Smiling Proud Wanderer

[Bloodflowers]

WOW! I wonder if Ren Woxing is serious. I sure hope so. I wish Linghu Chong ended up with Ying Ying. I'd be happy if that were to happen.

*crosses fingers*

[SkineePanda]

haha awesome!!

[davidY]

WOW! I wonder if Ren Woxing is serious. I sure hope so. I wish Linghu Chong ended up with Ying Ying. I'd be happy if that were to happen.

*crosses fingers*

Nah... not going to be happening. The angst factor for LHC is not 100% yet is it? Jin Yong will never give us such a simple (but I hope it happens) ending.... Plus, they will still have to escape Shaolin.... does not sound easy

[CC]

FIIIIIIGGGGGHHHHTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!

[marktio]

thank you pokit and hhuang

anybody knows why RWX said: he knows LHC and kick him out, what does he mean by kickout , from where?

[atlantean0208]

Nah... not going to be happening. The angst factor for LHC is not 100% yet is it? Jin Yong will never give us such a simple (but I hope it happens) ending.... Plus, they will still have to escape Shaolin.... does not sound easy

So its true then, there are guys here in SPCNET who never watch any of JY tv-drama adaptation before, luckily I have my SOD2001 DVD as thirst-quencher when the translations update are scarce.

These are adaptation I already watch:

The Singapore adaptation
China adaptation - SOD2001 - the best!
Ritchie Ren adaptation (Taiwan)
TVB adaptation (90s)
Sam Hui movie adaptation (Learning the DGJJ with FQY)
Jet Li movie adaptation (DFBB in love with LHC - yucksss)

So I know the story inside out, who marry with who, and who lost his d*ck

[Ren Wo Xing]

This is my favorite scene in XAJH precisely because of RWX and the humor!

[hhaung]

anybody knows why RWX said: he knows LHC and kick him out, what does he mean by kickout , from where?

If you read back on Chapter 22 I believe where RWX, XWT and LHC were sitting around drinking wine at the Plum Manor, RWX invited LHC to join the Divine Sun Moon Sect and intimated that if LHC were to refuse he wouldn't be able to learn the method to harmonize the energies and therefore likely to die from it. LHC objected to such a threat, refused the offer and left alone.

I think RWX obviously doesn't want to tell everyone that LHC left. He'd rather he himself had kicked LHC out (ie. rejected LHC himself). I believe this is what he was alluding to.

[foxs]

I am on a break and am fortunate enough to be able to read this story. Pokit and Hhaung, good job! I think I am addicted to it already ..

Atlantean, those of us who don't live in Asia do not have the luxury of enjoying any TV-adaptation. Asian movies are so scarce here. I have a brother who lives in Singapore, and from what I know, he has an extensive collection of VCDs of all kinds of wuxia series. A friend of mine sent me a few copies several years ago, but some some reason I could not play those either on my DVD player or my computer. So I quit trying. You are soooo lucky ...

[hhaung]

I am on a break and am fortunate enough to be able to read this story. Pokit and Hhaung, good job! I think I am addicted to it already ..

Atlantean, those of us who don't live in Asia do not have the luxury of enjoying any TV-adaptation. Asian movies are so scarce here. I have a brother who lives in Singapore, and from what I know, he has an extensive collection of VCDs of all kinds of wuxia series. A friend of mine sent me a few copies several years ago, but some some reason I could not play those either on my DVD player or my computer. So I quit trying. You are soooo lucky ...

Thanks Foxs. Glad you are enjoying the story as well as we do especially after all your hard work on translating so many chapters of LOCH.

Really, Pokit has done an amazing job with the translation! We are so very lucky that he is putting in enormous effort for all our enjoyment. Personally, XAJH is my favorite Jin Yong's novel (since I haven't read TLBB, I can't compare).

You are probably luckier than me in a way because not only do I not have an extensive collection, even if I did, I wouldn't be able to understand it since I don't speak/read Chinese. I'm thinking of learning Chinese but so far I haven't committed myself to it fully.

Any way, enjoy the story!

[marktio]

thanks hhuang
for the explanation
lhc kick himself out of rwx company then

[pokit]

Thank you all!!

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Yue Buqun looked towards the sky and laughed. "Mr. Ren is very resourceful. How come you’ve lost your own son-in-law? This youth Mr. Ren is talking about, is he that little thief Linghu Chong who was expelled from my humble school?"

Ren Woxing laughed. "I clearly saw a piece of jade but you saw gravels. Old brother, your vision has become really poor. This youth I'm talking about really is Linghu Chong. Haha, you scolded him as little thief, doesn't this mean that you're scolding me as an old thief?"

Yue Buqun sternly replied, "This little thief's conduct is very inappropriate and he has a weakness for women. Just because of one woman, he roused groups of unorthodox sects, foxes and dogs, and come to Shaolin temple causing a lot of disturbance. If it weren't for Songshan's martial brother Zuo's arrangements, this thousand year old temple would've been burned to the ground. This would've been a big sin that even a thousand deaths wouldn't have been able to atone. This little thief was indeed part of my Huashan School before, but unfortunately, I didn't teach him enough manners. Now, he's shaming everyone."

Xiang Wentian hastily replied, "Mr. Yue is wrong! Brother Linghu came to Shaolin just to meet lady Ren and not to absurdly cause a disturbance. You go and have a look. So many friends were in Shaolin temple for one day and one night, but did they burn a single piece of grass or tree? They didn't even eat a single grain of rice and they also didn't even drink a mouthful of water."

Suddenly someone interrupted, "Shaolin temple has instead gained many items when these swine and dog friends came here."

Linghu Chong heard the sharp voice of this person and recognised him to be the Qingcheng School's headmaster Yu Canghai. He thought, "So this person has also come."

"May I ask Priest Yu, what has Shaolin temple gained?" Xiang Wentian asked.

"Cow shit, horse piss. Everywhere on the ground is full of yellow stuff." Yu Canghai answered. A few people laughed hearing this but Linghu Chong felt apologetic. "I only restricted those brothers not to damage anything but I didn't ask them not to urinate on the ground. Those crude people just pulled their pants down and pee everywhere and soiled the clean ground of the temple."

Great Master Fangzheng said, "When Master Linghu led so many people to come to Shaolin, old monk was really worried that this temple would be burned down. But when those friends were in Shaolin, not a single thing was damaged. This must be because of Master Linghu's merciful heart restricting these people. Everyone from the temple is really appreciative towards him. When I meet Master Linghu in the future, I will thank him wholeheartedly. Mr. Xiang, never mind about what Priest Yu said."

Xiang Wentian praised, "So there's actually an eminent monk here who is very open minded and very different from other people. Compared to hypocrites and really small-minded people, he's completely different."

Fangzheng continued, "Old monk doesn't understand one matter here. How did Heng-Shan School's two Shi Tai die in my humble temple?"

"Ah!" Yingying exclaimed in surprise. Her voice trembled as she asked, "What... what? Dingxian, Dingyi Shi Tai... died?"

"That is so. We found their bodies inside the temple. Their time of deaths is around the time that those many Jianghu friends entered the temple. Could it be that Master Linghu didn't restrict his subordinates and the two Shi Tai were outnumbered and lost their lives here? Amituofo, amituofo," Fangzheng let out a long sigh after saying this.

"This... this is really strange. That day I met with the two Shi Tai in the hall behind the temple. Because of Abbot's merciful heart and the two Shi Tai, you agreed to release me." Yingying said.

Linghu Chong's heart swelled with gratitude towards the two Shi Tai but he also felt sad at the same time. "The two Shi Tai pleaded for Abbot's mercy and Abbot actually released Yingying out of the temple. But the two of them lost their lives because of this. They've died because of Yingying and me. But who are their murderers? I must seek revenge for them." He heard Yingying said, "These last few days, many friends from Jianghu had come here to rescue me and make some disturbance at Shaolin temple. But more than a hundred of them were captured by the Shaolin temple. Great Master Abbot is merciful and talked to them about the ten heavenly ways, hoping that they would turn from their violent ways before they were released. But I was already imprisoned for a long time so I was allowed to go earlier."

"This Great Master Fangzheng is really a good person but he's slightly pedantic. How can Yingying's subordinates turn from their violent ways after just hearing you talk to them about the ten heavenly ways?" Linghu Chong thought.

He heard Yingying continued, "I have so much gratitude towards the two Shi Tai. After thanking Great Master Abbot, I accompanied them down Mount Shaoshi. On the third day, I heard Linghu... Master Linghu was leading friends from Jianghu to come to Shaolin temple to meet me. Dingxian Shi Tai said: "We must travel at twice the speed to intercept those people in order to avoid disturbing the eminent monks in Shaolin temple." That night, we met a friend from Jianghu. He said that people were coming from all directions and have decided to gather at Shaolin on the fifteenth of the twelfth month. The two Shi Tai discussed this and said that Jianghu's good and bad warriors of outstanding abilities are mixing together. Furthermore, they were all coming from all directions. So it might happen that not everyone would listen to Master Linghu's order. So Dingxian Shi Tai instructed me to go catch up and meet with him... Master Linghu, and ask everyone to disperse while the two Shi Tai would go back to Shaolin to lend their help to Great Master Abbot."

[shortsight]

I smell big fight about to start!

[efflix]

heh...RWX and XWT are way outnumbered- i doubt they're really looking for a fight here. I wonder what they're trying to accomplish. They were the ones who jumped out (and came back to shaolin) in the first place, so i assume they have a plan.

[Yeade]

A friend of mine sent me a few copies several years ago, but some some reason I could not play those either on my DVD player or my computer. So I quit trying.

A bit off-topic, but I assume you mean VCDs?

Almost all DVD players can also play VCDs. If the VCD doesn't play automatically and instead you're staring at a blue screen with the format (e.g. VCD 2.0) and the length of the title, try hitting Resume or turning the PCB off. Both of these should be on your remote somewhere.

If your DVD player can't even read the VCD as playable media, it's time to try your computer or buy a new and Chinese DVD player. I'm not too clear on what the issue is, but it probably has something to do with the different region encodings. The world is arbitrarily divided into six or so regions, one of which is the U.S. and another of which is China. Some DVD players are hardwired for only one region and cannot play DVDs or, I assume, VCDs with any other encoding.

The surer way, perhaps, is to play the VCD on your computer. Your computer should also be able to better handle scratched discs. If you have a DVD drive, then you probably already have DVD player software (e.g. WinDVD, PowerDVD). Open this software, insert your VCD, and the VCD should play automatically.

If all else has failed, you can access the VCD through your CD drive, find the playable file, and open that directly in a media player of your choice. Windows Media Player and QuickTime should work. On the VCD, look for a folder named mpegav. Click in and you'll see one or more files named music*.dat or avseq*.dat, where the asterisks represent a series of numbers, usually beginning with 01 or 001. Select and open. The VCD should then play.

Hopefully, this will end your VCD woes!

On-topic now... Another great job translating, pokit and hhaung! I agree with Ren Wo Xing: The Shaolin powwow is an awesome scene. Witty verbal sparring, three kickass fights, and pretty much all the characters we love and love to hate together for the first time since Liu Zhengfeng's handwashing ceremony way, waaay back in Chapter 6. I'm going to sit back and enjoy! Analysis later.

[hhaung]

Another great job translating, pokit and hhaung! I agree with Ren Wo Xing: The Shaolin powwow is an awesome scene. Witty verbal sparring, three kickass fights, and pretty much all the characters we love and love to hate together for the first time since Liu Zhengfeng's handwashing ceremony way, waaay back in Chapter 6. I'm going to sit back and enjoy! Analysis later.

Thanks Yeade. Yes, this chapter is certainly one of the most enjoyable. I just love the verbal exchanges. It's impressive how in sync RWX and XWT were in fighting as well as in verbal attacks, which you'll read later on in the chapter.

[pokit]

She said all this clearly and elegantly. When she was speaking of the two Shi Tai, there was a hint of sadness in her voice. When she was speaking of ‘Master Linghu’, she couldn't cover up her bashfulness. Linghu Chong's heart was thumping hearing all these from behind the wooden signage.

"Amituofo! Old monk appreciates the two Shi Tai's good intention. When news of the difficulty facing the Shaolin temple spread, all the orthodox schools, whether they knew what the difficulty was or not, came to help. My humble school doesn't know how to repay them for all their efforts. Luckily, we didn’t fight and avoided a bloodbath. Ai, the two Shi Tai understood the Buddhist teachings very well. They were kind and merciful. We've now lost two eminent people of our Buddhist faith. What a pity, what a pity," Fangzheng said.

Yingying continued, "After I parted ways with the two Shi Tai, I was overwhelmed by sheer number and was captured by Mr. Zuo's Songshan School on that same night. I was then imprisoned for a few days before daddy and uncle Xiang came and rescued me. By then, those friends from Jianghu have already entered the Shaolin temple, so the three of us went to Shaolin temple to find them. We've been here for around an hour but didn't know where everyone had gone to. We also didn't know that the two Shi Tai had died."

"If that's the case, then the two Shi Tai were not harmed by Mr. Ren or Left Protector Xiang," Fangzheng said.

"I'm indebted to the two Shi Tai for rescuing me and I only have gratitude towards them. If my daddy and uncle Xiang had met with the two Shi Tai and had a disagreement, I would have definitely mediated between them. There's no way that I would just stand by and do nothing," Yingying said.

"Well said," Fangzheng complimented.

Suddenly Yu Canghai interrupted, "Devil Sect's people's conducts are usually opposite to that of other people. Common people returns kindness with kindness. But the disciples of those demons repay kindness with enmity."

"That's strange, very strange! When did Priest Yu join the Divine Sun Moon Sect?" Xiang Wentian asked.

"What? Who said I joined the Devil Sect?" Yu Canghai replied indignantly.

"You said my divine sect's people repay kindness with enmity. Escort leader Lin from Fujian's Fortune Prestige Escort House assisted with the lives of your household. Every year they sent ten thousand silver taels to you. But your Qingcheng School repaid them by killing escort leader Lin. Priest Yu's reputation for repaying kindness with enmity is well known throughout the world. No one in the world doesn't know about this. So given your conduct, Headmaster Yu must be a member of my sect then. Very good, very good, welcome to the sect," Xiang Wentian remarked.

"Nonsense, don't fart here!" Yu Canghai was livid.

"I was sincere in my welcome but Priest Yu is scolding me of farting. If this is not repaying kindness with enmity, then what is it called? So, it's clear that rivers and mountains can be easily changed but character is hard to change. When one person repays kindness with enmity for his whole life, then his speech and action clearly shows this," Xiang Wentian said.

Fangzheng was afraid that they would get into a fight over this senseless dispute. He said, "We should ask Master Linghu who killed the two Shi Tai. This will make things come to light. But the three of you have come to Shaolin temple and killed eight disciples of the orthodox schools. Why did you do this for?"

"Old man has always wandered Jianghu by myself and no one has dared to be rude towards me. These eight people shouted at old man here telling me to come out from my hiding place. Don't they deserve to be killed for this?" Ren Woxing asked.

"Amituofo, so it was only because they shouted at you that you violently killed them. Isn't that too much?" Fangzheng said.

Ren Woxing laughed before answering, "Great Master Abbot said that it's too much then it's too much. You didn't give my daughter any more trouble so old man has received your compassion in that regard. At first I came here to thank you so I don't want debate with you this time. So there's no need to say thanks anymore now, let's just call it even between us."

"Since Mr. Ren already said that we're even, then we're even. But the three of you have come to my humble temple and killed eight people. What should we do about this matter?"

"What's there to decide? My Sun Moon Sect has a lot of disciples and you have skills. Just kill eight of them.”

"Amituofo. Killing people carelessly is a very big sin. Headmaster Zuo, from these eight people who were killed, two of them were from your respectable school. What do you think we should do?"

Zuo Lengchan had not said anything when Ren Woxing hurriedly said, "I killed those people. Why did you have to ask other people what to do and not ask me? Listening to your tone, it sounds as if you're relying on the superiority in numbers to kill the three of us. Isn't this right?"

[SkineePanda]

I like Ren Woxing's attitude, "I killed 8 of your people, so what? Just kill eight of mine. Quit your b!tching!!!!"

Although FangZheng is the best Shaolin monk by far.

[CC]

I like Ren Woxing's attitude, "I killed 8 of your people, so what? Just kill eight of mine. Quit your b!tching!!!!"

Although FangZheng is the best Shaolin monk by far.

I'd like to see how Sweeper Monk would have dealt with RWX.

[MysteriouX]

I like Ren Woxing's attitude, "I killed 8 of your people, so what? Just kill eight of mine. Quit your b!tching!!!!"

Although FangZheng is the best Shaolin monk by far.

Its hard not to like him, though he may can be called evil sometimes, but what the heck, at least he is open about it, unlike others.