Chapter 5 (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales

Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by Mianbao

Edited by RED

Little Mulberry Town…

Cold wind rustled. Icy cold autumn mulberry leaves fell all over the courtyard after a night of rain. A large portion of them formed a ripple of leafy tiles on the roof of the house, adding a little bit of wet elegance to this simple little house.

With the mulberry leaves fallen, it was equivalent to the silkworm merchants entering the cold winter season in advance. This period of time was usually when Zhu Minglang became an unemployed person.

Wearing a conical bamboo hat and a woven raincoat draped around himself, Zhu Minglang was clearing away the leaves fallen from the assault of the rain. His head was lowered when he suddenly saw a pair of straight, slender legs approaching him lightly.

Zhu Minglang looked up towards her.

Her cold, unapproachable, yet beautiful amber eyes were exuding killing intent.

She didn’t seem as weak as she was usually, nor did she seem as peaceful as she had. An aura surrounded her; the aura of someone who had truly experienced the baptism of war!

It seemed like she had recovered some of her abilities. Naturally she seemed different from before. Zhu Minglang had heard many tales of her power before.

“You’re going to take revenge?” Zhu Minglang asked.

As he spoke, countless silver strands of silk flew out from the Valkyrie’s sleeve. They were incomparably tough, quickly forming a silver silk sword held to Zhu Minglang’s neck.

“And I’m the first one?” Zhu Minglang smiled bitterly.

The sword slid across; the Valkyrie flew past him, light as a feather, and a streak of blood immediately appeared on his neck.

He didn’t move a muscle, waiting for his head to roll to the ground.

However, there was only a shallow mark, and only a little bit of his skin was cut.

-She’s not going to kill me?-

Zhu Minglang pressed at his neck. He turned around to look at the Valkyrie’s tall, graceful back.

He didn’t thank the Valkyrie for her grace in not killing him. After all, if she was truly ruthless, she wouldn’t have pulled him up from the dungeon back then.

“Am I really going to remain a mark in your heart, becoming the disgrace of your life?” Zhu Minglang asked her.

During the past few days, they had heard stories regarding the Valkyrie and a vagrant. One of them belonged high up in the palace of the heavens, while the other was like the dirty water in the sewers. A huge difference in status existed between them, yet they joined together as one in bed.

How shocking of a story was this? In the near future, even people from outside Ever City would hear about this news.

The Valkyrie didn’t answer him, and continued walking away. This time, she didn’t disguise herself like she had a few days prior, exposing her true appearance. She looked simple, haggard, yet her absolute beauty remained.

“Actually…” Zhu Minglang watched as she gradually disappeared, swallowing back the words that were at the tip of his tongue.

He understood.

He wasn’t the Valkyrie’s disgrace. What truly was a disgrace was his current lowly status…

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She left. Zhu Minglang felt somewhat complicated inside. He plucked a full, large mulberry leaf and held it in his palm subconsciously. The little ice worm immediately jumped off his shoulder onto the mulberry leaf happily.

“Will we never return to our glorious days in the past?” Zhu Minglang asked carelessly, holding the little ice worm.

It had been so many years, but Zhu Minglang still hadn’t understood how a white dragon was coiled in silk overnight, and in another night, its huge body rapidly shrank within the silk, becoming a little fellow that only knew to eat mulberry leaves in the end.