Chapter 441: Drasti hanges On the Island (4)
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Guo Jing turned the shoe over in his hand to take a look; there was a 'zhao' [to recruit] character engraved on the sole, while another character 'bi' [contest/compete] was engraved inside, other than these characters there was nothing unusual about the shoe. Guo Jing hated these treasures very much, 'swish!' he tossed the shoe to the ground. He stared blankly for a while, then slowly picked Zhu Cong's, Han Baoju's and Quan Jinfa's bodies and put them in the hole. He was about to cover them with earth, but looking at his three shifus' faces he could not bear to do so. He called out, "Er Shifu, San Shifu, Liu Shifu [Sixth Shifu], you … you died!" His voice was gentle, the same voice he had used when talking to his shifus in the past.
After about half a day he cast a sidelong gaze toward the pile of treasure by the hole; his anger rose. With both of his hands he scooped them up and walked briskly toward Huang Rong's mother's grave. Huang Rong was afraid he was going to violate her mother's jade coffin; she anxiously caught up, stretching out her arms she blocked the entrance of the grave. "What are you doing?" she imposingly asked.
Guo Jing did not answer, his left arm gently shoved her aside; both of his hands threw the treasures inside the grave. A series of long clinking noise was heard as the jewels hit the ground. Huang Rong saw that jade-green shoe fell near her feet; she stooped down to pick it up and said, "This one is not my Mother's." She handed the shoe over to him. Guo Jing only stared at her blankly, ignoring her. Huang Rong put the shoe in her pocket. Guo Jing turned around and returned to the hole; he shoveled the earth and buried his three shifus' bodies.
Guo Jing was busy for half a day. The sky had gradually turned dark. Huang Rong still did not see him cry; she was getting more and more concerned. She thought perhaps if she leaves him alone he would cry; so she went back to the house to fetch some salted fish and ham and cooked some simple dishes. She put everything in a basket and went back to see that Guo Jing was still standing next to his shifus' grave. It took Huang Rong approximately an hour to prepare the dishes, yet not only Guo Jing did not move a single step; his expression also did not change the slightest bit.
To see Guo Jing standing like a stone statue in the dark Huang Rong was alarmed and scared. "Jing Gege, how are you feeling?" she called out; but Guo Jing did not pay her any attention. Huang Rong called again, "Come here and eat, you have been hungry for a whole day!"
"I'd rather die of starvation that to eat anything on the Peach Blossom Island," Guo Jing said.
Hearing him talking Huang Rong was somewhat relieved; she knew his stubborn temperament. His heart was broken and hurt, once he said he would not eat anything on this island then he would not eat. Thereupon she slowly put the basket down on the ground and sat down.
One standing up the other sitting down, time quietly passed, the crescent moon rose from the sea and slowly reached the top of their heads. The food in the basket had already turned cold, as cold as the hearts of this couple.
In this chilly wind under the cold moon, amidst the faint sound of waves breaking the shore, suddenly from a distance came a cry. The sound was intensely mournful, like a wolf's howl or a tiger's roar, but it also sounded like a human's voice. The sound was transmitted by the wind, so when the wind died, the sound also disappeared. Huang Rong inclined her ears to listen attentively; she vaguely recognized it was the voice of someone struggling in severe pain, only it was not clear whether the voice belonged to a human or a beast. After determining where the voice came from, she moved her feet and rushed toward that voice.
Actually she wanted to take Guo Jing along, but then she changed her mind, "Most likely this is not something good, it will only increase his anxiety." Darkness enveloped her on every side, she was actually afraid to go alone; fortunately she knew every grass and every tree on the Peach Blossom Island very well, hence although her heart was thumping hard, she gathered all her courage and went forward.
She had only walked for about a dozen of steps when suddenly felt a gust of wind by her side; Guo Jing dashed past her and was running ahead of her. He did not know the way, so very soon he was lost. Huang Rong saw his hands hacking and his feet kicking, trying to destroy the trees and bushes blocking his way, as if he was losing his mind. "Follow me," Huang Rong said.
"Si Shifu [Fourth Shifu], Si Shifu!" Guo Jing called out. He had recognized his Si Shifu, Nan Xiren's voice.
Huang Rong's heart turned cold, she thought, "It will be very strange if his Si Shifu saw me and did not want to take my life." But by now she had already disregarded all consequences; she knew perfectly well a big disaster was looming ahead, but she did not even try to run away from it. She led Guo Jing into the thick forest on the east side of the island. They saw underneath a peach tree a man was rolling around with twisted body.
Guo Jing cried out and rushed ahead to hug him. Nan Xiren's face showed a smile, his mouth produced 'heh, heh' sound. Guo Jing was scared but also happy; suddenly, 'wah!' he broke into crying. He was crying and calling out, "Si Shifu! Si Shifu!"
Nan Xiren did not say anything; he struck Guo Jing with the back of his palm. Guo Jing was taken by surprise; instinctively he ducked to avoid the blow. As his palm did not hit its target Nan Xiren's left fist struck out. This time Guo Jing thought that his shifu was punishing him; he was happy, so he let Nan Xiren's fist to hit him. Who would have thought that Nan Xiren's fist carried a surprisingly strong force. 'Bang!' Guo Jing was sent rolling down on the ground.
Since he was little Guo Jing had practiced fist technique with Nan Xiren several hundreds or thousands times; he knew perfectly well the strength of Nan Xiren's fists and palms, he was greatly surprised to find Nan Xiren's strength suddenly increased several folds. Guo Jing had just barely stood up when Nan Xiren's fist came again. Guo Jing still did not want to fend off. This fist carried an even stronger force; Guo Jing saw stars dancing in front of his eyes, he almost passed out. Nan Xiren stooped down to pick a big rock up, and fiercely pounded it down on top of Guo Jing's head. If Guo Jing did not evade, this big rock would certainly crack his skull open and turn his brain to mush.
From the sideline Huang Rong saw the critical situation, she quickly flew forward and pushed Nan Xiren's arm with her left hand. Nan Xiren, with the rock still in his hands, fell down to the ground. His mouth made a 'heh, heh' sound and to everybody's surprise he did not crawl back up.
"Why did you push my Si Shifu?" Guo Jing shouted angrily.
Huang Rong's sole purpose was to save Guo Jing, she did not expect Nan Xiren would be this weak; as soon as she pushed, she hastily held out her hands to help him up. Under the moonlight she saw his face was smiling, but this smile resembled the exaggerated smile of an actor on stage; his face looked very frightening. Huang Rong called out in alarm and withdrew her hands immediately, she did not dare to touch his body. All of a sudden Nan Xiren turned over and struck her left shoulder with his fist. Two people shouted in pain simultaneously.
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Guo Jing turned the shoe over in his hand to take a look; there was a 'zhao' [to recruit] character engraved on the sole, while another character 'bi' [contest/compete] was engraved inside, other than these characters there was nothing unusual about the shoe. Guo Jing hated these treasures very much, 'swish!' he tossed the shoe to the ground. He stared blankly for a while, then slowly picked Zhu Cong's, Han Baoju's and Quan Jinfa's bodies and put them in the hole. He was about to cover them with earth, but looking at his three shifus' faces he could not bear to do so. He called out, "Er Shifu, San Shifu, Liu Shifu [Sixth Shifu], you … you died!" His voice was gentle, the same voice he had used when talking to his shifus in the past.
After about half a day he cast a sidelong gaze toward the pile of treasure by the hole; his anger rose. With both of his hands he scooped them up and walked briskly toward Huang Rong's mother's grave. Huang Rong was afraid he was going to violate her mother's jade coffin; she anxiously caught up, stretching out her arms she blocked the entrance of the grave. "What are you doing?" she imposingly asked.
Guo Jing did not answer, his left arm gently shoved her aside; both of his hands threw the treasures inside the grave. A series of long clinking noise was heard as the jewels hit the ground. Huang Rong saw that jade-green shoe fell near her feet; she stooped down to pick it up and said, "This one is not my Mother's." She handed the shoe over to him. Guo Jing only stared at her blankly, ignoring her. Huang Rong put the shoe in her pocket. Guo Jing turned around and returned to the hole; he shoveled the earth and buried his three shifus' bodies.
Guo Jing was busy for half a day. The sky had gradually turned dark. Huang Rong still did not see him cry; she was getting more and more concerned. She thought perhaps if she leaves him alone he would cry; so she went back to the house to fetch some salted fish and ham and cooked some simple dishes. She put everything in a basket and went back to see that Guo Jing was still standing next to his shifus' grave. It took Huang Rong approximately an hour to prepare the dishes, yet not only Guo Jing did not move a single step; his expression also did not change the slightest bit.
To see Guo Jing standing like a stone statue in the dark Huang Rong was alarmed and scared. "Jing Gege, how are you feeling?" she called out; but Guo Jing did not pay her any attention. Huang Rong called again, "Come here and eat, you have been hungry for a whole day!"
"I'd rather die of starvation that to eat anything on the Peach Blossom Island," Guo Jing said.
Hearing him talking Huang Rong was somewhat relieved; she knew his stubborn temperament. His heart was broken and hurt, once he said he would not eat anything on this island then he would not eat. Thereupon she slowly put the basket down on the ground and sat down.
One standing up the other sitting down, time quietly passed, the crescent moon rose from the sea and slowly reached the top of their heads. The food in the basket had already turned cold, as cold as the hearts of this couple.
In this chilly wind under the cold moon, amidst the faint sound of waves breaking the shore, suddenly from a distance came a cry. The sound was intensely mournful, like a wolf's howl or a tiger's roar, but it also sounded like a human's voice. The sound was transmitted by the wind, so when the wind died, the sound also disappeared. Huang Rong inclined her ears to listen attentively; she vaguely recognized it was the voice of someone struggling in severe pain, only it was not clear whether the voice belonged to a human or a beast. After determining where the voice came from, she moved her feet and rushed toward that voice.
Actually she wanted to take Guo Jing along, but then she changed her mind, "Most likely this is not something good, it will only increase his anxiety." Darkness enveloped her on every side, she was actually afraid to go alone; fortunately she knew every grass and every tree on the Peach Blossom Island very well, hence although her heart was thumping hard, she gathered all her courage and went forward.
She had only walked for about a dozen of steps when suddenly felt a gust of wind by her side; Guo Jing dashed past her and was running ahead of her. He did not know the way, so very soon he was lost. Huang Rong saw his hands hacking and his feet kicking, trying to destroy the trees and bushes blocking his way, as if he was losing his mind. "Follow me," Huang Rong said.
"Si Shifu [Fourth Shifu], Si Shifu!" Guo Jing called out. He had recognized his Si Shifu, Nan Xiren's voice.
Huang Rong's heart turned cold, she thought, "It will be very strange if his Si Shifu saw me and did not want to take my life." But by now she had already disregarded all consequences; she knew perfectly well a big disaster was looming ahead, but she did not even try to run away from it. She led Guo Jing into the thick forest on the east side of the island. They saw underneath a peach tree a man was rolling around with twisted body.
Guo Jing cried out and rushed ahead to hug him. Nan Xiren's face showed a smile, his mouth produced 'heh, heh' sound. Guo Jing was scared but also happy; suddenly, 'wah!' he broke into crying. He was crying and calling out, "Si Shifu! Si Shifu!"
Nan Xiren did not say anything; he struck Guo Jing with the back of his palm. Guo Jing was taken by surprise; instinctively he ducked to avoid the blow. As his palm did not hit its target Nan Xiren's left fist struck out. This time Guo Jing thought that his shifu was punishing him; he was happy, so he let Nan Xiren's fist to hit him. Who would have thought that Nan Xiren's fist carried a surprisingly strong force. 'Bang!' Guo Jing was sent rolling down on the ground.
Since he was little Guo Jing had practiced fist technique with Nan Xiren several hundreds or thousands times; he knew perfectly well the strength of Nan Xiren's fists and palms, he was greatly surprised to find Nan Xiren's strength suddenly increased several folds. Guo Jing had just barely stood up when Nan Xiren's fist came again. Guo Jing still did not want to fend off. This fist carried an even stronger force; Guo Jing saw stars dancing in front of his eyes, he almost passed out. Nan Xiren stooped down to pick a big rock up, and fiercely pounded it down on top of Guo Jing's head. If Guo Jing did not evade, this big rock would certainly crack his skull open and turn his brain to mush.
From the sideline Huang Rong saw the critical situation, she quickly flew forward and pushed Nan Xiren's arm with her left hand. Nan Xiren, with the rock still in his hands, fell down to the ground. His mouth made a 'heh, heh' sound and to everybody's surprise he did not crawl back up.
"Why did you push my Si Shifu?" Guo Jing shouted angrily.
Huang Rong's sole purpose was to save Guo Jing, she did not expect Nan Xiren would be this weak; as soon as she pushed, she hastily held out her hands to help him up. Under the moonlight she saw his face was smiling, but this smile resembled the exaggerated smile of an actor on stage; his face looked very frightening. Huang Rong called out in alarm and withdrew her hands immediately, she did not dare to touch his body. All of a sudden Nan Xiren turned over and struck her left shoulder with his fist. Two people shouted in pain simultaneously.
Guo Jing turned the shoe over in his hand to take a look; there was a 'zhao' to recruit character engraved on the sole, while another character 'bi' contest/compete was engraved inside, other than these characters there was nothing unusual about the shoe. Guo Jing hated these treasures very much, 'swish!' he tossed the shoe to the ground. He stared blankly for a while, then slowly picked Zhu Cong's, Han Baoju's and Quan Jinfa's bodies and put them in the hole. He was about to cover them with earth, but looking at his three shifus' faces he could not bear to do so. He called out, "Er Shifu, San Shifu, Liu Shifu Sixth Shifu, you you died!" His voice was gentle, the same voice he had used when talking to his shifus in the past.After about half a day he cast a sidelong gaze toward the pile of treasure by the hole; his anger rose. With both of his hands he scooped them up and walked briskly toward Huang Rong's mother's grave. Huang Rong was afraid he was going to violate her mother's jade coffin; she anxiously caught up, stretching out her arms she blocked the entrance of the grave. "What are you doing?" she imposingly asked.Guo Jing did not answer, his left arm gently shoved her aside; both of his hands threw the treasures inside the grave. A series of long clinking noise was heard as the jewels hit the ground. Huang Rong saw that jade-green shoe fell near her feet; she stooped down to pick it up and said, "This one is not my Mother's." She handed the shoe over to him. Guo Jing only stared at her blankly, ignoring her. Huang Rong put the shoe in her pocket. Guo Jing turned around and returned to the hole; he shoveled the earth and buried his three shifus' bodies.Guo Jing was busy for half a day. The sky had gradually turned dark. Huang Rong still did not see him cry; she was getting more and more concerned. She thought perhaps if she leaves him alone he would cry; so she went back to the house to fetch some salted fish and ham and cooked some simple dishes. She put everything in a basket and went back to see that Guo Jing was still standing next to his shifus' grave. It took Huang Rong approximately an hour to prepare the dishes, yet not only Guo Jing did not move a single step; his expression also did not change the slightest bit.To see Guo Jing standing like a stone statue in the dark Huang Rong was alarmed and scared. "Jing Gege, how are you feeling?" she called out; but Guo Jing did not pay her any attention. Huang Rong called again, "Come here and eat, you have been hungry for a whole day!""I'd rather die of starvation that to eat anything on the Peach Blossom Island," Guo Jing said.Hearing him talking Huang Rong was somewhat relieved; she knew his stubborn temperament. His heart was broken and hurt, once he said he would not eat anything on this island then he would not eat. Thereupon she slowly put the basket down on the ground and sat down.One standing up the other sitting down, time quietly passed, the crescent moon rose from the sea and slowly reached the top of their heads. The food in the basket had already turned cold, as cold as the hearts of this couple.In this chilly wind under the cold moon, amidst the faint sound of waves breaking the shore, suddenly from a distance came a cry. The sound was intensely mournful, like a wolf's howl or a tiger's roar, but it also sounded like a human's voice. The sound was transmitted by the wind, so when the wind died, the sound also disappeared. Huang Rong inclined her ears to listen attentively; she vaguely recognized it was the voice of someone struggling in severe pain, only it was not clear whether the voice belonged to a human or a beast. After determining where the voice came from, she moved her feet and rushed toward that voice.Actually she wanted to take Guo Jing along, but then she changed her mind, "Most likely this is not something good, it will only increase his anxiety." Darkness enveloped her on every side, she was actually afraid to go alone; fortunately she knew every grass and every tree on the Peach Blossom Island very well, hence although her heart was thumping hard, she gathered all her courage and went forward.She had only walked for about a dozen of steps when suddenly felt a gust of wind by her side; Guo Jing dashed past her and was running ahead of her. He did not know the way, so very soon he was lost. Huang Rong saw his hands hacking and his feet kicking, trying to destroy the trees and bushes blocking his way, as if he was losing his mind. "Follow me," Huang Rong said."Si Shifu Fourth Shifu, Si Shifu!" Guo Jing called out. He had recognized his Si Shifu, Nan Xiren's voice.Huang Rong's heart turned cold, she thought, "It will be very strange if his Si Shifu saw me and did not want to take my life." But by now she had already disregarded all consequences; she knew perfectly well a big disaster was looming ahead, but she did not even try to run away from it. She led Guo Jing into the thick forest on the east side of the island. They saw underneath a peach tree a man was rolling around with twisted body.Guo Jing cried out and rushed ahead to hug him. Nan Xiren's face showed a smile, his mouth produced 'heh, heh' sound. Guo Jing was scared but also happy; suddenly, 'wah!' he broke into crying. He was crying and calling out, "Si Shifu! Si Shifu!"Nan Xiren did not say anything; he struck Guo Jing with the back of his palm. Guo Jing was taken by surprise; instinctively he ducked to avoid the blow. As his palm did not hit its target Nan Xiren's left fist struck out. This time Guo Jing thought that his shifu was punishing him; he was happy, so he let Nan Xiren's fist to hit him. Who would have thought that Nan Xiren's fist carried a surprisingly strong force. 'Bang!' Guo Jing was sent rolling down on the ground.Since he was little Guo Jing had practiced fist technique with Nan Xiren several hundreds or thousands times; he knew perfectly well the strength of Nan Xiren's fists and palms, he was greatly surprised to find Nan Xiren's strength suddenly increased several folds. Guo Jing had just barely stood up when Nan Xiren's fist came again. Guo Jing still did not want to fend off. This fist carried an even stronger force; Guo Jing saw stars dancing in front of his eyes, he almost passed out. Nan Xiren stooped down to pick a big rock up, and fiercely pounded it down on top of Guo Jing's head. If Guo Jing did not evade, this big rock would certainly crack his skull open and turn his brain to mush.From the sideline Huang Rong saw the critical situation, she quickly flew forward and pushed Nan Xiren's arm with her left hand. Nan Xiren, with the rock still in his hands, fell down to the ground. His mouth made a 'heh, heh' sound and to everybody's surprise he did not crawl back up."Why did you push my Si Shifu?" Guo Jing shouted angrily.Huang Rong's sole purpose was to save Guo Jing, she did not expect Nan Xiren would be this weak; as soon as she pushed, she hastily held out her hands to help him up. Under the moonlight she saw his face was smiling, but this smile resembled the exaggerated smile of an actor on stage; his face looked very frightening. Huang Rong called out in alarm and withdrew her hands immediately, she did not dare to touch his body. All of a sudden Nan Xiren turned over and struck her left shoulder with his fist. Two people shouted in pain simultaneously.
