Love from the Male Protagonist's Harem

Chapter 29-Kneel, Kneel, Kneel Down Part 2

Translated by Snowfall77

 

 

As long as he lived on this earth, he could act the slave to those with wonderful bones, he could bow and scrape to ingratiate himself with those above him, but—-

Lowly outer Danfeng scum disciples, though?  Absolutely not!!!
Triangular eyes brimming with malice, Chang Lu scratched ‘Xia’ in the dirt with his fingernails, until the nails were nearly bleeding.

Xia —-, Xia —-, Xia……

“—–Brother Chang, you will go and kowtow to each Danfeng disciple you’ve bullied, one by one.”

That person’s name had completely dissipated, and all that was left that sentence, incessantly circling round and round in his head like a cruel spell.

Bewildered, Chang Lu stared at the word he’d written over and over on the ground, and then looked at himself.

……summer?

He……why had he……written this word so many times?

Then he examined the shining dan in his palm, still confused.  This dan……

The next second, Chang Lu remembered with crystal clarity.  Just a few moments ago, he blocked some shady person who tried to attack the Chu family’s second daughter, wounding his leg in the process.  This divine dan in his hand had been rewarded to him by that same Chu lady, in gratitude for his bravery and to heal his leg injury!!!

With a great deal of effort, Chang Lu stood up and retrieved his sword, protectively holding the divine dan against his chest.  The kindness of Miss Chu must be cherished……

 

 

At that very moment, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy with a red ribbon, carrying a thick pile of rice paper, was anxiously descending the mountain.  Being in a hurry, the young man took a shortcut.

Coincidently running into Chang Lu, who was using his sword to help support his body.

There was a flash of ruthlessness in Chang Lu’s triangular eyes at the sight of another little Danfeng bastard—–

Initially startled to find an injured person leaning on a sword, the Danfeng young man rushed over to help, but then immediately halted once he clearly saw the wounded person’s clothes—–

A Jianfeng inner disciple!

“You……”

The Danfeng disciple hesitated for a minute.  But the Jianfeng disciple was so unstable that the Danfeng disciple eventually went up to him: “You……”

Chang Lu’s expression was still vicious: “Little……bastard……”

Pfff!

Now staring down at the person solemnly kowtowing to him, the Danfeng disciple stood rooted to the spot, having finally recognized the Jianfeng disciple—-

It was Chang Lu!

Chang Lu, the one who loved to humiliate Danfeng disciples the most?!

Both knees were in extreme pain.

It was almost all Chang Lu’s blank mind could register.

That and the echoing voice of a smiling boy——

“Brother Chang, you will go and kowtow to each Danfeng disciple you’ve bullied, one by one.”

Who, who had it been, and what was he, Chang Lu, doing?

Chang Lu’s eyes widened, his throat muscles convulsing as it tried to spit out words against his will.  The Danfeng disciple, holding a book, seemed scared and stupified——–

After a long silence, the Danfeng disciple spoke stiltedly: “……um, Brother Chang, it’s not time to celebrate the New Year yet……”

Then, feeling he’d misspoken, the Danfeng disciple clamped his mouth shut in embarrassment.

Chang Lu felt like old blood was welling in his throat.  He desperately wanted to curse and belittle the Danfeng disciple, to spit venom like a snake, yet what actually spouted out of his mouth was—–

“I apologize for past incidents!”

As soon as the words passed his lips, Chang Lu uncontrollably found himself knocking his head against the ground, aimed at the Danfeng disciple.

—–Kowtow, one by one.

Chang Lu: “……???”

Was he being……possessed?!!!

The frightened-half-to-death Danfeng disciple exclaimed: “Oh, yaoshou!!!  Brother Chang, have you been bewitched?!!  Please don’t blame me for not preparing you a red envelope for the New Year!!”

Even if the Danfeng disciple didn’t know the reason Chang Lu was kowtowing to him, watching the unbridledly arrogant person who’d used others’ power to do evil……well, admittedly receiving this kowtowing and apology was rather sweet……

Chang Lu raised his head, to glare at the shit-talking Danfeng asshole with blood-shot eyes.  Chang Lu was determined to remember this little bastard!  Because once Chang Lu’s injury was healed, he was going to cut off this little motherfucker’s head and kick it around like a ball!!

The Danfeng disciple saw Chang Lu’s pinkish eyes, and with an ‘ao,’ promptly covered his face with the rice paper: “Brother……you……have you seen a physician for your pink-eye?  Is……isn’t it contagious?”

Chang Lu: “……”

“Brother, if you’re unwell, you should really go to the doctor.  I have to leave, I’ve got something important to take care of—And I don’t have a red envelope for you——”

Staring fixedly at the Danfeng disciple hiding his face behind rice paper, Chang Lu felt his chest was about to explode with rage.  However, when he went to speak, instead of raining down curses, all that came out of his mouth was: “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry——”

At this, the Danfeng disciple who’d arrived via shortcut and was keeping his distance to avoid eye infections, offered a few sympathetic words: “Brother Chang, I won’t brother an injured person.  No need to apologize any further.  You should quickly get to a physician!”

Chang Lu: “……”

Fuck.

 

 

 

The affair of Chang Lu kneeling down to Danfeng’s outer disciples became a long-standing joke of Lingxi Sect.  Also somewhat of an afterthought.

As for happened to Chang Lu after eating his ‘divine dan’——-

That was a whole other story.

And after that, contrary to what one might’ve expected, the arrogant bully Chang Lu was not seen again in Danfeng.

 

 

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At the Dan Hall.

The slanting rays of the setting sun beamed into the hall, a young lady dressed in red and white seated in the place of honor.  Ye Ze kept his head bowed, unsure of why he’d been summoned to a one-on-one meeting with Senior Sister.

“Ye Ze,” Gu Peijiu’s tone was indecipherable, “How many years has it been since you joined Danfeng?”
Taken aback by the question, Ye Ze took a second to respectfully respond: “It’s been three years.”

“……”

Gu Peijiu silently contemplated the sunset outside the carved windows of the Dan Hall for a long time.

Ye Ze’s confusion only grew, until……

“Ye Ze, I’ll ask you to be frank.  What is your impression of Jianfeng?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

过年guònián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

 

In ancient times, bainian (拜年) meant simply to give new year’s greetings to ancestors and elders – kowtowing and wishing good fortune and health for the year to come.

https://wildchina.com/2022/01/10-chinese-new-year-traditions/

 

[yāo shòu]

Yaoshou, Mandarin Pinyin: yāo shòu. A Hokkien vocabulary, meaning and idiom equivalent to ” Yao Shou Zai ” translated into Mandarin as a short-lived ghost, short-lived, originally meant to end life, and later used as an exclamation, often appearing when encountering a very serious disaster or event time. Also referred to as very. [1]

short-lived

Verb: to die prematurely. Short life and early death. Example: His son-in-law will die soon after he was born! Hit ê gín-á tshut-sì bô-guā-kú tō iáu-siū–ah! (This child died shortly after birth!)Interjection: extended to express dissatisfaction, surprise or regret. Example: Yaoshou! Ruan this alley was dark and thieves stole it again yesterday. Iáu-siū! Guán tsit tiâu hāng-á tsa-hng iū-koh tio̍h-tsha̍t-thau–ah. (Immorality! Our alley was thieves again yesterday.)Adverbs: extended to very. Example: This papaya is sweet for life! Tsit lia̍p bo̍k-kue iáu-siū tinn! (This papaya is very sweet!)Adjective: The extension is excessive, vicious. Example: You are such a person, what are you doing? Lí tsit khuán lâng, siánn-mih iáu-siū tāi-tsì tsò bē tshut–lâi!

https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%AD%E5%AF%BF/10379009

 

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The word yaoshou

has two meanings, see below:

1.

Short-lived and long-lived.

Han Wangchong’s “Lunheng Qi Shi”: “If the body is the same, the ugliness is good; if the ugly is good, the longevity is suitable.” Tang Jiadao’s poem “Crying Hu Yu”: “The longevity knows the law, how can you avoid sighing? .” Ming Tang Yin’s “White Hair” poem: “You don’t doubt the sky when you live a long life, you must be strong when you are famous.”

2.

Short life, early death.

https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/29878763.html