Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
Linghu Chong listened to a piece of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" and greatly admired Liu Qu and his companion. He had no prejudice against Qu Yang, who belonged to the demonic sect, and sincerely said, "If there is anything you two seniors need me to do, as long as it does not go against the principles of the martial world, I will do my utmost!"
Qu Yang glanced at Liu Zhengfeng and said, "My brother Liu and I have devoted ourselves to music for years and created a piece called 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.' We are confident that this piece is unique throughout history." With that, he took out a booklet from his bosom. "This is the score for 'The Song of the Smiling, Proud Wanderer.' Please take this score and carry our hard work into the world to find a successor."
Liu Zhengfeng added, "If 'The Song of the Smiling, Proud Wanderer' can be passed down through generations, then my brother Qu and I will not have lived in vain."
Linghu Chong bowed and took the score from Qu Yang's hands, placing it in his bosom. "You two can rest assured; I will do my best." He had initially thought that Qu Yang had something very difficult and dangerous to ask of him, worrying that it might violate the sect rules and offend others in the righteous path. Little did he know it was merely about finding two people to learn the guqin and xiao; he felt greatly relieved and let out a light sigh.
Liu Zhengfeng said, "Linghu nephew, this piece not only embodies our lifelong dedication but also relates to an ancient figure. A significant segment of the music in 'The Song of the Smiling, Proud Wanderer' is adapted by Brother Qu from Ji Kang's 'Guangling San.'"
Qu Yang was quite proud of this matter and smiled as he said, "It has been said that after Ji Kang's death, 'Guangling San' ceased to exist. Can you guess where I obtained it?"
Bai Tang already knew that Qu Yang had obtained the score from an ancient tomb and was somewhat distracted. She noticed a hint of impatience in Ren Yingying's eyes. Wasn't this girl fond of music and playing instruments? Why did she look so displeased? Bai Tang did not realize that due to Dongfang Bubai's attitude, Qu Yang dared not get too close to Ren Yingying, which naturally meant he had not taught her any musical skills. Ren Yingying had learned from Lu Zhu Weng but did not have as much time to practice as in the original story; thus her skills were not high.
As Qu Yang finished explaining the origins of 'Guangling San,' Linghu Chong held the score and bid farewell to both men before leaving with Yilin. Ren Yingying expressed her desire to speak privately with Qu Yang. Liu Zhengfeng smiled at Bai Tang and said, "Bai Gu Niang, the scenery in the mountains is quite nice; would you like to explore together?"
Bai Tang took out four fishing rods from her space. "I see that the waters in the mountain stream are clear and the fish are plump; why don't we go fishing?"
Having witnessed Qu Yunwu controlling the wind before, Liu Zhengfeng could not help but exclaim, "Bai Gu Niang, is your world truly a fairyland?"
"If it were a fairyland, how could there be evil spirits running rampant?" Bai Tang replied with a smile. "Every world has its own rules; based on these rules, human abilities vary accordingly. This world is one of martial arts where energy systems equate to martial skills; in our world, because there are terrifying monsters like zombies, humans must evolve abilities equal to them to maintain balance. This is the law of the world."
Liu Zhengfeng asked curiously, "Bai Gu Niang, have you been to many worlds?"
Bai Tang replied, "I've only been to two or three!"
That was quite impressive! Liu Zhengfeng envied her greatly.
"If one reaches a high enough level in martial arts, they can break through space and travel to other worlds!" Bai Tang hinted.
Liu Zhengfeng was taken aback and laughed. "Break through space? Can human strength really achieve that? Neither my brother Qu nor I are martial enthusiasts; we will never reach such a realm in this lifetime."
Bai Tang smiled without further comment as the four began fishing under a tree's shade. Bai Tang had good luck and soon caught two carp about half a foot long. After removing the hooks, she tossed them back into the stream just as Qu Yang returned; Ren Yingying did not follow him back, clearly indicating their discussion had ended poorly.
"Liu brother, Wu'er, we should set off!" Qu Yang called out to them. Now that he had friends and a granddaughter, he was about to head towards a paradise where he could play music with his friends; only a fool would help Ren Yingying rebel! Compared to Ren Woxing, Dongfang Bubai's rule over the Sun Moon Holy Cult was more favored by people; at least everyone's lives were much more comfortable than under Ren Woxing's rule.
Bai Tang stood up and said, "No need to see me off!"
Qu Yunwu suddenly had tears in her eyes. She grabbed Bai Tang's hand and said gratefully, "Thank you, Bai Tang, for fulfilling my dream!"
Bai Tang smiled and replied, "I just did it casually; you don't need to thank me too much! Just live well with Grandpa from now on!"
"Your casual act saved the lives of so many of us!" Qu Yang came over and patted his granddaughter's shoulder. He turned to Bai Tang and said, "I cannot repay your kindness, but please accept this small token of gratitude!"
Qu Jiang handed Bai Tang a stack of silver notes, saying, "I heard that food is scarce in that world of Misty. This money can buy quite a bit of food; please accept it, Bai Gu Niang!"
Bai Tang estimated the amount of silver notes to be at least fifty thousand, which could buy a lot of food. Liu Zhengfeng also approached and gave Bai Tang one hundred thousand taels of silver.
What wealthy people! Bai Tang's eyes sparkled as she accepted the money. She had originally thought she would have to rely on credit, but unexpectedly someone helped her share the burden. This amount of money would be enough to feed a base for quite some time.
After putting away the silver notes, Bai Tang said to Karen Adrian, "Let's go!"
Karen Adrian silently followed Bai Tang.
Sister Bai was displeased: "Aren't you going to ask me where I'm going?"
Karen Adrian: "Where are you going?"
Sister Bai: "…"
System, I want to return this!
Bai Tang's destination was Heimu Cliff. A few years ago, she completed three missions; now she knew the results of two—though the news about the Lin family and Lin Pingzhi came from others—and there was one more about her favorite leader. Of course, she wanted to see how the leader was doing now!
Heimu Cliff was located in Hebei. On her way, Bai Tang bought food from grain shops in big cities and passed through various Villages. Since the sellers were scattered, it did not attract the attention of the court. Bai Tang exchanged all one hundred fifty thousand taels of silver notes for food and also traded five mirrors for money to buy more food. The prices in this world were even cheaper than in the Red Mansion World, allowing Bai Tang to buy many things to bring back to her parents and family.
Forty miles northwest of Pingding Prefecture, the rocks were blood-red, and there was a long beach with turbulent waters—this was the famous Abyss of the Crimson Tide. Further north, both sides were steep cliffs with only a stone path about five feet wide in between. Along the way, followers of the Sun and Moon Sect guarded it tightly, but they could not stop Bai Tang and her companion. After passing through three mountain paths, they arrived at a waterway. Bai Tang grabbed Karen Adrian's arm and jumped across the wide river. Seeing that Karen Adrian was staring intently at her feet, Bai Tang said, "This is called Lightness Skill. If you want to learn it, I can teach you!"
Karen Adrian nodded and showed a rare smile.
"Hard to please!" Bai Tang snorted and continued on his way.
Upon reaching the other side, he climbed up the mountain. The path was steep and difficult to defend, no wonder the Sun and Moon Sect made Heimu Cliff their main base. Following the stone steps up the cliff, he passed through three iron gates, each guarded by someone who questioned the password for the night and checked identification tokens. Bai Tang had purchased two Invisibility Talismans in the marketplace, allowing him to easily pass through several checkpoints. When he arrived at a large stone gate, he saw two lines of large characters carved on either side: on the right was "Civility and Martial Virtue," and on the left was "Benevolence and Wisdom." The horizontal plaque above read "Sun and Moon Bright."
After passing through the stone gate, he noticed a large bamboo basket on the ground, big enough to hold about ten stones of rice. He heard a shout: "Bring the prisoner inside."
Bai Tang looked toward the source of the voice and was taken aback; wasn't that Ren Yingying? Even though she wore a fake beard, it couldn't fool his sharp eyes. And that "prisoner" lying on the stretcher—wasn't he supposed to be back at Huashan with Linghu Chong? How did he end up with Ren Da Jie? Could this be "Monkey Droppings"?
What Bai Tang didn't know was that Linghu Chong didn't genuinely want to help Ren Yingying; rather, Ren Da Jie had kidnapped Linghu Chong's beloved Sister Disciple to coerce him into rescuing Ren Woxing. Linghu Chong regretted saving such an ungrateful woman! Wasn't she gracious and polite when they first met? So, were all members of the demonic sect untrustworthy except for Qu Yang?
Xiang Wen and Ren Yingying discovered that Dongfang Bubai had imprisoned Ren Woxing at the bottom of West Lake and had arranged for the Jiangnan Four Friends to guard him. However, they were unaware that after Bai Tang's reminder, Dongfang Bubai had already instructed the Jiangnan Four Friends to kill Ren Woxing—who realized they were no match for him (the Star Absorption Technique was too terrifying)—and thus stopped delivering food to his cell. Consequently, the once-great leader Ren Da Jiao starved to death. Xiang Wen and Ren Yingying knew they were no match for the Jiangnan Four Friends, so Ren Yingying recommended Linghu Chong to Xiang Wen. Ever since Linghu Chong saved her, she had admired his fierce swordsmanship. Ren Yingying initially requested Linghu Chong's help politely but was rejected. Unwilling to accept this, she kidnapped Yue Ling Shan out of anger and jealousy to coerce Linghu Chong into helping her rescue Ren Woxing.
Xiang Wen and Ren Yingying still used methods from the original story, competing with Linghu Chong using things favored by the Jiangnan Four Friends. As a result, all four lost to Linghu Chong but still failed to draw out Ren Woxing. With their plan failing, Xiang Wen had no choice but to sneak into Meizhuang and secretly give Black and White Child the Three Corpse Brain God Pill, finally hearing from Black and White Child that Ren Woxing had long been dead. Filled with rage, Ren Yingying decided to confront Heimu Cliff herself for revenge against her father. Thus, Linghu Chong was once again captured.
Still employing methods from the original story, in this world, although Linghu Chong was no longer Ren Da Jie's beloved, he had killed many members of the Sun and Moon Sect while saving her and had risen to become a wanted figure in their ranks. As for Shangguan Yun, he was unfortunate; after being defeated by Linghu Chong, he was fed the Three Corpse Brain God Pill by Ren Yingying and had no choice but to help them resist Dongfang Bubai.
Xiang Wen, Yingying, and Green Bamboo Elder—who stood in for Ren Woxing—bent down to lift the stretcher and stepped into the bamboo basket.
Comment 0 Comment Count