Zhou Zhiruo at Shaolin

[pannonian]

Many of her actions towards the end of the book puzzle me. Why did she provoke Wudang by putting down Zhang Sanfeng? Why did she hang Song Qingshu out to dry, blowing his cover and letting him get crippled by Yu Lianzhou? Why did she bring along the sabre and sword, when she already had their secrets? Why did she bring along the Wumu manual, when she had no intention of studying it?

[kyss of the sword]

she wanted to make E-Mei the top sect, so she provoked the wudang heroes, since there will be a fight anyway. she brought SQS to disturb ZWJ's mind, so that put her into conflict with wudang, but there was no real relationship with her and SQS, she was still in love with ZWJ. the e-mei disciples gave him back to wudang as to avoid conflict and to repair the relationship. she kept the manual with her so she could keep studying it till the last minute, also to safeguard it. the pieces of the HS and DS were to dangerous to leave around. she could not let anyone, even her own sect mates know of the manual.