Distance Between People (2)
âDid you know? Kesha will be having a ceremony to look for a partner!â exclaimed Edward.
âWhat? Will they spar for her hand? That would be fun, bring me!!â said Ye Lang excitedly. Heâd only read about sparring to win a ladyâs hand in books but hadnât attended one in person. Heâd never let an opportunity like this go, even if itâd delay his journey by a few days.
âThereâll be a sparring segment, but thatâs not the only part. Thereâll be poetry, and youâll also have to be outstanding in terms of looks and morals!â frowned Edward.
âOh, then you wonât stand a chance!â remarked Ye Lang very directly.
ââŠAnd thatâs all your fault. If it werenât for you, my skin wouldnât be black and Iâd definitely have a chance!â
âGo away!! You werenât very good-looking before either!!â huffed Ye Lang. Heâd definitely seen Edward when he wasnât black, but that was whenâŠ
â?? Oh, fuck off!! People were trying to kill me then! My clothes were tattered, I was bleeding everywhere- of course I wasnât good-looking! Iâll tell you this, on regular days, Iâm a handsome, valiant prince!!â Edward jutted his chin, looking very proud.
That was true. Ye Lang hadnât seen Edwardâs true appearance, but he still wasnât sureâŠ
âReally? When do you ever have these âregular daysâ?â he asked, narrowing his eyes at Edward. His eyes were no longer filled with suspicion, but obvious disgust now.
You dare say you were a âhandsome princeâ looking like this? Youâre just an airhead!
Everyone around them looked disgusted too!
âThere are many days where I look normal⊠Ptui! Thatâs dumb, do you mean Iâm not normal?!â shot Edward,
âIâve never seen you looking normal!â uttered Ye Lang slowly.
âAbout that⊠Forget it, do you have a solution?!â sighed Edward.
âWhat makes you think I do? If I say yes, wouldnât that mean Iâm helping you?â asked Ye Lang, but this meansâŠ
ââŠâ
Fuck, this bastard does have a solution after all!!
âI didnât know before, but now Iâm finally sure. You donât even try to hide a secret!â complained Edward.
âAh, you know? I still donât want to help you though, itâs too much effort and will delay my trip to Sheng City,â Ye Lang didnât hide his reasons.
âBrother, nothing will happen if you leave a little later. Thereâs still a long time until the ranking competition starts!! Youâll be saving a life here! Without Kesha, my life would be nothing!â begged Edward tearfully, looking at Ye Lang.
âJust die then!â said Ye Lang, indifferent.
Edward âchanged his mindâ. âI donât want to die, I want to be with Kesha!!â
âYouâre so troublesome! Youâre basically dead without a girl you donât even know, might as well die!â complained Ye Lang. He thought Edward must be one of Keshaâs faraway admirers.
Edward suddenly made a face, a very melancholic expression, âIf I didnât know her, why would I risk my life to come alone? If it werenât for you, I wouldâve been killed by the robbers!â
If you thought about it, it was indeed a little strange Edward would be here alone. He looked like an aristocrat and was a young martial artist himself. People like him usually have an entourage, not sit in a carriage filled with random people.
The group of carriages that were robbed were owned by traders. Edward was just hitching a ride, he didnât know anyone inside. That was why his capabilities were underestimated by the robbers, incurring huge costs on their side!
Why would an aristocratic martial expert be here alone? If there werenât anything out of the ordinary, he mightâve been there to have fun and train his fighting skills.
Ye Lang never asked questions because this had nothing to do with him, nor was he interested.
Now, looks like Edward was here for Kesha!
âWould that mean you both know each other?â asked Ye Lang curiously.
âYep! Not here though, letâs talk later!â Edward surveyed the crowd around them who were straining their ears to listen, then dragged Ye Lang back to their room.
âYou can talk now! Is there something shameful happening between you both?!â asked Ye Lang once they stepped into the room, immediately shoving Edwardâs arm away.
â⊠Shameful? Weâre very pure!!â retorted Edward, a little angry.
âOh, alright! Then tell me about the pure things between you both!â
âWhy did this sound so twisted?ââ thought Edward. He didnât have the energy to ask Ye Lang about it though.
âWe were both students at Violet Academy, weâve been in the same class since young. I remember the moment I met her for the first time. I was already deeply attracted to her. I can still remember that innocent smile⊠IâŠâ Edward started to describe the history between him and Kesha.
At that point, Edward and Kesha were still young, innocent good friends who would often play and train martial arts together!
You could see a hint of warmth, nostalgic of that innocent friendship in his eyes! He would never forget that feeling for the rest of his life!
He would remember every single moment he had with KeshaâŠ
And at that moment, Ye Lang, the audience, was thinking of something else.
Violet Academy? This sounds familiarâŠ
Ye Lang seemed to have forgotten that Violet Academy was the top school in the Ai La Empire. They were the Soaring Sky Royal Institute of Educationâs rival.
At the same time, heâd also forgotten that students from both academies once got to mingle, and he was very close with a girl from Violet Academy!
Of course, that intimate moment wasnât what they wanted at all, and it angered them too!
Ye Lang seemed to have forgotten all of it. Perhaps heâd never remember them again, unlessâŠ
âAlthough we are far apart in status, it doesnât matter. Iâll do my best to get closer, and Iâll be happy just to be by her side!â Edward continued, âIf sheâs happy, then Iâm happy. If sheâs sad, Iâll help herâŠâ
â??â Ye Lang didnât understand. Wasnât it an innocent friendship? Did it suddenly turn into a crush? He knew heâd missed out on a few important parts of the conversation.