Chapter 36 - Blue Snow Chess Piece

Chapter Thirty Six Blue Snow Chess Piece

The delicate and flamboyant but not gorgeous, carriage traveled through Yan Zhou’s western gate. In the carriage, Gu Weiyi saw visions of herself foolishly pretending to be a beggar here and had some suspicions as to whether or not they were in the right place. Here, were the famous slums that everyone knew. On the day of her escape, she had no other option but to run into this beggar’s den in order to escape Lan Sheng Ling’s guard from chasing her. How come she was here again? She felt as if she had just walked around in a circle.

When Mu Yalun laid eyes on Gu Weiyi’s suspicious eyes, he let out a mild laugh and explained, “You’ll understand in a moment, don’t worry.”

The carriage continued traveling through the streets. Strangely, none of the poor people looked calm at the sight of the carriage, not even an iota of wonder could be seen on their faces. Instead, there were quite a number of people carrying worshipping and admiring expressions who neared the carriage. Currently, Zhuang Sheng, whose expression usually carried arrogance, seemed as if he could reach up to the skies if he was given a tail at this very moment (he’s feeling very proud of himself). But frankly speaking, Gu Weiyi always disliked these types of people. They acted as if the halo was theirs, believing themselves to be superior over others. In fact, he was nothing more than someone Mu Yalun* hired to work, that’s all. Why must he act as if he was the master instead, strutting around like he was. It looks like both she and Zhuang Sheng looked at each other with mutual disgust, ah!

The carriage kept driving until it reached a lonely alleyway. Once the carriage completely stopped, Mu Yalun stood up and motioned that they could step out of the carriage. Gu Weiyi cast a curious glance at him before lowering herself out of the carriage.

In front of here, there was a wall that was extremely destroyed. Don’t tell her that this was Blue Snow Stronghold?

Her inquiring eyes met with Mu Yalun’s smile. He merely nodded his head and walked over to the wall. Taking a blue jade out, he pointed it toward the midday sun and allowed the sunlight to sink into the jade’s hollow hole before it reflected out and toward the wall. Gu Weiyi could see the wall slowly begin to be filled with the sun’s radiant light. Before long, the entire wall was covered in the light and a large, European-styled white doorway appeared in front of the three people.

Widening her eyes in amazement, Gu Weiyi shook her head and rubbed her eyes in disbelief. She felt as if she entered a magical world! Laughing at her foolish expression, Mu Yalun went over and carried the still wooden Gu Weiyi into Blue Snow Stronghold.

Once they walked through the doorway, a giant flower bed appeared before their eyes, and in front of the flower bed was a gigantic, white spired castle that looked like it had three floors. When Gu Weiyi first saw it, for a second she thought that she was in America, her eyes were packed with disbelief. Situated around the castle were lush, evergreen shrubbery as well as various sorts of plants and flowers that she didn’t even know the name of. Having the palace sitting in the midst of this gorgeous scene caused it to seem as if they had entered some sort of fairyland, the beauty was completely unimaginable. Below them sat a well-maintained, orderly lawn. Just stepping across it caused Gu Weiyi distress. In the sky, beautiful birds and lively butterflies danced around in the breeze. Nature’s most beautiful sounds rang in the air as they constantly sung to their heart’s content.

“Is this a fairyland on Earth?”

Lowly muttering to herself, Gu Weiyi was completely entranced.

Mu Yalun looked at her with a faintly doting expression. He looked at her entranced appearance and felt gratified. He didn’t know why, but he could see the sorrow and loneliness in his eyes, but he was merely fifteen years old, what could have caused him to lose his happiness? He couldn’t describe it, but he wished to have him feel joy again, no longer immersing in this grief. However, this matter was related to romance.

Suddenly, a person with white clothes who looked handsome walked up to the three of them and bowed toward Mu Yalun. “Young Master, you’ve** come back.”

“Fu Guang, go prepare a room. One beside my Snow Palace hall will do just fine.”

“Yes, Young Master.” The male named Fu Guang looked at Gu Weiyi with an astonished gaze before he turned around and began to exit.

Mu Yalun then turned around to face Gu Weiyi, “Wushuang, this is Blue Snow Stronghold. How about I bring you around for a stroll first? In a moment, you can go bathe in the hot springs. Then, I’ll lead you to your room.”

She nodded her head in response, this plan was very suitable. Presently, she was itching to take a look around this gorgeous and beautiful castle! This was because it really caused people to feel great wonder. The building’s style was similar to that of European castles, but how could this style appear in this ancient world? Furthermore, she felt as if she had seen that jade ornament in Mu Yalun’s hand somewhere. The mysterious Blue Snow Stronghold seemed to have a primer that was leading her along, it was as if there would be things she wanted here, in the future.

Currently, the entire stronghold was completely quiet, it felt as if nobody was around. Occasionally, people wearing similar clothing to Fu Guang could be seen walking around, it was as if they were patrolling around. However, before Gu Weiyi could properly form any suspicions, Mu Yalun opened his mouth to clarify to her.

“These are Snow Guards, if you have any matters, you can ask them. Their primary purposes are to guard and settle any problems.”

“But, how come I feel as if there aren’t much people in the stronghold, ah?”

“He he,” Faint laughter rose up in the air and Mu Yalun warmly answered, “Blue Snow Stronghold is extremely hidden, there’s no way a person would be able to find it. They’re all hidden, naturally you wouldn’t be able to find them. Unless an incident occurs in the stronghold and the alarm sounds, they won’t come out. I wish to make Blue Snow Stronghold a heaven on Earth that doesn’t have any conflicts, noise, or suffering. What do you think?”

Heaven on Earth? It was very pleasant sounding, but it was also a hard wish to accomplish! For the first time, Gu Weiyi seriously examined the face before her. It was mild and delicate, one brow and one eye flowed together and seemed endlessly warm. Alone, his facial features weren’t all that remarkable. However, when put together, they attracted everyone’s attention. Every movement was noticeable, youthful, and peerless. His heart was just like his name [1], his appearance was elegant and mild. He was concerned about common people, looked at everyone’s life equally, longed for a peaceful and undisturbed life, and wished for a tranquil world. Even in the modern world, that consumer society, that so-called equal society, there was nobody that was the same as he was, that sincerely treated everyone beside him the same.

“Your wish is very beautiful. But, I know that this is very hard to accomplish. It’s not that I don’t approve of what you’re hoping for, it’s just that this world is actually very self-interested. There are some things that are unable to be changed, even if you try with all your might. This is because man’s appetite is never-ending.”

“You…” Mu Yalun looked at her, but remained silent. He wanted to justify his wish, but felt incapable of doing so.

“Okay, dont’ think of such unhappy matters. Mu xiong, didn’t you say you want to bring me around Blue Snow Stronghold?” Reluctantly smiling again, Gu Weiyi clumsily diverted the subject.

“That’s right, ah.” Cooperating with her, he smiled as well. Mu Yalun understood his intentions. It was only because he (Yi Yi) truly regarded him as a friend that he spoke so bluntly. It was just like he said, this world wouldn’t change just because of his way of thinking. All along, he embellished everything too much.

But, his wish should be possible in a small space. However, he didn’t know that his rejoiced way of thinking would soon be burnt to ashes on a day soon after.

*The text actually says Lan Sheng Ling, but I think it’s an error. I’ll change it if something contradicts this statement in the future

**He’s saying you respectfully

[1] his heart was just like his name – 慕雅纶; 慕 (mù) means admire, 雅 (yǎ) is elegant, 纶 (lún) means classify