Chapter 8 (1/2)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by Mianbao
Edited by RED
Patriarch Li and that woman in charge of the household left. Only Li Yunzi, Luo Xiao, and Zhu Minglang were left in the pearwood hall.
Luo Xiao waited a while after Patriarch Li left before getting up slowly.
He took a few steps toward Li Yunzi.
“Young Miss Yunzi, this subordinate was incompetent and allowed you to suffer humiliation… You don’t have to mind what others think of you. After you return to the Li Clan, I’ll work harder to become a pillar of the clan. At that time, I’ll think of all ways possible to have your father betroth you to me. I… I, Luo Xiao, is truly sincere to Young Miss. I… perhaps me saying all this now is a little sudden and offensive, but I’ll prove to you with my actions, Young Miss. Please give me some time.” Luo Xiao stuttered as he said all this, obviously nervous.
Zhu Minglang was at the side, his mouth agape.
-Am I really that invisible!?-
No matter how much of a psychopath this Luo Xiao was, he seemed to be sincere in his feelings towards Li Yunzi. Also, he had chosen the most apt time to confess to her, sincerely expressing that he was a man who wouldn’t mind her past.
Li Yunzi didn’t agree to him, but her feelings couldn’t be discerned, either.
“You don’t have to be in a hurry to give me an answer, Young Miss Yunzi. All you need to understand is Luo Xiao’s loyalty and feelings toward you. You should be tired now. Zhu Minglang, you have the servants bring Young Miss back to rest. I’ll go take orders from the patriarch,” Luo Xiao said.
Luo Xiao also understood that Li Yunzi had yet to overcome her trauma, and that he needed to give her some time.
“Alright, I hope for Mister Luo’s bright future in advance,” Zhu Minglang replied half-heartedly.
Luo Xiao nodded in satisfaction, thinking that Zhu Minglang was actually a sensible guy.
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In the end, Luo Xiao shifted his gaze away from Li Yunzi unwillingly, and headed off to the patriarch’s royal court with long strides. From this moment on, he, Luo Xiao, would be stepping on the path to rising above the clouds!
Power, fortune, women; he would possess everything!
“Chilian, do you still remember those people who used to bully us? Hehe, they never thought that we’d return as a gilded fire dragon and a master dragon tamer in a million years!” Luo Xiao smiled, caressing the red agate ring on his finger.
The ring had a unique luster. The faint image of a dragon could be seen on it.
In Wutu, it was never wise to be impulsive!
-What I will obtain will only increase, and Li Yunzi will end up as mine!
-After such a thing has happened, there will probably not be many with noble status who will be willing to marry her. With that, as long as I perform outstandingly under Patriarch Li, it’s not impossible to have him betroth Li Yunzi to me!-
In the past, Luo Xiao was only a servant who looked after their courtyard, his status extremely low.
Now, it was completely different!
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In the pearwood hall…
Zhu Minglang walked over to the main seat. He picked up the handkerchief the woman left behind and passed it on to Li Yunzi.
“You’re still bleeding. Speaking of which, that man earlier… is he your father?” Zhu Minglang asked.
Li Yunzi didn’t wipe her wound. Instead, when Zhu Minglang wasn’t paying attention, the bead of a tear had slowly fallen, becoming a trail on her cheek.
Li Yunzi didn’t expect to not hold out until everyone had left, despite enduring it for so long.
Why did her basic psychological barrier lower so much before the man in front of her?
At the side, Zhu Minglang was at a loss, not sure how he should console her.
It would have been better if her tears were falling freely, but it just so happened that only a single tear fell. There was no pain or sadness. Instead, it gave off a feeling of determination, that she had already withstood everything.
However, witnessing this scene of a beauty’s determination left him feeling some heartache.
She was the victim, but had become the sinner in others’ eyes. She had finally returned home after much difficulty, and what she had received was that kind of scolding.
It seemed Patriarch Li wouldn’t have hesitated to sever their blood relations, if it could be done. This was the home Li Yunzi had returned to after such a long and difficult journey?…
“I’ll help you get back and rest first. Don’t think so much.” Zhu Minglang maintained his etiquette and escorted Li Yunzi out of the large hall.
“This way.”
“Oh.”
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When they arrived at Li Yunzi’s courtyard, Zhu Minglang was turned away at the door, as expected.
He could understand. After all, it was useless for him to console her, since he was the culprit.
In a world like this, where there was a clear hierarchy in status, Zhu Minglang wouldn’t find it weird even if Li Yunzi killed him to vent her anger.
But the problem was, where was he supposed to go now?
He was abducted and brought to Ancestral Dragon City State for no rhyme or reason…
He had no identity, no land, no residence, and no money. He couldn’t possibly go around begging on the streets again, could he?
Hmm? Why was that word ‘again’ used? He had never begged in the first place!