She no longer urged the horse, and the carriage slowed down as we continued our journey.
After a while, we turned a corner and arrived at the shore of a large lake.
Willows surrounded the lake, with round moonlight reflected on its surface.
The water rippled gently, shimmering like silver.Meridian Sister softly asked, "Brother Fox, are you asleep?" I replied, "I am sleeping, dreaming about feeding your dog with a big piece of beef."Meridian Sister said, "About what dream?""I dreamed that I brought a huge chunk of beef and went to Black Wood Cliff to feed your dog," I said.She laughed, "You're not serious, neither are your dreams."We sat side by side in the carriage, gazing at the lake.
I reached out with my right hand and touched Meridian Sister's left palm.
Her hand trembled slightly but did not withdraw.
I thought, if this could last forever, without seeing the bloodshed of the martial arts world, even being a immortal would be no more joyful.Meridian Sister asked, "What are you thinking?" I told her what was on my mind.She turned her left hand and grasped mine tightly, "Brother Fox, I am so happy."I replied, "So am I." Meridian Sister said, "Leading the heroes to attack Shaolin Temple, although I appreciate it, I'm not as happy now.
If I were your good friend and trapped in Shaolin Temple, you would still rescue me for the sake of justice, but at this moment, all you think about is me...
" At the words “my little sister,” my whole body trembled, and I blurted out, "Oh!Let's hurry!"Meridian Sister softly said, "I now believe that in your heart, you care more for me than for your little sister." She pulled the reins gently and turned the horse.
The carriage returned to the road, and with a lash of the whip, we sped up.
We raced for over twenty miles until the horse was tired, then slowed down.After turning two bends, we saw that in front of us, on the horizon, a carriage seemed to be parked motionless.
I said, "That carriage looks like it belongs to Lin Brother and their group." Meridian Sister replied, "Let's go closer and take a look."We let the horse walk slowly forward until we got close enough to see that the carriage was indeed moving but very slowly.
Beside the horse was another person walking;it was Ren Pingzhi.
The figure driving the carriage was Ye Lingshan.I was greatly surprised, so I grabbed the reins and stopped the horse from going further.
I whispered, "What are they doing?"Meridian Sister said, "You wait here while I go to check."If we went forward, we would be discovered instantly.
We had to use lightness techniques to sneak a peek.Although I wanted to join her, my wounds hadn't healed, and I couldn't perform qinna (a type of acrobatic movement), so I nodded in agreement.
Meridian Sister leaped down from the carriage and hid among the dense reeds.
The reeds were very tall, but since it was early spring, they weren’t yet thick, making her head visible.She moved forward on her knees to find where Ren Lingshan's horse steps sounded.
She approached quietly alongside Ye Lingshan’s carriage.
I heard Ren Pingzhi say, "I have already handed over all the sword techniques to your father and haven't kept any for myself.
Why are you still following me?"Ye Lingshan replied, "You always suspect that my father wants your sword techniques for no reason at all.
Tell me honestly, when you first came to Huashan and didn't have any sword techniques yet, had I not already been close with you...
could it be for some ulterior motive?" Ren Pingzhi said, "The Divine Light Sword School is famous throughout the world, and Ye Canghai, Mu Gaojing, and others couldn't find anything on my father.
They came to me but found no way through."Ye Lingshan sobbed, "If you think that, I have no choice." She stopped the horse by pulling the reins.Ren Pingzhi said, "That's right!How could I know your deep scheming?For a sword technique, you actually came here to open a small inn in Fuzhou.
The young man from Qingcheng was bullying you, but your fighting skills were much higher than his.
But you pretended not to know and lured me into action."Ye Lingshan said, "You hurt my father so badly;what do I mean to you now?If it wasn't...
if it wasn't..."Ren Pingzhi stopped in his tracks and shouted, "What do you want?If I weren’t blind, injured, or even worse, would you kill me?My eyes aren’t blind just today."Ye Lingshan replied, "So you recognized me from the beginning, wanting to be close with me because of your blindness." She stopped the horse.Ren Pingzhi said, "That's right!How could I know that you had such long-term plans for a sword technique?Why would you come here to Fuzhou and open a small inn when I was being bullied by the young man from Qingcheng?You were stronger than him but pretended not to be.
You lured me into action.
Humph, Ren Pingzhi!A blind fool of a boy, using your three-legged cat skills, daring to stand up for justice, fight for what is right?Your parents love you so much;why send you out to work as a tavern owner?"Ren Pingzhi said, "You've hurt my father.
What do I mean to you now?" She stopped the horse.Ren Pingzhi said, "That's right!How could I know that your long-term plans involved the Divine Light Sword Technique?You were bullied by the young man from Qingcheng and pretended not to be able to fight him, luring me into action.
Humph, Ren Pingzhi, a blind fool of a boy, using your three-legged cat skills, daring to stand up for justice, fight for what is right?Your parents love you so much;why send you out to work as a tavern owner?"Después de escuchar la conversación entre Lin Pingzhi y Feng Lingshan, Yingying no pudo evitar sentirse conmovida por el amor sincero que existía entre ellos.
Sin embargo, cuando Lin Pingzhi empezó a sospechar aún más del corazón de Feng Lingshan, ella sintió una inmensa angustia.Feng Lingshan dijo: "Pingdi, hasta ahora no entiendes mi corazón.
Desde que crecimos juntos, mi gran hermano mayor en el corazón era como un hermano para mí.
Solo le mostraba respeto y cariño, nunca le consideré mi amante.
Desde que llegaste a Huashan, sentí una conexión especial contigo, me dolía no verte ni por un momento.
Mi amor por ti jamás cambiará."Lin Pingzhi suspiró con dulzura: "Sí, lo sé, eres más como mi madre.
No veo esto con mala fe." Aunque la voz de Lin Pingzhi se volvió más suave, en realidad estaba muy tocado por el amor sincero de Feng Lingshan.Después de un largo silencio, Feng Lingshan continuó: "Pingdi, si quieres alejarte de mi padre, te seguiré donde sea.
Te prometo que seremos felices juntos."Lin Pingzhi se rió fríamente y dijo: "Eso suena muy bien.
Pero ya he causado tanto revuelo matando a Yu Changhai y Mumangan;mi padre sabrá que aprendí el arte del espada antídota, ¿cómo puede permitirme seguir vivo?"Feng Lingshan suspiró con tristeza: "Sé que tu padre querría tu espada antídoto, pero eso no te da derecho a matarme.
El arte del espada antídoto es tuyo y aprenderlo es natural.
No puedes asesinarme por esto."Lin Pingzhi volvió a gritar con ira: "No entiendes nada!Tu corazón sigue ocultándome cosas!"Feng Lingshan, temiendo que Lin Pingzhi la lastimara más, le dijo: "Bien, vamos.
¿A dónde?"Lin Pingzhi respondió con una sonrisa triste: "Donde quieras irme, yo también te seguiré.
Ya sea al otro extremo del mundo, siempre estaremos juntos."Feng Lingshan se sentía tan agradecida que no supo cómo expresarlo.
Pero en ese momento, Lin Pingzhi gritó de nuevo: "¡Fuera!¡No me sigas!" y luego amenazó con matarla.Yingying escuchó todo esto desde la lejanía, y sintió una mezcla de temor y desesperación.
Al ver que Feng Lingshan estaba en peligro, se acercó rápidamente a ayudarla.Lin Pingzhi finalmente admitió: "No es tu culpa.
Es mi maldita culpa." Feng Lingshan lloraba incontrolablemente mientras intentaba defenderse de Lin Pingzhi.Lin Pingzhi le dijo con voz temblorosa y sincera: "Bien, te lo diré todo.
No me importa si mataste a mis padres o no, el arte del espada antídoto no es real.
Es un engaño.
Tu padre querría mi arte del espada antídoto para mantenerse seguro, pero en realidad, el verdadero arte del espada antídoto está perdido y fue destruido."Feng Lingshan se sintió tan traicionada que rompió a llorar.
Yingying escuchaba todo esto desde la distancia, sintiendo una mezcla de vergüenza y gratitud.Finalmente, Lin Pingzhi admitió: "Te amo, te amé desde el primer día, te amaré hasta el último momento.
Te ruego que me perdone."Feng Lingshan se abrazó a él con fuerza, sus ojos llenos de lágrimas y amor.
Yingying sintió cómo su corazón latía fuertemente, sabiendo que Lin Pingzhi y Feng Lingshan habían encontrado la paz en ese momento.Yingying no pudo resistirse y se acercó para besar a Lin Pingzhi en la cara antes de alejarse, dejándolos solos.
Lin Pingzhi y Yang Lingshan permanecieron en silencio durante un tiempo.
Tras lo que pareció una eternidad, Lin Pingzhi dijo: "Farview Public Scholar vio el libro inmediatamente después de verlo".Yang Lingshan exclaimed, "After several days, I realized that he couldn't be Farview Public Scholar's biological son;he was probably adopted by him.
Farview Public Scholar married and had children to mislead others."Yang Lingshan trembled as she said, "Mislead others?Why?"Lin Pingzhi grunted in response but didn't answer.Pasado un rato, Lin Pingzhi continuó: "Cuando vi por primera vez el manual de la espada, quería esperar hasta después del matrimonio para empezar mi entrenamiento.
Pero las técnicas y métodos descritos en el libro eran irresistibles para cualquier maestro artesanal.
Al final…
al final...
me castré para practicar la técnica de espada..."Yang Lingshan gasped, "You…
you castrated yourself to practice?"Lin Pingzhi said with a cold smile, "Precisely.
The first step of the Evil Sword Technique is: 'The martial world's supreme dominance, cut and self-castrate.'"Yang Lingshan whispered, "Why...
why did he do that?"Lin Pingzhi replied, "Training this Evil Sword Technique begins with internal cultivation.
If one doesn't castrate themselves, they will immediately feel intense desire and suffer from walking into a trap, eventually dying."Yang Lingshan murmured, "That makes sense."In her heart, she also thought, "That's right!" She finally understood why Dongfang Bubai, the supreme warrior, dressed in women’s clothing and did needlework while being so infatuated with Yang Linting.
He had become neither male nor female to practice this evil martial art.Yang Lingshan cried softly, "Farview Public Scholar pretended to marry and have children to mislead others.
You…
you are…
also…"Lin Pingzhi said, "Correct, after castrating myself, I married you as well to mislead others.
But only to mislead your father."Yang Lingshan sobbed quietly.Lin Pingzhi continued, "I told everything to you.
If you hate me so much, leave now."Yang Lingshan choked back a sob and said, "I don't hate you;it was the situation that forced you.
I only hate…
hate the person who wrote the Evil Sword Technique for such evil deeds."Lin Pingzhi laughed coldly, "The senior hero who wrote this is a eunuch."Yang Lingshan nodded, saying, "Then my father must also be like you…"Lin Pingzhi said, "If one practices this sword technique, can they be an exception?As your father, the head of a martial arts sect, if someone found out about his self-castration and spread it, it would be a laughingstock.
Therefore, he had to kill me when he knew I practiced this sword technique.
He repeatedly checked on my relationship with you to ensure I hadn't castrated myself."Yang Lingshan said, "He must have known now."Lin Pingzhi said, "After killing Yu Canghai and Mu Gaojing within a few days, everyone will know about it in the martial arts world."His tone was filled with pride.Yang Lingshan asked, "If so, maybe my father won't let you off.
Where should we go to hide?"Lin Pingzhi said in surprise, "Us?Since you already know, do you still want to follow me?"Yang Lingshan replied, "Of course.
Brother Ping, I have always loved you."She stopped talking and suddenly cried out as if she had been pushed off the carriage by Lin Pingzhi.Lin Pingzhi angrily said, "I don't need your pity;who needs it?Lin Pingzhi has mastered sword techniques;nothing can scare him.
Once my eyes are healed, I will dominate the world, and neither Yang Lushan, Hongxiucong, nor other martial artists will be a match for me."In her heart, Yingying was angry.
"Wait until your eyes heal?Hmph, can they really heal?"She originally felt sympathy for Lin Pingzhi's unfortunate fate but now found his coldness towards his wife and his arrogance unbearable.Yang Lingshan sighed and said, "You must find a place to hide temporarily first before healing your eyes."Lin Pingzhi said, "I have my own plan against your father."Yang Lingshan said, "Since this is difficult to say, you won't tell.
My father doesn't need to worry about you either."Lin Pingzhi sneered, "Hmph, I understand my father better than you do.
Tomorrow, the moment I see someone, I'll mention it."Yang Lingshan said anxiously, "Why?You aren't…?"Lin Pingzhi replied, "Why not?This is a life-saving strategy for me.
If I tell everyone, eventually, word will reach your father's ears.
Since he knows I've spoken out, he can no longer kill me to cover up.
Instead, he'll do everything possible to protect my life."Yang Lingshan said, "Your thoughts are really strange."Lin Pingzhi replied, "What's so strange?It's impossible for anyone to see through the fact that your father castrated himself.
He can grow his beard back with paint, leaving people to doubt it.
But if I die suddenly and unexpectedly, everyone will blame Yang Lushan, which is called walking into a trap."Yang Lingshan sighed and remained silent.Yingying thought, "Lin Pingzhi has sharp thoughts;this move is indeed formidable.
Lady Yang Lingshan is caught in the middle, making her position quite difficult.
This way, her father's reputation will be ruined, but if she stops him, it would endanger her husband’s life."Lin Pingzhi said, "Even if I can never see again with my eyes, I have avenged my parents' great grudge;No lamentaré un solo día de mi vida.
Aquel día cuando Hongxiucong transmitió el testamento final de mi padre en la Calle Yangliang, me instruyó que no tocase los tesoros familiares allí.
Este es el legado del Público Erudito Farview.
Ahora que he visto todos ellos, aunque no seguí su instrucción, vi sazar la venganza por la muerte de mis padres.
Si no lo hubiera hecho, otros dirían que la Técnica de Espada Malvada de nuestra familia Lin era solo una reputación falsa, y los Jefes del Puñal Valle generacionales estaban engañando al mundo.Yang Lingshan said, "At that time, both your father and you suspected the eldest senior brother of receiving the Lin Family’s Evil Sword Technique and fabricating Farview Public Scholar's will…"Lin Pingzhi said, "Even if I misunderstood him, what can be done?Even you weren't innocent back then."Yang Lingshan sighed softly and said, "You knew the eldest senior brother for a short time;such suspicion is understandable.
But my father and I shouldn't have suspected him.
In this world, only Mother truly trusted him."Yingying thought to herself, "Who said only your mother?"Lin Pingzhi's voice was high and sharp, imitating Tai Qingyan's angry scream in the quiet night.
The sound echoed like the cry of an owl, making Yingying shiver with fear.Después de un momento, continuó: "Tu madre habló suavemente: ' Hermano, nuestras artes marciales en la Escuela Rango Espada son únicas y poderosas.
La manipulación del Qi Divino Aura Violeta es aún más extraordinaria.
Con esta habilidad, podemos establecer un nombre para nosotros mismos en el mundo del mundo sin necesidad de aprender de otras escuelas de espada.
Sin embargo, recientemente, Frío Izo ha puesto su mirada en la unificación de las cuatro sectas.
No podemos permitir que la Escuela Rango Espada caiga en sus manos.
Al formar una alianza con las Escuelas Tai Shan, Wu Tai y Heng Shan, tenemos un 60% de chances de ganar en nuestro enfrentamiento.
Incluso si no ganamos, aún podemos luchar valientemente en el Monte Tai hasta encontrar a nuestros antepasados con dignidad.'"Yingying felt secretly pleased as she thought: "This Tai Qingyan is truly a woman among men;her spirit and resolve are far greater than her husband's." Tai Lingzhen said, "Mother’s words make perfect sense."Lin Pingzhi, con una fría sonrisa, continuó: "Pero tu padre ya había robado mi espada y la estaba practicando en secreto.
¿Cómo podría seguir el consejo de mi madre?"." He suddenly called Tai Qingyan 'Mother', showing that he still respected her.
"Your father said then, 'That is the woman’s view.
To rely on such foolish bravery will only lead to our deaths.
The Sword Range School would still fall under Cold Left's control.
Even in death, we wouldn't have any face to meet our ancestors.' Your mother fell silent for a while before sighing, 'I understand your anxiety and efforts to preserve the sect.
However...
the Evil Expelling Sword Technique is harmful and of no benefit.
Why do none of my descendants learn it?I urge you to stop practicing it.'Your father shouted loudly, 'How can you be sure that I'm studying the Evil Expelling Sword Technique?You…You…were watching me!' Your mother replied, 'I don't need to watch to know.' Your father roared, 'Say it!Say it!' His voice was hoarse but seemed weak.Your mother said, 'The change in your voice is obvious.
Everyone can hear it.
Can you not notice?' He tried to defend himself: 'I always speak like this.'Your mother continued, 'In the morning every day, a few strands of hair fall into your bedding...' Your father screamed, 'Did you see?!" His tone was filled with fear.
She sighed, 'I saw them long ago and didn't say anything because your fake beard can deceive others but not someone who has been by your side for decades.'He realized his secret had been uncovered and asked hesitantly, 'Who else knows?' Your mother replied, 'No one.' He then asked, 'What about Shaner?'Your mother said, 'She won't know.' He asked, 'Pingzhi doesn't know either, right?'Your mother responded, 'I don't think he does.'Your father continued, 'Alright.
I will follow your advice and return the scroll to Pingzhi tomorrow.
We'll find a way to clear my name for Lingzhen.
I won't practice that sword technique anymore.' Your mother was delighted, 'That's wonderful!But this scroll is harmful to others;we shouldn’t let Pingzhi see it.
It should be destroyed.'Tai Lingzhen said, "Of course, Father wouldn't agree."Lin Pingzhi said, "You guessed wrong.
At that moment, your father immediately replied, ‘Good, I will destroy the scroll immediately!’ I was shocked and wanted to stop him.
The scroll belongs to my family;he has no right to destroy it, whether it is beneficial or harmful.Just as I thought about speaking up, I heard a window open with a creak.
I quickly hid my head.
A red light flashed before me, and the robe fell down.
The window closed again.
The robe passed by me.
I reached out but missed it by several feet.
In that moment, I was willing to risk life and death for revenge on my parents' killers.
My right hand gripped onto the cliff while my left foot kicked outward as hard as possible.
I felt the tip of my toe touch the robe and quickly retracted my hand, miraculously grabbing hold of it before it fell into the valley's thousand-foot abyss."Yingying thought, "If you hadn't grabbed that robe, it would have been a stroke of luck indeed." Tai Lingzhen said, "Mother only thought Father threw the scroll down the Valley of Thunder.
In fact, Father had already memorized the sword technique and found no use for the robe.
Instead, he let you learn the technique by mistake."Lin Pingzhi replied, "That is true."Tai Lingzhen said, "It was fate.
The heavens had everything planned out to make you seek revenge on your grandparents.
That...that's also good."Lin Pingzhi said, "But there is something I've been puzzled about for days.
Why can Left Cold use the Evil Expelling Sword Technique?"Tai Lingzhen only murmured 'hmm' without much interest.Lin Pingzhi explicó: "No has dominado esta técnica de espada y desconoces sus sutilezas.
Ese día, durante su batalla en el monte Tai, ambos usaron la técnica del Espada Expulsora del Mal hasta el final.
Sin embargo, la técnica de Left Cold estaba completamente descontrolada: cada movimiento parecía intencionado para perder contra tu padre.
A pesar de su sólida base en el dominio de la espada, no pudo evitar el peligro, y finalmente, Lingzhen lo cegó con un golpe fatal."If...
if he had used Songshan’s sword techniques and been defeated by Lingzhen with the Evil Expelling Sword Technique, it wouldn’t be surprising since the Evil Expelling Sword Technique is unmatched.
Left Cold didn't castrate himself and couldn't truly master the technique.
What I can't understand is how Left Cold learned this Evil Expelling Sword Technique and why his practice was so off."He hesitated at the end as if trying to think deeply.Yingying thought, "Left Cold probably stole the Evil Expelling Sword Techniques from me.
He only memorized some moves but doesn’t truly grasp the shameless nature of it.
The Evil Expelling Sword Technique taught by Dongfang Bubai is far more formidable than Lingzhen's.
If you saw it, your three minds would be shattered trying to figure out its secrets." She was about to retreat quietly when she heard distant horse hooves and over twenty riders racing down the road.