Chapter 531 – At First Sight (1/2)
Chapter 531 - At First Sight
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Tang Thirty-Six was covered all over in snow, his face pale, the black bags around his eyes extremely heavy, and he looked haggard to the extreme. In these past two days, in order to find out Chen Changsheng's secret, he had racked his brains for ideas and skipped eating and sleeping. Indeed, after painstaking effort, even using two magical artifacts of the Wenshui Tangs, he was finally able to conceal the Qi from his body and catch Chen Changsheng in the act.
”Hahahaha!” The forest echoed with his laughter. Then, he walked up to Chen Changsheng, his laughter instantly vanishing as he furiously criticized, ”Isn't this going a bit too far, forgetting your friends when you're in love? For what reason do you need to badmouth me, to contrast it with your lofty purity? Just a moment ago in the snow, I heard you mention my name quite a few times, but not a single word of it was good!
”Eh, this umbrella is rather strange.” Tang Thirty-Six's gaze moved down from the umbrella and fell upon the couple. Feeling proud of himself again, he heartily laughed then said, ”The matter of the engagement hasn't even been cleared up yet, and you're actually in the mood to walk under an umbrella through the snow! I'll have you know, that Phoenix is quite proud. If she were to know that you found a girl, then…”
He was just preparing to threaten Chen Changsheng into signing a series of unfair agreements when his gaze fell on the girl under the umbrella, causing him to subconsciously pause. For some inexplicable reason, he found this girl quite familiar, even though he had clearly never seen her before.
The snowy forest became abnormally quiet. The more Tang Thirty-Six stared at this girl, the graver his expression became.
This girl was about fifteen, precisely in the period where her beauty was budding. Her face was delicate and pretty, but nothing out of the ordinary. The jacket she was wrapped in seemed very ordinary, but it was actually made of the most expensive thirteen-thread cotton. Her two eyebrows were as slender as willow leaves, and it was obvious that the most extravagant orange jasmine had been used to draw her eyebrows. And if he wasn't wrong, even that hairpin casually stuck in her hair was more expensive than all the clothes and shoes Chen Changsheng had worn throughout his entire life added together. Of course, what drew his attention the most was still that girl's eyes. Even after being teased, they were still so calm, definitely not the eyes of some ordinary person.
He had planned to joke about Chen Changsheng's taste, but now he realized that there was actually nothing to complain about with regards to this girl's taste or temperament.
Of course, this girl's taste and temperament, as well as that wealth beyond words hidden within the fine details, could only have been picked out by a young heir to a noble family like him who also possessed wealth beyond words.
No matter what, a young Daoist from the countryside like Chen Changsheng would never be able to see these details. This is what was meant to cast pearls before swine, to aim a fluid glance at a blind man.
Just who was this girl? Tang Thirty-Six thought through all his distantly-related older cousins as well as the young ladies of all the noble houses of the continent, but he failed to find an answer. He was suddenly overtaken by a fierce sense of unease and wariness. He didn't know where Chen Changsheng had gotten to know such a noblewoman, but he was worried that Chen Changsheng was being deceived.
Tang Thirty-Six looked at her cold expression and asked, ”Might I dare ask for the young lady's…hic!”
But before he could finish, he was interrupted by a sudden hiccup.
He looked at the girl, his face a picture of absolute shock. His hand held his stomach like he was choking. He thought about how, in the pile of snow, he had heard the cry of a crane, and he had also heard Chen Changsheng explain what had happened that night. Thus, he thought of a possibility, a possibility that he had rejected last night with a mocking tone and an attitude of absolute certainty.
”You…” He looked at her, his mouth agape, for a long time unable to say the rest of the sentence. He was forced to turn to Chen Changsheng and ask, ”Her?”
Chen Changsheng nodded.
Tang Thirty-Six's body went stiff. He turned once more to Xu Yourong, his eyes filled with shock.
At this time, Chen Changsheng was also truly astounded. It was completely beyond his imagination that this fellow, in order to find out his secrets, would exert such massive efforts.
He was somewhat concerned about Xu Yourong's mood, so he looked at her and explained, ”This guy…”
”Tang Tang, you can also…hic…call me Tang Thirty-Six.”
Outside of expectations, Tang Thirty-Six was very quickly able to calm back down. He very naturally introduced himself to Xu Yourong, it was just that he paused in the middle.
This was because he was still choking somewhat, and the sound in the middle was a hiccup.
Xu Yourong knew that this young master of the Wenshui Tang clan was Chen Changsheng's best friend, the current superintendent of the Orthodox Academy, and also…the new owner of Clear Lake Restaurant.
Tang Thirty-Six solemnly said, ”I have seen the Holy Maiden.”
Xu Yourong softly replied, ”No need for such courtesy.”
Tang Thirty-Six answered, ”It is said that when the Holy Maiden lived in the capital, she enjoyed eating the blue lobster of Clear Lake Restaurant?”
Xu Yourong calmly gazed at him, a smile in her eyes as if she had guessed at what was about to happen.
Just as expected, Tang Thirty-Six next said, ”In a little while, I'll send someone…hic…to send blue lobster to the Divine General's estate. Once Your Eminence returns to Holy Maiden Peak, I'll have…hic…Clear Lake…hic…Restaurant directly ship it to you by sea. All four seasons of the year, I'll…hic…guarantee it.”
Xu Yourong replied, ”This will trouble Young Master Tang.”