Chapter 36 (1/2)

Chapter 36: Carefree Idler All reproductions of this work not on volaretranslations are stolen copies

During the year of Qing[1], the sovereign passed away The crown prince ascended to the throne and changed the name of the dynasty to Yao[2]

Ee over affairs of state and annulled the exorbitant taxies and levies The country gain prosperity and ht, and he was praised as the brilliant ruler, though he expressed no wish to take in an erew confused and remonstrated with him, but to no avail

Five years later

Everything grew peaceful

There were sayings that because Han Zichuan had ascended the throne, the country was extremely peaceful, and its people able to live and work in contenthu, people’s hearts trembled in fear at the reat delight in dwelling on his deeds over tea and meals

This person wasn’t particularly out of the ordinary

In fact, nobody knehether they were male or female His face was always hidden by a chiffon cloth mask and he dressed like aabout like drifting clouds and wild storks–free and unrestrained–and came and ithout a trace[3]

He only had one hobby, and that was to collect pretty, chara tune to stir one’s very soul His heavenly pieces lingered in the air long after a performance like a celestial s would the listeners discovered he’d abducted another young lord

Rumors had it…that when the leader of the martial arts circles vanished last year, the qin player was involved as well They were three versions of the story

1) One day, the leader was leisurely rowing a boat on the river and ad the scenery of theover his attractiveness, this top, unmatched martial arts expert under the earth…realized that there was no wife in the world who could match hi rather ht than the pond waters billoith the sweet, plaintive notes of a qin froly over the waters and gave hiht and decided to spend the rest of his life at her side Thus, she effortlessly seduced him and from then on, the martial arts circle leader disappeared

2) One day, when the leader was resting in bed with his eyes closed, he heard the ure broke through his s late at night as a thief, and the two had a fierce battle indoors The leader was no match for the intruder and was made captive by the notes of the qin Thus, both hihu

3) Before the leader became the head of the martial arts circles, he was deeply poisoned by a villainous scoundrel Fortunately, a ettable in his ht of her all day and lost his appetite fro On a certain day, he was severely shocked to see her entleman in the streets Irritated, he shouted out, “Since you’re here, why not come with me?”