Chu Liu Xiang (Chor Lau Heung) Summaries
Da Sa Mo - Part 2
Original novel written by Gu Long
Fan translation by Athena
Chu LiuXiang, Hu TieHua, and Ji BingYan were discussing Hu's royal wedding. Hu felt embarrassed and reached for a bottle of wine when he saw a little note. It said:
My dear gentlemen have come from afar.
Why interfere in matters that are of no concern to you? If you are wise you would leave as soon as possible, if not, you might live to regret it.
If you are willing to listen to my advice, I shall personally prepare some delicious soup for you again.
The lady of the shrine pays her humble respects.
It was the same handwriting as the other note. The Stone Avalokitesvara had spies all over the place, they had no idea who the spies could be.
The only thing to do was to wait for another 3 days, then the Stone Avalokitesvara would collect her ransom and they would retrieve the Star of Happiness. Ji BingYan was doubtful this woman would return the Star. According to the king it held a secret.
During the night someone tried to sneak into their sleeping quarters. But the intruder saw he was already surrounded by the 3 friends. When they took a closer look they found out that this intruder was SiTu LiuXing. SiTu LiuXing said he came on a special arrant, he wanted to warn the about a powerful foe coming soon. He told Chu, Hu, and Ji why he disappeared. He saw Du Huan taking his leave earlier and decided to follow him. After walking for about an hour, he saw Du Huan entering a tent. SiTu LiuXing knew there must be highly skilled martial arts expert in that tent he was trying to think of a way eavesdrop. Suddenly a fast horse rode by and 3 figures rushed out of the tent and pursued them. He took this opportunity to sneak closer and he saw 3 people talking in the tent. 2 of them were QiuCi high ranking officials and one middle-aged Chinese man with a wretched appearance. They were discussing the amount of ransom they wanted for the Star of Happiness. After a while the 3 pursuers came back empty-handed, SiTu LiuXing was afraid he would be discovered soon.
Fortunately, Sun Kong and Du Huan were leaving to assassinate the king. The remaining 3 men were still arguing about the ransom money. The 2 officials said they asked for too much, and the king may not comply. The Chinese man said it was worth it because there was a secret connected to the Star of Happiness. Suddenly someone patted on his shoulder. SiTu LiuXing thought he was about to die and turned around and saw someone waving at him. He went to that man, it turned out to be someone he once met. 2 years ago SiTu LiuXing was involved into some burglary activities in the city of LouYang. When he was caught by this man, because SiTu LiuXing was stealing some money to give to a poor widow and her children, this man forgave him and let him walk. This man had a policy: when he let you live once he will never harm you again. SiTu LiuXing said this man was also one of the assassins. He couldn't reveal this man's identity because he had sworn to him not to reveal his name.
Ji BingYan asked SiTu LiuXing why he was telling them all of this. SiTu LiuXing said 2 years ago, his brother wanted to retire from the WuLin realm with his acquired wealth. Unfortunately, NanGong Ling took interest in his brother's wealth and killed his brother and took over all his possession. There were tears in his eyes when he told this story. SiTu LiuXing knew he wasn't able to avenge his brother but was really grateful when Chu LiuXiang foiled NanGong Ling and WuHua's schemes. He thanked Chu LiuXiang from the bottom of his heart and took leave.
(*Somehow the plans of NanGong Ling and WuHua are exposed after all, everyone in the martial arts realm including the Beggars Association and the ShaoLin Monasteries are grateful to Chu LiuXiang for stopping these 2 fiends. It is not explained in the novel how everyone knew the evil plans of the 2 brothers).
When SiTu LiuXing left, Chu LiuXiang, Hu TieHua and Ji BingYan were all wondering who that man was. Before long it was almost dawn. Hu TieHua had to prepare for the wedding.
In a few hours, the wedding ceremony began. (*The customs used here are quite similiar to traditional Chinese wedding ceremonies, I'm not going to translate that bit because I think everyone has read/seen/watched enough novels/tv series to have a clear picture of the event).
Ji BingYan approached Chu at the banquet and showed him a little note he just found. It said:
Today is your daughter's happy occasion, I shall spare your head for another day. Tomorrow I shall come again to take your life I hope you will take the necessary precautions and will not disappoint me.
Chu LiuXiang said tonight was a dangerous night, they shouldn't eat anything that was brought to them without inspecting it first. Ji BingYan said he would stand guard tonight and asked Chu to rendezvous with him when he can.
Hu TieHua was drinking a lot, and was beginning to feel tipsy and was brought to bridal chamber.
Chu LiuXiang and Ji BingYan decided to stand watch. Ji would stand watch for the first part of the night and Chu the latter part.
After Chu switched watches with Ji, he was strolling about. He had a lot on his mind. He was thinking of Su RongRong, Li HongXiu, Song TianEr and also that mysterious assassin, the Stone Avalokitesvara. Suddenly he saw someone walking up to him, it was the bride princess PiPa. Chu was shocked to see her and asked her why she wasn't in the bridal chamber. She smiled sweetly and said she wasn't the bride, therefore she wasn't in the chamber. Chu was flabbergasted and asked her who was the bride. She said the king didn't just have 1 daughter, her elder sister was the bride. Chu was too surprised to say anything and asked her what she wanted.
She stripped herself and fell into the arms of Chu LiuXiang. Chu was mesmerized by her beauty and took her to his bed and spent a night of passion.
They both woke up in bed, Princess PiPa asked Chu whether he knew why she gave herself to him.
Chu replied that she must have a reason. PiPa said although she loves him, she did this for another motive and she can't marry him. Chu just hmmed. PiPa also said they may not see each other again, again Chu hmmed. Princess PiPa asked Chu why he didn't ask her why she couldn't marry him. Chu said if she could tell him she would have told him. PiPa sighed and told him that she couldn't tell him her motives. Chu smiled and said that's why he didn't ask. Princess PiPa asked him softly whether he felt unhappy about not being able to get together, even if he didn't, he could tell a lie. Chu smiled and said he can never tell a lie. She slapped him and said he was a horrible man and ran away crying.
When he got up and went to see Ji BingYan he noticed he was still sleeping. He knew Ji was pretending and moved along. He met Hu TieHua and asked him whether he was alright carefully. Hu said he wasn't an idiot. He knew that his wife wasn't princess PiPa, but her elder sister. Hu said to Chu that he thought this elder sister must be an ugly woman because she didn't dare to make an appearance. He told Chu he was wrong, this elder princess was even more beautiful than princess PiPa. Hu said this princess was elegant, gentle, considerate and most important, she was a beauty. Chu felt happy for him for finding a good wife. Hu wanted Chu to meet his wife and pulled him to his bridal chamber, Chu felt somewhat awkward but Hu said he shouldn't feel embarrassed because his wife was an understanding woman.
When they entered the room, the princess was still sleeping with the veils of the bed still drawn. Hu laughed and told her not to feel embarrassed and pulled open the veil and saw the body of a naked woman on his bed.
Chu asked Hu when did he leave the room, Hu said just an instant ago. Chu said who wanted Hu TieHua's wife dead. Hu said this woman wasn't his wife! He never saw her before and he was wondering where his wife was now. They examined the corpse, the deceased was a very ugly woman and with that mortal wound on her chest made her even more gruesome. They deducted that she was murdered somewhere else and was placed her not long ago. But something was puzzling them where did the Hu's wife go to. Hu yelled out: "Come quickly! Someone died in my room!"
A group of people rushed in the first was princess PiPa, the second was the king. Both of their faces changed when they saw the corpse. Hu wanted to ask who this woman was, but he was interrupted by the king who grabbed him.
The king yelled out: "Why did you kill her!"
Hu angrily shouted back: "Are you daft, man! I don't even recognize her why should I kill her."
The king yelled: "Although she is not pretty, she's still your wife! How could you kill her. You're a beast!"
Hu yelled: "WHAT! This woman is..... my wife."
The king said: "Although she is ugly, she is still a princess and asking her to marry a commoner like you is a great inconvenience for her. But why kill her."
Hu pushed him away and said he was crazy. The king cursed him. Chu LiuXiang asked the king again whether this was his other daughter, the king said of course. Hu said this was not the woman he saw last night. The king said that Hu was full of nonsense. Both the king and the princess wanted to detain Hu for murder. 8 soldiers came in to seize Hu, but they were knocked aside in a wink. Hu wanted to leave but Chu LiuXiang leapt before him. Hu was angry and asked Chu whether he would try to stop him. Chu sighed and said he just wanted to clear things up and told the king whether he could have 3 days to solve this murder. The king asked what will happen if Hu fled, Chu said he would then die instead of Hu. Hu TieHua added he would lay down his life if the murder isn't solved in 3 days.
The king complied with this.
Chu concluded the deceased was the true princess, this princess was too ugly so she stayed inside. That was why the king misled Hu into the wedding. The princess was dead at least 6 to 8 hours and the murderer hid her body under the bed of the bridal chamber. Hu was feeling nauseous because he made love to a woman while a corpse was under the bed. The murderer wanted to make sure that Chu, Hu and Ji didn't became friends with the king otherwise it might lead to more difficulties for the murderer. The murderer and the fake-bride must be the Stone Avalokitesvara. The 2 of them decided to discuss this situation with Ji BingYan. Arriving in his sleeping quarters, Ji was still not awake. When they pulled away the blanket they saw a soldier. The soldier's acupoint was pressed by Ji BingYan and he himself was missing. The soldier said he was dragged in here and put under the blanket. Chu deducted that Ji BingYan must have gone after the mysterious assassin. Chu said he will go after him and Hu must stay here. Chu went out and set out for the direction where SiTu LiuXing said he followed Du Huan. After walking for some time he saw signs of fighting, one of the fighter used a "judges brush" that person must be Ji BingYan the other one used a long sword. Suddenly he saw clouds of dust coming up, he knew there were 2 martial arts experts fighting and rushed over to see Ji BingYan fighting YI DIANHONG. Both of them seem equally matched, so the mysterious assassin must be Yi DianHong.
Ji BingYan and Yi DianHong were still fighting intensively. Suddenly, Yi DianHong aimed his sword in a faulty position. His sword stabbed a cactus behind Ji BingYan. Ji saw a window of opportunity and Ji used his "judges brushes" to press against 2 of acupoints and Yi DianHong fell. Ji praised Yi DianHong's martial arts suddenly his face changed he saw a dead scorpion at the tip of Yi DianHong' sword. He now realized Yi just saved his life but he didn't want to receive any gratitude from his opponent and raised the sword of Yi DianHong to slice off his left leg.
Suddenly the sword flew out of his hand, he knew Chu LiuXiang came. Both Ji BingYan and Yi DianHong called out: "You're here after all."
The 2 of them looked at each other and said again in unison: "You know this man."
Chu said to both of them that they were his good friends. Chu asked Yi DianHong why he was here. Yi DianHong reacted in surprise. He said Chu asked him to come here. He said some time ago, someone came to see him saying he was here on behalf of Chu LiuXiang. The messenger said Chu wanted Yi DianHong to kill the king of QiuCi.
The messenger reminded Yi DianHong that Chu rescued him once. Chu said he would never say that to anyone. Yi DianHong said he believed Chu but the only people who knew of this secret were Chu, Yi DianHong, Wu Hua, NanGong Ling, Su RongRong and Hei ZhenZhu. Ji BingYan concluded that Hei ZhenZhu must be the mastermind. Yi DianHong said he saw a Chinese man but that wasn't Hei ZhenZhu. He said that Chinese man's name was Wu JuXuan. According to Yi DianHong he looked miserable. They say he was a famous scholar and the traitors of the king appointed as their adviser. Yi DianHong said he would rendezvous with the other conspirators at a little inn opened by a notorious robber in this part of the desert, namely The Half Heavenly Wing, in 2 days.
Chu said they shall pay them a little visit.
Chu LiuXiang and Ji BingYan disguised themselves as prisoners of Yi DianHong and arrived at the small inn opened by Pan Tian Feng, the notorious robber. Chu disguised himself as a hunchback and Ji BingYan as a pockmarked man. They sat down and ordered something to drink. They heard the proprietor and his waiters picking on some thirsty travelers, forcing them to buy small amounts of water for a very expensive price.
After that incident, the waiters were treating Yi DianHong rather rudely and he taught them a lesson. The proprietor apologized to Yi DianHong and used a sabre to kill the 2 waiters. The proprietor was Pan Tian Feng. Suddenly a young woman walked in and killed Pan Tian Feng and the other remaining thugs. She said in a very polite way she had orders to take Yi DianHong to the rendezvous vessel. When they walked out of the inn, they saw a big ship. These ships were built to maneuver through sand like normal ships would in water. Yi DianHong, Chu LiuXiang and Ji BingYan boarded the ship. They saw 3 men onboard. One looked like a merchant, the other looked like a military man. The other man was a Chinese middle-aged man with a miserable appearance. Chu and Ji knew they must be Hong XiangGong, general Min, and Wu JuXuan. The 2 traitors asked Yi DianHong whether he succeeded in assassinating the king. Yi said he didn't and he wouldn't discuss why and they didn't dare to ask him. Wu JuXuan walked about and walked towards the backs of Chu and Ji. Suddenly he sealed their acupoints rendering them motionless. Before Yi DianHong could move, the young woman already put her sabre at Yi DianHong's neck, the 3 friends were captured without even putting up a resistance!
Wu JuXuan called out Chu's name and said his disguises might fool someone else but certainly not his keen eyes.
The 3 friends were tied and thrown in the lower decks of the ship. Chu, Ji and Yi DianHong could still hear the 3 conspirators discussing whether the Stone Avalokitesvara would truly help the new king. Wu JuXuan assured Hong XiangGong and general Min she would do her best to help them. They asked about her martial arts compared to Wu JuXuan, Wu said he could never reach her level in his entire life. Hong XiangGong said when everything is settled, he and general Min would petition to the new king to bestow Wu JuXuan an official rank. Wu JuXuan thanked him, Chu thought someone like Wu JuXuan would never be satisfied with some official rank. Before long they heard another desert ship approaching them, the Stone Avalokitesvara must be on that ship. They heard the young woman earlier paying her respects to her teacher, so she must be a disciple of the Stone Avalokitesvara.
Hong, Min, and Wu respectfully paid their respects to the Stone Avalokitesvara. Chu heard a most charming and enchanting voice telling to rise. General Min asked her whether she had the Star of Happiness. The Stone Avalokitesvara asked him whether he knew the secret of the stone already. Min said he hasn't found out yet. The Stone Avalokitesvara said she would hold on to it, till they discovered the secret of the stone. Also, it seemed that the plot to assassinate the king was a ruse, to make the king edgy and in a nervous state so that he might reveal the secret to others. And the more people who know the secret, the chances of knowing the secret themselves will also increase as they have placed spies in the king's entourage. Chu whispered to Ji that they fell for the ruse. Suddenly the Stone Avalokitesvara said that tricking Chu LiuXiang isn't an easy task. Chu, Ji and Yi DianHong were shocked to hear that she could hear them, she must have excellent internal energy.
Chu LiuXiang thanked her for her praises. She said she had never met a more charming, intelligent, and witty opponent in her life. Ji whispered coldly to Chu that the Stone Avalokitesvara fancied him. Chu quickly talked loudly to her preventing her from hearing Ji's comment.
Chu LiuXiang formally requested an audience with the most beautiful woman in the world. The Stone Avalokitesvara was flattered and asked him whether he truly wanted to meet her. Chu sighed and again requested his audience. She assured him he would see her eventually. Chu asked why he couldn't right now, she told him to be patient. Chu sighed again and said he may not live that long to see her, she assured he would. Suddenly Wu JuXuan interrupted and said Chu would not live that long. She asked him coldly why he interfered in her affairs. Wu said that Chu LiuXiang was a risk to their plan and had to be killed right now. She sternly scolded him and Wu had nothing else to say but comply.
Hong XiangGong said that in his humble opinion, Chu must die. The Stone Avalokitesvara disagreed and said Chu had to stay around to watch their plan succeed, like an artist who wants someone to recognize and praise his masterpiece. Wu JuXuan wanted to say something but was again sternly interrupted by the Stone Avalokitesvara. She seems to be very friendly to everyone except for Wu JuXuan for some strange reason. She asked permission to take Chu LiuXiang, Ji BingYan and Yi DianHong away. No one dared to say no and complied with her wish.
Just before Chu LiuXiang met up with Yi DianHong and Ji BingYan, Hu TieHua was summoned by the queen. She asked Hu to protect the ransom and see to it that The Star of Happiness will return safely. Furthermore, she knew the Star was connected to an invaluable treasure, she wanted Hu TieHua to assist the king when he wanted to dig up the treasure. Hu TieHua said he would not fail her request, she thanked him. Hu and 3 soldiers set out to the rendezvous point. They walked for hours. The 3 soldiers didn't talk to Hu. Hu asked them for a some wine, luckily one of them had brought some wine and Hu drank it all up. The soldiers asked him whether he was feeling tipsy. Hu said he was fine. One of the soldiers said Hu could even make somersaults. Hu TieHua said somersaults were no problem and started to make one but before he could finish he fell down and tried a few more times but he couldn't use any strength at all.
The soldiers all laughed and said they put some harmless poison in the wine, it's not strong enough to kill anyone but it would render someone feeble for some time. The 3 soldiers moved in to kill him, suddenly they stopped because they saw a ship. The ship approached them, a woman dressed in a white robe scolded 3 soldiers for wanting to keep the ransom for themselves. She instantly disarmed them, their sabres flew up in the air. The soldiers saw how strong she was and quickly fled. The white-robed woman caught the sabres and flung them towards them, stabbing all 3 in the back. She ordered some men to load the ransom on the ship and said Hu's business was done and left.
Chu, Ji and Yi DianHong were on the same ship, but this white-robed woman wasn't the Stone Avalokitesvara but one of her disciples. The Stone Avalokitesvara left the ship already and her pupil warned Chu, etc. not to make a sound or Hu TieHua will die very quickly. So that's why they didn't let Hu know they were on the ship. The ship departed again and took the camels along with the ransom. The disciple gave the Star back to Hu, but Hu had no way of transport back to the oasis and was starting to be afraid when he heard a voice. It was princess PiPa. The queen had sent her to watch over Hu TieHua she was afraid that something would happen to Hu so she asked the princess to follow them. Hu felt embarrassed for being in this state. The 2 of them argued for some time and decided to head back to the oasis. But that wasn't going to be an easy task.
The ship suddenly stopped and a cold voice asked Chu, Ji and Yi DianHong whether they could walk. Chu asked the girl to remove her veil. He heard that the Stone Avalokitesvara was a true beauty, her disciples should be beautiful women too. The disciple laughed and removed her veil, Chu saw her face was mutilated just like Qiu LingSu. The girl asked whether he was happy with what he saw. Chu smiled friendly and said that it didn't matter whether you were ugly or not. The disciple, Qu WuRong, was stunned for a moment and told them to get of the ship now. Yi DianHong approached her and said: "You're not ugly, You're pretty."
They walked towards a small oasis and saw a group of handsome men sweeping when they reached the oasis. Chu asked one of them whether he was happy with his job. He said he was and continued sweeping. Somehow, these men reminded Chu of Shi Tuo.
Suddenly a wind blew a very strong sweet fragrance. Ji BingYan and Yi DianHong felt weak after smelling that strange sweet scent. Chu asked Qu WuRong whether this place was dangerous, Qu asked him why did he ask. Chu said this enchanting place had something sinister and after saying that he passed out.
Gradually Chu woke up, he heard some young women talking about him. He saw 2 young woman with ordinary looks standing in front of him. Chu smiled to them, they both cleared up and blushed. Chu was flirting with the 2 young women. The 2 girls told Qu WuRong to go away. Chu advised them not to make Qu angry because she has good martial arts. The 2 girls were very happy that he was concerned about them. They assured Chu that their teacher, the Stone Avalokitesvara, was fair in treating all her disciples and showed no favoritism. Chu asked them about that sweet scent he smelled when he arrived here. They said it was the flowers, they emit a sweet but strong fragrance to knock somebody out. Chu praised them for their knowledge. Suddenly, they heard someone sighing and said they were too talkative. It was the Stone Avalokitesvara.
Chu LiuXiang never saw a more beautiful, enchanting, and mesmerizing appearance in his entire life. No doubt she was THE most beautiful woman on the world. Qu WuRong and the 2 girls called her teacher and paid their respects. The Stone Avalokitesvara said to the 2 girls that they said she always treated all the disciples fairly, now they would have to fight for their lives. Both of them would battle Qu WuRong. The victor will live and loser will die. Chu quickly pleaded for their lives. She said to Chu that they wouldn't beg for their lives. And the 3 disciples were engaged in a fight. Chu asked the Stone Avalokitesvara why she wanted them dead, she coldly replied they sought death themselves. Chu didn't understand, but Ji BingYan understood that the Stone Avalokitesvara fancied Chu and these 2 ignorant girls had the audacity to flirt with him first, so that's why she wanted them dead.
Chu was surprised to see the martial arts of the Stone Avalokitesvara. He had never seen such strange and dangerous techniques before. It was a bit similar to the "Eagle's claw", or even Mongolian wrestling techniques but even more ferocious. And Qu WuRong's palm techniques resembled a bit of Japanese sword techniques. Chu thought to himself that the martial arts of the Stone Avalokitesvara were not Chinese of origin. At this point of the battle, Chu LiuXiang praised Qu WuRong's level of martial arts, one against 2 and she still gained the upperhand. Qu was able to kill the 2 other disciples, and kneeled down in front of her teacher. Her teacher coldly praised her martial arts and said she was improving a lot. In a few more years she could even kill her teacher. Qu trembled when she heard this and said she wouldn't do so. To prove her loyalty she drew a blade from her sleeve and cut off her right hand. The pain caused her to faint, Chu and Ji sighed but Yi DianHong stared at the Stone Avalokitesvara. He just grunted at her. She was amused that the cold-blooded killer Yi DianHong would fall in lover too and asked him to attend to her wound because as a professional killer he must have the right medication with him.
She asked Chu whether he could follow her, and Chu did so.
Yi DianHong attended Qu's wound and said to Ji that he never thought Chu would go with her. As he said that he sounded disappointed and a bit angry. Ji said Yi DianHong didn't understand Chu. Chu will never do anything that would embarrass his friends. He told Yi DianHong he should be lucky to have a friend like Chu LiuXiang. Qu WuRong gradually woke up, Yi DianHong carefully asked her whether she felt alright. This was the most gentle and considerate thing he had ever said in his life.
Qu said coldly it was not his concern and told him to stay away from her. She removed the bandage and told Yi DianHong not to mind in her affairs again and ran outside with blood gushing from her wound.
Ji BingYan said: "I've never seen a more stubborn girl in my life."
Yi DianHong coldly said: "She is very good."
Ji asked him: "Good? In what way?"
Yi DianHong just coldly said: "She is very good."
Ji sighed: "You had the best for her, even if she didn't accept your help she shouldn't have been so rude to you."
Yi DianHong closed his eyes. Ji stared at him for awhile and secretly laughed and thought: "They truly belong with each other."
The quarters of the Stone Avalokitesvara were plain but exquisite. Chu LiuXiang followed the Stone Avalokitesvara to her quarters. There he sat for some time watching her. She was indeed the most beautiful woman he ever saw in his life. After a while he sighed. The Stone Avalokitesvara asked him why he sighed. Chu said when people ask him whether he had met the Stone Avalokitesvara he couldn't describe her appearance to them. Because there were no words available to describe her beauty.
The Stone Avalokitesvara blushed when she heard his compliment. She asked Chu whether he was disappointed in meeting her. Chu asked her instead whether he looked disappointed. She asked him another question. She wanted to know whether Chu thought she was old. Chu said that aging is a terrible enemy for women, but in his opinion, the Stone Avalokitesvara had conquered this enemy. She asked him to come over and hold her in his arms. No man can resist this temptation, Chu walked over and held her in his arms. She whispered sweetly that he will not be disappointed. Chu suddenly tossed her away as far as possible, she landed softly on the floor and looked surprised. The Stone Avalokitesvara never encountered such a strange situation or even a stranger man. She asked him why he threw her away, didn't he desire her? Chu said this desire will bring him closer to his destruction, furthermore, he said no ordinary man can resist her. That's why those men were sweeping the floor, because they were too ordinary. Chu didn't want to end up like those men. The Stone Avalokitesvara wanted her men to give up everything for her but when they do, she finds them cheap and revolting, they were only fit to sweep her floors. Chu commented that her life was too empty, she wants to find a worthy soul mate to fill her lonely existence, but unfortunately, the chances of finding one is very small. The Stone Avalokitesvara smiled when she heard his theory, she said that Chu LiuXiang might be that soul mate she was looking for. Chu said he might be different now but after she had "conquered" him, he would no different from those sweepers.
She asked him why he had no self-confidence. Chu said he had plenty of confidence, but he didn't want to risk it. She asked him whether she was worth the risk. Chu said that he would not risk this for any woman in this world. The Stone Avalokitesvara asked him whether Su RongRong was worth it.
Chu's face changed and quickly replied that she was his friend and for a friend he would risk everything.
The Stone Avalokitesvara coldly asked him if he knew what the penalty was for rejecting her. Chu smiled and asked her if he was the first to reject her, she said there was another one a long time ago and she evilly laughed and asked Chu if he knew what happened to that man. She said that killing him would be a too light of a punishment. She tortured him, tied him in the burning sun till he became blind and his skin withered. She let him do harsh work till his will broke and became a human animal. She laughed and asked Chu whether he knew what this man looked liked in the end. Chu had the picture of Shi Tuo in his mind and said he knew.
The Stone Avalokitesvara asked Chu if he wanted to share the same fate as that man. Chu calmly replied that he knew this man got away. Although he may live poorly but he was still doing better than those poor sweepers here. She angrily yelled at Chu saying she would not let Chu live to escape. Chu LiuXiang smiled and said he also knew she wouldn't kill him now, because she was still hoping he would change his mind. And she wouldn't bare to torture him now. The Stone Avalokitesvara picked up her pillow and threw it towards Chu ordering him to get out now. Chu LiuXiang smiled and said he would comply. He could still hear her panting with anger.