Chapter 354: Yellow Springs Town (1)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The light rain made the weather a little cooler. The old street of Yellow Springs Town was empty. Outside the old wine shop in the center, the old plaque of Yellow Springs Saber Tomb appeared black and yellow under the rain.

Under the eaves, a fit man was sitting on a small stool with a small table in front of him.

The five or six-year-old girl with braids was sitting opposite him. She was holding a brush and writing seriously while saying softly, “Dad, why is Grandpa Qiu missing?”

“Call him Uncle Qiu.”

“But Grandpa Qiu is over fifty. He asked me to call him that…”

Xuanyuan Tiangang took a deep breath and raised his hand to rub the little girl’s head. “Martial arts experts have long lives. It’s not a problem to call him brother when he’s in his fifties. If we meet him again in the future, call him Brother Qiu…”

“Gang’zi!”

In the wine shop, the lady boss, A’lan, who was wiping tables, threw the rag on the table. The little girl was so frightened that she hurriedly buried her head in writing. Xuanyuan Tiangang also sat up a little straighter. “I’m just kidding.” “Are you kidding? Our daughter is so young. She listens to whatever you say. If you don’t teach her the rules well when she’s young, what should we do if she grows up and goes astray?”

“Sigh…”

A wife scolding her husband was undoubtedly the favorite scene of the people in the market. When her voice sounded, it attracted the attention of many neighbors. Even the little girl lowered her head and giggled.

After listening for a moment, Xuanyuan Tiangang stood up and walked to the backyard. “There’s no business. I’m going to catch some fish…”

“Don’t go out. It’s almost dark, and it’s raining heavily. Why are you fishing?” A’lan grabbed Xuanyuan Tiangang’s sleeve and pulled him into the house. “Do you want to go to Jun Mountain Terrace to watch the excitement?”

Xuanyuan Tiangang went to the table, poured tea, and shook his head. “I retired more than twenty years ago and have long lost interest in the bustle of Jianghu. Moreover, Qiu Tianhe’s saber technique is not worth watching.”

A’lan was skeptical about these words. After all, Xuanyuan Tiangang had been born in Jianghu and should live in Jianghu. But now, he was a fisherman in the market who was surrounded by firewood, rice, oil, and salt all day. It was just that the situation forced him to stay here like a prisoner.

But as his wife, even if A’lan felt that her husband was very powerful and shouldn’t live a mediocre life, she didn’t want him to wander in Jianghu again, where life and death were always uncertain.

A’lan thought for a moment and said softly, “When my father was the shopkeeper in the past, he had drunk with Zheng Feng and the others and said that Zheng Feng’s personality was straightforward and not tactful enough. He persuaded him to travel outside for ten years before coming out of seclusion. Zheng Feng didn’t understand at all at the time and said that this was how a chivalrous person should be. He even kept saying that Qiu Tianhe had too many crooked thoughts and didn’t look like a pure chivalrous person. In the end? After decades, everyone knows that Qiu Tianhe is righteous. How many people knew Zheng Feng’s name?

“Your personality is similar to Zheng Feng’s. You’re both young and stubborn, and you can’t tolerate sand in your eyes when you’re in Jianghu. It’s fine if nothing happens, but once something happens, it’s too late for regrets…” Xuanyuan Tiangang shook his head and smiled. “You’ve been saying this for more than twenty years. I’m already fifty years old, not in my early twenties. I don’t have the energy to be young and impetuous anymore.”

“Hmph, I said it for you to listen… Hey, we have a guest…”

Clack, clack..

Under the drizzle, two horses that had been traveling for a long time stepped onto the old street of the town.

Ye Jingtang, wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, swept his gaze across the gray town. After a day of running around, there was a hint of fatigue in his eyes.

Beside him, Daoist Xuanji, who was wearing a long white dress and exquisite white cloak, was riding side by side with her sword wrapped in cloth at her waist. The two of them, one black and one white, looked like an immortal couple walking side by side in Jianghu.

The bird had just woken up. When it saw the town with people, it perked up. It stuck its head out from under Ye Jingtang’s raincoat and looked around. First, it looked at the wonton stall in the distance, then at the grilled fish shop by the street. It had a look that said: I’m so hungry.

After receiving the news in the morning, Ye Jingtang had set off from Rising Sun City and galloped toward Ze Province. Along the way, he had kept changing horses along the courier route. He had used the day to ride nearly 400 kilometers and arrived at the northwestern part of the Cloud Dream Swamp.

Jun Mountain Terrace was on the east bank of the Cloud Dream Swamp, and the Water Cloud Sword Pool was on the west side of Ze Province. They faced each other across the lake, but they were actually nearly 500 kilometers apart. This town was close to the Wuxi Canal, and there were ferries crossing on the lake. It would take a one-night boat trip to get to Jun Mountain Terrace.

Ye Jingtang didn’t know if Qiu Tianhe had issued the challenge yet. In order to rush for time, he didn’t drink a single drop of water along the way. Seeing that there was no ferry at the dock, he stopped in the old town and found a place to eat something to replenish his strength.

Daoist Xuanji ran around all year round and must have come to the Cloud Dream Swamp before. She walked beside him and said, “Ye Jingtang, do you know where the name ‘Moon Goddess’ came from?”

“I’ve never heard Ning’er mention it. How did it come about?”

“In the past, when Luo Ning just entered Jianghu, she wanted to go to Jun Mountain Terrace to take a look, but the ferry was already departing. She relied on her lightness skills to walk on the water and chase after it. She was dressed in blue, and her figure was like a fairy from the heavenly palace. She stunned countless people in Jianghu and slowly became the number one beauty in Jianghu.”

At this point, Daoist Xuanji turned to look at the upright Ye Jingtang. “It’s a pity that such a good cabbage was stolen by something in the end.”

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Ye Jingtang blinked, a little unhappy. “Fairy Lu, your words are a little…”

“Xue Baijin is the dignified Pacifying Heaven Cult Master and the number one person in the mortal world’s Jianghu, but he’s actually gay. He doesn’t like beauties but loves heroes. What a waste of Ning’er’s looks. But you know your stuff, and your skin is thick enough…”

Ye Jingtang knew that because of Ning’er and Dumdum, the imperial teacher beside him had a lot of objections about him. He could only shake his head and sigh..