There’s No Such Thing as Love in a Swordsman’s Heart

Chapter 10 – You Guys Have To Be Happy

Two single men together, in front of flowers and under the moon

Sheng Hechen had already prepared housing for the people of the Still Water Sword Sect, and Jiang Su’s room was in the Thousand Autumn Garden where Sheng Hechen lived.

The two person room faced the lotus pond in the courtyard. Sheng Hechen had imagined that this would have been a peerlessly romantic and beautiful scene; he could see his favorite beauty every day just by opening the window, which was very pleasant just to think about.

But as soon as Mu Yichuan appeared, the situation became a little different.

Sheng Hechen believed that Mu Yichuan was just an ordinary disciple of the Still Water Sword Sect, and so he should just be staying with the rest of the ordinary disciples. He didn’t even bother to arrange where Mu Yichuan would stay. How could the head of the Wulin Alliance be responsible for such matters? Someone in his position had to attend to a myriad of issues every day, so he couldn’t waste his time on such trivial matters.

However, to his great surprise, Jiang Su grabbed Mu Yichuan’s arm and said that he would teach him the secrets of the sword trials, then dragged Mu Yichuan into his room.

Sheng Hechen gritted his teeth in anger, but he could only force himself to calm down. He picked up his sabre and pointed it at the window of the room. He stared at Jiang Su’s room and began to sharpen his blade.

In any case, Jiang Su’s house was opposite to him. He didn’t believe that Mu Yichuan would cause any trouble right under his eyes. 

Mu Yichuan was at a loss.

The door slammed in front of him. Jiang Su pulled over a chair, looked at him seriously, and said to him earnestly, “You’ve never set foot in the Jianghu before, and now you’re injured, so you can’t fight for long. There are many experts in the Sword Trials, so you must be careful.”

Mu Yichuan immediately became interested when Jiang Su mentioned martial arts experts. 

He was curious about the Jianghu, but he didn’t understand it. He hadn’t even heard of Jiang Su’s title as the number one swordsman in the Jianghu, so he knew even less about anyone else. 

“If I’m not wrong, the Sword Forging Villa will have sent their young chief, Song Mo,” Jiang Su said, “This man is a left-handed swordsman, and his moves are different from others’. You will need to pay more attention.”

Mu Yichuan nodded. 

Jiang Su added, “Song Mo is the best at scheming–”

Before he could finish, there was some noise outside the door. Someone outside was laughing and saying, “Xiao Jiang, are you inside? It’s me, A-Song.”

Jiang Su: “……”

Mu Yichuan: “…..”

Jiang Su went over and opened the door.

Song Mo, the young chief of the Sword Forging Villa, was outside the house. On the 16th of the first month, amidst the ice and snow, he waved a folding fan. He was all smiles, and before Jiang Su could speak, he already took the initiative to say, “I came to see you as soon as I heard that Still Water Sword Sect had arrived at the Wulin Alliance.”

At the other end of the lotus pond behind him, Sheng Hechen looked gloomy and sharpened his sword.

Jiang Su was puzzled. “Is something the matter, Young Chief?”

“There is a plum garden outside the Wulin Alliance, and now, the flowers are in full bloom.” Song Mo waved the fan and said with a smile, “It’s a pleasure to enjoy plum blossoms and wine at this time.”

Jiang Su: “…”

“I reserved the whole plum blossom garden.” Song Mo waved the folding fan in his hand more happily, like a paper butterfly flying up and down in his hand. “I wonder… Are you free tomorrow, Xiao Jiang?”

Jiang Su finally opened his mouth.

“What are you doing waving your fan around in the cold winter?” Jiang Su frowned. “Aren’t you cold?”

Song Mo: “…”

“Oh, I don’t drink.” Jiang Su added, “I’m a swordsman, and I need to be vigilant all the time. What if someone takes advantage of the opportunity and tries to assassinate me when I’m drunk?”

Song Mo managed to keep a smile on his face and said, “I will protect you.”

Jiang Su looked him up and down for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, “Forget it ba.”

Song Mo: “…”

Jiang Su: “If there is anything else, please come by again, young chief.”

Song Mo: “…”

The door closed right in front of him. Song Mo clenched his fist and almost broke the paper fan. He gritted his teeth and inhaled. The pride of the 26 year old young chief of the Sword Forging Villa was shattered into smithereens just like that. In this world, only Xiao Jiang dared to refuse him like this!

Heh, men.

He would go back to practice with his sword now! Three years from now, I will definitely make you take notice of me!

….

Jiang Su returned to the room and looked at Mu Yichuan, who was blinking at the table. His expression did not change, and he continued, “Song Mo is the best at scheming, but he can’t hold in his anger, and cares a lot about his face. When you compete with him, just get him worked up, and he will lose.”

Mu Yichuan kept nodding.

Jiang Su then said, “Apart from Sword Forging Villa, there is also Ten Thousand Snake Island. Although Ding Yesheng, the elder of their sect, also uses the sword, his technique is strange. Don’t –“

The door rang again.

Someone said in a shrill voice very nervously, stammering at the end, “Sir…Sir Jiang, are you there? It’s me, Ding Yesheng.”

Jiang Su: “…”

Mu Yichuan: “…”

Jiang Su went over and opened the door again.

Ding Yesheng, the law enforcement elder of Ten Thousand Snake Island, who was nearly nine chi tall, was outside the house, nervously rubbing his sleeve. His whole person was shivering, and he asked, “The plum blossoms…the plum blossoms are blooming. Are you…you free tomorrow, Sir Jiang?”

Jiang Su: “No.”

Ding Yesheng froze there.

The sound of Sheng Hechen sharpening his sword grew much happier.

Jiang Su: “I’m going to go train with my sword.”

Ding Yesheng: “The day after tomorrow?”

Jiang Su: “Sword trials.”

Ding Yesheng: “What… What about two days after tomorrow?”

Jiang Su: “Sword training.”

Ding Yesheng: “…”

“Since Elder Ding has the time to admire plum blossoms, why don’t you go back to train with your sword?” Jiang Su said, “If there is anything else, let’s talk about it after I finish training with my sword tomorrow.”

The door closed in front of him. Ding Yesheng was stunned there. After a long time he took a breath and viciously slapped his own mouth. He only blamed himself for having a dumb mouth and not being able to talk nicely. He also didn’t know what Jiang Su really liked——

No, wait, he knew.

Ding Yesheng clenched his sword.

Sir Jiang must like a man who trains with his sword diligently! He would go back now! Focus on training with his sword! When his swordsmanship was very successful, it would not too late to come back and talk to Sir Jiang!

……

Jiang Su was inevitably annoyed from being interrupted twice in succession.

He returned to the room, looked at Mu Yichuan, sighed, and was about to go on, when the door sounded again.

Situ Jin, the young leader of Zhenlong Pavilion, was outside this time.

He had had people prepare a great deal of gifts, large and small, and was piling them up in the yard. With a smile on his face, he said to Jiang Su, “Dear brother Jiang, are you free tomorrow?”

Jiang Su: “I don’t want to go to the Plum Garden, I don’t know how to drink, I’m busy training with swords, so go back if there’s nothing else ba.”

Situ Jin: “…”

Jiang Su was completely annoyed now. 

He just wanted to talk to Mu Yichuan about the opponents he might meet in the Trials, but why were so many people coming here to annoy him one after another? And it was also the case that these people didn’t even have a point; plum blossoms, plum blossoms, everyone wanted to enjoy the plum blossoms. Were the plum blossoms so beautiful?

He drew in a deep breath and silently recited a heart mantra to calm his mind. Turning around, he saw Mu Yichuan looking at him with a slight frown. His expression was slightly strange, but Jiang Su could not figure out what he was feeling. He just thought that Mu Yichuan should also be very upset because their conversation had been interrupted so many times.

“Sir Jiang has many friends,” Mu Yichuan said in a quiet voice, “Sure enough, people like Sir Jiang are really popular.”

Jiang Su sighed.

“Let’s talk in another place ba,” Jiang Su said. “Look for an open place, and I can show you their moves.”

But where in the Wulin Alliance would no one bother him?

Jiang Su thought for a long time, but suddenly he came up with a wonderful place.

They all thought he wouldn’t go to admire the plum blossoms, right?

The most dangerous place was the safest place! Plum Blossom Garden Sword Discussion! Get up!

……

Mu Yichuan, who was at a loss, was dragged by Jiang Su to the Plum Garden outside the Wulin Alliance. It was the middle of the night, and there was no one in the plum blossom garden. Jiang Su finally found a place where he could discuss swordsmanship with Mu Yichuan in peace, and he was completely satisfied. He found a higher mountain stone, sat down, and told Mu Yichuan all about those people’s martial arts skills.

It seemed that he was determined to help Mu Yichuan win first place in the Sword Trials. Mu Yichuan could only comply with his wishes and note down everything Jiang Su said. After everything was said, it was late and it was time to go back. Still, Jiang Su wasn’t in a rush, pulling Mu Yichuan and saying, “Wait a little longer.”

Mu Yichuan was puzzled.

“It’s not time to go to sleep yet,” Jiang Su said. “Someone will definitely come to knock on my door again.”

Mu Yichuan: “…”

Mu Yichuan frowned and did not reply. He just looked away and pretended to look at the scenery in the plum garden.

Somehow, he felt a somewhat inexpressible sadness.

He had known long ago that Jiang Su had many friends in the Jianghu, but still, when he saw that so many people liked Jiang Su, he felt a little uncomfortable inside.

If he could, he would like Jiang Su to belong to him alone. He had never had a friend before, and naturally did not know that this feeling was abnormal. He just felt vexed. 

However when Jiang Su followed his gaze to look at the plum blossom garden, he asked instinctively, “Haven’t you seen plum blossoms before?”

“Yes,” Mu Yichuan said, “but I’ve never seen them so close.”

There was a plum blossom forest on the mountain behind the order, but his father didn’t allow him to leave the order without his say-so. As a result, he could look at it from afar, but he had never ventured nearThis was a first for him.

Jiang Su raised his eyebrows slightly, and felt that Lin Fengnan was too extreme.

He had originally just thought that the plum blossom garden was quiet, and he wanted to find a quiet place to talk with Mu Yichuan, not having many thoughts about appreciating the plum blossoms. Now, he looked at the red plum trees dotting the rocks and snow and suddenly felt that…they seemed to lack a pot of wine.

Jiang Su didn’t not ever drink, it just depended on who was drinking with him. He asked Mu Yichuan to stay there for a bit while he went to the outside market to buy a pot of wine, and then hurried back. However, before he got to the rock, he saw a drunk Ding Yesheng collapsed under the plum tree, hugging his sword, holding Mu Yichuan’s hand, and crying while shivering.

Ding Yesheng was a big man, nearly nine chi tall, and when he looked like this, he was inexplicably frightening. Jiang Su looked at Mu Yichuan, and Mu Yichuan looked back innocently, saying, “He is your friend.”

Ding Ye’s head was spinning from the alcohol, but he still insisted on saying, “What friend, I… Hic… I don’t deserve that title wuwuwuwu.”

Jiang Su: “…”

“He fell in the snow in such cold weather,” Mu Yichuan said. “I couldn’t just ignore him.”

At first, he really did just want to ignore him. He even thought that if this person died, Jiang Su would lose one friend and look at him more.

This was what his father taught him to do in life throughout his entire life. Other people’s lives were weeds, and he should kill anyone who stopped him or made him unhappy.

But Mu Yichuan still couldn’t do it.

This was Jiang Su’s friend. If he died, Jiang Su would definitely be very sad.

He could only get down from the rock, accompany Ding Yesheng, and try to persuade him to go back. However, he wasn’t very good at talking, and Ding Yesheng did not pay attention to him.

Just then, Jiang Su came back.

Jiang Su could only squat down and look at Ding Yesheng. He said, “Elder Ding, you should go back.”

Ding Yesheng raised his head and just barely recognized that the person in front of him was Jiang Su. Confused, he muttered, “Sir Jiang… Why are you here?”

Jiang Su answered casually, “I came out with my friend to talk about something.”

Ding Yesheng was stunned. “Friend?”

He slowly turned around and looked at Mu Yichuan beside him. He stopped for a moment, then turned his gaze and caught a glimpse of the wine in Jiang Su’s hand.

Plum Blossom Garden on a snowy night.

Two single men together, in front of flowers and under the moon, matched with good wine.

“I understand, hic, you guys just have to be good wuwuwu, as long as you’re happy it’s good.” Without saying another word, Ding Yesheng picked up his own wine pot and filled himself with a big gulp of wine. “I’ll go back now, wuwuwu.”

He got up, staggered out two steps, and fell into the snow.

Jiang Su: “?”

What did this guy mean?

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