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Chapter 176.2: Jerry-Built ConstructionOriginal and most updated translations are on volare. If this is being found anywhere else, it has been stolen. Donโt support theft. ๐
The fruit entered her mouth. The taste was actually pretty good. It was sweet and tasty, and very juicy as well. She didnโt know what kind of fruit it was, she had never seen it before.
It was just that this color looked way too bright, like that of a poison fruit.
The moment this thought occurred to her, she spat out the fruit. Her facial color was unpleasant. The hell? It really was poisonous!
She opened her mouth, but her tongue was numb and she couldnโt even talk anymore.
She instantly felt like crying but didnโt have the tears. Da fudge? What exactly was this?
Tang Doudou didnโt dare risk eating the colorful fruits again. But Mu Ye, seriously, shouldnโt he at least check to see if the fruits were poisonous before picking them?
Since she was hungry and also couldnโt sleep, she decided to just go out and walk around.
The injuries on her foot still hurt a little, so she could only walk on tiptoe.
โEh? Big Sister, why did you come out-yo? Youโre still injured, you need to rest-yo!โ
The moment Tang Doudou left the room, Nan Maner appeared from somewhere and hastily stopped her.
โOh, the roomโs too stifling. I wanted to come out and get a bit of fresh air.โ After she found out that Nan Maner was one of Shen Moruโs subordinates, she couldnโt feel any intimacy towards her anymore. At the same time, she didnโt dislike her either. The numbness had faded from her tongue a little already. However, it still felt a bit numb when she spoke.
โSo it was like that-yo!โ Nan Maner nodded naively. She didnโt notice Tang Doudouโs strange manner of speaking. โThen just stay on the sacred tree-yo. No matter what, donโt get off the sacred tree-yo. The people below are very fierce-yo.โ
Sacred tree?
Only then did Tang Doudou realize that she was currently standing on a tree branch. It was just that this tree branch was enormous. Wooden boards formed a flat surface and the dense leaves around didnโt let in much light, so it had caused her to think that she was in some forest. She never expected that she was actually on a tree.
She instantly started feeling a bit weak in her legs and stomach. Who knew how safe this irregular construct was?
What if it was a jerry-built construction? It wasnโt impossible that she would fall down in the middle of the night while she was sleeping!
โHeehee, Big Sister, are you worried that youโll fall?โ
Tang Doudouโs freaked out manner made Nan Maner cover her mouth and giggle.
โO-of course not!โ
โThen why are your legs trembling-yo?โ
As she spoke, she swept her gaze over Tang Doudouโs trembling legs and smiled mischievously.
Tang Doudou was perspiring profusely inside. She pulled back her legs and said, โAhem, itโs cause Iโm hungry.โ
โI almost forgot-yo!โ
When she mentioned that she was hungry, Nan Maner promptly smacked her own cheeks, then looked at Tang Doudou apologetically. โSorry-yo, I forgot to bring food for you-yo.โ
โItโs all my fault-yo, I have such bad memory-yo. Grandma even reminded me before she left-yo, but I actually forgot-yoโฆโ
Tang Doudou hastily interrupted her โyoyoyoโs. If she kept continuing it would go onto โcheck it out!โ (Thereโs a Chinese phrase used to get attention that sounds like the English words โYo! Yo! Check it out!โ)
โThen will you still be able to get food now?โ
โOf course-yo!โ
โAhemโฆโ Could it be that she had to say it directly?
Nan Maner finally caught on. She moved her fingers and pouted at Tang Doudou. โDonโt worry-yo, Big Sister, Iโll definitely get food for you-yo!โ
โThanks!โ It wasnโt that she was heartless or impatient, but that she really didnโt want to continue to listen to โyoyoyo, check it outโ words.
Luckily, Nan Maner was very naive and didnโt notice the impatience in Tang Doudouโs tone at all. She smiled sweetly. โBig Sister doesnโt need to be polite-yo. Saint King said that I must do my best to fulfill everything that Big Sister needs-yo!โ
Hahaโฆ (sarcastic laugh)
Tang Doudou didnโt continue this conversation with her. She tiptoed cautiously on the wooden plank ground. She only relaxed and started walking towards the edge after she confirmed that the planks were quite stable.
Nan Maner disappeared after she had finished speaking.
Tang Doudou knew that she had gone to prepare food for her.
She couldnโt see Mu Ye. She didnโt know if he had ditched her and ran off or went to do something with Shen Moru.
It wasnโt that she was narrow-mindedly thinking of random things but that Mu Ye had become strange after he saw Shen Moru.
Although she wasnโt very familiar with Mu Ye, and was even almost โkachaโ-ed by him when they first met, later, during the Plum Garden Gathering after he asked her to make a deal with him while she was in the latrine, their relationship seemed to have gradually improved. After that, he taught her qinggong in Azure Water Valley, then intercepted the God Firmament Hallโs attack and saved herโฆ
All these events occurred quite close together. Now that Tang Doudou thought about it, it was quite clear. Mu Yeโs change had happened after the Plum Garden Gathering, meaning that it probably had something to do with the deal he had mentioned before.
However, what exactly was that deal about?
They had met so many times afterward but why hadnโt he brought it up again?
โWhy did you come out?โ Just as Tang Doudou was deep in thought, Mu Yeโs voice came from above her head.
So there was a wooden ladder up. Looking at the ladder in front of her, she asked curiously, โWhatโs above?โ
โTree.โ Mu Ye poked his head out from the dense leaves. โI picked the fruits from here.โ
It would have been better if he hadnโt brought it up, but the moment he brought it up, Tang Doudou felt like cursing again. Fudge! When he was picking, he was definitely just picking whatever looked pretty. He probably never bothered to think about whether it was poisonous!
โAre they all plucked from this tree? But all those fruits look different. How could they all come from this one tree?โ Tang Doudou pointed at the dense leaves above her. โAnd, donโt you sense a strange feeling from this tree?โ
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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira, Edited by Dray
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