Chapter 147: The Story of the Fairy (2/2)
Ye Wuchen’s palm moved back and forth, and the ring of the God of Sword flickered with a white light. A tent of the similar size to the previous unfolded in front of him, Ye Wuchen withdrew his hand, stood up and said, “Even if you are really a fairy, sleeping outdoors in the areas outside of the city is bad. Inside, there’s a bed… Don’t worry, the bed is new, and no one slept in it before. Also there’s plenty of pastries, you must be hungry already.”
After speaking, he turned around and left, returning to the tent he shared with Ning Xue and Tong Xin. When he was about to close up the tent, he glanced at the absent-minded Meng Zhi and smiled… It was an encouraging smile.
The night was cold as water, and cold winds blew past, carrying a faint cold chill. Meng Zhi subconsciously hugged herself. Having recently sustained injuries, her body was already weak. She was unaware that if she proceeded further, huge areas ahead did not have any households. She knew well enough that if she did not drink water the whole day, her stomach would rumble with hunger. After all, she was a woman on her first journey, she had mistakenly considered a lot things as very simple.
Hunger, cold, and tiredness attacked her all at the same time. She eventually nibbled her pearly white teeth, relinquishing her reserved nature as she entered the tent.
Just like what Ye Wuchen said, the inside had a very huge and soft bed with a faint fragrance. Nothing looks irritating to her, the bed sheet, quilt, pillow case were embroidered with a delicate phoenix. A few fruits and a neatly presented roasted rabbit leg. He must have intentionally kept them from before.
Meng Zhi just foolishly stood there, for a moment she was confused and did not know how to express her emotions. After a while, she regained her consciousness and slowly walked closer, her heart was not as calm as before.
The next day, the woman named Meng Zhi travelled together with the three of them. Although she still only had a few words, Ye Wuchen did not feel like getting subbed so only Ning Xue surrounded her with a lot of odd questions.
They did not know where the pitiful red horse had gone since it escaped, or maybe it must have been eaten by the beast, so the four of them travelled on foot, since none among them were in a hurry.
“Brother, tell some stories.” the tired Ning Xue leaned on Ye Wuchen’s chest, wrapping arms around his neck. Listening to brother’s interesting stories everyday became one of her favorite enjoyments. Tong Xin’s eyes flickered with extraordinary splendor as she looked at him with a face full of expectation.
“Alright, what kind of story does Xue-er want to hear?” Ye Wuchen asked. Based on his current strength, carrying Ning Xue as he walked a whole day would never tire him, the same with Tong Xin. As for Meng Zhi… She temporarily had nothing to do with him.
“I want to hear… The story of the big grey wolf and the red riding hood.” Ning Xue yelled excitedly.
Ye Wuchen’s face was somewhat sluggish, he smiled and said, “This story has been told numerous times already. Brother will tell you another one… How about the story of a fairy?”
“Fairy? Oh great, I want to hear that.”
“Ehem, ehem.” Ye Wuchen pretended to clear his throat, then he secretly glanced at Meng Zhi with an emotionless face, as he seriously narrated, “Once upon a time, there was a fairy in the heavens that was very very beautiful. She had very long hair and wore a snowy white dress. One day, she suddenly wanted to go to the human world to take a look, so she secretly came down from the heavens. As a result, since it was her first time to leave home, she didn’t know how high the heavens were, so when she didn’t control her descent carefully and therefore, she hit the ground face first, and was badly wounded. Hence, this pitiful fairy had to cover her face using a white veil every day from then on, since she was afraid to let other people see her face.”
“Ah? This fairy is so pitiful. Then what happened next, did she heal?” Ning Xue asked worriedly. Meng Zhi, who was quiet, stiffened her body.
“Afterwards… When this pitiful fairy had landed, rain poured down from the sky, and her body was almost drenched in water. She went off to find a thatched hut to shelter herself from the rain, but the rain wouldn’t stop, and a few bad men also rushed inside the hut. They saw a the fairy with her face covered and thought that she was beautiful, so they wanted to snatch her and make her a wife. In the end, the fairy, possessed with remarkable abilities, ruthlessly taught them a lesson.
“She couldn’t stay longer inside the little hut, so, towards the south she went. Eventually, she carelessly ran inside the forest. The forest naturally contained many many ferocious beasts. This fairy thought that the animals in the human world were very easy to tame, so she absolutely didn’t have any defenses. As a result she was wounded by a very huge single-horned beast, she was almost eaten by it. Later on, fortunately, three kind people happened to pass by who killed the ferocious beast, and rescued the fairy. The fairy, instead of thanking them for saving her life, she was disinclined to even look at them, and was also cold and indifferent when talking to them.”
“Oh, this fairy is so rude… Yi? Brother, why do I feel like I have heard of this story before? Brother, have you told this story before?” Ning Xue stuck out a finger, placing it in the corner of her mouth, trying hard to think deeply where she had heard of this story before.
“Later on, the fairy found out that this human world was actually very horrible, and her heart was scared. She wanted the three kind people to protect her, yet she was too shy to ask. The kind people actually didn’t care about her rudeness before, and they also prepared a bed and plenty of food… What the kind men didn’t expect was that the slender looking fairy could actually eat a lot. For the whole night, she ate more food than those three people combined. And because she ate very fast, a big part of the bed sheet had been smeared with dirt.” Ye Wuchen eventually could not help but produce a mischievous laugh.
Meng Zhi’s facial color became more and more red, though hidden by the veil, a touch of bright red was still visible as it had spread to her ears. Her hands secretly grasped onto then, as she must not fully flare up.
“Oh! Brother, I’ve recalled it. The fairy that you are talking about seems like Sister Meng.” Ning Xue suddenly saw the light and looked at Meng Zhi who felt very uneasy.
“No… It’s not me.” Meng Zhi was startled as she shook her head. Looking at Ye Wuchen’s face, who was trying hard to restrain himself from laughter, she coldly groaned and firmly gritted her teeth. She was having urges to squeeze herself inside the bushes in the roadside. She could only blame it on the extreme hunger she felt yesterday, as she unconsciously consumed all the food that Ye Wuchen had prepared for her but was still not fully satisfied.
Translated by:
Fatty_Uncle
Edited by:
seriouspotato patrick_father_of_dragons