In any case that mess, the moon has risen to the center of the sky. Duan Yu saved on strolling west. Though he doesn’t know any kungfu, his youth enabled him to maintain this up. After about 10 kilometers he has already arrived within the again mountains of No Measure Mountain. He all of a sudden heard the sound of water working. Feeling thirsty, he went looking and located the creek. Below the moonlight the creek water seemed clear and delightful. Simply as he put his into the creek, he heard sound of a department cracking adopted by the footsteps of two individuals. Duan Yu instantly lied down by the creek, not daring to make a noise.

Somebody stated: “There’s a creek right here, let’s get a few drinks right here earlier than persevering with.” The voice sounded acquainted to Duan Yu as he all of a sudden acknowledged it as Gan GuangHao, the disciple of Zuo ZiMu. Duan Yu turned much more nonetheless. The two of them walked as much as the creek and began consuming. After a bit, Gan GuangHao spoke up: “Sister Ge, seems like we’re already out of hazard. Let’s relaxation some time earlier than occurring.” The woman appeared to have agreed because it appeared like each of them sat down by the creek.

The woman spoke up: “You positive that the Divine Farmer Clan will not have anybody this manner?” Her voice is shaky, clearly scared. Gan GuangHao tried to calm her: “Don’t fret, this path is as hidden as will be. Even a few of us within the East Faction do not learn about it, to not point out the Divine Farmer Clan.” The woman requested: “Then how do you know about this?” Gan GuangHao replied: “Each 5 days, my grasp would take a few of us right here to attempt to crack the key of the ‘No Measure Jade Cliff’. All these years, all we did was stare on the rock like a bunch of retards. Grasp saved on saying one thing to the impact of ‘to get issues accomplished it’s essential to present perseverance and dedication’ and ‘good issues come to these with aspirations’. However I actually simply cannot stand it anymore, so typically I excuse myself to try this form of private enterprise to return out right here and wander round. That is how I discovered this path.”

The woman laughed a little bit and stated: “So you do not need to put within the work and ran off. I say in your faction, you in all probability have the least perseverance and dedication.” Gan GuangHao laughed and replied: “Sister Ge, within the competitors 5 years in the past, after I misplaced to you….” The woman cuts in: “Do not you say that you simply misplaced to me once more. You pretended that your interior energy was weaker and let me win on objective. Others cannot inform, however do not you suppose I do know?”

Duan Yu thought to himself: “So this woman is a disciple of the West Faction of No Measure Sword.”

Gan GuangHao replied: “The second I noticed you, I swore to myself that I’ll spend the remainder of my life with you it doesn’t matter what. Fortunately such a uncommon likelihood got here at this time with the Divine Farmer Clan coming to assault. To not point out that pair of bastard man and woman and their stinking marten. The whole Sword Lake Palace was a multitude, giving us such an important alternative to run away. Would not you say that that is ‘good issues come to these with aspirations’?” The woman laughed a bit and tenderly replied: “I say ‘good issues got here to these with aspirations’ for me as nicely.” Gan GuangHao replied: “Sister Ge, in the event you deal with me this manner, then I’d hearken to no matter you say for the remainder of my life.”

The woman sighed: “With us betraying our masters and working off like this, we will not ever stand within the martial world ever once more. We must always go as far-off as we are able to, discover a good and secret place and conceal there away from our masters and sect members. I am scared simply eager about them discovering us.” Gan GuangHao replied: “I say you do not have that a lot to fret about. Looks as if the Divine Farmer Clan got here ready this time. Moreover the two of us, I do not suppose anybody else would have the ability to escape.” The woman sighed once more: “Hopefully.”

Duan Yu turned very indignant and thought to himself: “The two of you changing into husband and spouse and working off when seeing that there’s bother is de facto no huge deal. However why want dying upon your grasp and martial brothers? Such evil hearts.” However he was nonetheless clever sufficient to determine that in the event that they came upon he’s right here they’d kill him to maintain this quiet. So he nonetheless didn’t make a noise.

The woman requested: “What’s the huge deal about this ‘No Measure Jade Cliff’? You’ve lived right here for 10 years now, have not you not less than discovered one thing?”

Gan GuangHao replied: “Since we’re collectively now, I’ve nothing to cover from you. Grasp stated {that a} lengthy whereas again, at the moment his grasp was the pinnacle of the East Faction, underneath the moonlight, he typically sees faint reflections working towards swords on the cliff. Typically it is a man, typically it is a girl, after which different instances they’re sparring. The form of sword talent they had been displaying was one thing that he has by no means even dreamed of, a lot much less heard of or seen. It’s as in the event that they had been angels. He hoped to be taught a few strikes, however not solely are the reflections on the cliff simply too quick and too wonderful, however additionally they appear supernatural as if nonexistent. He simply cannot make out something clearly, a lot much less be taught a transfer or 2. The angels do not seem often both, typically they seem each evening, typically there are months between appearances. My grasp’s grasp turned so obsessive about the reflections on the cliff that he truly turned worse and worse at our personal sect’s sword abilities and does not even prepare his college students anymore. That is how the West Faction received afterward. Sister Ge, when your grasp’s grasp got here to dwell in Sword Lake Palace, did she see something?”

The woman replied: “I heard from my grasp that her grasp noticed the pictures on the cliff as nicely. However grand grasp solely noticed the girl and by no means seen any of man angel. Perhaps it was as a result of her grasp was a girl so solely the feminine angel appeared to her. However after 2 years, she was gone as nicely. Her grasp additionally stated that the sword abilities had been unimaginable, however they had been simply too quick and the reflections had been too blurry for her to see it clearly. The cliff is separated by the canyon and the Sword Lake, so she could not get nearer to have a greater look. Grand grasp clearly acquired a present from the heavens, but she simply can’t be taught even a transfer or 2. For you can simply think about how she felt inside. After the reflections stopped showing, she would spend days upon days staring on the cliff. She simply received weaker and weaker till she died of sickness about half a yr later. She died mendacity on the height, and wouldn’t let her disciples transfer her again to Sword Lake Palace. Grasp stated that whilst she drew her final breath she was nonetheless staring on the cliff.” She paused a bit earlier than persevering with: “Brother Gan, do you actually consider there are angels? Or are our grandmasters mendacity to us?”

Gan GuangHao replied: “I do not suppose each our grandmasters made up such a narrative to deceive their disciples. Even when we believed it, then what? Moreover, Martial Uncle Sheng informed me that he noticed the pictures together with his very personal two eyes. However are there actually angels on the earth? That I have no idea.”

The woman requested: “Is it attainable that it is two masters working towards swords in entrance of the cliff and was mirrored onto the cliff?” Gan GuangHao answered: “Grandmaster thought of that as nicely on the time. However proper in entrance of the cliff is the Sword Lake, and west of the lake is the canyon. Even when the two grasp martial artist knew stroll on water and had been working towards on the lake, grandmaster would have seen them. In the event that they had been working towards on this aspect of the lake, then they are surely too far-off to forged any form of reflection onto the cliff.” The woman stated: “After my grandmaster died, her disciples carried out rites and prayed in entrance of the cliff each evening, hoping the angels would seem once more. However they by no means did see it once more. My grasp additionally needs to simply get one look on the angels, but it surely simply so occurs that we now have misplaced each contests to your East Faction within the final 10 years.”

Gan GuangHao replied: “Any longer, there isn’t any East or West Faction between us. We East and West is linked in marriage and merge as one….” The woman moaned a few instances and stated: “S… cease that!” Clearly Gan GuangHao is attempting to get a little bit nearer together with her, however the woman is refusing. Gan GuangHao spoke up: “From today forth, if I ever betray your coronary heart in anyway, then let me fall into this creek and turn into a turtle.” The woman coquettishly laughed: “You flip right into a turtle? Then what does that say about me?”{Observe, in Chinese language avenue discuss, a turtle is a person whose spouse is dishonest on him.}

When Duan Yu heard that, he can not help however set free amusing. As quickly because the laughter got here out he knew he was in bother. So he jumped up and began to run. Gan GuangHao’s voice got here from behind him: “Who’s it?” His voice was adopted by the sound of his footsteps, coming after him. {Duan Yu appears to have issues controlling his humorousness does not he?}

Duan Yu cannot consider his luck and ran for his life. Abruptly, a flash of white got here from the west. A lady with a sword in hand is coming down the slope as if to chop him off. Duan Yu set free an “Ai-Yo!” and turned towards the east. All of the whereas he saved on praying: “Nice Benevolent and Merciful Bodhisattva, please bless and shield your humble disciple Duan Yu out of this mess!” He can nonetheless hear the footsteps of Gan GuangHao chasing after him so he saved proper on working. After some time, he began having bother protecting this up and his respiratory turned very onerous, Gan GuangHao all of a sudden spoke up: “Sister Ge, block that move over there.”

Duan Yu thought to himself: “You giving your life away is de facto no huge deal. However in the event you die you take Miss Zhong’s life with you, in addition to all of the individuals within the Divine Farmer Clan. Now that certainly is a sin. Amida Buddha and Bodhisattva.” Then his ideas turned: “Duan Yu my good man, so what in the event that they turn into turtles, what does that should do with you? Why did you chuckle for no purpose in any way? With that chuckle you might have killed dozens of lives! Solely unequalled beauties can carry down cities with a smile or amusing. Who do you suppose you might be with this little chuckle of yours? What are you planning on bringing down?” Though he’s blaming and scolding himself in his thoughts, his legs had not let up but. By now he does not actually care the place he’s going, simply so long as it’s deeper into the woods.

{Somewhat commentary by me. Duan Yu right here refers to a idiom saying that unequalled beauties destroys cities and kingdoms with a smile, it comes from a real story very early in Chinese language historical past. Nonetheless, it is also a fundamental idea in historical Chinese language tradition. As anticipated in such chauvinisticic society as historical China was, many failures of kings and lords will not be blamed on themselves however on girls whom they affiliate with. There are various examples of this. In 771 BC, King Zhou You’s personal private ignorance and foolishness that led to his demise was blamed on his consort Bao Si (who’s well-known smile was value 1000 gold items). On the finish of the Spring and Autumn interval, the autumn of the state of Wu was not blamed on the Lord of Yue, who put an finish to Wu in revenge for an earlier loss, however on the very fact the Lord of Wu was infatuated with Xi Shi, a woman from the state of Yue. In A.D. 755, An LuShan, a trusted official of the Emperor of Tang rebelled and virtually overthrew the Tang dynasty. The Emperor of Tang’s failure as a ruler was not blamed, his favourite consort, Consort Yang, was! Jin Yong himself delved into this specific phenomenon of Chinese language historical past in Duke of Mt. Deer and its story about Chen YuanYuan. To me, the part throughout which Chen YuanYuan mirrored on her life was the most effective a part of all of Duke of Mt. Deer and one of the crucial thought scary and poignant sections that I’ve ever learn. Really all of this isn’t actually commentary however merely some observations that I’ve made. }

After working for some time extra, Duan Yu’s legs felt utterly numb and delicate. Abruptly he heard the sound of water working, very loud sound in reality, as if the tides had been simply coming in. He seemed up and noticed an enormous waterfall falling off of a cliff to the northwest. Over the water noise, he heard Gan GuangHao’s voice: “Simply forward of you is the restricted space of our sect, nobody can enter. In the event you simply go ahead just a few extra meters, you’d be trespassing and can die with out a burial place!” Duan Yu thought to himself: “Even when I do not trespass into the restricted space, it isn’t such as you’ll let me go. Greatest I may hope for is dying with a burial place. Actually not a lot distinction between having a burial place and never having one.” So he picked up his velocity much more. Gan GuangHao shouted even louder: “Cease now! Do not you need to dwell? Simply forward is…..”

Duan Yu laughed and replied again: “I need to dwell, that is why I am runnin….” Earlier than he may end his sentence, his foot all of a sudden had nothing to step on. He does not know any kungfu and is in such a rush, how may he presumably pull again from that? So he simply fell. He screamed: “Ai-Yo!” However by now his physique is already greater than 20 meters under the highest of the cliff the place he misplaced his footing.

Duan Yu wildly waved his arm round, desperately hoping to have the ability to seize onto one thing. However as he’s doing so, he fell one other 200 meters or so. Abruptly his backside hit one thing and his physique was sprung again upwards. Seems that he fell onto an outdated pine tree that was rising out of the face of the cliff. With a horrible rumble, the massive trunk of the pine snapped, however the drive of Duan Yu’s fall had been largely cancelled out.

Duan Yu began to fall down once more. This time he reached out with each his arms and grabbed onto one other trunk of the pine tree. So there he’s, hanging in midair, swinging backwards and forwards. He seemed down and didn’t see the underside of the canyon, merely clouds. At this second, his physique has been swung in opposition to the cliff. He instantly reached out together with his left hand and grabbed onto a shorter department near the face of the cliff and located a spot for his foot to steadiness himself. Solely now was he lastly in a position to settle down and slowly transfer his physique utterly up in opposition to the face of the cliff. He seemed as much as the outdated pine tree and stated: “Grandfather pine, thanks a lot to your show of your skills that saved my life. Again then your ancestor helped Qing ShiHuang (first emperor in Chinese language historical past) get out of the rain and was granted the title of ‘fifth Rank Senior Official’. However how can saving a life examine with defending in opposition to the rain? I will provide the place of ‘sixth Rank Senior Official’. No, on second thought, undoubtedly ‘seventh’ or ‘eighth Rank Senior Official’!”

He seemed round him fastidiously and noticed that the cliff has an enormous crack in it, one which he may have the ability to use to scale down. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself and thought: “Gan GuangHao and that Sister Ge of his absolutely would have thought that I’m useless by now. No means on the earth may they’ve guessed that I’d be rescued by an ‘eighth Ranked Senior Official’. They’ve in all probability already left the mountain to work on their ‘merging of East and West Factions’. Who is aware of what sort of hazard is on the underside of this cliff, however my life resides on borrowed time anyway, does not actually matter the place I lose it once more. However since Bodhisattva is defending me, it is higher to not lose it for her.”

So he began to slowly descend alongside the crack. Contained in the crack grew loads of weeds and small crops, so there actually isn’t any hazard of dropping his footing and falling once more. The one downside is that this cliff appeared to go on endlessly, after some time, his clothes had been stuffed with holes and rips from the crops alongside the crack, to not point out his palms and toes. After what appeared like endlessly, he nonetheless have not reached the underside, however happily because the cliff will get to the underside it turned much less and fewer steep, not straight down anymore. So by then Duan Yu was in a position to simply half-roll and half-crawl down, which is far quicker.

However the sound of water splashing simply saved on getting louder and louder, Duan Yu began to fret once more: “What if the underside of that is white water rapids?” Giant water pellets had been hitting his face, which was truly form of painful.

Earlier than he had an excessive amount of time to suppose all this over, and it wasn’t like he had a lot alternative within the matter, he has reached the underside of the cliff. When he stood up, he couldn’t assist however to scream in astonishment. For on the cliff on the left aspect there’s a waterfall falling from the sky like a jade dragon falling from the sky into a giant and unusually clear lake. Regardless of of the waterfall, the lake isn’t crammed up, that means that there should be a means for the water to depart the valley. The water the place the waterfall enters the lake is in turmoil; nonetheless, merely a little bit bit over 20 meters away from the waterfall the waters turn into calm and flat as a mirror. The moon shines down onto the lake as there may be additionally a moon shining again from the lake.

Going through this scene, Duan Yu was left agaping, not even in a position to sigh in astonishment. He seemed over to the aspect and noticed a number of bushes of camelias by the lake shore, trying as if they’re alive underneath the moonlight. The camelias of YuNan are the most effective on the earth and Duan Yu has at all times cherished them. So now he truly stopped eager about the predicament he’s in and walked over to get a more in-depth have a look at the flowers. All of the whereas muttering to himself: “Though there’s plenty of flowers right here, there are solely a few sorts actually. And solely these few ‘Feathered Shirt, Rainbow Skirt’ are higher than those at my home. These ‘Lotus Each Step’ over right here, alternatively, aren’t pure in any respect.”

After having fun with the camelias for some time, he walked over to the lake and drank some water. The water felt clear and soothing on the tongue with an uncommon sweetness as a cool and clean string of water went all the way in which into his abdomen. After recovering from the drink, he stood up and walked alongside aspect the lake shore hoping to discover a means out.

The lake is oval in form, and greater than half of it’s hidden beneath bushes of flowers and timber. He walked from west to east after which again once more to circle the lake as soon as, which a visit of about 1 and a half kilometers. It seems that the cliff surrounds the lake on all 4 sides with no paths out. The aspect that he fell from is the least steep portion of all, so it’s inconceivable to climb on the others. Wanting up, he sees that the cliff extends to above the clouds. Getting down from midway was virtually inconceivable, however climbing again up actually is inconceivable. Duan Yu thought to himself: “Even somebody with the most effective kungfu on the earth will not have the ability to stand up there, so it is apparent there may be not a lot distinction between figuring out or not figuring out kungfu.”

By now it was getting near daybreak, however all the place remained extremely nonetheless. Not a single hint or signal of an animal, to not point out people; the one factor that might be heard was a few birds chirping at one another. Duan Yu began to fret once more: “It’s no huge deal if I starve to dying right here, however then that may imply that Miss Zong would die as nicely. I can not let her down like that. To not point out my mother and pa are in all probability frightened sick about me.”

He sat down by the lake and frightened in useless, unable to give you a single thought as to what to do. In desperation, he began to think about: “What if I can flip right into a fish, then I may swim up the waterfall and get out of right here.” He turned to take a look at the waterfall extra intently, all of a sudden he seen that the cliff moreover it’s clean like jade. He figured that that is in all probability on account of the truth that a very long time in the past the movement of water was rather more than it’s now and wore the cliff to its current clean state. Then the water movement decreased and uncovered this clean as glass and vibrant as a mirror a part of the cliff.

Abruptly, the dialog between Gan GuangHao and that Sister Xin of his flashed in Duan Yu’s thoughts: “So this should be the ‘No Measure Jade Cliff’ that they had been speaking about. They stated that again then, when the moon is vibrant, the pinnacle of each East and West Factions typically noticed photos of angels working towards swords on the cliff. This cliff is true moreover the cliff, for the picture to replicate onto it, they actually should be working towards in the course of the lake. If I stand right here on the east of the lake my picture may replicate onto the cliff as nicely, however the cliff on this aspect is straight up and blocks out the moonlight, which might make that inconceivable. Ah! I get it! Have to be as a result of there are some waterfowls flying near the floor of the lake so their photos had been mirrored onto the cliff. From afar, then in fact, the actions are unimaginable, quick, and unusual. They’ve already assumed that it was angels working towards swords, so that’s what they thought they noticed everytime. After all, they can not make something out of the show of ‘sword abilities’ and ultimately went down the flawed path and have become obsessed.”

As soon as he figured all this out, he could not assist however chuckle a little bit. It has been 15 to 16 hours for the reason that dinner at Sword Lake Palace and he’s getting very hungry. So he walked over to some bushes that had greenish pink wild fruits grown throughout them. He picked one off and bit down, it tasted simply as bitter as will be. However as hungry as he was, he did not care and ate 10 or so in a row. After filling up considerably, he all of a sudden felt drained and sore throughout his physique. So he lied down on the grassy knoll and had an important sleep.

This was among the best sleeps that he has ever had. By the point he wakened, the solar is already barely to the west. There was a rainbow in the course of the lake, simply as stunning as will be. Duan Yu knew that rainbows on this place is widespread due to the waterfall so he thought to himself: “To have the ability to see such a scene earlier than I die signifies that my fortune isn’t unhealthy. And to suppose that I’d die right here among the many flowers on the lakeside, not unhealthy magnificence there both. Such a gorgeous lake, too unhealthy the camelias aren’t actually of nice requirements.”

After sleeping, his spirits has picked up enormously: “Perhaps there may be an exit on this place hidden behind the timber and the bushes. I used to be an excessive amount of in a rush final evening and may need missed it.” So he as soon as once more walked alongside the lake looking for an exit, all of the whereas buzzing favourite tunes of his. He fastidiously searched in all places with the best care however behind all of the bushes and timber had been nonetheless simply faces of the cliff, going straight up into the clouds. He did not even discover a snake gap, to not point out an actual exit.

The tunes that he was buzzing received quieter and quieter whereas the guts turned heavier and heavier. When he received again to the place he fell asleep his legs felt weak and he needed to sit down. He thought: “Miss Zhong tried to save lots of me, however ended up giving her life away as nicely.”

Now that he’s eager about Zhong Ling, he took out her sneakers from his shirt and seemed them over. Remembering again to her small and clean toes in addition to her stunning face, he needed to carry the sneakers as much as his lips and kiss it a number of instances. Placing the sneakers again into his shirt, he thought to himself: “Looks as if I haven’t got an opportunity, and which means neither does Miss Zhong. If she was right here and the two of us can spend what’s left of our lives collectively right here on the shore of this lake, that may be nice. Too unhealthy she is with that goat beard SiKong Xuan, no enjoyable there. I ponder if she’s eager about me proper now as nicely?” {I relate to Duan Yu on many ranges, as I feel what he thinks about right here is precisely what I’d be pondering as nicely}

Nothing to do, so he went over to the fruit timber to eat extra fruits. Abruptly, he realized: “I’ve searched in all places however right here! The cliff may pull a ‘Far as the sting of the world, however near be in entrance of my eyes’!” He pulled the fruit tree branches apart, however shook his head in disappointment. Behind the tree is one other naked rock coated with vines, no exit in any way. However a more in-depth look revealed that this rock is clean to the purpose that it seems identical to a copper mirror, solely it’s a lot smaller than the one by the waterfall. Duan Yu all of a sudden thought to himself: “Might this be the true ‘No Measure Jade Cliff’?” So he pulled a number of the vines off the rock. However moreover being unusually clean, there may be nothing particular concerning the rock.

Abruptly an thought popped in his head: “No one would ever know that I died right here. No hurt in carving a few phrases on this rock. Um, how about ‘Duan Yu of DaLi died at this place’. Could possibly be fairly enjoyable.”

So he pulled off all of the vines off the rock. Then he took off his gown, dipped it in water within the lake, and wetted the rock. Then he used some grass to brush the rock a bit. By now the rock actually does appear to be a bit of jade.

He discovered a slightly sharp rock on the bottom and began to carve on the rock. However this rock turned out to be unusually onerous. After a lot work, he barely carved out “Duan”, however the phrase was carved shallow and tilted, with out the slightest hint of writing approach and talent. Duan Yu threw down the sharp rock and thought to himself: “If somebody sees this later, they’d suppose that this ‘Duan Yu’ does not even know write his personal identify. If I carve these 8 phrases, what sort of stinking legacy is that to depart behind?” Moreover, he wrist was very sore.

After it received darkish once more, he ate some extra of the bitter fruits and fell asleep. He dreamt {that a} pair of flowery sneakers was flying round in entrance of his eyes. The sneakers had been inexperienced with yellow flowers, Zhong Ling’s pair. He instantly tried to seize them, however the sneakers saved on flying round like a pair of butterflies, he can by no means appear to catch them. After some time, the sneakers flew larger and better. Duan Yu anxiously shouted: “Sneakers! Please do not fly off!” This shock woke him up. Discovering out that it was all a dream, he rubbed his eyes, felt his shirt to ensure that the pair of sneakers are nonetheless the place they need to be, and stood up. He seemed up on the full moon, the silvery gentle shined down onto the lake making it appear to be a layer of silver. His eyes adopted alongside the floor of the lake. Abruptly his complete physique shook, for on the jade cliff reverse of him was a picture of an individual!

For sure, he was shocked past perception. Instantly he took a deep breath and shouted: “Angel! Save me! Angel, save me!” The picture shook a bit, however didn’t reply. Duan Yu has by now calmed down a little bit and seemed on the picture extra fastidiously. The picture could be very faint and onerous to see clearly, however the particular person is carrying a gown and a shawl, clearly a person. He ran ahead a number of steps to the lake’s shore and shouted: “Angel! Save me!” The picture shook considerably and received greater. When Duan Yu stopped, the picture stopped transferring as nicely.

After the preliminary puzzlement, he instantly understood: “It is my very own reflection.” He jumped to the left, the picture on the cliff jumped to the left as nicely. He took a step proper and so did the picture. By now there isn’t any doubt in his thoughts that it’s his personal picture, however he’s nonetheless puzzled: “The moon is on the southwest, how does it handle to shine my picture on to the cliff?”

He rotated, solely to see that on the rock which he had carved “Duan” earlier within the day there was additionally a picture of him. Solely this picture is alot smaller, however rather more pronounced. He instantly understood the entire state of affairs: “So the moon shines my reflection onto this little rock, which in flip displays my picture onto the large cliff. It’s as if I used to be standing between 2 mirrors, the large mirror would replicate my picture within the small mirror as nicely.”

Now that he has thought of this, he can not help however suppose there may be nothing particular about this “Thriller of the Angel Pictures” that has puzzled “No Measure Sword” for many years: “There actually had been somebody standing right here working towards swords and their picture received mirrored onto the cliff. There was once a person and a girl, however afterward one thing occurred to the man, both he left or died, and solely the girl was left right here. She lived right here on their own and after about 2 years she died of loneliness.” Fascinated about a gorgeous girl dropping her love, residing on this canyon on their own, and at last dying in disappointment, he could not assist however be a little bit depressed.

Figuring all of this out, his pleasure earlier has now subsided. With nothing else to do, he began to wave his arm and legs wildly, pretending to be working towards kungfu: “Hopefully Zuo ZiMu and ShuangQing simply so occurs to be on the prime of the cliff. After they see that ‘Angel’ all of a sudden appeared on the cliff once more, they’d suppose that the angel is attempting to show them kungfu. Then they are going to strive onerous to be taught this ‘kungfu’ that I am exhibiting them to allow them to move it on to posterity. Hahaha!” The extra he thought of it the funnier he felt, so he began laughing heartily.

Abruptly a thought popped in his head and he stopped laughing: “These 2 individuals solely follow swords in his canyon occasionally. If they do not dwell right here, then there should be a path out and in of right here. Else irrespective of how good their kungfu is, it’s nonetheless means an excessive amount of bother to climb the cliff twice everytime they need to follow swords. Perhaps as soon as in a protracted whereas, actually not ‘typically’.” A ray of hope appeared to him: “I am going to go and punctiliously search for a means out. Did not Gan GuangHao say: ‘Good issues come to these with aspirations’? Hehe, he aspires to marry his Sister Ge, then I’ll aspire to get out of right here.”

So he sat down together with his arm round his knees. Wanting on the moon mirrored within the lake, surrounded by all this quiety serenity, he began pondering: “‘Good issues come to these with aspirations’. That saying is true. However Confucious additionally stated: ‘Those that like are higher off than those that know, those that are glad are higher off than those that like.’ That saying suits my model a lot better. Mother and pa typically name me ‘obsessive’ as a result of I at all times get obsessed about stuff after I was little. Like after I was 7, I stared at that ’18 Scholar’ Camelia plant from daybreak to nightfall, even sneaking up in the course of the evening to stare at it. All I did was give it some thought, even whereas consuming and studying. When the flower wilts, I cried for a number of days straight. Later, after I began to be taught Go, it was the identical, always forgetting about eat and sleep. All day on a regular basis, all I did was take into consideration play the sport. This time dad informed me to be taught kungfu, simply so occurs I’m within the ‘Ebook of Modifications’. Even after I’m consuming, I’d wonder if the chopsticks I am utilizing are ‘Huge Haves’ or ‘Colleague’. I do not need to be taught kungfu, was it often because I do not need to discover ways to beat and kill individuals? Or may it presumably as a result of I do not need to put down ‘Ebook of Modifications’? Dad stated I used to be ‘unreasonable’, perhaps I actually was being very unreasonable. Mother is aware of how I’m the most effective, so she stated to dad: ‘At some point when this child will get fascinated with kungfu, you possibly can’t even drive him to cease for a minute to eat. You possibly can lead a horse to water however you possibly can’t make him drink. If he does not need to be taught there may be nothing you are able to do to make him.’ Ah! It’s virtually inconceivable to make me aspire to do one thing. Hopefully at some point I am going to turn into obsessive about kungfu, that may make my mother, dad, and uncle all very glad. I simply will not beat or kill anybody as soon as I be taught it, that is all. It is not like it’s important to kill to be taught kungfu. My uncle’s kungfu is so highly effective, however he’s so benevolent and merciful that I do not suppose he killed a single particular person in his life. Even when he needs to kill somebody, it isn’t like he has to do it himself.”

Sitting there by the lake, deep in thought, he misplaced all monitor of time. Abruptly, he seen faint rainbow colours reflecting off of the graceful rock by his aspect. it nearer, he noticed a picture of a sword beneath the “Duan” he carved on the rock. The picture of the sword was unusually clear for a mirrored image, he can clearly make out the deal with, hand guard, and sword level. The sword is pointing downwards, the reflection additionally emits a rainbowlike aura, transferring and flashing round.

He questioned: “Why is there further colours within the reflection?” He seemed as much as search for the moon however cannot see it. Seems that the moon has dipped under the clff on the westside. That cliff face has a gap in it, the moonlight is shining by the outlet. Contained in the cave itself there have been some colourful likes emitting out. Abruptly, he understood: “I get it! There is a sword hanging inside the cave, on the sword there are lots of valuable stones and gems. The moonlight shines on the sword and the gems making the jade replicate their picture. No marvel it’s so amazingly spectacular and colourful.”

He thought some extra: “One has to hole out the sword physique to inlay it with gems, solely then can the moonlight shine by the gems and create such a picture. If the sword isn’t hollowed out, then the moonlight cannot shine by the gems. Clearly, creating this sword took alot of labor.” The outlet that the sword is in is about 20 meters above the bottom, no means for him to go and get a more in-depth look. it from the underside, solely the numerous coloured lights from the gems will be seen. However the reflection on the stone seemed like a scene from a gorgeous dream, as if one thing stolen from the gods.

Quickly, the moon moved. The colours received lighter and lighter till it disappeared utterly and the rock turned again to a grey shade. Duan Yu thought: “That sword was in all probability positioned there by that pair or masters. Such a steep and deep cliff, no one in No Measure Sword would even dare to climb down to examine the place. However in the event you stand on the highest of the cliff, there isn’t any means you can see this gap and the sword. Even when No Measure Sword stood up there and stared on the cliff for one more hundred years, they in all probability nonetheless will not learn about this. But, even when you will get the sword, what is the huge deal about that?” Aftre eager about it a bit extra, he fell asleep.

In the course of a dream, he all of a sudden jumped up: “To put a sword at that place, how a lot effort and work would it not take? Even if you’re a kungfu grasp, it could nonetheless be alot of bother. To undergo a lot work, there should be one thing behind it. Perhaps there are some secrets and techniques in that gap on the cliff, perhaps some secret kungfu guide is hidden there.” As soon as his ideas went on to kungfu, some pleasure went out of his sails: “These form of kungfu manuals, No Measure Sword treats them like treasures, however in the event you put them in entrance of me, I would not even open them as much as learn.”

The subsequent day, he slowly walked across the lake and loved the view. That is his third day inside this canyon. He figured in 4 extra days the “Gut Fragmenter” would take impact, by then there actually isn’t any level in in search of a means out anymore.

He wakened at midnight that evening and waited for the moon to dip west. After 3 or 4 hours, the moonlight begin coming by the outlet within the cliff, as soon as once more displaying all the gorgeous colours upon the little clean rock. The picture of the sword on the rock is tilted towards the north, pointing at one other huge rock. Duan Yu’s thoughts lit up: “Perhaps there’s one thing about this rock.” He walked over to the rock and pushed. The moss on the rock felt moist and delicate, but that rock appeared to have moved a little bit when he pushed. He pushed even more durable, now it’s apparent that the rock is rocking. This rock is chest excessive and weigh not less than a ton if not 2. Logically he can by no means have the ability to transfer it. He felt across the backside of the rock. Seems this large rock was sitting on prime of a small piece of rock, however uncertain whether or not this example man-made or pure. His coronary heart skipped a beat: “One thing fishy is occurring right here!”

He positioned his palms on the suitable aspect of the rock and pushed. The rock swayed misplaced however then returned to its unique place. There have been some sounds of vines snapping popping out from beneath the rock as if the two rocks had been tied collectively by some vines. By now there was not sufficient moonlight to see clearly, so he thought: “Wait till day comes, then I am going to come and determine all of it out.”

So he laid down beside the rock and took a little bit nap and when he wakened, the solar had come out. He stood up and inspected across the rock. Then he laid down and removed all of the vines and tiny stones between the two rocks. As soon as once more he pushed, this time the large rock slowly rotated like a door. After 1 / 4 flip, a meter excessive cave appeared behind it.

In his pleasure, he didn’t even verify whether or not or not there are risks contained in the cave earlier than reducing his head and getting into. After greater than 10 steps, there isn’t any longer any gentle within the cave. He held each of his palms out and felt round earlier than each step. However the floor felt flat and clean, as if he was strolling on a stone path. It was as if the trail was designed and made by human, he couldn’t assist however get much more enthusiastic about this. Solely factor is that the trail continued to go downwards, clearly he was going decrease and decrease. Abruptly, his palms got here in touch with some chilly, ring-like object. As quickly as he touched it, the article set free a loud and clear “Dang!” He touched it as soon as extra, turned out the article was a door ring.

The place there is a door ring, there should be a door. His palms felt round, discovering a number of door nails. In shock and pleasure he thought: “If there may be somebody residing behind this door, would not that be bizarre?” He discovered the door ring once more and knocked 3 instances. After ready for some time, no one got here. He knocked the door ring 3 instances extra, nonetheless no one. So he pushed the door. The door appeared to be fabricated from iron and copper, heavy as will be, but it surely wasn’t locked. So when he pushed, it slowly opened. He spoke up: “I’m Duan Yu, please forgive me for exhibiting up and barging in uninvited.” No sound got here from inside, so he stepped in.

Irrespective of how onerous he stared, he nonetheless couldn’t see something. The odor of mildew surrounded him, appeared like no one has been residing right here for a really very long time. He continued to stroll ahead. “Bang”! His head all of a sudden ran into one thing. Fortunately he was strolling very slowly, so it did not harm a lot. He felt round together with his hand, seems it was one other door. He slowly pushed this door open and a few gentle hit his eyes.

He shut his eyes as his coronary heart raced like loopy. Solely after a bit did he slowly open his eyes and noticed a spherical formed room. The sunshine was coming from the left, but it surely was too dim and hazy to be daylight.

He walked towards the window that was the supply of sunshine. Abruptly a shrimp swam by outdoors of the window. Stunned and curious, he took a number of extra steps in direction of it and noticed a colourful carp casually swim by the window as nicely. He seemed on the window intently and noticed it truly is a big piece of crystal that was imbedded into the wall. The crystal is about measurement of a tray and the sunshine was coming by it.

He put his head up in opposition to the crystal and seemed out. Fishes and shrimps swam about with none bounds being seen. He all of a sudden found out the place he was, truly under the lake now. It will need to have taken loads of effort and work to construct this room in order that the sunshine from outdoors would are available in, to not point out this tray-size crystal. After calming down some, he instantly began to fret: “Crap! I am under the underside of the lake now! I could not see a factor all the means down, do not know what number of twists and turns I took to finish up right here. How am I suppose to get out now?”

Turning round, he seen that there’s a stone desk in the course of the room with a stool by it. On prime of the desk was a copper mirror, beside the mirror had been some combs and earring kind of issues. It seemed as if this was a gorgeous girl’s residing place. The mirror is inexperienced with rust and the desk is roofed in inches of mud. Do not know the way lengthy it has been since somebody been right here.

Seeing this scene, he turned misplaced in his ideas: “A lady will need to have lived right here a few years in the past. Do not know what occurred to her to make her need to go away the world like this. Hmm, probably she’s the woman whose picture was mirrored onto the cliff.” Snapping out of his trance, he seemed round some extra. There have been mirrors everywhere in the room and embedded into the wall as nicely. He did a little bit depend, there have been greater than 30 mirrors in whole. He thought some extra: “The woman in all probability was an unequalled magnificence. Her associate died, so she simply lived right here all by herself. Solely factor to do was to sit down and have a look at herself all day on a regular basis. Such a narrative, how can one not be unhappy?”

Strolling round within the room, occasionally he would click on his tongue, then different instances he would set free a protracted sigh, solely eager about the previous grasp of this room. After a protracted whereas, he all of a sudden had a thought: “Ay! I am so busy eager about the disappointment of the previous proprietor that I forgot about my issues.” He began to speak to himself: “I, Duan Yu, am a stinking male. If I die on this place, then I may very nicely offend the gorgeous woman. It’s best to die outdoors by the lake. Else if others come right here sooner or later and discover my physique right here and mistake it for the girl’s physique, then is not that… is not that….” Earlier than he thought of what that actually is or is not, he all of a sudden seen {that a} mirror on the east wall was reflecting the sunshine onto what appeared like a crack on the southwest wall. He rapid ran over and pushed onerous on that piece of rock. As anticipated, it actually was a door. Because it slowly opened, it revealed an entrance. Wanting into the doorway, he noticed one other flight of stone stairs.

In pleasure, he set free a yell and danced round for some time earlier than transferring on. After strolling one other 10 or so steps downward, he faintly noticed one other door in entrance of him. He pushed the door open. Mild hit his eyes as he set free a scream: “Ai-Yo!”

In entrance of him was a gorgeous woman wearing formal clothes holding a sword in her hand. The purpose of the sword pointed proper at his chest.

After a very long time, the woman didn’t transfer in any respect. He seemed on the woman intently, noticing that though her expression seemed actual, she doesn’t appear to be alive. Summoning his braveness he seemed her over intently once more. Solely now did he see that she is a statue created from white jade. This statue is identical measurement as an precise human. The sunshine yellow coloured silk shirt she has on had been evenly transferring within the wind. Probably the most fascinating characteristic had been her pupils, they’re alive with spirit and expression. All Duan Yu may say was: “So sorry, so sorry. It’s so impolite to stare at miss like I’m.” He knew it was impolite, however he nonetheless couldn’t take his eyes off of her eyes. After staring for who is aware of how lengthy, he lastly found out that the eyes had been created from some form of black gem. However the extra he stared the deeper her pupils appeared to turn into. The truth that the statue seems so very human-like was primarily due to the spirit and delicacy of its eyes.

The white jade on the statue’s face has a faint signal of redness, making it much more human like. Duan Yu stepped apart to take a look at the statue, however seen that her eyes adopted him as if she was alive. In shock, he leaned his head to the suitable, the eyes of the statue nonetheless adopted him. Irrespective of the place he stands, the statue’s eyes are at all times him. The expression in her eyes had been even more durable to determine, seemingly love and happiness however not likely, seemingly sincerely in love, but additionally appeared silently depressed.

He was spellbound for a very long time. With a deep bow, he stated: “Pricey Goddess, Duan Yu was lucky sufficient to see your magnificence at this time, I can die with out no regrets now. Goddess, you might have separated your self from the world to dwell right here by your self, hope it wasn’t too lonely.” The colours from the statue’s eyes modified, as if she heard what he stated and was actually touched.

By now Duan Yu was utterly spellbound. It is virtually as if he was possessed, as if he cannot ever take his eyes off the statue once more. He muttered: “Do not know the way I ought to tackle pricey Goddess.” He thought: “I ought to go searching to see if she left her identify round right here.”

Wanting round, he noticed loads of writings on the wall to the east however he did not actually take note of them and instantly went again to staring on the statue. This time he seen that the hair on the statue is definitely actual human hair, curled up in a bun. The hair round her temples had been like a fog. By her temple was a jade hairpin. On the hairpin was 2 pinky sized crystals, shiny and colourful. The partitions of the room had been stuffed with gems and crystals as nicely. On the wall on the west aspect, 6 giant crystals had been embedded into the partitions. Past the crystals was the faint glow of water, making this room a number of instances brighter than the earlier room.

He stared blankly on the statue for a very long time once more earlier than turning away. He seen that the east wall has been smoothed out and a number of other traces of phrases has been carved onto it. The traces had been all taken from ZhuangZi (Toaist thinker, up to date of Mencius, a favourite of Oscar Wilde), largely from the books of “Carefree Travels”, “Rules of Nuturing”, “Autumn Waters”, and “Epitome of Happiness”. The calligraphy was elegant and refined. The phrases appeared to be carved with a very sharp device for each stroke is about half-an-inch deep. On the finish was one other line: “Devoted to Pricey QiuShui (Autumn Waters) from Carefree Man. No solar and moon on this cave, actually the Epitome of Happiness within the mortal world.”

Duan Yu stared at these phrases for some time, pondering: “This ‘Carefree Man’ and ‘Pricey QiuShui’ are in all probability the two masters that had been working towards swords a long time in the past. And this statue might be that ‘Pricey QiuShui’ as nicely. Carefree Man was in a position to dwell together with her right here on this serene cave, that actually is the epitome of happiness within the mortal world. Really, who says it is merely epitome of happiness within the mortal world, does heaven have such joys?”

His eyes moved onto the opposite traces on the wall: “Small and insignificant mountain, immortals dwell inside, pores and skin like ice and snow, swish virgin, no want for meals, and exhibits pleasure in breeze.” He turned to the statue and thought: .”Utilizing these phrases by ZhuangZi to explain Pricey Goddess couldn’t be anymore acceptable.” He walked to in entrance of the statue and stared. Seeing her ice-like pores and skin, he didn’t dare to even elevate a finger and contact her. It was as if his coronary heart was possessed. He even faintly smelled some musk like incense perfume. From love was born respect, from respect got here obsession. {ZhuangZi must be taught to put in writing coherently, that is what I say. Hopefully my translation was not simply on the market.}

After who is aware of how lengthy, he all of a sudden blurted out: “Pricey Goddess, if you’re keen to say even one phrase to me. Then I’d fortunately and with out remorse die 1000, no, 10000 instances.” Abruptly he kneeled.

When he kneeled, he seen that there have been 2 mats in entrance of the statue, seemingly positioned for individuals to kowtow to the statue. His knees had been resting on the larger mat whereas there’s a a lot smaller one simply in entrance of the statue, seeming made for individuals to kowtow. So he did. Abruptly he seen that there appeared to be phrases sewn onto the within portion of the statue’s sneakers. He seemed more durable and acknowledged that on the suitable shoe was sewn: “Kowtow one thousand instances, then obey my orders”, and the left sneakers learn: “Whoso follows my directions, won’t ever have regrets”.

These 16 phrases had been actually smaller than the pinnacle of a fly. The sneakers had been inexperienced just like the lake, and the 16 phrases had been sewn utilizing a skinny inexperienced line, solely barely darker than the sneakers. Add within the hazy and complicated lighting of the room, there isn’t any means these phrases will be seen with out first kowtowing adopted by a cautious look. Duan Yu felt that kowtowing 1000 instances was truly very pure of a factor, including on prime that he could be get an opportunity to obey the statue, he actually could not ask for something extra. As for following her directions, he would not thoughts leaping in boiling oil or burning seas, in fact he wouldn’t remorse it. So with out a little bit of hesitation, together with his thoughts not all there, he began to actually truthfully kowtowing to the statue. All of the whereas he counted out loud: “5, 10, 15, 20….”

When he received to 500, his waist was sore, his bones harm, and his brow felt numb. However he informed himself that he wouldn’t cease till he will get to 1000 it doesn’t matter what. Cannot even accomplish the primary directions he received from Pricey Goddess, then how does he get off saying “won’t ever have remorse”? By the point he received to 800, the smaller mat had been worn by, exposing one thing beneath. He did not hassle and nonetheless went on kowtowing one after one other. When he completed, he stood up. Abruptly he felt his waist give out and fell flat on his again.

He simply lied there, resting. Though he’s worn and sore throughout, he nonetheless felt nice in his coronary heart for he has accomplished one thing that the statue requested of him. Solely after a protracted whereas did he lastly, and slowly, received up. He touched the place the smaller mat was worn by. It felt clean and delicate to the contact, turned on the market was a silk bundle beneath. He thought: “So Pricey Goddess had this deliberate out a very long time in the past. If I did not kowtow 1000 instances, the mat would not have been worn by, and the treasure that she has rewarded to me would not have appeared.” He by no means cared for jade, crystals, or pearls, however since this silk bundle was given to him by Pricey Goddess, he would treasure it like no different even when its solely a pile of dried up leaves. He grabbed it together with his proper hand, however instantly put his left hand on it as nicely, and held it as much as his chest.

The silk bundle was a couple of foot lengthy and on it had been written these phrases: “You’ve already kowtow 1000 instances, that means that you’ve admitted as my topic and can hearken to my command with out regrets. This quantity is the essence of our Carefree Sect’s kungfu (Xiao Yao Pai). From today forth, you shall, from 5am to 7am, 11pm to 1am, and 5pm to 7pm, comply with and follow the directions inside. Then you possibly can rightfully learn the gathering and all of the kungfus of each sect on the earth might be yours to make use of. Study what you possibly can and need, afterwards go away and kill the entire disciples and descendants of the Carefree Sect. If one fall by the holes, even the heavens will curse you.” {Written in very fancy e-book Chinese language, I attempted to get the gist of it with out breaking out with Shakespearian imitations}

His palms that had been holding up the bundle couldn’t shaking violently because the thought ran throughout his thoughts: “What does she imply? I do not need to be taught kungfu, as for killing the entire disciples of Carefree Sect, I’ve even much less urge to try this. However how can I not obey Pricey Goddess’s directions? I’ve already kowtowed to her 1000 instances, which suggests I’m now a keen topic of hers. However she needs me to be taught kungfu and kill, what ought to I do?” {Because the Chinese language would describe Duan Yu: Fool Scholar!}

His thoughts was a multitude as he thought to himself: “She tells me to be taught the kungfu of the Carefree Sect and kill all of the disciples of the Carefree Sect, how unusual. Hm, in all probability her martial brothers and sisters did one thing horrible to her, so she needs revenge. But she was not in a position to earlier than her dying, so she needs to have a disciple to complete this want of hers. These individuals did unhealthy issues to Pricey Goddess, then indisputably they’re essentially the most evil and sinister individuals on the earth. When Confucius stated: ‘Revenge with righteousness’, he was speaking about this sort of stuff. Dad additionally stated that even when I do not need to kill unhealthy individuals, after they meet me they’d need to kill me, so if I do not know any kungfu, then all I can do is wait to be killed. There’s loads of sense in what he stated.” When his father was forcing him to be taught kungfu, he whipped out all types of philosophies and arguments of Confucius and Buddhism to say that it isn’t proper to be taught kungfu. His father’s information on this topic isn’t on par with him, so he couldn’t argue with him. But at this second, he’s obsessive about the statue, so he naturally feels that there are some sense in what his father stated.

He thought some extra: “Pricey Goddess has been gone for a number of a long time now, do not know if there nonetheless is a Carefree Sect on this world. Because the saying goes: ‘Evil solely begets evil’. Perhaps each single one in all them already have what’s coming to them and there’s no want for me to kill them anymore. If there aren’t any extra disciples of Carefree Sect, then Pricey Goddess’s want has come to fruition and he or she needn’t be stuffed with hate up in heaven the place she resides.”

As soon as he considered this, his coronary heart relaxed and he stopped worrying. He silently prayed: “Pricey Goddess, no matter directions you allow behind, Duan Yu will obey with out a query. However hopefully your powers is aware of no bounds and the disciples of Carefree Sect have already met their ends.” Nervously, he opened up the bundle. Inside was one single roll of silk scroll.

He unrolled the scroll. The primary line learn: “Divine Talent of the Northern Darkness” (Bei Ming Shen Gong). The handwriting was stunning and chic but highly effective, similar because the phrases written on the surface of the silk bundle. After it was written:

“ZhuangZi’s ‘Carefree Travels’ learn: ‘Past the northern boundaries is the ocean of darkness, a sea of heaven. There are fishes inside hundreds of kilometers lengthy, however nobody identified actually how lengthy.’ Additionally learn: ‘If the amassed water isn’t sufficient, then it’s irrespective of that the boat’s huge. If the water from the overturned cup is greater than that may be held by the melancholy, then even cabbage leaves is usually a boat; set the cup inside and turn into as one, then if the water is little then the boat is huge.’ In our sect’s kungfu,accumulating interior drive is most necessary. As soon as interior drive is robust, then the entire kungfus of all of the sects are ours to make use of. Similar to the northern darkness, in a position to maintain all boats irrespective of the dimensions, in a position to include all fishes huge or small. For that reason, interior drive is most elementary and first, whereas strikes are final. Utilizing the diagrams under and diligently be taught interior drive coaching and meditation.”

{Observe: the phrase that stated “fishes inside” in Chinese language is “YuYan”, Wang YuYan’s identify is a play off of this line. ZhuangZi’s phrases have to make some sense, I attempted to go for the literal that means as a result of they’re alleged to be very significant quotes with many ranges. It could be higher if he had not used uncommon phrases and peculiar methods to say the best of ideas.}

Duan Yu praised: “Pricey Goddess couldn’t have made it any clearer with this passage!” He thought some extra: “Since this ‘Divine Talent of the Northern Darkness’ is interior drive kungfu, studying it ought to be no hurt to anybody.” So he unrolled some extra of the scroll together with his left hand. “Ah!” He all of a sudden screamed as his hearted raced a mile a minute. Instantly he blushed to the roots of his ears and his complete physique felt prefer it was burning up.

For on the scroll there was a drawing of a unadorned feminine, not a single strand of clothes on her physique, face precisely like that of the statue’s. Duan Yu felt as if one look could be disrespect and obscene in direction of Pricey Goddess, so he instantly rolled up the scroll. Solely after a protracted whereas did he suppose: “Pricey Goddess instructed: ‘Utilizing the diagrams under and diligently be taught.’ I am solely following her directions, cannot be counted as disrespect.”

His palms nonetheless shaking, he unrolled the scroll once more. The face of the feminine was smiling fantastically and sweetly. The ends of her eyebrows, the nook of her eyes, and her rosy cheeks all exuded a seductive allure. When in comparison with that critical expression of the jade statue, though their seems are the identical, the sensation they provide off are utterly completely different. He may virtually hear his coronary heart beating closely as his eyes moved onto the girl’s physique and noticed a skinny inexperienced line. The road began on her left shoulders, moved horizontally till under her chin, then slanted downwards to her proper breast. When he noticed a slight signal of mound of her breast, his coronary heart skipped not less than 5 beats and he instantly shut his eyes. After a protracted wait, he slowly opened his eyes and seemed down once more. The inexperienced line handed beneath the armpits, adopted her proper arm, passing her wrist and at last got here to a cease on her proper thumb. The extra he adopted the road the extra relaxed he turned, figuring Pricey Goddess’s arm and fingers is nothing unhealthy. However even when simply her stunning and comely arm and legs, his coronary heart couldn’t assist however begin selecting up once more.

There was one other inexperienced line that began on the base of the neck and went downwards, previous the chest and abdomen all the way in which till just a few inches above the navel. Duan Yu dared not to take a look at that line very intently and turned his consideration again to the inexperienced line on the arm. This time he seen loads of small phrases by the road, ranging from “Cloudy Gate” all the way in which to “Much less Service provider”. He typically listens in on his mother and father speaking about kungfu, though he by no means actually paid a lot consideration to it, he has heard them discuss it too typically. So he acknowledges these small phrases as names of strain factors on the physique.

He unrolled the scroll a bit additional and browse: “Divine Talent of the Northern Darkness is about utilizing different’s interior energy as my very own. The ocean of the Northern Darkness didn’t create itself. It stated: ‘All of the rivers empties into the ocean, the ocean is as a result of it may include the rivers.’ The huge open seas was amassed. So ‘Scripture of the Lunar Hand and Lungs’ is the primary lesson of the Divine Talent of the Northern Darkness” adopted by detailed directions as to follow this kungfu.

It concludes the part with: “When others follow interior energy, the trail that they take is from Cloudy Gate to Much less Service provider. However our Carefree Sect’s kungfu is from Much less Service provider to Cloudy Gate, if thumb is available in contact with others, then their interior drive will gush into my physique and be saved at Cloudy Gate in addition to different strain factors. But when the opponent’s interior drive is stronger than mine, then the water of the ocean will empty into the rivers and can result in life threatening risks, you might have been forewarned. The opposite abilities of our sect, has not been developed totally and are solely in a position to weaken the opponent’s interior drive however can’t make it obtainable for personal use. It’s as if stealing a fortune but misplacing it, such a waste of one thing so valuable.”

Duan Yu set free a protracted sigh as some a part of him felt that there’s something not fairly proper with this talent. Utilizing different’s interior energy to your personal use, is not that identical to stealing one thing valuable from others? However then he additionally thought: “Pricey Goddess couldn’t have picked a greater metaphor. Rivers empty into the ocean as a result of it’s the rivers themselves doing the emptying, not as a result of the ocean is stealing the river’s waters. My pondering Pricey Goddess stealing from others, how disrespectful is that? Punishment known as for. Undoubtedly known as for!”

So he lifted his hand up and slapped himself as soon as on each cheeks. The primary slap on his left cheek was slightly onerous and really painful, so naturally he took off loads of drive on the second slap on his proper cheek. He thought to himself: “Dangerous, evil individuals got here to make bother to Pricey Goddess, so Pricey Goddess took their interior energy for herself. That is solely taking away unhealthy, evil individuals’s capacity to do unhealthy, evil issues. Like grabbing the butcher knife away from the butcher, not killing him. How may an individual comparable to Pricey Goddess ever do a single unhealthy factor?”

So he unrolled some extra of the scroll. There have been many many extra drawings of bare females on the scroll, some standing and a few sitting, some exhibiting her frontside whereas others present her again. Though the face remained the identical, her expressions modified as nicely, typically glad and typically frightened, typically stuffed with loving tenderness whereas different instances stuffed with jealous disdain; not a single expression was the identical as one other one. There have been a complete of 36 drawings in whole, each one in all them have a number of colourful traces with strain factors clearly labeled and coaching directions.

On the very finish of the scroll had been the phrases: “Minute Ice Ripple Step” (Lin Buo Wei Bu), following it had been numerous variety of foot prints, every labeled with place names from the Ebook of Modifications. Just a few days in the past, Duan Yu was nonetheless diligently studying and finding out the Ebook of Modifications for all his value. So upon seeing these names, his spirit and curiosity instantly picked up, as if he was assembly an outdated good friend. The footprints on the scroll had been densely packed and quite a few, not fairly positive if there are millions of them or simply a whole lot. There have been inexperienced traces connecting each step with one other, and on the traces had been arrows as nicely. Clearly a really sophisticated foot talent. On the finish had been written: “If all of a sudden assembly a powerful foe, this can be utilized for cover in addition to accumulating interior energy. Then take the foe’s life.”

Duan Yu thought: “Pricey Goddess left this step talent, so it’ll little question be excellent and refined. If I can use it to run away after I run into a powerful foe, that may be nice. Then there could be no have to ‘take the foe’s life’.”

He rolled up the scroll, clasped his palms and bowed in direction of it. Solely then did he fastidiously put it in his shirt. Turning to the statue, he stated: “Pricey Goddess, you might have instructed me to coach 3 instances a day, Duan Yu dare not disobey. From today forth I am going to you’ll want to be further well mannered and courteous to everybody I meet, then others will not come at me. After all, then I would not have to steal their interior energy. As for this ‘Minute Ice Ripple Step’, I’ll undoubtedly work further onerous on it. If issues don’t appear proper, I am out of there, then there could be no have to steal interior energy.” As for that part about “kill all disciples of the Carefree Sect”, he dared to not even take into consideration that.

Seeing that there’s a door on the left, he slowly walked by it. Inside was one other stone room with a stone mattress. By the mattress was a small picket cradle. He stared blankly on the cradle: “Might or not it’s attainable that Pricey Goddess had a child? No means, no means! Such a gorgeous woman, how may she have a child?” Simply the very thought that this “swish as a virgin” Pricey Goddess of his truly may need a child put him on the verge of tears due to the frustration. However his ideas instantly turned: “Ah! That is proper! That is the cradle that Pricey Goddess used when she was a child, her mother and pa made it for her. That Carefree Man and Pricey QiuShui had been in all probability her mother and father. Sure, that should be it.” Not keen to consider this anymore and discover holes in his assumption, he instantly cheered up.

There have been no quilts, pillows, or clothes within the room. There’s solely a 7 stringed zither hanging on a wall on this room. The strings are all damaged. Left of the mattress was a stone desk, on which had been carved a 19 x 19 sq. of the Go board. On the board there are about 200 or so stones. Either side had been nicely positioned for the match, clearly this recreation has not ended. Zither is right here, recreation isn’t over, but the wonder is gone. Duan Yu silently stood there within the room. Earlier than he knew it, 2 streaks of tear ran down his cheeks.

Abruptly his coronary heart turned chilly: “Ai-Yo! If there’s a match, then there will need to have been 2 individuals taking part in. Then Pricey Goddess would probably be that “Pricey QiuShui” and he or she could be taking part in in opposition to her husband Carefree Man right here. Ay! That is… That is…. Ah! I received it, this recreation was not performed by 2 individuals. Pricey Goddess was right here all by herself and play in opposition to herself out of boredom and loneliness. Pricey Goddess, why did not you name out a number of instances then? Duan Yu would have heard your voice and naturally jumped down right here to play the sport with you.” He walked nearer and seemed the sport over fastidiously. The extra he seemed the extra shocked he turned.

The adjustments and turns on this recreation was unimaginable and complicated, virtually as whether it is what a Go participant would name a puzzle, traps inside traps, and might result in many alternative outcomes. Duan Yu has been working onerous on the sport of Go for years. Again when he was obsessed, he spent total days taking part in in opposition to a Mr. Huo from accounting. He was born good and in merely a yr’s time, he had turned a 4 stone handicap on himself to a 3 stone handicap on Mr. Huo. His abilities are among the many finest in all of DaLi. But he can’t determine how this match would end up, it looks as if the black aspect has the sport in hand, however there may be nonetheless some likelihood for the whites to return again. He stared for a very long time because the board received blurrier and blurrier. Seeing there may be 2 candle-holders on the desk, every with half a candle remaining in it, he grabbed the fireplace knife and fireplace stone of the tray on the candle shelf and lit the candles so he may have a look at the match some extra. He seemed and thought concerning the match a lot that he started to really feel dizzy and nauseous.

He stood up and yawned. Astounded, he thought: “This match is de facto one thing. Even when I take 7 or 8 extra days I nonetheless might not have the ability to determine it out. By then my life could be gone and Miss Zhong would have lengthy been buried alive by the Divine Farmer Clan.” Figuring out that if he have a look at the desk once more, who is aware of how lengthy it could be earlier than he can transfer on once more. So he rotated and reached behind him to take ahold of a candle-holder in order to ensure that he doesn’t lay one other look on the board. Abruptly pleasure shot by his coronary heart: “That is proper! Such an advanced recreation, should be a puzzle laid down by Pricey Goddess herself and can’t be accomplished by 2 individuals taking part in. Great!”

He lifted his head up and noticed that there’s one other cave entrance on the finish of the stone mattress. By the doorway had been written: “Blessed Studying Floor”. Remembering what Pricey Goddess wrote on the surface of the silk bundle, he thought: “So ‘Blessed Studying Floor’ is right here. Pricey Goddess informed me that the gathering of each kungfu of each sect would belong to me. I do not need to be taught kungfu, so it is no huge deal if I do not look by this assortment but it surely’s an order from Pricey Goddess, I can not disobey.” So he walked by the door with the candle.

As soon as he had the prospect to go searching, he instantly set free a protracted sigh and felt lots higher. Seems that this “Blessed Studying Floor” is a big room, a number of instances greater than the room outdoors. Contained in the room was stuffed with rows and rows of e-book cabinets, however there was not a single e-book on the cabinets. He held up the candle and walked nearer. Labels dotted the cabinets, all of them saying issues comparable to: “KunLun”, “ShaoLin”, “QingCheng of SiChuan”, “PengLai of ShanDong”, and so on. There’s even a “Duan’s of DaLi” label. However underneath “ShaoLin” there was a notice: “Lacking Sutra of Altering Nerves”, underneath “Beggar Clan” was a notice: “Lacking 18 Dragon Subduing Palms”, and the “Duan’s of DaLi” was famous with: “Regrettably Lacking 1 Yang Zhi, 6 Veined Divine Sword”.

A very long time in the past these cabinets had been undoubtedly stuffed with diagrams and directions on the entire kungfus of each sect however somebody has moved the books away a very long time in the past. A burden that Duan Yu has been carrying in his coronary heart lifted as he couldn’t be any happier: “Now that the books aren’t right here anymore, I can not be taught any of them. This does not depend as disobeying Pricey Goddess.” However then he felt ashamed: “Duan Yu my good man, you might be glad as a result of you possibly can’t comply with the directions left by Pricey Goddess, that isn’t being loyal to her. Not seeing the kungfu books, you have to be unhappy, annoyed, and mad, not glad. Pricey Goddess in heaven, please forgive me.”

{Is there any doubt now that Carefree Sect is essentially the most highly effective sect and that Duan Yu, Xu Zhu, Li QiuShui, Tian Shan Tong Lao are about essentially the most highly effective characters in all of JY canon? The sweeper monk in ShaoLin is up there, however he appeared to be a freak of nature and had some prior information and talent earlier than becoming a member of ShaoLin, in spite of everything, he had solely been sweeping for some 40 years whereas he appeared to be a lot older. Additionally any thought the place the books are moved to? It by no means stated within the e-book however I’m fairly sure I do know the place the gathering is.}

Seeing no different methods out of this “Blessed Studying Floor”, he returned again to the room of the jade statue. He simply barely seemed on the eyes of the jade statue and have become spellbound as soon as once more. He stared blankly for a very long time earlier than lastly clasping his palms and bowing deeply, virtually to the bottom. He stated: “Pricey Goddess, I’ve necessary issues that I have to attend to, so I’ve to quickly go away. After I’ve saved Miss Zhong, then I’ll come again to be with you once more.”

With nice effort and wrestle, he walked out of the room with a candle in hand in search of one other exit. There was one other flight of steps heading upwards on the aspect that he didn’t discover earlier than as a result of as quickly as he entered the room his consideration fell onto the statue. He rapidly walked to the tip of the steps. There was a door that was barely giant sufficient to suit by a head. He caught his head out and took a go searching. What he noticed despatched his coronary heart racing out with worry.

What he noticed was fearsome rapids as water roared handed him with nice velocity and noise, for he had stumbled on a river. The towering and jagged cliff stood by the financial institution of the river. From the seems of it he had reached the LanCang River. Excited and shocked, he slowly climbed out of the outlet. Wanting round him, he noticed that he’s greater than 30 meters above the rapids. So irrespective of how excessive up the water will get, it could by no means attain the outlet and flood the cave. However to get to the river banks isn’t any simple activity both. So he put his palms and legs to full use as he awkwardly and pathetically began climbing up. All of the whereas he was taking care to recollect all the main points of his surrounding, in order to have the ability to return right here as soon as he completed saving lives. He thought: “Yearly any more, I’ve received to spend a number of months on this cave to maintain Pricey Goddess firm.”

The banks of the river is roofed by rocks, not even a small path might be discovered. He walked like this for about 4 kilometers when he stumbled on a wild peach tree. Peaches had been throughout this tree; he picked them and had himself meal. As soon as his abdomen crammed up, his spirit did as nicely and he walked one other 5 kilometers when he stumbled on a small path. Following this path till it was virtually nightfall, he lastly stumbled on an iron chained bridge. On a rock by the bridge had been carved: “Properly-Doer’s Crossing”.

He couldn’t be happier, for “Properly-Doer’s Crossing” was one of many locations that he needed to move in accordance with Zhong Ling. He has made it onto the suitable path! So he grabbed the iron chains for help as he stepped onto to a plank of wooden. This bridge is comprised of 4 iron chains, the two on the backside have planks of wooden laid on prime to stroll on whereas the two on the aspect are for help. As quickly as he stepped onto the bridge, the chains began to shake. When he received to the center, the shaking received even worse. Glancing down, the river was dashing by like stampeding horses under his toes. One unhealthy step may result in falling into the river, then irrespective of how good of a swimmer you might be, you wouldn’t survive. He dared to not take one other look down. Staring straight forward, he nervously and shakily started to wish: “Amida Buddha! Amida Buddha!” One step at a time, he lastly made it to the opposite finish.

Solely after sitting down and resting by the bridge for some time did he proceed on as Zhong Ling had directed him. After strolling rapidly for greater than an hour, he stumbled on an enormous and darkish forest. He knew he had arrived on the entrance of “Valley of Ten Thousand Calamities”, Zhong Ling’s house. Strolling up a little bit nearer, he stumbled on 9 big pine timber lined up on the left. He counted to the fourth tree from the suitable. Following Zhong Ling’s course, he went round, behind the pine tree, pulling away the tall grass, and as anticipated, an gap appeared earlier than him. He thought: “This ‘Valley of Ten Thousand Calamity is very well hidden certainly. Had I not been informed by Miss Zhong, who may have found out that the doorway is definitely inside a pine tree?”

He walked into the outlet, whereas protecting the grass out of the way in which together with his left hand, his proper hand discovered a giant iron ring. With a mighty pull, he lifted up the block of wooden, revealing a collection of steps. He walked down a number of steps, rotated, used each palms to softly let the picket block fall again into place, and continued on down the steps. After 30 or so steps the trail took a flip to the suitable, after which after a number of meters it turned upwards. He thought to himself: “Constructing stone steps in a spot like this isn’t simple in any respect however when put next with the steps at Pricey Goddess’s place, these come up means quick.” After about 30 steps upwards, he reached stage floor.

In entrance of him was an important subject of grass, on the different finish was one other assortment of pine timber. He walked over the sector of grass and noticed that one of many pines had a 3 meter lengthy 1 meter huge part pared off and a layer of white paint was painted on. On it was written: “These with the Surname of Duan will die with out exception”. 9 of the phrases had been black, the phrase “die”, nonetheless, was blood pink.

Duan Yu thought: “Surprise why the grasp of this valley hate us Duan’s a lot? Even when a man with the surname of Duan wronged him, there are millions of Duan’s on the earth, is he going to kill all of them?” At the moment the sunshine is darkish, these 10 phrases seemed fearsome and threatening, particularly that pink “die”, for it seemed as if it was written in blood. He thought some extra: “So that is why Miss Zhong informed me to not say that my surname is Duan. She informed me to bang on the sixth phrase 3 instances, that means banging on this ‘Duan’ phrase. She did not say ‘Duan’ as a result of she was afraid that I’d get mad. If I’ve to bang on it I am going to bang on it, what is the huge deal? She saved my life, not solely is it alright to bang on that ‘Duan’ phrase 3 instances, even when I’ve to bang Duan Yu’s head 3 instances I’d do it.”

Noticing there may be nail nailed on the tree with a small iron hammer hanging from it, he grabbed it and banged on that ‘Duan’ phrase. “Zheng”! A loud sound of steel assembly steel got here when the hammer fell. Taking Duan Yu without warning, he was momentarily startled earlier than realizing that behind the ‘Duan’ was a iron board and behind that was hole. As a result of the surface was painted white, he did not discover it. He banged the hammer twice extra and hung it again up.

After some time, a younger woman’s voice got here from behind the pine: “Miss, you might be again!” Her voice was stuffed with happiness and pleasure.

Duan Yu replied: “I am right here as a result of Miss Zhong requested me to return right here to satisfy with the grasp of this valley.” The woman set free a shocked “Yi!” Then she requested: “You… You might be an outsider? The place’s miss?” Duan Yu didn’t see her physique, however he answered: “Miss Zhong is in peril, I got here right here particularly to report that.” That woman requested anxiously: “What sort of hazard?” Duan Yu answered: “She is captured and it could be life-threatening.” That woman replied: “Ai-Yo! You… You… You wait right here for a little bit bit, I will report back to the Madame.” Duan Yu replied: “That might be nice.” He thought to himself: “Miss Zhong informed me to see her mom first anyway.”

After ready for some time, he heard hurried footsteps come from behind the tree. The woman from earlier than stated: “Madame request your presence.” She got here out from behind the tree. She was about 16 or 17 and is dressed like a servant. She spoke up once more: “Honored visitor… sir, please comply with me.” Duan Yu requested: “How do I tackle you?” The servant woman shook her head, that means that she will’t discuss anymore. Seeing worry on her face, Duan Yu dared not say anymore.

The servant woman led him by the woods, adopted a small path towards the left, and arrived in entrance of a home. She pushed the door open, waved her palms at Duan Yu, and stepped to the aspect to let him in first. Strolling in, Duan Yu seen that he has entered a small lounge with an enormous candle alit on the desk in the course of the room. Though the room is slightly small, it was very elegantly embellished. After he sat down, the servant woman got here with a cup: “Sir, please strive the tea. Madame might be out very quickly.”

He took 2 sips of the tea when he seen that there have been 4 hanging scrolls on the east wall. On them had been drawings of plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum (Mei Lan Zhu Ju). However they had been hung within the order of: orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, and plum. On the west wall was 4 scrolls of Spring, Summer time, Autumn, and Winter; however their order was flawed as nicely: Winter, Summer time, Spring, and Autumn. He mused: “Miss Zhong’s mother and father are each martial kind of individuals. No shock there if they do not know a lot about books, work, and issues comparable to these.”

Listening to sounds of bijou clanking, a mistress had walked out from the again. She was carrying a silk shirt that was of a light-weight inexperienced shade and seemed about 36 or 37 years outdated. Seeing that her face was fairly and delicate with a faint resemblance of Zhong Ling between her eyebrows, Duan Yu knew that this was Madame Zhong. So he stood up, clasped his palms, and bowed: “Humble Duan Yu respectfully salutes to Madame.” As quickly as he stated it he grimaced: “Ai-Yo! Why did you blurt out your actual identify? I used to be concentrating completely on how a lot she seemed like Zhong Ling and utterly forgot about making up a pretend identify.”

Madame Zhong was a bit bowled over, however she bowed in return however: “Many fortunes to you!” She adopted with: “You… your surname is Duan?” There was shock in her expression. Duan Yu figured that since he had already blurted out his personal identify, it’s too late to lie about that, so he replied: “Sure, my humble surname is Duan.” Madame Zhong continued together with her questions: “Do not know the place your hometown is or what your father is called?”

Duan Yu thought: “Obtained to inform two huge lies right here, or else she may guess who I’m.” So he replied: “I’m from town of LinAn in HeNan province. My father’s given identify is ‘Lengthy’.” There have been some traces of suspicion on Madame Zhong’s face: “However you might be talking within the DaLi dialect.” Duan Yu replied: “I moved to DaLi 3 years in the past and realized the native dialect. I am afraid it isn’t excellent, please excuse my unhealthy accents.”

Madame Zhong took a deep breath and replied: “Very convincing dialect, not in the slightest degree completely different from the locals. Please sit down.”

The two of them sat down. Miss Zhong saved on trying up and down nonstop, sizing him up. All this consideration made Duan Yu very uncomfortable, so he spoke up: “I bumped into some troubles on the way in which right here, inflicting my clothes to get torn. Your daughter is in peril, that’s the reason I got here right here. Solely that the information was very pressing, so I had no likelihood to modify into one thing extra clear and acceptable, please forgive my rudeness.”

Madame Zhong appeared to have all of a sudden been snapped out of a trance by his phrases. She anxiously requested: “What’s occurred to my daughter?”

Duan Yu took out the pair of sneakers from his shirt and stated: “Miss Zhong informed me to return right here with these as proof and see you.” Madame Zhong took the sneakers over into her hand and replied: “Thanks a lot, do not know what sort of bother my daughter has run into?” So Duan Yu informed her every thing that has occurred from Sword Lake Palace to now, leaving out solely the part relating to Pricey Goddess.

Madame Zhong was quiet all the time, however her face received darker and darker. When Duan Yu completed, she sighed and stated: “As quickly as she leaves the home she runs into bother.” Duan Yu replied: “All of this began due to me, Miss Zhong has no fault on this matter.”

Madame Zhong checked out him after which quietly stated: “Sure, that is proper. Probably not that shocking actually, again then… again then I used to be the identical….” Duan Yu requested: “What?” Stunned, Madame Zhong’s cheeks all of a sudden turned pink. Though she’s virtually at center age, when she will get bashful and shy she seems identical to a younger woman. She bashfully replied: “I… I simply remembered one thing else.” After saying that, her face turned even redder, so she instantly tried to alter the topic: “I… I feel this matter… is a bit… a bit troublesome.”

Seeing how bashful she is, Duan Yu thought: “After all this matter is slightly troublesome, however you needn’t blush like this. In comparison with you, your daughter is rather more pure about this stuff.”

Abruptly, a burly male voice got here from outdoors the door: “All the pieces was going nicely, how did JinXi-Er get killed?”

This startled Madame Zhong, she turned and whispered: “My husband is right here, he… he’s at all times suspicious. Mr. Duan, may you go conceal for a bit.” Duan Yu replied: “I nonetheless ought to actually meet his acquaintance, would not or not it’s higher….” Madame Zhong coated his mouth together with her left hand and grabbed his arm together with her proper. She pulled him to the east winged room and whispered: “Keep right here, do not make a sound it doesn’t matter what. My husband’s mood is brief and violent. Just a bit bit of confusion may price you your life, then even I can not enable you to.”

Though she seemed weak and bashful, her kungfu is first price. This little push-pull left Duan Yu no likelihood to refuse as he obediently adopted her into the room. However he was secretly indignant together with her: “I got here this far to inform you about your daughter, for higher or worse I am nonetheless a visitor. Making me conceal and sneak round like this, is not that making me out to be a thief?” Madame Zhong smiled at him tenderly. As quickly as Duan Yu noticed the smile, all his rage disappeared as he nodded in settlement. Madame Zhong rotated, walked out, and shut the door on her means out.

Quickly he heard 2 individuals stroll in adopted by a person calling out: “Spouse!” Duan Yu peeked out from the crack between the door and the wall. He noticed a person of round 30 wearing servant clothes, face stuffed with panic and terror; there was one other tall and skinny man, he was carrying black and dealing with outwards so Duan Yu can’t make out his face. However he may see his fan-sized palms at his aspect, the again of the hand was coated with veins. Duan Yu thought: “Wah! Miss Zhong’s dad has received some huge palms!”

Madame Zhong requested: “JinXi-Er died? How?” The servant replied: “Grasp ship me and JinXi-Er to the north manor to welcome the friends. Grasp informed us there could be 4 of them. At midday at this time one in all them arrived, stated his surname was Yue. Grasp instructed to name the one whose identify is Yue as ‘Third Sir’. However the man instantly went right into a rage and shouted: ‘I am Yue quantity 2, why are you calling me ‘Third’? Attempting to degrade me?” And with one slap he smacked JinXiEr’s face so onerous he fell over bleeding.” Madame Zhong frowned: “Such flagrant violence! Since when did good ol’ third Yue flip to second?”

Grasp Zhong replied: “Yue Quantity 3 at all times had a bizarre and quick mood, to not point out his deranged character.” As he replied, he rotated.

Peeking by the crack, Duan Yu was in for a shock. For his face was stretched out lengthy like a horse. His eyes had been unusually excessive together with his big, spherical nostril and mouth squeezed closed to at least one one other. So between his eyes and nostril, there was an enormous space of nothing. With Zhong Ling being as fairly and enchanting as she is, who may have guessed that her father could be this ugly? Duan Yu mused: “Thank goodness she resembles her mom and never in in the slightest degree like her father.”

Grasp Zhong’s face was stuffed with fear and concern, however as quickly as he rotated and confronted his spouse, his face turned glad and tender, including a little bit of enchantment to that horrid face of his. He continued on: “Yue Quantity 3’s temperament is precisely what I assumed may offend and frighten you. That is why I did not let him enter this valley. It is a small matter, no want to worry about it an excessive amount of.”

That is all very unusual to Duan Yu: “Only a bit in the past, Madame Zhong was very frightened when she heard that her husband is coming. However from how he’s treating her, it appeared like he has nothing however love and respect for her.”

Madame Zhong replied: “Small matter? JinXi-Er has loyally and complete heartedly served us for all these years and now’s killed by that pig of a good friend of yours. My coronary heart cannot take it in addition to yours can.” Grasp Zhong smiled at her in an try to make her really feel higher: “Sure, sure. You sympathize with the servants, that is due to your type coronary heart.”

Madame Zhong requested that servant: “LaiFu-Er, what occurred after that?”

LaiFu-Er answered: “When JinXi-Er was hit onto the ground, he hadn’t died but. I instantly began to yell: ‘Second Sir, Second Sir! Please do not get mad at us ignorant fools.’ He laughed and appeared very glad. I helped JinXi-Er up and began organising the desk for that man named Yue. He requested: ‘How come Zhong… Zhong… is not right here to see me?’ I replied: ‘Grasp have not came upon about Second Sir’s honored arrival, or else he would have got here right here a lot earlier to welcome you. I will report this to him proper now.’ He nodded, then he noticed that JinXi-Er was standing there shaking, so he requested: ‘I simply slapped you, I guess you might be cursing me deep down inside aren’t you?’ JinXi-Er replied: ‘No, no! I would not dare, by no means ever dare!’ That man stated: ‘Deep down inside, you might be in all probability calling me an evil particular person, so evil that I can not get any extra evil, proper? Hahaha.’ JinXi-Er replied: ‘No, no! Second Sir is a good particular person, by no means evil.’ That man’s eyebrows turned sideways and he shouted: ‘You might be saying I am not evil in any respect?’ JinXi-Er is so scared that his complete physique was shaking: ‘You… Second Sir… isn’t evil in any respect, not… not a hint of evilness.’ That guys screamed in rage, all of a sudden he grabbed JinXi-Er, and snapped his neck….” His voice was shaking, clearly nonetheless shocked by what he noticed.

Madame Zhong sighed and waved her hand: “You’ve had sufficient shock for at some point, why do not you go and get some relaxation.” LaiFu-Er bowed: “Sure ma’am.” And walked out.

Madame Zhong shook her head and set free a protracted sigh: “I am not feeling very nicely and would really like a little bit little bit of peace and quiet.” Grasp Zhong replied: “Alright, I will go see Yue Quantity 3 to ensure he does not trigger extra bother.” Madame Zhong noticed: “I say it is best in the event you name him ‘Yue Quantity 2’ as a substitute.” Grasp Zhong replied: “Hmph, Yue Quantity 3 may be vicious, however I am not frightened of him in any respect. I am not fussing over JinXi-Er’s homicide solely as a result of he’s giving me loads of face by coming all this manner to assist me.”

Madame Zhong shook her head and stated: “We’ve been residing right here in peace and quiet for 10 years now. In these 10 years, I’ve not left the valley in any respect, are you continue to not happy? Why should you go invite ‘The 4 Arch-Villains’ right here to make a multitude of every thing? You… you give me all that candy discuss on a regular basis when in actuality you do not care about me in any respect!” Grasp Zhong instantly replied: “I… Since when did I not care about you? I invited the 4 of them right here for you.” Madame Zhong humphed: “For me? Properly let me thanks. In the event you actually care about me, then hearken to me and ship these ‘4 Arch-Villains’ on their means.”

Duan Yu was simply feeling slightly odd about this complete state of affairs within the neighboring room: “That Yue Quantity 3 killed for no purpose in any respect, he actually is downright evil. Might there actually be 3 extra people who find themselves as evil as he’s?”

Grasp Zhong was pacing backwards and forwards within the corridor. He spoke up with a little bit of anger in his voice: “That man named Duan disgraced me an excessive amount of, if I do not avenge this flawed, then how can I, Zhong WanChou, have face to dwell on this world?”

Duan Yu mused: “So your identify is Zhong WanChou? Ten-Thousand Enmities? This identify appears slightly inappropriate. Because the saying goes: ‘Enemies are simple to make and onerous to make as much as.’ Holding one enmity already isn’t factor, a lot much less 10,000 enmities. No marvel your face received pulled that lengthy. The truth that you had been in a position to marry such a flowery and goddess-like spouse along with your seems means that you’ve about all of the luck on the earth. You must change your identify to ‘Ten-Thousand Fortunes’, Zhong WanXin.”

Madame Zhong frowned and coldly replied: “Really, the one you actually hate is me and never that different particular person. In the event you actually needed to trigger bother for him, why do not you go to their home and battle it out with him? Asking for assist like this, there will not be a lot glory in it even in the event you win.” The veins on Zhong WanChou’s brow had been all clearly seen as he shouted: “He has all types of canines and sidekicks underneath him, you recognize that! I needed to duel it out with him, however he by no means exhibits his face, what can I do?” Madame Zhong lowered her head as drops of tear quietly landed on her sleeves.

Zhong WanChou panicked: “I am so sorry, Ah-Bao. Ah-Bao, please do not get mad, I used to be flawed to yell at you want that.” Madame Zhong didn’t reply, however much more tears are showing. Zhong WanChou scratched his head in misery: “Ah-Bao, please do not get mad at me. I could not management myself, I am so sorry.”

Madame Zhong quietly replied: “You continue to cannot neglect that matter it doesn’t matter what. What is the level of me occurring like this? Why do not you simply kill me and finish all of this. That means, you do not have to maintain on getting mad about this. Then simply go marry one other fairly spouse and that’ll be that.”

Zhong WanChou lifted his palms up and slapped himself twice: “I used to be flawed, I should be punished!”

Seeing the large hand of his hitting that lengthy horse-like face, Duan Yu couldn’t assist however chuckle at this comical scene. Even earlier than he stopped laughing, he knew that he had actually accomplished it this time and hoped in opposition to hope that Zhong WanChou didn’t hear him. However Zhong WanChou instantly shouted: “Who’s there?” “Peng!” Somebody had kicked open the door and jumped into the room. Duan Yu felt all of a sudden felt somebody seize the again of his neck and threw him into the center of the surface room. His eyes went black from the autumn as he felt as if each bone in his physique had simply snapped.

Zhong WanChou grabbed the again of his neck together with his left hand and lifted him up: “Who’re you? What are you doing in my spouse’s room?” Seeing Duan Yu’s good-looking face, he instantly turned suspicious. He turned to Madame Zhong and stated: “Ah-Bao, you… you… once more… once more….”

Madame Zhong rebuked: “‘Once more’ this, ‘once more’ that, ‘once more’ what? Put him down, he’s right here to report an emergency.” Zhong WanChou requested: “What sort of emergency?” He nonetheless had Duan Yu in midair and turned to him: “Stinking bastard, I can inform out of your appearence that you’re not particular person. What are you doing secretly hiding in my spouse’s room? Inform me, inform me now! In the event you even inform half a lie, I am going to be certain that your head find yourself like this desk!” He introduced his fist down onerous onto a pear wooden desk, smashing half of it to bits.

After being painfully thrown on the ground, lifted up within the air, and listening to from Zhong WanChou’s tone of voice that he suspect that there perhaps one thing indecent occurring between him and Madame Zhong, Duan Yu received mad as a substitute of scared. He shouted again: “My surname is Duan! If you wish to kill me then hurry it up! I do not know what sort of garbage you might be speaking about!”

Zhong WanChou lifted his proper fist up and shouted in rage: “Your identify is Duan too? One other one named Duan, a… one other one named Duan.” By now, the trend in him has turned to disappointment and disappointment, and tears had been filling these huge, rounded eyes of his.

Abruptly, Duan Yu felt very sorry for this man; figuring that he is aware of that his look doesn’t match his spouse’s, and that’s the reason why he will get jealous and mad for no purpose in any way, truly a really pathetic state of affairs for him. Unexpectedly, though his life is within the different man’s palms, he began to console him: “My surname is Duan, however I’ve by no means seen Madame Zhong earlier than in my life. You don’t have any should be suspicious or unhappy.”

Happiness returned to Zhong WanChou’s face as he requested in a crackled voice: “Actually? You’ve got by no means seen… by no means seen Ah-Bao earlier than?” Duan Yu replied: “I solely got here right here for the primary time not an hour in the past.” Zhong WanChou laughed sillily a few instances and stated: “Sure, in fact! Ah-Bao hasn’t left the valley in 10 years. Ten years in the past, your had been solely 8 or 9, in fact you possibly can’t… cannot… cant….” However he nonetheless had Duan Yu up within the air.

A shade of pink appeared on Madame Zhong’s face as she spoke up: “Aren’t you going to place Mr. Duan down?” Zhong WanChou instantly replied: “Sure, in fact.” He gently put Duan Yu down, however all of a sudden a glance suspicion appeared on his face once more: “Mr. Duan? Mr. Duan? Who… Who’s your father?”

Duan Yu figured: “If I lie about it this time, it could truly appear to be I’ve one thing to cover or no matter.” So he stated in an earnest tone: “Again then I didn’t inform Madame Zhong the reality after I should not have. My identify is Duan Yu, styled HeYu. I am from DaLi. My father’s given identify is first-Zheng-then-Chun.”

Zhong WanChou hadn’t actually found out what “First-Zheng-then-Chun” meant when Madame Wang requested together with her voice shaking: “Your father is… is Duan… Duan ZhengChun?” Duan Yu nodded: “Sure!”

Zhong WanChou screamed: “Duan ZhengChun!” His scream was so loud that it appeared like the entire world was trembling. His face was pink with rage and his total physique was shaking as he yelled: “You… You’re the son of that canine, Duan ZhengChun?”

Duan Yu was livid and shouted again: “How dare you insult my father?”

Zhong WanChou shouted again: “Why would not I dare? Duan ZhengChun, you’re a canine, a bastard, a turtle egg!”

Abruptly, Duan Yu pieced it collectively: “That is why he wrote outdoors: ‘Those that enter with the surname of Duan will die.’ Have to be as a result of he hates my dad a lot that he hates everybody named Duan.” So he calmly and coldly replied: “Grasp Zhong, if in case you have a grudge or hatred for my father, then it is best to get it over with as soon as and for all within the view of the world. In the event you received guts then go and insult my father to his face. Insulting him behind his again isn’t the way in which of an actual man. My father is in DaLi, if you wish to discover him then you definately’ll discover him simply. What is the level in placing up an indication in entrance of your home saying ‘Those that enter with the surname of Duan will die’?”

Zhong WanChou’s face turned many alternative shades in a row, as if each single phrase of what Duan Yu simply stated went straight into his coronary heart. Rage shot out from his eyes as he seemed like he was about to kill. After staying immobile for some time, he all of a sudden threw out 2 punches and smashed 2 chairs to items. He adopted by throwing a kick on the wall, immediately creating an enormous gap within the wall. All of the whereas he screamed: “I am not afraid of not with the ability to beat your father, I… I am scared… scared that your father would discover out that Ah-Bao is right here….” When he received to right here, there have been faint traces of sobs in his voice. He coated his face together with his palms and screamed: “I am a coward, I am a coward!” Abruptly he ran out of the room, however smashing noises saved on coming from outdoors as he saved on working into fences, flower pots, chairs, and such.

Duan Yu was in shock for a very long time, he thought: “So what if my dad is aware of that your spouse lives right here? Would he come right here and kill her?” He thought that he was means too harsh with what he stated, hurting Zhong WanChou like that. Regretting what he stated and feeling unhealthy about the entire state of affairs, he rotated and noticed that Madame Zhong was gazing him.

As quickly as their eyes met, Madame Zhong immediated turned her eyes away. Her pale face all of a sudden turned a shade of pink. After a little bit silence, she requested in a faint voice: “Mr. Duan, how has you father been? Is he doing okay?”

Since she was inquiring about his father, Duan Yu stood up and answered very politely and formally: “Father has been excellent and wholesome, he’s doing nice.”

Madame Zhong replied: “That is nice. I……… I additionally….”

As soon as once more, Duan Yu noticed that there have been little tear droplets on her lengthy eye lashes. She did not even end the sentence earlier than having to show away to wipe away the tears together with her sleeve. Duan Yu felt sorry for her and tried to console: “Auntie, though Grasp Zhong has fairly a mood, he has nothing however love and respect for you. The two of you might have a full and delightful marriage, this can be a little disagreement, no want for Auntie to be unhappy like this.”

Madame Zhong rotated and gave him a little bit smile: “At such a little bit age, what have you learnt about whether or not or not a wedding is full or stunning?”

Seeing the faint traces of innocence and tenderness in her smile, Duan Yu’s coronary heart shook a bit as he was instantly reminded of Zhong Ling. He turned his eyes towards Zhong Ling’s pair of flower sneakers on the desk and thought: “Miss Zhong with that Goat Beard, she’s in all probability struggling each second of it. Obtained to get her out of there as quickly as attainable.” He spoke up: “I used to be simply very impolite to Grasp Zhong, may Auntie please go on my behalf and ask Grasp Zhong for forgiveness. And in addition ask him to depart and save his beloved daughter directly.”

Madame Zhong replied: “My husband is busy caring for some buddies that had simply arrived from very far-off. It’s actually very onerous for him to depart proper now. I am positive you simply heard as nicely how peculiar these buddies are, killing on the slightest provocation. If we aren’t well mannered sufficient too them, who is aware of what sort of troubles that may carry to us? Hm. The way in which issues at the moment are, let me go together with you as a substitute.” Excited, Duan Yu replied: “If Auntie herself can go, then there may be nothing extra that might be requested for.” Remembering one thing that Zhong Ling informed him, he requested: “Can Auntie treatment that marten, Lightning’s poison?” Madame Zhong shook her head: “No, I can not.” Duan Yu hesitated: “Then… this….”

Madame Zhong walked again into her room, left a short little notice, hurriedly tied a belt round her waist, and hung a sword off of it. Returning to the corridor, she stated: “Let’s go!” And he or she instantly began to stroll out.

Duan Yu casually and naturally picked up the flowery sneakers and put it inside his shirt. Madame Zhong shook her head in silence, as if she needed to say one thing. However she lastly determined in opposition to it and saved on strolling.

As soon as the two of them received outdoors of the outlet within the tree, Madame Zhong picked up her velocity. Though she seemed delicate and frail, she was strolling a lot quicker than Duan Yu.

Duan Yu nonetheless did’t really feel assured: “Auntie, since you do not know treatment, I am afraid that Divine Farmer Clan won’t let the one you love daughter off so simply.”

Madame Zhong casually replied: “Who stated we’re asking them to let her go? Divine Farmer Clan dared to detain my daughter and threaten me, they will need to have grown bored with residing. I do not know save somebody, however that does not imply that I do not know kill somebody.”

Duan Yu involuntarily shuddered as he felt that the disregard for human life in these final a number of informal sentences had been as prevalent because the actions of that Yue Quantity 3.

Madame Zhong requested: “What number of concubines does your father maintain?” Duan Yu answered: “None, he does not maintain any. My mother will not permit it.” Madame Zhong requested: “Is your father actually frightened of your mom?” Duan Yu laughed and replied: “Probably not afraid. It’s largely love and respect, very like how Grasp Zhong is wish to Auntie.” Madame Zhong replied: “Um, does your father follow kungfu on a regular basis? In these years, has his kungfu gotten a lot better once more?” Duan Yu replied: “Dad practices on a regular basis. However as for a way good he’s, I have never the slightest clue.” Madame Zhong commented: “He hasn’t slacked off on his kungfu, then I… I can set my thoughts to relaxation. How come you do not know any kungfu in any respect?”

Amidst the dialog, the two of them had walked one other half a kilometer or so. Duan Yu was nearly to reply when he heard a person screaming: “Ah-Bao! The place… The place are you going?” Duan Yu rotated and noticed Zhong WanChou chasing up from behind with blinding velocity.

Madame Zhong grabbed Duan Yu’s arm and shouted: “Hurry up!” She began to run ahead with nice velocity. Duan Yu’s foot was off the bottom as he was virtually being carried by Madame Zhong. The three of them coated 50 meters or so in a flash. Athough Madame Zhong’s Qing Gong isn’t weaker than her husband, she was however dragging one other particular person and Zhong WanChou regularly started to achieve floor on her. After one other 50 meters or so Duan Yu may have swore he can really feel Zhong WanChou’s breath on the again of his neck. Abruptly there was a ripping sound and he felt chilly air blowing on his again. A part of the again of his shirt was torn off by Zhong WanChou.

Madame Zhong directed some interior drive into her left arm and threw Duan Yu up over ten meters forward whereas shouting: “Get out of right here!” Her proper hand had already stabbed again with the the sword. Contemplating Zhong WanChou’s kungfu, this transfer naturally should not hit him. Moreover, Madame Zhong had no intentions of injuring her husband, she simply needed to cease his pursuit. However when she struck out together with her sword, she all of a sudden felt some slight resistance on the sword because it had stabbed her husband within the chest.

Seems that Zhong WanChou didn’t dodge nor parry, however as a substitute leaned ahead and ran onto the sword.

Madame Zhong was shocked and instantly rotated. Her husband was gazing her with a livid face however with tears in his eyes. With blood gushing out the place he had been stabbed, he stated in a shaking voice: “Ah-Bao, you…… are lastly going to depart me?”

Though her sword missed her husband’s coronary heart, it however was a number of inches deep in his chest and life-threatening. In panic, Madame Zhong instantly pulled the sword out and jumped forth to press onerous on his wound. However blood was gushing out a lot that they had been taking pictures out by the little areas between her fingers.

Madame Zhong angrily stated: “I did not need to hurt you, why did not you get out of the way in which!”

Zhong WanChou compelled a wry smile and stated: “You… You… are leaving me, I… may as nicely die.” He then broke right into a coughing match. Madame Zhong replied: “Who stated I used to be leaving you? I am simply going out for a few days after which I will be again. I will save our daughter. Did not I clarify every thing in that notice that I left?” Grasp Zhong replied: “What notice?” Madame Zhong scoffed: “Ay! You might be simply too careless to your personal good.” So she briefly defined Zhong Ling’s seize by the Divine Farmer Clan.

Duan Yu had been scared out of his wit by what he noticed. When he had recovered from the shock, he instantly tore off a bit of clothes and tried to bandage up the wound for Zhong WanChou. Abruptly, Zhong WanChou’s left foot got here flying in and despatched him rolling alongside the bottom. Zhong WanChou shouted: “Little bastard! I do not need to see you ever once more!” He turned to Madame Zhong: “You might be mendacity, I do not consider you. He clearly got here… got here to get you. This little bastard is his son… he additionally insulted me….” He started coughing once more, inflicting the blood to gush out of his chest much more. He pointed at Duan Yu and shouted: “Come on! Though I am wounded, I am nonetheless not afraid of your 1 Yang Zhi! Come on!”

Duan Yu’s left cheek had hit a very sharp rock when he fell down. So when he pitifully received again up, half of his face was coated in blood. He replied: “I do not know 1 Yang Zhi. And even when I may, I would not apply it to you.” Zhong WanChou coughed some extra earlier than angrily replying: “Little bastard, what are you pretending to be? Go… Go get your outdated man right here!” His coughing received even worse now that he’s mad.

Madame Zhong spoke up: “You might be at all times suspicious about every thing. Since you possibly can’t belief me, then I’d as nicely die proper in entrance of you and finish all of it.” She picked up the sword on the bottom and introduced it as much as her throat.

Zhong WanChou grabbed the sword out of her hand, however happiness crammed his face as he stated in a shaking voice: “Ah-Bao, you actually weren’t working off with this little bastard?”

Madame Zhong angrily replied: “He’s Mr. Duan, would you cease with the little bastard, huge bastard discuss? I used to be going with Mr. Duan to do away with Divine Farmer Clan and save our daughter.” Listening to that she wasn’t leaving him, Zhong WanChou was glad past perception, add that on prime the marginally indignant expression on her face, and instantly his love and affection returned: “If that is the case, then it is all my fault. However… However since I’ve already chased all this manner, why did not you simply cease and inform me all this?” Madame Zhong’s face turned just a bit redder as she replied: “I did not need you to see Mr. Duan once more.” Zhong WanChou’s suspicion was all of a sudden aroused once more: “This little…. This Mr. Duan is not your son is he?”

Indignant and embarrased, Madame Zhong replied: “Pei! Why are you simply speaking nonsense? First he is my lover, now he is my son. To inform you the reality, he is my outdated man, your father-in-law.” After saying that, she laughed regardless of of herself.

Zhong WanChou was bowled over for a second earlier than he realized that his spouse was joking. That despatched him right into a wild laughter, which triggered the blood to movement out even quicker out of his wound.

With tears rolling down her cheeks, Madame Zhong stated: “What… What ought to I do?” This made Zhong WanChou even happier as he put his arm round her waist and stated: “Ah-Bao, with you worrying a lot about me. Even when I die proper now I’d not really feel wronged.” Madame Zhong’s cheeks had been burning pink as she evenly pushed him away: “Mr. Duan is right here, how will you nonetheless act like that?” Zhong WanChou heartily laughed. After a number of laughs, he coughed a number of instances.

Seeing the pale and exhausted expression on her husband’s face, Madame Zhong wasdeeply frightened and stated: “I can not go save Ling-Er now, she triggered the troubleherself, she’ll simply should see what destiny she is dealt.” She helped herhusband up after which turned to Duan Yu: “Mr. Duan, go inform SiKong Xuan: myhusband is that ‘Divine Horse King’ Zhong WanChou who shocked the martial worldyears a go. I am Chan BaoBao and have a slightly disagreeable nickname: ‘PrettyMedicine Fork’. If he dares to even contact a single strand of hair on ourdaughter, remind him that the two of us are powerful and cruel.” For everysentence she stated, Zhong WanChou would add after it an “Sure, that is proper!”

Duan Yu had figured that Zhong WanChou couldn’t go himself and that MadameZhong can’t go away her husband to save lots of her daughter after witnessing what hesaw. Simply utilizing Divine Horse King Zhong WanChou and Fairly Drugs Fork ChanBaoBao’s identify in all probability couldn’t scare SiKong Xuan into submission. So it seemsthat the “Gut Fragmenter” in his stomach wouldn’t be cured. He figured:”Since issues are like this, then there isn’t any level and nothing good will comein saying anymore.” So he replied: “Alright, I’ll go and inform themimmediately.”

Seeing how he simply naturally and suavely received as much as go away as quickly as he stated hewould, Madame Zhong was as soon as once more reminded of somebody in her thoughts, she criedout: “Mr. Duan, I’ve yet one more sentence to say to you.” She gently put herhusband down and run as much as Duan Yu. She took an object out of her shirt,stuffed it in Duan Yu’s hand, and whispered: “Take this to your father and ask him to please save our daughter.”

Duan Yu replied: “If my dad would come out, then in fact Miss Zhong would besaved. However the journey to DaLi isn’t a brief one, I am afraid that I’d notmake it in time.” Madame Zhong stated: “Then I am going to lend you horse,please wait right here for a bit. Please do not forget to inform your dad precisely:”‘Please save our daughter’.” She didn’t await Duan Yu to answer beforerunning to her husband’s aspect, serving to him up, and beginning to stroll again the way in which they got here.

Duan Yu held his hand up and noticed that what Madame Zhong stuffed in his hand wasa delicately made golden field. He opened it and noticed that there was a bit ofpaper inside. The paper was faintly yellow, clearly very outdated, with severalfaint traces of spilled blood on it. On it was written: “Lady born between 1and 3am, February fifth, yr of Geng-Shen”. The calligraphy was delicate and weak,clearly written by a feminine, and the model was slightly missing, apart from thatthere was nothing within the field. Duan Yu questioned: “Who’s start certificates isthis? Madame Zhong needs me to present this to my dad, what for? The yr ofGeng-Shen, Geng-Shen….” He did a little bit of counting backwards together with his fingers,that was precisely 16 years in the past, “…. Might or not it’s Miss Zhong’s? Madame Zhongwants to marry her daughter off to me in order that my dad would go save hisdaughter-in-law?”

Deep in his ideas, he was all of a sudden interrupted by a person’s voice: “Mr. Duan!”