Smiling Proud Wanderer Chapter 29 onwards

[efflix]

I don't think LHC is stupid at all - just human for having emotional attachment to people and I think it's understandable. While we don't like YLS, he's lived with her and probably finds her very attractive and thus obviously his judgment is clouded.

I actually can identify with LHC as well - kind of free-spirited and sometimes kind of eccentric.

[Bloodflowers]

I like Yue Ling Shan. Not as much as Ren YingYing, but I like her.

[overjoy71]

I think LHC may have difficult in separating childhood friend/love with love itself. LHC seems to be a very emotion guy, also like SNAG (sensitive new age guy) of his time. haha.. That is what probably frustrates some of others.

But you have understand that he was an orphan so YBQ is not just his master, but his entire family. How would you feel if you were kicked out of your family then given a chance to return? As for YLS, she makes my skin crawl. I hope she gets some nasty twist of fate in life later on, such as LPZ turns out to be the evil one! haha..

[shortsight]

Up till this point, Lin Pingzhi has not done anything wrong. In fact, in the first parts of the book, his character is quite pitiful yet honourable.

if i'm not mistaken, Lin Pingzhi without much proof, sort of brainwashed Yue Lingshan, and also accused Linghu Chong of stealing his PXJF. that takes away most sympathy i has on him.

Pitiful Lin Pingzhi might be, but honourable i really doubt it, for Linghu Chong saved Lin Pingzhi life a few times, but all he got is accusation.

probably i'm just biased.

[pokit]

The only stupid thing that LHC has done because of YLS is letting himself getting stabbed by her. Well, it's the only one that I can recall. But I have the opinion that this is a plot device in the story so the story in chapter 35 and 36 can happen. LHC could've thought of other methods to let YLS win, but to let himself getting stabbed all the way through from back to front? This usually means death when you have a gaping hole in your chest. Would LHC be stupid enough to get himself killed? I don't think so, because if he did die, then it means YLS was the killer and she would be even more upset than before. So I really find this part of the story hard to believe, it's too contrived for me.

About YLS. From chapter 12 or whenever LHC displayed his sword skill against the Huashan's sword branch's guys, from this point onwards, YLS has always believed her father that LHC stole the Evil Resisting Sword Manual, which belongs to a fellow martial brother. So her sometimes annoying action towards LHC is actually understandable. She's just a pawn in all these, manipulated by her father. Keep in mind that YBQ knows the movements of the Evil Resisting Sword Art. YLS knows this because Lao Denuo told the story of how he also knows the movements of the Evil Resisting Sword Art to the rest of the Huashan disciple in Hengshan city. So when her father told her that LHC is using the Evil Resisting Sword Art, of course she believed him.

[overjoy71]

Pokit, I agree that LHC isn't that stupid. Actually the reverse, he is very smart. I mean for a guy to learn at the pace that he did and use Dugu, you must have a good set of brain matter in your head. It's just that he is emotional and passionate.. Maybe too much.

As for YLS, I am sure she is a pawn. Having seen YBQ's colours starting to show, I would not put it pass him.

[foxs]

I wonder ... why was everybody involved in 'heated' discussion over Yingying versus Yue Lingshan; and nobody ever think about Yilin? C'mon, she was just as devoted to LHC as RYY. Athena did not like the ending of ... (forgot the english title), so she re-wrote the ending with Yu Peiyu married three women. In the era they were living in it was very common for a man to have more than one wife.

Pokit and HHaung, I enjoy your work tremendously.

[SkyWalker]

I wonder ... why was everybody involved in 'heated' discussion over Yingying versus Yue Lingshan; and nobody ever think about Yilin? C'mon, she was just as devoted to LHC as RYY. Athena did not like the ending of ... (forgot the english title), so she re-wrote the ending with Yu Peiyu married three women. In the era they were living in it was very common for a man to have more than one wife..

It b/c LHC has no romantic feelings toward Yilin...throughout the novel, it's either been LYS or RYY. And I'm glad LYS is no longer in the picture. LHC is much better off w/ RYY who loves him unconditionally (and yes, Yilin does too but unfortunately, LHC just doesn't feel that way about her so she's also out of the picture).

[disrupt]

..Athena did not like the ending of ... (forgot the english title), so she re-wrote the ending with Yu Peiyu married three women. In the era they were living in it was very common for a man to have more than one wife.

Pokit and HHaung, I enjoy your work tremendously.

IIRC it is called Sword and the Exquisiteness. It's a good read, but I prefer what I've read of SPW because it has more interesting plot twists (well, they're more interesting imo )

[pokit]

to continue

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Linghu Chong slowly sat up. Under the pale moonlight, he saw Lin Pingzhi and Yu Canghai facing each other at around thirty feet apart. Linghu Chong thought, "That day when I was injured in Hengshan, this shorty Yu wanted to kill me. Luckily Martial Brother Lin showed himself and interfered, and saved my life. If that shorty Yu had hit me on that day, how can Linghu Chong be alive today? Martial Brother Lin's martial art has advanced greatly since he joined the Huashan School but he still won't be at the level of this shorty Yu. He made the appointment here with shorty Yu; Master and Master-Wife must surely be behind him to help. But if Master and Master-Wife didn't come then I can't just stand by and do nothing."

Yu Canghai laughed derisively. "If you got guts then come by yourself to Mount Qingcheng to get your revenge, instead of making a surreptitious appointment here with me while concealing a group of nuns here to ambush me. What a joke, what a joke!"

When Yihe heard this, she couldn't hold back her anger and shouted, "Whatever love or hatred this kid surnamed Lin has toward you, what's that got to do with our Heng-Shan School? You shorty priest, you talk nonsense! You can fight till you die, we're just here to watch. I know you're afraid, but don't drag Heng-Shan School into it." She was very resentful towards Yue Lingshan. When you like someone, you like everything associated with that person. When you don't like someone, you don't like anything associated with that person. So by this reasoning, Yihe also detested Yue Lingshan's husband.

Yu Canghai and Zuo Lengchan had always been friends. Zuo Lengchan had personally written two letters to invite him to the monastery to strengthen the situation today. So when Yu Canghai came to Mount Songshan at this time, he expected Zuo Lengchan to become the Five Mountains School's headmaster. That was why even though the Huashan School's people had an enmity with him, he didn't care about it in the least. But who could've thought this headmaster position of the Five Mountains School was unexpectedly snatched by Yue Buqun? Because of this unexpected event, the Qingcheng School didn't feel like staying on Mount Songshan and was going to go down the mountain that very night. As the Qingcheng School's party was going down from the Songshan mountaintop, Lin Pingzhi walked up besides him and whispered about the appointment. He wanted Yu Canghai to meet him tonight beneath the place of worship. Even though Lin Pingzhi spoke quietly, he was very rude in his expression and in his choice of words which made it hard for Yu Canghai to decline. At that time, Yu Canghai pondered, "Your Huashan School has just come into power as head of the Five Mountains School and yet you've become arrogant already. But you're still green and the Five Mountains School might still split up, so I'm not afraid of you at all. But I must protect against your helpers attacking in numbers."

With that thought in his mind, Yu Canghai deliberately came to the meeting a bit late to see if Lin Pingzhi had brought a large number of helpers with him. When he saw Lin Pingzhi had turned up to the peak all by himself, he was delighted. He then brought two of the Qingcheng School's people to the peak with him, while the rest was dispersed around the waist of the mountain to alert him if anyone was coming up to the peak. But, when he reached the peak, he saw there were many people sleeping underneath the place of worship. Yu Canghai inwardly felt miserable and thought, "A thirty years old mother has been defeated by a little baby. I only checked if he brought helpers with him up to the peak. I never thought his helpers would already be waiting on top of the peak. I've walked into their ambush. Now I have to think of a way to get out of it."

He knew Heng-Shan School's martial art wasn't below Qingcheng School's. Even though three of their senior Shi Tai had passed away and Linghu Chong had also been seriously injured and the current stature of Heng-Shan School was on the wane as they were left with no master-hands, there were still a lot of them. If the hundreds of nuns form their sword formations to attack, the situation would be extremely dangerous. When he heard what Yihe said, he felt relieved even though she was being very rude to him and insulted him by calling him 'shorty'. Her words made it clear that Heng-Shan School wouldn't help Lin Pingzhi.

"It's very good you are not helping each other,” Yu Canghai said. “There's no harm for everyone to open your eyes widely and watch my Qingcheng School's swordplay, and see how it compares to Huashan School's swordplay." He paused for a tick before continuing, "Everyone, Yue Buqun was lucky to defeat Martial Brother Zuo because I don’t think his swordplay is very good. Every family and every school in Wulin has its own unique skill. Huashan sword art isn't necessarily able enough to rule the world. From what I see, Heng-Shan sword art is much better compared to Huashan's." Heng-Shan School's disciples did not know whether his words had a double meaning or not. But Yihe didn't care about it as she said, "Hey, you two, if you want to fight then fight. Quit yapping your mouth here in the middle of the night disturbing people's sleep. How inconsiderate!"

Yu Canghai was fuming but he thought, "I have to deal with this kid Lin today, so I can't settle my debt with you stinking nuns right now. But from today onwards, whenever I cross paths with your Heng-Shan School, I'll make sure to give you a lot of trouble." He was a petty person and was used to being arrogant. If the people of the generation below him didn't show much respect and didn’t speak flatteringly when meeting him, he would become unhappy. If Yihe had said those words at any other time, he would've blown his top.

Lin Pingzhi walked up a couple of steps. "Yu Canghai, you've long coveted my family's sword art and killed my parents for it. Even the dozens of people from my Fortune Prestige Escort agency were all killed by your Qingcheng School. Your blood with compensate this blood debt tonight."

"My own son was killed by you, Pig!” Yu Canghai shouted in anger. “Even if you hadn't come looking for me, I would've cut you into thousands of pieces and peeled your flesh off, Dog! Were you trying to hide by becoming a disciple of Huashan and getting Yue Buqun as your backer?" With a ringing sound, he drew his long sword out of its scabbard. It was the fifteenth of the month that day so there was a bright moon in the sky. Even though his body was short, the sword was long. The moonlight reflected off the steel like rippling water. The sword in front of his body was trembling. The situation was far from ordinary.

Heng-Shan disciples all thought, "This shorty's reputation isn't a small matter." Lin Pingzhi still hadn't drawn his sword as he walked up another two steps. He was now only around ten feet apart from Yu Canghai. His head was slightly turned while his eyes were full of fire observing Yu Canghai.

When Ling Pingzhi did not draw his sword, Yu Canghai thought, "You, little kid, are very reckless. If I use the 'Flood Dragon Soaring from the Deep Blue Pool' now, you'd have a new mouth two and a half feet long from your lower abdomen to your throat. But you're a junior to me so I can't move first." Then he shouted, "Still not drawing your sword?" He was waiting for Lin Pingzhi to press his hand on his sword handle and start drawing his sword out. At the moment before Ling Pingzhi's sword was completely out of the scabbard, he would use the move 'Flood Dragon Soaring from the Deep Blue Pool' to cut his stomach. Heng-Shan disciples would then only be able to say his hand was fast but not that it was a sneak attack. Linghu Chong saw the long sword trembling in Yu Canghai's hand and he called out, "Martial brother Lin, be careful, he's going to stab at your stomach."

Lin Pingzhi laughed mockingly and suddenly rushed forward. His move was extremely fast, as in an instant, there was only a distance of less than one foot between him and Yu Canghai. Their noses were practically touching. This rushing move was so strange that no one could have imagined it, and it was so fast that it was very hard to describe. With this single rush, the long sword on Yu Canghai's right hand was now behind his opponent's body and there was no way for him to bend his long sword to stab the back of Lin Pingzhi's body. Lin Pingzhi's left hand was also holding Yu Canghai's right shoulder while his right hand was pressing against Yu Canghai's chest. Yu Canghai felt tingling pain on the ‘Shoulder Well’ acupoint on his shoulder and felt his right arm became weak and the long sword dropped from his hand. Everyone saw how Lin Pingzhi subdued his opponent in just one move and how his hand movements were strange. His movements looked exactly like the moves Yue Buqun used to defeat Zuo Lengchan, even the movement path he had taken was exactly the same. Linghu Chong turned his head around to look at Yingying. They stared at each other and cried out quietly at the same time, "Dongfang Bubai!"

Linghu Chong and Yingying were staring at each other and they both saw fear and dismay in each other's eyes. It was obvious Lin Pingzhi's move was the same as the martial art that Dongfang Bubai used on that day at Dark Wood Cliff. Lin Pingzhi didn't force out the gathered energy in his right hand as he saw the dread on Yu Canghai's face lighted under the moonlight. It couldn't be said that Lin Pingzhi was feeling happy as he felt that death would have come too easily for Yu Canghai if he was killed in just one move.

In that moment, from somewhere far, they heard Yue Lingshan shouting, "Brother Ping, Brother Ping! Father told you not to bother him for now." She was running up the peak as she shouted. When she saw Lin Pingzhi and Yu Canghai standing face to face, she was stupefied. She rushed forward a few steps and saw Lin Pingzhi was holding Yu Canghai's fatal acupoint on one hand while his other hand was on Yu Canghai's chest. She let out a sigh of relieve. "Father said Priest Yu is our guest today and we shouldn't make any trouble for him."

Lin Pingzhi snorted and added more internal energy into pressing Yu Canghai's 'Shoulder Well' acupoint. Yu Canghai's major acupoint became even more painful, but when he examined it closer, he found his opponent's internal energy was ordinary and there was nothing special about it. It was only painful because it was pressing on his major acupoint. Otherwise according to the theory of internal energy cultivation, Lin Pingzhi was still far below him. In that realisation, he felt sadness and anger mixed together in his heart. Clearly, his opponent's martial art was sloppy and ordinary. Even if Lin Pingzhi studied for ten more years, he still wouldn't be his match. But Lin Pingzhi had now taken advantage of his negligence and his reputation would now be gone forever. Furthermore, Lin Pingzhi wanted to avenge his parents so most likely he wouldn't listen to his master's order and thus take his life right now.

"Father told you to spare his life today,” Yue Lingshan pleaded. “Are you afraid he's going to run off to the edge of the world?"

Lin Pingzhi lifted his left palm and slapped Yu Canghai twice. Yu Canghai was furious, but his enemy's right hand was still pressed against his chest. This youngster's internal energy was not good but when he exerted his energy, it still shook Yu Canghai's heart meridian. If this right palm were to kill him, it would have been the best thing for him. But the thing he feared most was Lin Pingzhi using a fourth or fifth class internal energy which would make him dead but not dead, alive but not alive, and make him very miserable. He weighed the importance of the matter in a flash and didn't dare to move at all. After Lin Pingzhi had slapped him twice, he laughed long and hard before jumping back around thirty feet away. Lin Pingzhi turned his head slightly to regard Yu Canghai. Yu Canghai wanted to pick his sword up but he considered himself to be a senior and he was already subdued in just one move. If he foolhardily rushed forward to fight under the eyes of so many people, that could be said like a beggar fighting. Compared to losing the fight, he would be even more ashamed. So even if he took a step across to continue fighting, he wouldn't have taken the second step. Lin Pingzhi sneered and walked away. He unexpectedly didn't pay any attention even to his wife.

[wolfe]

Thanks for the translation! Wow... This certainly shows the ... not so nice side of LP... doesn't even pay attention to his wife... <<" Bitter perhaps? =p

[overjoy71]

Oh the True colours are showing now! LP and YBQ... Haha.. Like father-in-law, like son-in-law...

[viesef]

Thanks pokit and HH


that was great


i'm guessing LHC has a new enemy?


Keep up the good work

[ken2004]

I don't think LPZ does have any enmity with LHC. By now, I think LPZ already know who stole his family's evil resisting sword manual. Just wandering whether LHC can compete with LPZ in terms of martial art now. It will be dissapointing if anyone who learn the same martial arts as DFBB will be matchless in the world. So, it will be pointless to learn other martial art already.

[pokit]

I want to point out something. At this time, LHC and RYY do not know the requirement to learn Evil Resisting Sword Art or the Sunflower Manuscript. Although the conversation was shown in chapter 31, they've all been edited by Jin Yong into Ren Woxing's thought in the 3rd edition.

[Bloodflowers]

Neither Yue BuQun nor Lin Ping Zhi have fully mastered that martial art, so I think Linghu Chong has a pretty good chance of taking them out.

[CC]

I want to point out something. At this time, LHC and RYY do not know the requirement to learn Evil Resisting Sword Art or the Sunflower Manuscript. Although the conversation was shown in chapter 31, they've all been edited by Jin Yong into Ren Woxing's thought in the 3rd edition.

But this translation is using 2nd edition right? So they should know.

Neither Yue BuQun nor Lin Ping Zhi have fully mastered that martial art, so I think Linghu Chong has a pretty good chance of taking them out.

Except that LHC is injured...... AGAIN!

[pokit]

Actually, in the 2nd edition, they somehow 'forgot' about that part. So that's why Jin Yong made the correction in the 3rd edition that Ren Woxing only revealed the secrets in his thought.

You'll see soon when LHC is asking what's the secret of Sunflower Manuscript to RYY.

[overjoy71]

I don't think LZP cares about who took the manuscript, since it looks like he has learnt some parts of it. There are some diferences with the Evil-Resisting Sword Manual and Sunflower Manual isn't there?

As for LZP having enmity with LHC, I think he will develop this for a few reason:
1) YLS - Jealousy
2) On seeing YBQ's new skills, I would think LHC would go against him now. So I am sure that YBQ will use LZP as he used YLS.

We are already starting to see changes in LZP to be a proud and "overly-confident" person. That is not far away from pride and power!

[pokit]

Hi, Overyjoy. Things won't be as simple as you've outlined there More twists to come in this chapter.

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Yue Lingshan stamped her feet, and took a glance toward Linghu Chong who was sitting underneath the place of worship. She immediately walked towards him and said, "Big martial brother, your... your wound is alright?"

As soon as Linghu Chong heard her voice in the beginning, his heart was already racing. At this time he got even more excited, he stammered out, "I... I... I..."

"Don't worry, he won't die!" Yihe coldly said to Yue Lingshan.

Yue Lingshan heard her but didn't listen to her. Her eyes gazed at Linghu Chong, and she quietly said, "When I lost my sword, I... I didn't mean to injure you."

"Yes,” Linghu Chong replied. “Of course I know, of course I know... I... I... of course I know." He had always been open-minded and carefree, but in front of his little martial sister, he became very muddle headed. He said the word 'of course I know' for three times, not knowing what he was driving at.

"Your injury is very heavy, I'm extremely sorry, but I hope you won't blame me," Yue Lingshan apologetically said.

'No, I won't, of course I won't blame you."

Yue Lingshan silently sighed and lowered her head. She quietly said, "I'm going!"

"You... you want to go?" Linghu Chong's disappointment was evident in his speech and expression.

Yue Lingshan slowly walked away with her head down. Just before she went down the mountaintop, she stopped and turned around. "Big martial brother, about the two martial sisters of Heng-Shan School who came to Huashan, father said we’re being impolite and we're very sorry. When we return to Huashan, we'll make up for our offence and accompany them down the mountain."

"Yes, very good, very... very good!" Linghu Chong watched her as she went down the mountaintop until she disappeared behind a pine tree. He suddenly thought of the time on the Cliff of Contemplation when she delivered wine and meals to him every day. But when she left, he had always been reluctant to part and only managed to utter a few words, until finally she shifted her feelings toward Lin Pingzhi and her feelings toward him changed. When he pondered of the things that happened in the past, he was only making things difficult for himself. Suddenly he heard Yihe coldly laughed and said, "What's so good about that girl? Her heart's undecided, and she doesn't treat people with the least bit of sincerity at all. Compared to our young lady Ren, she's not even fit to carry her shoes."

Linghu Chong was surprised and not until now did he think of Yingying who was besides him. He treated little martial sister in such an absentminded manner, of course Yingying had seen it all. His face couldn't help becoming hot. But he saw Yingying leaning on the corner of the place of worship looking like she had dozed off. He thought, "It's good that she's fallen asleep." But Yingying was so alert, how could she have fallen asleep at that time? Linghu Chong knew he was lying to himself. He tried to find a few words to say to her, but he didn't know what to say. But to repay Yingying, he immediately thought of something. At this time, there were no words that could be said, and the best thing to do was not to say anything. However, the best way would be to lead her thought away from what just happened. So he lied down slowly and suddenly groaned lightly like he had hit his wound and it was feeling painful. Of course Yingying would be worried so she came over and quietly asked, "Does it hurt?"

"It's alright," Linghu Chong answered and extended his hand to hold Yingying's hand. Yingying wanted to snatch her hand back but Linghu Chong was gripping it pretty tightly. She was afraid if she used too much force then it'll hurt his wound so she just let him hold her hand. Linghu Chong had lost a lot of blood and was feeling very sleepy, so he slept deeply not long after that.

When dawn broke, the whole mountain was basked in crimson sunlight. Everyone was afraid to startle him into wakefulness so no one dared to say anything. Linghu Chong felt his hand was empty. He didn't know how long it was before Yingying pulled her hand back. But both of her eyes were staring at his face looking very concerned. Linghu Chong smiled at her and sat up. "Let's go back to Heng-Shan!"

At this time, Tian Boguang had already chopped a tree down and made a stretcher out of it. So Monk No Commandment and he carried Linghu Chong to go down the mountain peak. When their party passed by the Songshan's courtyard, they saw Yue Buqun was waiting for them at the entrance with his face smiling, wanting to see them off. Madam Yue and Yue Lingshan weren't besides him.

"Master, disciple can't kowtow to bid you goodbye," Linghu Chong said.

"No need, no need,” Yue Buqun smiled. “We’ll talk when your injury is better. I have no one to help me in my position as the Five Mountains School's headmaster. Later on, I have to rely upon you in helping me with a lot of things." Linghu Chong forced out a smile.

Monk No Commandment and Tian Boguang carried him and walked quickly like they were flying, and they walked very far in just a short time. On the mountain road, they passed by the groups that had come to the meeting at Mount Songshan. When they reached the foot of the mountain, they hired mule-drawn carriages and let Linghu Chong and Yingying rode in them.