Create Your Own Wuxia Character! Game #3

[TommyH]

While everyone was looking at the commotion Ding Bak Man continued to sneak looks at the woman Yu Yan. Her face was so flawless...so white...so pure. As Ding Bak Man thought more and more about it he started to giggle. He was thinking about...(naughty stuff)...

Then suddenly someone shouted from on stage (Yang San Ge): "I have decided on a plan while you guys've been distracted by the commotion there at the back. I will ensure everyone's safety...I will deliver the manual of HL18Z to this evil stranger...along with the other manuals if families of the murdered ones...if they agree," Yang San Ge turned to his right and looked at some people at the front rows. They nodded their heads...

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Yang San Ge will be the villain of this story.

Five years ago he stepped up and underwent Xu Zhu's tests. He became the new Begger Sect leader. But half a year ago a man murdered his old parents and kidnapped his daughter (a beautiful 16 years old). The man threatened to rape his daughter and then kill her if Yang San Ge didn't follow his orders. As of now YSG is obeying this man's orders to bring the manuals to him.

[kwekmh]

"But won't that be giving in to him?" Ye Xiaoyao asked.

Yang San Ge replied,"But we have no choice, we don't even know who he is."

Ye Xiaoyao asked angrily, "How can you do that?!"

Yang San Ge replied, "Young man, unless you have a better plan, this is the only way."

"We could ambush him!" Ye Xiaoyao shouted.

"Yeah!" Many people shouted in response to Ye Xiaoyao.

Yang San Ge shouted angrily, "You have no idea how powerful he is! I am doing this to ensure everyone's safety!"

The old man suddenly said, "And what if he comes back, demanding for other things? Are you going to give in as well? How about he demand everybody's life?"

The families of the deceased discussed between themselves and said, "We will give him the manuals, it is for the good of everybody. It is settled and we hope there will be no more disputes about this."

[lilchilipepper]

On the second level of the inn, Xu Ling shook her head in incredulity at the supposed elders and wise men of wulin. 'Well, if they're gonna just give it away like that, it does make my job that much easier. All I gotta do is take them all, then sift and find the one my master wants, then give the rest back. Simple as that... .... .... ... .... Damn...who am I fooling? This is practically a death sentence!'

[dracnom]

The crowd roared out with protest, people protesting against the idea and others screaming in defiance, the whole scene became chaotic. Fights started occuring then, "QUIET" roared through the stadium, the roar resonated throughout the city, everybody quickly sat obediently down.

Xu Zhu stood up on the stage and said a few things to Yang San Ge, and his face quickly blushed in embarassment, then quickly stood up on stage and said with a clear voice, "We have all come together to discuss some plans, mine was just an idea, no need to fight over it, we will place ideas until we all agree to one."

Li Hao De quickly stood up and protested "What if the villain is here, right amongst us, then won't our plans be foiled?"

Yang San Ge blushed and couldn't help but stutter words which were inaudible to everyone . He went down the stage to talk about the plans with Xu Zhu and Duan Yu.

[TommyH]

The crowd roared out with protest, people protesting against the idea and others screaming in defiance, the whole scene became chaotic. Fights started occuring then, "QUIET" roared through the stadium, the roar resonated throughout the city, everybody quickly sat obediently down.

Xu Zhu stood up on the stage and said a few things to Yang San Ge, and his face quickly blushed in embarassment, then quickly stood up on stage and said with a clear voice, "We have all come together to discuss some plans, mine was just an idea, no need to fight over it, we will place ideas until we all agree to one."

Li Hao De quickly stood up and protested "What if the villain is here, right amongst us, then won't our plans be foiled?"

Yang San Ge blushed and couldn't help but stutter words which were inaudible to everyone . He went down the stage to talk about the plans with Xu Zhu and Duan Yu.

Yang San Ge and Xu Zhu approached Ding Bak Man. What...what do they want!? But as they got closer Bak Man realized that they were heading towards the handsome man next to him. Phew!

"Brother Duan, Brother Xu, I am planning to bring the manuals directly to this evil man myself. It is risky but I don't think we have another plan. Even if this evil man is in the audience of listeners wouldn't it please him to hear that we're not defying him?"

The handsome man who is still seated next to Bak Man said, "Clan Leader Yang...I don't know if I should say this but...I don't think the evil man would stop there...he might take the manuals and murder you and then continue requesting more manuals from us.

Yang San Ge was speechless...he didn't know what to say...

[MysteriouX]

POV: The Carefree Sword

It had been nearly a month since I entered the service of General Yang so that I may support Atsuko and little Fujiko so that they would not have to endure the hardships of my exile. Four days ago an important messenger arrived and told General Yang something which I presumed to be of great importance for no more then about an hour afterwards the General and I both together left Hangzhou towards a large city called Kaifeng. In order to impress upon you the importance of our journey, before we left, he ordered that we would go disguised as common travelers and ride non stop, resting only for a few moments each day to eat from the small supplies we carried.

After four tiresome days, we arrived at Kaifeng, our horses nearly dead from exhaustion. Wasting no time we left our horses at some stand and walked amongst the crowded streets till we arrived at a large inn, not knowing their written language, I was unable to read the name of the inn, however with one glance I knew we had entered a tiger’s den.

The crowd inside the inn was so large that with some difficulty we were able to ascend to the second floor where we saw several people seated together in the courtyard outside the window. It was a vantage point from which we observed everything. Beckoning me the general and I stood quietly in a corner as the general explained the events I witnessed.

It seems every few years, the underworld of this nation, their ‘Wulin’ warriors would gather and hold a meeting concerning matters beyond the control of the government. On a side note, I would be wrong to actually call the people I saw this day to be from the underworld, for though some were wearing rags and old cloths others were richly dressed, but the one distinctive mark was each of them possessed in their hands strange and unique weapons. They also had many followers. The tension in the atmosphere at this inn was very thick.

For hours the general and I stood in an inconspicuous corner listening to what they were saying.

As we watched and listened, the general explained to me- For the past several months, there had been many mysterious deaths occurring across the land, and though most of those who died were not important people, some had had relations with the palace and were influential. What made these deaths more suspicious was the fact that each and every one of them died, or actually killed, in the same manner. The palace had taken a strong interest in this so they had secretly sent a messenger to General Yang ordering him to investigate. Hence our presence at this meeting today.

"Akira, we must be very careful here, the people of Wulin can be very dangerous at times. And though they would normally avoid trouble with the government, that does not mean they would not harm us." warned General Yang. "There is an old saying, that 'Wulin is a place full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons'."

[lilchilipepper]

Wulin meetings were certainly times where the people of all sorts of backgrounds gathered. As a matter of fact, there had entered two men shadowed in the corner who were speaking in low tones. Xu Ling could tell at first glance that one of the men was not a local; although he was dressed in commoner's clothing, his manner of speech and attitude did not appear to be Chinese at all. However, she supposed that it wasn't uncommon to have people of different nationalities attend a wulin meeting.

Noting the commotion outside, Xu Ling decided that it would be best to do her thing now while everything was still in chaos.

"Laobanniang ( 老板娘 ), I'm gonna go make a delivery. I'll be back soon."

Zhang Xiaoli nodded and replied, "Go quickly. It's a busy day."

With that, Xu Ling slipped out of the inn and melded into the commotion.

[druid]

A lone figure appeared near the out skirts of town. Head bowed, it would seem that he was deep in thoughts, unaware of his surroundings almost as if he was in his own world.

Walking in this manner, he attracted plenty of stares and mutters from the local town folk as he passed by. It was not only because of his walking manner, but his whole appearance as well…

Soon this figure reached the central of town, where the wulin meeting was held. The noise resounded in his ears… and after awhile, he lifted his head and glanced at the stage. His eyes scanned the surroundings mainly at people with weapons and merely smiled.

“Good! It would seem that I have arrived just in time… Weapon wielders here are plenty… much more then I dare imagine.” With this thought in mind, the figure merely touched the ends of his braided hair and the hilt of his scimitar on his left. Without a second’s delay, he turned to the direction of a inn and walked towards it…

[kwekmh]

"Argh... I am feeling so hungry..." Said Xiaoyao as he walked towards the inn nearby.

He walked into the inn and saw somebody with his head bowed down sitting down. He saw that the inn was full and decided to ask him if he could share the table with him

"Mister, can I please share the table with you as other the other tables are full?" Xiaoyao asked friendly.

The man answered, "No problem, feel free to share the table with me."

Ye Xiaoyao shouted, "Waiter!"

[Liang kong]

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Xue Mie Liang Kong looked out from the shelter of the carriage. His eyes stayed still as

images of the dark world rushed by and the wind sang loudly in his ears.
He could see nothing but the wheeling stars, and away to his right vast shadows against the

sky where the mountains of the South marched past.
Alone he enjoyed, as he sat by himself inside the carriage. It was only him and the old

peasant riding swiftly on such a desolate night.
He had been riding for 2 days and 2 nights now, but why was the question. It was another

one of those unexplainable things that only Xue Mie Liang Kong does.
He softy rubbed his eyes, and then saw that it was the moon rising above the easten

shadows, now almost at full. So the night was not yet old and for hours the dark journey

would go on.
Not entertained by the thought of staring at the endless mountains for a few more sichens

he closed his eyes as slept crept over him. The last thing he remembered before he fell

into deep dream was a glimpse of high white peaks, glimmering like floating isles above the

clouds as they caught the light of the western moon.
Liang Kong woke to the sound of voices. It was twilight: the cold dawn was at hand again,

and chill grey mist was about them.
The old rider called out, "young master we have arrived at Chang'an"
"You may withdraw" spoke Liang Kong handed over the taels for the trip and promptly made

his way into the city. It seemed that he had lived in the illustrious Chang'an all his life

as he maneuvered around like a local.
Chang'an was one of the beacon of civilisations during the Imperial Tang Dynasty.
He" walked for almost 20 minutes before he finally stopped at the outside of a restaurant

called "You Fu Fang Dian".
The restaurant was located in the wealthy area of the city next to the most famous brothel

of the place. The place was packed with wealthy people ranging from successful merchants to

brothel owners. The restaurant is renowned for its unmatchable dishes fit for emperor's.
The place was alive 24/7 even in the wee hours of the early winters morning, you could not

see a wealthy male without three or more beautiful ladies acompanying them.
The restaurants was of circular structure, five stories high. Xue Mie Liang Kong made his

way up to the fifth and highest floor of the building where the wealthiest of the wealthy

dined and dealed business. Again the men were surrounded by beautiful ladies fit for all

ocassions, and Li Shenyang was no different.

[Liang kong]

Li Shenyang was a handsome young man of about 24-25 years of age, quite famous for his amazing wealth which was said to be endless. He secretly owns more than 100 businesses within the wealthy district. He sat comfortably seated on the grand table out looking the magnificent streets of Chang'an. Beside him one on each side sat 2 of Shaanxi provinces most well known beauties accompanying him, pouring exquisite red wine gently down his mouth.

Seated across from him was another young man by the name of Liu Xiang Yu, he was about the same age as Li Shenyang. He did not live in Chang'an, infact he has travelled over 7350 kilometres ( approximately over 4567.089 miles ) from Mount Heaven near Kyrgzstan and Tajikistan for reasons known only to himself.

Seated beside him were not two extravangant beauties, but instead his two sacred swords the Heavenly phoenix and Netherly dragon blades. To Liu Xiang Yu his two sacred swords <bao jian> were more beautiful than any females of this world. The swords are his life, his life are the swords.

As Xue Mie Liang Kong walked into the room every other occupant except Li Shenyang, his acquaitances and a select group of waitresses immediately got up and exited the room.
Li Shenyang promptly stood up and cleared his throat "Shi di (martial brother) it's been
too long... come please sit; Hua Ling bring more of the wine" He flicked his fingers and two more absolutely gorgeous girls dressed seductively and breathed up heavenly fragrance walked out to serve Liang Kong. Many other men of Liang kong's age would've drooled at the thought of having two amazing beauties serving and pleasuring them. But Xue Mie Liang Kong was Xue Mie Liang Kong in many peoples he would be labelled as a eccentric, a misanthrope, or a sad depressed schizophrenic sufferer. The two gorgeous maids were mere candy with no sugar substance, impure and of little use.

"I see you've booked out this entire place Li da ge... for this occassion" spoke Liang Kong as he sat down. "Yes of course such an grand occassion, when the owner of the Phoenix Castle finally decides to socialise, how could I possibly let us be disturbed by other people that are unworthy?" replied Li Shenyang jokingly as he personally poured some wine into Liang Kong's cup.

"Intriguing... even the famous sword demon of the East would care to join such an occassion" spoke Xue Mie Liang Kong as he looked over to Liu Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu smiled back "Who would miss the opportunity of actually coming face to face with the fabled Mie Shen the destroy everything god of cleansing, vengeance and purity?"

At that moment another person entered the room.
The person was no other than Shanyuan Zhizong of Liao guo (Khitan).

[Liang kong]

"Ahhh brother Shanyuan you have finally arrived" greeted Li Shenyang.
Shanyuan Zhizong was a tall strong built man 27 years with the looks of a scholar. For many

years he had lived in the central plains learning its vast literature and martial arts in order for one day he would be able to re-establish Da Liao.

Along with him were two subordinates; Wu Yanji and Zhu Zhiqiao who stood out at the door.

In truth he had no need for them to protect him, he had possessed exceptional martial arts

himself and was at a level or two higher than them. But he was a royalty and royalty does

not like to get their own hands dirty for unecessary reasons.
He bowed towards the three before he joined them in their breakfast.
"We meet again brother Liang Kong" spoke Shanyuan Zhizong
"Indeed we have" replied Liang Kong slowly sipping down the wine.
"I trust you have been well brother Liang"

"Why would I not be"

"Of course, of course"

Shanyuang Zhizong could still not get over last time the two met.

Mie Shen had travelled
thousands of kilometres to Fu Zhou to personally kill some random guy that had just killed

another random guy that he had never before either over some bet dispute in a casino. All

he knew of the guy that had been killed was that he was a pretty righteous pugilist and

importantly that his favourite meal was chilli pork noodles which happened to be his

favourite at the time too. The slain pugilist had gotten his nickname as Lajiao Zhu Men

Daxia. He had arranged to stay at Shanyuang Zhizong's rose manor. Before he went out to

sort out the person he was after, he was finally asked by Shanyuang Zhizong why he had just

rushed thousands of miles to Fu Zhou. When he got the answer, expectedly he was shocked and

perplexed by his reason... but then again Mie Shen was Mie Shen.
That chilly spring evening Mie Shen walked into the famous casino of which his target would

always be if he was not at the nearby brothel.
When he entered nobody knew who he was, they only saw him as some lunatic wearing some satanic mask and cape. But as he left the people would never ever forgot his name.
"I'm looking for the person that killed Lajiao Ramen xia ke" spoked Mie Shen coldly.
The people burst out laughing except for one person. That person slowly got up from his gambling table and came face to face with Mie Shen.
"What is your name.." questioned Mie Shen
"I am Muyang Ke and I killed that bastard, now what the hell do you want?" replied the man proudly as others in the background cheered him on.
"To purify another filth of this world" replied Mie Shen as he unleashed a vicious palm blast faster than a blink of a eye towards Muyang Ke's chest smashing him back into the wall. His ribs had been completely shattered as the broken ribs ruptured through his heart and chest.
Everyone in the place expectandly ran away from the place as fast as they could.
Afterall Mie Shen was Mie Shen...

[Liang kong]

The four ate and drank till it was mid day, with Li Shenyang and Shanyuang Zhizong constantly bantering on while Liang Kong and Liu Xiang Yu both remained quiet and to themselves. Finally seeing that everyone had finished their meals Xue Mie Liang Kong asked plainly "So what is the particular reason for Li da ge to invite us to Chang'an today?"
Li Shenyang smiled in reply "Isn't it nice for us old friends to meet and catch up?"
"Its been fantastic, I enjoyed every moment of this I guess I'll be on my way back to Chengdu now" spoke Liang Kong as he pushed aside the two maids and stood up.
"Liang Kong shi di is truly Liang Kong shi di... always to the point and so anti-social" laughed Shenyang. Liang Kong could not but force a cold smile to his face to that statement because it was so true. They had been of the same sect since they were younger, and if Mie Shen truly respected someone, Li Shenyang was it.
"Come this is no place to discuss matters, this is merely a place we're we can enjoy a good meal" Shenyang got up as he continued to speak.
They made their way to the Dayan Ta [ Pagoda of Kindness and Grace ], a truky magnificent building.
They walked all the way to the highest floor which held the view to the grand city of Chang'an. "Absolutely beautiful..." commented Shanyuang Zhizong as his thoughts laid to the re-establishing the Liao (Khitan).
Liu Xiang Yu who had not spoken for a long time suddenly began speaking a poem;

At the top of the Pagoda one feels
To truly have entered the sky;
Wind drums incessantly; I am
Not one free of care and here my worry increases;
And this structure,
Representing the power of the heavens
Makes one wish to understand
And penetrate the depths of its secrets;
Looking the dragons and snake
Openings, one marvels at their intricacy
Of construction; the seven
Stars come into view and the Milky Way;
One knows that the sun has been forced down,
And it is Autumn already; clouds
Obscure the mountains; The waters
Of the clear Wei and the muddy Ching
Seems to have come together; Below us
Is the mist, So one can hardly realize
Down there lays the former grand capital;
There is a hardly-to-be-defined air
Near the grave of the ancient Emperor Shun,
And one cries forhis awakening; but now
By the Jade Lake, the Queen of the Western
Heavens disports herself with wine, as
The sun sets behind Mount Kunlun
And the Yellow Cranes fly aimlessly,
While the wild geese stream into
The sunset, searching for life.

"Beautiful, absolutely beautiful" applauded Shanyuang Zhizong
"Who would disagree with brother prince Zhizong" laughed Li Shenyang.
"Didn't know you were such a poet brother Yu" spoke Liang Kong
"It was merely a moment of inspiration, its not often I get to leave Tian Shan" replied Liu Xiang Yu
"Of course, of course..." nodded Liang Kong

[creamcheese007]

As Zhang Xiao Ping was eating and watching the Wu Lin Meeting a lone figure caught his attention. the man came into the inn with his head bowed and found a table. later another came in and took a seat next to him. Xiao Ping finds the man with his head always bowed to be somewhat wierd and decides to see what happens next.

Meanwhile, Zhang Xiao Ping heard Yang San Ge talking about just giving the manuals to the murderer. this upsets Xiao Ping as he thought master Yang was a true hero and therefore he made a statement out loud, loud enough that everyone in the meeting can hear. Zhang Xiao Ping said, "Is Clan Leader Yang a wuss that is afraid of a just a mere threat?" his voice surrounded the meeting as very few knows where this voice came from since Zhang Xiao Ping is inside a inn.

[kwekmh]

Suddenly somebody shouted, "Is Clan Leader Yang a wuss that is afraid of a just a mere threat?"

Yang San Ge suddenly seems to be very agitated and shouted back, "You don't understand how dangerous the situation is! I am doing this to make sure everybody is safe!"

Ye Xiaoyao heard the commotion and decided to express his views too, so he said, "But we have people like the king of Dali and leader of LingSao Palace and XiaoYao Sect, what are we afraid of?"

Yang San Ge replied angrily, "But who knows how many people will he kill before we can defeat him?!"

The same person who has shouted earlier shouted back again, "You could think of a plan to ensure everybody's safety then defeat him."

Yang San Ge shouted, "But what kind of plan?! Are you purposely trying to go against me?!"

[TommyH]

Suddenly somebody shouted, "Is Clan Leader Yang a wuss that is afraid of a just a mere threat?"

Yang San Ge suddenly seems to be very agitated and shouted back, "You don't understand how dangerous the situation is! I am doing this to make sure everybody is safe!"

Ye Xiaoyao heard the commotion and decided to express his views too, so he said, "But we have people like the king of Dali and leader of LingSao Palace and XiaoYao Sect, what are we afraid of?"

Yang San Ge replied angrily, "But who knows how many people will he kill before we can defeat him?!"

The same person who has shouted earlier shouted back again, "You could think of a plan to ensure everybody's safety then defeat him."

Yang San Ge shouted, "But what kind of plan?! Are you purposely trying to go against me?!"

"Five years ago you became the leader of Begger Clan and we all thought you would be a better leader than that moronic and ugly You Tanzhi. But you're just as stupid and pathetic!" shouted the man.

Yang San Ge shook at those words...for they were true. Five years ago when he took the test of Xu Zhu he vowed that he was going to be a good leader and bring peace to Song citizens. But he was breaking his promise. He clenched his teeth in agony. "What else could we do?" he said in a hopeless voice. He was close to breaking into tears.

"Is the famous Begger Sect leader going to cry!?" shouted someone from the crowd. Several people started laughing.

...

[kwekmh]

"Five years ago you became the leader of Begger Clan and we all thought you would be a better leader than that moronic and ugly You Tanzhi. But you're just as stupid and pathetic!" shouted the man.

Yang San Ge shook at those words...for they were true. Five years ago when he took the test of Xu Zhu he vowed that he was going to be a good leader and bring peace to Song citizens. But he was breaking his promise. He clenched his teeth in agony. "What else could we do?" he said in a hopeless voice. He was close to breaking into tears.

"Is the famous Begger Sect leader going to cry!?" shouted someone from the crowd. Several people started laughing.

...

The old man suddenly spoke up again, "Can't you see he has his own troubles?"

Many people in the crowd shouted, "So? His troubles can't be any bigger than this current situation!" "Yeah! Stupid old man, just shut up!"

Yang San Ge looked at the old man and said, "Thank you." He shouted out to the crowd, "Even the families of the deceased has agreed to give him the manuals, if he comes back demanding for more then we will form a plan to defeat him, but for now we don't know much about him and can't do anything much."

Many people in the crowd started to protest. "You can't do that!" "Yeah, what did you promise when you became the leader of the Beggar Sect?"

[lilchilipepper]

As Xu Ling moved closer to the stage, she couldn't help but laugh at the troubled Yang San Ge. 'He's getting what's coming at him. Who told him to do so much evil?' she thought bitterly.

Regardless of her ill will towards the Beggar Clan leader, she couldn't help but hope that he would succeed in getting all of the manuals. If he did, she would only have to go after him alone. If he didn't, well...let's just say it would be far more difficult.

[Liang kong]

The four stood aloft the great pagoda in oblivious silence.

Xue Mie Liang Kong looked towards the far West at the Holy Taoist Mountain Huashan a sacred piece of body of the legendary Pan Gu.

"I trust you all would like to know why I have invited you here" spoke Li Shenyang smilingly

"Indeed..." replied Liang Kong.

"To find wulin treasure the manual of 9 heavens"

"And what is that" asked Xue Mie Liang Kong

"Centuries ago during the Tang dynasty in Seoul there had been a han man that was banished to there. He swore of vengeance that one day he would seek to destroy the people that destroyed him. After years of training he reached the perfection of the most chaotic yin and yang energies. He returned to the central plains seeking revenge but in his despair his former enemies had all passed away through old age. He had trained for over 50 years in creating a martial art of which could defeat every one of his enemies at once, an art of true perfection and heavenly powers. Yet he was a very old man himself in his 80's, in his lifetime he had never had a disciple and yet he did not wish to just have his art to just perish into inexistance. Therefore he wrote all of his arts into 2 manuals, one of which the secret sect XiaoYao Pai possess, and another that is yet to be found. I am quite certain the other martial arts manual is within Shaanxi" softly spoke Li Shenyang

"And how do you know of this" queried Liu Xiang Yu

My hair first cover forehead
Break flower gate before play
You ride bamboo horse come
Round walkway play green plums
Together live Changgan county
Two little without suspicion suspicion
Fourteen become your wife
Shy face still not open.
Lower head face dark wall
Thousand call not one turn
Fifteen start open brow
Wish together dust and ash
Always maintain massive pillar faith
Why climb look husband platform
Sixteen you far go
Qutang Yanyudui
Fifth month not risk run aground
Ape sound sky on sorrow
Gate before back and forth mark
One by one grow green moss
Moss deep not able sweep
Fall leaf autumn wind early
Eighth month butterfly yellow
Pair fly west garden grass
Feel this hurt my heart
Because sorrow red face old
When descend Sanba
Before do letter send home
Mutual come to meet not say far
Up to Changfengsha.
When first my hair began to cover my forehead,
I picked and played with flowers before the gate.
You came riding on a bamboo horse,
And circled the walkway, playing with green plums.
We lived together, here in Changgan county,
Two children, without the least suspicion.
When I was fourteen, I became your wife,
So shy that still my face remained unopened.
I bowed my head towards the shadowed wall,
And called one thousand times, I turned not once.
At 15 I began to lift my brows,
And wished to be with you as dust with ashes.
You always kept your massive pillar faith,
I had no need to climb the lookout hill.
When I was sixteen, you went far away,
To Yanyudui, within the Qutang gorge.
You should not risk the dangerous floods of May,
Now from the sky, the monkeys cry in mourning.
Before the gate, my pacing's left a mark,
Little by little, the green moss has grown.
The moss is now too deep to sweep away,
And leaves fall in the autumn's early winds.
This August, all the butterflies are yellow,
A pair fly over the western garden's grass.
I feel that they are damaging my heart,
Through worrying, my rosy face grows old.
When you come down the river from Sanba,
Beforehand, send a letter to your home.
We'll go to meet each other, however far,
I'll come up to Changfengsha.


Face wine not aware get dark
Fall flower fill my clothes
Drunk stand step stream moon
Bird far person also few
Facing my wine, I did not see the dusk,
Falling blossoms have filled the folds of my clothes.
Drunk, I rise and approach the moon in the stream,
Birds are far off, people too are few.

A plaque of command that is found and lost
A flash of a sabre that reflects upon a sword
A song of good and evil that resounds with rhythm
A melody of emotions that includes affection and enmity

A drama of sorrow and joy that includes separation and reunion
A matter of clarity that is black and white
A place of dreams and illusions that colour life and death
A spirit of nobility that marks the 'Ways of Heroes'.

[Shi Hei Long]

As the wulin meeting gets heated up, the guests at the inn slowly reduces. All of them wanted to participate in the meeting, not wanting to miss anything. “Finally I can go for my lunch” said Xiao Hu. Scuffing a big bowl of rice stuffed with vegetables, Xiao Hu sat down at the back alley of the inn.

While poring through over his lunch, Xiao Hu tries to recite and practice what Xiao Ping has taught him a while ago in his mind. Xiao Hu put down his bowl after finishing, picking his teeth with a stick. Thinking “What should I do? Xu Ling is out for delivery, no one to talk to.” Usually Xiao Hu will have lunch & dinner together with Xu Ling unless one is not around. But most of the time, Xiao Hu will make an effort just to spend this precious minutes with Xu Ling.

“I will just practice what Xiao Ping taught”. Xiao Hu sat down with legs crossed, mind fully focus. After a few rounds of breathing, Xiao Hu feel that there is some qi running through his body coming out from his dan tian and his breathing his steadier and deeper. Xiao Hu do not understand but since he feels better, thinking that he can recover faster, Xiao Hu sat and practice till the end of his lunch time. Not realizing that every round of breathing he does, he is slowly releasing ounce by ounce, the potential high amount of energy stored in his dan tian.