Chapter 102

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In which Ye You and Wenren Heng hatches a plan.

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Wenren Heng said, “It’ll take only half a day to get to Huayang City from here, and they’ll leave right after they finish eating. How are you planning on killing them in this short amount of time?”

“I’m still thinking.” Ye You once again opened the door. “But I first need to make a trip to the toilet.”

For an instant, Wenren Heng was speechless, falling silent. Somewhat worried that something would happen to his Junior Brother, he then went out to remind the other to change locations so as to avoid alerting the enemy. Ye You naturally knew that since Manor Lord Wei and them had already been on the road for half a day, they might also need to use the toilet, and so had planned from the start to leave the restaurant and take care of business elsewhere.

He quickly took care of his bodily issues and sat down in a teahouse not far from the restaurant, quietly looking outside.

Wenren Heng didn’t stop his Junior Brother. In truth, with this kind of opportunity right in front of them, he also thought that they could give it a try. The problem was that they had only two people, and other than the useless Wei Jiangrou, the other party had three who were capable of fighting; their only advantage was the element of surprise.

Ye You’s thin finger tapped on the lid of the cup. As he thought, he heard someone close by talk about the nearby mountain bandits, even speaking of how ruthless they were, and he couldn’t help but shoot over a glance.

Wenren Heng said, “Have an idea?”

Ye You said, “No. What use could a group of mountain bandits be.”

Wenren Heng considered for a moment before suddenly saying, “Even if the bandits aren’t useful, other people probably would be.”

Ye You was interested. “Oh?”

Wenren Heng said, “It just depends on how attached you are to that Xiaoqing Mountain of yours.”

Ye You raised a brow.

“I just remembered that Shuiyun Mountain[1] is located not far from here,” Wenren Heng said, “Last time I went, Suiyun Sect[2]’s Sect Master actually said a few words to me about how he really liked your Xiaoqing Mountain.”

“Suiyun Sect?” Ye You was surprised. “Why do I remember that they seemed to be called Shuiyun Sect[3]?”

Wenren Heng said, smiling, “He didn’t like that name, so he later changed it.”

Ye You was curious. “Are you very familiar with him?”

Wenren Heng said, “We’re somewhat friendly. From my understanding of him, as long as we tell him the truth, he’s very likely to help us.”

Ye You was hesitant.

In his memories, Suiyun Sect was a sect in the neutral faction, not considered very big in scale, seemingly content with their own little corner in the world, appearing not to have much strength. Even if everyone in the sect was bundled together, there might not even be enough for that monster to pick his teeth with.

He said, “Senior Brother…”

Wenren Heng didn’t wait for him to finish speaking before taking hold of his hand, while also taking the liberty to stroke it twice with a thumb, leaning over to his ear to say in a low voice, “He’s very interested in gunpowder.”

Ye You instantly narrowed his eyes.

Now that’s a good idea.

But although Shuiyun Mountain wasn’t too far from here, if they actually went, it’d still take more than two hours, and those people in that restaurant could finish eating and leave at any time. He and his Senior Brother wouldn’t make it in time if they went to go find that Sect Master to discuss matters right now, so they first needed to delay Manor Lord Wei and them.

This was very easy to do; they could just kidnap Wei Jiangrou.

The crucial point was, how exactly do they kidnap Wei Jiangrou? They couldn’t simply just rely on luck and hope that Wei Jiangrou also decided to go to the toilet, right? If the person didn’t go, wouldn’t they have simply waited in vain?

Ye You’s thoughts turned quickly.

Wenren Heng was also thinking about this and said, “We still don’t know which private room they entered.”

“Leave it to me.” Ye You thought of an idea and stood up, all smiles, to head outside.

Wenren Heng followed him and saw that the other wasn’t going to the restaurant but had instead gone to find some local hoodlums. He picked and chose for a time and also beat up two or three of them before finally finding one he was satisfied with. That hoodlum was extremely quick-witted and, with one look, could tell that these two people weren’t to be trifled with and so said, in a fawning tone, “The two masters can just directly relay any instructions you may have. If this lowly one can do it, it’ll definitely be done well.”

With a smile, Ye You took out a banknote from his chest and asked, “Are you familiar with the waiters in that restaurant?”

That hoodlum looked at the money in his hands and immediately said, “Familiar, yes! We all grew up together, so they’re practically my brothers!”

“Mn, I’m in a bit of a hurry, so I’ll keep it short. If you can do it, then do it; if you can’t, then forget it.” Ye You didn’t doubt the other’s words at all, since the small town was, after all, only this big, so it would be extremely commonplace to have those of the same age familiar with each other. He said, “Just now, four people entered that restaurant, three men and one woman. I have some business with that girl. You think of a way to get that person to come outside.”

That hoodlum blinked. “To come outside?”

Ye You said, smiling, “Make it look like an accident. Those are old Jianghu men in there, so you better not expose yourself. As long as the person comes out by herself, your task will be done. If after you’ve done all this and those people find you, it doesn’t even matter if you give me away, but there’s a certain someone among them whose temper isn’t very good. If you can avoid them, then I’d suggest finding a place to hide.”

The moment he heard this, that hoodlum was able to understand everything and licked his lips. “All right, master. You just wait and see then.”

He left right when he finished speaking, taking one other person to enter the restaurant.

Wenren Heng and Ye You changed locations and patiently waited. After a moment, they saw those two come out, looking left and right for a while, before running into the teahouse that they were in.

“Our luck is good.” That hoodlum approached subserviently. “We originally wanted to pretend to be fighting and stumble our way in, but when I asked my brothers, they told me that they luckily still had a bowl of soup they hadn’t sent in yet. This lowly one then disguised himself as a waiter and brought it in for them before purposely splashing it on that young lady’s sleeve. When this lowly one came out, she had been preparing to go to the backyard, most likely to wash it off.”

Ye You gave a word of praise, stuffed the banknote into his hands, and then stood up and left.

Wenren Heng instructed that hoodlum to hurry and hide before following his Junior Brother to leap quickly into the backyard. Before Ye You jumped, in order to check that the hoodlum hadn’t double-crossed them, he first surveyed the scene and, sure enough, saw Wei Jiangrou looking at her sleeve with a face of unhappiness. Only then did he feel at ease.

The person who brought Wei Jiangrou to the backyard was a real waiter of the restaurant. Ye You easily knocked the person unconscious and immediately sealed Wei Jiangrou’s acupoints. Afterwards, he picked her up and left, throwing her into the carriage before hurrying toward Shuiyan Mountain.

Naturally, while entering the carriage, Wenren Heng saw people nearby looking at this kidnapping in alarm and didn’t forget to say the words, “Go, return to the mountain.”

Wei Jiangrou couldn’t move and couldn’t speak, but she could hear Wenren Heng’s voice and immediately turned to look at him.

Wenren Heng ignored her and, after instructing his subordinate about where to go with a word, sat down next to his Junior Brother, taking out a handkerchief to wipe his Junior Brother’s hands.

At this moment, that subordinate was also very alarmed.

He was alarmed because he knew that Wei Jiangrou should be together with that monster and, upon hearing what was said, feared that people would come chasing so, without another word, raised the horsewhip and began madly rushing towards Shuiyun Mountain, as if fire was nipping at his heels.

This time, he had slipped away halfway on the road with the Sect Master simply to act as a carriage driver for them. He had pulled them along on a trip to Huayang City and stayed for only one night before then beginning to hurry back, causing him practically no end of confusion, as he had absolutely no idea what they were doing. It wasn’t until now that he suddenly felt enlightened by their wisdom; so it turned out that the Sect Master and them had wanted to capture Wei Jiangrou!

But how did the Sect Master know that he would definitely be able to cross paths with Wei Jiangrou?

Could it be Young Master Xiao who guessed it? Ah, to be able to guess even this, as expected of the person Sect Master took a fancy to! Such divine strategy and ingenious planning! Far too incredible!

At this time, the “divine strategist” noticed that Wei Jiangrou was continuously staring at him and so turned to give her a smile. “Lady Xiao-Rou, long time no see.”

He and Wenren Heng were both wearing disguises, but Wei Jiangrou had paid far too much attention to him before, so she was able to discern his identity the moment she heard him speak. Besides, the only one able to receive such tender treatment from Wenren Heng was him. She couldn’t help but give him a long stare, both eyes turning red.

Ye You unsealed her acupoint.

Wei Jiangrou immediately said, “What do you want to do?”

Ye You returned with a question, “What does Lady Xiao-Rou think I’ll do?”

Wei Jiangrou once again looked at Wenren Heng, helplessly calling him, “Brother Heng.”

Wenren Heng still didn’t pay her any attention, not even lifting his eyes to look at her.

Since that conversation in the forest last time, he no longer had anything left to say to her.

Unwilling to give up, Wei Jiangrou called him once again. Upon seeing him acting as if he didn’t even hear her, her eyes turned even more red, and the only thing she could do was once again look at Ah-Xiao. Sluggishly, she became aware of something and asked doubtfully, “Are… are you really Ah-Xiao? Didn’t you lose your martial arts?”

Ye You said, deadly earnest, “I relearned it.”

Wei Jiangrou at least knew a little about such matters and said, “That’s impossible. Who exactly are you?”

Ye You said, “If you don’t believe me, then forget it.”

Wei Jiangrou saw that he wanted to seal her speech acupoint and hastily said, “Wait, what do you want to do with me? My dad won’t forgive you.”

Ye You said, “What a coincidence, I also won’t forgive him.”

Wei Jiangrou startled. “What?”

Ye You said, “Your dad already told you that he was the white piece, isn’t that right? Then did he tell you that, that year, my and your Brother Heng’s master was driven to death by him? This is the reason why your Brother Heng is ignoring you, so it’s impossible between you two.”

Wei Jiangrou’s expression changed. “You’re lying!”

Ye You didn’t want to argue with her and simply reached out a hand to seal her acupoint. After sitting for a while, he looked towards his Senior Brother. “Brother Heng, she yelled at me just now.”

Wenren Heng laughed and pulled the person into an embrace, patting and asking, “Want to sleep for a while?”

Ye You said a, “Mhm,” and, under Wei Jiangrou’s jealous gaze, leaned into the other’s embrace before closing his eyes. Wenren Heng held him well, his eyes carrying a warm tenderness that Wei Jiangrou had never experienced before.

Her tears slowly overflowed.

With Wenren Heng by his side, Ye You was able to sleep far more steadily, and when he opened his eyes, they were just about to enter Shuiyun Mountain’s territory. He sat up and worked out the kinks in his neck before noticing that the carriage was slowly coming to a stop. He then followed his Senior Brother outside.

Suiyun Sect had been built halfway up the mountain.

Ye You had never met this Sect Master before.

Within his memories, this sect carried the name “Shuiyun Sect”, the same as the mountain. And he had originally believed that the Sect Master, having named the sect something so picturesque, should at least be delicate and graceful, if not a beauty. But, it was only with today’s meeting that he learned that the Sect Master was a large man over two meters high[4], appearance coarse and violent, and if an ordinary person saw him, then they’d definitely be scared half to death.

He somewhat faintly understood now why this person wanted to change the sect’s name.

At this time, Wenren Heng had already started chatting with the Sect Master, also taking the opportunity to introduce his Junior Brother, telling the other that this was the Demonic Sect’s Sect Master.

The Sect Master received a fright. “Isn’t he your Junior Brother? Wasn’t he called Sir Xiao before?”

Ye You smiled and said, “It’s me, but I’m also the Demonic Sect’s Sect Master.”

The Sect Master looked at these two people and was immediately confused. “But weren’t you together with Temple Master Xie?”

Wenren Heng was speechless.

He was sure that this person hadn’t participated in the recent events and so must’ve heard this from the rumors. He thus relayed the entire sequence of events once through, even speaking of the fact that his Junior Brother was a child of the Yang family. In the end, he told the other that they wanted to borrow this place to lay a trap for that monster and that, after matters were over, they would be willing to give away the Demonic Sect’s Xiaoqing Mountain as a gift in recompense.

Upon seeing the other this forthcoming, the Sect Master was at first so moved that he turned into a complete mess before then beginning to feel righteous indignation upon hearing of the matters with Elder Yu and the Yang family. Finally, when he heard that they were going to give him Xiaoqing Mountain, he suddenly slapped the table. “Don’t speak anymore. Since my brother is so willing to believe in me, then I’ll definitely do this! Forget about Xiaoqing Mountain! Such a bastard as that surnamed Wei deserves to be put to death!”

Ye You understood the other’s disposition now. So as it turned out, this person was the outspoken and straightforward kind; no wonder his Senior Brother said that as long as they told him the truth, then this person would most likely be willing to help… But they actually wanted to blow this place up. Would even that be all right?

He gave his Senior Brother a look.

Wenren Heng tacitly understood and bluntly told the Sect Master that they wanted to use gunpowder to blow people up and asked, “How about it?”

The Sect Master startled before laughing out loud, “Can do!”

Wenren Heng wasn’t surprised and nodded.

Ye You didn’t completely understand and was about to give his Senior Brother another look when he heard the Sect Master continue laughing, “How great! When I finish making this move, those old men in the sect should finally understand how incredible this elder is! This time, this elder will definitely seize the opportunity to change our name completely to Suigu Sect[5]! Goddammit, what do they mean by, ‘since my old man named it, I can’t change it’! Have they ever thought about how I feel!”

Ye You fell silent.

He was beginning to wonder whether those people, upon hearing that their Sect Master wanted to blow up the sect, would just jump straight into chopping him to pieces.

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[1] 水雲山 lit. water cloud mountain.

[2] 碎雲幫 lit. broken clouds sect.

[3] Yes, as in, the name of the mountain itself. Instead the Sect Master purposely changed 水 (water) to 碎 (broken), which is… an interesting choice. I’m so glad that the pinyin actually allows for the subtle difference to be evident, because that’s kind of like how it sounds in the Chinese as well.

[4] 身高九尺 lit. 9尺 in height. So 9尺 actually equals 3 meters, which is about 10 feet, an impossible height for humans. However, this is also a term often used to describe Guan Yu (you know, the war general during the Three Kingdoms era who has since been deified? yeah, that guy), and scholars have spent a lot of time trying to figure out his “true” height by today’s measure. Most seem to agree that it’s somewhere around 2.17 meters, which is a bit over 7 feet, but actually humanly possible, so I went with that.

[5] 碎骨幫 lit. broken bones sect. …Xie Junming now has some stiff competition for “worst naming sense” in this series.

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I am actually legit baffled why Wei Jiangrou likes Wenren Heng so much, considering the guy has never given her an ounce of regard (and seldom kindness). Like, I have no idea how people can fall in love with others who don’t even like, much less love, them, but then again, I might just be expending too much energy on a fictional character right now lmao.\n

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