【A Dream of Immortals】(Chapter Two) (Adapted from The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4)

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The two passed through the cave entrance, and suddenly, a magnificent underground ice palace came into view. Compared to
the crystal palace they had just been in, this one was significantly larger and denser. Furthermore, the temperature had dropped dramatically.
"Hey, come look! This jade is so beautiful! It's like light is flowing inside!" Han Lingsha stood
in front of a completely translucent piece of jade and excitedly shouted to Tianhe behind her.
However, Tianhe stood blankly at a distance, curiously examining the secret chamber, completely ignoring Lingsha
's words.
Lingsha looked around and chuckled, "It seems this is a tomb. But in my opinion,
the person who built this tomb was a complete novice. There's a waterfall and river outside the cave; water flowing away from the tomb is a major taboo. As the saying goes, 'If water flows away from the tomb
and doesn't gather, then the vital energy will leak out!'" "Ling Sha said, but in her heart she was thinking: The strangest thing is this ice, it
's just like the ice I saw in the ancient glacier tomb before, incredibly hard... It's a pity I didn't prepare before leaving this time,
and I didn't bring those treasures with me, otherwise I could definitely break through the ice layer, there must be a great mystery in this coffin.
Yun Tianhe was still confused, and muttered to himself, "This... could this be
the tomb of my father and mother?"
"It's so cold, this is the coldest place in the whole cave, and it's inexplicably covered with such thick ice." Han Ling Sha was shivering from the cold
. Hearing Yun Tianhe's words, she suddenly realized and asked, "Right, what did you just say? What father
and mother?"
"My father said that after he died, he wanted to be buried here with my mother. He didn't want to be disturbed, and this is the first
time I've ever been here."
"Slowly, slowly—slowly!" Han Ling Sha looked surprised, "You, you explain clearly! This is the tomb of your father and mother
?"
"Yes," Yun Tianhe nodded.
"Then...then...then...then...these are their remains in these two coffins?!" Han Lingsha
exclaimed, pointing to two coffins sealed in ice not far away.
"Probably...unless there are other tombs in this cave."
Han Lingsha looked incredulous. She looked around again.
"Huh?! Look, there seem to be...words on the mountain wall behind?" Han Lingsha pointed to a
blue ice wall behind the coffins, "They were carved with a sword's edge! "
Yun Tianhe looked in the direction Lingsha was pointing, and sure enough, there were many words on the wall: "
The towering waves blocked the Qin Emperor's ship,
the Han palace held golden platters all night.
Jade skin wasted on white bones,
better to have a sword's cry on the cold Yi River.
" "What...what does it mean?" Yun Tianhe scratched his head, obviously not understanding.
"The first two lines...are about Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han seeking immortality, as for the last two lines, I don't
quite understand either."
"Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han? Who are they?" Tianhe was still confused.
"Hmm, I really can't believe that someone like you, a wild man from the mountaintop, could actually..." Ling Sha shook her head helplessly. Suddenly,
Ling Sha seemed to have discovered something. Her face lit up with excitement, "Are your father and mother the legendary sword immortals?"
"What's a sword immortal?"
Han Ling Sha suppressed her anger and patiently said, "You, think about it carefully, did your father really never mention
anything about 'sword immortals'?"
"Father only taught me swordsmanship, saying that I wouldn't be bullied when I grew up."
Han Ling Sha secretly chuckled to herself: With your brute strength, you're like a wild man, and you've learned swordsmanship, it
's already a blessing that you don't bully others.
"Just now, watching you wield the sword, it didn't seem like you knew how to control the sword with your qi. True sword immortals can fly on their swords, covering thousands of miles in an instant.
Ordinary people can't do that in their entire lives." Ling Sha changed the subject.
"Control the sword with qi? Father mentioned that. He said it's a very difficult realm to reach. It's better to learn some
swordsmanship to strengthen my body and kill wild boars, at least I won't go hungry." Yun Tianhe said with a silly smile.
"The actions of a master are truly strange." Han Lingsha was secretly surprised.
"Hey, even a fool would know you don't understand what immortal arts are, but your aptitude is quite good."
"Immortal arts? I don't understand." Tianhe looked disdainful.
"You big dummy, so many people in the world dream of learning the Five Elements Immortal Arts."
"Oh." Tianhe scratched his head.
"What 'oh,' are you pretending to be stupid? You look like you didn't understand." Han Lingsha said angrily.
"I don't quite understand..."
"Hey, I've told you everything I know, now it's your turn to tell me about the Sword Immortal Senior!" Han Lingsha
smiled mischievously.
"Sword Immortal... Senior?"
"That's your father and mother."
"Oh, I've never met my mother. My father said she died not long after giving birth to me. She was the best
person in the world."
"Then your father is really lucky." Lingsha said enviously.
"Father coughs a lot, and he coughs up blood."
"Ah! Such a serious illness?" Ling Sha was surprised again. So the Sword Immortal had such a serious illness.
"Father always stays in the house and rarely comes out. He's afraid of the cold."
"Maybe, maybe I'm wrong. How could a Sword Immortal get sick?" Ling Sha said disappointedly.
"Um...you, let's leave quickly, or Father will get angry."
"Hehe~ What 'this' and 'that'? I'm not nameless. Just call me 'Ling Sha'." Ling Sha laughed.
"Oh, Ling, Ling Sha."
"Hehe, not Ling Ling Sha, it's Ling Sha~ Silly! Let's go out first. We'll freeze to death here
!"
"Huh?!" Tianhe looked curiously at the "This is a sword" in his hand.
"What's wrong? Ah! What's wrong with this sword?" Han Ling Sha was also startled.
The "This is a sword" in Tianhe's hand emitted a strange blue light again, flashing and getting brighter.
"I don't know either! It suddenly changed like this!"
Before Yun Tianhe could finish speaking, countless blue light spots suddenly appeared in the tomb chamber, gradually drifting
to the two of them, the blue light flashing incessantly. Suddenly, all the light spots flew onto "This is a sword," and
the sword instantly shone brightly, so bright that it was blinding.
Yun Tianhe was startled. He lightly swung his sword, trying to remove the blue dot. With a single strike, the secret
chamber shook violently, and massive crystal pillars collapsed one after another…
“Cough cough cough” Yun Tianhe struggled to his feet from the collapsed ice pillars, but the scene before him stunned him
. The tomb was destroyed, and his parents' coffins were buried under the crystal.
“No way!!” Yun Tianhe exclaimed in shock and pain.
“Ouch, that hurts!” Han Lingsha’s foot was crushed by a fallen pillar, her expression one of extreme pain.
But Yun Tianhe ignored Lingsha behind him, still immersed in the pain of the destroyed tomb. “
I destroyed Father and Mother’s tomb with one sword!!”
“My foot feels like it got hit by a rock! Can you help me?” Han Lingsha shouted at Tianhe.
But Yun Tianhe still ignored her. “I destroyed Father and Mother’s tomb,” Yun Tianhe scratched his head anxiously,
squatting on the ground in pain.
"Hey... calm down first."
"What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?"
"I said... can you calm down for a bit?" Han Lingsha cried out helplessly.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no!"
"Damn it," Han Lingsha thought, she couldn't count on this savage. She could only struggle
to pull her leg out from under the rock, limping to Yun Tianhe's back, and hit Tianhe hard on the head.
"Ouch!"
"I told you to calm down! Shouting won't help. I was also at fault. If
I hadn't barged into this cave, maybe...maybe none of this would have happened. If you're worried about your parents' scolding,
I'll take some of the blame for you!"
"How can I do that? My dad said you can't scold girls."
"That's even better. If your dad can't bear to scold me, he might just say a few words to you."
"Impossible. You don't know how angry he is."
"Then let's move the rock and look for your parents' remains!"
"No, let's not. With such a big rock, who knows what's happened inside. If I go in and
disturb them, Dad will definitely beat me to death. I'd rather wait for him to appear and scold me."
Ling Sha thought to herself, what kind of twisted logic is this?
"Ah, Ling Sha, were you hurt just now?"
Han Ling Sha snorted angrily, "Finally remembered me? I called you but you didn't answer, and now you're only
asking? My injury has long since healed!"
"Injury healed so quickly? It must have been a minor injury."
"You!" Han Ling Sha cursed inwardly: Idiot, idiot, idiot! Can't even tell from my angry words? Couldn't you have
asked one more question?
"What should we do? Father and Mother's tomb," Tian He said sadly.
"Hey, what should we do next?" Han Ling Sha's heart softened when she saw Tian He's sad appearance.
"Give me the things first," Tian He said.
"What things? This is so strange." Ling Sha said guiltily in a low voice.
"Didn't you take out that stone from the tomb? I'm going to dig a hole and bury it, to keep Father and Mother company."
"You, which eye of yours saw me take it? Who cared about that when we escaped?" Han Ling Sha pretended
not to know anything.
"There's no way I'm mistaken. If you don't hand it over, even if it's against the rules of propriety between men and women, I'll find it myself!"
Tianhe said firmly.
"Hmph, fine, here you go!" Han Lingsha took out the jade and reluctantly handed it to Yun Tianhe. But
she muttered smugly, "Anyway, there are still some you haven't seen."
"What?" Tianhe turned around and asked.
"Nothing... I said this is top-quality ancient jade, not just some stone. You really don't know its value!" Lingsha
said dismissively.
Yun Tianhe ignored her and walked to the collapsed area. He squatted down, started digging, and prepared to
bury the jade.
"You're not really going to bury it, are you?" Han Lingsha asked in surprise from behind Tianhe.
Tianhe nodded and continued, "Hmph! I'll bury it in a different place every day. I can't let you find it again. You
try if you don't believe me!"
Han Lingsha chuckled inwardly: Who wants to play such a childish game—so naive! But then she realized that this
jade was a bit strange. If this savage really buried it, the clues would be lost.
So he said, "Hey, you said you've always lived on the mountain, do you want to come down with me?"
"Why? Life is the same up and down the mountain, there's no difference."
"Silly, of course it's very different! I've vowed since I was little to find all the treasures and legends in the world.
Someone at the foot of the mountain told me that a man and a woman, two sword immortals, appeared nearby more than ten years ago, helping the needy and helping the righteous
. That's why I climbed Qingluan Peak, hoping to meet the legendary sword immortals. In the end, I didn't find the sword immortals,
but I met a wild man like you who knows nothing."
"I don't understand what you're talking about, and even if I did, it wouldn't be of any use."
"Sigh, I can't explain it to you. But haven't you thought about going down the mountain to find out about your parents' past?"
"My father and mother... isn't that how it is?"
"What do you mean, 'that'? Your father is so powerful, that's unusual enough. Besides, when ordinary people die, they just dig
a hole and bury them. Unless they're powerful and influential, they don't make it all mysterious. Your parents' background must be extraordinary!"
"Really?" Yun Tianhe was half-convinced.
"Listen to me, you'll be right~ Take the sword and the ancient jade with you, go down the mountain and wander around. Maybe one day you'll run into
someone your parents knew and learn about their past."
"Sounds good, but..."
"But? Let me make it clear first, I still need to find other treasures and legends, I don't have that much time to waste. I
definitely have to be down the mountain before dark. I won't complain if your father beats or scolds you, but if he only appears after dark
, and you're all alone, I won't be able to help him even if I wanted to."
"Hey, think it through yourself. Didn't you say your father is very fierce? And that you like your mother very much?"
"Yeah, what's there to think about?" "
Your mother is also in the tomb. Now that the tomb is destroyed, do you think your father will be even fiercer than before because of your mother
?" Han Lingsha said with a mischievous smile.
"I... this... don't..." Yun Tianhe began to hesitate.
"I can't imagine how furious your father will be."
"Ah..." Yun Tianhe began to feel afraid.
"People getting angry is scary enough, but what about ghosts getting angry? That's even scarier!"
"This..."
"Although this area is quiet, the yin energy on the mountain is very heavy. I saw that ancient tree by the waterfall with its gnarled roots
. As the saying goes, 'There are ghosts under the trees,' it's extremely cold and eerie... I'm really worried about you!"
"I..."
"Sigh, there's no use worrying about you. Take care, I'm going down the mountain." Han Lingsha pretended to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Yun Tianhe called out.
Han Lingsha secretly chuckled and said, "What is it now?"
"If I go down the mountain with you, will I really find out about my father and mother's past?"
"I don't know, but the world is vast, and there are many coincidences. It's much more likely than staying on the mountain
."
"Okay, I'll go with you! Let's go back and pack our things now! Hurry up!" After saying that, Yun Tianhe
ran out as if he were escaping.
Han Lingsha watched Yun Tianhe run off and chuckled, "You've made your decision, no need to be in such a hurry 　　 , 　　 right 　　 ?
Or are you afraid his father will come looking for you tonight? Haha! I've never seen anyone sillier." " 　　 Savages are 　　fast runners 　　 !" Han Lingsha sighed 　　from 　　 behind and chased 　　after him. ********** ... Yun Tianhe stood anxiously to one side. 　　 "Ah! The house is such a mess!! It's...it's my dad!! He's been here!" Yun Tianhe cried out in terror again 　　, frantically scratching his head. 　　 "What to do, what to do, what to do! He's angry, he's angry..." 　　 Han Lingsha ignored the frantic Tianhe and went straight to the overturned altar table. Lingsha looked down at the ground. 　　There was a memorial tablet; without a doubt, it must be Tianhe's father's. 　　 Han Lingsha picked up the tablet and asked, 　　 "What's this?" 　　 "What to do? What to do? Dad's angry!" Yun Tianhe was still shouting from behind. 　　 "Hey, calm down, okay?" 　　 "What to do? What to do? Dad's angry!" Yun Tianhe, as expected, didn't care about anyone once he went crazy. 　　 Lingsha sighed and walked to Tianhe's side. "Smack!" Tianhe's head was hit hard 　　. 　　 "Ouch, why did you hit me again?" Yun Tianhe calmed down. 　　 "Calm down! Come and look at this." 　　 "This is... Father's memorial tablet?" 　　 Ling Sha looked at the tablet and muttered, "Yun Tianqing, Yun Tianhe. The father and son's names are only one character different, that's really 　　rare. Could it be that your father named you using the same method as naming 'This is a Sword'?" 　　 "I don't know, my father said my name was given by my mother." 　　 "This tablet was picked up from the ground. No matter how angry your father is, he wouldn't throw his own tablet on the ground, would 　　he?" Ling Sha said. 　　 "That's true, but..." 　　 "Think about who else has been here." Ling Sha patiently guided him. 　　 Yun Tianhe was speechless for a moment. Ling Sha shook her head and asked, "Think about what's missing." 　　 Yun Tianhe thought for a moment, then suddenly grinned and said, "Ha, ha, ha! I know, it's that wild 　　boar! Absolutely! Its hoof prints are still here!" 　　 "What wild boar?" Ling Sha was puzzled. 　　 "It's the one we saw in the Stone Sinking Cave! I caught a little wild boar as an offering for my father, and I don't know 　　if it was the big boar's offspring, but the big boar destroyed my house and took the little pig away." 　　 "It's unbelievable that even though humans are the most intelligent of all creatures, they love their children so much that even wild boars feel the same way." Ling Sha sighed 　　. 　　 "What a pity, my roast meat meal is gone." 　　 Han Ling Sha hit Yun Tianhe hard again: "Hey! You savage, how can you not 　　have a shred of compassion?" 　　 "But, if I don't eat them, I'll starve to death." Yun Tianhe touched his head where he had been hit and said aggrievedly. 　　 "Yes, you're right, but even if the outcome is the same, everyone's fate is different." 　　 "Never mind, hurry up and pack your things, it's getting dark." After saying that, Yun Tianhe picked up the memorial tablet. "Father, 　　I'm going down the mountain. I really want to know, are you and Mother really the sword immortals that Ling Sha talked about? 　　How can the sword you left me have such great power? A hundred wild boars combined probably wouldn't be as powerful as it. The tomb 　　was destroyed, it's all my fault, it has nothing to do with Ling Sha. Father, you said that you can't be impatient when using a sword, but 　　I was flustered at the time and couldn't control my strength. Father, punish me if you want. But if you have other things to do, 　　it's okay to come a day later, no, no, a few days later. Father, what I just said is true, so 　　don't come looking for me tonight. When I'm not here, Father, you must burn three sticks of incense every morning and evening, and you must take the memorial tablet and incense burner with you. 　　There's nothing else to take." 　　 After Yun Tianhe finished rambling, Han Ling Sha pointed to the overturned stove and asked: 　　 "This stove is so big, it seems your father is really afraid of the cold?" 　　 "Yes, except in summer, the stove has to be lit all the time. If the fire goes out, my father will be unbearably cold." 　　 "What kind of strange illness is this?" 　　 "I don't know. I heard that my mother is even more afraid of the cold than my father. Maybe they are not strong enough." 　　 "By the way, have you packed your things?" " 　　 Yes, I've taken the important ones. I need to go to the treehouse again. Let's go!" 　　 "The treehouse? It's in that big tree next to the house?" Ling Sha asked in surprise.

"Yeah, just climb up the trunk!"
"No wonder he's a wild man, jumping around like a monkey!" Ling Sha exclaimed in surprise.
Yun Tianhe chuckled and said, "Wait for me outside." With that, he rushed out of the house.
Ling Sha shook her head helplessly, thinking, waiting outside? She might as well go up and take a look.
Finally, she climbed up, panting heavily as she gazed at the scenery. Indeed, "the higher you stand, the farther you see."
She saw white cranes soaring in a line across the sky, and verdant mountain peaks, as green as jade. Entering the treehouse, Ling Sha saw Tianhe
tidying up his things.
"Hemostatic herbs, mouse fruit..."
"The scenery here is truly beautiful! It seems your parents are very thoughtful. ...When I get old, I'll also come here
to live, and stay away from worldly affairs. ...If only that day ever came..."
Tianhe laughed. "The scenery is always the same, but living here is great! You can hunt delicious
wild game everywhere!"
Lingsha stamped her foot and said, "Savage! It's pointless to talk to you! Are you all ready?"
"Yes, I brought some hemostatic herbs and mouse fruit with me."
Lingsha laughed, "I didn't realize you were so naive, yet your healing skills are quite impressive."
"Really? My father taught me how to use herbs. Strong wild animals break free of traps in no time, and getting injured is common
."
Ling Sha said in surprise, "So, you're quite good with a bow too?"
Tianhe chuckled, "It's...it's alright. I'm pretty accurate with my left hand, but with my right, although I have more power
, it's easy to miss."
Ling Sha nodded, "Pretty impressive! You can shoot with both hands! I
was exhausted just dealing with those pigs and bears on the way up the mountain. I'll have to rely on you later!"
"No problem, even my father praised my hunting skills!"
Ling Sha chuckled to herself: (Showing off...that's probably your only strength...)
"Alright, alright, let's hurry down the mountain."
"Did you bring that jade?"
"Yes," Yun Tianhe said, already walking quickly down the mountain.
"I really don't understand him!" Ling Sha muttered, following him down the mountain.
Qingluan Peak was indeed exceptionally beautiful. The scenery of the mountain streams was breathtaking.
"I didn't expect this place to be so beautiful. I didn't notice these things when I came up. I wonder
how beautiful it must be in the morning.
"
Tianhe said impatiently, "Hey~~~ let's hurry up! Otherwise, it'll get dark!"
"Nonsense~~ It's still a long way from dark, he's probably just feeling guilty." Lingsha thought to herself.
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The path down the mountain was not easy, especially with some jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards that were particularly troublesome. But with Tianhe's rich hunting
experience, he quickly dealt with them one by one. However, not long after, they encountered trouble. A large wild
boar was completely unfazed by Tianhe's trap and charged at him without hesitation.
"Hey, interesting, Tianhe, this wild boar seems to have a grudge against you, hehe." Lingsha said with a smile.
"Ah, it seems to be the wild boar I shot a few months ago. I didn't expect it to recover so quickly." Tianhe was slightly
surprised.
Suddenly, the wild boar's size increased by a third, and its speed more than doubled.
It charged at Tianhe with incredible speed. Caught off guard, Tianhe was sent flying.
"Damn it, how is this possible?" Tianhe exclaimed in astonishment as the boar charged at him again.
"Hehe, the savage got knocked away by a wild boar, hahaha!" Ling Sha laughed, almost collapsing to the ground.
Tianhe steadied himself, leaping half a meter into the air and grabbing a tree branch to avoid the boar's savage charge. Then
he jumped down, focused his mind, and watched the boar.
"Hah!" Without hesitation, Tianhe dashed forward, even faster than the boar.
"Watch my Savage Charge!"
Ling Sha watched in amazement as Tianhe sent the boar flying, then unleashed
a flurry of slashes at the still-airborne boar, striking eight times before delivering a powerful downward chop, cleaving the boar in two.
Ling Sha swallowed hard, bared her teeth, and said with a mixture of fear and admiration, "No wonder it's a savage
! It's stronger than a wild boar! Terrifying, terrifying!"
Tianhe turned around and chuckled, "No, I only knocked the wild boar
away when it was turning around. If it had charged at me, I wouldn't have dared to fight it head-on."
Ling Sha: "..."
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After about the time it takes to eat a meal, the two could already see smoke rising from the foot of the mountain.
"Wow! So many people! So many people!" Yun Tianhe looked at the village not far away,
speechless with surprise.
"That's a peaceful little village over there, called Taiping Village," Ling Sha explained from the side.
But Tianhe seemed not to have heard Ling Sha at all, and just ran over happily.
"That idiot!" Ling Sha stomped her feet in anger.
At the entrance of Taiping Village, a burly man in a red robe and a mask was dancing wildly, surrounded by
a crowd.
Tianhe curiously joined them, with Lingsha pouting as she followed behind.
"Brother Wang dances so well!" a little boy in the crowd exclaimed. "What dancing! Kids shouldn't talk nonsense. Brother Wang is playing Zhong Kui fighting ghosts 　　. He'll be on the stage in front of
the ancestral hall later, " a middle-aged man shouted from the side. 　　 Tianhe glanced at the "Zhong Kui fighting ghosts" in the center, then at the crowd around him, his eyes full of amazement. 　　 "Making a fuss over nothing, never seen so many people before?" Lingsha said dismissively from the side. 　　 "Yes, I've never seen so many people before." " 　　 Sigh... country bumpkin, don't look around so much, you might get into trouble!" Lingsha warned from the side. 　　 "Look! The one in the middle! The one in red, is that their king?... Ah, they're gone, 　　they went in another direction." Tianhe looked at the crowd, completely ignoring Lingsha's warning. 　　 "What do you mean, 'big king' or 'little devil'? What nonsense are you spouting again?" Ling Sha rolled her eyes at him.

Yun Tianhe laughed, "Hehe, so you don't understand? Monkeys in a troop always follow the strongest monkey
king. If that guy in red isn't the leader, why would so many people be surrounding him?"
"Fool, I think you should just become a monkey! Remember, things are different down in the mountains and up in the mountains. It's not just
about who has the strongest fist. Everything has rules, just like ordinary people have to listen to officials, and officials have to listen to the emperor
."
"Is that guy called 'Brother Huang' very powerful? How's his swordsmanship?" Yun Tianhe asked, his face full of curiosity.
"I've never even seen the emperor, how would I know if he can wield a sword? Anyway, he has immense power; with a single command
, thousands could lose their heads."
"That powerful? Doesn't that mean he's reached the level of controlling swords with qi that Father talked about?"
"Oh dear~ it's completely different. Stop asking such nonsense. It's getting late; let's find
a place to rest first, then discuss where to go next." "
Find a place? No need to look, there are so many houses here, I can sleep anywhere." Tianhe said casually.
"Good heavens~~ Idiot, idiot, big idiot! No matter how many houses there are, they belong to others. If the owner doesn't agree, you can just go and stay there;
are you trying to become a bandit?"
Just as Yun Tianhe was about to speak, Ling Sha quickly stopped him, "Stop—! Don't ask me
what 'bandit' is next. You didn't understand anything down the mountain anyway, and it doesn't matter if one or two don't understand."
"Oh… I'm starving, I want to eat something." Yun Tianhe said aggrievedly.
"Hmph, stop talking about death all the time. You're not that weak! Taiping Village is small and there aren't any inns. We
'll stay at the village chief's house. Oh, right, I need to change my clothes. Your broken sword pierced through this outfit
, you rascal."
Tianhe chuckled sheepishly, then said, "Hmm, it's alright. You look quite good in it, Lingsha."
"Sigh, I'm going to find the village chief now. Don't come with me, or you'll cause trouble."
"Then I'll go see the one in red."
Lingsha looked at Tianhe worriedly. "Listen carefully! We'll talk about everything when I get back. Don't—cause
—trouble!"
"Oh, I don't know those people."
Lingsha thought to herself, "That's precisely why it's more troublesome." But seeing the sky already darkening, she had no choice
but to nod reluctantly and walk away.
Tianhe watched Lingsha leave before heading towards the person in red.
"Fragrant and delicious zongzi! You can only eat them during the Dragon Boat Festival. Once this opportunity is gone, it's gone! Hehe
, young man, have a taste." A merchant dressed in hemp clothing said to Yun Tianhe.
"Is it good?"
"Haha, of course! Judging from your attire, you must be a hunter from a nearby village. You don't even know about my Li family's great
reputation? We have a custom in our village that every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, we have a play where we dress up as Zhong Kui and slay little demons to thank him
for protecting us. Eating zongzi while watching the play is just perfect!"
Yun Tianhe nodded and said, "...So people down the mountain don't eat roasted meat."
"This thing looks strange. The outer shell seems very hard, and it's tied with a rope. Weird." He picked one up,
didn't even peel it, and stuffed it directly into his mouth. The merchant was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.
"Ugh, not good, not good! I finished it in a few bites, and the outer shell is still hard to chew!" Tianhe smacked
his lips and said.
The vendor angrily retorted, "Hey buddy, are you kidding me?"
Tianhe shook his head and said, "This stuff can't compare to fragrant roast meat. No wonder you guys
aren't very strong eating this. I'll hunt a few wild boars for you next time!" He then turned to leave.
The vendor quickly grabbed Tianhe and shouted, "One zongzi costs one coin, it's clearly written on the sign. I'm
just a small business, don't try to rip me off!"
"You asked me to try it, that's why I ate it," Yun Tianhe said matter-of-factly.
"So! You want to renege on your debt?!" the zongzi seller yelled.
Just then, Ling Sha ran over, "What's going on? What happened?!"
"You're just in time, be the judge! This kid eats without paying, and he acts all high and mighty,"
the vendor yelled .
"What's 'money'? He asked me to try it, that's why I picked it up and ate it, and it's not even good," Yun Tianhe
explained to Ling Sha.
Ling Sha rolled her eyes at Tianhe, then turned to the vendor and smiled, "Sorry, my friend is naive
and doesn't know how to talk. Whatever he owes you, I'll pay it back!"
"Pay back? He looks down on our Li family's zongzi! My reputation, how can I pay for that?"
Suddenly, an angry voice came from behind them: "Damn it! Stop right there—!"
"Hahaha, Uncle Song, you're still the same as always, the loudest shouter, the fastest retreater~" another young voice
said.
"Who, who said that! I'll teach it a lesson today! Don't think I can't handle you just because you can lay a few eggs! Watch
me kill you, uh…"
Tianhe turned around and saw a man chasing a chicken.
Yun Tianhe shouted to the man, "Don't be afraid, I'll help you!" He then drew his bow and sword, and
shot a sword at the large hen in front of him.
"Pfft," the hen fell to the ground, and the sword instantly flew back into Tianhe's hand.
"Wow! Why isn't Xiaohua moving?" a young woman next to the hen exclaimed.
"What kind of sorcery is this…" an onlooker exclaimed.
"Exactly! Just now, a flash of blue light appeared before my eyes, like a sword flying out, but how
could a sword fly back by itself? It's probably sorcery," a hunter-looking man chimed in.
"Little Flower! You killed my Little Flower!!" The man chasing the chicken rushed over.
"Hehe, it was very fierce, and you said you wanted to kill it, so I helped you out," Yun Tianhe said with an embarrassed
smile.
"You brat, I won't let you get away with this!" the man exclaimed excitedly.
"Wait a minute! Uncle, calm down, let's talk this out. This chicken… I, I'll pay for it!"
Ling Sha said from the side.
"Pay for it?! Can you afford to pay for it?! This is my precious hen that can lay four eggs a day, you brat!"
"What weird way did you kill it? How are we supposed to eat now?!"
"Eat? Isn't it just eating with your mouth?" Yun Tianhe said nonchalantly.
"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! I'm so angry! This kid deserves a beating!" The man approached us!
"Wait! There's a first-come, first-served rule when it comes to beating people. I was the first one to offend you, Uncle Song, move aside!"
The guy who sold zongzi earlier came again.
"Why should I! You're not much meat on your bones, can you even fight?" Uncle Song looked at him with disdain.
The vendor chuckled, "Hehe, I have a helper!"
A gruff voice rang out, "Wang Kuishan is here! Who dares to eat for free!"
The vendor hurriedly replied, "Brother Wang, that's him! The one with the bird's nest-shaped head!" "Eating for free? Come on, come on
! You and I will have a contest, let's see if you still dare to eat for free!"
The vendor chimed in, "This Brother Wang Kuishan is the strongest man in our village. Every year on the Dragon Boat Festival
, he dresses up as Zhong Kui. His strength is no less than the real Zhong Kui, he's specially trained to deal with... " "Those troublemakers!"
Ling Sha roared. "Don't be unreasonable! I clearly said I'd pay!"
Tianhe clenched his fists, then relaxed his joints. "Ling Sha, fight if you want! They're being unreasonable, and I'm
getting beaten up just because I listen to them!"
Ling Sha thought to herself, "(Oh no! This savage's temper is flaring up...)"
Wang Kuishan laughed. "Young man, let's see what you're made of." With that, he threw a punch. Tianhe quickly
dodged, startled by the force of the blow.
"Damn it, since you're being unreasonable, don't blame me." Ling Sha said, quickly chanting a spell and
pointing forward. A hurricane was instantly created, sweeping towards Wang Kuishan.
Wang Kuishan couldn't dodge in time and was hit by the gale, staggering back several steps. Tianhe also reacted, and with
a high-speed, savage charge, knocked the already unsteady Wang Kuishan to the ground.
"Stop, stop, stop... He's too strong, I'm no match for this young man..." Wang Kuishan said helplessly.
The vendor's face turned pale, and he pointed at Tianhe through gritted teeth: "You! Outnumbering me doesn't make you
heroes!"
Tianhe shrugged, and Ling Sha crossed her arms, looking at the vendor.
"Look, today is the Dragon Boat Festival, everyone should be gathered at the stage to watch the play, why is it more lively here than at the stage
?" An old voice rang out from behind the crowd.
All the onlookers consciously made way, and at one end of the way, an elderly man with white hair, leaning on
a dragon-headed cane, walked unsteadily towards them.
The old man stepped forward and carefully examined Yun Tianhe, a look of surprise on his face. "Huh? This child looks
very familiar... I may be old, but my eyesight is still sharp."
Yun Tianhe asked curiously, "You, are you talking about me? I've never seen you before."
"Looks alike, really looks alike! Those eyebrows, those eyes, just like that troublemaker from the Yun family when he was a teenager."
The villagers seemed to have noticed something as well, and someone shouted from the back of the crowd, "That's right, isn't he Yun
Tianqing?! No, no, the age difference is too big, but... he really looks like him!"
Although Yun Tianhe didn't understand what the villagers meant, he showed a delighted expression when he heard the name Yun Tianqing
.
"You know my father?"
"Good! So you're that scoundrel's son! Has he returned to the village?! I'm going to settle accounts with him!" someone
shouted from the crowd.
"Who?! Who said Yun Tianqing is back? Count me in!" another person roared.
"How come you all know my father?" Tianhe said excitedly.
"Know him? I remember that kid's story perfectly! He was a bad boy from a young age, always tricking me
into giving him candy!" an ugly villager said angrily. "My neighbor, Ah Xiang, liked me, and he insisted on taking her from me! Luckily,
Ah Xiang had good taste, and she ended up becoming my wife!"
Behind him, an even uglier woman muttered shyly, "You rascal~
It happened so many years ago, aren't you ashamed to say it!"
Another person stood up and said angrily, "What's your story compared to that! Once, when I was drunk, he stripped me
naked and threw me on the road. I was so embarrassed!"
"Hehe, so Dad has such embarrassing stories? You're always so serious," a little girl laughed.
Another person said, "None of you are as miserable as me! Once, Yun Tianqing and I made a bet that the loser had to soak in
ice water in the dead of winter, but that guy cheated, and I... I was bedridden for more than half a month."
The villagers kept talking like this. Just then, a strong voice rang out:
"Enough! What's all the noise about?!" As people recounted their stories, someone shouted from behind!
"Ah?! The village chief is here! The village chief has come at the perfect time! Come and settle this matter for us!"
"On a day like the Dragon Boat Festival, making such a ruckus, have you no respect for our ancestors?!" the village chief retorted angrily.
The crowd immediately fell silent.
The village chief approached Ling Sha, his expression serious, and said:
"Miss Han, I only allowed you to stay in the village because you're a lone woman, and it's not easy for you to make a living outside. I
didn't let you cause trouble!"
"Village chief, we didn't..." Before Ling Sha could finish, Yun Tianhe interrupted her, yelling at the village chief:
"What are you doing?! My father said girls should be treated well, not treated harshly!"
The village chief looked at the newcomer and exclaimed in surprise:
"You are?! Yun... Tianqing?!" But then he shook his head.
"Wait, you just said... Yun Tianqing is your father?!"
"Yes, so you all know my father." Yun Tianhe became happy again.
"Who let him into the village? Throw him out at once!" the village chief roared.
"Yun Tianqing is no longer a descendant of the Yun family, and no one related to him is allowed to remain in Taiping Village!"
Yun Tianhe looked at Ling Sha with suspicion: "Ling Sha, what does he mean?"
Ling Sha was speechless, unsure how to answer.
The village chief said disdainfully, "It seems your father is ashamed to bring up the past with you. Fine, whatever your purpose in coming here,
today I will reiterate the important matters and rules of this village in front of everyone! My Yun family ancestors guarded the border..."
For their merit, the imperial court bestowed upon them the privilege of building an ancestral hall and renamed the original Yun Family Village "Taiping" (Peaceful). The might of the Emperor,
the boundless grace of His Majesty! It was already shameful that no one in the Yun family's descendants had entered officialdom, but now, in this generation, a dissolute
son, Yun Tianqing, had emerged, disregarding propriety and behaving improperly—a true misfortune for the family! The elders were heartbroken, but this man
was incorrigible and had been expelled from the family years ago, never to return! Alas, although the Yun family members were educated in Confucian classics, they
were utterly helpless against that child.”
The village chief's words stirred another commotion.
“Hmph, Tianhe, let's go!” Ling Sha suddenly angrily grabbed Yun Tianhe, turning to leave.
Yun Tianhe said, “Wait! I haven't finished asking about my father.”
“What are you asking? They won't say anything but insults!” Sha Sha glared at the crowd. "Miss Han, 　　you are mistaken.
Today we are discussing the matter at hand, and there is absolutely no need for such vulgar and unseemly insults."
Ling Sha smiled contemptuously, and said sarcastically, "Doesn't the village chief know that sometimes words can be sharper than knives? Tianhe is Tianhe, and his father is his father. So many of you surrounding a junior, how polite!" 　　 "Outrageous! Insolence!!" the village chief roared. 　　 A chorus of curses erupted from the crowd, everyone trying to coax Tianhe and Ling Sha to leave. 　　 "Fine, let's go, I don't care if you stay!" 　　 "But..." Tianhe was still thinking about his father. 　　 "But what? Let's go." Ling Sha grabbed Tianhe and pulled him towards the village entrance. 　　 Watching the two leave, the crowd sighed for a moment, and then dispersed. 　　 (To be continued 　　 )

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