Chap 3 - Seeking a master in Mount Zhongnan
f(x) 4 Walls - TravellerGelli11 (Guo Jing) meditated on the boat, and after a few days, his energy has recovered by more than half. Chinglopez (Huang Rong) and Gelli11 (Guo Jing) raised the topic of Ouyang Feng, saying they hadn’t seen him in ten years. Not only does it seem he hasn’t aged much but his kung fu has improved. That palm he struck in Gelli11 (Guo Jing)’s chest was lethal; it will take at least ten days to half a month to fully recover.
The two moved on to Hong Qigong, they didn’t know where he was and missed him very much. Chinglopez (Huang Rong) lived on the Peach Blossom Island, but she held the position of the Beggar Clan leader so all the clan’s affairs had to be cleared through her. One of the reasons she returned to Jiangnan was to meet with elder Zhu and discuss what was happening with the clan, and to search for news of Hong Qigong. But Gelli11 (Guo Jing) had suffered an injury, so they had to return to the island first.
Then they talked about Amber (Yang Guo), and Chinglopez (Huang Rong) called him into the boat and told him to explain everything. Amber (Yang Guo) told them that his mother had died due to an illness, and how he had wandered around in Jiaxing afterwards. The Guo couple reminisced about their friendship with Mu Nianci and couldn’t help but feel depressed. After Amber (Yang Guo) had returned to the deck, Gelli11 (Guo Jing) said, “I’ve always had one wish and you know this. Today, heaven has given me this chance to see Amber, my wish can be completed. “
Years ago, Gelli11 (Guo Jing)’s father Guo Xiaotian and Amber (Yang Guo)’s grandfather Yang Tiexin became brothers, and both their wives were pregnant. The two agreed that if their wives gave births to boys, they will became brothers; if they were girls they would be sisters; if it was one girl and one boy then it would be arranged for them be married. Eventually they had two boys, Gelli11 (Guo Jing) and Amber (Yang Guo)’s father Liu Kang became brothers. However Liu Kang recognized an enemy as his father, his deeds were unchivalrous and eventually he died tragically near Jiaxing’s Iron Spear Temple. Gelli11 (Guo Jing) still felt responsible for this. When he mentioned this, Chinglopez (Huang Rong) understood his intentions and said, “I won’t agree.”
Gelli11 (Guo Jing) asked, with light surprise, “Agree what?”
Chinglopez (Huang Rong) said, “NatDe won’t be married to that boy.” (@NatDe, u really going to marry Amber???? Soojung will eye froze me and u to death,
You don’t believe me, she just sent me a clips and saying, “U Try and see!”
Amber’s fans will spit on us and we will be drown. If We are not dead, they will slaughter us, revive us and kill us repeatly if you do that.)
Gelli11 (Guo Jing) said, “His father didn’t do any good, but our families friendship is a long one. Amber (Yang Guo) has a handsome face, he’s extremely clever, and under our teaching he will achieve great things in the future.” (@Gelli11, you see people’s intelligence by face? Really?)
Chinglopez (Huang Rong) said, “I’m afraid that he is too clever for his own good.”
Gelli11 (Guo Jing) replied, “Weren’t you clever? What is wrong with that?”
(@Gelli11, good one to sneer at Chinglopez… haha…)
Chinglopez (Huang Rong) laughed and said, “I eventually fell for a dumb boy.”
(@Chinglopez, you are so kind to Gelli11, aigooo)
Gelli11 (Guo Jing) chuckled and said, “When NatDe (Guo Fu) grows up, she may not find a dumb boy to love. Anyway, another boy as dumb as me, I doubt there’ll be another one.” (@Gelli11, you are proud, dun you? =p)
Chinglopez (Huang Rong) put on a shy face and said, “Are they rare?” The two joked around for a few more words before Gelli11 (Guo Jing) turned serious and said, “My father only had one wish, Uncle Yang Tie Xin also relied on me before he died. I didn’t do my best with brother Yang and sister Mu. If I don’t treat Amber (Yang Guo) as my own, how can I face father and uncle Yang?” He sighed, and looked disappointed.
Chinglopez (Huang Rong) gently said, “The two of them are young, there is no need to rush. If in the future Amber (Yang Guo) doesn’t develop any bad points, then you can do what you like.”
Gelli11 (Guo Jing) got up and clapped his hands, his spirits raised and said, “Thank you for your permission; I can’t say how thankful I am.”
Chinglopez (Huang Rong) replied, “I didn’t agree to anything. All I said was watch what becomes of Amber (Yang Guo) in the future.”
Gelli11 (Guo Jing) stood up and his waist straightened. He knew what Chinglopez (Huang Rong) meant and said, “Brother Liu Kang was raised in the palace of the Jin, and learned his ways from them. Amber (Yang Guo) will be on our island and he won’t turn bad. If he does do wrong he will be able to change and right it. You can relax.”
The boat was quiet as they reached the island.
NatDe (Guo Fu) was ecstatic that she had gained two little friends who were about the same age as her. Amber (Yang Guo) had taken Chinglopez (Huang Rong)’s antidote, and now his poison had dissipated completely. He and NatDe (Guo Fu) had their arguments when they first met, but they were still kids. After a few days they had forgotten about it. However in a few days, the four would argue again in game of catching crickets.
One day, Amber (Yang Guo) came out of the house,
looking for crickets again. He was relaxing, enjoying the scenery and whistling to himself when he suddenly heard laughing and joking behind the hills. He rushed to have a look, and saw NatDe (Guo Fu) and the Wu brothers lifting rocks and pushing aside grass; they were looking for crickets. Wu Dunru was holding a bamboo tube, NatDe (Guo Fu) was holding a basin. Wu Xiuwen moved a rock and gave a laugh, a large cricket jumped out. Wu Xiuwen jumped on it, and held it with his two hands and laughed joyfully.
NatDe (Guo Fu) said, “Give it to me, gimme.”
Wu Xiuwen picked the cricket up and said, “Fine, I’ll give it to you.” He opened the lid of the basin and put the cricket in. The cricket’s head and legs looked healthy, it had a thick waist and abdomen, and it looked like a spirited cricket.
Wu Xiuwen said, “This cricket is going to be an invincible general, brother Yang, all the crickets that you have caught won’t be a match.”
Amber (Yang Guo) was unconvinced and took out a few bamboo tubes containing crickets. He picked out his liveliest one to fight. After a few rounds, the large cricket bit the waist of Amber (Yang Guo)’s cricket, causing it to slip out of the basin, fluttering its wings, looking weird.
NatDe (Guo Fu) laughed, “I won!”
Amber (Yang Guo) said, “Wait, I’ve got more.” He took out three but they lost too, the third one bitten in half by the large cricket.
Amber (Yang Guo)’s faced turned and said, “I’m not playing.” and turned around and walked away. Suddenly he heard three “ji” noises behind him in the grass, it was the call of a cricket, but it sounded different than normal.
Wu Dunru said, “Another one.” He parted the grass and suddenly jumped back, gasping, “Snake, snake!”
Amber (Yang Guo) turned around and saw a striped poisonous snake, flicking its tongue out of the grass. Amber (Yang Guo) picked up a stone, and aimed it at the snake. It struck it on the head, the snake twisted and turned a few times and died. He saw beside the dead snake was a black cricket, its appearance strange, spreading out its wings to call out.
NatDe (Guo Fu) laughed and said, “Brother Amber, catch the black one.”
Amber (Yang Guo) heard that there was a ridiculing tone behind her words. Amber (Yang Guo)’s proud character rose and said, “Fine.” He then went and caught it.
NatDe (Guo Fu) chuckled and said, “That thing, what do you want it for? You want to battle with my invincible general?”
Amber (Yang Guo) said, “If you want to battle fine, this little one won’t let others bully it.” He placed the black cricket into NatDe (Guo Fu)’s basin.
What was strange was that when the large cricket saw the small black one, it looked startled and seemed to shrink away from it. NatDe (Guo Fu) and the Wu brothers shouted and called out to encourage it. The little black cricket raised its head and jumped in front of the big one. The big cricket, not daring to face it in battle, wanted to jump out of the basin. The black cricket jumped up and, high in midair, bit the end of the large cricket, and both of them fell out of the air.
The large cricket shook a few times, and then its abdomen and died. Amongst crickets, there are types, which liked to live with poisonous worms or with poisonous centipedes. This type is called the “Centipede Cricket” and those which live with poisonous snakes are called “Snake Crickets”. Because of the poison on it, the normal types of cricket aren’t their match. Amber (Yang Guo)’s cricket was a “Snake Cricket”.
NatDe (Guo Fu) was very displeased with the fact that her invincible general had died, and after thinking for a while said to Amber (Yang Guo), “Brother Amber, give the black one to me.”
Amber (Yang Guo) replied, “Giving it to you originally wasn’t a problem, but why did you ridicule the little black one?”
NatDe (Guo Fu) replied, “If you don’t give it to me fine, who wants it?” She picked up her basin and turned it over, the little black cricket fell onto the ground, and she squashed it with her right foot. (@NatDe, someone having a bad temper, maybe should call you princess N instead, you guys agree?)
Amber (Yang Guo) gasped, his blood began to boil, his face went red, he couldn’t control himself and he hit her hard by the side of the ear.
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