DWGL _ Chapter - 15

Chapter 15: What should Huan Tian Zhai do if it turns out to be a fake?

An antidote?

Duan Bai Yue frowned slightly, he didn't know there was such a thing before that.

When he didn't say anything for a long time, the man waved his hand impatiently, "I don't want to talk to you, you little brat, go and find your father."

Duan Bai Yue cleared his throat and said, "My father has passed away many years ago."

There was silence all around.

The man's face was shocked, but his mouth was open, but he did not make a sound for a long time.

Duan Bai Yue asked again, "Has the senior been poisoned?"

As soon as the words left his lips, the man's body went limp and he passed out straight away.

Duan Bai Yue had no choice but to take him out of the forbidden place and put him in the guest room of Xinan Wang's Mansion, where he was treated by a physician.

Duan Yao leaned over the doorway, revealing half of his head to watch.

"Come in." Duan Bai Yue said.

Duan Yao's heart was weak: "Did I really injure him?" It shouldn't be, it was just a slap, but didn't you say that this man's kung fu was very evil?

"Why did you go there for good reason?" Duan Bai Yue had a headache.

"I didn't mean to intrude." Duan Yao said honestly. "I saw a seven-step green at the back of the hill, so I chased after it, not noticing that I had reached a forbidden place. Then he suddenly came out of nowhere and tried to make a move, so I blocked a palm and ran away. I didn't hit him very hard," he added.

"That's all right. Be careful from now on." Duan Bai Yue said, "Go back and rest."

"Is he alright?" Duan Yao glanced into the bedroom.

Duan Bai Yue said, "The physician said it's because the fire attacked his heart."

"Just because I slapped him?" Duan Yao couldn't believe it.

Duan Bai Yue shook his head. In fact, even he hadn't figured out what was going on here.

"Then why?" Duan Yao asked.

Duan Bai Yue told him about the conversation he had in the forest.

"You can get dizzy like that." Duan Yao thought outside the box, "Could it be that this person is secretly in love with Dad?"

Duan Bai Yue slapped his head fiercely.

"Wang Ye!" Aunt Jin happened to come in with soup and medicine and complained, "How many times have I told you not to hit Xiao Wang Ye, you can't hit him on the head if you want to."

Duan Bai Yue calmly withdrew his hand.

"Aunt, do you know this person?" Duan Yao reached out his hand and pointed towards the room.

“I don't know, but I know."Aunt Jin said, “He was originally a master of the Central Plains martial arts. His name was Tu Bujie. He originally had no connection with Xinan Mansion. Later, one day, he killed the quartet and broke in, saying that he wanted to take the third concubine away, and he yelled to compete with Late Wang Ye.”

At that time, the third concubine was pregnant, and it was too late for Duan Jing's pet to be in the palm of her hand. This time, he encountered such a lunatic. Naturally, he would not have a good attitude. After beating people out of the palace, it was not enough. A handful of poison was stuffed, and there were even insects in it.

Tu Bujie couldn't bear to be humiliated, and a feud was formed between them. After that, every three years, he would come to the door to provoke him. Although he has beaten away every time, he didn't give up. Even if the third concubine hugged little Prince Duan Yu and console him, he could not be persuaded. Later, Duan Jing was seriously ill and knew that he would die soon, so when he came to the door for the last time to compete, he knocked people out and locked him in the forbidden area of the back of the mountain, and Tu Bujie was imprisoned for more than ten years.

"That's strange." Aunt Jin said, "There are no cages or traps in the back of the mountain, so even a small child could easily leave, but he stayed for thousands of days.

What else could it be?

Duan Bai Yue and Duan Yao thought in unison.

He must have been punked.

"Someone!" Tu Bujie shouted from the room.

Duan Bai Yue got up and walked in.

"Is your father really dead?" Tu Bujie had already gotten out of bed.

Duan Bai Yue nodded his head.

It's true that no one would make fun of this kind of thing, so Tu Bujie held his fists with both hands: “Thank you, Nephew, for detoxifying me.”

Duan Bai Yue smiled calmly: "...... Seniors need not be polite."

"In that case, then I will leave." Tu Bujie said, "I wonder where Xiao Xiao is? I would like to say goodbye to her."

Zhao Xiao Xiao was Duan Jing's third concubine, originally a singer-songwriter from Xinan,  and it was because of this that Tu Bujie regarded her as a confidante.

Duan Bai Yue said, "My third aunt passed away some years ago."

Tu Bujie was shocked by this, and his eyes were very sad: "What about Xiao Yu(Xiao Wu)?"

"He said he was going out to explore the world, and is now in Shu." Duan Bai Yue said, "It's also because I, as an elder brother, didn't take good care of him."

Tu Bujie let out a long sigh and lifted his leg to walk out, but then he stopped, "I wonder what kind of poison I was poisoned with earlier, and why I had to stay under that red tear tree to save my life?"

Duan Bai Yue said calmly, "The seven-leaf begonia."

Tu Bujie nodded, then he didn't look back and strode out of Xinan Wang’s Mansion.

It wasn't until his back disappeared that Duan Yao asked, “Is he really poisoned?"”

Duan Bai Yue said, "Naturally not.” But at this moment, if he doesn't makeup one casually, he is afraid this person will run to the ancestral grave of the Duan family. After all, it is not shameful for people in the Jianghu to be defeated and imprisoned for more than ten years. What is shameful is that they have been deceived for more than ten years for no reason.

"Late Wang Ye is really something." Before he died, he only said that he would deliver rice to the back of the mountain at regular intervals and that the rest of the people should not provoke him. If it hadn't been for Xiao Wang Ye's misguided attempt to catch the snake, there's no telling how much longer this unfortunate martial artist would have been locked up.

"I thought the Forbidden Land was so mysterious." Duan Yao rubbed his nose, but it turned out to be because of this reason.

Duan Bai Yue was not surprised at all.

According to his father's style of doing things, this is already considered merciful, and it is estimated that it is also because of the third aunt who deals with it that the other party can save his life.

However, no one takes this matter to heart. After all, everyone is not familiar with this Tu Bujie, so they will leave when they leave, and they can save three meals a day.

“Wang Ye! Wang Ye!" This afternoon, the subordinate ran in with a shout, “Master Nan has come out of the grave again! The body is very clean this time!”

……

Duan Bai Yue rubbed his temples in his study, back from Qionghua Valley?

"Master!" Duan Yao also jumped down from the roof of the house.

Nan Mo Xie picked him up in his arms, "Did you raise the fat worms in the vat in front?"

"Yes." Duan Yao smiled proudly.

"Not bad." Nan Mo Xie patted him on the head.

"Master." Duan Bai Yue stood at the door of the study, "Why didn't you send a letter back beforehand?" I could have left earlier.

"I have something to say to you." Nan Mo Xie went into the study.

Duan Yao also wanted to follow, but he was blocked from doing so.

　......

Duan Bai Yue patted him on the head and turned around to follow him in.

Duan Yao was furious, squatting in the courtyard and digging for insects.

Why?

"What is it, Master?" Duan Bai Yue poured a cup of tea for him.

"In a few days, the time will come when the compulsion worm in your body will awaken." Nan Mo Xie said, "If you have not yet found Tainchen sand, if you want to survive this calamity, it would be best if you could go into seclusion with me."

"Master, you are too kind." Duan Bai Yue shook his head, "It's just a few compulsive worms."

"I raised the worms, so I know better than you what the consequences will be!" Nan Mo Xie said, "Anyway, this matter is non-negotiable."

"Thanks to the rumours spread by Master, everyone in the Jianghu is now saying that Yaoer has practised the Bodhi Heart Sutra." Duan Bai Yue reminded him, "In the past month alone, more than a dozen people have come to Xinan Wang's Mansion to marry him. If you and I were to go into seclusion at this time, I'm afraid that by the time we get out of seclusion, not only will Yaoer have been snatched away, he might even have a son already."

Nan Mo Xie: "......"

"This disciple has his own way, so don't worry about it, Master." Duan Bai Yue said.

However, Nan Mo Xie did not intend to compromise and left the mansion for the night.

Although Duan Bai Yue did not know what he was going to do, he had a vague sense of foreboding in his heart.

As expected, the next morning, Nan Mo Xie came back on his own, and brought someone with him - Gu Yunchuan, the head of Ranyue Luo, a singing house in Wangcheng.

"Brother Gu?" Duan Bai Yue was puzzled, "Why are you here?"

"I'm going back to Jiangnan, and I came here to buy some herbs. I was planning to go back the day after tomorrow to pay a visit after Duan Wang Ye." Gu Yunchuan said, "But this morning, I met Master Nan on the street, and he dragged me here without a word."

"Yaoer." Nan Mo Xie called out with his hand.

"Master." Duan Yao jumped up and down, cupping a fat worm in his hand and running over to him, "Are you going to buy breakfast on the street?"

Nan Mo Xie's palm fell, knocking him out with a clean slap.

Gu Yunchuan: "......"

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

How can you be so naive?

"Thank you, young warrior Gu." Nan Mo Xie handed the person into his arms, "Recently someone has been trying to snatch Yaoer, please take him back to Wangcheng for a while, someone will come to pick him up in three or five months."

Gu Yunchuan was tempted to withdraw his hand, "As I said earlier, I am going back to Jiangnan."

"Then take him to Furong Yuan." Nan Mo Xie was not choosy, "Whatever, whatever."

Gu Yunchuan looked at Duan Bai Yue for help.

Duan Bai Yue rubbed his temples and sighed, "Thank you, brother Gu."

Gu Yunchuan felt that he was at a disadvantage.

Everyone knew that Xiao Wang Ye of the Xinan royal family was fierce, good at kung fu, and loved to poison and compel people.

Originally, he only wanted to buy some spices to take back with him, but he had never imagined that he would get into such trouble.

But now that the matter has come to a head, it is too late to regret it, so he has no choice but to take the unconscious Duan Yao with him on the road to Qianye City. He just hoped that he could find a chance to leave him at Riyue Mountain Villa so that he could have some peace and quiet.

As soon as Duan Yao left, Xinan Wang’s Mansion became even more silent. Duan Bai Yue would go to the stone chamber to meditate every morning, waiting for when the worms in his body would wake up, and then go to the tomb to retreat.

After another half, a month, the mountains and fields in Xinan bloomed with fiery falling scarlet flowers. The petals were picked to make wine. Even the wine was red, and the aftertaste was long. It looked really festive, so the price was extremely expensive.

Dozens of fast horses worked tirelessly day and night all the way and sent a cart to Wangcheng, known as a tribute.

Chu Yuan was accustomed to diligence and self-discipline, and he almost didn't drink alcohol. Therefore, more than half of the dozen jars of Feixia were given to the group of ministers, leaving only one altar in the palace.

This is the wine from Xinan Wang... The ministers were nervous, no matter what they thought, they felt that they would definitely be poisoned. Chu Yuan didn't care, he took a drink of his own, and there was warmth on his cheeks.

"Does Your Majesty like this wine?" Eunuch Si Xi added another cup for him.

"It's a little light." Chu Yuan said, "But the aftertaste is sweet, different from what Feixia sent to us last year."

"That's true. I heard from the person who sent it to me that the dozen or so altars of wine this year were made by Xinan Wang himself." Eunuch Si Xi said, "Naturally, it is not the same as the ones bought outside."

Chu Yuan: "......"

What?

So half an hour later, a large group of imperial guards were sent out to the palace to bring back the jars of wine that had previously been sent to the lords' houses without fully measuring them.

It's a good thing we haven't drunk it yet. ...... The ministers were glad that it was poisoned.

It was probably because of drinking. This night, Chu Yuan rarely had a good night's sleep. When he woke up early on the second day, his mood was much better.

Lord Liu Dajiong, who was standing in front of him, thought to himself that he always looked majestic when he saw the emperor on weekdays. He laughed occasionally, but he was really handsome and good-looking.

I would very much like to give a matchmaker.

One day at a time, time passes slowly but quickly, from summer to autumn, and in another, the hills are coloured with red maples.

"It's almost winter." Duan Bai Yue said inside Xinan Wang's Mansion, "The days have passed, so I don't think the compulsion will wake up again this year, so Master doesn't have to bother with cleansing my internal energy."

"There are still four months to go." Nan Mo Xie shook his head, "Don't take it lightly until New Year's Eve, and don't leave home."

"But if we don't get Yaoer back, Brother Gu's household should be finished by him." Duan Bai Yue reminded.

"You're a king, you're still afraid of not being able to afford to pay for a youth house?" Nan Mo Xie glared.

Duan Bai Yue was speechless.

Fortunately, the guards came to report that there was a letter from the palace.

Nan Mo Xie's eyes have a special meaning.

Duan Bai Yue turned around and left, just hoping not to be pulled in again and taught some ...... methods of male sexual intercourse.

This kind of teacher really wants to be buried back in the grave.

The secret letter is only a few strokes, but Duan Bai Yue after reading it, but the brow is slightly wrinkled.

“Wang Ye." Duan Nian brought the soup and medicine to the door, "Aunt Jin has just finished boiling it and instructed Wang Ye to eat some snacks before taking the medicine."

"Thank you." Duan Bai Yue casually picked up a piece of cake, "Get Lu Feng to come in."

Duan Nian tried, "General Lu?"

"Otherwise what?" Duan Bai Yue smiled, "What, you want to ask me that too?"

"Subordinate wouldn't dare." Duan Nian said, "It's just that both Master Nan and Aunt Jin have said that it would be best for Wang Ye not to do anything in the remaining months." It would be good if he could eat and sleep and eat afterwards.

"Go on." Duan Bai Yue shook his head, "One tea time, I want to see the person."

"Yes!" Duan Nian clasped his fist and withdrew from the study with large strides.

Duan Bai Yue leaned back in his chair and looked out thoughtfully, but there was a smile in his eyes.

At the same time, on the official road, a carriage was moving forward, bathed in starlight. Eunuch Si Xi poured a cup of tea and presented it with both hands: "Your Majesty."

"How many more days do we have to travel?" Chu Yuan returned to his senses.

"Your Majesty, in about thirty days, we will arrive at Huan Tian Zhai." Eunuch Si Xi said, "The Li family's marriage competition is on the 28th of next month, so it is just in time."

Chu Yuan nodded his head and continued to rest with his eyes closed.

This time, he secretly left Wangcheng, only to say that his dragon body was not well, and went to Cheng'an Mountain Resort to recuperate for a period of time, and temporarily let Taifu act as the imperial affairs, but his ultimate goal was Xinan, or rather the desert north.

Frankly speaking, Duan Bai Yue's previous suggestion is indeed feasible. First, pretend to let the Chu Army and Xinan Army have a conflict, and when the tribes in the northern dessert think that the two sides have already gone to war, they can't help but want to take the opportunity to take a piece of the action in the south, and then catch them all by surprise, they can be justly beheaded and expelled, and they will never suffer.

Three days ago, Shen Qian Fan had received a secret order to ride a horse from the northwest all the way to Huan Tian Zhai in Xinan.

In order to ...... compete for a marriage.

"Competition?" Nan Mo Xie took the secret letter away from Duan Bai Yue's hand, skimmed through it, and then said, "No!"

"Why not?" Duan Bai Yue said.

"Why should it work?" Nan Mo Xie's eyes widened, "Does this battle have any merit for you?"

Duan Bai Yue said, "Yes."

Nan Mo Xie's nose turned up in anger, "What advantage?"

Duan Bai Yue said, "I'm in a good mood.”

Nan Mo Xie: “......”

Duan Bai Yue continued: "After this battle, Emperor Chu promised me the give entire Southwest.”

Nan Mo Xie wanted to take off his shoes and pat him on the head.

“Anyway, I have to go to Huan Tian Zhai this time." Duan Bai Yue said, "Even if Master wants to stop it, I'm afraid it's useless."

Nan Mo Xie circled the house with his back to his hand, then stopped and said, “Are you not afraid of a poison attack?"

Duan Bai Yue replied: "If there is a master, I am naturally not afraid.”

Nan Mo Xie sat on the ground with his ass: “I won't go, and I won't leave Xinan Wang’s Mansion if I die!”

Duan Bai Yue regretfully said: "Then this king will only have to die in another country.”

Nan Mo Xie's eyes turned black.

Duan Bai Yue said, "Please take good care of Yaoer, Master."

Nan Mo Xie felt that if he died again this time, it would not be because of the Bodhi Heart Sutra, but because he was angry with him.

A dashing Xinan Wang had gone to a martial arts competition to win a bride?

Even if it was just an excuse, it would be a disgrace to the old king and would probably bring him out of his grave.

However, Duan Bai Yue was not impressed, and a month later, he took five of his subordinates and headed for Huan Tian Zhai.

Nan Mo Xie was furious, so he packed a small bag and followed behind.

In the Jianghu, Huan Tian Zhai is not considered a big sect. However, in Xinan, it is still considered to be of some size, and since Li Tieshou is a generous man, many people from the Jianghu area came to join the fun.

The name of the young lady who was recruited for the competition was Du Zheng. She was a singer who was rescued from the Qinhuai River by Huan Tian Zhai many years ago. It is said that her appearance was very elegant and refined. Generally, rich people redeem their bodies to be concubines, but Li Tieshou took home and recognized his adopted daughter, which was also rumoured to be a beautiful talk at that time.

As a beauty, there will naturally be no fewer people who like it. Before the start of this competition, there were already various rumours spreading. From the knights of Jianghu to the rich in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, almost everyone had a relationship with Du Zheng. What's more, it was said that the great general of the dynasty Shen Qian Fan and Xinan Wang Duan Bai Yue also admired Du Zheng a lot, and even came to the competition to recruit concubine.

After the rest of the people heard it, they were also taken aback. Although it is not uncommon to win a bride in martial arts competitions, it is just that people in Jianhu join in the fun. Why is it that even the frontier king and the general of the dynasty are coming this time?

“Just say that Miss Li is unusual!” Under the old trees on the street, the villagers frowned and drooled with spittle, "The most beautiful girl in Qinhuai, who can't be compared to the ladies of ordinary families? I don't think so." Tsk.

If Xinan King and General Shen were to come, then Du Zheng would not fall into the hands of anyone else, but only to see which one of them would be lucky enough to win the beauty.

There is a residence not far from Huan Tian Zhai. The owner is Zhou, who is openly in the rice business, but secretly is a spy of the court.

Chu Yuan was staying at the Zhou residence during his trip.

Duan Bai Yue sat on the first floor of a restaurant in the city, tilted his head and drank a glass of wine, looking at the two big red lanterns at the entrance of the Zhou Mansion from afar.

"Since you're here, how can you not look for them and still be able to see them with your eyes?" Nan Mo Xie said sourly.

Duan Bai Yue smiled, "If he wanted to see me, he would have sent someone to invite me."

How could you even think of asking someone to come? Nan Mo Xie sighed in sorrow. If this is the kind of skill he has, he should not think about getting a wife for the rest of his life.

"Let's go." Duan Bai Yue said, "Let's go back to the inn."

Nan Mo Xie thought to himself that when he returned to Xinan Wang’s Mansion this time, he would definitely find Carpenter Zhang in the city to make a golden “Saint of Love” plaque to hang in the middle hall.

In the Zhou Mansion, Chu Yuan was in a good mood in the past few days, because Ye Jin was also in Huan Tian Zhai, and even had a meal together-although he still hummed and looked unfamiliar, but knowing that he was so temperamental, Chu Yuan didn't care about it, and he was harmonious and happy.

“The body is too weak, and you keep staying up late?" This afternoon, Ye Jin grabbed his wrist and tried his pulse, “Wait, I'll go to the street to get you some medicine."

Chu Yuan nodded and watched him leave the house, then turned and returned to the bedroom.

But someone was waiting at the table.

……

"How are you doing?" Duan Bai Yue put down the tea caldron in his hand.

"If I remember correctly, the day we are scheduled to meet is not today." Chu Yuan's tone of voice was windless.

"Why can't I come to see you when I have nothing else to do?" Duan Bai Yue smiled, "What's more if it wasn't for Emperor Chu, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been interested in such a competition in my next life."

"It's just a show." Chu Yuan sat down at the table.

"Although it's just a show, what if it turns out to be true?" Duan Bai Yue's voice was very soft and he slightly leaned closer.

Chu Yuan slapped the man away and said coldly, "Then I will congratulate Xinan Wang."

Duan Bai Yue laughed and shook his head, "That's just nonsense, how could I marry someone else?"

"There are many people in the city, if you are fine, please go back." Chu Yuan misdirected his eyes, "In three days' time, Qian Fan will lose to you in a martial arts competition, but if you really injure him, I will not forgive you!"

The room was silent and after a long time, Duan Bai Yue smiled, "Okay."

Chu Yuan did not say anything either.

Duan Bai Yue got up, but the moment he pushed the door open, he felt a pain in his heart.

It's not that it didn't hurt before, but this ...... time it doesn't seem too good.

Duan Bai Yue laughed bitterly and went back to the inn alone.

"How?" Nan Mo Xie's gaze shone, "The medicine I gave you, can it be put to use?"

"I threw it away." Duan Bai Yue replied.

Nan Mo Xie was distressed, "What did you say?" It was bought at a high price, even more, expensive than gold.

"I can't use it, but other medicines might be useful." Duan Bai Yue sat on the edge of the table with a cold sweat on his forehead, "At least let these compulsive insects stow away before the marriage competition."

—— ฅʕ•̫͡•ʔฅ ——ㄚ

Note:

1. 緋霞 (Feixia): Crimson Haze- Name of the wine. Duan Bai Yue brews especially for Chu Yuan.

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