Dao Of The Salted FishCh57 - Entering the b̶r̶i̶d̶a̶l̶ ̶c̶h̶a̶m̶b̶e̶r̶ Wen-ge’s room…!

Sun Fuyu’s head unconsciously lowered. Although they’ve slept together on their weekly trips, sleeping together on a proper bed was very different. Pink-tinged visions of their life together filled Sun Fuyu’s mind.

Wen Zhihao thought that Sun Fuyu was hesitant about the matter, so he said, “Since we have different schedules, we should use both rooms. But sleeping together is possible if—” rJlfny

“Yes!” Sun Fuyu agreed before Wen-ge could withdraw the offer.

Wen Zhihao smiled. “Okay.”

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Now that Sun Fuyu had shown Wen Zhihao his room, Wen Zhihao urged him to go back and train.

Then, Wen Zhihao unpacked his own things. jbq Dc

Perhaps it was the glow of the new promotion and new bedroom, or perhaps it was Sun Fuyu’s determined expression to go train; regardless, Wen Zhihao became productive. That afternoon, he finished all of his monthly quota of talismans ahead of time. He even had time to read a little more of the talisman cultivation manuals and added more simplified talisman spells to his personal reference, An Idiot’s Guide to Talisman Cultivation.

In the evening, after washing and dressing in a new robe appropriate for sleep, Sun Fuyu quietly knocked on Wen Zhihao’s door.

Wen Zhihao opened it immediately and welcomed him inside.

There were glowing stones scattered over the table, talismans drying, a few brush pens and ink sticks in an open stationery box, a tea set, and a plate of small snacks. The soft blankets that Wen-ge favoured were arranged neatly on the bed.

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“Hungry?” Wen Zhihao asked.

Sun Fuyu shook his head. “Wen-ge, the day after tomorrow I’m going on a mission…”

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“Qlii sbe mbwf yjmx?”

“Tfr, bo mbegrf!” WCiUAa

“Ktfc ktja jgf sbe rb kbgglfv jybea?” Qfc Itltjb geyyfv Vec Mese’r tfjv.

“Zwww.” Vec Mese tlwrfio kjrc’a regf ktja tf kjr rb kbgglfv jybea. Ljvc’a tf ubcf bc wlrrlbcr yfobgf? Dea la ofia ilxf tf kjr fcafglcu atf yglvji mtjwyfg jcv sfa gecclcu boo bcis j ofk vjsr ijafg.

“Did you train hard today?”

Sun Fuyu nodded. “Shifu says that I’ll advance soon!” mW1Ekc

Wen Zhihao patted Sun Fuyu. “Xiao Yu is such a hardworking cultivator.”

The two of them got into bed, Wen Zhihao on the inside since Sun Fuyu always got up earlier than him. Once they settled in, Wen Zhihao turned off the voice-activated lights by the bed.

Instead of the scent of the greenery, there was the scent of wood and ink and paper and slight sweetness of fruit. With the sound isolation between the rooms, there was only the sound of their breaths and the rustling of clothes and blankets.

Sun Fuyu laid on his back, hugging Wen-ge’s arm. He was still in a slight daze of disbelief. Even though this wasn’t their marriage night, it was still the first time he was sleeping in Wen-ge’s bed… C0ZLbr

Wen Zhihao, lying on his side, snuggled closer to Sun Fuyu. A warm feeling tickled his heart, spreading from where Sun Fuyu was holding onto his arm.

While he liked sleeping outside, sleeping indoors was his natural state of being: from the soft bed to the walls where he could stick various talismans to perfect his sleeping environment, to the curtains across the windows that blocked out the early rising sun so that he could sleep longer.

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Wen Zhihao absently rubbed Sun Fuyu’s cloth-covered-chest. Breath in, breath out, count little Xiao Yu’s in his head…As he fell asleep, his qi subconsciously spread out, naturally mingling with Sun Fuyu’s.

Feeling their auras mesh, Sun Fuyu’s mind returned to the present. He hugged his ge’s arm, breathed in his scent, and joined him in sleep. f7lQ2K

The next morning when Wen Zhihao awoke, the bed next to him was empty. Sun Fuyu was out completing his morning training.

Wen Zhihao yawned and stretched. He had thought about going back to sleep, but then he remembered what they would have for breakfast!

So Wen Zhihao went through his morning routine and put on his new golden inner sect robes. Not only were they flashier, but they also felt nicer and seemed to have some inbuilt protective and enhancement properties.

A light knock at the door signalled Sun Fuyu’s return. Wen Zhihao opened the door for him. dpj3lA

Sun Fuyu’s eyes wandered up Wen Zhihao’s head.

“Wen-ge, can I arrange your hair?” he said seriously.

“En.” Wen Zhihao ushered Sun Fuyu into his room and sat down so that Sun Fuyu could reach.

Wen Zhihao usually just pulled his long hair back and tied it loosely near the base of his neck. Cultivators seemed to have some magic that stopped their super long hair from getting overly tangled. Today, as usual, he had the same hairstyle. vdqXNH

The hair ornaments for the talisman inner sect disciples sat on Wen Zhihao’s table. Now, Sun Fuyu picked them up. He untied Wen Zhihao’s hair and combed through it slowly.

Wen Zhihao’s eyelids lowered at the comfortable sensation of having his hair gently arranged. Sun Fuyu gathered the upper layers and pulled them back into a top knot and inserted the golden hair ornaments. The rest of Wen Zhihao’s hair was left down.

Sun Fuyu’s eyes brightened. Wen-ge now looked so refined and handsome!

“Let’s walk to the kitchen,” Sun Fuyu suggested. This way, more people could see Wen Zhihao’s elegant image. YXRDhK

Wen Zhihao agreed because walking together would extend their time together.

 

That morning, one might see two inner sect disciples walking down the footpaths of the Golden Sun Sect, holding hands. One disciple exuded a sunny feeling as he looked at the other, though his movements were clear and strong as a combat cultivator. The other disciple was calm, his eyelids a little lowered in either indulgence or laziness. A closer examiner would see ink stains on his fingers.

There was nothing particularly outstanding about the two of them visually, so many people did not give them another glance. Instead, many more people focused on the gentle qi that ebbed and flowed through the air. Some foreheads unwrinkled due to a feeling of relaxation, while other eyebrows went up wondering which cultivator was so domineering as to carelessly use a heart-soothing magical treasure. 4OA0sn

Only a few cultivators—Nascent Soul and above—realised that the aura was coming from a particular disciple. Ah, yes, wasn’t that Elder Liu Ru’s odd disciple?

 

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

 

Sun Fuyu: *sneezes* (｀ε´) Someone must be speaking ill of Wen-ge! awHYM6

 

 

Hmm for other xianxia recs, I actually did finish Mo Dao Zu Shi (aka the first danmei I ever read). Aside from that, I quite like the crafting elements of The White Cat’s Divine Scratching Post and Rebirth of the Supreme Celestial Being…

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Translator's Note

Today I learnt that this isn’t historical, but it looks cool so I’m keeping it~

Translator's Note

Maybe, finally, a bit like this: Wen Zhihao wearing golden robes and has long black hair

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  1. MDZS was also the first danmei I read! Then I read TGCF – My ultimate favourite novel. I am currently reading Divine scratching post. I didn’t read Rebirth because it has a lot of chapters and I rarely read anything more than 200.

    These two are already like a married couple..What else is left lmao

    Thanks for the chapter!!

    PS. Is there something wrong with the hyperlinks to the next chapter??

  2. Ahhhhhh, first night together in bed.

    Also, I like like mentions of fishy’s aura. Grow big fishy, swallow the whole world!

  6. I bet that now all of the disciples around Wen Zhihao’s former dorm room will not have a peaceful night ever again

    thanks for the chapter~~

  9. Hmm I did not read those 2 novels yet , is it really great? I’ll try it when I have time 🤭

    Also thanks for the 2 chapters may you have a wonderful day❤️❤️

    • Hmm, Rebirth of the Supreme Celestial Being is VERY dog blood ( er stopped after a few hundred chapters…) and really fails on lack of female characters 😅😅😅 but the crafting…hmm, I like crafting.

      Thank you, I hope you have a great day too!

  10. Thanks for the chapter! The first one I read that made realize this genre had some really good stories was The Legendary Master’s Wife. Then I went on to the others listed here…

  12. Wen Zhihao’s therapeutic aura reminds me of like ABO pheromones but like the opposite. Everyone can feel it and affected by it if they don’t actively guard against it. That or like a stereotypical depiction of Buddhism Monk with like overtly powerful Pacifying Yang aura but instead of being enlightened away from mortal desires, it’s more like he’s too lazy to participate in secular issues.

    Anyway thanks for the chapter~~*

  15. I have read Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation on exiledrebelsscanlations .com and it was my first BL-novel experience. After that I read The Scum-Villain’s Self-Saving System from the same author, I like this one the most out of three of her novels.

    I am reading Rebirth of The Supreme Celestial Being. I really like Lin Xuanzhi the star of salvation.

    And I stopped reading The White Cat’s Divine Scratching Post six months ago when something happened with it’s translator. I checked now and it is another translator now. I hope ex-translator is okay.

    Anyway thanks for your good work guys, I am grateful that you are translating all these lovely novels. I am learning Chinese now, but it’s not easy and I don’t think that my language skills will be good enough to read from original in near 10 years😁

  16. Oh wow, first you one-hit killed me with that hp fanart last chapter (I realized that I actually know that artist 😱) at this point my hp phase seems like a childhood memory, it’s been that long 😅 And now you roundhouse kick me int he face with the MDZS nostalgia (which was my first xianxia), can’t you spare me a little? 😂😂

    Lovely chapters as always, I’m getting increasingly more curious how his chill vibes actually managed to maifest into something that has like, a measurable impact on other people.

    • hahahaha revives you

      I didn’t get into drarry until adulthood, and I’m still writing drarry 😆😆😆😆

      How Wen Zhihao’s aura works….🤔🤔🤔🤔 magic, probably!

  17. Author-san is being evil again!!!!!!

    I’m already having trouble controlling my thoughts in last chapter and then you put Bridal Chamber!

    pours cold water on little reader

    Sun Fuyu, this won’t do, your gege has no attitude, you pin him to the wall! You’ll be a wonderful seke, I believe in you!

    pours more cold water on little reader

    Let’s bask in Wen Zhihao’s pure aura and achieve nirvana 😌

    There, all better~

    I loved the scene of Sun Fuyu making Wen Zhihao’s hair ❤️ Even if it’s not historically correct the aesthetic is spot on!

    They walking holding hands exuding such a gentle aura was so beautiful as well… I loved to see how others viewed their temperaments. So matching ☺️

    This reader will keep his thoughts pure for such a cute couple.

    Author-san, thanks for the chapter 💕

    • w-what’s so evil??? There’s no major cliffhanger 😂😂 And technically the words “bridal chamber” are crossed out!!!!

      OHH I didn’t know the word “seke”, thanks! The cute couple probably still haven’t even had a french kiss, let alone something more 😂😂😂😂

      Thank you for your lovely comment!!!

  20. I love how Wen Zhihao always seems to advance on accident, also I wonder if the ending is foreshadowing of some sort, will the nascent soul (and above) cultivators start to gravitate toward him because of his soothing qi? Hm, food for thought.

  22. I did read all three recommendations before of which I only completed around the first 75ish chapters of each because I am a very fickle fujoshi. And my first danmei was an MXTX novel, but not mdzs. It was SVSSS.

    Yes I read it till the end and questioned my laifu after that.

    Then someone recommended boku no pico to me…

    Anyways, thanks for the update <3

    As usual, some gacha luck 🍀🍀🍀

  23. The art is 😍. I don’t know what’s with long-haired men but I really really do find them attractive🙈

    Thank youu for the chapters <3

  24. Oh MDZS is so good, have you read TGCF? Is my favorite novel although book 2 and 4 are super painful at least the CP is super healing and beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

  29. I wanted to recommend World of Cultivation. It’s close to a thousand chapter novel. The MC starts out as an amnesiac outer sect farmer and Harleys that into a master craftsman who can build cities with his own hands,etc,etc. There’s battles and wars between sects and nations/species.

    It’s not a romance, except later when the MC falls in love with a strange girl who rescues him, but it’s really understated.

    I just really like how Zuo MO devises and innovates things.

    https://dreamsofjianghu.ca/%e4%bf%ae%e7%9c%9f%e4%b8%96%e7%95%8c-world-of-cultivation/table-of-contents/

    • I actually tried to read this 😂 but all the cultivation information was too much for me X_X (and cough if there had been a promise of gay romance it could have kept me going through boring parts) Thanks for the rec though! Maybe I’ll try again!

  30. SQUEEEEEEEeeeEEEEeeeeeEeeeeEEEEE!!!?

    HE COUNTS LITTLE XIAO YUs IN HIS HEAD TO FALL ASLEEP?????

    AUTHOR SAMA ARE YOU PLANNING IN KILLING YOUR READERS FROM ALL THIS SWEETNESS???

    (ꏿ﹏ꏿ;)

    • AHHH omggg thank you for reminding me that Wen Zhihao counts little Xiao Yus in his head!!! 🥰🥰🥰

      NOOOO I have zero, zilch, plans to kill people from sweet fluff! 😏😏

  31. Rebirth of the supreme celestial being. Is the the first xianxia, that i stop reading, i forgot what chapter it’s 300 or 500. Where he slowly remember.

    Also, the first to make me cry, like, i want to hate the ml but, i can’t i pity the mc, but he shouldn’t be pitied sometimes. Like, i always try my best to read it again.

    But, i just can’t the author, throughly attack my emotion with his/her writing.