Published at 11th of January 2019 04:56:20 AM
Chapter 19
Chapter 19: Ice Lord Feng Ming
Bai Xi looked at the man beside her blankly . Did she just have an auditory hallucination? This man actually answered her question, really?
The man didn’t repeat the sentence . He raised his head and looked at the clear, sunny sky, not a cloud in sight .
“Your person has found you?” Seeing the man’s reaction, Bai Xi was certain that she did not have an auditory hallucination . This man really did say something and replied to her previous question . However, that sound… It sounded somewhat familiar? She seemed to have heard that tone before .
The man resumed his countenance . Silence is golden!
“Since your person have found you, why didn’t he help you with the wound immediately? And, why haven’t you left?” Bai Xi asked two questions in a row, but she didn’t get a reply .
“Your person doesn’t dare to help you bind a wound, or did you refuse? Is it not that he is unwilling?” The man remained silent, and Bai Xi ended up talking to herself . Her stomach grumbled in protest and interrupted her monologue .
“I really have committed a sin . I am hungry and here I am talking to a piece of wood . ” Bai Xi rose and left . However, after an hour, she returned with two more grilled fish in hand .
“Even if it doesn’t suit your tastes, you should eat something . ” Bai Xi directly placed the grilled fish wrapped in lotus leaf on the floor within reach of the man . She then sat beside him and ate another grilled fish . While she wasn’t exactly wolfing down the food, she certainly wasn’t chewing slowly . She could not compare to the elegance the man displayed .
“The taste is okay . ” After hearing this sentence, a certain someone who had been immersed in eating looked up at the person who spoke, the corners of her mouth curling up . This man wasn’t boring .
The man retained his elegant eating posture . A ray of sunshine pierced through the lush foliage and shone on his form, making a perfect, enchanting picture .
After the two people had finished eating, Bai Xi looked at the sky and figured she should be returning to Fo Yin Temple . She was not sure if her older brother had already gone up the mountain . “I should go . ” Since his people had already found him, he could leave without worry .
The pair of gold eyes focussed on Bai Xi, who had stood up . A good while after, the owner of the pair of gold eyes lightly said one word, “Ming . ”
“Mm?”
“My name . ”
“Ming1? Eh, my name is Bai Xi . ” Bai Xi did not think that the man would take initiative to tell her his name . However, this also made her a little happy . This man finally was willing to tell her his name .
The man let out a light hum which could be regarded as a reply to her .
“Goodbye!” Just as the abbot of Fo Yin Temple had said, in this world there is fate . She could encounter him and treat his wound . It must be a kind of fate . She spent some of her solitary time at Fo Yin Temple with him, which could also be considered fate . Perhaps they would meet again .
However, recalling the great abbot of Fo Yin Temple, she suddenly recalled his words . According to his words, he seemed to know that she was not the original Bai Xi . Was she overthinking this?
After Bai Xi’s form gradually disappeared, the man’s gold eyes closed once more . His elegant face showed no change . Almost after he shut his eyes, a shadow2 suddenly appeared . “Master, is your injury better?”
“You failed,” the man said lightly .
“Yes,” the shadow replied softly as he lowered his head .
For a long time the man did not say anything . After 10 minutes3, the man rose gracefully, as if he had not received an injury earlier . And outsider could not tell that he was currently injured, let alone the fact that he was seriously injured .
The shadow could only blame himself . He didn’t dare to look at his master and could only hang his head .
“By the way, I forgot to return that dagger to you . ” Bai Xi, who had just left, suddenly returned . The man seemed to know that she would return . His gold eyes had already looked in the direction that she had appeared, or perhaps he had identified her by scent, a delicate fragrance that belonged to her .
“Eh, your person is looking…” The two words that followed she didn’t want to say . Was she mistaken? Wasn’t this the… carriage driver?
At that moment when the shadow had appeared, he also looked up and saw her gradually approaching his master . Although his master had no expression, he could tell that his master was not disgusted by this woman’s approach . The main reason was that his master had looked straight at this woman and not stopped her . How could he not be astonished at this situation? Even the master’s mother may not have this kind of treatment .
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Bai Xi was faintly surprised upon seeing the man standing and facing the breeze, a most handsome appearance and a proud expression . His gold eyes were resplendent . He wore white crescent robes and his hair flowed like a waterfall . The brief amount of time this man and her had gotten along… and he was actually the Ice Lord .
That pair of unique gold eyes, she had not thought much of it . She had not considered it when he said his name was ‘Ming’ . She actually gave consideration to the one who had kicked her off the carriage . Hehe, it appears that she had lost her edge . She was completely wrong .
“I ask you, approximately two months ago, did you kick a woman who was hiding out of your carriage?” Although she was 99% sure that it was him who drove the carriage, there was still that 1% where she hoped it was not him .
“Ah? You shouldn’t be that woman,” said the shadow . There is not a person in this world who would dare to burst into his master’s carriage . Still, that person was a woman and he couldn’t forget this .
Bai Xi took a deep breath and said, “Feng Ming, your life-saving favour I have already returned, but you kicked me off the carriage and my forehead suffered . This matter is not over . ” After saying these words, Bai Xi threw the dagger that she had intended to return on the ground . She then glanced at the master and servant before turning to leave .
In fact, she wanted to take advantage of that man who had kicked her, but the subordinate of that man was right next to him . Their skills were clear to her . However, she would not do anything without absolute certainty . She wouldn’t involve herself in something dangerous .
“Master, is it fine to not say anything?”
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Feng Ming didn’t speak . After he glanced at the dagger, he stepped forward against the breeze and slowly walked, as if it had nothing to do with him .
After the black shadow retrieved the dagger, he followed him . “Master, did Qing Wu find master?” He recalled that the dagger was obviously Qing Wu, but since Qing Wu had found master earlier, why not send a signal? Also, why did the dagger remain by his master’s side? Ah, this really… this damn Qing Wu .
Wait, why did this woman say that she had saved the life of his master? Did this woman take care of master’s wound? Ah, no, his thoughts were in disarray .
The sound of a rock hitting his head echoed, interrupting his flights of fancy .
“Ow . ” Black shadow touched his head, not having a single complaint . It seemed that this sort of thing was common and he immediately followed .
1 . (銘) – this is pronounced with the same intonation as the Ming in Feng Ming’s name . This character means ‘inscription’ or ‘engraving’ .
2 . (黑影) – this translates to black shadow (hei ying) . I’m currently not sure if this is a name or a description of the person . I’ve translated it to English for now, but if it is his name, I’ll change it and make a note of it later .
3 . here it says ‘a small cup of tea’ which I think is the time it takes to drink a cup of tea . Google tells me it is 10 minutes .