Chapter 79 – Heavenly Dragon (8)
“You are the former crown prince of Dali, Duan Yan Qing.” Lin Yu Tong looked at Duan Yan Qing’s face and said with a smile, “While all through history, the victor becomes the king and the loser the bandit is an unchanging truth, the winner becomes king and emperor, and the loser will be twisted by history, becoming an evil bandit. But there are none who truly become bandits like you.”
“Dare I ask, with you like this, do you dare to stand in front of the people of Dali and tell them that you are the former Crown Prince Yan Qing? According to what I know, there are old officials who still miss their old master. You dare to tell them the wise ruler they admire and want to support is in reality full of evil?”
“You were the crown prince of a country, you have Dali in your heart. You want your subjects to know that you are part of Xixia’s First Class Hall, and working for Xixia? When did the life of their crown prince become so worthless?”
Before Lin Yu Tong continued, Duan Yan Qing said, “You are very good at speaking, each word a stab at this old man’s heart. But look at this old man now…… Is this the crown prince that the people want?”
Lin Yu Tong examined Duan Yan Qing and smiled. “You may not be able to get the throne of Dali, but is your son not able to?”
Duan Yan Qing’s face was frozen, and could not make an expression. But shock flashed through his eyes, followed by suspicion.
The metal staff pressed on Lin Yu Tong’s shoulder. The dull voice said, “You dare to tease this old man.”
The weight on her shoulder seemed to be a thousand pounds. Lin Yu Tong was almost unable to keep her expression. She looked at Duan Yan Qing and said, “Outside the Heavenly Dragon Temple, under the Bodhi tree, the dirty beggar, the long haired goddess.”
Duan Yan Qing stilled. His metal staff fell from Lin Yu Tong’s shoulder to the ground. He thought of that dream-like night, and thought of the woman with long hair in white robes.
Lin Yu Tong sighed in relief. In her view, Dao Bai Feng had been driven mad by Duan Zheng Chun. She wanted to have revenge on him, but why would she find such a terrible person to cheat with? Was she getting revenge on Duan Zheng Chun or punishing herself? She could not understand.
“You and her…… What is the relationship, you know her…… Where is she now?” Duan Yan Qing’s speech was stuttered. It could be seen he was not calm inside.
“Why do I want to find her, if your enemies know your relationship, have you thought of her situation?” Lin Yu Tong smiled coldly and said, “Also, have your son carry your crimes, and be cursed by thousands?”
“No! No…… No……” Duan Yan Qing shook his head, “My son, he……”
“You want your son to know that you are his father?” Lin Yu Tong continued to ask.
Duan Yan Qing immediately evaded. He shook his head, “No! I do not……”
Each person had a weakness. Lin Yu Tong grabbed onto Duan Yan Qing’s weakness, and he would compromise.
“You tell me…… Who my son is…… I…… I will not find him…… ” Duan Yan Qing looked at Lin Yu Tong, asking.
“I promised her to not tell anyone,” Lin Yu Tong said briskly. She would not show all her cards at once. Otherwise, how would she survive?
Duan Yan Qing reached out, and a great force came. The metal staff on the ground returned to Duan Yan Qing’s hand. “You dare to lie to me?”
“If you do not believe, you can kill me. Without her permission, I will not say another word.” Lin Yu Tong closed her eyes.
A wind gusted at Lin Yu Tong’s face, but there was no alarm from the pocket space system. It meant that Duan Yan Qing just wanted to frighten her. So Lin Yu Tong’s expression grew more relaxed.
As expected, the palm stopped in front of Lin Yu Tong and did not hit.
Duan Yan Qing knew that other than him and the woman he had thought was a female bodhisattva, no one else knew of this. Such a secret that he was not even sure had happened before. But the young girl in front of him knew it so well. The female bodhisattva must have told her. To be able to tell her, the two must be very close. Right now, in such a dangerous situation, she was not willing to sell the other out. They must be very close.
Even for the sake of the female bodhisattva, he could not wound the girl.
“She knows who I am…… Does she know what I have done?” Duan Yan Qing asked.
“Of course!” Lin Yu Tong thought. Dao Bai Feng of course knew. She was not lying to him.
Duan Yan Qing was silent for a moment. Lin Yu Tong actually saw shame in his eyes. But in the blink of an eye, he disappeared from sight, leaving behind a “I will find you in the future.”
The feeling of being remembered by the Four Evils was not so good.
Ye Er Niang floated over, and gazed at Lin Yu Tong with a complicated look. “Since Eldest is not getting revenge for Four, I will spare you for now. However, do not forget what you have said.”
Lin Yu Tong saw Ye Er Niang leave, and relaxed. This time, she managed to muddle through the danger. But she would not be so lucky each time. She thought of Shaolin’s Muscle-Tendon Change Classic even more.
Thinking like this, Yue Lao San came close. “You truly crippled Four?”
Lin Yu Tong was given a fright. “So what if I did, so what if I did not, do you want revenge for him?”
Yue Lao San laughed. “It is good if you crippled him. If you did not, I would have found a chance to do so. He wanted my master’s wives, and my master’s mother. He should have been crippled a long time ago.”
This was such a mess. She did not want to talk more with him. There were things she had to do in Wuxi, and she did not have the time for him. She stood, wanting to leave.
“Wait!” Yue Lao San said, “Since my master did not teach me the Gentle Wave Step, may you teach me?”
He thought so well! How much did I suffer for this bit of skill to save my own life? Lin Yu Tong said, “Without your master’s permission, I cannot casually teach his disciple.” Then she was going to leave.
But that Yue Lao San was the worst, and came at her with his crocodile mouth.
Why was it so hard to be a civilized person in this world? Lin Yu Tong had an easy time to dodge, but a hard time to win. The two kept on going until night. She did not know how far it was from Wuxi.
“Yue Lao San, I have no time to play hide and seek with you, I have other business, I do not believe that you have such free time.” Lin Yu Tong had not eaten or drank the whole day, just ran all this time. Right now, she had no more energy to run.
“Ah! I almost forgot the important matters,” Yue Lao San said in irritation.
Yes! The Four Evils had come with Xixia’s First Class Hall to mount an ambush on the Beggar Sect. Murong Fu disguised himself as Li Yan Zong and mixed within.
Seeing Yue Lao San walk far, Lin Yu Tong hurriedly went into her pocket space. Washed and changed, she sat down and recovered the internal energies she had used up. She let out Black Whirlwind and rode the horse to Wuxi.
At this time, it was tense in the apricot forest. Qiao Feng had finished the rebellion, and tied up the four elders. When Lin Yu Tong arrived, there were four blades stuck in Qiao Feng’s body. These martial artists did not treasure their bodies like it was theirs.
Lin Yu Tong looked around, and saw Duan Yu with Azhu, Abi, and Wang Yu Yan. Behind him was likely Bao Bu Tong and Feng Bo E.
Lin Yu Tong hid on the tree, and only Qiao Feng glanced in this direction.
The level of skill could be immediately seen.
Hiding here was not very respectable. Lin Yu Tong knew the habits of these jianghu people. They cared about being honorable and open all the time. If she wanted to stay in this world, she had to fit with the morality of the people here. Putting Lin Yu Tong here in the world meant that she was unorthodox.
She sighed. It was not that her IQ had degraded, but she had to remember all the time to “do as the Romans do.” Otherwise, she would not have a place in the world.
Just as she was going to appear, she heard rushed galloping. The Beggar Sect had sent a letter. Qiao Feng was about to open it when the Elder Xu ran over.
“You cannot read, you cannot read……” Elder Xu charged over and took the paper from Qiao Feng.
Lin Yu Tong was amused. Even if Qiao Feng was Khitan, the people about to come were from Xixia. Something would be wrong with Qiao Feng if he would help Xixia for no reason. She was speechless at the logic of these people.
She thought, Qiao Feng would not be feeling good. For many years, he risked his life for the Beggar Sect, and did everything he could. But in the end, they did not say anything, and just invited Elder Xu to steal his basic rights as the sect leader. He could not understand.
Lin Yu Tong looked over. The person who was so excited in the crowd was the man in Kang Min’s room last night, he should be Quan Guan Qing.
Rather than say Quan Guan Qing was a jianghu person, she would say that he had many of the traits of someone in politics like the love for power. Kang Min’s seduction was just one factor. Kang Min told him that Qiao Feng was Khitan. Quan Guan Qing scented a chance from this, a chance to overthrow Qiao Feng, and take control of the Beggar Sect. This person could be said to be an opportunist schemer. Kang Min did not tell Quan Guan Qing who killed Ma Da Yuan, but with his brains, could he not see the flaw? However, he said nothing. Qiao Feng killing Ma Da Yuan fit with the fact he was a member of the Khitan, and fit Quan Guan Qing’s interests more. He was not just able to grab hold of the chance, he was daring and charismatic to attempt this. Lin Yu Tong admired him for doing this. In any case, Lin Yu Tong did not dare to do this.
As she was thinking this, she heard someone shout, “Please invite Deputy Sect Leader Ma’s widow, Madam Ma.”
Lin Yu Tong’s heart rose. The drama was coming, she wanted to see how it would play out.
Kang Min was dressed in plain white robes, her voice clear and pleasing, “…… When I was cleaning my dead husband’s items…… Lucky I found a letter. Otherwise, my husband’s death will never have been uncovered.” Speaking, she looked at Qiao Feng. Everyone knew that she was accusing Qiao Feng of killing Ma Da Yuan.
As expected, Qiao Feng said, “Madam Ma, you suspect me of killing Deputy Sect Leader Ma?”
Kang Min was about to answer when Lin Yu Tong jumped off the tree, using her qinggong and said, “Big Brother, you do not need to believe this woman’s words. I have something to ask Madam Ma.”
Everyone looked up and saw a young woman dressed in white. She floated down, her dress blooming like a flower. What shocked people was that when this woman came close, no one sensed her.
Duan Yu and Azhu exchanged a look. They had not expected that Lin Yu Tong and Qiao Feng knew each other.
Lin Yu Tong landed and turned to look at Kang Min. She asked, “Madam Ma, may I ask why Deputy Leader Ma has been dead for three months, but Madam Ma is two months pregnant?”
At these words, everyone was shocked……
Translator Ramblings: Duan Zheng Chun has many daughters but the one son…
- Grafting Life Chapter 78 – Heavenly Dragon (7)
- Grafting Life Chapter 80 – Heavenly Dragon (9)
- Grafting Life Chapter 81 – Heavenly Dragon (10)
Tell me something