This Waste Wood Burns For You - Chapter 15

With the thought, “I have to see what kind of trouble you’re up to,” Chai Qing trailed behind her listlessly.

Seeing her follow, Jiang Rao raised her eyebrows, leading the way without a word.

They entered a door. The pregnant calico cat had grown a lot, its old nest was no longer big enough for it.

Jiang Rao pointed at the cat and spoke to Chai Qing, “Do you see?”

“What?”

“It’s going to give birth.”

“So?”

Jiang Rao lowered her head and adjusted her sleeves, “Build it a new nest that can accommodate a whole family.”

Chai Qing stared at the mother cat with wide eyes, she dug her ears as if she had heard wrong, and turned her head to look directly at the person, “Did I hear that right? You want me to build a nest for it?”

“Yes.”

The beauty was as economical with her words as possible. Chai Qing exploded immediately, “Are you even listening to yourself?”

She took a step forward, her momentum fierce, like a tigress awakened from sleep.

The tigress was full of energy, her eyes were even brighter than usual, showing that she was truly angry.

Jiang Rao didn’t dodge or retreat, she met her murderous gaze, “Chai Qing.”

She called Chai Qing’s name calmly and gently.

If Chai Qing were truly a mountain tiger, her pricked-up ears would have softened and drooped after hearing these words.

The bad seed was used to being reckless, she wasn’t afraid of anything, except someone looking at her softly and gently.

It was fine to look, but she was also calling her name with a look of affection.

Chai Qing cowered.

She took half a step back.

Thinking that she was ultimately at fault, she shouldn’t have been so sarcastic before, causing Jiang Rao to ignore her for several days. This was a good opportunity to make amends.

She sighed reluctantly, “Fine.”

A flash of light appeared in Jiang Rao’s clear eyes. She said sincerely, “I’ll thank you on behalf of ‘Great Benefactor’.”

Great Benefactor was the cat she raised, and the cat was originally a gift from Chai Qing.

Chai Qing thought about the cat, then thought about herself, and couldn’t help but sigh again at the miserable situation of being less than a cat.

She, Chai Qing, the notorious bad seed of Spring Water Town, would be a big shot even in the martial arts world. Now, for Jiang Rao’s words, she had to painstakingly build a nest for the cat, and it couldn’t be an ordinary nest.

Given Jiang Rao’s fondness for the stupid cat, the nest she built had to be excellent. Not to mention being warm in winter and cool in summer, it had to be spacious and exquisite.

She waved her hand, not even knowing when Jiang Rao left.

During the two years she roamed the martial arts world, Chai Qing had collected many useful and fun things. She was smart, and she could figure out many troublesome things just by looking at them. Her amazing talent could be described as a prodigy, especially since she was still very young.

Using Mohist mechanical engineering to build a nest for a cat was truly a waste of talent. Chai Qing almost buried herself in the pile of wood, with scattered wood chips floating above her head. She wiped the sweat from her brow, the more she thought about it, the more she felt like she had fallen for the legendary beauty trick.

She came to sleep with someone, how could she be so pathetic that she was even worse than a cat?

She had only managed to hug her a few times, she hadn’t even had time to touch the beauty’s small hand. Why was she doing this hard work?

She stared at the cat nest frame that was gradually taking shape in her hand, feeling bitter and resentful. She wanted to smash the thing in a fit of anger.

Chai Qing was so angry that her liver hurt. She thought to herself that there wouldn’t be a next time.

That woman, Jiang Rao!

She was so cunning.

The bad seed, who had been tricked, slumped her face, but her movements were quick and decisive. When you looked at her for a long time, it was quite beautiful, like flowing water.

Outside, the sound of music and dancing was boisterous.

The only bridge leading to Qingyang County was collapsed by the Assassin Alliance. However, the route had been decided. When they came, the king had specifically instructed that the wedding procession must take the official road, they couldn’t take the small path, otherwise, they would be laughed at by the other kings and become the laughingstock of the Nine Provinces.

With the king’s order, General Ronghua could only stay here with a large group of people, while urging the bridge repair and showing off his power in the bustling town.

Spring Water Town had many beauties. The general, under the guise of ‘entertaining the princess’, gathered many entertainers.

The sound of the zither was endless. The princess of the Kingdom of Jiang leaned against the beauty couch, admiring the beautiful dance in front of her. On the other side, Chai Qing groaned in annoyance, threw the small wooden hammer in her hand, and refused to do it anymore.

“This is so annoying! Whoever wants to do it can do it, I’m not doing this anymore”.

She didn’t know what she was angry about. Was she angry at Ronghua’s flattery, or angry at Jiang Rao’s indifference, or maybe she just lost her patience. Whatever the cause, she retreated like an enraged groundhog, disappearing completely from the room.

Spring Water Pavilion.

The beautiful courtesan in the pavilion was leisurely cracking sunflower seeds, the shells were scattered all over the floor. The smile in her eyes was about to overflow, “Why are you so angry? Calm down, you can just not build a nest for the cat.”

“Is this about building a nest for the cat?”

If she still didn’t understand that she was being played by Jiang Rao, she was a fool! An idiot!

Liu Mei covered her mouth and giggled, her laughter was brilliant. Chai Qing glanced at her, so angry that she almost jumped out of her seat, “Aunt! How can you be on her side?!”

Calling her “Chai Qing, the fire-breathing dragon” was quite appropriate now.

Liu Mei, as the chief disciple of the Hehuan Sect, was indeed skilled at annoying people. She said sweetly, “How can I be on the other side? I’m on this side, right?”

She made a very exaggerated gesture. Chai Qing covered her eyes, feeling that beautiful women were all fairies.

Her aunt was, and Jiang Rao was even more so.

She wanted her body, but she was playing with her heart.

How dare she!

“Calm down, calm down. You can just stay away from her.”

“How can that be?”

She didn’t know what was wrong with her, but after calming down, Chai Qing slumped in the rosewood chair, looking like a withered old dragon. “Forget it, why should I care about her? The pearl of the royal family, she’s willing to play with me, that means she thinks highly of me.”

What kind of nonsense is that?

Liu Mei really wanted to pry open her head and see what kind of old garbage was inside!

After complaining, the anger that had been bubbling up in Chai Qing somehow subsided.

This wasn’t a good sign.

Liu Mei hoped that she could be charming and energetic even when she was bad. But was wilted like a zucchini, how unlucky!

The aunt and niece, one confused and the other like a dragon that had been drained of its energy, finally Liu Mei couldn’t stand it anymore. She grabbed her bad niece by the collar and kicked her out the door, as far as she could go.

Leaving the bustling Spring Water Pavilion, Chai Qing didn’t want to go back to the inn. She started her ‘wandering ghost street mode’ again, not noticing a snowflake falling on her head.

It was the middle of winter, the wind blew, and the cold air seeped into her bones.

Chai Qing didn’t feel cold.

Clad in thin garments, her face unchanged, yet her posture spoke of profound loneliness. She looked less like a person and more like a stray dog, lost and without a home.

She walked along the street, stopping and staring. She didn’t know that her aunt, the future Grand Master of the Hehuan Sect, was standing by the window, looking at her with a serious expression, sighing.

What was wrong?

Wasn’t she doing well before? She was just tricked, she could just trick her back, why was she like this?

She couldn’t understand.

Something fatal must have happened to Qing Qing that I didn’t know about. It didn’t take her life, but it destroyed all her confidence.

A bad seed without confidence, how heartbreaking.

She didn’t look like the daughter of the Wind-Flowing Sword at all. Liu Mei stroked her chin, pondering, her gaze shifted, looking far away at the Kingdom of Jiang.

….

On the long ancient road, a group of people were rushing towards the Kingdom of Jiang.

Big Brother Chai was gone, Miss Liu’s words were like the leader’s order.

They were going to the Kingdom of Jiang to find out about an old matter.

Miss Liu said it was important.

How could it not be important?

The leader’s daughter almost died eight years ago, and no clues were found. Thanks to Miss Liu, who had been hiding in the town for ten years, news came a while ago, and the implication was that King Jiang was behind it.

So, they had to go to the Kingdom of Jiang.

The woman in charge unscrewed the stopper and drank the water heartily, the remaining water dripped down her chin. She squinted her eyes, her feet lightly clamped the horse’s belly, and the horse ran happily.

The sound of the copper bells scattered on the long ancient road, the Assassin Alliance’s warriors sang hoarse and unpleasant songs, running fearlessly.

Some people live for endless delicacies, some people live for dazzling beauty.

But they lived for Chai Ling.

Chai Ling, the Wind-Flowing Sword, a generation of heroes who could not be described as good or bad.

Twenty years ago, Chai Ling’s order was an order that could mobilize the heroes of the martial arts world. The kings of the Nine Provinces didn’t care about those people, but they listened to Chai Ling.

Not only because Chai Ling was the leader who founded the Assassin Alliance.

But also because of Chai Ling’s ideals and ambitions—

Without a human emperor, in the Nine Provinces, the rules will be set by our Assassin Alliance!

Imagine, in an era where sacrificing slaves was legal, the Nine Provinces were divided, the nine kings were suspicious, but one person stood up, regardless of the consequences, with his shining ideals, he arrogantly wanted to be a sword above the nine kings’ heads.

If the king is corrupt, kill him!

What kind of courage and vision is that?

Among all living beings, no one’s brilliance can compare to his.

Chai Ling was a hero, he believed in killing to stop killing, his hands were stained with countless blood. As a mortal, he wanted to be a ruler in the world, measuring all injustice, even if it meant dying, he wouldn’t hesitate.

Arrogant?

But also more heroic!

How many people were captivated by him, how many people sang his praises.

In those passionate years, anyone who mentioned “Chai Ling” was enthusiastic.

Unfortunately, Chai Ling died.

So they lived for Chai Ling.

And they lived for his unfinished dream.

Thinking of the “broken spirit” in Miss Liu’s secret letter, the woman’s eyes flashed with anger: That damned King Jiang! What did he do!

…..

Snow fell on the world.

The world was bathe in white.

After enjoying the music and dance, Jiang Rao walked over in her gorgeous trailing gown. Li Nu opened the door for her. The room was empty, only a mess and a half-finished nest.

Alright, this couldn’t be described with ordinary words.

Chai Qing had made a ‘mechanical nest’.

It was clear that it wasn’t finished yet, but it was the most luxurious and incredible nest Li Nu had ever seen.

“Don’t touch it.”

Li Nu trembled and withdrew her hand.

Jiang Rao looked around the room, her eyes were unclear.

Chai Qing had run away.

She had promised to do it, but she ran away before finishing the task.

In Li Nu’s opinion, the princess should feel offended, but she just smiled and bent down to pick up the broken piece of wood that had been thrown on the floor.

“She still can’t be completely obedient.”!