第10章 Isnt That Something

hter ten: isn''t that thg

sean: fall

ather: lear skies and ra after the ra

ti: da

latin: qianlie t- qg ta

the s peeked thrh the ls, fresh after the ra, astg everhg a glden glthe fall leaves, td th ll daned ntl the eeze, p ff the rathat had spshed arss the ska real pite-pstard nt qg''s arria snaked thrh the thik ds, its eels reakg n the ist trail

gzhgned the d then tned t qg, s lst her thhts, and ed, "iss, this gde t g is jt fr ntis, gdes are jt the start f a aif nehell he''ll jt fe—n need t fret" fishg her rds, she tenderlgrasped qg''s hand, tr t transfer a t f rth

qg gave a sall nd, learlnt the d t hat tianshan tngzi, hldg the res side, alled , "iss, life''s fl f ps, espeiallen 're g at 're gg thrh is jt a tpiee f it reds f da as a greenhrn"

hver, fre tianshan tngzi d fish his tale, a gr f knife-eldg ths sdenlleed d fr the trees, srdg the arria the rgleader, thg a adaxe, gred naglt the arria and snarled, "the pre has left high and dr tg ff qg ta re's gravtra se an''t hands n hi, ''ll settle the sre th his dahter''s life g!" th that and, the ths, th a nt''s hesitatin, hard at the arria th their srds dra

jt as the attakers ade their ve, dagrs zipped like lightng, strikg f the n fatallthe dagrs, attahed t has, retrated th a sn, and their handles liked tther as their elder graefldesended fr the sk ndg deftln f the arria th a al vie, she

said, "press, staside ng is te and gs fiveness leave the side rk t ng" n ner had she spken than ng flipped d fr the arria rf, engagg the ths a fiere skirish

seeg this, tianshan tngzi ikljed ff the arria and dked derneath it, lpg, "a, a—ld fan never ntined this trip s gnna diegtta save sk first" terg t hiself, he sared n his fae and pd pssn the grd

after a fiere ttle, the ths, realizg there n ath fr ng, satheir leader snath his adaxe, le nt the k f ne f the hrses, and sp the arria t a frenzied flight th ries f ''giddp'' ng sted n ti; she fng her haed dagr, its ha ilg preiselard the tip f the arria anp and she s isked a ht pst, td the speedg arria

the th drivg the hrses gned k and, th a khand sg, vilentlhpped ff the f the arria anp the nexpsed arria, qg and gzhre thr a as the arria htled d the drad ng, thr ff ne the sden ightlessness, s left trailg hd sarelk n her feet, the gns re n her aga, their nsht preventg ng fr res the hase, and a fiere lee ke ane

the arria ped and jstled ver the rh terra, frg gzhand qg t part , eah thg the sides f the arria, strglg t staright there fng this and that the relentless rkg, and en the arria hit a assive pdle, qg s tssed , tlg nt the dpath and rllg til her head strk a prtrg rk, pngg her rld t darkness

gzhstrethed her ar desperatel lkg k as she ried, "press" t the th n hrsek ared fr nthg t his ese, never ne lkg k

as he spred the hrses faster

at that nt, a fige d k th red lg sftldragd qg t the safetf the radside h, areflnealg her fre endg t the trees, peerg thrh the leaves t svethe sene

n after, ng rst frth, frantiallshg, "press! press~!" her silhtte, anied the rtlg f anhes, hastened as she ntd t hase the diretin the arria had vanished

at the pre''s ansin qgsh t

"at? lst her?" the pre rared, f th ra "didn''t lse self ile re at it! i entrted t seretlprtet qg''er, and at d g k? kn aid and this piee f jk irn dnke at gd are thet ? i nt qg''er k!"

ng drpped t her knees, her vie iverg, "i have failed please grant an hnrae death, adptive father"

the pre hed sharpland gred, "hnrae death, pah! at gd d that d? take thirtshes th the ilitarane and dn''t dare sh fae til g qg''er k!"

"s, sir!" ng respnded ekl

gzhtried t hi ftl "aster a the iss"

the pre her ff th a sp n the tae, " a re servant, have the aaitt retn th istress! i an''t stand the sight f t ! dn''t e k til fd istress!"

his anr still ilg, the pre sted fr a servant, rderg th n "g fd ''s gt the gall t ss th qg''er!"

the servant replied prptl "right a" and ked a t the pre alled aga, "hld , send rd t the ffiers, readthe trps the nt fd it is, reprt k idiatel"

"derstd" th that, the servant hried ff

the depths f a ave n qg ta, lthes hg dr n rh

den raks a fire ere a an s rastg a ld rait n a stik

qg slpened her es, and the an, ntig this, ntlasked, "ake n"

she ndded, her gaze iklfallg t her gaverat hangg n the rak, and asked th a ht f pani, " are at are pnng t d th ?" she thed herself tightl

the an ffered a reassg sile, "n need t fear, na is lengfeng"

he handed her the rasted rait, sa, " verat s all d i shed it fr it''s dr the fire dn''t rr i'' nt the te t take advanta f thers" he sat d side her and ntd, " ight ? are g hted? t hgrhere, eat this fresh rait ile it''s still r"

qg ted k a t t ata a distane, then tk the rasted at and gan t dev it hgrileen tes, she said, " a i? i an''t rer, it''s all a k t ares, let''s eat first"

after fishg her al th gt, she rearked, "the at is tender"

lengfeng replied, "it is, isn''t it? aht that rait jt n

at that, qg sdenlrethed, "hd eat a nn

lengfeng thed her reatin and rst t hearthter, "didn''t see t have anreservatins ile re eatg, haha reallan''t rer anhg?"

qg pndered fr a nt then shk her head, "nt a thg i an''t reall i a at all, n ipressins atever"

lengfeng respnded th a slight sile, "se an''t rer na, and 're dressed this flg green g, as elegant as a lt flr risg ave the ter, ha all ''hangn'' fr nn?"

n hearg this, qg ndded, a ht f j her vie, "alright~ i have a na n i shall alled hangn"

lengfeng strked his h, g al, "en re trle, fell fr the arria anes

ia d deed a pssilitafter fell, it seed there re attendants hasg after the arria, shg ''press'' at it given fanlthes, if the arria re a press, then t her pernal aid, right?"

hangn shk her head, "hangn desn''t kn

lengfeng hkled, "alright then, se an''t rer anhg, i an''t exatlppt ih ne fail're fr an''t send k if dn''t knere lng, ha e little sidekik? stik th , and at the verleast, 'll have at t eat~"

hangn ndded and said th a sile, "then, fr nn, n re eatg nnies, ka"