Arc 4
Ten Years Lanterns (2)
Ye Chen returned to the Yue Shan Sect, and a “Ding” sounded in her mind.
“The Task, “Act like the Wind” is completed. Favorability Value +5. The current Favorability Value is 5. The reward for the completion of the task is 10 points. Host, keep up the good work~!”
“Don’t speak like that. It’s disgusting…”
38 only “Oh”ed. Ye Chen blinked. Seemed like the points she just got were not quite up to the mark with what 38 wished.
38 didn’t want to fool around this time. It failed to upgrade because they only got a B in the last task. It needed the energy to upgrade, and the energy it got from rating B completion was no longer enough to upgrade it. It stressed, “Xiao Chen, this time, you must not fall short. Don’t let the Villain die.”
“I understand. I understand,” Ye Chen waved impatiently, “Actually, I think, if you allow me to fall in love, the Villain won’t die.”
“Comrade,” 38 almost cried, “Every time you do a task, you consume my energy. If you keep delaying the task, I won’t have any energy left. By that time, don’t talk about falling in love, I’m afraid you won’t even have the time to complete the task, resulting in no upgrade for me.”
“Yes, yes.” Ye Chen climbed to the top of the mountain, forced to exercise with her current body. She was not pleased. “I understand.”
Reaching to the top, there was already a group of young men and women kneeling in front of her. One of the best-looking men and one woman hugged her legs and wept bitterly.
“Shijie ah! It is us who are not good! We let the Shen Family bully you! And that Shen Jingfeng! Why did he run so fast! Otherwise, we will prick him to death! Poison him to death!! Stab him to death!!!”
Ye Chen, “……”
She gazed down and identified these people. They were the prospective disciples of Yao Wang Valley.
In the original owner’s memory, this group of people was a group of… extraordinarily lively people.
Look at them yelling incomparably loudly about how they want to kill Shen Jingfeng. Yet, she didn’t even see a speck of their hair when she was held hostage just before.
The corner of Ye Chen’s lips twitched. The hugs on her thight tauten. “Chunsheng, Qiusheng. Release me.”
The man was Chunsheng, and the woman was Qiusheng. They released their hold on Ye Chen’s tight at once. They gathered up their swords. “Shijie, don’t stop us! We will avenge you by killing that Shen Jingfeng!”
Ye Chen nodded, “Go ahead.”
Chunsheng, “……”
Qiu Sheng, “……”
Chunsheng instantly said, “Shijie, I am speaking nonsense just now. This Yue Shan Sect is too foul! Let’s leave!”
Ye Chen continued to nod, “Let’s leave, then.”
“Shijie,” Qiusheng probed, “Are you alright? Don’t be sad.”
“I’m not sad,” Ye Chen strode forward. She curtsied to the Valley Lord of Yao Wang Valley, Ye Feng, “Father.”
Ye Feng accepted her greeting. He patted Ye Chen on her shoulder and comforted, “You have done well.”
Ye Feng glimpsed at Shen Qiuhe, who came out to apologize, and said first, “Lao Shen, what your family did today is unacceptable. I’ll take my daughter back with me. Do you have any problem with it?”
“Qingjia[1]…”
“Who do you call qingjia?!”
“Ye-guzhu, it’s late already. How about you take a rest in Yue Shan?”
“Shijie,” Chunsheng gossiped to Ye Chen, “If I am not wrong, Yue Shan Sect has awesome chefs. Can we stay here a few more days?”
“Can!” Ye Chen nailed.
Ye Feng was still satirizing Shen Qiuhe.
Ye Chen stepped forward and called to her father, “Father, everyone is tired. Let’s have a rest here for a few days before we set off, okay?”
Ye Feng loved and pampered his daughter very much. His Ye Chen seldom spoke out her opinions. Now Ye Chen did, naturally, he would do as she wished.
On the same day of the farce of a marriage, the people from Yao Wang Valley sat down at the same table as the people from Yue Shan Sect.
Chunsheng, Qiusheng, and Ye Chen shared a table. Three people were fighting for the dishes. But, In order to maintain the steadfast dignified and cold image of “Ye Chen,” Ye Chen must consider her style and speed when snatching the dishes under Chunsheng and Qiusheng’s eyes.
Chunsheng was correct. Yue Shan Sect’s chefs were amazing. 10,000 times better than Yao Wang’s Valley chefs in her memory. There was disparity to the Villain’s cooking, though.
Even though Ye Chen liked to compare things, she was easy to please. She would rather die of old age in the Yue Shan Sect rather than return to Yao Wang Vallen and eat those dreadful medicinal meals.
For the sake of having a nice meal, Ye Chen and the others lingered in Yue Shan Sect for several days.
As the World’s First Beauty, most women were jealous of her and most men admired her. Ye Chen just retired from her marriage yesterday and many people were swarming like bees to propose marriage to her the next day. At that time, Ye Chen was still in Yue Shan Sect, enjoying her meals. Shen Jingfeng’s father was on the verge of vomiting blood from fury.
His supposed daughter-in-law failed to be his daughter-in-law, yet those people dared to propose marriage to the said daughter-in-law in front of him! Those brazen people!!!
Not only that, he was still searching for his son in all directions, hoping that his son would return and make use of that face of his. With that face, Ye Chen probably would change her mind. Perhaps, this daughter-in-law would be willing to be his daughter-in-law once again?
Legend had it that Ye Chen owned the handed-down Manual of Yao Wang Valley. She was the best disciple from the five generations of Yao Wang Valley and she would inherit Yao Wang Valley in the future. The union of a sword-specialized Sect and a big medical faction was a win-win co-operation, it could even be said to be perfect.
Yet, this Shen Jingfeng ran away!
Ran away!!!
Shen Qiuhe was mad to the point he gnashed his teeth.
While dragging Ye Chen and the others from leaving, he scoured everywhere for Shen Jingfeng.
However, no matter how much Ye Chen loved to eat, she still had her reputation to maintain. It’s not a good thing for a bride who was left behind at the wedding to still live in the groom’s house all day. Those women who envied her in the Jianghu must have chewed up their tongues[2].
Hence, Ye Chen obediently followed Ye Feng back to Yao Wang Valley.
After returning to Yao Wang Valley, 38 nudged Ye Chen to practice her acupuncture skills every day. After all, Ye Chen had only practiced swordsmanship before. It was her first experience to become a Doctor. Ye Chen heeded no attention to 38. She had all the memories of this body! She was not afraid!
That’s why, when she was in Yao Wang Valley, instead of practicing, she spent every day trying to find a way to stealthily run out with Chunsheng and Qiusheng to eat and drink. All in all, the food in Yao Wang Valley was hard to describe in words.
This behavior of hers didn’t match the behavior of the Cold Beauty Ye Chen from the past and everyone thought it was because she was hit hard by her failed marriage.
They secretly pitied her in their heart. Ye Feng also heard about his daughter’s behavior of sneaking out to eat in a small stall with other disciples. He only sighed, “She is upset, just let her be.”
So within two months, Ye Chen had gained weight, her complexion was ruddy and her eyes were shining. She decided to take a two-day trip just to eat the legendary roast duck. 38, who hadn’t cared much about her, suddenly spoke out, “Host, do you remember our task?”
“Task? I do. I do. I remember. Be good, I will buy the roast duck first!”
“Fuck you!” 38 fulminate, “The task is taking place! Eating roast duck be damned! Picking up Shen Jingfeng is your priority!”
Ye Chen blinked foolishly. She was currently sitting in a sedan chair, “He… He is assassinated so soon?”
“Soon? Soon?! Dude, you have been eating and only eating for two whole months! Is your brain clogged by the fat you gained?!”
38 nearly crashed. “Quick! I have sent you the map. Hurry and pick him up!”
Ye Chen heard its words and was dispirited. She had been anticipating eating the roast duck for ages. Nonetheless, because the first three tasks were not performed well, her family 38 had lost weight. She was aware of the importance of this task, so she watched the marked position in the map and asked, “Can I buy roast duck after I save him?”
“Buy, buy, buy. Let Shen Jingfeng buy it for you. ”
“Will he buy it?”
“The grace of saving lives, he will buy roast ducks for you as a reward! ”
“You’re right!” Ye Chen bobbed her head. She suddenly felt saving Shen Jingfeng was not bad. After all, saving him meant there would be a good-looking man who could take her to eat delicious food every day! She was shy just imagining that kind of life!
Now she had the motivation, she rolled up the curtain. She urged Chunsheng, “Hurry, hurry! Otherwise, it will be impossible to eat delicious food!”
Chunsheng frantically nodded, “Shijie, you rest assured! We will be able to eat the delicious tofu by the stone bridge soon!”
The three of them continued their path for a long time. When they reached a remote path, Ye Chen saw they were close to the marked position in her mind. She held her breath and listened carefully to what was going on outside.
The time they crossed the marked position, Ye Chen shouted, “Wait a minute!”
“Mn? What’s the matter, Shijie?” Chunsheng turned to her with his sword. Ye Chen rolled up the curtain of the sedan chair and frowned, “Don’t you hear someone calling for help?”
“I don’t…?”
“I seem to hear it.”
With that said, Ye Chen took the initiative to come down and strode to the haystack as prompted by 38. Then, she saw a man covered with blood laying on the grass.
She feigned surprise, “Ah!” and spun her head, “Quickly take out my medicine box!”
Qiusheng heard her order and directly went to the sedan chair and brought her medicine box. Ye Chen squatted beside the man covered with blood and anxiously checked the other’s pulse.
She felt relieved after checking his pulse. The injuries were only scary on the surface. Not a big deal. Just stabilize the heart pulse and stop the bleeding.
She got the idea and grabbed the silver needle from Qiusheng’s hand. She planned to stabilize Shen Jingfeng’s heart pulse first. Chunsheng turned the man over. The man’s face was covered with blood and bruised all over, but it couldn’t hide his charm. Chunsheng exclaimed at once, “Shen Jingfeng!”
With that, Chunsheng expressed right away, “Shijie, don’t dirty your hands. I will kill him myself!”
“Don’t mess around. “Ye Chen shook her head. She raised her hand to twist the needle with familiarity, “Hold him down, I will treat him.”
Ye Chen’s needle skills were unique in the world. Everyone had absolute confidence in her. Without any doubt, they held Shen Jingfeng down and let her hold the needle.
Ye Chen was also very confident in herself. With memory and feeling, she stabbed the needle straight! It was decisive, fast, and accurate. As soon as it went down, blood sprayed on her face.
Everyone present was stunned, Ye Chen was also stunned. A moment later, 38 in her head and Chunsheng and Qiusheng shouted together—
“Host (Shijie)! That’s a lethal acupoint[3]!”
Their voices were echoing and Shen Jingfeng in the ground twitched a few times. A mouthful of blood gushed out. His head tilted down. There was no breath on him.
“De… Dead?”
Chunsheng gawked. He was in a daze for a while before he spun his head at Ye Chen, “Shijie! I am just joking! This is Shen Jingfeng ah! Yue Shan Sect is going to kill us! AH AHH AHHHH!”
Ye Chen’s complexion remained unchanged, but she already went crazy in her mind.
“I stabbed the Villain to death… I actually one-shotted the Villain to death?! This world is malicious to me! 38! What should I do?!”
“Quit blabbering. Hand over your body to me!”
38 wasted no time to activate the Stand-in System. The moment Ye Chen agreed to it, she sensed her body was taken over by 38. It acted fast. It threw the silver neddle out like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers. He quickly pressed several acupoints and Shen Jingfeng coughed out a mouthful of blood again. Ye Chen couldn’t help voicing, “He… coughed to death?”
“He has a hidden injury in his body and must be treated by this way.” 38 controlled Ye Chen’s body and began to spout nonsense to Chunsheng and Qiusheng. It withdrew and handed back the body to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen inspected Shen Jingfeng’s condition. Her heart was complicated. Remaining expressionless as always, she instructed, “Let’s carry him up first.”
Then, Chunsheng went to carry Shen Jingfeng.
At this time, Shen Jingfeng gradually opened his eyes. His eyes were vacant.
“Shijie,” Qiusheng was the first to perceive something was not right, “His eyes seem a bit wrong?”
Ye Chen heard this and her heart skipped a beat. Tremblingly, she turned around, “Shen Jingfeng?”
“This Guniang…” Shen Jingfeng smiled, his expression calm, “I’m sorry. At this moment, it seems that I can’t see. I’m Shen Jingfeng. May I have Guniang‘s name?”
Ye Chen’s heart dropped.
It’s over! She stabbed the Villain blind!
Footnotes
亲家 – qìng jia; parents of one’s daughter-in-law or son-in-law; relatives by marriage. In-laws.↵
舌根子嚼 – shé gēn zi jiáo. Ran their mouths. Gossip. Talk behind one’s back.↵
死穴 – sǐ xué; lit. Death (acupuncture) Point. In acupuncture (the skills Ye Chen specialized in this Arc) it is called lethal acupuncture point/acupoint, a kind of vulnerable spot/point. One that will definitely endanger the patient if stabbed lol.↵
Ry’s Corner
The Chun 春 in Chunsheng’s name means Spring.
The Qiu 秋 in Qiusheng’s name means Autumn.
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The chatting guest on the seat went, so the book slept.
Lololol she’s so silly. Now will she practice hmm??
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Hahahahahaha Yechen! Thx for the new chap!
Lmaoooo, that’s what u get for not practicing!! 😅😅