Capítulo 8: That’s called an Uncle
Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
"Brother in law, where are we going?" After coming out through the city gates, she started sizing up the people around.
At that moment, Ling Mo Han stopped his steps and glanced at the little beggar to say in a deep voice: "You're already out here, don't follow me anymore."
Feng Jiu was startled a moment and she quickly continued on to say with a sweet smile: "Oh Brother in law! What are you saying?" The uncle had actually been aware that she wanted to come out through the city gates! That was to be expected now that she thought about it, as the man did not look to be from common stock and her petty tricks should have been pretty obvious to him. But what surprised her was that he still helped her even after being wise to her chicanery.
Seeing him walking away quickly with wide strides, Feng Jiu hastened to catch up. "Brother in….." Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted.
"I am not your brother in law, stop addressing me that way." The deep voice was a deep baritone, cold and hard, the very personification of masculinity.
"Have I really mistaken you for someone else? My sister told me my brother in law has a really bushy beard is easily recognisable." She jogged alongside him and began to scrutinise him carefully from head to toe. Suddenly, she grinned widely and said: "Heh heh, maybe, just maybe, I might have really gotten the wrong guy. You see, my brother in law should be a tad bit younger than you."
Ling Mo Han continued on his way, completely ignoring the little beggar at his side. From the way he looked at it, a little beggar with some smarts but did not practise any cultivation in the slightest did not deserve his attention and hence, he quickened his steps forward, a few times faster than he had been in the city.
In regards to his suddenly increased speed, Feng Jiu was suddenly intrigued as she thought to herself: [Watching his steps, they seem to tread lightly upon the ground, but at the same time, they seemed to just flit across without touching. He was moving extremely quickly but it was quite different from her own Traceless on Snow Cloud Treading Steps.
"Uncle! Uncle! Wait for me!" It wasn't that she really wanted to stick to him but there was only one road after coming out through the city gates. Moreover, she really couldn't afford to dilly dally to follow that man around as she needed to go find some herbs to counter the poison within her body!
Remembering that fact only reminded her off the fact that Su Ruo Yun wasn't just malicious. Despite her body's original owner having treated Su Ruo Yun exceptionally well, Su Ruo Yun had not only robbed her of her identity, Su Ruo Yun had even sold her to a brothel for her to be tormented and humiliated to her death. Tsk tsk, this woman, was really more venomous than a scorpion.
But, according to the original Feng Qing Ge's memories, this Su Ruo Yun seemed to have been just like her, having come from the twenty first century as well? And she must be well versed in medicine as well or she wouldn't have been able to create a mask that looked exactly like her.
The more she thought about it, the more excited she became. Something that she had initially felt to be endlessly dull seemed to be getting more and more interesting!
When Ling Mo Han who was a distance further up front heard the repeated shouts of uncle, a corner of his mouth began to twitch. He subconsciously felt the beard on his own face and he increased his pace another notch, thinking to ditch the person behind him. However, after about four hours when he stopped and turned his head behind to peek, he saw the thin figure still following behind him about ten steps away and his heart was rather shocked.
For someone who had not done a sliver of cultivation, how did he manage to keep up with him?
Feng Jiu was panting heavily as she ran up to him, her back bent over with her hands resting on her knees, wheezing: "Whew! That was so tiring I'm ready to drop. Uncle! Why were you walking so fast?"
Ling Mo Han brows creased up closer as he sized up the filthy little beggar for a long while before he said in a deep voice: "Do not follow me anymore. The place I am headed to is the Nine Entrapment Woods. That place is filled with endless dangers and you will only be killed if you go in there."
"You've got it wrong, uncle. I wasn't following you, but it was originally my intention to go to the Nine Entrapment Woods anyway. But since you are going there too, isn't it better if we go there together?"
Capítulo 9: Into the Nine Entrapment Woods
Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
Ling Mo Han completely ignored the person behind him and just widened his strides to continue walking. He was thinking that the little beggar was actually some young master from some rich family who had secretly run away for fun. From the moment the little beggar had latched onto his leg, he had not sensed the lowly humility from the beggar and he had a pair of eyes that showed wit and were sharp, astute, nothing like what a beggar would have. After hearing that he was intending to go to the Nine Entrapment Woods, he was even more certain that the youth was just going there for nothing more than fun.
If the youth really did not fear death and followed him blindly into the Nine Entrapment Woods, he would not be a busybody to go save him if anything happened.
Seeing that the uncle in front was ignoring her, Feng Jiu did not say another word after that, but just jogged to keep up a few steps behind. However, if one were to look a little closer, they would notice that her steps were a little queer, as the speed she was moving at wasn't slower than Ling Mo Han before her by much.
The two of them moved one behind the other. Ling Mo Han in the front did not once stop for any rest and neither did Feng Jiu behind him. As time was running out, she needed to get to the Nine Entrapment Woods to find the necessary herbs to dispel the poison within her body, or her life would really end senselessly in this world just like that.
But this body had afterall once belonged to a young miss of a rich family. After running for a whole day and night without any food and drink, the body had reached its limits. Her legs were sore and heavy, her strides gradually slowing down, and the figure of Ling Mo Han infront was getting further and further away from her.
However, she still managed to come to the edge of the Nine Entrapment Woods at the break of dawn the next day, and she did not see any sign of the uncle anywhere.
"Whew! I'm bushed!" She crashed back down onto the ground, panting heavily. Sweat ran in rivulets, and she was starving. She was feeling a little lightheaded and rather nauseous.
From yesterday till now, the only thing she had was the apple that she had swiped from the fruit stall and that had long been digested and not even the juice was left. Her stomach was ravenously empty and she wished endlessly for a scrumptious chicken leg to eat at that moment. She rested awhile to catch her breath, and after wiping off her perspiration, she stood up and stared at the Nine Entrapment Woods before her, a smile of anticipation showing on her face. "Hee hee. I should be able to catch myself some wild meat in the Nine Entrapment Woods….." Just thinking about it made her swallow with a big gulp, and she immediately moved her feet to go into the woods.
The trees were dense and the vegetation abundant. The sun's ray from above her head were half shielded and the damp smell of the dirt and the fragrance of grass wafted pass her nose carried by the light breeze.
Feng Jiu held a sprig broken off from one of the tree and swept it left and right before her as she walked. By doing that, she could on one hand, sweep away some of the weeds in her path, and on the other hand, drive away any venomous snakes that might be hiding in the grass.
Her progress was slow, as her eyes carefully scanned for any herbs covered under the weeds.
She had studied the poison in her body and it might be difficult for others to undo, but for someone like her who was highly skilled in Medicine and poisons, it was relatively easy. Of course, it was on the premise that she must first find the herbs she needed or even if she was a Medical Deity, she wouldn't be able to undo the poison in her body with nothing.
Perhaps it was because she was still on the outer edge. Although she had managed to find some herbs, they were all of the more common variety. And as for the wild fare that she was salivating from, it was almost utterly hopeless. Even after having walked for more than an hour, she had not seen a single sign of an edible live animal, but only quite a number of lizards rested upon the branches of the trees.
She was so hungry it was making her feel weak. She saw some edible Creeping Woodsorrel Herb growing among the weeds and she picked out a big bunch of them and chewed on them as she walked. Although the stem of the herb was sour, its flowers tasted lightly fragrant. It might not be much, but it was nevertheless better than her well emptied stomach.
"Hey? I can actually find Tree Root Berries here?" She ran over in pleasant surprise when she saw the herb growing at the foot of the tree, which was one of the herbs she was seeking for on this trip for her antidote.
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