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Chapter 91: Benefiting from Disaster
就在她挣扎时，她的身边慢慢出现一个黑色的身影，她一惊，惊恐的看着那个黑影，她嘴张了张，却说不出话来。
Amidst her confusion, a dark shadow slowly emerged from behind her. She was startled as she watched the shadow fearfully, her mouth gaped wide open yet no words came out.
那黑影似乎是在打量着她，许久才道，“别怕！小丫头的资质不错。”
The dark shadow seemed to be silently judging her, only after a period of time did it say, “No need to be afraid! Little girl, your intelligence is not bad.”
顾云兰一愣，是个女声，声音很平和，柔柔的，莫名的，她心底的恐慌淡了下去。
Gu Yunlan started. The voice was female, its tone peaceful and soft. Naturally, the fear in her heart died down.
“你想说话？”
“You want to say something?”
顾云兰拼命的眨眼，只见那黑影手一挥，她感觉喉咙一松，居然可以说话了，连忙问道，“你是谁？这是哪里？”
Gu Yunlan blinked her eyes furiously. With a wave of the shadow’s hand, she felt her throat loosen, allowing her to speak again. She immediately asked, “Who are you? Where is this?”
“小丫头，好奇心害死猫不知道么？你只要知道我不会害你就成！”那女声依旧柔柔的，“你也不用害怕，这是个独立的空间，对了，你怎么会那个童谣的？”
“Little girl, don’t you know that curiosity killed the cat? All you need to know is that I won’t harm you!” The female voice was just as gentle as before, “You don’t need to be scared either. This is an isolated space. Oh right, where did you learn that folk song?”
“童谣？”顾云兰一愣，她动了动身子，这样躺着不舒服，“你是说我刚刚唱的那童谣？你能听的到？这个是我祖母教我的！”
“Folk song?” Gu Yunlan hesitated. She squirmed a bit, feeling uncomfortable laying in this position, “Are you talking about the folk song I was singing just now? You heard that? It was my grandmother that taught me!”
“顾家么……”女声陷入了沉思中，许久，她才道，“你就喊我姥姥吧！能遇到我，也是你的缘分，纯阴体在顾家千年难遇！尤其是能阴阳结合，有创意！”
“The Gu Family…” The female voice fell into a silent pondering for a few seconds, then spoke up again, “Then call me grandma! Being able to meet me is your luck. For the Pure Yin Physique to appear in the Gu Family is a rare occurrence of a thousand years! Even more unique is the ability to maintain harmony between yin and yang!
TLN: For convenience purpose and because of lack of english distinction of grandmothers: Grandmother = paternal granny; Grandma = maternal granny. Not actually english accurate but damnit english
“姥姥？”顾云兰扭了扭身子，却不敢让对方放开她，哪怕心底的恐惧感消散了，却依旧不敢要求太多。
“Grandma?” Gu Yunlan twisted her body yet still didn’t dare ask the other to let her free. Although the fear in her heart had disappeared, she still didn’t dare ask for too much.
“你修炼的方式，倒是和我的有几分相似，都是修炼月之精华，看在你是顾家后辈的分子上，今日，姥姥就把我自创的功法传给你！”
“Your cultivation method has a few similarities with mine. They both cultivate by the moon’s essence. Because you are a descendent of the Gu Family, I will pass down the techniques I made myself to you today!”
姥姥的声音刚落音，顾云兰便感到一个异体冲进了识海，根本不容顾云兰去阻止，那异体片刻就爆开，一大股信息量涌进了她的记忆空间。
Just as Grandma finished speaking, Gu Yunlan felt a rush flood to her sea of knowledge, there was absolutely nothing Gu Yunlan could do to hinder it. The rush burst in seconds, causing a a large amount of information to enter mind.
“好好悟吧！今天这事不要告诉任何人，包括外面那个小子！”姥姥的声音慢慢的消失。
“Comprehend it well! You must not tell anyone about the matters today, including that youngster outside!” Grandma’s voice slowly faded away.
“姥姥，姥姥！”顾云兰发现自己可以动了，猛的坐起身，却被眼前的人吓一跳，“轩辕？”
“Grandma, Grandma!” Finding out she could move again, Gu Yunlan immediately sat up. Yet she jumped in fright at the person in front of her, “Xuanyuan?”
“你终于醒了！吓死我了！”轩辕应松了口气，慢慢扶住她。
“You’re finally awake! You scared me to death!” Xuanyuan Ying released a breath before slowly supporting her.
顾云兰却是一怔，她，姥姥？刚刚那是做梦？不对ｖ然她的脑袋一疼，只感觉要炸开来，刚刚那是真的。
Gu Yunlan was speechless, she, Grandma? Was that a mere dream just now? That’s not right, her head ached as if it were to burst, that was real.
“怎么了？你现在感觉怎么样？”轩辕应眉头皱起，一把拉下她拍打自己头的手。
“What’s wrong? How are you feeling right now?” Xuanyuan Ying creased his brows, grasping her hand away from her head in one move.
“没事！就是脑袋疼，身上感觉力气十足，也不饿了！”顾云兰说到这里一喜，她的苦难熬过去了。
“No problem! Only a headache, her body felt fully energized, she wasn’t even hungry!” Gu Yunlan felt delight at these words; her suffering has ended.
“你现在闭上眼睛，细细感受丹田里面的状况。”轩辕应松了口气，声音却有几分严肃，在不知道她身体的状况，他还是放心不下。
“Close your eyes now, feel out the situation in your diantian.” Xuanyuan Ying released a breath. His words sounded serious. He can’t relax without knowing the situation of her body.
顾云兰连忙点头，闭起眼睛，把神识朝丹田探去，却被眼前的一幕吓一跳，丹田内不再是气体，而是乳白色浓稠的液体，在丹田内缓慢的旋转着，再慢慢转了出去。
Gu Yunlan immediately nodded her head and closed her eyes. She brought her consciousness to focus deep into her dantian, yet was alarmed by the scene before her. There was no longer an energy body within the dantian, rather there was a concentrated white fluid slowly revolving within the turning dantian.
“怎么样？”看到顾云兰睁开眼，他连忙问道。
“How is it?” Seeing Gu Yunlan open her eyes, he immediately asked.
“气体变成乳白色液体了！”顾云兰惊喜的看着他。
“The energy turned into a white liquid!” Gu Yunlan looked at him with pleasant surprise.
“转化成功了！也就是说，你突破了！”轩辕应眸子含笑的点头看着她，她疼个几天，他也在上面担心了几天，“乳白色的？不过我没经过你这些，也不知道这乳白色的液体，好还是不好！”
“The conversion was a success! In other words, you’ve broken through!” Xuanyuan Ying’s pupils held a slight smile as he nodded at her. She has suffered these few days, he too worried about her from above, “A milky white color? Although I’ve never come across this and is uncertain whether this white fluid is good or not!”
顾云兰点点头，想把遇到姥姥的事告诉他，结果卡在喉咙里的一句话，最终还是咽了下去，姥姥说，他也不能告诉，随即，她问道，“轩辕，你说我这特殊的修炼，即不像你的修炼方法，又不像那些道士修仙，要不我们娶个名字？”
Gu Yunlan nodded her head. She wanted to tell him about Grandma, yet the words got stuck in her throat. In the end she still swallowed it down. Grandma said she must not even tell him, thus, she asked, “Xuanyuan, my cultivation method is different from your cultivation method, and differs vastly from those dao cultivators. What do you think about naming them?”
轩辕应思索片刻，“乳白色，要不就叫羽力，和他们灵力一样？”
Xuanyuan Ying thought for a moment, “Milky white, why don’t you call it ‘Yu Force,’ similar to their “Spirit Force’?”
“羽力？”顾云兰重复了一片，忽然眸子一亮，“不错！羽力！比灵力好，体内的液体就叫羽液！”
“Yu Force?” Gu Yunlan repeated it thoughtfully. Suddenly her eyes lit up, “Not Bad! Yu Force! Better than Spirit Force, we’ll call the it Yu Ye!”
“好！”轩辕应含笑的看着她，还是活蹦乱跳的好，看着她一动不动的躺在那里，他的心一点点的沉了下去，难道这就是人类的感情？
“Good!” Xuanyuan Ying looked at her with a smile, it’s better to live happily. Seeing her lay there quietly, his heart sunk down. Is this feeling ‘human emotion’?”
“我睡了几天了？”有了前几次修炼的结果，顾云兰知道，这一次耗费的时间肯定不短。
“How many days have I been sleeping?” Having obtained the fruits of cultivation from the last few days, Gu Yunlan knew the time wasted must not have been short.
“明天二十九！时间不长，赶上了过年！”轩辕应伸出手，一把抱住她，终于松口气了，提起来的心可以放下了，“你现在还不急着出去，好好巩固一下修为！我后天早上来接你！”
“Tomorrow is the 29th! It wasn’t too long, just in time for the New Year!” Xuanyuan Ying reached out her hand and hugged her in one move. He finally released a breath, the troubles in his heart could finally be put down, “There’s no hurry for you to come out, stay here and solidate your cultivation! I’ll come pick you up in two days!”
顾云兰点点头，五六天了，她的确需要时间，她的脑子里现在一片浆糊，她抬头看了眼井口，她还在井里？天居然又黑了，却没有发现自己丝毫不抗拒他的怀抱。
Gu Yunlan nodded her head. It’s been five or six days and she truthfully does need more time; Her mind was in a muddled state at the moment. She lifted her head to look up at the opening, was she still in the veranda? The sky had darkened again. She suddenly realized she didn’t even try to resist his embrace.
轩辕应放开她，朝她一笑，身子迅速朝井口飘去，他这几天一直在这里，不说府里没人管，军营估计也，他必须处理好一切，才安心陪她过年。
Xuanyuan Ying let go and smiled at her. His figure left for the opening swiftly. He’s been here for a few days already, not only were there no one to manage the people in the residence, but the barracks too. He must take care of these matters before he can peacefully pass the New Years with her.
在井口稳当的落地，他手一挥，黑雾冒了出来，瞬间笼罩了井口，等他撤去黑雾，井口不见了，他勾起嘴角，身影瞬间消失不见。
Landing smoothly on the ground beside the veranda, he waved his hands to summon a black mist that quickly covered the entrance. By the time he was done with the back mist, the entrance had disappeared from sight. He hooked up the corner of his mouth, his figure disappearing in the blink of an eye.
直到轩辕应离去，顾云兰连忙坐好，她的脑子里一片浆糊，必须整理，她沉下心神，脑子里面的内容不多，就一部修炼的功法，却让她的脑袋一顿。
Once Xuanyuan Ying left, Gu Yunlan sat yup properly. Her thoughts were all muddled and must be organized first. She sank into her consciousness. The contents in her mind weren’t much, yet a single step of utilizing her cultivation method caused her to stop.
这只是一部心法月之精华，名字简单通俗，里面却只有一句话，天门入清阳，地户出浊阴。
This was merely a step of the Moon Essence heart technique. The name was simple and plain, and merely contained one phrase: Order enters the sky, while chaos emerges on the earth.
顾云兰一愣，一句话的心法？她思索片刻，终是想不通，随后便放弃了，参悟不是一时半刻就可以的，听说每次的参悟都需要一个时机。
Gu Yunlan stared blankly, a heat technique with only one phrase? She pondered for a moment but still couldn’t fully understand, so she gave up in the end. Comprehending this won’t take a mere half hour. She heard that each comprehension would take at least an hour.
对了！她似乎在迷糊的时候感觉到了小云兰，难道在她虚弱的时候，她才会出现？
Right! She seemed to have felt the younger Yunlan during her muddled period. Perhaps she would only come out when she’s in a weakened state?
思寻不通时，她还是选择放弃，她现在还是努力控制体内的羽力，用羽力来控制法术，这些东西，从现在开始，只能在暗地里进行，不能告诉任何人，包括轩辕梦和欣儿，这将是她以后保命的最大底牌。
Seeing as her search was fruitless, she ended up letting it go. It’s better to focus on controlling her Yu Force, and using the Yu Force to control the technique. Things like this, from now on she can only act in hiding and must not let others know, including Xuanyuan Meng and Xin’er. This matter is now her best life-saving method.
时间过得很快，晚上大部分时间，她都在闭目冥思，白天则抓紧时间熟练法术，有了上次的教训，这次她老实许多，乖乖的加强巩固基础。
Time flew by quickly, most of the time was spent with her eyes closed. Daytime was spent making the best use of time by familiarizing with the technique. Equipped with previous training instructions, she was a lot more obedient this time and quietly enforced her foundations.
“云兰！醒了么？”头顶传来轩辕应的声音。
“Yunlan! You’re awake?” Xuanyuan Ying’s voice came from above her head.
顾云兰睁开眼，天亮了，今天就是大年夜了，她勾起嘴角，轻声道，“醒了！”
Gu Yunlan opened her eyes. The day has brightened and today is the day of New Years Eve. She hooked up the corners of her mouth, saying lightly, “I’m awake!”
片刻后，从头顶丢下来一个包裹，“换身衣服！里面有梳子！”
Soon, a bag was thrown down from above her head, “Here’s a change of clothes! There’s a comb inside!”
顾云兰脸一红，接住了包裹，她居然现在才闻到身上有异味。
Gu Yunlan’s face reddened as she retrieved the bag. To think she’d only notice the smell coming from her body just now.
轩辕应的声音再次从头顶传来，“先换下衣服，回去后再洗澡，我有让欣儿烧好水，你换好衣服，就自己上来，我在门外等你。”
Xuanyuan Ying’s voice once again sounded, “Change your clothes first, then take a bath once you get back. I had Xin’er prepare the bath water. Come up yourself once you’re done changing, I’ll be waiting for you at the entrance.”
听到脚步声，轩辕应转过头，顾云兰一身素衣朝他走来，头发轻轻挽起，他朝她微微一笑。
Hearing footsteps, Xuanyuan Ying turned around. Gu Yunlan walked up to him wearing a purple attire, her hair curled up lightly. He smiled at her wanly.
虽然换过了衣服，但顾云兰依旧觉得自己有些邋遢，她有些想不明白，那些修道士是怎么忍受的了身上的异味？她朝轩辕应羞涩一笑，“我们这样走回去？感觉好邋遢，估计全城的百姓都会盯着我看！”
Although she changed her clothes, Gu Yunlan still felt as if she looked messy. She couldn’t quiet understand how those cultivators could stand the smell from their body? She smiled shyly at Xuanyuan Ying, “We’ll return like this? Feels so careless, I reckon all the city’s citizens will be staring at me!”
轩辕应好笑的拂过她额头垂下的发丝，“放心！我有开车过来，不邋遢，就是感觉比以前漂亮了！你若是这样出去，估计人家移不开眼了！”
Xuanyuan Ying amusedly brushed away a strand of loose hair on her forehead, “Relax! I drove a car over here, not careless at all. Only it seems you’re more beautiful than before! If you went out like that, then I’d guess nobody would be able to lift their gaze!”
顾云兰一愣，漂亮？这是从轩辕应嘴里说出来的？他居然会夸人！“你是轩辕应？”
Gu Yunlan paused, beautiful? Was this something that came out of Xuanyuan’s mouth? So he does know how to praise others! “Are you Xuanyuan Ying?”
“你在天井闷久了吧？连本尊都不认识！”轩辕应嘴角一抽，执起她的手，朝院外走去。
“Did you get cooped up in there for too long? You can’t even recognize this senior!” Xuanyuan Ying tugged at the corners of his mouth. Grasping her hand, they walked towards the courtyards.
“我真的变漂亮了？”顾云兰跟着他的脚步，纳闷的问道，难道她实力的提升，居然可以让容貌变化？
“I really got more beautiful?” Gu Yunlan followed his footsteps, asking in wonder. So if she worked hard to cultivate, could she change her appearance?
“回家洗完澡，你就知道了，现在么！估计你也不想看自己的容颜！”轩辕应眸子闪了闪，撇开眼神，大步流星的带着她出了祖宅。
“You’ll know after you go back and shower. As for now! I’d say even you don’t want to see yourself!” Xuanyuan Ying’s pupils flashed, then turned away his eyes to stride unhesitatingly, leading her away from the ancestral hall.
车子停在祖宅外面，不想看？顾云兰迟疑的看了眼轩辕应，被他推上了副驾驶上，看着他从另一侧上车，她好奇的看了眼车后镜。
The car was parked outside the ancestral hall. Don’t want to see? Gu Yunlan looked at Xuanyuan Ying in shock. After being pushed into the front passenger seat, and him entering from the other side of the car, she glanced at the rearview mirror in curiosity.
“啊！”尖叫声直冲云霄。
“Ah!” A sharp scream reached the heavens.
“轩辕应！”顾云兰咬牙切齿的看着专心开车的轩辕应，她就说，轩辕应怎么可能夸人呢？难怪他的眼神飘忽不定。
“Xuanyuan Ying!” Gu Yunlan gritted her teeth to look at Xuanyuan Ying who was focused on driving. She thought so; how could Xuanyuan Ying ever praise another? No wonder he won’t look straight at her.
“不是说好喊叔叔的么？没礼貌！”轩辕应嗔乖的呵斥道，这女人没大没小！
“Didn’t we agree on calling me Uncle? No respect!” Xuanyuan Ying chided with displeasure, this woman shows no respect to her seniors!
“叔叔？你像做叔叔的人么？”顾云兰瞪着他，指着脸上道，“你看看我的脸，居然说漂亮？脏兮兮的！这样出去，人家肯定移不开眼，估计还会乐翻！”
“Uncle? Do you look like an uncle?” Gu Yunlan stared at him, then said while pointed at his face, “You look at my face, you call this beautiful? Absolutely disgusting! Going out like this, of course nobody would be able to lift their gaze, they’d probably fall over laughing!”
“生气了？”轩辕应抽空伸出一只手，帮忙擦拭着她脸上的灰土，“我赔礼？”
“Angry?” Xuanyuan Ying took some time to reach out his hand to help her wipe off the dirt on her face, “Shall I make it up to you?”
看到顾云兰板着脸，一言不发的看着前面，他收回手，摸了摸鼻子，“要不晚上我下厨，给你做一个菜？菜你挑！”
Seeing Gu Yunlan pulling a long face and staring silently forward, he took back his hand, rubbing his nose, “Then how about I cook dinner tonight, make a dish for you? You choose a dish!”
他的话刚落音，顾云兰连忙贼笑的转头看着他，“成交！”
Just as he suggested this, Gu Yunlan immediately turned to look at him with a sly smile, “Deal!”
“你忽悠我！”轩辕应警告的看着她，皮痒了！
“You must be kidding!” Xuanyuan Ying looked at her alertedly, you wanna fight!
“是你先骗我的！”顾云兰嘟起嘴，“我不管，还要再加一条，轩辕叔叔要尊老爱幼，以后五天给我做一个菜怎么样？”
“You’re the one who tricked me first!” Gu Yunlan pouted, “I don’t care, I want to add something. Uncle Xuanyuan should respect the old and love the young~ In the future you make a dish every five days, ok?”
她可不会忘记轩辕应的厨艺，简直让人留恋忘返！
She definitely won’t forget Xuanyuan Ying’s cooking skills, simply impossible to forget!
“行了！不要得寸进尺啊！”轩辕应斜了她一眼，手一扭，方向盘一转，车子下了山，直接朝大帅府开去。
“Enough! Don’t ‘get an inch, want a mile’!” Xuanyuan Ying glanced at her sideways. With a twist of his hand, the steering wheel turned and the car went down the mountain, directly driving towards the Marshal residence.
今天过年，街上人虽然不多，却很热闹，虽然还是清晨，太阳未出来，已经到处张灯结彩，红红的对联，高高挂起的红灯笼。
It is the New Years today. Although not many people were out in the streets, it was still rather active. Despite still being early in the morning, the sun has not shown itself yet. Everywhere, multicolored lights, red couplets, and red lanterns hung up high were already decorating the streets.
顾云兰趴在车窗上，也许这是最后一个安详的年吧？
Gu Yunlan leaned against the car window, perhaps this will be the last peaceful scene?
“别那么伤感，一切都是按历史在前进，我们阻止不了，也不能去阻止！”轩辕应看着她趴在那里一动不动，就知道，她想的是什么。
“Don’t be so depressed, everything will advance according to history. We can’t do anything about it, so don’t do anything!” Xuanyuan Ying saw her learning on the windows without moving, and knew what she was thinking.
顾云兰坐直身子，朝他笑了笑。
Gu Yunlan sat up straight, smiling towards him.
车子稳稳的从侧门开进了大帅府，顾云兰有些狼狈的下了车。
The car steadily entered the Marshal residence from the front gate. Gu Yunlan exited the car with a bit of embarrassment.
“小姐！你总算回来了！去寺庙给老爷祈福，居然不带欣儿！”刚到前院，就听到欣儿大嗓门的抱怨着。
“Young Miss! You’re finally back! To think you didn’t take Xin Er with you to pay respects to grandpa!” As soon as they arrived, they could hear Xin’er complaining loudly.
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