Chapter 48: Scenery (1/2)
Chapter 48: Scenery
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
Village Chief Meng Bai had difficulties even opening this mouth. The air of savageness emitted by the Blue Fire Wolf’s body had even caused his body to tremble.
Blue Fire Wolf, the real Blue Fire Wolf skin, there is no second one in the entire Cang Ling Mountain outskirt!
Why did it suddenly appear in Fang Zhengzhi’s basket? Zhang Yangping just said that, said that Fang Zhengzhi… Fang Zhengzhi killed the Blue Fire Wolf?!
”This, this… how can it be possible?!” Village Chief Meng Bai thought of the predicament of the Southern Mountain Village these few years, and thought of all the fateful occasions when the hunting squad encountered the Blue Fire Wolf.
Yet today, the King of the Cang Ling Mountain outskirts, had quietly appeared right in front of him. Except, he had just exiled the person who killed it from the Southern Mountain Village?!
”Today, village chief! You have made the dumbest decision ever!”
”The dumbest decision ever!”
”The dumbest decision ever!”
Zhang Yangping’s words echoed about his ears. Village Chief Meng Bai sat, completely unable to move, on the floor, the cigar on his hands had already fallen somewhere far away….
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Once they have walked out from Village Chief Meng Bai’s house, Zhang Yangping had followed tightly behind Fang Zhengzhi.
”Little brother Zhengzhi, the Southern Mountain Village exiling you, that is a good thing!”
”Oh… sorry, I didn’t mean that. What I meant was, the Southern Mountain Village might not be the best place, why not you consider our Northern Mountain Village?”
”Our Northern Mountain Village has verdant hills and limpid waters, as long as you are willing to come to the Northern Mountain Village, I promise I will give… Hey, hey, little brother Zhengzhi, don’t go away…”
Fang Zhengzhi didn’t reply Zhang Yangping, and quietly followed beside Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian.
The family of three returned to their door of their small mud house in silence. Qin Xuelian patted Fang Zhengzhi’s hair, the expression in her eyes was somewhat complicated. ”Zhengzhi, did you really kill the Blue Fire Wolf?”
”Yes.” Zhengzhi nodded.
”Good, very good!” I, Fang Houde, am truly satisfied to have a son like you! But, sigh…” Fang Houde looked at Fang Zhengzhi, then looked at the rising chimney smoke around him with a desolate look in his eyes.
Qin Xuelian’s gaze swept across the mud house, and discretely wiped away the moisture at her eyes with a handkerchief, then, quickly began to pack.
Fang Zhengzhi didn’t say anything further, and only quietly observed. He understood very clearly his Dad’s current feelings. Growing up in the Southern Mountain Village since young, his dad had contributed and sacrificed everything for this Southern Mountain Village.
Even after losing an arm, he still continued to participate in the hunting squad’s mountain expeditions.
But in the end…
He was chased out of the village.
Even though Qin Xuelian didn’t grow up in the Southern Mountain Village, but, in this era, women that were married out were like water that was thrown out, who would have the face to return back to their mother’s house?
In reality, Fang Zhengzhi knew, after Zhang Yangping took out the Blue Fire Wolf skin, the situation could still be salvaged. As long as his dad opened his mouth, everything would return back to normal.
But, once a person’s heart had been broken to such an extent, could it still return back to normal?
”Mum, dad… let’s leave!” Looking at the setting sun, Fang Zhengzhi shot a meaningful glance towards Zhang Yangping, and walked to Qin Xuelian and Fang Houde’s side.
”Let’s leave!” Fang Houde once again looked back, and sighed.
”Actually, we indeed haven’t returned home in some time!” Qin Xuelian tried to make herself happier as she packed her luggage.
”Dad, mum, do you wish to learn the Law of Dao?”
”Good son… The Law of Dao can’t be learnt so easily, normal people like us wouldn’t be so fortunate!” Fang Houde looked at his arm, and shook his head.
”What are you saying? Isn’t our son already reading the Law of Dao? Isn’t that right, Zhengzhi?” Qin Xuelian instantly became somewhat unhappy.
”Yes, mum is right! Not only am I reading the Law of Dao, I can even understand everything that is written on it. I can even memorise an entire portion the Law of Dao. Dad, mum, I can really teach you to learn the Law of Dao!” Fang Zhengzhi looked at Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian with an earnest look on his young face.
The expression on Fang Houde’s face instantly froze.
Qin Xuelian also looked at Fang Zhengzhi, her face filled with shock. She absolutely couldn’t believe it, but they were words that came from her own son. But, as his mother, how could she doubt them?