Half 1

It was very late at night time.

Liu Changjie sat within the easy front room. A really very long time had handed already, and never a sound may very well be heard within the night time.

He had taken the physique of the lady and put it on the mattress. Then he had taken all of the quilts in the home and positioned them on high of her, as if she was afraid of catching chilly.

After that, he went round and lit all of the lamps in the home, even the lamps within the kitchen.

He wasn’t afraid of demise, and he wasn’t afraid of the darkish. However in his coronary heart he carried an indescribable hatred for each of them, and at all times wished to push them as distant as potential.

Now he sat considering, making an attempt to wrap his thoughts round the entire matter, from head to tail.

He was a quiet individual, not very well-known, to the purpose that even he was uncertain of the extent of his personal energy and talent.

He had by no means examined himself, had by no means even thought to.

However “Energy of Hu” Patriarch Hu had found him, the identical approach one may uncover a pearl inside a clam.

Patriarch Hu not solely had sharp eyes, he had a thoughts with no equal.

He by no means misjudged folks, by no means misjudged something—actually he had by no means made a single error in judgement.

Regardless that he had by no means worn the official headdress of a authorities official, had by no means eaten a meal offered by the federal government, he was indisputably essentially the most well-known investigator alive. The chief constables of each administrative district and each prefecture nearly worshipped him.

There was not a case on this planet that he couldn’t crack; so long as he was alive, there was not a single underworld legal who might evade justice.

However sadly, even the quickest sword will ultimately grow to be boring; irrespective of how highly effective the individual, they are going to ultimately grow to be sick and previous.

He had lastly grown previous and contracted rheumatism, might barely stroll with out the help of others.

Within the two or three years after changing into in poor health, he had stayed in Beijing. In that point, a number of hundred critical crimes had been dedicated—300 thirty-two to be precise.

Amongst these over 300 critical instances, not one had been solved.

However leaving these instances unsolved was unacceptable. Among the many victims had been members of the the Aristocracy and excessive authorities officers, well-known figures of the martial world, well-known and aristocratic households, and even the royal household itself.

Patriarch Hu’s legs had been crippled, however he was not blind.

He knew that every one of those crimes had been dedicated by one individual, and he additionally knew that just one individual might resolve them.

The legal was none apart from Dragon Fifth, and the hero may very well be none apart from Liu Changjie.

Everybody trusted his judgement on this matter.

And it was on this approach that the quiet and unassuming Liu Changjie all of a sudden turned a legend.

**

At the moment, Liu Changjie wasn’t positive if he had gotten fortunate, or extraordinarily unfortunate.

Even now, he nonetheless didn’t utterly perceive what Patriarch Hu actually considered him.

It appeared that he would by no means have the ability to perceive that artful previous fox, and he would by no means perceive his daughter, both.

He thought again to a yr or so earlier than, when he’d grow to be associates with a person named Wang Nan. In the future, Wang Nan had all of a sudden prompt that they go go to Patriarch Hu. Three months later, Patriarch Hu gave him this job, this burden. It wasn’t till this very night time that he realized how heavy the burden actually was.

So what now?

Was it actually potential for him, in just one hour, to kill Tang Qing, Shan Yifei, Soul Attractive Lao Zhao, Iron Monk, Li the Mastiff and the lady? May he actually attain the mysterious wood field? May he actually get his palms on Dragon Fifth?

Provided that he knew the solutions to those questions, might he be actually assured.

However recently, what actually prompted him nervousness was Hu Yue’er.

What sort of lady was she? How did she really deal with him?

Solely he knew the reply to that query. In any case, he was only a individual, made from flesh and blood like everybody else. He wasn’t an impassive rock.

It was very, very late, however dawn was nonetheless a great distance off.

What would tomorrow convey? What kind of individual would Dragon Fifth ship to accompany him?

He sighed, wishing that he might simply sit within the chair for the remainder of the night time and neglect about all these troublesome ideas.

However at that second, he all of a sudden heard a wierd sound, like a light-weight rain hitting the roof.

Then there was a increase, and the complete home burst into flames. It was as if home had been made from paper; it was clearly not possible to extinguish the fireplace.

There was no approach Liu Changjie could be killed by a hearth.

For those who put him in an precise furnace, he nonetheless may have the ability to get out.

Regardless that the home was not a furnace, it burned like one. All the things was on fireplace, and nothing was seen apart from the flames.

And but, Liu Changjie was capable of escape.

He dashed into the kitchen, grabbed an infinite jar of water, and poured it over his physique. Nearly earlier than the water might soak his garments, he was outdoors.

His response time was sooner than most individuals might fathom, and fewer folks might think about how briskly his physique moved.

Aside from the burning constructing, the night time was peaceable.

Within the courtyard grew a number of patches of yellow-flowering vegetation. Within the flickering gentle of the flames, the flowers appeared particularly tender and exquisite.

Standing there was a younger lady in yellow clothes, holding a yellow flower in her hand. She checked out Liu Changjie and chuckled.

Outdoors the courtyard was a horse and carriage. The horse’s eyes had been lined, so it was unaffected by the horrifying inferno.

The yellow-robed lady flew like a swallow to the carriage and opened the door. She appeared again at him and smiled.

She didn’t say a single phrase.

Liu Changjie additionally stated nothing.

He entered the carriage and sat.

**

The flames burned unceasingly, however Liu Changjie was additional and additional away from them.

The carriage sped alongside urgently, having lengthy disappeared into the deep night time.

It was a darkish night time.

Liu Changjie wasn’t afraid of the darkish, however in his coronary heart he carried an indescribable hatred and disgust for it…

Half 2

New. From socks to inside garment to outer gown, all the pieces was model new.

Even the tub was model new.

The carriage had simply stopped contained in the courtyard of a home, and Liu Changjie had adopted the younger lady inside. Ready inside a room was a bath.

The water was neither chilly nor sizzling.

The younger lady pointed on the basin; Liu Changjie stripped off his garments and climbed in.

She didn’t say a single phrase.

Neither did he ask a single query.

After he was completed washing, scrubbed dry, and able to don contemporary garments, the younger lady all of a sudden returned. She was adopted by two folks carrying one other model new wood wash basin. It was stuffed with water, the temperature of which was neither sizzling nor chilly.

The younger lady pointed at it, and Liu Changjie appeared into her eyes. After a second, he climbed in, and started washing himself completely, as if he hadn’t bathed previously three months.

He was not the kind of man who believed that water would sap his vitality. In reality, he actually loved bathing.

He additionally wasn’t the kind of man who spoke out of flip. If others weren’t prepared to speak, he normally didn’t ask questions.

However after the lady for a fourth time referred to as in attendants with new water to wash in, he couldn’t suppress his frustration any longer.

His physique had been scrubbed till it was as vivid as a freshly peeled carrot.

The younger lady as soon as once more pointed on the water, indicating for him to clean once more.

He checked out her after which all of a sudden laughed.

She laughed with him for some time.

“Is there canine shit on my physique?” requested Liu Changjie.

She laughed loudly. “No.”

“Is there cat shit?

“Not that both.”

“Then what’s there?”

She rolled her eyes, her spherical face reddening.

There was completely nothing on his physique.

“I’ve already bathed 3 times,” stated Liu Changjie. “Even when there was canine shit on my physique, it’s lengthy gone.”

The younger lady nodded, her face purple. She was sufficiently old to be embarrassed by a unadorned man.

“Why do I’ve to wash once more?”

“I don’t know.”

Shocked, he replied, “You don’t know?”

“All I do know,” she responded, “Is that whoever meets the girl of this home, they have to completely wash from head to toe. 5 occasions.”

**

So, Liu Changjie bathed 5 occasions.

He donned a contemporary set of garments, and as he adopted the younger lady to satisfy “the girl,” he all of a sudden realized that bathing 5 occasions in a row wasn’t that unhealthy in spite of everything.

His entire physique felt relaxed, and strolling down the lengthy, glass-like hall, it felt like he was gliding by way of the clouds.

On the finish of the hall was a doorway, over which hung a curtain original from pearls.

The slender door itself was unlocked, and on the opposite aspect was a spacious room with white partitions and shiny wood flooring. The one decorations had been a desk, a chair, and a bronze mirror.

Standing in entrance of the mirror admiring herself was a tall, slender lady carrying apricot-colored robes.

Liu Changjie might see the reflection of her face within the mirror.

It was not possible to disclaim that her face was lovely, so lovely that it might solely be described as excellent.

This degree of magnificence was otherworldly, like that of a celestial being in a portray.

It was a degree of magnificence that most individuals wouldn’t be prepared to method, solely admire from afar.

So Liu Changjie stood as distant as potential.

She checked out him within the mirror, however she didn’t flip her head. She simply coldy requested, “You’re Liu Changjie?”

“I’m.”

“I’m Kong. Kong Lanjun.” [1]

Her voice was lovely, however carried a sense of indescribable indifference and self-esteem. It was as if she had lengthy determined that whoever heard her voice could be unable to carry again their shock upon listening to her identify.

Liu Changjie didn’t seem like in the least shocked.

Kong Lanjun laughed coldly. “I’ve by no means laid eyes on you earlier than, however I already know what sort of individual you might be.”

“Oh?”

“Dragon Fifth stated that you’re very attention-grabbing, as are your money-spending strategies.”

“He spoke appropriately.”

“Lan Tianmeng stated your bones are sturdy, that you may take a beating.”

“He additionally spoke appropriately.”

“However all the ladies who’ve met you used the identical phrase to explain you.”

“Oh? What phrase?”

“Inhuman.”

“Additionally they spoke appropriately.”

“An inhuman man who lays eyes on me ought to die!”

“I didn’t ask to come back see you,” replied Liu Changjie. “You despatched for me!”

Kong Lanjun’s face whitened. “I despatched for you solely as a result of I made a promise to Dragon Fifth. In any other case you’d already be useless.”

“What was your promise to Dragon Fifth?”

“I promised him to take you to see somebody. Aside from that, you and I’ve completely no relationship. So, you had higher behave your self. I do know your repute with ladies. For those who deal with me the best way you deal with different ladies, you’ll meet a fast finish.”

“I perceive.”

She laughed coldly. “You’d higher perceive.”

“However there are two issues I hope you perceive.”

“What?”

“First, I’ve no want in any respect to have any form of relationship with you.”

Kong Lanjun’s face was as white as demise.

“Second,” he continued, “despite the fact that I’ve by no means laid eyes on you earlier than, I already know what sort of individual you might be.”

“What sort of individual am I?” she requested, unable to carry again her phrases.

“You suppose you’re a lovely peacock, and that everybody on this planet ought to admire you; however the one individual you admire is your self.”

Kong Lanjun’s face couldn’t grow to be any whiter. She spun round and stared at him, her eyes flaming.

Liu Changjie calmly went on, “You despatched for me due to Dragon Fifth. I used to be prepared to come back due to Dragon Fifth. There may be completely no different relationship between us. Besides …”

“Besides what?”

“You actually shouldn’t have began that fireside!”

“I shouldn’t have?”

“If the fireplace had killed me, how might you are taking me to satisfy who I’m supposed to satisfy?”

She laughed. “If the fireplace had killed you, then you definately clearly wouldn’t have deserved to satisfy her.”

“Who is that this individual?”

“Qiu Hengbo.”

“Madam Autumn?”

She nodded. “Autumn Lovesickness.”

“You’re going to take me to see her?”

“I’m her good friend. And solely I can enter the Autumn Mansion.” [2]

“You’re her good friend, and she or he is yours, however you’re serving to Dragon Fifth?”

“Amongst ladies,” she stated coldly, “there isn’t any such factor as true friendship.”

“Really, contemplating the kind of individual you might be, you solely have one actual good friend; your self.”

This time Kong Lanjun didn’t seem like indignant. “In any case, I’m higher than her,” she stated calmly.

“Oh?”

“She even views herself as an enemy.”

“And but, she lets you go to the Autumn Mansion?”

A venomous look all of a sudden sprang into her eyes. “She lets me go to as a result of she enjoys watching me endure. She likes to torment me.”

Phrases like hatred or enmity couldn’t start to explain the look on her face.

Between these two mysterious, lovely and callous ladies, there seemed to be some unimaginable relationship.

Liu Changjie checked out her, and all of a sudden laughed. “Okay, you go, then.”

“You…”

“I don’t really feel like accompanying you, and I don’t really want to see her, anyway.”

“Sadly, you have to.”

“Why?”

“As a result of I don’t know the situation of her secret cave. I can solely get you into the Autumn Mansion. The cave, you’ll have to seek out your self.”

Liu Changjie’s coronary heart sank.

Listening to this information, he all of a sudden realized that the entire matter was going to be much more troublesome and sophisticated than he thought.

Kong Lanjun’s eyes lit up.

Solely when seeing folks endure would her eyes gentle up. She beloved seeing folks endure.

Liu Changjie lastly let loose an extended breath. “Madam Autumn lets you go to, however solely as a result of she likes to torment you. How are you aware that she’ll permit me to be there?”

“As a result of she understands me, and she or he is aware of what I like. She is aware of that I particularly wish to be waited upon by males. So each time I’m going, I convey a manservant with me.”

“I’m not your servant.”

“Sure, you might be.”

She stared at him, a wierd expression filling her eyes.

Liu Changjie stared again at her.

The stared at one another for a very long time, till lastly Liu Changjie let loose an extended breath and stated, “Sure, I’m.”

“You’re my servant?”

“Sure.”

“From at this time on, you’ll observe me like a canine. If I name you, you’ll come.”

“Sure.”

“If I would like you to do one thing, you’ll do it.”

“Sure.”

“No matter you do for me, you should be very cautious. Don’t let your soiled palms contact me. In case your proper hand touches me, I’ll minimize it off. In case your arm brushes towards me, I’ll minimize the entire arm off.”

“Sure.” His face was expressionless, devoid of anger or ache.

Kong Lanjun stared at him for a very long time. Then she sighed flippantly. “It appears you actually aren’t human.”

Half 3

Qixia Mountain. [3]

The mountain was lovely. The mountain’s identify was additionally lovely.

After passing the stately Wind Forest Temple, and crossing the Rainbow Spanning Bridge, below which floated a bunch of lotus vegetation, one might catch sight of the fantastic thing about Qixia Mountain.

Within the night wind, the faint sound of singing may very well be heard:

“These evading the warmth of summer season return from the cool spring,

“The cool night sky is full of boundless brocaded clouds,

“A aromatic breeze blows by way of the amorous canal,

“They stroll throughout the hovering bridge, on their solution to buy a ship.”

The voice was mysterious and exquisite, and the lotuses had been much more lovely, however neither might examine to the fantastic thing about the solar because it slowly sank over the mountains.

On the opposite aspect of the mountain, about midway up, previous the languid nests of clouds, the mountain topography turned treacherous. Vacationers not often got here to this space, and but there may very well be seen an impressive, newly-constructed inn.

The inn was not very massive, however was splendidly constructed. The paint had simply dried, and two carpenters had been simply now hanging an indication above the primary entrance, the identify of the inn written in golden characters. Reverse of the inn had been two peaks that towered up at opposing angles like crossed swords, essentially the most harmful space on the mountain.

Standing beneath an historical cypress tree on the mountain peak, carrying a skinny, long-sleeved silk garment, was Kong Lanjun. She stood there for a very long time after which pointed on the inn. “What do you consider it?” she requested.

“The constructing was constructed mistaken,” stated Liu Changjie. “The situation is mistaken.”

“Oh?”

“How can an inn on this space entice prospects? It can in all probability exit of enterprise inside three months.”

“Your fear is pointless. I assure you that by dawn tomorrow, the inn received’t be right here.”

“Can it fly?”

“No.”

“If it could’t fly, how can it disappear?”

“If folks construct an inn, folks can tear it down.”

“Don’t inform me that somebody goes to tear down the inn by tomorrow morning…”

“That’s appropriate.”

Liu Changjie was mystified. “Why tear down a model new inn?”

“As a result of this inn was particularly constructed simply to be torn down.”

Liu Changjie was much more confused.

Individuals purchase property to assemble buildings. They assemble buildings to reside in, to do enterprise, to maintain mistresses. All these items had been regular.

However he had by no means heard of somebody establishing a constructing particularly to be torn down.

“You don’t perceive?” requested Kong Lanjun.

“I undoubtedly don’t perceive.”

She laughed coldly. “So it turns on the market are belongings you don’t perceive.”

She clearly didn’t wish to clarify the thriller, so Liu Changjie avoided asking additional questions.

He solely knew that Kong Lanjun had introduced him right here for a motive apart from irritating him.

She undoubtedly had a goal.

So there was little level in asking questions, eventually she would inform him.

Liu Changjie had religion in his personal judgement.

Because the solar set within the west, the dim gentle of night time slowly enveloped the mountains.

The good lights within the inn had lengthy since been lit. On the rugged mountain highway, there all of a sudden may very well be seen a bunch of individuals.

The group contained each women and men. The lads had been dressed as waiters or kitchen employees; the ladies had been younger and fairly, carrying seductive clothes.

Kong Lanjun stated, “Are you aware what these persons are right here for?”

“To tear down the constructing?”

“These form of folks couldn’t tear down a constructing if they’d three days and three nights.”

Liu Changjie needed to admit that despite the fact that tearing down a constructing was simpler than constructing one, it did require a sure degree of talent.

“Are you able to inform what these ladies do?” requested Kong Lanjun.

Liu Changjie might clearly inform. “What they do just isn’t very noble, however has a really lengthy historical past.”

It was undoubtedly an historical career, certainly one of womankind’s earliest strategies of incomes cash.

Kong Lanjun laughed coldly. “I do know you want to have a look at these kind of ladies, so that you’d higher have a look now.”

“Are you saying that by tomorrow morning, these folks will all disappear?”

“A constructing is constructed to be torn down. Individuals reside in preparation to die.”

“You introduced me right here to see this constructing destroyed, and these folks die?”

“I introduced you right here to see the individuals who will tear down the constructing.”

“Who’re they?”

“Seven individuals who will die by your hand.”

Liu Changjie lastly understood. “They’re all coming right here tonight?”

“Sure.”

“So the constructing was constructed by Madam Autumn, particularly for them to destroy?”

“Sure.”

Regardless that he now understood, he couldn’t assist however ask, “Why?”

“As a result of Qiu Hengbo understands males, and particularly these kind of males. For those who lock males like this up in a cave for a very long time, they’ll ultimately lose it and go loopy. So each from time to time, she lets them exit to blow off some steam.”

Liu Changjie couldn’t assist however let loose a sigh.

He might think about what issues would appear to be after they got here. He didn’t even have to see it together with his personal eyes.

He felt sorry for the ladies. He would somewhat face seven ravenous wild beasts than have dealings with these seven folks.

Kong Lanjun checked out him out of the nook of her eye. “Don’t really feel compassion for them,” she stated coldly. “One little bit of carelessness, you’ll die way more miserably than them.”

Liu Changjie was quiet for a very long time. Lastly, he requested, “If they’re coming right here, who’s defending the cave?”

“Qiu Hengbo herself.”

“Qiu Hengbo by herself is extra horrifying that the seven of all of them collectively?”

“I actually don’t know precisely what her martial arts are like. I simply know that I don’t ever wish to discover out. So I can solely watch from right here, not take any motion to alert them. Even when I killed all of them proper now, it might be ineffective.”

Kong Lanjun nodded. “You should watch very fastidiously. When persons are blowing off steam, particularly when tearing down a constructing, they are going to undoubtedly use all of their strongest kung fu.”

“And afterwards?”

“Afterwards we return and wait.”

“Watch for what?”

“Wait till tomorrow afternoon. Then we head in direction of the Autumn Mansion.”

“And after we get to the Autumn Mansion, I’ve to consider a solution to discover the key room.”

“Sure. And you have to do it inside half a day.”

“Can’t we simply observe the seven once they return?”

“No.”

Liu Changjie didn’t say something extra.

He was the kind of one that by no means stated one thing that didn’t must be stated.

The mountains had been illuminated with vivid lamplight, however the place Liu Changjie and Kong Lanjun stood it was darkish. Above them within the darkness of the heavens, a couple of stars had begun to peek out.

The dim starlight shone on Kong Lanjun’s face.

She actually was a phenomenal lady.

The colour of the night time was additionally lovely.

Liu Changjie discovered a rock and sat down, then gazed at her, seemingly entranced.

“Did I let you know to sit down down?” stated Kong Lanjun.

“No.”

“If I didn’t let you know to sit down, then you have to be standing.”

He stood up once more.

“The meals field I instructed you to convey. Do you’ve gotten it?” [4]

“Sure.”

“Convey it out.”

The field was sq., and constructed from fantastic lacquered wooden from Fuzhou. It was extraordinarily delicate.

“Open it for me,” stated Kong Lanjun.

The inside of the field was embellished with white silk padding. Inside had been 4 appetizer dishes, a tray of bamboo shoot mantou, and a pot of wine. [5]

The wine was the well-known Dangle Zhou “Virtuous Distillery” wine, and the 4 dishes had been fish with vinegar, pickled hen, Wuxi duck with soy sauce, and pork on the bone.

“Pour me some wine,” stated Kong Lanjun.

Liu Chagjie lifted the wine pot with each palms and poured a cup. He all of a sudden realized that he himself was fairly hungry.

Sadly, there was just one cup and one set of chopsticks. He might solely stand by her aspect and watch her eat.

Kong Lanjun drank two cups of wine, and took a chunk from every dish. Then she frowned and put down the chopsticks. “Throw it out.”

“Throw it out? Throw what out?”

“All of it.”

“However, why?”

“As a result of I’m executed consuming.”

“ I’m nonetheless hungry.”

“Somebody such as you, you may go three or 4 days with out consuming. You received’t die.”

“If there are nonetheless issues to eat, why go hungry?”

“Since you’re not allowed to the touch issues which have been eaten by me,” she responded coldly.

He checked out her for a very long time. “I can’t contact your physique both, appropriate?”

“Right.”

“Has anybody ever touched your physique?”

Her face darkened. “That’s my companies. You haven’t any proper to ask.”

“However you’ve gotten the best to ask about my enterprise?”

“Right.”

“You inform me to face, I stand. You inform me to look, I look.”

“Right.”

“You inform me to not observe somebody, I don’t observe them. You inform me to not contact you, I don’t contact you.”

“Right.”

Liu Changjie checked out her for some time. Then he laughed.

“After I let you know to not snigger,” stated Kong Lanjun coldly, “You don’t snigger.”

“As a result of I’m your servant?”

“It appears you lastly perceive.”

“Sadly, there’s one thing I nonetheless don’t perceive.”

“What’s that?”

“I’m additionally an individual. And once I do issues, I love to do it my approach. For instance…”

“For instance, what?”

“If I really feel like consuming wine, I drink wine.”

He all of a sudden grabbed the pot of wine, tilted his head again and drank.

Kong Lanjun’s face was pale, and she or he laughed harshly. “It appears you actually do wish to die.”

Liu Changjie laughed. “I undoubtedly don’t wish to die. What I do wish to do is contact you.”

“You wouldn’t dare!” she cried furiously.

“I wouldn’t?”

His hand all of a sudden shot out towards her physique.

Kong Lanjun’s response wasn’t gradual. In any case, the “Peacock Immortal” was one of the vital well-known feminine masters within the martial world.

She actually had justification to be so conceited.

As quickly as Liu Changjie’s palms moved, her personal arms tilted up, ten fingers prolonged like razor-sharp swords. They shot like lightning towards Liu Changjie’s wrists.

Her motion was fast, and the stance versatile. Hidden throughout the transfer had been numerous variations.

Sadly, she didn’t have the possibility to make use of even one variation.

In a single second, Liu Changjie’s motion appeared to alter numerous occasions. His palms twisted and turned from unimaginable instructions, and all of a sudden Kong Lanjun’s wrists had been pinned down.

Kong Lanjun had by no means imagined that somebody’s palms might transfer on this approach. More and more alarmed, she tried to consider a approach out. Immediately, she felt her physique being flipped into the air, and the following factor she knew, she was being pressed down onto the rock by Liu Changjie.

With a leisurely tone in his voice, he stated, “Are you able to guess what I’m considering of doing proper now?”

She couldn’t guess.

In her wildest goals she couldn’t guess.

“Proper now,” he stated, “I actually wish to pull your pants down and spank your ass.”

Her voice was hoarse and full of concern. “You … you wouldn’t dare.”

She actually didn’t suppose he would dare do such a factor. She by no means dreamed {that a} man would actually dare to deal with her in such a approach.”

However sadly, she had forgotten the phrases she herself had uttered: “This man is actually inhuman.”

Three slapping sounds rang out as Liu Changjie spanked her butt 3 times.

He didn’t strike arduous, however Kong Lanjun felt like she couldn’t transfer.

He laughed. “Really, there’s a couple of different issues I might do proper now, however I’ve already misplaced curiosity.”

He raised his head to the heavens and laughed heartily, then swaggered off, not even giving her a second look.

Kong Lanjun floor her enamel. Tears streaming down her face, she all of a sudden jumped to her toes and cried, “Liu Changjie, you beast, I’ll kill you in the future! You … you might be merely inhuman.”

He didn’t flip his head. “I actually am inhuman,” he stated calmly.

[1] The character Kong 孔 in Kong Lanjun 孔兰君 is identical character as from the phrase peacock 孔雀, so Liu Changjie’s peacock metaphor could be very apt.

[2] What I’m translating as Autumn Mansion implies a constructing situated within the mountains.

[3] The Chinese language identify of the mountains is 栖霞山. 栖 qi means to perch or sit on one thing. 霞 xia means purple night clouds. So the literal translation could be one thing like Perching Purple Night Clouds Mountains. In any case, the identify sounds good in Chinese language.

[4] The sort of field has a number of tiers to comprise completely different meals. Right here’s some footage of the kind of field: http://goo.gl/AOZLYL

[5] The phrase I’m translating as appetizer is 下酒菜 xia jiu cai. It actually means “dishes that go together with alcohol.”