Chapter 2: Conspiracy (1/2)
Chapter 2: Conspiracy
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
How big could the Fire Plume Chicken be? It could feed a family of three for two meals if eaten sparingly.
As such, Fang Zhengzhi’s meal was extremely filling, and his tummy was full from it. He kept burping as he wiped off the oil from the corners of his mouth.
He found a rock and rested there. He then cremated the rest of the bones, then surveyed his surroundings with his large black eyes. After ensuring that he wasn’t being followed, he hummed a tune as he strolled towards the city like an adult.
”The mountain road here winds endlessly, and the rivers... ay?” The moment they reached the entrance to the village, they heard conversations breaking out sporadically.
”My god, the people from the Divine Monkey Palace have come to the Southern Mountain Village!”
”God is looking over us! This is something that has never happened before, is the Southern Mountain Village about to produce a prodigy with great morality and sense of justice?
Monkey God Temple? [1]
People wondered if they had any links to the Monkey God in Journey to The West.
Fang Zhengzhi ignored the intense chatter about him. He raised his hand to wipe away the grease on his mouth and walked in the direction of his home...
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The Southern Mountain Village got its name because it was just south of Cang Ling Mountain. It was a palm sized area, with only about a hundred families. In the grand scheme of things, it was a speck of dust on a vast beach.
The entrance to the courtyard had a pile of firewood that the owner had harvested from the forest. Fang Zhengzhi occasionally had the thought that a spark would be able to send the courtyard ‘into the skies’.
”Dry wood, and a strong fire...”
Fang Zhengzhi continued to hum and he quickly went around the gate of the courtyard. He turned to one of the side paths, walked about 10m and saw a green ceramic roofed building built from rock and sand.
This was Fang Zhengzhi’s home in this world.
”Village elder, is it okay if we settle on this namelist for the imperial exam?
”No that is not possible, village elder!”
The moment Fang Zhengzhi pushed open the wooden door, he heard the voices of two ladies.
Fang Zhengzhi was very familiar with these two voices. He could easily tell that the first voice was coming from the lady owner of the courtyard beside them. She was about 25-26 years old, slightly plump and loved to wear a red scarf.
As neighbours, he was extremely familiar with the layout of her house. In order to improve the ‘friendship’ between neighbours, he had just gone over this morning.
The second voice was from Fang Zhengzhi’s mum in this world, ”Qin Xuelian”. She had great figure, and she lived up to her name, looking like the snow lotus from heaven. [1]
How does someone like her marry someone like his dad?
It was pure coincidence.
It was said that his dad had ‘accidentally’ seen his mother naked. Then, being an ’honest man’, he began to tell everyone that he had already seen everything there was to see about Qin Xuelian. Since that was the case, wouldn’t it be unfair to her future husband? He would have to live with such a guilty conscience, Yunyun...
He had perpetrated the story for a full three years. Every village within a ten mile radius knew about this. As a result, his mother needed to reconsider the impact to her reputation.
Even though Fang Zhengzhi felt that his father’s ‘honesty’ was extremely shameless, he had to give props to his dad for being so persistent and spreading the story for three years.
”Determined, he was very determined!”
Qin Xuelian’s looks were transcendent, her figure was slender, however, her clothes were clearly worn. The only new piece of fabric was the patch on her shorts.
”Mum!” Fan Zhengzhi shouted in the voice of a child when he entered the room. He didn’t like such a high pitched, childlike voice, but he was a child now.