Chapter 881: line with translation of chapter title

"Xiao Ningchen, quick-handed and quick-eyed, grabbed his wrist: 'Don't rush.'" All Latin letters and punctuation. Good.

Translation: Xiao Ningchen grabbed his wrist quickly: "Don't rush."

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"He turned his head to Cai Tong: 'Tell him the Seventh Prince already has a plan; let him listen first.'" All Latin.

Translation: He turned his head to look at Cai Tong: "Tell him, the Seventh Prince already has a countermeasure; let him listen first."

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"Cai Tong hurriedly translated it." All Latin.

Translation: Cai Tong hurriedly went over to translate.

"Marian's gaze swept past Xiao Ningchen and landed on Xiao Ze's face." All Latin.

Translation: Malian's gaze swept past Xiao Ningchen and landed on Xiao Ze's face.

"Everyone's gaze gathered." All Latin.

Translation: Everyone's gaze gathered.

"Xiao Ze's face was solemn: 'Tomorrow at noon, the imperial navy will arrive; then the warships will completely encircle Taiwan Island.'" All Latin.

Translation: Xiao Ze's face was solemn: "Tomorrow at noon, the Imperial Court's navy will arrive; then the warships will encircle Taiwan Island entirely."

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"Once the cannon fire sounds, those red-haired barbarians will have no time to bother about whether you pay taxes or not." All Latin.

Translation: "Once the cannon fire sounds, those Red-haired Barbarians won't have time to worry about whether you pay taxes."

"\"I suppose Chief Lin has already told you all this, \" he said, looking over the crowd, \"you must remember not to resist. \"" All Latin.

Translation: "I suppose Chief Lin has already told you all that," he scanned the crowd: "You must remember, do not resist."

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"No matter what the tax officials say or do, do not resist; I do not want to see any commoner harmed because of it." All Latin.

Translation: "No matter what the tax officials say or do, do not resist; I don't want to see any commoner hurt because of it."

"After hearing Cai Tong's translation, Marian frowned and asked in gibberish." All Latin.

Translation: After hearing Cai Tong's translation, Malian frowned and asked in his language.

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Thus: "After hearing Cai Tong's translation, Malian frowned and asked in his gibberish."

"Cai Tong translated: 'He asks, are we just going to wait idly?'" All Latin.

Translation: Cai Tong translated: "He asks, 'Are we just going to wait idly?'"

"\"Not idle waiting, \" Xiao Ningxu said, \"but to delay. \"" All Latin.

Translation: "Not idle waiting," Xiao Ningxun interjected, "but to delay."

"When the tax officials come, you must treat them well and give them no reason to act." All Latin.

Translation: "When the tax officials come, you must receive them well, and give them no reason to use force."

"\"Put on a difficult appearance and tell them it's not that we don't want to pay, but the amount is too large; we need to think of a solution, everyone pitch in. \"" All Latin.

Translation: "Put on a difficult appearance, tell them it's not that you don't want to pay, but the amount is too large; think of a solution, everyone pitch in."

"\"That's right, \" Xiao Ningchen nodded, \"drag it out as long as possible; if we can't hold, let everyone come out of their homes and sit on the ground. \"" All Latin.

Translation: "Exactly," Xiao Ningchen nodded, "drag it out as long as possible; if you can't hold out, have everyone come out of their homes and sit on the ground."

"\"Tell them not to pay, because there is simply none; there is no tax silver, but there is one life. \"" All Latin.

Translation: "Tell them you won't pay, because you simply have none. No tax silver, but you still have a life."

"\"As long as you can delay until noon, when they hear the cannon fire they will naturally leave. \"" All Latin.

Translation: "As long as you can hold out until noon, when they hear the cannon fire they'll naturally leave."

"Cai Tong translated sentence by sentence for Marian." All Latin.

Translation: Cai Tong translated sentence by sentence for Malian.

"Marian remained silent for a moment, then nodded without hesitation." All Latin.

Translation: Malian fell silent for a moment, then nodded without hesitation.

"He then spoke at length in gibberish; after Cai Tong finished listening, a smile appeared on his face: 'The elder says he will personally go inform the other tribes, so they will do the same.'" All Latin.

Translation: He again spoke at length in his gibberish; after Cai Tong finished listening, a smile appeared on his face: "The elder says he will personally go inform the other tribes, so they will do the same."

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"The chiefs looked at each other, yet they were still all hesitant." All Latin.

Translation: The chiefs looked at each other, yet still all wore hesitant expressions.

"\"The white-haired chief asked: 'Chief Lin has already said this, and we know what to do, but will this really work?'\" Wait we need to ensure we start with the quote. Actually translation: "\"The white-haired chief asked: 'Chief Lin has already said this, and we know what to do, but will this really work?'\"". All Latin.

Translation: The white-haired chief asked: "Although Chief Lin has said so, and we know what to do, but will this really work?"

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Translation: "Yes," another chief interjected, "doing this is really too risky; the Red-haired Devils aren't easy to fool—if they resort to violence..."

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Thus: "the Red-haired Devils aren't easy to fool—if they resort to violence..."

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Translation: "Exactly!" the young chief agreed, "If they want to kill, they won't care what we say or do."

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Translation: No sooner had the words fallen than Tuan Tuan rode a mother deer onto the clearing, followed by countless deer of all sizes behind her.

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Translation: "Miss, slow down! Falling off isn't a game!" Xiao Er and Lu Qi rushed out from the woods after her.

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Translation: "You're worrying for nothing! Those deer all listen to Tuan Tuan—what's there to fear!" Luo Zhenjiang sauntered out, shouting at the mother deer, "Run faster! Make my Tuan Tuan happy!"

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Translation: Tuan Tuan's little face flushed with excitement: "Run fast! The deer are great! Run even faster!"

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Translation: The mother deer let out a loud cry, its hooves flying, ran two laps around the clearing, then charged again into the forest.

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Translation: Xiao Er and Lu Qi gave Luo Zhenjiang a helpless glare, then ran after him.

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Translation: Luo Zhenjiang rolled his eyes and sauntered into the woods as well.

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Translation: The deer herd, just as they had come, followed the mother deer carrying Tuan Tuan and disappeared deep into the woods.

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Translation: Malian's face showed a smile.

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Translation: The chiefs stared, dumbfounded.

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Translation: "Is this... the Immortal Envoy that Chief Lin spoke of?"

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Translation: "The deer in the mountains flee at the sound of people; how could they obey her and let her ride?"

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Translation: "Could she be a little immortal?"

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Translation: Lin Jiang looked at them: "Exactly, this is the Immortal Envoy who saved my wife and children, drove the tax officials out of the village with wild dogs, and is the Seventh Prince's sister."

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Translation: "With the Imperial Court protected by such an Immortal Envoy, what do you still have to worry about?"

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Translation: The chiefs gazed in the direction where Tuan Tuan disappeared, and their doubts inevitably lessened.

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Translation: "Think about it—if you don't do as the Seventh Prince said," Lin Jiang seized the moment, "what better option is there?"

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Translation: "Are we really supposed to follow their words, pay seventy percent tax in advance and also prepay next year's tax, regardless of everyone's lives?"

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Translation: The young chief opened his mouth but uttered not a word; the other chiefs also fell silent.

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Translation: Lin Jiang raised the silver note in his hand: "Even if you don't trust that the Imperial Court will exempt our taxes for the next five years, these three million taels of silver are already in our hands!"

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Translation: "This silver is genuine; it can let everyone live a life far better than before."

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Translation: "Is this not enough to show the Imperial Court's intentions toward us?"

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Translation: The chiefs looked at each other, speechless.

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Translation: Lin Jiang again raised his hand to point at Malian: "Even the High Mountain Tribe dares to trust the Prince—what else is there to hesitate about?"

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Translation: Several chiefs looked at each other and finally all nodded.

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Translation: Lin Jiang clasped his fists toward Xiao Ze: "Your Highness, rest assured, we will notify every household, and we will delay as much as possible until the great army arrives."

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Translation: "Good!" Xiao Ze returned the salute, "Whether we can smoothly drive out the Red-haired Barbarians in this battle depends on whether you all can unite and cooperate."

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Translation: Everyone nodded, made up their minds, and the crowd instantly became fervent:

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Translation: "Let's do it just like that!"

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Translation: "Right! Drive them out of Taiwan!"

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Translation: "We've endured this for so many years; they should have left long ago!"

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Translation: After the shouting subsided a bit, Xiao Ningxun clasped his fists toward the chiefs: "Please hurry back and inform everyone—thank you for your trouble."

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Translation: The people returned the salute, mounted their horses, and hurried away.

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Translation: Xiao Ze said: "Call Tuan Tuan back; it's time for us to go too."

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Translation: Xiao Ningchen gathered his strength and shouted: "Tuan Tuan! Come back quickly! We're heading home!"

From deep in the forest came Xiao Er's reply: "Got it! Miss said, ride another round and then we'll leave!"

Xiao Ze shook his head helplessly, looked at Cai Tong: "Mr. Cai, could you ask that foreman at the dock you mentioned before to help us find a small boat?"

"It just needs to be big enough for us to sit in, and it should be fast; also ask him to send a boatman familiar with the waters to take us."

Xiao Ningxun interjected: "Dock the small boat in the bay closest to the inn, and don't let anyone notice."

Cai Tong replied: "Sure, his men are all excellent boatmen; I'll take care of it right away."

He scanned the few of them: "Are you leaving tonight?"

"No," Xiao Ningchen shook his head, "Tonight we stay at the inn; at this critical moment, we cannot afford any mistake."

"Second brother is right," Xiao Ningxun nodded, "If Mei Er causes any trouble tonight and sends people to look for us, finding us absent will surely raise suspicion."

"Tomorrow morning, Mr. Cai, come to the inn first as usual; we'll go out for fun, and then board the boat."

"Alright!" Cai Tong turned to leave.

"Wait!" Xiao Ningxun called him, "Mr. Cai, may I ask how many members are in your family?"

Cai Tong was startled: "There are eight of us: my father, my son and his wife, and my little sister's family. Why does Third Young Master ask this?"

Xiao Ningxun thought for a moment: "Eight people… Mr. Cai, how does this sound to you?"

"Kui Yi will see the warship tomorrow and will definitely order someone to take us; after all, he only has us few Jingcheng wealthy merchants as hostages."

"If they can't find us, he'll probably take it out on you. You can hide easily, but what about your family?"

Cai Tong's complexion turned pale instantly.