Chapter 1: Men Who Wield Swords, Command Brotherhood (2/2)
Lao Mei followed hi’s robe seee colors under the rays of the sunset; cold and distant in black with hints of mysterious navy when he walked, yet there seeant purple
His stroll on the street was elegant, yet naturally at ease
His pace was slow as his internal injuries caused burning agony within hiardless
It see, allowing him to imprint it in his mind Only then would he feel better Lao Mei, as behind hi master
White Cloud Restaurant was the ’s capital, Tiantang City
The workers of the restaurant were rather surprised
Seven young ular patrons of White Cloud Restaurant There was never a moment that they visited without much joy and pride, but this tiwhile so the air…
What happened?
Just as the workers ondering, a shadow had already stood by the door
Everyone widened their eyes in aht illuminated the person’s face
Only half of his face was lit up by the light, yet it was enough to stir marvel within all that were present
A feaitresses lowered their heads bashfully, eyes radiating and hearts thu a rosy pink
This young ure by the door sauntered in, with his robe in all sorts of elegance anddark purple and navy
“Haha, alls tiood round of drinks this tiritted teeth, “Young Master Yun, there’s no need for drinks Let’s be straightforward, hows in a friendlyor even obligingMaster Ma paled, quickly defending hi Master Yun? Haha…”
As he spoke, he kept signaling others with his eyes
“Right, right Young Master Yun’s reputation is higher than the sky Drink, we reehter
Yun Yang sently, “If so, please”
“You first!”
“Please!”
The youngupstairs harmoniously but when they turned around, all their faces were close to tears…
God, drinking this time? There was no such pleasant treatoblet of ould cost…
Everyone sat in their respective seats; Lao Mei stood behind Yun Yang, with a straight and uno, there lived a rabbit Once, it got drunk and actually assaulted a bear…” Yun Yang joked in a light tone The joke was not even the least bit cohter as if they had heard the world’sMaster Yun, this is the ulti on this joke for the next half of the year…”
“Ah, the laughter, , “Looks like everyone welco spoke quickly, “If anyone failed to welco Master Yun, that’d be really… really tactless!”
All the other young ht, that’s right Anyone who doesn’t welco Master Yun is a bastard”
Their eyes , “damn it, all six of you are bastards! Me too… Anyone elcomes this character… that person is a bastard!”
Wine and dinner was served
Yun Yang coughed and said, “Since allto say, but he is also quite e Master Ma spoke, close to tears, “Young Master Yun, please speak”
“Yes, since everyone welco chuckled abashedly and continued, “I’m strapped for silver taels recently, so I’d like to… seek for a way out of this, possibly with the help of you guys”
All seven youngMaster Yun need?”
Yun Yang looked at the dishes on the table and exclaimed, “TheMaster Qin had already interrupted hi Master Yun spend on us? LetMaster Qin is indeed sensible, I’ll be disrespectful if I decline”
Young Master Qin’s face was sour, “Oh, don't mention it, we’re all brothers”
“Mm, I told a joke before the meal Everyone felt that it could last for a year's worth of joy” Yun Yang said, “I don’t need much this time, 7 million silver taels I think, that would last till the next joke…”
All seven young masters were ashen-faced
7 million taels? 1 million taels per person?
What joke would be worthy of thisMaster Ma spoke with a frown, “Young Master Yun, it’s not that I don’t want to help you out, but currently the fa losses…”
Before he could finish, Yun Yang smiled at hi Master Ma had his expression frozen, “This…”
“Is 2continued, “Then 3…”
“Not at all, not at all…” Young Master Ma interrupted hi Master Yun, let’s ulped the wine as soon as he raised the goblet, the wine tasting bitter in his mouth
He felt stupid It was 1more?
The other six people looked at hiloat
da Master Ma is just the kind of friend I like, forthright and noble!” Yun Yang complimented, “Who would think such friends are tooMaster Ma looked like he had just gobbled down feces, while the other six relished in his expression
“Then, my 6 other brothers, I don’t think you would think that 1
“Not little, not one bit little,” they said, exasperated
This joke today was expensive
They kneould cost the to attend this time, but nobody would have known that it was much more merciless than the previous times!
Translator Notes
1 Cultivation base (修为 xiū wèi): the possessed Qi of a cultivator by practicing and/or cultivating
2 President of the Censorate (左都御史zuǒ dōu yù shǐ): the Censorate was a high-level supervisory agency in ancient China headed by two Presidents, another of which was called 右都御史 (yoù dōu yù shǐ)
3 Censors (御史台官员yù shǐ tái guān yuan): officials of the Censorate
4 This servant/laonu (老奴lǎo nú): literally means old slave; used as first person pronoun to humbly refer to oneself
5 Authorization Tally/Fu (令牌lìng pái): a tally old, silver, bronze) or jade used as a proof of authorization
6 Medicinal pill (丹药dān yào): / cultivation, antidote, etc
7 Beast pill (兽丹shoù dān): / cultivation, antidote, etc with beasts as one of its ingredients
8 Catty (斤jīn): traditional Chinese unit of rams