[Temujin]

Book 4

Left on that small little island, Xie Xun, Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo woke up one day to find Zhu'er dead and Zhao Min gone, with the boat having been steered away the previous night. They also discovered that they had been poisoned and had lost their internal energy.

After some time, they managed to purge the poison. Of course, a romance blossoms between Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo, and Zhang Wuji swears to kill Zhao Min in revenge for Zhu'er's murder.

They returned to the mainland after hijacking a boat. There, they lodged in an inn and Zhang Wuji went around to scout. He soon found himself at the Beggars' Sect meeting and saw Song Qingshu defect to the Beggars' Sect without the approval of Wudang. Time passed, and their talk moved to killing Zhang Wuji and how he was sure to live but a short life. Suddenly, Zhao Min and the Xuanmin Elders appeared. They broke up the meeting with Zhao Min asserting that Zhang Wuji would live a long life (and that he was so handsome and charming and blah blah we all know).

However, two highly-skilled elders came upon her. Just as she was about to die, she was suddenly whisked away underneath their noses by (guess who?) Zhang Wuji! They hid together in (of course) a small little compartment. There they got physical as they overheard the Beggars' Sect conversation.

As Zhang Wuji was enjoying the pleasures of life in that small little nook, he discovered the Beggars' Sect's evil plot to use Song Qingshu to poison the Wudang Sect. After they had left, Zhang Wuji realised he was too deeply entranced by Zhao Min and could not bear to kill her. Zhao Min and him returned to the inn. Shocked, they found that Zhou Zhiruo and Xie Xun had disappeared. They spent the night together (in separate rooms, what were u thinking?) and once again came that assurance of Zhao Min's undying love (yawn) for Zhang Wuji.

The next day they travelled on horseback to search for Zhou Zhiruo and Xie Xun. They came to a small little dark cave in the middle of the wilderness. Yet again in that little hole in the ground they began to get physical once more. Suddenly, they heard people coming from the distance. They were 4 of the Wudang Heroes. Caught in this awkward situation, Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min retreated to the back of the cave. All at once, Zhang Wuji bumped into a dead body at the back. Surprised, he saw it was the Seventh Wudang Hero Mo Shenggu!

The 4 Heroes heard his gasp and immediately alerted themselves to the back of the cave. Without thinking, Zhao Min immediately jumped out and acted as a decoy, running away from the cave. Zhang Wuji realised how deeply she loved him and was grateful for her everlasting undying devotion. He ran out and buried the body, then ran after Zhao Min. He found her at the bottom of a valley and tried to heal her. Suddenly, he was surrounded by the 4 Heroes. He disguised himself and defeated all of them using the Fire Tablets Skills. However, his disguise was unveiled at the last moment, and all thought he had killed Mo Shenggu.

At this moment, Song Qingshu appeared in the distance with Chen Youliang, an Elder of the Beggars' Sect. Song Qingshu was halted in his tracks. There, they discovered that Song Qingshu had actually killed Mo Shenggu! Mo Shenggu had found him trying to sneak into the Emei Sect's bedrooms in search of Zhou Zhiruo. In order to cover up for his actions, he had killed Mo Shenggu. Now, Chen Youliang was blackmailing him.

At last Song Qingshu agreed to poison the Wudang Sect and left. The 4 Wudang Heroes were aghast at hearing this news and left to warn Zhang Sanfeng. That night, Zhang Wuji left to follow the Beggars' Sect. There he discovered that Zhou Zhiruo had been captured by them. He broke in to their meeting and defeated all of them, retaking Zhou Zhiruo.

At this moment, some people entered the room. A yellow-clothed woman entered with a little girl. They uncovered a foul plot by Cheng Kun...the Beggars' Sect leader had been killed by Cheng Kun! The little girl was the leader's daughter, who had escaped to Mount Chong Yang. There, the yellow-clothed woman had saved her. Now they had come to seek justice. Chen Youliang and the fake Beggars' Sect leader had to be killed!

Chen Youliang managed to escape and they proved that the present leader was fake by testing his skills. Zhang Wuji left soon after with Zhou Zhiruo.

The virile and very hormonal Zhang Wuji wanted to get married as soon as possible. So, on wedding day, they were about to begin the ceremony when Zhao Min saunters in. She immedately demanded that Zhang Wuji call off the wedding (remember he owes her 2 more wishes?) and showed him a strand of golden hair, characteristic of Xie Xun's own hair. Stunned, he apologised to Zhou Zhiruo, thinking that if Xie Xun was in Zhao Min's hands, and if he did not obey her (talk about submissive guys man), she would harm Xie Xun. Furious and jealous, Zhou Zhiruo leapt up and with a swipe of her hand, attacked Zhao Min with her Jiuying White Bone Claws. Luckily, Zhang Wuji managed to deflect the attack away from Zhao Min's head, but she was injured in the shoulder.

Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min escaped, where once again she proclaimed her true love for him (oh arent we sick of this). They went off to find Xie Xun. Along the way, they met Zhao Min's brother and had an epic Zhang Wuji vs Xuanmin Elders fight. Zhang Wuji brought Zhao Min to safety, but not before being injured in the process. Both of them being injured, sought refuge at a nearby monastery. There, they found that the monks were actually under the charge of Cheng Kun, and Zhang Wuji was forced to attempt to kill them, but severely harming his own health.

They retreated to a village around the corner. There they rested in an old woman's house, claiming to be brother and sister (of course the old woman suspected they were lovers). That night things got steamy. The steamiest ever segment of the book. And when you read, you go like oh DAMN why is he such a gentleman just take her clothes off...damn.

Anyway, to return to the story after that brief but worthwhile sidetrack, Zhang Wuji infiltrated Shaolin Temple, where Xie Xun had been caught and captured by Cheng Kun. One night, he ventured out to find Xie Xun. He discovered that he was being held under a huge rock in a little dungeon, guarded by the most senior and most highly-skilled 3 Shaolin monks and their extremely powerful Jing Gang Evil Slaying Whip Formation. He was unable to break through the formation that night and left to rejoin Zhao Min and the rest of the Ming Sect who had come along.

A great tournament was being held at Shaolin to vye for the Top Martial Arts Exponent. Zhang Wuji eventually made it to the final, where he faced off against the now-highly skilled with Jiuying skills, Zhou Zhiruo. There they fought tooth and nail, and eventually Zhang Wuji gave way to Zhou Zhiruo and let her win. What a gentleman, what a loser.

The next day, Zhou Zhiruo was asked to fight the 3 Shaolin monks to gain possession of Xie Xun. She called upon Zhang Wuji to help her in her fight. Eventually, they managed to free Xie Xun. Zhang Wuji discovered that Zhou Zhiruo had actually poisoned all of them on the island and killed Zhu'er. She had been found out by Xie Xun long ago, but he had kept quiet so that she would not kill them. When he had been left alone with Zhou Zhiruo that day, he had uncovered her secret, and she had tried to kill him. Just then the Beggars' Sect had appeared and abducted them.

Zhou Zhiruo held Xie Xun in her grasp, and now she wanted to kill him. Just then, the yellow-clothed woman appeared and began duelling with Zhou Zhiruo to rescue Xie Xun. Zhou Zhiruo lost and left in disgust. Xie Xun then fought with Cheng Kun, blinding him in the process and finally defeating him. Xie Xun then became a Shaolin monk and left.

Here the end draws near. They discovered that Zhu'er was not killed and that she had actually just fainted for a while. Zhang Wuji passed on the leadership of the Ming Sect to Yang Xiao and left to live a nice happy life with Zhao Min.


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