Thread: 大唐双龙传 [Da Tang Shuang Long Zhuan] by Huang Yi

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    Thanks foxs. so much details in the current chapter part. I have to read it 3 times to understand and enjoy. well done, foxs. this is very difficult translation...

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    Default Book 20 Chapter 7 - Part 2

    Xiaohu, Ysabel, HPC, Jaya, Anh, you are welcome. Tail, you are not Foxs Tail Yes, I will post it here. Where else? DongBin, guests does not necessarily mean following the story, or supporting the translator Honestly, I'd love to have more support, but we can't make them to love wuxia like you and me. Akolaw, Xu Xiong, thanks for sharing. I cant comment since I dont know much about what you are talking about. Hungry,


    From her music, he clearly felt that Shi Qingxuan was a genuine wise and virtuous woman. It sounded like an ordinary music, but it was incomparably moving, without the slightest artificial tenderness of excavating and brushing away the suffering hidden deep in everybodys innermost being. It was not subjected by the limit of space and time, as well as the human emotion.

    Each note was like containing some kind of strange, touching power, which was difficult to resist, and it was even more difficult to be a casual observer over the wall.

    Xi Ziling has completely forgotten her playing skill, until the note became a phrase, and until the powerful sound coming out of the bamboo pipe shook and burst like a clear birds cry.

    It was an extraordinarily unprecedented feeling.

    The flute sound was growing faster and faster, as if in one breath it was able to carry you a crazy 108,000 li; the timbre changed irregularly tens of thousands of times in picturesque disorder. The music continuously widening and growing in intensity, brimming with unnamed persistence, inner strength, tension, and inspiration. [I am sure you guys know how much I enjoy Huang Yis flowery language, so I am also sure that you enjoy these sentences, which, to me, dont make any sense ]

    The wailing ghost vanished gradually, until it came to complete silence. What remained was the gentle flute sound filling the heaven and earth, which made people unwilling to let go.

    But the flute suddenly stopped.

    Shi Qingxuan spoke indifferently, Since honored guests have arrived, why not enter the temple to meet? Shi Zhixuan and Bi Xiuzins daughter Shi Qingxuan has been waiting respectfully for four Qianbeis good selves appearance.

    Gusts of wind arrived swiftly.

    Light suddenly went out.

    In its place was the strange, sharp shrill and the continuous ringing of qi power clashing against each other, unending as if muffled thunder burst forth.

    Just as sudden, the sound of combat also vanished completely.

    The light was shining again.

    Shi Qingxuan was still standing facing the Buddha, her beautiful eyes were fixed on the only dot of light in the entire spacious temple hall. Its hazy red light seemed to fuse with her being like inalienable entity.

    On the other side, near the door, was the Charming Lady Jin Huanzhen. Only this moment her hair disheveled, her face pale; evidently she suffered losses during the hand-to-hand combat just now.

    Shi Qingxuan spoke in gentle voice, Just now Jin Zongzhu [school master] was injured by my flute sound, yet you still showed off by making your move; you are overestimating your capabilities too much. Please leave now! I am afraid later will be much worse.

    Astonished and unsure, Jin Huanzhen shot a glance at Xu Ziling, who was sitting quietly on the corner. Who is he? she asked harshly.

    How would I know? Shi Qingxuan replied indifferently.

    You Niaojuans voice, which anybody who had heard it would never forget as long as they live, the grating voice like a knife scraping porcelain dish, which would make others uncomfortable from head to toe, spoke unhurriedly from outside the temple, I thought you, this girl, has received Bi Xiuxins handed-down teachings, and was highly intelligent; turns out you are just a stupid girl. Unexpectedly you didnt know the wise saying throughout all ages that one meritorious deed can become ten thousand dry bones. This s1ut was just vanguard troops being sent out to scout your real situation. Right now, how much weigh do you carry that you think any would have any regard to you?

    Hearing that, Xu Ziling was dumbfounded. He was not surprised that there was such person as You Niaojuan in the world, rather, did not understand why Jin Huanzhen was humiliated by him like this, yet she was still willing to bear it.

    One was willing to fight, the other was willing to endure.

    Other people had nothing to say.

    Shi Qingxuan still maintained her graceful bearing; calmly she said, I did not expect that Dao Xing Ni Shi You Niaojuan, one of the eight major martial art masters of the demonic school, who made his name twenty years ago, is actually a coward and a superficial disciple; a disciple that is quick to show off and talk around, but has no guts to attain a higher level [orig. from the main room, enter the inner chamber]. I wonder if this person is a Qianbei who is passing through at random?

    Xu Ziling was unsure whether Shi Qingxuan was making an excuse for him, or was trying to draw him into the whirlpool.

    Jin Huanzhen let out a silver-bell-like tender laughter and said, You Laoda, dont worry! This Lao Qianbei is definitely not the Heavenly Saber Song Que. But dont even think that I would feel him out for you.

    You Niaojuans voice arrived at the top of the temple; with stern hiss he said, Why not?

    Jin Huanzhen shrugged her shoulders and said, Laoniang is scared of him! If I provoked him and the two of them attacked me, alone, from both side, plus you are a man who sees death without helping, wouldnt I be following the path to my own doom? Laoniang has just made a mistake, and I dont want to do that for your sake.

    It was only then did Xu Ziling understand that the Heavenly Saber Song Que was involved in this matter; no wonder that You Niaojuan, such a formidable and terrifying demonic power, was still so afraid of the head, terrified of the tail.

    Boom!

    A large hole appeared on the roof of the temple, followed by wood fragments and debris of the roof tiles, and You Niaojuan dropped down from the sky, and landed in between Jin Huanzhen and Shi Qingxuan. His sharp-like-a-hawks eyes looked directly at Xu Ziling.

    Xu Ziling thought, Show time!, and at the same instant as the opponents feet were touching the ground, he stood up and met You Niaojuans gaze with equal harshness. Laughing hoarsely, he said, Finally little demon You is willing to come to make an exhibition of himself?

    Obviously You Niaojuan did not know Yue Shan. After looking at him with full attention for half a day, he knitted his brows and said, Old mans tone is really big; report your name to me, lets see if you are qualified to call me little demon.

    Xu Ziling did not know whether he should laugh or cry. Surely he rarely saw a martial art expert of grand master level like You Niaojuan, but at the same time he also saw his despicable, shameless character. But if You Niaojuan was able to learn the truth, based on his overbearing power, he would definitely treat Xu Ziling with unprecedented viciousness and merciless method.

    At the same, he was thinking about something that had nothing to do with the problem at hand.

    Who was Zhu Yuyan and Yue Shans daughter?

    Forty years ago, because he was defeated by Song Que, Yue Shan lost his prestige, and henceforth disappeared as he went into hiding. Therefore, You Niaojuan, who was of a comparably younger generation, did not recognize Yue Shan.

    And so, if Zhu Yuyan bore Yue Shans daughter, it must be happening forty years ago. Based on this fact, Wanwan couldnt possibly be Zhu and Yue, two peoples daughter, because her age was not in agreement with this timeline.

    Therefore, the reason those two women looked so much alike was quite possibly because both of them cultivated the Tianmo Dafa, hence their personality traits were similar, and thus giving him a misconception.

    Based on his intuition, Wanwans age must be around twenty.

    So who was their daughter then?

    While pondering over this matter, he casually replied, When Laofu made my name, you were still drinking your Niangs milk. Less bullshit, today Laofu feel like eating a feast; I am going to slaughter you to eat. Make your move!

    Quite possibly in this word no one has ever heard that anybody would dare to speak like this to You Niaojuan; momentarily he was stunned. Of course, were it not for his superior eyesight, he was able to sense Xu Zilings powerful confidence and so-strong-that-no-one-can-match imposing manner, which made him hesitate over what move to make, he would have carried out his killer move early on.

    An eerie laugh came from some distant place outside the door, Its funny! Really funny! Little birdie You [Note; niao in You Niaojuans name means bird] might as well change his nickname to Jing Gong Zhi Niao [a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow], because your little guts has been broken by Song Que twenty years ago. Otherwise, how can you be this shameless, someone call out for a fight, call out for a kill, yet you still withdraw you head into your turtle shell?

    Surprisingly, it was Ding Jiuzhongs full-of-derision voice.

    Jin Huanzhens countenance changed, she said, You Laoda, what is wrong with you today, an insignificant Ding Da Di, you are not able to take care?

    Without waiting for You Niaojuan to respond, Xu Ziling laughed coldly and said, Xiaomei, [little sister], arent you also not making any progress at all?

    And then he shouted loudly, Zhou Laotan! Get out for Laofu, let your Xiao Meizi see.

    Jin Huanzhens tender body shook severely; she and You Niaojuan looked at each other. The more they felt that Xu Ziling was a profound mystery.

    Ay! Who are you, this old man, actually? Now, even I, Zhou Laotan, really want to know.

    His voice started from a distant, but quickly came near. Zhou Laotan, with both hands hanging by his side, strode into the temple, straight toward Jin Huanzhens side. Without any scruple he reached out to grab her small waist as if You Niaojuan was not even there. Looking up through the hole on the temples roof, he cast his gaze onto the night sky, and slyly said, Look! Tonights sky is like the starry sky of twenty years ago.

    Jin Huanzhen leaned into his bosom and spoke in a childish, coy way, It is even more beautiful than that night!

    And now it has become Xu Zilings turn to fell as if he had fallen into dense fog; he was completely at a loss of what to do.

    You Niaojuan suddenly roared in laughter and said, What a loose woman! Unexpectedly you conspired to deceive me. Formidable! My utmost admiration!

    Xu Ziling suddenly came to realize, no wonder Jin Huanzhen failed to kill Zhou Laotan, because these two were practically putting on an act for You Niaojuan and Ding Jiuzhong. Their purpose was, quite naturally, for You Niaojuan and Ding Jiuzhong to fight until both sides suffered. These demonic peoples you hoodwink me and I cheat you was certainly not something any ordinary people would be able to conceive.

    Shi Qingxuan was still standing with her back toward these people, without showing the slightest movement, as if everything that was happening behind her had nothing to do with her at all.

    Ding Jiuzhong, wearing an emperors crown on his head, appeared on the door. He stared at Xu Ziling without revealing any emotion at all, and spoke indifferently, Outside enemy presents, shouldnt we deal with this enemy first before settling the gratitude and grudges among our family?

    Hold on!

    Shi Qingxuan shouted lightly. Immediately everybodys attention was drawn toward her.

    This mysterious beauty was finally turning around slowly to face everybody.


    Will we see a beauty? Or a beast? Stay tuned ...

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    Thanks, foxs.

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    I bet her head is like cicada!

    Thanks foxs for your flowery translation
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    Ah, it'd be more precise to say "his accurate translation of the flowery."

    Quote Originally Posted by wangxiaohu View Post
    Thanks foxs for your flowery translation
    I know more than I can express in words, and the little I can express would not have been expressed, had I not known more. 弗拉基米爾弗拉基米羅維奇納博科夫

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    Thanks foxs. I guess the world will stop breathing when they see her face.

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    As usual that piece was well translated. I really enjoy moments like these. Thks foxs.

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    Default Book 20 Chapter 8 - Part 1

    Jaya, Ysabel, Anh, you are welcome. Xiaohu, are you suggesting that I embellished the translation? Xu Xiong, now, THAT is a compliment. Hungry ... probably not what you expected. DongBin, awww ...


    Book 20 Chapter 8 Place of Charm and Beauty

    Knock! Knock! Knock!

    Holding the treasured book on mechanism in his hand, Kou Zhong said, Ren Dajie, please come in!

    Creak!

    The door to the study room was pushed open, like a puff of smoke the glamorous looking Ren Meimei entered in. She walked over with flair, and plopped herself down in a chair next to him. How did Shao Shuai know that it was me? she asked affectionately.

    Kou Zhong smiled and said, Anybodys footstep, as long as I memorize it firmly, I will never forget.

    Astonished, Ren Meimei asked, Has my footstep been unchanging? When I was coming in just now, I did my best to lighten my footsteps, with the intention to scare you off!

    Kou Zhong nodded and said, Peoples footsteps, other than fast and slow, light and heavy, can also change according to his mood; however, no matter how much it changes, it always retains some unchanged rhyme and rhythm, just like everybodys gait in walking is different, only ordinary people normally dont pay attention to it. Therefore, when Xiao Ling and I changed our appearance and disguised ourselves as someone else, we must also alter our posture and gait in walking, sitting, lying, so that we wont reveal any flaw. It is easy to say, but it is very difficult and entails strenuous effort to do.

    Revealing an admiring look, Ren Meimei spoke with great interest, Aiyo! Who would think that this matter would involve so much learning? Where did you learn it from?

    Pointing to his own head, Kou Zhong laughed and said, This guy learned it himself. This is called to eat off ones own strength [i.e. to stand on ones own feet].

    Ren Meimei coyly shot him a sidelong glance and said, When we first met at the casino many years ago, the two of you were just kids with yellow hair, your hands were trembling your legs were shaking, and looked like one overcome with fear and trepidation. Who would know that in just a few years you changed shape in a single shake, and have become handsome young men with control over the wind and the clouds? Even Jiejie becomes your pawn. At that time, who could have imagined?

    Kou Zhong casually asked, Does Baling Bang still have power in this region?

    Ren Meimei replied, Officially, everything they owned were plucked off by Xu Yuanlang; unofficially, they still owned three, four brothels. Just say the word, I wil pull them up by the roots for you.

    Shaking his head, Kou Zhong said, The time has not come yet. Hee hee ! Ren Dajie came to see Xiaodi, is there any special reason?

    Her seductive appearance in full force, this blooming-flower-like beauty cast him a ten-thousand-flirtatious glance and spoke coyly, Must I have a reason to see you?

    Kou Zhong laughed aloud and reached out to caress her cheek; he said, I thought after going through such turmoil, Ren Dajie would have curbed your desire and engaged in spiritual cultivation; turns out you still retain your former romantic nature.

    Pouting playfully, Ren Meimei said, I like you! Plus you are just in the prime of your life. If you want women to wait upon you on the bed, you might as well let Jiejie serve you with great care. Gentlemans satisfaction guaranteed.

    Kou Zhongs hand moved toward the back of her neck; pulling her over, he kissed her on the lips, and said with a smile, I know Dajie will definitely make me very satisfied, but I am afraid I would be too satisfied and happy that I would forget to come back. Because my training came from the Taoists Secret to Long Life, it is inadvisable to indulge in debauchery. Furthermore, we are in the initial stage of our great undertaking, I must exercise restraint even more.

    Like a spoiled child Ren Meimei did not want to give up, Accompanying you for one night shouldnt be a problem, should it?

    It was not that Kou Zhong did not want sex, or not that he was not tempted by Ren Meimei, but due to painful experience with Yun Yuzhen and Dong Shuni, he developed resistance and wariness toward licentious women; he did not want to cause mischief because of carnal desire and deeply engrossed in the pleasure of close intimacy between man and woman [orig. happiness of fish in the water].

    Hearing Ren Meimei, he whispered softly in her ear, Dajie underestimate your attractive power toward me too much. If there is one night, there will be second night and third night. Id better kiss your sweet lips only!

    Ren Meimei said crossly, Are you trying to attract dead person? But even if you decline my offer, I am still very happy in my heart. Before, it was precisely because he indulged in women excessively that Da Dangjias [first chief] power was declining. Otherwise he wouldnt have died because he failed to recover from his internal injury. Therefore, although I hate you a little, in my heart I admire you very much. It is a really contradictory feeling.

    Kou Zhong lightly kissed her cheek and said, Dont hate me, just maintain the affectionate feeling between sister and brother; the joy is more long-lasting and touching than man-woman physical relationship.

    Ren Meimei returned his kiss by planting a kiss on his mouth; gently nodding his head, he said, It was only now that Jiejie understood that those who are doing great things must be like that. No wonder you can rise that fast! All right! I wont disturb you anymore.

    Kou Zhong walked her off to the door. Ren Meimei threw herself into his bosom and spoke tenderly, Accompanying you for the night does not necessarily mean we are having sex; I am sure sleeping in your arms will be very comfortable!

    Laughing involuntarily, Kou Zhong said, With a ball of fire in my arms, how can I sleep? Almost forget to tell you, when I sleep, I am training my inner power.

    Ren Meimei bit him hatefully on his shoulder that he yelped in pain before she laughed tenderly and walked away.

    Kou Zhong shut the door, sighed, and thought about several reasons to persuade himself.

    He was about to take out the treasured book and study diligently when he heard footsteps again. He was a thousand times sure and ten thousand times certain that it was Ren Meimeis footstep. But he felt something was very, very wrong.

    Because the sound was exactly the same as Ren Meimeis footsteps before.

    It was impossible.

    One was Ren Meimei thinking of throwing herself into his arms, the other was Ren Meimei who had just been rejected by him. How could two kinds of totally different mood produce the same light and quick steps?

    Knock! Knock! Knock!

    Kou Zhongs hand grabbed the Moon in the Well lying on the small table next to his chair. Come in! he spoke indifferently.

    ※ ※ ※

    At last Shi Qingxuan turned her tender body around to face these people.

    After seeing her real Mount Lu appearance, everybody, including Xu Ziling, sighed inwardly, What a pity!

    This beauty, who ought to be flawless, was ruthlessly destroyed by high and bulging, out-of-proportion, nasal bone and ugly nose, making people unbearably depressed to see it! If this ugly nose could be removed, her other features were comparable to beauties of Wanwan, Shi Feixuans caliber. Especially the glistening, bright like gemstone, pupil of her pair of eyes, which carried some kind of eternal mystery elegance that made people admiring it greatly. But all the perfection was maliciously wrecked by the repulsive nose. No wonder she was ashamed to show herself to others.

    After You Niaojuan, Ding Jiuzhong, Zhou Laotan, Jin Huanzhen, four people, cast their harsh glance toward her, from her face, their gaze moved toward the glittering, golden, small crystal ball resting on her slender, delicate and beautiful jade palm.

    The four of them were severely shaken.

    And then You Niaojuan, Ding Jiuzhong, Zhou Laotan, Jin Huanzhen rushed forward at the same time, trying to pounce on Shi Qingxuan. Shi Qingxuan waved her hand, the golden crystal ball shot out of her hand, through the hole on the roof, and up to the sky above the temples roof.

    The four soared and broke through the roof to pursue the crystal ball. The sound of palm wind and punches clashing against each other rang incessantly like the sound of firecrackers during New Years celebration.

    Shi Qingxuan beckoned Xu Ziling with a faint smile on her face. And then she circled around toward the back of the Buddha image.

    Xu Ziling was taken aback by Shi Qingxuans friendly attitude. But this moment he had no time to think too much, hastily he followed behind her.

    Shi Qingxuan pushed open the revolving wall behind the Buddha image, while at the same time lighted up a wind lantern in her hand, illuminating a set of stone steps leading deep underground. Turning toward Xu Ziling, who, by this time, had caught up by her side, she said, Come with Qingxuan! But you must follow Qingxuan step by step, or else you might suffer fatal disaster.

    ※ ※ ※

    The study room door opened wide.

    Millions of sharp dots, followed by powerful and suffocating, fierce true qi arrived, blowing into the room like a sand storm, rolling Kou Zhong, who sitting steadily in his chair, like raging waves crashing against the shore.

    If it were someone else, facing this sudden startling-the-heaven-and-earth, sobbing-ghosts-and-deities, terrifying offensive, he would have tried to evade the sharp front with thousand ways, a hundred plans first, before attempting to steady his footing, while striving to reverse his disadvantageous situation.

    But clearly Kou Zhong knew that that would simply be a dead end.

    Because this was not the first time that he and this assassin fought hand to hand. He clearly knew that if he lost the key moment and gave the opponent a chance to unleash his sword momentum unrestrained, he could forget about gaining the opportunity to strike back.

    Qiang!

    The Moon in the Well separated from its scabbard; the scabbard in his right hand, the saber in his left.

    At the same time the true qi went straight toward his eyelids was losing its pressure, the sharp dots immediately disappeared without any trace.

    Wearing black hood, black nightwalker attire Yang Xuyan appeared; the tip of the sword in his hand turned into a dot of sharp ray, making a fantastic arc it traversed the zhang or so distance from the door to Kou Zhongs face. It shot right toward him with the speed that was indiscernible by naked eye.

    This was the first time that Kou Zhong saw such a fast and fierce sword technique. But he was still sitting steadily as if mounting on a great horse, wielding a golden saber, without moving at all. The scabbard in his right hand swiftly poked the tip of the opponents sword.

    Ding!

    It was like two streaks of raging inferno crashing against each other.

    Yang Xuyan was like being struck by lightning. All four chi of the greenish black sword blade changed into seven, eight streaks of sword rays, seemingly able to attack every single one of vital points on Kou Zhongs body.

    Crack! Crash!

    The solid mahogany chair disintegrated into cun-size wood fragments.

    Kou Zhong laughed aloud, while struggling hard to resist the numbness on his right hand. Pulling back his scabbard, he fiercely braced his legs to stand up proudly, and then lowering his waist into a horse stand, the Moon in the Well swept the opponent.

    Dang!

    Like magic, Yang Xuyans seven, eight streaks of sword rays disappeared and changed back into a four-chi long greenish black sword blade, meeting Kou Zhongs Moon in the Well head on.

    Evidently Kou Zhongs power was slightly inferior; he was pushed half a step aside.

    Yang Xuyang did not say a single word, but his momentum was unforgiving either. Unleashing his swordsmanship, his skillful moves looked clumsy, like a shadow following a shadow his sword slashed down.

    But Kou Zhong felt that the opponents seemingly ordinary, nothing-amazing sword move not only carried vicious momentum, it also felt like an enormous vacuum sucking him in, so that even if he wanted to evade, he was helpless to do so. Although fully aware that the opponent was forcing him to meet force with force, he had no choice but to raise his saber across his chest to block the sword.

    Qiang! Qiang! Qiang! Qiang! Qiang!

    Amidst five clear ringing, Yang Xuyan unexpectedly let out a stifled groan and retreated backward.

    Letting out a long laugh, Kou Zhong said, Kid, you know when it is too formidable for you!

    Turned out in his raising the saber to block, he has hidden an extremely abstruse technique and an ingenious application of true qi. When the saber and sword met, with indeterminate changes, he consecutively blocked five sword strikes, forcing Yang Xuyan to exhaust his moves, unable to continue, and was forced to back off.

    One side was disappearing, the other side was still going strong, Kou Zhongs Moon in the Well shot its yellow rays, like a storm or crashing waves it rolled Yang Xuyan inside its power.

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    No no foxs, I am not Wang Tong so sometimes words can't express precisely what I feel in my heart. Please accept my sincere apology, and consider my previous comment a compliment...and also, thank you for another great update, as always.
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    Quote Originally Posted by foxs View Post
    Turning toward Xu Ziling, who, by this time, had caught up by her side, she said, Come with Qingxuan! But you must follow Qingxuan step by step, or else you might suffer fatal disaster.
    She's very endearing, say, when compared to what I recently re-read of "Slightly cross, Song Yuzhi said [to Kuo Zhong], I forbid you to call my name, you and I dont have that kind of relationship yet. in Book 7 Chapter 6 Passionately Selecting Precious Woman

    Already she's Xu Ziling's Qingxuan. Kuo Zhong is definitely not the only one lucky with girls.
    I know more than I can express in words, and the little I can express would not have been expressed, had I not known more. 弗拉基米爾弗拉基米羅維奇納博科夫

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    Thks foxs. I just read recent events developing at RWX's Wuxiaworld site. There are a couple of good novels that I follow - those translated by RWX, Deathblade, Goodguyperson and alyschu. Folks like you who stick to your passion of translating without being sidetracked by monetary rewards are few and far in between. 10 years or more have passed - what a ride! There is never a straight path when following our passion; there are always bends along the way. Looking forward to the next decade ... cheers.

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    Default Book 20 Chapter 8 - Part 2

    Xiaohu, dont worry, I know you did not mean any harm. Sometimes it is difficult to express exactly what you have in mind, especially if you are not expressing it in your native language. Ysabel, Jaya, you are welcome. Xu Xiong, could it be that because Kou Zhong loved to joke around that the girls could not take him seriously? DongBin, if I were as good as they are, Id probably take translating as my fulltime job. But you know what they say, Dont quit your day job yet Anyway, thanks.


    The fight and the shouting have alarmed the people nearby; sound of men and footsteps came from all around.

    Fast like lightning Yang Xuyan withdrew from the room. Letting out a cold snort he said, Just consider yourself lucky today!

    By the time Kou Zhong pursued him out of the door, he had already soared, first to the top of the building opposite the study room, and then disappeared into the darkness.

    Kou Zhong just stood there, staring blankly for half a day, and then Wah! he spurted out a mouthful of blood. Shaking his head, he smiled ruefully and said, Good kid, you almost succeeded this time.

    ※ ※ ※

    The wind lantern in Shi Qingxuans hand was like a fairy, brimming with life, in the dark tunnel, swiftly dashing, flashing, leaping, ahead of Xu Ziling, turning to the left and rounding to the right, but continuously going down.

    More than a hundred stone steps passed under their feet in the blink of an eye.

    Shi Qingxuan stopped in a circular cave that evidently has been dug by human. Raising her wind lantern to illuminate Xu Ziling running after her, she said, Welcome to Fu Mo Dong [Subduing Demon Cave]!

    Xu Ziling looked at the entrance to the cave. Under the flickering light of the lantern, to his surprise he found characters carved into the stone on both sides of the cave mouth. On the left, it said, Spirited and Elegant As If Made By Heaven, on the right it said, Opened By Divine Skill Cave Dwelling. Unable to restrain his surprise, he asked, What is this?

    Shi Qingxuan smiled and said, Originally I was thinking of taking care those four vicious demons relying on my own strength. But now with you helping me, naturally I have more confidence. Are you Xu Ziling or Kou Zhong?

    What? Xu Ziling blurted out.

    Shrugging her shoulders, Shi Qingxuan said, If I had not guessed who you are by the Yue Shan mask you are wearing, I would not have taken you here.

    Hundreds of questions filling his mind, Xu Ziling asked, Even if you could see that this is Yue Shan mask, how did you guess that I am Xu Ziling?

    Remaining tranquil and calm, Shi Qingxuan replied, Very simple. Because I received the secret letter Mr. Lu sent to me before he became an immortal [fig. to die], so I know your relationship with Mr. Lu. Moreover, I have witnessed Yue Shans death with my own eyes; therefore, I cant possibly believe that you are the real Yue Shan, and thus I know that if you are not Xu, then you must be Kou.

    Xu Ziling reached up to take off his mask and put it inside his pocket. Smiling wryly, he said, Turns out being unmasked by other people can make you feel so embarrassed and helpless.

    Without showing any emotion on her face, Shi Qingxuan scrutinized him for half a day, before nodding her head and said, Now I am totally relieved!

    The more Xu Ziling tried to understand her, the more he felt that she was unfathomable. Stunned, he said, You have never seen me before, why do you feel totally relieved just by looking at me a few glances. It is still possible that I am not Xu Ziling.

    Shi Qingxuan seemed to listen carefully to any movement at the entrance upstairs; she replied casually, I am an expert in reading peoples face, hence I know you are not a wicked or presumptuous man, you can be assured of that. Even if you are not Xu Ziling, you are absolutely not a bad person.

    Suddenly You Niaojuans loathsome voice came down from the entrance, Miss Shi, great aunt, little s1ut, if you dont come out here but trouble me to come down for you, I will make you unable to seek life, and cannot beg for death.

    And then Zhou Laotans voice roared, Little s1ut has the impertinence to deceive us using fake Relic. Where is the real Relic?

    His roar reverberated throughout the cave, the momentum was terrifying.

    Shi Qingxuans soft voice replied, The real Demonic Emperor Relic is naturally with me here. If you have the ability, come and get it! I am leaving!

    Beckoning Xu Ziling, she floated into the more unfathomable empty space inside the cave.

    ※ ※ ※

    The crowd rushed toward Kou Zhong, who was standing quietly, regulating his breathing in silence.

    Seeing him coming out unscathed, Ren Meimei breathed a sigh of relief and asked, Who was it?

    It was quite a while later, after taking deep breath three times in succession, that Kou Zhong replied nonchalantly, Its that kid Yang Xuyan!

    Everybody gasped in horror.

    Xuan Yong, who had been leading his men in wild goose chase, hurried back. After finding out the identity of the assassin, he said, We must reinforce the defense of the Zongguan Mansion.

    Shaking his head, Kou Zhong said, This man has endless assassination approach, plus he is able to carry out his mission anywhere. There is no need to waste our mind and manpower just for him, one man, alone.

    Chen Jiafeng anxiously asked, What should we do then?

    Kou Zhong smiled and replied, I am not scared of him at all; what I am afraid of is that after having a clear understanding of our foundation, he would shift the assassination target to you, in order to strike our morale and confidence, and to weaken our strength.

    Xuan Yong said, This is indeed a very tricky problem, the only way is to try to find him out, at least to drive him out of Liangdu. Otherwise, it will be difficult for everybody to get a good night sleep.

    Kou Zhong nodded and said, Although this is not an easy matter, it is not impossible to achieve; because of his special build, he is easy to recognize. Therefore, if we announce it to the army and citizens of the whole city, telling everybody to pay particular attention to such figure, it will be difficult for him to hide.

    Ren Meimei said, Could it be that he is still inside the Zongguan Mansion, waiting for the opportunity?

    Being reminded by her, Kou Zhong spoke in agreement, Lets spend a little bit of effort to search the Zongguan Mansion. After we are certain that he is not in here, well set up secret alarm inside the Mansion, and formulate an effective warning method. At least the enemy cannot go in and out as if this was an uninhabited place.

    Lowering his voice, Xuan Yong said, Supposing he is indeed still in the Mansion, we

    Kou Zhongs heart was moved; he cut him off by saying, If that is the case, it is my turn to assassinate him! Ha!

    Everybody was stunned.

    ※ ※ ※

    Under the illumination of the wind lantern, Xu Ziling felt as if he had been transported into a fantastic world that looked like a beehive magnified ten million times. In front of this giant cave, there were seven cave mouths at random intervals. The main branch of each cave was linked together. In between, each cave extended deep down, bending to the left and turning to the right, winding in a bizarre way. There were caves within the caves, big caves enveloped smaller caves, the caves were interlinked, as if one was entering a labyrinth.

    Following behind Shi Qingxuan, Xu Ziling entered a cave that was about a zhang wide. He was about to speak, but Shi Qingxuan whispered in his ear, Dont speak loudly, below live tens of millions bats. Once they are alarmed, the scene might frighten people to their death.

    Hearing that, all the hair on Xu Zilings body stood up, thinking that since that was the case, why would she want to go down?

    This moment nearly half of Shi Qingxuans tender body was leaning into his bosom; as if she was able to see the load on his mind, she said, Do you know why the path we took just now did not have any bat in it?

    Xu Ziling shook his head with a blank stare, while his nose was full of the sweet, faint fragrant emanating from her body.

    With breath smelling like orchid, Shi Qingxuan whispered in his ear, Because there are some kind of strange rock that is the bane of the bats. Therefore, they do not dare to go there.

    Strange noises came from the direction of the entrance; apparently You Niaojuan and the others were groping their way down the cave, but they were walking very slowly, cautiously and solemnly.

    Shi Qingxuan suddenly turned around and pulled his neck down.

    Xu Ziling jumped in fright, thinking that this was not the fortunate timing for her to throw herself into his arms.

    Shi Qingxuan still maintained a cun or so distance between her body and his, her right hand groped his hair, and she spoke in low voice, I ground some of those rocks into powder and apply it onto your hair, so that the bats wont dare to come within three chi from you. It will be greatly advantageous when we fight later.

    Xu Ziling began to get a bit of understanding, while at the same time he was somewhat embarrassed for misunderstanding her.

    Shi Qingxuan continued, We are going to lure them into the cave where the bat concentration is the highest. That will be the time of their death. You are going to fight them, I am going to provoke the bats using the undulation of the flute sound. Do you understand?

    Regaining his composure, Xu Ziling said, Everything will be done according to your instruction.

    I am going to blow out the light! Shi Qingxuan said.

    Before she even finished speaking, the light was already out.

    At first Xu Zilings vision went black, and then the ground in front of him gradually brightened; not only that, it was multi-colored too. The color white was dominant, followed by light yellow, pale brown, desert tan, rocky green, and much more variety of colors. Although the luster was murky, but when he focused his inner power into his eyes, he was able to see everything clearly, which made him feel relieved immediately.

    Shi Qingxuan led the way forward, toward the place where the bats were indeed startled by their presence, but not even half a bat dared to fly near them.

    They went through layer upon layer of caves, going deeper and deeper; the cave wall was full of milky-colored rock domes, stalagmites and stalactites, stone pillars, flower rocks. Some were hanging from the roof down, some grew up from the cave bed, some were leaning against the cave wall, in endless variation, thousands of shapes and sizes, glittering and shiny, glistening and dazzling.

    Xu Ziling felt as if he was entering the monstrous and multicolored, sumptuous mansion, imaginary Temple in Heaven, the world of mythology.

    The most amazing thing was that the cave did not feel especially stuffy; obviously there were ventilation holes to the outside, this cave was not a sealed, dead cave.

    You Niaojuans strange cries was heard from above; Shi Qingxuan seemed to be acting presumptuously, she went deeper in. Because of the noise the bats were making as they flew about, they need not worry that the enemy would pursue in the wrong direction.

    The two stooped down to enter a small cave. They suddenly came to a wide clearing; an open space as spacious as the temple hall upstairs. The roof was dark and fuzzy, but upon closer look, it was actually full of bats hanging upside down. Seeing this, Xu Zilings scalp went numb.

    Everything in this cave was proportionately bigger than the other caves; the thick stone pillars, hundreds of bamboo shoots [?], stone curtain [?], composing a tangled and complicated terrain.

    The walls all around were densely covered in hundreds of different shapes and sizes texture, from needle-shaped to round, in bunches and clusters, randomly scattered along the stone walls, flowery like embroidered work, magnificent and multifarious.

    Shi Qingxuan leaned over and whispered in his ear, You may choose the location of the ambush yourself; those four people are treacherous villains whose death cannot wipe out their crimes. If you manage to kill one, the people around the world will be able to live a bit more peaceful and happy. When you fight, you must not show any mercy. If you are unfortunate and die in battle, I will activate the secret mechanism to seal all the exits, and die together with them to avenge you. Remember, I will try to create a chance for you to launch sneak attack.

    Xu Ziling shivered inwardly, and turned his eyes on her.

    Shi Qingxuans beautiful eyes twinkled with unusual rays, emitting divine light that made people feel deep veneration toward her.

    In that moment, Xu Ziling suddenly completely forgot about her grotesque nose; he said in low voice, Miss is really beautiful, Zaixia will definitely not turn my back on what you are entrusting to me.

    Hearing these two sentences, which appeared unrelated to each other, Shi Qingxuan showed a slightly startled look. After gazing deeply into his eyes, she turned around and floated toward another cave.

    Xu Ziling did not have time to ponder the rich meaning in her eyes; focusing his attention, he hid behind a giant stone pillar growing up from the bed of the cave.

    The sound of bats flapping their wings as they glided was heard from afar, but it was coming nearer and nearer, clearly indicating the path and the speed at which the enemy was coming.

    Xu Ziling took a deep breath, his true qi immediately circulated through the meridians in his whole body. His spirit and mind became one. He quietly waited for the optimum opportunity to mount a sneak attack.

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    Thanks foxs. seems LSM is really showing his persistence to kill his enemy or any hindrance block his way to the throne.
    Looking forward to see more fight of LSM against Kou Zhong. As next update, I think we will see good fight between Xu ZiLing and the demons cult leader... Yeah... I am so exciting. Do your best foxs..

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    Thks foxs.

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    Thanks foxs for the great update.

    Xiaohu, dont worry, I know you did not mean any harm. Sometimes it is difficult to express exactly what you have in mind, especially if you are not expressing it in your native language.
    The more I tried to understand you, the more I felt that you were unfathomable. You have never seen me before, why do you feel that I mean no harm? It is still possible that I really mean it. :-)

    if I were as good as they are, Id probably take translating as my fulltime job.
    Are you kidding? I've been here in this forum for several years, reading many translators' works, witnessing as they come and go. In my humble opinion, you are the best.
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    Thanks foxs

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