Chapter 420: Fishballs and Noodles (1)
âYou really think this heâs worth it?â
Even Athena was confused. Her plan was to use Ye Lang to coerce Tigress, but she wasnât expecting Tigress to agree so easily.
Based on her reaction, Tigress probably wouldnât have batted an eyelid if Athena told her she had to die for Ye Lang.
But what the hell was going on here? Is she signing up to be a slave again? Looking at them, she was sure Tigress was once his servant.
âOf course he is! Let him go!â Tigress didnât like it when Athena gripped Ye Langâs arm like that.
Athena immediately retracted her hand. She hadnât realised the significance of her actions. Recalling how intimate she was with Ye Lang, she blushed.
It was at this moment, she stole a glance at Ye Lang, hoping to catch a reaction. Ye Lang was focused on Tigress, as if contemplating the current situation.
Although she couldnât read his mind, she was certain that Ye Langâs thoughts concerned Tigress.
âMaster, why are you with them? Where are your people?â Tigress asked casually while dusting Ye Langâs shirt, trying to straighten the creases.
âI have no one else, just me!â Ye Lang enjoyed Tigressâ service, for he was used to it. His experience with Tigress was much more pleasant than that of Taeyaâs.
âYouâre alone? How could they let you come here alone knowing youâd be lost?! Hmph, I shouldnât have returned. Itâs your fault, you shouldnât have sent me back.â Tigressâ heart ached when she thought about how Ye Lang came looking for her alone.
âNo, I had a coachman who drove me here. But someone stopped the carriage from entering, so I had to sneak inâŠâ
âYou shouldâve waited outside, weâre in the middle of a battle here. What would we do if you got hurt in the midst of this?â asked Tigress with concern in her voice. After she inspected Ye Lang from head to toe and realised he was fine, she heaved a sigh of relief.
âBut if I were to wait, Iâd have to wait for weeks!â said Ye Lang with a giggle. âIâve missed you so much!â
At this moment, Ye Lang went over to Tigress and hugged her.
It was this warm feeling that Tai Ya couldnât give. There was one thing he finally confirmed, it was that Taeya was not Tigress. He now understood why he had been having an odd feeling during the past few days.
âIâve missed you too, silly!â replied Tigress while comfortably letting Ye Lang hug her. Her arms were wrapped around his waist, as if in response to his embrace.
It was during this embrace, that the pair were recalling their fondest memories together, during better days. They wished that they could embrace a little longer, or rather that this moment could last forever, while time stood still.
âUh⊠can you both get a hold of yourselves? There are literally thousands of people here watching!â interrupted Athena, who felt uncomfortable watching the two of them being so dramatic.
However, Athena didnât know that Ye Lang didnât care what others thought of them. If he wanted to hug Tigress, he would continue to hug her, and everyone else will just have to wait and watch.
Everyone else was stumped. Was Tigress really the fearsome warrior they thought she was, or was she just another girl-next-door?
âMaster, you still havenât explained how arrived at their place,â Tigress asked after a while, still in his embrace.
âI asked your people about you but they wanted to avenge Taeya, they said she was kidnapped before, to be a slave. So, they wanted to take me away to learn more about Taeyaâs past. So I thought, âIf I let them take me away, maybe theyâll take me to Tigress.â Alas, I met you and Athena,â explained Ye Lang.
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You let them catch you to meet me? Thatâs only something Ye Lang can think of. Tigress shook her head, not knowing what to say.
No wonder he could free himself from the ropes and move so freely. He was using this as an opportunity to meet her. Now Athena and Taiya understood that Ye Lang had practically delivered himself to them.
âTai Ya⊠she is also called Tai Ya?â asked Tigress after Ye Langâs explanation.
âI guess so⊠it seems like a coincidence,â replied Ye Lang, frankly.
âIâm Taeya! The characters are different!â quipped Taeya.
âAfter you met up with them, you assumed that she was me. With that, they decided to take advantage of the situation and use you as leverage against me. In the middle of that, you even helped them out with the war games and planning. You must think this is just a huge war game, isnât it?â prodded Tigress on a hunch.
âThatâs right. The enemyâs strategies are so similar to mine, itâs so weird!â replied Ye Lang, who had no clue that Tigress was the âenemyâ he was talking about.
âThatâs because Iâm the enemy, dummy! I knew it was you helping them with their tactics! Youâre so stupid you didnât know which side you were helpingâŠâ Tigress was disappointed. She had worked so hard on her battle tactics only to have Ye Lang ruin it for her.
But her disappointment was only momentary, she couldnât bring herself to blame Ye Lang.
âHow would I know they were talking about you? Had I known you were involved with this, Iâd come over and help you beat them immediatelyâŠâ Ye Lang stood by Tigress, which in the process made Athena and Taeya look like the enemies.
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Athena and Taeya were speechless. It was true, after all, that they had manipulated and used Ye Lang, so it made sense that they looked like the bad guys.
âThatâs enough, I donât want you to be involved in this anymore,â insisted Tigress. Although she was delighted that Ye Lang expressed interest in helping her, she didnât want him to be involved in this tussle any longer.
In her eyes, Ye Lang was an altruist, one who merely wished for a happy and peaceful life for himself. Everything else, especially matters related to war and conflict, were not his priority.
If he had met Tigress first instead of Taeya, he would be peacefully sipping tea with the rest of the Tigre clan instead of being dragged into this war.
Is this the difference between us and her? She only wants the best for him, anything but trouble and conflict, but we, on the other hand, manipulated and used himâŠ
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