Chapter 237: The Three Test Questions (5)
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"Senior Qigong has taken me to be his disciple," replied Huang Rong.
Huang Yaoshi was delighted, he turned to Hong Qigong, "Qi Xiong had approved my daughter; your brother appreciates that very much. Only my daughter is mischievous, I do hope Qi Xiong would teach her some lessons." Speaking thus he raised his hands in respect.
Hong Qigong smiled. "Yao Xiong's own martial arts are both broad and profound; this girl won't be able to learn them all in her lifetime; why would I need to come meddling? But since you asked, the reason I took her as my disciple was so that I can eat for free. She prepared a lot of good food for me. So you don't need to thank me," he said. Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong both laughed heartily.
Huang Rong pointed her finger to Ouyang Ke and said, "Father, this bad man bullied me. If not for Senior Qigong looking after me on your behalf, you won't see Rong'er early on."
"Nonsense!" Huang Yaoshi reprimanded her, "How could he bully you for no reason?"
"If you don't believe me, ask him!" Huang Rong replied. Turning her head toward Ouyang Ke she said, "You have to make an oath that if you answer my father's question with half-a-word of lies there will come a day when the viper on your uncle's staff will bite you to death."
Listening to her words Ouyang Feng and Ouyang Ke's faces changed. Ouyang Feng had spent more than ten years to raise the vipers on his staff. They were breed from various venomous snakes so the poison was really-really lethal. Ouyang Feng used to punish his rebellious disciples or his enemy by a bite of these snakes. Once the poison entered somebody's system, the victim would suffer a terrible itch all over, followed by a violent death. Ouyang Feng did have the antidote; but after the poison entered one's body, even if the antidote could save one's life, one would lose all one's martial arts and would forever live as a disabled person. Huang Rong of course did not know this; she simply felt that the snakes entwined on Ouyang Feng's staff were peculiar so she capriciously mentioned them. Who would have thought that she had touched exactly the taboo matter of Western Poison, both the uncle and the nephew.
"Honorable Father-in-law's question, I do not dare not to answer truthfully," Ouyang Ke promised.
"You are speaking nonsense again!" Huang Rong spat. "You made me want to slap your ears really good. Let me ask you this: Did you or did you not see me in Beijing at the Zhao Palace?"
Ouyang Ke broke his rib; his chest was hit by her steel needle, his pain was unbearable; but he was too proud to show his own weakness in front of others; so far he gritted his teeth and was able to speak, but this time the pain was getting worse; resulted in cold sweat on his forehead. So even though he wanted to answer Huang Rong, he did not dare to open his mouth. All he could do was nodded in affirmative.
"At that time you, along with Sha Tongtian, Peng Lianhu, Liang Ziweng, and Monk Lingzhi had surrounded and bullied me, had you not?" Huang Rong asked again.
Ouyang Ke wanted to defend himself by explaining that he was not in cohort with those people to bully her, but all he could say was, "I … I did not collaborate with them …" and his chest was so painful that he could not say another word.
"Very well," Huang Rong said, "I don't need your answer; all you need to do is just nod or shake your head in reply to my question. Let me ask you this: Sha Tongtian, Peng Lianhu, Liang Ziweng, and Monk Lingzhi meant to harm me, did they not?" Ouyang Ke nodded.
"They wanted to capture me, but failed miserably. Then you showed up and went into action, did you not?" Huang Rong asked again. Ouyang Ke had no choice but nodded his head again.
"At that time I was alone inside the Zhao Palace, I had nobody to help me; my situation was precarious. My own father did not know my whereabouts, so even if he wanted to rescue me, he would not be able to do so. Isn't that right?" Huang Rong continued. Ouyang Ke knew she was trying to win sympathy from her father and inciting her father's hatred toward him; however, what she said was a fact, so he had no choice but nodded his head again.
Huang Rong reached out to her father's hand and said, "Father, look! You don't love Rong'er anymore. If Mother were still alive you wouldn't treat me like this …" Huang Yaoshi heard her mentioning his beloved wife and he felt a stab of pain in his heart. He stretched his left arm and hugged her.
Ouyang Feng was smart; he felt something was not right, so before Huang Rong could ask another question he interrupted her. "Miss Huang," he asked, "Those well-known martial art characters wanted to capture you; but you have mastered your family's peerless skill in wushu; they could not overcome you, could they?" Huang Rong nodded her head and smiled sweetly. Huang Yaoshi listened to Ouyang Feng praising his family's martial art showed a faint smile.
Turning to Huang Yaoshi, Ouyang Feng said, "Yao Xiong, ever since my nephew saw your daughter his heart was captivated by her beauty and excellent skills. He sent a pigeon to summon me, so that from the White Camel Mountain I came thousands of miles away crossing the Central Plains and the sea to the Peach Blossom Island to ask your daughter's hand in marriage. You have considered my haste and, although unworthy, have received me well. Other than Yao Xiong, there is no one in this present age that would do such thing."
"I do not dare to accept such compliment," Huang Yaoshi smiled. He thought that with his high position, Ouyang Feng was still willing to travel a long way to see him; he felt honored.
Ouyang Feng then turned to Hong Qigong and said, "Qi Xiong, we uncle and nephew admire Peach Blossom Island's martial art; but you; how could you belittle us by bullying the juniors? If my nephew was unfortunate, he would have died under your unique skill of steel needle rain."
Actually, it was Hong Qigong who saved Ouyang Ke from the steel needle rain launched by Huang Rong; but now Ouyang Feng had placed the blame on him. He knew Ouyang Ke must have lied to his uncle and his uncle had used that to discredit Hong Qigong. But Qigong was an honest and straightforward man, he did not want to argue; he simply laughed a big laugh, unplugged his wine gourd and took a big gulp.
Guo Jing could not hold his patience any longer, "It was Senior Qigong who saved your nephew's life; how could you say such thing to blame him?"
"We are still talking, how dare you kid interrupt?" Huang Yaoshi barked.
"Rong'er, tell him … tell your Father what happened to Miss Cheng," Guo Jing hastily said.
Huang Rong knew her father's temperament very well; he was not one who followed customs and traditions. He often said, "What do those customs have to do with us?" His way of thinking was different than common people of his time. What other people thought to be right, he would consider that wrong; what other people thought to be wrong, he might think that to be right. That was how he earned his title 'Eastern Heretic.' Huang Rong thought, "This Ouyang Ke's behavior is really disgusting, but Father might think that he did what a normal romantic young men would do." She noticed that her father was looking at Guo Jing with a fiery eyes; she hastily came up with an idea.
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"Senior Qigong has taken me to be his disciple," replied Huang Rong.
Huang Yaoshi was delighted, he turned to Hong Qigong, "Qi Xiong had approved my daughter; your brother appreciates that very much. Only my daughter is mischievous, I do hope Qi Xiong would teach her some lessons." Speaking thus he raised his hands in respect.
Hong Qigong smiled. "Yao Xiong's own martial arts are both broad and profound; this girl won't be able to learn them all in her lifetime; why would I need to come meddling? But since you asked, the reason I took her as my disciple was so that I can eat for free. She prepared a lot of good food for me. So you don't need to thank me," he said. Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong both laughed heartily.
Huang Rong pointed her finger to Ouyang Ke and said, "Father, this bad man bullied me. If not for Senior Qigong looking after me on your behalf, you won't see Rong'er early on."
"Nonsense!" Huang Yaoshi reprimanded her, "How could he bully you for no reason?"
"If you don't believe me, ask him!" Huang Rong replied. Turning her head toward Ouyang Ke she said, "You have to make an oath that if you answer my father's question with half-a-word of lies there will come a day when the viper on your uncle's staff will bite you to death."
Listening to her words Ouyang Feng and Ouyang Ke's faces changed. Ouyang Feng had spent more than ten years to raise the vipers on his staff. They were breed from various venomous snakes so the poison was really-really lethal. Ouyang Feng used to punish his rebellious disciples or his enemy by a bite of these snakes. Once the poison entered somebody's system, the victim would suffer a terrible itch all over, followed by a violent death. Ouyang Feng did have the antidote; but after the poison entered one's body, even if the antidote could save one's life, one would lose all one's martial arts and would forever live as a disabled person. Huang Rong of course did not know this; she simply felt that the snakes entwined on Ouyang Feng's staff were peculiar so she capriciously mentioned them. Who would have thought that she had touched exactly the taboo matter of Western Poison, both the uncle and the nephew.
"Honorable Father-in-law's question, I do not dare not to answer truthfully," Ouyang Ke promised.
"You are speaking nonsense again!" Huang Rong spat. "You made me want to slap your ears really good. Let me ask you this: Did you or did you not see me in Beijing at the Zhao Palace?"
Ouyang Ke broke his rib; his chest was hit by her steel needle, his pain was unbearable; but he was too proud to show his own weakness in front of others; so far he gritted his teeth and was able to speak, but this time the pain was getting worse; resulted in cold sweat on his forehead. So even though he wanted to answer Huang Rong, he did not dare to open his mouth. All he could do was nodded in affirmative.
"At that time you, along with Sha Tongtian, Peng Lianhu, Liang Ziweng, and Monk Lingzhi had surrounded and bullied me, had you not?" Huang Rong asked again.
Ouyang Ke wanted to defend himself by explaining that he was not in cohort with those people to bully her, but all he could say was, "I … I did not collaborate with them …" and his chest was so painful that he could not say another word.
"Very well," Huang Rong said, "I don't need your answer; all you need to do is just nod or shake your head in reply to my question. Let me ask you this: Sha Tongtian, Peng Lianhu, Liang Ziweng, and Monk Lingzhi meant to harm me, did they not?" Ouyang Ke nodded.
"They wanted to capture me, but failed miserably. Then you showed up and went into action, did you not?" Huang Rong asked again. Ouyang Ke had no choice but nodded his head again.
"At that time I was alone inside the Zhao Palace, I had nobody to help me; my situation was precarious. My own father did not know my whereabouts, so even if he wanted to rescue me, he would not be able to do so. Isn't that right?" Huang Rong continued. Ouyang Ke knew she was trying to win sympathy from her father and inciting her father's hatred toward him; however, what she said was a fact, so he had no choice but nodded his head again.
Huang Rong reached out to her father's hand and said, "Father, look! You don't love Rong'er anymore. If Mother were still alive you wouldn't treat me like this …" Huang Yaoshi heard her mentioning his beloved wife and he felt a stab of pain in his heart. He stretched his left arm and hugged her.
Ouyang Feng was smart; he felt something was not right, so before Huang Rong could ask another question he interrupted her. "Miss Huang," he asked, "Those well-known martial art characters wanted to capture you; but you have mastered your family's peerless skill in wushu; they could not overcome you, could they?" Huang Rong nodded her head and smiled sweetly. Huang Yaoshi listened to Ouyang Feng praising his family's martial art showed a faint smile.
Turning to Huang Yaoshi, Ouyang Feng said, "Yao Xiong, ever since my nephew saw your daughter his heart was captivated by her beauty and excellent skills. He sent a pigeon to summon me, so that from the White Camel Mountain I came thousands of miles away crossing the Central Plains and the sea to the Peach Blossom Island to ask your daughter's hand in marriage. You have considered my haste and, although unworthy, have received me well. Other than Yao Xiong, there is no one in this present age that would do such thing."
"I do not dare to accept such compliment," Huang Yaoshi smiled. He thought that with his high position, Ouyang Feng was still willing to travel a long way to see him; he felt honored.
Ouyang Feng then turned to Hong Qigong and said, "Qi Xiong, we uncle and nephew admire Peach Blossom Island's martial art; but you; how could you belittle us by bullying the juniors? If my nephew was unfortunate, he would have died under your unique skill of steel needle rain."
Actually, it was Hong Qigong who saved Ouyang Ke from the steel needle rain launched by Huang Rong; but now Ouyang Feng had placed the blame on him. He knew Ouyang Ke must have lied to his uncle and his uncle had used that to discredit Hong Qigong. But Qigong was an honest and straightforward man, he did not want to argue; he simply laughed a big laugh, unplugged his wine gourd and took a big gulp.
Guo Jing could not hold his patience any longer, "It was Senior Qigong who saved your nephew's life; how could you say such thing to blame him?"
"We are still talking, how dare you kid interrupt?" Huang Yaoshi barked.
"Rong'er, tell him … tell your Father what happened to Miss Cheng," Guo Jing hastily said.
Huang Rong knew her father's temperament very well; he was not one who followed customs and traditions. He often said, "What do those customs have to do with us?" His way of thinking was different than common people of his time. What other people thought to be right, he would consider that wrong; what other people thought to be wrong, he might think that to be right. That was how he earned his title 'Eastern Heretic.' Huang Rong thought, "This Ouyang Ke's behavior is really disgusting, but Father might think that he did what a normal romantic young men would do." She noticed that her father was looking at Guo Jing with a fiery eyes; she hastily came up with an idea.
"Senior Qigong has taken me to be his disciple," replied Huang Rong.Huang Yaoshi was delighted, he turned to Hong Qigong, "Qi Xiong had approved my daughter; your brother appreciates that very much. Only my daughter is mischievous, I do hope Qi Xiong would teach her some lessons." Speaking thus he raised his hands in respect.Hong Qigong smiled. "Yao Xiong's own martial arts are both broad and profound; this girl won't be able to learn them all in her lifetime; why would I need to come meddling? But since you asked, the reason I took her as my disciple was so that I can eat for free. She prepared a lot of good food for me. So you don't need to thank me," he said. Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong both laughed heartily.Huang Rong pointed her finger to Ouyang Ke and said, "Father, this bad man bullied me. If not for Senior Qigong looking after me on your behalf, you won't see Rong'er early on.""Nonsense!" Huang Yaoshi reprimanded her, "How could he bully you for no reason?""If you don't believe me, ask him!" Huang Rong replied. Turning her head toward Ouyang Ke she said, "You have to make an oath that if you answer my father's question with half-a-word of lies there will come a day when the viper on your uncle's staff will bite you to death."Listening to her words Ouyang Feng and Ouyang Ke's faces changed. Ouyang Feng had spent more than ten years to raise the vipers on his staff. They were breed from various venomous snakes so the poison was really-really lethal. Ouyang Feng used to punish his rebellious disciples or his enemy by a bite of these snakes. Once the poison entered somebody's system, the victim would suffer a terrible itch all over, followed by a violent death. Ouyang Feng did have the antidote; but after the poison entered one's body, even if the antidote could save one's life, one would lose all one's martial arts and would forever live as a disabled person. Huang Rong of course did not know this; she simply felt that the snakes entwined on Ouyang Feng's staff were peculiar so she capriciously mentioned them. Who would have thought that she had touched exactly the taboo matter of Western Poison, both the uncle and the nephew."Honorable Father-in-law's question, I do not dare not to answer truthfully," Ouyang Ke promised."You are speaking nonsense again!" Huang Rong spat. "You made me want to slap your ears really good. Let me ask you this: Did you or did you not see me in Beijing at the Zhao Palace?"Ouyang Ke broke his rib; his chest was hit by her steel needle, his pain was unbearable; but he was too proud to show his own weakness in front of others; so far he gritted his teeth and was able to speak, but this time the pain was getting worse; resulted in cold sweat on his forehead. So even though he wanted to answer Huang Rong, he did not dare to open his mouth. All he could do was nodded in affirmative."At that time you, along with Sha Tongtian, Peng Lianhu, Liang Ziweng, and Monk Lingzhi had surrounded and bullied me, had you not?" Huang Rong asked again.Ouyang Ke wanted to defend himself by explaining that he was not in cohort with those people to bully her, but all he could say was, "I I did not collaborate with them " and his chest was so painful that he could not say another word."Very well," Huang Rong said, "I don't need your answer; all you need to do is just nod or shake your head in reply to my question. Let me ask you this: Sha Tongtian, Peng Lianhu, Liang Ziweng, and Monk Lingzhi meant to harm me, did they not?" Ouyang Ke nodded."They wanted to capture me, but failed miserably. Then you showed up and went into action, did you not?" Huang Rong asked again. Ouyang Ke had no choice but nodded his head again."At that time I was alone inside the Zhao Palace, I had nobody to help me; my situation was precarious. My own father did not know my whereabouts, so even if he wanted to rescue me, he would not be able to do so. Isn't that right?" Huang Rong continued. Ouyang Ke knew she was trying to win sympathy from her father and inciting her father's hatred toward him; however, what she said was a fact, so he had no choice but nodded his head again.Huang Rong reached out to her father's hand and said, "Father, look! You don't love Rong'er anymore. If Mother were still alive you wouldn't treat me like this " Huang Yaoshi heard her mentioning his beloved wife and he felt a stab of pain in his heart. He stretched his left arm and hugged her.Ouyang Feng was smart; he felt something was not right, so before Huang Rong could ask another question he interrupted her. "Miss Huang," he asked, "Those well-known martial art characters wanted to capture you; but you have mastered your family's peerless skill in wushu; they could not overcome you, could they?" Huang Rong nodded her head and smiled sweetly. Huang Yaoshi listened to Ouyang Feng praising his family's martial art showed a faint smile.Turning to Huang Yaoshi, Ouyang Feng said, "Yao Xiong, ever since my nephew saw your daughter his heart was captivated by her beauty and excellent skills. He sent a pigeon to summon me, so that from the White Camel Mountain I came thousands of miles away crossing the Central Plains and the sea to the Peach Blossom Island to ask your daughter's hand in marriage. You have considered my haste and, although unworthy, have received me well. Other than Yao Xiong, there is no one in this present age that would do such thing.""I do not dare to accept such compliment," Huang Yaoshi smiled. He thought that with his high position, Ouyang Feng was still willing to travel a long way to see him; he felt honored.Ouyang Feng then turned to Hong Qigong and said, "Qi Xiong, we uncle and nephew admire Peach Blossom Island's martial art; but you; how could you belittle us by bullying the juniors? If my nephew was unfortunate, he would have died under your unique skill of steel needle rain."Actually, it was Hong Qigong who saved Ouyang Ke from the steel needle rain launched by Huang Rong; but now Ouyang Feng had placed the blame on him. He knew Ouyang Ke must have lied to his uncle and his uncle had used that to discredit Hong Qigong. But Qigong was an honest and straightforward man, he did not want to argue; he simply laughed a big laugh, unplugged his wine gourd and took a big gulp.Guo Jing could not hold his patience any longer, "It was Senior Qigong who saved your nephew's life; how could you say such thing to blame him?""We are still talking, how dare you kid interrupt?" Huang Yaoshi barked."Rong'er, tell him tell your Father what happened to Miss Cheng," Guo Jing hastily said.Huang Rong knew her father's temperament very well; he was not one who followed customs and traditions. He often said, "What do those customs have to do with us?" His way of thinking was different than common people of his time. What other people thought to be right, he would consider that wrong; what other people thought to be wrong, he might think that to be right. That was how he earned his title 'Eastern Heretic.' Huang Rong thought, "This Ouyang Ke's behavior is really disgusting, but Father might think that he did what a normal romantic young men would do." She noticed that her father was looking at Guo Jing with a fiery eyes; she hastily came up with an idea.
