Chapter 31

Chapter 31: I’m also a rude person, I understand you

Liu Liu was speechless.

Sang Nian said, “Alright, shut your mouth, don’t try to influence me here.”

“I’m clearly doing this for your own good!” Liu Liu said, “Anyway, you’re not going to succeed, you still have to suffer this, what a foolish woman!”

After saying that, it burrowed back into her consciousness, shrinking itself into a fat ball, sulking to itself.

Sang Nian didn’t say anything, she climbed for a while and rested for a while, only climbing a dozen meters after a long time.

Fortunately, there was no time flow here, no matter how long it took, it was just a moment outside.

There were some unknown wildflowers blooming on the cliff, white flowers with green pistils, the petals were as delicate as mutton fat jade. She casually picked two and put them in her hair, humming a song softly.

There was a small platform above her head where she could sit and rest for a while.

She was about to step onto a rock to go up when suddenly, a trembling voice came from the platform:

“Who’s singing?”

Sang Nian: “?”

No way, could she actually encounter someone in such a secluded place?

“Come out! I see you!” the person said again.

Sang Nian held her breath and climbed onto the platform.

She carefully poked her head out, wanting to see who this person was.

At the far end of the platform, a young man was huddled together, holding his knees, his clothes were torn to shreds, bloodstains and mud covered most of his body, he was as miserable as could be.

His head was buried in his arms like an ostrich, his face couldn’t be seen, only his crying voice could be heard:

“Woo woo woo please come out, don’t scare me anymore…”

Sang Nian climbed onto the platform and patted his shoulder, kindly saying:

“Don’t cry, did you also come to participate in the selection and accidentally fall down? I have medicine, I can heal your wounds.”

He trembled violently, slowly raised his head, his dirty cheeks were still wet with tears, his nose was red.

Sang Nian: “…”

She withdrew her hand and turned to leave.

Shen Mingchao “ow” and rushed forward to hug her leg:

“Don’t go!”

It really was a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.

Sang Nian held her forehead.

The original book didn’t mention how Shen Mingchao passed the selection, he appeared as an outer disciple of the Xiaoyao sect.

She had seen him fall before, and thought the plot was starting to collapse again.

Unexpectedly, it was a bug.

“You let go of me.” She tried to kick Shen Mingchao away.

“You ungrateful woman, it’s your honor that this prince is willing to hold your leg!” Shen Mingchao said.

Sang Nian kicked even harder: “Do you want this honor?”

But no matter how much she struggled, Shen Mingchao was like a dog-skin plaster, sticking to her tightly, she gasped for breath, finally compromising:

“Alright, alright, I won’t leave for now, you let go.”

Shen Mingchao looked up at her: “Really not leaving?”

Sang Nian: “Really not leaving.”

He let go of her hand with peace of mind.

Sang Nian ran off.

For the first time being tricked, Shen Mingchao was stunned for a moment before he realized, stomping his foot:

“Stop!”

Sang Nian was annoyed by the sight of him, she just wanted to leave this place quickly, “Why should I listen to you.”

Shen Mingchao couldn’t stop her, he sniffed and sat back down, hugging his knees again.

He started crying very softly.

While crying, he said:

“Go, go, I don’t care! It’s better for me to be here alone, I can sit if I want to sit, I can lie down if I want to lie down, this whole place is mine! All mine!!”

Sang Nian: “…”

She retracted her hand that was climbing the cliff, sighed a long sigh, and turned back.

“Alright, stop crying, it’s annoying,” she lightly kicked him, “You’re actually a prince, you’re not even as brave as a needle.”

Shen Mingchao wiped his face, clenched his fist: “You, a lowly commoner, dare to mock this prince?!”

Sang Nian smiled wryly: “You’re the lowly one, you’re the commoner, you’re a guy who’s never been loved in your whole life.”

Shen Mingchao widened his eyes, tremblingly reached out to cover his mouth, “You, you said what about me?”

Before Sang Nian could answer, he shrieked:

“You, are the one who’s, never, been, loved!!!”

Sang Nian didn’t want to argue with this person who was like a primary school student anymore, so she simply threatened him:

“Anyway, if you call me a commoner again, I’ll throw you down right now, I mean it.”

Shen Mingchao shrank his neck, raised his sleeve and wiped his face hard, saying in a huff:

“You didn’t tell me your name.”

“If you don’t know my name, you can call me ‘miss’, not ‘lowly commoner’,” Sang Nian said, “I’m also a rude person, I understand you, so don’t look for excuses anymore.”

Shen Mingchao forcefully turned his head away, after a long while, he asked her shyly:

“Then what’s your name?”

“Sang Nian, the ‘Nian’ in ‘Never Forget’.”

Shen Mingchao pouted: “What a terrible name, it sounds like someone who washes clothes in the laundry.”

“Shen Mingchao, that name is pretty average too.” Sang Nian smiled kindly, “It sounds like someone who carries manure from the village.”

Shen Mingchao couldn’t believe it: “What did you say?”

Sang Nian: “I said your name sounds like someone who carries manure.”

He exploded on the spot: “Crude! Too crude!!”

Sang Nian continued to smile: “So, you better watch your mouth, otherwise I’ll be even more crude, no, I mean rude.”

Shen Mingchao gritted his teeth and snorted heavily:

“A good man doesn’t fight with a woman, this prince will spare you for now.”

Sang Nian threw him some healing medicines and bandages, motioning for him to treat his wounds himself:

“You’ve been staying here since you fell?”

Shen Mingchao clumsily applied the medicine, “Yes.”

Sang Nian: “Then you wanted to jump down but didn’t have the guts, you wanted to climb up but were afraid, so you just stayed here and cried?”

Shen Mingchao: “…Do you have to be so blunt?”

Sang Nian didn’t want to linger here any longer, “Alright, I’ll be merciful and help you.”

Shen Mingchao: “?”

He asked: “How do you help?”

Sang Nian gestured with her hand, indicating the distance, “You sit on the edge, I’ll kick you down from behind, and you’ll be back in the square.”

Shen Mingchao was a little tempted: “Will it hurt?”

Sang Nian: “It should… not, if you don’t hit the cliff.”

Shen Mingchao: “What if I hit it?”

Sang Nian: “It’ll be a spectacular sight.”

Shen Mingchao: QAQ

“Alright, stop being a pain, come on.” She stretched her limbs, “I’ll send you off quickly.”

Shen Mingchao shivered and took two steps back, “Is there no other choice?”

Sang Nian shrugged, “There is, but you can’t do it.”

Shen Mingchao: “How do you know I can’t do it without me saying anything?”

Sang Nian: “Climb up with me, can you do it?”

Shen Mingchao: “I can’t do that.”

“So stop talking nonsense.” Sang Nian said, “Hurry up, I’m in a hurry.”

Shen Mingchao tremblingly leaned forward and looked down at the platform below, his eyes repeatedly scanned the protruding rocks, his expression constantly changing.

Sang Nian: “Have you had a good look?”

He shook his head frantically, “No, I’ll die, I’ll definitely die.”

Sang Nian “tsk”ed, “Then I don’t care about you, you’re on your own.”

After saying that, she didn’t hesitate for a moment, walked off the platform, and continued climbing upwards.

Shen Mingchao was full of disbelief: “You really intend to climb up?!”

Sang Nian: “What else, am I climbing up and down just to imitate a monkey?”

Shen Mingchao: “Are you crazy? This mountain is so high, how can you possibly climb up?!”

Sang Nian: “How do you know it’s impossible if you don’t try?”

Shen Mingchao was about to say something, but she accelerated and climbed far away, her normal speaking voice was no longer audible.

Shen Mingchao looked at her, then at the bottom of the cliff, finally stomped his foot hard, gritted his teeth and walked off the platform, shouting loudly:

“Wait for me!”

He stepped onto the rock that Sang Nian had stepped on, trembling as he climbed upwards, his competitive spirit was ten feet high:

“Since you can do it, then I can too! Just wait and see, this prince won’t give up!”