Chapter 441
Chapter 442: "It’s Time (1)"
It was thought the staying within the bamboo grove would give them the peace that was desired. They had never thought the the other disciples would be so bold to breach the boundaries to disrupt the tranquility.
Fan Zhuo stared with disapproval at Ah Jing, knowing very well what he had done.
"Ah Jing, if anything like this happens one more time, you can go back to the academy." Fan Zhuo said with a sigh. Ah Jing had been around so long that Ah Jing had been thought to have as good as grown up together with him. Ah Jing had put Fan Zhuo’s interest before his own from young and though he was fiercely loyal, he had not been entirely bright. The fact was that Jun Xie had treated Fan Zhuo for quite a while and his condition had shown considerable visible progress. But even that had still not deterred Ah Jing from believing in the rumours in the academy, and Fan Zhuo had no choice but to issue an ultimatum.
Ah Jing stood blankly in the yard as he saw the cold stare that Fan Zhuo was giving him. Ah Jing felt as if he had been struck by lightning and he clenched his fists tightly, before he turned his stare towards Jun Xie.
Jun Wu Xie glanced at Ah Jing and pulled off a leaf from the bamboo and put it before her eyes before she turned to walk away without a word.
The Fan brothers followed Jun Xie into the hut and Fan Zhuo observed Jun Xie carefully. However, he did not notice anything different from usual and there was no anger.
"Little Xie, what did your action mean earlier?" Fan Zhuo noticed Jun Xie’s earlier action when he had put a leaf before his eyes and that had made Fan Zhuo curious.
** "Couldn’t see the wood for the trees." Jun Wu Xie poured herself
** Translator’s note: Chinese idiom was used here, read as "yī yè zhàng mù" and 一葉障目 in Chinese characters.
Literal translation says "eyes obscured by a single leaf", meaning when a person cannot see the wider picture and sees only what is foremost before their eyes. Hence I inserted "Couldn’t see the wood for the trees" in translation.