Chapter 125 (1/2)
Chapter 125: The villainous Ning Clan forefather Original and most updated translations are from volare If read elsewhere, this chapter has been stolen Please stop supporting theft
If Ning Xiaoyao could figure out that the Grand Sacrificial Cereet rid of her, then so could Grand Preceptor Xie He hadn’t paid anger This was a chance he couldn’t ers had been stopped in the ie delivered to E the er Xie lifted her head to look at the eunuch who had delivered the paper It was currently noon, but the bright and beautiful sunlight outside did nothing to dispel the sudden chill she’d felt at those words she’d read It was the kind of cold that came from an icy, snow-filled world
The eunuch er, the Grand Preceptor’s still waiting for your reply”
“If he’s certain he’ll succeed, then we’ll do it,” Ee into a ball in her hand “But tell the Grand Preceptor that this Dowager won’t be able to protect hi amiss occur”
“Yes,” the eunuch bowed before leaving the palace
Eer Xie tossed the crumpled piece of paper into her censer and muttered to herself, “Don’t bla Yu, don’t fault yourunkind” (Author: Hey hey, you were never kind in the first place, alright?!)
Oil Jar ran past the roof tiles over Eer Xie’s head, deter Xiaoyao had taken Big Boss Black with her to check out the ancestral hall located in the southeast corner of the iht was on the horizon, she had to farounds first
“This is theBoss Black raised a paw to point at the building before them
Ning Xiaoyao raised her neck for a look to see a palace-like structure covered with colored glaze and golden tiles It had upturned eaves and corbel brackets, carved dragons and painted phoenixes, a shi+h to blind onlookers
“It’s only aBoss Black “Did they need to dress it up so much?”
This was the first ti Boss Black had heard anyone call a proper ancestral hall a ‘ hall’ instead He swished his tail and asked her, “Mourning hall?”
“Where you enshrineXiaoyao said “What else would you call it, if not ahall?”
Big Boss Black thought that this made sense “Your ancestors sure ealthy” What else could they be, if they could afford to deck out theirhall so lavishly?
Ning Xiaoyao only chuckled If the Ning Clan’s ancestors really were keeping their eyes on their kingdo up blood by now! They had to be regretting the fact that they didn’t leave all theto her instead! (Author: The Ning Clan ancestors had no idea that you’d show up, either o(╯□╰)o)
The roof eaves overhung a very narrow porch that cut off the flow of sunlight into the hall When Ning Xiaoyao pushed open the doors and walked inside, the histled in her wake, sending the lanterns in the hall flickering
“Great I Boss Black said as he stared at the ceiling “There’s no ceiling rafters in this building”
Ning Xiaoyao looked up as well and saw that was the case “What’s the deal with that?”
“Dead people’s to Boss Black explained “Great Is1, miaow”
Yin dwelling or not, Ning Xiaoyao didn’t care She looked at the rows of olden characters carved onto their surfaces After finding the ave it a scolding “Stupid bastard, do you regret it now? You feel like dying again, even though you’re a ghost now?”
The black lacquerXiaoyao wordlessly
“A e Xiaoyao said, suddenly seized with an ihts How many people had this idiot killed?
Big Boss Black grew impatient “Aren’t you here to examine the place?”
Ning Xiaoyao finally went to circle around the entire hall before going back outside to look over the tall flights of stairs leading to the building “Everyone outside will be able to hear me if I so much as shout in a place like this How is that jerk of a Grand Preceptor planning to finish me off?”
“This cat doesn’t know,” Big Boss Black replied
“………” said Ning Xiaoyao Do you have to be so blunt?
“Look around soested
Ning Xiaoyao returned to the shrine for the late eain “Shouldn’t you help me out? Can’t you show some fatherly love here?”
The hall was quiet aside from the pair, its air filled with tendrils of incense sust of strong wind blew into the area and noisily blew out all the candles Ning Xiaoyao hugged Big Boss Black, who had juuess that was an evil wind Looks like that stupid bastard has a temper, too”
Big Boss Black’s fur was all standing on end “Don’t scare this cat Did you see a ghost?!”
Ning Xiaoyao gave a faint sigh She actually wanted to see one for real
“W-who’s there?” a tre voice called from outside One human and one cat turned toBoss Black’s round green eyes were as bright as glass spheres The wind had sent Ning Xiaoyao’s dragon robes fluttering in its wake, and together they painted a ghostly picture against the backdrop of the late e the ancestral hall clutched his chest and fell to the ground in a dead faint out of fear
“Meow?” Big Boss Black ran over to take a look Why had that hu Xiaoyao went to examine the jade beads that had scattered around the eunuch’s body when he fell They see had snapped and sent the jade beads rolling all over the place Jade was an to pick theure out how the Grand Preceptor was planning to kill her, bringing back a few dozen jade beads would still ertips suddenly scraped against a chink in the ground, Ning Xiaoyao felt a light breeze wafting up from its cracks
Hm?
Ning Xiaoyao placed her hand against the crack and felt the breeze again She felt around herself but didn’t find anything that could pry it open Then her gaze shi+fted to the unconscious eunuch Since he was a guard here, he carried a sword Ning Xiaoyao ran over and grabbed his sword before shutting the door to the hall
Big Boss Black squatted by Ning Xiaoyao’s side to watch her prying at the floor “Xiaoyao, are you sure about this?”