Chapter 154 Part2 (1/2)
Chapter 154: Suddenly Two Sets (Part 2)
hello readers! New update! Please always read the NOTES for each update They will definitely help with your understanding, as they are specific for each update
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[Septeuys wait soooooo long, so I decided to post up what I’ve already translated of this chapter (it’s actually almost 2am here already and I actually have a midterm tomorrow but look atthis chapter, except I have midterms this week and next week BUT DON’T WORRY because I will have this fully completed by Sunday I haven’t really proofread this but please enjoy anyways~
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IMPORTANT: Original novel is set in some made-up dynasties in ancient China However, I think China probably has some sort of rule where production tea set in non-existent dynasties (because it does not accurately represent Chinese history or soed it and adapted everything into the Wei/Liang dynastic era The surname of Yuan was the actual last name of Wei rulers, and Yuas also the surna that time
Please use the following as a key (some of these places have not yet shown up in my translations, but will soon show up):
Wei = Xia (for those who know Chinese history, this Xia is does not seem to be the same Xia as the one in Chinese dynastic order)
Yanbei = Yanbei
Liang = Biantang
Yuan = Zhao (so instead of Yuan Chun/Yuan Song/Yuan Che it is now Zhao Chun/Zhao Song/Zhao Che)
Yuwen = Zhuge (so instead of Yuwen Yue it's Zhuge Yue)
Xiao Ce = Li Ce (Li Ce is the ruler of Biantang)
Qinghai = new place in the book created by Zhuge Yue and later ruled together by Zhuge Yue and Chu Qiao
Huaisong = place in book, not in drama
NOTES (to help with your understanding of this chapter!):
Hui Hui Mountain = mountain in Yanbei
Ping An & Qing Qing = I' An froer sister na
Read the footnotes for more clarifications if needed
The stuff happening in this chapter occurs after a two-year time jump
Duo Ji frowned He was already sixteen His father had already er a child anyht
”Come and sit down Try some”
Duo Ji politely sat down, picked up a piece of pastry and looked at it carefully, not really wanting to eat such a pretty pastry The pastry was delicately ar cake and red jujube lined the center of the flower,the pastry to look like a plum blossom
”Try it!” Chu Qiao urged him Duo Ji nervously put the pastry in hison it Chu Qiao quickly poured a cup of tea for hiulp of tea before finally sing the pastry down
”Does it taste good?” Chu Qiao asked Tears almost dropped from Duo Ji's eyes as he whined: ”I didn't really taste it”
”Hehe,” Chu Qiao smiled as she pushed the entire plate of pastries towards him and said: ”Here, have them all”
Duo Ji started to eat the pastries one by one, and continuosly praised: ”Master, you're incredible You even kno to s Who did you learn these skills from?”
”When I used to reside in the palace, I would learn from the cooks in the palace kitchen Duo Ji is very lucky; the emperor fo Xia eats these types of pastries too”
”Ah?” Duo Ji blankly asked It seeht he wasstunned by random information
The pond outside suddenlyupon the otherChu Qiao stood up to close the , only to see that the old plurown to be as tall as the room itself Her hand stopped in ht shi+ning onto her wrist in spots and patches
In the blink of an eye, two years had already passed The then newly planted plum blossom tree was now as tall as her home
Ti in this world It will never pause its steps for any form of happiness or sadness Once time hurriedly leaves on its oay, any previously intense emotions will also slowly cool down
After leaving Yun Bi during the New Year, she had walked for half a , as she walked along the quiet streets of Bei Shuo to exit through the ates of the city, she was met with thousands of Yanbei citizens
Ast them included the local residents of Bei Shuo, but many of the citizens had rushed to Bei Shuo all the way fro Shen, Sunset Mountain, Lan Cheng, Chi Du, Hui Hui, and Mei Lin As soon as the civilians discovered that she was about to leave, they all paired up together and rushed their way to catch up to her On her way here, Chu Qiao had nize any of the her either Everyone simply silently followed her, all the way to this place before finally grouping together in front of Bei Shuo's city exit They quietly gazed at her, wanting to send her on her way at least one last time
Aroup of civilians hite-haired elderly persons, young and naive children, as well as people from the state's borders and also business e number of civilian soldiers from Chi Du, who had forainst Xia Army There were hundreds of Bei Shuo civilians as well; these people had only survived due to her persistent protection of their houes who had helped her fulfill her drea infrastructure and business, and lots of herders and shepherds who lived at the bottom of Hui Hui mountain had come as well
These people had woken up bright and early to leave the city and had quietly for an open pathway for her in thetowards them, they all orderly lined up to look at her
To this day, Chu Qiao was still unable to forget the looks in their eyes Those eyes held feelings of reluctance, sadness, retainment, heartbreak, worry, and fear And yet all these looks est child did not aze at her, silently gaze at her
In that instant, Chu Qiao wanted to cry from sadness
She knew that she carried a lot of responsibility She had spent the past year traveling through Yanbei She shared her ideas of freedom and equality to all corners of Yanbei She led the citizens of Yanbei to reconstruct their ho their spirits back to life They wholeheartedly trusted her and protected her These people and their ancestors had been oppressed for centuries, but they had put all their hopes of freedom and a wonderful life onto her shoulders And yet now, she was about to leave She was about to throay the promises she had made towards theain on all the dreaht for
He Xiao had brought all nine-thousand members of the Xiu Li Arear with their luggage readily packed, looking as though they were about to follow directly on her heels
Nothing needed to be said All she could do was blankly stand there, looking like a stone statue
Suddenly, a small pair of soft hands wrapped around her waist She looked down, only to see a young little girl, silently gazing up at her with her head stubbornly raised upwards Tears started to forirl's eyes, ready to fall fro girl, and atte his little sister away, but was si so
At that tined by Yan Xun was to head towards the inland areas of Yanbei At that ti with Chu Qiao for a little more than a year
”Jie Jie,” Qing Qing finally bursted into tears Teardrops fell one by one, crying: ”Do you not want me anymore? Do you not want me anymore?”
The young girl started to cry, and slowly, other people around her started to cry as well The citizens were standing in straight lines Soround and slowly everyone started to follow the action The elderly civilians cried heavily and repeatedly asked: ”Master, do you not want us anymore?”
”Master, if you are not here, then I will be taken away and forced to becoain”
”Master, where are you going? Can I come with you?”
Cold wind bleards her, causing bits of snow to rise up froo of her halter, raised her head and looked upwards Her eyes saw a bright sun but tears fell one by one fro down deep into the sides of her hair
Such a heavy responsibility was resting on her shoulders, causing her almost unable to breathe
She kneas controlling the entire scene, and yet she was unable to escape He understood her too well He only needed to use such a small trick to trap her completely
That day, she felt as though she had cried all of her tears Standing on the eless kite that had been tightly clasped in a person's hands Even though she wanted to escape, she had no idea where to escape to
Thus, she helplessly decided to stay She settled in the middle of Hui Hui Mountain, and continued to stay there for the next two years
Within these two years, she saw him, saw him conscript troops and raise taxes, saw him capture cities and take over areas He saw him initiate a military action even stricter than that of Xia state She saw hi that could threaten hi stably atop the state of Yanbei
She so It always gave you hope during the times you feltAnd yet, right when you got closer to that piece of hope, life would pour a bucket of cold water and put out all the sparks of your dreams and aspirations