Little Prodigal Alliance Head (and Cook) - Chapter 277

Chapter 277

Chapter 277 . 1: Complicated Identity

Tang Doudou assumed Mu Ye was suggesting the danger wasn’t over, but it turned out that he was just saying they still had longer to travel .

After the storm, the mountain roads were extremely slippery and caused Tang Doudou to slip several times . Even with Mu Ye’s chain wrapped around her, it was with great difficulty that she finally climbed onto the slope behind the mountain cave .

Tang Doudou plopped her butt down and panted for breath after climbing, she couldn’t be bothered to care if the ground was dirty . “Do you mean that we can only walk along this cliff to search our way up since there’s no way to get back from Devil’s Pond?”

Mu Ye replied ‘en’ as he sat down next to her . When the strong scent of hormones drifted over, Tang Doudou’s heart started racing again .

Mu Ye gazed towards the faintly-visible ocean surface in the distance and asked softly, “Would you like to hear a story?”

Tang Doudou rubbed her chin and dragged herself out of her thoughts . She looked towards Mu Ye with puzzlement . Why did he offer to tell her a story out of nowhere?
However, she has always been a good listener so she nodded . “Sure . ”

Mu Ye continued looking into the distance . His lips moved slightly and his high Adam’s apple also moved up and down . His cold voice contained a bit of sorrow when he started speaking .

“Three Years of Chowa . ”

Tang Doudou was no longer that little novice transmigrator, she knew that ‘Three Years of Chowa’ was the era name for the previous dynasty . By the looks of it, the story Mu Ye wanted to tell was related to the previous dynasty . Could it have something to do with Madame Qin?

“After a heavy rain washed away that thick accumulated layer of blood on the walls of the imperial city, I infiltrated the palace with my master and saw that woman . ”

Unexpectedly, Mu Ye actually had some talent at storytelling . If only his tone could be a bit more animated . Tang Doudou was still mulling over what Mu Ye had just said when he stopped speaking and took a deep look at her .

Tang Doudou’s brain stopped functioning for a moment and she blurt out, “It’s a surprise that you also have a master!”
Right afterwards, she regretted it . Mu Ye’s face turned as dark as coal .

Why did she say that? It was such a stupid question . If he didn’t have a master, could he have just been born with such powerful martial arts?

Even after Sun Wukong jumped out from a rock, he only became undefeatable after being an apprentice to a master and training earnestly…

She didn’t dare to speak anymore and embarrassedly copied Mu Ye in looking towards the sea . When she saw the fierce sea dragon playing in the water and even chasing its own tail, she couldn’t help but remark, “From the looks of it, even a fierce dragon has a childish heart!”

Mu Ye also looked towards the sea dragon, then coldly spat, “Beast . ”

The tone was very heavy . Tang Doudou’s heart pounded and she didn’t dare to look at him again .

“Master only told me after we entered the palace that a good friend of his had asked him to protect the child inside the woman’s belly . It was only then that it occured to me who this woman was . ” After a period of silence, Mu Ye continued his story .

Tang Doudou continued watching the sea dragon splash around in the water but her ears were pricked up to catch Mu Ye’s words .

“At that time, the Chowa dynasty was already nearing the end of its time . The imperial palace was a mess . Master had no choice but to stay in the imperial palace in order to protect that woman’s child, so I also stayed in the turbulent palace…”

The sea breeze gently rustled the tree leaves on the hillside as Mu Ye slowly recounted the past . The atmosphere was very tranquil and relaxing .

Tang Doudou only noticed that she had been absorbed in the story after Mu Ye had finished speaking . She hadn’t even realized when her eyes had gotten wet .

“After Master passed away, I succeeded the position of Leader of the Demonic Sect . However, even after searching for many years, I still couldn’t find that child . ”

As Mu Ye spoke, his hand landed on the bundle of bones . “Master’s good friend, your father, had been missing ever since that huge fire . I never thought that he had actually come back here . ”

It was the first time she had heard Mu Ye speak so much, and it was even about her . She couldn’t help but feel little sad and dazed . “I’m that child?”

“En . ”

“But…” Back then you even tried to kill me!

Tang Doudou swallowed the rest of her words . She glanced at the bones . “Mu Ye, I’m not accusing you of lying, but when I was at Mist City, Old Tang… ah, that’s my grandpa, apparently . He said that when he found me, my parents had already died at the scene . ”

Mu Ye’s gaze darkened . “Those aren’t your birth parents . ”

…Tang Doudou expressed that she really couldn’t understand the world of the ancients .

Mu Ye looked at her again and asked calmly, “You don’t believe me?”

“I believe!” Tang Doudou replied without hesitation .

“Why?”

“Because you’re someone that would rather stay silent than lie!” Tang Doudou’s eyes curved as she said this softly .

Mu Ye’s cold eyes flickered slightly as he said, “En . ”

Then he fell silent .

Luckily, Tang Doudou had already gotten used to him being like this . She yawned, then stretched and asked, “Are we going to keep going?”

Mu Ye stood up . “Yes . ”

Once again, the two started walking in silence with lowered heads .
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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira, Edited by Prady

Chapter 277 . 2: Complicated Identity

Actually, Mu Ye was the only one with his head lowered silently . Tang Doudou couldn’t bear the long silence whatsoever . When Mu Ye caught a wild rabbit and swiftly roasted it for her, she started to spill words out in an unending stream .

“Mu Ye, I never thought that you would actually know how to roast a rabbit as well! You have a good personality, great martial arts, amazing looks, and you even know how to roast such a tasty rabbit! Jesus! You’re so perfect that it’s practically going against the natural order…”

“Mu Ye, since you know how to roast a rabbit, do you know how to roast other stuff? Like chicken? How about fish? Do you know how to cook?”

“Mu Ye, speaking of which, why were you looking for me? What were you planning to do after finding me? You didn’t know about my identity before?”

“Mu Ye, don’t walk so fast ah!”

“Hey! Mu Ye…”

Mu Ye turned around . “Hm?”

Tang Doudou gasped for breath and covered her forehead . “Wait for me!”

Mu Ye stopped and turned around to walk back to her . “I’ll carry you . ”

“Huff, huff… no need, I can walk on my own, but can you slow down a little? I-I can’t keep up . ” There was no way that Tang Doudou would admit her stomach was hurting from eating too much earlier .

Mu Ye replied seriously, “That’s too slow . ”

Tang Doudou glanced around and muttered, “It’s not like this place is dangerous…”

Swoosh!

Before she even finished her sentence, a hidden weapon shot towards her from behind . Mu Ye’s expression turned serious as he reached out to knock aside that hidden weapon . He pulled Tang Doudou and said, “Let’s go!”

Tang Doudou silently rebuked herself for making such a bad remark as Mu Ye pulled her forward .

“Mu Ye, didn’t you say that no one comes here?”

“No outsiders!”

Tang Doudou couldn’t help but inwardly criticize Mu Ye . The fudge? Couldn’t he speak more clearly? No wonder he was walking like the wind, it was because he had sensed someone coming!

Yet she had naively thought that they were the only ones here and could take their time…

There was no need for Mu Ye to explain . The people that had come after them were definitely people of the Seven Great Saint Tribes . She just didn’t know where they came from .

When her thoughts reached this point, Tang Doudou grabbed Mu Ye and said, “Mu Ye! I think I figured out a way to get back quickly!”

Mu Ye froze for a moment, he then lift his hand, attracting the rocks from the road and sending them shooting towards the forest behind them .

Several muffled groans could be heard . It was clear that they had gotten hit .

“Speak!” Mu Ye glanced towards her with his cold eyes .

Tang Doudou moved to his ear and whispered a couple sentences, quickly telling him about her scheme .

Mu Ye’s eyes darkened but he nodded . “Alright . ”

An hour later .

In the small forest, Tang Doudou angrily kicked Mu Ye with tears in her eyes . She pointed at him with a trembling finger as she shouted, “Bastard! Hoodlum, beast! I always thought of you as a friend, but you’re actually trying to rape me!?”

Mu Ye coldly grabbed her chin and said, “Behave . ”

En, not bad, it was quite well done! As Tang Doudou thought this, she continued struggling and shouting, “Go away, scram! Don’t touch me! Stay away!”

Mu Ye: “En?”

Tang Doudou: …

That wasn’t what she taught him earlier, right? She had taught him so many lines! Yet he just summed it up with an ‘en’!? She was stuck between laughter and tears, but still had to look indignant as she glared tearfully .

A thought rapidly flashed through her mind . Fine, she didn’t have much hope for any titillating words to come out of Mu Ye’s mouth anyways . It seemed she had no choice but to pull this through herself!

“Didn’t you say that you only thought of me as a friend? How could you do this to a friend!? If you do this, you’ll lose this baby forever!”

Mu Ye lowered his eyes . “That won’t happen . ”

Then he seemed to recall Tang Doudou’s words and his cold face turned sinister as he supplemented, “This will only make it so you won’t ever leave me!”

Tang Doudou’s balls were hurting . He’s pulled the act way too far off!

If they continued on like this, she was bound to make a mistake . Her eyes whirled and she quickly came up with an idea . She lifted her hand and slapped Mu Ye . “Scram!”

Mu Ye covered his face, stunned . It was clear he was a little baffled since Tang Doudou had sped up the plot .

However, Tang Doudou couldn’t be bothered to care . She took advantage of this moment to pushed Mu Ye away and run off while sobbing .

Mu Ye gazed at her back for a few moments, then expressionlessly spoke a line . “You can’t escape . ”

When the black-robed people hiding in the forest saw this, they immediately started a discussion .

A black-robed person said, “This is perfect timing for us . Them splitting up makes things easier!”

Another black-robed person shook his head . “I feel like something is off . Although Mu Ye is someone of the Demonic Sect and very ruthless, his conduct is still very admirable . How is it possible for him to do something like this?”

“Tch, even the most virtuous person can’t escape from passion . From what I see, Mu Ye seemed to have fallen in love with Li Xueyi!”

“But isn’t it rumored that Li Xueyi is involved with Baili Yu…”

“Sweet, fair, and graceful beauties easily attract noblemen, don’t you know?”

“Alright, enough . What does that matter? Since that girl’s alone now, let’s catch her first to use as bait . Once Mu Ye falls for the trap, we’ll bring them back and be done with the task!”

“Understood!”

Tang Doudou wiped at her tears as she ran . At the same time, she continuously shouted things about how shameless Mu Ye was .

However, in reality, she was on high guard . Tall trees and dense underbrush surrounded her, but there was no sign of movement at all . She couldn’t help but frown . Could it be that her scheme had failed?

When her thoughts reached this point, she felt defeated . She stopped cursing and wiping her tears and collapsed against the tree trunk nearby . Just as she was about to sigh, she heard a voice that didn’t seem to have good intentions . “Hehe, why isn’t Alliance Head Li cursing anymore?”

Upon hearing this voice, Tang Doudou knew that the people she had been waiting for had come . Her heart was completely calm, but she feigned alarm . “Who’s there? Show yourself!”

“Alliance Head Li, aren’t I right behind you? Could it be that you can’t see?” The voice came from right behind her .
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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira, Edited by Prady