CLX Book 6 Chapter 6

Chapter 6 – Soul-Breaking Night, Heart-Breaking Person

If one wants to climb up, one must bear hardships, one must sweat. But by the time he reaches the top, then he will find that no matter how much hardship he bears, no matter how much sweat he sheds, it is all worth it. _{Translated by foxs}

If one wants to jump down, it would be much easier.

No matter from where, jumping is very easy; moreover, falling down, that kind of feeling, is usually accompanied by some kind of guilty pleasure.

It was not until he dropped down that he would regret it, because there was a high possibility that the bottom was a swamp, a trap, or even a pit of fire.

At that time, not only did he have to bear more suffering, he had to shed more sweat, sometimes he even had to shed blood.

Chu Liuxiang jumped off the high wall. He did not shed blood, but he was starting to regret.

Just now on the high wall, he had already seen clearly the situation of this place.

Only now did he realize that he was in a completely unfamiliar place. Just now he could see very far, every shrub of flowers, every tree in this garden were originally all in his sight.

But now he suddenly discovered that the flowers and trees that looked very small were actually taller than him, almost completely blocking his line of sight. If someone was standing behind the flower and tree in front of him, he may not be able to see. When one is at a high elevation, he can always see a bit farther, see a bit clearer, but when he starts to fall, he often becomes unable to see clearly.

Perhaps this was precisely the reason he dropped down. _{foxswuxia.wordpress.com}

“The little pavilion in the forest of flowers, the person is there.”

Chu Liuxiang finally remembered the direction. Now that his person already arrived here, he could only go in that direction.

Only take one step first, and count the steps one by one.

Because he was practically unable to foresee the outcome of this matter; toward this matter, he was completely unable to control either the development or the changes.

“What exactly is this place?”

“Who exactly is that person?”

He could not even make any guess.

Amidst the evening breeze, there was a serene and elegant fragrance of flowers, Chu Liuxiang stroked his nose, suddenly he felt that he was being ridiculous.

He was originally not such an impulsive, such a careless person, how could he do such a thing? Did he trust Zhang Jiejie too much? _{Translated by foxs}

But why did he trust a woman so much?

Even he himself did not know the answer.

Zhang Jiejie practically never did anything deserving his complete trust.

The flower garden was deep.

The wind blew on the leaves, creating rustling noises, so that the foot of the mountain was even more quiet, even more mysterious.

Although Chu Liuxiang felt that it was very ridiculous, but at the same time, he also felt some kind of mysterious and nervous excitement in his heart, as if someone suddenly received a mysterious gift, and he was about to open it to look; he did not know who sent the gift, nor could he guess what it was.

Therefore, he simply had to open it to take a look.

Inside could very well be a killer poisonous sword, but it might also be something that he hopes he would get the most.

Although this kind of thing is risky, it is indeed novel and exciting.

Chu Liuxiang was originally someone who loved to take risks.

Was it because Zhang Jiejie already understood him very well, so she deliberately used this method to trick him? _{foxswuxia.wordpress.com}

There were indeed a few exquisite small pavilions in the forest of flowers.

The small pavilion was on the Nine-Turn Bridge.

In the dim light of the night, the bluestone bridge appeared sparkling and translucent like jade.

There was still a lantern in the window, the light was purplish-red. Did the person in the house already calculated accurately that Chu Liuxiang would come, hence the reason deep in the night, they were still waiting for him?

Could it be that waiting for him was another woman?

Chu Liuxiang was still unsure.

One thing he could be sure right now was that there was absolutely no ambush, no trap on this bridge.

Therefore, he walked up.

Straight to the door, and only then did he stop.

Originally, he did not need to stop.

He had already reached such a place, come to such situation, he could have just kicked the door open and burst in. _{Translated by foxs}

Maybe kick open this door first, then kick open another window, and then burst in.

Maybe wet a finger with some saliva first, and then poke a crescent-moon-shaped hole on the window paper to peek inside the small pavilion.

Under this kind of circumstances, other people might use one of these methods.

But Chu Liuxiang was not other people.

Chu Liuxiang had his own unique method in doing things.

Although he also stole, stealing all kinds of things, even stealing fragrance [not sure, ‘fragrance’ is usually used as a euphemism for beautiful woman], but the method he used to steal was the brightest, the most gentlemanly.

Therefore, when he stole something from someone, oftentimes he also stole that person’s heart at the same time.

The door was closed.

Chu Liuxiang surprisingly knocked on the door lightly, knocking on the door like a gentleman visiting his friend.

No one responded.

When Chu Liuxiang wanted to knock on the door again, the door suddenly opened.

He immediately saw an absolutely beautiful face. _{foxswuxia.wordpress.com}

There are also a lot of types of women’s beauty.

Zhang Jiejie’s beauty was bright and vivid, while Ai Qing’s beauty was mature and seductive.

This woman was different.

She may not be as cute as Zhang Jiejie, neither did she have the alluring charm like Ai Qing, but her beauty was more elegant, more noble.

If Zhang Jiejie’s beauty was hot, this woman’s beauty was cold.

As cold as a cold moon in a winter night, as cold as plum blossoms under a cold moon.

Even her gaze was cold and detached, as if no matter what happened, she would not be shocked.

Therefore, when she saw Chu Liuxiang, she was not surprised; she merely looked him up and down a couple of times coldly.

This kind of gaze surprisingly made Chu Liuxiang feeling uneasy, so much so that he blushed a little. _{Translated by foxs}

After all, in the depth of the night, knocking on an unfamiliar girl’s door was not a very dignified thing.

He was just thinking of saying a few intelligent remarks to give himself a chance to step down, who would have thought that she already turned around and walked in.

Inside the room.

She sat down slowly, suddenly she beckoned toward another chair and said, “Please, have a seat.”

This invitation was not only sudden, but was also strange.

How could a girl like her casually invite an unfamiliar man who knocked on her door in the depth of the night to sit down in her boudoir?

Could it be that she already knew who this person was?

Although Chu Liuxiang already sat down, he still felt a bit ill at ease, a bit uncomfortable.

He really had no reason to break into an unfamiliar girl’s room like this.

If this girl was not the person he was looking for, and she had nothing to do with this matter, even if other people did not talk about him, he himself would lose a lot of face. _{foxswuxia.wordpress.com}

He could not help stroking his nose again.

When his heart was uneasy, other than stroking his nose, it seemed like there was nothing else to do, he did not even know where to put his hands.

And then he saw she stretched out her hand, there was a cup of tea in her hand.

The emerald green jade cup, the dark green tea; this contrast made her hands appeared to be whiter, white and sparkling and translucent, like a transparent jade.

She suddenly chuckled indifferently and said, “This cup of tea, I drank from it just now, do you dislike this for being dirty?”

No one would dislike her from being dirty.

She was as pure as a white lotus just out of the water.

But the invitation came even more suddenly, even more strange.

How could a girl like her casually invite a stranger male to drink the tea she herself already drank?

Chu Liuxiang looked at her, finally he also chuckled and said, “Thank you very much.” He accepted the cup of tea.

He suddenly discovered that her beauty was not only elegant and noble, it also carried some kind of indescribably mysterious aura, as if she took everything very lightly and very casually. _{Translated by foxs}

She invited Chu Liuxiang to drink this cup of tea, it was not some kind of a very intimate gesture, but it was just because she felt that this kind of thing did not matter at all, she practically did not care.

So much so that she did not even seem to take Chu Liuxiang seriously.

Chu Liuxiang has been loved by women, but he has also been hated by women, however, he has never been treated this coldly by women.

So cold that it was bordering disdain.

Although this feeling vexed him very much, but to him, it was undoubtedly some kind of novel experience.

Novelty was indeed an excitement.

For some unknown reason, he was suddenly overcome with the desire to conquer this woman.

Perhaps when a man sees this kind of woman, it would be hard to avoid having this kind of desire.

Chu Liuxiang drank the cup of tea — because he also had to act nonchalant.

Acting as if he did not care about anything. _{foxswuxia.wordpress.com}

Besides, he has concluded early on that this cup of tea absolutely had no poison in it.

He had some kind of mysterious and sensitive reaction to any poison, like a well-trained hound that can always smell where the fox is.

She looked at him coldly, indifferently, suddenly she said, “There is only one teacup here, because no guests have ever been here.”

Chu Liuxiang’s answer was equally very cold, “I can’t be considered your guest.”

“But you came to see me.”

“Maybe.”

“Maybe?”

Chu Liuxiang’s laugh was also very cold, “Right now, that’s the only thing I can say, because I still don’t know if you are the person I am looking for.”

“Who are you looking for?”

“Someone seems to want me to die?”

“So you want him to die too?”

Chu Liuxiang chuckled indifferently again, “Those who don’t want to die usually don’t want other people to die either.” _{Translated by foxs}

The other side of this remark is also correct.

“If you want to kill, you have to be prepared to be killed.”

She was still looking at Chu Liuxiang. Her beautiful and cold eyes suddenly revealed a very strange expression.

“What is it that you want?”

“I want to know one thing.”

“What is it?”

“Who is this person, why does he want to kill me?”

She stood up abruptly, walked over to the window, opened the window, and let the evening breeze mess her hair.

After a long time, she seemed to have made up her mind.

Suddenly she said, “The person you are looking for is me.”

The night scene outside the window was somber, the person under the window wore a dress as white as snow. _{foxswuxia.wordpress.com}

Her back was facing Chu Liuxiang, she did not look back at all, her waist was tightly wrapped in the light clothes.

How could such a person be a treacherous, malicious murderer? Chu Liuxiang could not believe it, yet he could not but believe.

No one is willing to admit that himself is a murderer, unless he is really an assassin, furthermore, the time has come when he cannot but admit it.

Chu Liuxiang looked at her back, he still could not help asking, “You really want to kill me?”

“Mm hmm.”

“You hired all those people to kill me?”

“Yes.”

“Do you know me?”

“I don’t.”

“If you don’t, why do you want to kill me?”

There was no reply.

“Where’s Ai Qing? Were they, Jiemei [older and younger sisters], kidnapped by you? Where are their persons?” _{Translated by foxs}

Still no answer.

Chu Liuxiang heaved a sigh, he spoke coldly, “Could it be that you want me to force you before you are willing to open your mouth?”

Suddenly she turned around, and fixed her gaze at Chu Liuxiang.

The expression in her eyes was even more strange, as if she was looking at Chu Liuxiang, but also as if she was not looking at anything.

After a long time, she slowly said word by word, “Whatever you want to ask, I can answer everything.”

Chu Liuxiang asked, “Why didn’t you answer then?”

Her voice went down even lower, “I can’t speak here.”

Chu Liuxiang asked, “Where can you speak?”

Her voice was already as low as a whisper, she only said two words, “On the bed [chuang shang].”

There was a door in the corner of the room. _{foxswuxia.wordpress.com}

When the light curtain was blown by the wind, a bed could be seen inside the room.

There was a gauze curtain inlaid with pearls hanging in front of the bed.

She already walked in, she walked into the curtain.

Her person was like inside the fog.

“On the bed, if you are sleepy, you can go to bed with me.”

Not even in his dream would Chu Liuxiang imagine that he would hear such words from the mouth of a girl like her.

This really could not be considered a very elegant remark, certainly not a noble remark.

No matter what kind of girl it is, if she said such things in front of you, although you might be very happy, you will still feel that this woman was very cheap.

But she was different.

When she said those words in front of Chu Liuxiang, Chu Liuxiang did not feel very happy, neither did he feel that she was a very cheap woman.

Because she treated you like this, it did not mean that she liked you, neither it meant that she wanted you.

She just wanted you to do this. _{Translated by foxs}

Because she practically took this kind of thing very lightly, she practically did not care.

Perhaps she wasn’t really like this, but no matter what, she did make Chu Liuxiang feel this way.

This kind of feeling is usually very uncomfortable.

The snow-white clothes have been taken off, her naked body was even whiter, white and sparkling and translucent.

It was no longer an ordinary beauty, but a beauty that was pure and holy, a beauty that was close to deity.

You may be fantasizing about such a woman day and night, but I can guarantee that even in your fantasies, you definitely will not have a really extravagant hope to obtain such a woman.

Because that was not something that people can get close to, that people can obtain.

You can fantasize about her, you can worship her, but you will not dare to offend her.

If right now there is such a woman waiting for you, and you know that you will definitely obtain her, moreover, it will not require the slightest effort, what will you think in your heart? _{foxswuxia.wordpress.com}

Chu Liuxiang did not seem to think about anything.

At time like this, one tael of action was more useful than a ton of thoughts.

He walked over slowly and raised the gauze curtain.

Inside the room, there was also a lantern.

The lantern light in the room suddenly shone on her.

Her body was gleaming like satin, her eyes were also shining, but she did not look at Chu Liuxiang at all.

Her eyes seemed to still be looking at a very distant place.

Chu Liuxiang was looking at her, as if he could not help but looking at her.

Naturally she knew that he was looking at her, but she was still standing there quietly, without moving, without speaking.

She still did not care.

She wanted you to do it, but she herself did not care – she did not entice you, she did not coerce you even more, she just wanted you to do it.

She was simply terrifyingly cold. _{Translated by foxs}

But the coldest ice is just like a flame. When you touch it, you will also feel some kind of burning as if burning by the flame.

Chu Liuxiang’s heart also seemed to be burning with flames.

If it were another man, he would definitely grab her by the hair now, pull her into his arms, and let her know that you are a man, let her know that you are really strong.

But Chu Liuxiang simply took her hand gently.

Her hands were slender and beautiful, her ten fingers tapered into a point, and the palm of her hands were as soft as a baby’s face.

A baby’s face is always of the color of an apple, the palm of her hand was exactly that color.

Even Chu Liuxiang had never seen such a beautiful hand.

Because the women that he has seen, after martial arts training, it would be hard to avoid some blemishes remaining on their hands.

Yet this pair of hands was flawless.

Chu Liuxiang lowered his head, his eyes slid down along her gentle curves, and stopped at her ankles. _{foxswuxia.wordpress.com}

Her ankles were similarly slender and beautiful.

Even the most careful woman, after training martial arts, it would also be hard to avoid her ankles growing a bit rougher.

She was obviously not a woman who has trained martial arts.

Chu Liuxiang exhaled lightly, and slowly raised his head. Suddenly he discovered that she was also looking at him; there seemed to be some kind of cold mocking and  smiling expression in her eyes.

She spoke indifferently, “You seem to know how to look at women.”

Indeed he knew.

When an experienced man looks at a woman, he usually starts with the hands and feet, but this is absolutely not a gentleman’s view.

She chuckled again, and then spoke indifferently, “Are you satisfied now?”

Even the most picky man definitely would not be dissatisfied with her, therefore, Chu Liuxiang practically did not need to answer.

She was still smiling indifferently, but her eyes seemed to return to the distance. After a long time, she spoke softly, “Carry me to bed.” _{Translated by foxs}

Chu Liuxiang carried her up. The bed was not too big, but it was very soft. The snow-white bedsheet seemed to have been changed, not even a single wrinkle was to be seen.

No matter what kind of man, this bed has nothing to criticize.

The ideal woman, the ideal bed.

Under this kind of situation, what reason could a man possibly have to refuse?

Chu Liuxiang picked her up and put her gently on the bed.

She was already waiting, she was ready to accept.

Chu Liuxiang just needed to go and grab it, there was absolutely nothing worth worrying about. Because this matter was practically not forced.

Inside the room, there was no one else. She definitely did not know martial arts, the bed definitely had no secret.

This kind of a good thing, where could one find? What was he waiting for? Why was he still standing on the spot, unmoving? Looking at him, he appeared to be even more cool-headed than before.

Could it be that he saw something that others couldn’t see? _{foxswuxia.wordpress.com}

She waited for a long time before turning her face, looking at him, and spoke indifferently, “You don’t want to know those things?”

Chu Liuxiang replied, “I do.”

She asked again, “You don’t want me?”

Chu Liuxiang replied, “I do.”

Finally her eyes revealed a smiling expression, she said, “Since you want to, why haven’t you come over?”

Finally Chu Liuxiang heaved a long, long sigh, he said word by word, “Who made you do this, why did you —­–“

He has not finished speaking, suddenly he heard ‘Dang!’, as if a steel gong was thrown heavily to the ground from a high place.

And then, a woman’s voice shouted, “Catch the thief, quickly come and catch the thief, there is a caihua zei [flower-picking thief, rapist] here.”

The voice only called twice and then stopped. Afterwards, there was silence all around again, as if no one heard the cry.

Her face was completely devoid of any expression of surprise, there was no expression of any kind. _{Translated by foxs}

As if there was absolutely nothing on earth could make her happy.

After a long time, she suddenly asked a very strange question.

She looked at Chu Liuxiang, and suddenly asked, “Are you a gentleman, or a smart man?”

Chu Liuxiang replied, “I am neither.”

She asked, “What are you?”

Chu Liuxiang chuckled, he said, “Maybe I’m just a fool.”

Suddenly she also chuckled and said, “Maybe you’re practically not a human.”

Only this moment there was a real smiling expression in her eyes. But it was also some kind of very delicate, a very hard-to-fathom smiling expression; even when she smiled, there was some kind of indescribable hidden bitterness, secret grudge, as well as sadness, in her heart.

Chu Liuxiang looked at her, suddenly he also asked a very strange question.

He suddenly asked, “Do you know that I originally thought that you would be disappointed?”

Only after a very long silence that she slowly nodded and said quietly, “I know, even I myself originally thought that I would be very disappointed.” _{foxswuxia.wordpress.com}

Chu Liuxiang said, “But now you don’t seem to be disappointed at all.”

She pondered for a moment, then spoke indifferently, “Maybe it’s just because I did not really have that kind of hope.”

Chu Liuxiang asked, “What did you hope for?”

She chuckled again, and then she spoke word by word, “Nothing, now I am very satisfied.”

Was she really satisfied?

Chu Liuxiang seemed to want to ask further, but when he saw her pair of eyes brimming with loneliness and hidden bitterness, secret grudge, he suddenly felt some kind of indescribable melancholy in his heart.

He could not bear to ask further, hence he quietly turned around, quietly walked out. But what exactly was he trying to ask?

What secrets and hidden anguish did she have that other people could not ask, could not bear to ask? What did Chu Liuxiang think she was hoping for? What was her disappointment?

Was she really the mastermind behind this matter? Who could answer these questions?

Chu Liuxiang went out quietly, she only looked quietly. The lantern outside had been extinguished since nobody knew when.

She watched Chu Liuxiang’s figure slowly disappear –– and then all she could see was a dark despair. A string of pearl-like teardrops suddenly welled up in her eyes. The teardrops wet the pillow …

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