Yang Shu Mei Ying

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Translated by Amaryllideae, Edited by Hippo!

Not a single person could be seen on the wide post road. The sound of horseshoes from far and near came from the end of the road. A young man in blue rode a healthy white horse down the road. When the young man entered the city, he did not rest, but travelled straight through, going towards the Langyue Mountain that was not very far away.

The well-known Qingfeng Sword School of the wulin world was located on this Langyue Mountain. The Qingfeng Sword School was a hundred-year-old school, and the first generation of the wulin masters Shang Yunfei passed down the Qingfeng swordsmanship that was world famous. The disciples of the school have always been diligently practicing and they have a good reputation in the Jianghu. After centuries of careful management, today's Qingfeng Sword Academy has a high status in the Jianghu and is highly respected and admired.

The leader of that generation is called Xinbai, his wulin is strong and powerful, and he had connections far and wide. He is good friends with this era's wulin leader, Yuan Kangshou. The current generation's disciples of the Qingfeng School are extremely competitive, and those in blue had a tendency to flourish in blue. (This sentence was confusing but I think it means something like if you wear blue, then you're damn good at wulin).

When it comes to the younger generation of the wulin today, the most popular one is the head disciple of the Qingfeng Sword School, Chu Feiyang. Even though he is only 22 years old and is considered very young in wulin, he is already close to his Master's level. Chu Feiyang is gentle and quiet, with a calm and wise demeanor way beyond his age. Yuan Kangshou's liking towards his friend's good disciple is very obvious.

When the blue-clothed youth came to the front of the mountain, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy came out to receive him. The teenager rushed up to take the horse: "Shi-xiong, you finally came back. My dad and Master Yuan Meng have been waiting for you for a long time. Master Yuan Meng was so anxious like a monkey. He definitely has some 'dirty' business that he needs you to do."

The youth clad in bluewas Chu Feiyang. After a few days of rushing, he was travel-worn and weary, but it could not hide his clear pair of eyes. He smiled and patted the boy's head gently: "You only know how to speak carelessly, be careful or else Master will punish you."

"My dad couldn't bear to do that." The teenager stuck out his tongue and walked with him to the village.

"Good Xian-Zhi (term for friend's son or nephew), you finally back, you have made me wait for so long. I thought that you were enchanted by that miss from the Mei family and would not be willing to come back." Yuan Kangshou was very happy to see Chu Feiyang, and was laughing while teasing him. Xin Bai helplessly glanced at Chu Feiyang: "He kept saying that he has something to talk to you about, and no matter how much the others ask, he refuses to answer. So, you ask."

Chu Feiyang did not care about the jokes. He smiled and asked: "I don't know why Master Yuan Meng is so anxious to find this younger generation, what is your order?"

Yuan Kangshou was dissatisfied and his face sank: "You, child, are always like this. Don't you know that being too polite is also a form of estrangement? You have spent so much time at that old bald Mei's family. Haven't you learned how to be clever, how can you win a maiden's heart like this?!"

"Heehee, Yuan Bobo, this can be done without your interference. My Shi-xiong is very charming. Many women want to embrace him. He doesn't even need to court anyone's favor." The teenager who came in with Chu Feiyang smiled and piped in.

Xin Bai looked at him: "Yun Shen, I told you to practice wulin, you said that you wanted to go welcome your Shi-xiong, and was lazy for a long time now. Now that your Shi-xiong is here, hurry and go practice wulin now."

"Oh." The boy sullenly consented, he came over to Chu Feiyang's side, set a time to catch up that night and then proceeded to leave.

"Well, didn't you say that things are urgent?! Don't talk any more nonsense and just get to the point." Xin Bai turned to Yuan Kangshou.

Yuan Kangshou rubbed his white beard: "You have heard about the massacre of the Song Dynasty in Jiangnan, haven't you?"

Xin Bai and Chu Feiyang looked at each other. Chu Feiyang said: "At that time, I was still at the Mei house, so I didn't know about it. I heard that the government has labelled it as an unsolved case."

"Yes. This was obviously Jianghu revenge. The government is not willing to intervene in Jianghu affairs. Naturally, it is not as good as one thinks. Even if try enquiring about Song Zongren and his relationship with those in the Jianghu, those questions have already been long asked. In the past, there were no great enemies who hated the Song family so the murderer was unable to be determined. However, in the past few days, I received a message that the Song family had a relationship with the evil Tianyi sect for the past two years."

"The Tianyi sect?! Haven't they always been managing affairs outside of Jianghu? I heard that there are some vicious people in that sect. How can Song Zongren be linked to them?"

"I am afraid that this evil sect has objections against the Central Plains (location, so basically the wulin/wulin network in the Central plains) wulin. This is the purpose of my return. I hope that you can investigate this matter clearly. No matter what they are planning, we can't let them succeed. If you can, take the opportunity to solve this case, in addition to ridding the Central Plains wulin of this great scourge of a sect, it is considered an even greater task for all."

Chu Fei Yang smiled and said: "Thank you for the favor of Master Yuan Meng. If it is a matter of safety for the wulin world, then this younger generation will do his best."

Yuan Kangshou laughed and said: "Good, good boy, I am optimistic about you. Next year is the wulin conference. With this old man being the leader, ah, I am waiting for you to take over. Don't let me down."

Xin Bai stroked his beard and smiled, this great disciple has always been his pride. Chu Feiyang still with a faint smile, thanked Yuan Kangshou.　　

Notes: I am actually not completely solid with how the wuxia world works, I understand more of cultivation stuff rather than martial arts so I'm researching as I go along too :3 If there are any clarifications needed, comment below~~~