How To Survive as a Villain-Chapter 206: Keep The Clouds Open To See The Bright Moon Behind.
Chapter 206: Keep The Clouds Open To See The Bright Moon Behind.
When the two of them fell off the cliff, they ended up falling heavily on a protruding stone platform. Xiao Yuan seemed to know that there was a stone platform under the cliff, so he didn’t hesitate to get up at once. Huang Yue rolled on the ground twice, almost falling down the platform, so he retreated in a panic. Huang Yue’s frightened expression hasn’t recovered yet, when suddenly, another person fell on the stone platform as well.
Xiao YuAn shouted with surprise: “Yan-ge!”
Yan HeQing didn’t expect that there was a stone platform under the cliff, so he was briefly stunned after landing. All of a sudden, Xiao YuAn’s panicked shout rang in his ears: “Yan-ge, be careful!”
A sharp dagger charged towards Yan HeQing with a frightening silver shine. Huang Yue held the dagger tightly, looking at Yan HeQing with determination and killing intent. Yan HeQing wasn’t able to dodge, and his arm was slashed as a shocking amount of blood splashed all over. Huang Yue kept his pace as he turned to fiercely stab Yan HeQing’s chest.
However, Yan HeQing grabbed Huang Yue’s wrist at the right time, and twisted it violently, reversing the dagger’s sharp blade’s direction, aiming it at Huang Yue’s chest. The two men grabbed each other’s elbows and arms, using their strength against each other as they struggled for a long time. When suddenly, Huang Yue smiled mockingly.
Right after that, Huang Yue was caught off guard as he lost all his strength when the dagger pierced his chest.
As he felt the cold sensation of his body being pierced, Huang Yue sneered mockingly, and as he covered his chest, he stumbled backwards. After raising his head to look at the sky, he fell off the cliff from the stone platform.
As the mountain wind whistled in his ears, Huang Yue struggled to open his eyes as he thought: ‘This mountain is really tall, ah.’
Meanwhile, on the stone platform, Yan HeQing didn’t even bother to take a look at Huang Yue as he hurriedly turned to look for Xiao YuAn. Once Yan HeQing’s gaze settled on Xiao YuAn, his eyes suddenly shrank.
Xiao YuAn’s clothes were dyed red, right where his abdomen was. Xiao YuAn was covering his abdomen tightly with his hands as he sat against the wall, trying to adjust his breathing.
Yan HeQing trembled as he knelt down and gathered Xiao YuAn into his arms, reaching at the same time to cover Xiao YuAn’s wounds for him.
Xiao YuAn tried to smile at Yan HeQing as he said: “Yan-ge, I’m fine. Yan-ge, your eyes are so red, I’m really fine so don’t worry. Yan-ge, don’t cry….”
Yan HeQing didn’t say anything as he cut his coat into strips with a knife. Then he bandaged Xiao YuAn’s leg and abdomen wounds.
Xiao YuAn nestled in his arms and rambled: “Yan-ge, let me tell you, I jumped simply because I knew that there was a stone platform below. I wasn’t taking my life lightly. As for my abdominal wound, I now understand how the body works, so I twisted Huang Yue’s hand in order to not hurt any internal organs. You don’t have to worry, I’m really fine….”
“Yan-ge, do you want to take a break after this? I smashed the small courtyard at the Temple of Heaven. What a pity, sigh. Should we dig a pond near the bedchamber? Raise fish, grow mulberry trees and hemp. I don’t know whether mulberry trees are good or not, do you want to know why? Isn’t it said ‘two people talking about planting mulberry trees and hemp as their drink wine’? But, it seems that the mulberry tree and hemp are used generally in poems to refer to crops1, ah….”
“Yan-ge, let’s make another set of wedding clothes, alright? I wasn’t able to see the original set, was it beautiful? Was the Golden Dragon embroidered on it as majestic as the owner of the shop said? Did it look good on you? I want to see it.”
“Yan-ge, are you angry? Don’t be angry, no, don’t be angry now. You can settle accounts with me later-…. cough…cough….”
When he saw that Xiao YuAn’s nonsense suddenly stopped as he covered his mouth and coughed repeatedly, Yan HeQing’s pupils shrank as he said: “Don’t talk anymore.”
Xiao YuAn tugged at his sleeve and laughed: “But, I still have a lot of things to say to you. What will you do? Why don’t you block my mouth then? What do you think is the best way to shut me up?”
Yan HeQing leaned down to kiss him. Xiao YuAn closed his eyes, carefully using the tip of his tongue to rub Yan HeQing’s lips, which were slightly trembling out of fear, as gently and carefully as he could.
‘Until we met for the first time, I didn’t understand what happiness and sorrow were. I didn’t understand life, and I couldn’t differentiate between hardships and happiness. I simply watched how the Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter went by. As I look back on this life, so far, I’ve been keeping the clouds open to see the bright moon behind2.’
…
Xiao Jun Wang was imprisoned!
Xiao YuAn, the Monarch of the Western Shu Kingdom, was imprisoned!!
Xiao YuAn, the Monarch of a country, was imprisoned by Yan HeQing, the Emperor of the Southern Yan Kingdom!!!
Xiao YuAn: “What am I imprisoned for?”
Tian Xiang was so anxious that she stamped her foot: “That’s what everyone in the Imperial Palace is saying!”
Xiao YuAn: “They’re just talking pure nonsense!”
Tian Xiang: “But His Majesty really won’t let Xiao Jun Wang move around!”
Xiao YuAn pointed to the tight bandages wrapped around his abdomen and leg, then said: “Even if he wouldn’t allow me to move, I can’t move!!”
Tian Xiang: “And, His Majesty only comes to this bedchamber at night to look for Xiao Jun Wang, but he will leave early in the morning-…..”
Xiao YuAn: “That’s nonsense! This is his bedchamber! Where else will he go to sleep?!”
Tian Xiang: “…..It seems that there’s nothing wrong.”
Suddenly, Chen Ge, who was covered in mud from head to toe, rushed in from outside: “Why did His Majesty order me to dig a pond in front of the bedchamber?!!”
Xiao YuAn: “Remember to put red koi fish in it, red ones look better. Wait, why are you the one digging the pond? Aren’t you a General?”
Chen Ge collapsed: “How would I know?!!”
“Oh, I know!” Xiao YuAn grabbed a handful of candied fruits beside the bed, stuffed some in Tian Xiang’s hand, and put one inside his mouth. “After His Majesty and I were saved from the bottom of the cliff, I clearly told you to not carry me, but you had to carry me! You even reached out, trying to get me away from my Yan-ge’s arms!”
Chen Ge replied: “I saw that His Majesty’s arm was wounded! Besides, His Majesty hugged you tightly and left! I barely touched you! It wasn’t a big deal! It’s not a big deal at all!!”
Xiao YuAn: “Some children can’t be taught. Go back to dig the pond. Wait, do you want to eat candied fruit?
Chen Ge said with grief and indignation: “I want!!!”
“Come on, give me your hand.” Xiao YuAn grabbed a handful of candied fruit and handed them to Chen Ge. However, when Chen Ge went to pick the candied fruits, Xiao YuAn closed his palm, and Chen Ge just so happened to hold Xiao YuAn’s hand by accident. At that instant, the sudden sound of a stool falling to the ground was heard.
Everyone looked back in horror as they saw Yan HeQing expressionlessly standing behind them. Beside him was a pitiful stool that had fallen to the ground.
Chen Ge reacted quickly as he knelt on one knee and clasped his fist: “Weichen salutes His Majesty!”
Yan HeQing: “The pond.”
Chen Ge shouted: “Weichen will go to resume digging right now!!”
After saying that, Chen Ge rushed out energetically.
Yan HeQing took a few steps towards Xiao YuAn, and asked: “Do your wounds still hurt?”
Xiao YuAn stretched out his hand with a smile on his face, quietly pulling Yan HeQing’s sleeve until it touched the bedding: “It doesn’t hurt. It doesn’t hurt anymore when you’re here. It even feels as if I were healing faster!”
“Mm-hmm.” Yan HeQing pulled back his sleeve and said: “Have a good rest.”
After saying that, he turned his head and walked away.
Tian Xiang took a long sigh of relief. Then, she got up to ask Xiao YuAn what he wanted to eat for lunch, but she stopped the moment she saw that Xiao YuAn had a sad expression on his face.
‘Yan HeQing is angry! My Yan-ge is really really angry!!’
Ten days have passed since Huang Yue’s mutiny, and Yan HeQing has been busy dealing with the remaining members of Huang Yue’s party every day. Because of this, he was only able to return to the bedchamber at night. Since Yan HeQing knew that Xiao YuAn wasn’t able to sleep alone, no matter how busy he was, he would definitely come back to rest with him. Sometimes, he would wait for Xiao YuAn to fall asleep to leave and keep dealing with political affairs.
Yan HeQing would ask about Xiao YuAn’s injuries, change his bandages, and even kiss Xiao YuAn carefully when he’s feeling pain.
But, Xiao YuAn wasn’t able to seduce him anymore!
He! Can’t! Seduce! Or! Touch! Him!
Whether Xiao YuAn asked for a kiss or wanted to do some ‘unspeakable activities’, Yan HeQing would ignore him every single time!
He’s! Ignoring! Him!
Xiao YuAn lived for so many years, and for the first time in his life, he met with a problem he didn’t know how to solve.
‘How should I coax a former Stallion Novel Protagonist when he’s angry?‘
Heeey~ I did it! I finally made time to translate ✧⁺⸜(●˙▾˙●)⸝⁺✧ʸᵃʸ! (I’ve been so busy 😩)
Now XYA and YHQ are finally safe!!! But now XYA has to deal with something even worse….
YHQ is angry at him 👀👀👀
(We’re so so so close to the end!!! Ahhh)
Footnotes
Mulberry and hemp are an important economic crop in rural areas of Ancient China. This phrase is about two friends drinking wine together as they chat about the growth and harvest of the year’s crops.守得云开见月明 shǒu dē yún kāi jiàn yuè míng; It refers to a positive and optimistic spirit of persistence who never gives up. Meaning that things will work out in the end. It’s also the meaning of this chapter’s title.
