This is my 1st attempt at translating a foreign novel. I am using a published Viet translation of this novel and Google translation of the original online novel to help me loosely translate this novel. I took some artistic licensing in translation to help with the flow of the novel. If you read this novel and find some errors in my translation please leave me a comment since I do not read Mandarin and have some trouble understanding some of the phrases that are used in the novel.
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Author: Big Grey Wolf With Wings
Main Characters: Chen Yu Bao & Ji Xiao LI
Ch. 1 (Translated from Viet source)
In Ancient China, by the age of five all boys must have their life fortune/future foretold. Families would usually find a local fortune teller to foretell their sons’ divine future. However, the future divine fortune of the precious young heir of this Ancient China’s General can only be told by a Master Fortune Teller.(State Advisor)
Early that morning, the main gate of Beijin was open wide, as two battalion of guards escorted a gold gilded horse carriage out the main gate of the capital. This carriage belonged to the Princess of Beijing.
The cold winter wind blew throughout the city and out to the countryside as the horse carriage drove straight out of the city gate. After traveling for a while, (a long while later), the horse carriage stopped in front of the Grand State Advisor’s Headquarter main gate.
A group of people were sent ahead of time to await the Princess and the little prince as they arrived at the Grand State Advisor’s Headquarter. The horse stopped and the Princess stepped out of the carriage with two young children.
In her left hand, the Princess was holding on to her oldest and only son–the prince of Beijing, Ji Nam. Today, the young heir, Ji Nam just turned 5 years of age. At such a young age Ji Nam already possessed a handsome delicate features and was wearing a royal blue brocade robe. At such a young age but the handsome prince already have such a strong presence and a seemingly generous spirit.
In her right hand the Princess was holding onto a young girl’s hand. The young girl was similar in age to the young heir. She was wearing a red robe brocade similar in style to the young prince.
The red robe made the little girl round face more white and adorable, as she laughed with joy, two dimples appeared on her cute chubby face, making the young girl extremely cute and lovable.
The Princess holding the hands of the young golden couple slowly entered the room, the Grand State Advisor was already waiting inside. During the formal introduction ceremony, the Grand State Advisor noticed that the young heir had bright intelligent eyes, even though his eyes were clear, they did not seem naive, he also seemed to inherit his father tenacity, pride, and strength of characters. The Grand State Advisor nodded his head and stated “Good”.
Upon hearing the Grand State Advisor comment “Good”, the Princess felt joy all the way to her soul. Smiling, the Princess asked “Grand State Advisor, please advise. My son, what what is good about him?”
Grand State Advisor stroked his grey beard, and with laughter in his eyes, he looked at Ji Nam, and give his opinion ” ???his Star shine brightly, he will bring military fame/prosperity to our nation”
This great destiny for Ji Nam, who come from a family of miliary leaders, mean this was wonderful news. Hearing this news, the Princess was at first extremely happy………upon reflecting, the possibility of her only blood related son having to later involved in numerous battles for his country made her extremely sad and worrisome.
While the Grand State Advisor was talking, Ji Nam continue to quietly and patiently stand by his mother, the Princess side. However, the loveable little girl had escape from her nanny hands… in four words “…………” and four more words “……………….”. During this time, the cute little girl had became impatient and started to run around.
Standing behind the Grand State Advisor was a young man with a proud/cold face wearing a black outfit who was acknowledged as “the Grand State Advisor’s door closing disciple otherwise known as his closest disciple”. The little girl approached the young man and tugged on his sleeve, in a clear crisp voice “Older brother, other than closing the door for the the Grand State Advisor what other thing can you do?” “Are you a fortune teller as well? (Can you also tell people fortune?)
This is the first time the solemn young man Chen Yu Bao have met with Ji Xiao Li small form: it was just another normal day, other than the outside weather being especially nice, there seemed to be nothing special about that day, boring people asking to be granted boring character???
Last night the young man had stayed up late to studied the stars (stargazing), he was now slightly tired from standing behind Master to greet guests…(his handsome look have stir numerous female hearts throughout the Capital,)he still retain some baby fat, however his features were already extremely cold and forbidden, even normal people would not dare to stare at him, however this cute chubby child round like a melon have such courage as to grab at his black robe, even the moonlight dare not contaminate its presence upon his clothes.
The young man, Chen Yu Bao, narrow his eyes and stood extremely still like a cold statue.
However, the chubby melon like child naively (not realizing how precariously he dangerous her situation was dead/alive) continue to interact with the young man, lift up her head and continue to stare, bringing shame to her clan….The young heir, Ji Nam quickly approached and stood by his little sister. In the future, this young heir will become one of the most brilliant General of this nation, causing many neighboring countries cowering in fear at his name, however at this time he was naught but a young boy. Ji Nam plead with Chen Yu Bao “my little sister is young and naive, does not understand the way of the world, she had offended you, please forgive her”.
With Ji Nam holding on to her hand and pulling her away, Ji Xiao Li turn around and curiously asked Chen Yu Bao “Young brother, do you only help with closing the door? Is that like A Huong only job is to open and close the curtains for the Grand Princess?”
Although Chen Yu Bao was silence he was unable to prevent his mouth from slightly twitching at the young minx question.
The Princess Nuong Nuong that the young lady was talking about…
The solemn teenager with the cold face and the cold eyes suddenly smile gently.
Icy facial feature like the wild sea and frozen snow, seeing his gentle smile was like watching a thousand beautiful flowers slowly bloom, unable to describe such beauty.
Chen Yu Bao smile gently to Yi Li and said “Tell me you time of birth, day of birth, month and year of birth. I will divine your future for you.”
Let me divine/calculate your future…
The situation of the three young children were like this, the Princess and the State Grand Advisor continue to watch on the side.
Ji Li squintingly smiled as she took out a small sheet paper that she always have hidden up her sleeve to give to Chen Yu Bao, in the front was written her month and day of birth–her Empress mother have told her not to have her future divine, but Ji Li really wanted to know when she would become a Fairy/Goddess.
Chen Yu Bao with a cold smile, quickly glance at the information on the small sheet of paper, hide his hands inside his sleeves, paused, and then the smile on his face had disappeared.
How can this be…how is this possible?
“You are taking a long time calculating, are you not able to calculate it?” Ji Li asked Chen Yu Bao without blinking and without any patience.
Ji Nam reproach her not to be so rude….Ji Li being corrected said “okay, okay…it is not important, children are stupid, I myself do not read alot of books…How about this, I will wait for the long grey bearded Grand Master Advisor, you can continue to be a fortune teller.”
Seeing how generous she was being, she herself felt compassionatedly moved by her own generosity.
Exactly right, the little melon was not incorrect, he was unable to calculate her future.
Right now……….”Chen Yu Bao come here”
Young man with his head bowed low, shamefully walked over to his master, lowered his head and kneel down.
Master…disciple unable to learn skills from Master…..
Grand State Advisor heard Yu Bao saying that, unable to stopped himself from grinning, slowly stroking his long grey beard as if the spring breeze was blowing in his face, do not tell his beloved disciple to get up, smiling pleasantly at the Princess: “Princess, my disciple was unable to divine/calculate young lady future. If you do not mind, I will humbly offered my service in exchange?”
Princess gently called to her daughter “Little Li, come here to mom”.
The little minx was hiding her anxious sad face in the bosom of her nanny, seeing the little one straighten her clothes, the Princess gently said “Child be good, do not be afraid, come here for Grand State Advisor grandfather look at you for a bit.
Ji Li personality at time very mischievous and brave, to appease her Mother Princess, she bravely walked toward the Grand State Advisor, and even formally bowed to greet him.
For a long quiet period of time, Grand State Advisor smiled and kindly gazed at the little little girl wearing a festive red outfit, whose had soft white cheek and beautiful clear eyes.
“Like a flower in bloom, abnormally lucky; lucky in love??? longevity…This is a good and obedient child.” The Grand State Advisor magically took an envelop out from his overflowing sleeve and placed it into the hand of the little girl still in a daze “This envelope is for you, child. However you can not open it yet. You may open the envelope in ten years, during your official coming out ceremony (pin back your hair?), you may then open this envelope”
The little girl holding a golden embordary kit, quickly promised by nodding her head in agreement.
The Princess was especially happy, both children were told their future were bright. The Princess continuously thanks the Grand State Advisor for his time. During this time, everybody was extremely joyful, only Chen Yu Bao continued to kneel on the hard ground, while sweat had soak his whole back.
Chen Yu Bao knew it wasn’t because his skill was not great enough.
He especially know: with his calculating skill, the only possible reason he can’t calculate something is only for one reason–predict others but how can you predict yourself.
The young man in the black outfit kneel on the hard ground,…his eyes were chillingly cold, but his heart was even colder.
He knew the young girl was his destiny.
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