CH 55

The sky is bright, with only a little darkness remaining.

The morning light slowly lit up from the horizon, and gradually stained the mountains. Illuminating the long official road and the galloping horse carriages on the road.

All the horses pulling the carriages are black in colour, without any dirt, and every hair is shining. More than a dozen carriages were an extraordinary sight, and the banners of the Bai merchants were waving high in the wind. The riders who escorted the carriages were all strong and dignified, seeming to all be first-rate riders.

This seems to be a large convoy of travelling merchants.

The carriages and horses were galloping, creating clouds of smoke and dust along the way, making the luxurious carriages covered with dust, and the extraordinary black horses also showed their fatigue.

Seeing this, the convoy manager felt the utmost distress.

When they arrived at the gate of the city, the convoy stopped and followed the flow of people into the city.

The garrison at the city gate was originally lazy. When he saw the flag of the Bai merchants, he immediately put a smile on his face.

When he saw the person who got off the carriage, the radian of the smile suddenly expanded by 10%.

“Who dares to make the honourable Bai er ye work?1“

Upon hearing this name, the crowd around was in a big uproar, and many ordinary people gave way.

The man who was called Bai er ye was a middle-aged man who was white, fat and rich in appearance. He was dressed in silk, with gold and jade hanging on his waist, and a huge jade ring on his left hand, just like the image of a rich man.

However, this man’s reputation in Anyang Fucheng is notorious, and many of his deeds are well known.

The er ye of the Bai merchants is very versatile and has extremely shrewd insight. Reportedly he is involved with both black and white.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Bai merchants, bandits robbed their goods and killed their people, and the first leader died on the spot. The normally smiling Bai er ye created a bounty a hundred times higher than the price of the lost goods, and attracted more than ten famous first-class experts in the Jianghu. Who slaughtered all over the Jiuyan Stronghold where the acts were committed, which shocked the black and white sides at one stroke, and blazed a path for the Bai merchants.

Later, it was rumoured that this man went alone to meet the master of the Green Forest bandits. Now the gangs in An Yang dare not take people’s lives if they ever met the Bai merchants convoy. At most, they would only take half of the goods.

With this story as an example, even though Bai er ye smiles all day long and looks like an idle rich man without worries, others dare not underestimate him.

Facing the various gazes around him, Bai er ye, who looked like a smiling Maitreya,2 casually played with the jade ring in his hand, walked to the centre of the convoy with a smile, and came straight to a spacious carriage.

“Cough, cough, cough” Before he spoke, there was a burst of heartrending coughs in the carriage.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and the first thing that appeared was a young man in a white shirt with black hair scattered randomly.

He leaned against the carriage, his handsome and beautiful face was bloodless, paler than the ice and snow on the mountain peaks, causing his eyes to look darker and shinier.

The young man’s hand gripped tightly at his heart, as if about to cough out his lungs, and his face became weaker and weaker.

He smiled and said, “The journey to An Yang prefecture has really troubled Bai er ye.”

The sick young man’s voice was also hoarse, as if he might lose his breath at any moment, but Bai er ye turned a blind eye to this. Raising his hands to salute him, he asked in a worried tone:

“Chi gong zi guessed right, we have arrived at An Yang prefecture. However, if you go to meet your family in a hurry with your illness, it’s difficult to find them within a few days, but this illness cannot be delayed. It’s better to stay in my Bai Mansion for a while and recuperate.”

If other people who know Bai er ye see him now, they will think they had seen a ghost in the daytime

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Despite the smiling appearance of Bai er ye, he is actually not an approachable character. While he seems polite, courteous, and humble, he is Bai er ye of the Bai merchants. He was a vicious man who once terrorised many bandits in An Yang with his own efforts and created the Bai merchant’s success.

Even his father, Father Bai, is probably not as respected as the so-called smiling Bai er ye.

It was unknown the origins of the young man who made him so serious.

The sick young man smiled and shook his head: “Thank you, Bai er ye, for your kindness. It’s just that my body is useless, I’m afraid I won’t be able to hold on for long. By returning to my roots I hope to find protection for my didi.” 3 

His voice fell, and suddenly someone in the carriage yelled “ah ah” twice. His voice was full of frenzy, anger, and anxiety and the carriage seemed to have been slammed several times.

It turns out that there is not only one person in the car.

Sunlight melted in. Through the sunlight, one could vaguely see, apart from the young gentleman leaning on the carriage, there was also a silent old servant who was quietly serving him.

Additionally, inside the carriage, a figure was lying there, like a piece of charred charcoal. Amongst the black only a pair of eyes were still spinning in panic.

Bai er ye knows his identity.

The three masters and servants were on their way back to An Yang and boarded their convoy who were on the same route.

The young man’s surname is Chi, and judging by the manner in which he behaves, he should also be from an influential family.

It is said that there was a big fire in the family, and only three people escaped from the family mansion. Chi gong zi was choked by the smoke and injured his lungs. His didi was even more pitiful, his whole body was almost burnt to charcoal, and there was not an intact piece of flesh. His voice was also damaged, with no uncertainty of improvement.

Having encountered such a catastrophe, Chi gongzi had no choice but to pack up the only belongings he retained, and took his didi and old servant to An Yang to find a distant relative.

If that was all, Bai er ye would only show a rare moment of kindness.

Several times after, when Bai Erye had nothing to do he would chat with Chi gongzi. Immediately he found that this person spoke, he showed profound knowledge. He was not a child from an aristocratic family who did not know the sufferings of the world. They immediately became friends.

Three days ago, the convoy suffered a sudden accident. A person who escaped from the Jiuyan bandits came to seek revenge. His skill was really remarkable, just below the top experts and almost killed everyone on the spot.

However, Chi gongzi just glanced at the opponent’s martial arts, and he completely understood their martial arts. The flaws and loopholes of every move and every form were clearly pointed out with his words. In a few sentences, he instructed everyone to work together to capture and kill him.

Bai er ye saw him in a new light.

“Don’t be afraid, didi, Bai er ye is not a bad person.”

At this time, the seemingly extraordinary Chi gongzi no longer had a mysterious and calm expression on his face.

He motioned to the old servant to hold down his struggling didi, and gently comforted him. His eyes showed infinite worry and anxiety, just like a good older brother who loved didi found in ordinary families.

“Ah ah,” said the black charcoal screamed even louder.

But his whole body was lying on the couch, unable to move, showing only one pair of eyes staring at him.

Chi gongzi sighed sadly and smiled apologetically at Bai er ye: “It’s impolite, but didi is still young and has been stimulated too much. Now he not only lost his voice, but is also extremely unstable. He will attack from time to time. It really worries me to see him like this.”

Bai er ye was deeply moved by their brotherhood. He even thought of his eldest brother who had passed away and sighed as he comforted: “The misfortune is the beginning of fortune. Chi didi was lucky to escape from death, and his fortune will only improve. The Bai family still has a little reputation in An Yang city, and knows several famous doctors. If Chi gongzi is interested, this Bai will introduce them.”

“That would be great.” Chi gongzi’s eyes brightened, and he repeatedly thanked him, and then continued to look down at the black coal. His eyes showed infinite pity and tenderness.

“Ah”

Yan Feichi is going crazy.

If his eyes can kill, then Yuan Buwei would be dead; If his anger value can be turned into a substantive attack, then he would already be full of holes.

Yes, this seemingly incompatible pair of brothers is none other than Yuan Buwei and the tool man Yan Feichi.

However, Yan Feichi’s face is different from before and his whole person has become a piece of black charcoal. Such a large contrast is due to the superb face-changing technology of Dharma Protector An Yan.

Ever since being made into this appearance by Yuan Buwei, he couldn’t walk, couldn’t speak, and saw the other party’s good brother caring for his didi every day, Yan Feichi was disgusted. However, he couldn’t resist Yuan Buwei, so he could only become a tool man who was furious but unable to show it.

Seeing that he was so irascible, An Yan, as the old servant, used some force on his palm and directly injected qi. Yan Feichi immediately felt the sharp pain in his meridians and limbs, he widened his eyes and suddenly trembled.

Yuan Buwei let out a sigh of pity.

He gently stroked the black xharcoal’s bald head and said, “Don’t worry, didi, no matter what the cost, I will find a way to cure you.”

Witnessing his sincere feelings, Bai er ye on one side was even more moved. Looking at the black charcoal again, his eyes showed a sense of “you don’t know how blessed you are” and “you don’t cherish such a caring brother”.

“Ah!”

Yan Feichi was so angry with this fool.

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At the time when the Jiangnan Escort Bureau was at its peak, his father had contacts in the northern and southern Wulin, including the Bai merchant’s. He had met Bai er ye before, who he originally thought was an astute person.

Unexpectedly, this man was fooled by the disguise of Yuan Buwei. To this person, Yuan Buwei had extraordinary temperament and talent, but he had a rough life experience, suffered from misfortune, suffered from a serious illness, and was burdened by an ignorant didi. Chi gongzi deserves his full appreciation and sympathy.

He watched on with a regretful look as Yuan Buwei left with Yan Feichi, who was pushed by An Yan in a special wheelchair. Finally Yan Feichi panicked as he was pushed further and further away. He tried to turn his eyes and wink at the Bai merchants.

“Ah ah”

Don’t go, don’t go, help me, help me!

“Wait.”

The sudden shout sounded like the sound of heaven in Yan Feichi’s ears, and his eyes were filled with surprise.

Could it be that his father’s old friend finally recognised him?

However, Bai er ye came running and panting. Raised his hand and presented a box to Yuan Buwei, saying, “It’s just a gift that’s not worth mentioning. I hope Chi gongzi won’t refuse.”

This is the gift he gave to Chi gongzi before. Unexpectedly, the other party was too dignified to accept any money.

Yuan Buwei murmured: “This”

Bai er ye gave a strange look at Yan Feichi, who was looking excited. Gesturing vaguely at his head he added: “I think Chi didi’s injury is not trivial. For the sake of healing Chi didi’s injury, Chi gongzi should accept.”

It is obviously suggesting that Yan Feichi’s injuries had impacted his mind.

Yuan Buwei followed his gaze to look at Yan Feichi, with a bit of unbearable expression on his face, and finally broke his “high moral integrity” principle, accepted the box with great reluctance, and smiled even more reluctantly.

“Thank you, Bai er ye.”

Bai er ye once again looked at Yan Feichi with a gaze saying “see how lucky you are, everything your brother does is for you” and shook his head.

Then he turned and left.

Alas, he only hopes that Chi didi knows how to cherish happiness

Yan Feichi: …

Bai er ye of the Bai merchants can’t recognize the good from the bad. You are f*cking blind, blind you hear me?!

1 er ye = second grandpa, it felt super awkward trying to phrase the Bai family’s second grandpa 

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3 didi = younger brother, in this case blood related but not always.