Book 24 - Chapter 13 – Ancient Castle Duzun (1/2)
Book 24 Chapter 13 - Part 1
Ysabel, Jaya, you are welco for it? Lance, if you don’ton trains? Does not sound too common on my side of the world shi+rak, just so you know, I a the text word for word, plus this is a fictional story, not a historical text Speaking about translation, a while back, during the Condor Trilogy project, soht to be ‘Duke Duan’, not ‘Eument was that there was already an emperor in China, so technically he could not be an e ye’ (emperor) So, should we call him ‘Duke Duan’ instead? Are we, as translators of fiction, at fault for ‘interpreting’ the text? John Minford came to mind He is definitely a scholar, a professional translator; yet he took a lot of ‘liberty’ with the original text I have not read Grahale Shooting Hero’ that is supposed to be published around now I don’t knohat you guys think about their work? How about TV adaptation like Lance inal Anyway, ‘nuff said We are here to enjoy the story, not to bicker about a certain word Hungry, Akolaw, thanks for dropping in Since you are a big Huang Yi fan, perhaps you’ll enjoy this part You know, perhaps I’ll copy his style, whenever I encounter a text that I am not sure, I’d just say, ‘it’s hard to describe’ …
Book 24 Chapter 13 – Ancient Castle Duzun
Duzun Bao was located in the northern suburbs of Chengdu, on the southern bank of Wansui [lit ten-thousand years, ie long live (the king, etc)] Pond, lying from south to north, like a miniature Imperial City
The entire castle wasthe impression of a secured-city-protected-by-a--water [idiom: well fortified]
When they reached the other end of the drawbridge spanning across the river protecting the castle, shi+ Feixuan halted her steps and said, “Feixuan already co only needs to announce your naxuan”
Taken aback, Xu Ziling asked, “You are not co a bit helpless, shi+ Feixuan replied, “I axuan would not be so happy to see , please take a good care of yourself”
Finished speaking, she laughed, tranquil and cal stared blankly at her for a e
On the already open wide gate of the castle, soeous brocade clothes, around forty years old, respectful, sole to the name and surname of the visitor, he introduced hi Yizi has honored us by your presence; this is indeed our Duzun Bao’s privilege This way, please”
Although Xu Ziling felt that this whole thing was rather strange, he knew that shi+ Feixuan could not possibly deceive hiate
Beyond the entrance was a stone screen wall [across the gate of a house (for privacy)] Rounding the stone screen wall, there was a big and tall stoneXin Li Yi’ [loyal, trustworthy, propriety, righteousness] written on it – connecting the gate with a perfectly straight stone-slab pathway On both sides of the pathere evergreen pine and cypress trees [sy the trees; the a Yi that our Baozhu [fort du with your presence, while also heard that Ba Meng people have the heart to zi; thereupon he i Zhen to have a talk”
Xu Ziling came to his senses as if he was startled froenerous intention, Xu Ziling is very grateful”
Fang Yi over a clear strea fro buildings right in thewooden brackets between the top of the colus and carving
Most of all, there were a pair of giant stone squatting lions – hty and vivid, under the stone steps of the, Fang Yirateful This way, please”
A around theroad [orig twisting and turning like a sheep’s intestine] leading toward the side garden Both sides of the pathere full of exotic flowers and rare herbs, brilliant and dazzling to the eyes under the bright sun, while providing delightful shade “Why are you grateful toYimin szi will find out Please forgive Xiaoren for not daring to disclose it in advance”
The pathway ended Ahead, thetrees ht at the end of the tunnel], another clearing appeared Under the flowers and trees cupping their hands in salute [ie for, was located at this serene and elegant corner
Raising his cupped hands in salute, Fang Yi to see Miss Qingxuan Xiaoren takes my leave here”
Just like that, he bowed and retreated toward the pathway, and disappeared around a curve
Xu Ziling was dumbstruck; it was quite a while later that he ca
Along the way, thewas that he never met anybody else of the castle Were it not for shi+ Feixuan personally taking hi up an ans
Upon reaching the steps at the front door of the s, “Miss shi+, Xu Ziling is here to xuan’s bri voice ca finally put his keyed-up h he had 90 confidence that shi+ Feixuan would not harm him, but due to past experience, especially with Shen Luoyan and Yun Yuzhen, tomen, who bit the hand that fed them, inevitably he always felt a little uneasy
The le over the world was that father and son, older and younger brothers, all could becoether by chance
Secretly he was asha suspicion toward shi+ Feixuan This fairy-like beauty deserved to be treated as someone outside the dust of the earth, she could not possibly be soo with the flow [idio the crowd blindly]
He went up the steps one by one
The sant, brientle and soft – atxuan stayed ht to be the lady’s chamber of soht of stairs leading to the upper floor
For so felt a little tense; perhaps because of the unusual ated by shi+ Feixuan as the go-between [orig one who threaded the needle]
Thinking about when he first arrived at Chengdu the previous night, the breathtaking, enchanted feeling where, under the lantern light illuxuan lifted half of the veil covering her face, he could not stop his heart fro took the steps upstairs When he reached the second floor, i stopped, his heart was violently shaken
Kou Zhong was standing alone by the shi+p’s railing on the port side, casting his gaze on the boundless expanse of the ocean
A long forgotten htning or a spark of the flint
He re, which was hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother with hi their brains on how to steal a boatload of salt under Hai Sha Bang, the evil tiger’s paws, and escape into the ocean Afterwards they encountered the wind and the waves, and were forced to abandon the salt to save their lives The scene was still vivid in his o
Ti Yuzhi was just like that; in the blink of an eye they separated in sadness This ti Fa from the South’s most illustrious aristocratic fa, as well as the , aspect of one’s destiny was the vast, with no clear boundary, unpredictable development
Before the Mid-Autuo across a thousand li to see Song Yuzhi But noas on his way to Lingnan Who could have foreseen it beforehand?
All the reasons for his trip to Lingnan were only excuses for his longing to see ‘the one’s intended’ [usually fehed inwardly Whether it was the pursuit of hegeht just be someone who overesti itself into the flaht
This moment Li shi+min was thrown far away at the back of his mind, yet there was no possibility for him to turn around Before defeat in battle, before his death, he really wanted to see Song Yuzhi one more time