As soon as Wen Chan woke up, the consequences of the hangover came flooding back. He had a severe headache, a dry mouth, and a dry tongue. And he was also extremely tired, even though he was not sleepy.
He recalled what happened yesterday and found that his memory ended at the scene where Dan Ke kept urging him to drink. Suddenly, a dread was born in his heart.
He was very careful and alert, but he still got drunk!
He didn’t know how many things that shouldn’t have been said came out of his mouth when he was drunk or how many people heard them!
He sat up in a single movement, looked around in horror, and found that this was not the room he lived in at all. He then immediately started panicking.
Just when he was at a loss, someone pushed the open door and appeared in front of Wen Chan against the golden sunlight.
His eyes couldn’t adapt to such strong light for a while. So he squinted his eyes subconsciously, and then he heard the person who came in say, “Are you awake?”
This voice was very discernible in Wen Chan’s ears. He blinked and asked rhetorically, “Is this your room?”
Liang Yanbei held the clothes for Wen Chan to wear in his hand and said with a smile on his face, “You drank too much last night and ran out by yourself, freaking out Ah Fu. I found you first and brought you back.”
Wen Chan had no impression of it at all and cautiously tested, “I didn’t do anything rude, did I?”
Liang Yanbei was stunned, then his eyes curled, and he chuckled, “You were very drunk, and you have been sleeping since you came back.”
There was some deep meaning hidden in his smile, and it had an implicit charm. But Wen Chan only felt that it looked nice and didn’t think about anything else. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, “If I said something rude or did something, don’t take it seriously. It was just drunken recklessness.”
Liang Yanbei said in his heart: Don’t take it seriously? That won’t do.
“Don’t worry.“ He walked over and placed his clothes beside the bed, “You should wash up first. Ah Fu got up early in the morning and has been waiting for you at the door. I didn’t let him in. He is very anxious.”
Wen Chan nodded blankly. He completely felt that Liang Yanbei this morning was a little different from usual, but he couldn’t make out any difference.
After Liang Yanbei went out, Wen Chan massaged his forehead, which was still aching, got up, put on his clothes, and tidied himself up. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Ah Fu waiting outside.
He held a bowl of soup in his hand, “Young Master, this is the vegetable soup prepared by Young Master Liang for you. It has Young Lady Situ’s medicine in it. Your headache will be relieved if you drink it.”
Wen Chan was suffering from a headache, and he was happy with this considerate thought. After taking the soup, he pretended to ask inadvertently, “Where did he go?”
“Young Master Liang went to prepare the carriage. He said that we will leave for the capital in the next two days.” Ah Fu said, “The river water on Wuyue Island has receded. So there is no need to take the ferry.”
Speaking of this, he was beaming with joy and was extremely happy that he didn’t have to take a boat.
Wen Chan thought that yes, now that the matter on Wuyue Island had been resolved, it was time to return to the capital. But when he called to mind that he had sneaked out of the palace, his head started to hurt again.
It was a big trouble.
He glanced at the cheerful Ah Fu and thought that it would be better not to remind him. And he could be happy for a while.
When he was sitting in the courtyard and had almost finished the bowl of soup, Liang Shuhong came out of his room with a tired face and saw Wen Chan. He hurriedly bowed, “Young Master Wen got up very early.”
Wen Chan glanced up at the strong light of the sun when he heard these words, “It’s just a little earlier than you.”
Liang Shuhong himself also noticed that the sun was already three poles high1It’s late in the morning at that time, and he coughed dryly, “I drank a little too much last night.”
Wen Chan thought to himself: I didn’t drink much less than you. He then pointed to his side, “Come, sit down first.”
“Where did Liang Yanbei go?” As soon as Liang Shuhong sat down, Ah Fu handed him a cup of tea, and he gave him a look of approval.
“He went to prepare the carriage.” Wen Chan repeated Ah Fu’s words.
“To go back to the capital?” Liang Shuhong was taken aback for a moment and then gave it a thought, “Yes, the Jiang family’s Young Lady has been found, and Wu Qi has been captured. So it’s time to go back and report on the completion of the mission.”
After speaking, he looked at Wen Chan, “Why did Young Master Wen come to Wuyue Island in the first place?”
“It’s a long story.” Wen Chan began to beat around the bush, not telling him the truth.
After the two of them talked about this and that for a while, Qiao Yanci and Situ Zhoulan came back from outside.
Wen Chan had no memory of Qiao Yanci’s passionate confession last night. When he saw Qiao Yanci at this time, he still looked normal, but Liang Shuhong felt a little awkward.
Although there were not a few women in the capital who openly courted Qiao Yanci, Qiao Yanci’s identity was special after all.
The tassel she took out was obviously prepared long ago. Even if she didn’t give it in front of everyone, she would have made an appointment with Liang Yanbei in private. He didn’t expect Qiao Yanci to be such a brave woman.
Maybe Situ Zhoulan had told Qiao Yanci about her behaviour last night. Because when she saw the two of them at this time, her face was a little embarrassed.
Wen Chan was the first to speak, “Young Lady Qiao, do you want to go back to the capital with us?”
In fact, he knew that this was a question he already knew the answer to. But he really didn’t know what to say in the face of Qiao Yanci. Not to mention that there was also the Situ next to her.
Qiao Yanci was embarrassed when she was asked this, “Of course I have to go back. You are all going. What will I do staying back here?”
After she said that, the atmosphere fell into a confused silence again. Wen Chan noticed that something was wrong and thought to himself: Why aren’t these three people saying anything? Do I need to say something?
After a moment of silence, Wen Chan slowly opened his mouth again, “Have you…… Have you all eaten yet?”
He had asked this question to the three people.
“Sister Zhoulan and I just had some snacks.” Qiao Yanci replied, “Young Master Wen hasn’t eaten yet, right? I still have some left here……”
After speaking, she felt wrong. She had become so accustomed to them all living together these days that Qiao Yanci almost forgot that the other party was still the ninth prince. How could he eat her leftovers?
But Wen Chan didn’t think like that. He was a little hungry now, so he didn’t have so many crooked thoughts.
Liang Shuhong said, “I haven’t eaten either. How about Young Master Wen go and eat with me?”
“Okay.” Wen Chan’s appetite was opened after drinking the soup, and he urgently needed to eat something to fill his stomach.
Besides, he couldn’t stay in that place anymore. The atmosphere was too weird.
But as soon as he stood up and took two steps, Liang Yanbei came in through the courtyard gate. Seeing that he was about to leave, he asked, “Where are you going?”
He had bought pan-fried buns2
and steamed dumplings3
that were wrapped in oil paper. Wen Chan’s eyes were unconsciously attracted, and he answered, “I’m going to go eat something.”
“These are all for you.“ Liang Yanbei seized the opportunity to raise the things, passed by Wen Chan, and called to him, “Come on. Sit down and eat.”
Qiao Yanci’s face flushed when she saw him, and she left as if fleeing.
Liang Shuhong saw that he didn’t have much in his hand. It was more than enough for one person, but not enough for two. So he asked, “Do you have any for me?”
“No. But if tangge wants to eat, you can go buy it yourself.” Liang Yanbei said without so much as a backward glance.
Liang Shuhong already had a beef with this tangdi, and now his beef has deepened a little. He was embarrassed to get angry, so he asked, “Where can I buy it?”
“You can eat with me. I can’t eat that much.” Wen Chan said from the side.
Liang Shuhong wanted to refuse, but at this time Dan Ke came in with a smile, “Don’t worry, tangge. How can we not buy it for you? Biaoge just said it casually.”
He also had a lot of things in his hands. When he passed by Liang Shuhong, he deliberately bumped his shoulder and said with a smile, “Come and eat. Fill your stomachs so that you all can travel in the afternoon.”
Liang Yanbei was also smiling. He put the things on the table, looked up at Wen Chan, and asked, “Don’t you want to eat?”
His eyes just reflected the sunlight, and had an inexplicable golden shine. It made his smile even softer. Wen Chan’s heart was filled with love. He walked up to him and muttered in a low voice, “Are you feeding the pigs? Why did you buy so much.”
When Liang Yanbei heard it, there was a heart-warming tenderness between his eyebrows, “You just eat enough, and someone will take care of the rest.”
Dan Ke couldn’t bear to watch, and on thinking that they could take different roads and urge their horses on4fig. to part ways in a few hours, he felt extremely happy. He kept calling his very distant tangge, Liang Shuhong, ‘tangge’ incessantly.
If these foods were not handed to him by Dan Ke, he would have suspected that Dan Ke wanted to ask him for some food.
After the unexplainable courtesy, Dan Ke followed Liang Yanbei to pack up.
Wen Chan ate one dumpling at a time, and Ah Fu served tea and water next to him. After a while, he was full, but there was still a little bit left. He didn’t want to eat too much, so he stopped eating.
Liang Yanbei came out after packing up, and when he saw it, he asked, “Are you full?”
He nodded, and just as he was about to ask Liang Yanbei who he was going to give the rest to, he saw him coming over, taking his chopsticks, picking up the pan-fried bun, and stuffing it into his mouth very naturally.
The “someone who will take care of it” in Liang Yanbei’s mouth was himself.
This move stunned several people. Liang Shuhong stopped chewing and looked at Liang Yanbei in surprise. He thought to himself: This is not in line with the rules.
But Wen Chan was focused on the pair of chopsticks, which he had just used.……
Feeling his cheeks a little hot, Wen Chan spoke to ease the heat, “You haven’t eaten yet?”
“I was afraid you would be hungry, so I hurried back.” Liang Yanbei replied. And when he glanced at Liang Shuhong and saw that he had stopped eating, he raised his eyebrows and asked, “Tangge, are you full too?”
The pair of chopsticks were ready to move.
But when Liang Shuhong heard it, he began to chew in his mouth again, and he answered him with his action.
Liang Yanbei smiled lightly and soon finished eating Wen Chan’s leftovers. He then told Ah Fu, “Go pack up Young Master Wen’s things. We’ll set off later.”
Ah Fu responded, turned around, and went back to pack up.
“How many carriages did you buy?” Wen Chan asked, seizing the opportunity to ask.
He was afraid that Liang Yanbei would buy three carriages and let him take one alone as before.
Sure enough, Liang Yanbei was stunned for a moment and then replied, “Three carriages.”
“You return one carriage, and I will ride with you guys. It is a long ride. The line of three carriages is too long and inconvenient.” Wen Chan said, and after speaking, he was afraid that Liang Yanbei would disagree. So he also added, “Besides, it’s a bit boring for me to ride alone.”
Wuyue Island was thousands of miles away from the capital. When he came, it still took nearly a month, even when he spurred the horse to full speed. Wen Chan found it very boring, let alone on the way back. He didn’t want to just chat with Ah Fu about everything every day.
Liang Yanbei thought it made sense and nodded in agreement.
When everyone had almost finished packing up, Qin Qi, Shu Hua, and the owner of the carriage rushed back with the carriage. Liang Yanbei gave him the silver and returned one.
Jiang Yueying and Qiao Yanci took one; and Liang Shuhong and Wen Chan took another. Liang Yanbei rode on horseback for the time being, while Dan Ke and Situ Zhoulan drove out of Jile City together in the carriage of the Dan family.
After leaving the city, Wen Chan opened the curtains and glanced out. He saw the mess after the fire from afar, which seemed to represent the Shengui Clan.
After eliminating this big knot that was in his heart, Wen Chan felt that even his breathing was sound. He was in a hurry when he came here and had no mood to appreciate the scenery along the way. So on the way back, he had to take a good look.
The carriage travelled for two days and finally reached Bafang City at dusk. The group stayed in the city for a night. The next day, even Wen Chan got up early and walked across the bridge road that used to be submerged by the Shenxian River, leaving Wuyue Island completely.
A hurried journey that started in May and ended in early August.
Translator’s corner
Yaay, we finished the ‘Wuyue Island arc’. But I am not writing the end of the ‘Shengui Clan arc’ because I really don’t think the immortal cultivators were able to destroy the soul that Tang Yixiao had brought back. What do you guys think.
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