Smiling Proud Wanderer II (笑傲江湖 II 东方不敗重出江湖)
I have recently finished watching the Smiling Proud Wanderer by Joe Chen Qiao En and enjoyed the story very much, its is by far the best Smiling Proud Wanderer (笑傲江湖) I've ever seen. The story ends with Dongfang Bu Bai giving her heart to Ren Ying Ying while she lies in the frozen lake.
As such I have written the events that took place after that.
Part I
It was a cold and stormy night. Only the sound of the wind howling could be heard at the frozen lake. Deep underneath the frozen lake laid a stunning looking young lady who was in a deep sleep. In the sleep, she suddenly saw Ling Wu Chung placing three roasted frogs into her hands and asking her, “Have you forgotten me?”
“I have not! I have not! Where…where have you been?” the young lady replied loudly. But all of a sudden, Ling Wu Chung’s image vanished before her eyes. “Don’t go! I have a lot to tell you,” she shouted hastily. But all she could see now were countless of knives, swords, and various weapons striking toward her one after another. She cried out loudly and woke up. Her entire body discharged a gust of energy into the frozen lake setting off a powerful explosion. The young lady leaped out of the melting iceberg, descending to air before disappearing into the dark skies.
The Heng Shan Sect temple was vacant. The young lady glided to the top temple at the speed of light. She searched the entire temple but there was no one around. Instead, she spotted a gravestone in the backyard with the name Ling Wu Chung engraved on it. The young lady kneeled at the gravestone letting out a loud cry that echoed through the temple. A powerful burst of energy coming from the young lady’s body shook the entire temple.
The depressed young lady walked along a forest not knowing where she was heading to. Just then, a group of swordsmen arrived at the scene. One of them approached the young lady asking her about the Nine Swords of Dugu manual. The still depressed young lady insisted that she knew nothing about the manual. The swordsman reached for the handle of his weapon. The young lady glared at the swordsman sending out a surge of energy at him paralyzing his nerve points temporarily.
“I do not wish to shed blood here,” the young spoke in a stern tone.
The other swordsmen unsheathed their weapons. The young lady turned towards them and swept her sleeve at them, sending out a blast of energy that knocked all of them to the ground. One of the swordsmen recognized her. “Tungfang Bu Pai….,” he said in a shaky voice. Upon hearing the name all the swordsmen returned to their feet and started to flee from the scene. The young lady shoots out a stack of needles from her sleeve sending it flying into the back of their heads killing them on the spot.
Tungfang Bu Pai the previous leader of the Holy Sun Moon Cult was a formidable martial artist with supreme prowess in martial arts. She was the first female who ever became the leader of the Holy Sun Moon Cult at a very young age. Her mentor, the progenitor of the Holy Sun Moon Sect rescued her from a group of bandits and took it upon himself to train her martial arts. Due to the fact that Tungfang Bu Pai was a female she was not allowed to take over as leader after her mentor’s passing. Instead, Yam Ngo Hang was chosen as the next leader. The discontented Tungfang Bu Pai used her evil ways to oust Yam Ngo Hang and became the cult’s new leader. During her reign there was peace across the martial arts community. It was also during this period of time that she had the opportunity to meet Ling Wu Chung, a disciple of the Hua Shan Sect and soon developed deep affection for him. The couple’s romance was a rather short one. Misunderstanding and imprudence soon separated the two. Upon learning that Ling Wu Chung was together with Yam Ying Ying, the daughter of Yam Ngo Hang, the disheartened Tungfang Bu Pai decided to isolate herself from the martial arts community by sealing herself under a frozen lake.
“Tungfang Bu Pai…you may have supreme martial skills but you can’t even save the life of the person who means everything to you!,” the young lady stood at the edge of a feeling disheartened. Just when she was about to jump off from the cliff Yee Lum arrived at the scene. Yee Lum advanced towards Tungfang Bu Pai grabbing the sleeve of her dress. “Big sister please don’t leave me again,” Yee Lum weep. Tungfang Bu Pai turned to her younger sister giving her a big hug.
Deep inside the wilderness was a wooden hut. Tungfang Bu Pai stepped on a row of bamboo trees gently treading towards the hut. She leaped off from the last bamboo tree somersaulting into the vicinity.
Luk Chuk Yung, an elder of the Holy Sun Moon Sect was resting on a bed enjoying a bottle of wine. Tungfang Bu Pai sent a gust of wind at the doors from her palm pushing it wide open and proceeded into the hut. Luk Chuk Yung got up from his bed confronting the intruder. He got to his knees the moment he saw her.
“Chief Tungfang, it’s a great pleasure to see you again,” he greeted her.
Tungfang Bu Pai ordered him to rise, “I need you to do me a favor.”
Luk Chuk Yung agreed to help her out without thinking twice. His loyalty to her has not changed even though she was no longer the leader of the sect.
“Find out who killed Ling Wu Chung,” were her only words to him.
Luk Chuk Yung lets out a long sigh. “It was Yeung Wing Chun, the newly appointed sect leader who murdered young master Ling Wu Chung.”
Tungfang Bu Pai was stunned to hear the name. “Who is this Yeung Wing Chun?” she asked in a shocking tone.
Not long after the death of Yam Ngo Hang, the 13th leader of the Holy Sun Moon Sect, a young lady disguising as man using the name of Yeung Wing Chun was brought to the Black Woods Cliff by Yam Ying Ying, holy lady of the sect. Yam Ying Ying had high regards for Yeung Wing Chun’s martial arts capability and intelligence and soon fell for her without realizing that she was only disguising as a man. The treacherous Yam Ying Ying with the help of Yeung Wing Chun killed Chief Hiong Mun Tin, the newly appointed leader and appointed Yeung Wing Chun as the new leader. We believe that young master Ling Wu Chung who was already married to Yam Ying Ying was also murdered by them.
Tungfang Bu Pai stumbled a few steps backwards. Abandoning Ling Wu Chung so that he could be with Yam Ying Ying was a big mistake. She used her inner powers to lift a wooden table up into the air shattering into flames.
A group of swordsmen from the Hua Shan Sect scurried through a forest. A group martial arts experts clad cloaks leaped from tree to tree pursuing after them. It did not take long before all the martial artists clad in robes caught up with their targets. One of threw a few kicks at the back of swordsmen’s head sending them crashing to the ground. The swordsmen returned to their feet right away preparing to battle their opponents. A fierce battle broke out in the forest.
Suddenly, a gust of wind came blowing towards the scene breaking up the two groups of people. Tungfang Bu Pai soared to the scene landing on a twig. The group of martial artists clad in cloaks returned to their feet changing at their assailant. Tungfang Bu Pai swiftly swerved her right arm at them firing a needle into their foreheads killing all of them on the spot. The Hua Shan Sect swordsmen gave her a bow thanking her for lending a helping hand. Tungfang Bu Pai ignored them and proceeded to search the body of a dead man. She pulled a small emblem out from the dead man’s robe. It was the Black Cliff Wood’s emblem. Only someone who was carrying out orders would be carrying the emblem. Tungfang Bu Pai tucked the emblem under her sleeve and soared off from the scene.
Tungfang Bu Pai sat on a railing while playing a solemn melody on her flute to rest her anxiety. Her mind was clouded with the good times she had with Ling Wu Chung. She was still unable to accept the fact that he was no longer alive.
Yee Lum stepped out of the hut standing beside her elder sister. She did not say a word as she could feel her elder sister’s sorrow.
All of a sudden Tungfang Bu Pai puts the flute away looking into the moon. Her eyes were filled with anger and hatred emitting an aura of bloodshed from her body covering the entire area.
A group of swordsmen were patrolling the foot of the Black Woods Cliff. Tungfang Bu Pai leaped from rock to rock making her way to the top of the cliff. Her movements were so swift that none of the guards notice her.
Yam Ying Ying sat at the courtyard playing a zither. Tungfang Bu Pai jumped out from the bushes confronting her. Without saying a word she shot a blast of energy out from her palm sending it to Yam Ying Ying’s back. The rather alert Yam Ying Ying heard a stream of energy coming her way. She very quickly tilted her body sideways dodging the attack. Tungfang Bu Pai hurled both her palms at Yam Ying Ying sending out a more forceful blast of energy. Yam Ying Ying using her quick reflexes climbed onto the stone table leaping to the rooftop. She took a quick look at her attacker, “Tungfang Bu Pai?!!” She could not believe her eyes.
A dozen of swordsmen rushed to the courtyard. Tungfang Bu Pai hurled a blast of energy at them knocking all of them off their feet. The swordsmen coughed out a mouthful of blood before succumbing to death.
“Impressive inner powers,” a young lady disguising as a male burst out from the rooftop of a chamber. By looking at her movements Tungfang Bu Pai could tell that this young lady is the new sect leader. The two young ladies looked into each other’s eyes while summoning their inner energy. The intensity of their inner energy produced strong gusts of wind.
“Yeung Wing Chun?” Tungfang Bu Pai uttered.
The young lady lets out a loud laughter, “It’s a great honor to finally meet the invincible Tungfang Bu Pai. I’ve heard much about your superior martial art skills.”
The two of them advanced towards each other and started exchanging stances in the air. Each time they exchanged a stance blasts of energy would be emitted into the air ripping objects around it. The two martial arts experts exchanged more than two hundred stances with no victor. At the end both their palms collided into one another. The force of their meeting blows rattled the air forcing both young ladies apart.
Both of them suffered serious internal injuries after that strike. Tungfang Bu Pai who did not care about her own life swerved her arm ready to make another move. Just as she tried to summon her inner energy once more she felt a deep pain on her chest.
Three men somersaulted to the scene. One of them held the Yeung Wing Chun by the arm escorting her to a corner. The other two men charged towards Tungfang Bu Pai attacking her with deadly strikes. The injured Tungfang Bu Pai grabbed the sides of her extended long garment swerving it with the use of her remaining inner energy using it as a weapon to deflect the strikes. Seeing that they were unable to defeat the injured Tungfang Bu Pai the two men combined their inner powers to hurl a blast of energy at her. Tungfang Bu Pai created an impenetrable force field that fended off the hit sending it back at them. The two men immediately dived to the side to avoid the oncoming blast that ended up hitting a wall instead, bursting it into flames.
Tungfang Bu Pai who used up the last bit of her inner energy stumbled to the ground. Seeing that she was completely out of inner energy Yeung Wing Chun throws a palm blast at her. Just then, a shadowy figure leaped over a wall and dashed to the front of Tungfang Bu Pai blocking the attack. Using his swift movement skills he grabbed Tungfang Bu Pai by the waist and pulled her out from the area. The two of them gently sailed into the air disappearing into the skies.
The sky started pouring heavy rain drops later. It was rather cold inside a cave. There was a small fire to keep the temperature warm. Tungfang Bu Pai lay beside a wall resting. She regained conscious much later but was too exhausted to even move her fingers. All she saw was a blur figure of a young man feeding her with some water.
There was a strong smell of roasted chicken all over the cave. Tungfang Bu Pai slowly opened her eyes to find a whole chicken being roasted under a small fire. There was also a small bottle of wine as the side. Flashbacks of her and Ling Wu Chung eating and drinking came into her mind.
"You're awake," a voice of a young man said. Tungfang Bu Pai quickly turned to the direction of the voice thinking that it was Ling Wu Chung talking to her only to find a pleasant looking young man bending beside her. “Who are you?" she asked while trying to get up from the floor. The young man held her by the arm helping her to get to her feet. "You can call me Loh Sei Hoi," the young man introduced himself. Tungfang Bu Pai who was still disappointed that the young man was not Ling Wu Chung thanked him for rescuing her.
"I was going to the Black Wood Cliff to steal some wine and coincidentally bumped into you. I could not let them take the life of such a beautiful person like you," Loh Sei Hoi responded.
Tungfang Bu Pai suddenly raised her arm and sent a mild palm strike into the right side of Loh Sei Hoi's chest sending him flying backwards knocking into a wall. She was only trying to test his martial art skills. Seeing his inability to react she was convinced that he did not know any martial art skills.
"How did you manage to get away from those martial artist experts up at the Black Wood Cliff," she asked curiously. She was already too weak to notice the appearance of Loh Sei Hoi and rescuing her back at the villa. The angered Loh Sei Hoi got back to his feet, "How could you hit a person who saved your life. Mother was right about the prettier the woman is the more dangerous they can be." Those words made Tungfang Bu Pai speechless for a moment. "I'm truly sorry. I was just trying to test your martial art skills," she spoke in a sincere tone.
The following morning, Loh Sei Hoi went to a nearby river to some fishes. He leaped towards the river stepping on the surface of the water while casting the net into the river. Within seconds he filled the net with fishes.
Tungfang Bu Pai stood behind a tree watching the young man in action. “He actually possesses great inner energy but has no knowledge on martial art skills. That explains why he was not able to evade my strike yesterday.” Tungfang Bu Pai lets out a sweet grin, “It might be a blessing that he is not aware of it after all.”
The only reason why she thought of this was because she was once the greatest martial artist in the martial arts community but was never happy. Her martial arts skills and her involvement in the martial arts community caused her to lose other more important things in her life.
The sky was drizzling that night. Tungfang Bu Pai sailed in the air gently enjoying the night scenery of Jiangnan City. Loh Sei Hoi was following her from a distance. After flying many miles Tungfang Bu Pai finally arrived at a wine store. She landed on the top of the store removing a piece of tile from the rooftop. Loh Sei Hoi somersaulted to the top of a nearby store.
“Why don’t you come over and join me for a drink?” Tungfang Bu Pai knew all along that she was being tailed but decided not to respond.
Loh Sei Hoi jumped off from the rooftop sprinting towards Tungfang Bu Pai. The two of them sat on the rooftop as Tungfang Bu Pai used her inner powers to yank a bottle of wine out from the store. She ripped open the bottle cover and took a sip before handing it to Loh Sei Hoi,
“This place has one of the best wines in the entire city. Someone brought me here many years ago,” she said.
Loh Sei Hoi grabbed the bottle and took a big gulp. “Great wine indeed!” he took another gulp.
Later on, the two of them sat at the grassland enjoying the wind breeze as they continued drinking the wine. Tungfang Bu Pai stood up and pulled out a hairband from her sleeve swerving and whirling it executing a series of graceful stances.
“Are those sword stances?” Loh Sei Hoi asked. Tungfang Bu Pai folded up the hairband. She gave him a smile while nodding her head. “I noticed that you possess great inner powers yourself your master must be a great martial artist.”
Loh Sei Hoi was silent for a moment. Tungfang Bu Pai bent in front of him looking into his eyes. “You may possess great inner powers but lack knowledge in stances it’s like an unsharpened great sword. Given the right guidance and training you’ll be a top martial artist.”
“The martial arts community has poisoned the minds and hearts of many people. I do not wish to be another victim of hatred, anger and dominance,” Loh Sei Hoi explained.
Tungfang Bu Pai was impressed with his opinion. The more they conversed the more he gained her admiration.
The two of them raced each other back to the cave. They were joking and laughing while making their way back. Tungfang Bu Pai could not stop laughing at Loh Sei Hoi’s jokes. The once cheerful Tungfang Bu Pai was finally back.
The following morning, Tungfang Bu Pai handed a folded script to Cheung Mou Gei as she bid him farewell. It was time for her to look for her younger sister. The script contained a combination of punches and strike stances. She hoped that the arts in the script would be of use to him in the near future. Loh Sei Hoi in return gave her a packet of buns. “I made them myself.” Tungfang Bu Pai lets out a sweet long smile.
“Promise me that you’ll never fall in love with me,” she requested. “I’m not as good as you think I am. We’ll only be good friends,” she leaped off from the ground soaring out of the cave. Loh Sei Hoi lets out a loud laughter. “I know I’ll never qualify to be the man of your life but no matter what we’ll always be good friends!”
The sky was clear and bright that morning. Tungfang Bu Pai glided in the air gently enjoying the morning fresh air. It has been a while since she was in such a cheerful mood. The time spent with Loh Sei Hoi over the last few days actually made her forget about all the sad tragedies in the past. His appearance brought a new hope to her life. After all that has happened Tungfang Bu Pai was still not ready to start a new relationship.
The Hangzhou City gates were filled with people. Four men escorted a sedan chair through the gates shortly. Yeung Wing Chun was seated on the sedan chair. She peeped out of the window glancing at the atmosphere in the city. Ever since she took over as leader of the Holy Sun Moon Sect she had not have the chance to wander around the city enjoying the different types of wine like she used to. Wine drinking was introduced to her by a special friend.
The waterfall was very windy that morning. A beautiful looking young maiden clad in pink garment sat on a rock playing a melodious tune on a zither. Yeung Wing Chun discarded her male disguise and reverted to her true female identity. She was waiting for someone who might not show up yet she kept waiting hoping for a miracle to happen.
Loh Sei Hoi appeared at the scene. He ran on the walls making his way to the top of the waterfall. Yeung Wing Chun could sense his presence while playing the flute. Loh Sei Hoi stood still listening to the tune without saying a word. His eyes were focused on her invoking a smile.
“You’ve nothing to say to me?” she asked curiously.
“The kind and humorous Yeung Wing Chun I once knew died a long time ago. All I see now is a cold blooded dictator in front of me,” Loh Sei Hoi said in a disappointed tone. He turned around and leaped into the air soaring away.
Yeung Wing Chun rose from her seat and lets out a scream discharging a massive gust of energy into the area causing a sudden tremor to the ground.
Later, Yeung Wing Chun returned to the Black Woods Cliff. Still dressed in a female garment she stormed her way into the fortress. Four guards standing at the doorway could not recognize her. They confronted her and got in her way. Yeung Wing Chun who was still in anger raised her arm and sent a swift deadly palm strike to their chests sending them flying backwards collapsing to the floor.
Another group of guards were alerted and made their way to the scene. Yeung Wing Chun pulled a gold plated short sword out from her back whirling it in her hand. The guards recognized the weapon and immediately got to their knees. Only the leader of the sect possesses that weapon.
Ku Yim Yong instructed the guards to leave the scene. He explained that the guards on duty were newly recruited and did not know that she was the sect’s leader. Yeung Wing Chun was not interested to listen to his explanation. She left Ku Yim Yong by himself and proceeded into her own room.
There was a knock on the door. Yeung Wing Chun sent a mild surge of wind at the door pushing it wide open. Yam Ying Ying stood at the doorway with a bowl of medicine in her hands.
“Chief Yeung, I boiled some medicine for you,” she said in a soft tone.
Yeung Wing Chun remained seated on the bed used her inner power to pull the bowl towards her. She drank the entire bowl of medicine in one gulp before throwing the bowl to the floor. Yam Ying Ying could tell that she was in a bad mood. She excused herself and made her way out of the room.
A group of top martial arts practitioners gathered at the Wudang Sect. Taoist Hui Chung, leader of the sect greeted his guests as he made his way into the hall. Abbess Chow Zi Yin of the Emei Sect, Hong Yu of the Kuan Lun Sect, and Lam Tin Fung of the Hua Shan Sect rose from their seats greeting the grand Taoist priest.
“After Yam Ngo Hang’s death the martial arts community was able to enjoy peace and prosperity. “However with the emergence of Yeung Wing Chung I’m afraid that it won’t be long before the martial arts community returns to where it was before,” Lam Tin Fung sighed.
Hui Chung has also heard of Yeung Wing Chun’s name. After taking over as leader of the Holy Sun Moon Cult she restore the group to where it was before, a vicious cult that kills with no mercy. Her objective was simple, to dominate the martial arts community.
“It has been rumored that Yeung Wing Chung possesses unbelievable martial arts skill. Those who competed against him normally gets killed in the battle thus no one really knows the level of his skills,” Chow Zi Yin added.
They kept referring Yeung Wing Chun as a male as none of them as ever met him neither did they know that she was a female disguising as a male.
Lam Tin Fung suggested that they need to combine their efforts in battling this new evil force. In the eyes of the orthodox sect using force against another person in the unorthodox sect was deemed as righteous. The other three sects supported his suggestion. Hui Chung however had a different thought. His encounter with someone from the Holy Sun Moon Sect many years ago changed his perception of the martial arts community. Even an unorthodox sect has respectable individuals.
“I still feel that we should take a more defensive stand,” he added. He did not want to see any unnecessary loss of lives.
Chow Zi Yin insisted that the Taoist priest being sympathetic would only lead to the destruction of the orthodox sect. “The Five Mountain Sword Sect Alliance was destroyed by the Holy Sun Moon Cult. Hua Shan Sect is the only one left and we cannot allow the same tragedy to happen again!”
Hui Chung could finally understand why Reverend Fong Cheng from the Shaolin Sect did not attend today’s gathering. The reverend probably knew ahead that this gathering was another one of those that will draw blood in the martial arts community.
An assembly was held at the grand hall. All the Holy Sun Moon Cult members standing below the dais got to their knees greeting their leader. Yeung Wing Chun sat on the raised chair. Ku Yim Yong stepped forward as he greeted his leader, “Chief, we received news that four of the great martial art sects had a gathering at the Wudang Sect days ago. They are probably planning on how to eliminate our group.”
Yeung Wing Chun lets out a cold laughter. Ever since she took over as leader of the Holy Sun Moon Sect she has always been regarded as a prominent martial artist in the martial arts community under the unorthodox sect. Not only was she skilled in martial arts but she was also full of confidence. The five great sects of the martial arts community, Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Kuan Lun and Hua Shan was never seen as a threat to her. Even so, she knew that the only way she could dominate the martial arts community was to eliminate all the five sects. It was only a matter of time before she made her move. She knew now was not the time as she was still recuperating from the internal injuries that she suffered from her last battle with Tungfang Bu Pai. The only person in the martial arts community that would be a threat to her was none other than Tungfang Bu Pai. Both their skills are equally matched and up till now Yeung Wing Chun has yet to develop a method to defeat her rival.
The birds were chirping that morning. Tungfang Bu Pai took a stroll along the street market. There were three other men trailing her from behind. She noticed them the moment she stepped into the city but decided to wait and see what they were up to. From the way they move she could tell that the three men were from the Holy Sun Moon Sect. As only members of the Holy Sun Moon Sect possesses such great lightening movement skills.
She finally decided to find out what those men were up to. She run through a group of passerby and disappeared into an alley. The three men leaped into the air and chased after her. They got into the alley real fast but there was no sign of Tungfang Bu Pai. She suddenly appeared behind the three of them. “What do you want from me?” she finally spoke.
The three men turned around after hearing her voice. One of them got to his knee greeting her. He was one of the long time followers of the cult and has served both her and Yam Ngo Hang.
“Chief Tungfang, we meant no harm. We were only instructed to look after you as you are probably still recuperating from your internal injuries,” he explained.
Tungfang Bu Pai lets out her laughter. She then raised her arm and swung it at the three men, sending out a gust of energy that knocked them to the floor.
“Let your new chief know that I’ll not die that easily,” she then leaped into the air and turned around soaring away from the alley.
Meanwhile at the other end of the city, Loh Sei Hoi was trading with a hawker. A man clad in grey climbed out from the balcony of a restaurant and glided towards them. Without saying a word the man sent a forceful palm strike at Loh Sei Hoi. Out of nowhere a needle went bursting to the scene piercing into the man’s palm. The man collapsed backwards and started yelling in pain.
Tungfang Bu Pai stood at the top of a stall with her arms crossed. The man quickly returned to his feet and fled from the scene. Loh Sei Hoi gave her a smile as he thanked her.
The two of them then went into a restaurant to have some food. Tungfang Bu Pai kept glancing at the people who were moving in and out of the place. She could tell that majority of them were martial arts experts and probably members of the Holy Sun Moon. The calm Loh Sei Hoi filled two cups with more wine.
“I can’t believe that you’re not afraid that they will come back for you,” Tungfang Bu Pai was amazed with his courage or maybe he was just naïve. Loh Sei Hoi handed a cup of wine to her, “It would be an honor to die with such a beautiful maiden like you.” Tungfang Bu Pai grabbed hold of the cup taking a sip of the wine. “You’re such a sweet talker.”
Just then, a group of swordsmen from the orthodox clan rushed into the restaurant. Sensing danger the other common people started fleeing from the place. Loh Sei Hoi turned to Tungfang Bu Pai. “I’ll handle them while you make your way out.” Tungfang Bu Pai insisted that she will not leave without him.
Loh Sei Hoi got up from his seat while summoning his inner energy. A surge of wind swept the furniture all over the place. Tungfang Bu Pai was stunned to see the strength of his inner energy. The swordsmen unsheathed their weapons as they charged at him. Tungfang Bu Pai still thinking that he has no knowledge of any martial art skills stretched her arm outwards. Just as she was to summon her inner powers a pain came from her chest causing her to hold back. Loh Sei Hoi pointed his fingers at a table, lifting it into the air with his inner energy and hurling it at the swordsmen. The table flew right into the swordsmen knocking them off their feet.
Lam Tin Fung of the Hua Shan Sect soared into the restaurant while unsheathing his long sword. While still hovering in the air executed a series of sword stance attacking Loh Sei Hoi. Each stance unleashed a powerful stream of energy. Loh Sei Hoi retaliated by firing energy blasts from his fingers deflecting his opponents hits.
Tungfang Bu Pai recognized the sword stances executed by Lam Tin Fung. It was the famous Evil Exterminating Swordplay. Loh Sei Hoi’s inner energy cultivation may be greater than his opponent but he was no match against him when it comes to stances. Lam Ting Fung at a fast speed swayed his long sword to the left and striking to the right, consecutively sweeping and soaring in one movement. Loh Sei Hoi executed an evasive maneuver to evade the oncoming blade. Lam Tin Fung then slashes down once and sends multiple energy blasts up at his opponent. Loh Sei Hoi stumbled to the back before crashing to the floor. He suffered multiple cut wounds from that attack. Tungfang Bu Pai dashed towards Loh Sei Hoi to check on his injuries.
Out of nowhere, Yeung Wing Chun treaded into the place throwing a forceful palm strike into Lam Tin Fung’s back sending him crashing onto a pillar breaking it into pieces. He slummed to the floor coughing out a mouthful of blood and succumbs to death. Yeung Wing Chun bent beside Loh Sei Hoi feeding him with a pill. The unconscious Loh Sei Hoi who could barely move rested his head on Tungfang Bu Pai’s arm.
“The bleeding will stop soon,” she then turned around and leaped into the air bursting through the root vanishing from the scene. The other swordsmen who were hiding in the area started fleeing from the place.
Tungfang Bu Pai puts her hand around Loh Sei Hoi’s back pulling him up from the floor. After seeing what Yeung Wing Chun did she was convinced that she had some sort of relationship with Loh Sei Hoi.
Ku Yim Yong entered the grand hall and kneeled in front of Yeung Wing Chun greeting her. Yeung Wing Chun glared into his eyes, “I don’t recall giving you orders to assault Loh Sei Hoi,” she said in a firm tone. Ku Yim Yong lowered his head and remained silent. Yeung Wing Chun sent a surge of energy at Ku Yim Yong gripping him by the throat choking him. The immobilized Ku Yim Yong begged for mercy. Yeung Wing Chun lifted him up into the air and threw him across the hall. Ku Yim Yong smashed into a wall before slumping to the floor helplessly.
“I’ll kill you the next time you try to hurt Loh Sei Hoi again!” she instructed the nearby guards to drag the injured Ku Yim Yong out of the hall.
Yee Lum and Tungfang Bu Pai stood beside a bed as a doctor treated Loh Sei Hoi’s injuries. The doctor lets out a long sigh, “He’ll live but might have problems moving again. All his tendons have been severed.”
Tungfang Bu Pai grabbed the doctor’s wrist and twisted it, “If he has becomes paralyze so will you!” The doctor who was in pain cried for mercy. Yee Lum calmed her sister down.
“There’s only one way to save him,” a lady’s voice came from outside. Tungfang Bu Pai recognized that voice. She released the doctor and sprinted to the outside. Yeung Wing Chun stood on a twig expecting her rival to confront her.
The two young ladies looked into each other’s eyes. There was no hatred or anger in them this time. In fact, they had the same objectives, to cure Loh Sei Hoi. Yeung Wing Chun gently leaped off from the twig soaring into the air. A folded silk handkerchief slipped off from her dress as she drifted in the air. Tungfang Bu Pai leaped into the air grasping the handkerchief with her hand. She unfolded the handkerchief and noticed a butterfly embroidered on it. Yee Lum walked up to her and was stunned to see the handkerchief. She reached into the dress pocket pulling out a silk handkerchief that had the same design. Tungfang Bu Pai lunged into the air and went after Yeung Wing Chun.
She returned to the hut later all by herself. Yee Lum went up to her elder sister escorting her into the hut. “She must be your second sister,” Tungfang Bu Pai exclaimed. “Those butterfly embroidered handkerchiefs were gifts from me and cannot be found anywhere else.”
Tungfang Bu Pai could not believe that her other sibling was still alive and has now become the leader of the Holy Sun Moon Cult. “She is going through the path that I once went. A path where there is no love or feeling only hunger for power and dominance,” Tungfang Bu Pai sighed. She also could not believe that it was her biological sister who murdered Ling Wu Chung, the most important person in her life.
Four Taoist went crashing into the hallway of the temple. Hui Chung and a group of priests armed with swords rushed to the scene. Yeung Wing Chun made her way into the temple all by herself.
“What brings Lady Yeung to our temple,” Hui Chung asked. Yeung Wing Chun folded her arms, “I need you to help me heal someone.”
Hui Chung not pleased with the tone of her voice. “You might want to be more polite young lady,” a junior Taoist priest uttered.
Yeung Wing Chun sent a blast of energy at the junior Taoist priest from her palm throwing him to the floor. Hui Chungs got to his stance and advanced towards the young lady. The two of them exchanged a few stances in the air. Yeung Wing Chun’s movements were swift and deadly but due to the internal injuries that she was suffering from her strikes were much weaker. Hui Chung executed the Wudang Tai Chi fists attacking his opponent with a combination of soft and forceful strikes. Yeung Wing Chun who could not summon any additional inner energy could only evade and deflect his opponent’s strikes.
Just then, a needle burst out from nowhere advanced towards the Taoist priest. Hui Chung tilted his body sideways descending to the ground. Tungfang Bu Pai glided air somersaulting to the scene. She stood between Yeung Wing Chun and Hui Chung.
“Young lady Tungfang...what an honor to have the two great Holy Sun Moon Cult leaders in our temple,” Hui Chung smiled.
Yeung Wing Chun was not in the mood to socialize with him, “If you do not treat Loh Sei Hoi I’ll destroy the Wudang Sect!”
“Young master Loh Sei Hoi is injured?” Hui Chung immediately agreed to treat his injuries.
Two Taoist priests were guarding the entrance of the hut while Hui Chung began treating Loh Sei Hoi’s injuries. He used the Wudang’s famous Art of Tendon Restoration to heal Loh Sei Hoi’s injury. The healing process exhausted a large amount of his inner energy.
He exited the hut an hour later looking worn out. His companion held him by the arm and escorted him to a chair. Yeung Wing Chun and Tungfang Bu Pai proceeded into the hut to take a look at the resting Loh Sei Hoi.
“I’ve rejoined his and healed his other internal injury,” Hui Chung explained. “Due to the fact that he has sustained the injury for a long period of time it might take a while for him to fully recover all of his martial art skills.” Yeung Wing Chun knew about the internal injury but did not know that it was still there. “He was injured while trying to save me,” she uttered to herself.
Three years ago, under the leadership of Loh Sei Hoi the Ming Cult became one of the top martial art clans in the martial arts community. The cult is secretive and conducts its activities far away from the eyes of other sects in the martial arts community. Its founding principles also deviate largely from other sects thus was labeled as a demonic cult. While others typically seek to achieve a dominant position in the marital arts community, the Ming Cult strongly adheres to its faith and laws, which revolve around the notion of "to deliver mankind from suffering and eliminate evil".
Yeung Wing Chun was brought into the cult by an elder with superior martial art skills after rescuing her from a village. Her savior noticed her well-built bony structure and insisted that she would make a great martial artist decided to impart all his martial art knowledge to her. After being with the cult a short period of time she was promoted to Guardian King at par with the other three guardian kings. Yeung Wing Chun was discontented with her position as she felt that she was capable of becoming leader of the clan. Her martial art skills were far more superior compared to Loh Sei Hoi. Undeniably, Loh Sei Hoi maintains a morally upright character and adopts an altruistic approach to his fellows. However, he lacks the qualities and prerequisites of becoming a great leader. On a personal level, he is reluctant to become a leader and only obliged to take up the Ming Cult's leadership position to please his subordinates. He lacks strong power hungry ambitions that a typical leader must have in order for him to remain in power. While attempting to overthrow Loh Sei Hoi she fell in love with him secretly. Upon realizing her scheme the cults deputies decided to bring her to justice and ordered that she be executed. Loh Sei Hoi who had also fallen in love with her left the cult to save her life. He was severely injured internally while trying to rescue Yeung Wing Chun in a battle between her and the cult’s top martial artist experts causing him to lose most of his martial arts skills.
The ambitious Yeung Wing Chun continued to strive for dominance in the martial arts community. After being rescued by Ling Wu Chung and Yam Ying Ying by the seaside she became good friends with them and got to know their background, Disguising as a male to trick the couple she device a scheme and made use of Yam Ying Ying to get into the Holy Sun Moon Cult. In a short period of time she murdered Hiong Mun Tin and took over as the new leader.
Yeung Wing Chun sat at the side of a lake playing a melancholic tune on a zither. Tungfang Bu Pai and Yee Lum walked up to her and called her sister. Yeung Wing Chun stopped strumming the strings on the zither after hearing their words.
“The scare underneath your left elbow came about because we both fell from a tree while trying to pluck some apples,” Tungfang Bu Pai explained. “You did not even shed a tear after the fall and decided to climb the tree once again. I gave you and Yee Lum the silk handkerchief just before we flee from the village.” She returned the silk handkerchief to Yeung Wing Chun.
The speechless Yeung Wing Chun stood up as she received the silk handkerchief from her eldest sister. Both their eyes became watery. Yeung Wing Chun never thought that she could reunite with her sisters again. The three young ladies embraced each other.
“I’ve to return to the Black Woods Cliff,” Yeung Wing Chun finished off the last bit of her tea. Tungfang Bu Pai pats her shoulder. “Wing Chun, you’re now going through what I went through years ago. It’s not a pleasant path.” Yeung Wing Chun who has always been stubborn insisted that she has everything in her control. “Since taking over the sect from Hiong Mun Tin I’ve managed to rebuild the sect’s status within the martial arts community. It won’t be long before the other sects surrender to us.” Neither of them spoke about Ling Wu Chung. The two sisters knew bringing up this subject might destroy their siblingship. Tungfang Bu Pai was slowly learning to forgive and forget. It is not easy but she is slowly putting it into practice.
A group of Hua Shan disciples gathered at the courtyard mourning the loss of their master. A group of masked man in black stormed into the school and started attacking the people in the school. One of the masked men grabbed a woman by the throat and shoved her to a wall before choking her to death. Another masked men sent out a series of deadly palm strikes hitting four of the sect’s disciple. In less than an hour everyone in the sect were killed.
Three surviving swordsmen escorted a young boy into a passage at the back of the mountain. Yeung Wing Chun soared past them landing a few steps in front of them. Without saying a word used her fingers to emit blasts of energy in the shape of sharp blades at them cutting off the top of their skulls. All four of them succumbed to death.
Yeung Wing Chun hurled a blast of energy out from her palm sending it at the Hua Shan Sect banner shattering it into pieces. A masked man went up to her bending forward, “Not a single living person left.” Yeung Wing Chun returned into a sedan chair. “Bring down the entire place.”
An elderly man burst out from the bushes gliding towards them. The elderly man stabbed the masked men with his fingers emitting a surge of energy into their bodies killing them on the spot. Yeung Wing Chun was amazed with the elderly man’s ability. She lunged out of the sedan chair charging towards the elderly man. The two of them exchanged intense palm strikes in the air. The elderly man used his fingers as a sword executing a series of deadly strikes. Yeung Wing Chun was able to overcome each strike with another move. They exchanged over three hundred stances and were equally matched in terms of skills and inner powers. By the three hundred and sixth stance the two of them were already standing on the surface of the river water. The both of them sent a blast of energy at each other. The two energy fields knocked into each other setting off a powerful explosion. The elderly man somersaulted to the back landing on a small rock while Yeung Wing Chun glided a few steps to the back.
“It’s been a long time since I encounter a young girl with such great martial art skills,” the elderly man articulated. Yeung Wing Chun unfolded her sleeves while standing on the surface of the river water “It’s also my first time encountering someone at your age with such powerful inner energy and proficient sword skills.” The elderly man suddenly recalled his encounter with Tungfang Bu Pai at the back Hua Shan Mountain years ago. “This young girl looks similar to her but her moves are filled with too much rage,” he whispered to himself.
Yeung Wing Chun suddenly unleashed a gust of energy out from her body immobilizing every single moving object including the water flowing through the river. The elderly remained still on the small rock. Yeung Wing Chun lets out a cold smile before sending a palm blast to the right side of his chest. All of a sudden everything in the area broke out from the trance and started moving again. The elderly man slumped into the river water being washed away.
Tungfang Bu Pai and Loh Sei Hoi were taking a stroll in the woods. Loh Sei Hoi was slowly recuperating from his injuries and could move a little faster now but it never strike him to try executing his martial art skills. He had completely forgotten that he knew martial arts. He was just enjoying Tungfang Bu Pai’s companionship.
Yee Lum ran out from bushes near a riverside rushing up to them. “I found an unconscious old man at the riverside,” she spoke in a terrified tone. Loh Sei Hoi and Tungfang Bu Pai rushed to the direction mentioned by Yee Lum. Tungfang Bu Pai bent beside the elderly man, “Fung Cheng Yong?” She grabbed the elderly man’s wrist examining his injuries.
Fung Cheng Yong took a sip of tea and immediately coughed out a mouthful of blood. Loh Sei Hoi stroked the elderly man on the back relieving his pain.
“Who was it that injured you? Tungfang Bu Pai asked.
“It was a young girl with outstanding martial art skills. Her inner energy cultivation has reached its highest level…” he explained.
Yee Lum turned to her sister as she could tell who this skillful young girl was. Tungfang Bu Pai shook her head indicating to her not to say a word. Loh Sei Hoi also knew who this young girl was but he too did not say a word.
“She led a group of skilled martial artists to the Holy Sun Moon Cult to the Hua Shan Mountain slaughtered everybody,” Fung Cheong Yong continued. “I foresee another massive bloodshed o break out in the martial arts community.”
Yeung Wing Chun sat on the top of her room playing a melancholy tune on a zither. Out of nowhere Tungfang Bu Pai appeared at the scene standing behind her. Yeung Wing Chun could tell that it was her elder sister and continued to play the musical instrument as she knew that they would not be fighting this time.
“Wing Chun, it’s time to set yourself free from the martial arts community power struggle. I’ve been through it and I lost a lot of more important things while indulging myself into it,” Tunfang Bu Pai was hoping to enlighten her biological sister.
Yeung Wing Chun lets out a loud laughter. “You’ve no idea what I went through after we got separated years ago!” She finally got to her feet and leaped off from the rooftop. “The great Tungfang Bu Pai once ruled the entire martial arts community unchallenged lets see if her younger sister can continue this legacy.”
“Pursuing this legacy will only lead you to hell,” a voice of a man came from behind. Loh Sei Hoi gently disembarked on the rooftop.
Yeung Wing Chun was happy to see him but yet disappointed that he was still as naïve as before. Their romance was a short one because of differences in views. Yeung Wing Chun was a young girl full of ambition and hope while Cheung Mou Gei was a more carefree person. “Only the strong will survive in this cruel community,” she replied.
Loh Sei Hoi knew that there was nothing that could change her thoughts. Her biggest weakness or maybe it was also her strength was that she is a very determined person. She would do whatever it takes to achieve her objectives even if it required her to sacrifice the lives of others. Loh Sei Hoi leaped off from the rooftop gliding towards her. “If that is how it’s going to be so be it!” Yeung Wing Chun could feel the aggression flowing out from him. She was actually happy to see it and decided to exchange a few stances with him. Tungfang Bu Pai requested them to stop but the two of them were already throwing forceful strikes at each other.
Loh Sei Hoi’s palm strikes and punches were forceful and accurate but the prowess Yeung Wing Chun was able to deflect and counter each of his attacks. Her movements were so swift that it was almost like she could tell what his next move was going to be.
“Wing Chun’s martial arts skills seem to have improved after our last encounter,” Tungfang Bu Pai muttered to herself. She herself was already a martial art expert even at a very young age and became invincible after becoming leader of the Holy Sun Moon Sect mastering the Sunflower Manual.
Yeung Wing Chun swerved her arm and thrust her palm outwards sending blasts of energy in the shape of a sword at her opponent. Loh Sei Hoi summoned his inner energy launching the Art of Heaven and Earth Great Shift. This skill allows the user to translocate forces and energy from one direction to another and direct enemies' attacks away. Loh Sei Hoi draws the energy blasts together before returning it to her. Yeung Wing Chun hurled an energy blast at the oncoming projectiles shattering it into flames.
“Looks like your old injuries are not bothering you anymore. You have regained your martial art abilities,” Yeung Wing Chun was glad that the Taoist priest from Wudang healed all of Loh Sei Hoi’s injuries. Loh Sei Hoi did not stop from there. He lunged towards her throwing a series of punches at her. A shadowy figure appeared in between them taking the punches for Yeung Wing Chun instead. Tungfang Bu Pai stumbled backwards coughing out a mouthful of blood as she collapsed to the floor. Yeung Wing Chun reached her hands out at her holding her from the back. “You did not have to do this…I would have been able to counter his attacks…” Yeung Wing Chun was in a state of shock so was Loh Sei Hoi. He rushed towards Tungfang Bu Pai to check on her injuries. He apologized for hurting her. Yeung Wing Chun sent a mild palm strike at Loh Sei Hoi’s shoulder shoving him backwards. “Please stop…” Tungfang Bu Pai who was resting on her sister’s arm slowly raised her head.
Just then, a group of guards arrived at the scene surrounding Loh Sei Hoi. Yeung Wing Chun ordered them to evacuate from the scene. She then handed the injured Tungfang Bu Pai to Loh Sei Hoi. “Take good care of her. If you ever hurt her again I’ll kill you myself!” Loh Sei Hoi who was in a shock held Tungfang Bu Pai in his arms leaped into the air soaring into the sky.
A group of swordsmen clad in black glided down from the top of the Black Woods Cliff chasing after them. Ku Yim Yong soared past Loh Sei Hoi landed a few steps ahead of him. He unfolded a hand fan, “I’ve been instructed to escort you to a safe location.” Loh Sei Hoi knew at once that he was in danger. Ku Yim Yong who had always admired Yeung Wing Chun felt that Loh Sei Hoi’s existence was the only reason that he could not win over her affection. He waved the hand fan directing his henchmen to make their move. Loh Sei Hoi placed Tungfang Bu Pai on his back as he confronted the attackers. He reached his hand out and grasped the blades of his attackers swiftly. He twisted the swords breaking it apart and hurled the pieces in his hand at them sending it into their throats. All the swordsmen collapsed to the floor lying in a pool of blood.
Ku Yim Yong sprinted towards Loh Sei Hoi and started attacking him with the hand fan. He executed a series of swift and deadly attacks with the use of the hand fan. Loh Sei Hoi who was carrying Tungfang Bu Pai on his back was much slower in his movements. Tungfang Bu Pai’s safety was his priority thus before executing a move he had to ensure that she does not get hit. Ku Yim Yong who also took notice of this pulled out a poison dart from his waist strap and hurled it at Tungfang Bu Pai’s direction. Tungfang Bu Pai who pretended to faint suddenly opens her eyes and shoots out a needle from her sleeve sending it at the dart. The needle burst through the air knocking into the dart breaking it into pieces before proceeding towards Ku Yim Yong. The busy Ku Yim Yong who was still finding ways to defeat his opponent did not notice the needle until it pierced into the left side of his shoulder. Ku Yim Yong leaped a few steps backwards as blood spurted out from his wound. Seeing that he is outnumbered he turned around and fled from the scene.
The sky started pouring big drops of rain later. Loh Sei Hoi took Tungfang Bu Pai back to the Black Woods Cliff hiding inside a chamber that prohibited ordinary members to enter. Only the leader of the cult could gain admittance.
Loh Sei Hoi channeled his inner energy into Tungfang Bu Pai’s body healing her injuries. Since he was already an expert in the Nine Yang Divine Skills that’s has healing capabilities he was able to heal her internal injuries completely. A large amount of his inner energy was consumed in the process.
Later, Tungfang Bu Pai stretched her arms as she rose from the slab. She could recognize the chamber. “It’s been a while since I stepped in here,” she uttered. Loh Sei Hoi slowly got off from the slab. “Those crooks would never expect us to return to the cliff. It’s the best place for us to rest for now,” he explained.
Four guards accompanied Yeung Wing Chun into the grand hall. The ten elders and four division leaders got to their knees greeting their leader. Yeung Wing Chun looked around the hall searching for Ku Yim Yong. “Did you all forget to inform Warden Ku about today’s meeting?” A guard stepped forward, “Warden Ku is not well today and is resting in his room.” Yeung Wing Chun carried on with the meeting without further delay.
The brothel was packed with customers that night. A group of martial artists were seated at the front table waiting to be served. An absolutely stunning looking Yeung Wing Chun dressed in a bright looking dress disguising as a hostess leaped off from the floor above. She strides along a long textile heading to the other end of the hall. All the guests had their eyes glued on her adoring her beauty and ability. They started to bid for her and the highest bidder would be allowed to spend a night with her.
Ngou Pai made his way into the room shortly. Two of his followers waited for him outside. Yeung Wing Chun stretched out on a bed waiting for him. Ngou Pai drank a cup of wine before making his way to the bed. Yeung Wing Chun used her swift movements to rise from the bed proceeding to a stool. Ngou Pai who lied flat on the bed by himself turned to her, “How did you get up so quick?” Yeung Wing Chun sat on a stool filling a cup with wine. “If you tell me which clan you belong to and what brings you here I’ll let you know how I managed to get up so quick,” she started winking at him. Ngou Pai felt a slight pain in his head. Yeung Wing Chun waved her hand while persuading Ngou Pai to reveal his motives in a peculiar tone of voice. Ngou Pai unable to counter Yeung Wing Chun’s art of mind manipulation soon disclosed whatever she needed to know.
“We’re here to deal with the Holy Sun Moon Cult’s leader Yeung Wing Chun,” he expressed. Yeung Wing Chun smiled coldly, “What are your plans?” Ngou Pai revealed that they have already sent a spy to the Black Woods Cliff. “We will poison Yeung Wing Chun and other members of the cult.” Yeung Wing Chun lets out a cold laughter after hearing his words. “There are many skilled martial artists up on the Black Woods Cliff. There’s the Left and Right Messenger who serves as the leader’s deputies. The cult also has ten elders who assist the leader in overseeing the cult's activities. Ranked below the ten elders are the chiefs of the four banner divisions (Wind, Fire, Lightning and Wood). There is no way you can even gain entry to the Black Woods Cliff let alone poisoning Yeung Wing Chun.”
Ngou Pai was amused with Yeung Wing Chun’s in depth knowledge of the Holy Sun Moon Cult. “How come you know so much?” he asked curiously. Yeung Wing Chun rested her hand on a table as she looked into his eyes. “That’s because I’m Yeung Wing Chun.” She shoots out a blast of energy in the shape of a sword from her sleeve sending it into Ngou Pai’s throat at a great speed. The Manchu swordsmen fell backwards collapsing onto the bed lying in a pool of blood.
A man in plain clothes stepped into the room kneeling at Yeung Wing Chun, “Chief, we’ve apprehended the other Manchurians and managed to confiscate a document from them. He handed an envelope to her. Yeung Wing Chun pulled a folded piece of paper out from the envelope, “Clean up the mess.”
Yeung Wing Chun sat on a rock near a waterfall playing a melancholic tune. Ku Yim Yong somersaulted in the air alighting in front of her. He got to his knees and greeted her, “We’ve taken care of the other swordsmen putting up in the brothel.” Yeung Wing Chun continued to strum the musical instrument. “Well done.” Ku Yim Yong returned to his feet, “We’ve also received news that the orthodox clan will be holding a meeting here in the next few days. Do we need call for reinforcements?” Yeung Wing Chun shook her head. “We’ll be heading back to the Black Wood Cliff shortly.”
The Emei Sect headquarters was packed with martial artists from orthodox clans all over the country. Chow Zi Yin stood at the dais greeting her guests. Two nuns dragged Loh Sei Hoi to the hall. “Does anyone recognize him?” Chow Zi Yin asked. Kuan Lun Sect’s Hong Yu nodded, “This is the Ming Cult previous leader Loh Sei Hoi. He was the one who single handedly massacred the Song Shan, Thai Shan and Southern Heng Shan Sect.” Chow Zi Yin nodded her head, “He was able to escape years ago but we finally caught him a few days ago.”
Wudang Sect’s Hui Chung cleared his throat, “I refuse to believe that young master Loh would take the lives of so many innocent ones. It must be a set up.” Chow Zi Yin glared at the Taoist priest. “Master Wong, I know that he saved your life a long time ago but that does not mean that he isn’t a cold blooded killer.”
Loh Sei Hoi was kneeling on the floor turned to Hui Chung thanking him for having faith in him. Chow Zi Yin raised her arm and hurled a palm blast out from her palm sending it into Loh Sei Hoi’s back. Loh Sei Hoi sprawled to the floor coughing out a mouthful of blood. Hui Chung advanced towards Chow Zi Yin preventing her from making another move. Chow Zi Yin exchanged a few stances with the Taoist priest before retreating to the back.
“Master Wong, this man is demonic and deserves to be executed. We’ve always have the upmost respect for the Wudang Sect therefore we hope that you can respect our decision as well,” Hong Yu expressed. Hui Chung knew it was going to be a tough challenge to save Loh Sei Hoi but he had to give it a try.
Reverend Fong Cheng head of the Shaolin temple finally rose from his seat, “Everyone makes mistakes but as long as one is willing to change for the better we should give him a chance. As far as I know, since the day young master Loh stepped down as leader of the Ming Cult he has not interfered with the matters related to the martial arts community.”
“The orthodox clan is supposedly being righteous and honorable is probably more devious than the unorthodox clan. Surrounding a defenseless man and threatening to take his life is so heroic. I bow to all of you from the orthodox clan,” a female voice came from the outside.
Hui Chung and Reverend Fong could recognize that voice. They looked at each sensing that another bloodshed is about to take place. Chow Zi Yin swerved her fly whisk as she made her way out of the hall. “Whoever you are you’d better show yourself!”
A strong gust of wind swept through the area shaking the trees and blowing the dry leaves all over the place. Everyone in the area had to take cover to from the ferocious wind. A shadowy figure soared to the scene and advanced towards Loh Sei Hoi pulling him away from scene. The shadowy figure’s movements were so fast that no one noticed the wounded Loh Sei Hoi had already left the scene.
The strong wind faded away shortly. Chow Zi Yin was the first one to notice Loh Sei Hoi was no longer there. The other martial artists headed towards the doorway running after him. Hui Chung lets out a relieved smile. “Looks like this assembly will be ending real soon,” Reverend Fong Cheng commented with a smile.
Tungfang Bu Pai carrying Loh Sei Hoi on her back leaped over a tree hurtling to the top of a mountain. There was a cave up at the peak of the mountain that seems deserted. Tungfang Bu Pai made her way into the cave slowly placing Loh Sei Hoi on a slab. She checked his pulse and examined his injuries. “He’s been poisoned! No wonder they could apprehend him so easily,” she whispered to herself.
Two elderly men clad in black arrived at the mountain moments later. Tungfang Bu Pai slide out of the cave confronting them. “If you handover that man inside to us we’ll spare your life,” one of them said. Tungfang Bu Pai lets out a loud laughter, “We’ll see about that.” She pointed her arm at a tree sending her inner energy at it ripping it out from the ground. She then hurled the entire tree at them. The two elderly men sent a palm blast at the tree shattering it into flames. Tungfang Bu Pai leaped towards them exchanging a few stances with them while floating in the air. The two elders then combined their inner energy to unleash a forceful palm blast. Tungfang Bu Pai hurled her arm outwards drawing the blast to her palm before sending it back to them. The two elderly men quickly dived aside to avoid their own blast. Seeing that they were no match against Tungfang Bu Pai the two of them turned around and fled from the scene.
Tungfang Bu Pai placed her two fingers on Loh Sei Hoi's wrist examining his injuries. His bloodstream has been contaminated with poison thus weakening his pulse beat. Tungfang Bu Pai herself who was a poison specialist channeled some of her inner energy into Loh Sei Hoi's body confining the poison to one spot preventing it from spreading to other parts of his body. Though her inner energy level was extremely high but the poison contaminating Loh Sei Hoi's bloodstream was a unique one where inner energy is unable to purge it out from its victim’s body.
Many hours later, Loh Sei Hoi regained conscious and found a piece of silk garment covering his body. He placed his palm on a wall and tries to get to his feet but his body was too weak to enable him to move.
“You’re awake,” Tungfang Bu Pai walked into the cave holding roasted pigeon in her hand. Loh Sei Hoi sat on the floor with his legs crossed as he began meditating. He felt a pain on his chest while trying to summon his inner energy. Tungfang Bu Pai handed a portion of the roasted pigeon to him. “I was only able to use my inner powers to contain the poison in your body. We’ll need to get the vaccine from the creator.”
Loh Sei Hoi suddenly felt the urge to have a drink. He grabbed Tungfang Bu Pai’s hand and glided out of the cave. The two of them soared in the air gently enjoying the cold breeze. Tungfang Bu Pai looked at him still worried about his injury. “I know of a place that serves high quality wine,” he spoke. Tungfang Bu Pai astonished with what she just heard. “They are so similar in certain ways,” she whispered to herself.
The wine store was already closed for business. Loh Sei Hoi lifted up a few pieces of tiles on a roof peeping into the store. There were concealed barrels of wine below him. He tries to summon his inner energy to get hold of a barrel but his inner energy just would not generate itself. Tungfang Bu Pai pats his shoulder, “Let me do it.” She sent out a surge of energy through the hole dragging a barrel of wine towards her. Loh Sei Hoi applauded, “I’ve a perfect place where we can have a good view of the moon while enjoying the wine.”
Later, they went to a beautiful grassland with things floating in the sky and just sat there and talked. “If only we had a sword now. If only we had a sword with us now. It’ll be nice to perform sword stances while drinking,” Tungfang Bu Pai suggested. “Or have a zither and a flute playing a musical piece,” Loh Sei Hoi added. Loh Sei Hoi lunged up from the ground unfastening his waist band executing a series of sword moves with it. His movements were graceful and swift though he did not use a single bit of his inner energy. Tungfang Bu Pai takes another gulp of wine while looking at his moves. After executing another stance Loh Sei Hoi suddenly collapsed to the ground. The poison streams in his body suddenly became active. Tungfang Bu Pai rushed towards him and used her fingers to seal several pressure points on Loh Sei Hoi’s body halting the poison’s movement. Loh Sei Hoi’s breath started flowing smoothly in his body once again.
“I thought I was going to die that time,” he held on to Tungfang Bu Pai’s arm pulling himself up from the floor. Tungfang Bu Pai placed her finger at his lips, “I’ll not let you die.” Loh Sei Hoi glared at her in shock. Tungfang Bu Pai turned away and started blushing. Loh Sei Hoi walked up to her holding her by the hand. “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is not being able to tell that special person in your life how you feel about them. The very first time I ever saw you I fell in love with you. My affection for you grew stronger as we became closer.” Tungfang Bu Pai turned at him as her eyes became watery. Loh Sei Hoi embraced her in his arms while his fingers ran through her hair. All of a sudden the poison inside his blood stream started to trigger causing him to suffer great pain all over his body. He lets go of Tungfang Bu Pai and started staggering all over the place. Tungfang Bu Pai with her quick movements appeared behind him pressed her finger onto his back and blocked his nerve points thus immobilizing him. Loh Sei Hoi slumped to the ground motionless. She bent beside him and pats his forehead, “Get some rest. I’ll find the antidote to clear this poison.”
A group of people were crowding around a fishing village in Shandong City. Tungfang Bu Pai pulled a cart carrying Loh Sei Hoi entered the village. The villagers gave them a strange look. Tungfang Bu Pai ignored the villagers and continued her journey.
Luk Chuk Yung who was knitting a kite outside his hut spotted Tungfang Bu Pai coming towards his direction. He puts the kite aside and went to greet her. He took a quick look at the unconscious Loh Sei Hoi. “This young man has been poisoned,” Luk Chuk Yung uttered. Tungfang Bu Pai used her sleeve wipe off the sweat on Loh Sei Hoi’s forehead. “I’m still trying to determine the exact type of poison that’s been used.” Luk Chuk Yung slowly pushed the cart into the hut.
The moon was full that night. Tungfang Bu Pai sat on a veranda playing a flute. Luk Chuk Yung brought a bowl of soup out from the kitchen. “Chief, you have not eaten all day please have some soup.” Tungfang Bu Pai held the bowl and slowly sipped the soup. The two of them were still unable to determine the type of poison that was contaminating Loh Sei Hoi’s bloodstream. Shaolin Sect’s Marrow-Cleansing Sutra is probably the only method to save him,” Luk Chuk Yung said. Tungfang Bu Pai was happy to hear that there was hope. She knew that it would be a challenging to get the great reverend to help but she would do whatever it takes to save Loh Sei Hoi even if it required her to sacrifice herself.
High up on the Black Wood Cliff, a group of elders gathered inside the chief’s chamber. Yeung Wing Chun resting on a raised bench sipped some wine from a cup. Ho Fatt Sing reported that the Emei Sect, Kuan Lun Sect, Hung Tung Sect, and Beggar Clan gathered at the Shaolin temple days ago. They were going to slaughter Loh Sei Hoi but a mysterious person came to his rescue.”
Yeung Wing Chun knew who the mysterious person was but did not say a word. In the entire martial arts community only one person can move around freely without anyone getting in the way. She was furious that the orthodox clan was still unwilling to leave the carefree Loh Sei Hoi alone. “I guess it’s time for me to meet these so called top orthodox clans.”
Lo Suet bent forward, “Chief, it’s best to gathered up our top fighters for this encounter.”
“That’s not necessary. I’m confident these orthodox clans are no match for me,” Yeung Wing Chung was extremely confident with her own martial art skills.
Three days late, two junior monks were sweeping the steps leading to the temple. Tungfang Bu Pai carrying the unconscious Loh Sei Hoi on her back ran up on a wall reaching the top of the Song Mountain within minutes. A group of monk was stunned to see her coming from the back as there isn’t any route there that leads to the top of the mountain. “I’m here to see Reverend Fong Cheng,” she informed them. Three of the monks insisted that female were prohibited to enter the temple. Tungfang Bu Pai swerved her arm and sends a gust of wind at them knowing all of them to the floor. She then leaped into the air and glided towards the temple.
A group of martial artists from the orthodox clans rushed out of the temple surrounding her. Fong Cheng and Hui Chung exited the temple shortly. Tungfang Bu Pai greeted the two of them. Ho Thye Chung of the Hung Tung Sect unsheathed his sword, “If you handover Loh Sei Hoi to us we’ll consider sparing your life.” Tungfang Bu Pai stood in front of Ho Thye Chung in the blink of an eye holding the sword between her index finger and middle finger. She subsequently broke the sword and sent her palm into his abdomen shoving him into a tree. Ho Thye Chung slowly stepped away from the tree unhurt. Fong Cheng nodded his head with a smile on his face. “Looks like you wrath level has decreased.” Tungfang Bu Pai disregarded everyone else except the reverend. “A friend of mine has been poisoned and only you can help him.”
Chow Zi Yin of the Emei Sect reached for the handle of her long sword. Tungfang Bu Pai gave Chow Zi Yin a vicious stare while emitting a surge of energy from her body towards her restraining her from moving. Fong Cheng was impressed with her martial arts competency. He could tell that the Tungfang Bu Pai has reached the highest level of her inner energy cultivation. Even if all the martial artist at the temple joined forces to fight her she would still be able to defeat all of them. Fong Cheng personally escorted Tungfang Bu Pai into the temple while his guests waited outside. Leaders of the other orthodox clans were fuming as they remained standing at the courtyard.
Two senior monks stood beside the door leading into a chamber. Fong Cheng carefully laid Loh Sei Hoi on a bed and started to examine his injuries.
Meanwhile, Yeung Wing Chun made her way to the temple. Members of the orthodox clans circled around her. Ho Thye Chung channeled his inner energy to his palm as he threw out a forceful palm strike. Yeung Wing Chun sent her index finger and middle finger to his palm unleashing a vigorous blast of energy into his arm. Ho Thye Chung stumbled backwards as he dropped his fractured arm crying in pain. Yeung Wing Chun then proceeded to take on the other martial artists.
Chow Zi Yin twirled her fly whisky and executed a series of attacks with it. Yeung Wing Chun deflected the flying whisk only with her bare hands. After exchanging more than ten bouts Yeung Wing Chun finally ended the battle by breaking the fly whisk apart with her fingers. Afterwards, she hurled two consecutive palm strikes at Chow Zi Yin’s chest sending her flying backwards knocking into a wall.
Hong Yu of the Kuan Lun Sect who knew that his martial arts skills were not able to match against the prowess Yeung Wing Chun praised her capabilities before fleeing from the scene.
Shi Foh Lung of the Beggars Clan knew it was his turn to take on this fierce opponent. Without further delay he charged towards her and started attacking her by executing the 18 Dragon Subduing Palm. Yeung Wing Chun was able to counter each move with a variation of soft style palm strikes. Shi Foh Lung summoned all of his inner energy executing the final stance unleashing a ferocious palm blast at his opponent. Yeung Wing Chun created an impenetrable force field sending the palm blast back to him. Shi Foh Lung used his quick movements to dive away from the oncoming blast that struck a rock instead.
Hui Chung remained still. He had encountered Yeung Wing Chun months ago but back then she was still having some internal injuries which gave him an upper hand over her. After seeing her fight against the other fighters here today he was convinced that he would not stand a chance against her. He decided to have a conversation with her instead.
“You are here to look for someone?” he asked politely.
Yeung Wing Chun swerved her arms getting ready to make her next mmove, “No. I’m here to tryout the martial arts skills of the orthodox clans. She moved towards Hui Chung and threw a series of swift and deadly palm strikes at him. Hui Chung evaded and deflected the attacks before returning a series of fist strikes. Yeung Wing Chun circled the Taoist priests while attackin him with her stances. Hui Chung who was not as fast as his opponent changed to a more defensive stance. Yeung Wing Chun ended the battle by hurling both her palms up into the air emitting a burst of deadly energy from her body that shattering any object around her. Hui Chung who felt a powerful stream of energy penetrating his body stumbled a few steps backwards spitting out drops of blood. He admitted defeat and was amazed with the supremacy of his opponent’s inner energy.
Meanwhile inside the temple, Fong Cheng sat behind Loh Sei Hoi channeling a stream of inner energy into his body. His Shaolin inner energy stream was able to stimulate Loh Sei Hoi’s acupuncture points. He slowly opened his eyes and regained conscious. Fong Cheng slowly helped him to rest on a bed.
Tungfang Bu Pai for the first time in her life bowed at the reverend thanking him for his assistance. Fong Cheng gave her a smile, “It’s my duty to lend a hand to those who needs it. The two of you are considered friends of our little group. I’ll not stand aside and watch a friend get hurt.”
A junior monk stepped into the room greeting his master, “There’s a powerful young lady at the courtyard stirring trouble. She has already killed many people.”
Fong Cheng excused himself from his guests and made his way out of the room. Tungfang Bu Pai followed him from the back and soon overtook him reaching the courtyard within seconds. “Impressive lightening skills,” Fong Cheng whispered.
Yeung Wing Chun caught two junior nuns by the throat and chocked them to death. The fast moving Tungfang Bu Pai glided in the air alighting in front of her. The two them started to exchange blows. The two of them then slammed their palm into each other discharging a powerful burst of energy. Trees uprooted and chipped rocks hurtled up into the air, sucked into the vortex of the collision of energy. Realizing that it was her younger sister Tungfang Bu Pai retreated to the back and got to a standstill. Yeung Wing Chun too became composed after seeing that it was her sister whom she was battling against.
“Enough of bloodshed!” Loh Sei Hoi slowly walked to the scene with a junior monk supporting him from the side. “Can’t we all just live together in peace for once?” Loh Sei Hoi used whatever energy he had left to make his statement.
The speechless Yeung Wing Chun turned towards Loh Sei Hoi and went up to him to check his injuries. “Who did this to you?” she asked in anger. Loh Sei Hoi pushed her hands off from his shoulder. “Another group of innocent people died today because of your impulsiveness…” he lets out a long sigh.
Tungfang Bu Pai who remained at her position could tell that the two of them has an intimate relationship.
“So what are you going to do?” Yeung Wing Chun asked angrily. “Do you think you can stop me?” She swerved her arm at an injured swordsman lying on the floor. Using her inner energy sent out from her palm she dragged the swordsmen towards her and hurled a palm strike to his forehead killing him on the spot. The fuming Loh Sei Hoi summoned whatever inner energy he had left to his arm sending a palm strike to Yeung Wing Chun’s shoulder. His strike hurt her feeling more than it hurt her body. Yeung Wing Chun’s eyes became watery. Loh Sei Hoi feeling guilty took a few steps backwards, “I’m sorry…I didn’t mean to hurt you…”
