Lucky Fish 70
"Ah Sheng, who are they?" Yu Jin Li couldn't help
but asked curiously as he listened to the excited voice outside.
The members of the Sacred Beast Team heard a soft and sweet voice, especially coming
out from the boss's room. They were very surprised, and wanted to see who it
was but didn't dare to stretch their necks out and look in front of the boss.
However, something even more surprising happened. The coldness on their boss’s frosty
face immediately melted, and there was even a faint smile on the corner of his
mouth as he turned and said to the person inside: “It is just the soldiers I raised
from before."
“Soldiers?" Yu Jin Li repeated, stretching his neck out, looking very
curious.
Jiang Mo Sheng moved aside from blocking the door, and then motioned for those
people to come in.
Bright light shines through the French windows and falls on the young boy
sitting cross-legged on the carpet. The delicate little face is extremely lovely
and delicate under the halo of light, making people unable to look away.
This was the first time that members of the Sacred Beasts
team saw Yu Jin Li in the Jiang’s house, and it was the first time they saw a second
person inside their boss’s room, especially someone who was sitting in such a
casual posture and not been scolded by the boss.
You must know, Jiang Mo Sheng was affected by his father's demeanors ever since
he was a child. He stood and sat in an upright manner. No matter the occasion,
he abides by all the behaviors of a soldier. He has the same requirements for all
of his subordinates, and even when it comes to ordinary friends. When meeting
him, one must follow the proper protocols of a soldier.
The Sacred Beast team, who has long been accustomed to Jiang Mo Sheng's cold
and hard style, for the first time, saw someone who could behave so casually in
front of the boss without being scold, and immediately felt very curious.
While the Sacred Beast Team was looking at Yu Jin Li, Yu Jin Li was also
looking at them.
The seven people in front of him are all wearing straight military uniforms
with heroic figures. They all carry a faint golden light of merit, which shows
that these seven are all people who have accumulated achievements from saving many
lives.
For such people, Yu Jin Li have always been very fond towards, and naturally he
is not stingy with his smile.
“What are you doing standing there? Come sit quickly.” Yu
Jin Li said to the seven with a smile, following the way his mother usually receiving
guests.
The seven members of the Sacred Beasts team turned their
eyes to their boss, asking for his opinion. At the same time, they were worried
that the boss would get angry. After all, there has never been a person who can
order around in front of the boss.
However, to their continued astonishment, the boss not only didn't get
angry from Yu Jin Li's self-assertion, but instead looked at the other party
with a deep gentle look.
Bai Hu couldn't help but pinch himself secretly. It hurts. That showed that he
was not dreaming, and all this was real.
Then he wonders if he was in the wrong place. Maybe this wasn’t actually the
boss's room, but the room of a person that looks very similar to the boss.
Their boss could not be so gentle.
When Jiang Mo Sheng faced Yu Jin Li, he was naturally gentle, but when
returning to face his subordinates, he recovered to his usual facial paralysis.
"Sit down." Jiang Mo Sheng said coldly.
Bai Hu breathed a sigh of relief. This is their boss alright. He must have been
confused just now.
"Introduce yourself."
Jiang Mo Sheng had seen the curious gaze from Yu Jin Li.
Although he wanted to drive these people out and not let them appear in the
sight of the little guy, he was reluctant to refuse the little guy’s inquiries.
Sweeping away his unhappiness and suppressing his inner discomfort, he coldly
gave out an order.
The seven quickly reacted this time and introduced themselves.
"My name is Bai Hu." Bai Hu introduced himself concisely.
After Yu Jin Li heard the first person's self-introduction, his eyes lit up and
he asked excitedly: "White Tiger? Are you the White Tiger among the four
great beasts?"
"Yes." Bai Hu didn't understand what Yu Jin Li meant. What's so
exciting? But he nodded honestly.
At this moment, Yu Jin Li became even more excited.
OMG, to think that he would actually meet White Tiger here. That is a legendary
existence. Yu Jin Li was so excited, if it weren't for Jiang Mo Sheng watching,
he would like to come forward and talk to Bai Hu.
Bai Hu couldn’t help shivering when he was stared at by Yu
Jin Li’s burning gaze. Immediately after, the boss’s freezing gaze also looked
over, giving him a feeling of being tormented by a dual hell of both fire and
ice.
All he did was just introduced his name, and the boss even asked him to do it.
He didn't do anything wrong. Why is the boss's eyes so terrifying? And the
boss's aura is a lot fiercer than before, which made him instinctively want to run
for the door.
Fortunately, it was the others’ turns to introduce themselves next, and this somewhat
relieve the poor white tiger who was trapped in the dual hell.
"My name is Qing Long, yes..." Before Qing Long finished speaking, he
felt the same, if not even more terrifying, treatment as Bai Hu.
This time, Yu Jin Li jumped up excitedly, walked directly in front of Qing Long,
and looked at the other party with fiery eyes.
"Qing Long? Are you the Qing Long?" Yu Jin Li confirmed.
He thought he was lucky to have met Bai Hu, but he didn't expect to be able to
meet Qing Long too.
That's Qing Long! *
As a koi spirit, he has always yearned for dragons. After all, he can only turn
into a dragon when he soars. ** That is his ultimate goal, and Qing Long is the
boss of the dragon. If he can hold Qing Long's thigh, with a little pointer
from the other, will he be able to soar soon?
Yu Jin Li felt excited just thinking about it, and wished to discuss his
cultivation experience with the other party immediately.
Jiang Mo Sheng's face was completely black. Although he usually has on a
straight face, but now his whole body became cold, and the members of the Sacred
Beast Team felt like crying, especially Qing Long, who was frozen by such
coldness but still doesn't know where he went wrong.
Bai Hu give Qing Long a sympathetic glance, and then let him hanged to dry on
his own without any love from his teammates.
What a joke. Under the freezing air of the boss, who would dare to stand up?
Unless that person was tired of living.
"Ah Sheng, these friends of yours are so amazing, the White Tiger, the
Azure Dragon, each of them is a legendary beast. Alas, if they can teach us to
practice, we will definitely become even more powerful." Yu Jin Li did not
feel the cold air radiating from Jiang Mo Sheng at all, and took the other's
arm, sharing his findings excitedly.
From the soft little hand resting on his arm, a warm feeling to starts to spread
from the place their body were connected, gradually dissipating the cold air
radiating from Jiang Mo Sheng's body.
And he finally knew why the little guy was so excited to see these two people.
"They are all ordinary people and don't know how to cultivate. [Bai Hu]
and [Qing Long] are just their code names." Jiang Mo Sheng explained to Yu
Jin Li in a low voice, for fear that he would really treat each of them as some
legendary beasts.
In the first place, the existence of such heaven-defying cultivation technique
like that of the little guy’s is extremely rare with a lot to grasp.
"Huh?" When Yu Jin Li heard this, his entire small face collapsed. He
had thought that he had met the real Qing Long and Bai Hu, but it turned out to
be just a code name.
What a pity.
"Go on." Jiang Mo Sheng saw that the little guy was no longer looking
at the two people with fiery eyes. Although his mood was a little disheartened,
he was still quite satisfied.
Whenever he saw the little guy looking at other men with those fiery eyes, even
if this person is his subordinate, he will suddenly have the urge to kill.
Fortunately, everything is just a misunderstanding.
"My name is Phoenix."
"I am Suzaku."
…
Everyone in the Sacred Beast Team introduced their code names one after
another. Since they used their code names on missions and in the army, and
rarely mentioned their real names, when they introduce themselves, they would
habitually use their code name instead of their real name.
Some people who have been in the army for a long time may not even remember
their real names.
“Okay, my name is Yu Jin Li." After listening to all seven
self-introductions, Yu Jin Li was a little disappointed, but still cheered up
and introduced himself.
“Little Chestnut is my fiancé, and seeing Little Chestnut in the future will be
like seeing me." Jiang Mo Sheng dropped a heavy bomb again, and the
members of the Sacred Beast Team were stupefied for the ‘nth’ time.
Since the formation of the Sacred Beasts team, the total number of times they
are stunned is estimated to be not as much as today. After hearing Jiang Mo
Sheng’s claim, the faces and expressions of the seven people, all of whom can
withstand even the sights of the most horrendous Zergs, suddenly changed.
They couldn't believe it and looked at Yu Jin Li. This thin
and small boy in front of them turned out to be their boss's fiancé. They heard
it right!
Isn’t the boss’s fiancé the one named Yu Jin Sheng? Why did
he suddenly change his name?
In fairness, the members of the Sacred Beasts Team had never
regarded Yu Jin Sheng as their boss's fiancé. After all, the boss had never
admitted it and their impression of that arrogant and high-profile boy was not
very good.
Compared with Yu Jin Sheng, Yu Jin Li is much cuter, especially when he was
confirmed by the boss as their sister-in-law. The seven immediately gave a
standard military salute and shouted in a loud and respectful voice.
Their boss finally had someone, and they finally have a sister-in-law. They were
so excited.
Yu Jin Li was startled by everyone's sudden shout, and his little heart thumped.
“Hey.” Yu Jin Li raised his head and smiled at everyone.
Jiang Mo Sheng saw that Yu Jin Li was frightened so he glared at the seven
people dissatisfiedly, before smoothly stretching out his hand and patted the
scared little guy. With a gentle and careful appearance, he looked at the seven
people again.
It was incredible.
The boss unexpectedly has such a side, and sister-in-law is
really amazing.
The seven people looked at Yu Jin Li's eyes in admiration.
"Boss, is your injury...really healed?" Phoenix
asked hesitantly, for fear that she would get an answer she didn't want.
Hearing Phoenix's question, the other immediately returned their eyes to Jiang
Mo Sheng, put away their joking attitude, and became serious.
Jiang Mo Sheng's injury is what they are most concerned about.
"It's almost healed." Jiang Mo Sheng replied lightly
When the members of the Sacred Beast Team heard these words, an expression of
joy immediately floated across their faces, and their hearts which had been
hanging for so long were finally able to fall back into their chest.
It is truly like their boss, who can recover even after suffering such a
serious injury. As expected, no one can take away the boss, not even Hades.
No, there is one person who can steal away the boss, and that is their new
sister-in-law.
Tsk tsk tsk... They didn't expect to see that one day the boss would introduce a
sister-in-law to them, it was incredible.
A few of them had discussed it in private before, thinking that the boss would
definitely ends up as an old bachelor. Yet, as it turned out, he has gotten out
of being single before any of them.
"Boss, when are you going back to the army?" Qing Long asked
Whenever the boss was not there (in the army), they would feel
uncomfortable. They liked the days when the boss took them on missions, which
was exciting and refreshing.
“Ah Sheng, are you going to the army?" Yu Jin Li listened obediently and
couldn't help asking when he heard those words.
Yu Jin Li still knows what the army was, after all, Jiang Zhen Tao goes to the
army every day.
If his golden thigh also went to the army, leaving early and coming back late
everyday like Dad does, it would definitely affect his cultivation. He also wouldn’t
be able to see his golden thigh, who possessed the golden light of merit, at
any time.
Then…he will also go to the army with Ah Sheng!
"I won't go back for now."
The facts are that his body has not completely recovered, and the toxins have
not been completely removed. Going back now will only put himself into dangers that
may happens at any time. Furthermore, he’s afraid that there are many people who
do not want him to return to the army!
Jiang Mo Sheng's eyes became sharp when he thought of those who were likely plotting
little schemes behind his back.
"What have you uncovered during this period of time?" Jiang Mo Sheng
asked straightforwardly.
The moment when the seven members of the Sacred Beast Team met the Zerg King on
their mission, all of them tacitly understood the strangeness of this matter,
and, especially after their boss was injured, it made them went on alert.
Although they could not come to visit during Jiang Mo Sheng’s recovery period,
they were not idle. They were all actively investigating the cause of the Zerg
King’s sudden appearance, and, as a result, they really did found some clues.
Bai Hu glanced at Yu Jin Li, hesitating to speak. Although Yu Jin Li is the
fiancé recognized by the boss, but this information was still related to the military’s
secrets and the boss's safety. Just in case, they did not want an outsider to
be there.
However, Jiang Mo Sheng obviously trusted Yu Jin Li, and said clearly:
"Just say it directly."
Since the boss of the Sacred Beast Team was so calm and
trusting toward Yu Jin Li, Bai Hu no longer concealed it and stated everything
he found out through his investigation.
"The sudden appearance of the Zerg King on MB77 was not accidental, and
the people behind it are very cunning. When we started to investigate, the
other party immediately erased all clues, making the investigation very
difficult." Qing Long reported.
"But we are certain that someone in the military wants to get rid of the
marshal (JZT) and Boss. They should be aiming directly at the Jiang
family." Bai Hu added.
There are many who would wish the for downfall of the Jiang family, and
everyone in the Jiang family knows this. Jiang Zhen Tao's health has begun
deteriorating a few years ago, and if he dies, then the Jiang family will be
finished.
The more power people have in their hands, the greater their ambitions and
greed, and the less satisfied they are with their current place. Whether they
are aiming at Jiang Zhen Tao or Jiang Mo Sheng, they all want to replace the
Jiang family as the First Family.
Therefore, as the only heir of the Jiang family, Jiang Mo Sheng must carry the
honor of the Jiang family and prevent the Jiang family from disappearing from Capital
Star.
This time he carelessly went to MB77 for the mission, but he didn't expect that
the enemy would make such a big move, even using the Zerg King to deal with
him.
If he had died in this war, then that would have been that. But since the
heavens had sent Little Chestnut to save him, then he would definitely not let
any of those who dare to plot against the Jiang family off.
“Return to the army and continue to investigate in secret. I will be returning
after a while." Jiang Mo Sheng ordered.
He hasn't completely repaired his power core, and the toxins have not been
removed. He must wait until he has fully recovered before returning.
The members of the Sacred Beast team immediately let out a "Yes" and
saluted, accepting the order. There was no discomfort in their eyes, but joy instead.
Their boss is finally all right, and their boss will finally be coming back.
The mood of the seven has finally become much easier.
"Do you want to stay here for lunch this afternoon?" Yu Jin Li asked
suddenly.
He remembered that whenever guests had come to the house before, his mother
would invite them to eat before leaving, so Yu Jin Li also asked.
When Jiang Mo Sheng heard the words, his body paused imperceptibly, and then he
glanced indifferently at the seven members of the Sacred Beast Team with an
implicit warning.
However, the seven people seemed to be too excited because of the previous
news. They did not receive the warning from the boss at all, and wanted to stay
here for a little while longer, so they happily accepted the lunch invitation.
In fact, when they came to the Jiang's house before, they would
enthusiastically stayed with Aunt Qiao for dinner, so there was no pressure on
them.
Only after they nodded their heads, did the seven of them clearly felt that the
surrounding temperature had dropped, and a cold wind slowly passed by, causing them
shiver involuntarily.
"Okay, then I'll go to the kitchen to see what’s cooking."
It was the first time that Yu Jin Li had invited guests to an at-home lunch,
and he was very excited. He got up happily and went down to the kitchen, ready to
cook a lot of dishes. After all, there were a lot of guests over for lunch
today.
After Yu Jin Li left, Jiang Mo Sheng's freezing aura was on full blast,
directed unceremonious at the seven people in front of him. Won’t his little
chestnut get tired from cooking for so many people?
These people really don't have any observation skills. After returning, he
would increase their training by five times, Jiang Mo Sheng silently decided in
his heart.
These poor seven people didn't know it at all. They just had a meal at the
Jiang's house, and their training was increased five times for no reason.
On the other side, Yu Jin Li came down the stairs with an obvious smile on his
face.
"What are you so happy about, Little Chestnut?" Qiao Mu Lan asked
with a smile.
Recently, she had been feeling pretty comfortable. The son that has always
worried her the most has finally recovered, and, after the military briefing,
the disadvantaged situation of the Jiang family has also been changed. At least,
there is no need to worry about the upcoming election. Also, she does not need to
be busy like before, being so carefree that her whole person looks ten years
younger.
“Mom, Ah Sheng’s subordinates want to stay for lunch, I’m going to the kitchen
to see if we have enough ingredients." Yu Jin Li replied with a smile.
“Okay, if it's not enough, tell Sister Li to buy more. You don't have to work
too hard. Just let Chef Zheng and them all help you cook, and you can just be
there to guide them." Qiao Mu Lan instructed carefully.
There will be the seven members of the Sacred Beast Team, plus her and her son,
and Little Chestnut, a total of ten people eating. The amount of cooking was
not small, and she doesn't want to make her daughter-in-law exhausted.
"Ok, I got it, mom." Yu Jin Li responded cheerfully, and then went
straight into the kitchen.
The Zheng Pei Qi trio were still preparing the ingredients for lunch when they
saw Yu Jin Li walked in, their eyes lit up and greeted him in surprise. They were
completely conquered by Yu Jin Li's cooking skills, and were looking forward to
seeing Yu Jin Li.
One must know that Yu Jin Li usually only enters the kitchen at night, specifically
whenever he needs to do a live broadcast, but rarely comes by during the morning
or afternoon.
Of course, Yu Jin Li likes cooking, but Jiang Mo Sheng and Qiao Mu Lan both dotes
on him too much, so except for the nightly live broadcast, they don't let him
enter the kitchen much anymore.
“I’m not live-broadcasting today; today belongs to Ah Sheng’s subordinates who wants
to stay here for lunch. So, I came over to see what ingredients can be
use." Yu Jin Li said while inspecting the ingredients in the kitchen,
before deciding which dishes to cook.
In regard to the members of the Sacred Beast Team, the Zheng
Pei Qi trio were actually quite familiar with them. Hearing that they are going
to be staying for lunch, the three skillfully ordered the other servants to
bring in more ingredients.
"Young Mistress***, what do you plan on making for
lunch today?" The Zheng Pei Qi trio followed Yu Jin Li around like three
little tails.
When cooking, Yu Jin Li had never hidden his skills from
these three people, and sometimes even help guides them, so the three have
learned quite a lot of dishes.
"Um... I think we’ll make (1) Squirrel Mandarin Fish****,
(1) Braised Prawns, and (1) Braised Bamboo Shoots... The staple food can be
steamed buns and rice." Yu Jin Li named some dishes directly as they came
to mind.
Fortunately, this time, the necessary seasonings required for
most of these dishes are basically the same, so the dishes he had learned from
before can be made. Even if there are some Earth ingredients that were not
available here, there were plenty of substitutes, so Yu Jin Li was still very
satisfied.
"I can help make some of the home-styled dishes, Young
Mistress, won’t you leave this part to me?" Zheng Pei Qi offered. After
all, as Madam (QML) have ordered, the Young Mistress must not be worn out.
"I can help make the steamed buns and rice, so Young
Mistress can just leave that to me." Zhao Fei also hurriedly
expressed.
Now that the other two chefs have claimed their tasks, Qian
Lai Duo is naturally not to be outdone.
This time there were a lot of dishes to be cooked, and Yu
Jin Li couldn’t do it all alone. Since there was people enthusiastically asking
to share in the burden, he happily nodded.
And so, the Zheng Pei Qi trio rolled up their sleeves and prepared to perform
well in front of their Young Mistress. Maybe if the Young Mistress were happy
with their performance, he might even teach them some new dishes.
They really didn’t know how the Young Mistress’s food knowledge had come to be,
nor could they fathom that there can be so many different kinds of dishes. Even
if you let them think about it, it’s doubtful that they can even think up one.
Sure enough, the Young Mistress is truly worthy of being their Young Mistress,
they can’t even compare.
The Sacred Beast Team is named after all the legendary
mythical beasts in Chinese mythology:
1) Bai Hu (White Tiger)
2. 2) Qing Long (Azure Dragon)
3. 3) Feng Huang (Phoenix)
4. 4) Suzaku (Vermillion Bird)
5. 5) Xuan Wu (Black Tortoise)
6. 6) Qilin (Kirin)
7. 7) Qingniao (The three-legged bird; messenger of
the gods)
In this magical universe, with demons and gods, presumably
all these creatures were real, so our poor baby YJL is confused and thought he
had met the real thing.
** Koi turning into Dragon: “An ancient tale tells of
a huge school of golden Koi swimming upstream the Yellow River in China.
Gaining strength by fighting against the current, the school glimmered as they
swam together through the river. When they reached a waterfall at the end of
the river, many of the Koi turned back, letting the flow of the river carry
them away.
The remaining Koi refused to give up. Leaping from the
depths of the river, they attempted to reach the top of the waterfall to no
avail. Their efforts caught the attention of local demons, who mocked their
efforts and heightened the waterfall out of malice.
After a hundred years of jumping, one Koi finally reached the top of the waterfall. The gods recognized the Koi for its perseverance and determination and turned it into a golden dragon, the image of power and strength.” Pattist, Karen. How a Koi became a Dragon - the Waterfall Legend. 10 May 2015. <https://koiorganisationinternational.org/blog-entry/how-koi-became-dragon-waterfall-legend>.
TLDR: Supposedly a koi can transform into a dragon if it work hard enough (the ole' Magikarp metaphor.) So be like a koi.
***少夫人, lit. means
“Little Madam”: the wife of the Young Master. It’s a bit awkward to address
a man as mistress, but it’s the correct terminology. Thankfully, most people
just called our cute MC “little chestnut,” so we won’t be seeing much of this
later on.
****Squirrel Mandarin Fish: a
well-known dish in Jiangsu cuisine, originally from Suzhou. It is prepared by
deboning and carving a mandarin fish (also known as Chinese perch) into an
ornamental shape similar to a squirrel, and then deep-frying it in batter
before dousing it in sweet and sour sauce.
Lyrus: Alright! This chapter was quite long, and I had originally thought about dividing this into two parts, but later decided otherwise. I hope this tide you over well until the next update. Thanks for reading.
Thanks for the chapter.
ReplyDeleteA small suggestion, could you add a previous, toc, and next button unless there already is one and I’m just blind. This would make it easier than having to go back to the NU every time to read the next chapter. It doesn’t even need to be a button, you can just hyperlink to the words.
Little chestnut, with no qualms about cooking and eating fish
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update! I'll be waiting for the next!
ReplyDeleteMore like porcupine than squirrel 👀
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious
ReplyDeleteLove your TL and the notes at the bottom as well :) I’m familiar with it all already but it’s nice to see
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