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Ze Tian Ji - Chapter 2




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Looking at the youngster’s shadow disappeared in the side yard, Mrs.Xu’s face hardened. She wanted to take a drink of tea to soothe her dry throat but realized that her tea was already cold. She wanted to throw the cup to express her emotions, but she, not caring about the cost of the porcelain cups, still did not let the servants to hear any sound and figure out her mood.

She was not in a good mood. She could feel the message the youngster was expressing – Sorry, this might make you happy but it makes me unhappy.

In fact, that youngster acted politely since the very beginning without showing any impolite behaviors. He simply used two sentences with two completely different meanings and immediately turned to leave. The two sentences were all that were needed to make the lady unhappy, this might also be a talent.

That nanny’s face was also gloomy. She walked to the lady’s side, deepened her voice, and said, “Will we let him go that easily?”

“I originally thought this was an arrogant youngster. Now I know he is actually a cunning and insidious villain. If he really wanted to make a good relation with the general’s mansion and stayed so cautious that he wouldn’t even take a drink of tea, how would he dare to take the marriage contract with him to come to the mansion? The most annoying thing is…from the beginning to the end, was there anyone who actually saw the marriage contract?”

Mrs.Xu understood what the nanny meant and said with a cloudy face, “However, if he is smart, then he should know that in order to obtain more benefits, one should not do such extreme things since the beginning.”

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Chen Chang Sheng didn’t understand the events that occurred today. He arrived at the General’s mansion intending to forfeit the marriage but how did the event turned out to be like this? What confused him the most was that the General’s mansion had many methods to solve the problem but why did the seemingly smart Lady Xu chose the worst method?

Since he didn’t understand many things, he stopped trying to think about them. After hearing the arrogant words of Lady Xu, Chen Chang Sheng grew curious of the daughter of the General. What did she looked like? Is she beautiful? Of course, if she grew up in a mansion like this, her personality shouldn’t be too soft and kind.

The General’s mansion is huge. It’s even bigger than the entire Xi Ning Village. Since there were no servants leading the way, he was obviously lost in the mansion. By the time he noticed, he was already located in a wild forest. Thinking back to the stories in which some poor son-in law got murdered by despicable mother-in law, he felt a bit uneasy but he was distracted by his own thoughts.

Suddenly he felt someone stareing at him. He turned his head and looked toward the direction in which he felt the stare to originate from and saw a girl standing under a stone door at the end of the road. Chen Chang Sheng realized that he wasn’t lost but rather got attracted here on purpose.

The girl was around thirteen years old. She dressed luxuriously. The accessories she wore were worth more than his entire belongings. She was pretty and if she grew a bit older, she would be a fair lady. Her cute dark pupils were focused on him. They were bold and observing  him from head to toe.

Chen Chang Shang was surprised, is she the daughter of the General’s mansion?

Since he read the entire Classical Scripture when he was young, he was very patient. Chen Chang Sheng let the girl observe him closely and didn’t speak.

Finally, the young girl broke the ice.

“Are Taoists allowed to be married?”

Chen Chang Sheng noticed her eyes were on his Tao hair style. He explained, “I’m actually not a Taoist. Although I’m wearing a Tao robe and have a Taoist hair style, this is just my habit. It doesn’t mean that I’m a Taoist.”

The young girl walked in front of him and looked at him sincerely. “Are you an ordinary person?”

Chen Chang Shang was confused for a moment and then he realized what she meant by “an ordinary person”. He answered, “Yes, I have yet to xiuxing.”

The young girl didn’t notice that he said he hasn’t xiuxing not that he can’t xiuxing. She stared into his eyes and asked very seriously, “Are you vowed to marry the lady?”

After hearing this, Chen Chang Sheng knew that the young girl wasn’t the daughter of the General Xu. He felt a little disappointed but at the same time relieved.

“You are?”

“My name is Shuang Er. I’m the personal maid of the lady.”

Chen Chang Sheng would have never thought that a maid can wear such luxurious attires. After seeing there were no one around, he had a clearer idea of the status of the lady and the maid in the General’s mansion.

“I was vowed to marry your lady.”

The maid named Shuang Er looked at him and said, “Do not speak of this, ever.”

“Why?” Chen Chang Sheng asked.

Still this one word was in Chen Chang Sheng’s mind.

Shuang Er looked at the young Taoist’s upright complexion and felt remorse for him, “If you want to live, then do not talk about this marriage with anyone else, or no one can save your life.”

 

She really felt that she was doing him a favor – although her lady won’t be marrying him,  they were vowed to do so. Her lady asked her to keep the youngster alive, but what she didn’t realize was that her words sounded like threats to Chen Chang Sheng’s ears.


Chen Chang Sheng fell silent. He thought to himself, ‘Would the General’s mansion actually become an enemy and assassinate him?’ There were similar stories in the books and dramas he watched, but under the rule of Divine Queen, who dared to do such thing in the capital?

He said, “If the General’s mansion wanted me dead, then Lady Xu wouldn’t have let me leave in the first place. If I observed correctly, that old nanny is a strong character. Since there weren’t many servants that saw me, then they should’ve killed me outright and bury me in the garden as fertilizers. No one could’ve noticed, right? Therefore, I shouldn’t be in any danger.”

Shuang Er scoffed coldly, “Countless people are watching the General’s mansion, therefore you are actually safe in the territory of the mansion. But when you exit, are you able to live like you said previously?”

Chen Chang Sheng thought about it for a moment, “I don’t understand.”

Shuang Er explained, “If other people knew about your marriage vow with the lady, what would the Longevity Sect think? What would the family of Qiu Shan think? Even if you are in the capital, no one can stop them from killing you.”

Chen Chang Sheng asked, “Longevity Sect and family of Qiu Shan? What are those places?”

Shuang Er looked at him and thought he was an idiot, “Do you know anything?”

Chen Chang Sheng was confused, “What should I know?”

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The young Taoist from Xi Ning Village obviously didn’t know some things, but those things were known by the entire world. For example, the world was under the rule of the Zhou Dynasty; The Yu Dong General, Xu Shi Ji, was deeply trusted by the Divine Queen. Xu Shi Ji’s father was the prime minister of the previous dynasty, but Xu Shi Ji’s status was mostly from his daughter.

Xu Shi Ji had only one daughter, her name is Xu You Rong. She was the reincarnation of the Sky Phoenix. Her bloodline and talent was unimaginable. She successfully purified her bones and body at an extremely young age. When she was twelve years old, she traveled to the far south to study the Book. Rumors say she was already at the upper stage of Meditation. Her name was renowned all over the world. Everyone respected her and thought she would be the only candidate of the next Virgin of the Holy Church.

(TL Note: Purify meant xiu xing, a really good achievement. Its a high stage in xiu xing early stage.
The Book- Its a book to teach how to start xiu xing)

The young girl had perfect background, teaching, and talent. Her admirers were countless. Rumors say that the blood-thirsty prince of the demon race was also one of them. But every time a discussion about who her future husband would be, people would only mention one name and that name was also famous throughout the world.

Qiu Shan Jun.

The family of Qiu Shan was the most powerful clan in the south. This generation of the family of Qiu Shan had a son of enormous talent and his name is Qiu Shan Jun. He was the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dragon. He was the elder student of the Longevity Sect and he was the head of the Seven Rulings. Qiu Shan Jun followed his teachers to xiuxing. Although right now he is eighteenth years old, he was already expected by many as the future candidate for the strongest person in the continent for the next few hundred years.

Sky Phoenix and Heavenly Dragon, Qiu Shan Jun and Xu You Rong were under the teaching of the same faction. They were also the most famous along this generation. It was impossible to find a third young person that matches their talent.

The entire world knows that Qiu Shan Jun adored Xu You Rong. He waited patiently for her come of age ceremony. The entire Longevity, Zhou Dynasty, and Family of Qiu Shan thought that this pair of youngsters were destined to be together. Even Lady Mo Yan in the Royal Palace said that the Divine Queen liked the story between these two.

Except, suddenly a young Taoist held a marriage vow and arrived at the General’s mansion.

He said he was the fiancee of Xu You Rong.

If this word got out to the world……

Maybe, the entire continent would be shocked.

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The yard was silent. Wind occasionally blew bamboo leaves into the stone arch gate.

“Now you know.” Shuang Er looked at Chen Chang Sheng and said, “You are only an ordinary person, far away from Miss’s world. You can never shorten such distance. For you own sake it would be better that you forget about this marriage proposal.”

Indeed, Chen Chang Sheng did not know that the girl who has engagement with him was such a great person. He thought a bit and then asked, “Why didn’t the lady tell me before?”

Shuang Er said, “Because the lady doesn’t want you to make more requests after knowing this fact.”

He looked up at her and asked, “Why did you tell me this?”

Shuang Er said, “Because Miss mentioned you in the letter. Miss is a gentle person, even though she won’t marry you, she doesn’t want to watch you die. Moreover…I think you are smart, after knowing all these things, you should have enough self-understanding and make the only right decision.”

Chen Chang Sheng said, “I know.”

After saying this, he walked toward the stone arch gate. He stepped on the bamboo leaves, making “sha sha” sounds.

Shuang Er was dumbfounded. She thought, what kind of thing is this?

Chen Chang Sheng suddenly stopped his footstep, turned around and looked at her.

Shuang Er let out a sigh of relief and put her hand on her chest, waiting his decision.

Chen Chang Sheng looked at her asked, “I want to get out, which way is it?”

 



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