Swordsman (笑傲江湖小说)

[Mandred Skavenslayer]

Interesting scene, you seem to be making LHC and DFBB learn from each other.
DFBB becomes more caring and empathic, while LHC becomes emotionally more grown up and ruthless.

Look forward to reading it.

[Dongfang Xue]

Dongfang Bubai leapt from tree to tree, gliding in the air, following the masked men from a distance. “What are this people up to? Didn’t they just pass by the place earlier?” Dongfang Bubai thought. She started feeling impatient. A thought then flashed through her mind. “Could this be a diversion? There might be more of them waiting for Linghu Chong at the Lingjiu Peak …” she thought. Realizing that she might have fallen into the masked men’s trap, she decided to go back to the Lingjiu Peak at once.

As Dongfang Bubai soared through the air rapidly, she somehow felt that the route to Lingjiu Peak had suddenly become much further. Her heart beat became faster by the seconds, as she became more and more worried about Linghu Chong.

Suddenly, there were loud noises of men shouting from the northwest. Dongfang Bubai abruptly halted her steps and lightly stood on the top of a big tree. She looked towards the direction where the noises were coming from.

There was a dozen of men dressed in black armed with swords were standing around a person kneeling on the ground. The person’s hair was in a mess and his back was facing Dongfang Bubai, thus she was not able to see who it was.

One man lifted up his hand and slapped the person in the face. “Linghu Chong! Since you refuse to tell us where the villain Dongfang Bubai is old man will send you to spiritual realm!” After those words, the man drew his sword and pointed it into the air.

As he was about to make his next move, a needle suddenly burst through the air in a flash and pierced into his forehead. The man stumbled to the back and collapsed onto the ground unmoving.

The other men turned towards the direction where the needle came from to see who it was. A flurry of needles pierced through their foreheads without them even realizing it.

Dongfang Bubai hurriedly leapt off from the tree and sprinted towards the person on the ground in a flash. She stooped down behind the person, placed her hands on his shoulders and turned him towards her. “Linghu Chong! Are you alright!”

She turned pale the moment she saw the person’s face. “Lingfeng…?” she uttered with surprise.

The person was in fact Yue Lingfeng pretending to be Linghu Chong. Without saying a single word, Yue Lingfeng abruptly pulled a knife out from his pocket and thrust it at Dongfang Bubai’s abdomen. The knife pierced straight through Dongfang Bubai’s abdomen.

Dongfang Bubai pressed her lips as she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. “What is the meaning of this…?” she bitterly asked.

Yue Lingfeng gave Dongfang Bubai an odd look. “She sounded like we know each other…” he thought.

The both of them got to their feet and looked into each other’s eyes in silence. Dongfang Bubai’s heart was filled with a mixture of astonishment, bitterness, and sorrow. Yue Lingfeng’s heart on the other hand was flooded with confusion. He could not recognize Dongfang Bubai at all but there was a sense of closeness when he looked into her eyes.

“You’re Dongfang Bubai?” Yue Lingfeng suddenly asked.

Dongfang Bubai’s eyes were tearing. “Yes. I’m Dongfang Bubai,” she replied fiercely. She then lifted up her hand and thrust her palm at Yue Lingfeng’s chest, sending him flying to the back. She was so depressed that she did not bother asking why Yue Lingfeng tried to kill her.

Yue Lingfeng fell on his back, looking at Dongfang Bubai in shock. From Dongfang Bubai’s facial expression he could tell that she was sad. “I’m sure we know each other…no one would have such a reaction when they get stabbed by an enemy,” he thought.

Another dozen of men dressed in black robes darted towards the scene surrounding Dongfang Bubai. “Villain! Next year today will be your death anniversary!” one of them said loudly.

Dongfang Bubai laughed coldly and responded, “Do you really think that you can kill me so easily?”

“Kill!” the man yelled. All twelve of them brandished their swords and thrust it towards Dongfang Bubai in unison.

Dongfang Bubai whirled the loose outer garment like a sword, parrying the attacks and subsequently slashing four men in the throat. Her movements were just fast beyond belief, like a flash, there was no way any of them could have retaliate against her attacks.

Three shadows somersaulted in the air and landed in front of Yue Lingfeng. They were Ren Woxing, Xiang Wentian and Ren Yingying.

Ren Yingying reached her hands out and helped the Yue Lingfeng up from the ground. “Brother Yue, are you alright?” she said worriedly.

Yue Lingfeng still in shock only nodded his head.

Dongfang Bubai glared at them in coldly. “No wonder…no wonder he would do this to me…” she thought.

Ren Woxing looked at Dongfang Bubai from top to bottom. He then burst out laughing. “Dongfang Bubai! What have you done to yourself? Did you really learn the martial arts in the Sunflower Scripture?”

Dongfang Bubai pursed her lips and glared at Ren Woxing coldly. “You are the one who is blind. I’ve always been a woman. It’s just that you were too dumb to realize it, old man,” she said with an evil grin.

Ren Woxing casted a stream of energy at a tree, ripped it out from the ground and simultaneously hurled it at Dongfang Bubai. “Regardless of whether you’re a man or woman I’m going to kill you today!” he roared.

Dongfang Bubai hummed coldly. “Ren Woxing! You should have stayed in the underground dungeon!” She shot her hand out and unleashed a blast of energy at the tree, blowing it into flames.

Ren Woxing generated his inner strength and shot his hands out at Dongfang Bubai. His palms unleashed a strong suction force at Dongfang Bubai, dragging her towards him.

Dongfang Bubai brandished her loose outer garment, cutting lose the suction force like a knife. She then shot her hand out and hurled a flurry of needles at Ren Woxing.

The needles burst through the air at lightning speed. There was no way Ren Woxing could have blocked so many needles at one go. He quickly dropped himself to the ground to avoid the oncoming needles.

Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian both saw that Ren Woxing was at a losing end. One brandished his sword, the other her whip, and both attacked Dongfang Bubai at the same time. Even with their combined effort, they were unable to gain any advantage over Dongfang Bubai. Each of their attacks was either being dodged or parried in a flash.

Dongfang Bubai whirled her outer garment around Xiang Wentian’s sword, gripped it tightly and pulled it off his hand. She then thrust her palm at Xiang Wentian and strikes his chest.

Ren Yingying cried out in pain as she flipped backwards and collapsed to the ground. The side of her cheek started to bleed.

After overpowering Xiang Wentian, Dongfang Bubai swung the sword to the left, slashing Ren Yingying in the cheek. Dongfang Bubai’s movements were so fast that Ren Yingying never saw the sword coming at her.

Yue Lingfeng immediately rushed over to Ren Yingying. “Yingying…are you alright?” he asked, while propping her up from behind.

Dongfang Bubai felt as though her heart had been cut open the moment she saw her own brother aiding her rivals.

Ren Woxing leapt up from the ground and started attacking Dongfang Bubai again. His palm strikes were forceful and fast. But yet it was not fast enough to even get close to Dongfang Bubai. By the time he executed an attack, Dongfang Bubai had already moved away. If she wanted to it would have been very easy for her to take his life .

Dongfang Bubai dodged another palm strike and simultaneously grabbed Ren Woxing by the throat, pinning him up against a tree. “Where is Linghu Chong? Tell me!” she shouted in anger.

Ren Woxing was struggling for air so badly that he could hardly move a finger.

“He’s already dead!” Ren Yingying suddenly shouted.

Dongfang Bubai looked over her shoulder at Ren Yingying in shock.

Dongfang Bubai threw Ren Woxing to the ground forcefully and slowly walked up to Ren Yingying. “You’re lying to me…” she whispered in anger.

“If it wasn’t for you he wouldn’t have died! You were the one who caused his death! You demoness!” Ren Yingying screamed once more.

Dongfang Bubai was completely devastated when she heard Ren Yingying’s words .She refused to accept the fact that Linghu Chong had died. She sluggishly stumbled to the back and burst out in tears. “You’re lying to me! “You’re lying to me!” She thrust both her hands into the air and let out a loud cry to vent out her grief, discharging a violent gust of wind into the area. She felt as though her world had been shattered completely.

Yue Lingfeng could sense the wrath coming from Dongfang Bubai’s weep. Fearing that Dongfang Bubai would inflict any further injury on Ren Yingying, he hastily picked up a sword from the ground and dashed towards Dongfang Bubai.

Dongfang Bubai suddenly became still. She pressed her lips and felt a sharp pain in her back. The edge of the sword had pierced right through the back of her shoulder. She slowly turned looked over her shoulder and noticed that it was her own brother who stabbed her.

With the Linghu Chong dead and her brother betraying her, Dongfang Bubai’s heart was swelled with bitterness and frustration. She channeled up her inner strength and discharged a powerful gust of wind from her back that knocked Yue Lingfeng and the sword in his hand away.

Dongfang Bubai then turned around and looked at Yue Lingfeng disappointingly. “Looks like I’ve not only lost the man whom I truly love….I’ve also lost a sibling today…” she uttered bitterly. “Yue Lingfeng…from this day forth our sibling relationship comes to an end….”

Yue Lingfeng was startled. He could not believe his ears. “This woman is claiming to be my….sibling?” he murmured in shock.

Ren Yingying was just as frightened. She refused allow Dongfang Bubai help Yue Lingfeng regain his memory and in turn ruin all the hard work she had done over the last few months. “Dongfang Bubai! Stop deceiving Brother Yue to save your pitiful life!” she shouted furiously.

Dongfang Bubai glared at Ren Yingying viciously. “Stinky lass, you’re not doing any better either. You ate my poison on your 16th birthday. Without my antidote you’re bound to die a horrible death,” she said coldly.

Right at that moment, Shangguan Yun led a large group of men to the scene. “Kill the traitor Dongfang Bubai!” he called out.

The men reached for their swords and started attacking Dongfang Bubai simultaneously.

Dongfang Bubai looked towards the men with a murderous intent on her face. She swung her arm out and strike the first man on the head with her fist, followed by the second man, third man and any other men who were standing in her path. She had completely lost her sanity. Her heart was swelled with anger, hatred and aggression

Shangguan Yun and Xiang Wentian quickly helped Ren Woxing up from the ground. “Chief, this woman has gone insane. We better leave right away,” Shangguan Yun said.

Ren Yingying went forward to pull Yue Lingfeng up from the ground. “Brother Yue let’s go!” she called out.

Yue Lingfeng kept looking back at Dongfang Bubai while he was leaving the scene. He really wanted to turn back and ask her if they were really related.

………………………………………………..

After doing a thorough search around the Shaolin temple, Linghu Chong and the group of people were still unable to locate Dongfang Bubai.

Linghu Chong’s eyes were filled with tears the moment he saw the two nuns lying dead on the ground.

“Brother, we should leave now. I’ll send more people out to look for Senior Martial Sister,” Linghu En said.

Linghu Chong was very eager to look for Dongfang Bubai. He strong felt that she was somewhere around. “En’er, why don’t you get Zhu Jian and Mei Jian to send Abbess and Junior Martial Sister’s corpse back to Hengshan first. I still want to take a look around,” he said assertively.

Linghu En nodded. She then instructed Zhu Jian and Mei Jian to personally escort Ding Yi and Yi Lin’s dead body back to Hengshan.

The group of people looked at each other, wondering if they should stay on with Linghu Chong or leave the temple.

“Dear friends, you may leave too. I would like to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to accompany us here,” Linghu Chong said.

“Take care, Young Master Linghu!” the group of people cupped their hands.

The sun was finally setting. Linghu Chong and Linghu En were on their way to the bottom of the Lingjiu Peak. Linghu Chong was feeling worn out. He had spent the whole day looking for Dongfang Bubai but just could not find her.

As they walked along the woods, they noticed a tea stall up ahead of them. “Brother, let’s go and get something to eat before we continue our journey,” Linghu En suggested.

Linghu Chong only nodded his Head. He was mentally exhausted and just did not fell like talking.

A waiter went up to them and led them to a table. There were no other customers at the stall. Linghu En ordered two bowls of noodles and a pot of tea.

After finishing their food, they started to realize that the waiter and assistant had disappeared.

Linghu En could sense that something was not right. “Brother, be careful. I’ve a bad feeling about this stall…” she whispered.

Linghu Chong took a quick glance around the place. He felt a strong killing aura surrounding the place. “We have to leave now,” he said.

As the two of them got up from their seats, a flurry of arrows flew at them from the trees. Linghu Chong drew his sword and waved it rapidly, parrying the incoming arrows.

Linghu En leapt into the air, caught a stack of arrows with her bare hands and hurled it back to the direction where it came from.

Three men let out a cry and fell off from a tree.

Two groups of men armed with swords jumped out of the bushes and came running towards Linghu Chong and Linghu En. From their clothing Linghu Chong could immediately tell that they were from the Qingcheng Sect.

The Qingcheng Sect apprentices immediately circled Linghu Chong and Linghu En.

Yu Canghai sprinted in the air and landed in front three of his apprentices. “Look who we found here? It’s the expelled Huashan Sect apprentice Linghu Chong,” he said laughingly.

Linghu Chong stared at Yu Canghai coldly. “You only need to tell me Miss Dongfang’s whereabouts and I will let you go,” he said in a stern voice.

“There are so many of us up against the two of you. We don’t need you to let us go. Kill!” Yu Canghai pulled his sword out from the sheath.

Linghu Chong dashed forward and made an arcing slash. Killing six Qingcheng Sect apprentices at one go. Right after that, he turned around and slashed another three Qingcheng Sect apprentices in the throat.

Linghu En lashed a piece of fabric out from her sleeve and directed it at Qingcheng Sect’s apprentice’s abdomen. The fabric pierced through his chest like a sword.

Yu Canghai raised his sword and started to attack Linghu Chong. He slashed his sword downward at Linghu Chong’s head with full force.

Linghu Chong did not back off. He parried the slash with his sword and retaliated with a palm strike to Yu Canghai’s abdomen.

Yu Canghai flew backwards and knocked against tree.

Linghu Chong darted towards him in a flash and grabbed him by this throat. “Say it! Where is Miss Dongfang!”

Yu Canghai clenched his teeth and looked away with a willfully. He was certainly unaware of Dongfang Bubai’s whereabouts but refused to show any signs of fear to Linghu Chong, whom he felt that was a good for nothing lad.


As soon as the other Qingcheng Sect apprentices saw that their master had fallen into Linghu Chong’s hands, they became still and immediately lowered their swords.

Seeing that they got to a standstill, Linghu En rushed towards Linghu Chong. “Brother, we should leave now,” she suggested.

Linghu Chong exerted more force to his fingers, tightening his grip around Yu Canghai’s throat. “Old tortoise! Where is Miss Dongfang!” he asked fiercely.

“Let Chief Yu go!” a voice suddenly called out.

Three figures hastily stride towards the scene. They were Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze and Qing Xu from the Wudang Sect.

Yue Buqun knitted his brows and stared at Linghu Chong. “Callous animal! Let go of Chief Yue at once!” he shouted.

Linghu Chong gazed at Yue Buqun with a tense look on his face. He swung his arm and threw Yu Canghai to the ground and subsequently walked up to Yue Buqun. “Did Mister Yue just called me callous animal?” he asked coldly.

Yue Buqun knew that he was no match against Linghu Chong when it comes to engaging in an argument. Without wasting more time, he drew his sword and started attacking Linghu Chong. “Meet your destiny! Callous animal!”

Linghu Chong slanted his body to the left and then to the right as he retreated, dodging every single attack without retaliating.

Yue Buqun leapt up and slashed his sword down at Linghu Chong’s head. “You’ve already gave me three moves. Consider that as finishing the respect we have. Ready your sword!

Linghu Chong had his eyes fixed to Ning Zhongze who was looking at them in grief. That was the main reason Linghu Chong did not draw his sword. But the moment he recalled Yi Lin’s final words to him he couldn’t help felt bitterness swell in his heart. “If I let him win I will never be able to find out Miss Dongfang’s whereabouts. If I win Master-Wife is going to be very say…what should I do?” he thought to himself frustratingly.

“This is not good! This little traitor doesn't want other people to say that he doesn't know how to repay the kindness of other people so he kept on fighting me. Even though he's not attacking, he's still making it difficult for me to gain victory. Yu Canghai and Priest Qing Xu can definitely tell that this little traitor is purposely giving way to me. I've been continuously attacking him from the start, what would become of my dignity? How can this be considered as the behavior of a sect leader? This little traitor wants to make it difficult for me and force me to give way and voluntarily admit defeat." Yue Buqun thought, and started to become impatient.

He then thrust his sword towards Linghu Chong and literally flew forward over the ground and at him. He surrounded himself with the energy of the Divine Violet Twilight Art while flying spinning towards his Linghu Chong, like an arrow.

Linghu Chong lightly leaped into the air and somersaulted three times to avoid the attack.

“Life Snatching Three-Linking Immortal Sword…” Ning Zhonze was startled. “He's the leader of the qi branch but yet he used the move from the sword branch. If an outsider saw through this, wouldn't they be laughing at us? He must have no choice but to use this move. But he's clearly not Chong'er's match, why is he still continuing to fight?" she thought.

Linghu En raised her voice and said, “Brother! You're still not returning any move, do you really want to die here? Have you given up rescuing Senior Martial Sister?"

The moment Linghu Chong heard the words ‘given up rescuing Senior Martial Sister’ his facial expression immediately changed. “Yes…we still have not found Miss Dongfang…”

After evading the fiftieth move, Linghu Chong grabbed Yue Buqun by the wrist and twisted his arm.

Yue Buqun felt pain in his arm and dropped his sword.

Linghu Chong then pinned Yue Buqun against a tree and glared at him fiercely. “Where is Miss Dongfang?” he asked impatiently.

Yue Buqun knew very well that Linghu Chong had learned the devil cult’s Art of Star Absorption. Making an attempt to fight back now could cause him to lose his inner force. “She’s dead!” he suddenly blurted.

Linghu Chong’s eyes dropped wide open. He shook his head and retorted, “You’re taking nonsense.”

“If it wasn’t for you she would not have gotten confined in Shaolin temple and lose her life. You should hold full responsibility for this!” Yue Buqun exclaimed.

Linghu Chong lets go of Yue Buqun and stumbled backwards. “This is not true…you’re lying!” he cried bitterly. He was shocked to hear that Dongfang Bubai was dead.

Yu Canghai quickly picked his sword up from the ground and thrust it into Linghu Chong’s back. The sword pierced into his back right through his abdomen.

Linghu Chong let out a cry and felt a sharp pain in his body.

“Chong’er…” Ning Zhongze called out worriedly.

Linghu Chong gathered whatever strength that he had left and emitted a strong gust of wind from his back at Yu Canghai, and send him flying to the back.

After that, he felt completely drained out and frailly dropped to his knees, emitting a strong melancholic aura throughout the area. “Miss Dongfang is dead…? She died because of me…?” he uttered in tears. The pain knowing that Dongfang Bubai was dead was far greater than the pain on his wound.

“Brother!” Linghu En hastily propped Linghu Chong by the shoulder and flew away from the scene.

Ning Zhongze went over to Yue Buqun and helped him up from the floor. "Senior Martial Brother, are you alright?" she asked.

Yue Buqun pursed his lips and said, "I am alright."

"Why did you tell Chong'er that the woman is dead? Look at how sad Chong'er is now..." she sighed.

Yue Buqun retorted, "Short pain is better than long pain. This callous animal became what he is today because of that woman. I am doing this for his own good."

[optimus610]

Nice chapter, good job.

[Dongfang Xue]

Nice chapter, good job.

Many thanks optimus610. Glad you enjoyed it

[szfong]

Thanks for another exciting episode!

[geraldsaw]

Sometimes I think LHC is an idiot. Expecting an enemy to tell you the truth. Thank you Optimus 610 for pointing out the flaws in his character.

[Eccentric One]

Sometimes I think LHC is an idiot. Expecting an enemy to tell you the truth. Thank you Optimus 610 for pointing out the flaws in his character.

At least you didnt call the writers an idiot rofl!

Very interesting chapter indeed. I am just waiting to see what happens next. Both dfbb and lch now thinks that both are dead...will there be massive blood spill because of this ?

[Liljanger]

Sometimes I think LHC is an idiot. Expecting an enemy to tell you the truth. Thank you Optimus 610 for pointing out the flaws in his character.

Optimus610? Think it was Dongfang Xue who wrote this chapter

Based on the recent drama I have to say that DFBB n LHC had flaws in their character.

DFBB gets emotional and loses her cool head whenever something has to do with LHC. She believed her mortal enemy instead of the nun even though she knew that YBQ is a hypocrite.

As for LHC, he believed RYY a complete stranger instead of trusting DFBB who went through so much with him which made him look silly and heartless.

That being said, I enjoyed reading this latest chapter. Thanks Dongfang Xue!

[optimus610]

Sometimes I think LHC is an idiot. Expecting an enemy to tell you the truth. Thank you Optimus 610 for pointing out the flaws in his character.

Though I didn't write the chapter thanks for the thought. lol

Seriously though, like I said before nice chapter dfx

[Dongfang Xue]

Thanks Liljanger and Optimus

More additional changes in the following chapter.

[Dongfang Xue]

The rain fell as silently as the pain in a Dongfang Bubai’s eyes. Her heart was as gloomy as the sky above her. She sat on the ground holding on to a note in her hand, surrounded by dead bodies expressionlessly.

‘Sister, I know that you love me a lot and would do whatever it takes to make me happy. However I want you to know that I love you just as much. I want you to be happy too. And most importantly we both want Brother Linghu to be happy. You don’t have to hide it from me anymore. I know that you like Brother Linghu and that he likes you too. I have to agree that the two of you do make a perfect couple. Stop being unfair to yourself and stop being unfair to Brother Linghu. I’m just a little nun. Brother Linghu once said that one you bump into a nun, whether it fighting or gambling, you’ll definitely lose for sure. He would never want to be with me. If you really love this little sister of yours promise me that you will love Brother Linghu whole heartedly. Don’t worry about my feelings. You have my blessings. I wish you and Brother Linghu eternal happiness.’ was written on the note.

After a while, loud footsteps came from behind. Dongfang Bubai immediately turned around to see if it was Linghu Chong. To her disappointment, he was a junior monk around the age of sixteen.

“Young lady, are you alright?” the monk asked.

Dongfang Bubai slowly pulled herself up from the ground. “I’m alright,” she sulked.

The monk noticed the wound on Dongfang Bubai’s right shoulder. “Young lady, you’re hurt…” he said worriedly.

Dongfang Bubai ignored him and slowly walked away.

The monk ran up over to her and stood in her way. “Young lady, if you don’t treat your wound now it might get worst,” he said.

Dongfang Bubai shot her hand out and pushed the monk away. “It’s none of your business! If it wasn’t for you monks Linghu Chong would not have died!” she yelled.

The monk stumbled backwards and fell on his back. He quickly pulled himself back to his feet and ran up to Dongfang Bubai again. “Young lady, don’t be angry….it will make your wound worst,” he asserted. “Why don’t I bring you to a quiet place so that you can get some rest?”

Dongfang Bubai could sense the monk’s sincerity and concern. “This monk here is a complete stranger but yet he is so nice to me. My own brother on the other hand tried to kill me because of a woman,” she thought. Feeling completely disheartened and betrayed, she let out a cold laughter. “Heavens, why do you have to play such a mean prank on me?”

The monk looked at Dongfang Bubai confusingly. “Young lady, are you alright?” he asked with concern.

Dongfang Bubai glared at the monk and retorted, “It’s none of your business! Scram before I decide to kill you!”

The monk shook his head. “Amitoufu. Heavens is compassionate to all living things. Little monk is only hoping to help young lady.”

The monk was starting to get on Dongfang Bubai's nerves. A sudden gust of wind came blowing towards the monk, knocking him to the ground.

Dongfang Bubai leaped into the air and flew away.

The monk was startled by Dongfang Bubai’s movements. “Excellent lightness skill…I didn’t expect the young lady to have such extraordinary skills,” he stuttered.

As the monk pulled himself up from the ground, he noticed an embroidered sachet lying right beside him. He quickly stooped down to reach for the embroidered sachet, wiping off the dust with his sleeve. “Thank heavens it did not get damage,” he uttered.

The monk turned around and walked towards the opposite direction. “That young lady just now is strange. I sincerely hope that her wound will heal soon,” he murmured.

After walking a long distance, the monk noticed two people lying under a big tree. He ran up to them to see what was going on.

The two people were Linghu Chong and Linghu En. Linghu Chong was lying on the ground unconsciously.

“Amituofo, young lady, your friend seemed to be seriously injured,” the monk said.

Linghu En turned around and looked at the monk. She knitted her brow and glared at him. “Linjiu Peak’s monk?!” After know that Dongfang Bubai had died in the Shaolin Temple, Linghu En started to despise monks. She lifted up her hand to strike the monk.

The monk took thirty steps back alarmingly. “Please don’t hurt little monk…Little Monk is from Putian Shaolin Temple…not Liujiu Peak…I mean no harm….”

Linghu Chong was awaken by the noises. He frailly pulled Linghu En’s sleeve. “En’er…don’t kill the innocent…” he muttered.

Linghu En slowly propped Linghu Chong up from the ground. “Brother, are you alright?” she asked tearily.

Linghu Chong nodded as he gasped for air.

“Young lady, little monk have some medicine that may help this young mister here,” the monk uttered. He pulled out a small bottle from his pouch and handed it to Linghu En.

Linghu En embarrassingly held the bottle in her hand. “Thank you…Little Monk…”

Later, the monk helped Linghu En to carry Linghu Chong to an abandoned cottage so that he could get some rest.

“The young mister’s wound is quite deep. I’ve applied our temple’s ointment to his wound. The bleeding has stopped,” the monk explained.

Linghu En cupped her hands and said, “Little monk, thanks for saving my brother’s life. If you ever need any help in the future I will certainly come and aid you.”

The monk shook his head. “Those who have left the household should never ask for returns. Heavens is compassionate. Little monk is glad to be of assistance,” he replied earnestly. “Little monk will pray to Buddha that young mister will have a speedy recovery.”

Linghu Chong slowly propped himself up and leaned against a pillar. “Little monk, thanks for the help,” he muttered. He was still very weak but his life was no longer in danger.

The monk turned his head to look at Linghu Chong. “Young mister please ignore the formalities. Little monk is very happy to see that you’re alright,” he said with a smile.

Linghu Chong started remembering Yi Lin while looking at the monk’s mannerisms. His heart was swelled with bitterness when he recalled how Yi Lin died. He took a deep breath and then asked, “Little monk, may I know your name?”

The monk clasped his hands and bowed. “Little monk’s name is Buhui. Putian Shaolin Temple’s 17th generation disciple.”

Linghu En smilingly said, “Buhui? So you have no regrets in whatever you do?”

The monk looked back at Linghu En, shaking his head with a naïve facial expression. “This name was given to me by my master.”

“Enough. Stop teasing the little monk,” Linghu Chong interrupted.

Linghu En placed her hands behind her back and turned away from. “Little girl does not dare to be impolite to this compassionate abbott,” she said with a grin.

Just then, Linghu En felt numbness all over her body. She lost her balance and fell to the ground. “Ten Fragrances Tendon Weakening Powder….” she uttered in shock.

“En’er…” Linghu Chong called out while trying to reach for his sister. His limps were completely numbed. They had been poisoned and could not move utilize their strength at all.

The monk stooped down beside Linghu En. “Young lady, are you alright?” he asked frantically. The poison did not seem to have an effect on him. He was able to move without any restrain.

“I’ve been poisoned. I can’t move at all…” Linghu En muttered.

The cottage door suddenly swung wide open. There was a cold laughter coming from the outside. “Looks like today is a good day for us!” a voice said.

Linghu Chong looked towards the direction where the voice came from. He narrowed his eyes and said fiercely, “Yu Canghai?!”

It was Yu Canghai and his apprentices who poisoned them. “Old man has to thank Madam Yue for giving me the Ten Fragrances Tendon Weakening Powder. Otherwise it would be impossible to catch you two demons alive!” Yu Canghai said laughingly.

“Master-wife….?” Linghu Chong was shocked and disheartened to know that the poison was from his master-wife, the person whom he thought he could trust.

The monk quickly ran up to Yu Canghai and blocked him. “Sir, the sad sea is endless. Turn back is shore. Please don’t hurt them,” he pleaded.

Yu Canghai lifted up his arm and strike the monk’s face with his elbow. “Get lost!”

The monk flew to the side and knocked against a wall.

Linghu En glared at Yu Canghai coldly. “Old tortoise! If we die here today I assure you that my followers will not let you go. Your entire Qingcheng Sect will vanish from the martial arts world with you!” she snarled.

Yu Canghai drew his sword and walked towards Linghu En. “Once I kill you, I’ll burn your bodies and no one will know who did it,” he said sternly. After finishing his words, he raised the sword into the air and slashed it down at Linghu En.

The monk hastily darted towards Yu Canghai, grabbed him by the waist and knocked him to the ground. His movements was so fast that Yu Canghai’s sword missed Linghu En’s head by an inch.

Linghu En gazed at the monk astonishingly. “Excellent body maneuver…” she uttered in surprise.

Yu Canghai thrust his palm at the monk’s face and sent him flying to the back. “Get out of my way!” he shouted.

The other Qingcheng Sect apprentices drew their swords and charged towards Linghu En.

Suddenly, a shadow flew in to a window and darted towards them. He was a man clad in black robe. He strike all the Qingcheng Sect apprentices in the shoulder with his index and middle finger, sealing their acupoints.

“So many of you fighting two people? That is not fair at all,” the shadow grumbled.

Linghu Chong could recognize the voice. “Brother Gu!” he called out in joy.

The man was really Gu Santong. “Brother…? It’s really you!” Gu Santong looked at Linghu Chong excitingly.

Yu Canghai returned to his feet and attacked Gu Santong with a series of slashes and thrusts.

Gu Santong dodged all the attacks in lightning speed and subsequently returned a forceful punch to Yu Canghai’s abdomen. The punch was executed with such immense inner force that it sent Yu Canghai flying out of the hut.

The Qingcheng Sect watched their master flew out without being able to assist him.

“Excellent! Now kill all of them!” Linghu En shouted coldly.

The monk abruptly pulled himself up while trying to stop the bleeding in his nose. “No! Heavens is compassionate. You must not kill these men!” he yelled.

Gu Santong knitted his brow and looked at Linghu En oddly. “Who is this little lass? Why are you giving me orders?” he asked.

“Brother Gu, she is my sister,” Linghu Chong quickly responded.

Gu Santong hummed and said, “Since this little lass is your sister, I’ll forgive her for being impolite.” He then turned around and waved his sleeve, unleashing a gust of wind at the Qingcheng Sect and sent them flying out of the cottage.

Later, the four of them left the cottage and took shelter on a hill. Gu Santong placed his fingers on Linghu Chong’s wrist. “Your injury is quite serious but it’s not as bad as the last time. Just follow the meditation method that I taught you and you’ll recover in no time,” he said.

Linghu Chong nodded, “Thank you, Brother Gu. You saved me once more…”

Gu Santong heavily pats Linghu Chong on the shoulder. “We’re brothers! If I don’t save you then I don’t deserve to be your brother!” he said laughingly.

Linghu Chong was startled by the strength of the pat and started chocking. “Thank you…”

Gu Santong then looked at Linghu Chong with a serious facial expression. “Did you manage to find that stinky lass from Dark Wood Cliff?” he asked.

Linghu Chong’s eyes became teary. “Miss Dongfang is dead…” he sobbed.

Gu Santong’s eyes and mouth dropped wide open. “What?!! My sworn sister is dead?!! Who killed her?!!” he asked in disbelief.

“The monks from Lingjiu Peak were responsible for her death…” Linghu Chong replied bitterly.

Gu Santong clenched his fist and strike the ground in anguish. “How dare those bald headed men kill my sworn sister!” he growled. He then held Linghu Chong by the arms and continued, “Brother, not to worry. I will not let the stink lass die in vain. I will personally go to Lingjiu Peak and urinate on their rice and well water.”

Linghu Chong looked at Gu Santong astonishingly. “You will what…?”

Gu Santong frowned and replied, “I will make their lives miserable! Don’t you worry!”

Linghu Chong just could not believe his ears. He thought that Gu Santong would offer to go to the Lingjiu Peak to kill the monks to avenge Dongfang Bubai’s death. But to his surprise, Gu Santong was only intending to teach them a lesson and not take their lives.

“Brother Gu has a compassionate heart and does not like taking lives…a man like him is certainly admirable,” Linghu Chong thought. “Furthermore, killing all the monks in Lingjiu Peak isn’t going to bring Miss Dongfang back to life but will only end up causing more casualties…”

He then responded with a faint smile. “Brother Gu, once I have recovered from my injury I will join you to punish those monks!”

Gu Santong gave him another pat on the shoulder. “Excellent! With our martial arts skills none of them would be able to do anything to us!”

“Have you recovered your inner strength already?” Linghu Chong suddenly asked with concern.

Gu Santong nodded, “You forgot that the Art of Jiu Yin Scripture contains methods of inner strength recovery? Well I wouldn’t dare say that I’ve fully recovered but I should have recovered at least sixty percent of my inner strength. I was so hoping that I would be able to see the stinky lass when I saw you earlier…” He then paused and let out a long sigh.

Linghu Chong sniffled as he looked into the dark sky above him. An image of Dongfang Bubai smiling appeared in the air. Linghu Chong’s eyes were filled with tears. “Miss Dongfang…I really miss you…why is heavens so mean to me? Unfortunate things keep happening to me one after another…” he shouted in anguish.

Gu Santong could feel Linghu Chong’s sorrow. Unknowing how to ease his pain, Gu Santong scratched his head in frustration. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind. “Brother, people once said that wine can drown one’s sorrow. How about we go and get some wine to drink?” he asked with a smile.

Linghu Chong wiped off his tears. “Excellent! Wine can drown one’s sorrow and getting drunk makes one forget pain! Let’s go!” he shouted.

Meanwhile, Buhui was busy collecting woods at a forest.

“Why don’t you let me help you,” Linghu En said.

Buhui turned his head to look at her. “Miss Linghu, it’s okay. It’s only right that I do this. How could I let a young lady like you collect woods?”

Linghu En grinned, “You saved my life earlier. I, Linghu En will not forget those who are kind to me. Come let me help you.” She reached her hands out for the pile of woods and accidentally touched Buhu’s hand.

Buhui started to tremble. He abruptly lets go of the woods and shy away. His face suddenly turned red.

Linghu En chuckled as she looked at Buhui. “Are you alright?”

Buhui stammer, “Master said man and woman should keep a distance from each other.”

Linghu En turned around and started walking away. “Did you master said that if we don’t bring these woods back in time my brother and that old man is going to freeze to death?” she responded jokingly.

“Amitoufu….” Buhui recited.

Linghu Chong and Gu Santong were no longer at the hill. There were some words inscribed on a big rock at the corner. “Little lass, your brother and I are going to find some wine to drink. We will be back soon,” Linghu En read aloud. “How could the two of them just leave us like that? That’s just too much!” she snorted.

Buhui went up to Linghu En and said, “Little monk can keep you company until they come back…”

Linghu En looked at Buhui with a smile. “Really? You’re not afraid about man and woman should keep a distance anymore?” she chuckled.

Buhui lowered his head and started to blush. He was only hoping to protect her from any sort of danger out of good will with no other intentions. “Little monk will leave now then. Farewell…” he murmured.

Linghu En quickly reached her hand out and grabbed Buhui by the shoulder. “Hey, don’t go! I am afraid of the dark…” she said softly, pretending to be frightened.

“Alright then…Little monk will leave once Young Mister Linghu and the senior returns,” Buhui replied.

A small wood fire was burning. Linghu En stood at the edge of the hill enjoy the cold breeze.

“Young lady, please come back here. It’s very dangerous there!” Buhui called out.

Linghu En turned around and looked at him smilingly. “What is so dangerous? Worst comes to worst I would just fall off and die. I won’t suffer much,” she grinned.

“Amitoufu…life is precious…” Buhui muttered.

Linghu En retorted annoyingly, “Enough of preaching.”

Buhui lowered his head and became silent.

Seeing that Buhui was afraid, Linghu En quickly contained her temper and spoke in a soft voice. “Brother Buhui, let’s go and seat near the fire. We’ll feel warmer there.”

Buhui nodded and walked towards the wood fire.

Linghu En placed her hands near the burning fire. “So how come the Ten Fragrances Tendon Weakening Powder did not seem to have an effect on your?” she asked curiously.

Buhui shrugged and replied, “I’ve no idea too. I have a strong resistant against poison since I was very little.”

Linghu En gazed at him astonishingly. “Since you were very little?” she asked.

Buhui nodded, “I was bitten by a poisonous snake when I was 13 but the venom did not seem to have any effect on me. My master and martial uncles said that I have a body which even hundreds of poison will not be able to harm me.”

“That’s really unbelievable. No wonder my master once said that the martial arts world is full of amazing people,” Linghu En commented.

“Your master?” Buhui asked. Due to his lack of experience roaming the martial arts world he could not tell that Linghu En was a martial arts practitioner.

Linghu En replied, “Yes. I got separated with my family a long time ago. It was only recently that I got to reunite with my brother.”

Buhui looked at Linghu En sympathetically. “It must have been hard for you…”

Linghu En smiled faintly and said, “It’s all over now. I get to see my brother again and there isn’t really anyone who can bully me anymore.” She then paused and said, “What about you Brother Buhui?”

Buhui’s mouth dropped wide open. “Did you just call me Brother Buhui?”

Linghu En nodded. “You’re my benefactor. It would be inappropriate to call you little monk,” she grinned.

Buhui shook his head hysterically. “Amitoufu…. Amitoufu….”

“Don’t worry. I don’t bite,” she chuckled.

Buhui then looked towards her and became silent for a moment. “Little monk got separated with my family when I was very little. I could barely remember how they looked like anymore. I had an elder sister, second brother, third sister and little brother. My mother and eldest sister loved me the most,” he uttered.

Linghu En listened to Buhui tentatively, without saying a single word.

“According to master when he first found me I was lying on the river side unconscious. No one knew exactly what happened. The only thing that I had left was a good luck sachet given to me by my sister,” Buhui reached for the embroidered sachet inside his pocket.

Linghu En held the embroidered sachet in her hand to take a closer look. “The person who made this has excellent embroidery skills. Your sister really loved you a lot. She even embroidered the words ‘Blessings For My Beloved Brother’ on the sachet,” she said.

Buhui pursed his lips and let out a sigh. “I’ve always wanted to find my family and asked them why they abandoned me. Maybe because I was mischievous and my step mother could not take it anymore.”

Linghu En raised her brow. “You mischievous?” she laughed coldly and then continued, “You should ask brother what I was like when I was little?”

Buhui smiled and said, “At least young lady was fortunate enough to reunite with your brother. Little monk would never have such good fortune.”

Linghu En touched Buhui on the shoulder. “Not to worry. Since we’re now friends I will help you to find your family. Do you recall your family name?”

Buhui shook his head. “I was only five when I lost my family. Even my master wasn’t able to tell me my background.” His voice was filled with disappointment.

Linghu En clasped her hands and looked up at the sky above her. “Little girl Linghu En prays that Brother Buhui will get to reunite with his family soon,” she said with a smile. Her voice was filled with sincerity and warmth.

“This girl may be unconventional but she certainly has a kind heart,” Buhui thought.

………………………..

The street was dead quiet. Linghu Chong and Gu Santong stood outside a wine store. “Brother, looks like they’re close. I suggest that we break the door down and help ourselves with the wine,” Gu Santong suggested.

Linghu Chong shook his head. “Brother Gu, I’ve a better idea.” He leaped into the air and crouched down on the roof.

Gu Santong confusingly jumped to the roof trying to figure out what Linghu Chong had in mind. “What? You one to break in through the roof?” he asked.

Linghu Chong removed a piece of tile from the roof and saw jars of wine below him. “I’ve a method of drinking wine called the Art of Linghu Wine Drinking,” he said with a smile, recalling his first time drinking wine with Dongfang Bubai on the roof.

Linghu Chong hurled a coin at a jar of wine, tearing part of the lid. He then pointed his index finger and middle finger down at the jar, emitted a stream of energy towards the jar and pulled a surge of wine up into the air. He was imitating Dongfang Bubai’s method of drinking wine.

He then laid down with his mouth wide open, drinking the drops of wine falling down from the air.

Gu Santong was amazed with the move. “Excellent! Old man have been roaming the martial arts world for decades but this is the first time I’ve seen such a drinking method!” he applauded.

Linghu Chong’s suddenly turned solemn. “Actually it was Miss Dongfang who introduced this method to me…” he said bitterly. The moment he thought about how Dongfang Bubai had died because of him, he felt an immense pain in his heart.

Gu Santong pulled up another piece of tile. “Let’s not think about unhappy things. Didn’t we agree that we’ll drink till we get drunk tonight?!” he said. He then imitated Linghu Chong’s move and pulled a surge of wine up into the air to drink.

“Excellent wine! Looks like old man is starting to appreciate wine even more now!” he cheered.

Linghu Chong contained his sorrow and smiled faintly. “The Art of Dongfang Wine Drinking is indeed ingenious!” he said loudly.

Afterwards, the two of them held a jar each in their hands and sauntered their way back to the hill. “Didn’t we agree not to force entry into the store…?” Linghu Chong muttered.

Gu Santong burped and responded, “Aiyo, it’s no fun drinking little by little. A true hero should drink in big gulps!”

Linghu Chong grinned, “That’s true…”He then covered his mouth and let out a burp.

Buhui and Linghu En heard their loud voices and quickly ran to the bottom of the hill to get them.

Although Linghu Chong was already very drunk but he just could not forget how Dongfang Bubai had died because of him. Feeling anguished and disheartened, he pulled the hair ribbon of Gu Santong’s hair and started performing a series of sword moves.

Gu Santong was shocked rather than angry by Linghu Chong’s sudden action.

“We should bring Young Master Linghu up to get some rest,” Buhui suggested.

Linghu En placed her hand onto Buhui’s shoulder and shook her head. “Let him be. Brother needs to let out his sorrow,” she uttered, shedding a drop of tear.

Linghu Chong whirled in the air, lightly lashing the hair ribbon forward. There was a smile on his face as he recalled Dongfang Bubai dropping her hair over her shoulder while performing the graceful moves. His world was suddenly filled with affection and tenderness.

Gu Santong clapped his hands. “Excellent sword techniques! Brother, you’re indeed a martial arts talent!”

He ended the performance by spinning in a circle, thrusting the hair ribbon forward. “The trace of a drifting life gloats under the shinning moon. The countless woes once dissipated will be as light as a sword,” he muttered. It was the exact verse which Dongfang Bubai recited to him at the prairie.

After finishing his words, he lightly fell onto the ground and started snoring. He was exhausted emotionally and physically.

Gu Santong leaned against a tree and sat down on the ground. “Show is over….Great performance…” he cheered.

Linghu En and Buhui ran up to Linghu Chong to look at him.

“Is he alright?” Buhui asked nervously.

Linghu En nodded, “Brother must be very tired…” She gently stroke Linghu Chong’s forehead. “Brother, you must learn to let go of unhappy events and move forward…Senior Martial Sister would be sad if she sees you like this…”

…………………….

The sun was up. As Linghu Chong was sound asleep, he felt a warm piece of cloth dabbing his forehead. He suddenly saw Dongfang Bubai wiping his forehead with a piece of cloth and asking him, “You feeling better now?”

He quickly held her hand tightly. “Don’t go! Don’t go! Don’t you ever leave me again…” he cried hastily.

The person attending to him was actually Mei Jian and not Dongfang Bubai. Mei Jian was shocked by Linghu Chong’s sudden actions. “Young Master, you’re just having a nightmare…” she said frantically, trying to break her hand away from his grip.

“Why did you leave me all by myself? How could you be so mean to me….” Linghu Chong continued to murmur in his sleep, holding onto Mei Jian’s hand tightly.

Mei Jian’s face was pale. She struggled to pull her hand away from Linghu Chong’s grip but failed. Linghu Chong was using extra strength to hold onto her hand. Feeling completle frightened and didn’t know what else to do to break away, she lifted up her other hand and slapped Linghu Chong in the face.

Feeling a sudden pain on his face, Linghu Chong lets go of Mei Jian. He let out a loud cry and woke up.

Mei Jian stumbled a few steps back but very quickly regained her balance. She quickly pulled herself together and got down on her knee. “Servant offended Young Master moments ago and deserve to die…” she muttered.

Realizing that it was just a dream. Linghu Chong turned his head to look at Mei Jian disappointedly. “I dreamed that Miss Dongfang slapped me in the face just now for failing to protect Yi Lin. But how come I do feel the pain on my face?” he said confusingly.

Mei Jian looked down and responded, “Servant is guilty. Please punish servant…”

Linghu Chong smirked, “What has me dreaming got anything to do with you? Get up quick.”

“Yes, Young Master,” Mei Jian replied, slowly pulling herself up.

Linghu Chong took a quick look around the place and realized that he was sleeping in a room. “I drank too much with Brother Gu last night. Where is this place? How did I end up here?” he asked.

Mei Jian smiled, “It was servant and Zhu Jian who brought Young Master to this inn. Young master have been sleeping for three days now.”

Linghu Chong’s eyes became wide open. He did not even realized that he was in a deep sleep. “Three days? Where is En’er, that little monk and Brother Gu?” he asked worriedly.

“While servant and Zhu Jian were escorting Abbess Ding Yi and Little Nun Yi Lin back to Hengshan, we received news that Divine Sun Moon Cult’s previous Chief Ren Woxing has reappeared in the martial arts world. So we instructed Lan Jian and Ju Jian to bring the two nuns bodies back to Hengshan while we come here to inform Young Chief about this,” Mei Jian explained. “Young Chief and Senior Gu has gone out to gather more information. They should be back anytime soon.”

Later, a group of girls armed with swords stood around a room in an inn. Linghu En handed a cup of warm tea to Linghu Chong.

“Brother, I heard that Ren Woxing and his dogs are planning to launch an attack on the Dark Wood Cliff to reclaim his position. If my spies’ info is accurate, Senior Martial Sister is still alive and is residing on the cliff,” Linghu En said.

Linghu Chong quickly placed the cup on the table and looked at Linghu En excitedly. His heat was filled with joy and gladness the moment he heard that Dongfang Bubai was still alive. “Miss Dongfang is still alive?” he asked excitingly.

“I’m still trying to verify the accuracy of this info,” Linghu En answered.

Gu Santong placed his left leg on a chair and said, “What is there to verify? You can just barge your way to the Dark Wood Cliff to see if that stinky lass is there.”

Linghu En let out a sigh. “Though I’m close with Senior Martial Sister but the people on Dark Wood Cliff are unaware of this. We’ve always kept our martial sisterhood secretive. If I didn’t tell you the other day, you wouldn’t have known either,” she replied.

Gu Santong hummed, “It’s all sister in law’s fault. If she had made it known that she took in an apprentice you wouldn’t have to face all this bullshit!”

Linghu En shook her head. “Master and Senior Martial Uncle had already separated when I was taken in as an apprentice. She did not want to have anything to do with the divine cult anymore. It was Senior Martial Uncle who kept in touch with me discreetly. Other than Senior Martial Sister, no one else knows about this.”

Linghu Chong interrupted them and said loudly, “Let’s forget about all this complicated matters. If Miss Dongfang is indeed alive then she would be in grave danger now. Ren Woxing and his people are definitely going to deal with her viciously.”

Gu Santong yawned and said, “Ren Gouxing? What can he possibly do? That villain isn’t even capable of killing an ant let alone kill the stinky lass.” He then rose from his seat and folded his arms. “I’ve not seen that villain for decades. Perhaps it’s time we settle our old score once and for all. I’ll accompany you all to the Dark Wood Cliff.”

Linghu En thanked him with a smile. “With Senior leading us it would be an easy task to reach the top of the cliff.”

Gu Santong sneered, “I know every single hole and opening of the Dark Wood Cliff by heart. We don’t even need to go in from the main entrance.”

Linghu Chong smiled and said, “Excellent! We’ll leave for the Dark Wood Cliff first thing tomorrow morning. Hopefully we can get there before Ren Gouxing. This time I will not allow anyone to hurt Miss Dongfang again!”

Linghu En turned her head to look at Mei Jian and Zhu Jian. “Zhu Jian, Mei Jian, instruct all the others to meet up on the east side of Dark Wood Cliff. We’re going to do whatever it takes to stop Ren Woxing’s plans. Kill anyone who gets in the way,” she spoke.

Zhu Jian and Mei Jian bowed. “Yes, Young Chief!”

Gu Santong suddenly started to chuckle. “I’ve not seen that stinky lass for years too. I wonder if she is still as fierce and violent…?”

Everyone looked at him and burst out laughing.

Linghu Chong stood at a window and looked up at the white clouds. “Heavens, please help us to get to Miss Dongfang before Ren Woxing does….I beg you…I am willing to shorten my life to get my wish fulfilled….in fact, I am willing to use my life to exchange for Miss Dongfang’s life…” he murmured.

Buhui was standing in the corner listening to them in shock. He suddenly realized that all these people in the room was from the unorthodox cult. Feeling extremely frightened, he stepped forward and said, “Everyone, I was assigned by my master to deliver a note to Lingjiu Peak. I should have left long ago. It’s time for me to return to the temple. I hope that you all will be able to rescue your friend without taking any innocent lives. Amitoufu…”

Linghu En was so excited about bringing her brother to see Dongfang Bubai that she had completely forgotten about Buhui. She went up to him and placed her hand onto his shoulder. “Brother Buhui, thanks for everything. I will get some people to accompany you back to the temple.”

“It’s definitely not going to be us this time round,” Zhu Jian whispered to Mei Jian. “We’ve been assigned to gather up the other sisters.”

Mei Jian covered her mouth to hide her grin. “Being in that nunnery the last time was one unforgettable nightmare,” she murmured.

Linghu En heard their whisperings. “Zhu Jian, Mei Jian, on a second thought. Why don’t the two of you accompany Brother Buhui back to Putian Shaolin Temple?” she said with an evil grin.

Zhu Jian and Mei Jian immediately got down to their knees. “Servant deserves to die…”

“En’er, stop being ridiculous. Isn’t it a little too much to get two girls to accompany Junior Monk Buhui back to his temple? Get a man to take on this task instead!” Linghu Chong said in a stern voice.

Linghu En nodded her head obligingly. “Yes, Brother…”

Zhu Jian and Mei Jian bowed at Linghu Chong smilingly. “Thank you, Young Master.”

Buhui clasped his hands and gave Linghu Chong a bow. “Young Master Linghu, it’s okay. Little monk can find my way back.”

Linghu Chong went up to him and said, "Little Monk Buhui, you saved my life. I, Linghu Chong is one who will repay those who had been kind to me. But if you feel more comfortable travelling alone i will understand. If we ever get to meet again I will buy you some nice vegetarian food to repay your kindness."

Buhui bowed, "Amitoufu. Take care Young Master Linghu." He turned towards the door and walked out of the room.

Linghu En suddenly realized that she was still keeping the embroidered sachet. Just as she was about to call out Buhui to return it to him, a thought flashed through her mind. "There's no harm keeping it for remembrance..." she thought, with a smile on her face.

[szfong]

It sounds like either little Buhui is another one of Dongfang's relative.... Are you setting up a marriage between Dongfang Buhui and Linghu En?

[geraldsaw]

Optimus610? Think it was Dongfang Xue who wrote this chapter

Based on the recent drama I have to say that DFBB n LHC had flaws in their character.

DFBB gets emotional and loses her cool head whenever something has to do with LHC. She believed her mortal enemy instead of the nun even though she knew that YBQ is a hypocrite.

As for LHC, he believed RYY a complete stranger instead of trusting DFBB who went through so much with him which made him look silly and heartless.

That being said, I enjoyed reading this latest chapter. Thanks Dongfang Xue!

Apologies to both Dongfang Xue and Optimus 610 for the wrongful authorship. And thanks Liljanger for pointing this out.

[Silverhawk]

This is certainly getting exciting. Looking forward to see how LHC and gang rescues his beloved miss Dongfang

[Whirlwind]

Thanks for the updates. So it's definitely DFBB n LHC vs YLF n RYY up on sun moon cult HQ

[szfong]

I really like the fact that you replaced the little nun with a little monk. Is Buhui going to be together with a woman older than him? I wonder who's going to destroy little Buhui's celibacy and trick or force him to each meat and kill others...

[Eccentric One]

I really like the fact that you replaced the little nun with a little monk. Is Buhui going to be together with a woman older than him? I wonder who's going to destroy little Buhui's celibacy and trick or force him to each meat and kill others...

If this little monk is related to dfbb then it would be very wrong for dfbb to destroy his celibacy. No matter how evil she is she wont do such a thing to her relative. My guess is it should be LHC who does it lol!

Anyways, thanks for another exciting chapter.

[Dongfang Xue]

Apologies to both Dongfang Xue and Optimus 610 for the wrongful authorship. And thanks Liljanger for pointing this out.

Dont worry about it Gerald. There are two threads with the name Swordsman so we cant blame you lol. But thanks for taking the time to read and post. Truly appreciate it

It sounds like either little Buhui is another one of Dongfang's relative.... Are you setting up a marriage between Dongfang Buhui and Linghu En?

Once see a nun and one loses all bets. LHC might now say once see a monk, one gets injured in all fights lol. Yes the monk and Linghu En is going start a relationship.

I really like the fact that you replaced the little nun with a little monk. Is Buhui going to be together with a woman older than him? I wonder who's going to destroy little Buhui's celibacy and trick or force him to each meat and kill others...

Steven and I were talking about it after he read the part where Yi Lin died. So I decided to replace Yi Lin with a little monk.

Actually Buhui and Linghu En's age gap isnt that big. I would say around 3 to 4 years. I have yet to figure out who will be the one who slaughter this spring chicken lol.

If this little monk is related to dfbb then it would be very wrong for dfbb to destroy his celibacy. No matter how evil she is she wont do such a thing to her relative. My guess is it should be LHC who does it lol!

Anyways, thanks for another exciting chapter.

Lhc destroying the little monks' celibacy seems so wrong but refreshing I have not started the next chapter yet. I will figure that part out soon lol.

I am back to work this week so the updates will be slower. If you only see one chapter a week please understand that my writing time has been affected by real life lol.

Once again thanks for dropping by and posting guys. Have a good week ahead.

[Liljanger]

Very nice. Looks like other than YLS and LPZ everyone else gets to have a happy ending

[szfong]

Actuall LPZ and YLS may possibly have a happy ending because according to history eunuchs would put their "Crown Jewels" in a pouch with herbs added to preserve it. LPZ followed the instructions and DFBB has the necessary magical needlework skill to reattach it, if LPZ repents his for his crimes in the end... Hehehe