Chapter Six of [Demons, Four Seas, Nine Provinces]

Author: Yaoji
First published on SeCheng on December 12, 2015
Word Count: 4993
Chapter Six: The Drums of War
Shui Rou pushed open the door of her room. The women who had been chatting and laughing in the courtyard fell silent.
A group of women in the Hundred Flowers Palace looked at Shui Rou with complicated expressions.
"Good morning, Leader!"
"Good morning, Sister Rou!"
"..."
Shui Rou responded to her sisters' greetings. Seeing the doubt and confusion in their eyes, her face flushed slightly. She said
, "Sisters, please stop for a moment. I have something to say." Sure enough, everyone gathered around.
Shui Rou cleared her throat and said, "What happened last night was a misunderstanding. I'm sorry to have frightened everyone..."
"Sister, was that ugly monster yesterday really the legendary great demon Gong Wunan?" a voice in the crowd
asked cautiously.
Shui Rou smiled: "Yes, it's Gong Wunan, but not a demon."
"But I heard he used to kill without blinking an eye..."
"Yes, yes, when I was little I heard that this Gong Wunan liked to eat children's flesh..."
Qin Juan couldn't stand it anymore: "Little girl, what you heard is all nonsense. Gong Wunan is
the most manly man in the world. The gang leader and Gong Wunan were... were a couple ten years ago. How could our gang leader's character be
associated with some demon?"
Shui Rou smiled: "Wrong." Qin Juan was stunned, and Shui Rou continued: "He's the most manly demon in the world."
"Sister Rou, are you going to abandon us and go with Gong Wunan?"
"Yes, Sister Rou, don't you want us anymore?" Sha Sha asked, holding Shui Rou's hand.
Shui Rou smiled and hugged Sha Sha in her arms: "When did I say I didn't want you? Do you not
want me anymore?"
"How could that be?"
"Exactly. How could we leave our leader?"
"Then why did you say I didn't want you?" Shui Rou looked at her sisters beside her.
"I...I heard that Gong Wunan has spent his whole life fighting and killing...and Sister Rou is so powerful, won't he send you
to fight for him?"
Shui Rou smiled, but only those who knew her best knew that her smile was clearly bitter. "Don't
worry, I'm not going anywhere. I'm still your leader. Unless you all leave, I'll always
be with the sisters of our Hundred Flowers Palace. The Four Seas are the Four Seas, and the Hundred Flowers Palace is still the Hundred Flowers Palace. We'll still not offend others unless they
offend us."
Sha Sha asked, "Sister, aren't couples always fighting together these days? Sister, your magic is so powerful
..."
Shui Rou touched Sha Sha's face. "Sha Sha, when have I ever lied to you? Besides, he and I aren't even husband and
wife..."
"Oh." Sha Sha smiled sweetly, but in her heart she thought, "You lied to me yesterday, saying that you and Gong Wunan were just
strangers who met by chance, but..." She remembered the various sounds coming from Shui Rou's room last night, and her face
flushed, and the pimples on her forehead turned even redder.
"Brother Wunan is back!" Xinxin skipped and hopped, pulling Gong Wunan by the hand into the hall. Gong Wunan stared
at the hall in disbelief. The old tables and chairs were all gone, and his father was directing
a group of people to bring in new ones. A brand-new wooden plaque hung from the central beam of the hall,
bearing the two large characters "Sihai" (四海, meaning "Four Seas"). "What happened?"
"Sister Xiaoxiao did it. After you left, she took me shopping. She said you were too fickle and wanted to turn all your
jewels into silver so you could spend them! Brother Wunan, do you think my Phoenix Dance Fragrant Silk dress is pretty?" Xinxin
raised her arms and twirled gently. The pink Phoenix Dance Fragrant Silk dress fluttered, making this little fairy even more ethereal.
"Hmm, Xinxin has grown into a little beauty." Gong Wunan pretended to wipe away drool.
Xin Xin chuckled, "Sister Xiaoxiao said that since you're back, we're definitely recruiting soldiers for a fight. Those tables and chairs
are all broken and unusable, so naturally we need to replace them with new ones. We can't let the new brothers see us looking so
shabby, right? Come on, come on, let's go have dinner. Sister Xiaoxiao has already prepared everything, just waiting for you to come back."
As soon as they entered the dining room, a fragrant aroma wafted over. There was wine and meat on the table, emitting white steam.
Gong Wunan reached for a leg of lamb. *Slap!* A slap landed on his hand. "What are you doing?
There's none for you!" Han Xiao said coldly, her face expressionless.
"Hehe, Xiaoxiao, you've worked hard. You're so capable; with you at home, I don't have to worry about anything. Oh, this
lamb leg stew is so fragrant! Xiaoxiao's cooking skills have improved again!" Gong Wunan grinned
broadly, but his hand didn't retract.
Another slap: "Stop flattering me, it's useless. I said it's not yours, and it's not yours!"
Gong Wunan still grabbed a lamb leg and took a bite, mumbling, "How can your perky little bottom be flattery
? It smells good! So good! Just as good as Xiaoxiao's! Delicious, delicious."
Han Xiao glared at Gong Wunan: "You're the one flattering me, you're the lamb leg! Go find that vixen,
what are you doing back in Sihai?"
Gong Wunan chuckled, pretending to be clueless, and continued gnawing on the lamb leg. Xin Xin brought her little nose close to Han Xiao and sniffed hard:
"Sister Xiaoxiao smells better than the lamb leg, huh? Strange, why does it smell like vinegar?"
Han Xiao pinched Xin Xin's face: "Pah! You little brat, you're the one who smells like vinegar!"
Gong Wunan just pretended to be clueless and continued gnawing on the lamb leg.
After a hearty meal, Gong Wunan patted his belly and let out a burp. "Father, are my Southern Border Armor and armor repaired?"
His father pointed to Han Xiao and said, "Xiaoxiao took them to get repaired for you..."
Han Xiao snorted and pulled Gong Wunan's Earthly Fiend Armor and Wolf Fang Spear from his backpack, tossing them aside. "Take them, they stink
. I don't know how long it's been since they were washed."
Gong Wunan drank another bowl of wine, picked up the armor, and saw that all the large and small tears had been repaired
, and it had clearly been washed. The Earthly Fiend Armor gleamed, revealing its original dark brown color. The Wolf
Fang Spear was no longer pitch black, but had a faint, deep green glow.
Gong Wunan felt a surge of warmth in his heart. "Xiaoxiao, thank you." He then put down the half-eaten lamb leg and took off his...
His tattered vest revealed bulging muscles on his bare upper body, with scars etched across his chest and back
.
Han Xiao's face flushed as she looked at Gong Wunan's bare torso. She had initially thought the black marks on his weapons and armor were simply
from neglect, but after washing them herself, she realized they
were bloodstains! Layers of dried, solidified blood from the past ten years had seeped into his skin, turning them black…
What kind of life had Gong Wunan been living alone in Yizhou for the past ten years…?
Han Xiao was lost in thought when she heard Xin Xin exclaim, "Wow! Brother Wunan is still so handsome!"
Han Xiao snapped out of her daze and saw that Gong Wunan's imposing figure was now fully armored, his thick Earthly Fiend Armor emphasizing
his valor, and the green-glowing wolf-tooth spear in his hand exuding a violent aura. Ten years have passed, and this ugly thing
doesn't seem to have aged at all... Ten years have passed, and I'm almost thirty... How many more decades do I have left?
Gong Wunan coughed twice: "Xinxin, you can't call me Brother Wunan anymore!"
Xinxin raised her little face: "Why not! Doesn't Sister Xiao call you Brother too?"
Gong Wunan patted Xinxin's head: "Your grandfather and I call each other 'Dad,' and you call me 'Brother,' isn't that messing up the generations
? So, you have to call me Uncle Wunan..."
Xinxin pouted: "I don't care, I'll call you Brother Wunan. Besides, you said you'd marry
me when you came back! Brother Wunan, when are you going to marry me? If you marry me, I'll call you Uncle..."
Gong Wunan was speechless and coughed twice: "Xinxin, you can't say things like that."
Xinxin stood on tiptoe: "That's true, Brother Wunan, are you going to go back on your word?"
————Separation Line————
Ten years ago...
Gong Wunan picked up his wolf-tooth spear and walked out of the main hall, his steps steady and firm. Suddenly, her leg tightened, and a small, thin
figure hugged her. "Brother Wunan, I won't let you go..."
Gong Wunan dropped his wolf-tooth spear, bent down, and picked up the child's small body. "What's wrong, little
Xinxin?"
"Brother Wunan, if you go, take me with you! I want to go with you!" Xinxin cried, clutching Gong Wunan's collar
.
"Good girl, be good. Brother is going to a very far place, where there are many terrible monsters that love to bite
the cheeks of little girls like you..." Gong Wunan said, pinching the girl's rosy cheeks with his large hand.
"When I come back, I'll make you willow whistles to play with..."
"No! I don't want willow whistles!" Xinxin was completely unmoved, her tender face filled with stubbornness.
"Then when I come back, I'll bring you lots of delicious food?" Gong Wunan immediately changed his strategy.
"I don't want any!" Xinxin still refused to compromise.
"Then what do you want brother to bring you?"
"I want you to marry me!" Xinxin looked into Gong Wunan's eyes and said each word clearly.
"Ahem... Little girl, you're still young, don't talk nonsense."
"I'm not talking nonsense, I want you to marry me!" Xin Xin's big, watery eyes blinked as she stared at Gong
Wu Nan.
"Do you even know what marrying you means..."
"Of course I know! If Brother Wu Nan marries me, he'll never leave me again, and I can
let you play with me forever!"
"...Xin Xin, you're still a child..."
"I won't let you leave until you agree!"
"Okay, okay, I agree to everything... Xiao Xiao..."
Han Xiao expressionlessly took Xin Xin and held her in her arms. Xin Xin struggled: "Brother Wu Nan! You must
come back and marry me!"
————Separation Line————
"Brother Wu Nan, do you remember now?" Xin Xin looked at Gong Wu Nan triumphantly.
Gong Wunan's face darkened, and he chuckled dryly, "Xinxin, you were just a kid back then, what did you know
... You're still a kid now, I was just teasing you..."
Xinxin put her hands on her hips and retorted, "Brother Wunan, you said a real man keeps his word, how come
you're not keeping your promise to me? Besides, I was young then, but now I'm almost seventeen, I'm not
a kid anymore!"
Gong Wunan laughed, "Seventeen is still a young girl, you're a wandering immortal, aren't you still a kid at seventeen?"
"I don't care! You said you'd marry me when you came back! I don't care!" Xinxin pouted, and her eyes reddened.
"Alright, alright, we'll talk about it when you're a bit older. Cough cough... Dad, where's our war drum?"
Everyone was stunned. The old man asked, "Wunan, you..."
Han Xiao also pushed Gong Wunan, "Wunan, are you crazy? Just you alone..."
Gong Wunan waved the wolf-tooth spear in his hand, "Isn't this what we still have! What are you afraid of? It's not like no one
has ever done this before... Dad, don't worry. I haven't wasted these ten years in Yizhou..."
"Who are you going to fight?" the old man asked.
"Of course, I'll fight Wanmatang first! Damn it, a horse trader dares to bully us! I
'll rip out Ma Daye's intestines and stuff them up his ass... Ouch, ouch... I'm telling you, Xiaoxiao, can we
stop pinching people all the time? You'll never get married if you're this fierce... Ouch..."
Drumbeat! The deep drumbeat sounded like muffled thunder from beyond the sky, breaking the tranquil twilight of Luoyang. Although the drumbeats
were low and deep, each one was heavy and powerful, loud enough for everyone in Luoyang to hear clearly. Everyone
involuntarily stopped what they were doing.
"Grandpa, what's that sound? Is it thunder?" a child asked, straining to hear the booming drums.
The old man seemed not to hear the child's question, but instead squinted and listened carefully for a while before saying,
"Child, that's the sound of war drums."
"War drums?"
"Yes, war drums, the drums one gang beats to declare war on another."
"Does that mean there's going to be a war?"
"Yes..."
"Where are they fighting?" a childish voice asked.
"Judging from the sound... it's Wanmatang and... Sihai..."
"Sihai? What kind of gang is Sihai? I've never heard Grandpa mention it before?"
"Sihai... is just a small gang now, with only a few people left..."
"Is Wanmatang going to bully Sihai? The people of Wanmatang are really wicked!"
"No." The old man took a drag of his water pipe, inhaled, and exhaled deeply. "It's Sihai going to
attack Wanmatang! It must be Gong Wunan returning... A new round of chaos is about to begin..."
The war drum, unused for ten years, was covered in dust and cobwebs. Gong Wunan gripped the drumsticks and
struck the drum repeatedly. The dust on the drumhead seemed to come alive, leaping and swirling with each strike. The old
man and Han Xiao stood behind Gong Wunan, silently watching him strike the drum.
Ten years had passed, and this exhilarating sound had reappeared once more. Only ten years ago, over a hundred people stood here
, waiting for Gong Wunan's command to rush to the battlefield. Ten years later, behind Gong Wunan was only an old man and
two women...
The drumming stopped, and Gong Wunan put down the drumsticks, lovingly stroking the drum as if caressing a woman.
"When are we going?" the old man asked.
"Same as always, tomorrow at noon." Gong Wunan continued to stroke the war drum.
"Your old rules need to be changed. Times have changed." Han Xiao sighed, "There are only two of us
, but Wanmatang has over a hundred people. If you beat the war drum now and go tomorrow, isn't that giving them plenty of
time to prepare? What kind of morality are we talking about with these people?"
"Those little bastards, let them prepare... Why are there two of them?" Gong Wunan turned around.
Han Xiao wiped her two swords clean. "I want to go with you!"
"No!"
"Why not? I've practiced martial arts every day for the past ten years, and Wuqing has taught me a lot. Now I
..."
Gong Wunan waved his hand. "I said no, and that's final! The Four Seas never need old men and women to fight!
That's the rule!"
"Bullshit rules! I've said it before, your rules need to be changed!" Han Xiao gripped her swords tightly. "How about
we try it out first? If I can catch you..." Before she could finish, Gong Wunan leaped over and
snatched the two swords from Han Xiao's hands.
"You want to fight with these things?" He raised his hand, and two cold lights shot out. With two thuds, the two
swords trembled as they stuck into a nearby tree. Gong Wunan then touched Han Xiao's waist and ripped off her
waist guard, which was filled with countless throwing knives.
Han Xiao didn't speak, but flashed forward and reached for the waist guard in Gong Wunan's hand. Gong Wunan dodged
to the side. Han Xiao gave a light shout, jumped up, and kicked Gong Wunan in the chest. Gong Wunan raised his left hand and grabbed
Han Xiao's foot, forcefully pushing him backward. Using the momentum, Han Xiao did a backflip in mid-air, flying more than three meters and landing steadily
on the ground, standing on one leg in a crane-like stance.
"Your Falcon Leap was indeed perfectly timed, and the speed was fast enough, but the power wasn't quite there yet."
Gong Wunan looked at the embroidered shoe in his hand and tossed it to Han Xiao—no wonder Han Xiao was standing on one leg like a crane.
Han Xiao blushed and took the shoe, bending down to put it on: "Pah, who's being nice to you? Taking off someone's shoes during a fight..."
Gong Wunan said seriously: "Wrong. If it were really a fight, you'd be missing this foot!"
Han Xiao put on her shoes and took the back brace from Gong Wunan: "Not everyone is as fierce as you
... Shameless, taking off someone's back brace and shoes... I don't usually take ordinary people seriously. No
matter what, I'm going with you."
"No way!"
"I want to go too!" Xin Xin chimed in.
"Even more so!"
"Why?"
"Because you are both women of the Four Seas!" Gong Wunan pressed down on Han Xiao and Xin Xin's shoulders with both hands.

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