Record of the Missing Sect Master Chapter 1 part2

Thank you for the support. This project appears well-received. I edited the last chapter part per some feedback and going forward too I'm going to leave long footnotes at the bottom. This part was tougher for me to wrangle with than the previous even though there's less words. OTL

Originally posted by Spearpoint Translations

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The breeze is slight and the mist covered water is vast.

In the rainy season, there is a white mist between the heavens and the earth.

Ye You faintly heard the sound of the rain.

His train of thought was immersed in the dense fog of a dream, drifting aimlessly. The noise of the rain were like a pair of hands that scoured the way ahead for him gently. He found himself standing on a hillside, blue flagstone regularly emitted underfoot. The water on the branches and leaves could reflect a world, and the cotton-like rain was like a gentle whisper, gently ringing in the ear.

He felt a joyfulness and lifted his foot, walking forth.

At the end of the path is a pavillion. A stone table was arranged with pen and ink. The fine writing paper has already been spread. He picked up the brush and dipped it in ink. He suspended it in midair for a long time, his eyes contemplating. His wrists move, and forming a coherent whole, he has drawn only a tortoise.

Suddenly, someone spoke: “Gongzi.”

Likely, this sound came from the horizon. Ye You's own writings will shortly vanish, together with all of the surrounding scenery, obliterated completely. That light as a feather tide of indistinct feelings that could not be seized seemed to have retreated away. The noise of the rain is gradually clear, and upon the face has also arrived a needling pain.

He broke free from his dreams and opened his eyes.

The servant gently called once and stood up outside the door. After waiting for a while, he couldn't see the movement inside. He was about to leave, but he heard “Oh,” and he turned around and saw the head of Ye You wrapped in a strip of cloth, about to take a step out the door. The servant bowed and spoke, "Gongzi, our manor lord has returned.”

Ye You looked at the sky and wondered if he had slept until dinner. He heard the words and his eyes opened a bit, and he went to the front yard.

A fortnight ago, he regained consciousness from a coma, and discovered that he had been inexplicably at Xun Liu Manor.

At that time, he had a lot of burns on his body, and his internal force(1) was of no use. What was even worse was that there was a blank in his mind – he does not know his own name.

According to the servant he was saved by the manor lord, but the manor lord had an important matter to go out and attend to, and needed some days to come back. Thus he lived, consuming delicious food and tasty drinks, waiting for the person until now.

The light rain has not stopped, it's like thin gauze, the moist air is mixing with the vegetation and soil, and the scent poured into the chest together, spreading slowly.

Ye You exhaled a breath, very content. Losing his memory does not make him feel at a loss, but feels quite fresh, like walking on a road to seek treasures, it lets a person's heart be filled with things to look forward to.

Xun Liu manor lord's parents are deceased and this was the third year the manor lord had taken over. He is very young and said to be accomplished and outstanding, at this moment he is drinking tea in the hall, and at his side also sits a gongzi of similar age.

A long time ago, Ye You had discreetly inquired for information on the rough appearance of the manor lord, so between these two people he was very clear. When he entered, he first noticed that the manor lord had looked in the direction of the gongzi. Their eyes had met.

That person was handsome, and easily belongs in the category that made girls blush bashfully. On the surface, although tranquil and without waves, there is no unnecessary movement. He only sat there, as if he is upon the seat of honor, while there is the illusion the manor lord was a decorative furnishing.

Ye You calmly looked away, and pondered gloomily: This person should be difficult to deal with.

Since he had awakened he has not revealed the matter of his memory loss. He originally wanted to slowly talk about it. Who knew that there would unexpectedly appear one such person. If the other party does not interfere that would be fortunate, but if he liked to meddle in the affairs of others, then Ye You dreaded that things might not go too smoothly.

“How are gongzi's injuries,” The manor lord rose to greet, “Oh, it was really dangerous, zaixia(**myself, humble pronoun) and gongzi happened to be at the same inn. In the evening gongzi's room caught fire suddenly, and when zaixia broke into the room, gongzi was already injured and unconscious. Who would have thought that evening, in but a moment there would be such an aftermath, ah!"

Ye You: “……”

Really, coming here was not an entire waste of effort.

Ye You had found the cause of his burn injuries. He was especially satisfied with this manor lord.

The manor lord continued speaking:”On gongzi's person, except for some belongings, there is only famed school master's (2) jade pendant. Zaixia guessed that you are possibly his good friend, and hurriedly returned this very night, to allow gongzi to settle things before leaving."

As he spoke, he glanced at the people next to him, a little suspicious of why they didn't converse. Ye You could not help but look over once more, and glimpsed that gripped in that man's palm was a jade pendant. He reckoned this was precisely the famed school master.

In other words, he and this person must directly come into contact.

Oh, his luck is really bad.

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The power within that martial arts practitioners draw from to fight. Think how mages have mana and ninjas from Naruto have chakra. I've translated the 教主(jiaozhu) from the title as "sect master," but what I've translated here as "school master" – 门主(menzhu) can also be translated as sect master. It's just that menzhu will be repeated alot and it is a different person from the jiaozhu so I tried to distinguish them this way. The difference is subtle and I hope translating it like this isn't too strange, though it sounds more like menzhu is a principal instead of the master of a martial arts school, I don't have a better idea.

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