"Wife, I want to eat meat” 《娘子，我要吃肉》Chapter 22
Chenzhou
was so small compared to Beiding city it was pathetic, the people were timid
not having seen major situations and encountered such matters, and were
indifferent to that great earth moving bout of explosion resounding in the sky,
only on the next day at dawn did people then one after the other came over to
stand around and look.
Before
daybreak Wang Yun Feng had stayed at a nearby inn, sitting behind the muslin
curtain at the window watching the movement at the Wang residence.
He was a
detailed thinker, good at planning before making a move, he knew under this
sort of chaotic situation he could easily miss Xia Ling Mei’s message therefore
he did not go far, firstly reorganising the troops he had secretly arranged in
the last few months, before assigning people to go look for clues.
The
information that Xia Ling Mei escaped through the tunnel was automatically
placed on his table, allowing his constant worry to be placed on other matters.
So long as she’s alive, he would use all his energy to find her.
Wang Yun
Feng was considerably confident in this. What he found strange was, there
wasn’t actually the slightest movement from the neighbouring Gu family, Gu Lang
was clearly determined to win Xia Ling Mei, he knew Xia Ling Mei lived in the
Wang residence, with regards to his residence’s explosion, the other person
decided to avoid it and not look at it, doesn’t this clearly show Gu Lang is
someone who is a coward and afraid of getting involved?
With the
passing of time, the secret guards gathered more and more information, using
his dog like nose Xiao Bai smelled out the secret signal Hei Zi had left.
At noon, he
already knew Xia Ling Mei was on the outskirts a hundred li[1]
away from him, her destination… unexpectedly was the Xian Yun manor belonging
to the leader of the martial arts.
Bai Yan
tilted his head to look at that piece of information: “Master, the mistress
must have dismissed your martial arts strength as being not being very good,
not able to protect her safety, that’s why she all-out hurried to the arms of
strongest man in the Jianghu.”
`Pi`, Wang
Yun Feng snapped the writing brush he was writing with in half.
Juan Shu
tearfully said: “As expected scholars are good for nothing, right now, the
mistress is really abandoning the master. Brother Bai, sooner or later you will
abandon me this lover who cannot take up burdens or able to move anything,
isn’t that right?”
Bai Yan in
distain: “When did you become my lover?”
Juan Shu
fell to the ground, bursting into tears: “You have such a cruel heart---- na,
na, na, na…”
“Shut up!” without
the slightest hesitation he threw the the broken writing brush at the two
scoundrels. Why can’t they empathise with his pot hole filled little heart from
being hit?
Wang Yun
Feng rubbed his forehead sighing, opening the window, another Eurasian Hobby
precisely without mistake flew in, lifting its leg towards Wang Yun Feng’s head
scratching it as it passed, and behind the Eurasian Hobby a blur of shadow
followed, with its back towards the sunlight as if it was a legendary giant
bird spreading its wings calling out as it landed beside the window, both arms
placed on the window frame, stretching out its head, a pair of beast like eyes
quick-wittedly sized up everything in the room.
“Who are
you?” Bai Yan reacted first, coming over, grabbing the back of Wang Yun Feng’s
collar and flinging him into a seat, Juan Shu stupidly blanked sprawled on the
floor, and Bai Yan faced the one tall, one short holding onto the edge of the
window----a child?!
At first
glance he only looked five or six years old, wearing a close fitting maroon
short garment, a small bronze coloured knife at his waist, his entire person
crouching like a feral leopard waiting for an opportunity to move, looking at
the three adults in the room with alertness and aggressiveness.
The small
child did not reply, he examined for a while, first he sized up Bai Yan once, curling
his lip, before sweeping over to Juan Shu, tilting his head to look, a sneering
noise seemingly appearing from his mouth, finally he then looked towards the
only one who didn’t move like a mountain Wang Yun Feng. The boy’s motions
seemed to halt for a bit, his eyes narrowing into a slit, nose reddened, the
corner of his mouth pursed in a straight line, with a kind of stubborn and
grave feeling.
Much like
the two people, Bai Yan stared at the other person, very soon he discovered the
pattern on the boy’s waist ornament. A summer lotus, five flower buds, he was a
child of the fifth wife of the Xia family’s, Xia Xiang Min, General Xia’s.
Bai Yan
didn’t dare to relax too much, since the Zhao Princess had left, the Xia family
had not sent news that anyone else would come to see the master. Looking from
the view of the past seven years, the Xia family were adept at acting friendly
belying ill-intentions, the younger they were the more daring they were, his
family’s master did suffer a lot under the hands of the younger generation. As
he thought of those times, the young boy jumped up onto the window sill with a
`shua`, again squatting, as before looking as if he could attack at any time.
Bai Yan
opened his mouth: “Little boy. You’re a relative of Xia family’s fifth master?”
He hadn’t
heard Xia family’s fifth master had an outside mistress, to the extent that his
son was already so old.
The young
boy deliberately ignore him, his pair of black eyes unblinkingly looked at Wang
Yun Feng, jumping once, jumping again, Bai Yan did not have enough time to stop
him, the other person had already jumped onto the armrest of the chair Wang Yun
Feng was sitting on.
A child
aged five or six, although he had a young but not young posture, his entire
body was curled up like a black ball standing one legged on the armrest, the
other leg crossed over his arm placed on his shoulder, his head extending out
from between his arms, his eyes meeting Wang Yun Feng’s. The same black pupils,
the older person’s contained a tranquil coldness, the younger one held the
blood thirst and callousness of a wild beast, the tips of their noses could
touch with only a millimetre apart.
Bai Yan was
even more nervous, Juan Shu had already scuttled up, both hands pulling the
boy’s arm, unable to move him, he went to pick him up by the waist, he couldn’t
lift him up!
Both his hands gathered around the other’s neck using all his
strength twisting it back, unable to move him! Juan Shu used his hands and
feet, proceeding with gritted teeth, ferociously and madly wanting to move the
other person a little bit, panting with weariness, the other person’s nose was
only a millimetre away from Wang Yun Feng.
Juan Shu
tearfully looked at Bai Yan, Bai Yan turned his head, this stupid person still
didn’t understand, the young boy’s martial art clearly was pretty good, the qian jin zhu[2]
was to the point of perfection, what can such a foolish person who cannot take
up burdens or able to move anything do to him?
While
everyone was mulling over the little boy’s aim, the other person suddenly took
out and opened up a painting from within his lapel. There was a man in the
painting, with straight eyebrows, cold eyes, wearing a blue garment, both hands
behind his back standing haughtily, from head to toe giving off a don’t come
close and don’t disturb aura, beside the man a small completely black with gold
spots leopard was drawn.
The young
boy took the portrait comparing it to Wang Yun Feng for a while, at last saying
a sentence: “Do you eat mouse?”
Wang Yun
Feng raised his eyebrow, his tone more set apart than the other person: “No.”
The boy
again asked: “Do you play warship?”
Wang Yun
Feng: “No.”
“Cannon?”
“No.”
The boy
like an older child stroked his jaw unnecessarily: “What do you know?”
Wang Yun
Feng leaned on the back of his chair, completely relaxed: “And what do you
know?”
“I’m asking
you.”
“And I’m
asking you.”
“…” The two
were silent, looking at each other, eyebrows raised, the boy’s temper in the
end jumped alive, or maybe it’s because he had stared at someone for too long,
losing interest, leaning his head back, `clicking his tongue`: “Dull old man.”
Wang Yun
Feng coldly said: “An ignorant child who shows no respect to elders and
superiors.”
The young
boy suddenly turned his head back, bearing his teeth, biting Wang Yun Feng’s
neck.
“Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahah----“
Juan Shu shrieked, covering his own neck and jumping up and down in the room.
Bai Yan
like lightening rushed at the boy’s acupuncture point, his fingertips barely
touching the other’s back, the young boy had already jumped away, spitting out
a mouthful, he spat out a piece of bloody flesh. He went as far as to
deliberately bite a hole out of Wang Yun Feng’s neck, as a victim, Wang Yun
Feng did not frown at all, allowing blood to bubble out of that hole.
Outside the
room the secret guards who heard the sound of activity kicked the door open and
charged in, still not quick enough to see the boy’s appearance, suddenly ten
more secret guards appeared from the window and roof as well as the corridor
outside. Inside the room, the young boy had already been lifted on to the
shoulder of an extremely tall, coarse and wild appearing, sturdy great man
reeking of a fishy seawater smell from head to toe.
Bai Yan
loudly said: “Who exactly are you?”
A sharp
laugh sounded from behind that great man: “A misunderstanding, purely a
misunderstanding.” A short and small, red lips, white teeth youngster stepped
out, bowing to
Wang Yun Feng: “We are the Xia family’s fifth master, General
Xia’s subordinates, Kong Xian has met Imperial Censor Wang before, regards to
Lord Wang.”
Wang Yun
Feng seemed to also know the other person’s identity, after all the design of
the Xia family’s coat of arms on the bare smooth head of that robust man had
long ago made
clear of his origins.
Wang Yun
Feng pointed at the young boy on the robust man’s shoulder: “Who is he?”
“Oh, this
large person is General Xia’s competent and capable Wu Sheng.” Kong Xian
slapped the robust man’s back, a peal of flesh pitter-pattered: “Wu Sheng,
quickly come greet Lord Wang, he is indeed the second lady’s old paramour, you
cannot rashly offend him.”
These words
were said crudely, the people of the Wang family all stopped with
understanding. The second lady, naturally is Xia Ling Mei the second oldest of
the current third generation of the Xia family. Old paramour, this sort of
saying if looked in a good way was an old lover, in not a good way was an
outsider, unable to go from the main room to enter the inner chamber, and
adequately make known that person’s position. Cannot rashly offend, if he
really did offend him, then he can be ruthlessly hostile.
Wang Yun
Feng has been an imperial censor for so many years, what winds and waves has he
not seen before. So long as it’s not Xia Ling Mei, whatever business of anyone
could hardly make him concerned in the slightest.
Kong Xian
watched Wang Yun Feng’s zombie face become more and more immortal like,
suddenly realising he was pointing to the boy on Wu Sheng’s shoulder: “This is
Xia Fen, the eighth master in the younger generation of the Xia family.” Kong
Xian did not say who his parents were, Wang Yun Feng also did not ask.
So long as
it’s a child of the Xia family, even if Wang Yun Feng was bitten full of holes
he would only endure it.
“This
person is very weak.” Xia Fen with his legs crossed coldly said.
Kong Xian
clearly very much agreed, looking at Wang Yun Feng’s bloody neck he shrugged
his shoulders: “Young master Fen, did your teeth itch again?”
Xia Feng
innocently said: “I saw him and just wanted to bite him. Maybe, I’m nearly
growing permanent teeth?”
The people
of the Wang family remained silent, when you grow permanent teeth you like to
bite human flesh? Who taught this child, like a wild leopard, obstinate and
unruly.
Kong Xian
naturally did not come to find Wang Yun Feng for a chat, after saying a few
unrelated words he got straight to the point: “The Wang residence has been
burnt down, where is the second lady?”
Wang Yun
Feng let Juan Shu apply medicine and fastened a bandage on the bloody hole:
“You
need her for something?”
“General
Xia has asked us to escort young master Fen to the second lady. A few days ago
young master Fen had continuously communicated with the second lady, we rushed
over with great difficulty, unexpectedly the Wang residence no longer exists, it
was too much.”
The people
of the Wang family silently fumed, what sort of rubbish was he saying.
Bai Yan
crossed one leg over the other reminding them: “Our mistress’ handiwork, is
naturally outstanding.”
“Oh, the
second mistress made someone blow it up? Not bad, not bad, she is a great
expert on explosives, cannons, firearms and so on.”
Juan Shu
rolled his eyes.
“Where is
she? Don’t tell us, you’ve lost the second lady! It doesn’t matter if you
really have lost her, we’ll look for her ourselves. Hey, since that Wang
residence has been destroyed for half a day, why is there still no news from
the second lady, what are the subordinates doing.”
Xiao Bai
who had rushed through the doors just now heard most of it and angrily said:
“Who says we haven’t found the mistress, I will take you to her.”
Bai Yan
shook his head, stupid, stupid, Hei Zi you deliberately turned Bai Zi into a
Xiao Bai?[3] This is indirect revenge!
As the most
intelligent person besides the Wang family’s master, Bai Yan felt a lot of
pressure.
love all the support cast, they are damn hilarious
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