A Sword of Frost - Chapter 15

Rules of the Pugilistic World (2)

Jin Huan sighed, “It’s a pity that no matter how much money is spent, Brother Yue’s legs can’t be completely recovered. I feel really sorry to Uncle Yue.”　　　　

Yun Yifeng asked, “Is this the only thing?”　　　　

Jin Huan firmly said, “This is the only thing.”

Yun Yifeng said, “I have heard one more thing though. Brother Jin had a marriage contract with Miss Mo from Shuiyao City a few years ago, but it was suddenly cancelled later. I wonder what the reason was?”　　　　

Before Jin Huan could answer in time, Liu Xianxian gave out a condescending laugh as she said mockingly, “I thought Feng Yu Sect only cares about the big issues of the pugilistic world. It seems like even information on romantic entanglements are being inquired as well?”　　　　

Yun Yifeng said, “It happened that the people from Feng Yu Sect were working in Shuiyao City at that time, and they mentioned it when they came back.”　　　　

Jin Huan was a little embarrassed, “I didn’t expect this matter to reach Master Yun’s ears. Indeed, I had a marriage contract with the Mo family, and I went to Shuiyao City with my father to set a specific wedding date. Later, it was discovered that Miss Mo already has a sweetheart, and she refused to marry into the Jin family. Since I didn’t want to make things difficult for others, I cancelled the marriage contract, which was just a small matter.”　　　　

“I see.” Yun Yifeng said, “It turns out that Brother Jin was just fulfilling someone’s wish. That really isn’t a grudge but a kindness.”　　　　

“That’s all about me.” Jin Huan looked at Liu Xianxian, “Miss Liu, please.”　　　　

“Me?” Liu Xianxian said, “In the Suhui Palace, the Master dotes on me the most, so it attracts a lot of jealousy from my fellow students. They usually group up and ostracise me. They’d steal my gold hairpins or jewelry, and add itching powder to bath water. They’d pull all sorts of mean tricks, it’s really terrible.”　　

Yun Yifeng smiled and said, “It’s all tricks and pranks that girls do, surely they don’t need to hunt you down all the way in the northeast, right?”　　

“Bah, if they want to kill me, they have yet to possess that exceptional ability.” Liu Xianxian said, “As for the grievances of the pugilistic world, since this is my first time venturing out on my own, I am not familiar with most people.”　　

She was the least suspicious, so no one asked more questions. The next person was Qi Ran. He racked his brains, thinking from all angles but what he said was nothing more than grievances while living in a big house. The first wife hated the second wife, and the third wife’s son had put a snake in the fourth wife’s room. Having discovered it himself, he reported the incident to his father. While the stories were exciting, and made for post dinner idle chit chat, it had obviously nothing to do with the current weird situation. Qi Ran’s little boy-servant was even more insignificant. He has just been reprimanded, and he felt wronged, thus he spoke badly.　　　　

When it was Yue Zhihua’s turn, he said, “I grew up in the escort bureau since I was a child, and I had never stepped foot out of Han Wu City. It was not until the year before last that I went beyond the pass for my first escort gig.  My uncle has many sons, so I won’t be delegated to those big escort cases. I can only pick up those lousy jobs which my cousins don’t want, and those can barely fill my stomach. Let’s not talk about offending a very powerful person, I could not meet one even if I wanted to.” His remarks were made to show that he didn’t have any grudges with others. At the same time, he wanted to clearly show that he was clearly a ‘young master’ only in name. The fact of the matter was that he was only an adopted son of the Yue family, and he was not close to his uncle. He had no knowledge of any conspiracies, and was indeed wronged. 　　　　

Jin Manlin suddenly said, “Entertaining Master Yun should be considered a good job for the Yue family, right?”　　　　

“Huh?” Yue Zhihua was taken aback when he heard the comment but he wasn’t able to react to it in the meantime. 

Ji Yanran commented, “Since Brother Yue is not taken seriously at home, how did this great job of receiving Master Yun fall upon your lap?”　　　　

Yue Zhihua hesitated for a moment, and pondered over the meaning of those words. This ‘dream’ job that dropped into his lap would have never been that at all. He thundered, “So is it true that my uncle does have bad intentions? That he arranged for me to come up the mountain, because if I die… If I die, I will die in vain? “

Everyone acquiesced, but only Liu Xianxian watched as he suffered a mental breakdown, so she kindly said, “At least it shows that you are also innocent. Drink some water first. By the way, Swordsman Ji, it’s your turn.”

Ji Yanran put down his tea cup, and said, “I’m just a businessman. My family is wealthy enough. My father is kind and I respect him. My brothers and friends are respectful. Every year, we open the warehouses to release grains to help the poor. We try to do good and accumulate virtue. As for grievances and hatreds, I think it is absolutely impossible.”　　　　

Jin Manlin said, “If I may take the liberty to ask, this time Swordsman Ji and Master Yun came to the northeast to look for something?”　　　　

Ji Yanran didn’t change his expression and said, “Seven-coloured Glazed Ginseng.”　　　　

Yun Yifeng, “…”　　　　

You made that up pretty fast.

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