285 The First Open-Contest! (1/2)
The Emperor sighed. He knew he wasn't going to get any answers from Fatty today… [Isn't he too fluent? It seems as if he's singing a song?] His majesty was bored and exhausted by now. He went back to the Imperial Throne, sat down and frowned.
He had previously risen from his seat, clasped his hands behind his back and stood in front of Tang Yuan. He had aimed to show his overwhelming majesty to Fatty with help of his huge hall and put some psychological pressure on him. This ploy had started on a successful note when he had gotten up. However, it stopped working after he got up and asked the question since he had gone exactly according to Jun Mo Xie's predicted sequence of moves.
Fatty Tang's heart was awash with admiration for the Young Master Jun. That feeling counteracted the Emperor's efforts. Therefore, pressurizing the Fatty turned out to be useless.
”I got it; you can leave now,” The emperor was tired. He used one hand to massage his head, and the other to lightly wave outwards.
It was a dream-like pardon to Fatty Tang. His body relaxed considerably; [Heaven and earth! This fire has passed at last!] He was on the verge of standing up to express his gratitude. Suddenly, the Emperor raised his eyes. His arrow-like sharp gaze shot straight at Tang Yuan as he got straight to the point, and put forth a conjecture, ”Was this Jun Wu Yi's idea?”
Tang Yuan had barely gotten up on his legs; his mind was relaxed, and he had lost his strength. Therefore, he started to panic after he heard the word 'Jun' when the Emperor asked him that question. He hadn't properly heard everything else the Emperor had spoken. He had lost his mind out of fear, and stood there dumbfounded. His big mouth turned into a large circle as he subconsciously exclaimed, ”What?!”
His Majesty, the Emperor looked at Tang Yuan and smiled slightly, ”Could that be the case?”
At the same time; on the other side… Jun Mo Xie took two steps and called-out as he waved, ”Hello face-covering-shameful-youngster!” he had called-out to Li You Ran.
Li You Ran halted. He remained in his place as he waited for Jun Mo Xie to arrive. There were many other youngsters who wanted to accompany him and waited, but he lightly waved at them. He didn't speak a single word, but his gesture had clearly indicated his desire.
He had conveyed his intentions; like a cloud in the weak wind. However, his companions didn't mind and continued to walk. This was an incorporeal majesty. He saw the same look in Jun Mo Xie's eyes as well. The fact was that he had always been adorned in this manner. In fact, he thought that such adornment was the norm.
Every movement of Li You Ran's was skillful and full of grace. It seemed as if they were made by the heavens themselves. He moved in a manner which belied his freedom from vulgarity.
His eyes flashed with an unusual color as he looked at Jun Mo Xie unenthusiastically. It had dullness… it had aggression and it had fear… but it passed in a flash.
”I don't know that the Third Young Master Jun would have some rare advice for me?” Li You Ran sounded neither too intimate, nor too estrange. His voice neither sounded too loud, nor too faint. But he had spoken this in discomfort.
”Your mannerism is good; it requires a little family education. And since this Young Master has arrived… he'll give you some advice,” Jun Mo Xie talked drivel.
”Kindly tell.” Li You Ran's eyes had a joyful expression, and his tone was sonorous. ”I shall listen to the Young Master's words attentively. You Ran, is honored to listen to you.”
”I wanted to ask you something; you wear that veil the entire day… don't you feel tired? Doesn't it get too hot? Isn't it very shameful? Or do you plan to harass innocent women?” Jun Mo Xie slanted his eyes and opened his mouth provocatively, ”Or has your face been disfigured?”
Li You Ran never appeared in public. He was a bit older than Jun Mo Xie, and his reputation was more profound as well. He intimidated several people, but this Young Master was a very curious case. In some respects, the Young Master Li even feared of the consequences when it came to the Young Master Jun.
[This Li You Ran guy is too phony. His thoughts are too profound and shrewd; they are enough to scare people. It's like he's always planning inside his head. However, he always maintains the same calm, modest and a decent image on the surface.] The Hit-man Jun was always wary of a man who carried a big smile and dubious intentions.
Heavens knew when he would start to plan against him…?
The Hit-man Jun had never feared an evildoer, a madman, a gentleman, a strong hero or even a down-right villain. But what he feared the most, and was most disgusted by was — a hypocrite.
Li You Ran was a hypocrite; a high-level one at that. His hypocrisy was such that he seemed genuine and honest. His level of hypocrisy was so high that he had developed proficiency in it.
Jun Mo Xie had just chided Meng Fei, and had abused everyone else who was considered Li You Ran's younger brother. However, Li You Ran hadn't responded in any manner. He had intentionally or otherwise observed himself. He had examined himself closely! He had felt a faint sense of fear.
[Is Li You Ran is on-guard against me? Or has he discovered something else?]
Therefore, Jun Mo Xie made a prompt decision to show initiative, and decided to probe him a bit. He would observe Li You Ran's behavior from then-on, and see how he conducted himself while responding to questions that were asked with a good intention.
”The Third Young Master has guessed it right! My face has been disfigured!” Li You Ran's eyes flashed with sadness. He didn't think that Jun Mo Xie was causing trouble for him. His voice was dull as he answered. It seemed that he was on-guard, but didn't think that Jun Mo Xie was worth getting mad at.
”Take that rag-off and let me have a look!” Jun Mo Xie carefully scrutinized the veil before he gave a frivolous command, ”I haven't seen how elder brother looks after his face's disfiguration. I had heard you were quite handsome before. What a pity!”