Chapter 252: Disciples
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“Mommy, why we have such a jinx in our house?”
“Stay away from him…”
“Don’t get too close! He’s all dark and unlucky. Whoever touches him gets unlucky too…” Lu Chao Chao cupped her small hands around her mouth like a tiny megaphone, whispering loudly.
Madam Xu looked embarrassed and tried to cover Chao Chao’s babbling mouth. “Shhh, Chao Chao, don’t be so loud,” she hissed.
Li Zi Xi sat calmly at the table, taking a sip of tea. “Princess Sunshine, I can hear you.”
Lu Chao Chao put her hands on her hips, her chubby little belly sticking out. “I’m sayin’ it for you to hear! If you hear it, why aren’t you leaving?”
[Oh my gosh, I’ve never seen someone so unlucky.]
Madam Xu quickly tried to cover her mouth again. This little rascal!
“Mr. Li, I’m sorry. She’s just a little kid with a quick mouth… Just spouting nonsense,” she said, giving Chao Chao a stern look.
Li Zi Xi raised an eyebrow. “Madam Xu, don’t worry. I’ve gotten this far because I have thick skin. Besides, Chao Chao isn’t wrong…”
“The king says my bad luck affects the country’s fortune.”
“I told him that with Princess Sunshine here and our illustrious king, I’d be well-protected. The king was hesitant but then turned around and gave me the position of the third-place scholar.”
Lu Yuan Ze covered his face with his hands. He couldn’t match Li Zi Xi’s shamelessness.
Li Zi Xi looked at Lu Chao Chao. “Isn’t that right, Princess Sunshine?”
Lu Chao Chao cleared her throat, her little face turning red. “Princess Sunshine is kind and benevolent. A big-hearted princess wouldn’t mind my bad luck.”
“Oh, by the way, we have a special delicacy back home that Princess Sunshine has never seen. I’ll personally make some and bring it to you.”
Li Zi Xi stepped forward and hugged Lu Chao Chao. “Princess Sunshine needs to eat well. You’re so light and thin…”
Lu Chao Chao beamed with a wide smile. [Wow, he called me kind. He’s going to make food for me. He said I’m light and thin… He may be unlucky, but he doesn’t lie. How honest…]
Lu Yuan Ze coughed violently. This guy’s thick skin was truly unmatched. How insincere can you be??
“Don’t worry, I don’t mind your bad luck. It’s not your fault…” Lu Chao Chao nodded earnestly.
Li Zi Xi smiled warmly and gently patted Chao Chao’s head. “After a long day, why don’t you stay here tonight? Dinner is ready, let’s eat first…” Madam Xu led everyone to the dining room.
“Let me carry Chao Chao,” Deng Zhi stepped forward to hold her.
Li Zi Xi shook his head. “Chao Chao isn’t heavy, I’ll carry her.”
Lu Yuan Ze looked at him in surprise. Li Zi Xi, who had seen so much of the world’s indifference, always kept people at a distance. But he was very friendly with Chao Chao.
Sensing the surprised gaze, Li Zi Xi explained, “I feel a natural kinship with Chao Chao. She’s just pleasing to the eye.”
They ate until late at night.
Lu Yuan Ze had a few drinks, his eyes reddening. “Mom, I will be your support from now on. You will never be kicked out of the house again…”
“Mom, I toast to you. You’ve suffered all these years.” Lu Yuan Ze held up his glass.
Madam Xu’s voice was choked, her hand trembling as she held her glass. “I understand, my son. I’m not afraid because I have you…”
“People say I’ve been deceived, but as long as I have you, this life hasn’t been bitter…”
Everyone at the table was flushed and tipsy. Li Zi Xi hugged a dog, crying loudly. “It’s been so hard, so hard…”
“Just being alive and making it to the capital was so hard…” The royal exams were easy; the hard part was surviving to reach the capital.
Lu Chao Chao, half-asleep, was carried back to her room by Deng Zhi. “Take good care of the young master and madam.”
“The guest room is ready. Send Mr. Li there later.” She said this while carrying Lu Chao Chao to her bedroom.
Lying on Deng Zhi’s shoulder, Chao Chao mumbled, “Sister Deng Zhi, don’t cry, don’t feel sorry for him…”
“Even though he’s unlucky, he’s tough…”
Deng Zhi glanced at the room, lowering her voice. “I’m not crying because I feel sorry for him.”
Deng Zhi discreetly lifted her sleeve, revealing white skin pinched red. “Sigh, I’m pinching myself. If I didn’t cry, I’d laugh out loud. He’s an important guest. Laughing would be inappropriate…” Deng Zhi wouldn’t shed tears for someone random.
Lu Chao Chao giggled. “Hehe, Sister Deng Zhi is great…”
“Get some rest. Tomorrow we have guests to entertain. We’ll be busy…” Deng Zhi saw her washed and tucked in before leaving.
Chao Chao had drunk some mutton soup tonight and felt warm all over. In the dead of night, the house was silent. Yuhua and Yuqin slept on a small bed outside the curtain.
Chao Chao felt hot and kicked off the quilt, exposing her round little belly. She dreamed of her past life again.
“Huh…”
Chao Chao felt light and airy, looking down to see her transparent body, like a wisp of a soul. “Where is this? Is anyone here?”
Two-year-old Chao Chao shouted into the mist. There was no response. “This looks familiar…” She looked around, sensing a vague familiarity.
Hearing faint noise, Chao Chao followed the sound. After a few steps, she realized she was floating. “This is my Wuwang Mountain!” Chao Chao’s eyes brightened. It was Wuwang Mountain!!
“Why? Why is this happening?”
“After spending a thousand years and all my effort to gather the soul fragments, why… only the shape…” The man, as handsome as an immortal but with white hair, looked desperate.
Chao Chao tilted her head. He looked so familiar. As if she had seen him somewhere before.
“Senior Brother, where did it go wrong?” The green-clad young man, his eyes red, looked at the handsome white-haired man.
Chao Chao felt as if she was struck by lightning. “Bai Zong! It’s Bai Zong!!” She flew over but passed right through him.
Chao Chao stared at her hands in a daze. “Bai Zong, I’m your master, Bai Zong…” she shouted, the little one growing anxious.
She looked at the green-clad young man. “Sheng He! You’re Sheng He, right? Sheng He loved wearing green clothes.” Sheng He, later known as the god of luck.
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Chao Chao grew frantic. These were her disciples! She looked at the jade bed in the center, where a girl lay.
Chao Chao froze. It was her. The girl’s face was rosy, her black hair spread on the jade bed, as if in a deep sleep. But on closer inspection, she wasn’t breathing, and her heart wasn’t beating.
“She sacrificed herself to save the world. Her soul returned to the mountains and rivers. She can’t be revived,” Chong Yue’s voice was cold.
“Even if we forcefully awaken her, she’ll have no heart, no sight, no hearing, no taste, nothing… Awakening her would only create a puppet! That’s not her!”
“Destroying this world, can it bring everything back to master?” Xuan Yu, dressed in black, looked at his master.
Xuan Yu, the god of darkness.
“No. Master sacrificed herself to save the world. If you destroy it, she’ll never find peace!” Bai Zong firmly rejected.
I don’t know, I was reading a novel that also had an unlucky scholar, seems like there’s a ton of ways for bad luck to make exams harder.
For example, having a seat that’s too close to the outhouses used by all the test takers ?