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Chapter 83




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In which Ding Xilai once again wonders how he can ever get Sir Xiao to accept him.
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In the end, Ye You didn’t agree to Ding Xilai’s request.
He patiently said, “You’re Lingjian Pavilion’s Junior Pavilion Master, and I’m not anything at all, so on what basis would I be capable of becoming your boss?”
Ding Xilai said, “Sir Xiao definitely shouldn’t talk like this. If you aren’t anything, then what am I?”
Ye You said, “Lingjian Pavilion’s Junior Pavilion Master.”
Ding Xilai, “…”
Ding Xilai felt unwell all over, feeling as if this matter was finished.
He knew that, at this time, he should think up a convincing argument, but he was too stupid. The messy, chaotic thought that flashed through his mind actually turned out to be the idea to cut open his palm heroically, pour that blood out into a bowl, and drink it. But immediately after, he realized that that would be too messed up, as even if he wanted to drink blood, it shouldn’t be done like that. Then what exactly should he do?
Wenren Heng gave him a look and then interrupted, telling them that his Junior Brother’s health still hadn’t recovered and so the person needed to rest, before then politely chasing them out.
Ding Xilai didn’t dare to act impudent to the other’s face, while Wei Jiangyue was full of thoughts and knew that this wasn’t an appropriate time to speak and so left with Ding Xilai. Wei Jiangyue then entered his room, without even turning back. The Ding Xilai who had been thrown aside fell silent for an instant before turning to look at Ren Shaotian, seemingly crying without tears.
Ren Shaotian brought his young master back to the room and said, “What he said makes sense.”
Ding Xilai said, “What?”
Ren Shaotian said, “Young Master is Lingjian Pavilion’s Junior Pavilion Master.”
Ding Xilai wept. “I didn’t choose how I was born, so why discriminate against me?”
Ren Shaotian felt helpless. He told the young master that it wasn’t discrimination but rather that Lingjian Pavilion was one of Jianghu’s two great powers, which was no small matter. The young master was the Pavilion Master’s only son and so, in the future, would definitely succeed Lingjian Pavilion.
Ding Xilai didn’t understand. “So what?”
Ren Shaotian asked, “If the Pavilion Master suddenly found a boss and wanted to become that person’s younger brother, what would Young Master think?”
Ding Xilai didn’t even need to think to say, “I’d think the old man was crazy.”
Ren Shaotian said, smiling, “It’s the same for the young master.”
“Stop joking around. Me and my dad are the same?” Ding Xilai said, “If I had my dad’s ability, I’d long have become more assertive.”
Ren Shaotian said, “It’s not too late if the young master starts putting in effort now.”
“But your young master is stupid.” Ding Xilai was especially anguished and, seeing the other wanting to speak again, patted his shoulder. “I understand what you’re saying. You want to tell me that I represent Lingjian Pavilion so I can’t easily recognize someone else as my boss. Then what do you think I should do? I can certainly continue being a prodigal son, but Xiao-Zhong isn’t here, so in the future, there will no longer be anyone going along with me to play.”
When he thought of Xiao-Zhong, he also thought of what kind of situation might occur the next time they met, and he let out a sigh before slowly lying down on the bed.
Ren Shaotian looked at his small back and said, “Then why doesn’t the young master ask what the Pavilion Master thinks. If the Pavilion Master agrees, Sir Xiao most likely won’t refuse again.”
Ding Xilai asked, ill at ease, “Will my dad kill me?”
Ren Shaotian laughed and didn’t respond.
This time, Ding Xilai was thoroughly enlightened. In his heart, even he knew that his old man would be angry, so it was no wonder that Sir Xiao wouldn’t accept him; this truly was somewhat negligent of him. He considered for a moment before turning to get off the bed. After wiping his face, he rushed out, full of righteous devotion, to push open his old man’s door.
At this time, Pavilion Master Ding had just gone upstairs and, upon hearing these movements, coldly gave him a look.
Ding Xilai instantly fixed his attitude. “Father, have you finished eating?”
Pavilion Master Ding said, “Yes.”
Ding Xilai calmly entered the room and, seeing the other give him another look, swiftly poured out a cup of tea. “Father, have some tea.”
This tea had been steeped at noon, and only the very bottom of the pot was left. It had also long gone cold, and once poured in the teacup, the only things left were the dregs. Ding Xilai’s entire mind was on the matter with Sir Xiao, and it wasn’t until he was handing the cup over that he realized how terrible it was. At this time, both of their gazes were on this teacup.
Pavilion Master Ding, “…”
Ding Xilai, “…”
Ding Xilai was about to remedy the situation when Pavilion Master Ding accepted the cup and drank a sip, tone still as cold as ever, “Speak then. What is it.”
“What, that is… cough,” Ding Xilai said, “I believe that Sir Xiao’s a clever person.”
Pavilion Master Ding said, “So you want to follow him?”
Ding Xilai was caught off guard. “…What?”
Pavilion Master Ding said, “You thought I didn’t know?”
Ding Xilai’s heart rose. “That…”
Pavilion Master Ding said, “No.”
Ding Xilai was extremely anxious. “He’s that clever…”
Pavilion Master Ding interrupted, “If you can think of a way to let him accept you as a sworn brother, then I won’t object.”
Ding Xilai startled before asking, “What if I can’t?”
Pavilion Master Ding said, “If you can’t even do this one thing, then in the future, you also don’t even need to think of inheriting Lingjian Pavilion.”
Ding Xilai immediately felt as if an entire mountain was pressing down on him, but he also felt that this idea of his old man’s was better than his original one of being the person’s younger brother. He sucked in a deep breath and left with a heavy head and swaying feet. Ren Shaotian noticed the Pavilion Master’s gaze and so didn’t follow after, standing there without moving.
Pavilion Master Ding muttered to himself for a while before asking, “How do you think Sir Xiao treats him?”
“Not bad, but it also can’t be said to be particularly good. He only mentions a word or two, but for the young master, his advice helps greatly,” Ren Shaotian said, “What’s rare is that the young master is willing to listen to him. This subordinate believes that if Sir Xiao is truly willing to take in the young master, then the young master would definitely become even more outstanding.”
Pavilion Master Ding was silent for a moment before making a sound in acknowledgment. “Look after him some more. Make sure he does less silly things.”
Ren Shaotian suppressed his laughter and said a word of ‘understood’ before retreating outside.
 
The sky quickly turned dark, but within Shengyin City, it was still as lively as before.
Sir Xiao had been returned safely, and everyone felt much more steady, so those who decided to visit taverns and brothels also increased. The adventurers drank and chatted, never leaving the topic of Sir Xiao, truly leaving bystanders endlessly curious whenever they overheard.
At this time, the person in question had already taken off the bandages on his face and was currently lying lazily on his Senior Brother’s lap while holding a book, though he hadn’t turned a page in a long while. Wenren Heng stroked his hair, picking up a strand to play with. “What are you thinking about?”
Ye You said, “Thinking about what they’re currently thinking about.”
The white piece had made a rare chess move, but it had ended up being overturned by him. Miracle Doctor Ji and the others were safe and sound, while Demonic Medicine King and a group of subordinates had gone missing, and Cong Yun’s life and death was unknown. All these things had most likely already reached the white piece’s ears, so what kind of reaction would the white piece have?
Wenren Heng said, “Perhaps we can take a bit of initiative.”
Ye You lifted his eyes to look at the other.
Wenren Heng said, “Follow up our victory with an attack.”
Ye You instantly understood his Senior Brother’s meaning and seriously thought about it for a moment. Right as he was about to speak, he noticed that his Senior Brother was staring at him without wavering and thus, having a clear view of things, swallowed back down the words he wanted to say. He nodded and said, “All right.”
Wenren Heng gave him a kiss in satisfaction, saying against his lips, “Not bad, I was even thinking that if you dared to say that you should be the one to do these things, then I’d definitely not be able to forgive you.”
Ye You lied through his teeth, “How could I possibly think like that. Of course, I’ll call for you no matter what it is.”
Wenren Heng pressed on his jaw for a moment before letting him go for now.
 
The next day, everyone woke up very early.
This time, Ye You sat at the same table as the others, unhurriedly eating breakfast, doing his utmost to use his movements to create the impression of extreme weakness.
Abbot Ciyuan and the others all didn’t disturb him. It was only upon seeing that he had almost finished eating did Academy Master Ge finally open his mouth, “Now that the Alliance Leader’s house has truly been burned down, what should we do?”
Ye You asked, “What do these elders think?”
Academy Master Ge said, “I think that the Alliance Leader is perhaps not the real white piece, and that the white piece is someone else, but it’s also possible that the Alliance Leader is purposely trying to make us suspicious of each other and so purposely burned his own house. What do you think?”
Ye You said, “My thoughts haven’t changed. I still think that the Alliance Leader has partners.”
Academy Master Ge said, “Other than that his son’s kidnapping was suspicious and that Mr. Xiao and Fuping might not have the same master, are there other pieces of evidence?”
Ye You said, “No, but the black piece hasn’t made a move in this many days, and now that we’ve reached a deadlock, we don’t know if he’ll make another move now. It wouldn’t hurt for us to wait.”
Everyone immediately fell silent.
Many people wanted to grab him and shake him a few times to ask if he actually was the black piece. If he really was, then he should quickly pick out who the white piece was, so that they could take care of the other party and go home!
Although Academy Master Ge was also somewhat suspicious, but at the root of it, he felt that it didn’t matter, since this person had, from beginning to end, stood in opposition to the white piece. If the person truly was the black piece, he wouldn’t be surprised.
Ye You looked at them and asked, despite already knowing the answer, “What is it?”
Everyone averted their gazes and told him that it was nothing.
Ye You asked, “All of you are thinking about whether or not I’m the black piece?”
Everyone hurried to wave their hands, not admitting to it.
Xie Junming didn’t have such misgivings and asked, “Then are you or are you not?”
Everyone’s spirits shook, and it was the first time that they thought that Xie Junming looked quite pleasing to the eye.
Ye You said, “I don’t know. I lost my memories.”
Everyone, “…”
Xie Junming said, “Who knows if you really lost them or you’re simply pretending.”
You’re doing good!
Everyone felt more and more that a certain person was pleasing to the eye.
Under this nervous, deathly stillness, Ye You repeated again, “I really lost them.”
Xie Junming said, “Oh.”
That’s it?
Without a word or change in expression, everyone looked at Xie Junming. Upon seeing this rascal drinking a sip of tea before then staring sternly at the other party, they all thought that he was about to press his advantage step by step, but in the end, they simply heard this person say, “I think you’re quite nice to look at. Since you’re not clear on your origins, why don’t you come serve at my Wuwang Temple?”
Everyone, “…”
Ye You said, “Many thanks for Temple Master Xie’s consideration, but I still want to follow my Senior Brother.”
Xie Junming said, “In the future, if you ever change your mind, you can come find me anytime. Come, Darling, let’s go and listen to some music.”
“…” Elder Baili forced himself to let out a laugh and silently left with the other.
It looked like this matter was thoroughly finished this time, and everyone felt as if they were choking on air, very much wanting to cut this rascal into pieces.
They should’ve never placed any hopes on this scoundrel!
The table once again fell into deathly silence. Ye You finished drinking his porridge, wiped his mouth, and stood up underneath their collective gazes, calmly leaving the table together with his Senior Brother. But always staying in the room was truly too dull, and it wasn’t even noon when Wenren Heng pulled his Junior Brother out the door.
Wei Jiangyue had always been paying attention to their movements, and upon seeing this, he followed after, finally entering a teahouse.
He stepped onto the second floor and knocked on the door to the private room. When he entered, he discovered that three cups of tea were actually set out on the table and knew then that they had been waiting for him. He walked over and sat down before asking, “Why didn’t you explain this morning?”
Ye You said, “Because I also think that I’m the black piece.”
Wei Jiangyue shook his head. “It’s possible that the black piece found that you were able to control the situation, so he wanted to use you to attract the white piece’s attention.”
Ye You said, “My memories have actually returned.”
Wei Jiangyue wasn’t able to react for a time. He said, “What?”
Ye You didn’t answer, quietly looking at him.
Wei Jiangyue understood then that the other was fulfilling the terms of their bet, and he sucked in a deep breath. When he opened his mouth again, his voice contained a tremble that even he wasn’t able to detect, “Then are you?”
Ye You said, in a light voice, “Perhaps.”
Wei Jiangyue didn’t want to acknowledge it. “That’s not right. If you know who the white piece is, why don’t you say it?”
Why?
Because rather than seeing the white piece fall out with them, he desired even more to see the white piece forced into an endless struggle before finally having all movements completely sealed, forced into a dead end with no way out.
Ye You thoughts turned before saying, “I don’t have any evidence.”
Wei Jiangyue said with difficulty, “You still think…”
Ye You said, “That’s right, I still think that your father is suspicious.”
He didn’t wait for this person to ask and continued speaking, “I presume you know how my master died, but what you don’t know is that the adventurer who had been hunted down gave me a note before he died. On it was written all kinds of things that your father did, but I didn’t have any evidence. Sir Wei, I know you want to make the truth clear. I also want to know if the things that the adventurer investigated are true or not. Now, this is something only you can do, so I’ll point you on a path. Go search your father’s study, look a bit more carefully. It’s possible that there’s a hidden room within.”
Every sentence that was spoken caused Wei Jiangyue to stiffen by a degree, and in the end, the person practically became incapable of finding his voice.
Ye You said, “I know this really isn’t easy. You can decide whether to go or not after you think on it some more.”
Wei Jiangyue closed his eyes. “No need. I will go.”
He wasn’t an irresolute person. This matter had left him dangling, unable to find solid ground and rife with apprehension, for far too many days; he had just about had enough.
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Of course I translated this faster for the sake of Ding Xilai. I’m biased, sue me!
<del>…Don’t actually sue me though. I’m delicate.</del>
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