Chapter 170: with translation of chapter title

Already translated.

Make sure to keep numbers:...

Thus: "Until the train had gone half a quarter-hour, Pangzi slowly woke up…"

We'll produce: "【1】 When we left Aomen, Pangzi was still sunk in his drunkenness, unable to wake up. I dragged him like a corpse onto the train heading for Hubei. Only after the train had traveled half a quarter-hour did Pangzi slowly wake up… he vomited so much that the whole chair was covered with the filth of his hangover."

Check: we used "Aomen" per glossary. Good.

Already.

Translation: "Where are we, and where are we headed?" Pangzi rubbed his forehead, dazedly asking.

We need to keep quotes? The Chinese includes quotation marks. We'll keep them as English quotes? Probably keep the same punctuation. We'll output: "【2】 "Where are we, and where are we headed?" Pangzi rubbed his forehead, dazedly asking."

But we need to keep the line as a single line. We'll do that.

Already.

Translation: I patted his shoulder and said softly: "We're on the train to Hubei; you forgot, QingSongShu told me to first go to Hong'an in Hubei to settle some matters for Uncle Liu, then take a bus to Yichang, right?"

We need to keep "QingSongShu" as per glossary. Also "Hong'an". Keep as is.

Already.

Translation: Pangzi, his mind unclear, grinning foolishly: "Hong'an, Hong'an is great! I, your lord, have lived this long and never seen police in red uniforms—this is an eye-opener!"

I, your lord

Already.

Translation: I: "……"

We need to keep the ellipsis. So: "【5】 I: "……""

Already.

Translation: The train crept forward, time trickling by; I could no longer bear the waves of fatigue rising in my body, and I slumped, dazed, beside the reeking Pangzi, falling asleep.

... beside the reeking Pangzi, falling asleep

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Translation: The Aomen trip finally ended. Though only two months, it left an indelible mark on our lives. During this journey, we met far too many unforgettable people.

We need to keep "Aomen". Good.

Already.

Translation: The loyal Fan Wuchang, the lovesick Chen Zheng couple, Grandma Zhao who painstakingly raised her granddaughter, the adorable Xiao Changsheng, the mysterious Daoist Chen, and Chen Mo, who shares a past-life bond with Pangzi!

We need to keep names:...

Already.

Translation: One shocking event after another nearly dragged us into a great whirlwind, almost making it impossible to escape unscathed.

Already.

Translation: I left Grandma Zhao in Aomen; she is now the mentor of Little Shi Shi. She has finally found her own disciple. And I, too, have unintentionally fulfilled my promise.

Aomen Xiao Shishi

Thus: "... she is now the mentor of Xiao Shishi."

Already.

Translation: I kept the small key Chen Zheng gave me; I never went to the bank's safety deposit box to retrieve the fragment of Wu Mu's last testament.

Chen Zheng's fragment of Wu Mu's last testament

Already.

Translation: As Chen Zheng said, if that fragment were to leak out, it would surely spark another bloody, bone‑deep struggle in the world; better to bury this harmful thing completely.

Already.

Translation: The only thing leaving me speechless is Murong Jia Jia—she looks fine, yet she says her vital energy hasn't fully recovered, then without hesitation she dives into the Spirit‑Gathering Jade to cultivate in seclusion. In the jade there are no cyclical years; secluded practice knows no time. Who knows when she will emerge from this retreat?

Murong Jia Jia is healing her wounds while restoring her vitality; Pangzi's way of chatting will only drag me down. Just think—my life is destined to be as lonely as snow.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Little Fat is healing his wounds, Murong Jia Jia is restoring her vital energy, and Pangzi's way of chatting will drag me down. Just think—my life is destined to be as lonely as snow.

Little Fat and Pangzi

Chinese: "..."

Translation: For this trip to Hubei, Yuan Qiu didn't join us, and QingSongShu temporarily went to Hong Kong. Our reason for going to Hubei was that, just before QingSongShu left, he received a call from someone who isn't exactly an elder but certainly is one.

We need to keep "Yuan Qiu", "QingSongShu", "Hong Kong". Good.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: This elder is the old troupe leader of an opera company, surnamed Liu. He took on a job to stage a play in Hong'an, Hubei. Unexpectedly, during the performance the troupe encountered some strange events; several actors remain unconscious, and even the town's doctors are helpless.

We need to keep "Hong'an". Good.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Liu Troupe Leader's first thought was QingSongShu. Speaking of this Liu troupe leader, his family has deep ties with QingSongShu's—specifically, with QingSongShu's sister, Pangzi's aunt; he even once saved her life, almost becoming Pangzi's uncle by marriage.

We need to keep "QingSongShu", "Pangzi". Good.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: It seems this took place in the old society; to tell the story in detail, we must recount the rise and fall of the old Wang family, and at the same time we cannot omit mentioning that turbulent era.

the old Wang family

Chinese: "..."

Translation: The Yan Huang lineage endured countless twists in the river of time; after finally ushering in a new era, it was then struck by ten turbulent years of the Cultural Revolution.

During the Cultural Revolution

Chinese: "..."

Translation: The Wang family was one of those persecuted clans in that era. Although the Wangs were a Daoist sect lineage, do not forget that during the Cultural Revolution there was a massive movement called "Destroy the Four Olds, Smash All Demons and Monsters."

Daoist sect lineage, Destroy the Four Olds, Smash All Demons and Monsters

Chinese: "..."

Translation: At that time the renowned Wang family naturally became a target of many Red Guard struggle sessions. In Guangdong there is an old saying, "running the birthday," which originates from the Cultural Revolution's Destroy the Four Olds and struggle against landlords.

We need to keep the phrase in quotes? We'll keep as is.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Don't think "running the birthday" means jogging a lap on your birthday; its meaning is quite different: to "run the birthday" means only by fleeing can you have a day of survival—only by escaping the struggle sessions do you gain a sliver of hope.

We need to keep quotes? We'll keep as is.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: To speak plainly, folk Daoists, especially those hereditary Daoist lineages, may not be rich, but they never fall into destitution. Whether it's rural funerals or urban feng‑shui consultations, people always seek them out; a Daoist with a few solid skills can get by anywhere and eat well.

【123】

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Even though the old society's economy was bleak, the old Wang family's life wasn't too bad; besides owning their own land, they often could eat white rice, and occasionally see meat and fish on the table.

the old Wang family

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Thus, the old Wang family of that time could be considered both a rich peasant and a "demon‑monster" among the Red Guards; consequently, during the massive Cultural Revolution struggle, Pangzi's grandfather also began his own life on the run.

Pangzi

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Don't assume abandoning one's wife is heartless; those who never lived through that turbulent era can never know its sorrow. No man wishes to leave home, no one wants to forsake wife and children, yet the times forced them to flee their homeland and seek refuge afar.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Staying to face the struggle sessions is certainly not taking responsibility; on the contrary, it burdens wife and children and wastes one's life in vain. Hence many did not want to go, yet they had no choice.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: After a few more years, the Cultural Revolution ended, and the motherland welcomed the spring of reform and opening up.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: But Pangzi's grandmother long saw no sign of her husband's return. During those years of his absence she clung to a single belief, her body and mind already exhausted to the point of utter fatigue. As soon as she heard the Cultural Revolution had ended, she overjoyedly kept watch at the door, awaiting her husband who had "run the birthday" to come home.

Pangzi

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Yet after many days, spring arrived but her husband remained missing. This made Pangzi's grandmother worry ever more—was he mishap during his "run the birthday," or devoured by wolves and beasts, or captured and beaten to death by the Red Guards?

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Old grief had not faded, new worries arrived; added to years of toil, Pangzi's grandmother finally exhausted her spirit. Before her husband could return, she passed away, leaving Pangzi's aunt and his father QingSongShu.

Pangzi and QingSongShu

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Pangzi's aunt bears a very rustic name, Wang Dai Ti. Don't laugh at this name; even in today's countryside many parents still give their daughters this name.

Pangzi Wang Dai Ti

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Because in Guangdong's Li dialect, "ti" and "di" are homophones. In old society people were generally traditional and superstitious, hoping for a son to carry on the line; thus, if their firstborn was a daughter, they would give her a name with auspicious meaning and a touch of superstition.

Guangdong

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Either "Dai Ti," meaning the daughter's birth heralds a son to follow; or "Ten Younger Brother," signifying many sons and boundless blessings. No matter how rustic, if it works they use it—better to believe it exists than to deny it.

We need to keep the quoted terms? We'll keep as is.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: From this we can see how feudal and ignorant people were back then.

We need to keep the trailing comma? The source ends with a comma and a newline? We'll keep as is but we can't add extra. We'll output exactly as translation: "From this we can see how feudal and ignorant people were back then," maybe keep the comma. We'll include comma at end.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: The name Dai Ti was insisted upon by QingSongShu's maternal grandmother; his parents couldn't oppose this strong‑willed elder, so they gave their daughter that name.

QingSongShu

Chinese: "..."

Translation: All the way until QingSongShu's father "ran the birthday" and his mother passed away, this name remained on Wang Aunt; perhaps they didn't want to change it, or simply hadn't gotten around to it.

Wang Aunt

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Of course, don't assume that because Wang Aunt has such a rustic name she must look rustic—her image is not that of a mud‑covered country shrew.

Wang Aunt

Chinese: "..."

Translation: In fact, Wang Aunt is beautiful; since childhood she has been famed as a beauty throughout the surrounding villages.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: The year after their mother died, Wang Aunt was only seventeen, and QingSongShu twelve. After being struggle‑sessioned, the whole family became destitute peasants, and after their mother's death their life grew even harder; sometimes they had to subsist on wild greens picked by the roadside.

QingSongShu

Chinese: "..."

Translation: If even adults find it hard to endure, how could two growing children possibly survive such prolonged hardship?

We need to keep the question mark.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Then, with reform and opening up, the state established land‑reclamation production teams. Village men and women had to join these teams to clear land and earn work points; otherwise they would receive no grain or oil coupons, could buy nothing, and have nothing to eat.

reform and opening up work points

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Although Wang Aunt still bore the marks of the struggle sessions, by then reform and opening up had arrived and everything was past history; thus she got the chance to join the production team, go to the fields to reclaim land, and work.

Wang Aunt

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Fortunately, that prevented QingSongShu from starving to death.

QingSongShu

Chinese: "..."

Translation: That very year, Wang Aunt met an important man in her life.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: This man bore the surname Liu, named Liu Zhongguo; his father was a wandering juggler who made a living performing acrobatics.

Liu Zhongguo

Chinese: "..."

Translation: However, Liu Zhongguo also had another identity.

Chinese: "..."

Translation: In the Southern Fist Thirteen Forms, he is the orthodox lineage holder of the Liu Family Fist.

Southern Fist Thirteen Forms, Liu Family Fist

Chinese: "..."

Translation: It is said that Liu Zhongguo's father was also a prominent figure in his hometown, his ancestors even being the last grand masters of the Liu Family Fist at the end of the Republican era.

end of the Republican era

Chinese: "..."

Translation: The Liu Family Fist, together with Hong, Liu, Cai, Li, and Mo, is renowned as one of Guangdong's five great martial arts, ranking second. Though an external style, when practiced to the extreme it connects with internal arts. In the hometown, or in the waning world of the rivers and lakes, legends still circulate about the father of Liu Guozhong.

Hong Fist, Liu Fist, Cai Fist, Li Fist, Mo Fist

Thus: "The Liu Family Fist, together with Hong Fist, Liu Fist, Cai Fist, Li Fist, and Mo Fist, is renowned as one of Guangdong's five great martial arts, ranking second."

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Liu Guozhong's father, too, was forced by the Cultural Revolution to flee home, dragging young Liu Guozhong through wind and rain, wandering the rivers and lakes.

Liu Guozhong

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Somehow, Liu Guozhong's father drifted to the hometown of the old Wang family, settled there, and even married a local widow.

the old Wang family

Chinese: "..."

Translation: After the production teams were set up, the burly Liu Guozhong inevitably became a conscripted laborer, joining the workforce that reclaimed the land.

Liu Guozhong

Chinese: "..."

Translation: Wang Aunt and Liu Guozhong thus entered the production team together; their acquaintance began on a dark, windy night.

Wang Aunt and Liu Guozhong

On a night when no moonlight could be seen and one could not even see one's own fingers, Aunt Wang encountered one of the most terrifying spirits among evil ghosts, the Thousand-Faced Corpse.