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Zui Wu Dao. Vol 2 -Chapter 22.

To my dear readers,

Sigh. Translating is no easy commitment. I wonder how long I can survive in this field. (online field). I honestly don’t know…

By the way, in Canada, our spelling is a mixture of UK and US. It’s kind of funny. We use the “ize” like Americans (realize, recognize, etc). But we also use the “our” like the English (colour, favourite, etc). There are other examples too but my brain cannot think right now. Anyhow, I hope you like this chapter. It took me a very long time.

Remember, it’s never 100% accurate. I would say 90%.

Here is the Chinese version

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Chapter 22 Cold and Empty

Zi Yang Palace

Zi Yang Palace rested on Wu Dang’s northeast direction, while Chun Yang Palace was on the northwest direction. The two palaces were quite far apart from each other. Wu Dang was known for their balance of Yin and Yang. Therefore, even the architectures here had to be balanced. However, the ba gua diagram could not be totally balanced (since it is round).

Xuan Luo did not realize Zi Yang Palace was in such a bad shape until he had arrived. However, he had never seen Chun Yang Palace either; so it wasn’t like he had something to compare with. But this sight alone was already blinding to his eyes.

Continue reading “Zui Wu Dao. Vol 2 -Chapter 22.”

Zui Wu Dao. Vol 2 -Chapter 21.

To my dear readers,

I struggled so much with this chapter. In fact, I couldn’t translate all the sentences. It wasn’t that there were many new terms, I just don’t know how to translate it from Chinese to English.

Ex. 因祸得福 means something bad was supposed to happen, but instead you gained something out of it. But how the heck do I put that within a sentence? There are so many meaningful phrases but they appear in the middle of a sentence, which makes it nearly impossible for me to translate it correctly. *sigh*

It is so hard and frustrating. And by the way, it turns out that I make $0.00105 for every impression I get from ads. That means, if you views my page 10 times, assuming you don’t have adblock, I would get a penny. A PENNY. How sad is that? They don’t even make pennies in Canada anymore (because it cost more than a penny to make a penny, haha).

Life of a poor translator. *sigh* (yeah, I’m in a bad mood. And this chapter is not that interesting either)

Anyhow, here is this chapter in Chinese.

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Chapter 21 Chun Yang Palace and Zi Yang Palace

“What is it?” Xuan Luo halted. During the past two years, aside from when Tian Yu Zi was coaching him, Tian Yu Zi usually had a mischievous smile on his face. Therefore, whenever Tian Yu Zi became serious, he really paid attention. Even if he had questions, he will wait until Tian Yu Zi was finished.

“Do you recall when you first arrived, I told you that Wu Dang has been separated into two different groups? This is what I want to talk about.” Tian Yu Zi continued, “The two groups are Chun Yang Palace and Zi Yang Palace; Chun Yang Palace focuses nei li, while using style to assist. Whereas Zi Yang Palace focuses on style, while using nei li to assist. Continue reading “Zui Wu Dao. Vol 2 -Chapter 21.”

Zui Wu Dao. Vol 2 -Chapter 20.

To my dear readers,

Firstly, I would like to thank Furrlo Rogers for your generous donation! I have never received a donation for my translations, and it means so much to me. Someone actually appreciates my work enough to pay me *cries*.

Honestly, I have spent roughly 100 hours translating so far (yes, I keep track). I know it may seem like nothing compared to other translators who have spent thousands of hours, but it’s 100 hours I would never get back. Therefore, if you guys appreciate me, donate! (Hehe, don’t worry. I will still translate even if I get no money.)

Secondly, most of you are probably unaware unless you read my personal posts, but I have an autoimmune disorder. As a result, some days I am in too much physical pain to do anything. Please forgive me if I disappear for a bit. I will try not to leave you guys waiting for too long.

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Here is this chapter in Chinese

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Chapter 20 Two years

In the courtyard, a teenager wearing a white Taoist uniform stood as still as a pine tree. As he stood, his eyes were filled with fury as he stared at the old man in front of him. On the other hand, the old man’s face did not show much emotions; except his smile hung on.

Two years had gone by very quickly. During these two years, Xuan Luo basically did not leave the courtyard. Each day, he spends the whole day practicing the Tai Chi fist. He has become very skillful at it; from the boy who only had style and no meaning, he has now gone through a massive transformation.

The old man was Tian Yu Zi. His attire had not changed, but his famous smile remained on his face.

Continue reading “Zui Wu Dao. Vol 2 -Chapter 20.”

Zui Wu Dao. Vol 2 -Chapter 19.

To my dear readers,

This chapter was one of the HARDEST chapters I have ever translated. (You will see why). It is soooo technical and I was like, in my mind, “Seriously? I can’t do this. I don’t know, man. Just figure it out on your own. I don’t know Tai Chi.” Haha. But of course, I can’t do that to you guys, so I tried to translate it to the best of my abilities. Hope you guys can kind of picture it in your head while reading.

Anyhow, if you want to read it in Chinese, you can read it here.

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Chapter 19 Tai Chi Fist

“Hmm, not bad. Looks like you have a good foundation. But it’s still missing something. You have style but no meaning. Regardless, good job!” The moment Xuan Luo finished practicing, Tian Yu Zi spoke up.

There was still much for Xuan Luo to understand, but hearing the compliment, Xuan Luo gave himself a thumbs up. He proudly beamed, “Of course!”

“But old man, what kind of fist is this? You’re not seriously teaching me this, are you?”

“Haha. What’s wrong with this fist?” Tian Yu Zi refuted.

Continue reading “Zui Wu Dao. Vol 2 -Chapter 19.”

Zui Wu Dao. Part 2 -Chapter 18.

To my dear readers,

Thank you for being patient with me. I haven’t been feeling too well and on top of that, I just keep avoiding to translate because it is so hard (mentally draining). Even my mom is complaining I’m too slow (she reads my blog on a tablet). I told her, just read the Chinese version on your own! Haha. She cannot read English anyway, so she uses google translate to translate my blog into Chinese. Sometimes, the grammar is all over the place and she gets a headache. Haha.

Anyhow, here is Chapter 18. By the way, this chapter was very poetic. Some of the words like “似懂非懂” “形易学，意难懂”, sounds so much better/wiser in Chinese. When I translate it literally, “Seems to understand but not understand” It just sounds stupid. “Form is easy to learn, meaning is hard to understand” doesn’t sound good either. 😦

Here is the Chinese version

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Chapter 18 Practicing

In Tian Yu Zi’s opinion, Xuan Luo seemed to understand…but not really. However, compared to before, he was much better; originally, Xuan Luo was like a blank slate.

Xuan Luo still had doubt within his heart, but since Tian Yu Zi was asleep, he did not want to disturb him. Hence, he went off to the side to reflect on what he had learnt.

“A sword fighter should practice the fist first; the fist is part of our body, while the sword is an extension of our body’s outer strength…”

But Xuan Luo was conflicted. Why couldn’t he just go straight to practicing the sword? Why must he practice the fist first? The question remained unanswered inside Xuan Luo’s stomach.

Tian Yu Zi’s nap lasted the whole afternoon. By the time he awoke, it was night time. The night sky of Wu Dang had no firelight. There was only starlight. By now, most of the disciples had gone to bed. In the Clan, most of them were disciplined to wake up at 5am and go to bed by 9pm.

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Zui Wu Dao. Part 2 -Chapter 17.

To my dear readers,

Sorry for the wait!! I honestly don’t mean to make you guys wait so long. I’ve been very busy and my fingers have cracked due to the bitter cold of the Canadian weather (hence, making it painful for me to type). Anyway, hope you like this chapter. It is very hard to translate in a way that is understandable in English. When I read it in Chinese, I know what’s going on, but to explain it in English… aaaiii. I hope you can still picture it in your head though.

Here is the chapter in Chinese.

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Chapter 17 Discussion

Hearing Xuan Luo’s determined howl, Tian Yu Zi smiled.

Xuan Luo came out from the house, with the answer within his heart. If one were to look closely, his whole body language had changed.

A better way to explain it would be, Xuan Luo was originally like a lost sheep. He had no directions. But now, after realizing his true “WHY” from Tian Yu Zi’s questions, it’s as if he had transformed into a fierce tiger. He will use his abilities to do his very best.

No matter what obstacles are in his way, he will not be stopped. The determination came from his goals. Now he had a purpose! (Like they say, if you aim for nothing, you will hit nothing).

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Zui Wu Dao. Part 2 -Chapter 16.

To my dear readers,

This chapter is simple, but it took me FOREVER because the sentence structure is totally backwards in Chinese. I mean, it’s usually backwards anyway but this chapter was extra backwards. =____=” Ugghhhh. It takes so long to make it sound as normal as possible.

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This is the chapter in Chinese

Chapter 16 Martial Arts Dream

“Master! I have brought a pervert. He dared to come into our female territory!” The woman angrily glared at Xuan Luo as she spoke to an old man.

“Aaaii…Zi Yan, what happened?” The old man calmly responded.

“Master. This guy came to our residence acting all secretive. He also caused shi mei to fall!!”

Continue reading “Zui Wu Dao. Part 2 -Chapter 16.”

Zui Wu Dao. Part 2 -Chapter 15.

To my dear readers,

I don’t have too much to say. I just want to thank those of you who continues to follow my translation. I’ve been receiving more comments lately, and it makes me feel more important. Haha. I will try to slack less and translate more than two chapters a week!!!

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This is the chapter in Chinese.

Chapter 15 Lost

Xuan Luo had no idea how big Wu Dang truly was. As a result, he actually got lost. He had no idea where he was.

Aside from a couple of striking objects/locations, Wu Dang’s architecture looked very similar. Thus, it wasn’t surprising that Xuan Luo had gone the wrong way.

Continue reading “Zui Wu Dao. Part 2 -Chapter 15.”

Zui Wu Dao. Part 2 -Chapter 14.

To my dear readers,

Sorry! I was procrastinating. I didn’t want to translate and thus, I haven’t uploaded anything until now. -____-” I was looking at the Chinese version, and I’m like, nope, I don’t wanna do this right now. *Goes and do something else.* Haha. It is so hard to push myself. SO I HOPE YOU GUYS APPRECIATE IT!!!!!!

Anyway, this chapter was pretty good in my opinion. It only took me 5 minutes to read it but hours to translate *ugggh*.

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Chapter 14 Xuan Yuan Duan Ai

Seeing how there were so many people surrounding the ba gua stage, Zhang Ri frowned.

“Let’s go. I think something happened!”

Zhang Ri did not try to conceal his concern, thus, the two quickly ran towards the stage.

Usually, there were not this many disciples here. For some reason, today, the number of disciples have dramatically increased. It was obvious that something had happened.

Continue reading “Zui Wu Dao. Part 2 -Chapter 14.”

Zui Wu Dao. Part 2 -Chapter 13.

To my dear readers,

This chapter took me forever near the end. I’ve never told you guys, but I use the Chinese dictionary to help me translate. I probably use this at least a hundred times when I work on a chapter (I can understand the main idea when I read it on my own, but when I translate, I try to be as exact as possible). If I am still confused, I go on baidu (a Chinese search engine) to see how the word is used in a sentence. After that, I go on thesaurus.com to help broaden my vocabulary (because I don’t want to keep using the same words over and over again. Ex. “quickly”, “said”, “yelled”).

I also have to rewrite the sentence structure in a way that it make sense in English. (For greater understanding, if I were to say, “What do you want to do?” in Chinese, it would be, “You want do what?” We do not have a word for “to”). It can take forever.

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This is the Chinese version of this chapter.

Chapter 13 Ba Gua Stage

As a matter of fact, what Tian Yu Zi said were not all true. But one thing that is true is that Wu Dang definitely has many different types of nei gong xin fa. The best xin fas are the ones that are the most difficult to learn; although it would depend on the person.

But Tian Yu Zi lied about something significant. The thing is, Tian Yu Zi actually cannot produce nei li. His body state didn’t allow him to learn it. As a result, he switched to wai gong instead. Wu Dang’s style was actually created by Tian Yu Zi. Although it didn’t consist of nei li, the amount of damage it could conceive was still quite substantial.

Continue reading “Zui Wu Dao. Part 2 -Chapter 13.”