Seeing his pitiful look, Cheng Xiao Xiao pouted indifferently and said,
“Well, you should have avoided me when you saw me coming. It wasn’t my fault!”
She ignored the small matter at hand, pushed him aside, and continued
walked forward.
“XIao XIao, where are you going now?” He had decided to follow her
around all the way!
“None of your business!”
“Let me go with you!”
“Will you still follow me if I say no?”
“Of course!”
“…..”
“Xiao Xiao, I heard that you were the mastermind behind the design of
all these structures and arrangements, was that true?”
“So what if it was?”
“Xiao Xiao is so amazing. The entire feel of the Cheng’s is so unique
and full of character. It’s refined and elegant, I like it a lot!”
“Hrumph, why does it feel like you like just about anything and
everything?”
“I like everything that has to do with Xiao Xiao!”
“……”
“XIao XIao, can I ask you a question?”
“No!”
“Why not? You didn’t even know what I am going to ask?”
“Because I don’t feel like answering to any of your questions!”
“Why not? Maybe you will want to answer some of them?”
“…..”
There conversation always seemed to switch to a different subject every
time Cheng Xiao Xiao went silent. While they were casually bantering, they have
arrived at Old Man Ying’s courtyard.
The few chatting inside the building came right out as though they have
noticed their arrival.
“Miss, guye….” Smiled Old Man Ying.
Cheng Xiao Xiao blushed and threatened him, “Old Man Ying, you seem to
be cruising for a beating. I will let little Yuteng keep you company in a
little bit!”
“HEHE, Miss, that’s not a problem at all!” Old Man Ying didn’t care
about her threat at all.
Mo Xuanzun couldn’t be happier, “Old Man Ying, Xiao Xiao only have your
best interest in mind. Old people need to exercise more for their health!”
“Guye is so right!” Old Man Ying became even happier.
The few standing around witnessed this scene and all of them smiled.
The embarrassed Cheng Xiao Xiao tried very hard to calm herself down and
decided to ignore the two of them and walked toward the others.
“Little maiden Xiao Xiao, we didn’t think you are going to show up?”
teased the dean. Then, turning to look Mo Xuanzun, he smiled and said, “Genius
mathematician, you have good taste. You’ve scored the best of all the girls!”
“Of course! My XIao XIao was the best!” replied Mo Xuanzun assertively.
Everybody chuckled and Cheng Xiao Xiao gave him a stare. She them
noticed the monk and the nun, she didn’t realize that they have also stayed
behind.
“Emituofo…”1 Grandmaster Wudao from Shengseng Temple greeting her
in an official Buddhist fashion, “Greetings, Maiden Cheng. Greetings, genius
mathematician!”
“Greetings, Maiden Cheng. Greetings, genius mathematician!” Nun Saochen
also curtsied at the two younglings.
Frankly from the perspective of their age, they did not need to greeting
the two juniors so respectfully. Yet they both curtsied them as though they
were senior to them.
In the cultivation world, the only thing that mattered was one’s
ability, not one’s age. Take the old dean as an example, he adopted the
attitude of a junior when he came across Old Man Ying, who was about 100 years
younger than him. Why? Because Old Man Ying had already broken through to
martial monarch. Just for that alone, he was already superior to the old dean.
As for why Grandmaster Wudao and Nun Saochen greeted Cheng Xiao Xiao
respectfully, that was mostly due to her special status. Her being a master
beast tamer was enough for the two to lower than prideful head. Not to mention
that they have just found out that she was the main reason for Old Man Ying’s
breakthrough to martial monarch.
Everyone who was there and heard that from Old Man Ying was shocked.
None of them could believe that Cheng Xiao Xiao has the ability to achieve
that; yet they could tell that Old Man Ying was telling the truth.
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Notes:
1. Direct
translation was “Amitabha Buddha” or can also be used as “Merciful Buddha”.
Frankly I think of it as the monks’ version of “amen”.
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The past few dozen chapters seem to be released a little slower, but with only a tenth to a forth as many errors. Much appreciate the extra effort
ReplyDeleteXiao xiao a tsundere 😆
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chapter! Ok. So the guy is not the worst so far. But i hate how no one asked for her opinion, even the guy in question who is supposedly so caring for her :( shouldn't others be more reluctant, at least on the surface, to look like they are on her side and not like she doesn't count? For a proud girl it is important that people ask what you think
ReplyDeleteTotally agree to this, so it wasn't only me who saw it like that.
DeleteHaha. Good to know there are others
DeleteThank you
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