Ask Wudang Chapter 037

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Yin Susu, Yu San-ge, Wuji, Wu-ge, Ye Qingfeng, Song Yuanqiao, Zhang Sanfeng, Zhang Cuishan, Zhang Zhenren

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Yin Susu heard this, and immediately panicked, saying, “As expected, I shouldn’t have held onto any. Eighth Brother, you are an intelligent person of the highest caliber, how could you not guess?” She paused slightly, then pleaded, “Eighth Brother, back then, I ambushed Third Brother Yu, causing him to be crippled for life. All the mistakes, everything was my fault. Don’t worry, I will give him a satisfactory explanation. It’s just that Wuji is still too young, and Fifth Brother loves and pities me, so I really can’t bear to let them know this cruel truth, so I want to…”

Ye Qingfeng interrupted again, “Fifth Sister-in-law, you don’t have to think too much. Third Brother has already recovered, and his martial arts have also been restored. As for how to deal with your ambush on him back then, wait until we return to Wudang, and everything will be decided by him.”

“Ah? Third Brother Yu has recovered?”

Yin Susu’s face was astonished, somewhat disbelieving. Back then, she had indeed received news that Yu Daiyan had his tendons and bones broken all over his body and was crippled for life. In a fit of rage, she slaughtered the entire Longmen Escort Agency. She never expected that Yu Daiyan would actually recover.

Ye Qingfeng said, “That’s right, Third Brother has indeed recovered. Back then, the person who injured him at the foot of Wudang Mountain was a master from the Western Regions Vajra Sect. I tracked him all the way to the Western Regions, then fought my way to the capital, and finally obtained the secret medicine to cure Third Brother.”

Upon confirmation, Yin Susu was both delighted and grateful. She immediately said, “Eighth Brother, thank you so much. If it weren’t for your tireless efforts, traveling thousands of miles to find the secret medicine and cure Third Brother, I really wouldn’t know what to do, and even less how to face Fifth Brother and Wuji. Your kindness is like a new beginning for me. I really don’t know how to repay you. Please accept my bow.”

As she spoke, she made a gesture as if to bow down.

Ye Qingfeng, quick with his eyes and hands, quickly supported her and said, “Fifth Sister-in-law, you don’t have to thank me. To be honest, I don’t approve of you from the bottom of my heart, but since you married Fifth Brother and gave birth to nephew Wuji, the fact has already been established, and I have no choice but to call you Fifth Sister-in-law. As for finding medicine to cure Third Brother, this is a matter between us brothers and has nothing to do with you. I didn’t do this to help you. So, you don’t have to thank me at all. For the sake of Fifth Brother and nephew Wuji, I will not interfere too much in this matter, which is already benevolent and righteous. What you do next is entirely up to you, and whether Third Brother forgives you depends entirely on him.”

Upon hearing this, Yin Susu couldn’t help but feel bitter, and her face gradually became sorrowful.

Because what Ye Qingfeng said was all true.

Feeling bitter, she also lost her bearings, looking lost and disheartened, saying, “Eighth Brother, I won’t disturb your rest.”

With that, she turned and left.

She had only taken two steps when Ye Qingfeng suddenly spoke, “Fifth Sister-in-law, if you sincerely want to repent, I can show you a clear path. My Third Brother is upright and open-minded. After arriving at Wudang, as long as you tell the whole story of what happened back then in front of all the brothers and sincerely ask Third Brother for forgiveness, for the sake of Fifth Brother and nephew Wuji, he will never hold it against you. As for your massacre of the Longmen Escort Agency, our Wudang will naturally bear the responsibility, so you don’t have to worry at all.”

Upon hearing these words again, Yin Susu’s whole body trembled. She immediately turned and bowed to the ground, tears of gratitude streaming down her face, saying, “Yes, I will sincerely repent. I will sincerely ask Third Brother for forgiveness. Thank you, Eighth Brother, for pointing out the clear path. I am truly indebted beyond measure.”

Ye Qingfeng waved his hand and said, “All right, you may go back.”

Yin Susu stood up, expressed her gratitude once more, and then took her leave.

The next day, the large ship docked, and Zhang Cuishan’s family of three parted ways with the Wudang disciples. The headquarters of the Heavenly Eagle Cult was nearby. Yin Susu had been missing for ten years and had even married and had a child. It was only right and proper for her to go home and inform her old father. As for the Wudang disciples, they returned directly to Wudang to bring back the news of Zhang Cuishan’s return first, so that Zhang Sanfeng would be happy.

Ye Qingfeng did not return to Wudang with Song Yuanqiao and the others but instead turned to Yangzhou.

Because Zhang Sanfeng’s hundredth birthday was approaching, he wanted to find a decent birthday gift to honor his mentor.

Two months later…

In Shiyan, Hubei, on the tree-lined path leading to Wudang, Zhang Cuishan’s family of three was resting by the roadside.

Perhaps it was the timidity of being close to home, or perhaps it was the impending meeting with Zhang Sanfeng, Yin Susu’s face showed some unease.

Noticing his wife’s abnormality, Zhang Cuishan immediately asked, “Susu, is something on your mind?”

Yin Susu said, “I’m getting more and more worried now.”

Zhang Cuishan asked again, “What are you worried about?”

Yin Susu said, “I’m worried that I won’t be able to please your master, Zhang Zhenren.”

Zhang Cuishan smiled slightly and said, “You don’t have to worry about that. My master is a very peaceful person.”

Yin Susu said, “It’s precisely because he is so calm and peaceful that I don’t know what to do. It’s his hundredth birthday, and I don’t know what gift to give him. If it’s too grand, it feels cliché, and if it’s too simple, it feels disrespectful to him. Actually, I should make a gift for him myself to show my sincerity, but unfortunately, I can’t do it myself. Alas, these things are really making me so worried.”

Zhang Cuishan chuckled, “Susu, don’t be too nervous. Actually, from my understanding of Master, the happiest thing for him is just seeing our family of three. As for gifts and such, they are secondary.”

“Help!”

“Run! The Tatars are coming!”

“No, don’t kill me, ah…”

Just as the couple was talking, a group of refugees suddenly ran up from not far ahead. Behind this group of refugees, a troop of Tatar soldiers was chasing them, each one fierce and bloodthirsty. After the Mongol Yuan Dynasty unified the Central Plains, they divided people into different classes, with the southern Han people being the lowest and most despised race. They could kill and plunder as they pleased, and this scene was nothing out of the ordinary.

Zhang Wuji was immediately terrified and cried out, “Dad, someone is killing people up ahead!”

Zhang Cuishan stood up abruptly, his face filled with anger, “Wuji, watch Dad kill the Tatars and eliminate harm for the people.”

With that, he soared into the air and quickly swept towards the crowd.

Over the past ten years, Zhang Cuishan’s martial arts had greatly improved, and his internal energy was quite formidable. These Tatar soldiers were only slightly stronger than ordinary people, so they were naturally no match for him. In an instant, they were killed, their armor scattered, and their formation broken.

Just as he was displaying his skills, two black figures suddenly darted out from the side of the road, one attacking Yin Susu and the other attacking Zhang Wuji.

These two figures were incredibly fast, and coupled with the sudden attack, Yin Susu had no time to react.

In just an instant, Zhang Wuji was snatched away by one of them.

“Mother!”

The sudden change immediately terrified Zhang Wuji.

He looked closely and saw that the person was an old man over fifty.

After abducting Zhang Wuji, he did not hesitate for a moment and immediately retreated.

“Wuji!”

Yin Susu was about to give chase when the other person’s palm force already struck. This person was also an old man over fifty. As he struck with his palm, wisps of cold air emanated from around his palm, and even before the palm force arrived, the biting palm wind had already swept over them.

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