Dragon King with Seven Stars by Gu Long

[deathblade]

Chapter 24 - Cause and Effect.


Part 1

April 19, before dawn.

If there are no lanterns or fires, the time before dawn is always the darkest. If there are lanterns or fires, then this period of time is no different than any other during the day.

Some people are like those lights during the time before dawn. When something exists that others cannot even begin to grasp, that person will appear, and all questions will suddenly be resolved. The current matter was similar.

And that person had now appeared.


Part 2

Zheng Nanyuan slowly walked in.

It was hard to say whether he really did have rheumatism in his legs, or if they had in fact been injured in the past. The reason he always sat in his wheelchair was because he didn’t want others to see how he walked. He’d always believed his gait to be somewhat amusing and laughable.

Right now, no one thought it laughable. Even if he crawled in, no one would would have thought it laughable.

—He was no ordinary person, no restaurant manager. He had only used that front to cover up his true identity.

—There must be some hidden connection between him and Sun Jicheng. As for his true identity and martial arts ability, they were beyond the imagination of others.

Those things were his secrets. And yet as of now, it seemed they were secrets no longer.

Upon his entrance, the happiest person was Ingot.

“I knew you would show up sooner or later,” he said. “And here you are.”

Frogboy looked thoroughly surprised, and yet he couldn’t help but ask, “It’s such a cold, damp night! It’s not convenient for you to walk around, sir. Why would you take such pains to come here?”

Zheng Nanuan rubbed his legs and sighed. “I didn’t really want to come, but I had no choice.”

“What do you mean?”

Zheng Nanyuan responded, “If Ingot testified that this man is Guo Mie, would you believe him?”

“I wouldn’t.”

“What about Chamber Lord Xiao?”

“I wouldn’t believe him either,” said Frogboy. “When Great Hero Guo went missing, one of those two hadn’t even come out of his mother's womb yet, and the other was still walking around with his nose running. What could they testify to?”

“Luckily, by that time, I had stopped walking around with my nose running! I had already learned to bleed!”

“You have to learn how to bleed?”

“Of course,” said Zheng Nanyuan. “When should you bleed, and why? What can you do to make the least amount of blood flow? Mastering these things is not easy. It usually takes twenty or thirty years.”

“So at that time, you were already at the point where you could be considered not young.”

“At that time, I had been a public figure for over thirty years. And so tonight, I had no choice but to come here.”

“Come to testify that he really is Guo Mie?”

“Yes,” said Zheng Nanyuan. “Of everyone here, I’m afraid I am the most qualified to testify to this.”

“Why is that?”

“Because I was there that day.”

This was an incomplete sentence, so of course Frogboy didn’t understand. “What day? And where?”

Zheng Nanyuan didn’t answer. He turned his head to look at Guo Mie, and the two of them stared at each other, their expressions both filled with indescribable emotion.

After a long time passed, Guo Mie slowly nodded his head, and then Zheng Nanyuan responded. “That day was April Fifteen. April Fifteen, seventeen years ago.”

April 15 was the day Sun Jicheng had disappeared from the earth, and it was also the same day that Guo Mie and General Li had disappeared.

Zheng Nanyuan continued: “That day, General Li and Guo Mie met. Madam Gao also went. The three of them fought, and Madam Gao’s arm was severed. She was furious. But Guo Mie and General Li were also injured. General Li was hit by a palm strike from Madam Gao, and the injury was quite serious.”

He did not add many details because he did not want to reveal the personal matters of others.

But he did reveal something very important that neither Ingot nor Xiao Jun had known.

“This matter happened so many years ago, I originally would never have brought up what I’m about to say,” said Zheng Nanyuan. “But it is crucial to the whole affair, so I really have no choice but to speak it out.” He knew that everyone would wait for his explanation, so he opened a jug of alcohol, took a drink, and then continued, “The day they met, they did not take any subordinates along with them. They felt that the matter was a secret between the three of them, and they had absolutely no intention of letting others know about it. But they didn’t realize that we had planned for this event for many years. By the time they began to fight, we had already completely surrounded Moon Water Temple.”

Of course, Moon Water Temple would have been the location of their meeting. But Ingot couldn’t stop from asking, “We? What do you mean ‘we?’”

“There were eight of us,” said Zheng Nanyuan. “We knew that ‘End the heavens, destroy the earth’ and General Li were peak experts in Jianghu. But we were afraid we might alarm them, so we didn’t bring along any subordinates.”

“Which eight people?”

“The Chief Bodyguard of the Imperial Palace, ‘One Sword Defending Eight Wastelands,’ Tie Changchun. The former Chief of the Beggar Sect, Mr. Ren. Mount Cang Temple’s Wu Xueyan. Southern Shaolin Temple’s Grandmaster Fahua. The Helmsman of the Yangtze River 36 Strongholds, Boss Shu. Elite expert from the palace of the Prince of Northeast China, Steward Feng. Chief of the North China Bodyguard Alliance, ‘Stable and Steady’ Wang Zhongping.” In one breath, Zheng Nanyuan spoke seven names.

Seventeen years ago, anyone who spent even just a single day in Jianghu would go pale in the face upon hearing those names.

Seventeen years later, it was still the same. Even Ingot had heard of all of them.

“You said there were eight people,” said Ingot with a bitter laugh. “But I think what you had was sufficient. Each one of those men by himself is worth more than 800 men.”

Zheng Nanyuan didn’t argue this point.

“General Li had committed too many crimes, and was too gutsy. No one dared to make a move,” he said. “Furthermore, the methods of ‘End the heavens, destroy the earth’ were too ruthless and savage. That is why eight people showed up.”

“But you only said seven names,” said Ingot. “Who is the last person?”

“The last one was merely a constable.”

“A mere constable is nothing amazing. Who knows how many tens of thousands of constables there are in the world. But as far as amazing constables, there is only one!”

“Oh?”

“Of course, I’ve only heard of him, but if I’m not mistaken, that constable is also surnamed Zheng.”

“I believe so.”

“You’ve heard of him too?” asked Ingot. “His name is Zheng Po, and I believe he also had the nickname Zheng Nothing, right?” [1]

“I believe so.”

“The meaning of ‘Zheng Nothing,’ wasn’t because he was nothing. What it meant was that regardless of the case, once he got his hands on it, nothing could prevent him from breaking it.” He stared at Zheng Nanyuan. “You must be Zheng Nothing.”

This seemed to be a certainty. But Zheng Nanyuan simply shook his head.

“I’m not,” he smiled. “The boy genius finally makes a wrong guess.”

“You’re not Zheng Nothing?” said Ingot, not expecting this outcome. “Who are you, then?”

“Zheng Nanyuan and Sun Jicheng are both fake names. I never carried the surname Zheng before.”

“Then what was your surname?”

“Tie.”

Ingot was shocked. “Then you are one of the four great swordsmen of Jianghu, the greatest expert in the Imperial Palace, ‘One Sword Defending Eight Wastelands,’ Tie Changchun?”

“Yes,” said Zheng Nanyuan. “I am Tie Changchun.”

Ingot stared in shock. After a long time, he was able to open his mouth again. “Tie Changchun, ‘One Sword Defending Eight Wastelands’ Tie Changchun. Even my third brother-in-law completely admires your sword technique.” Ingot gave a bitter laugh. “If I told him that all these years you were working as a restaurant manager, he wouldn’t believe it even if I beat him to death.”

“What of you?” Tie Changchun asked Ingot. “Do you believe?”

“I believe,” said Ingot. “But I don’t understand.”

“What don’t you understand?”

“You knew all along that Sun Jicheng was Guo Mie. You also knew about his relationship with General Li. Why were you here with him these ten and more years? And why drink with him every day? Why would Wu Xueyan, Grandmaster Fahua, Wu Zhongping and the others just leave you here on your own?”

“Because we had an agreement.”

“An agreement? What kind of agreement?”

Tie Changchun sighed. “I need to explain everything from the beginning.”

“Please do, I’m listening.”

“That day, General Li sustained serious injuries, but Guo Mie sealed the wound and stopped the bleeding. And then they were surrounded by the eight of us. Anyone under heaven who found themselves surrounded by us wouldn’t even think of trying to escape. Even they understood that.”

“I understand, too,” said Ingot.

“And yet they did not exhibit even the slightest bit of fear. The two of them seemed determined that if they had to die, they would die together. They would fight us to the death.”

Ingot gave a thumbs up and shouted, “Great! General Li, Guo Mie, you are amazing!”

“Unfortunately, that battle never happened.”

“Why not? Don’t tell me you eight experts were afraid of the two of them?”

Tie Changchun laughed bitterly. “We weren’t scared. It’s just that we couldn’t let them die there that day.”

“Why not?”

“Because they still had the riches stolen from the Imperial Palace. As for that point, Wu Xueyan, Beggar Chief Ren, Grandmaster Fahua couldn’t care a bit. But Steward Feng, Chief Bodygard Wang, Constable Zheng and myself did care, a lot. Boss Shu and Wang Zhongping were brother and sister in-law, and couldn’t let each other die. We all knew that if we tried to force General Li and Guo Mie, it would be useless. So we could only make a deal with them.”

“What sort of deal?”

“Each side would pick a champion to fight. If Guo Mie and General Li lost, they would have to hand over the treasures.”

“And if you lost?”

“Then they would still hand over the treasure, but they could add stipulations to our agreement that we would have to accept. And therefore, we reached our deal, because the two stipulations they added were fair and reasonable, and would allow us to maintain justice in Jianghu. Even Grandmaster Fahua, a completely righteous man, did not oppose.”

“What were their stipulations?”

“The first was that we must guarantee the safety of General Li. We could not harm even a single hair on her head, nor arrest her and bring her to justice. At first, Grandmaster Fahua and Wu Xueyan could not accept that.”

“Then what happened?”

“After Guo Mie told us something, Grandmaster Fahua had a change of heart.”

“What did he tell you?”

“He said, General Li had indeed committed many crimes, and had stolen treasures worth hundreds of millions. And yet, she herself had not spent even a single coin. When she wasn’t out committing crimes, she stayed in a ramshackle hut with her baby boy, living a life of poverty, supporting herself by mending clothes.” Tie Changchun sighed. “General Li’s uprightness is truly worthy of intense admiration.”

Perhaps no one in Jianghu could ever find General Li because they couldn’t possibly imagine that the person who had roamed unhindered under heaven would live in such a way. And she did it, not to evade capture, but to retain her purity as a mother, and make sure that her child grew into a good person.

***

At first, Xiao Jun appeared to be completely numb, but tears glistened in his eyes.

—A ramshackle hut, an old, dilapidated table, and a coughing woman.

Such sorrowful times, and such a painful life. It could only make one feel even more respect for her.

It seemed Ingot’s eyes were red, too. In a loud voice, he said, “General Li, I truly admire you. If you were alive, I would kneel down and kowtow to you three thousand six hundred times.”

Tie Changchun sighed. “Therefore, I decided to myself that even if we did win the duel, I wouldn’t allow General Li to come to any harm. At that time, even though we hadn’t seen the truth with our own eyes, the words had come out of the mouth of Guo Mie. Who could deny them?!”

Ingot stuck out his chest and called out, “He is a true man, and my friend. Because he was willing to make friends with a scoundrel like me, I will feel honored for the rest of my life.”

“It is because of that battle that, down to this day, when I walk, I look like a clown. But I feel no dishonor. To have been able to fight a duel with such a hero is one of the highlights of my life.”

“What was their second stipulation?”

“The treasures of the Imperial Palace had to be returned, but the vast majority of the wealth General Li had stolen was initially earned illegally. General Li wanted us to do something good with that wealth. She didn’t want us to return it to the heartless evildoers she’d stolen it from.”

“A good idea.”

“If the stolen goods weren’t returned, Zheng Po couldn’t compete his mission. But he didn’t oppose. The next day he retired from Department Six and went to live life on a farm.”

Ingot shouted out again, “Great! Zhao Nothing is also a true man. If I can find you, I will kowtow to you!”

“However, the amount of wealth was just too great. It couldn’t be randomly given away.”

“Therefore, each party agreed to again select a person to represent you all to manage the wealth,” said Ingot. “But you couldn’t let anyone know where it came from, so you used the guise of business to avoid prying eyes and ears. You hid in the darkness, using the money to do good deeds.”

“Actually, it was all General Li’s idea.”

“But she could not, and in fact did not want, to appear in public. So the heavy responsibility was placed upon Big Brother Guo’s shoulders. Your legs were in bad shape, so you couldn’t go back to the Imperial Palace to resume your position. Therefore, you joined him in this weighty task.”

Tie Changchun sighed again. “You really are a genius. Even I have to admire you.”

“Jinan is a huge commerce hub, with countless businesses, and that’s why you picked here. In a place like here, as long as you have money to do business, no one will care to much about your background. Furthermore, the Beggar Sect Chief, disciples of Mount Cang and Shaolin, the Yangze River Helmsman, the Bodyguard Alliance Chief, and the Northeast China Prince’s Steward all were protecting you. Therefore, throughout these years, no one discovered your true identities.”

“And throughout these years, we have accomplished a lot,” said Tie Changchun. “Even while in hiding, we have distributed 38,925,643 pieces of silver. There is a lot of wealth, but also a lot of people. I can dare to guarantee, every piece of silver was distributed correctly and at the proper time. I feel no qualms whatsoever about all of it.”

“I believe you,” said Ingot. “Only a bastard wouldn’t.”

Tei Changchun let out a very long sigh. “The only thing I regret is that General Li cannot see it.” He sounded somewhat sad. “She died much too early.”

***

The ship’s hold suddenly grew quiet, and everyone lowered their head, even the girls who had brought in the alcohol and the ones holding the lanterns. Even Frogboy lowered his head. Everyone knew in their hearts that after she had handed over responsibility of the matter, she could not continue on living.

She had made her mistakes, and left behind in her heart were scars that could not be healed, along with inexhaustible regret. She did what she could, and had set her dream in motion. Even though her wound was not extremely severe, she would not be able to live.

In his own heart, Ingot asked himself: “She was the greatest hero of her generation, and yet, she was still just a poor woman?”

***

But Guo Mie had to keep on living, in order to make General Li’s dreams a reality. In order to help people. For the big picture. He had to live the life of a multi-millionaire. How long would he have to keep doing it?

Until Gao Tianjue found him.

He knew that Gao Tianjue would come for him sooner or later. The bitterness and hatred in her heart was too profound. So when she found him, he could only flee.

Ingot asked himself another question: “Did she do the right thing? Or the wrong thing? If she didn’t do the right thing, then what should she have done?”

Who could answer those questions? Who could dare to say that they knew the answer?

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[1] The ‘Zheng’ from Zheng Nothing is indeed the same character as Zheng Nanyuan’s surname.

[deathblade]

Chapter 25 - The Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Stars


Part 1

April 20, dawn.

It had begun to grow light outside, but unfortunately, it hadn’t reached the hold of the ship. If it were any lighter outside, the hold of the ship would actually be darker. This is because lantern light can only illuminate things that are in the dark. They are not useful during the day.

Many things in the world are like this.

***

Frogboy stood up, patting the clothes he wore, which were clearly new and extremely expensive. “Now I understand everything,” he said. “And thankfully, it’s not too late.”

“Oh?”

“Thankfully, I haven’t gotten these clothes dirty, so I can still return them. And thankfully, nothing happened to the pearls, and we only opened one jug of alcohol. Not too big of a problem. Otherwise, I would really be in a pickle.”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, General Li is not General Li, and Frogboy is just as poor as he was before. I didn’t pay for any of these things. Were the clothes dirty, the alcohol gone, the pearls damaged, how could I repay the debt?” He was still smiling as he told his people, “I beg all of you for a favor. Please take everything away as quickly as possible. I can only pay you one day’s salary. I’ll figure out a way to do that later. I will not renege on a debt.”

Regardless of anything, Frogboy was a popular person, and so the people didn’t say anything. They just left.

Ingot wanted to ask the long-legged girl with braids if she really had been hired by Frogboy, or whether or not she had come for some other plot or scheme.

But it seemed she was afraid of him asking such questions, and vanished like the smoke. But even as she left, she turned her head and looked at him, her eyes twinkling. Ingot didn’t say anything.

In any case, the girl seemed to have good intentions. Even if she was just using her performing as an act to cover her true identity, and had come for another reason, well, Ingot didn’t want to blow her cover. He had the feeling he would see her again. They were both young, and had long lives to live. He could ask her another time.

Ingot was young, but he understood that one should always leave room for adjustments when doing things in life. Helping others to do the same is never wrong.

***

The lanterns were gone, but luckily, the sky had grown brighter, so lanterns were no longer needed.

Frogboy stretched lazily and sighed, a charming smile appearing on his face. And then he said something that no one could have expected him to say. “Goodbye! Goodbye everyone!”

“Goodbye?” said Ingot, his eyes wide. “What do you mean by goodbye? You’re going to leave, just like that?”

“The play is over, or at least, my part is. What else is there left for me to do?” Frogboy laughed cheerfully. “Don’t tell me you want me to stay behind to drink?”

Ingot stared at him for a long while, then laughed bitterly and shook his head. “You really do have some thick skin. You do something like this, then pretend you don’t care about it all?”

“What did I do?” chuckled Frogboy. “I didn’t steal or rob anything, I didn’t hurt anyone. Just like Great Hero Guo used to do in the past, I was trying to capture a great criminal. Since I can’t catch him, well, might as well forget about it.” With a broad smile, he looked around. “Everyone, is there anything else you all would ask of a person as elegant as me?”

Ingot gaped at him. Everyone else seemed to be struck speechless.

And then, a voice came in from outside. “They can’t do anything to you, but fortunately, I can. I’m not only gonna beat your *** to a pulp, I’m also gonna break both of your dog legs.”

As soon as he heard this person’s voice, his facial expression changed. He wanted to slink away, but unfortunately, there was nowhere to slink to.

Old Master Tian was already there in front of him. Frogboy could do nothing but bow respectfully and say, “Hello, Father, are you well?”

“No!” said Old Master Tian, his face blank. “I’m just about to the point of being pissed off to death by you. How could I be well?”

“Okay then, I’ll head back, pull my pants down and lay on the ground. I’ll wait for father to return to spank me with a wooden plank so that he can cool down.”

Ingot didn’t want to laugh, but he couldn’t hold back.

As soon as he laughed, the mood lightened. Old Master Tian slapped Frogboy across the face.

“Beat it. Get the hell back and lie on the ground. If you even think of trying to sneak off, I’ll beat you to death.”

“I’m beating it,” said Frogboy, holding his head in his hands. “I’m beating it immediately.”

Before he even finished speaking, he was gone, although he voice could still be heard ringing out.

Everyone heard him laughing in the distance and saying: “Fortunately I’m a person, not a dog, and I have no dog legs. Father wants to break dog legs, not people legs.”

Ingot suddenly shouted out: “Make sure to be careful in the future, I might be back to eat some chicken legs.”


Part 2

Old Master Tian had not come alone. Moments after he entered, two people walked in from behind him.

They were two women, both extremely good looking. One, her head lowered, her face blushing, was none other than Tang Lanfang, Big Boss Tang.

The other appeared to be a bit younger than Tang Lanfang. She was bright and gorgeous, her bearing and appearance beautiful, in a way that is impossible to describe. Anyone who saw a woman such as her would be forced to take a second look.

And yet when Ingot, who is scared of nothing in the world, caught sight of her, he had the same look that Frogboy did when Old Master Tian arrived. He wanted to hide, to run away.

But, just like Frogboy, he had no place to hide, and no place to run to. He could only brace himself, and with an obsequious smile say, “Third Sister, hello.”

“Ninth,” said the woman lightly, “stand there and don’t move.”

Ingot didn’t move a muscle.

At first, everyone found it strange that Ingot, a scoundrel who wouldn’t even blink upon the falling of the heavens, would suddenly look so scared. But then they understood.

Naughty little brothers are always afraid of their older sisters. Beatings from them are even more painful than beatings from fathers.

Tie Changchun sighed, as if an incredibly enormous weight had been lifted from his shoulders. “Thank the heavens and the earth, everything can now be resolved. With Miss Dragon Third here, what issue is there that couldn’t be resolved?”

***

Perhaps there are some people in Jianghu who would not defer to Miss Dragon Third.

But everyone knows that there is something all children of the Dragon Family carry.

It is not a treasured sword which can split hairs. It is not a concealed weapon coated in deadly barkcloth tree poison. It is a small flag, embroidered with a dragon, and seven stars.

A flag with seven stars.

Even though Old Master Tian of the Flowered Flag sect had been famous for quite some time, and held power over a great area, he respected Miss Dragon Third as much as anyone.

The Dragon flag hadn’t even appeared, and yet already exerted its power.

“Great Hero Guo, your injuries are not light,” said Miss Dragon Third. “I’ve already prepared a cart to take you to somewhere you can receive treatment. Chamber Lord Xiao can accompany you.” She laughed, then continued, “The bruises on your wife’s face will heal, but the scars in her heart, well, only you can treat those. You may see her there, and I hope that you can cure her heartbreak.”

Her smile was warm, but when she spoke, people could not refuse to comply.

A person like her did not need to raise her voice.

“Great Hero Tie, you should stay here. You can work with Old Master Tian to continue to fulfill General Li’s dream.” She continued softly. “This is a way to build good karma. I’m sure you will receive increased blessings and longevity.”

Everyone took their leave. Afterwards, Ingot couldn’t hold back any more, and blurted, “What about me?”

Miss Dragon Third turned her head to look at him, and after a long time, let out a soft sigh. “You. I really don’t know what to do with you.” She grasped Tang Lanfang’s hand. “I think the only thing I can do is hand him over to you to handle.”

Tang Lanfang’s face flushed. “I… How can I handle him?”

“There are ways to handle anyone,” Miss Dragon Third said sweetly. “In fact, maybe you are the only one who can handle him.” She laughed cordially. “You handle him for a year, and if it goes well, then I will start to call you sister-in-law.” She deliberately let her face grow stiff, and coolly said, “But if you don’t want him, then I’ll just take him home with me right now.”

Though Tang Lanfang’s head was lowered, she couldn’t help but secretly glance at Ingot.

Ingot was secretly looking at her, a meaningful look in his eye. He furtively kowtowed to her.

Of course, it wasn’t a true kowtow. Instead, he used his thumb.

But that was enough.


Part 3

Stars filled the sky, thousands upon thousands of glittering stars. Two people sat beneath them, talking, and it seemed they would never stop. Some of the things they said to each other should not be repeated. As for others, there is no harm.

“I know that your family’s Seven Star Dragon Flag can control anything in the world. And I know your father cares about you most, and that’s why he gave you the seven stars.”

“Yep.”

“A star of blessing from heaven, with one tap, it can turn iron into gold. I saw that star.”

“Oh?”

“A small star, glittering. That was the star that as a child, General Li gave to Great Hero Guo. When he got married, he returned it to her, yet again hurting her. Later, your older sister saved her, and so she gave the star to her as a token, telling her that anyone who carried that star could be considered to be her benefactor. No matter the situation, she would help that person if need be.”

“Oh?”

“Your older sister definitely knows that you like to stir up trouble, and was worried that people would bully you. So she gave the star to you.”

“Oh!”

“What about the other stars? Can you let me see them?”

“Nope.”

“Why not?”

“The heavens are filled with stars. Why don’t you look at some of them? Why do you have to look at my stars?”

“Just because.”

“I’m not gonna show you. I’m not even going to let you look at the stars overhead.”

“…… Are you going to show me or not?”

“One day I’ll show them to you. When that time comes, even if you don’t want to look at them, you will have to.”





—The End of Dragon King with Seven Stars—

[deathblade]

@theSwordoftheWest, HPC7595: Your welcome!
@9dragons: Thanks so much, I'll fix the mistakes
@Ysabelkid: As far as I can tell, there has never been any TV or movie adaptation. Yeah I agree, I think it would make a great adaptation.


Okay everyone, that is the end of the book! As usual, Gu Long leaves some loose ends, but I think overall the story resolved nicely. I know there seems to be some confusion regarding the timelines. 10 years, 17 years.... If anyone does a second read through now that the story is completely translated, please pay attention to the times mentioned and give me some feedback. I'm not sure if I made some translation errors, or if Gu Long just wasn't careful in his writing, or what (after all, there is the part where he has Xiao Jun hand the star back to Ingot 'with two hands,' even before he got his steel pincer prosthetic). Later on, I will probably go back to do a final edit, and will try to make sure all dates make sense (even if I have to edit Gu Long a bit).

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Thanks so much to everyone who commented. As foxs pointed out recently, the comments are one of the main things that make it worth it to translate. You all know who you are. I'm pretty proud of my speed with this one. I started it on March 12, and said that I expected to finish within 6 months. Instead, I finished in a little more than 2 and a half months! Wow!

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As for my next project, I will be making an announcement soon. For now it will remain a secret! You can expect to see something from me probably within about 2 weeks.

I hope everyone enjoyed the story.

[theSwordoftheWest]

Thank you for your effort deathblade for translating this story.

“What sort of deal?”

“Each side would pick a champion to fight. If Guo Mie and General Li lost, they would have to hand over the treasures.”

I'm confused, the fight didn't happens right. So what is this business with picking champion to fight?

said Miss Dragon Fifth.

Miss Dragon Third of Miss Dragon Fifth?

April 15 was the day Sun Jicheng had disappeared from the earth,

I think this should be appeared.

“One day I’ll show them to you. When that time comes, even if you don’t want to look at them, you will have to.”

Woo, I bet this star possess by every men.

[LuDongBin]

Two ladies entered. One was Tang Lanfang and the other presumably Miss Dragon Third. When did Miss Dragon Fifth come in?

Thks deathblade. That was a remarkable speed! Looking forward to your next project.

[deathblade]

Thanks guys, I must have typed Dragon Fifth because of muscle memory from 7 Killers. Haha. Fixed it already

I'm confused, the fight didn't happens right. So what is this business with picking champion to fight?

I think this should be appeared.

The fight did happen, between Tie Changchun and Guo Mie. That is how Tie Changchun's legs were injured, and why he was the one picked to take care of the money. This is not stated outright, you have to kind of read between the lines.

And no, as for Sun Jicheng, remember that he disappeared from Jinan on April 15 (that was the first day of the story).

[Ysabelkid]

Thanks deathblade

[Ysabelkid]

Congrats deathblade on finishing the book.

The Dragon clan seems to be very powerful. Are there any books where they are featured? Or is it one of the Jianghu mythical powerful clan !!!!

[Laoren]

Thanks deathblade for translating this great story ,

[LuDongBin]

The Dragon King was also featured in the novel A Happy Hero.

[9Dragons]

"someone would be making a move against Bug Boss Sun." > "Big Boss Sun"
"believed in gait to be somewhat amusing" > "believed his gait"
"identity and martial arts ability, were beyond the imagination" > "ability, they were"
"one of those two hadn’t even come out of his mothers’ womb yet" > "his mother's"
"Because he was wiling to make friends" > "willing"
"responsibility was placed up Big Brother Guo’s shoulders." > "placed upon"
"to make Genera Li’s dreams a reality" > "General Li's"
"and so she gave to star to her as a token" > "gave the star"

Congratulations! The signature looks better and better. Some funny scenes. Will comment later.

[sainuu]

So the star was General Li's. Any more info about this Dragon family?

[theSwordoftheWest]

April 15 was the day Sun Jicheng had disappeared from the earth, and it was also the same day that Guo Mie and General Li had disappeared.

Both sentence talk about disappearance. One talk about few days back, one talk about few years back.

So is the sentence talk about coincidence date? A history repeating it self.

[Drak17]

Thanks Deathblade for another completed novel!

I am still kind of confused with the "stars". So the person that said “I know that your family’s Seven Star Dragon Flag can....” is Tang Langfan? and the person who replied "Oh?" is Ingot? When Tang Langfan mentioned about how General Li was injured and Miss Dragon Third helped General Li out, and in return General Li gave Miss Dragon Third a "star"? It also said that General Li also gave that same star to Guo Mei, just as he return the same "star" to General Li when he got married. Right?

The thing I am confused about is that, I thought only the Dragon family carries those stars? How come General Li also have it, and why did General Li gave that star to Miss Dragon Third. Unless General Li doesn't know the girl who saved her was Miss Dragon Third. And Even if General Li knew it was Miss Dragon Third who saved her, she should know that the Dragon family is influential, I am sure the Dragon family wouldn't need a "star" to help them in time of trouble, and General Li should know that too. So why does General Li possess a "star".

Tang Langfan mentioned that Ingot father gave him "seven stars". If the "stars" are unique to the Dragon Clan and the Dragon King gave seven stars to his son, Ingot, and Miss Dragon Third gave the star she received from General Li to Ingot, wouldn't Ingot have eight stars, instead of seven? One from Third Miss, and seven from Dragon King.

[9Dragons]

"no one will care to much about your background" > "care too much"


"Luckily, by that time, I had stopped walking around with my nose running! I had already learned to bleed!"
OMG for a moment I thought he was gonna blurt out something like, "Because I am a woman!" "Because I am General Li!"

"Even while in hiding, we have distributed 38,925,643 pieces of silver."
LOL They picked the right man for the job! I can't even remember how much money I spent yesterday, much less 10 odd years.

I can't understand Frogboy's intentions. He claims that he was trying to capture a great criminal. Yet he admits to sending the invitations and planting "friends" in Sun Enterprises to take over the wealth whether General Li was Sun Jicheng or not. Resulted in not a few deaths.

Old Master Tian's entrance was amusing and unorthodox for Jianghu veterans and probably an effective ploy to throw everyone off Frogboy's crimes. haha

[9Dragons]

I am still kind of confused with the "stars".

I think it's lazy writing on the author's part. Gu Long is an expert at creating characters, interactions, and mysterious settings. Would you read a book titled "Dragon King with Two Stars"? Seven Stars just bring a more powerful and mystical element.

On the other hand, the reader can make his own interpretations. Mine would be that the Dragon family became benefactors to the seven most powerful experts in wulin, using stars. Perhaps Old Master Tian owed a huge debt with the Star of Blessing.

[deathblade]

The Dragon clan seems to be very powerful. Are there any books where they are featured? Or is it one of the Jianghu mythical powerful clan !!!!

I'm not aware of any book featuring them, but there are various members of the family who appear in other books.

Both sentence talk about disappearance. One talk about few days back, one talk about few years back.

So is the sentence talk about coincidence date? A history repeating it self.

I think the implication is that April 15 was the anniversary of their original fight.

I am still kind of confused with the "stars". So the person that said “I know that your family’s Seven Star Dragon Flag can....” is Tang Langfan? and the person who replied "Oh?" is Ingot?

The thing I am confused about is that, I thought only the Dragon family carries those stars?

I think it's lazy writing on the author's part. Gu Long is an expert at creating characters, interactions, and mysterious settings. Would you read a book titled "Dragon King with Two Stars"? Seven Stars just bring a more powerful and mystical element.

On the other hand, the reader can make his own interpretations. Mine would be that the Dragon family became benefactors to the seven most powerful experts in wulin, using stars. Perhaps Old Master Tian owed a huge debt with the Star of Blessing.

Yes, it's never explicitly explained, but my opinion is that the Dragon Clan has collected debts or favors from various powerful people, and that they are represented by physical stars. One of the stars was given to Guo Mie by General Li when they were children, then returned upon Guo Mie's marriage. General Li gave it to Miss Dragon Third after she saved her life. It came to represent the happy childhood of the 3 ultra-experts General Li, Guo Mie and Gao Tianjue. But my personal take is that it also represents the power of the Dragon Family. Everyone seemed to worship Miss Dragon Third's abilities, not to mention her father's.

"Luckily, by that time, I had stopped walking around with my nose running! I had already learned to bleed!"
OMG for a moment I thought he was gonna blurt out something like, "Because I am a woman!" "Because I am General Li!"

"Even while in hiding, we have distributed 38,925,643 pieces of silver."
LOL They picked the right man for the job! I can't even remember how much money I spent yesterday, much less 10 odd years.

I can't understand Frogboy's intentions. He claims that he was trying to capture a great criminal. Yet he admits to sending the invitations and planting "friends" in Sun Enterprises to take over the wealth whether General Li was Sun Jicheng or not. Resulted in not a few deaths.

Old Master Tian's entrance was amusing and unorthodox for Jianghu veterans and probably an effective ploy to throw everyone off Frogboy's crimes. haha

LOL. Hilarious. As for Frogboy, I think it was both. He figured he'd been trying to crack the case for so long, why not just sow some chaos to catch General Li, and at the same time, make a fortune. And yeah, Old Master Tian and his son have a pretty funny relationship.

By the way, I have yet to go back and fix all the mistakes you found, but I will.

[Drak17]

Ahhh. I see! Thanks for the novel. Can't wait for your next project. HAHAHA

[HPC7595]

Thanks deathblade for your translation

[wandering]

thank you Deathblade. Great translation as always and done really fast.
Can't wait for your next project.