Yue Buqun lay within the cabin. Sound of the river waves beating the shore echoed in his ears as his many ideas additionally whirled round in his head. Slowly, he fell right into a state of ooziness when all of the sudden one thing caught his consideration – the sounds of footsteps coming nearer and nearer from ashore. Sitting up from his mattress, he appeared out by a crack of the window. Underneath the misty moonlight he may vaguely see two shadows working in the direction of the boat from afar. Certainly one of them raised his proper hand, and at that sign, each of them stopped, nonetheless dozens of toes away from the boat. Realizing that the 2 of them would undoubtedly be speaking in whispers, Yue Buqun began loading his “Divine Artwork of the Violet Twilight”, and immediately his sense of imaginative and prescient and listening to sharpened dramatically and the space he may see and listen to elevated significantly.

“That’s the boat,” one of many males whispered. “I made a mark on the mat of the boat earlier. Proper after that previous fellow from the Huashan Faculty employed the boat. It’s gotten to be it.”

“That’s nice! Let’s report again to Uncle-Grasp Zhu then. Senior apprentice brother, when did our ‘Hundred-Poisonous Faction’ begin a feud with the Huashan Faculty? Why is Uncle-Grasp Zhu going by a lot hassle to intercept them in such a giant method?” the opposite one requested in whispers.

As quickly as Yue Buqun heard the phrases “Hundred-Poisonous Faction,” his coronary heart skipped a beat as a slight chill shot down his backbone. Due to the slight distraction, the ability of the “Divine Artwork of the Violet Twilight” decreased, and all he may select had been items of phrases from the dialog.

“ not intercepting Uncle Grasp Zu owed somebody a favor, and that somebody has requested him to inquire about any person it wasn’t ” the earlier one replied.

The person spoke in such a low voice that Yue Buqun may solely hear fractions of the sentence and couldn’t put the that means of the phrases collectively. By the point he reloaded his “Divine Artwork of the Violet Twilight,” all he heard had been sounds of footsteps descending additional and additional. The 2 males had pale into the darkness.

“How did our Huashan Faculty begin a feud with the ‘Hundred-Poisonous Faction’?” Yue Buqun thought aloud. “That Uncle-Grasp Zhu they talked about most likely is the Head Grasp of the ‘Hundred-Poisonous Faction.’ This man has a nickname referred to as ‘Non-lethal Man.’ It’s mentioned that this man possesses excellent expertise within the artwork of poisoning. To kill somebody with poison is straightforward. Anyone can obtain that simply. However when this man poisons somebody, the sufferer gained’t die, as an alternative, he’ll really feel such nice torment as if he has been reduce hundreds of instances or as if there are tens of hundreds of bugs chewing and feasting on his flesh. The distress goes to be so immense that the sufferer would have been higher off lifeless, but he gained’t even have sufficient energy left to commit suicide and would haven’t any different alternative however to endure extra. Along with the ‘5-Sylph Sect’ in Yunnan Province, the ‘Hundred-Poisonous Faction’ has been named the Final Two Toxic Clans within the Martial World. Though it’s mentioned that the ‘Hundred-Poisonous Faction’ continues to be inferior to the ‘5-Sylph Sect,’ it’s definitely no trivial matter. Why would this Grasp Zhu give me hassle in a giant method? Who has requested him to do it?”

Yue Buqun contemplated the query time and again however may solely provide you with two explanations: primary, Feng Buping of the Sword-Department should have requested the Hundred-Poisonous Faction to provide hassle to him; quantity two, among the many fifteen assassins Linghu Chong had blinded, somebody should have been pals with the Hundred-Poisonous Faction.

All of a sudden a lady’s whispering voice from ashore caught his consideration.

“Does your loved ones actually have that no matter ‘Evil-Resisting Sword Manuscript’ in spite of everything?”

It was the voice of his daughter – Yue Lingshan. Yue Buqun didn’t even must hear on to determine whom she was speaking to. It in fact needed to be Lin Pingzhi. They should have sneaked ashore earlier someday. Yue Buqun all of the sudden realized that his daughter’s emotions in the direction of Lin Pingzhi had been rising day after day currently. The 2 dared not present their affection in the course of the day, afraid that folks would make enjoyable of them; so as an alternative, they went ashore for a date late at night time. If it weren’t as a result of he had detected enemy coming ashore and used his “Divine Artwork of the Violet Twilight” to spy on them, this might have definitely slipped by him. To load the “Divine Artwork of the Violet Twilight” would exhaust a very good quantity of inside power. He wouldn’t have used it below odd circumstances. He definitely didn’t anticipate finding his daughter’s little secret along with the origin of the enemy? Then he heard Lin Pingzhi’s voice.

“We do have the ‘Evil-Resisting Sword Artwork’ and I’ve proven you the strikes a number of instances. However we actually don’t have the sword artwork manuscript.”

“Then why do your grandpa and your two uncles hold suspecting massive apprentice brother for embezzling your sword artwork manuscript?” Yue Lingshan requested.

“Properly, they suspected him, however I didn’t,” Lin Pingzhi answered.

“Humph, how handy! Let others suspect for you and save your self the difficulty,” Yue Lingshan mentioned.

“If my household actually had some sort of sensible sword artwork manuscript, our Fortune Status Escort Home wouldn’t have been bullied a lot by the Qingcheng Sword Faculty and my household wouldn’t have been damaged up.” Lin Pingzhi sighed.

“That’s true. Then when your grandpa and your uncles suspected massive apprentice brother, why didn’t you defend him towards the cost?” Yue Lingshan requested.

“I didn’t hear my mother and pa’s phrases with my very own ears. I wouldn’t have any floor to defend him from,” Lin Pingzhi argued.

“So that you do suspect massive apprentice brother in spite of everything,” Yue Lingshan concluded.

“Don’t say that. If massive apprentice brother hears this, it’s going to definitely damage the brotherhood of fellow apprentices,” Lin Pingzhi urged.

“Why do it’s a must to put up a lot affectation?” Yue Lingshan sneered. “Both you do suspect him otherwise you don’t. If I had been you, I’d have requested massive apprentice brother a very long time in the past.” She paused for a second after which spoke once more. “You might be a lot like my father. Each of you believe you studied massive apprentice brother in your hearts and imagine that he had embezzled your loved ones’s sword artwork manuscript .”

“Grasp suspects him, too?” Lin Pingzhi intercepted.

“If you happen to don’t suspect him, why did you utilize the phrase ‘too’? Didn’t I say that your persona is sort of equivalent to my father’s? Each of you retain your ideas to your self however by no means communicate it out immediately.” Yue Lingshan chuckled.

All of a sudden, a croaked voice roared from the boat proper subsequent to the boat of the Huashan members.

“You shameless scoundrels! What a bunch of crap! Linghu Chong is a real hero. Why would he need your god damned sword artwork manuscript? Are you aware what sort of lowlifes I hate essentially the most? The sort that talks rubbish behind one’s again!”

His voice exploded like thunders from the sky. Not solely had been passengers from the various boats alongside the river financial institution waken up, even the various birds sleeping on the tree branches alongside the river financial institution had been startled and commenced chirping loudly. Instantly following the shout, an enormous shadow leapt out of the boat and glided towards Lin Pingzhi and Yue Lingshan quickly.

Neither Lin Pingzhi nor Yue Lingshan had introduced a sword once they got here ashore, so each of them may solely rush to defend themselves with kicks and punches. As quickly as Yue Buqun heard the person’s roar, he may inform that this man should have had resourceful inside power. And the leap and the glide the person demonstrated clearly confirmed that he possessed first-class Kung Fu expertise. Seeing that the person had launched the assault towards his daughter, Yue Buqun shouted out in desperation.

“Please, present mercy!”

Rapidly, Yue Buqun threw himself on the window and crashed by it to leap towards the riverbank. Nonetheless within the mid air, he may already see that the enormous man had grabbed maintain of each Lin Pingzhi and Yue Lingshan and darted ahead with one in every hand.

Yue Buqun was astounded. As quickly as his proper foot touched the bottom, he dashed ahead utilizing his Qing-Gong methods without delay. Wielding a transfer named “White Aurora Capturing the Solar,” he thrust his sword towards the person’s again.

The person had a really massive and tall physique, so in fact his steps had been a lot larger than common. He took a step ahead and the stab from Yue Buqun was out of vary. With none delay, Yue Buqun adopted with a transfer referred to as “Zhong-Ping Sword” and shot his blade ahead a second time. The large man simply occurred to take one other big step ahead, and as soon as once more the assault missed the goal.

“Look out!” Yue Buqun set free a crisp roar and shouted out as he stabbed his sword out swiftly utilizing a transfer named “Cool Breeze Brings Consolation.”

When the tip of the blade was inside one foot from the person’s again, all of the sudden, a robust wind embraced Yue Buqun as somebody charged towards him from the aspect, poking two fingers in the direction of his eyes viciously. It was on the finish of the road; a row of homes by the road blocked the moonlight and forged an extended shadow on the road. Yue Buqun shortly turned his physique apart and dodged the assault. Swinging his lengthy sword with an angle, he sliced the blade out as his counterattack earlier than even catching a glimpse of the enemy. The attacker lowered his head after which stepped ahead with a clawed hand putting in the direction of Yue Buqun’s “Zhong-Wan Level” on his abdomen. Yue Buqun threw a entrance kick. The person spun round and struck towards his again. With out turning again, Yue Buqun shot a speedy thrust backward with a backhand, however the man dodged the thrust as soon as once more after which charged ahead to punch at Yue Buqun’s chest. Yue Buqun was infuriated. How dare this man be so disrespectful to battle his lengthy sword with naked palms but utilizing all attacking strikes? Within the fury, he made a round movement with the sword after which poked upward impulsively towards the enemy’s brow. In a rush, the person flicked the sword along with his finger, which modified the route of the poke barely. Following the movement of the drive Yue Buqun turned the poke right into a slice, and with a slight tearing sound he had chopped the person’s hat off, exposing a shaven head. The person turned out to be a monk. Blood gushed down from his head; clearly, the slice had injured him. Giving the bottom a tough push, the monk leapt backward swiftly.

Seeing that he fled in the other way from the enormous who kidnapped Yue Lingshan, Yue Buqun didn’t chase after him. By then Madam Yue had caught up with him, sword in her hand.

“The place’s Lingshan?” she requested distractedly.

“This fashion!” Yue Buqun pointed along with his left hand and the couple instantly chased on following the street the enormous had taken. However quickly the street intersected with many different roads they usually couldn’t inform which method the enemy had taken.

“What now! What now!” Madam Yue cried in despair.

“The person that kidnapped Lingshan is a good friend of Chong. I suppose he he gained’t go as far as to harm Lingshan. Let’s go ask Chong to search out out extra about it,” Yue Buqun urged.

“That’s proper. That man shouted out loud saying that Lingshan and Pingzhi had been defaming Chong. I ponder what made him say that.” Madam Yue nodded.

“It’s concerning the ‘Evil-Resisting Sword Manuscript’ once more,” Yue Buqun defined.

When the Yue couple arrived again on the riverbank, they discovered Linghu Chong and the various apprentices all standing by the river trying deeply involved. After Yue Buqun and Madam Yue walked again into the center cabin and had been nearly to ship for Linghu Chong for additional inquiries, a voice all of the sudden rose in a distance from ashore.

“Right here’s a letter for Yue Buqun.”

Lao Denuo and some male apprentices unsheathed their swords instantly and leapt again ashore. Solely moments later, Lao Denuo returned to the cabin and reported.

“Grasp, we discovered this piece of fabric below a rock on the bottom. The messenger left earlier than we acquired there.” He introduced the piece of fabric.

Yue Buqun picked the fabric up and took a very good take a look at it. The material was apparently torn from a gown, and somebody had written some tremulous phrases in blood utilizing his finger. It learn, “We’ll return your stinking daughter on the 5-Tyrant Ridge.”

“That monk wrote this,” handing the fabric over to his spouse, Yue Buqun claimed dryly.

“Whose whose blood is that this?” Madam Yue requested anxiously.

“Don’t fear. I gave him a reduce on the brow,” Yue Buqun comforted her. He turned to the boatman and requested, “How far are we from the 5-Tyrant Ridge?”

“If we set sail early within the morning, after the Copper-Tile City and the Jiuhe City, it’s Dongming City. The 5-Tyrant Ridge is to the east of Dongming subsequent to Heze. It’s proper on the border between Henan province and Shandong province. If misters wish to go there, we are able to in all probability get there by nightfall tomorrow,” the boatman answered.

Yue Buqun answered with a hum as he thought aloud, “They’re asking me to satisfy them on the 5-Tyrant Ridge. That is an appointment I merely can’t refuse. However who is aware of how many individuals they’ll have there. Moreover, they’ve Lingshan of their palms. I assume this can be a battle I’m destined to lose.” He couldn’t assist however hesitate.

All of a sudden somebody shouted from ashore. “Peach Valley’s Six Goblins, you rattling buttheads, I’m your lord Zhong Kui[1] right here to hunt you bunch of goblins down.”

There was merely no method the Peach Valley’s Six Fairies could be taking these phrases flippantly. All six of them immediately cursed again with streams of abuses. Aside from Fruit Fairy who couldn’t transfer, the remaining 5 Fairies all leapt ashore with none delay. What they noticed was a person with a needle hat holding an extended slim white banner.[2] On the sight of the 5 Fairies, the person rotated instantly and began working away.

“Peach Valley’s Six Goblins are all cowards! I dare you to come back after me,” he shouted with out slowing down his steps.

Bellowing furiously, Root Fairy and the remainder of the 4 Fairies darted after the person. However the man definitely had first-class Qing-Gong expertise. Inside seconds, the six of them had been swallowed by the darkness.

On the time, Yue Buqun and the various Huashan Faculty members had all come ashore. All of a sudden Yue Buqun shouted.

“It is a trick to lure us away. Get again to the boat straight away, all people.”

Proper in the intervening time, a ball formed shadow all of the sudden rolled out from nowhere and grabbed onto Linghu Chong’s collar in a swift maneuver.

“You include me!” he shouted. It was none apart from that meatball man.

In his tight grips, Linghu Chong had no method of defending himself. All of a sudden, one other man dashed out from behind a road nook and threw a flying kick towards the meatball man. It was Department Fairy. Turned out that after he chased after the person with the needle hat for just a few hundred toes, he all of the sudden remembered that his brother Fruit Fairy was nonetheless onboard. Afraid that his brother could be taken away by that god damned “Lord Zhong Kui,” he rushed again in guard. And when he noticed that the meatball man had taken Linghu Chong prisoner, he instantly rushed over in rescue.

The meatball man immediately dropped Linghu Chong and, in a flash, had entered the cabin and leapt by Fruit Fairy’s mattress. Lifting his proper foot, he assumed a posture of stepping down on Fruit Fairy’s chest.

“Don’t damage my brother!” Department Fairy shouted in shock.

“Outdated Man is looking the shot right here. Why do I’ve to take heed to you?” the meatball man mocked.

Losing no time, Department Fairy leapt into the cabin and with a fast pull, he had each Fruit Fairy and the bedplate in his arms. That was precisely what the meatball man had wished – to attract him away from Linghu Chong. Leaping again ashore speedily, he had Linghu Chong in his grips as soon as once more. Throwing Linghu Chong onto his shoulders, he ran away in a scoot.

Department Fairy all of the sudden remembered. Ping One-Finger had requested them, the 5 brothers, to take excellent care of Linghu Chong, and now Linghu Chong had simply been kidnapped. How would they ever justify themselves to Ping One-Finger? Definitely, Physician Ping would ask them to kill Fruit Fairy because the punishment. But when he left Fruit Fairy unattended, how would Fruit Fairy be capable of defend himself in any respect in his injured state if any enemy had been to assault him? At that thought, he held Fruit Fairy in his arms and chased after the meatball man, without delay.

Yue Buqun waved a beckon to his spouse. “You deal with the apprentices. I’ll go have a look,” he mentioned.

Madam Yue nodded. Each of them knew too properly that with so many robust enemies hidden at nighttime, if each of them had been to chase after the enemy, maybe all of the apprentices could be in hurt’s method.

The meatball man’s Qing-Gong was actually far lower than that of the Department Fairy, however with Linghu Chong on his shoulder, he was in a position to run with all his may, whereas Department Fairy didn’t wish to danger aggravating Fruit Fairy’s wounds and needed to carry Fruit Fairy with each arms whereas working in regular steps, thus merely couldn’t acquire any distance within the chase. Yue Buqun additionally used his Qing-Gong methods and progressively caught up with them. Then, he was in a position to pick Department Fairy’s shouting voice, bellowing time and again, demanding the meatball man to let Linghu Chong go, or else, he wouldn’t let it go at that. Regardless that Fruit Fairy couldn’t transfer his physique, he undoubtedly didn’t wish to give his mouth a relaxation and stored arguing with Department Fairy alongside the best way.

“Even for those who actually can meet up with him, none of our different brothers are right here, what’cha gonna do? And if there’s nothing you are able to do about it, what you simply mentioned, that you just wouldn’t let it go at that, is just bluffing then,” he mentioned.

“Even when I’m bluffing, it’s going to no less than scare the enemy and gradual him down. It’s nonetheless higher than not bluffing,” Department Fairy argued.

“Can’t you inform that the meatball continues to be sustaining a very good working pace and isn’t slowing down in any respect? I don’t suppose your bluffing is getting us wherever,” Fruit Fairy mocked.

“Properly, he hasn’t slowed down but, however belief me, he’ll decelerate after some time,” Department Fairy disagreed. Even with Fruit Fairy in his arms and whereas debating endlessly, he was nonetheless in a position to keep his pace and confirmed no signal of slowing down.

One after one other, working in a straight line, the three of them stored working towards the northeast, and the street progressively become a rugged and tough mountain path.

Yue Buqun all of the sudden considered one thing. “If the meatball man had arrange an ambush right here within the valley, and as quickly as I run into their entice, the various elite fighters all of the sudden launch an all out assault, it will be extraordinarily harmful.”

On the thought, he slowed down and contemplated over the chances, in the meantime, the meatball man had run towards a home by the hillside and shortly climbed over a wall into the home. After a fast verify round, Yue Buqun resumed the chase. By then, carrying Fruit Fairy in his arms, Department Fairy had additionally climbed over the wall and went in. All of a sudden he uttered a loud cry, apparently falling into some sort of a entice. Yue Buqun sneaked nearer to the wall after which heard Fruit Fairy’s voice.

“Didn’t I let you know earlier than to be careful for your self? See, you simply wouldn’t take heed to me. Properly, I assume you want being trapped on this fishing internet like a giant fish!”

“To start with, it’s TWO massive fish, not An enormous fish. Secondly, when the hell did you inform me to be careful?” Department Fairy mentioned sulkily.

“Do not forget that time we went to that courtyard to steal guavas on the tree after we had been nonetheless children, and I instructed you to be careful for your self. Don’t you keep in mind?” Fruit Fairy reminded him.

“That was like thirty years in the past. What has that gotten something to do with proper now?” Department Fairy disputed.

“In fact it does. That point you had been so careless and fell off the tree. Then you definately acquired caught and took a very good beating. Solely after massive brother, second brother, fourth brother, and fifth brother got here by in time had been they in a position to rescue you and kill that total household. Now you’re being careless once more and acquired caught once more,” Fruit Fairy mentioned.

“What’s the large deal? On the most we’ll simply have to attend until the remainder of our brothers get right here and kill this complete household, as soon as once more,” Department Fairy replied.

“Humph, you two Peach Valley’s Goblins, even simply moments earlier than your individual loss of life you’re nonetheless occupied with killing folks. Now shut the hell up and spare my ears some peace,” the meatball man mentioned in a chilling tone. Some muffled voices from Department Fairy and Fruit Fairy adopted and shortly they each fell silent. Apparently the meatball man had positioned some sort of anesthetics of their mouth to close them up.

Yue Buqun inclined his head and listened warily for a very good whereas, however all he heard was silence on the opposite aspect of the wall. He crept nearer to the wall and located a giant jujube tree proper subsequent to the wall, so he gently leapt up the jujube tree after which appeared inside. A small hut stood a few dozen toes from the wall. Since Department Fairy fell into the fishing internet proper after he climbed over the wall, Yue Buqun figured that the house between the hut and the wall most likely had all types of booby traps. Hiding himself behind the dense leaves of the jujube tree, he loaded the “Divine Artwork of Violet Twilight” and listened fastidiously.

The meatball man set Linghu Chong down in a chair. “How the hell are you associated to Zu Qianqiu that previous rascal?” he requested in a low and deep tone.

“I’ve solely met Zu Qianqiu the primary time immediately. Why ought to I be associated to him?” Linghu Chong requested.

“Even now you’re nonetheless mendacity!” the meatball man roared angrily. “Don’t neglect that you’re in my palms now. I assure you a most depressing loss of life.”

“I unintentionally ate your valuable catholicon. It’s solely pure that you’re mad at me. However to be sincere with you, I actually doubt that your drugs are as nice as how you could have described them. See, after I took them, there’s no enchancment in any respect,” Linghu Chong answered with a smile.

“What made you suppose the consequence must be instant?” the meatball man rebuffed angrily. “The frequent saying says, ‘Sickness is available in overwhelming drive as if a mountain has collapsed, however will solely recede little by little as if reeling the silk thread off a cocoon.’ Solely after ten to fifteen days will the drugs present its efficacy.”

“Then how about we wait ten to fifteen days to search out out?” Linghu Chong urged.

“How about you kiss my ass? You ate my ‘Life-Extending Eight Drugs’ on the sly. Outdated Man is gonna waste you proper now,” the meatball man roared furiously.

“However for those who waste me proper now, then my life would have ended proper now. That simply proves that your ‘Life-Extending Eight Drugs’ doesn’t prolong life in spite of everything.” Linghu Chong grinned.

“I’m killing you. It has nothing to do with the ‘Life-Extending Eight Drugs’,” the meatball man replied.

“If you will kill me, assist your self. I’ve no energy left in me and am incapable of self-defense, anyhow.” Linghu Chong sighed.

“Humph, you need it fast? It’s not gonna be that simple. However I’ve to straighten one thing out first. God rattling it! Zu Qianqiu is my decades-long good friend. There has gotten be a very good motive behind this that made him betray me. Your Huashan Faculty is nugatory within the eyes of the ‘Outdated Ancestor of the Yellow River,’ so in fact he didn’t steal my ‘Life-Extending Eight Drugs’ for you simply since you are an apprentice of the Huashan Faculty. How odd! Actually odd!” Whereas speaking to himself, he stamped his toes to the ground angrily.

“Oh, I see. So your nickname is ‘Outdated Ancestor of the Yellow River.’ Sorry I didn’t know you earlier than,” Linghu Chong mentioned.

“Nonsense! How can I be the ‘Outdated Ancestor of the Yellow River’ all on my own?” the meatball man chided.

“Why can’t you?” Linghu Chong requested curiously.

“One is surnamed Outdated and the opposite is surnamed Zu.[3] It in fact takes two to make up the ‘Outdated Ancestor of the Yellow River.’ You possibly can’t even determine this out. What a moron! I’m Outdated Lord, Outdated Man, and he’s Zu Ancestor, Zu Qianqiu. Since we each dwell by the Yellow River, that’s why we’re referred to as the ‘Outdated Ancestor of the Yellow River’.”

“Why is one referred to as Outdated Lord and the opposite one Zu Ancestor?” Linghu Chong couldn’t assist however ask.

“That’s since you are too ignorant and don’t know that there are surnames like Outdated or Zu. My final title is Outdated, my center title is ‘Lord,’ and my first title is ‘Man.’ So when others name my title, they both name me Outdated Lord, or Outdated Man ,” the meatball man defined.

Linghu Chong merely couldn’t assist himself and burst into laughter.

“I guess that Zu Qianqiu’s center title is Ancestor then,” he mentioned.

“In fact,” the meatball man Outdated Man answered. He paused for a second after which muttered in shock, “What? You don’t even know Zu Qianqiu’s title? Then perhaps you aren’t associated to him. Properly wait, are you Zu Qianqiu’s son?”

“How on earth did you get that concept? His surname is Zu, and my surname is Linghu. How did you combine that up?” Linghu Chong discovered this even funnier.

“How weird! I went by a lot painstaking effort, in some way, and eventually was in a position to make the ‘Life-Extending Eight Drugs’ so I can use them to remedy my darling daughter’s sickness. If you happen to aren’t Zu Qianqiu’s son, why would he steal my valuable drugs to feed you?” Outdated Man muttered to himself.

By then, Linghu Chong lastly grew to become conscious. “So these drugs of yours, Mister Outdated, are on your daughter’s sickness. I’m so, so sorry that I had taken them by mistake. Could I ask what sort of sickness does your daughter have? Why don’t you ask the ‘Killer Physician’ Physician Ping to deal with her?”

“Pah! Pah!” Outdated Man spat in aversion. “Seek the advice of Ping One-Finger when one has hard-to-cure illness, in fact I do know that. I dwell right here in Kaifeng, you dummy! He has this rule that after he cures one, one other one have to be killed to even the numbers. To be able to get him to deal with my daughter, I went forward and killed all the household of 5 of his in-laws. By then he lastly couldn’t reject and devoted himself in diagnosing my daughter’s illness. He came upon that even earlier than my daughter was born, she already had this bizarre illness, so he prescribed the instruction for the ‘Life-Extending Eight Drugs’ for me. In any other case how on earth would I understand how to make the eight drugs?”

The extra Linghu Chong heard, the extra shocked he felt. “If senior grasp you wished Physician Ping to deal with your daughter, why did you kill his in-law’s total household?” he requested, totally confused.

“Man, you’re so dumb! Let me clarify. Ping One-Finger didn’t have many foes to start out with. And within the final a number of years, even these few have been wipe out by his sufferers. Out of all of the folks on the planet, Ping One-Finger hated his mother-in-law essentially the most. However as a result of he fears his spouse, he couldn’t kill his mother-in-law himself or despatched anybody to do it for him. Outdated Man right here is his neighbor, and a fellow martial man in the identical area. In fact I do know what’s on his thoughts, that’s why I did it for him. After I killed all the household of his in-laws, Ping One-Finger was full of pleasure, that’s why he labored his butt off to diagnose my daughter’s sickness and prescribed me the remedy,” Outdated Man defined.

“I see,” Linghu Chong nodded. “Grasp Outdated, your drugs are great drugs, however they don’t swimsuit my sickness. How is your daughter doing proper now? Is there sufficient time to gather the substances and make new drugs for her?”

“My daughter will solely have one 12 months left at most. What makes you suppose there’s nonetheless time to make new drugs?” Outdated Man roared angrily. “Alas, having no different options, I assume I’ll simply have to provide it one final strive.”

He took out a number of ropes and firmly tied Linghu Chong’s wrists and ankles to the chair. Tearing open Linghu Chong’s gown, he uncovered Linghu Chong’s chest.

“What are you doing?” Linghu Chong requested.

“Don’t fear, you’ll see,” Outdated Man answered with a fleer.

Selecting Linghu Chong up along with the chair, he walked by two rooms, and after lifting a heavy cotton curtain, he went into the third room.

As quickly as Linghu Chong entered the room, he felt the intense mugginess inside. The room was utterly sealed; even the home windows had been coated with cotton sheets, ensuring that no wind would sneak in from any crack of the window. Two giant basins, full of charcoal hearth, occupied the center of the room. The mattress was by one aspect of the room with curtains hanging low, nearly touching the bottom. All the room was full of a robust scent of herb drugs.

Outdated Man set the chair down in entrance of the mattress after which lifted the curtain.

“Not-Lifeless, my candy woman, how are you feeling immediately?” he requested gently.

Linghu Chong couldn’t imagine what he had simply heard. “What? The title of Outdated Man’s daughter is ‘Not-Lifeless’. Wouldn’t that make the woman’s full title Outdated, Not-Lifeless? Ah, I see. He talked about that his daughter had this bizarre illness even earlier than she was born. He in all probability was very afraid of shedding her, therefore naming her ‘Not-Lifeless’ as a fortunate attraction, as a result of it will definitely be a really lucky factor if one can dwell until he’s very previous. Wait, her title begins with the phrase ‘not’, then she should have been a member of my Grasp’s apprentice class.”

[4] The extra he considered this, the extra amused he grew to become.

A woman lay on the mattress along with her eyes shut tightly. She was in all probability round seventeen years of age. Her face was utterly pale and her lengthy hair scattered all around the quilt trying considerably yellowish and unhealthy.

“Daddy!” the woman murmured with out opening her eyes.

“Not-Lifeless, my sweetheart! The ‘Life-Extending Eight Drugs’ Daddy has been making ready for you’re lastly prepared immediately. After you are taking them, you’ll get higher very quickly, and also you’ll lastly be capable of stand up and play,” Outdated Man mentioned gently.

The woman answered with a hum and didn’t appear to be very involved.

Seeing the seriousness of the woman’s illness, Linghu Chong felt very sorry for her.

“Outdated Man should have beloved her daughter so very a lot that he couldn’t naked to carry himself to talk the reality and needed to mislead her to cheer her up,” he thought to himself.

Outdated Man put his arm below his daughter’s neck. “Why don’t you sit up just a little? It will likely be simpler this fashion if you take the drugs. The drugs didn’t come simple in any respect. We’d higher not waste any of it,” he defined.

The woman slowly sat up and Outdated Man instantly positioned two pillows behind her again to make it just a little extra snug for her. The woman opened her eyes after which caught the sight of Linghu Chong. Totally shocked, she rolled her eyes and stared at Linghu Chong.

“Dad, who who’s he?” she requested.

“Him? He’s no human. He’s drugs,” Outdated Man beamed.

“He’s drugs?” the woman was baffled.

“Sure. He’s drugs certainly. The impact of the ‘Life-Extending Eight Drugs’ are method too robust for you, my darling, that’s why I had this man take the drugs as an alternative so I can draw blood from him as drugs for you,” Outdated Man replied.

“Draw blood from him? Received’t that inflict ache for him? That’s that’s in all probability not a good suggestion.” The woman murmured.

“This man is a retard. He gained’t really feel any ache,” Outdated Man comforted her.

The woman answered with a hum after which closed her eyes.

With a sense of mingled shock and fury, Linghu Chong nearly broke out swearing, however then on a second thought, he modified his thoughts.

“Though I didn’t take the woman’s life-saving drugs deliberately, if she dies due to it, there’s nonetheless fault on my half. Moreover, I don’t wish to dwell on like this, anyway, so it wouldn’t be a foul concept to atone for my mistake by saving her life with my blood.” At that thought, he set free a mournful smile and stored his silence.

Outdated Man stood subsequent to Linghu Chong, able to seal his Silence Level as quickly as the primary phrase got here out of his mouth. However to his nice shock, he discovered a well-composed and unconcerned Linghu Chong smiling at him quietly, as an alternative. In fact, he had no clue that Linghu Chong had remained disheartened ever since Yue Lingshan had fallen in love with another person. Particularly when Linghu Chong heard the mysterious man chiding Yue Lingshan and Lin Pingzhi for defaming him behind his again, after which seeing them courting secretly ashore, he had utterly misplaced the will to dwell on and couldn’t have cared much less about his personal life.

“I’m going to chop open your coronary heart and use your heat blood to deal with my daughter now. Aren’t you afraid?” Outdated Man requested.

“Why ought to I be afraid?” Linghu Chong replied calmly.

Outdated Man forged a aspect look at Linghu Chong for a second, and positive sufficient, there was no hint of concern to be discovered wherever on Linghu Chong’s face.

“After I reduce your coronary heart open and draw your blood out, you will die. Now don’t blame me for not telling you that beforehand!” Outdated Man mentioned.

“Everybody will die eventually. It’s actually not that massive of a distinction whether or not one dies just a few years earlier or just a few years later. It could be nice if my blood can save your daughter’s life. Positively beats me dying for nothing, and no good for anyone,” Linghu Chong replied indifferently.

He may nearly see in his creativeness how apathetically Yue Lingshan would have reacted to the information of his loss of life. She may even throw in just a few feedback on high of that like “that’s acquired to serve him proper” or “he’s acquired what he deserves.” A powerful feeling of self-pity welled up in Linghu Chong’s coronary heart.

Outdated Man raised his thumb. “You’re a actual robust man! Man, I’ve by no means seen anybody such as you earlier than,” he praised. “It’s too unhealthy that my daughter will certainly die if she doesn’t drink your blood, in any other case, I’d have allow you to go.”

Making a visit to the kitchen, Outdated Man returned with a basin of boiling sizzling water. Whereas holding a pointy knife along with his proper hand, he soaked a towel within the sizzling water utilizing his left hand after which positioned it on the pit of Linghu Chong’s abdomen. All of a sudden, Zu Qianqiu’s voice shouted from exterior.

“Outdated Man, Outdated Man, open the door. I’ve acquired some great things on your daughter Not-Lifeless.”

Outdated Man frowned. With a swift swing, he sliced the new towel in half, after which stuffed half of it into Linghu Chong’s mouth.

“What great things?” he murmured to himself as he set down the knife and the basin earlier than opening the entrance door to let Zu Qianqiu in.

“Hey, Outdated Man, how are you going to thank me for this?” Zu Qianqiu spoke excitedly as quickly as he entered the room. “It was in such urgency, however I couldn’t discover you, so I took your ‘Life-Extending Eight Drugs’ and fooled him into taking them. If you happen to had identified about it, you’ll have introduced these catholicons of yours to him, your self, however I guess you he wouldn’t take the drugs that method.”

“What nonsense .” Outdated Man rebuked. However after Zu Qianqiu whispered one thing proper subsequent to his ear, he jumped up impulsively.

“Is that this actual? You you aren’t joking about it?” he requested loudly.

“Why would I joke about it? From what I heard, it’s completely true. Now Outdated Man, now we have been bosom pals for many years lengthy. Inform me, did I do it the best way you’ll have wished me to or not?” Zu Qianqiu replied.

“Proper, proper! Rattling, rattling!” Outdated Man shouted, stamping his foot to the bottom in agony.

“Wow what’s occurring? What proper and what rattling?” Zu Qianqiu was confused.

“You might be proper, and I’m damned!” Outdated Man answered.

“Why are you damned?” Zu Qianqiu was much more confused.

Dragging Zu by the hand, Outdated Man led him straight into his daughter’s bed room. As quickly as he noticed Linghu Chong, he dropped onto his knees and began kowtowing frantically.

“Younger Grasp Linghu, Grandpa Linghu, I should have been so damned blind to have offended you immediately. Thank Heavens that Zu Qianqiu acquired right here simply in time. If I had reduce you open and killed you, I might have been damned to hell. Even when somebody had roasted me to loss of life and stewed all my fat into grease, it wouldn’t have been sufficient punishment value of my crime.”

With the half towel nonetheless stuffed in his mouth, Linghu Chong solely answered with some indistinguishable grunts. Zu Qianqiu hurriedly dug the towel out of Linghu Chong’s mouth and requested.

“Younger Grasp Linghu, how did you get right here?”

“Senior Grasp Outdated, please, please stand up! I’m definitely not value of such etiquette from you. You might be actually embarrassing me now,” Linghu Chong spoke hurriedly as quickly because the towel was out of his mouth.

“I had no concept concerning the relationship between Younger Grasp Linghu and my savior. How dare I to offend you want this? Alas, I’m such a moron. Alas, I ought to have gone to hell. Even when I had 100 daughters and all of them are dying proper now, I dare to not even think about having Younger Grasp Linghu to shed one drop of blood to save lots of their cursed lives,” Outdated Man mumbled on.

“Outdated Man, why did you tie Younger Grasp Linghu up right here?” Zu Qianqiu rolled his eyes.

“Alas, in a phrase, it was I who’ve dedicated all types of outrages and perverse acts. Can’t you simply shut up and spare me some embarrassment?” Outdated Man replied.

“And why do you could have a basin of sizzling water and a pointy knife over right here?” Zu Qianqiu requested once more.

Outdated Man didn’t reply his query; as an alternative, he raised his hand and began slapping his personal face laborious. His fats face already appeared like a pumpkin to start out with, now after the robust slaps, it overrated much more.

“I should have been very muddle-headed that I’ve no clue about what has occurred not too long ago. Will you, senior masters, please shed some lights for me?” Linghu Chong beseeched.

“Why don’t we speak that over some drinks?” urged Outdated Man as he and Zu Qianqiu untied the rope round Linghu Chong swiftly.

Casting a side-glance towards the woman on the mattress, Linghu Chong requested, “Would your daughter’s sickness get any worse?”

“No, it is not going to. Even when it does, alas, properly that’s .” Outdated Man stored murmured to himself phrases that nobody besides himself may acknowledge.

After ushering Linghu Chong and Zu Qianqiu to the entrance corridor, Outdated Man crammed three bowls with wine and in addition took out a big plate of pork strips to go together with the wine. Elevating his wine respectfully, he proposed a toast to Linghu Chong. Linghu Chong poured the wine down his throat in continued gulps. The wine solely had a light-weight style and was fairly odd. But when in comparison with the wine he had drunk from Zu Qianqiu’s wine cups, it tasted no less than ten instances higher.

“Younger Grasp Linghu, I’m such a silly muddle-head to have offended you. Alas, this that actually .” Talking with a terrified face, Outdated Man was out of phrases to precise his honest regrets.

“Younger Grasp Linghu is a large-minded man. He gained’t blame you. Moreover, if the ‘Life-Extending Eight Drugs’ of yours are really efficient and will mend Younger Grasp Linghu’s well being, then you can be the one to thank for,” Zu Qianqiu comforted him.

“Properly, I don’t deserve the credit score. Brother Zu, we’ve acquired to thanks,” Outdated Man answered.

Zu Qianqiu grinned. “Since I took your eight drugs, I used to be afraid that it’d hinder niece Not-Lifeless’s restoration. Listed below are some ginsengs for her to take as a tonic.” He stooped down after which took out a basket. After eradicating the lid, he pulled out holds of ginsengs, some thick and a few slender. There have been maybe no less than ten kilos of them.

“The place did you get a lot ginsengs?” Outdated Man requested.

“The place else? From the drugs store, in fact. I borrowed some,” Zu Qianqiu answered with a mischievous grin.

“Like when Liu Bei borrowed town of Jinzhou,[5] there’s no returning,” Outdated Man burst into loud laughter. Regardless that he compelled a smile, he nonetheless couldn’t utterly disguise the grief and worries written on his face.

“Mister Outdated and Mister Zu,” Linghu Chong mentioned, “though you had good intentions making an attempt to fix my injures, one among you tricked me and the opposite one tied me up. Now isn’t {that a} bit disrespectful for me?”

Listening to that, each Outdated Man and Zu Qianqiu stood up instantly and bowed to Linghu Chong with their palms folded in entrance. “Younger Grasp Linghu, we’re so sorry. You possibly can punish us anyway you see match; we definitely deserve it,” they answered in unison.

“High-quality! I’ve a query. You could give me a straight reply. Will you please inform me who’s behind all these which have made you present such nice respect to me?” Linghu Chong requested.

Outdated Man and Zu Qianqiu exchanged a stare at one another.

“Properly that that’s your query?” Outdated Man murmured.

“Younger Grasp Linghu, in fact you realize this particular person. Please forgive us for daring to not point out this particular person’s title,” Zu Qianqiu answered after a pause.

“However I swear that I don’t know who he’s,” Linghu Chong assured them. He couldn’t assist however ponder. “Is it Grand Uncle-Grasp Feng? Or is it Nice Grasp No Commandment? And even Tian Boguang? How about Elder Bamboo-Inexperienced? It doesn’t appear to be any of them. Grand Uncle-Grasp Feng definitely has such respectful status and status, however he’s residing a secluded life and didn’t even enable me to set free his whereabouts? How may he have left Mount Huashan for this?”

“Younger Grasp, what you’re asking right here, brother Outdated and I most undoubtedly dare to not reply. Even for those who kill us, we wouldn’t dare reply simply the identical. You already know the reply in your coronary heart, why do it’s a must to drive us to spill it out?” Zu Qianqiu replied.

Listening to the agency tone in his voice, Linghu Chong knew that it will be of no use to attempt to drive the reply out from him. So he mentioned, “High-quality. Your not answering my query is definitely not serving to with venting my fury. Mister Outdated, you tied me as much as a chair and scared the wits out of me. It’s my flip to tie the 2 of you up this time. And perhaps I nonetheless wouldn’t be relieved and would wish to reduce out your hearts.”

Outdated Man and Zu Qianqiu exchanged one other stare after which answered in unison, “If you wish to tie us up, we dare not resist in any method.”

Outdated Man took out two chairs and a bunch of thick ropes. The 2 of them first tied their very own toes to the legs of the chairs tightly after which positioned their palms behind their again. “Younger Grasp Linghu, if you’ll,” they mentioned, each considering that Linghu Chong wasn’t actually going to tie them as much as vent his anger and almost certainly he was simply joking. However to their nice shock, Linghu Chong truly picked up the rope and tied their palms behind their backs as tightly as he may earlier than choosing up Outdated Man’s knife.

“I can’t seal your strain factors with my finger as a result of I misplaced all my inside power. However I’m afraid that you’d attempt to get out of the ropes. That’s why I’m gonna strike your strain factors with the knife deal with to seal them that method,” Linghu Chong defined.

He turned the knife over after which struck the 2 with a lot energy on the Huan-Tiao, Tian-Zhu, and Shao-Hai factors utilizing the knife deal with. It took him some time to lastly seal the strain factors. Surprised, Outdated Man and Zu Qianqiu checked out one another in speechless despair, and shortly felt tickles of concern rising into swarms of terror, not understanding what Linghu Chong had deliberate subsequent.

“You wait right here for me,” Linghu Chong exclaimed as he turned and walked out of the corridor.

Holding the knife in his grip, Linghu Chong walked till he was exterior of the woman’s bed room. He cleared his throat after which requested.

“Miss Outdated um miss, how are you feeling?”

He had wished to handle her as “Miss Outdated,” however then he determined towards that. Regardless that the woman’s household title was Outdated, in her younger age, it wouldn’t sound very applicable to name her “Miss Outdated,” and “Miss Outdated Not-Lifeless” would merely be unimaginably queer. The woman didn’t reply, and solely set free a slight snort.

Linghu Chong lifted the cotton curtain after which entered the room. He may see her nonetheless in a sitting place, leaning towards the pillows, her eyes barely open, half awake and half asleep. Linghu Chong took two steps ahead. Now he may see that her pores and skin on her face nearly appeared like crystal. Blue veins may clearly be seen beneath the sunshine yellowish muscle groups; it nearly appeared as if he may see blood flowing slowly alongside the veins. It was so quiet within the room. Every thing was in a standing nonetheless, not even a hint of brisk wind, as if the blood inside her was additionally coagulating drop by drop, besides her tender respiratory, so weak that it appeared as if each time when she breathe out, that was one much less breathe for her.

“This younger woman may have survived if I didn’t take her drugs drugs by mistake. I don’t have many days left anyway. It doesn’t make a lot distinction whether or not I dwell just a few days extra or just a few days much less, does it?” Linghu Chong thought aloud.

He reached out and grabbed a china bowl. Inserting it on the small mattress desk, he raised his left wrist after which sliced it open with the knife. Blood instantly gushed out like a spring and poured down into the china bowl. Noticing that the basin of sizzling water Outdated Man had ready earlier was nonetheless letting out sizzling steams, he set the knife down after which splashed some sizzling water over the reduce on the wrist so the blood wouldn’t begin clotting too quickly. Inside moments, blood had crammed greater than half of the bowl.

Even within the wooziness, the woman quickly observed the robust scent of blood and as quickly as she opened her eyes, the sight of blood dripping throughout from Linghu Chong’s wrist terrified her. She set free a shriek in shock.

Seeing that the bowl was nearly full of blood, Linghu Chong walked subsequent to the mattress after which held the bowl proper subsequent to the woman’s mouth.

“Hurry, drink this. There are panaceas within the blood that can be capable of remedy your decease,” he urged gently.

“I I I’m scared. I don’t wish to drink that,” the woman rejected.

After shedding a bowl value of blood, Linghu Chong felt as if his head had turn out to be utterly drained and his legs nearly gave out below him.

“If she doesn’t drink this as a result of she is scared, wouldn’t I’ve shed my blood for nothing?” he thought to himself.

Grabbing the knife into his left hand, he yelled, “If you happen to don’t do what I let you know, I’ll kill you with this knife.” Proper after the final phrase, he positioned the tip of the blade subsequent to the woman’s throat.

The woman feared for her life and needed to swallow down all the bowl of blood. For a number of instances she nearly vomited from the nauseating, however each time when she caught the sight of the shinning blade in Linghu Chong’s hand, the fear overwhelmed her and prevented her from throwing up.

Linghu Chong watched her drink up all the bowl of blood. The wound on his wrist had slowly stopped bleeding as blood clots began forming round it.

Linghu Chong thought to himself, “I took Outdated Man’s ‘Life-Extending Eight Drugs,’ however what went into the woman’s abdomen was maybe even lower than one tenth of it. As soon as I exploit the restroom just a few instances, I’m afraid much more could be misplaced. I’d higher feed her just a few extra bowls of blood whereas I nonetheless can, till I’m too weak to maneuver about.” At that thought, he reduce open his proper wrist, additionally, and as quickly because the bowl was full of blood, he rushed to feed the woman once more.

The woman frowned. “Don’t don’t drive me. I can’t take anymore of this,” she pleaded.

“It’s less than you. Hurry up! Drink! Hurry!” Linghu Chong urged.

The woman drank some extra reluctantly and needed to cease for a second to catch her breath.

“Why why are you doing this? Doing that is very dangerous on your physique,” she mentioned.

“It’s fairly alright. Don’t fear about my physique. It’s all on your good.” Linghu Chong set free a compelled smile.

As quickly as Department Fairy and Fruit Fairy fell into the fishing internet booby entice set by Outdated Man, they instantly tried to set themselves free, however the extra they struggled, the tighter the fishing internet grew to become, and shortly they couldn’t even transfer their arms or legs any inch. Though the 2 of them couldn’t transfer, that didn’t stop their ears from functioning completely properly and their tongues from arguing forwards and backwards. On the time when Linghu Chong had tied Outdated and Zu to their chairs, Department Fairy had predicted that he would definitely kill the 2 whereas Fruit Fairy had predicted that he would undoubtedly come out and set the 2 Fairy brothers free first. However that debate ended up a complete waste of time. Neither of them had gotten it proper. Linghu Chong had entered the woman’s bed room as an alternative. Because the woman’s bed room was sealed very properly with all of the cotton sheets, solely segments of Linghu Chong and the woman’s dialog could possibly be vaguely heard. For Department Fairy, Fruit Fairy, Yue Buqun, Outdated Man, and Zu Qianqiu, regardless that all 5 of them had resourceful inside power, they nonetheless couldn’t inform what Linghu Chong was doing within the woman’s bed room, so that they needed to let their creativeness run wild. When all of the sudden the woman’s scream broke out, all their faces modified coloration.

“Linghu Chong is a man. What’s he doing in a lady’s bed room?” Department Fairy requested.

“Hear, that woman was in terror,” Fruit Fairy exclaimed. “She mentioned, ‘I I’m scared!’ And Linghu Chong mentioned, ‘If you happen to don’t do what I let you know, I’ll kill you with this knife.’ He mentioned ‘do what I let you know.’ What does he need the woman to do?”

“What else? In fact he’s forcing the woman to be his girl.” Department Fairy concluded.

“Ha-ha, how humorous! That quick melon-size man’s daughter in fact must be a brief melon-size woman as properly. Why would Linghu Chong wish to drive her to be his girl?” Fruit Fairy disagreed.

“Completely different folks favor various things! Possibly Linghu Chong has this thingy for fats women, and as quickly as he spots a fats woman, he’d discover himself in heaven and completely neglect about the whole lot else.” Department Fairy argued.

“Wow, did you hear that? The fats woman is begging him now. I believe she mentioned one thing like, ‘Don’t drive me. I can’t take it anymore.’” Fruit Fairy imitated.

“That’s proper. However the chap Linghu Chong is decided. He mentioned, ‘It’s less than you. Hurry up! Hurry!’” Department Fairy adopted.

“Why is Linghu Chong asking her to rush up? Hurry up doing what?” Fruit Fairy requested.

“You by no means acquired married and are nonetheless a virgin, in fact you don’t perceive,” Department Fairy mocked.

“Such as you’ve ever married anybody, you shameless jerk!” Fruit Fairy fought again.

“You realize that I by no means acquired married. Why did you ask me for?” Department Fairy reproved.

“Hey, Outdated Man! Linghu Chong is forcing your daughter to be his girl. Are you simply going to take a seat there and watch her die?” Fruit Fairy shouted out loud.

“Thoughts your individual enterprise,” Department Fairy admonished. “How have you learnt that fats woman goes to die? Isn’t his daughter’s title ‘Outdated Not-Lifeless’? How can she die?”

Ever since Outdated Man and Zu Qianqiu had been tied to their chairs and their strain factors sealed, they listened by the whole lot, from Miss Outdated’s scream to the sound of her begging for mercy. Gazing at one another with clean dismay, they had been completely out of concepts. That they had suspected the identical factor themselves, and the loud arguments from the Peach Valley’s two Fairies within the courtyard solely confirmed their suspicion.

“Brother Outdated, we’ve acquired to cease this. Who would have anticipated Younger Grasp Linghu to be such a lubricious man? I’m afraid he’s going to get into massive hassle,” Zu Qianqiu mentioned to Outdated Man.

“Alas, I wouldn’t have minded him deflowering Not-Lifeless the child, however however that may actually be unfair for the opposite one.” Outdated Man heaved a sigh.

“Hear, take heed to that,” Zu Qianqiu urged. “Your daughter Not-Lifeless has grown fairly some affection for him. She mentioned, ‘Doing that is very dangerous on your physique.’ And did you hear how Linghu Chong responded?”

“He mentioned, ‘It’s fairly alright. Don’t fear about my physique. It’s all on your good!’ God rattling it! These two children!” Outdated Man replied.

“Brother Outdated, congratulations, congratulations!” Zu Qianqiu burst into loud laughter.

“Congratulations my ass!” Outdated Man scolded angrily.

“What are you getting offended for? Congratulations for getting a beautiful son-in-law!” Zu Qianqiu grinned.

Outdated Man set free a loud shout and reproved with a yell, “Cease the nonsense! If this will get out, do you suppose we’d nonetheless be alive?” When he spoke these phrases, his voice was full of utter concern.

“Proper, proper!” Zu Qianqiu replied. His voice additionally quavered.

Yue Buqun had been hiding on the tree exterior of the wall and was even farther from it. Though he initialized the “Divine Artwork of the Violet Twilight,” he was solely in a position to hear fragments of the dialog. At first, when he heard Linghu Chong forcing the woman, he had wished to hurry inside to cease it, however then he modified his thoughts, considering that every one these folks, Linghu Chong included, had been so secretive and strange, who was it to say that they weren’t conspiring one thing. The perfect factor for him to do on the time could be to watch calmly and never act recklessly. So he merely listened on along with his ‘Divine Artwork of the Violet Twilight’ absolutely loaded. Then the dialogues between the Peach Valley’s Two Fairies and those between Outdated and Zu stored ringing in his ears. He was additionally satisfied that Linghu Chong should have taken benefit of the woman’s precarious situation and had molested the woman. Later when he heard the dialog between Outdated and Zu, he figured that since Linghu Chong was a dissolute and unconventional younger man and the woman in all probability did carry her father’s genes and was a brief and fats, ugly woman, it will solely be pure for her to fall in love with Linghu Chong after shedding her virginity to him. Seeing how ludicrous the episode has turn out to be, he couldn’t assist however shake his head in despair.

The woman’s screaming voice rose once more impulsively. “Don’t don’t an excessive amount of blood. I encourage of you .”

All of a sudden, somebody shouted from exterior the partitions, “Outdated Man, I’ve lastly misplaced these Peach Valley’s 4 Goblins.” Then got here a mild thud as the person leapt over the wall and entered the corridor. It was none apart from the person with the white banner who had provoked the Peach Valley’s 4 Fairies into chasing him.

“What’s occurring?” He was shocked to search out Outdated Man and Zu Qianqiu each tied as much as their chairs. He flipped his proper hand swiftly and a shining dagger magically appeared in his palm. Waving his arms hurriedly just a few instances, he had reduce lose the ropes across the two’s legs and arms.

The woman’s scream rose from her room as soon as once more, “Please please I encourage you no extra.”

Selecting up the urgency in her tone of voice, the person uttered a cry of shock, “It’s Miss Outdated Not-Lifeless!” He dashed towards the door.

Grabbing the person by his arm shortly, Outdated Man yelled, “You possibly can’t go in there!”

Surprised, the person put a halt to his steps. Then got here the voice of Department Fairy from the courtyard.

“I guess you the quick melon have to be thrilled to have a son-in-law like Linghu Chong.”

“Linghu Chong may die any day now. Why would he be so thrilled to have a half-dead half-alive son-in-law?” Fruit Fairy challenged.

“His daughter may die any day as properly. They make an ideal half-dead half-alive couple,” Department Fairy defined.

“Now, who will die and who will dwell?” Fruit Fairy requested.

“What a dumb query! In fact Linghu Chong will die. Miss Outdated Not-Lifeless’s title is Outdated Not-Lifeless. How can she ever die? Dummy!” Department Fairy mocked.

“That’s not essentially true. Does one’s title all the time replicate the truth? What if all people on this world had been named Outdated Not-Lifeless? Would each one among them develop previous but don’t die? If that’s the case, then our coaching in martial arts would have been no good in any respect,” Fruit Fairy rebuffed.

Amid the arguing between the 2 brothers, a loud thud got here from contained in the room. One thing had collapsed onto the ground. Miss Outdated screamed once more, although her voice was weak, it was full of panic.

“Dad, Dad! Come right here, hurry!”

Outdated Man sprinted into the bed room, solely discovering Linghu Chong mendacity on the ground unconscious, a china bowl leaning by his chest the wrong way up and blood throughout his higher physique. Miss Outdated leaned by the mattress. There was additionally blood by the nook of her mouth. Zu Qianqiu and the opposite man stood behind Outdated Man and stared on the weird scene, every with a abdomen stuffed with questions.

“Dad, he he reduce himself to attract blood, after which compelled me to drink two bowls value he he needs to chop himself extra .” Miss Outdated exclaimed.

The shock struck Outdated Man like a thunder. He rushed ahead and propped Linghu Chong’s higher physique into his personal arms. Now he may see the cuts on each of Linghu Chong’s wrists from which blood was nonetheless gushing out nonstop. Scared out of his wits, Outdated Man sprinted out of the room and returned with gauzes, bandages, and medicine inside moments. Within the fluster, regardless that this was his own residence, he nonetheless bumped his head on the doorframes, leading to a giant swelling on his brow and a big gap on the wall.

When Department Fairy heard the banging sound, he thought Outdated Man should have given Linghu Chong a very good beating, so he shouted.

“Hey, Outdated Man, Linghu Chong is an efficient good friend of the Peach Valley’s Six Fairies. Cease beating him. If you happen to beat him to loss of life, I promise you that the Peach Valley’s Six Fairies will tear all of your fat into strips.”

“Fallacious! Fallacious!” Fruit Fairy reproved.

“What’s unsuitable?” Department Fairy inquired.

“If he had muscle groups throughout his physique, then in fact you’ll be able to tear them into strips. However all he has are fat. You’ll find yourself with a bunch of grease. How will you tear fat into strips?” Fruit Fairy argued.

Outdated Man utilized the medicine to the wrist wounds after which wrapped the injuries properly with bandages. After a very good whereas of massaging the strain factors on Linghu Chong’s chest and abdomen, Linghu Chong lastly regained his consciousness.

Feeling barely relieved and totally grateful, Outdated Man muttered in a shaky voice, “Younger Grasp Linghu, you even by smashing us into bits and items wouldn’t have alas wouldn’t have .”

“Younger Grasp Linghu, it was solely due to a misunderstanding that Outdated Man tied you up earlier. Why did you are taking it so severely? You might be simply making him really feel much more embarrassed,” Zu Qianqiu mentioned.

Linghu Chong set free a weak smile. “My inner damage can’t be cured by any catholicon. I actually recognize the kindness of senior grasp Zu for feeding me the ‘Life-Extending Eight Drugs’ that belonged to senior grasp Outdated. However it was actually a waste I hope this woman’s desease might be cured .” A powerful really feel of disorientation, brought on by shedding a lot blood, all of the sudden consumed him, and he handed out, as soon as once more.

Carrying Linghu Chong in his arms, Outdated Man walked out of his daughter’s bed room and set Linghu Chong down on his personal mattress. “What now? What now?” he muttered distractedly with an extended, frightened face.

“Younger Grasp Linghu misplaced a variety of blood. I’m afraid he’s on the sting of his life. What do you suppose if we three load all our inside power and inject the inside power into his physique to revive him? What do you say?” Zu Qianqiu urged.

“Naturally,” Outdated Man concurred.

He gently propped Linghu Chong up and positioned his proper palm on the Da-Zhui level at Linghu Chong’s again. As quickly as he initialized his power movement, his total physique all of the sudden shocked violently. A loud crack echoed because the chair he sat on collapsed to the ground and was smashed into bits and items.

Department Fairy burst into loud laughter. “Guess how Linghu Chong inflicted his inner damage on the first place? It was all as a result of our six brothers tried to heal him with our inner power. Now the quick melon decides to play the ape. Aren’t you simply going to trigger Linghu Chong new accidents on high of what he already has? Ha-ha! Ha-ha!”

“Hey, did you hear that loud cracking sound? That quick melon should have been shocked by the inside power inside Linghu Chong and smashed into one thing. Linghu Chong’s inside power is definitely our inside power. The quick melon, as soon as once more, is affected by the wrath of the Peach Valley’s Six Fairies! Fantastic! Fantastic!” Fruit Fairy added.

“Alas, if Younger Grasp Linghu stays unconscious like this, I assume there’s just one factor left for the Outdated Man. I’ll simply must kill myself,” Outdated Man heaved a heavy sigh.

The person got here in final all of the sudden yelled out loudly, “Hello, the one on the jujube tree exterior, are you Mr. Yue, the Head Grasp of the Huashan Faculty?”

Yue Buqun was dumbfounded. “So he knew I used to be hiding right here all alongside,” he thought aloud.

“Mr. Yue, you’re a visitor from afar. Why don’t you are available in for a go to?” the person shouted once more.

Yue Buqun felt very awkward. It wouldn’t be a good suggestion to go in, but by now he may not keep on high of the jujube tree.

“Younger Grasp Linghu, your apprentice, has fainted. Would you want to check out him?” the person urged once more.

Clearing his throat to cowl up the embarrassment, Yue Buqun leapt over the one dozen toes or so house within the courtyard and landed immediately on the hall below the eaves. By then Outdated Man had greeted out and cupped his palms to salute.

“Mr. Yue, are available in please,” he mentioned.

“Forgive me for being an surprising visitor. I used to be simply involved concerning the security of my apprentice,” Yue Buqun replied.

“It was all my fault. Alas, if if ” Outdated Man muttered.

“Don’t you are concerned about it! Linghu Chong gained’t die,” Department Fairy all of the sudden reduce in.

“How have you learnt that he gained’t die?” Outdated Man was overjoyed and requested hurriedly.

“He’s a lot youthful than you and in addition a lot youthful than me, isn’t he?” Department Fairy requested.

“Yeah, what about it?” Outdated Man was confused.

“Now do older folks die first or do youthful folks die first? In fact it’s older individuals who will die first, duh! Since you aren’t lifeless and I’m completely alive, how can Linghu Chong die?” Department Fairy defined.

Outdated Man had hoped that he would in all probability have some distinctive concepts. Listening to the drivel from him, he may solely set free a wry smile.

“I’ve acquired an actual intelligent concept!” Fruit Fairy joined in. “Let’s all put our efforts collectively and alter Linghu Chong’s title to ‘Linghu Not-Lifeless’ .”

Yue Buqun adopted Outdated Man and entered his bed room, after which noticed Linghu Chong mendacity on the mattress, nonetheless unconscious.

“If I don’t make an exhibition of my ‘Divine Artwork of the Violet Twilight,’ these people right here would undoubtedly make mild of our Huashan Faculty,” he thought to himself.

He turned towards the mattress, so when the violet coloration confirmed on his face nobody would discover it, and secretly initialized his divine artwork. As quickly because the divine artwork is loaded, he positioned his palm on the Da-Zhui level on Linghu Chong’s again. Realizing how the power streams swarmed inside Linghu Chong, he didn’t put a lot energy into his transfer, as an alternative, solely injected little or no inside power slowly. And as quickly as he may really feel the inside power inside Linghu Chong began reacting to his maneuver, he pulled his palm again about half-an-inch from Linghu Chong’s pores and skin and waited a brief second earlier than putting his palm again onto Linghu Chong once more.

A short time glided by when Linghu Chong progressively gained his senses again and was in a position to communicate, “Grasp, you you’re right here.”

Seeing how Yue Buqun revived Linghu Chong with out placing out a lot effort, the three observers made no effort to cover their admiration.

“This place is a hotbed of hassle,” thought Yue Buqun to himself, “higher get out of right here quickly. Moreover, I ponder what’s taking place with my spouse and the bunch of apprentices on the boat?” So he cupped his hand and mentioned, “Thanks very a lot on your cordial reception to my apprentice and I. We’d higher get going.”

“Proper, proper! Younger Grasp Linghu shouldn’t be feeling properly; we actually ought to have been a greater host. However he would in all probability be taken higher care of with you. It’s actually a scarcity of method on our aspect. We beg your pardon,” Outdated Man apologized.

“You might be being too modest,” Yue Buqun replied.

Underneath the dim mild within the room, he all of the sudden observed the shining eyes of the third man, and a fast thought flashed by his thoughts.

“Could I ask the respectful title of this good friend?” cupping his hand in greet, he requested.

“I assume Mr. Yue has by no means met our ‘Evening Owl’ Ji Wushi earlier than,” Zu Qianqiu grinned.

Yue Buqun felt a small chill in his coronary heart as he contemplated, “Evening Owl Ji Wushi? I heard that this man was born with particular skills and has extraordinary eyesight. His conducts has all the time been unsure, generally variety whereas generally depraved, generally good, but at different instances evil. Though his title is Ji Wushi, that means out of 1’s wits, he’s actually a really robust one stuffed with craft and crafty. Who would have anticipated him to be mingled up with the bunch comparable to Outdated Man?”

Cupping his palms hurriedly, he greeted, “I’ve heard your title many instances and have lengthy been trying ahead to satisfy you. It’s so lucky that I lastly acquired the possibility immediately.”

“Properly, not simply immediately. Aren’t we going to satisfy once more tomorrow on the 5-Tyrant Ridge?” Ji Wushi grinned.

Yue Buqun felt one other chill in his coronary heart. Regardless that he felt it wasn’t the precise method to ask for extra particulars after that they had solely met for a couple of minutes, his worries concerning his kidnapped daughter overwhelmed his concern for correct protocols.

“I used to be questioning how I’ve offended fellow martial pals within the native space, one way or the other. I figured that it should have been my lack of manners for having not paid any visits to the varied masters round right here. Would Mr. Ji be variety sufficient to provide me some pointers, as to which pals had invited my daughter and an apprentice named Lin over?”

“Actually? I don’t suppose I do know a lot about that,” Ji Wushi replied with one other grin.

To ask Ji Wushi so properly concerning the whereabouts of his daughter was already fairly a concession for Yue Buqun – the Head Grasp of the famend Huashan Faculty. When Ji Wushi clearly had evaded the problem, although frightened and irritated, Yue Buqun couldn’t ask any additional. So he placed on an detached face and mentioned dryly,

“I’m sorry to have disturbed you so late at night time. I’ll see you round.”

He propped Linghu Chong up and was nearly to select him up into his arms, when Outdated Man all of the sudden caught his head out between the Grasp and the apprentice and rushed to carry Linghu Chong into his personal arms.

“I’m the one who took Younger Grasp Linghu right here, so naturally I’m the one liable for sending him again,” he exclaimed as he grabbed a skinny blanket to cowl up Linghu Chong’s physique earlier than striding out.

“Hey, maintain it! What about us, the 2 massive fish right here?” Department Fairy shouted in a rush.

“Properly ” Outdated Man hesitated. If he let the 2 brothers go, it will actually be troublesome to chase away the revenge from the Peach Valley’s Six Fairies. However with these two as hostages, the opposite 4 would no less than have some scruples.

Linghu Chong knew what Outdated Man had in his thoughts. “Senior grasp Outdated, will you please set the 2 of them free? Now you two Fairies, will you please not search any revenge or trigger any hassle for Grasp Outdated and Grasp Zu? How about turning adversity into friendship?” he urged.

“With simply the 2 of us, I don’t suppose we are able to make hassle for them even when we tried,” Department Fairy replied.

“In fact I’m referring to all six of the Peach Valley’s Fairies,” Linghu Chong clarified.

“To not search revenge or make hassle for them is alright, however there’s no method we’re going to flip adversity into friendship. Even for those who chop my head off, there’s nonetheless no method,” Fruit Fairy exclaimed.

Outdated Man and Zu Qianqiu each grunted, considering, “It is just for the sake of Younger Grasp Linghu that now we have agreed to not fuss about with you. Did you truly suppose the ‘Outdated Ancestor of the Yellow River’ is afraid of the Peach Valley’s Six Fairies?”

“Why’s that?” Linghu Chong requested.

“The Peach Valley’s Six Fairies by no means had any grudges towards or any scores to settle with the Outdated Ancestor of the Yellow River. We’re by no means adversaries, so there’s merely no method that we are able to flip ‘adversity’ to something. That’s why turning into pals could be nice however there’s no method we are able to flip ‘adversity’ to ‘friendship’ it doesn’t matter what,” Fruit Fairy elaborated.

At these phrases, everybody laughed out loud. Zu Qianqiu stooped down and untied the slipknot on the fishing internet. The strings of the fishing internet had been created from human hair, silk from wild silkworms, and pure gold threads interweaved collectively, which then grew to become extraordinarily tenacious and chronic. Even sharp knives or swords couldn’t have been in a position to reduce by them. If anybody acquired trapped inside it, the extra he struggled, the tighter it grew to become. Except somebody untied the slipknot from the surface, it will be unattainable to get out of the entice.

As quickly as Department Fairy acquired again onto his toes, he dropped his pants and began pissing all around the fishing internet.

“What what are you doing?” Zu Qianqiu requested in shock.

“If I don’t piss throughout this rattling internet, how am I going to vent my spleen?” Department Fairy answered.

The seven of them returned to the wharf. Yue Buqun may see from a distance that the 2 apprentices Lao Denuo and Gao Gemming had been guarding the boat with swords of their palms. Realizing that everybody was alright, he was barely relieved.

Outdated Man carried Linghu Chong into the cabin after which bowed all the best way down.

“Younger Grasp Linghu, your advantage shines above the 9 Heavens, I’m totally grateful for what you could have finished. I’ll say goodbye for now however we’ll meet once more quickly.”

Due to the bumps on the best way again, Linghu Chong had fallen again right into a state of wooziness and nearly fainted once more. He didn’t actually catch Outdated Man’s phrases and solely answered with a weak hum.

Noticing the utterly reverse perspective proven by the meatball man earlier than and after, how respectful and cautious he had turn out to be towards Linghu Chong, Madam Yue and the remainder of the apprentices had been dumbfounded. Afraid that Root Fairy and the bunch of Peach Valley Fairies may get again quickly, Outdated Man and Zu Qianqiu didn’t wish to keep any longer and shortly bid their farewell to Yue Buqun.

“Wait, brother Zu.” Department Fairy beckoned at Zu Qianqiu.

“What’s the matter?” Zu Qianqiu requested.

“This!” Department Fairy answered as he bent his knees and all of the sudden rammed his shoulder towards Zu Qianqiu’s chest with full pace.

This utterly caught Zu Qianqiu without warning. Having no time to dodge away, Zu Qianqiu shortly loaded his inside power. Inside a break up second, he had gathered resourceful inside power in his decrease abdomen, which made his chest and abdomen as laborious as a rock. Dozens of cracking and smashing noises exploded abruptly. A break up second later, Department Fairy had shortly withdrawn again dozens of toes, bursting into loud laughter.

“Oh no!” Zu Qianqiu uttered a cry as he reached into his chest pocket and took out numerous of bits and items. Amongst these had been chips of china, jade, bamboo, and wooden. The over two dozens of valuable wine cups in Zu Qianqiu’s chest pocket had all been smashed from the collision, even cups just like the Golden Cup, Silver Cup, or the Bronze Jue had all been utterly flattened out. Consumed by robust fury and deep regrets, Zu Qianqiu waved his hand and shot the scores of particles towards Department Fairy like a swarm of darts, however Department Fairy had anticipated that and swiftly dodged away.

“Linghu Chong instructed us to show adversity into friendship. We should obey his orders. That’s why we should turn out to be adversaries first earlier than turning into pals,” Department Fairy shouted.

Having misplaced all the valuable wine cups that took him many years to gather by Department Fairy’s one single hit, Zu Qianqiu was infuriated. However listening to Department Fairy’s phrases simply when he was about to launch his full wave of assaults, he instantly pulled his steps again.

“That’s proper. Flip adversaries into pals. Flip adversaries into pals,” he murmured with a wry smile after which walked away along with Outdated Man and Ji Wushi.

In his muddled thoughts state, Linghu Chong was nonetheless involved concerning the security of Yue Lingshan. “Department Fairy, will you please ask them to not not hurt my apprentice sister Yue?” he mentioned.

“Definitely!” Department Fairy answered after which shouted out loudly, “Hey! Outdated Man, Evening Owl, and Zu Qianqiu, hear up! Linghu Chong mentioned that you shouldn’t hurt his darling apprentice sister.”

Ji Wushi and the group of three had walked fairly a distance away once they heard Department Fairy. On the phrases all of them stopped their steps. Outdated Man turned his head round and shouted his reply.

“If Younger Grasp Linghu says so, we’ll definitely comply.”

After the three of them mentioned this over some whispers, they resumed their steps.

Yue Buqun began telling Madam Yue what he noticed and heard over at Outdated Man’s home, however just a few sentences into it, loud shouts and noises from ashore interrupted him. Root Fairy and the remainder of the three Fairies had returned.

The 4 of them definitely stored their mouths busy bragging constantly about how that they had caught the person holding the white banner and the way that they had torn him into 4 items.

Fruit Fairy laughed so laborious that he nearly misplaced just a few enamel. “Wow! Wonderful!! Brothers, you guys are so superior!” he mocked.

“Ha-ha, so that you tore that man into 4 items. Do you know what his title was?” Department Fairy requested.

“He’s lifeless already. Who cares what his title was? May you could have identified his title?” Trunk Fairy answered.

“In fact I do,” Department Fairy replied. “His title is Ji Wushi, and he additionally has a nick title referred to as ‘Evening Owl’.”

Leaf Fairy applauded. “Hey! What a beautiful title that was! Turned out this man truly had some insights. He should have identified beforehand that someday he could be caught by the Peach Valley’s Six Fairies and could be completely out of his wits,

[6] having no method of escaping the destiny of being torn into 4 items, that’s why he gave himself that title.”

“That ‘Evening Owl’ Ji Wushi was definitely a troublesome man. His Kung Fu was so extraordinary! And completely distinctive too!” Fruit Fairy exclaimed.

“That’s proper, his Kung Fu was glorious,” Root Fairy couldn’t have agreed extra. “If it weren’t for his unhealthy luck that he picked the Peach Valley’s Six Fairies to mess with, his Kung Fu in Qing-Gong may have ranked him among the many high fighters within the Martial World.”

“His Kung Fu in Qing-Gong was nothing in comparison with this. Do you know that after you tore him into 4 items, he was in a position to put all of the items again collectively and revive himself from loss of life, after which walked round identical to regular? He even got here right here simply moments in the past and had a pleasant chat with us.” Fruit Fairy cracked an evil grin.

By then did Root Fairy and the remainder of the three Fairies lastly notice that their lie had been uncovered, however neither of them had a lot concern about it, and all placed on a pretended shock on their faces.

“Wow, I had no concept that Ji Wushi knew such odd Kung Fu. That simply proves the previous saying that you just can not choose an individual by his seem like you can not measure the ocean utilizing a ladler. How admirable! Really outstanding!” Flower Fairy exclaimed.

“I’ve heard that there’s this Kung Fu referred to as the ‘Piece Components Again right into a Complete Artwork’, which permits the practitioner to place the torn aside 4 items of himself again into a complete and permits him to stroll usually inside instants. However I assumed this Kung Fu had been misplaced ages in the past. Who would have anticipated that Ji Wushi one way or the other have mastered it? Hmm, he’s certainly a singular one within the Martial World. Properly, I suppose the following time after we see him, it’s all proper to befriend him,” Trunk Fairy speculated.

In the meantime, Yue Buqun and Madam Yue discovered themselves profoundly frightened. Their beloved daughter had been kidnapped, but that they had not a clue in regard to whom the enemy may need been. The Huashan Sword Faculty loved nice fame in all the Martial World; they definitely didn’t anticipate to endure such a setback by the Yellow River. However they stored the sensation to themselves and confirmed no signal of it, afraid that it will create a panic among the many many apprentices. The couple didn’t focus on any of the doubts and suspicious that they had accrued, both, solely contemplated upon them individually, and the one noises contained in the cabin had been nothing however the fixed garbage popping out of the Peach Valley’s Six Fairies.

Over two hours glided by uneventfully, and dawn was nearly across the nook. All of a sudden the sound of footsteps from ashore broke the silence and moments later two sedans had arrived by the financial institution.

The main sedan provider introduced in a loud and clear tone, “Younger Grasp Linghu mentioned that Miss Yue shouldn’t be harmed or frightened in any method. Our superior has despatched us to apologize for the accident and ask for Younger Grasp Linghu’s forgiveness.”

The 4 carriers set down the 2 sedans, bowed towards the route of the boat, after which rotated and walked away.

“Dad! Mother!” Yue Lingshan’s voice shouted from inside one of many sedans.

Shocked however totally overjoyed, the Yue couple leapt ashore and lifted the curtain of the sedan. Evidently, it was Yue Lingshan sitting inside, solely that the strain factors on her legs had been sealed, which prevented her from shifting about. And to not their shock, the occupant of the second sedan was none apart from Lin Pingzhi.

Yue Buqun stroked the Huan-Tiao, Ji-Zhong, and Wei-Zhong factors on his daughter’s legs and opened the sealed strain factors for her.

“Who was that large-build man?” he requested.

“That tall and massive big, he he he .” Curling her cute lips, Yue Lingshan nearly cried out.

Gently choosing her up and holding her in her arms, Madam Yue walked again into the cabin. “Are you alright?” she requested in a whisper?

Listening to her mom’s query, Yue Lingshan burst right into a sob, which just about gave Madam Yue a coronary heart assault.

“These folks weren’t actually legislation abiding residents of the society. Lingshan was of their palms for fairly some hours. May she may she have been disgraced?” Madam Yue’s creativeness began working wild. “What occurred? It’s alright, you’ll be able to inform your mom,” she requested hurriedly. However Yue Lingshan solely cried louder.

Madam Yue began to panic, however she couldn’t ask something additional with such a giant crowd round. Setting her daughter right down to a mattress, she pulled a quilt and wrapped it round her.

“Mother, that massive big swore at me,” Yue Lingshan all of the sudden cried out after some loud sniffs, and her phrases set Madam Yue’s coronary heart again into its chamber.

“Is that every one? Are you simply grieving over some badmouthing?” Madam Yue requested with a smile.

“He additionally raised his hand to scare me, pretending that he was going to hit me,” Yue Lingshan exclaimed as she cried on.

“Alright, alright! After we see him subsequent time, we’ll cuss him again and scare him again,” Madam Yue comforted her with a smile.

“I by no means badmouthed massive apprentice brother, neither did Little Lin. That massive big was so vicious and overbearing. He mentioned that what he doesn’t like essentially the most was for folks to badmouth Linghu Chong. I mentioned I don’t like that both. Then he mentioned that if he doesn’t like somebody, he’d merely prepare dinner him and eat him. Mother, at that phrase, he opened his mouth to scare me along with his ghastly enamel,” Yue Lingshan whimpered.

“That was evil,” Madam Yue replied. “Chong, who’s that enormous man?”

“The large man? I I .” Nonetheless fairly muddleheaded, Linghu Chong murmured again.

By then, Lin Pingzhi’s sealed strain factors had been additionally opened by his Grasp and he had walked within the cabin.

“Grasp-Spouse, that enormous man and the monk actually do eat human flesh. They weren’t simply making an attempt to sound scary,” he intercepted.

“The 2 of them do eat human flesh? How do you know?” Madam Yue was surprised.

“The monk requested me concerning the Evil-Resisting Sword Manuscript for some time after which took out one thing from his chest pocket and began chewing on it with full curiosity. He even caught that factor below my nostril and requested me if I wished to take a chew only for the style of it. Turned out turned out that factor was the hand of a human.”

“Why didn’t you point out any of that to me earlier?” Yue Lingshan uttered a cry of shock.

“I used to be afraid you’ll be frightened, so I stored that to myself,” Lin Pingzhi answered.

“Ah, I keep in mind now,” Yue Buqun all of the sudden spoke out. “These two are the ‘Bear Duo of the Northern Desert.’ The large man’s pores and skin is sort of utterly white whereas the monk’s pores and skin may be very darkish, isn’t it?”

“That’s proper! Dad, you realize them?” Yue Lingshan requested.

“No, I don’t. I simply heard earlier than that there are two infamous robbers within the northern desert area. One is known as the White Bear, and the opposite one the Black Bear. If retailers journey by themselves, these ‘Bear Duo’ merely rob them of their items, but when the products had been transferred by martial escorts, then the ‘Bear Duo’ usually cooks the escorts up and eats them. They are saying that since martial folks have stronger muscle groups, they’re usually further chewy,” Yue Buqun elaborated.

“Ah!” Yue Lingshan set free one other cry of terror.

“Senior apprentice brother! Why did it’s a must to carry that up? ‘Further chewy,’ that’s so gross,” Madam Yue protested.

Yue Buqun set free a slight grin. After a brief pause, he continued, “I heard that the ‘Bear Duo of the Northern Desert’ by no means got here to this aspect of the Nice Wall. Why did they arrive by the Yellow River this time? Chong, how do you know the ‘Bear Duo of the Northern Desert’?”

“Naked Dew of the Northern Desert?” Linghu Chong murmured. He didn’t actually decide up the primary half of his Grasp’s phrases, and thought his Grasp had mentioned “Naked Dew” or one thing like that. “I don’t know him,” he answered after a brief daze.

“Little Lin,” Yue Lingshan all of the sudden intercepted, “when that monk requested you to take a chew on the hand, did you do it?”

“In fact not,” Lin Pingzhi answered instantly.

“You’d higher not. If you happen to did, humph, I’ll by no means speak to you once more,” Yue Lingshan exclaimed.

Trunk Fairy all of the sudden interrupted from the outer cabin, “Human flesh is essentially the most ambrosial relish in all the world. I guess you that Little Lin should have sneaked a chew and simply wouldn’t admit it, that’s all.”

“If he actually didn’t sneak a chew, why didn’t he say it on the very starting? Why bend over backward and deny so frantically now?” Leaf Fairy added.

Ever since Lin Pingzhi’s horrible household tragedy, he had all the time been watching out for his personal phrases and habits. The 2 Fairies’ censure took him without warning and he discovered himself speechless.

“There you go. See, his not answering clearly reveals his acquiescence. Miss Yue, he ate human flesh and nonetheless wouldn’t admit it. How will you marry somebody so dishonest?” Flower Fairy joined in.

“After you marry him, undoubtedly he would courtroom different girls behind your again. And if you ask him about it when he will get residence, I guess you he would deny the whole lot all the identical,” Root Fairy predicted.

“And there’s yet one more factor, a really harmful factor I need to add. As soon as he will get completely hooked on human flesh, when he sleeps with you on the identical mattress, in the course of the night time, all of the sudden you get up from the horrible ache coming from you fingers, when you ears are full of the fixed cracking sound type any person chewing on one thing. Then after you examine additional, guess what it’s? It was Little Lin chewing in your fingers,” Flower Fairy added.

“Miss Yue, even after we embody your toes, you’ve solely gotten twenty digits all collectively. Now when your Little Lin chews just a few immediately and some tomorrow, your ten fingers and ten toes gained’t final very lengthy in any respect,” Leaf Fairy mentioned.

The Peach Valley’s Six Fairies had thought-about Linghu Chong a very good good friend ever since they first met him on high of the Mount Huashan. Though the six brothers all the time get twisted up in foolish arguments, they definitely weren’t silly, and had lengthy observed what had been taking place between Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan, like how the waterside flower pined for love from the brook by sending the various shed petals, whereas the heartless brook merely babbles on unrequited love. So once they had lastly caught the flaw in Lin Pingzhi’s phrases, they spared no efforts driving a wedge between Yue and Lin.

“You might be simply speaking garbage. I’m not listening! I’m not listening to any of it!” overlaying her ears along with her palms, Yue Lingshan shouted.

“Miss Yue, it’s fairly alright for those who actually wish to marry that Little Lin, but when so, there’s this one particular Kung Fu you’ve acquired to study. This Kung Fu goes to be so essential for you that for those who miss the possibility of studying it, I guess you that you’re going to remorse it for the remainder of your life,” Root Fairy claimed.

“What Kung Fu is that? Why is it so essential for me?” Noticing the sincerity in Root Fairy’s voice, Yue Lingshan merely couldn’t resist her curiosity however ask.

“That ‘Evening Owl’ Ji Wushi has this Kung Fu referred to as ‘Piece Components Again right into a Complete Artwork’,” Root Fairy exclaimed. “Now when Little Lin eats all of your ears, nostril, fingers, and toes sooner or later, you don’t have to fret no extra. You possibly can merely reduce his abdomen open and take these items out to place again onto your physique, piecing elements again into a complete.”

[1] If you happen to nonetheless keep in mind from chapter 1, Zhong Kui was half-god half-human in Chinese language mythology and had the particular energy to drive evil spirits away.

[2] The needle hat and the lengthy slim white banner are each objects utilized in funerals in historic instances.

[3] In Chinese language, Zu means ancestor. Zu Qianqiu defined this when he first launched himself in chapter 14.

[4] The Bu within the title Yue Buqun means no in Chinese language.

[5] This idiom got here from the story of “The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.” When Liu Bei borrowed town of Jinzhou as his short-term base, he by no means supposed to return it.

[6] In Chinese language, Ji Wushi means out of 1’s wits.