Song of Time - Dusk Awakening Verse - Chapter 5

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

There was also a corner of the setting sun on the top of the hill. The tall locust trees in the college blocked off the setting sun, leaving only a few dark yellow rays, and it was difficult to see people in the dense shade. Just then, a white street lamp began to light slowly along the courtyard wall, and as the man approached, the soft light finally dispelled the darkness.

He was a tall man, dressed in a long white robe in the moonlight, with a jade band around his waist, which made his waist look thinner. His long dark green hair was tied in a ponytail and hung down behind his head. His face was not so soft as that of a traditional Oriental; High nose, broad forehead, thin cheeks, sunken eye sockets, handsome concealed a hint of indifference and alienation.

Now, as he ambled, expressionless, his bangs blown by the night wind, his cold eyes glinting green in the light of the street lamps added a different kind of menace. Even in socks and clogs, his gait is smooth and unassuming.

The man came to Gian soon and turned his head slightly to glance at the black-clad guard, seeming to blame, but there was no anger on his face. It was still calm and steady. The guard glanced at him, hung his head as if he had been warned, strolled back, and stood in front of his little master.

Yu Ming saw his hands so weak, the heart dark angry, came forward to push him away, pointing to the people shouted: “Jin Yuan! Don’t think that just because you’re here, I’ve caught him on the spot this time. The evidence is too solid for you to deny!”

Dressed in a complete robe of the youth called Jin Yuan, he did not say a word to this faux pas. He examined now look at the embarrassed young. See that he really did not hurt, showing a smile, gently asked: “Why do you come so late?

“Brother Jin Yuan! Gian suddenly felt a little sour in his nose. If there was anyone in college he trusted most, it was this high school student. His eyes were red, and he was about to tell the story as Jin Yuan he could when he saw the smile and the wave and closed his mouth.

After comforting the boy whose face was stained with dirt, he tried to put away his smile and turned to Ming Yu. He said gently and politely, “I don’t know what you said. It is not understandable for your Highness to hurt a man and then say we will deny it.”

“Don’t tell me so much. You have the power. Wait till you put on your court clothes. Yu Ming hates the old official language. Frowning and smiling, he looked at the young man behind him and said, “The malicious delay of Gian has exceeded the deadline of three days. I’m going to take him to the Ministry of Education and wait for the school to deal with it!”

“Maliciously late? I’m afraid your Highness has misunderstood…”Hearing this, Jin yuan seems to be a little surprised, slightly frowned, gently explained: “According to the emperor’s imperial decree, Gian is preparing for the new school year’s activities outside school, I do not know why so malicious late ?”

“Imperial decree?Hey! Do you take me for a three-year-old?”Jade Ming spirit laughed out, how can he believe this nonsense, firmly pointing to the Gian, loudly asked, “You are to ask him to take out the imperial edicts to see me!

When Gian heard this silently, he was in a panic. He without some imperial decree in hand and saw the other side coming in a threatening manner. He opened his mouth and did not dare to interrupt, but Jin Yuan straightened out the lie as far as he could: “Since your Highness said there was, there must be…Suppose your Highness wishes to see the imperial decree. In that case, a copy will, of course, be sent to you tomorrow for your inspection.”

“You……It’s absolutely abominable! Want to crush me with a crown prince? You think I’m afraid of him!?”Yu Ming suddenly rose-red face, his life is the most hated person than the prince, heard the words such as touched his nerves, anger makes him around a gust of wind, blowing the long black hair in a mess.

“If your Highness still has doubts on this matter, I shall convey them …”

And with half-closed eyes, he said, “The night is blustery, and your Highness will need care lest he catches a cold.”

Yu Ming stared at the face of forever calm without wave, clenched teeth, gas can thus always twitch, he knew that the other side is lying to himself, but no words can fight back.

Although the identity said, the other side is just a praetorian guard captain. Still, because he grew up with the prince, the relationship is very close. The drillmaster’s disciple really wants to fight with him, but I’m afraid the influence is too bad…

He thought that the action was unexpected, did not believe Jin Yuan will come to the rescue so soon, for a time, do not give advice, the complexion is rain or shines uncertain. The black-clad guard at his side seemed to sense his confused thoughts and slowly stepped forward with a bare red knife at his waist, arching his body in a state of alert. He kept his head down. From the other side, in the dim light, Gian could only see a long scar on his left cheek that ran from the side of his mouth to his ear.

The atmosphere on the scene some solidified, Yu-Ming held anger about thinking for a long time, or give up the idea of continuing to catch people. The future is long, does not have to be hasty at this time. He pursed his mouth tightly and straightened his hair tossed by the wind, glanced at Gian who was hiding, snorted threateningly, and, without another word, flicked away with a flick of his sleeve.

The black-clad escort follows him like a shadow. As he passes by Gian, he stops to turn his head and take an in-depth look at the young man, as if to engrave his appearance in his mind. A glance in his strange eyes made Gian shudder and shake as he rubbed his arms. Looking back, they were gone.

After this inexplicable quarrel, his look forward to going back to school was shattered to pieces. He felt that the accumulated fatigue was pouring in, and his hunger was almost exhausted. He sighed and turned around. Jin Yuan had already picked him up from the small suitcase that had left him in the distance. He rushed forward to take over and scratched his head, “Jin Yuan, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t know what to do…”

Jin Yuan looked at his plastered face, frowned, took a white handkerchief from his pocket, handed it to him, and pointed to the side. “Thanks to your little messenger.”

“Correspondent?”Gian naturally took it and wiped his face. Following his gestures, Lu Ang’s chubby little head appeared around the corner of the courtyard wall not far away. His head was tilted, and his mouth was grinning like a giant mushroom growing against the wall.

“Haha!Good brother! I knew you wouldn’t leave me! ‘Gian laughed wildly, picked up the suitcase, and strode over to put his arm around his neck.

Jin Yuan looked at the frolicking teenagers and was relieved to see that YuMing had been making trouble over Gian tardiness in the student union for several days and had finally covered it up. Preoccupied, he looked up at the sky and walked forward slowly, “stop that now is here now. I have to go back to the tea ceremony association to give a lecture. Lu Ang, please send Gian back to the dormitory.”

“No problem! Rest assured, seniors, give it to me!”The little fat man puffed out his chest and patted his belly with pride as if he had been praised.

“I go. First, you have a good rest, something tomorrow.” Jin Yuan nods to Gian and walks to where she used to go at an even, unhurried pace.

It was completely dark now, and there was no one on the quiet campus, except for a sudden sound with the small suitcase rolling.

Shoulder to shoulder, the two teenagers chatted quietly as they walked down Locust Avenue toward the dormitory area at the school’s back door.

Through the steeply pointed mahogany arcades at the end of the main road, and around the winding waterside pavilions, you can see the Royal Academy’s towering seven-story residence. The whole building is a retro brick square tower structure, with white walls and black tiles stacked on top of another, making it look more like a trapezoidal castle.

Because most college students are either rich or expensive, few of them would choose to live on campus. Therefore, although the dormitory area covers a large area and the garden decoration is very elegant, it is still not widespread. The two of them only saw a few figures taking a rest by the side of the waterside pavilion.

Lu Ang sends Gian downstairs and says goodbye to him. Gian calls out to him as he shakes his back. “Be careful on your way back!”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry! Lu Ang waved his hand without looking back, sauntering into the shadows of the waterside pavilion. 

Gian watched his friend head out and waited for him to disappear before hauling his suitcase into the building. The dormitory hall was ablaze with lights, and dripping crystal chandeliers hung from the roof, reflecting gold on the bright white mahogany floor. Gian shuffled heavily into the lobby, peered into the glass-framed bulletin board to the right, which was empty except for a notice of the new school year, then turned and went straight to the dormitory management office on the left.

On the left side of the ground floor was not a spacious administration room filled with large and small hardwood shelves filled with all sorts of odd closets. The narrow glass door, Mrs. Ye, the dorm administrator, is leaning against a wicker rocking chair, knitting from time to time under the bright desk lamp. She was over sixty and wore a floor-length grey-blue dress with a complete linen shawl, her white hair fashionably curled into a slight curl. She wore round bronze-framed reading glasses, a smile at the corners of her mouth, and her wrinkled cheeks glowed red.

A semi-circular teak-shell radio sits on the desk. A melodious serenade is playing, but with a lot of hissing noise due to poor reception.

Gian leaned his suitcase against the wall, pushed open the glass door, grinned, and waved at the old man, saying, “Mother-in-law!

Good evening, I’m back! ‘

At first, the old man was startled and looked up at him subconsciously. Then he stood up and put down his thread. He stepped forward and grabbed the arm of the sea, “Oh, hello!

God, where the hell have you been, kid?

How did you get into this state?”

Mother-in-law Ye showed great love to the little student from the South Island. She pitied him for being out alone and with a poor family. After a few reproaches, she took out a checked handkerchief from the drawer and rubbed Gian’s dirty face with great force: “Gee, look at your cloudy appearance! How big is he, huh? Not at all! What happened to you on your way, huh? Why are you coming back to school so late? I was so worried!”

“Hey, hey……”Gian giggled as the old man wiped his face, and, unwilling to mention what had just happened, scratched his head and muttered, “It’s a long story, anyway! Mother-in-law, you give me the key quickly!I’m exhausted all the way!”

“Well, well, here you are!”Mrs. Ye put down her handkerchief and looked at him. Then she took out a set of keys from the wooden cabinet by the door and found the key. “Take it,” she said, “and go back to the house to take a bath.Just like a mud monkey!”.

“Okay, thank mother-in-law!” Gian turned smilingly and was about to go upstairs when the old woman stopped him.

“Oh, I almost forgot! Someone just sent a package for you. I don’t know what it is. It’s quite heavy. You wait a minute, I’ll get it…”Mrs. Ye turned back, took a black iron box from the pile of wooden shelves, weighed it in her hands, and handed it to Gian.

The boy took the iron box and scrutinized it. The box surface was pure black, and there was no sign at all. Only a faint fragrance floated out. He didn’t send this, did he? Could it be a snack? Gian speculates, smiles, thanks his mother-in-law, then throws his back, picks up his suitcase, and runs upstairs.

Gian’s room is at the north end of the third floor of the dormitory, next to a large enclosed greenhouse Psychedelic flower garden in the school’s backyard. He rushed upstairs like the wind, opened the door, and looked at the familiar and somewhat unfamiliar dormitory. He almost wanted to fall into bed and sleep until dawn. But his stubborn stomach kept growling in protest, so he compromised on personal hygiene first and then a good meal.

By the time Gian had finished his long shower and came out of the bathroom fresh and wrapped in a big towel, the curved moon was already shining in front of his window with his class schedule.

He rolled contentedly on the large silk floor-bed, turned his head to look at the black iron box, ran barefoot down the bed, carried it to the desk, pulled the fasteners open, and opened it.

Sure enough, the box was filled with a variety of snacks tucked away in a thick layer of greased paper: brown sugar shortbread, crispy meat pies, butterfly dumplings, crystal steamed buns, and a glass jar of chilled snow pear tea.

Gian was drooling over the sight, grabbed a piece of meat pie still warm and took a big bite, and the juicy, crispy meat filling with the skin really aroused one’s infinite appetite!

He took two or three bites of the meat pie in his hand and glanced around. Under the lid was a piece of paper. On it, written in small black letters, was written: “Go to bed soon after eating. Come to the Student Union tomorrow morning for business.”

“Hey, there’s no one who just got back and ordered things…”Gian gave a soliloquized complaint but grinned even happier. He wiped his fingers, slipped the note back into the box, leaned forward, pushed open the window, and a cool summer breeze rushed eagerly in to take possession of the lost land that had not been opened for so long.

With his short hair blowing in the wind, the boy sat at the window, smiling and frowning, looking up at the moon, then grabbed a large bun from his side and bit off half of it, squinting and contentedly moving his feet.

It was supposed to be a beautiful night, wasn’t it?