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    Another cliffhanger <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">
    HK47: Now do you understand the travails of my existence master? Surely it does not compare to your existence but still...
    You: I survive somehow
    HK47: As do I. It is our lot in life I suppose master. Shall we find something to kill to cheer ourselves up?

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    The old man calmly said:"I will enter this part along with you. Thank you for clearing the way for me."
    Jin Yanzi angrilly approached the old man:"
    I thought you were a respectable Wulin senior, how could use us like stepping stones."
    The old man said:"Although you endured some hardships on my behalf. But there will be some advantages for both of you. Even if you died here it will be for a good cause."
    Jin Yanzi asked:"What is this place anyway?"
    The old man answered:"Look at the bodies."
    And he pointed at the characters next to the body of a girl.
    The place of romance and passion, the palace of pleasure and joy. Even if the spirits will devour your bodies. But still ever so lethal, ever so vicious.
    The old man explained:"Forty years ago all the handsome young men in Wulin would love to come here. Even death meant nothing to them."
    Jin Yanzi asked:"Why?"
    The old man laughed:"This place can give pleasures beyond men's wildest dreams. It is a pity that after joy comes death."
    There was no joy in his laughter and it sounded even eerie.
    Jin Yanzi trembled and said:"Why aren't their bodies of men?"
    The old man said:"The men will die after they entered the Palace of Enchantment and after enjoying pleasure. The reasons why there are so many corpses of young girls are quite many. The keeper of the Palace of Enchantment was very beautiful, these women were probably related to the men who were involved with her. These women came her to kill her or were jealous of her."
    Jin Yanzi said:"Even if that woman is still alive she would be an old witch. Why are there still so many young women who died here."
    The old man said:"Although she is dead her secrets are still here. Her skills in preserving beauty and mesmerizing men are still wanted techniques by many women. If a girl can master these skills she can have every men she wants."
    Jin Yanzi glared at Yu Peiyu and blushed and said:"I don't even want to look at those disgusting skills."
    The old man laughed:"I'm afraid when after you have the manual you won't be able to put it away."
    The old man looked at Yu Peiyu and said:"Your martial arts aren't good but you seem to be skilled in many other arts. I will spare your life."
    Yu Peiyu smiled:"Before entering the main hall of the palace you won't kill me."
    The old man stared at him and said:"If you can help me enter the main hall I will even give you a part of the treasures inside."
    Yu Peiyu said:"What if I refuse."
    The old man said:"Then you will die now."
    Yu Peiyu said:"What if someone already took the manuals?"
    The old man said:"Till now no one has successfully managed to enter the main hall. I locked nine girls in this cave with the hope they would solve the traps for me. Unfortunately after two days no one came out of the cave."
    Yu Peiyu asked:"You killed Ma Xiaotian because you were afraid that he knew this secret too and you feared he might tell others."
    The old man coldly said:"You talk too much."
    Yu Peiyu reproached him:"You killed Ma Xiaotian and his family just because you were afraid that he might know this secret. How very ruthless!"
    The old man grunted.
    Jin Yanzi loudly asked:"What does this place have to do with the Heavenly Silkworm Sect? Are you in league with them?"
    The old man calmly said:"You talk too much too." He placed his palm on the wall for a moment.
    Jin Yanzi looked at the handprint and kept quiet.

    They now stood for the doors of the main hall. Yu Peiyu was thinking for a very long time on how to open these doors.
    After some time he softly said to himself:"Could we be wrong? Where could the switch be?"
    The old man said:"The switch must be here somewhere, there are no other entrances to the main hall."
    Yu Peiyu moved the corpse of a young girl aside. He examined the corpse and saw there were no wounds on her body but her hands were as black as ink.
    He examined her hands closely and found a small puncture wounds at the index- and middle finger of the girl.
    Yu Peiyu stood up and said:"I understand now. The switch is on the two characters of on the wall."
    All the other characters on the wall were covered with dust except for the two characters of.
    Jin Yanzi said happily:"Of course! If we press on the characters of the doors will open, right?"
    So she walked up and wanted to press the characters.
    Yu Peiyu quickly pulled her back and said:"Don't! If we press the characters you will die like this poor girl. It is not worth it."
    The old man drew the short sword and cut off the index- and middle finger of the dead girl and used the fingers to press the characters.
    The doors opened and the main hall was decorated very styleful.
    I Would Like To Share The Ultimate Joy Of Life With You, Enter And You Will Experience True Pleasure
    These characters were engraved on the wall.
    The old man was very excited and laughed:"Finally! The secret is mine!"
    He quickly advanced in. Jin Yanzi picked up the two fingers and saw that there were another two small puncture holes.
    She sighed and looked at Yu Peiyu and said:"Again you saved me. I never would have thought that another trap was concealed in these small characters."
    There were poisonous needles installed inside the characters if you touch the characters you will get stung.
    Both Yu Peiyu and Jin Yanzi carefully entered, Yu Peiyu held Jin Yanzi's hand.
    The old man said:"Half of this treasure is yours."
    Yu Peiyu said softly:"This old man will not let me walk out of this place alive."
    Jin Yanzi saw something and called out in excitement.
    Yu Peiyu saw it too, heaps and heaps of gold, gems, jade, silver.
    She turned to Yu Peiyu and said:"Look how beautiful these things are."
    Yu Peiyu asked:"Do you like them?"
    The old man laughed:"All the girls in the world love precious gems."
    Yu Peiyu laughed:"It seems you have an interest in them too."
    Jin Yanzi said:"That's different, men love gems, gold and silver because they are precious. But girls love them because they are pretty and beautiful."
    She put on a pearl necklace and it made her look even more beautiful.
    Yu Peiyu sighed and said:"How can those pearls match your beauty."
    Jin Yanzi lowered her head and blushed.
    The old man didn't look at the treasure anymore he was looking for something else.
    Jin Yanzi whispered:"Is he looking for the manual?"
    Yu Peiyu said:"I think so."
    Jin Yanzi said:"But he isn't a woman what does he gain with those manuals."
    Yu Peiyu said:"Perhaps his martial arts are very close to the keeper of the Palace of Enchantment. And combining the two will increase his martial arts. Or maybe he has a daughter...."
    He was interrupted by the laughter of the old man. He had a manual in his hands and grabbed it tightly.
    Yu Peiyu sighed deeply.

    The old man said:"My wish came out! Why are you sighing?"
    Yu Peiyu sighed:"There is saying:When the birds are gone, the bow is redundant. My sigh is for a reason."
    The old man laughed:"I said I wouldn't kill you and I won't. I will even let you have this treasure for your efforts."
    Jin Yanzi smiled:"Sir, you're a man of your word. Worthy of being a Wulin senior."
    Yu Peiyu calmly said:"I cannot enjoy this treasure when I cannot take it outside, can I?"
    Yu Peiyu with or without intention blocked the exit.
    The old man laughed:"Your martial arts aren't good, but you're strong enough to take a part of treasure outside in two times."
    Yu Peiyu smiled calmly:"But if you would go outside and seal the doors I will be trapped in here. How can I move the treasure outside."
    The old man was furious he never thought this youngster would see through his intentions.
    He angrilly shouted:"Do you really think you can stop me?"
    His hand formed a claw and stormed towards Yu Peiyu.
    Yu Peiyu's hand hacked at his claw, the old man was surprised that he knew such a good technique. His claw became a palm again and pushed out towards Yu Peiyu.
    Yu Peiyu's palm countered the palm.
    Both paced back three steps, the old man was shocked to see Yu Peiyu was stronger than he thought.
    He viciously said:"I underestimated you."
    He attacked Yu Peiyu with a series of ten stances, all his techniques were strange, lethal and vicious.
    Yu Peiyu tried his best to counter those techniques but still stood in his way. Yu
    Peiyu was still recovering and he inhaled a bit of that poisonous gas earlier.
    He was feeling quite tired and had difficulty defending himself. He turned to Jin Yanzi and said:"Get out of here!" Jin Yanzi was shocked to see the current change of events but after a second she smiled:"Two against one mean old man, we have better chance of winning."
    Yu Peiyu said:"Even with your help I cannot win. Just go!"
    Because he was speaking to Jin Yanzi his concentration was diverted, he was pushed back by one step by the old man.
    Jin Yanzi saw that Yu Peiyu and the old man were engaged in a fierce fight and saw she couldn't help Yu Peiyu out.
    She sighed and pass near the old man and wanted to get out.
    The old man used his palm to strike out at her, Jin Yanzi managed with effort to block that attack.
    But she fell to the ground after blocking that stance.
    Yu Peiyu saw a chance and attacked the old man with everything he got and asked Jin Yanzi:"Are you allright? Are you injured?"
    Jin Yanzi felt numb all over her body and smiled:"I am fine, don't worry about me."
    Yu Peiyu knew that she couldn't get up now and was feeling anxious because of this he pushed back by the old man's palm energy.
    Jin Yanzi asked with fear:"Are you hurt?"
    Yu Peiyu gritted his teeth and forcibly accepted another three stances of the old man. Both were still fighting.
    Jin Yanzi cried:"Why aren't you talking? Are you injured?"
    Yu Peiyu loudly said:"Don't mind me! I...."
    When he spoke his internal power became a bit weaker and was forced to back away another two steps.
    The old man laughed:"The two of you are truly two lovebirds. Still worried about each other in such dangerous situations. I really admire the love between you."


    End of Chapter 9

    To darkcser: I like to end with cliffhangers.
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    So huge, so hopeless, to conceive
    As these that twice befell
    Parting is all we know of heaven
    And all we need of hell.

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    This story is starting to get very interesting. Can't wait to see what happen next. Even with his face covered up, girls are still falling for Yu Peiyu. What luck (with girls) this guy have.
    I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code.

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    Chapter 10 Lovers in Peril

    Yu Peiyu wanted to attack the old man fiercely while he was talking. However he was at this moment too weak to launch such an offensive.
    He was drenched with sweat, maybe if he now turned around he might escape. But he couldn't just leave Jin Yanzi behind.
    The old man knew what he was thinking and smiled evily:"If you don't return now I will close the doors and she will die alone in there."
    Yu Peiyu sighed:"Step aside! I will go in now."
    The old man was pleased and laughed loudly. He stepped aside and saw Yu Peiyu walking towards the doors silently. But when Yu Peiyu passed the old man he viciously attacked the old man with his two fists.
    The old man was taken by surprise and the force of those fists was formidable. He backed away a few steps, Yu Peiyu yelled to Jin Yanzi:"I will block him. Go now!"
    Jin Yanzi ran out the doors but stopped again and asked:"What about you?"
    Yu Peiyu was almost going insane. He wanted to grab her and shake her around and say:"You can come back and rescue me afterwards!"
    Unfortunately he couldn't speak now because he couldn't even catch his breath.
    The old man laughed:"Are you really going to leave him behind? Can you really be that cold-hearted?"
    Jin Yanzi said:"I won't leave without him, I would rather die here with him."
    The old man laughed:"That's more like it."
    Yu Peiyu was furious, he wanted to kick Jin Yanzi out of here. Because he couldn't control his temper his concentration slackened the old man forced him into the main hall again.
    This time he had no strength left to launch another attack.
    The old man said:"Miss, would you please join this young man."
    Jin Yanzi yelled:"I will go in! You don't have to remind me."
    Yu Peiyu wanted to tell her to go back, but it was too late. She had already entered the main hall and embraced Yu Peiyu.
    The old man laughed arrogantly:"I told you I won't kill you. So I won't, but if you would die of natural causes here that is not my concern."
    And he closed the doors again.

    There was an awful silence in the main hall.
    After some time Jin Yanzi started crying and said with sobs:"It's my fault! Why didn't you run off?"
    Yu Peiyu sighed:"Why didn't you go? You could always come back for me afterwards. Now both of us are stuck here."
    Jin Yanzi was stunned for a moment but suddenly she began to smile.
    Yu Peiyu frowned and asked:"What is it?"
    Jin Yanzi said:"If you had thought of that, why didn't you leave and come back for me afterwards."
    This time Yu Peiyu was stunned. He thought for a minute and smiled wryly:"I thought you were a silly girl earlier. It seems I am even sillier than you."
    Jin Yanzi said tenderly:"You're not silly. You only thought of me, you put the lives of other people above your own. That doesn't make you silly it just shows how heroic you are."
    Yu Peiyu was touched by her words and gently caressed her hair and said:"What abou you? You only thought of me and forgot all about yourself too."
    Jin Yanzi fell into his arms.
    Yu Peiyu lost his mother when he was very young, his father was very strict. Although he was engaged he never had any intimate contact before with women.
    He didn't know what to feel now, shock, sorrow, joy or love.
    But usually in situations of life and death like now emotions run amok.
    After awhile Jin Yanzi looked up and blushed, she said:"Aren't we both silly? I mean the keeper of the Palace of Enchantment could probably open the doors on this side too. So all we have to do is find the switch on this side."
    She felt quite happy about her own deduction and looked very pleased.
    However Yu Peiyu sighed:"The old man knows where the switch is. And with his sword he must have destroyed the mechanism. He wants us to be trapped in here, so he must have thought of that too."
    Jin Yanzi couldn't smile anymore and said:"But what about this treasure? Doesn't he want it?"
    Yu Peiyu sighed:"We can't take the treausre away. So sooner or later it is his anyway. He will claim it after he's sure that we have died."
    Jin Yanzi's hope was gone, she sat there dazed. But in an instant she was smiling again and said:"This morning I wouldn't have dreamt to die with you here. But now I know death is not that scary. Anyway I am more fortunate than those eight girls, at least you are by my side when I die."
    Yu Peiyu's eyes blinked and asked:"Did you say eight girls?"
    Jin Yanzi was surprised to see him like this and said:"Yes, eight."
    He held her hand and asked:"Are you sure? Eight girls? Not nine?"
    Jin Yanzi thought for a minute and nodded:"Yeah! Eight girls I counted the bodies. What is this all about, eight or nine?"
    Yu Peiyu loudly said:"It does matter. It matters a lot."

    Jin Yanzi said:"But what? I mean those eight girls are dead."
    Yu Peiyu said:"The old man said he lured nine girls in here and sealed the cave. With his eyesight and intelligence he couldn't have miscounted. But you only saw eight bodies, right? So where is the ninth girl? Where did she go?"
    Jin Yanzi was still looking puzzled and said softly:"Where did the ninth girl go?"
    Yu Peiyu said:"She cannot have disappeared without a trace."
    Jin Yanzi nodded again.
    Yu Peiyu smiled:"Don't you see? That ninth girl must have found another way out. She can't hide here, can she?"
    Jin Yanzi understood now and jumped up and laughed:"You're not a bit silly. But I am really one very silly girl."

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    So huge, so hopeless, to conceive
    As these that twice befell
    Parting is all we know of heaven
    And all we need of hell.

    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

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    Who did Yu Pei Yu ended up with? At this rate he will beat Wei Xiao Bao's record for sure. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

    Question: If he said he never experienced love before, then what are his relationship with his fiancee?
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    I think they're probably at the same level as or one level below Ah Qing, which is about the level of a 2nd or 3rd generation Quan Zhen disciple.
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    Hehe. Plz don't answer those questions. I want to be kept in the dark through out this fantastic story. There's always the PM function if Han Solo really wants to know.
    I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code.

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    To Han Solo: Well, if you are really interested in who Peiyu's partner might be you can always send me a private message.
    To CrazyT: Yu Peiyu is also a very considerate man. I like him a lot.

    But they seem to have forgotten that if the ninth girl did find another passage, why didn't she take a part of the treasure along? But having a bit of hope is better than none.
    The old man found the manual in a stone cabinet, he didn't close the cabinet afterwards.
    There was a cushion in front of the cabinet.
    Yu Peiyu remembered the trap door under the cushion at Murder Manor. He tried to remove the cushion. But in vain, the cushion was attached to a stone slab.
    Yu Peiyu sighed out of disappointment but when he looked up he saw a series of characters on the cabinet.
    Receive my manual and you will become my pupil. In order to study my skills first kowtow in front of my statue. Always listen to my teachings no matter what. Disobey me and suffer the consequences.
    After reading this there were another serie of characters:
    After receiving my manual and treasure you should respectfully pay respects to me. Kowtow 81 times to me, and you will receive a reward. Disobey me, my spirit will come and haunt you.
    The old man ignored these warnings, but Yu Peiyu knelt down and kowtowed.
    Jin Yanzi smiled:"Are you actually on acknowledging this dead woman as your teacher?"
    Yu Peiyu smiled and replied:"This keeper of the Palace of Enchantment was incredibly clever when she was alive. Her last words must have a deeper meaning."
    Jin Yanzi sighed:"A woman like her must have refused to die peacefully."
    Yu Peiyu agreed:"That is why I think she must have gone through a lot of trouble to carve this characters behind. There must be another secret contained in her words."
    Jin Yanzi asked:"But what can a dead person do? Maybe.....maybe she isn't...isn't dead!"
    After she said this, Yu Peiyu already finished the 81 kowtows.
    Suddenly the slab slide opened and Yu Peiyu slid down the hatch.
    After the slide down he landed on something and that thing cracked open and emitted a gas. Because Yu Peiyu was taken by complete surprise and inhaled the gas.

    Jin Yanzi was flabbergasted when she composed herself the slab returned to its original place. However Yu Peiyu was gone.
    She was scared and worried but what was going on here. She took a deep breath and calmed down, and remembered what Yu Peiyu did before he disappeared.
    She knelt down and started to kowtow too. But when she reached 81 times the slab didn't move, she was puzzled. And kowtowed a few more times, after six, seven times the slab opened and she slid down.
    Because she was too light, the mechanism didn't work properly after a few more kowtows it worked.
    When she slid down she saw Yu Peiyu, he was sitting on the ground and was panting heavily.
    Jin Yanzi was very worried and asked:"What happened to you?"
    She walked over to him to help him, Yu Peiyu gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.
    She wanted to hold his hand but he flung her hand aside.
    Jin Yanzi asked:"What are you doing?"
    Yu Peiyu grunted:"Don't mind me! Let me rest for awhile."
    He said those words with extreme difficulty.
    Jin Yanzi stayed silent and she saw a stone coffin and another stone cupboard.
    There were a few bottles in there and some of them were broken.
    Further ahead was a door and it was open. That must be the exit out of this god-forsaken place.
    Next to the bottles was a manual, Jin Yanzi picked it up and read it.
    My secret manual, study it and master extreme joy. This is my true manual, only destined for the one fortunate girl. After one year she can have all the men she wants and three years she can be the most desired woman in the world. The other manual was fake, do not study it or else you will be tormented by uncountable pain till death follows. I will bestow you this manual and numerous joy, never forget my teachings and words.
    Jin Yanzi stopped reading, she felt that this woman was very cruel and formidable. She never dreamt of becoming the most desirable woman in the world in fact she felt that this manual was very revolting and wanted to tear it apart. But she couldn't bear it.
    Suddenly she thought there might be a cure for Yu Peiyu in this manual.
    She read on.
    Within these bottles is a very powerful aphrodisiac, in gasous form, liquid form or in solid form. If men take it and do not act on their desires, death will follow.
    Jin Yanzi looked up and saw Yu Peiyu staring at her with wild eyes.
    She became a bit frightened but also she felt quite warm.
    Yu Peiyu gritted his teeth and said:"Quickly go! Leave now!"
    Jin Yanzi stared at Yu Peiyu, she couldn't let this young man die.
    She smiled tenderly and walked over to Yu Peiyu.
    She felt very weak all over, she felt a bit scared, ashamed, shocked but mostly in love.
    Yu Peiyu shouted:"Don't come over!"
    Jin Yanzi closed her eyes and fell into his arms, she was ready to sacrifice her virginity in order to save Yu Peiyu. But to her this wasn't really a sacrifice she was doing for the man she loves deeply.
    She still had her eyes closed and relaxed, she was ready to accept his love.
    But all of a sudden she felt one of her acupoints being sealed. And she was flung out the door, Yu Peiyu quickly closed the exit again.
    Jin Yanzi knew that Yu Peiyu didn't want her to do this. She felt glad, thankful but moreover disappointed.
    The exit was sealed and judging by it, it could not be opened from the inside.
    There was nothing else for Yu Peiyu now but to wait for death.
    Jin Yanzi was crying and sobbed:"Why? Why are you this stupid? Do you think I just did that because I wanted to save your life? I am very willing......Don't you know that I love you very much!"

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    So huge, so hopeless, to conceive
    As these that twice befell
    Parting is all we know of heaven
    And all we need of hell.

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    I still wonder why the old man wanted the manual... Maybe he's not really a man?

    I couldn't resist so I just read the rest of chapter 10 and half of 11. By "read" I mean "try to piece together the story with my 50 literacy rate". Have to say that Gu Long is much more risque than Jin Yong... <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

    Somehow I think I would've paid more attention in Advanced Chinese back in college if they offered this kind of reading material.

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    HK47: Now do you understand the travails of my existence master? Surely it does not compare to your existence but still...
    You: I survive somehow
    HK47: As do I. It is our lot in life I suppose master. Shall we find something to kill to cheer ourselves up?

    -KotOR

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    This seems more and more like DGSD....
    even the have sex or you will die part.
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    I think they're probably at the same level as or one level below Ah Qing, which is about the level of a 2nd or 3rd generation Quan Zhen disciple.
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    I think they're probably at the same level as or one level below Ah Qing, which is about the level of a 2nd or 3rd generation Quan Zhen disciple.
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    There are a lot of parallels to DGSD in this story. I could spell them out, but I don't want to ruin it. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

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    Lectori Salutem The end of this novel was NOT written by Gu Long but by a different author, namely Qiao Qi.

    Yu Peiyu could clearly hear Jin Yanzi, but even if he was to change his mind it was too late.
    He hit the sealed entrance and yelled:"You know, why I can't do it! I don't want to harm you."
    Jin Yanzi could hear him too and replied:"But if you don't......you will die!"
    Yu Peiyu stammered:"I....I..."
    Jin Yanzi was crying and said:"You choose death above me?"
    Yu Peiyu said:"I hope you can forgive me."
    Jin Yanzi said:"I hate you, I hate you....
    I will never forgive you. I know you don't want to harm me, but turning me down is the worst thing that could happen to me."
    She didn't know why she said these strange things. Perhaps she wanted Yu Peiyu to come out.
    Yu Peiyu felt he was on fire and shouted:"I was wrong! I was very wrong! I like you too!"
    Jin Yanzi thought there was still hope and said:"Why don't you come out now?"
    Yu Peiyu said:"It is too late."
    Jin Yanzi was crying:"If you don't you will die!"
    Yu Peiyu said:"Even so I thank you for your love."
    His body felt like it was on fire, it was consuming him.
    Suddenly the lid of the stone coffin opened and a figure stepped out of the coffin.
    It was a young beautiful woman, she looked very cold and indifferent.
    A zombie?!? And a beautiful one too!?!
    She wore a white dress and she looked very pale.
    She turned to Yu Peiyu and coldly said:"The two of you are truly devoted lovers in peril. After both of you died I will bury you together."
    Yu Peiyu could now see her face, it was Lin Daiyu.
    The nine girls locked here were all disciples of the Baihua Association. Lin Daiyu was the ninth girl.
    Yu Peiyu asked with extreme difficulty:"Lin Daiyu, what....what are you...you...doing here?"
    Lin Daiyu's face changed and asked:"Who are you? How do you know my name?"
    Yu Peiyu replied:"I am Yu Peiyu."
    She was stunned for a minute and regained herself very quickly:"Oh! You're that Yu Peiyu. Haven't you changed your name yet?"
    Yu Peiyu said:"I am Yu Peiyu, why should I change my name."
    Lin Daiyu coldly said:"I don't care what your name is. You will have to die, everyone who knows the secret of this place must die."
    Yu Peiyu stood up and looked into the coffin and saw a corpse of a beautiful woman.
    He exclaimed with shock:"Who is this?"
    Lin Daiyu coldly explained:"This is the true keeper of the Palace of Enchantment. Even when she died she used different kinds of poison to preserve her beauty."
    Yu Peiyu asked:"What about you?"
    Lin Daiyu said:"I heard someone sliding down here, so I quickly hid myself. I also put the bottles of aphrodisiac there."
    Yu Peiyu now understood everything and said:"Since when did you become so ruthless and calculating?"
    Lin Daiyu scoffed:"Everyone in this world is selfish and vicious. In order to survive you have to become ruthless."
    Yu Peiyu smiled tragically:"But I am your fiance..."
    Before he could finish she slapped him very hard.
    She scolded:"My fiance is dead, how dare you bring up his name."
    Yu Peiyu felt nothing of the slap, he just had his eyes on Lin Daiyu.
    He softly repeated to himself:"You're my fiancee...you are my fiancee."
    Lin Daiyu got scared seeing Yu Peiyu in this state. She asked with a trembling voice:"What do you want?"
    Yu Peiyu smiled strangely:"You're my fiancee...you are my fiancee..."
    With difficulty he could use his internal strength to surpress the aphrodisiac, but now he caved in. He stormed towards Lin Daiyu, in his eyes this young woman was his future wife.
    Lin Daiyu was scared and slapped him again and yelled:"Don't touch me! You're insane!"
    Yu Peiyu didn't avoid that slap and continued to storm towards her.
    Lin Daiyu used her fist to strike Yu Peiyu on the chest. But he remained unharmed and kept advancing towards her. She got scared and turned around and ran.
    He chased her. This normally very gentle and sophisticated young man became a beast now.

    Jin Yanzi who was outside and could picture the entire incident and yelled:"Yu Peiyu, what are you doing in there?"
    She could only hear panting now. She became furious and couldn't control her rage and shouted:"Why did you choose her instead of me?"
    Yu Peiyu said:"She is...."
    Jin Yanzi was crying again and said:"You said you liked me."
    Yu Peiyu said:"I...yes, no....no...."
    Lin Daiyu became even more angry and shouted:"You're insane! If that's case you should go after her instead of me!"
    Yu Peiyu said:"I love you! You are my fiancee."
    Lin Daiyu angrilly chided:"Rubbish! Who is your fiancee?"
    Jin Yanzi was crying even louder now.
    This situation is too bizarre for words, even unbelievable. No one can explain it clearly, the three of them share a very unique relationship with each other. Love and hate are even more troublesome emotions.
    Somehow fate has organized that the three would meet in this place arranged this bizarre incident for the three of them.


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    Seems like you are pretty well versed in latin Athena.
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    Jin Yanzi was crying, she didn't know why she was crying. Perhaps it was because she was sad, heart-broken and disappointed. Or the humiliation of being rejected.
    All of a sudden she heard Lin Daiyu screaming, Jin Yanzi knew Yu Peiyu managed to grab her.
    There were noises of struggling, cursing and panting. But after awhile the noises stopped.
    Jin Yanzi felt even more sad now, she couldn't stand the silence. And her tears were running up, it was too much for her to handle this entire incident and her emotions overwhelmed
    her. Jin Yanzi passed out.

    After some time she woke up and heard footsteps.
    She was quite happy and thought Yu Peiyu had come for her.
    She wasn't a petty person and she could
    never hate a person very long.
    But the footsteps came from her side and someone was walking towards her.

    She heard a voice from the cavern next to her. If they opened the doors to this cavern they will see her. Unfortunately she can't move yet, because Yu Peiyu sealed her acupoints.
    A sweet voice said:"I must thank you very much. You're indeed a great craftsman if it wasn't for you I would have never found this cave."
    The sweet voice sounded very sexy and seductive.
    The other person replied:"Besides my two brothers and I no one can find this entrance as quickly as me."
    The girl smiled:"Knowing such a talented man like is my luck. You must have many lovers. Why aren't you married yet?"
    The man answered:"I am waiting for you."
    The two of them were flirting with each other. If Yu Peiyu was here he would have recognized that voice. It was that mean Silver Blossom.
    Unfortunately Jin Yanzi didn't know her and only found them very annoying.
    She was also afraid that these two were sent by the one-armed old man.
    The man exclaimed with surprise:"That's strange it seems that someone beat us to this place."
    Silver Blossom responed:"That is impossible. Our father only told my two sisters and I about this secret."
    The man replied:"It seems that somehow this secret must have been exposed by someone. We should be careful."
    Silver Blossom smiled:"No matter who that person is. My third young master of the Wishful Hall will deal with him."
    The man laughed:"I am only afraid of you. After you've learnt the abilities of the keeper of the Palace of Enchantment. I will be begging for mercy."
    Silver Blossom smiled:"I will use those skills to serve you."
    They opened a door and saw Jin Yanzi lying there.
    Jin Yanzi saw a young man holding two short swords and a young pretty girl.
    The man laughed:"Well! Someone did enter this place before us and a beautiful young girl too. Who sealed her acupoints?"
    The man walked over to Jin Yanzi and used the tip of his foot to push Jin Yanzi.
    He looked very frivolous, Jin Yanzi was furious.
    The man laughed:"Miss, please tell me who sealed your acupoints? This fellow doesn't know how to treat a lady. Tell me where he is and I will teach him a lesson."
    Silver Blossom smiled:"Young sister, this is the third young master of the Wishful Hall. He loves young beautiful women and when he sees them bullied he will certainly help them out."
    The man laughed:"Aren't you jealous?"
    Silver Blossom hugged him and said:"I'm jealous because I love you."
    The man felt weak all over his body and smiled:"I don't need other women when I have you. When I think of your graceful legs....AHHHHHH!"
    The man yelled out and fell to the ground, he never knew what hit him and why he was killed.
    Jin Yanzi was stunned and didn't speak.
    Silver Blossom walked to her and said:"Men like him deserve to die. Taking advantages of women when it suits them.
    Although if it wasn't for you I wouldn't have killed him."
    Jin Yanzi was surprised and asked:"You killed him because of me?"
    Silver Blossom said:"You didn't recognize me. But I recognized you. You are the famous heroine Jin Yanzi, right?"
    Jin Yanzi nodded and asked:"Who are you?"
    Silver Blossom sighed:"I'm a poor girl who nobody wants."
    Jin Yanzi laughed:"You have a father and two sisters, you're not alone."
    Silver Blossom started weeping:"Although I have parents and two sisters but they don't like me. And they are also very vicious."
    Jin Yanzi frowned and said:"You just killed a man."
    But she did feel compassion for this poor Silver Blossom.
    Silver Blossom sobbed:"You don't know what I went through on my way here with him. If I didn't kill him I will never escape from his clutches."
    Suddenly she fell in Jin Yanzi's lap and cried:"Do you understand now? Can you forgive me?"
    Jin Yanzi sighed:"You're right some men in this world really deserve to die."
    Jin Yanzi believed this treacherous Silver Blossom. If Silver Blossom meant any harm she would have killed Jin Yanzi on the spot.
    However she will never understand vile and cunning people like Silver Blossom. Although Jin Yanzi has roamed the realm of martial arts for some time now she is obviously no match for the cunning Silver Blossom. In fact she would be sold out by her in second and still wouldn't know what happened to her.

    Silver Blossom already unsealed her acupoints and smiled:"Thank you for forgiving and understanding me."
    Jin Yanzi sighed:"I should thank you for freeing me."
    Silver Blossom lowered her head and said:"I...I...have a suggestion."
    Jin Yanzi asked:"What kind of suggestion?"
    Silver Blossom said:"Well, I...I would like us to become sisters."

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    Jin Yanzi was surprised and said:"We just met."
    Silver Blossom started weeping again:"My own sisters don't even want me. I'm so silly to think that...."
    Jin Yanzi gently took her hand and said:"Who says I'm not willing. Tell me what is your name?"
    Silver Blossom smiled sweetly and said:"I totally forgot. My name is Hua Yinfeng (Yinfeng = silver phoenix). Please accept my respects."
    She wanted to bow to Jin Yanzi. Jin Yanzi quickly stopped her and laughed:"I'm Jin Yanzi, a golden swallow and you're Yinfeng, a silver phoenix. It seems we're destined to become sworn sisters."
    Jin Yanzi was an orphan and was very happy to find a friend and a sister. Little does she know that her sister is everything but a silver phoenix. In fact a fierce wolf would be a better term. She can and will devour this golden swallow whenever it suits her.
    But what is Silver Blossom up too? I'm afraid only time will tell.

    Jin Yanzi lead the way and both of them entered the palace again.
    Of course Silver Blossom didn't ask and just listened to Jin Yanzi's warnings.
    Suddenly Jin Yanzi was shocked to see no one was in here anymore. Yu Peiyu and Lin Daiyu were gone.
    Silver Blossom had her eyes on the treasures in this room. Jin Yanzi softly repeated:"Where have they gone?"
    Silver Blossom asked:"Who are they?"
    Jin Yanzi didn't answer and saw that the coffin was moved. She took a closer look and saw the coffin initially blocked a hole. Yu Peiyu and Lin Daiyu must have fallen into this opening.
    Also another two bottles of aphrodisiac were broken.
    She instantly guessed what happened. During their struggle Lin Daiyu must have broken these two bottles of aphrodisiac too and inhaled it. So in the end she didn't resist Yu Peiyu anymore.
    And during their struggle they must have activitated the mechanism and opened another chamber.
    Jin Yanzi told Silver Blossom:"I'm going down there to look."
    Silver Blossom said:"Do be careful!"
    Jin Yanzi smiled:"Thanks, but I have no intentions of dying yet."
    She carefully slid down the hole.
    And found out there was another secret down here. This was the real Palace of Enchantment. The place was beautifully decorated with fountains, carvings and paintings.
    But there was still no sign of Yu Peiyu. But she did find the another exit, Lin Daiyu and Yu Peiyu must have left here.
    She felt very sad to know that Yu Peiyu just left her here.
    And started crying again.
    Silver Blossom called out:"Are you allright?"
    Jin Yanzi responded:"I'm fine. You can come down now." She wiped her tears and decided to pretend that this day never happened and she never met Yu Peiyu in her life.

    However she forgot that Lin Daiyu must hate Yu Peiyu now. Why would they leave together? Have they resolved their issues?
    Silver Blossom was moving the chests of treasures outside.
    Jin Yanzi sighed:"How can all these treasures compare to that drop of dew on that flower."
    Silver Blossom smiled:"But that drop of dew cannot provide us a good life and luxury. Not to mention with money we can force people to respect us and have fame."
    Jin Yanzi said:"Don't forget there are many things in life we cannot buy."
    Silver Blossom said:"Wait for me a minute."
    She went away and Jin Yanzi just sat there waiting and pondering. After about an hour Silver Blossom returned with three carriages and two horses. There were also three men and Silver Blossom instructed them to put the chests on the carriages. The men didn't ask anything and only obeyed her every command.
    Silver Blossom and Jin Yanzi both rode on a horse and went off, the carriages followed them.
    After riding for some time they passed a brook, Jin Yanzi saw a white cloth on a stone. She got off her horse and recognized it to be the bandage wrapped around Yu Peiyu's head.
    She was thinking:He must have removed his bandage here and washed his face. I wonder how he looks like. What was he thinking when he removed his bandage and saw his reflection in the water? Was Lin Daiyu with him at the time?
    Doesn't she hate him anymore? Is he really the same Yu Peiyu? But that is impossible everyone saw the body of that Yu Peiyu.
    She angrilly tossed the bandage away and thought: I must forget him. I will never think of him again.

    They were headed towards the west, Sichuan province. On their way a lot of people recognized Jin Yanzi but none of them approached her and only a few just greeted her from far away.
    She wanted to ask whether they had seen a young man with a wound on his face travelling with a young woman. But she restrained herself from asking.
    Silver Blossom smiled:"Thanks to your fame we can travel in peace. Or else two young girls with three carriages will attract a lot unwanted attention."
    Suddenly a horse rode their way, the rider was a young man wearing a fine brocade. He looked quite handsome and had a sabre in his girdle. It was the young master of the divine sabre.
    Jin Yanzi quickly turned away hoping he wouldn't see her. But it was too late. He happily approached her and said:"Yan'Er, here you are. Why did you just leave without telling me? I have been looking for you everywhere."
    Jin Yanzi was looking very annoyed and said:"Who told you to look for me?"
    The young master of the divine sabre was stunned and puzzled and stuttered:"If I..I don't look for you...who should I look for?"
    Jin Yanzi scoffed:"I don't care who you should look for! There are so many people in this world who need to be found, why don't you look for them! Don't bother me!"
    She rode ahead ignoring him completely.
    The young master of the divine sabre was stunned, his joy was gone now. He felt that she was even colder towards him than before.
    Why is that he wondered?

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    Silver Blossom turned to the young master of the divine sabre and said:"Sister is feeling a bit restless. Just wait till she is a bit calmed down and then approach her."
    The young master of the divine sabre said:"Sister?"
    Silver Blossom smiled:"Don't you like me to be Jin Yanzi' sister."
    At this point the young master of the divine sabre noticed Silver Blossom. He was instantly captivated by her charm and stared at her.
    Silver Blossom pinched him in the waist and said with a smile:"If you want to be my brother-in-law, you should befriend yourself with me. And listen to me."
    She rode a bit further ahead and turned around and laughed:"Aren't you coming?"
    The young master of the divine sabre followed without question and his disappointment was gone now.
    Around noon they reached the Family Yue Village.
    They stayed at an inn and Silver Blossom and the young master of the divine sabre were having lunch.
    The young master seems to have forgotten entirely about Jin Yanzi. If Silver Blossom smiled he would smile, and when Silver Blossom asked him anything he would answer.
    Silver Blossom touched his sabre and laughed:"This is the famous divine sabre, no wonder you're called the young master of the divine sabre."
    The young master was very pleased and said:"Do you know how many swords, sabres and other weapons of famous martial artists were broken by this sabre."
    Silver Blossom touched his wrist and said:"Please tell me how many."
    The young master was very pleased and said:"About seventy, eighty."
    Silver Blossom looked like she was very much impressed and admired him. She gently said:"With someone like you around I won't be afraid of anyone."
    The young master's heart was beating faster and faster and didn't know what he should do.
    Although Jin Yanzi didn't love the young master she was very annoyed by his attitude and behaviour now.
    No girl in the world would like to see one of her suitors flirting with another girl right under her nose.
    She couldn't stand it anymore and was about to leave and go back to her room.
    The young master quickly composed herself.
    He quickly said to Jin Yanzi:"Do you remember Yu Peiyu?"
    The name [Yu Peiyu] had a very powerful magnet on Jin Yanzi. She immediately stopped walking and regained herself. She coldly asked:"Isn't he dead?"
    The young master said:"One is dead, there is another one alive."
    Jin Yanzi wanted to pretend that she didn't care. However she knew that she wouldn't be able to trick anyone with her facial expression.
    So she stood with her back towards the young master and Silver Blossom.
    Before she could ask anything else, Silver Blossom loudly asked the young master:"Do you know both Yu Peiyus?"
    The young master scoffed:"I saw them both but I am not acquainted with people like them."
    Silver Blossom smiled:"I heard that the dead Yu Peiyu was the son of the present chancellor of Wulin. He was quite gentle and handsome, I wonder how the live Yu Peiyu would compare to the deceased one."
    The young master's face turned red and angrilly scoffed:"No matter what, the live Yu Peiyu is ten times better than the late Yu Peiyu."
    He deliberately was putting down the late Yu Peiyu, however Jin Yanzi's heart belonged to the live Yu Peiyu. But she never guessed that both Yu Peiyus are the same.
    The young master stared at Jin Yanzi's back and loudly said:"This Yu Peiyu is really one handsome young man, alhtough he has a scar on his face he still more handsome than the late Yu Peiyu."
    His intention was to make Jin Yanzi upset however at this moment Silver Blossom was fuming. But she didn't show it, but Jin Yanzi was very happy and surprised. She softly said to herself:"So they are not the same person, like I thought. So he isn't the fiance of Lin Daiyu and his injury on his face isn't that bad. So he is very handsome too."
    The young master loudly asked:"What are you saying?"
    Jin Yanzi calmly said:"I had some questions but thank you for answering them."
    The young master was puzzled and asked:"What do you mean? I don't understand."
    Jin Yanzi said:"It is best that you do not understand."
    Silver Blossom smiled:"Where did you meet him? We would like to see him ourselves."
    The young master answered:"Last night I saw him for the first time and I didn't know he was called Yu Peiyu too. But I do recognize the girl he was with."
    Silver Blossom was quite anxious and said:"There is only one girl with him?"
    The young master scoffed:"Isn't one enough?"
    Silver Blossom thought: Shameless little tart! Leaving behind eldest sister and....
    She deducted that that girl must be Iron Blossom.
    However the young master joked:"This is very funny. This girl used to be the fiancee of the late Yu Peiyu and now she is getting quite friendly with this Yu Peiyu."
    Silver Blossom was surprised and asked:"Who is that girl?"
    The young master replied:"The daughter of The Flowered Chestnut Sword, Lin Daiyu. Who else?"
    Silver Blossom was very happy and laughed:"Wonderful! He does seem to be a playboy."
    She was very happy because she thought Yu Peiyu dumped Iron Blossom for this Lin Daiyu.
    The young master didn't know why she laughed but just noticed that she looked very charming when she laughed.
    After a moment he continued:"I saw that Lin Daiyu wasn't wearing mourning clothes and was travelling with another man so soon. I always thought that she was a serious girl but it seems that although she has cold appearances she is no different from tarts."
    Silver Blossom smiled:"Travelling with men doesn't necessarily mean she is a tart. I mean we travelled together too."
    The young master was very happy and wanted to touch her and said:"We are different of course,...."
    Jin Yanzi interrupted them and loudly asked:"What happened afterwards?"
    The young master coughed and sat straight and said:"Then I saw them lodging at an inn and enter the same room."
    Jin Yanzi scoffed:"You were spying and following them."
    Silver Blossom smiled:"Why did you follow them? What were your intentions? Are you a voyeur?"
    The young master blushed and loudly said:"I am not that kind of man! There was only one inn so I had to lodge there too."
    Silver Blossom said in a sweet tone:"Don't get upset! I always thought that all the men were quite eager to meet tarts. And if they did they would want a piece of her too. But you are an exception."
    Initially the young master was upset and angry but now his anger was gone.
    Silver Blossom joked:"But did you spy on them during the night?"
    The young master retorted:"I'm not a pervert, but it happens we were neighbours and during the night they were argueing very loudly."
    Jin Yanzi couldn't help but to ask:"What were they argueing about?"
    The young master said:"The first time I saw them; Lin Daiyu seems to have fallen ill. She could barely walk, Yu Peiyu was by her side taking very good care of her. He treated her with utmost love one would think they were a loving couple. I thought it was quite shameless of them.
    But when I heard them argueing I was very surprised too."
    Silver Blossom smiled:"So you couldn't resist but to eavesdrop after all."


    End of chapter 10

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    how come Jin Yanzi forgot dead yu peiyue and loved the new one so soon?

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    The young master replied quickly:"I didn't eavesdrop, I just leaving my room and saw Lin Daiyu dashing out of the room holding a sword."
    Silver Blossom smiled:"This Miss Lin is really strange, isn't she? Just recovered from her illness and instantly she wants to kill and fight again. Could it be that this Yu Peiyu didn't take good care of her?"
    The young master answered with a scoff:"
    That Yu Peiyu must have taken advantage of Lin Daiyu when she was ill. Why else would she storm out with her sword and yell:Yu Peiyu, come out! Today I want to settle my score with you. It is either you or I!"
    The young master continued:"At that point I knew that fellow was called Yu Peiyu too."
    Silver Blossom looked at Jin Yanzi and laughed:"It seems that Yu Peiyu must have taken advantage of her. That is why she wants to kill him. Sister, what do you think of this Yu Peiyu?"
    Jin Yanzi knew the reason for Yu Peiyu's actions and she didn't feel explaining it to others. Also she was feeling sad and melancholic thinking back to that day in the cave with Yu Peiyu.
    She just coldly responded:"Why can't you keep silent and let him finish his story?"
    Silver Blossom stuck out her tongue and didn't speak anymore.
    The young master continued:"Yu Peiyu must feel bad about what he did so he didn't come out. She stood outside and cursed for some time and afterwards she went back into the room."
    Jin Yanzi asked:"Was Yu Peiyu still there?"
    The young master answered:"He just stood there dazed. All the people in the inn were aroused now and came to watch this arguement. Most of them thought it just a quarrel between husband and wife and several people wanted to calm Lin Daiyu down. However she kicked those people aside as result the other people kept silent and watched."
    Silver Blossom smiled:"She is very fierce."
    The young master said:"She went in and started cursing him again. Her words made it seem like Yu Peiyu was the most despicable man on the world. Yu Peiyu just sat there and listened and didn't say a word."
    Silver Blossom said:"As the saying goes:It takes two to dance. Since Yu Peiyu didn't retort, there really is no point in scolding anymore."
    The young master said:"I thought the same thing, but she went on like a madwoman and in the end she used her sword to stab him."
    At this point Jin Yanzi shrieked:"Didn't he defend himself?"
    The young master glanced at her reaction and said:"He didn't even avoid her sword."
    Jin Yanzi asked:"Was he seriously injured?"
    The young master said:"She didn't want to kill him with one stance, so she aimed for his shoulder. Her second stance made a deep cut on his chest......."
    Jin Yanzi interrupted him:"How could she hurt him like that?"
    The young master scoffed:"Ohh, she didn't stop with mere two stances. She continued to curse him and her sword didn't stop stabbing or cutting him."
    Jin Yanzi had tears in her eyes now and said:"Didn't someone intervene?"
    The young master said:"The bystanders saw her kicking a few people aside earlier. They were afraid of her now."
    Jin Yanzi angrilly said:"What about you? Why didn't you stop her? Were you afraid of her martial arts too?"
    The young master lowered his head and said:"I wanted to stop her, but......but.....when I heard his name was Yu Peiyu too.....I.....I...became very angry and didn't want to be bothered by it."
    Jin Yanzi screamed:"So you let him be murdered?"
    The young master gave her a cold look and said:"Why do you care so much? Do you know this Yu Peiyu too?"
    Jin Yanzi loudly answered:"So what if I do know him. What if I do have feelings for him? What is it to you?"
    The young master was fuming, he raised his cup with a shivering hand and drank.
    Silver Blossom smiled:"Did she really kill him?"
    The young master had his eyes on Jin Yanzi for awhile and scoffed:"It is true. He is dead, killed by Lin Daiyu."
    Jin Yanzi screamed:"You....you...you..."
    The young master loudly said:"He himself didn't defend or avoid Lin Daiyu. He wanted to be killed by her, why should I interfere in this affair."
    Jin Yanzi looked at him with disappointment, sadness and paced back to the door. By now she was weeping she turned around and dashed outside.

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    To Goofy: That was some scene, the drama I wonder if they will ever be able to put that sort of drama in the serie. (If any producer plans to turn this novel into a serie).
    I really like Jin Yanzi, much more than Little Swallow of Princess Pearl <IMG SRC="smilies/tongue.gif" border="0">
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