ATSWM Chapter 5 (Part 2)

Chapter 5.2 Wood Element Little Fairy (Part 2)

　　Sang Yuanyuan’s heart suddenly jumped.

　　This incident is the cause of the annihilation of Sang state.

　　King Sang had chosen a time, which can be said as the best timing but at the same time also the worst timing, to fight against You Wuming——By the order of Heaven, You Wuming was to help King Han to calm down the evil scourge in the Western border.

　　King Sang and the Crown Prince led their army to cross the border illegally and launched a surprise attack towards You Wuming. It made him get attacked by enemies from the front and rear side, which nearly put him to death. Han Shaoling, who was traveling together with You Wuming, was also seriously injured.

　　To say that it was a good timing, was because You Wuming’s cultivation is too high and afraid this is the only chance to kill him.

　　To say that it was a bad timing, was because in this way, Sang state’s action is equivalent to treason.

　　If a war between two states causes a military disaster, Tiandu usually gives each of them fifty hits with big boards and then lets it slip. But You Wuming and Han Shaoling were sneak attacked when they were carrying out the order to wipe out the demons. This move of the Sang state was tantamount to pulling out Tiandu’s reverse scale[1] and making enemies with the whole cloud realm.

　　A year later, Sang state completely disappeared from the cloud realm’s map.

　　This incident is just a small episode that was skipped with only a few strokes in the book——its main purpose is to make Han Shaoling suffer an injury, which needed a person to take care of him personally thereafter. All the people that waited upon him could not satisfy him. Only the lively and straightforward Meng Wuyou that chattered in front of his bed from morning to night, which made Han Shaoling feel full of vitality within his illness(?).

　　Sang Yuanyuan felt her blood freeze: “Royal Father and Brother are also too impulsive! I’m going to contact them and tell them not to do anything foolish! “

　　Aunt Ling covered her lips and smiled: “Princess please calm down. You are awake, safe and sound. I’m afraid Lord and Crown Prince will be drunk for several days in a row. How can they even initiate a war?”

　　Sang Yuanyuan sighed softly: “Yes. Very fortunately. “

　　As if afraid of her repentance, Aunt Ling lifted her up from the cloud bed and said, “Then, this subordinate will now assist the Princess in awakening and washing the marrow.”

　　Sang Yuanyuan：“？”

　　For such a big matter, don’t you need to ask the Sang state’s side for a confirmation first? Don’t you also need to consider Han Shaoling’s opinions too?

　　Ling Gu walked to the outer hall in a few strides and gave the orders.

　　A short moment later, she supported Sang Yuanyuan and went straight to the side room. She neatly and quickly stripped Sang Yuanyuan’s clothes and put her into a huge barrel.

　　”Now, Princess can’t go back anymore on her own words.” Aunt Ling smiled cunningly and said, “The Crown Prince has given a death order. Even if I have to resort to trickery, I have to trick Princess to use this Marrow Cleansing Liquid!”

　　Sang Yuanyuan: “……;” So, should I cooperate and perform my half-hearted refusing act for once?

　　Being immersed in the terribly white Marrow Cleansing Liquid, that taste is really uncomfortable.

　　There are five elements in the human body. Washing the marrow is to remove four of the attributes in the foundation, leaving only one pulse. Only by washing away the secondary attributes, can one sense the same spiritual essence that was contained between Heaven and Earth, absorb them into the body, and refine oneself.

　　At this moment, Sang Yuanyuan’s body felt numb and painful, as if countless steel needles were pounding in her body.

　　Seeing that Sang Yuanyuan’s small face turned ghastly pale, Aunt Ling immediately felt distressed.

　　”Princess, please be patient for a while more, wash out the attributes and then refine it, won’t be as bad as trying to seize the world by yourself, right?” 

　　Sang Yuanyuan shook her head.

　　Actually, it’s still fine.

[1] Dragons have one scale growing in the opposite direction to all the others at their throat. If anyone would touch the reverse scale, the dragon is said to become very angry and kill the person immediately. The dragon’s reverse scale had become a figurative expression of something you should not touch, and “touching the reverse scale” had come to mean “offending the emperor or a man in power”.

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