The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort (Chapters 1- 203)

Chapter 93 : Past Events

Translated by : Shl

Edited by : Anks & Ely

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The light in the cave flickered. The surroundings were crude, but the firelight made the scene somehow moving.

Shrubbery had been used to block the cave mouth tightly so that the cold wind could not enter. Jiang Ruan leaned against a rock in front of the fire and closed her eyes in weariness.

At such a tense time, they were a single man and a single woman together in a secluded setting. Yet, contrary to what one might expect, she was not the least concerned that Xiao Shao would do anything to her. In her previous life, he had been notorious for being cold and detached, completely indifferent to feminine charms. Xuan Li had attempted to gift him with beautiful women many times but, in the end, had to return without success. Moreover, at present, she was still quite young, and was currently in such a sorry state; if he could even consider making a move towards her in this state, then he must be blind.

After using Xiao Shao's medicine and eating something, her body was gradually warming up. After rushing about the entire day, she was truly exhausted. Thus, she could not stop herself from drifting into slumber.

Before she fell asleep, she thought about the question she had asked Xiao Shao, and how he had answered.

He said, "Xiao mou[1] owes you his life."

[1] 某 (mou) – It is used to refer to oneself.

What did this mean?

Jiang Ruan fell into a deep sleep. The young man who was staring into the fire, lost in thought, turned to look at her pensively for quite a while.

The young lady had shed the incisiveness and hostility that accompanied her customary antagonistic, tit-for-tat nature, and all that remained was a gentle and beautiful appearance. The facial features she had been born with were bright and beautiful, and the glow of the fire enhanced them with a faint charm. In time, she would definitely be a vibrant beauty.

However, the beautiful scene before his eyes did not tug at his heartstrings in the slightest. He merely lowered his head and retrieved an object from his sleeve – that bright, inlaid jade die lian hua pendant earring.

Time seemed to run backwards to five years ago...

Five years ago, he had already accepted command of the Jinyi guards for five years. He had just finished his martial arts training when he received a mission, and his opponent was a fierce, tough Commander in South Xinjiang. It was not the Commander himself who was to be feared, but the sorcerer by his side whose methods were bizarre. In order to cement his standing in the Jinyi guards, as well as to preserve the secrecy of the mission, he had penetrated deeply into South Xinjiang by himself.

After seven days and seven nights of moving around, he killed the Commander and the sorcerer. However, the sorcerer used his familiarity with the region's terrain to harm him via gu poison[2].

[2] 蛊 (gu) – a legendary venomous insect; could also mean to poison, bewitch, drive to insanity, harm by witchcraft. Also an intestinal parasite.

The people of South Xinjiang would not help him remove the parasite. So, the teenaged youth spurred his horse on towards the capital, barely managing to hang on to life the whole journey. The people who wanted him dead in the capital were too many to count, and as soon as the people of South Xinjiang broadcasted the news that he was grievously injured, the dark, hidden places of the capital were crawling with assassins.

Even though he was highly skilled in martial arts, he was unable to hold back the overwhelming effect of the gu . His entire body felt weak, and he was ambushed multiple times on his way back to the capital, leaving him bruised and wounded. This was the worst state of injury he had ever experienced..