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He Zudao said, "It's hard to believe that there are so many astonishing people in the realm. You must introduce me to them."
Guo Xiang faintly said, "If you want to meet my father that is not difficult, as for the other two, I don't even know where to look." She saw He Zudao looking disappointed she said, "You've defeated "The Three Saints of Kunlun" which is a amazing thing. Why fret over such a small incident like a broken chord."
He Zudao was shocked and asked, "The Three Saints of Kunlun? What are you talking about? And how did you know?"
Guo Xiang smiled, "Those three old men came from the western borders, they must be "The Three Saints of Kunlun." They do have their unique abilities, but challenging Shaolin is a bit too arrogant….."
She saw that He Zudao was looking very strangely and asked, "What's so strange?"
He Zudao softly said, "The Three Saints of Kunlun, The Three Saints of Kunlun, He Zudao. That's me."
Guo Xiang was surprised and asked, "You're "The Three Saints of Kunlun"? Where are the other two?"
He Zudao said, "The Three Saints of Kunlun" is one person, there were never three. I have established a small reputation in the western borders, and the local friends say that my chess, sword and zither skills are superb. Also they say I'm fit to be a saint in the zither, a saint if chess and a saint in swordsmanship. But I knew that the saint was not something that could easily be assumed. So I changed my name to He Zudao ('not worth mentioning'). So when other people hear my name they won't think I'm an arrogant, overbearing man."
Guo Xiang smiled and clapped her hands, "Now I get it. I thought that "The Three Saints of Kunlun were three persons. But who were those three old men?"
He Zudao answered, "They? Those were Shaolin disciples."
Guo Xiang was even more confused and said, "So they belong to Shaolin. Right, their martial arts were firm and strong. Indeed that red-faced man used "Damo" swordsmanship and the sickly-looking man used "WeiTuo" Demon-Subduing Sword techniques. But there were a lot of changes and alterations to them I couldn't recognize them. Why did they come here?"
He Zudao said, "This is not without reason. Last year Spring, I was at Mount Kunlun, peak JingShen playing the zither. Suddenly I heard fighting noises and took a look and saw two men were struggling on the ground. Both were heavily injured but both were still wrestling with each other. I yelled at them to stop but they still continued and walked over to push them aside. When I did so, one of them fell down and died, the other was still breathing. I took him to my home and gave him some medicines, after half a day he was revived. But he was mortally wounded and no medicine could prolong his life anymore. Before he died he said his name was Yin Kexi….."
Guo Xiang called out in surprise and asked, "Was the other man called Xiao Xiangzi? He was very tall and skinny and his face looked like a corpse, right?"
He Zudao was surprised and said, "Yes, how did you know?"
Guo Xiang said, "I saw them once, I never thought they two would fight each other to the death."
He Zudao said, "That Yin Kexi said he did a life full wicked deeds, there was no use in feeling sorry for himself anymore. He said that he and Xiao Xiangzi went to the Shaolin Monastery and stole a manuscript, both of them were suspicious of each other. Both of them didn't trust each other and were afraid if the other one learnt the manuscript he would kill the other one and keep the manuscript for himself. Both ate at the same table, slept in the same bed and didn't leave the other out of sight. But, both were afraid that one would put in poison in the food or sneak up on him in the night and kill him. Both were extremely edgy and couldn't eat or rest properly, also, they were afraid that Shaolin monks would catch up on them. So they went to the western borders and at Peak JingShen, both were extremely weary and knew if this continued both of them would be tired to death. So they fought it out there and then. According to Yin Kexi, Xiao Xiangzi's martial arts was better than his and attacked first. Yin Kexi suffered a blow, but in the end, Yin Kexi gained the advantage. Then Yin realised that Xiao Xiangzi was heavily injured at Mount Hua and hadn't recovered yet. If otherwise, they wouldn't have made it to Mount Kunlun."
After Guo Xiang heard this story she thought of the situation Yin Kexi and Xiao Xiangzi were in and became gloomy and sighed, "Just because of a manuscript, this isn't worth it."
He Zudao said, "After telling this, Yin Kexi was having difficulty breathing and begged me to go to the Shaolin Monastery and tell a monk called Jueyuan something about 'the manuscript is in the oil' ('Jing Zai You Zhong'). I found this sentence very strange and didn't understand what he meant with the manuscript in the oil. Just when I wanted to ask him what he meant, he fainted. I thought after he rested for awhile I will ask him again. But he never woke up again. I thought perhaps he hid the manuscript in an oilcloth, but I couldn't find anything in their clothes. Anyway, I have been entrusted to deliver a message so I decided to carry this mission out. Furthermore, I've never been to China before so I decided to tour around for some time and ended up here.
Guo Xiang asked, "Why did you leave a note at Shaolin? And challenged the Shaolin monks?
He Zudao smiled and said, "This is has to do with those three old men earlier. They are the Shaolin disciples of the Western Shaolin Monastery. According to the people there, they belong to the same "Tian" generation as the TianMing abbot of this Shaolin. It seems that their patriarch had a disagreement with his martial arts brothers here and in a fury he left and founded the Western Shaolin Monastery. Originally, the martial arts of Shaolin came with Master Damo of India to China and from China to the western regions. Which wasn't a strange thing. These three men heard of my reputation as "The Three Saints of Kunlun" and wanted to duel with me. On their way here, they kept boasting that Shaolin martial arts were unequalled in the realm, I was permitted to be a saint in chess and the zither but not in swordsmanship. So I had to be the two saints instead of three. And this happened before I met Yin Kexi so I thought I could finish two tasks in one go. I sent someone to notify those three old men to meet me at the Shaolin Monastery. Anyway, the three of them were travelling very fast and could catch up with me."
Guo Xiang laughed, "I guessed entirely wrong. I wonder what those three old men will say when they reach the Shaolin Monastery."
He Zudao said, "I don't have any grudges against Shaolin so I left a note that I will come ten days later. I did this because I wanted those three old men to arrive at Shaolin and battle them. But now the duel is over, let us go to Shaolin together and after I delivered the message we will leave again."
Guo Xiang frowned her eyebrows and said, "The rules of these monks are very strict, women may not enter."
He Zudao said, "Pooh! What damn rules! We're just going to enter and what are they going to do about it? Kill us?"
Guo Xiang is a rather meddlesome girl, but after meeting reverend Wuse she has no bad feelings towards Shaolin and shook her head and smiled, "I'll wait for you outside, you just enter and deliver the message. There's no need to create unnecessary trouble."
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He Zudao said, "It's hard to believe that there are so many astonishing people in the realm. You must introduce me to them."
Guo Xiang faintly said, "If you want to meet my father that is not difficult, as for the other two, I don't even know where to look." She saw He Zudao looking disappointed she said, "You've defeated "The Three Saints of Kunlun" which is a amazing thing. Why fret over such a small incident like a broken chord."
He Zudao was shocked and asked, "The Three Saints of Kunlun? What are you talking about? And how did you know?"
Guo Xiang smiled, "Those three old men came from the western borders, they must be "The Three Saints of Kunlun." They do have their unique abilities, but challenging Shaolin is a bit too arrogant….."
She saw that He Zudao was looking very strangely and asked, "What's so strange?"
He Zudao softly said, "The Three Saints of Kunlun, The Three Saints of Kunlun, He Zudao. That's me."
Guo Xiang was surprised and asked, "You're "The Three Saints of Kunlun"? Where are the other two?"
He Zudao said, "The Three Saints of Kunlun" is one person, there were never three. I have established a small reputation in the western borders, and the local friends say that my chess, sword and zither skills are superb. Also they say I'm fit to be a saint in the zither, a saint if chess and a saint in swordsmanship. But I knew that the saint was not something that could easily be assumed. So I changed my name to He Zudao ('not worth mentioning'). So when other people hear my name they won't think I'm an arrogant, overbearing man."
Guo Xiang smiled and clapped her hands, "Now I get it. I thought that "The Three Saints of Kunlun were three persons. But who were those three old men?"
He Zudao answered, "They? Those were Shaolin disciples."
Guo Xiang was even more confused and said, "So they belong to Shaolin. Right, their martial arts were firm and strong. Indeed that red-faced man used "Damo" swordsmanship and the sickly-looking man used "WeiTuo" Demon-Subduing Sword techniques. But there were a lot of changes and alterations to them I couldn't recognize them. Why did they come here?"
He Zudao said, "This is not without reason. Last year Spring, I was at Mount Kunlun, peak JingShen playing the zither. Suddenly I heard fighting noises and took a look and saw two men were struggling on the ground. Both were heavily injured but both were still wrestling with each other. I yelled at them to stop but they still continued and walked over to push them aside. When I did so, one of them fell down and died, the other was still breathing. I took him to my home and gave him some medicines, after half a day he was revived. But he was mortally wounded and no medicine could prolong his life anymore. Before he died he said his name was Yin Kexi….."
Guo Xiang called out in surprise and asked, "Was the other man called Xiao Xiangzi? He was very tall and skinny and his face looked like a corpse, right?"
He Zudao was surprised and said, "Yes, how did you know?"
Guo Xiang said, "I saw them once, I never thought they two would fight each other to the death."
He Zudao said, "That Yin Kexi said he did a life full wicked deeds, there was no use in feeling sorry for himself anymore. He said that he and Xiao Xiangzi went to the Shaolin Monastery and stole a manuscript, both of them were suspicious of each other. Both of them didn't trust each other and were afraid if the other one learnt the manuscript he would kill the other one and keep the manuscript for himself. Both ate at the same table, slept in the same bed and didn't leave the other out of sight. But, both were afraid that one would put in poison in the food or sneak up on him in the night and kill him. Both were extremely edgy and couldn't eat or rest properly, also, they were afraid that Shaolin monks would catch up on them. So they went to the western borders and at Peak JingShen, both were extremely weary and knew if this continued both of them would be tired to death. So they fought it out there and then. According to Yin Kexi, Xiao Xiangzi's martial arts was better than his and attacked first. Yin Kexi suffered a blow, but in the end, Yin Kexi gained the advantage. Then Yin realised that Xiao Xiangzi was heavily injured at Mount Hua and hadn't recovered yet. If otherwise, they wouldn't have made it to Mount Kunlun."
After Guo Xiang heard this story she thought of the situation Yin Kexi and Xiao Xiangzi were in and became gloomy and sighed, "Just because of a manuscript, this isn't worth it."
He Zudao said, "After telling this, Yin Kexi was having difficulty breathing and begged me to go to the Shaolin Monastery and tell a monk called Jueyuan something about 'the manuscript is in the oil' ('Jing Zai You Zhong'). I found this sentence very strange and didn't understand what he meant with the manuscript in the oil. Just when I wanted to ask him what he meant, he fainted. I thought after he rested for awhile I will ask him again. But he never woke up again. I thought perhaps he hid the manuscript in an oilcloth, but I couldn't find anything in their clothes. Anyway, I have been entrusted to deliver a message so I decided to carry this mission out. Furthermore, I've never been to China before so I decided to tour around for some time and ended up here.
Guo Xiang asked, "Why did you leave a note at Shaolin? And challenged the Shaolin monks?
He Zudao smiled and said, "This is has to do with those three old men earlier. They are the Shaolin disciples of the Western Shaolin Monastery. According to the people there, they belong to the same "Tian" generation as the TianMing abbot of this Shaolin. It seems that their patriarch had a disagreement with his martial arts brothers here and in a fury he left and founded the Western Shaolin Monastery. Originally, the martial arts of Shaolin came with Master Damo of India to China and from China to the western regions. Which wasn't a strange thing. These three men heard of my reputation as "The Three Saints of Kunlun" and wanted to duel with me. On their way here, they kept boasting that Shaolin martial arts were unequalled in the realm, I was permitted to be a saint in chess and the zither but not in swordsmanship. So I had to be the two saints instead of three. And this happened before I met Yin Kexi so I thought I could finish two tasks in one go. I sent someone to notify those three old men to meet me at the Shaolin Monastery. Anyway, the three of them were travelling very fast and could catch up with me."
Guo Xiang laughed, "I guessed entirely wrong. I wonder what those three old men will say when they reach the Shaolin Monastery."
He Zudao said, "I don't have any grudges against Shaolin so I left a note that I will come ten days later. I did this because I wanted those three old men to arrive at Shaolin and battle them. But now the duel is over, let us go to Shaolin together and after I delivered the message we will leave again."
Guo Xiang frowned her eyebrows and said, "The rules of these monks are very strict, women may not enter."
He Zudao said, "Pooh! What damn rules! We're just going to enter and what are they going to do about it? Kill us?"
Guo Xiang is a rather meddlesome girl, but after meeting reverend Wuse she has no bad feelings towards Shaolin and shook her head and smiled, "I'll wait for you outside, you just enter and deliver the message. There's no need to create unnecessary trouble."
He Zudao said, "It's hard to believe that there are so many astonishing people in the realm. You must introduce me to them."Guo Xiang faintly said, "If you want to meet my father that is not difficult, as for the other two, I don't even know where to look." She saw He Zudao looking disappointed she said, "You've defeated "The Three Saints of Kunlun" which is a amazing thing. Why fret over such a small incident like a broken chord."He Zudao was shocked and asked, "The Three Saints of Kunlun? What are you talking about? And how did you know?"Guo Xiang smiled, "Those three old men came from the western borders, they must be "The Three Saints of Kunlun." They do have their unique abilities, but challenging Shaolin is a bit too arrogant.."She saw that He Zudao was looking very strangely and asked, "What's so strange?"He Zudao softly said, "The Three Saints of Kunlun, The Three Saints of Kunlun, He Zudao. That's me."Guo Xiang was surprised and asked, "You're "The Three Saints of Kunlun"? Where are the other two?"He Zudao said, "The Three Saints of Kunlun" is one person, there were never three. I have established a small reputation in the western borders, and the local friends say that my chess, sword and zither skills are superb. Also they say I'm fit to be a saint in the zither, a saint if chess and a saint in swordsmanship. But I knew that the saint was not something that could easily be assumed. So I changed my name to He Zudao 'not worth mentioning'. So when other people hear my name they won't think I'm an arrogant, overbearing man."Guo Xiang smiled and clapped her hands, "Now I get it. I thought that "The Three Saints of Kunlun were three persons. But who were those three old men?"He Zudao answered, "They? Those were Shaolin disciples."Guo Xiang was even more confused and said, "So they belong to Shaolin. Right, their martial arts were firm and strong. Indeed that red-faced man used "Damo" swordsmanship and the sickly-looking man used "WeiTuo" Demon-Subduing Sword techniques. But there were a lot of changes and alterations to them I couldn't recognize them. Why did they come here?"He Zudao said, "This is not without reason. Last year Spring, I was at Mount Kunlun, peak JingShen playing the zither. Suddenly I heard fighting noises and took a look and saw two men were struggling on the ground. Both were heavily injured but both were still wrestling with each other. I yelled at them to stop but they still continued and walked over to push them aside. When I did so, one of them fell down and died, the other was still breathing. I took him to my home and gave him some medicines, after half a day he was revived. But he was mortally wounded and no medicine could prolong his life anymore. Before he died he said his name was Yin Kexi.."Guo Xiang called out in surprise and asked, "Was the other man called Xiao Xiangzi? He was very tall and skinny and his face looked like a corpse, right?"He Zudao was surprised and said, "Yes, how did you know?"Guo Xiang said, "I saw them once, I never thought they two would fight each other to the death."He Zudao said, "That Yin Kexi said he did a life full wicked deeds, there was no use in feeling sorry for himself anymore. He said that he and Xiao Xiangzi went to the Shaolin Monastery and stole a manuscript, both of them were suspicious of each other. Both of them didn't trust each other and were afraid if the other one learnt the manuscript he would kill the other one and keep the manuscript for himself. Both ate at the same table, slept in the same bed and didn't leave the other out of sight. But, both were afraid that one would put in poison in the food or sneak up on him in the night and kill him. Both were extremely edgy and couldn't eat or rest properly, also, they were afraid that Shaolin monks would catch up on them. So they went to the western borders and at Peak JingShen, both were extremely weary and knew if this continued both of them would be tired to death. So they fought it out there and then. According to Yin Kexi, Xiao Xiangzi's martial arts was better than his and attacked first. Yin Kexi suffered a blow, but in the end, Yin Kexi gained the advantage. Then Yin realised that Xiao Xiangzi was heavily injured at Mount Hua and hadn't recovered yet. If otherwise, they wouldn't have made it to Mount Kunlun."After Guo Xiang heard this story she thought of the situation Yin Kexi and Xiao Xiangzi were in and became gloomy and sighed, "Just because of a manuscript, this isn't worth it."He Zudao said, "After telling this, Yin Kexi was having difficulty breathing and begged me to go to the Shaolin Monastery and tell a monk called Jueyuan something about 'the manuscript is in the oil' 'Jing Zai You Zhong'. I found this sentence very strange and didn't understand what he meant with the manuscript in the oil. Just when I wanted to ask him what he meant, he fainted. I thought after he rested for awhile I will ask him again. But he never woke up again. I thought perhaps he hid the manuscript in an oilcloth, but I couldn't find anything in their clothes. Anyway, I have been entrusted to deliver a message so I decided to carry this mission out. Furthermore, I've never been to China before so I decided to tour around for some time and ended up here.Guo Xiang asked, "Why did you leave a note at Shaolin? And challenged the Shaolin monks?He Zudao smiled and said, "This is has to do with those three old men earlier. They are the Shaolin disciples of the Western Shaolin Monastery. According to the people there, they belong to the same "Tian" generation as the TianMing abbot of this Shaolin. It seems that their patriarch had a disagreement with his martial arts brothers here and in a fury he left and founded the Western Shaolin Monastery. Originally, the martial arts of Shaolin came with Master Damo of India to China and from China to the western regions. Which wasn't a strange thing. These three men heard of my reputation as "The Three Saints of Kunlun" and wanted to duel with me. On their way here, they kept boasting that Shaolin martial arts were unequalled in the realm, I was permitted to be a saint in chess and the zither but not in swordsmanship. So I had to be the two saints instead of three. And this happened before I met Yin Kexi so I thought I could finish two tasks in one go. I sent someone to notify those three old men to meet me at the Shaolin Monastery. Anyway, the three of them were travelling very fast and could catch up with me."Guo Xiang laughed, "I guessed entirely wrong. I wonder what those three old men will say when they reach the Shaolin Monastery."He Zudao said, "I don't have any grudges against Shaolin so I left a note that I will come ten days later. I did this because I wanted those three old men to arrive at Shaolin and battle them. But now the duel is over, let us go to Shaolin together and after I delivered the message we will leave again."Guo Xiang frowned her eyebrows and said, "The rules of these monks are very strict, women may not enter."He Zudao said, "Pooh! What damn rules! We're just going to enter and what are they going to do about it? Kill us?"Guo Xiang is a rather meddlesome girl, but after meeting reverend Wuse she has no bad feelings towards Shaolin and shook her head and smiled, "I'll wait for you outside, you just enter and deliver the message. There's no need to create unnecessary trouble."
