlright, Iโll head in first. Iโll leave this side to you guys.โ
After she spoke, she didnโt wait for the two to reply. With a โswishโ, she squeezed into the underbrush by the side and ducked left and right as she ran towards the back courtyard.
She didnโt really want to hide and duck like this. Who asked those women outside to be so outrageous? Some even liked to climb onto the wall in their free time to see if Tang Doudou had appeared or not.
In reality, they were also hesitating. They didnโt even know if Tang Doudou was really in the Alliance Head Residence.
Due to the fact that Tang Doudou react even a bit after so many days, everyone pretty much concluded that she had probably fled long ago. The reason they were surrounding the Alliance Head Residence was simply for the sake of venting the sadness in their hearts. Not matter who it was, it would still be hard to accept for a while for them to accept if their male idol suddenly released news that he was getting married, and it was even to a guy. For the sake of respecting and honoring the lost perfection in their hearts, thereโs no doubt that venting it was the best choice.
Tang Doudou could understand this quite well. If this incident had happened to anyone else, perhaps she would have even stood out to publicly talk about righteousness and other things.
Collecting her random thoughts, she pushed open the doors to her room. Directly afterwards, she saw that trace of pure snow that caused peopleโs hearts to calm.
โWaaahwuuu, Xiao Bai ah! Youโve finally come back! To be able to see you again in this lifetime is practically the Old Heavens granting fortune in a burst of kindness!โ Tang Doudou rushed over. As she looked at Bai Feiyunโs familiar warm smile, she almost smacked a kiss over. Her heart was finally settling back into its place having seen him.
โDonโt celebrate yet.โ Seeing Tang Doudouโs ecstatic appearance, Bai Feiyun shook his head. The first thing out of his mouth was a blow to her.
The smile on Tang Doudouโs face froze when she heard this. โWhat happened? Could it be that the method you talked about wonโt work anymore?โ
โThe method still works. Itโs just that thereโs a problem that needs to be resolved as quickly as possible. Otherwise, this matter will only become more complicated.โ When the conversation led to the information he found out, Bai Feiyun started feeling a bit of a headache.
โWhat problem?โ Tang Doudou continued to ask. As long as thereโs a problem, there would be a solution. The worst situation would be when you canโt even find the root of the problem.
Bai Feiyun muttered to himself irresolutely for a while as if trying to figure out how to start telling her.
Seeing that he still didnโt say a single word after a long while, Tang Doudou started urging him, โAiyah, Xiao Bai, donโt dawdle anymore. When I went out to take a look earlier, it seemed like the doors outside are on the verge of breaking from all the pounding. If you keep delaying, the only thing you can do for me later will probably be to collect my corpse!โ
โThereโs actually no need to worry about that. When I entered earlier, I saw that most of the women outside had already left. From the looks of it, theyโll probably disperse on their own in another two days. What we need to worry about right now is Baili Yu.โ Bai Feiyun rubbed the area between his brows. He truly felt helpless from the bottom of his heart when the name โBaili Yuโ was brought up. That man was seriously way too hard to predict.
When he went to see the City Lord to notify him of this matter, the City Lord had been stunned for an entire ten minutes before he slowly expressed his opinion. โXueyiโs truly not bad. Heโs a person that does big things. Since itโs like this, then might as well take Baili Yu as a bride. In any case, we donโt lose anything from Xueyi marrying him!โ
In reality, the City Lord and Baili Yu were very similar in many senses of the word. It was just that the City Lord tends to scheme against people straightforwardly while Baili Yu always liked to wear a harmless smile before silently, without warning, cheat* people until thereโs not a single place left unharmed!
I had already previously defined the word ๅ to mean like cheat/fraud. However, Sigil brought up a better word which seems to fit perfectly: troll. But since troll is a modern word which shouldnโt exist in the ancient world, I probably wonโt use it for anyone other than Tang Doudou. Lastly, I think the previous phrase was clear enough but in modern words it would be something like โtroll people like thereโs no tomorrowโ.
To sum it up, theyโre both cheats!
โBaili Yu? What did he freaking do again?โ Presently, whenever Tang Doudou heard his name her entire body would feel uncomfortable due to the urge to rush over to Plum Garden and bite that bastard to death. It was just a shame. It wasnโt like she didnโt try to do so, but before she could even climb over the wall to Plum Garden, Ye Chuan would coldly pick her up and throw her back every single time.
โItโs hard to explain.โ Bai Feiyun only threw out these four words after a long period of silent deliberation.
Tang Doudou placed her palm over her forehead. โLetโs not talk about this for now. Letโs just talk about what to do next? In any case, thereโs no way Iโll take Baili Yu as a bride! I wonโt marry him even if I die!โ
Hearing her speak as if making a vow and seeing her huffing mad little face, Bai Feiyunโs smile became even gentler. โCan I ask you a question?โ
โJust ask!โ Tang Doudou sat at the side thinking through this matterโs entire development. For some reason, she felt that there was something strange about all of this. However, she couldnโt grasp what it was clearly. It seemed to be the crucial point of this matter, yet her brain simply couldnโt grasp the turn and could only continue running around in circles as she dazed out.
โWhy donโt you want to take Baili Yu as a bride?โ Bai Feiyun stared at her eyes, his expression a little serious.
Tang Doudou clearly didnโt understand why Bai Feiyun would ask this. Wasnโt the answer obvious?
No matter what she canโt take Baili Yu as a bride ah!
Bai Feiyunโs eyes lowered as he continued to speak. โOnce you marry him, not only would your position as the Alliance Head become as strong as an impregnable fortress, even the City Lord would fear you a little. Thereโs no need to even detail the Imperial Household. Baili Yu has never worried about the Imperial Household. As long as he exists, you could decide the fate of all the lands below heaven.โ
If these words came out from anyone elseโs mouth, Tang Doudou would definitely send a palm over with a โhualaโ. She conceded that Baili Yu looked pretty awesome. However, no matter how awesome he was, he couldnโt be awesome to the point that the entire world was within his grasp, right?
Wasnโt that a little too exaggerated? What, could it be that those emperors and alliance heads were all here just to buy soy sauce? (aka play small useless roles)
This was Tang Doudouโs first thought. However, after seeing Bai Feiyunโs serious face and realizing that he wasnโt joking, she asked dimwittedly, โXiao Bai, are you sure youโre not mistaken?โ
Bai Feiyun sighed. โLooks like youโve really forgotten everything of the past. In the past, you revered Baili Yu quite a lot. If it werenโt for the fact that there was the City Lord there to stop you, you would have already gone looking for Baili Yu long ago.โ
It was the first time he had talked about Li Xueyi in front of her so Tang Doudou immediately became interested and questioned him closely, โThat means weโre quite familiar with each other after all?โ
Otherwise, how would he know of these things?
Bai Feiyun didnโt reply to her question but continued speaking. โThe endless wealth that Baili Yu possesses is already enough to cause peopleโs eyes to turn green with envy. However, in addition to that, he also grasps the economic lifelines of several countries including Spirit Virtue Imperial Court and its neighboring countries. Thatโs why the Imperial Household simply doesnโt dare to touch him at all. Other than his shocking wealth, he even has several large powers that cannot be underestimated. The most worthy of mention are those three subordinates of hisโฆ Blood Fiend Jun Xin, Blade Demon Feng Long, Godspeed Yun Hai. Of those three, youโve seen Blood Fiend Jun Xin before. Donโt underestimate him due to his young age. His martial arts is actually ranked first place on the potentials listing of Cloud City.โ
When she heard that, Tang Doudou couldnโt hold herself back anymore. She really wanted to reach out and touch Bai Feiyunโs forehead to find out if he had a fever. Otherwise, why would he keep talking nonsense like this?
At most, that butt-aged brat just had a bad temper. How did he turn into some blood fiend? Just listening to this sounded really scary, alright?
Thereโs no way to link that with Jun Xinโs shotacon baby face!
โEven the City Lord isnโt clear on how strong Baili Yu himself is. No matter if itโs the Jianghu or the Imperial Court, they all feel extreme restrained fear towards him. However, theyโve never united to defeat him. Do you know why this is so?โ
Tang Doudou dumbly shook her head. How the hell could she fricking know?
Bai Feiyun suddenly reached out and stroked Tang Doudouโs head, seeming to feel pity for her. โBecause Baili Yu is sick!โ
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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira, Edited by ed.L
[Chiyomiraโs Corner]
Hahaha lol! Itโs to the point even Bai Feiyun pities little Beanbeans. :p
I honestly donโt remember much of what happens next, but Tang Doudouโs take on โsickโ is obvious, right?
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