Little Prodigal Alliance Head (and Cook) - Chapter 231

Chapter 231

Chapter 231 . 1: While a Tiger Leaves from the Front Door, a Wolf Comes in at the Back

“Hey, I feel like we’ll definitely run into a lot of trouble if you come with us…”

“Stinkin’ brat, how could you say that?” Tang Doudou was depressed . With how he spoke, it would serve him right to end up single his entire life .

Jun Xin laughed ‘hehe’ and said, “I’m just joking, what did Su Yi actually say?”

After asking that, he looked towards her with an unperturbed expression, keeping his extreme nervousness hidden .

“What else would he say? He just kicked me back to the Alliance Head Residence . ”

“Ha, that’s not surprising at all ah . ” Jun Xin stroked his chin in a profound manner . “He feels safe leaving you with us just like that?”

“It’s not like I’m a kid, what’s there to worry about?” Tang Doudou pushed aside Jun Xin who was standing in front of her and looked at the crowd of people that were currently working on packing up . “Eh, how come Bai Lianhua’s here too?”

“Her? She said that she came to help, and since it’s on the way, she’ll head back to Huai City with us . ”

“Where’s Xi Qiuyue? Didn’t she arrive together with the Sangfroid Prince? How come she wants to leave with us now?” It wasn’t that she didn’t want Bai Lianhua to come with them,  but it just felt weird somehow .

Jun Xin looked down to glance at Tang Doudou . Then he smiled with schadenfreude and said, “The reason is so simple, don’t tell me that you can’t tell?”

“Tell what?” Tang Doudou really couldn’t think of anything at this moment . After all, it was just yesterday that they were drinking happily together . They had even made plans to meet up again once they had time . Was it possible that Bai Lianhua had some ulterior motive again?

But there was no shared interest between the two of them, so there should be nothing that would cause a conflict between them, right?

Jun Xin smirked . “While a tiger leaves from the front door, a wolf comes in at the back .  Now that I’ve already put it this way, you should get it, right?”

前门去虎，后门进狼 (qián mén qù hǔ, hòu mén jìn láng) means ‘to fend off one danger only to fall a prey to another’ or ‘after driving out one enemy,  another came in again’ . This idiom is a variant of 前门拒虎，后门进狼 (qián mén jù hǔ, hòu mén jìn láng), lit . meaning ‘to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back’, which implies facing one problem after another .

“Hell, you’re saying that Bai Lianhua’s also thinking of that?” Tang Doudou immediately realized what Jun Xin meant .

Jun Xin looked at Tang Doudou with a rather sympathetic ‘she was beyond redemption’ expression . Then he folded his arms and walked into the inn .

Tang Doudou stood in the same spot for a while . She sighed as she watched Bai Lianhua, then sighed again . She could harden her heart to deal with Nangong Yan, but Bai Lianhua wasn’t really a bad person .

Bai Lianhua was only in love with Baili Yu . She couldn’t add her to the list of ‘must fight’ opponents just because of that, right?

Moreover, Bai Lianhua hadn’t shown any sign of wanting to snatch her man away, so what was she supposed to do ah?!    

At this time, Bai Lianhua noticed her and was pleasantly surprised . She ran over and grabbed Tang Doudou’s hand like they were a pair of good sisters and asked, “Alliance Head Li, are you also leaving together with us?”

“Uh…” Bai Lianhua was so enthusiastic that Tang Doudou couldn’t quite take it . “That’s right ah!”

Even if she couldn’t, she had to . From how sincere Bai Lianhua seemed, she probably didn’t have much ulterior motives . After all, in the modern era, a man like Baili Yu would be considered a highly eligible bachelor, a wealthy husband that most females would long to catch .  Luckily she was in the ancient era now . If this had been the modern era, she probably would’ve already been trampled to death by Baili Yu’s admirers .

Tang Doudou retrieved her trail of thoughts and asked Bai Lianhua with a puzzled tone, “How come Sangfroid Prince didn’t come together with you?”

“He received an imperial edict yesterday and headed back right away, that’s why I had no choice but to come here and ask Alliance Head Li’s group to take me in!” Bai Lianhua had really changed quite a lot compared to before . Her way of speaking and her mannerism were much more natural and unrestrained now .

Compared to that delicate manner of an indulged young lady she used to affect, her current personality was much more pleasing to the eye . And now that she thought about it, Bai Lianhua’s actions were understandable . It would take at least half a month to get back to Huai City from Cloud City, and it really wasn’t very safe for a young girl to travel all by herself .

Moreover, she was also Xiao Bai’s cousin . When Tang Doudou thought up to here, that last trace of hesitation in her heart vanished like smoke . What ‘while a tiger leaves from the front door, a wolf comes in at the back’ ah? That brat Jun Xin must’ve been teasing her again .

“So, it’s like that . Then, that’s perfect, I was just worrying about having no one to talk with . ” Tang Doudou smiled, then said she was heading in to look for Baili Yu and asked if she wanted to join .

Bai Lianhua shook her head with a smile . “I still have some things to pack up, so I won’t go with you . ”

“Alright, then be careful . If you can’t handle it, just ask a servant for help!” Tang Doudou waved towards Bai Lianhua and then walked into the inn .

As Bai Lianhua watched her leave, the smile on her face disappeared . A trace of resentment flashed through her eyes, but in the blink of an eye, she put on that set natural smile again and walked up to help those maids with the packing .

On the second floor, Qing Yu was standing in front of Baili Yu’s room . When she saw Tang Doudou approaching, she saluted and said, “Lady Doudou, Master isn’t awake yet . ”

“He’s still not awake?” Tang Doudou was surprised and she peeked inside . “Can I go in and take a look?”

Baili Yu was currently poisoned with a very strong poison, so he could die from the slightest mishap…

Tang Doudou abruptly made a ‘pei’ sound . What nonsense was she thinking?!

But, she was really worried…   

Qing Yu smiled . “Master has said before that Lady Doudou can go in at any time . ”

Then what was she still waiting for? She immediately pushed the door open and went inside .

After walking in, she slowed down and walked quietly over to the bed while calling softly, “Big evil spirit?”

When no one had answered her, she became even more worried and quickened her steps until she arrived in front of the bed . She only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Baili Yu was breathing evenly as he slept on the bed .  

Wasn’t he doing fine? Then how come he still wasn’t waking up after sleeping for so long?

Tang Doudou scratched her head . In addition, martial arts practitioners had very high levels of alertness . Why hadn’t Baili Yu reacted even though she had already gotten so close?

Suddenly, she recalled the past incidents when his poison had flared up…

She hurriedly reached out to touch Baili Yu’s face . His skin was nice and smooth, and felt lukewarm to the touch . It seemed fine ah!

Tang Doudou became completely stumped .

She didn’t notice it at all when a certain bad guy whose eyes were still half closed moved to lightly kiss her hand .

“Ah!” That soft sensation surprised Tang Doudou and she hastily withdrew her hand, but Baili Yu caught her .

“Wife…” The low voice hazy with sleepiness seemed to tease her heart like a feather .

Tang Doudou immediately became flustered . “You were pretending to sleep?”

“I was really asleep before Wife came in . ” It seemed as if Baili Yu still couldn’t quite open his eyes . His eyes were half-closed in a languid way as he grasped Tang Doudou’s hand and gently pulled her into his embrace . “But, after Wife walked in, I didn’t dare to sleep any longer . ”

All right, it was her fault . If she had known earlier, she wouldn’t have come in and disturbed him .

“Wife, are you worrying about this husband?” Baili Yu rubbed his pointy chin against the top of her head and the hand wrapped around her started getting restless .

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Credits: Translated by Yuna, TLCed and Edited by Chiyomira

Chapter 231 . 2: While a Tiger Leaves from the Front Door, a Wolf Comes in at the Back

Tang Doudou’s expression immediately darkened and she caught that hand tightly . She decided that she had to quickly change the topic, otherwise, he’ll definitely end up leading her down the wrong path . “Have you heard about Cloud City’s announcement?”

“En, Jun Xin came by in the morning and told me . ” Since Tang Doudou wasn’t allowing him to move, he started behaving himself . He propped up his head with one hand and looked at Tang Doudou who was wrapped in his other arm . “Su Yi’s allowing Wife to leave with me then?”

Not even Jun Xin knew about this, so how did he find out?

When Baili Yu saw that she seemed puzzled, he reached out and flicked the tip of her little nose with a gentle smile and said, “If he didn’t let you go with me, then how are we supposed to get married?”

“Get married?” Tang Doudou’s eyes widened . “Su Yi didn’t say anything about that to me ah!”

“He didn’t mention it?” Baili Yu narrowed his eyes and seemed a bit angry .

Tang Doudou rubbed her nose . She could still feel the warmth from his hand on it and she said, feeling slightly shy, “Let’s return to Huai City first and see . I really don’t want to stay even a minute longer in this Cloud City!”

Upon hearing that, joy appeared on Baili Yu’s face and he asked with a smile, “You can’t bear to stay in Cloud City anymore because this husband will no longer be in this city?”

Tang Doudou really wanted to say, ‘wishful thinking . ’

“Cough cough .  Yeah, you can say that…”

“Wife, you’re really naughty . ” Baili Yu softly pecked her forehead . “Come, let’s get up and leave this boring place . ”

Tang Doudou quickly pulled him to a stop .

Baili Yu looked back with a teasing smile . “What? Wife hasn’t had enough of sleeping with this husband?”

“Quit messing around!” Tang Doudou glowered at him . “Ask the servants to wait for me for a little while . I’m going to look for Cang Baicao real quick . I’ll be right back . ”   

“Why are you looking for him?”

“Of course it’s to ask about the Hoarfrost Poison in your body ah!” After saying that, she climbed out of bed and ran out . She didn’t even give Baili Yu any chance to stop her .

His little woman was always so concerned about him, but… was it possible to cure his poison anymore?

Baili Yu pulled his hand from under the quilt and unfolded the embroidered handkerchief he was holding . The bloodstains on it were so conspicuous . He heaved a long sigh . When he had wanted to die, death had eluded him for such a long time . Now that he didn’t want to, death was just a step away .

“Ye Chuan . ”

“Master . ”

“How much medicine do we have left?”

Helplessness flashed across Ye Chuan’s face as he replied honestly, “Not much . ”

Baili Yu closed his eyes . After being silent for quite a while, he asked again, “How many months will they last?”

“Master!”

“En?”

Ye Chuan sighed . “Three, three months at most…”

Three months, that was enough .  

“You can withdraw . When everything’s ready, we’ll depart . Let’s not return to Huai City yet . Head towards the west . ” Baili Yu got off the bed . “Is Young Master Jun already in the inn?”

“This subordinate saw him leave with Lady Doudou a moment ago . ”

Baili Yu’s eyes darkened a little . “Are Feng Long and Yun Hai back yet?”

“Feng Long’s already waiting outside Cloud City, but Yun Hai seemed to have run into trouble, there’s still no news from him . ” Ye Chuan reported .   

Blood Fiend Jun Xin, Blade Demon Feng Long and Godspeed Yun Hai were Baili Yu’s strongest subordinates . However, aside from Jun Xin, who was often by his side, the others were rarely seen .

The fact that he had summoned all of them to his side meant that something big was definitely about to happen .  

Meanwhile, Tang Doudou went to find Cang Baicao but ended up finding out from Bai Feiyun that Cang Baicao had left Cloud City by himself yesterday . It was unknown where he went .

Tang Doudou’s heart sank and she blamed herself for only remembering about the poison now and not coming sooner .  And, Cang Baicao just had to have coincidentally left Cloud City right now .

“Xiao Bai, he didn’t even tell you where he was going?”

Bai Feiyun explained patiently, “Senior Cang already mentioned that he wanted to go out and see the world last time while we were helping treat your injury . However, City Lord didn’t approve of it . That’s why Senior Cang took advantage of the fact that the City Lord left Cloud City yesterday and ran away . The reason why I know he left was because when I went to deliver food to him, I found a brief note that he left underneath a book . ”

Jesus ah, then what now?

What if Cang Baicao ended up vanishing without a trace? Then, what would happen to Baili Yu?

The more Tang Doudou thought, the more irascible she became . Suddenly, her eyes landed on Bai Feiyun . “Ahem . Xiao Bai ah!”

“Just say it, what do you need help with?” Bai Feiyun knew what she was thinking the moment her eyes whirled . This was what you call tacit understanding ah! That little brat Jun Xin couldn’t compare at all!

However, she recalled what Jun Xin had said and hesitated for a while . In the end, she made up her mind and asked, “Xiao Bai, do you know about the Hoarfrost Poison?”

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Credits: Translated by Yuna, TLCed and Edited by Chiyomira