Chapter 529 (1/2)

Chapter 529

Chapter 529: Unexpected

Translator: chuchutrain Editor: DavidT, Rock

Li Xue's eyes brightened . She carefully scrutinized and reevaluated Ling Jian, a look of praise in her eyes . All along, she had thought that Ling Jian was just a person with an ice-cold expression . Wherever he appeared, it would be accompanied by bloodshed, and he never stopped to question nor to plan any sort of conspiracy . His only thought was just to follow the direction that Ling Tian decided for him, to annihilate, to destroy!

Thus, Li Xue had always thought that Ling Jian was merely a martial arts warrior, successfully becoming an a.s.sa.s.sin at the peak . She never thought that this was Ling Jian's plan for himself all along! Only now did Li Xue find out that she had seriously underestimated this fellow . Ling Jian's intelligence lay in the fact that he had pinpointed what position he should take for himself . By all rights he could have taken over Ling Chen's current position, becoming the number two in power within the Ling Family Courtyard and Ling Tian's strategists . However, he chose to silently hide within the shadows, doing what he did best, not stepping out of line!

While doing this might give him a lot of limitations, the benefit in doing so was that Ling Tian would never suspect Ling Jian! Anyone except him! This was the intelligence of Ling Jian!

Ling Chen's eyes also lit up, reevaluating this brotherly figure whom she grew up with, a look of admiration in her eyes .

Just as everyone within the secret chamber was in deep thought, there came the sound of knocking from outside as a guard announced the presence of the Shui Family's great elder as well as the princess Shui QianRou . The three women shared a smile, and Li Xue lazily stood up, saying, ”Sister BingYan, let's go see how much your painting has improved!” Yu BingYan burst out into giggles and the two women escaped without a trace .

Ling Chen and Ling Jian faced each other with a bitter smile, knowing that they were once again going to be the scapegoats for doing hard labor . Looking in the direction that Li Xue was escaping, Ling Jian angrily replied, ”She sure runs fast, and this isn't the first time!”

Ling Chen sighed instead, ”Why would she not run? I would if I had the chance . ”

Ling Jian rolled his eyes at her in response, ”How about Ling Dian accompany you then? I… too do not wish to see that elder . I'm afraid that I'll kill him if my temper gets too riled up . ”

Only to be met with a glare from her, ”Your meaning is to say that you want to escape too? No way, this matter was caused by you . Want to run? There's no free lunch in this world . ” Ling Jian could only sigh in defeat .

In the main hall, Ling Chen sweetly received her guests, while Ling Jian with a sour 'poker face' stood behind her without a word, but to the elder himself, the pressure he exuded was unbearable .

Regarding the cooperation between the two parties, while Ling Chen was extremely courteous, she was also just as unyielding! Her terms and conditions were still as before when she had stated them, maybe even harsher . She had affirmed the words which Ling Jian had spoken, which was that the Ling Family would not be responsible for the supply of food to the Shui Family and that they had to fork out fifty taels of silver per head per day . Furthermore, any injuries would be borne by themselves .

After Ling Chen had finished speaking, Ling Jian had suddenly coldly interjected with another sentence: That if the Shui Family wanted a collaboration, then they would proceed in this direction . If they had any other objections then both parties could walk their own separate ways . In addition, Ling Jian had emphasized, that the three idiots had better not appear in front of him again, or else . . .

As for whom the three idiots were, everyone was extremely clear on that .

This conclusion made the First Elder of the Shui Family seethe in anger, but having to stifle it . Even after living for a good half of this life, he had never been forced to stifle down so much resentment! If he had known of this, then he would have just left everything to Shui QianRou to settle . At least with their previous agreement, they would not have eaten such a great loss!

In the end, both parties decided that once the Yu Family's people withdrew from Sky Bearing, it would then be the time for both families to take action! At that time, the Ling Family would update Shui QianRou . And furthermore, they would only accept the cooperation under the leaders.h.i.+p of Shui QianRou . As for the others, sorry about it, they could not be trusted!

After going round in so many circles, the authority once again landed in QianRou's hands . This let many of the Elders feel like puking blood! However, since matters had reached this point, the circ.u.mstances of the situation could not be changed by man, and they could only pinch their noses in distaste and accept this decision .

The happiest person within this was, of course, Shui QianRou . The flouris.h.i.+ng feelings within their sworn sister relations.h.i.+p were something she could naturally feel . As for the cooperation this time, Shui QianRou had even more of an a.s.surance than before .

Just as the discussion on collaboration was going on, Shui QianJiang's group was also carrying out their own operation . And it was this precise action that made Shui QianRou unable to live in the same sky as these three brothers!

After seeing how the great elder and Shui QianRou walked out in succession, the three brothers had started to feel indignant . If they were to continue to let the current state of affairs continue, then even if they were to move against the Yu Family now, in the end all the credit would fall to Shui QianRou . In the worst case, the family might even pursue their internal friction and a.s.sign the blame as the fault of their three brothers . The more they thought about it, the angrier they got, and they began to scold out loud . From Shui QianRou, they scolded to the Ling Family, and from the Ling Family, they scolded back down to Shui QianRou!

Sitting with his back towards the trunk of a blossoming tree in the courtyard, Ling Chi suddenly heard the cursing sounds coming from their room . The content of their cursing made him flare up in rage, wanting to take action personally and kill off those three idiots . However, his mind whirred, and the corners of his lips curled up into a strange smile as he took deliberate steps towards the room where Shui QianHuan was recuperating . Upon opening the door, he was greeted with a pungent medical smell . Shui Seven was busy decocting medicine for Shui QianHuan, while the young n.o.ble was still lying on his bed, breathing heavily with his face pale as paper . Even after such a long time, his internal injuries had not seemed to have recovered for the better . This only served to make this rising star from Water of Heavenly Wind even more depressed, and with the negative emotions shrouding his heart, it would be a wonder if he could even recover with such a vicious cycle .

When Ling Chi opened the door, Shui QianHuan and Shui Seven did not pay any attention . It was instead Die'er who was sitting by the side who raised her bright eyes and gave him a look, before turning her head away with her face flushed . This moving sight captured Ling Chi's heart, making him sigh secretly before he began to talk, ”To treat an internal injury, the mood of the patient plays a huge part . Just relying on medicine cannot heal everything . One has to get out from time to time, relaxing the body and mind to recover faster . ”

Die'er stood up, a worried look on her face as she replied, ”Where could we go? After all it's not our place here!” Her voice was low, tinged with anxiety . As she glanced at Ling Chi's face, she sighed, feeling her emotions in a great mess .

Ling Chi gently smiled as he replied, ”Who says you have to travel for a long distance in order to relax? Young n.o.ble Shui is after all injured, and strenuous exercise will instead be harmful to him . My exercise is actually for him to just breathe in some fresh air around the area . Today's weather is good, and he can go out to get see the sun and feel the wind . If he stays within the room all day, even a normal person will get sick, let alone him!”

Die'er eyes lit up, and she looked at Shui QianHuan, tentatively opening her mouth and saying, ”Young Master, you look to be in better spirits today . How about… . We go out for a walk? Bask in the sunlight, and breathing in some fresh air should be good for you!”

This sentence was obviously meant only to comfort him, for anyone who was able to see would realize that the young n.o.ble had a pasty complexion, nothing was good or better about him!

However, Shui QianHuan nodded his head absentmindedly and replied, ”That would be good to do . ” After commanding Shui Seven to lift him up, Die'er prepared a chair and put him below a blossoming tree . After being cooped inside the room for almost half a month, the air outside felt a lot fresher, allowing Shui QianHuan to jolt to his senses, no longer feeling so burdened and heavy . He nodded gratefully to Ling Chi as a sign of his thanks .

Die'er looked at Ling Chi as he leaned on another tree far away from them, biting on a lush green leaf . The guy faced the sky, looking free and easy as he sat there, making her feel extremely envious . However, looking closely, she felt that on this youth actually lay a sense of solemnness and loneliness that could not be found in anyone of their age . She didn't know why, but looking at him gave her a sense of heartache . Glancing at her young n.o.ble, who was squinting his eyes towards the sun in an expression of ecstasy, she slowly s.h.i.+fted towards Ling Chi .

At this point, the sounds traveling from the room had become louder and louder, and a smas.h.i.+ng sound was heard as though someone had thrown an object on the ground . Shui Seven turned his head towards the sound, but QianHuan acted as though he did not even hear a thing . The great ambition of this young n.o.ble had long faded to dust, and nothing much could actually catch his attention at this point .

Die'er came beside Ling Chi and sat down . Blinking, she murmured to herself, ”I wonder when the tempers of this few young masters can be changed, so annoying . ” Ling Chi continued staring at the sky, not looking at her, but the corners of his mouth curled up in a mocking smile as he replied, ”Young n.o.ble once mentioned that mountains and rivers can be altered, but a person's character cannot be changed . How could their tempers be changed so easily? Most likely, even when they die, they would still be like that . As such, even if they die, they only have their own bad luck to blame . ”

Die'er had actually been provoking Ling Chi the last few days but without any response . Seeing him suddenly opening his mouth to talk, she could not help but feel excited, and leaning towards him, smiling as she teased, ”Seems like even wooden blocks can talk!”

Ling Chi merely snorted and refused to say another word . Die'er was gloomy and wanted to further incite Ling Chi to talk, but refused to lower herself to do so .

Suddenly, a loud high-pitched scream was heard, which sounded like an ambiguous shout of pain . It was Shui QianHu whose painkiller had worn off, and with him having half of his teeth knocked out by Ling Jian, he started to scream out like a dying pig .

Shui QianJiang's voice could then be heard, ”That jerk is really vicious! Just one slap from him and second brother lost half of his teeth . Seems like he won't be able to enjoy his meal the next few days . Come tomorrow, I'll go look for a famous physician to help you tend to your wounds . ”