Chapter 87 – Heavenly Dragon (16)
The one riding on the horse were Granny Yu and the other subordinates of Spirit Vulture Palace.
“What, you thought this old woman was dead?” the Heavenly Mountain Child Grandmother said.
Granny Yu hurriedly knelt and said, “This subordinate does not dare.” She looked up and glanced at Lin Yu Tong and Xu Zhu. She said, “The four plants have left to find Master……”
“Humph! I think you do not dare. Rise.” The Heavenly Mountain Child Grandmother looked at Granny Yu and said, “They two are my sect nephews.” She pointed to Lin Yu Tong. “This is the leader of the Carefree Sect. In the future, Spirit Vulture Sect will belong under Carefree Sect. You understand?”
“Yes!” Everyone looked at Lin Yu Tong, and knelt down again. “Greetings, Sect Leader.”
Lin Yu Tong swung her sleeve, and a wave of internal energy came out. “Rise.” She managed to force these people to rise up.
Seeing them with shocked expressions, and not daring to look at Lin Yu Tong’s face, the Heavenly Mountain Child Grandmother nodded in satisfaction. The place they controlled was full of trouble. If one did not show a bit of true skill, people would not respect her. She pointed at Xu Zhu and said, “This is your new master, the palace master of Spirit Vulture Palace.”
Facing their greetings, Xu Zhu knelt and returned the greeting. The Heavenly Mountain Child Grandmother sighed. “Never mind! People have their own fates.”
Then she looked at Lin Yu Tong. “After my death, do not bury me with your master. Us three, it is best for all of us to have different places.” She looked into the distance, and seemed to have comprehended.
“Sect Uncle……” Lin Yu Tong was shocked and called out.
The Heavenly Mountain Child Grandmother laughed and then fell down.
“Sect Uncle!” Xu Zhu leapt over and put a finger to her nose. He said, “Senior Sect Sister, Sect Uncle she……” Then he started to cry.
Lin Yu Tong suddenly understood. Li Qiu Shui and the Heavenly Mountain Child Grandmother may not have been unable to understand, but they did not want to understand.
The Heavenly Mountain Child Grandmother had used the Life Death Seal on the thirty-six cave masters and seventy-two island masters. It was more like revenge on men. Regardless, she had taken in thousands of women who had no home. It was a great deed.
She appeared evil on the surface, but she had kindness inside.
Lin Yu Tong seemed to understand. This was the form spoken of by the Buddha.
Ding Chun Qiu appeared to be very ethereal and a master, but he was just a common thing in the world.
Murong Fu was outstanding among people, but ambitious without any manners.
Duan Yan Qing had the ugly appearance, but who knew that under that was the once noble crown prince?
Kang Min appeared like a withered widow, who knew that she was so wanton and evil inside?
The South Sea Crocodile Deity had a fiendish appearance, but he was not truly very bad inside.
Qiao Feng had the skin of Khitan but the heart of Song.
Xu Zhu appeared ugly, and was stupid in personality. But his honesty and kindness was another kind of intelligence.
Even she herself appeared innocent and beautiful, but was full of scheming.
Thinking of this, she was a bit ashamed. She seemed to enter a very profound world, and something seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.
“Sect Sister!” Xu Zhu whispered. “This little monk has to return to Shaolin, and has been delayed for too long. After Sect Uncles’ funerals, I will return to Shaolin.”
“Do as you wish! If you like to, return to the mortal world, or be a monk if you want to.” Lin Yu Tong looked at the Heavenly Mountain Child Grandmother and said.
“Sect Leader, Master, the funeral of the old master……” Granny Yu asked.
“Give Sect Uncle to Xixia, she has her home. Senior Sect Uncle will be buried at Misty Peak.” Lin Yu Tong said, went forward and took care of the two’s remains.
“Yes!” Everyone responded.
After arranging the funeral of Li Qiu Shui, they took the coffin of the Heavenly Mountain Child Grandmother and headed for Spirit Vulture Palace.
The Spirit Vulture Palace had a range of several hundred miles in the west of Xixia. This was the reason that Lin Yu Tong wanted this place. Also, after so many years of management, Spirit Vulture Palace controlled the many small sects from the Central plains to the south east coast.
Such a power was very convenient to what Lin Yu Tong was going to do next.
When everyone entered the Vermilion Heaven, she learned that Murong Fu was leading the members of the thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands to rebel and was attacking Spirit Vulture Palace.
Lin Yu Tong looked at Xu Zhu. He had come for the funeral of the Heavenly Mountain Child Grandmother. Lin Yu Tong asked, “Junior Sect Brother, what do you think we should do?”
“I will listen to Sect Sister. Young Master Murong is famed in the jianghu, we can just explain to them,” Xu Zhu said.
Granny Yu knew that Xu Zhu was very honest and kind and said, “These people come for the Life Death Seal. Unless they are released, they are not willing to rest.”
Xu Zhu said, “I will not release the Life Death Seal.”
“You have not yet learned the Heavenly Mountain Six Yang Palm?” Lin Yu Tong asked.
“I do, but……” Xu Zhu scratched his head, a bit at a loss.
“Then it is good.” Lin Yu Tong looked at Granny Yu and said. “You led the way, we three will go first, the rest of you can just go slowly.”
Granny Yu knew that this sect leader had a lot of internal energy and had nothing to worry about so she responded.
The Spirit Vulture Palace was not on the top of Misty Peak, but halfway up.It was very warm and humid. On the mountain, the mist was heavy, and it was like a blessed world. Spirit Vulture Palace flickered in and out of view like a celestial palace.
Such a good place!
But even halfway up the mountain, the land was very steep, full of deep valleys and gullies. Spirit Vulture Palace was like a lone island on the mountain, and they had to step on metal chains to get there.
It was very easy to guard and hard to attack. Lin Yu Tong fell in love with the place.
The chains had been cut off. It was not easy to get over. The people guarding Spirit Vulture Palace must have cut these, wanting to trap the people up there.
This was very dangerous, but to Lin Yu Tong and Xu Zhu’s internal energy, it was not hard. The two first used their qinggong to fall down, and then pulled the metal chains up before they went to the other side.
When they connected the chains, they saw two young women right after ten paces. They were on the ground, and had died a long time ago.
Xu Zhu chanted Amitabha. Lin Yu Tong did not feel well. What thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands. The Heavenly Mountain Child Grandmother’s methods were not honorable, but these people did not count as good people. Xu Zhu’s kindness may have them listen to the Spirit Vulture Palace for a while, but over time, being too kind would mean they would not be easy to control.
Lin Yu Tong was scheming about the great matter. She had to use these people. But she did not know whether it was better to be kind or threatening.
From afar, she heard people speak.
“Have the stupid women confessed?”
“No! Very reluctant.”
“I do not know where the treasure hoard of the old woman is? We have searched all through. It is not here. We suffered a lot by the women this these years, no need to be polite. We can use all our tricks.”
“It may be too cruel to do so to a girl.” This voice was Duan Yu.
Xu Zhu picked up pine balls and handed some to Lin Yu Tong. “Amitabha, as long as you do not kill people.”
Lin Yu Tong looked at the pine balls in her hand and speechlessly smiled.
“Confess, do not hope that the old woman will return. She died long ago.”
Lin Yu Tong threw the pine ball out at the words. That person felt a pain in his mouth. His front teeth were knocked out.
“It is Grandmother, Grandmother has come back,” a weak female voice said.
In the main hall, everyone got on their guard.
Lin Yu Tong came out first, walking towards the hall, and Xu Zhu followed closely behind.
“Miss Lin, it is you!” Duan Yu came to welcome her.
Lin Yu Tong nodded and first inspected the wounds of the Spirit Vulture Palace members who had been captured. She called for the injured one to be carried off, and she would go and treat them.
Lin Yu Tong just turned around and someone attacked her behind her back. She was angry. She used the Heavenly Mountain Child Grandmother’s Heavenly Mountain Plum Breaking Hand, and immediately took their weapons from them, throwing them on the ground. She glanced at Xu Zhu and turned to leave.
Everyone unconsciously retreated. This person’s martial skill was unfathomable. It would be better if they did not provoke her.
Murong Fu looked at Lin Yu Tong’s back and said, “Who is this person? She looks similar to Azhu. Compared to during the Deaf Mute Valley, she has grown more powerful.”
“She is Azhu’s older sister, and very close to Hero Xiao Feng. I do not know anything else,” Feng Bo E explained.
Murong Fu frowned and turned to look. The young monk called Xu Zhu was releasing the Life Death Seals from Boss Wu and the others.
It seemed that he could not conquer the thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands this time.
Lin Yu Tong did not care about the outside matters, and managed to save the people who were able to be saved. All of Misty Peak were women. She was the most convenient to do this.
After settling down the wounded, Granny Yu came and said, “Sect Leader, the matter is settled. Our master told me to ask Sect Leader, he has spared the people who rebelled, and if Sect Leader has anything to say.”
“Junior Sect Brother can decide the matters of Spirit Vulture Palace,” Lin Yu Tong looked at Granny Yu and said, “Tell these people, if anyone does not listen and dares to rebel, the punishment will be tens of times worse than the Life Death Seal.”
“Yes!” Granny Yu bowed her head and left.
At night, the Misty Peak finally quieted. Xu Zhu and Duan Yu were drinking wine, and she could not disturb them.
She called for Granny Yu, and the four noble plants to understand the Spirit Vulture Palace.
“I want to divide two parts, one to the north to purchase sheep wool from Liao, the other to the south, to purchase cloth, silk, and medicine. Along the way, the people of the thirty-six caves and the seventy-two islands will be responsible for guarding them in sections. Is this possible?” Lin Yu Tong asked cautiously.
“Sect Leader wants to earn silver? Our Spirit Vulture Sect controls hundreds of miles, and with the tribute from below, we do not lack for silver,” Granny Yu hurriedly said.
This was not a matter of silver.
She had thought a lot about this matter. In the past, she lacked territory and manpower. Now, these problems were solved, and her plan could start.
She may be able to buy sheep wool for a large scale in the Liao, or barter, using sheep wool and prepared cheese to buy food, cloth, porcelain, medicine, incense and other daily items, and even the cows and sheep could be traded, after ten years, twenty years, would the Liao even want to fight? They would be more willing to raise the cows and sheep that could change their lives, or more battle horses?”
Translator Ramblings: Lin Yu Tong has benefited greatly by inheriting from the Heavenly Child Grandmother, she’s got the monetary capital and manpower to carry out her plans.
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