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Chapter 201

Chapter 201 . 1: Martial Arts Matchmaking Competition



A sleepless night .

When Tang Doudou woke up, she was almost scared to death .

“Y-you guys, why didn’t you guys knock before coming in! What the heck are these things?” Tang Doudou immediately noticed that something was off and glanced around the room .

There were two rows of maids in the room . They were dressed conservatively and holding things like garments, head ornaments, and jewelry in their hands . Tang Doudou was momentarily dazzled by the sight .

Her question was directed towards the person towering over the bed who looked like the leading manager .

The manager’s surname was also Su . He looked about forty and seemed quite good-natured . When he saw that Tang Doudou was awake, he saluted her calmly and started explaining, “Replying Young City Lord, we’ve been sent by the City Lord to help Young City Lord wash up and get dressed . ”

After he finished speaking, he made a gesture and the maids walked over . They knelt down on the ground and lifted the things they were carrying up above their heads .

Manager Su said with a smile, “Young City Lord, please pick what you like . ”

Tang Doudou was still a little out of it . She had no idea what was going on . It wasn’t like it was an Imperial Palace drafting, was there a need to make it this ceremonious?

Imperial Palace drafting for women to enter the Imperial harem .

Manager Su didn’t urge her to hurry and just had everyone continue to kneel while holding the items up for Tang Doudou to see . When had Tang Doudou ever experienced having so many people kneel to her? She hastily told everyone to get up .

However, it was completely useless . When she saw everyone sneakily peeking at Manager Su out of the corner of their eyes, she instantly understood . After a few coughs, she said, “My throat doesn’t feel well so have them withdraw first . I’ll go pick something once I wash up . ”

Manager Su didn’t dare harbor objections towards his master’s decision so he waved and had those servant girls leave . Following that, he walked over together with the other two maids that were standing at the side in order to help Tang Doudou wash up . However, Tang Doudou chased them out as well .

Manager Su excused himself and withdrew .

Tang Doudou then turned to look at the ornaments and garments that filled the room and was speechless . Was Su Yi trying to dress her up and sell her?

Although Tang Doudou was very speechless, she still picked out an outfit for herself . After she finished getting dressed, she had Manager Su call someone in to help style her hair . Who asked her to be only able to do a ponytail?

Unexpectedly, this one process took an entire hour . By the time it was done and she was ready to go out, the sun was already high in the sky .

Tang Doudou lifted her hand to block the scorching sunlight . Manager Su, who was next to her, immediately called for someone to hold up a sun umbrella for her .

Tang Doudou subconsciously said thanks, and then was made dumbstruck by the scene in front of her . What exactly did that old brat want? Was he trying to establish himself as king?



If he was, then do it! Why bring her?

If one looked out from the City Lord Residence towards the street, it wasn’t even possible to see the end of the line of strict guards . Each of the guards was staring attentively forward and standing up straight . In the center of the troops, there were about twenty guards that were wearing identical garments, alternating in black and red, carrying an enormous bright yellow palanquin . The palanquin was engraved with very exquisite birds and beasts . At the head was something that resembled both a dragon and a phoenix . Its head was lifted in an imposing manner and it looked incomparably dignified .

Golden yellow gauze curtains enveloped the center seat where a figure could be faintly made out .

There was even a display of exotic fruits next to the seat . A row of beautiful and dignified servant girls stood to each side . There were a total of nine . The odd one out was standing next to the seat and fanning the person on the seat with a fan .

There was no need to guess . The person sitting in the center was precisely Su Yi .

Tang Doudou look towards the slightly smaller palanquin . Manager Su bowed and made a ‘please’ gesture . “Young City Lord, please go ahead!”

Tang Doudou’s face twitched . The hell? Wasn’t this attempt to act cool way too excessive?

She lifted her heavy skirt and got into the palanquin while trembling . Fudge, Su Yi didn’t get struck by lightning so she’d probably be fine as well, right?

After she sat down, the two servant girls at the side let down the golden yellow curtains, causing her view to be completely blocked . Just as she was feeling a little uncomfortable in this enclosed space, she heard a gentle female voice say, “Young City Lord, you can see the outside from the side . ”

The side?

Tang Doudou turned her head slightly and saw that there was an enormous mirror in front of her . It wasn’t a muddy yellow copper mirror but the sleek mirrors she used to have in the past . The outside surroundings could be seen in the mirror . After she had gotten onto the palanquin, the people outside had started slowly moving forward .

Cloud City had this sort of technique?

Tang Doudou clicked her tongue in wonder . It was seriously amazing!

The maid next to her spoke again, “Does Young City Lord want to eat? Later it’ll be really busy so you won’t be able to eat for a long while . ”

This maid was rather amusing . Tang Doudou stretched her neck in order to see and found that it was a girl who looked very lovable and clever with gentle eyes . Her overall aura was very comfortable .

“Where are we going?” asked Tang Doudou .

The maid replied, “Of course it’s to Young City Lord’s matchmaking location . Didn’t Manager Su tell Young City Lord?”

Of course he hadn’t . If he had, why would she still be asking?

However, her guess had been pretty much on the mark . From the looks of it, Su Yi had told Manager Su to inform her, but why didn’t Manager Su tell her?



Puzzlement appeared in Tang Doudou’s eyes as she looked in the mirror at Manager Su who was walking with the rest of the procession .

“He told me, but I forgot, haha…”

The servant girl gave a slight smile as she passed her a plate of tasty-looking light refreshments . “City Lord had these prepared, Young City Lord should take advantage of this chance to eat your fill . ”

“Thanks . ” Only an idiot would refuse to eat when there was food offered . Moreover, the person had even warned that she wouldn’t be able to eat for a very long time later . Only an imbecile would refuse to eat in order to keep up an aloof appearance .

“No need to be polite, Young City Lord . ”

As Tang Doudou ate, she suddenly recalled something and asked, “Why haven’t I seen you guys before?”

The City Lord Residence had always been quiet and deserted; she and Su Yi were the only ones there . She hadn’t even seen a feather of a bird in the City Lord Residence before, so where did these guards and maids come from?

“Replying Young City Lord, we were all recruited last minute from within the city by the City Lord . ” The maid gave a cute, crafty smile .


“Cough cough…” Tang Doudou almost choked to death from the pastry she was eating when she heard these words .

These were last minute recruits?

The fudge? Wasn’t the quality of these last-minute recruits a little too high?

Tang Doudou glanced at the neat ranks of guards and couldn’t help but sigh . Cloud City was seriously such a mysterious place .

Since they were all recruited from the city, didn’t that mean that all of them had extremely good martial arts?

As if guessing her thoughts, the maid said, “After all, the people that have come to Cloud City this time aren’t ordinary people . The City Lord is also thinking about safety in doing this . ”

That made a lot more sense . It was true that it would be dangerous if people from the Seven Great Saint Tribes were also in the mix of people that had come!

Tang Doudou nodded, then looked towards this maid who had a natural and easy-going manner . She couldn’t help but think of Qing Yin as she asked, “How much money did it take to hire you?”

“Huh?”

“What I mean is, how much money did Su Yi spend in order to recruit you?”

“Money?” That servant girl shook her head . Just as Tang Doudou thought it had been for free, she said, “Young City Lord, the things City Lord gave us are not things that can be measured with money . ”

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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira, Edited by Dray

 

Chapter 201 . 2: Martial Arts Matchmaking Competition

Tang Doudou was confused and continued asking, “What did he give you guys?”

The maid just gave a mysterious smile without replying .

“Aiyah, can’t you just tell me? Oh, that’s right, what’s your name?”

“Young City Lord, please don’t pressure me, it was the City Lord that told us we weren’t allowed to tell you . ” The maid shook her head firmly, showing no intention to bulge .

That old brat…

Tang Doudou silently cursed him as she bit into the pastry in her hand . Her eyes suddenly lit up . If she wanted to know, wasn’t it simple?

The old brat said before that the position of Lord of Cloud City would be hers sooner or later . When she became Cloud City’s master, he’d have to spill the beans and tell her everything! At that time, it’d be up her to decide if she felt like listening or not, humph…

She snickered evilly, realizing that the current life wasn’t that bad .

With some intermittent conversation, time passed quickly and they soon arrived at the matchmaking site .

It was the large plaza at the center of Cloud City . In the past, Tang Doudou had seen it from the air but no matter how she tried, she couldn’t walk over there . Speaking of which, there weren’t a lot of people in Cloud City but the city was so large that it was frightening . It was at least two times bigger than Huai City .

This plaza was also very large . It could probably contain several ten thousand people without being crowded .

The entire population of Cloud City couldn’t add up to several ten thousands . However, Tang Doudou was surprised by how many people had come to Cloud City .

How did she know which people were inhabitants of Cloud City and which were outsiders? This was all thanks to Su Yi . He had separated the two groups with the crudest method . The left side was very sparse and they all looked as if they were just here to check out the liveliness . They also didn’t reveal strange expressions upon seeing the two palanquins . It was obvious with a glance that they were people of Cloud City . Moreover, Murong Yu and the rest were sitting on a stage in front of them .

The right side was very crowded and full of heads looking around curiously; it was clear that those were outsiders .

However, unexpectedly, she didn’t see Baili Yu on either side . She didn’t even see Jun Xin .

It made her become a little depressed .

However, her attention was soon attracted by the enormous arena in front of her .

Especially the four bold calligraphy words: Martial Arts Matchmaking Competition!

She almost burst out laughing . What the heck? Could it be that a leftover woman like her who came to the ancient era actually needed to use this method in order to get married!? (A leftover woman is a woman with a successful career that has remained single . )

However, wasn’t this a little too boorish of a method?

Although she didn’t expect Su Yi to be able to think of some refined and cultured way to hold a matchmaking competition, she hadn’t expected him to actually use such a simple and rough method .

Not to mention, hadn’t he said that the marriage was going to be based on wealth and treasures?

As Tang Doudou entertained all these random thoughts, the palanquin reached the tall stage and stopped at the side .

She looked in Su Yi’s direction and saw him fly out majestically . He whirled in the air and his dark blue garments swept outwards in a rampant manner as he descended down onto the seat .

His appearance was seriously as flashy as one could possibly be . That, when supplemented with his outstanding looks, immediately caused a bunch of girls to start shrieking wildly .

The maid said to Tang Doudou, “Young City Lord, it’s about time to get out . ”

“Oh!” Upon hearing that, Tang Doudou put down the pastry in her hand and made to climb out . The maid immediately pulled her back .

“Young City Lord, you plan to go out like this?” The maid’s tone was very helpless .

Tang Doudou tilted her head and thought about it . The flashy scene of how Su Yi leaped out flashed through her mind…

Could it be that she too… Forget it . She had better just get out the normal way .

“It’s fine, this way is fine . Trying to act awesome without any basis is deadly . Being low-key while enjoying luxury is the best way to blind people!” After she finished speaking, she laughed heartily and walked out .

That maid stood in place, slightly stunned . Although she didn’t understand all of what Tang Doudou said, it didn’t matter since that wasn’t what she meant either!

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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira, Edited by Dray



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