To think we have more than one crazy love chaser…. (Chu Xun and Tao Xiao Xian)
Chapter 68 – Regret Not Meeting Earlier Translated by HaruOngy at Geniusly Plain (If you can see this line, you must have read this in the aggregator site which illegally steal various works. Be shameful of yourself for not appreciating the translator"s hard work. Don"t think only you want to have it the easy way. Support the fanbase and translator!)
Due to Chu Xun forced Qian Wan San to join the gang and "cheated" his money, the latter became a little selfish.
There were some matters that he obviously tell Chu Xun but he purposely hide them instead. Today, after Qian Wan San returned to his senses, he called his bodyguard-c.u.m-manager into the room, "Little manager, today this Boss helped taking responsible for you about that matter. You don"t have to worry someone coming to trouble you. However, you still have to repay me, right?"
The little manager nodded, didn"t say anything while waiting for Qian Wan San"s next words.
Qian Wan San grinned happily, "The recently docked marine products, I believe they had been watched by the others. Help me go to the Hai w.a.n.g Prefecture and take a look."
"Alright."
"Always remember, firmly watch those several sailors. Don"t let them speak carelessly."
"Yes."
"The matter is much urgent. You will set off tonight."
"Then, I"ll return to pack up."
Qian Wan San a.s.sumed she would be returning to the inn downstairs to pack up so he just waved his hand, "Go quick then. Later, you don"t have to come up to greet me."
The little manager silently withdrew, not to the room in the inn as she went straight to the south.
Now, about the Emperor, Chu Xun.
As the intelligent and handsome perfect Emperor, even if Qian Wan San tried to hide some certain matters, Chu Xun still managed to sniff out some inklings. The turning point was from what the really-wanted-to-avoid-Xiao-Jing-Zi Bodyguard Zhang said. Last night, didn"t he find a suspicious young man?
Hence, after he sent off Qian Wan San, he knocked the door and told Chu Xun everything that happened last night. He told, "Young Master, this subordinate had thought of this over again and again, this subordinate keeps thinking that young man didn"t go the wrong door and not really going to have a rendezvous with a girl. He was actually aiming for you." As a loyal and dedicated shadow guard, his mind continuously created only one thought——there"s always an unruly people trying to harm my Emperor.
"Oh? What"s his appearance, how is his martial arts, what other clues did you notice?"
Bodyguard Zhang frowned as he replayed his memory, "That man looks quite handsome, his outfits are very casual. But, the material of his clothes aren"t that bad. His martial arts should be superior to this subordinate. He should be a personage from jianghu. If we fight one on one, this subordinate doesn"t have chance of victory. If we"re talking about clues…… During this period when Young Master made me protect Jing gonggong, this subordinate previously thought Jing gonggong"s very coward, always afraid of his own shadow. So this subordinate doesn"t think much. If this man had been hiding in the house, it"s not impossible……"
Chu Xun touched his chin. His chin was smooth, without a single beard stubble. A handsome, young man? Concerned of this house? "Wait, what did he say to all of you that night?"
"He said he went to the wrong house."
Went to the wrong house? The peak of the southern mountain area only had two twin houses unoccupied by others for many years. Normally no one would come. Plus, there was the "Mei Mansion" board hanging on the main gate. If that person"s words were not wrong, then he thought this place is Mei Mansion? Although there were lots of people surnamed Mei, for Chu Xun, there was only one person surnamed Mei a special existence to him. Even if the probability was like a star clas.h.i.+ng with others among the many resplendent stars in the night sky, he would still hold onto that tiny hope, without any hesitation linking this Mei and the Mei in his heart together.
"Go and ask Xiao Jing Zi whether he come across any abnormal thing today. Then, gather everyone and search every corner in this house, don"t let go of even a mouse hole!" Chu Xun agitatedly ordered. No, he was being too agitated. Pulling back his sleeves, he stopped the shadow guards. "Wait, I"m going with you all!"
Towards his Emperor who suddenly attached importance to his feelings and thoughts, Xiao Jing Zi expressed he was extremely flattered. With orchid-shaped fingers, he pointed at the kitchen direction, "Today, this morning two steamed buns had gone missing." Xiao Jing Zi then looked at Bodyguard Zhang behind Chu Xun. Their eyes met each other. Xiao Jing Zi turned tsundere as both his neck and shoulders turned. Humph! See how you boor doesn"t believe me. See this? See this? His Majesty is very anxious now! If there"s any mishap, His Majesty will surely humiliate you.
Bodyguard Zhang, "……"
Chu Xun ordered, "Send four people with best martial arts to guard well at the four corners of the house. The others will search around, search even under the roof tiles. After finish searching one room, throw a smoke bomb inside, the especially thick version, so thick that people won"t help but to get out."
Everyone in the house started to move, turning the whole house upside down.
In the end, they really did catch a "female ghost".
It was a ten plus years old young miss. She had a round face, looked cute, fair and beautiful. At that time, she couldn"t stand the smoke any longer and forced open the door. This person"s qinggong was extremely good. The group of shadow guards could only see a white shadow pa.s.sed through. They couldn"t catch her in time. Just as she was about to climb over the wall to jump to the house next door, thankfully Mo Biao had kept a steamed bun she ate halfway this morning inside her chest as she just pulled it out and threw it hard at that white shadow.
"Eiyo!" The white shadow exclaimed and rolled staggeringly. She couldn"t escape in time anymore. Angrily, she sat on the ground as she looked back at the culprit.
Mo Biao had probed information with Senior Official Song and recognised quite a number of people. After checking that cute young miss, she asked, "Tao Xiao Xian[1] from Peach Flower Bed[2]?"
"Who are you? How did you recognise me?" Most girls in jianghu were frank, open and candid as she delightedly admitted.
Mo Biao cupped her fist in another, "I"m just a nameless n.o.body. It"s only because Young Miss Tao"s jianghu deeds are quite famous."
Listening to their conversation, Chu Xun was a bit disappointed at first. Bodyguard Zhang had said it was a man yet why did it suddenly change into a woman? To think his house was this attractive to others, it couldn"t be due to his charm and aura being too strong? Listening to Mo Biao mentioning this, he got interested, "What jianghu deeds?"
"This person is the youngest daughter of the Master of the Peach Flower Bed, Young Miss Tao who is called Peach Blossom Celestial. Her deed was chasing after a boor all over the jianghu in these few years."
"Oh?" Such a dare to love dare to hate young lady, zhen really admire you.
Then, he heard Mo Biao continued, "The man this Young Miss is chasing, maybe Young Master had met before and is very interested."
"Who is it?"
"Sixth Young Master Mei from Mei Zi River Islet."
Chu Xun was greatly surprised, being too agitated, he rushed over and his eyes were sparkling nonstop as he faced Tao Xiao Xian. "I"m really have eyes but fail to see Mount Tai. To think you"re Young Miss Tao! Earlier, I had shocked you. Come, come, come, let"s go inside the room to have a talk. So, where is the Sixth Young Master Mei you"re chasing now? Is he around here too?"
Tao Xiao Xian was like looking at a monster as she sized up Chu Xun. Her sharp, big eyes invariably revealed the "are you a yellow weasel" suspicion. "You big flowery face, why are you so concerned of my man?" It can"t be you want to s.n.a.t.c.h my man? Girls nowadays are really hard, need to guard against biological younger sisters and adopted younger sisters, guard against exes and even new mistress, after guarding against women, you still have to guard against men, ai!
"You don"t have to be concern with my face!! Let me tell you, it"s fine if you don"t reveal where is Sixth Mei. You just have to tell me, where is Mei Qian Deng? Do you know or not?" Chu Xun could sense Tao Xiao Xian"s hostility so he immediately whitewashed the connections.
Hearing it, Tao Xiao Xian"s face clearly became better a lot, "You"re searching for Little Seventh Mei?" Although the murderous aura around her body had dispersed, this young miss was still very cautious of Chu Xun, "Why are you looking for Little Seventh? Why should I tell you where is she?"
"You tell me, I will let you go."
This shameless? Tao Xiao Xian took a step backward and scrutinised Chu Xun, "This Young Miss just won"t go. You better proclaim to the whole world, you had caught me and even wanted to kill me. This way, Little Sixth Mei wouldn"t ignore me anymore! My aim will be accomplished if he saves me!"
"Then, I will be able to ask Sixth Young Master Mei about Mei Qian Deng"s whereabouts!" Chu Xun smoothly added. Towards Tao Xiao Xian"s suggestion, he approved it.
Some people had a certain closeness with each other, such as brazen and unreasonable people and shameless people. That was an inherent mutual attraction of same nature! While the group of shadow guards, Mo Biao, Xiao Jing Zi and Bodyguard Zhang had yet to understand how the revolutionary friends.h.i.+p was built between Chu Xun and Tao Xiao Xian, Chu Xun and Tao Xiao Xian had tacitly high-fived for becoming an ally.
Chu Xun, "Let"s go, sit inside."
Tao Xiao Xian, "Big flowery face, let your servant prepare some food for me. These few days, I had been eating sneakily so I"m never full."
"A small matter. However, now that I think about it, I remember Sixth Young Master Mei"s fiancée is not you……"
Bang! Tao Xiao Xian beat one side of the door askew, her face immediately changed, "Can we still be friends or not?! Friends.h.i.+p is a small boat that can easily turn over! Can you just open any pot except that this pot? Why are you looking for Little Seventh Mei? That year, she got harmed by that son of a b.i.t.c.h until losing her house, it can"t be so coincident that it"s you right?!"
Chu Xun"s one slap landed on the other side of the door. With an overbearing look, he opened his eyes wide and gnashed his teeth as he spoke, "Miss Xiao Xian from Tao family, I will only ask you a question——what do you want to eat?"
"Roasted Chicken! Buddha Jumps over the Wall[3]! Pine Nut Mandarin Fis.h.!.+"
"Xiao Jing Zi! Why are you still not going to prepare these food?!"
Xiao Jing Zi: ……
According to Tao Xiao Xian, the reason she was hiding in this house was before Chu Xun bought this house she had already been hiding in this house for a long time.
Reason?
Tao Xiao Xian pointed at the next door, "That house belongs to Sixth Mei."
"What?!" Chu Xun was so surprised he jumped off the chair. Such a coincidence!
"But Sixth Mei comes and goes like a shadow. In one month, I didn"t see him staying there even once."
"Why do you insist on staying here? You can go to other place to find him though?" Chu Xun couldn"t understand.
Tao Xiao Xian rolled her eyes at him, "Next door is his house, of course I need to come and guard house. First climb onto his bed and then I will be that house"s madam. Do you know this small house means what?"
"A husband."
"Smart!"
Later, Chu Xun linked up everything that had happened in these few days. There was an indistinct surges in his chest. He felt the truth was so close to be revealed. "You really don"t know where Mei Qian Deng is?"
"I don"t know. But Little Sixth will surely know. The two of them are very close since they"re kids."
"Then, do you know where Sixth Mei is?"
Tao Xiao Xian still shook her head. Chu Xun smiled instead, "I know! He"s in the Qian Lai Inn."
It was exactly that day, before Chu Xun got kicked flying, he had once intruded a room and met a man behaving suspiciously. At that time, he spurted a mouth of water before running hastily while Chu Xun was eager to go upstairs and be a hero. He didn"t manage to think properly. Now that he thought back, that man was Sixth Mei.
Chu Xun had met Sixth Mei once at Mei Zi River Islet. After a few years, his appearance had changed but still recognisable. This then made sense why he flee the moment he saw Chu Xun"s face. The Mei family members must be unwilling to have any relations.h.i.+p with the imperial family. Maybe, they hated Chu Xun deeply in their hearts.
Then, about last night. He could reason, that man who intruded the house was probably Sixth Mei too. Chu Xun summoned Bodyguard Zhang over and compared the man"s appearance with Tao Xiao Xian. Tao Xiao Xian was like flying as she ran forward, "He said he"s going to the northern part to rendezvous with a girl?"
Bodyguard Zhang: …… Young Miss, this obviously is just an excuse. Plus, isn"t the main point supposed to be that last night the person you"re waiting for had returned once yet you missed him?
"Qian Wan San that old fox, maybe he still have a trick against us! Let"s go, ask people from him!" Chu Xun slapped the table and stood up. He finally had understood!
[1] Xiao Xian is literally Little Celestial.
[2] First mentioned in Chapter Two. Changes had been made to that chapter since I now know the actual version.
[3]
A non-vegetarian Chinese dish (quite pricey one). Named as such because it"s said even Buddha can"t stop himself from going out of the temple and eating it upon smelling its aroma.
Buddha Jumps over the Wall character from a Chinese food game I played XD
Pine Nut Mandarin Fish
Translated by HaruOngy at Geniusly Plain (If you can see this line, you must have read this in the aggregator site which illegally steal various works. Be shameful of yourself for not appreciating the translator"s hard work. Don"t think only you want to have it the easy way. Support the fanbase and translator!)