DWGL _ Chapter - 12

It's Good Now.  

It's Only Good When You Get Married

A few decades ago, in the southwest Miaojiang area, if a child cried at night and did not sleep, the parents would say that Nan Mo Xie was coming, and no matter how shocking it was before, it would immediately stop. He was better than even the Wolf Woman and the Yan Luo King, but because of his unparalleled kung fu, his unpredictable movements, his skill in raising compulsions (Gu) and poisoning, and his insidious and vicious ways, almost every village had suffered. They were so disturbed that they joined forces with the then Late Xinan Wang, Duan Jing (Duan Bai Yue’s father), and asked him to send troops to suppress him so that they could live in peace.

After Duan Jing learned of this, he personally led his army to the deep mountains and dense forests and set many traps. It took three months to capture him. The people in the stockade thought that the king wanted to burn the demon with fire, but they didn't expect that Nan Mo Xie had not been in prison for a few days, so he was invited into the guest room of the mansion in a dignified manner and became the master of Duan Bai Yue and Duan Yao.

Although the villagers can't understand it, it's always good to be able to trap people in Xinan Mansion and stop coming out to do harm to the world. Moreover, now that he has his status, he won't be fooling around like before when he wants to come, so they gradually forgot about him.

Under the guidance of Nan Mo Xie, Duan Bai Yue and Duan Yao's kung fu was beyond the reach of ordinary people, but there was one problem, the moves were really too vicious. However, Duan Jing didn't care about this. He had always looked down on the chivalrous benevolence of the Central Plains Martial Arts. It was good to win without suffering losses, regardless of his methods.

Everyone in Xinan Mansion knew that although Master Nan looked a little crazy, he was really kind to the two little princes. After Duan Jing passed away due to illness, it was Nan Mo Xie who secretly helped him to allow the young Duan Bai Yue to sit firmly on the throne of Xinan and gradually have today's climate.

As a teacher and a father, there are some things that Duan Bai Yue would naturally not hide from him, and he really couldn't hide it.

"How long do you plan to stand here?" Bai Laicai, or rather Nan Mo Xie, said, "There is a divine doctor in this valley who has a bad temper. If he hears an unexpected visitor standing at his door, he will probably come out to spill poison again."

"Why would Master come here for good reason?" Duan Bai Yue held him up. Every time the fraudulent corpse had come out of the grave, he had always returned to the King's residence with a flourish. At first, they were scared to death, but after a few times, they got used to it. Later on, they would even chatter about how Master Nan could be buried for so long this time, and we all miss him so much.

"Why should I go back if you and Yaoer are not here?" Nan Mo Xie said, "Besides, I have something important to do here."

"Something to do with this divine doctor?" Duan Bai Yue walked with him towards the inn.

"He is the disciple of Ye Guantian, one of the most divine doctors in the Central Plains." Nan Mo Xie said, "He is also your beloved's brother." So whether it was a cure for an old illness or a heart ailment, it sounded very reliable.

Duan Bai Yue had nothing to say to the word "beloved".

"Although this divine doctor is not very good-tempered, he has a very soft heart." Nan Mo Xie said ambitiously, "I'll make a good relationship with him first so that I can help you with your wedding in the future."

Duan Bai Yue was dumbfounded.

"But I've tried a few times in the past few days, but he doesn't seem to know where to find Tianchen sand." Nan Mo Xie sighed.

"Thank you for your concern, Master." Duan Bai Yue said. "But I have had this internal injury for a long time, and there is nothing unusual about it lately, so there is no need to be anxious."

Nan Mo Xie then asked, "Where is Yaoer?"

"He's at the inn. He's been rushing around a lot these days, so he should be sleeping." Duan Bai Yue said, "There is one more thing. A few days ago, when we were sleeping in the woods in Mulberry Town, Lan Ji of the Tiansha Clan came after us and wanted to bring Yaoer back to marry her."

Nan Mo Xie was shocked, "How old is Yaoer? Is that demoness crazy?"

"According to her, it must have been Master himself who admitted that Yaoer had practiced the Bodhi Heart Sutra." Duan Bai Yue said, "I don't know where the rumor started, but in recent years there have been rumors that the Bodhi Heart Sutra can strengthen one's vitality and that if one can have sex with a man who practices it, both parties' inner strength will increase. Since Lan Ji is a demon girl, she is naturally fascinated by it and it is not surprising that she has come to arrest him." Xiao Wang Ye of the Xinan Royal Family is also good-looking, pink and tender, with a face that's as watery as a pinch, so if he doesn't poison himself to breed compulsion, anyone who looks at him will like him.

Nan Mo Xie said angrily, "Nonsense! I just made it up off the top of my head, how can anyone believe it?"

Duan Bai Yue: "......"

Just making things up?

Nan Mo Xie asked again, "Did Yaoer suffer, right?"

Duan Bai Yue shook his head, "Not really, he even got a red-eyed snake for nothing."

Nan Mo Xie was delighted, " Indeed, you have lived up to your reputation as a master."

"What kind of kung fu is the Bodhi Heart Sutra?" Duan Bai Yue asked. "Also, why did Master find someone to spread rumors in Xinan to promote this object to the skies?"

Nan Mo Xie patted him, "Do you want to practice?"

Duan Bai Yue shook his head, "No, I don't want to."

Nan Mo Xie sighed, "Why don't you want to do it? You can see that Yaoer wants to do it, but I don't want to teach him. It's a good martial art, it's a great way to strengthen the body."

Duan Bai Yue said calmly, "Do you want me to order to enlarge the tomb of Master?" I wonder if a cast iron plate could be pressed on top of it to keep him there for two more years.

"This time when I come out, I won't go back." Nan Mo Xie said, "At least I want to see you get married."

Duan Bai Yue said, "I have never wanted to get married."

"That's fine, but there must be the reality of marriage." Nan Mo Xie said, "Otherwise-"

"Master!" Duan Bai Yue gritted his teeth and interrupted him, standing still and saying, "What else do you want to say about, say it all here before you go back to the inn!"

"That's the Emperor." Nan Mo Xie reminded.

Duan Bai Yue asked, "What about the emperor?"

"His Majesty has his family and the world at heart, how can he care about Xinan alone?" Nan Mo Xie said, "You didn't want to be Xinan Wang, yet you changed your mind because of a letter, conquered and fought in the east and west to quell the rebellion in the frontier, and even risked going mad despite your internal injuries, just so that he could sit on the throne with peace of mind. If such a love story were to be sung by a troupe of actors, the people in all the villages would probably be in tears."

Duan Bai Yue said, "This is good for now."

Nan Mo Xie insisted, "It's only good when you're married."

"I am all alone in Xinan, and he has not established a queen in the kingdom." Duan Bai Yue smiled, "Apart from my master, no one dares to interfere with this king's marriage, but he is different." There were many old ministers in the court, and every day, people were begging the emperor to choose a girl for the palace, and some were kneeling all night long and bawling.

"I am not aggrieved by the path I chose, and neither will he be." Duan Bai Yue continued, "It's really good to be like this now."

Nan Mo Xie sighed and suddenly struck a palm in the air.

Duan Bai Yue was caught off guard and had internal injuries, so he dodged and felt a dull pain in his chest, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Nan Mo Xie turned around and ran towards Qionghua Valley.

Duan Bai Yue was so angry that he tried to stand up, but his eyes were burning and he could only sit under a tree to catch his breath.

Ye Jin had gone to the back of the mountain early this morning, so Chu Yuan was the only one in the courtyard, accompanied by Si Xi.

"What's happened?" Seeing him rush in, Eunuch Si Xi hurriedly stood up and asked.

"Doctor Ye is not here?" Nan Mo Xie asked. 

"Xiao Jin has gone to the back of the mountain and will not be back until the evening." Chu Yuan said, "What's wrong?"

"I wanted to go to the city to buy some wine, but before I got out of the valley, I saw a man in white lying under a tree, looking tall, handsome, elegant and dashing, and even a little noble, like a rich man's son, but he was seriously injured for some reason." Nan Mo Xie kept on talking, "I guess he came to find a divine physician to cure his illness, but before he could reach the entrance of the valley, he fainted from physical exhaustion."

Chu Yuan's heartstrings suddenly tightened.

"I guess he's dead." Nan Mo Xie sighed, very sorry.

Chu Yuan took a big step towards the outside.

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Si Xi was taken aback and rushed after him, "Where is Your Majesty going? The medicine is almost ready."

"Pass the order down, no one is allowed to follow me!" Chu Yuan did not even look back.

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Si Xi was anxious and worried, stamping his feet in the same place, what's going on here?

Seeing the person lying motionless under the tree from afar, Chu Yuan's mind went blank, and some emotions that had been dormant for years seemed to be faintly breaking the bank.

"I'm fine." After being helped up by him, Duan Bai Yue waved his hand forcibly.

Chu Yuan took hold of his wrist and tested his pulse, then frowned and said, "When did you suffer internal injuries?"

Duan Bai Yue said, "It will be fine if I take a moment to rest."

Chu Yuan asked again, "Where are your people?"

"Yangliu Inn in the city." Duan Bai Yue said, "No one knows that this king is here, so Your Majesty can rest assured."

Although the pulse under his finger was weak, it was not chaotic. Chu Yuan was also a martial arts practitioner, so he naturally knew that there was no serious problem. After the panic he had just experienced, he gradually calmed down.

Duan Bai Yue asked, "Can you ask someone to send a letter to the inn?"

"Is this your Huoyun Shi?" Chu Yuan beckoned to a horse not far away.

Duan Bai Yue nodded his head.

Chu Yuan led him onto his horse and galloped out of the valley.

Nan Mo Xie watched from afar and was in a good mood.

In the Yangliu Inn, Duan Yao was having dinner with Duan Nian when a guard suddenly came to report that Wang Ye had been helped back and seemed to have been injured.

"What?" Duan Yao was shocked and hurriedly stood up before he could go downstairs, but someone had already gone up the stairs first.

"Brother." Duan Yao rushed to greet him.

Chu Yuan handed the man over to Duan Nian and turned to leave, only to have his wrist grabbed by a hand.

Duan Yao: "......"

"I have something to say." Duan Bai Yue's face was a little pale.

Chu Yuan looked at him and frowned slightly.

Duan Yao was bewildered and asked, "Who are you?"

Duan Nian: "......"

Duan Bai Yue continued, "It has to do with the stability of the frontier."

Chu Yuan did not say a word as he helped him back to his bedroom.

Duan Yao wanted to follow him but was pulled back by Duan Nian.

The door was closed with a clang, and a lock was even inserted inside, so Duan Yao was even more confused: "Do you know this man?"

Duan Nian tangled for a moment and said, "Yes."

"Who is it?" Duan Yao asked, "He looks familiar to my brother, but I've never seen him before, and his face is covered." It seemed rather mysterious.

Duan Nian weighed his words, "The man in the palace."

"Is that why brother went out to see him?" Duan Yao hesitantly sat back down at the table, but before a moment had passed, he stood up again.

Duan Nian immediately knelt down on one knee and clasped his hands together: "I don't know anything!"

Duan Yao: "......"

Duan Yao: "! ! !"

There was a heater warming water in the room, so Chu Yuan twisted a hot towel and wiped the blood off his face.

Duan Bai Yue's breathing had calmed down a lot, in fact, he was not serious, just a bit confused by the slap, after all, that was Nan Mo Xie, and the chopsticks used might be poisonous.

"What do you want to say?" Chu Yuan asked.

Duan Bai Yue said, "There's a sect in Miaojiang called Huan Tian Zhai, which seems to have secret ties with the Northwest rebels."

"A Jianghu sect?" Chu Yuan was surprised.

Duan Bai Yue nodded: "The owner's name is Li Tieshou, he's greedy and insatiable, so it's not unusual for him to be drawn in by a foreign tribe."

"Let's keep an eye on him first." Chu Yuan said, "Now that the Liu House has fallen, there is a need for a major purge in the court. If the northwestern side does not take the initiative to send troops, there is no reason for me to make the first move."

Duan Bai Yue said, "When the situation in the dynasty has stabilized, how does Emperor Chu intend to solve the problem in the northwest?" Although the Chu army had sent troops to raid the country several times, they had only driven the intruders out of the country and had not killed them all. But this kind of fighting and stopping is not a long-term solution, not to mention that the fall of Liu's house means that the Anu kingdom has already existed in name only, and the tribes in the north of the desert may unite at any time to send their troops south.

Chu Yuan frowned: "Xinan Wang can just say what he wants to say, why beat around the bush?"

Duan Bai Yue smiled: "Li Tieshou once sent a letter to me, trying to draw me in."

Chu Yuan was not surprised, after all, in the eyes of others, the imperial court and Xinan have always been on equal footing, and Duan Bai Yue was known to be a wolf and ambitious.

"When two armies are at war, it is best to take the other side by surprise." Duan Bai Yue continued, "If Emperor Chu really wants to get rid of this thorn in his side, I can first secretly deploy 30,000 troops from the southwest to join the northwest army of Chu. The tribes in the north of the desert will think that the main forces of the Chu army are in the southwest, which is a golden opportunity for them. By that time, Emperor Chu will be able to justify his decision to send troops to eliminate the bandits and eliminate the trouble forever."

Chu Yuan said, "Conditions."

Duan Bai Yue laughed at his words, "That depends on what Emperor Chu can give me."

Chu Yuan's voice was very low: "What do you want?"

Duan Bai Yue recessed his smile and remained silent for a long time.

Chu Yuan's face was as usual, but cold sweat was forming on his palms.

After a long time, Duan Bai Yue said, "South of the Qimeng River."

Chu Yuan snapped his head up to meet him and said through clenched teeth, "South of the Qimeng River is the entire southwest."

Duan Bai Yue raised the corners of his lips, "Even Emperor Chu may not give it."

Chu Yuan waved his sleeves and left the inn.

Duan Yao was standing at the door when the door to the guest room was opened, and he rushed to greet him with a bright smile, but in the end, he got nothing.

Chu Yuan disappeared into the corridor almost instantly.

"What are you giggling about again?" Duan Bai Yue had a headache inside the room, "Go on, escort him all the way back to the valley so that there won't be another mess."

Duan Yao trotted downstairs.

Duan Nian was smart enough to reach out and close the door to his bedroom.

Duan Bai Yue sighed softly as he listened to the noise outside.

Nan Mo Xie leaned on the window and said, "I should have advised your father to send you to sing in the opera troupe." He might have become an actor by now.

Duan Bai Yue stared at him for a moment, then pulled the blanket over his head.

"What do you need all this fiefdom for, to eat or to drink?" Nan Mo Xie jumped in.

Duan Bai Yue said, "If I don't want anything, according to his nature, I'm sure he'll have another thing on his mind. But if I want something else, he won't give it to me either." It would be better to take what you want and not owe each other.

"You haven't even asked, so how do you know they won't give?" Nan Mo Xie threw the quilt onto the floor.

Duan Bai Yue leaned against the bed: "I understand him."

Nan Mo Xie's chest was very stuffy.

Chu Yuan's martial arts skills were not low, so he naturally knew that he was being followed all the way, but he didn't mind and went back to Qionghua Valley alone. Duan Yao did not turn around and run back until he saw his back disappear, intending to question his brother properly.

"Bastard!" Nan Mo Xie lifted him onto his shoulders and slapped his buttocks twice, "How dare you poison even your master?"

Duan Yao knew he was in the wrong, so he screamed at the top of his lungs.

Duan Bai Yue covered his ears in the room.

Duan Nian had sympathy in his eyes, but it was only sympathy.

In Xinan, there was no one who dared to snatch a man from the hands of Nan Mo Xie.

A few days later, a letter from the imperial court arrived at Qionghua Valley, along with the southeast garrison, a personal friend of Shen Qian Fan.

Ye Jin is sitting in the courtyard eating a roast chicken.

Chu Yuan pushed open the door and entered, smiling, "Why do you have such an appetite today?"

Ye Jin spat out his bones, "I heard you were leaving, so I'm celebrating." There was even the need to set off a string of firecrackers.

Chu Yuan was sitting across from him: "Do you really not want to go back to the palace with me?"

Ye Jin's head almost flew off.

Chu Yuan was a little disappointed, but he smiled: "It's better, you'll be more at ease outside."

"Be careful as an emperor in the future." Ye Jin grunted, "It's not always lucky that someone happens to save you."

Chu Yuan agreed, "Ok."

There was silence in the room.

Ye Jin's heart was racing.

As usual, if such an awkward situation arose, he would have kicked the person back to bed, but it seemed that ...... he should have tempered himself a little.

Of course, it's not because he doesn't want to leave, it's because this man is the emperor and he can't be driven away easily.

After finding a good reason for himself, the divine doctor thought carefully about how the aunts and mothers of Qionghua Valley chatted during the week.

After a few moments, Ye Jin said, "Did you get married?"

Chu Yuan: "......"

Ye Jin coughed.

Chu Yuan said, "No."

Ye Jin added: "You are not too young, so you should get married."

Chu Yuan paused and said, "Okay."

Ye Jin continued to be patient, "Do you have a girl you like?"

Chu Yuan almost wanted to run away, "No."

And so all was quiet again.

Ye Jin felt as if he had not found the right entry point.

Fortunately, Eunuch Si Xi came in time to give His Majesty an early rest.

Ye Jin was relieved.

He was so relieved that he had to go.

Under the moonlight, Chu Yuan walked along, but he wanted to laugh for no reason.

"What did Your Majesty and His Highness talk about?" Seeing the smile in his eyes, Eunuch Si Xi also asked happily, "Is he willing to go back to the palace with you?"

"Xiao Jin said that he was used to wandering in the Jianghu and didn't want to go to Wang Cheng, but that's fine." Chu Yuan said, "There is still this brother left, and he has saved my life, so I will not force him."

"Yes, it's good to be in this valley." Eunuch Si Xi said, "He is also an excellent physician." After these days of living here, his belly had gone down considerably, and he could walk much more lightly.

"Your Majesty, Grandpa Fat." The little child from Qionghua Valley jumped and ran over to him, an abandoned child whom Ye Jin usually adopts, and at a young age he did not know that he had to salute when he saw the emperor. With a smile, he handed the box in his hand forward, “Someone just delivered it to the door of the valley and said that he wanted me to deliver it myself, but I can't tell Master yet.”

"Thank you." Chu Yuan was amused and took it from his hand.

The little boy continued to jump and run away. Eunuch Si Xi was still worried, thinking that this item came from an unknown source, but his afterglow scanned the fire-painted seal of Xinan Wang's Mansion, so he did not say anything more.

After returning to his bedroom, Chu Yuan sat down at the table and gently opened the seal. When he opened the mahogany box, there was a crystal blue jade pearl inside.

Fenxing?

He hesitantly picked it up with his hand, but it was cool and round and seemed to glow in the light.

On the morning of the third day, Ye Jin put his hands in his sleeves and escorted them all out of Qionghua Valley.

"I will come to see you often from now on." Chu Yuan straightened his collar.

Never again! Ye Jin looked at the sky, we don't know each other very well.

Chu Yuan laughed, reached out to hug him and patted him, then he turned onto his horse and headed north in a cloud of smoke.

Ye Jin grunted as he stood on tiptoe to watch until the last figure disappeared at the end, then he turned around and walked back.

Nan Mo Xie said from the side, "As expected of an emperor, he has several groups of people rushing to see him off."

I didn't really want to see him off, I was just on my way. The divine physician went back to the herbalist's house without noticing what "several groups of people" meant.

Duan Bai Yue stood at the top of the hill, watching Chu Yuan lead his men out of the valley onto the official road and join the shadow guards sent by the Shen family to escort them, before turning his horse around and heading back to the inn.

When he returned, Duan Yao wisely kept quiet and continued to fiddle with his little worm - looking at this situation, he knew that he must have failed to bring back his beloved and might have even run away with someone else.

Duan Bai Yue did not say a word and went into his bedroom.

Duan Yao immediately pictured the scene of his brother falling on the bed and bawling his eyes out, which was very touching.

"Xiao Wang Ye." Duan Nian came in with a few packets of dim sum, "I just bought them, would you like to try them?"

"Can't you really tell me who the man was that day who sent my brother back?" Duan Yao grabbed his hand and wouldn't let go.

Duan Nian's face did not change: "I really don't know."

"Could it be one of Emperor Chu's guards?" Duan Yao was holding his cheeks in his hands and guessing wildly.

Duan Nian said calmly, "Well, probably."

As Duan Yao nibbled on his snack, he continued to be puzzled.

Even if it was a man, Emperor Chu could give it to him in the 16 border states, but why not to this guard?

Why not this guard?

—— ฅʕ•̫͡•ʔฅ ——ㄚ

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