Little Prodigal Alliance Head (and Cook) - Chapter 290

Chapter 290

Chapter 290 . 1: Baili Yiling

Lan Jia became stirred up the moment Shuyin said those words . He made to grab her hand but, upon recalling how she had reacted awkwardly stopped himself halfway . It was obvious that he was really anxious from the way his hands fidgeted with his clothes .

“Oh, Shuyin! We’ve dreamed of this for ages! I’m so happy that it’s finally coming true!”

Everyone could tell that he was bursting with happiness, but Shuyin’s expression remained lukewarm . “You’re wrong .  You have dreamed of this for ages, not we . ”

“Let’s not do this now, Shuyin . Weren’t we once lovers? Why do you insist on being like this now that we’ve finally met again?” sighed Lan Jia . He seemed to feel melancholic about the past events .

Shuyin scoffed . “Back in the day, you had tens if not hundreds of lovers . When they encountered you again, they must have wanted to eat you alive, drink your blood, and swallow your bones… I believe that my current attitude towards you is already one of the best, isn’t it?”

Her words seemed to have caused Lan Jia to recall some unhappy memory because his excited expression instantly vanished . He humphed coldly and flung his sleeve back to turn to face the large cauldron .

In this exchange between the two foxes, although it appeared as if Shuyin had seized the advantage and was trampling all over Lan Jia, the fact was that she feared Lan Jia and had no choice but to use words instead of force .

Tang Doudou felt awful for them even as an uninvolved onlooker . What kind of person was Lan Jia exactly to have had so many lovers in the past? It was no wonder Baili Shuyin had chosen to return to the palace to be with Xiqiu Qing .

She had heard about Xiqiu Qing from Baili Yu . Although he was a very ambitious person, he was also very devoted and had only taken one wife his entire lifetime .

Compared to this playboy Lan Jia, he was way better .

It was no wonder that Nangong Yan’s personality was so extreme as well, it must have been due to Lan Jia! Tang Doudou couldn’t help but wonder which woman Lan Jia had her with, and how she had ended up becoming the Eldest Miss of Wind Cloud Island .

Did Lan Jia even know that she was his daughter?

As Tang Doudou was wondering about these things, something started happening to the big cauldron . Sounds of wind, water, and crashing waves were coming from the cauldron as if there was a whole other world contained within it . Could there really be an miracle pill in there?

This process didn’t seem much different from the process of pill-making that was described in novels, so she couldn’t help but start thinking along those lines . However, when she looked over at Shuyin, she saw that Shuyin still looked unperturbed .

Meanwhile, Lan Jia was so excited he practically wanted to jump into the cauldron to take a closer look . The noise went on for quite awhile before tapering off to nothing .

Tang Doudou: …

Shuyin remained expressionless .

However, Lan Jia exploded .

“Shuyin! What is going on? Where is the pill?”

As he spoke, he climbing onto the cauldron . Right after taking a look, he whipped around with his eyes bloodshot and screamed,  “Where did the elixir go!?”

Tang Doudou was scared to the point she was trembling and hid behind Shuyin .

Shuyin was smiling lightly . “I’ve told you, everything is fake . ”

“Fake? No!” Lan Jia turned and crawled into the cauldron . “It can’t be a fake . There’s definitely an immortality pill . There has to be!”

Once he disappeared into the cauldron, Shuyin grabbed Tang Doudou and said quietly, “Let’s go!”

Tang Doudou nodded hastily and ran out of the room with her . When they got out, the tiger called Xiao Xi immediately got up and pounced over, but Shuyin lifted her hand and sent a white sash flying towards it, causing it to smash into a wall .

Following that, Shuyin once again began running while pulling Tang Doudou along . However, they had only taken a few steps when Shen Moru appeared with Mu Ye in tow .

Shen Moru prepared to leave upon noticing the duo, but Shuyin said, “Shen Moru, didn’t you want the immortality pill? It’s already done . Lan Jia is currently going crazy with happiness inside . If you don’t go now, once he consumes it, you’ll never get another chance in this lifetime . ”

Upon hearing the words ‘immortality pill’, Shen Moru’s eyes lit up with the fervent flames . He had been chasing this immortality pill long before Lan Jia began . He had schemed, plotted, and groveled under Lan Jia for so long… it was all for this day .

He immediately threw Mu Ye down and turned into a black fog to rush towards the stone room .

Shuyin glanced at Mu Ye before pulling Tang Doudou off .

“Mo… Mother, please wait…” How could Tang Doudou leave Mu Ye behind now that she’d seen him?

Shuyin took a closer look at Mu Ye and her smile became a bit cold, “So he’s Mu Ye?”

“Uh, yes . ” Tang Doudou felt chills upon recalling Shuyin’s interested tone from earlier . “H-he’s saved my life several times . I can’t just leave him to die . ”

She looked at Shuyin nervously, worried that she would be angry and kill Mu Ye with a single smack .

To her surprise, Shuyin just laughed lightly . “Alright . ”

Following that, as Tang Doudou watched in surprise, she undid Mu Ye’s acupuncture seal .

After the seal was undone, Mu Ye’s cold gaze swept over Shuyin before landing on Tang Doudou . “Mother?”

“Uh, Baili Yu’s mother…”

“Stop wasting your breath! Once Lan Jia comes back to his senses, none of us will be able to leave!” Shuyin reminded them impatiently as she started running with Tang Doudou again .

Mu Ye blinked in confusion before following suit .

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Credits: Translated by oscoxaes, TLCed and edited By Chiyomira

Chapter 290 . 2: Baili Yiling

Lan Jia’s angry snarling and sounds of battle could be heard from behind them . It seemed that Shen Moru and Lan Jia had a falling out .

Tang Doudou and Mu Ye followed behind Shuyin and ran around the dark and complicated secret passage until a bright light appeared ahead of them .

The group exited the secret passage only to find that they were still within the Saint Palace . It was just that they didn’t know which palace hall they were in . A tumultuous fire roared nearby and sounds of people shouting as they worked to put out the fire mixed with the desperate pleas for help . Needless to say, this was the work of Baili Yu .
Shuyin shot a look at Mu Ye . “Now that we’ve saved you, hurry up and leave These matters are not for an outsider like you to interfere with . ”

Mu Ye moved his lips but didn’t speak . Instead, he turned towards Tang Doudou .

Tang Doudou recalled what he’d said, He’d go wherever she goes…

However… She put Lil’ Gray on his hand . “Go! Baili Yu’s here, I’ll be fine . ”

Mu Ye lowered his head to look at Lil’ Gray . There was no emotion visible in his cold eyes . “I will bury Senior at Dream Mountain when I get back . Remember to visit him . ”

Then, he disappeared into the vast sea of clouds with Lil’ Gray .
“Who is this senior he was talking about?” Shuyin asked .

Tang Doudou retrieved her gaze and answered, “My father . ” “Your father?” Shuyin’s eyes narrowed with interest . “Who was your father?”

“Oh, Mu Ye didn’t say…”

“Him?” The mention of Mu Ye seemed to piqued Shuyin’s interest . “And who is he?”

Tang Doudou was speechless . “He’s Mu Ye!”

“I know,” Shuyin raised her brows as she hugged her shoulders . As she yawned, she said, “Let’s go look for Baili Yu . ”

Tang Doudou had just been thinking about Mu Ye and failed to notice that the way Shuyin addressed Baili Yu had changed . When she saw that Shuyin was leaving, she moved to follow .

When they finally found Baili Yu, he was in the process of getting out of the dusty secret passage . He was probably frustrated since he hadn’t been able to find Tang Doudou inside before he slammed his fist against it and destroyed the passage he had just emerged from .

“Stop venting your anger on those things! I’ve already brought the person back for you!” When Shuyin saw Baili Yu, she lifted Tang Doudou by her clothing and threw her over .

Tang Doudou, flung into the air, was speechless towards Shuyin’s barbaric handling of her . She was fully prepared to land on the hard ground given the fact that there was barely any time for Baili Yu to react .

However, she had underestimated Baili Yu’s reaction time . In the next instant, she Doudou landed safely in his arms .

“Doudou . ” His trembling voice came from above her head and it caused her to become flustered . “I-I’m fine . It’s all thanks to Mother’s speedy arrival . ” She hugged Baili Yu tightly as she greedily took in his scent .

“Mother?” He asked in bewilderment . As he cupped her head, he asked, “Who’s this ‘mother’?”

Tang Doudou pointed towards Shuyin who had been yawning non-stop and asked, “Is-isn’t that our mother?”

Baili Yu’s face which was already gray from dust instantly turned as black as coal . He repeated again with a strange expression, “Mother?”

Tang Doudou could sense that Baili Yu there was a deeper meaning in his words so she looked over curiously, only to see that Shuyin was standing there was an unnatural expression on her face as she looked towards the sky, then the ground . “Ahem, tonight’s moon is sure nice, it’s perfect for couples to whisper sweet nothings to each other… Ahem, the scenery is so nice as well, you guys enjoy, take your time, I’ll be leaving…”  

After she finished speaking, no trace of her crooked back could be seen at all as she moved nimbly to escape .

Baili Yu instantly moved to block her with a very bright smile . “Baili Yunling, why don’t you explain clearly before leaving?”

“Cough cough, my dear brother, it was just a convenient measure . If I didn’t do that, how could I have brought Sister-in-Law back to you unharmed?” Shuyin, or rather, Baili Yunling, drew back a little as she spoke with a hint of fear in her voice .

Baili Yu humphed . There was clear displeasure within his tone .

Tang Doudou was confused and couldn’t wrap her head around it . “Wh-what? Sh-she’s Baili Yunling?” “Yunling greets Sister-in-Law . ” Baili Yunling reached towards her mask and ripped it off, revealing a delicately beautiful face that was extremely similar to Baili Yu’s before greeting Tang Doudou in a sweet voice .

Tang Doudou was dumbstruck . Even though the truth was right before her eyes, she still couldn’t quite believe it . After all, Baili Yunling’s act was way too good, even a person as meticulous as Lan Jia failed to see through her pretense . That was enough to show that she had acted exactly like Shuyin .

“Aiy, Sister-in-Law is lost in thought again, what cute!” Baili Yunling laughed delicately at Tang Doudou’s reaction as she remarked this teasingly .

Tang Doudou snapped back to reality upon hearing her bell-like laughter . Baili Yunling had remarked this back in the stone room as well . She had found her slightly mischievous manner  strange at the time, but it all made sense now . It turned out that she was a lovable young girl from the start . Baili Yu’s little sister ought to be someone this lively and lovable, someone with a personality like Nangong Yan was simply too unbearable .

Tang Doudou just didn’t know when Baili Yu had found this sister of his, and how had she ended up coincidentally being in the stone room to rescue her?

Baili Yunling could see the puzzlement on Tang Doudou’s face so she said with a smile, “Sister-in-Law, do you happen to remember the scent of the incense in the stone room?”

Everything snapped into place . “You were the one who lit that incense?”

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Credits: Translated by oscoxaes, TLCed and edited By Chiyomira