Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
On one hand, Yan Qixun blamed herself for not being a competent fan of this super brain-dead person. On the other hand, she lamented that her Brother Monkey was a beautiful monkey king when he was a monkey. However, she was just a human and a peerless beauty. As the younger sister of the beautiful boy, Yan Qixun straightened her back under the gaze of the masses of women. She could not help but feel proud.
“Brother, do you not plan to find a Zixia Fairy in the future and give birth to a bunch of little monkeys?”
Yan Qixun, who was deeply aware of her brother’s backstory, could not help but feel pity. However, Brother Monkey was dumbfounded.
‘Why did she bring up the matter of giving birth to little monkeys again? Previously, his family had agreed to let him decide whether he would give birth to monkey babies.’
“Who is Zixia Fairy?”
Yan Qixun shook her head and sighed. “In the legends, she is your destined lover, and the Heavens fated this relationship. How dare you go against the Heavens?”
Brother Monkey was speechless, and he turned and scolded Yan Qixun for being a nosy little girl. Yan Qixun did not feel remorse, but she laughed out loud. Brother Monkey slapped the back of her head and scolded jokingly, “What the hell are you trying to say?”
It was not appropriate for Yan Qixun to tell her brother the entire story with Uncle Lu around. She laughed but did not say anything and started singing in an attempt to annoy Brother Monkey to the core.
Brother Monkey slapped Yan Qixun at the back of her again. “Can you shut up?”
Uncle Lu did not know about the argument between the brother and sister, but this girl’s nonsense amused him. Yan Qixun knew that Uncle Lu was slightly curious, but she smiled and did not say anything. The legends indicated that Brother Monkey faced death inevitably, and Yan Qixun wanted him to find happiness in this current life. On the other hand, Brother Monkey did not pay much attention to his love life and just hoped that his family would be happy.
As the brother and sister were having fun, they heard someone calling them from the roadside, “Guang Lu, Hao’er, Xiao Xun, why are you here in the city?”
Yan Qixun turned around to look in confusion. It was a handsome and sunny young man who looked 17 or 18 years old. Yan Qixun searched through her memories and finally remembered who this young man was.
The young man’s name was Yan Hongyu. He was from the same village. Although he was only eighteen years old, he was older than her father. Even her father had to address this young man as an uncle. Because the young man was ranked fifth in their generation, those in Yan Qixun’s generation usually called him Fifth Granduncle.
Brother Monkey and Qi Xun quickly stopped and bowed. “Greetings, Fifth Granduncle.”
Uncle Lu replied, “I brought Hao’er and Xiao Xun to the city to sell prey from our hunt, and I went to Brother Lou Wu’s house to deliver some things. I didn’t expect to run into you, Hongyu. Where are you going?”
Brother Lou Wu that Uncle Lu was referring to, was Yan Qixun’s Fifth Uncle, Yan Yonglou. Yan Hongyu was an orphan. His parents passed away when he was four or five years old, and he did not have other family members. His grandparents had also passed away a long time ago, so he was raised by the clan.
His family’s old house was next to Yan Qixun’s Great-grandfather’s house. After Yan Qixun’s father returned from the Capital, he lived with Yan Qixun’s grandfather before marrying. Yan Hongyu’s parents were still around at that time, so he was familiar with this child.
Later on, when Yan Qixun’s father got married, Yan Hongyu’s parents passed away due to illness. Yan Qixun’s father took pity on Yan Hongyu, who did not have any relatives and often taught him to read and study. However, this granduncle was not an ordinary person. He has the heroic spirit of a martial artist.
His reading skills were average, but his strength was extraordinary. After studying with Yan Qixun’s father for a few years, there was a slight progression in his learning. Yan Hongyu knew that he wasn’t a good scholar, and he did not have his parents to rely on. So, he had to find a way for himself to survive. Therefore, he sold the few acres of family land to his clansmen. When he reached the age of thirteen, he ran to the city to find a way to survive.
He quickly found a job in the city as he could read. He was a straightforward and loyal person, slowly becoming somewhat famous. After two years, he gave up the job he had initially found. He booked a waterway harbor in the west of the city and found a group of coolies to load and unload goods for the ships coming and going. He also led the merchants to come and go to the city. He could be considered half a broker. In just a few years, he had already bought a small house in the city. He had a lot of connections in the city.
Seeing his fellow villagers, Yan Hongyu was quite happy. “Let’s go! It’s rare to meet each other here. I’ll send you there to your relative. There’s no need to have lunch at Nephew Lou Wu’s house. I’ll treat you to a good meal at a restaurant.”
He asked again, “Has our village been doing well?”
Uncle Lu smiled and said, “It’s all fine.”
Yan Hongyu rubbed Yan Qixun’s head. A few years ago, he had often hugged this girl. He did not expect her to be so tall now.
“It’s one thing for you to sell your prey, but why did your family ask Hao’er and Xiao Xun to send things to Nephew Lou Wu?”
Yan Qixun said, “Second brother and Uncle Lu often went hunting in the mountains recently and obtained quite a lot of prey. This time, we’re also here to sell our prey. We even hunted two deer and kept them for our own family to eat. Moreover, wild chickens and wild rabbits are not worth much. My mother let us send a deer leg and wild chickens and wild rabbits to Uncle Lou Wu to taste.”
Yan Hongyu said in surprise, “Second Brother, how old are you? What can you do with your martial arts? Did you enter the mountains with Guanglu? Your mother allowed you to go with him?
Since your father is not home, you must be like a horse that went off the reins. You must be running around frantically, right? Do let me know if you are facing any financial troubles at home.
“Oh right, I have bought a house here and have yet to tell you the location. However, I am only home at night. If you wish to find me during the day, you can just head to the southern section of the West Water Harbour to look for me. You’ll find me there.”
The relationship between Yan Hongyu and Yan Qixun’s father was not ordinary. Although he was a generation older than Yan Fengchi, Yan Fengchi was his first teacher. At that time, eight out of ten days, he was scrounging for food at the Yan Qixun’s house. Yan Fengchi practically raised him like a son. Therefore, when Yan Hongyu saw Yan Qixun and her siblings, he considered them his grandchildren and biological siblings.
The Yan siblings were also very close to him. After all, they had been eating in the same pot for several years. It was just that they had not seen each other for a long time. The Qixun siblings were also affected by the memories of their past lives, so they had forgotten about such an incredibly close person for a moment. Now that they had met, the intimacy had returned.
Uncle Lu smiled and said, “You have never returned to the village, so you still don’t know, right? Xiao Xun’s house had been caught in a fire, and her house had been completely destroyed.
“Now, she was living in their grandfather’s original house. Nothing was saved from the fire except for only two or three boxes of books. Everything had to be rebuilt.
“Their father had to go to the Capital for his examinations and took out all the family’s silver. To support his family, Hao’er had to enter the mountains to hunt. You don’t have to worry about him because Hao’er’s abilities aren’t ordinary.
“To be honest, he’s much better than me. Do you know what we’re selling today? This kid killed two tigers with his bare hands!”
Thinking about it now, Zuo Guanglu still felt like he was dreaming. On the other hand, Yan Hongyu had the shock of his life. Yan Hongyu knew that Gongyu Hao has some talent in martial arts. As far as he remembered, the kid had only practiced some fundamental martial arts with his grandfather— he was also there at that time!
Of course, he rarely returned to the village these few years. Perhaps he didn’t know enough about this kid, but killing a tiger with his bare hands, was that a joke? When did this young man become so powerful? Even a top-ranked warrior of the Red Eagle Guards could not kill a tiger with bare hands, let alone two f*cking tigers?!
Yan Hongyu looked at Brother Monkey with uncertainty. “Really?”
Brother Monkey nodded.
‘After all, it was just two tigers.. Why is Granduncle fussing over this small issue? Was he looking down on me?’