Zhou Zhiruo stood up slowly along with her physique barely going through the east. All of a sudden her countenance vastly modified, whereas she known as out, “You … you … you’ve gotten come once more!” Her voice was shrill, suppressing all different noises in the principle corridor.

Zhang Wuji adopted the route of her eyes and noticed the paper pasted on the window was by some means torn, and the outlet revealed a younger girl’s face. The face was stuffed with scars. Zhang Wuji was so shocked that he shivered and couldn’t cease from crying out. Though that younger girl’s face was stuffed with scars and the bumps of the previous days have been gone, he was very positive the face belonged to his lifeless cousin, Yin Li!

He needed to hurry ahead and name her, however his legs didn’t obey their grasp’s bidding; it was as if his ft have been planted on the bottom.

Because the face appeared immediately on the window, there was a loud crash in the principle corridor as Zhou Zhiruo fainted and fell to the ground. Zhang Wuji now not cared no matter Shaolin Pai would possibly consider him; he known as out loudly, “Zhu’er, Zhu’er! [spider kid] is that you simply?” However nobody answered him.

After calming himself down, he flew to the again of the corridor to pursue, however all he noticed was the moon hanging low on the horizon, casting its chilly shadow on the bushes; the younger girl in black was nowhere to be seen. Usually he didn’t consider in deities and demons, however confronted with these sorts of photographs and scenes, he couldn’t restrain chilly sweats from wetting his physique and hairs from rising on the again of his neck. Bracing himself, he mentioned to himself, “It’s she, it’s she! No surprise her again seemed so acquainted, seems it’s Zhu’er. Did her ghost know that the eminent Shaolin monks are providing prayers to assist her crossover to the netherworld, so she got here right here to obtain the prayers? Might or not it’s that as a result of she died an unjust demise her spirit didn’t discover peace?”

Because the Shaolin monks heard some noise, a number of individuals came visiting to research. As they noticed Zhang Wuji, they may not assist however be startled. A senior monk stepped ahead, saluted him and mentioned, “We didn’t know Zhang Jiaozhu came over this late at evening, in any other case we’d have welcomed you correctly. Please settle for our apology.”

“I don’t dare,” Zhang Wuji replied, cupping his fists to return the propriety. Stepping apart, he entered the principle corridor.

He noticed Zhou Zhiruo’s eyes have been shut tight; her face was with none signal of blood. Apparently, she had not regained her consciousness. Strolling towards her, he put forth his power to therapeutic massage her and knead [orig. ‘tui na’ – a form of Chinese manual therapy] her again for a while. Zhou Zhiruo slowly woke up.

As she noticed Zhang Wuji and realized she was in his embrace, Zhou Zhiruo hugged him and known as out, “Ghost, there’s a ghost!”

Zhang Wuji mentioned, “That is certainly unusual, however you do not should be afraid. There are such a lot of eminent monks in right here. I’m positive they’ll be capable of resolve this thriller.”

Zhou Zhiruo had at all times been a dignified and staid girl. This time she was scared out of her wits, and proper now she was embracing him in public; listening to him say these phrases, her face blushed and she or he busily pried herself away from him. She stood up, however couldn’t cease herself from shivering. Shortly she grabbed his hand and even when she needed to die, she wouldn’t dare to let him go.

Zhang Wuji exchanged some propriety with Kong Wen; he talked about that somebody was spying on them outdoors the window simply now. Neither Kong Wen nor any of the monks had seen it, however the reality remained that it was a brand new torn on the paper, and the outlet was nonetheless there.

“Wuji Ge … Zhang Jiaozhu,” Zhou Zhiruo mentioned, “That was what I noticed earlier.” Zhang Wuji nodded.

“You … you …” Zhou Zhiruo’s voice was trembling, “Who did you say she was?”

“She is Miss Yin, my Biaomei Yin Li,” Zhang Wuji replied. Zhou Zhiruo cried out in concern and fainted once more.

This time Zhang Wuji pulled her hand that she didn’t fall to the ground. She was unconscious for a second however shortly recovered. Zhang Wuji mentioned, “I did see Biaomei, however … she is a human, not a ghost!”

“She will not be a ghost?” Zhou Zhiruo was nonetheless trembling.

Zhang Wuji mentioned, “I adopted her all the way in which to Shaolin Temple. She walked like a human, not like a ghost.” He had mentioned that to consolation Zhou Zhiruo, however deep in his coronary heart, he was uncertain.

“So that you noticed her strolling like a human and never like a ghost?” Zhou Zhiruo requested.

Zhang Wuji then recounted how he noticed that black-dressed younger girl and adopted her all the way in which to Shaolin Temple; additionally how he noticed her hiding outdoors the lengthy window and spying inside the principle corridor. Each motion and each motion was of a younger girl who was adept in martial arts, by no means peculiar in any approach.

“Fangzhang,” he requested Kong Wen, “I [orig. ‘zaixia’ – the humble one] have one factor I’m not positive I perceive, I encourage Fangzhang’s recommendation. When somebody dies, will he actually develop into a ghost?”

Kong Wen contemplated about it deeply for half a day earlier than answering, “The matter of the netherworld is troublesome to claim.”

Zhang Wuji mentioned, “That being the case, why did Fangzhang maintain a ceremony to cross the departing soul to the netherworld?

“Shanzai, zhanzai!” Kong Wen mentioned, “The departing soul needn’t be helped to cross over. Within the matter of reside and demise, advantage has its reward, evil has its retribution. The way in which of Buddha seeks to assist dwelling individuals reaching peace; those need assistance to cross over are the dwelling ones.”

Zhang Wuji understood instantly. Cupping his fists he mentioned, “Many thanks for the route. I’ve stirred up bother and prompted disturbance this late at evening. I solely want for Fangzhang’s forgiveness.”

Kong Wen smiled and mentioned, “Jiaozhu is our humble Sect’s nice benefactor. You’ve got saved us a number of instances, enabling Shaolin Pai to keep away from catastrophe; why be overly courteous?”

Instantly Zhang Wuji took his go away from the gang of monks. To Zhou Zhiruo he mentioned, “Allow us to go away!”

Zhou Zhiruo appeared reluctant, she was afraid to depart the safety of the Buddhist corridor. Zhang Wuji didn’t really feel snug to induce her strongly; he merely cupped his fists once more and mentioned, “In that case, we are going to say goodbye right here.” Completed talking, he circled towards the corridor gate.

Watching his again, immediately Zhou Zhiruo known as out, “Wuji Gege, will you see me once more? I … let me go together with you.” She jumped to meet up with him, after which side-by-side they walked out the Temple gate.

After they have been far-off from the Shaolin Temple, Zhou Zhiruo leaned on Zhang Wuji’s facet and held on to his hand. Zhang Wuji knew she was nonetheless afraid. Along with her tender and clean palm in his hand, and catching a whiff of perfume coming from her physique, it was not attainable for his coronary heart to stay unmoved.

The 2 of them walked silently for fairly a while. Zhou Zhiruo slowly heaved a deep sigh and mentioned, “Wuji Gege, whenever you and I met for the primary time at Hanshui River that day, I used to be saved by Zhang Zhenren. If solely I knew that I’d undergo a lot ache within the later days, my demise in Hanshui River that day can be lots cleaner.”

Zhang Wuji didn’t reply; in his coronary heart he remembered the track the Ming Cult individuals, and with out realizing it, he was buzzing softly, “What pleasure is in life, what ache in demise? I pity the mankind, with their many sufferings!”