Thread: 大唐双龙传 [Da Tang Shuang Long Zhuan] by Huang Yi

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    Quote Originally Posted by 徐 中 銳 View Post
    foxs, wishing you especially a good start to the week I trust you don't prefer translating either Kou or Xu's individual-adventure over the other...
    The original text alternates. I feel it is very film-like in that way.

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    Default Book 10 Chapter 1 - Part 2

    Ysabel, Jaya, ycb, Abhay, HPC, spy, you are welcome. Lao Qianbei, sorry too lazy to change. Sky, thanks. Xu Xiong, as CFT pointed out, it was not my doing. I simply translate what the author wrote.

    Quick announcement: Bocah has finished helping me with the 'marker' between scenes per the original text; I will try to update the unabridged thread (cross my fingers) this weekend.



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    Xu Ziling shot toward the city wall like an arrow, the divine escape in his hand shot out, controlled by his internal power, noiselessly grabbing the top of the wall in between two lookout towers, and then at the dead end, out of the line of sight of the guards, he flipped over the wall, and then after loosening up the divine escape, again he noiselessly flipped over the fifteen-zhang city wall, and stuck himself to the wall he slid down to the ground.

    Taking advantage while the guards attention was focused on the pasture outside the city, he darted along the foot of the wall toward a safe place where the river was running along the city wall.

    The stars filled the sky, but the moon was hazy; suddenly a strange feeling welled-up in his heart.

    A strong feeling of loneliness overwhelmed his heart, as if he was entering an isolated world, where he no longer related to anybody else.

    The divine escape shot out again, grabbing a large rock on the opposite bank of the river. The vortex of power concentrated at the yongquan acupoint on his right foot, enabling him to shoot to the other side almost parallel to the water surface, greatly reducing the chance of being detected.

    Without even stopping he entered a sparse forest and ran toward the eastern gorge entrance.

    He had neither a plan nor confidence that he would be able to avoid detection from the guards at the eastern gorge entrance, because by using the flying divine escape, he could easily climb over the steep and dangerous cliff to get to the battlefield outside.

    ※ ※ ※

    Kou Zhong leaped over the wall, the divine escape in his hand shot out like lightning, the claw traversed an eight-zhang of empty space and caught the eaves of the building nearby, propelling him toward the roof, where he quickly ducked into the darkness.

    After listening carefully and making sure he clearly grasped the layout of his surroundings, he slipped down to the ground. Halting and darting, he passed through a small garden and flitted across three buildings, and finally hid under a flowering shrub.

    Sweeping his eyes around, Kou Zhong found out that he was in right in the heart of the garden, with flowers and trees, a pond, rockery and a pavilion around him; an elegant and serene environment.

    All the buildings surrounding the garden were brightly lit, and he was able to faintly hear voices from those buildings.

    Focusing his heart and mind, Kou Zhong listened carefully. Immediately a womans voice coming from the building to his left caught his attention.

    Just by hearing her voice Kou Zhong immediately recognized that this was the woman whom he trailed secretly the other night; the spy.

    Deliberately lowering her voice, she said, Princess Ning ought to understand by now, that since Changzhu knows Li Tianfan and is going to have confidential meeting with him in the near future, she is very likely to provide Li Mi with war-horses and equipment. Although Housekeeper and most of the Managers are in strong opposition, their urging is in vain.

    Kou Zhong shivered in fear; he had a faint feeling that this conspiracy is somehow related to Li Mi. Because no matter what happened to Li Xiuning, the Li Clan would naturally suspect that the root cause was the collusion between Shang Xiuxun and Li Mi.

    If Li Tianfan was Li Mis son, then he must also be Song Yuzhis fianc.

    This is serious, Li Gangs voice was heard, I wonder if your honorable husband is aware of Madams visit this time?

    Full of confidence, the woman replied, Of course, it was Laoye who implored Yuaner to seize this opportunity to come and discuss this matter with you, with the hope that our relationship with your honorable Clan will not be damaged just because Changzhu is unable to think straight.

    Kou Zhong praised her in his heart; under these no-conflict circumstances, she was able to make Li Xiunings side at least have some misgivings.

    Dou Weis deep and heroic voice was heard, This is really strange, because as far as we know, Li Mi is the main culprit who secretly supporting the Four Big Bandits in disrupting the South; why would the Four Big Bandits come to attack the Ranch?

    The woman named Yuaner calmly replied, Laoye has already analyzed this matter; it may be a deliberate diversion. Thats why he repeatedly urged Yuaner to contact you as soon as possible, because most likely this is Changzhus first muddleheaded action under Li Tianfans instigation.

    Princess Ning, Dou Wei said, No matter what, we must immediately strengthen our defense.

    He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come, Li Xiuning replied indifferently, If this matter is really driven by Xun Jie [elder sister], she knows our strength like the back of her hand; we cant guard against her even if we want to.

    Hearing her voice, there were both love and hatred in Kou Zhongs heart. The beauty was able to display such cool-headedness under these circumstances, no wonder the Li Clan entrusted the heavy responsibility of negotiating with Shang Xiuxun to her.

    Li Xiuning went on, Is it possible for Yuan Jie to notify Da Zongguan [big chief manager] to have a confidential discussion with us?

    Kou Zhong cheered inwardly; if Li Xiuning saw Shang Zhen, Yuaner cheap trick would be exposed immediately.

    To his surprise, however, Yuaner readily agreed; she also said, Yuaner will immediately dispatch a messenger to notify Laoye. He is currently in charge of the eastern gorge defense; unless there is a military emergency, there shouldnt be any problem.

    And then Yuaner took her leave, Li Xiuning, three people personally sent her off.

    Kou Zhong has more or less understood Yuaners plot. He pondered over whether he should seize this opportunity to hide inside Li Xiunings personal chamber, waiting for her return, and then he could hey! Thinking to this point, his heart was burning; forgetting everything else, he flashed in.

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    Xu Ziling stood on top of a peak above the steep cliff, overlooking the plain extending into the distance outside the mouth of the western gorge.

    Under this hazy moonlight and star-filled night sky, the winding mountains and rivers appeared to unfold from under his feet.

    Suddenly Xu Ziling understood Kou Zhongs desire for supremacy over the world.

    It was the feeling of sovereignty over the world, the feeling of dominion over the mother earth.

    Someone Kou Zhongs character would never take second place to anybody.

    He, Xu Ziling, would not be willing to accept inferior status either, but what he was after was free and easy, unfettered way of life.

    No one can tie him down.

    Including Kou Zhong.

    After helping Kou Zhong getting the Duke Yangs Treasure, he would have accomplished his responsibility as a good brother. The meritorious deed completed, he could retire.

    At the end of his eyesight, he saw a small hill about three li southwest of the city gate tower at the mouth of the gorge, where human figures were moving about; by his estimate there were at least several hundred people going down the slope of the hill, pouring into the vast prairie between the small hill and the mouth of the gorge. It appeared that these people were pushing toward the Ranch.

    About five li to the northwest, there was a winding river with nine bends and ten turns traversing the prairie toward the back of that small hill, with dense forest on both sides, from where came the neighs of the horses hidden over there.

    Between these two places, there was a small village built by the river, but he did not see the least bit of lights, neither did he hear any sound of dogs or chicken; obviously all the villagers have fled early on.

    On this side of the mouth of the gorge, the Flying Horse Ranchs warriors also marched out of the city gate tower, with the imposing manner of soldiers ready for war. Just by looking at the two sides movements, he knew that hard battle was inevitable.

    Xu Zilings blood was boiling. Like a big bird he soared into the air and jumped down the cliff.

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    Kou Zhong flitted up toward the roof, and immediately crouched down motionless.

    Dou Weis voice was heard again, Does Princess think that that Yuaner is trustworthy?

    Li Xiuning sighed and said, How could Shang Xiuxun be that kind of despicable scumbag? But we definitely must be on guard; well decide what to do after we talk with Shang Zhen. Oh! Is there a way for us to examine Yuaners background?

    Li Gang said, For the time being, we have no way He suddenly stopped speaking.

    While Kou Zhong was pondering why, a clear and bright male voice came from the eaves of the opposite building, Friend, you broke into the Green Ring Courtyard at night; may I ask what brings you here?

    Kou Zhong jumped in fright. Granted that his attention was focused at eavesdropping Li Xiunings party discussion, but the other side was able to come this close him so quietly; evidently he was a martial art master.

    And the voice sounded a bit familiar.

    When he looked up to see, to his astonishment, it was Li Xiunings lover, Chai Shao.
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    hehehe, no problem, sorry for taking so long. but foxs, the marker become different, it clump together. it should be spaces between them. had to tell you this since you want to keep it original.

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    HY's femmes fatales are deadly competent .... thks foxs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by foxs View Post
    Xu Xiong, as CFT pointed out, it was not my doing. I simply translate what the author wrote.
    What I was asking being, in other words, I trust you don't dislike Kou or Xu like howtheoreticallyI'd find it painstaking to translate Duan Yu's adventures within DGSD
    I know more than I can express in words, and the little I can express would not have been expressed, had I not known more. 弗拉基米爾弗拉基米羅維奇納博科夫

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    Default Book 10 Chapter 2 - Part 1

    Ysabel, ycb, spy, HPC, Jaya, Lao Qianbei, Abhay, you are welcome. Bocah, not sure if spcnet would take MS-Word formatting perfectly, but the point is that we have the markers, no? DongBin, you are right, there are a lot of those. Xu Xiong, I guess we misunderstood.


    Book 10 Chapter 2 Debut of the Divine Skill

    Leaving the gorge area, Xu Ziling raised his qi to speed along among the trees, while from time to time shooting the divine escape to alter his angle and direction, as well as to increase his speed, sort of like a kid who had just received a fun new toy, which he enjoyed and loved very much that he could not bear to let it go.

    He felt as if the Flying Divine Escape has become a part of his body. The nimble and free-flowing true qi was the ingenious link between he and the divine escape, enabling him to manipulate it like what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes.

    It was a little bit like using a long whip; he was even able to use the divine escape to forge ahead in a roundabout way [orig. going round the curves and skirting the corners], so that he was able to go through the forest like a ghost, without any obstruction at all.

    In fact, he was almost flying freely like a hawk; whenever his toes pushed on the tree trunk or horizontal branches, he would get enough force to propel him forward, so that he was flying across the woods without his feet ever touching the ground. This kind of joyous feeling was indeed the most fresh and exciting experience he ever felt in his entire life. The most wonderful thing was that because he was using the spiraling power, the divine escape automatically spun as it flew toward the target, so that not only it shot faster, the strength also increased tremendously as well.

    Right this moment, the wind-borne sound of battle was starting to enter his ears, and it was growing more intense by the minute.

    Recalling that the Four Big Bandits killed and burned everywhere, making the common people live in utter misery, Xu Ziling could not stop righteous indignation from filling his heart, so he flew toward the sound of the fighting at his top speed.

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    By the time Kou Zhong slid down to the ground, sound of the wind sprang up everywhere; he already fell into a heavy siege.

    Dou Wei and Li Gang blocked his escape route, while fast as lightning Li Xiuning also arrived; together with the two men they formed a triangle, with Kou Zhong in the middle.

    While Kou Zhong was groaning inwardly, Chai Shao landed by Li Xiunings side. Laughing proudly, he said, Friend came here easy; if you are able to leave easy, will our Li Family have any face to see our Jianghu friends?

    If Chai Shao was not present, Kou Zhong would have simply revealed his identity and explained the purpose of his visit, and this matter could be resolved. But now that he came face-to-face with his rival in love, unexpectedly an indescribable fire rose up in his heart, no matter what he refused to get away from this situation in such a stupid and cowardly way.

    Its just that he was caught off guard because he never expected that Chai Shao might hide to protect Li Xiuning in secret.

    Sound of the wind sprang up everywhere, more than a dozen Li Xiunings personal guards showed themselves up the parapets and between the building and the trees, forming a ring around him so tight that not one drop of water could trickle through. Most had a bow or a crossbow in their hands.

    Li Xiunings sword was pointing to the vital acupoint on his chest, bursts of chilling sword qi were pressing on him. She spoke coldly, Which side does Sire represent?

    Qiang!

    It was only now did Chai Shao pulled a pair of arm-protector steel truncheon, one long, one short, from his back. The long one was approximately three chi, the short one was about a chi and a half; both were glittering gold, extremely dazzling to the eyes.

    He was moving in such a confident and at ease way, which was pleasant to look at, but at the same time his imposing manner was quite intimidating. Somehow, this has aroused Kou Zhongs eager-to-win, striving-to-excel, strange state of mind even more.

    Dou Wei was wielding a heavy steel staff, which he held horizontally in front of his chest, practically cutting off Kou Zhongs rear right sides escape path, making people felt like wherever he was going to run to, he would have had to stake everything he had.

    Li Gang was armed with a pair of sword, but the degree of sharpness of his sword qi was a notch below that of Li Xiunings; hence it could be said that among the four people besieging Kou Zhong, his martial art was the weakest.

    Before they fought, Kou Zhong was already certain that Chai Shaos martial art was superior to Li Xiunings, because as soon as he appeared, the besieging nets pressure immediately multiplied several folds, so that Kou Zhong did not dare to rashly run away.

    Abruptly sucking in a mouthful of true qi, Kou Zhong pressed down the anxiety in his heart, returning to the moon-in-the-well placid condition. Using the technique taught by Lu Miaozi, he applied his internal energy to tighten up his vocal cords, so that his laughter became sharp and shrill, This time I came blindly here, indeed there is something Id like to tell you. Would Princess Ning be interested to hear?

    As Li Xiunings eyes met his, her heart was suddenly filled with a familiar feeling. Have we met before? she asked in astonishment.

    Letting out a cold snort Chai Shao said, If Sire is willing to throw your weapon down and have your hands tied, we would listen to whatever it is you have to say.

    Remembering Chai Shaos arrogant manners toward him and Xu Ziling with arrogance the other day, and how his expression showed contempt as he looked at the two boys, Kou Zhongs anger flared.

    Especially now that he was standing side-by-side with Li Xiuning in an intimate manner, like they were a couple of talented man and beautiful woman, a match made in heaven, it would be strange indeed if Kou Zhongs heart was not filled with hatred out of jealousy.

    He was even considering going all-out, breaking with siege with all his strength, no longer care about Li Xiunings affair, to see what kind of ability this kid had that he dared to protect Li Xiuning.

    Li Gang spoke in heavy voice, If friend is unwilling to have your hands tied and waiting to be captured, dont blame the saber and sword for not having any eyes.

    Kou Zhong sighed and said slowly, I only want to say something, and then Ill leave immediately. Would Princess Ning step aside and talk to me?

    Dou Wei laughed toward the other men and said, This guy thinks that we are just the same as him, an idiot!

    Hearing that, Li Xiuning and Chai Shao looked at each other and laughed.

    Originally Kou Zhong was going to persuade using all possible arguments to uncover Yuaners conspiracy, but seeing Li Xiuning and Chai Shao looking at each other with lovey-dovey eyes, instantly he threw this thought at the back of his head. Worse yet, he saw Li Xiunings limpid-autumn-water like touching beautiful eyes cast a sincere look full of deep passion; immediately he had a hard-to-understand feeling as if he was being cheated.

    Ring!

    As the Moon in the Well left its scabbard, Kou Zhong laughed aloud and said, If you want to fight, then lets fight! But dont you ever regret it!

    Li Xiuning and the others immediately felt his forceful, overbearing saber qi; hastily they hastened their own true qi to resist.

    Chai Shao asked in surprise, Friends skill is out of the ordinary; definitely you are not a nobody in Jianghu. Why until now still insist on being sneaky by not daring to reveal your name and surname?

    Kou Zhongs sharp gaze fell on Li Xiunings pretty face, which wound around his dreams and pulled away his soul; he said indifferently, Isnt Princess Nings future husband being superfluous? If I can reveal my name and surname, wouldnt I already say it early on?

    The four peoples countenance changed greatly.

    It should be noted that presently Chai Shaos identity was kept a secret, because he was tasked to protect Li Xiuning in secret. If Shang Xiuxun found out, the relationship between the two sides would immediately turn awkward.

    However, this was not an unresolved matter, they could always explain. The frightening thing was if Kou Zhong were Li Mis man, it would mean that their real strength has been exposed to the enemy.

    A murderous aura flitted across Li Xiunings pretty eyes; she said coldly, How do you know his identity?

    Actually, it was tantamount to admitting to Kou Zhong that Chai Shao was her future husband. Although Kou Zhong was already aware of this fact, he still felt as if the pit of his stomach was struck by a thunder, making him so angry that he nearly vomited blood.

    Smiling wryly, he said, There are a lot of things in this world that are difficult to explain. But I am definitely not related to either Li Mi or the Ranch. If Princess can be sensible and agree to have an earnest talk with me, I can guarantee a valuable information in return, and then I will immediately leave.

    Chai Shao shook his pair of long and short arm-protector steel truncheon; murderous aura immediately pervaded the air. Laughing casually, he said, Do you think you can leave that easy? If you dont throw down your saber and surrender immediately, youll see real trouble under my hands!

    Dou Wei, who was standing at Kou Zhongs side, also shouted, Since you have the guts to come, dont be gutless by wanting to run away.

    Kou Zhong sighed inwardly; if this moment he changed his mind and introduced himself, it would appear that he was afraid of Chai Shao, which, even if he had to be killed, he would never do. Thereupon he nodded and said, Sword and saber indeed dont have eyes. Gentlemen, please be careful.

    With a sudden gust of wind Dou Weis heavy staff smashed toward Kou Zhongs head from behind, practically pulling open the curtain of battle.

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    Xu Ziling flew through the sparse forest, and saw outside the forest, torch flames at the prairie illuminate the sky. A group of more than a hundred thieves wearing red band on their heads was besieging a group of twenty or so Ranchs warriors in close combat. Surprisingly he recognized one of the warriors as Luo Fang.

    On the hilltop at his left, a dozen or so men were standing; other than one man, who presumably was the leader, the rest were wearing red band on their heads, so they were very easy to recognize.

    Obviously Luo Fang and his men had fallen into disadvantageous position; they fought strenuously in circular formation. In the middle of the circle, seven or eight men were either lying on their backs or on their stomachs; apparently they had received injury and thus lost their strength to continue fighting.

    On the thieves side, there were quite a number of casualties as well; it was indeed an intense battle.

    Xu Ziling had no time to think why Luo Fang and his men fell into such perilous situation. He soared to the air and threw himself in the middle of the thieves formation. Before his feet even touched the ground, two men were kicked and died on the spot.

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    well, you got the point there.

    thanks, looking forward for the fight

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    Thanks foxs. The fights begin..hope the next chapter is a long one without any cliff.., I am waiting with my beer and popcorn.

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