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    Maybe he'll stop coughing when he finally meets a girl whos good to him...like Sung Siu Hung. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

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    Hi TigerWong! So did he stop coughing after he met Sun Xiao Hong?? Since as you know he did end up with her in the actual novel. That's one thing I don't like about the series. It made him end up with no one while Xiao Hong is with AH Fei.
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    Yeah, that series was doing so well until the 2nd half. Lee Cham Foon should have ended up with the girl, not Ah Fei. He was too goofy in that movie anyway. But since both of them have descendants, I guess everyone ends up with someone in the end.

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    when will Meh continue with this translation? Please update soon. <IMG SRC="smilies/bang.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
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    Sorry about the delay. But work that results in me getting $$$$ comes before this. Hopefully I won't be busy anymore.

    Jin Feng Bai laughingly said, “What’s the big deal? Even the Wan family’s young master is now selling chicken feet.”

    The old scholar asked, “And who would that be?”

    The wine-seller said, “Obviously me.”

    [Note: chicken feet is a famous dish to serve with wine. So some wine-sellers sell chicken feet too. I personally can’t drink, so I never get all these special dishes that are suppose to ‘go with wine’. Chicken feet is just nasty, in my opinion.]

    The freckled man then added, “I’m the seventh brother, called Gong Sun Yu. Because my freckles are tighter than raindrops [‘Yu’ means rain in Chinese].”

    The vegetable seller said, “I’m the eighth brother.”

    The scholar asked, “But where is your big brother?”

    Gong Sun Yu said, “My big brother Weng Tian Hao was killed. This is his wife, Mrs. Weng. But you should also remember her name.”

    The scholar smiled along, “Although I am an old man, my memory is still fairly good.”

    Mrs. Weng said, “We want you to remember our names not to become more famous, but so we can spread our sad tale. This way, people in the martial world will know the truth.”

    Gong Sun Yu added, “This person is called Tie Chuan Jia. He’s the person who killed our big brother!”

    Jin Feng Bai said, “Our eight brothers had always been very close. Although we all have our things to do, we always gather every new year at our big brother’s house.”

    Zhang Cheng Xun added, “The eight of us originally were happy together, so none of us really bothered to seek other friends. But on that year, third brother brought a person to the annual gathering. He said that person was his friend.”

    Gong Sun Yu cut in bitterly, “This person is the ungrateful bastard that would betray friends for money, Tie Chuan Jia.”

    Jin Bai Feng said, “Big brother was a person who’s not afraid of death. When he saw that Tie Chuan Jie look like a real man, he treated Tie Chuan Jie as a friend too. Who’d have thought that he’s not a man, but rather a dog!”

    Zhang Cheng Xun said, “After the new year we all left. But big brother wanted him to stay two extra months. It was at this time that he secretly contacted some of big brother’s enemies. They attacked at night, killing big brother. Although his wife did not die, she still suffered major injuries.”

    Mrs. Weng yelled, “Do you see this scar on my face? This cut almost split my face in half. If they didn’t think I was already dead, I could not have escaped.”

    Gong Sun Yu said, “That day everyone else in the house died, so no one knows who did it.”

    Jin Feng Bai said, “When we found out, we immediately dropped everything and vowed revenge. Fortunately, Heaven has eyes...”

    Mrs. Weng said, “Now that we have told our story. Please say if this person deserve to die or not.”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “If you say the truth, then even if we slice him into a thousand pieces, it would still not make up for his crime.”

    Gong Sun Yu jumped up and said angrily, “Every single word is the truth. If you don’t believe us, ask him yourself.”

    Tie Chuan Jia said while bitting his teeth, “I’ve said long before. I am ashamed of my actions. So I am willing to die.”

    Gong Sun Yu then yelled, “See! He admits it himself!”

    The scholar said, “He really is very vicious and devious.”

    Mrs. Weng said, “If this is the case, then the three of you must all believe he deserve to die, right?”

    The scholar said, “Yes!”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “Not just kill him, but cut him into a thousand pieces, to bring back righteousness to the martial world.”

    Only to hear another voice say, “You keep saying ‘martial world’. Do you represent the martial world?”

    This voice is crisp and direct. Each world like a sword, cold and fast.

    This is the first time he spoke in this room. He must be that ‘third’ person who can walk without sound.

    Tie Chuan Jia’s heart suddenly jumped. He realized that he knows this voice.

    He couldn’t help but open his eyes, finding out that the person by Zhao Zheng Yi’s side is that lonely youngster, Ah Fei!”

    Master Fei? Why are you here?

    Tie Chuan Jia almost blurted out those words. But he held his mouth.

    But Zhao Zheng Yi’s mood changed. “Does this mean that you feel he shouldn’t die?”

    Ah Fei said coldly, “If I feel that he doesn’t deserve to die, will you kill me too?”

    Yi Ming Hu said, “We brought you here for justice. If you can give us a good reason to let him go, we will do so immediately.”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “I think he just wants to stir up trouble. Why bother to reason with him?”

    Ah Fei looked at him. Then said calmly, “You say he betrayed his friends for riches, but aren’t you the same? That day at Weng’s house, aren’t you also one of the attackers? It’s just that Mrs. Weng did not see you!”

    The brothers all look shocked, asking, “Is he saying the truth?”

    Ah Fei said, “He wants to kill this person only to silence him!”

    Zhao Zheng Yi originally was very calm, but now he started to shiver.

    “Bull...”

    Angrily, he almost started to use obscenities . But then realized at the last second that such words aren’t useful.

    [Actually the half spoken obscenity is ‘let out your mom’s dog fart’. But it has the same effect as saying BS. ^_^]

    Instead he said with a cold smile.”I never realized that such a youngster like you can lie so well. Good thing these are your words alone. No one will believe you!”

    Ah Fei said, “Really? But why should we believe their words then?”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “Mr. Tie has admitted his guilt. Didn’t you hear?”

    Ah Fei said, “I heard.”

    Before he finished those words, his sword is already at Zhao Zheng Yi’s throat!

    Zhao Zheng Yi has been through hundreds of battles. It’s not easy to sneak up on him. Yet for some reason, he could even see how this youngster pulled out his sword!

    He just saw a blur, and the sword is already at his throat. He froze, then said, “What... what do you want?”

    Ah Fei said, “I just want to ask you. That day at Weng’s house, were you there?”

    Zhao Zheng Yi yelled angrily, “You’re crazy!”

    Ah Fei said calmly, “If you don’t admit it, then I’ll just have to kill you!”

    He said those words with a normal tone, as if he’s just joking.

    Sweat poured down Zhao Zheng Yi face. “I... I...”

    Ah Fei said, “You better answer correctly. Pray that you don’t say a single wrong word.”

    Everyone had seen the sword on Ah Fei’s waist. They all thought it was pretty funny. But now, no one still feel that way.

    Ah Fei kept on talking. “This is the last time I’m going to ask you. I will not repeat again! Did you kill Weng Tian Hao?”

    Zhao Zheng Yi could not help but say quietly, “Yes...”

    When he said these words, the brothers were simply shocked beyond belief.

    Ah Fei suddenly smiled, said, “Please don’t worry. He had nothing to do with Weng Tian Hao’s death.”

    Now the brothers just stared at him.

    Ah Fei said, “I just wanted to present a point. That is, when a person admits his guilt under pressure, it useless to use it as evidence!”

    But the brothers asked, “When did we pressure him?”

    “Did you think we beat him until he admitted?”

    “If that’s the case, why doesn’t he say anything?”

    Yi Ming Hu suddenly said, “Tie Chuan Jia, if you feel that you’ve wronged, please say so now.”

    Tie Chuan Jia just bit his teeth tightly, his face filled with pain.

    Mrs. Weng said, “Since you have nothing to say, it means you’ve admit it. We never put a sword to your throat.”

    Tie Chuan Jia sighed, “Master Fei. I really have nothing to say. I’m sorry that your kindness is in vain.”

    Ah Fei said, “No matter what he says, I still do not believe he’s that kind of person.”

    Gong Sun Yu said, “Look at the facts. You can’t argue with it.”

    Mrs. Weng laughed coldly. “Who cares if he doesn’t believe us. Why should we care about him?”

    Jin Feng Bai said, “That’s right. This has nothing to do with him anyway.”

    Mrs. Weng said angrily, “Who do you think you are? Minding our business.”

    The doctor said, “So what if I hurt him? What are you going to do?”

    The doctor usually say the least words. And move the quickest. Before he finished, his axe has already cut down. The move, ‘Splitting Mount Hua’, is what he’s most famous for. Tie Chuan Jia just sat there, only waiting for the axe to split him in two.

    The scholar gasped, knowing he’ll see blood.

    Who’d have thought that at this moment, the sword shined, instantly cutting the axe in half. The top fell before Tie Chuan Jia. The brothers all saw this sequence, no one could believe their eyes. Before anyone can speak, Ah Fei’s sword has reached the throat of that doctor.

    When Ah Fei attacked Zhao Zheng Yi, everyone thought it wasn’t a big deal, as it’s a sneak attack. But when he made this move, everyone could not help but look shocked.

    They just can’t believe that such a fast sword exists!

    Yet Ah Fei just act as if everything’s normal. He pulled Tie Chuan Jia up, then said. “Let’s go drink some wine.”

    Gong Sun Yu, Jin Feng Bai, and Bian Hao all blocked their bath.

    Jin Feng Bai said, “Do you want to leave now? I don’t think it’s that easy.”

    Ah Fei said calmly, “What do you want me to do? Do you want me to kill you?”

    Yi Ming Hu suddenly sighed, “Let him go.”

    Mrs. Weng said, “How can we let him go? All that effort wasted...”

    Yi Ming Hu continued, “You can go. This is the way the martial world is anyway. Whoever has the fastest sword is right!”

    Ah Fei said, “Thanks for your word of advice. I will never forget it.”

    Mrs. Weng is already in tears. “How can we let him go... How can we let him go!”

    Yi Ming Hu still did not show any emotions. “What do you want then? Do you really want him to kill us all?”

    Bian Hao said, “Second brother is right. As long as we stay alive, we can get our revenge later.”

    Mrs. Weng suddenly went over and grabbed his shirt. “You have the guts to talk? This is another one of your ‘friend’. It’s the second time...”

    Bian Hao said, “You’re right. I did bring him. I will hold myself accountable.” As he said this, he left the room.

    Mrs. Weng gasped, then yelled, “Third brother. Come back!”

    But when she chased him out the room, he’s already nowhere to be seen.

    Yi Ming Hu sighed, then said. “Let him go. Hopefully, he can find that friend of his.”

    Jin Feng Bai’s eyes brightened. “You mean...”

    Yi Ming Hu said, “Since you know who I’m talking about, why bother asking?”

    Jin Feng Bai said, “If third brother really can find him, then no matter how fast this youngster is, he still won’t escape.”

    Zhao Zheng Yi suddenly laughed. “Actually, Mr. Bian do not need to find that person.”

    “Really?”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “In the next two days, three people will come here. Even if that youngster has three heads and six arms, I can still guarantee that all three heads will come off!”

    Jin Feng Bai asked, “Which three?”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “If I said their names, you’d probably all be shocked.”

    End of Chapter 11

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    Me too <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">
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    Both are Heart-Broken People

    Although it’s still noon, the sky is as cloudy as dusk.

    Ah Fei walked calmly, just as the way he walked when Tie Chuan Jia first saw him. Still so lonely, so worn out.

    But now Tie Chuan Jia knows. If there was danger, this youngster would immediately become alert. Walking besides him, Tie Chuan Jia wanted to say so many things, but doesn’t know where to start. Li Xun Huan never talked much. And being with Li Xun Huan for so many years, he knows how to use silence to replace words. He only said two words, “Thank you.”

    He immediately realized that even these two words aren’t necessary. Because Ah Fei and Li Xun Huan are the same. One never has to use the words ‘Thank you’ in front of them.

    There’s a pavilion here. Ah Fei walked over to it, then suddenly asked, “Why didn’t you tell them the truth?”

    Tie Chuan Jia thought for a long time, then sighed, “There are some things I would rather die than say.”

    Ah Fei said, “You really are a great friend, but you’re wrong about one thing.”

    “What’s that?”

    Ah Fei said, “You think that since life is your own’s, you have the right to die!”

    “So am I wrong?”

    Ah Fei said, “Of course it’s wrong.”

    He suddenly turned around, staring at Tie Chuan Jia, then said, “When someone is born, it’s not to die.”

    Tie Chuan Jia said, “You’re right. If it weren’t for dire circumstances...”

    Ah Fei said, “Even if you must die, you still have to do anything you can to live.”

    He continued to stare at Tie Chuan Jia, said crisply, “God has done much for you. What have you done for him?”

    “Nothing.”

    “In order to raise you, your mother and father must have given so much. What have you done for them?”

    Tie Chuan Jia can only lower his head.


    Ah Fei said, “You know that some things can never be spoken. If you say it, then you’ll be betraying a friend. But if you simply die like this, aren’t you betraying your parents, betraying God?”

    Tie Chuan Just stared into the sky, then said, “I was wrong. I was wrong...”

    He looks as if he suddenly made a big decision. “I didn’t want to say it, because...”

    Ah Fei cut him off, “I trust you. You don’t have to explain.”

    Tie Chuan Jia could not help asking, “But how can you be sure that I did not do what they claimed?”

    Ah Fei said, “I just know.”

    His eyes very bright, filled with confidence. Then he continued, “This might be because I grew up in the wild. So like beasts, I have a knack for distinguishing between good and evil.”


    In Li Xun Huan’s mind, if there’s one thing worse than not being able to drink, it’s to drink with annoying people.

    He feels that of the people here, all are extremely annoying. Comparatively speaking, You Long Sheng is actually the best of the bunch. At least he doesn’t kiss up to others.

    So all he can do is pretend to be sick.

    Long Xiao4 Yun knows his temper, so he did not say anything. Therefore, Li Xun Huan simply lied on his bed, waiting for night to fall.

    He knows that lots of interesting things will happen tonight.

    When he thought of the date with Lin Xin Er tonight, his eyes brightened. But when he thought of Tie Chuan Jia, he became gloomy again.

    It’s finally dark.

    Just as Li Xun Huan got up, he heard light footsteps in the snow outside. So he immediately lied back down again.

    Just at this moment, the footsteps have reached the window.

    Li Xun Huan did not do anything. He didn’t ask who it is. Since the person was afraid to come in, he can’t be Long Xiao4 Yun. Long Xiao4 Yun would never pace outside the room.

    So who could it be?

    Shi Yin?

    All the blood in his body shot up to his head. He couldn’t help but shiver. But then the person outside lightly coughed.

    “Is brother Li already asleep?”

    This is the voice of You Long Sheng. Li Xun Huan let out a sigh of relief. He doesn’t know whether to be happy or sad.

    You Long Sheng came in and sat down. His eyes never looking once at Li Xun Huan. Li Xun Huan lit up the candle, and suddenly saw that the youngster’s face is pale.

    Li Xun Huan asked with a smile, “Do you want tea, or wine?”

    You Long Sheng said, “Wine.”

    Li Xun Huan smiled. “Good. I never keep tea in my room.”

    You Long Sheng immediately drank three cups. Then asked, “Do you know why I’m drinking wine?”

    Li Xun Huan said, “You probably don’t have any to be sad about, so could it be to gain courage?”

    You Long Sheng stared at him. Then suddenly burst out laughing.

    At this moment, he pulled out the sword on his waist.

    He suddenly stopped laughing. Then asked, “Do you recognize this sword?”

    Li Xun Huan lightly touched the side of the sword, then said, “Excellent sword!”

    You Long Sheng’s eyes flickered. “Since brother Li is also a sword expert, I’m sure you know that this sword is one of the most famous in the world.”

    He looked at the sword and said, “This is the ‘Love Snatching Sword’ used by the famous Di Wu Zi 300 years ago. But I’m sure brother Li has not heard of the story behind it, right?”

    “Please do tell.”

    “Di Wu Zi was madly in love with his sword, so he did not fall in love with a woman until he’s middle-aged. They planned on getting married. But a few days before the wedding, he found his fiancee and his good friend ‘Sabre God’ Peng Qiong meet secretly. In his anger, he killed Peng Qiong with this sword. Then the sword became his sole companion, for he no longer cared for marriage.”

    He looked at Li Xun Huan. “You might think that this is a simple, straightforward, boring story. However, it is true story.”

    Li Xun Huan smiled, then said, “I just feel that while this Di Wu Zi is an excellent swordsman, he’s a bit narrow-minded. Why would a true man jeopardize friendship over a woman?”

    You Long Sheng also smiled, then said, “Yet I seem to feel that he is a true man. Only a true man will fall so deeply in love.”

    Li Xun Huan chuckled. “I’m thinking you want to emulate Di Wu Zi from 300 years ago, right?”

    You Long Sheng stared at Li Xun Huan with icy cold eyes, then said coldly, “This depends on whether brother Li wants to emulate ‘Sabre God’ Peng Qiong from 300 years ago!”

    Li Xun Huan sighed. “You know, the moon is very beautiful tonight. Why would you disrupt such a nice scenery with such words?”

    You Long Sheng said, “In that case, I take it you’ll definitely go there tonight!”

    Li Xun Huan said, “If I leave a girl like Ms. Lin to watch the moon alone tonight, I’d feel like a criminal.”

    You Long Sheng’s pale face suddenly turned red. His anger readily apparent. The sword turned, aiming at the side of Li Xun Huan’s neck.

    Yet Li Xun Huan still kept his smile. “With your swordsmanship, you’re not quite good enough to emulate Di Wu Zi.”

    You Long Sheng said angrily, “I don’t even need to use my full abilites to kill you.”

    Even as they speak You Long Sheng has attacked ten times.

    Only to hear the sound of sword splitting the wind, quick and loud. The wine cups on the table have all been shattered the wind generated by the sword. Wine spilled all over the floor. Although his each sword stroke faster than the last, Li Xun Huan just seemingly stood there. As if nothing’s happening. Every single stroke missed.

    You Long Sheng bit his teeth. His strokes made with more and more urgency.

    He saw that Li Xun Huan’s hands are empty. So each sword stroke was made to keep Li Xun Huan from using his dagger.

    Yet Li Xun Huan doesn’t seem to any intention of using his dagger, instead waited for this set of attacks to end. Then he suddenly smiled, said, “For someone your age, your sword skills are amazing. However, for someone with a father and a teacher like you, if you were to travel around, your teacher and father’s reputations would be shattered.”

    Incredibly enough, he still talks freely even while under a barrage of attacks. You Long Sheng became more and more impatient and angry. Yet for some reason, his strokes always miss Li Xun Huan’s clothes.

    When he tried to attack Li Xun Huan’s throat, Li Xun Huan would twist his body left. When he tried to change his aim to the left, he’d find that Li Xun Huan did not really move.

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    he seems almost like a god the way GL described the fights. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
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    great work you're doing meh. i really enjoy reading it. hope there's more soon!

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    Goofy: Yes. Gu Long does make his characters look mystical, almost like comic book superheroes. Here's the rest of chapter 12.

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    So although all his attacks are some of the most deadly in the world, they could still not harm Li Xun Huan.

    You Long Sheng bit his teeth tightly, his next stroke aimed directly at Li Xun Huan’s chest. Thinking, “No matter what you do this time, I would not fall for your tricks anymore.”

    After getting tricked by Li Xun Huan so many times, he determined that he will not change the direction of his attack anymore.

    Only to see Li Xun Huan’s left shoulder moved slightly, twisting his body to the right. This time he really did move! You Long Sheng missed again.

    At this moment, Li Xun Huan flicked his fingers at the side of the sword.

    You Long Sheng suddenly felt a powerful vibration. His whole body instantly became paralyzed, unable to control his sword. The sword then suddenly shot out of his hand, out the window, and into the woods.

    Li Xun Huan’s still just standing there. His feet hasn’t moved an inch all this time.

    You Long felt all his blood rushing to his head, then all dropped back down to his feet. His whole body became cold. Li Xun Huan tapped his shoulder with a smile, then said, “Your sword is very precious. You should go get it.”

    You Long Sheng stomped his feet. Then turned around and rushed out. But suddenly stopped. He said, “If... if you have guts, wait a year. A year later I’ll come to seek my revenge.”

    Li Xun Huan said, “A year? I’m afraid a year won’t be enough.”

    He then added, “You have nice potential. Your swordsmanship is also pretty good. The problem is your temper. You’re too impatient and proud. So when you meet a foe stronger than you, you immediately fall apart. Actually, if you had patience today, it’s quite possible for you to injure me.” You Long Sheng’s eyes immediately brightened, but before he can say anything, Li Xun Huan continued, “But patience is something easier said than done. So if you want to beat me, you need at least seven years!”

    Li Xun Huan then said with a smile, “You can go now. Go practice for seven years and then come to seek your revenge. Seven years is not a long time.”

    The night resumed its peacefulness.

    Li Xun Huan looked at the night sky through the window, stood there quietly for a long time. Then said into the distance, “Youngster, you shouldn’t hate me. Actually, I’m trying to save you. If you stay with Lin Xian Er, she’ll ruin your life.”

    He brushed off the dust on his clothes, then walked out the room.

    He knows that Lin Xian Er is waiting for him, and that she also prepared another trick. He’s quite intrigued as to what she has in mind.

    When You Long Sheng left, he’s no longer that proud, that cold. He told Li Xun Huan, “If you really like Lin Xian Er, you’ll regret it. She’s already mine. We’ve already had...had... Why would you wear my old shoes?”

    Yet Li Xun Huan just smiled. “Old shoes are always more comfortable than new ones.”

    When he thought of You Long Sheng’s expression as he left, he felt very sympathetic, yet also kind of funny. But is Lin Xian Er really that kind of a girl?

    As he walked out the door, he suddenly saw light coming from the forest.

    Two servants came, each with a lantern, and are whispering to each other, and secretly laughing. Yet when they saw Li Xun Huan, they stopped whispering and laughing.

    Yet Li Xun Huan instead started to chuckle, he asked, “Did Ms. Lin ask you to come get me?”

    The servant on the left is a bit older and taller. She said, “Actually, it’s our Lady who wants to meet Mr. Li.”

    Li Xun Huan shockingly said, “Lady?”

    He then asked nervously, “Which lady?”

    The younger servant could not help but chuckle. “There’s only one Lady in this house.”

    Li Xun Huan’s body is still there, but his mind has already wondered outside the forest. Flew into that little building...

    Ten years ago, he constantly went there. He remembers that the table there always has his favorite food.

    As Li Xun Huan walk hastily, he’s back at this little building again.

    The light upstairs is very pleasant. The same as it was ten years ago. Even the snow on the ceiling are just as lovely as they were ten years ago.

    However, ten years still passed...

    It’s ten years that can never be taken back.

    Li Xun Huan just couldn’t get up his courage to go up the stairs.

    Yet he has to go.

    No matter why she asked him to come, he has no reason to reject her.

    He froze immediately upon reaching the top of the stairs.

    Ten long years, all seemed to have disappeared at this very instant. It’s as if he just traveled back to ten years ago. His heart started pounding, like a youngster with his first love. The warmness of ten years ago... The dreams of ten years ago...

    Li Xun Huan wouldn’t dare to keep on thinking. To do so would be betraying Long Xiao4 Yun, as well as himself. He wanted to run away.

    But at this time, he heard someone say from behind the curtain, “Please sit down.”

    The voice is just as beautiful as it was ten years ago. Yet now it’s so distant, so cold. If it weren’t for those familiar dishes on the table, he almost wouldn’t believe that he’s meeting a close friend.

    He can only sit down and say, “Thank you.”

    Then a person came out from the back room.

    Li Xun Huan almost stopped breathing. The person coming out is only a child. He’s still wearing the same red clothes, yet his face as white as a sheet of paper.

    The voice from behind the curtain said, “Don’t forget what mom just told you. Go pour a cup of wine for your uncle Li.”

    The red child said, “Yes.”

    Li Xun Huan doesn’t know what do think or say. Even though he did nothing wrong, he could still not help but feel like a criminal in front of this child.

    Shi Yin, Shi Yin. Is the purpose of your invitation to torture me?


    How could he possibly drink this wine? Yet how could he not drink it?”

    The red child said, “Although your nephew can no longer practice kung fu anymore, a true man cannot live under his parents his whole life. So I hope uncle Li can teach me some defense skills. So your nephew will not be bullied later in his life.”

    Li Xun Huan sighed inside, then took out his hand. The hand has a small dagger on it.

    Lin Shi Yin said from behind the curtain, “Your uncle has never taught anyone his dagger skills. If you learn it, you won’t have to worry about others bullying you. Go thank your uncle Li.”

    The red child really did kneel on the ground, said, “Thank you uncle Li.”

    Li Xun Huan smiled, but he thought, “Nothing beats the love a mother has for her child. Yet I wonder how a child treats his mother?”

    The servant has taken away the child, yet Lin Shi Yin is still behind the curtain. She would not let Li Xun Huan leave.

    Li Xun Huan has always been a very confident person. Yet for some strange reason, he could only sit there like an idiot.

    The night becomes even darker.

    Is Lin Xian Er still waiting for him?

    Lin Shi Yin suddenly asked, “Do you have something you need to do?”

    Li Xun Huan replied, “N...no.”

    Lin Shi Yin paused for a second, then said, “You must’ve seen Xian Er already.”

    Li Xun Huan said, “One or two times.”

    Lin Shi Yin said, “She’s a poor child. She grew up in a bad environment. If you’ve seen her dad, you’d know what I mean.”

    “I know.”

    Lin Shi Yin said, “One year I went to the ‘Sacrifice Cliff’ to pray, I saw her about to jump down the cliffs. So I saved her... Do you know why she wanted to jump off the cliff?”

    Li Xun Huan replied, “No.”

    Lin Shi Yin said, “Because of her father’s illness.”

    Li Xun Huan could only sit there.

    Lin Shi Yin continued, “Not only is she very smart and pretty, she’s also very proud. She knows that she’s from a poor family, and need to rely on others for many things. She’s always afraid that others would look down on her.”

    Li Xun Huan said, “I’m thinking no one would look down upon her today, right?”

    Lin Shi Yin said, “This is due to her perseverance over the years. Unfortunately, she’s still too young, her heart’s too soft. I’m always afraid that she would fall for other people’s tricks.”

    Li Xun Huan laughed bitterly. “If others won’t fall for her tricks, I’d be happy.”

    Lin Shi Yin said, “I just want her to find a good husband, and not get duped without knowing what’s going on. Then live in pain for the rest of her life.”

    Li Xun Huan thought for a second, then asked, “Why are you saying this to me?”

    Lin Shi Yin thought for a second, then said, “Why am I saying this to you, you don’t know?”

    He did indeed figured it all out.

    The reason Lin Shi Yin kept him here is to prevent his meeting with Lin Xian Er. Obviously, You Long Sheng told her this.

    Lin Shi Yin said, “No matter what, we’re old friends. I want to ask you a favor.”

    Li Xun Huan’s heart felt cold, yet he still smiled. “You don’t want me to go see Lin Xian Er.”

    “Correct.”

    Li Xun Huan took a deep breath, then said, “You... you think I like her?”

    Lin Shi Yin said, “I don’t care how you feel about her. Just do me this favor.”

    Li Xun Huan finished the whole cup of wine in front of him in one gulp, then said, “You’re right. I’m an useless wanderer. If I were to see her, I’d be hurting her...”

    End of Chapter 12

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    Thanks SO MUCH Meh! EXCELLENT JOB! I really enjoy reading this part. Keep up the good work! By the way, do you know when Sun Xiao Hong appears? I can't wait to see her appear. She is one of my most favorite GL female characters. She is my most favorite female in Dagger Lee. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">
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    I thought that luk siao feng was a colorful character, but he seemed pale comparing to Master Li!

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    i think Sun Xiao Hong will appear soon. i dont know much about the story, but i watched Legend of Dagger Lee (vincent jiao)so i think that she will appear real soon.

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    I know that Sun Xiao Hong appeared incredibly early in the serial. But that's not the case in the book. I believe she first appears in chapter 21. But she's not going to play a major role until the 2nd half of the book(around chap 40).

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    Meh-

    although u've heard this many times already,
    i just want to emphasize how greatful i am
    for yr translations. I love this story. It's vastly different from the many TV series I've seen. It's too bad that so few movies are as good as the books.
    I have always wanted to read one of these types of novels, but I never found them in english. This is the first one i have decided to read. It's so good! Thanks so much!
    ...oh, and don't worry about the grammar. I am sure all anyone cares about is the story itself.
    Are all these ancient novels this good? Are there any ( in english ) that u would recommend?
    Keep up the great work. Thanks again...


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    Thanks for your kind words. It's strange you've never seen any other translation on the net. There are many on this very site. Just go back to the main page, www.spcnet.tv, and you'll find it. I've read most of them myself, so I can guarantee their quality.

    Here's the first half of Chapter 13.

    Chapter 13: Strange Disaster

    Lin Shi Yin said, "So you agree?"

    Li Xun Huan bit his teeth. "But don't you know that I've always liked to hurt people?"

    He got up and said, "Good night."

    Lin Shi Yin's said with a trembling voice, "Since you've already left, why come back again? We've been living so peacefully. Why... why come back and cause us trouble?"

    Li Xun Huan needed all his energy to keep his mouth closed. Yet his lips still tremble.

    Lin Shi Yin's voice suddenly became venomous. "Is it not enough that you've ruined my son? Do you have to ruin her too?"

    Her face is just that pale, that beautiful. Her eyes filled with distress, with pain. She has never lost her composure in front of anyone else before.

    Could all this be just for Lin Xian Er?

    Li Xun Huan did not turn back.

    He doesn't have the courage to turn back, to look at her.

    He walked quickly down the stairs, then said calmly, "Actually, you didn't really have to plead with me. Because I don't like her one bit!"

    Lin Shi Yin watched as he left. Her body suddenly lost all energy as she fell to the floor.

    The pond has turned into ice. There's a bridge over the pond.

    Li Xun Huan sat on the side of the bridge, staring aimlessly at the pond.

    His heart just like this pond.

    He could see light coming from Lin Xian Er's room far away. Is Lin Xian Er still waiting for him?

    He knows that there's a reason why Lin Xian Er asked him to go. He also knows that if he goes, lots of interesting things will happen. Yet he still just sat there, staring at the candlelight far away.

    He started to cough endlessly again.

    Suddenly, he saw a shadow from that house. Li Xun Huan immediately gathered himself and flew over.

    His steps are quick beyond description. Yet he by the time he got there, the shadow had already disappeared.

    Li Xun Huan wondered to himself, “Did I make a mistake?”

    He opened the window, then said softly, “Ms. Lin.”

    There’s no response.

    Li Xun Huan looked around. He saw wine spilled all over the floor. Then on the table, he saw a single plum flower!

    The Plum Flower Bandit!

    Could Lin Xian Er be in the hands of the Plum Flower Bandit?

    Li Xun Huan picked up the wine cup, sweat came out of his palms.

    At this instant, he heard a faint sound, and the candlelight immediately went out. Then came countless hidden weapons from all directions.

    Yet of all the hidden weapons in the world, which can come close to Little Li’s Dagger!

    Li Xun Huan twisted his body, his hands already caught 18 weapons. The rest bounced off his foot.

    He then heard a loud shout from outside.

    “Plum Flower Bandit. You can’t escape. Come out and die!”

    “No matter how good you are, we can still make you die a terrible death!”

    “I won’t lie to you. Seventh Master Tian from Luo Yang is here. Plus Mr. Gong Sun, the Venerable Zhao, and Fourth Master Long.

    Li Xun Huan shook his head, then said silently, “Tian Qi* really did came.”

    *[Tian Qi is Seventh Master Tian. “Qi” means seven.]

    Then he heard someone said, “Since you’re here, why don’t you come out?”

    Li Xun Huan coughed lightly, then spoke with a thick voice, “Since you’re all here, why don’t you come in?”

    People outside start to talk among themselves, “Looks like this guy wants to lure us into the room.”

    Then one booming voice rose above the chatter. “The Plum Flower Bandit can only sneak around in the dark. Why would he have the guts to meet us?” Everyone else also immediately echoed this, trying to get the person inside to come out.

    Then they heard, “Right, the Plum Flower Bandit does tend to sneak around, but what does that have to do with me?”

    That booming voice then said, “If you’re not the Plum Flower Bandit, then who are you?”

    Another voice said, “Mr. Gong Sun, why bother to ask him? The venerable Zhao could not have been mistaken. This person must be the Plum Flower Bandit.”

    Li Xun Huan suddenly burst out laughing. “Zhao Zheng Yi, I knew this was all your doing.” In the middle of the laugh, he shot out the window and into the crowd. Everyone took a step backward.

    Then Long Xiao4 Yun said loudly, “Everyone stop. This is my brother Li Xun Huan!”

    Li Xun Huan looked immediately at Zhao Zheng Yi. He said with a smile, “Mr. Zhao really has great eyesight. If my hands and feet weren’t so agile, I’m afraid I’d already be the Plum Flower Bandit’s dead body double.”

    Zhao Zheng Yi’s face is pure green. He said coldly, “Someone hid here in the middle of the night. If I don’t think that person is the Plum Flower Bandit, then who could it be? How could I know that you’re suddenly no longer ill, then secretly came here.”

    Li Xun Huan said calmly, “I don’t have to secretly come here. I can go anywhere I want. Besides, How could the venerable Zhao know that the lady did not invite me here?”

    Zhao Zheng Yi laughed. “I don’t know what your relationship is with Ms. Lin. But everyone knows that Ms. Lin could not possibly come here tonight.”

    “Really?”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “In order to avoid the Plum Flower Bandit, she moved out earlier today.”

    Li Xun Huan said, “If that’s the case, you can at least make sure you’ve got the right person before attacking.”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “In order to beat people like the Plum Flower Bandit, one must take the initiative. Otherwise, we run the risk of him escaping.”

    All his words are logical and righteous. They sound irrefutable.

    Li Xun Huan laughed loudly. “Very nice ‘taking the initiative’. Looks like if I died today in your hands, I can only blame it on bad luck, and not you.”

    Long Xiao4 Yun coughed twice, then forced a smile. “It’s easy for one to make a mistake in the middle of the night. Besides...”

    Zhao Zheng Yi then said coldly, “Besides, maybe I didn’t make a mistake.”

    Li Xun Huan said, “Oh? So you’re saying that I am the Plum Flower Bandit?”

    Zhao Zheng Yi laughed. “Maybe, maybe not. Everyone only knows that the Plum Flower Bandit’s lightness kung fu is very good. His speed amazing. But whether his name is Zhang, or Li, no one knows.”

    Li Xun Huan said, “You’re right. My lightness kung fu is certainly quite nice. My speed also decent. The time the Plum Flower Bandit reappeared is about the same time I came back. If I’m not the Plum Flower Bandit, then something must be wrong.”

    He chuckled. Then stared at Zhao Zheng Yi. “Yet if you’re so certain that I’m the Plum Flower Bandit, then why don’t you capture me now?”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “It doesn’t matter when I capture you. Besides, I have Tian Qi and Muo Yun here. Do you really think you can escape?”

    Long Xiao4 Yun’s face turned pale. He said, “Come on. We’re just joking around, right? Let’s not be serious. I can promise everyone that he’s not the Plum Flower Bandit.”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “No one can joke about something like this. You two haven’t seen each other in such a long time. How could you be so sure?”

    Long Xiao4 Yun said, “But... but I know what kind of person he is.”

    One person suddenly said, “You might know a person, but you don’t know his heart. Fourth Master Long surely must’ve heard of this saying.”

    This person is thin as a stick. His face shriveled, looking like ill old man. Yet his voice is crispy clear. This is the famous Gong Sun Muo Yun.”

    Another person appeared behind him. This person looking like a rich young master. He chuckled and said, “That’s right. I, Tian Qi, has been a long time friend of Li Xun Huan. Yet when something like this happens, I can only set aside our friendship.”

    Li Xun Huan said, “Although I have many friends. Yet I don’t think I’ve ever had a friend in such a high place as Tian Qi.”

    Tian Qi’s face changed. His eyes screamed murder.

    Everyone in the martial world knows that when he wants to kill, he’ll immediately attack. Yet for some reason, he still just stood there.

    Only to see Gong Sun Muo Yun, Zhao Zheng Yi, and Tian Qi all surrounding Li Xun Huan. All three look very serious.

    Yet they could only stand there, staring at the dagger in Li Xun Huan’s hand.

    Li Xun Huan didn’t even bother to look at them. He simply said, “I know all three are just itching to kill me now. By killing me, not only do you become incredibly rich and have a gorgeous woman, your name will remain famous for years to come.”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “Money and women are not important. We’re only killing your for justice in the martial world.”

    Li Xun Huan laughed loudly. “How righteous! How honorable! You really do live up to your nickname, venerable Zhao.”

    He touched the tip of his dagger lightly, then said, “So why don’t you come capture me?”

    Zhao Zheng Yi stared intently at the dagger while remain quiet.

    Li Xun Huan continued, “Oh. I know. Tian Qi’s staff is without equal in the world. Mr. Zhao must be waiting for must be waiting for Tian Qi to go first. So how come Mr. Tian Qi is just standing there?”

    Both of Tian Qi’s hands remained behind him, as if he didn’t hear a single word.

    Li Xun Huan said, “Is Mr. Tian Qi waiting for Mr. Gong Sun to go first? That’s a good idea. Mr. Gong Sun’s 14 Cloud Fist has thousands of variations. Obviously, he should go first.”

    Gong Sun Muo Yun also seemed to have turned deaf, not making a move.

    Li Xun Huan laughed loudly into the air and said, “This is strange. All three wants to kill me. Yet none would make a move. I wonder why?”

    Those three people really are patient. No matter how Li Xun Huan ridicule them, they still just stood there motionless.

    Obviously, all three wanted to kill Li Xun Huan immediately. Yet Little Li’s Flying Dagger never misses. As long as he has the dagger, who would dare move?”

    Long Xiao4 Yun suddenly smiled. “Brother, can’t you see they’re just kidding? Come, let’s go drink some wine.”

    He walked up to Li Xun Huan with a big smile. Then pulled on his wrist.

    Li Xun Huan instantly became shocked, said with a trembled voice, “Big brother you...”

    He wanted to escape from Long Xiao4 Yun’s grab, but it’s too late.

    At this moment, only to hear a faint sound, Tian Qi’s hands came out from his back, a short golden staff appeared, hitting Li Xun Huan directly on the leg.

    Li Xun Huan’s fist, even without his dagger, is among the best in the world. Yet because he was grabbed by Long Xiao Yun, he could not do anything.

    After he dropped to his knees, Gong Sun Muo Yun immediately sealed seven pressure points on his back. Zhao Zheng Yi then followed with a kick, and Li Xun Huan fell back a few feet.

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    Long Xiao4 Yun jumped up and yelled, “How could you do this to him? Release him.”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said coldly, “We can’t risk such a thing.”

    Tian Qi said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Long.”

    Gong Sun Muo Yun had already blocked Long Xiao4 Yun’s path. Long Xiao4 Yun tried to attack, but Tian Qi’s staff immediately paralyzed his legs.

    Before he can do anything else, Zhao Zheng Yi sealed his pressure point.

    As Long Xiao4 Yun dropped to the floor, he said. “Brother Zhao. How could you...”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “Although we’re brothers, justice in the martial world comes before friendship. Hopefully you’ll understand this, so you won’t get dragged down by rotten people like him.”

    Long Xiao4 Yun said, “But he can’t be the Plum Flower Bandit!”

    Gong Sun Muo Yun said, “Fourth Master, you have a good home and a good reputation. People like him aren’t worth your sympathy.”

    Long Xiao4 Yun said, “If you release him, I’ll hold myself accountable for everything.”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said, “What about your wife then? Your son? You would see them get dragged down with you?”

    Long Xiao4 Yun’s whole body shivered.


    Li Xun Huan’s dagger is still in his hand, but he’ll never have a chance to use it!

    Would this true man, real hero, meet such a cruel ending like this?

    Long Xiao4 Yun could not help but shed tears. He said, “Brother, it’s all because of me. I hurt you. Your big brother failed you.”

    The hours before dawn are usually the darkest. Even all the light in the hall could mask the infinite darkness.

    A group of people gathered outside the hall, chattering amongst themselves.

    “Tian Qi really is awesome. Did you see how fast his staff was? Even if Fourth Master Long weren’t there, I bet Li Xun Huan still could not block it.”

    “Besides, he had Mr. Zhao and Mr. Gong Sun by him.”

    “You’re right. No wonder people say that the Venerable Zhao’s feet are worth twenty thousand taels of gold. His kick was stunning.”

    “Yet what about Mr. Gong Sun’s fist? If he didn’t attack so quickly, I bet Li Xun Huan would not falter so quickly.”

    “Mr. Tian, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Gong Sun. Humph, Li Xun Huan really is unlucky to have met these three.”

    “Although that’s all true, but if it weren’t for Fourth Master Long...”

    “What about Fourth Master Long? Could he be more of a friend to Li Xun Huan?”

    “Fourth Master Long really is a true friend. Li Xun Huan is incredibly lucky to have such a brother!”

    Long Xiao4 Yun sat on a red wood chair in the hall. The last words seemed to have stuck in him like needles. His face full of sweat.

    Only to see Li Xun Huan lying there on the floor, coughing endlessly again.

    Long Xiao4 Yun shed a tear. “Brother. It’s all my fault. It’s your bad luck that you’d meet a friend like me. I... I ruined your life.”

    Li Xun Huan did all he can to stop his cough. He forced a smile and said, “Big brother. I just want you to know one thing. If I were to live my life again, I’d still be your best friend.”

    Long Xiao Yun started to cry. “But... if I weren’t holding your hand, how could you... you...”

    Li Xun Huan said sincerely, “I know whatever you do, it’s for my benefit. I can only thank you.”

    Long Xiao4 Yun said, “Why don’t you just tell them that you’re not the Plum Flower Bandit? Why do you..”

    Li Xun Huan smiled. “Life and death are trivial stuffs. I’ve already lived a full life. Why do I care so much about dying? Why bother to bow down in front of these filthy, annoying people.”

    Tian Qi was listening in on the whole conversation. He looked at them and clapped. “Very nice. Very nice!”

    Gong Sun Muo Yun laughed coldly. “He knows that we would not let him go no matter what, so he can only ridicule us, making himself feel better before death.”

    Li Xun Huan said calmly, “You’re right. At this point, I can only ask for death. Yet now that I no longer have my dagger, why do you still not kill me?”

    Gong Sun Muo Yun’s wrinkled face suddenly turned red.

    Zhao Zheng Yi said loudly, “If we were to kill you now, words might spread around the martial world that we only wanted to kill you for our selfish needs. We need to fairly execute you!”

    Li Xun Huan sighed. “Zhao Zheng Yi, I really do deeply admire you. Although your heart’s absolutely disgusting, all your words are bright and righteous. And you can say them with a straight face.”

    Tian Qi said with a laugh. “Mr. Li. You do have guts. If you really want to die so quickly, I have a plan.”

    Li Xun Huan said, “I originally wanted to say something to you too. But I didn’t want to stain my mouth.”

    Tian Qi went on as if Li Xun Huan didn’t say anything. “If you want to die a little quicker, just write down that you’re guilty. Then we can provide you with a merciful death.”

    Li Xun Huan didn’t even have to think. “Fine. I say it. You write it.”

    Long Xiao4 Yun hurriedly said, “Brother. You can do this!”

    Li Xun Huan just ignored him. He kept on going. “My crimes are too numerous to speak. I pretend to be righteous when my heart’s evil. I scheme for power, break other people’s friendship, sneak attack on others, use devious methods when fighting, I have no integrity and did tons of horrendous things. Yet I still feel as if I’m a true gentleman!”


    Only to hear a loud sound, as Zhao Zheng Yi slapped him hard on the face!

    Yet Li Xun Huan just smiled. “No matter. I’ll just pretend that I got bitten by a crazy dog.”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said angrily, “You bastard. Listen well. Even if I can’t kill you yet, I can still make you wish that you were dead!”

    Li Xun Huan still just laughed. “If I were afraid of you little filthy fake gentleman, I wouldn’t be a true man. Just use whatever torturing method you want!”

    Zhao Zheng Yi said. “Good!”

    Long Xiao4 Yun simply shivered on his seat. He said, “Brother. I’m sorry. You might be a hero, but I’m a coward. I...”

    Li Xun Huan said, “This isn’t your fault, big brother. If I had a son and a wife, I’d do the same thing.”

    At this time Zhao Zheng Yi had already grabbed hold of him, pulling his muscles hard. The pain is excruciating for anyone to endure, yet Li Xun Huan still just smiled.

    At this time, someone said outside, “Ms. Lin, where did you come from? And who’s this friend of yours?”

    Only to see Lin Xian Er’s clothing messed up, with parts torn, walking into the hall.

    By her side is a youngster. Even on such a freezing day, he’s just wearing a thin piece of clothing. Yet his shoulders are still straight. As if nothing in this world can make him bend!

    Yet he’s carrying a dead body.

    Ah Fei!

    Why is Ah Fei here?

    Li Xun Huan’s heart pounded, not knowing whether to be happy or shocked. Yet he suddenly turned away, not wanting Ah Fei to see him like this.

    He doesn’t want Ah Fei to do anything stupid for him.

    Yet Ah Fei still saw him.

    His cold face suddenly lightened up. Then marched towards Li Xun Huan. Zhao Zheng Yi did not block him, for he knows how skillful this youngster is.

    But Gong Sun Muo Yun doesn’t know this. He immediately blocked Ah Fei’s path and said, “Who the hell are you? What do you want to do?”

    Ah Fei said, “To teach you a lesson!”

    When he heard this, Gong Sun Muo Yun attacked.

    Lin Xian Er only looked shockingly at Li Xun Huan, not caring about anyone else. As for Long Xiao4 Yun, he doesn’t really want to do anything anymore.

    Yet oddly enough, Ah Fei didn’t even bother to dodge.

    Only to hear a loud noise as Gong Sun Muo Yun’s fist landed on Ah Fei’s chest. Ah Fei didn’t move an inch, yet Gong Sun Muo Yun was in such pain he bent down on his knees.

    Ah Fei didn’t even bother to look at him, instead walking up to Li Xun Huan and asked, “Is he your friend?”

    Li Xun Huan just smiled. “Do you think I have a friend like him?”

    At this time, Gong Sun Muo Yun attacked again. Suddenly, Ah Fei turned around, and with another loud thud, Gong Sun Muo Yun landed several feet away.

    The crowd couldn’t believe what they’re seeing. No one would believe that the famous Cloud Fist would look like crap in front of this youngster.

    Only Tian Qi laughed loudly. “Friend you are quite fast. The youngsters really is overtaking us old folks.”

    He bowed and said. “My name is Tian Qi. What’s your name. Maybe we can be friends.”

    Ah Fei said, “I don’t have a name. Nor do I care to have a friend like you.”

    Other people’s expressions changed, yet Tian Qi kept on smiling. “Unfortunately, you’re very bad at making friends.”

    Ah Fei said, “Really?”

    Tian Qi pointed at Li Xun Huan and said, “Is he your friend?”

    “Yes.”

    Tian Qi asked, “Do you know who he is?”


    “I do.”

    Tian Qi chuckled, “Do you also know that he is the Plum Flower Bandit?”

    Ah Fei raised his eyebrows. “Plum Flower Bandit?”

    Tian Qi said, “This really is hard to believe. But one has to accept the truth.”

    Ah Fei stared at him, his stare penetrating his heart.

    Ah Fei said coldly, “He’s definitely is not the Plum Flower Bandit.”

    “Why?”

    Ah Fei suddenly dropped the dead person on his shoulders. Then said, “Because this is the real Plum Flower Bandit!”

    The crowd could not help but starting to gather around the corpse.

    This corpse is thin and dry. The knife wounds on his face made it hard to tell who he is.

    Tian Qi laughed again. “You’re saying that this is the real Plum Flower Bandit?”

    Ah Fei said, “Yes.”

    Tian Qi said, “You really are a youngster. Do you really think everyone’s so gullible? Do you think we’ll believe you just by bringing some corpse and say it’s the Plum Flower Bandit?”

    Ah Fei said, “I never lie. And I never get tricked.”

    Tian Qi said, “In that case, how can you prove it?”

    Ah Fei said, “Just look at his mouth!”

    Tian Qi laughed again. “Why should I look at his mouth. Can he talk or something?”

    Everyone else also laughed along. Even if they didn’t think it was very funny, they still laughed along because Tian Qi did.

    Lin Xian Er suddenly came and said, “I know he’s not lying. This person really is the Plum Flower Bandit.”

    Tian Qi said, “Really? Did the corpse tell you?”

    Lin Xian Er said, “That’s right. He told me himself.”

    She didn’t let anyone interrupt her before continuing. “When Qin Zhong died, I can see he died from a very powerful hidden weapon. It’s not too big a deal that he couldn’t dodge this weapon. Yet there’s something fishy if even a master like Wu Wen Tian couldn’t dodge this hidden weapon. Now I know why.”

    Tian Qi’s eyes twitched. “Oh? So why?”

    Lin Xian Er said, “Yes. The secret is in his mouth.”

    She suddenly used a knife to open the corpse’s mouth. There’s a little barrow inside.

    Lin Xian Er said, “It’s only because the weapons came out when he was talking, that no one would guard against such an attack!”

    Tian Qi said, “If he has this barrel in his mouth, how can he talk?”

    Lin Xian Er said, “This is the secret within the secret. He doesn’t need his mouth to talk. Because he can do so with his stomach. His mouth is for killing people!”

    While what she said sound ludicrous, knowledgeable people like Tian Qi knows that such an ability does exist. Supposedly, it came from Persia, and was mainly used as circus tricks. Normally it sounds very weird. Yet if used by a true martial arts expert, the sound can obviously be much more realistic.

    Lin Xian Er said, “Before Mr. Tian and others fight, where do you look at?”

    Tian Qi said, “Obviously at the opponent’s body.”

    Lin Xian Er asked, “What part of the body?”

    Tian Qi responded, “Shoulders and hands.”

    Lin Xian Er smiled. “See. That’s my point. When experts fight, they never look at the opponent’s mouth. Only when dogs fight do they worry about the opponent’s mouth. Since people aren’t like dogs, they never bite.

    Everyone else chuckled. When a beauty such as Lin Xian Er say something like this, how could one not laugh along?

    Yet Lin Xian Er immediately looked sullen, then said, “Yet the Plum Flower Bandit just happen to use his mouth as his weapon. The better the fighter, the easier it is to get tricked. Because a high level martial arts expert would never notice the opponent’s mouth.

    Tian Qi asked, “So how did you find out about this secret?”

    Lin Xian Er said, “I only found out after he used the hidden weapons.”

    Tian Qi chuckled. “So is our little friend a dog? He only likes to stare at other people’s mouths?”

    End of Chapter 13

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    Thank you Meh for the translation!!! This is just too exciting. I keep on checking the spcnet.tv every few hours to see if you have translated more.

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    excellent job, Meh. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/clap.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/clap.gif" border="0">

    more please! thank you.
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