General Above I am Below - Chapter 18.2

Chapter 18.2

Lu Ye hatefully said: “Today I, Lu, surrender . We will meet another day . Consider these nine thousand something taels of silvers as a gift to Jun Wang . Please, I beg your mercy . ”

Xia Yujin did not give face, and replied: “With your low status? What qualifications do you even have to question me? I am winning money honorable, and you claim it to be a gift?” He stubbornly refused to negotiate as he lazed in his chair[1], not moving . Behind him were countless of other gamblers screaming to start the next round of gambling .

Lu Ye thought for a long time to come up with a plan and called out the thugs and workers before announcing: “The gambling house is out of business today! Please leave and come back another time!”

The thugs and workers began to rush out the yelling drunkard . The crowd that was extremely reluctant could only curse at the workers as they were ushered out . Soon, only Xia Yujin and his remained in the empty gambling house .  Lu Ye clenched his teeth together into a sneer . He folded his hands in salute[2] ceremoniously: “Jun Wang’s body is not in good health . He wants to rest in this gambling casino . The manager will send people to serve and wait for Jun Wang to finish resting . When I wish to leave, only then will I leave, not before . ” Once he finished speaking, he gestured to the thug to stay back to keep watch . He himself walked out of the door and decided to hide from the Emperor for a few days .

Nine thousand something taels of silvers was close enough to his goal; he planned to come back day afer day day, making loud ruckus after ruckus until the gambling house shut down for good .

Xia Yujin was not too satisfied with today’s result, but he could only collect his silver and prepared to get up and leave .

Suddenly, a gust of wind burst through the doorway .

Lu Ye flew through the air like a sack and fell on top of the table in front of Xia Yujin, creating a big hole .

“Bastard!” A murderous voice rang through the air like a bloody blade, causing people to shudder .

Ye Zhao wore a red jinzhuang[3], hand on her sword, followed by twenty something troops that surrounded the gambling house, and then slowly stepped through the doorway . She first glance over everything with sharp eyes, then nodded to Xia Yujin . With her eyes locked onto Lu Ye’s figure, she commanded: “Continue to gamble!”

Xia Yujin saw the situation and was overjoyed . He hurriedly sat back again .

Lu Ye struggled to get up and cried: “You are the greatest general in the world, yet you go so far as to dare oppress the people! I will report you!”

Ye Zhao walked over and knocked him over once again to step on his spine . She slowly applied more force while casually explaining: “My man invites you to gamble, then you have to gamble . ”

Xia Yujin knew what to do and laughed: “Do you not know that the officials obey the Emperor, the child obeys the father, and the wife obeys the husband? I invite you to gamble . If she is virtuous, she will naturally catch you gambling . If not obedient, then see if I don’t divorce her!”

“Yeah . ” Ye Zhaoduo kicked the guy’s two feet . The sound of the cracking bones was ear piercing in the silent atmosphere, then she added faintly, “With the husband, he rarely commands me to do things . Neither do I take advantage of my position as a wife defiantly . ”

Xia Yujin took the hand and sighed: “Look, this is the husband and wife are in harmony together[4]!”

“Towards … towards your mother …” Lu Ye painfully convulsed . He stubbornly wanted to say a few more words but suddenly remembered the ominous reputation of the devil incarnate, quickly closed his eyes, and tried to play dead .

Ye Zhao poked him (Lu Ye) with a hilt and asked: “If he doesn’t gamble, then what?”

Xia Yujin decisively said: “Take your skills out and continue to beat his mother!”

Ye Zhao bent down to “kind-heartedly” ask: “Hey, are you going to gamble or not? Did you hear my man’s intentions? Don’t worry, I know at least one hundred ways to make living seem worse than death . ”

Author’s Note:

(T/N: I’m obviously not translating this, but if you are interested, here you go . )

大家留言的时候，尽量五个字啦。

如果只留撒花两个字或者一串标点，橘子很担心场馆会删掉你们的脚印。

橘子发现相公这个词很有趣。

可以是宰相、生员、夫君、普通读书人……甚至还能是小倌……

实在是非一般万能！！！

稍微修改几次词

嗯……文中因剧情需要，充满大量粗话，好孩子千万别学。

[1]软硬不吃—Chinese idiom that literally translates to “soft and hard, don’t eat . ” It means more along the lines of having a tough/ stubborn attitude during negotiations

[2]抱拳行–This is the traditional etiquette salute seen in Chinese period dramas where the right fist is held in the left hand in front of the chin

[3] A type of Chinese dress that nowadays is commonly seen in Chinese material arts video games

[4] 夫倡妇随–this Chinese idiom that literally translates to husband singing with the wife; it means that the husband and wife get along together/ are in agreement with one another