Chapter 999 – The Face in the Bronze Mirror (1/2)
Chapter 999 – The Face in the Bronze Mirror
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
After receiving the letter, Chen Changsheng said a few things to Jin Yulu and Xiaode, and then left on the White Crane.
Jin Yulu and Xiaode glanced at each other with doubt and unease evident on their faces.
Before leaving, Chen Changsheng explained that he had something to do and that he would return after finishing it. Finally, he added that he hoped he would not have to finish this matter.
This was a very strange and incomprehensible set of words. Just what had happened that was more important than helping the White Emperor escape his imprisonment?
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On a snowcapped mountain ten-some li from the black cliff, the drifting snow and white garments melded into one.
Xu Yourong had been standing here for some time now. She saw Chen Changsheng follow Jin Yulu and Xiaode into the black cliff, saw the White Crane arrive, and saw Chen Changsheng leave.
She had an inkling of what had happened in White Emperor City, which had also affected her mood somewhat.
She had already observed the sealing array for sufficient time to find a method to break it.
She took a piece of white paper from her sleeve, folded it into a paper crane, and let it take flight.
The paper crane drifted along the winds until it finally reached the black cliff, where it dropped to the ground.
Xiaode warily looked around. Discovering nothing, he took the paper crane and unfolded it. He saw only two words written in a graceful style, most likely the handiwork of a woman.
The two words were 'Sword Array'.
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With Xu Yourong's speed, only a very short time was needed to return to White Emperor City from the Starfall Mountains.
She did not return to the small courtyard behind the temple to the Celestial Tree, as she still did not wish to meet Chen Changsheng, but also because she subconsciously did not wish to see that sight.
She returned to the inn she had stayed at yesterday, though she did not return to her room. Instead, she went to the front hall and bought some of the Jietang steamed buns that this inn was famed for.
The mood in White Emperor City was tense and strange, and there were few pedestrians on the streets. The inn was naturally doing poor business, and few people had come here to leisurely take their breakfast.
Those people who still wanted to eat out at these times had to be truly lively people with nothing to do, and since they were lively, they were also very good at chatting.
While Xu Yourong was eating the steamed bun along with beef, eggs, and porridge, she was also listening to the chatter from the guests at the table next to hers.
As of late, the most exciting things in White Emperor City had naturally been the Heavenly Selection ceremony and then the appearances of the Demon Lord and Chen Changsheng.
As for the exciting gossip, it was naturally the secret exposed by Xuanyuan Po in front of the Imperial City, the one to which Princess Luoluo had personally admitted.
”I don't know what His Holiness thinks about it, but since he traveled over vast distances on a crane and also said those words, he probably loves the princess, right?”
”I hear that the humans are very afraid of discussing this sort of thing, but when have we demi-humans ever cared about that? If you love each other, just sleep together.”
”I hear that His Holiness is engaged to the Holy Maiden, but when have we demi-humans ever cared about that? Just take her, and if you really can't take her, then just sleep together.”
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Xu Yourong's mood had already been rather downcast, and this hearty helping of gossip while she was eating made it impossible for her to eat her fill, causing her mood to worsen.
The brightly-lit Dao heart, calm as water, had been forgotten on the wayside.
She took a plain steamed bun and a plate of pickled vegetables and returned to her room.
She cleaned herself up a little and then sat in front of the table. She sat across from a bronze mirror, entering a daze as she gazed at her reflection.
The bronze mirror was not too clear, the reflection rather blurred, but the face in the mirror was still beautiful, would still make the common people imagine the most beautiful of flowers.
'I am her teacher. If I do not permit her to marry, she cannot be married.'
What an overbearing set of words. How excellent the relationship between teacher and student must be!
She silently derided.
She was well aware that to Chen Changsheng, the little Black Dragon was more like a favor that would need to be repaid for the rest of his life. The true problem was Luoluo.
From every perspective, Luoluo was the sort of girl that every man would like, and this was not even considering that her love for Chen Changsheng was that sort of clean love that demanded nothing.