Xuanji’s injury was finally healed a month later. The hole in her right shoulder that was pierced through with blood had turned into a pink scar that Chu Lei said might not go away in a lifetime. But she was so badly wounded that she actually recovered so quickly, which was already a miracle.
Regarding Xuanji’s stabbing by Wu Tong, even though the adults were calm and gentle on the surface, Xuanji still heard some gossip from Linglong.
“Do you know? There’s a warrant out from all five Sects!”
As soon as she arrives, Linglong mysteriously pulls her in for a whisper.
“What’s the warrant for?”
“Wanted Wu-Tong! Dad and Master Rong have said they’ll offer 500 taels of gold to catch Wu Tong! He is not allowed to be taken in by other sects, and if any sect does so, they will be going against the Five Great Sects!”
Linglong’s excited face turns red, “I didn’t know daddy was so good! I thought he didn’t care about you at all! And it turned out to be such a big game!”
Xuanji was stunned for a moment before she said, “This is… not good, is it? He’s just one man. The five sects have joined forces to catch him alone…”
Linglong glared at her and said urgently, “O my lady! You can’t be such a good old person, can you? Why don’t you think about the hole in your shoulder? When he stabbed you, he didn’t think of the consequences! It’s his own fault!”
Xuanji shook his head, “No, that’s not what I meant… I mean, Wu Tong gives people a… very bad feeling. I always feel it’s not good to push him to a dead end.”
Linglong tilted her head back and became imperious: “What can he do? Against the Big Five? I don’t believe it!”
There is nothing to disbelieve… Xuanji frowned darkly. Judging from Wu Tong’s behaviors, he is ambitious, capable, headstrong and narrow-minded. What’s most frightening is that he has a strong desire for revenge. They are just punishing him a little, not hurting his skin, but he is capable of doing something like stabbing Linglong with his sword.
This kind of person must have an extremely low self-esteem and a twisted sense of entitlement. If he is not caught, he will be a big problem in the future.
“Linglong, listen to me…….”
She wanted to remind Linglong, but she hugged her, “Sister, stop talking nonsense! It’s such a nice day today. Let’s go out and have fun, shall we? You’re going to Xiao Yang Peak, I don’t know when we can meet again!”
It was only after she said that, Xuanji remembered that she would be leaving in a few days.
Alas, it is really time to say goodbye to everything at Shaoyang Peak. Her house, the crooked words she wrote, the big bed she loves to sleep on and daze out on…….
“Don’t just stand there ! Let’s go!”
Linglong dragged her out of the door.
The sun was shining brightly, the white clouds were like the lightest silk hanging in the sky, the sky was clear and boundless.
Linglong held her hand and they walked to the back of the hill. There was a clearing there, similar to the spiritual spring at the XiaoYang Peak, where there was also a pool of water, but it was smaller and the water was not spiritual.
What surprised Xuanji the most was that there were several brothers of the Min Clan gathered in front of the pond, catching fish and skinning rabbits. They looked up and saw that they were coming, and they clapped their hands and laughed. “We thought you guys are not coming! Why are you so late! Fortunately, it’s okay, things haven’t been on fire yet!”
Ling Long smilingly dragged XuanJi over and asked, “Second Brother, what delicious food have you prepared for today’s party?”
Chen Minjue is putting the finished fish and rabbits on the tree branch and says, “You just know how to eat! Just take a look! I was a chef at the Heavenly Fragrance Restaurant for two years, and I’m sure the two girls will devour it!”
Someone on the other side said, “Don’t listen to his bullshit! It’s a good thing he doesn’t burn anything! I’d rather have you here than worry about this!”
“Hey, hey, don’t speak such things!” Chen Minjue protested with great depression.
When Xuanji looked around, she didn’t see Zhong Minyan and Du Minxing, so she asked, “Where are the elder brother and the sixth elder brother?
“They’ve gone to get the goodies.” Chen Minjue chuckled. “Today is a farewell party for my Junior Sister Xuanji, without those how can I be interested.”
“What is it ? Mysterious!”
While Linglong is confused, Xuanji guesses a few things and just purses her lips and laughs.
The two of them squatted down to help clean up the fish scales and skewer the things on the tree branches.
After working for a while, they heard someone call out, “Oh my! They’re coming! How’s it going? Did you bring it?”
Linglong and Xuanji hurriedly turned around, and saw Du Minxing and Zhong Mingyan had returned. They both smiled, holding their hands behind their backs, no one knowing what good things they were holding.
The fifth oldest, Ouyang Minli, was also impatient. He hurried over, hooked and pulled out what the two of them were hiding behind. It turned out to be two wine jars, covered with red rice paper, and when they got closer, they smelled an intoxicating fruity fragrance.
“Ah, Fruit Amber!” Xuanji recognized the smell. At that time, several adults in Lutai Town drank a lot of it and she was still moving later.
“Elder Brother, have you gone to Lutai Town?”
Is it just for the yellow fruit?
Du MInxing laughed, “Yes, Minyan kept talking about Fruit Amber, and I wanted to taste it. This morning, I asked him to show me the way, and we flew to LuTai Town to buy two jars to taste.”
Afterwards, he patted Zhong on the shoulder and said, “This kid is not bad, I don’t know when he has learned how to fly with the sword in secret. Not bad at flying!”
Zhong MinYan blushes, but is a bit scruffy and takes a peek at Chen MinJue. The Second Brother has not yet learnt how to use the sword, he is afraid that he will be overwhelmed by the news, but seeing that he doesn’t look any special, he feels a little relieved.
The wine was opened and the aroma of the wine was so pleasant that Linglong’s mouth was watering, and she urged the brothers to build a fire to roast the meat.The fat from the roast dripped, and the color was golden. Everyone sat in a circle around the fire, filled the wine, and filled their cup.
“Come on, let’s drink! Farewell for our sister Xuanji!”
Chen Minjue shouted the loudest and banged his cup on Xuanji’s cup, the others followed suit and banged on her cup, almost breaking it.
Infected by their emotions, Xuanji also laughed, but she didn’t dare to drink it all in one gulp like her fellow disciples. She has never drunk wine before, but when she saw the mellow yellow color and fragrant smell of the wine, she took a small sip first, and then her face was bitter.
The wine smells sweet, but it is spicy to drink, stinging throat, not easy to swallow, in the stomach a fire, burning hot.
Ling Long drank it all in one gulp, but when she looked back and saw Xuanji’s pitiful appearance, she couldn’t help but laugh, “You’re a coward! It’s just a drink, not poison! Hurry! Drink up! Drink up!”
Xuanji had no choice but to close her eyes and her heart, and drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp, with spicy tears streaming down her face.
Who knows that the wine has been in the stomach for a long time, the taste is actually different, it is warm and hot, and the whole person seems to melt, light and comfortable.
Xuanji took a bite of the roasted rabbit meat, and then someone gave her more wine and advised her to drink it.
Each of them persuaded her to drink. Now she no longer refused and agreed to drink one cup after another, not knowing what she was doing.
Zhong Minyan said close to her ear, “ . . .I don’t know when I’ll see you again after you’ve been to Xiaoyang Peak, but in the future you will have to work harder. We are still waiting to see you become a heroine!”
She has a sweet and bitter taste in her heart, which is even more complicated than the Fruit Amber. Although they are both from the Shaoyang Sect, they are usually busy with other business, how can they meet together as often as they do? Maybe we can only see each other once a year, or maybe not even once at all.
That day, Aunt Hong asked her if she wanted to go to Xiaoyang Peak, and she agreed very quickly. Perhaps she was looking for a different life from the one she was living now, something more free and unrestrained. She wants to do what she wants to do, what she likes to do, instead of staying at home, waiting for her parents to punish her with tears.
“I…I also have something to pursue…” she whispered, but no one heard her.
“What are you talking about?”
Ling Long asked her, her mouth full of wine and her face more red than rouge.
Xuanji shook her head and raised the cup from her hand, saying loudly, “Wait, wait until I become a heroine! I won’t disappoint you!”
Everyone cheered and raised their cups, and drank the Fruit Amber inside.
Then they smashed the cups together, and lay down on the ground, and talked nonsense, then went to sleep.
Xuanji lay on the ground and closed her eyes. The slightly astringent taste of the Fruit Amber still remained between the lips and teeth, just like the taste of a young man, hot and spicy but astringent, sweet but melancholy.
All of this must pass.
She thought, then closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep, never knowing anything else.
Lazy Cat Translations 
I really like the story and characters so far. Xuanji has a long way to pursue. I hope Yu Sifeng will appear again soon in the next book.
Thanks for translating.
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