Vol 1 Chapter 35 (1/2)
Chapter 35: Four Springs in Qing Li
This was the first time that the blind Five-Bamboo had smiled Or rather, this was the first time that the sixteen-year-old(16 years old confirmed? -Freya) Fan Xian had ever seen Uncle Five-Bamboo smile It was only for a split second when he mentioned his mother
The face of blind Five-Bamboo, which was veiled by the black cloth, did not look old Instead, it was a cold and piercing look and seldom exudes any emotion It was rare and unthinkable to see him sad or melancholic
It was probably rarer for him to smile
Which hen he remembered the past when he and the Mistress first arrived at the Capital in the Qin nation and had the corners of his lips turned up, it felt unfa man would occasionally exude warmth as if a flawless Snow Lotus were to suddenly bloom on a cliff that has endured ten centuries of snow
It was flawless and beautiful
It took a while before Fan Xian broke from his stupor; by then, Five-Bamboo had already returned to his usual self and coolly replied, “NotMei The people around her only addressed her as the Mistress However, the na Mei’, even today…… must still be quite well-known in the Capital”
“Is it now?” Fan Xian’s eyes widened He felt that there were certain contradictions behind what Five-Bamboo had said; since there were feho knew hisMei, as the name that famous? The reason he wondered about it was because he did not know about the words inscribed on the stone tablet at the entrance of the EBI (Not too sure what this is about, I think it ritten in the earlier chapters ~MCM)
“Tellfar away, as though he was thinking about so else
“I only agreed to talk about the Mistress’s circumstances”
“Ohoverly friendly with his Uncle here ~MCM)
“Just before you were born, I contracted a severe illness and forgot a lot of things”
Fan Xian chuckled, “Uncle, you are even more devious thanelse…… my…… mother How does she look like?”
Five-Ba, “Beautiful”
Although the way he said it did not carry too many emotions, Fan Xian felt that Five-Ba his hands and sighed, “So she was a beautiful girl”
Even though the story Five-Ba between the lines, FanXian could feel that, during those years in the Capital, the story of the girland eventful He was suddenly filled with a sense of longing to go to the Capital
Five-Banal to motion for Fan Xian to stand up and follow him
Fan Xian curiously stood up and walked to the back of the rooently tapped on the stone wall Anoise came from behind the wall and it opened in the middle to reveal a secret lair
Fan Xian followed Five-Ba in the secret room save for a film of dust and a box that was casually placed in the corner
Because the hideout was e It was a black leather box around the length of a grown ht have caused it to look narrower than it actually is
“No one knew that, before the Mistress and I left for the Capital, we stayed in Danzhou for a period of time This box was left behind by the Mistress; I have been taking care of it until today From now on, it shall be in your care”
Fan Xian’s heart skipped a beat as he walked over Wiping the layer of dust from the leather box, he looked for a way to open it and discover a bronze lock that was locking it in place
He was curious as to what hisand fooling around with it though, he discovered that the lock could not be opened at all
“No key” Five-Baently reminded him