Chapter 247: Sorry State, Ripped to Shreds
Little Eight said, “Now you understand why he has lived for so long, right? Witchcraft or anything, you must have better understanding than this grandpa.”
Nan Xun frowned and said coldly, “Do you know the cost for using this kind of heaven-defying art? Dying of unnatural death without any children is still considered light!”
Little Eight’s voice trembled, “So cruel? No wonder…”
Nan Xun’s gaze changed abruptly, “No wonder what? Little Eight, what happened to the original world’s boss?”
Little Eight said with some sympathy, “Big boss was put to death by the fated child in his conquest of swallowing up Nanyun Kingdom. He died from being ripped to shreds*! F*ck, it’s really brutal ah!” [T/N: can be said as ‘ten thousand arrows pierced one’s heart’ too, ya know, idiom… so the exact cause of death is unknown, but we can be sure that its quite brutal.]
Nan Xun clenched her fists as her eyes suddenly sank down.
Little Eight hurriedly added another sentence, “But in the end, Qi Hengqing ordered people to bury State Teacher in order to console Nanyun Kingdom’s people.”
Nan Xun sneered, “The person already died, what does it matter if he was lavishly buried?”
Little Eight sobbed, “Don’t talk like that ah, it’s scary, okay?!”
Nan Xun stopped speaking, her eyes were cold and deep. Little Eight didn’t know what she was thinking about.
…
The old monarch of Nanyun Kingdom suddenly recovered from his illness and became energetic, as if he was reborn. This not only surprised all the ministers and generals of the imperial court, but also the several princes who fought against each other.
The first thing that the rejuvenated old monarch did was to deal with the restless officials. After knowing that the princes fought in secret and even wished him to die early, the old monarch’s guilt ceased to exist.
“The envoys from the three kingdoms will come to visit in five days. It happened to collide with our Nanyun Kingdom’s annual sacrifice and blessing ceremony. What does the State Teacher think?” The old monarch looked at the white man on his right side.
The man was sitting on a soft chair inlaid with precious stones and plated with silver. His eyes were half-closed, as if he was thinking about something.
The only person who has the honor to sit above the court hall like this was none other than Lord State Teacher.
“Your Majesty, the day of worshipping the heaven and praying for blessing is a good day calculated by this official and cannot be changed at will.” Gong Moran said lightly.
The Left Minister stood up right away, “Reporting to Your Majesty, offering sacrifices to heaven and praying for blessings is a major event. This minister has an idea. Since the arrival of the three kingdom’s envoys clashed with this day, why don’t we let them witness State Teacher’s heavenly skill, thereby intimidating the three kingdoms.”
“This official second the motion.”
“Imperial Father, this son also second the motion.”
…
“My Lord, do you really want to pray for blessings in front of the envoys from various kingdoms?” Nan Xun said with some worry.
Gong Moran drank the tea she brought and nodded slightly.
“My Lord, I’m worried about you. Take me with you when the time comes then.”
Gong Moran pinched two pieces of Scholar Blossom Cake to eat before he pushed the rest to Nan Xun, “Eat.”
Nan Xun looked at him, and then at the cakes on the plate. She finished them all in just three to five bites, her cheeks bulging.
After eating, Nan Xun started to use polite begging and stubborn pestering in turns again, “My Lord, take me there, okay? If you don’t take me with you, then I will sneak in myself.”
Gong Moran looked at her, and suddenly stretched out his hands on the side of her mouth, gently flicked some crumbs off.
Nan Xun stared at him in a daze, with a foolish expression on her face.
Gong Moran’s still eyes seemed to fluctuate a bit, “Naturally will take you there. This Lord is used to your service, who will pour this Lord’s tea if you’re not there?”
Nan Xun: …
Isn’t that great? Ha ha.
Gong Moran’s tone changed suddenly, “However, you can’t follow this Lord with your status as of right now.”
Nan Xun blinked while looking at him, trying to understand what he meant by that sentence.
On that day, Moran Hall held a grand ceremony to formally welcome an apprentice.
Gong Moran personally picked up the tea from Nan Xun in front of his eighteen disciples. With this, he recognized her as his nineteenth disciple, as well as giving her the name Gong Shijiu.
All of the disciples were shocked. The Lord always accepted two disciples during the reign of each monarch. Gong Shiba was the last disciple he received just three years ago. Now, the Lord actually broke the precedent and accepted the third disciple. What more, it was also a female disciple that was brought up as a gu person no less!
Nan Xun was very happy, because Little Eight said that his evil value dropped by a whole five points. She invaded into the State Teacher’s stagnant daily life little by little without leaving a trace. This was really fruitful ah, at least the big boss has now become accustomed to her service.
Moran Hall didn’t allow disciples to call State Teacher as Teacher, seemingly thinking that this kind of calling could blaspheme his noble character. So, Nan Xun still called Gong Moran as ‘Lord’, the same as before.
After the ceremony was over, Gong Da’s face looked like he was constipated as he asked, “My Lord, since this girl has become your new disciple, do you want her to live by herself in the side hall?”
When Gong Moran heard this, his brows furrowed slightly and then loosened, “No, this Lord is used to this girl’s service.”
The disciples were shocked once again, their thoughts ran wild all over the place.
Gong Shiqi looked towards Nan Xun, his expression showed he was hesitant to speak.
When Gong Moran left and all the other disciples dispersed, Gong Shiqi immediately pulled Nan Xun to a corner.
“Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing, Gong Shiqi? Let go!”
Gong Shiqi shook off her soft hand in annoyance and said with a slight anger, “Li Yunduo, I’m asking you, do you have some kind of unspeakable thoughts towards the Lord?”
Before Nan Xun could answer, he reprimanded, “Don’t daydream! The Lord doesn’t like women. It’s impossible for the Lord to like women! Every disciple of Moran Hall must be clean and avoid immorality. The poisonous gu refined by man will also be the purest, so I advise you to kill that kind of thoughts earlier!”
Nan Xun raised her eyebrows while looking at him, “Shiqi, aren’t you caring too much? No matter what my thoughts are, the Lord haven’t said anything about it. So, what are you doing warning me first like this?”
Gong Shiqi was feeling resentful that she failed to meet his expectation as he said, “Smelly girl, so you really have such thoughts! I’m only reminding you because I didn’t want you to die without knowing the reason. There was someone who used beauty to win over the Lord in the past. Do you know what happened to that beauty? The Lord heartlessly planted a heart-piercing gu on her. Her seven orifices bled out and she died a stinking death. Back then, that woman was known as the number one beauty in Nanyun Kingdom. But even with that beauty, the Lord didn’t even spare her a glance.”
Nan Xun’s mouth curled up, “Thanks ah Shiqi, so the Lord is someone refuses to be contaminated by evil. If you didn’t tell me, I wouldn’t know that the Lord is still a virgin oh.”
Gong Shiqi: …
Gong Shiqi was so angry that he roared at her, “Smelly girl, do you not know what I mean?!”
Nan Xun put her arm around his shoulder like a good brother, laughing cheerily, “I know ah, but even a hero will feel it difficult to guard against a beauty. If I can get on top of State Teacher, then I won’t have any regrets in this life.”
“You, youyouyou…” Gong Shiqi’s eyes widened like a bell, he was speechless in front of this… shameless woman!
Nan Xun laughed ‘haha’ and said, “Brother Shiqi, I’m leaving first. This is our secret oh, don’t tell anyone. If you tell other brothers about my delusion towards the Lord, I might be stabbed to death immediately.”
Gong Shiqi looked at the back of the girl walking away briskly, his clean and handsome face wrinkled like a crumpled paper.
This reckless, wild smelly girl.
Main hall.
Gong Moran was leaning on the hall while reading. When Nan Xun came in, without looking up, he opened his mouth, “Girl, I’ll let someone to prepare a small bed for you in the outer hall. You won’t be laying on the floor in the future.”
Nan Xun was overjoyed and immediately said, “Thank you, my Lord!”
Gong Moran added, “I just asked the kitchen to make some small dishes. If you ever feel hungry, you can directly ask the kitchen to cook you some food. It doesn’t matter what or how much you want.”
When Nan Xun heard this, her eyes widened, “My Lord, you know about it?”
Gong Moran raised his eyebrows slightly, “What should I know?”
“Knowing that I’m actually a… rice bucket.” Nan Xun said in shame.
TL NOTE:
So... Nan Xun is ashamed of the fact that she's a rice bucket rather than admitting that she wants to ride Gong Moran? Understandable... (〃￣ω￣〃ゞ