Chapter 218: S riptures of the (10)
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"Huang Yaoshi had punctured his ears. You can ask him to open his mouth wide and take a look," Zhou Botong chuckled.
Guo Jing made a signal, asking that servant to open his mouth. Guo Jing was startled and scared; that servant's tongue had been cut in half.
"The servants of Peach Blossom Island are just like that," Zhou Botong said. "You have come here; if you don't die, you will end up like them."
Guo Jing heard what he said; he was silent for a long time. "How could Rong'er's father be so cruel?" he thought.
"That Old Heretic Huang tortures me every night," Zhou Botong continued, "I don't want to admit defeat to him. Last night I was almost fallen in his hand; if not for you, little brother, my more than 10 years effort of resisting him might crumble in one evening. Come little brother, here we have wine and food. Today we will take an oath to be sworn brothers; in the future we will share fortune and bear difficult times together. That year when Wang Chongyang and I became sworn brothers he also refused in every way … Why? Do you really not know? My sworn brother Wang Chongyang's martial art was much higher than mine; that was why he was not willing to swear brotherhood with me. Is your martial art also much higher than mine? I don't think so."
"Junior's martial art is way below yours," Guo Jing answered. "I don't deserve to swear brotherhood with you."
"If you say to swear brotherhood have to have the same level of martial art, then I have to swear brotherhood with Old Heretic Huang, or Old Poison," Zhou Botong said. "I only like to fight with them! That's ridiculous! Do you want me to swear brotherhood with this deaf and mute fellow?" He pointed to that old servant; jumped up and down in a fit of rage.
Guo Jing saw his face was red, he quickly said, "Disciple and Senior differ by two generations. If I follow Senior's direction, people will laugh at us and ridicule me. If later on I meet Priest Ma and Priest Qiu; how could I not be ashamed?"
"You have these many considerations. You certainly don't want to swear brotherhood with me because I am too old. Boo hoo hoo …" Zhou Botong covered his face and cried, randomly pulling his beard.
Guo Jing nervously waved his hands, "Disciple will do whatever Senior instructed."
Zhou Botong cried even harder. "You said that because of my coercion, you reluctantly agreed; that doesn't count. When someone asks in the future, you will say that it was entirely my fault. I know you are not willing to call me your sworn brother."
Guo Jing was secretly amused. How could such an old man not act his age? He saw him taking up a dish and tossed it outside, did not want to eat anymore. The old servant promptly picked it up; he didn't know what was going on and he was terrified.
Guo Jing had no choice; suppressing his laugh he said, "Since Elder Brother had shown kindness, how could Little Brother not accept? Let us use the earth in place of incense; we become sworn brothers."
Zhou Botong smiled through his tears. "I have sworn to Old Heretic Huang that as long as I cannot defeat him, I will never leave this hole except for bowel movement or urinating. I kowtow inside, you kowtow outside," he said.
"If you fight Master Huang all your life, then you will live in this hole all your life?" Guo Jing thought; but he did not say anything; simply knelt down on the ground.
Zhou Botong knelt alongside; with a clear voice he said, "Today the Old Urchin Zhou Botong and Guo Jing are tying a brotherhood [lit. 'jin lan' – golden orchid]. We will share good fortune together and will face difficulty together. If I break this oath, may my martial art perish that I can't even fight a puppy or a kitten."
Guo Jing heard he called himself 'Old Urchin', and his oath was sort of peculiar; he could not restrain his smile. Zhou Botong stared at him. "What are you smiling at? Quickly say your oath." Guo Jing quickly recited his oath; then two people poured down the wine on the ground. Guo Jing then paid his respect to his elder brother.
Zhou Botong laughed heartily and loudly shouted, "That's enough! That's enough!" He poured some more wine and drank. "The Old Heretic Huang is very stingy; he served me only insipid wine. One day a little miss came and brought me some good wine; it's a pity she never came back."
Guo Jing remembered Huang Rong told him she stole some wine and brought it to Zhou Botong, and because of that she was scolded by her father; which caused her to leave the island in anger. It looked like Zhou Botong was not aware of it. Guo Jing had been hungry for the whole day, he did not want to drink any wine; but he ate five big bowls of plain rice. Now at least he was full. As soon as two people finished eating, the old servant cleaned up and took the leftovers back.
"Brother," Zhou Botong asked, "How did you offend the Old Heretic Huang? Tell your big brother."
Guo Jing then narrated how he accidentally killed Chen Xuanfeng in his childhood; how at the Cloud Village he had fought and defeated Mei Chaofeng; how Huang Yaoshi made things difficult for the Six Freaks of Jiangnan; how because of that he had made a promise to come to the Peach Blossom Island within a month to die; he told Zhou everything.
Zhou Botong loved to listen to stories; he leaned his head and narrowed his eyes to focus, he listened with enthusiasm, when Guo Jing only recounted something briefly he would ask every detail of it. Every time Guo Jing paused even for the slightest time he urged him, "Then what happened?"
"Then I arrived here," Guo Jing finally said.
Zhou Botong hesitated a moment. "Hmm, turned out that pretty little girl is the Old Heretic Huang's daughter. She is good to you. Why did she disappear soon after arriving at the island? Must have a reason, maybe Old Heretic Huang lock her up."
Guo Jing's anxiety showed on his face, "Disciple also has this thought …"
"What did you say?" Zhou Botong snapped, his face changed color.
Guo Jing knew he made a mistake, quickly said, "Little brother made an indiscreet remark, please don't mind me, Big Brother."
Zhou Botong smiled. "The way you address me cannot be wrong. If you call me any name, then you'd better call me 'wifey', or 'mommy', or 'daughter'. No, can't make a mistake," he said. Guo Jing agreed.
Zhou Botong leaned his head and asked, "Could you guess how I ended up being here?"
"Brother is just about to ask," Guo Jing said.
"It's a long story, I will tell you leisurely," Zhou Botong said. "Do you know when the Eastern Heretic, Western Poison, Southern Emperor, Northern Beggar and the Central Divinity, the five experts were having a sword meet on Mount Hua?"
Guo Jing nodded, "I've heard people say that."
"It was the dead of wintertime at Mount Hua," Zhou Botong continued. "The peak was covered with heavy snow. Five people were having a meeting there; their hands contended in martial arts straight for seven whole days and nights. In the end the Eastern Heretic, Western Poison, Southern Emperor, and the Northern Beggar admitted that my martial brother, Wang Congyang's martial art was number one in the world. Do you know why those five people were having that sword meeting at Mount Hua?"
"This, brother had not heard," Guo Jing replied.
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"Huang Yaoshi had punctured his ears. You can ask him to open his mouth wide and take a look," Zhou Botong chuckled.
Guo Jing made a signal, asking that servant to open his mouth. Guo Jing was startled and scared; that servant's tongue had been cut in half.
"The servants of Peach Blossom Island are just like that," Zhou Botong said. "You have come here; if you don't die, you will end up like them."
Guo Jing heard what he said; he was silent for a long time. "How could Rong'er's father be so cruel?" he thought.
"That Old Heretic Huang tortures me every night," Zhou Botong continued, "I don't want to admit defeat to him. Last night I was almost fallen in his hand; if not for you, little brother, my more than 10 years effort of resisting him might crumble in one evening. Come little brother, here we have wine and food. Today we will take an oath to be sworn brothers; in the future we will share fortune and bear difficult times together. That year when Wang Chongyang and I became sworn brothers he also refused in every way … Why? Do you really not know? My sworn brother Wang Chongyang's martial art was much higher than mine; that was why he was not willing to swear brotherhood with me. Is your martial art also much higher than mine? I don't think so."
"Junior's martial art is way below yours," Guo Jing answered. "I don't deserve to swear brotherhood with you."
"If you say to swear brotherhood have to have the same level of martial art, then I have to swear brotherhood with Old Heretic Huang, or Old Poison," Zhou Botong said. "I only like to fight with them! That's ridiculous! Do you want me to swear brotherhood with this deaf and mute fellow?" He pointed to that old servant; jumped up and down in a fit of rage.
Guo Jing saw his face was red, he quickly said, "Disciple and Senior differ by two generations. If I follow Senior's direction, people will laugh at us and ridicule me. If later on I meet Priest Ma and Priest Qiu; how could I not be ashamed?"
"You have these many considerations. You certainly don't want to swear brotherhood with me because I am too old. Boo hoo hoo …" Zhou Botong covered his face and cried, randomly pulling his beard.
Guo Jing nervously waved his hands, "Disciple will do whatever Senior instructed."
Zhou Botong cried even harder. "You said that because of my coercion, you reluctantly agreed; that doesn't count. When someone asks in the future, you will say that it was entirely my fault. I know you are not willing to call me your sworn brother."
Guo Jing was secretly amused. How could such an old man not act his age? He saw him taking up a dish and tossed it outside, did not want to eat anymore. The old servant promptly picked it up; he didn't know what was going on and he was terrified.
Guo Jing had no choice; suppressing his laugh he said, "Since Elder Brother had shown kindness, how could Little Brother not accept? Let us use the earth in place of incense; we become sworn brothers."
Zhou Botong smiled through his tears. "I have sworn to Old Heretic Huang that as long as I cannot defeat him, I will never leave this hole except for bowel movement or urinating. I kowtow inside, you kowtow outside," he said.
"If you fight Master Huang all your life, then you will live in this hole all your life?" Guo Jing thought; but he did not say anything; simply knelt down on the ground.
Zhou Botong knelt alongside; with a clear voice he said, "Today the Old Urchin Zhou Botong and Guo Jing are tying a brotherhood [lit. 'jin lan' – golden orchid]. We will share good fortune together and will face difficulty together. If I break this oath, may my martial art perish that I can't even fight a puppy or a kitten."
Guo Jing heard he called himself 'Old Urchin', and his oath was sort of peculiar; he could not restrain his smile. Zhou Botong stared at him. "What are you smiling at? Quickly say your oath." Guo Jing quickly recited his oath; then two people poured down the wine on the ground. Guo Jing then paid his respect to his elder brother.
Zhou Botong laughed heartily and loudly shouted, "That's enough! That's enough!" He poured some more wine and drank. "The Old Heretic Huang is very stingy; he served me only insipid wine. One day a little miss came and brought me some good wine; it's a pity she never came back."
Guo Jing remembered Huang Rong told him she stole some wine and brought it to Zhou Botong, and because of that she was scolded by her father; which caused her to leave the island in anger. It looked like Zhou Botong was not aware of it. Guo Jing had been hungry for the whole day, he did not want to drink any wine; but he ate five big bowls of plain rice. Now at least he was full. As soon as two people finished eating, the old servant cleaned up and took the leftovers back.
"Brother," Zhou Botong asked, "How did you offend the Old Heretic Huang? Tell your big brother."
Guo Jing then narrated how he accidentally killed Chen Xuanfeng in his childhood; how at the Cloud Village he had fought and defeated Mei Chaofeng; how Huang Yaoshi made things difficult for the Six Freaks of Jiangnan; how because of that he had made a promise to come to the Peach Blossom Island within a month to die; he told Zhou everything.
Zhou Botong loved to listen to stories; he leaned his head and narrowed his eyes to focus, he listened with enthusiasm, when Guo Jing only recounted something briefly he would ask every detail of it. Every time Guo Jing paused even for the slightest time he urged him, "Then what happened?"
"Then I arrived here," Guo Jing finally said.
Zhou Botong hesitated a moment. "Hmm, turned out that pretty little girl is the Old Heretic Huang's daughter. She is good to you. Why did she disappear soon after arriving at the island? Must have a reason, maybe Old Heretic Huang lock her up."
Guo Jing's anxiety showed on his face, "Disciple also has this thought …"
"What did you say?" Zhou Botong snapped, his face changed color.
Guo Jing knew he made a mistake, quickly said, "Little brother made an indiscreet remark, please don't mind me, Big Brother."
Zhou Botong smiled. "The way you address me cannot be wrong. If you call me any name, then you'd better call me 'wifey', or 'mommy', or 'daughter'. No, can't make a mistake," he said. Guo Jing agreed.
Zhou Botong leaned his head and asked, "Could you guess how I ended up being here?"
"Brother is just about to ask," Guo Jing said.
"It's a long story, I will tell you leisurely," Zhou Botong said. "Do you know when the Eastern Heretic, Western Poison, Southern Emperor, Northern Beggar and the Central Divinity, the five experts were having a sword meet on Mount Hua?"
Guo Jing nodded, "I've heard people say that."
"It was the dead of wintertime at Mount Hua," Zhou Botong continued. "The peak was covered with heavy snow. Five people were having a meeting there; their hands contended in martial arts straight for seven whole days and nights. In the end the Eastern Heretic, Western Poison, Southern Emperor, and the Northern Beggar admitted that my martial brother, Wang Congyang's martial art was number one in the world. Do you know why those five people were having that sword meeting at Mount Hua?"
"This, brother had not heard," Guo Jing replied.
"Huang Yaoshi had punctured his ears. You can ask him to open his mouth wide and take a look," Zhou Botong chuckled.Guo Jing made a signal, asking that servant to open his mouth. Guo Jing was startled and scared; that servant's tongue had been cut in half."The servants of Peach Blossom Island are just like that," Zhou Botong said. "You have come here; if you don't die, you will end up like them."Guo Jing heard what he said; he was silent for a long time. "How could Rong'er's father be so cruel?" he thought."That Old Heretic Huang tortures me every night," Zhou Botong continued, "I don't want to admit defeat to him. Last night I was almost fallen in his hand; if not for you, little brother, my more than 10 years effort of resisting him might crumble in one evening. Come little brother, here we have wine and food. Today we will take an oath to be sworn brothers; in the future we will share fortune and bear difficult times together. That year when Wang Chongyang and I became sworn brothers he also refused in every way Why? Do you really not know? My sworn brother Wang Chongyang's martial art was much higher than mine; that was why he was not willing to swear brotherhood with me. Is your martial art also much higher than mine? I don't think so.""Junior's martial art is way below yours," Guo Jing answered. "I don't deserve to swear brotherhood with you.""If you say to swear brotherhood have to have the same level of martial art, then I have to swear brotherhood with Old Heretic Huang, or Old Poison," Zhou Botong said. "I only like to fight with them! That's ridiculous! Do you want me to swear brotherhood with this deaf and mute fellow?" He pointed to that old servant; jumped up and down in a fit of rage.Guo Jing saw his face was red, he quickly said, "Disciple and Senior differ by two generations. If I follow Senior's direction, people will laugh at us and ridicule me. If later on I meet Priest Ma and Priest Qiu; how could I not be ashamed?""You have these many considerations. You certainly don't want to swear brotherhood with me because I am too old. Boo hoo hoo " Zhou Botong covered his face and cried, randomly pulling his beard.Guo Jing nervously waved his hands, "Disciple will do whatever Senior instructed."Zhou Botong cried even harder. "You said that because of my coercion, you reluctantly agreed; that doesn't count. When someone asks in the future, you will say that it was entirely my fault. I know you are not willing to call me your sworn brother."Guo Jing was secretly amused. How could such an old man not act his age? He saw him taking up a dish and tossed it outside, did not want to eat anymore. The old servant promptly picked it up; he didn't know what was going on and he was terrified.Guo Jing had no choice; suppressing his laugh he said, "Since Elder Brother had shown kindness, how could Little Brother not accept? Let us use the earth in place of incense; we become sworn brothers."Zhou Botong smiled through his tears. "I have sworn to Old Heretic Huang that as long as I cannot defeat him, I will never leave this hole except for bowel movement or urinating. I kowtow inside, you kowtow outside," he said."If you fight Master Huang all your life, then you will live in this hole all your life?" Guo Jing thought; but he did not say anything; simply knelt down on the ground.Zhou Botong knelt alongside; with a clear voice he said, "Today the Old Urchin Zhou Botong and Guo Jing are tying a brotherhood lit. 'jin lan' golden orchid. We will share good fortune together and will face difficulty together. If I break this oath, may my martial art perish that I can't even fight a puppy or a kitten."Guo Jing heard he called himself 'Old Urchin', and his oath was sort of peculiar; he could not restrain his smile. Zhou Botong stared at him. "What are you smiling at? Quickly say your oath." Guo Jing quickly recited his oath; then two people poured down the wine on the ground. Guo Jing then paid his respect to his elder brother.Zhou Botong laughed heartily and loudly shouted, "That's enough! That's enough!" He poured some more wine and drank. "The Old Heretic Huang is very stingy; he served me only insipid wine. One day a little miss came and brought me some good wine; it's a pity she never came back."Guo Jing remembered Huang Rong told him she stole some wine and brought it to Zhou Botong, and because of that she was scolded by her father; which caused her to leave the island in anger. It looked like Zhou Botong was not aware of it. Guo Jing had been hungry for the whole day, he did not want to drink any wine; but he ate five big bowls of plain rice. Now at least he was full. As soon as two people finished eating, the old servant cleaned up and took the leftovers back."Brother," Zhou Botong asked, "How did you offend the Old Heretic Huang? Tell your big brother."Guo Jing then narrated how he accidentally killed Chen Xuanfeng in his childhood; how at the Cloud Village he had fought and defeated Mei Chaofeng; how Huang Yaoshi made things difficult for the Six Freaks of Jiangnan; how because of that he had made a promise to come to the Peach Blossom Island within a month to die; he told Zhou everything.Zhou Botong loved to listen to stories; he leaned his head and narrowed his eyes to focus, he listened with enthusiasm, when Guo Jing only recounted something briefly he would ask every detail of it. Every time Guo Jing paused even for the slightest time he urged him, "Then what happened?""Then I arrived here," Guo Jing finally said.Zhou Botong hesitated a moment. "Hmm, turned out that pretty little girl is the Old Heretic Huang's daughter. She is good to you. Why did she disappear soon after arriving at the island? Must have a reason, maybe Old Heretic Huang lock her up."Guo Jing's anxiety showed on his face, "Disciple also has this thought ""What did you say?" Zhou Botong snapped, his face changed color.Guo Jing knew he made a mistake, quickly said, "Little brother made an indiscreet remark, please don't mind me, Big Brother."Zhou Botong smiled. "The way you address me cannot be wrong. If you call me any name, then you'd better call me 'wifey', or 'mommy', or 'daughter'. No, can't make a mistake," he said. Guo Jing agreed.Zhou Botong leaned his head and asked, "Could you guess how I ended up being here?""Brother is just about to ask," Guo Jing said."It's a long story, I will tell you leisurely," Zhou Botong said. "Do you know when the Eastern Heretic, Western Poison, Southern Emperor, Northern Beggar and the Central Divinity, the five experts were having a sword meet on Mount Hua?"Guo Jing nodded, "I've heard people say that.""It was the dead of wintertime at Mount Hua," Zhou Botong continued. "The peak was covered with heavy snow. Five people were having a meeting there; their hands contended in martial arts straight for seven whole days and nights. In the end the Eastern Heretic, Western Poison, Southern Emperor, and the Northern Beggar admitted that my martial brother, Wang Congyang's martial art was number one in the world. Do you know why those five people were having that sword meeting at Mount Hua?""This, brother had not heard," Guo Jing replied.
