All Gumi could say is: ā¦ha⦠haha⦠haahhhā¦.
Now that the matter between Xiao Shu and Shen Lingfei has been broken off cleanly, the group promptly dropped it out of their minds altogether. Though it did not look like Shen Lingfei had received the punishment he deserves, the wheels of karma had already begun to turn.
[1] The longer the two entangled with each other, the more difficult it would be to separate. Both are selfish people who love themselves more than anything and knew that separating meant losing more than staying together. Thus, aside from their interest in furthering their Cultivation levels, they had nothing in common.
However⦠just how much time could one spent on Cultivation? Especially when oneās head is filled with schemes and ambition?
Without talent or hard work, Cultivation could not advance. Even if something good falls into their hands, they might not have the ability to eat it.
Once she understood this, Xiao Shu let go of the final bit of distress that still twisted up inside her.
Thatās right. If youāre covered in mud, the best way to get rid of it is to get out of the pit and take a shower. If you continue to roll around in the pit youāll only get dirtier with time. No matter how you twist and struggle in the pit, itās not like the mud would suffer for it.
Xiao Shu has achieved enlightenment. However, Meng Liās thoughts were still unclear.
Today was the closest she has ever gotten to Feng Luo. They were only 10 steps away from each other but one of them might as well be as distant as the sky. Hypersensitive, she knew the precise moment when Feng Luoās eyes glanced at her.
However, it was only the briefest of glance. Indifferent and casual. As though they were nothing but strangers.
Nowadays, it felt as if⦠the higher Feng Luo stands, the more pain she felt.
Life is bitter, life is painful: bitter for the unattainable, painful for the loss.
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[2] On the way back, Shiyu held Xiao Qiās hand and began to lecture her on the matters of love.
āLet me tell you, ah. People should practice gratefulness. The more grateful someone is, the happier they are. Xiao Qi, when you meet the person you like, you must cherish them properly, alright?ā
Xiao Qi nodded seriously, āI will. What about sister? Do you have someone you like?ā
Xiao Qiās question stemmed from childish curiosity. However, her questioned caused ears around her to prick up.
āSister is already this old, of course, I have.ā
āAh? Who is it?ā this time, even Xiao Qi perked up with curiosity.
āYe Xiu,ā Shiyu paused. āThereās also [3] Zhou Zekai, Huang Shaotian and Yu Wenzhou. Of course, I like Great Lords Er Le and Xin Jie too. Aside from them, thereās Great Male Deity Hu Ge. They are all people I like, ah!ā
ā⦠ā¦ā
Just who are these random peopleā¦
Lin Fan coughed lightly, feeling a little uncomfortable. It was clear that the ālikeā expressed here was not the kind of ālikeā he was interested to know⦠wait. Was he one of those people she casually ālikesā too?
He understood that Shiyu was not the type to play with peopleās feelings and treated the men in the Villa like brothers. While he is happy that she treated them like that, he⦠does she sees him like that too? A feeling of disappointment welled up inside of him.
Since the two of them came from Qing Shan City, he had always thought that he would be treated differently⦠however, it looked like heās lumped under the same category as the rest of the ābrothersāā¦
At that very moment, Lin Fan still has no idea what to call this feeling roiling inside of him. All he knew was that⦠there was a great sense of uneaseā¦
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After Xiao Shu had collected her money, she and Lao Er got ready to leave the College for their Cultivation travel. Now that both have tied up whatever loose ends hanging in their minds, it was time to leave. However, since both have relatively low Cultivation realms, Shiyu was not reassured and prepared all kinds of miracle cures and precious herbs for them.
Feng Luo gave them jade pendants that would conceal their identity as Cultivators and appear like mundane people.
The two of them received all kinds of useful gifts and trinkets from their friends and, after a little farewell party, left the College in a very low-key manner.
Just as they were reaching the gates of the Imperial Capital, Xiao Shu suddenly pulled Lao Er into a restaurant.
āBoss, give us [4] 100 sets of Grilled Saury Fish as takeaway,ā Xiao Shu said boldly and decisively.
Lao Er looked at her in shock, āWhatā¦ā
āWhen we were here last, I noticed that you like the saury here. I thought that you like fish very much. I havenāt been here long and only know this place serves good fish dishes. Now that weāre leaving, it might be a few years before we come back. I thought it might be a good idea to stock up someā¦ā
Lao Er was shocked once more. To be observed so closely andā¦
To be honest, Lao Er ate fish that day mostly because he thought it tasted good. It turned out she had misunderstood? [5] He had been a beggar once. So long as the food was warm and not too stale, heād be happy to eat it. It really didnāt matter if he never eats pacific saury againā¦
[5] āCough, cough, excuse me, Miss?ā the proprietor cleared his throat.
[5] āYes?ā Xiao Shu blinked large honest eyes at him.
[5] āWe are very happy that Miss likes our Grilled Pacific Saury,ā said the proprietor awkwardly. āAh, but we have a very limited number of pacific saury dishesā¦ā seeing Xiao Shuās uncomprehending face, he continued. āWe only have about 10 Grilled Pacific Saury dishes each month. Moreover, Grilled Pacific Sauries had to be pre-ordered at least a few months ahead.ā
[5] āā¦ah? Eh!ā
[5] āMiss must be from outside the Imperial Capital? We are an inland country and seafood are mostly brought in frozen. Even so, itās very rare for us to get them. We have a special supplier that brings in fresh-caught frozen saury fish each month but, the amount is⦠Ah, but that doesnāt mean we donāt have other grilled fishes such as carp, trout, and bass. Would miss like to order 100 sets of those instead?ā
[5] ā⦠ā¦ā
[5] āSure, weāll take 100 sets of assorted grilled fishes. Please decide on the type of fish for us,ā said Lao Er, helpfully covering for Xiao Shuās embarrassment.
[5] It took a while for them to prepare the 100 grilled fish. Eventually, everything was grilled, properly packed up and paid for by Lao Er. He also rented a carriage and the two of them finally left the Imperial Capital.
As their carriage trundled off. A Spiritual Beast ridden by Tan-Tai Chu arrived at the Imperial Capital.
Along the way, she considered many different strategies to kill off that lookalike. However, the more she considered, the more tricky the task seems to be. Unlike the last mission which was backed by the clan and therefore the clan head, she would have to arrange everything by herself this time.
All minor details aside, the biggest hurdle would be that person who had effortlessly shrugged off the Dao of Suppression and freely wielded his power in this world. It would be impossible for her to kill her way in due to this personās existence.
Since she could not attack head-on, she would have to rely on subterfuge. She knew when she was out-classed and did not bother to try and attack that person. It would only be a waste of effort.
Moreover, aside from that abnormal person, thereās also that youth clothed in black. He was the one who had given Uncle Wang so much trouble even before that powerhouse appeared. Even if she manages to escape the eyes of that powerhouse, she should make sure the youth in black was not around.
Many kinds of thoughts and ideas flashed through her mind. In the end, she decided to scout around the Imperial College first.
The plan was to sneak into the College and observe the situation from inside but, when she got there, she found that the place had been blocked off by various barriers and seals. Even as a Divine Transformation master, she could not break into the place.
Unable to get in, she would have to wait for her prey to come out.
She frowned. Her determination to kill this person increased. From childhood onwards, her life had been fairly smooth sailing ever since her talent was recognised. Whatever even hinted at wanting was handed to her. All her life, people had been falling over themselves to get her what she wanted.
Because of this, she could not get over the fact that she had been denied both the Divine Tea and getting rid of this girl wearing her face.
She was unique, of a kind and brilliant. Perhaps the desire to get rid of this double had already been kindled when she first saw the face that mirrored hers. Curiosity made her hesitate but no more! Regardless of what schemes mother might be brewing, itās better to kill off that thing.
Tan-Tai Chu did not want to be like the masses. She is unique, special and things will return that way once she has gotten rid of the other.
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[1] I disagree with author-san. I think Meng Li and Shen Lingfei could grow to be a workable, if not meaningful couple with time. Meng Li is willing to apologise and act spoilt when sheās in the wrong. Shen Lingfei is willing to feign at being a doting partner to Meng Li.
Meng Li will never be satisfied with anyone thatās Not Feng Luo, this isnāt Shen Lingfeiās problem but Meng Liās. She might be tempted to indulge in affairs in the future, but only with people more powerful and influential than Shen Lingfei.
Shen Lingfei may eventually lose his willingness to pretend to dote on her and be a very cold person. However, both would continue to stay with each other and present a united front and support each other superficially.
In a feudal world where marriages are often arranged, this is considered the āstandard averageā. The fact that they are willing to present a good face already meant they are two steps ahead of a lot of people.
If they are the MC of a novel, one or the other would fall in love first and tumbled into a pit of misery and ecstasy of knowing the other donāt love them, but they canāt escape each other either, turning the novel into a yandere story. Then, something big would happen and the other falls in love too and these two selfish people would live a brilliant, if insecure life together. Iād like it if these two have a good ending together.
[2] Adjusted Details for Logistics: Sudden change between Meng Liās bitter thoughts and Shiyuās lecturing tone. Set the stage for Shiyuās condescending lecture.
Since Shiyu is not that intelligent, Gumihou is not impressed by her insight.
[3] The Kingās Avatar: Most likely the animated version since she mentioned their character name rather than actor name
Er Le aka Zhang Jiele = Bloody hell this guy is hard to track down since author uses his nickname āEr Leā instead of Zhang Jiele. āErā meaning ā2ā. This guyās original nickname is āLeleā, which was eventually contracted to ā2 Leā aka āEr Leā. Tch!
(Zhang) Xinjie
Hu Ge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Ge
[4] Continuity Error, refer Note 5.
Pacific Saury is a SEA FISH. Itās one thing to buy 1 or even 5, but 100? Psh! I doubt the restaurant would have that many in hand.
Gumi, isnāt it just fish? Why the big fuss?
Please see extract from Chapter 68
Unfortunately, the Imperial Capital was an inland city⦠beyond mere money, youād need to have special connections with certain suppliers to get your hands on real fresh seafood.
In other words, even if you have the money, it doesnāt mean you could get your hands on Pacific Saury.
[5] Fix the Continuity Error with [HILARIOUS CONSEQUENCE] as per Note 4.
Original text is āAfter they received their order from the puzzled and surprised owner they left the restaurant, rented a carriage, and drove outside the capital city.ā
Itās just tacked on anyway, so Gumi feels itās perfectly fine for her to fiddle with it. Unless thereās a side story where Lao Er and Xiao Shu encounter a cat demon who became their pet thanks to the 100 Grilled Pacific Sauries, it shouldnāt impact the story at all. In the event they do meet a quest requiring 100 grilled fish, Gumi has prepared insurance in the form of āassorted grilled FRESHWATER fishā.
[6] Added Details for Dramatic Purpose: Please give more details to tie in with previous chapters.