This Lady Is Trying to Kill Me - Chapter 374
Chapter 374: Go Home (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The next day…
The wind and rain stopped, the warm morning sun shone down from the sky, and the Cloud Dream Swamp welcomed the autumn light all over the lake.
The lake was as flat as a mirror, and the man and bird at the bow of the ship were reflected in the water.
Because Daoist Xuanji wanted to be a flower protector, it was rare for her not to drink too much. At this moment, she had set up a small table at the bow of the ship. There were brushes, ink, paper, and an inkstone on it. The vermillion red wine gourd was placed beside her. She was sitting sideways behind the small table and raising a brush to outline the sea of people on Jun Mountain Terrace. Coupled with the light of the lake and the autumn sun, she looked like an otherworldly expert.
In addition, there was a long rod beside the small table with a thin string hanging from the top, going into the water to catch fish.
The bird was squatting beside her and sticking its head out to look at the lake. It was originally afraid of scaring away the fish and didn’t dare to make a sound. But after waiting for a long time and seeing no movement, it couldn’t help spreading its wings. “Chirp chirp?”
It meant: You heartless person, can you do it?
After interacting with the bird for many days, Daoist Xuanji gradually understood what it meant. She slowly replied with the air of a swindler, “Fishing is about ‘those who are willing to take the bait’. If they don’t come, you can’t ask for it. When they come, they will come even if you don’t ask…” “Chirp?” The bird’s head was full of question marks. The meaning was probably: Those who are willing to take the bait have to have a hook. How can you fish for breakfast with just a string?
Seeing that Daoist Xuanji was useless, the bird was a little unhappy. It decided to get food for itself and jumped into the lake.
Splash-
The windows in the cabin were open, and a few weapons were leaning against the wall.
Ye Jingtang had changed into a clean black robe and was lying flat on the mat with his travel bag as a pillow. After medical treatment and a night of rest, his complexion had returned to normal. However, it would take a hundred days for his seriously strained muscles and bones to recover. He definitely wouldn’t be able to make a move again before returning to the capital.
It was a dreamless night. Ye Jingtang didn’t know how long had passed. When he felt that the light was a little dazzling, he opened his eyes to check and found that the morning sun was already rising outside the window.
“Uh…” Ye Jingtang frowned and propped himself up. He felt that his entire body was wobbly. It wasn’t uncomfortable, but he was a little weak. He sat for a while before his limbs recovered their strength.
He looked around. Hearing movement outside, he got up and pushed open the cabin door. When he looked over, he saw that the bird had turned itself into a drenched chicken and was flapping on the lake.
Ye Jingtang shook his head. He arrived behind Daoist Xuanji and lowered his head to look at the painting table.
Although Daoist Xuanji didn’t look reliable, she was actually good at both civil and martial arts. This could be seen from her two disciples.
Daoist Xuanji’s painting style was similar to Dongfang Liren’s, but because she had more experience, her paintings looked more natural. The lines were simple, and the ink was light, but she outlined the atmosphere and expressions perfectly.
The content of the painting was the scene of three people standing on the io,ooo-square-foot stone platform in high spirits after he won.
Ye Jingtang originally thought that the sea of people as the background was just a casual outline. But when he looked closer, he was surprised to find that although the crowd was blurry, he could sense everyone’s movements and emotions through the blurry lines.
He could even recall the young heroes and heroines he had seen yesterday through these blurry lines.
Ye Jingtang leaned closer and praised, “It’s really good.”
Daoist Xuanji didn’t turn around. She casually lifted a piece of covered paper beside her, and the scene on the paper came into view. In a cabin, a beautiful heroine in snow-white clothes was holding a sword to protect a man behind her. Her expression was focused as she looked at the door as if she were facing a formidable enemy.
Standing behind the beautiful heroine, the protected man wasn’t wearing any clothes, and the area covered by rags was pressing against her full and perky buttocks…
?!
Ye Jingtang was stunned. He spread out his hands in disbelief and asked, “Why did you draw this?”
“To keep it as evidence. If you go back on your word, 1 will hand this to Liren…” “You drew this yourself. How can it be used as evidence? If you draw Feng Guancheng wearing a dragon robe, can you say that he’s rebelling?”
“I painted it according to reality. When Liren asks you, you won’t have a clear conscience. Why can’t 1 use it as evidence?”
Ye Jingtang opened his mouth and felt that what she said really made sense. He nodded and said, “Forget it. It’s fine as long as you don’t feel awkward. Speaking of which, why don’t you paint the scene where you took the initiative to jump into my arms and rub against me?”
Daoist Xuanji said righteously, “Why should 1 paint a picture of when I’m in the wrong? To use it as evidence to threaten myself?”
H “j>n
Ye Jingtang had nothing to say, so he simply stopped talking nonsense. He sat down at the side, took out some dry food, and ate while watching Daoist Xuanji paint.
Daoist Xuanji had seen the big scoundrel yesterday. When she looked at Ye Jingtang again, her impression of him being upright and not getting close to women had completely disappeared. She didn’t want to talk with him and just focused on painting without saying a word.
After a moment of silence, before the bird could catch breakfast in the lake, at the end of the smooth lake, some ripples appeared, and a small boat floated over.
When Daoist Xuanji saw this, she put on her veiled hat. Ye Jingtang put down his water bag and stood up with the Hornless Dragon Saber. “Hero Qiu.”
On the lake, Qiu Tianhe was on the black boat and floated across the lake for a few kilometers. Soon, he arrived nearby. “I’ve already finished helping you with the ordinary socializing in Jianghu. It’s nothing serious. I still have to go to Yellow Springs Town. 1’11 take my leave first.”
When Ye Jingtang heard this, he flew up and landed on the black boat. “I rented my boat from Yellow Springs Town. I have to go there too. It’s on the way.”
When Qiu Tianhe saw Muqing Saber, he knew that Ye Jingtang had been to the old wine shop. “The owner of the wine shop is Xuanyuan Tiangang. Xuanyuan Tiangang and your foster father were good friends. Now that the grudge has been cleared, if you visit again, he will treat you as his nephew, but you two will inevitably feel awkward. The friendship between gentlemen is as calm as water. You can just remember the past friendship in your heart. There’s no need to visit deliberately and say those superficial words.”
“Is that so?” Ye Jingtang was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he nodded. “Then, Hero Qiu, please give my greetings. And the Muqing Saber…” “The Muqing Saber is Old Man Sun’s weapon. In the past, when your foster father and 1 drank there, we were always envious. Old Man Sun even said that we weren’t worthy. Since Xuanyuan Tiangang has given it to you, take it. Even if you can’t use it, you can help choose a successor…”
At this point, Qiu Tianhe glanced at the woman sitting in the distance and leaned closer to whisper, “Yunli will definitely like it.”
Ye Jingtang understood what Qiu Tianhe meant. He nodded and didn’t say anything else. He changed the topic. “Hero Qiu, where are you going next?”
Qiu Tianhe thought for a moment. “1 promised the Imperial Court that 1 wouldn’t go to the South Firmament Mountains. I didn’t manage to attain the position of Saber Chief, so I have nowhere to go. I plan to stay in Yellow Springs Town for a period of time. When I’m bored one day, I’ll go out and adventure.”
Ye Jingtang smiled and said, “You’re still in your prime. It’s a bit early to retire now, but it’s a good thing to take a short rest first. Perhaps you’ll have an epiphany one day and comprehend a peerless saber technique. Then you can go out and become famous throughout the world.”
Qiu Tianhe chuckled and accepted this beautiful blessing. After chatting for a while, he didn’t stand on ceremony and cupped his hands. “You can only see the vast ocean after crossing a thousand mountains. You can only meet your heart after traveling tens of thousands of miles. You still have a long way to go.
1 hope that everything will be smooth sailing for you in the future. We will meet again when we meet again.”
Ye Jingtang cupped his hands and bowed. “See you again in Jianghu.”
A moment later, the painting table was moved to the black boat.
Qiu Tianhe pulled up the sail and rode the boat to Yellow Springs Town. He would help return the ship and send the two horses back to the relay station.
Ye Jingtang stood at the bow of the boat and watched the lonely sail sail away. He didn’t have much emotion in his heart. After all, Jianghu was like this. People were always on the road. As long as they didn’t stop, there would be a day when they would meet again.
Daoist Xuanji stood in front of him and waited for the ship to disappear from sight before asking, “Shall we go back now?”
“Let’s go. Her Highness will definitely be very happy. Let’s return and report the good news and our safety.”
Daoist Xuanji had the same idea. She picked up the oars on the black boat and threw them to Ye Jingtang. “You changed the boat, so you can row back the fifty-kilometer waterway yourself. I’m not going to be your boat girl.”
“Uh…” Ye Jingtang blinked and suddenly realized that something was wrong. The black boat didn’t have a sail. Wouldn’t he be tired to death if he rowed such a long waterway?
“Why didn’t you say so earlier? If you had said so, we would have left together and disembarked near Yellow Springs Town…”
“When men are talking, do women have the right to interrupt?”
?
Ye Jingtang felt that Daoist Xuanji really knew how to be a wife. He shook his head and sighed. “Sigh… Forget it. Isn’t it just rowing? Just treat it as returning to training…”
As they chatted, the small black boat floated away on the lake, leaving a small white trail on the mirror-like lake.
The beauty in white was painting at the bow of the ship, and the young master in black was swinging the two oars at the stern.
Seeing this, the fluffy bird flew to the canopy and spread its wings. It probably wanted to replace the sail and help Tangtang.
But…
“This is a headwind. Retract your wings!”
“Chirp?” The bird turned around on the spot with its back facing the wind.. Its meaning was probably: The wind is a tailwind now…
