translator â xiao he lian
tuesday updates â> chapter 5/12
chapter 132.1
the little boy seemed to be frightened by wen chiâs fierce reaction and froze for a while before speaking, âif it wasnât for shi yeâs intention, do you think that just hua zi zang alone would be able to take you away from under his nose?â
hearing this, wen chi was speechless.
he had never thought about itâ¦
to be more precise, it should be that he would never have thought that sometimes shi ye was behind hua zi zangâs actions, but after listening to the little boyâs words, he suddenly felt as if a sharp thorn had pierced his heart.
it hurts a little bit.
but wen chi quickly suppressed the abnormality in his heart and he said to the little boy firmly: âso what? i believe he has his own thoughts and concerns no matter what.â
the little boy was surprised: âyou donât mind if he uses you as bait to lure hua zi zang out of the cave? for hua zi zang, he will not hesitate to put you in danger. donât forget that hua zi zang is a crazy dog that can bite people at any time.â
âof course i mind.â wen chi replied very honestly, but then he said, âbut itâs one thing to mind, what i do about it is another thing, i wonât let this affect how i think about him.â
after saying this, wen chi paused and changed his words, âi wonât let this matter affect my love for him.â
ââ¦â the little boyâs eyes were wide open and he stared at wen chi in disbelief, as if he had heard something unbelievable. after a while, he said in a daze, âit seems that you really like shi ye.â
wen chi asked back: âis it still possible to fake liking someone?â
the little boy looked back at empress hua lying in the ice coffin, those bad memories slowly emerged in his mind. hua yinâs crazy face was clearly visible in front of his eyes, he frowned, closed his eyes to get rid of the terrible pictures: âindeed, everything in this world can be faked, even the identity of the crown prince can be faked, but the love for a person canât be faked.â
wen chi stopped talking, turned around and was about to go out.
âwait.â the boyâs voice came from behind again.
but wen chi didnât want to wait, he couldnât wait to see shi ye, the impatience in his heart almost burst out of his chest but he struggled for a moment and still chose to stop.
âi didnât finish what i was saying just now.â the little boy looked at wen chi with complicated emotions in his eyes and he said, âshi ye is an arrogant person and he never does anything he is not sure of. but now he would rather put you under the dangerous wall in order to capture hua zi zang and the rest of the party as soon as possible. he is anxious, very anxious and you have guessed what he is anxious about, right?â
wen chi seemed to understand but also didnât seem to understand the little boyâs words.
the little boy pouted and there was more sympathy in his eyes: âhe should know that his time is running out.â
these words were like a gust of cool wind blowing past wen chi, raising goose bumps all over his body.
wen chi stood there, feeling cold from head to toe, even his limbs were frozen to the point that he was about to lose his senses.
after a long time, wen chi moved his stiff fingers slightly, thanked the little boy softly and then turned away without hesitation.
wen chi is a person who doesnât have a good sense of direction. if he had been wandering around in this hidden room for a whole day, he might not be able to find his way out. but today, somehow, he just walked straight ahead holding his breath.
after about a cup of tea1(15min), he successfully walked out of the hidden room.
it was late at night outside.
looking up, he saw that the night sky was a mixture of black and blue and was full of stars, and the stars were twinkling, like countless eyes, as if someone accidentally knocked over a chessboard.
wen chi doesnât know if it is because of the beginning of spring, the night sky tonight has swept away the haze of the past and it has become extraordinarily clear and transparent.
wen chi took a deep breath, raised the candlestick he took from the wall of the hidden room, tapped his toes on the spot and then flew to the top of the wall not far away.
standing on the high wall, his sight was wider than ever. he saw only darkness on the right and a burning flame on the left.
so he ran towards the fire.
although this abandoned house was filled with secret mechanisms and tunnels, the area on the surface of the house was not large. in just a moment, wen chi used his qingong skills to reach the flames.
as he approached, he realized that a bunch of soldiers had surrounded a courtyard, each holding a torch in their hand and their gaze was directed towards a house not far away.
wen chi followed their gazes, and saw a house in the middle of the courtyard burning in flames.
the fire was huge.
the whitish flames shone on the faces of the soldiers. the soldiers who had not received orders from their superiors and did not dare to act rashly, they all looked dignified.
wen chi didnât realize that the fire was this big fire when he stood on the wall just now. looks like the fire had spread while he rushed over.
an ominous premonition loomed in his heart and he subconsciously sped up and ran towards the burning house. before he got close, he saw that the whole house was wrapped in flames and the tongues of flames danced in mid-air with the night wind, as if to illuminate half the night sky.
that houseâ¦
wen chi felt that it was familiar.
he squinted his eyes and quickly remembered, isnât that the same house with the darkroom where hua zi zang had imprisoned him?
when he escaped with the little boy, he paid attention to the environment around him and also noticed the deserted small pavilion on the right side of the house.
the ominous premonition in wen chiâs heart became stronger and stronger. just as he was about to continue walking, he suddenly felt a black shadow flashing in his peripheral vision. before he could react, his shoulder was slapped by a hand.
the manâs strength was quite strong and he suddenly landed on wen chiâs body, causing him to stagger and almost making him fall.
fortunately, he steadied himself in time.
wen chi was a little annoyed and turned his head with a blue face.
there was a blind spot in his line of sight and he couldnât see the personâs face clearly, but he could feel the person standing in the shadow behind him and he was about the same height as him.
and the man was wearing the same armor as the soldier.
wen chi wanted to avoid that personâs hand but that person didnât intend to let go of him, so he said in a deep voice, âlet go.â
unfortunately, that person turned a deaf ear to wen chiâs words.
although wen chi was in an urgent situation, he didnât want to start a conflict with these people. he was ready to move and go look for shi ye but then he suddenly heard the person behind him say, âyoung master wen, please follow me.â