Chapter - 198 Coming And Going of a Messenger Brings a Laugh (5) (2/2)

Zhu'er stared at him and said, ”What? Something strange? The name of Divine Doctor of the Butterfly Valley was known throughout the Jianghu, everybody knew him.” She heaved a deep sigh and continued, ”Even if he was still alive, he had the reputation as Seeing Death Without Helping, [orig. Jian Si Bu Jiu. Previous chapters also used 'The One who Ignores the Dying'.] what good is it to see him?”

Zhang Wuji thought, ”She did not know that the Divine Doctor of the Butterfly Valley had passed on his entire skill to me. I'd better not mention it now, someday I'll think of a way to cure the poison swelling on her face, it will be a big pleasant surprise for her.”

White they were talking, the sky turned dark. They leaned on mountain rocks inside the hut to catch some sleep. In the middle of the night, Zhang Wuji suddenly heard one or two sobbing noises in his sleep. He woke up with a start only to find Zhu'er crying. Zhang Wuji sat up immediately and reached out to gently pat her shoulder twice.

”Zhu'er,” he said, trying to comfort her, ”Don't be sad.” Who would have thought that with his gentle words, Zhu'er cried even louder as she placed her head on his shoulder?

”Zhu'er,” Zhang Wuji asked, ”What is it? You are thinking about your Mama, aren't you?”

Zhu'er nodded. ”Mama is dead!” she said in between sobs, ”I am all alone. Nobody likes me, no one's good to me.”

Zhang Wuji pulled his lapel and slowly wiped her tears. ”I like you,” he said in a gentle voice, ”I am good to you.”

”I don't want you to be good to me,” Zhu'er said, ”I only like one man, but he ignored me, beat me, scolded me, and he even bit me.”

With a trembling voice Zhang Wuji said, ”Why don't you forget this unfortunate young man? I'll marry you, I will treat you well for the rest of your life.”

”No! No!” Zhu'er loudly said, ”I won't forget him. If you tell me to forget him, I am going to ignore you forever.”

Zhang Wuji was greatly embarrassed; fortunately it was very dark inside the hut that Zhu'er could not see his red and awkward expression. For a good while nobody said anything.

A long time afterwards, Zhu'er said, ”Ahniu Gege, are you angry at me?”

”I am not angry at you,” Zhang Wuji replied, ”I am mad at myself, I shouldn't have said those words to you.”