Chapter 23 (1/2)
FLIGHT OF THE DRAGON, DANCE OF THE PHOENIX – CHAPTER 23
Long San was looking cool while riding his horse at a medium quick pace, at this question, it shocked him so much that he almost fell off his horse. He was just teasing her when he asked if she was out of questions, he didn’t mean for her to ask one like this that came suddenly out of the blue.
“WHAT!?” He shouted loudly in surprise.
“I was asking, do you lack……” Feng Ning was really going to ask the same question again, but Long San immediately interrupted her: “forget about it, stop, I heard it the first time.”
“You’re asking me this even though you heard it the first time?” Feng Ning stared at him in dissatisfaction, and then followed up with: “then, do you lack them?”
“You’re still asking?” Long San became really angry: “think about it yourself, is this really a question that a lady should be asking? Can you just up and ask a question like this? Even though you’re not a little girl anymore, but you can’t just act so shamelessly. You should think about it a little, if someone else heard this, what would they think of you, you’re breaking all the norms, even if Jianghu members are more relaxed in their societal norms, you still can’t ask something like this……”
With him going on endlessly, Feng Ning became angry as well, she interrupted him, saying loudly: “how do you know Jianghu members don’t ask questions like this? You’ve looked into it? You’ve investigated it? You’re so certain?”
Long San was lost for words for a bit, and took a while to reply: “who would need to look into something like this, a normal person wouldn’t ask these things?”
“Then I asked it, so I’m not normal?” Feng Ning wouldn’t lose to anyone in shamelessness: “I’m asking my husband a question, what’s not normal about it? Of course, my husband won’t recognize me, that’s what’s abnormal here. You haven’t looked into it, so of course you would think someone wouldn’t ask that question, you’re the one that’s not normal. You thought that n.o.body else would ask, so you’re calling me weird, you’re the one that’s weird.”
Feng Ning finished her speech as if she was saying a tongue twister, then she rode up ahead on her horse, and left Long San behind staring at her back with his mouth wide open, this crazy woman, she’s throwing a temper tantrum again!
For some reason that Long Sand didn’t understand, she seemed to be quite angry, the entire way she didn’t say a word to Long San out of spite, Long San wondered to himself what this woman was going on about, but with the way she was being, he was feeling a pain in his chest about it as well, but no matter what, he won’t be the one who lowers his head and apologizes first.
The two of them reached a tavern, and without saying a thing to each other, but still in tandem, both of them handed their horses over to someone to put in the stable for them. Feng Ning had felt hungry since quite long ago, she ran into the tavern and found a place to sit down, and was planning on pigging out. But unexpectedly, the moment that Long San followed her into the tavern, someone called out, “Mr. San……”
Long San looked around him, and smiled, it happened to be three friends that he recognized. He went over to give his greetings to them, they were a big guy with a lot of facial hair, a young swordsman, and a young female martial artist. Just from their appearance, it seemed obvious that the three of them were Jianghu travelers.
Feng Ning had already sat down, but she witnessed Long San going over to someone else’s table to sit with them, she felt quite frustrated inside. She stared at Long San, watching him chat with those people, his eyes were soft and he was full of laughter, thinking about how he’s always so kind and polite, a real gentleman to others, but always frowning and angry towards herself, she couldn’t help but feel down, and she lowered her head to stare at her own fingers.
The server came over and poured some tea for Feng Ning, and he asked: “miss, what would you like to eat?”
Feng Ning sat in silence, she didn’t have any money, even though there was a person that had promised she wouldn’t starve, but right now he’s left her alone and is ignoring her. The server noticed that she wasn’t speaking, and asked again: “miss, what would you like to eat?”
Before he finished speaking, someone spoke up from beside him: “she’s with me.” Feng Ning raised her head and saw that it was Long San who had come over, and before she even had the chance to be happy about it, she heard Long San say: “I met some friends by coincidence, you should come over and sit with us as well.”
Feng Ning took a look at the table in front of her which was completely empty, and then took a look at their table which already had two hot plates of food, she swallowed her saliva, and told herself that changing places in order to get some food didn’t count as losing face.
She went over, and the other three all self-introduced themselves, they turned out to be three disciples of the Palm and Sword Sect, the woman was called Chai Yue, the guy with the big beard was called Peng Rongtao, and the young man was called Liu Hua, it seems that before, Long San had aided the Palm and Sword Sect in their time of need, and that’s how he knew them.
Feng Ning listened to them, smiled slightly, nodded and greeted them, and asked for some rice really seriously, at seeing this, Peng Rongtao laughed loudly, waved his hand and said: “that’s right, let’s dispense with the formalities, let’s eat, let’s eat.”
At hearing this, Feng Ning finally broke out into a wide grin, and immediately began eating. Chai Yue suddenly asked: “Mr. San, where might you know this lady from?” Long San usually traveled alone, seeing him traveling together with a woman, was something quite rare.
Feng Ning stared at Long San out of the corner of her eye, while shoving food into her mouth, what’s all this that her Long San has been up to, why does he seem to have so many flowers and b.u.t.terflies around him, everyone has to ask who she is when they see her. Really now, it’s none of their business who she is.
Feng Ning was concentrating on eating, this time she wasn’t saying anything unnecessary, Long San can say whatever he wants. But, she never expected that Long San would reply saying: “oh, her, she’s an a.s.sa.s.sin that my family raised.” He even turned around and smiled at her after saying this!
Feng Ning choked on the food that she was eating, and she looked at the three people that at first had blank looks on their faces, and then they started laughing, she chewed the rice in her mouth with all her might. That Chai Yue couldn’t stop laughing, she said: “a.s.sa.s.sin? Mr. San needs an a.s.sa.s.sin to accompany him? May I ask who you intend to kill?”
Long San didn’t respond this time, he intentionally smiled and stared at Feng Ning, seeming like he couldn’t answer. As expected, Chai Yue’s focus was turned towards Feng Ning, and her eyes became sharper.
Feng Ning was certain that Long San was getting his revenge on her, she just happened to ask something he didn’t like hearing, so he’s paying her back right now. Feng Ning took a look at Long San out of the corner of her eye, took some more food, swallowed it, then turned towards Chai Yue and said calmly: “Food.”
After she replied, she continued eating, killing all the food. The other four people sitting with her all had blank looks on their faces, while watching her, before they finally realized what she meant. This time, even Long San couldn’t help but laugh, what a reply this was. Isn’t she calling herself a bottomless pit?
Long San truly felt like he won’t ever meet a person more interesting than Feng Ning, he laughed and replied: “that’s right, your strength is indeed killing food.” And, his family did raise her.
“Mmm.” Feng Ning frowned at everyone, and said: “didn’t Mr. San praise me before, when I faced three enemies by myself?” The three disciples laughed at hearing this again, while Long San looked at Feng Ning, directly into her eyes, and he suddenly found himself unable to laugh anymore.
Was she actually feeling down?
After that, while they chatted, Feng Ning didn’t partic.i.p.ate, she doesn’t know any of them, and she doesn’t remember her own history, she really doesn’t have anything to talk about with them besides food. And so, she focused entirely on eating, without saying a thing, she stuffed her stomach as full as she could in silence.
When everyone finished eating, Long San magnanimously paid for everyone’s food, those three seemed to know that was how Long San liked to act, so they thanked him. The server came over to ask if everyone wanted to stay the night, Long San asked for two of their best rooms, while the other three said they would stay here as well, and if anything happened they’d be able to help each other out. They started happily talking about when they had fought the Magic Sect together, and Peng Rongtao even got some more alcohol and continued to drink.
Feng Ning felt really down while sitting there, so she asked the server to take her to her room. Long San won’t be with her in the same room anyways, he won’t admit that she’s her wife no matter what when they’re outside. Right now, since there’s friends with him as well, of course he’ll just leave her alone and not care about her at all. Feng Ning’s feelings were down in the pits, so she hugged her blanket and went to sleep early.