Volume 2 â Chapter 2 Golden Cover & Unshakeable Cloth
Dirt walls made up the base of the houses while Snow Tree bark was used as the roofs. In the small village, white smoke could be seen occasionally rising up from the chimneys whilst children joyfully laughed out loud, as well as the sound of studying, which accompanied their laughter. This formed into a tranquil and warm scene in the midst of the frosty wind.
In the village was a newly constructed private school, which the hunting families had spent ten whole days building. Through the slightly opened window, a figure was standing inside the building. The figure was entirely wrapped in white, and they were holding a soft, fox fur coat. On her head, they wore a fox tail, which acted as a snow white cap. Her adorable cheeks were bright red as they were excitedly speaking of something. Sitting in front of her were ten or so children that were each about seven years old. The group of children was composed of girls and boys and all of their faces held inquisitiveness as they listened to their teacher tell a story.
âTherefore, good children never casually open the door and let Grandmother Wolf come inside. If that happens, the children will meet danger!â The girlâs clear and pleasant voice intentionally carried a trace of danger as she warned the children. On the floor, the children nodded their head, half-understanding what she was saying, but they all knew that they didnât want to be like Little Red Riding Hood.
âOkay, now Teacher wants to teach everyone a song. Follow along and sing!â The jade-cut woman faintly smiled and hint of sweetness was distributed in the air.
âIf you asked me what I would wish for after my death and what I would leave behind, I would reply:
A good child on the earth, good children must listen and hold good thoughts.
After all, I canât always be by your side and protect you.
Iâll give you a golden canopy and unshakeable cloth, da la da la.
No matter how rugged the path is, donât feel afraid.
Iâll give you a good soul and kind intestines, da la da la
No matter how beautiful the scenery you encounter, youâll still willing to share it with others.
Yesterday night, I secretly told him of this remote opinion;
The world only has two foolish children left
Although foolish children are foolish ah, theyâre still kindhearted.
â¦â¦â
A tender smile appeared on the woman as she enthusiastically sang her song. But unfortunately, a plump boy raised his chubby hand and timidly asked, âTeacher, what is a golden canopy and unshakeable cloth?â
Like a blocked tape, the womanâs singing abruptly stopped and her eyes became wide open as she looked on awkwardly, âThis.. Is a type of outstanding martial arts skill that can protect you guys. Thatâs right, just like that!â
Very certain, the woman nodded her head while the expression on her face remained serious. But, before she could collect her bearings, a girl with an apple-shaped face raised her hand. She faintly bounced up and down in anticipation, causing her ponytail to wave back and forth, âTeacher, do you really wish to give that martial arts skill to us? But, how come I donât feel any different from before ah?â The little girl seemed to be taking it all very seriously, as right after she asked this, she began to roll up her sleeve in order to check as to whether or not she had became a high level martial artist yet.
Cold sweat formed and began dripping down from the young ladyâs forehead, this really was a difficult child ah! âActually, Teacher wasnât talking about a type of martial art skill.â
âThen what is it? How come Teacher has changed her story so quickly? You arenât trying to cheat us are you?â
âThis, really isâ¦â The young lady rubbed her forehead and tried her best to keep the smile from appearing on her face. She thought for a moment before she spoke again.
âActually, every person has their own guardian angel. This angel canât be seen, but itâll stay by your side forever. In times of fear, itâll give you courage and hope! If you use the martial arts world to speak of this angel, it can be called the golden cover and unshakeable cloth.â
She narrowed her eyes, feeling a headache coming on. What nonsense was she spitting ah, she had really lost her mind this time. Hopefully she hadnât led these children astray, otherwise, it would be her sin.
âThen, thereâs a guardian angel by little girlsâ sides?â A little girl with goat-horn shaped braids raised her hand and expectantly asked the young lady.
âThatâs right, every person has one by their side!â A satisfied smile formed on the young ladyâs face. This group of children had finally been settled by her. It seems like she truly has the potential to be a kindergarten teacher ah! She seemed to have many prospects in this job, it seems like she had to continue developing it and achieve success ah!
âYa (expressing surprise), it seems like our dadsâ have returned!â Xiao Pang [1] was looking outside the window and excitedly called out the news. When the other children heard him, it seemed like a pot had exploded. Immediately, all the children rushed out to see what prey their dadsâ brought back this time. Soon, the room had been entirely emptied and only the young lady was left sitting there, completely dumbstruck.
Indeed, she had failed ah! She had thought that she had set herself up as an imposing teacher ah!
âToday, daddy defeated a large bear! Daddy is so awesome!â
âE! We can have yummy things to eat now! Next time, Daddy will bring maltose back for us!â
ââ¦â¦â
Hanging her head, the crestfallen girl brought the fox fur coat in her hands closer and couldnât help but feel that it was somewhat cold. In the midst of her pity-party, she felt a wave of warm breath engulf her. Without needing raising her head, she already knew who it was. Involuntarily, the young girlâs mouth curved up and she threw herself in the other partyâs arms, closely hugging onto their shoulder.
âGe has returned?â
âEn.â His voice was light, like a soft breeze, but it carried an unmistakable trace of intense love. His slender figure and large, warm arms carried her petite frame and directly walked outside.
Outside were the fathersâ who were being surrounded by their wife and children. The children wore naive smiles as they shouted out praises and the entire town was filled with cheerful and lively yells. The scene was filled with a homely warmth. But, the group of three didnât feel any envy when seeing this scene, because they had a happiness that couldnât be entered by anyone else. Still carrying her, the two men faced the Snow Forest and began to walk into itâs depths. Their home wasnât located where the hunting familiesâ homes were, rather, their home lay in the depths of the Snow Forest, inside a remote cave. That was their home, a place that was remote and undisturbed by others. Gradually, the three people were further and further away the crowd of people. From behind, their figures seemed so harmonious and warm, making it evident that there wasnât room for another person.
Both brothers walked side by side. Xue Yunge carried Gu Weiyi whilst Xue Zhuyue carried the white tiger. A trail of footprints followed behind them, one shallow and one deep.
âGe, you guys caught a white tiger ah?â Her curious eyes landed on the white tiger resting in Xue Zhuyueâs arms. Gu Weiyi extended her hand and was just about to pet it, but she was intercepted by Xue Zhuyue.
âDonât, Yi Yi, this white tiger has blood on it, donât touch it.â
âO.â Gu Weiyi retracted her hand, âWhy has gege caught him*?â
Lightly laughing, Xue Yunge poked her nose and a doting smile blossomed on his enchanting face, âSo he can be a pet for Yi Yi ah. When gege isnât around, he can protect you and when itâs cold, Yi Yi can hug it and stay warm ah!â
Wrinkling her nose, Gu Weiyi said with a voice filled with discontentment, âI donât want that, I want gege to be my golden cover and unshakeable cloth. How can this tiger be anywhere near as awesome as gege? And, itâs hug can be as warm as gegeâs!â
âThatâs right, gege is forever Yi Yiâs golden cover and unshakeable cloth, weâre Yi Yiâs guardian angels ah!â How could she not be their guardian angel? Together, they protected and guarded each other. In this life, they were already extremely happy.
Wasnât this Heavenâs compensation to them? Everything was part of their past. Now was their new life, they no longer had different colored eyes, they had become ordinary people. In this remote place, they lead a simple and honest life. There was no more disorder nor were there discriminating or banishing eyes. As long as they could pass a lifetime living days where they woke up and saw that smile, then they would be delighted to do so.
[1] xiao pang â haha, his nickname translates to little chubby~
*Iâm going to peg the white tiger as a male, since the author has changed itâs gender so many times T-T