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[Laughing in the Wind]

[By Jin Yong]

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[Laughing in the Wind]

Episode 9

Done.

Let me.

It's beautiful.

Little Lin, you are so smart!

- I'll cut another one for you. - Okay!

My dear, time sure flies by.

In the blink of an eye, spring is here again.

Pingzhi has been here for nearly a year.

You're right.

- Let's go. - Okay.

You see? Like this.

Monkey Six, what's up?

- Are you rich? You're showing off. - I don't mind it.

I got 18 copper taels today, so I threw it all away.

I know what you are hinting at.

You're saying I haven't gone to see Elder Brother in 18 days, right?

You're not much of a fool.

Elder Brother.

You two haven't seen each other in a while, so talk some more.

I'll go return the food basket first. Come.

- Monkey Six! - You're trying to get away?

We came together, so let's return together.

Little Sister.

I have something to say to you.

Monkey Six. You should stay and listen to your elder brother's wisdom.

- That treasured sword of yours... - I've spoken to mother about it.

While I was practicing Lady's Nineteen Swords...

the sword unsheathed by accident and fell into the valley.

I also cried over this.

So, to console me, she said she'll find me another good sword next time.

This matter is long past. Why mention it now?

I'll surely find a similar sword in the world and return it to you.

My poor martial arts were at fault. Who else can be blamed?

'Be quiet when laying eggs or we'll surely spoil the rice.'

Say what?

It's something Little Lin often says.

It means we do what we possibly can, but our fates are decided by heaven.

'Be quiet when laying eggs or we'll surely spoil the rice.'

Little Brother Lin?

Little Brother Lin is smart and works hard.

And he also saved my life once.

Father says his heart is chivalrous. Don't be misled by his foolishness.

Who would've thought that the chivalrous hero, Lin Pingzhi...

would have such poor skills in martial arts.

Martial arts can be learned.

But a heart of chivalry must be something you are born with.

The characters of men are judged by such.

Elder Brother. Besides chivalry, there is another trait you have in common.

And that is arrogance!

Little Lin is the same as you.

You are both very proud and possess an unyielding spirit.

Elder Brother deserves his pride.

What has Lin done to be worthy of such attitude?

We all look down on his behavior.

Monkey Six, why do you bear such a grudge towards Little Lin?

He even bears some resemblance to Father.

If he just keeps to his duties, that's it.

Otherwise, I won't let him off so easily.

How has he not kept to his duties?

He...

He...

Come!

Monkey Six!

Monkey Six.

What's the matter?

Monkey Six.

Why are you mincing your words?

I wish that I was mistaken.

Monkey Six!

To break all Mount Hua sword arts...

Five Mountain Sword Alliance...

are shameless and despicable.

When defeated in competition...

they plot against people in secret.

The Mount Hua Sword faction heir has been found.

I personally talked to Chen Buyou and we've reached an agreement.

What did he say?

Chen Buyou is grateful that you upheld justice.

You helped him get rid of Yue Buqun and become headmaster.

He'll come pay respect to you after contacting some people.

Okay.

After Yue Buqun, all that's left is North Mount Heng's Master Nun Dingyi.

In the end, they are just a bunch of nuns. They won't amount to much.

Brother. Prepare to be headmaster of the Five Mountain Sword Sect.

Real icy energy?

By orders of Chief Zuo, Mount Song disciples...

welcome the two uncles of Mount Hua Sword faction.

Good. Please get up.

By orders of Chief Zuo, Mount Song disciples...

welcome the two uncles of Mount Hua Sword faction's presence.

- Good, good. Please get up. - Uncles, this way please.

By orders of Chief Zuo, Mount Song disciples...

welcome the two uncles who came to Junji Zen Temple.

Thank you, please get up.

Uncles, this way please.

All right.

My two brothers.

It is a great honor to welcome you to Mount Song.

Chief Zuo leads his disciples himself in training.

It's very worthy of praise and respect.

For an entire winter, the chief has done it without exception.

The work of unifying the martial arts world belongs to no one but Chief Zuo.

[Long Xiao Hall]

The resurfacing of you two in the martial arts world...

and the reemergence of Mount Hua Sword faction...

is truly a great event in the martial arts world.

It's rather an embarrassment.

25 years ago, during a feud between the Sword and Chi factions of Mount Hua...

the Chi faction ignored our brotherly bonds and created conflict.

The Sword faction was forced to retire and put its heirs into hiding.

Thanks to Chief Zuo that we have a chance to return to martial arts this time.

For hundreds of years, Mount Hua has been a seat of power.

Yue Buqun cannot take all the credit.

Yue Buqun usurped the headmastership for 25 years now.

It's time for him to step down.

By the will of the heir of the Sword faction to raise the Five Mountain banner...

to stand for righteousness, uphold justice, eliminate Yue Buqun...

and help the Sword faction to retake Mount Hua Sect.

Let us discuss it later. Later.

What?

All Sword faction heirs beg Chief Zuo to unify the Five Mountain Sword Sects...

and be the headmaster.

Unify the Five Mountain Sword Sects with Chief Zuo as headmaster.

This is the will of the majority.

The will of the people.

Brothers from South Mount Heng and Mount Tai.

This matter of assisting Sword faction to take back the headmastership.

What are your thoughts?

Please give us your orders, Chief.

Bring the banner.

I call on brothers from Mount Tai, South Mount Heng, and Mount Song...

to help Mount Hua Sword faction return to Mount Hua...

and reclaim the headmastership.

We accept Chief's order.

[Zhang Chenyu, Zhang Chenfeng break all of Mount Hua's sword arts.]

Hoping to break Mount Hua's sword arts?

An idiot's dream.

Fine. I shall test your skills, then.

I pierce!

Break all Mount Hua sword arts?

I'll show you how to break Mount Hua sword arts!

Who's laughing at me? Who is it?

[When defeated in competition, they plot against people secretly.]

Such shameless acts are unbecoming of me.

Elder?

Elder!

Elder.

Elder.

Elder!

Elder.

Monkey Six?

Why is it you?

Who are you calling 'Elder?'

Monkey Six. Did you just enter the cave?

I ran into you as soon as I came in.

What's up? Are there ghosts in the cave?

Why did you hurry here anyways?

Elder Brother.

Master and Headmistress are coming to see you!

Where are they?

It's said that they will be teaching you the Violet Mist Divine Skill.

They want to test your internal strength first. They'll come up soon!

Monkey Six.

Go and get Master and Headmistress. I'll clean up the cave first.

- Hurry! - Elder Brother, I'll help you clean.

Just go!

Headmistress.

Go on.

Mother.

My good dear.

Thank you, Little Sister.

Of the nine skills of Mount Hua, Violet Mist ranks first.

To pass down the top skill of our sect, Linghu Chong must prove himself first.

- You may begin. - Yes.

Linghu Chong, strike.

Headmistress first.

Father.

What kind of moves is Mother using?

It doesn't seem like sword art, but sabre arts instead.

She is imitating Tian Boguang's sabre skills.

If you want to kill that pervert, you'll have to counter his speed with speed.

Watch this move.

Strike back!

Father.

What kind of moves is Brother using?

Linghu Chong, counter this carefully.

Not good!

Father!

Mother!

Little scoundrel.

What are you trying to do?

Master.

I know I'm wrong.

Linghu Chong. What did you practice at Repentance Cliff?

I wasn't thinking just now.

- I made the move while in a panic. - I know you weren't thinking!

Yes.

Did you know that this is the wayward path of the Sword faction?

Sword faction?

About 25 years ago, Mount Hua Sect was divided into Sword and Chi factions.

We, of the Chi faction, believe that we must wield a sword with internal strength.

Training with a sword begins with training internal strength.

But the Sword faction believes that once the sword skill is learnt...

even without internal strength, they could always win by surprise moves.

Chi and Sword skills both are crucial.

If both are crucial, then neither one is.

But this assertion is unorthodox.

If this was 30 years ago, our lives would be forfeited.

Father, that's terrible.

In any case, Sword faction surrendered.

They were stubborn to the end.

They've never accepted defeat.

Back then, there was a fight on Yunu Peak.

After their complete defeat, most of them committed suicide.

The whereabouts of the survivors are unknown.

In one indiscriminate battle at Yunu Peak...

our Mount Hua Sect lost over 20 elders.

They were all our brothers.

But we killed one another.

And what was the end result of it?

Our position of Chief of the Five Mountain Alliance...

was seized by Mount Song Sect.

Why was this?

Is it not because of the struggle between Chi and Sword?

So I have to remind you, Linghu Chong.

If you train your sword this way, within three years...

your sword will surpass your internal strength and you will ruin yourself.

You will also ruin the true teachings that cost the lives of your elders.

And furthermore, you will ruin our Mount Hua Sect!

Master. Headmistress. I've made a big mistake.

Please give me severe punishment.

Ignorance does not deserve blame.

Now that you know your mistake, you must correct it.

Let me tell you.

If you go on practicing with this sword, you'll lose your life.

Your internal strength will be annulled and you will be expelled.

- Did you all hear that? - We have heard!

- Keep it in mind, all of you. - Yes!

Yes, Master.

My dear, tell me.

Linghu Chong's sword just now, was it intentional or not?

I hope it was unintentional.

That is to say, you also think that it was intentional?

Linghu Chong is a fast learner.

The use of it was unintentional.

But the move itself must have been trained.

Or perhaps he's had it in his mind.

Intentions betrayed by the unintentional.

Is it possible that someone has guided him?

Are there leftover evils of Sword faction at Repentance Cliff?

Master.

Master.

What is it?

Master, a message from below.

Tian Boguang, has left Changan. He is in Kaifeng and has committed many crimes.

Understood. You may go.

Yes.

My dear.

It seems we'll have to make a trip to Kaifeng now.

Elder Brother.

We are threatened by a growing crisis.

Mount Song Sect has already sent men to the rear mountains.

If they were to find the heirs and provoke conflict between our factions...

My dear.

In name, we're going to rid the bandit, Tian Boguang.

In truth, we're going to find out Zuo Lengchan's movements.

Mount Hua cannot sit still and await death.

I'm afraid there will be blood shed on Mount Hua.

Bringing some good wine!

Wine smells good! Wine tastes good!

Brother Linghu!

Your friend Tian Boguang has come to visit you!

Brother Tian.

How unexpected!

Why have you come up to Mount Hua?

I heard that Brother Linghu had been imprisoned on Mount Hua's peak.

You must be in need for something nice.

All the way from Changan's Exiled Fairy Tavern's wine cellars...

I've brought two jars of 130-year-old wine!

Come and drink with Brother Linghu to our heart's content!

You carried 50 kilograms of wine up to Mount Hua's peak.

This treat is truly great.

Okay, Brother Tian!

I cannot refuse such a gift.

Please wait a moment.

Come!

Brother Linghu.

Brother Tian.

Try out this great wine.

How nice this wine smells.

Try it.

What great wine!

A wine of great rarity in this world!

I've heard once that amongst Changan's old wines...

the one Li Taibai often got drunk with, Exiled Fairy wine, is number one!

Nowadays, other than these two jars of it, there is no more!

In the cellar of Exiled Fairy Tavern, there were only these two jars?

That's right.

After I took these two jars, I saw that there were another 200 jars of wine.

I thought about it to myself.

The nobles and commoners of Changan can all drink such good wine.

How can I show Mount Hua Sect's chivalrous hero, Linghu Chong...

apart from the rest of them?

Thus, I went into that wine cellar and broke all the jars.

The nice smell of wine was everywhere and the wine was up to my waist!

Brother Tian.

You actually broke 200 jars of that wine?

Yes, that's right.

There are only these two left in the world.

That way, this gift can be precious enough for the occasion.

Many thanks.

Actually, bringing these two jars from Changan to Mount Hua is hard work.

Even were it not vintage wine, but two jars of water, I would accept it gladly.

A true man. A good fellow.

I am a dirty, perverted scoundrel.

Yet, Brother Linghu drank my wine so heartily.

He did not fear whether there was poison in it or not.

Only such an open-hearted and true man is worthy of drinking such famed wine.

You praise me too much.

I've battled with you twice.

I deeply understand your wayward methods.

But you would never stoop so low and hurt someone by underhanded means.

Brother Linghu.

Did you know that these two jars were carried from Changan to Luoyang...

and then to Kaifeng where I committed two crimes before coming to Mount Hua?

So it was all a decoy to draw away my master and headmistress.

It was so that you could come up here safely.

- I didn't have any other choice! - Well then.

Since you're here now, you are a guest.

I have nothing here.

So let me offer a toast with borrowed wine.

To your health with the world's best wine.

Okay!

This!

What was that for?

What was that for?

Tian Boguang. You've done many misdeeds and everyone loathes you.

I respect you for your generosity.

You are not a shameless coward and I drank the toast to you.

Now our friendship born of wine must come to an end here.

Let me try your blade skills once more today.

Did you become very powerful here?

You didn't even ask me why I've come?

Dealing with people like you...

I should draw a sword and kill without question.

I've come to recruit you for a job that is to your great benefit.

Speak with sword and sabre.

If I'd known then what would happen today, why should I have bothered?

What's with today?

What's with then?

Back then, the two of us at Hengyang were forging a bond through drinks.

We shared a sentiment for a young lady.

You spew nonsense.

I'm spewing nonsense?

You liked that cute little nun.

So I willingly let you have her.

That's right.

I let you have a good master.

And I was wondering why you've come all this way to Mount Hua.

It is on your master's orders that you brought these two jars of wine to me.

It's to thank me for helping her find such a good student, right?

This has nothing to do with the little master!

- I mean, it does! - Master is master.

There's no difference between big and little.

Having Yilin as your master is your doing.

Will you go back on your word?

You!

You.

Your martial arts is not very good.

But your skills of conversation are quite good.

Let me tell you truthfully then.

Little Master Yilin thinks of you day and night.

She wants you to meet her. How is it?

Has your heart been swayed?

Will you go or not?

I won't go.

It's not even you.

Despite who said it, it is of no use.

In any case, I'm not going. I will not go.

- I refuse to go! - Brother Linghu!

Do not regret this later.

Let's have a bet.

What kind of bet?

I'm not going if I win. But if I lose, I'm not going all the same.

Not going even if you lose?

If you are able to receive 30 moves of my fast blade...

I will leave Mount Hua right away.

If you cannot, you must come down the mountain with me.

30 moves?

You somewhat look down upon me.

Take this!

One, two, three, four, five moves.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten moves!

How many moves is that?

Twenty-five, six, seven, eight, nine, thirty moves.

I've lost.

But I did say beforehand. Whether I win or lose, I'm not going.

- Didn't I say that? - You are a man!

How can you go back on your word? How can you do that?

This sure seems fishy.

Back then I let you take the little nun. It was a joke.

I didn't think Brother Tian would take it seriously.

If I fail to bring you down the mountain, I'll die a tragic death in a month.

So there was something else?

Look!

My death acupoint has been activated and I've been lethally poisoned.

If I fail to bring you there, my body will start rotting in a month.

I'll suffer for three-and-a-half years and then gradually die.

So that's how it is.

Brother Tian.

I wonder which maestro is playing such a joke on Brother Tian.

Don't make sarcastic remarks. If I don't live, you won't be able to live in peace!

Brother Tian.

I lost to you because the weather has been hot and I haven't slept well.

My heart is not convinced.

Let me rest a bit and we'll have another match.

Where are you going?

I'm going back to my fairy cave to sleep.

Better than listening to your blabbering here.

Sleep?

This sure is a nice place.

Tian Boguang. I'll make you suffer this time.

Tian Boguang! Receive 30 moves from me if you dare.

Are you trying to take my life?

My ribs are broken!

Brother Tian, your kick was so heavy.

Tell me. Your sword moves just now were vicious.

Who taught you?

I made it up myself, okay?

We agreed it's a sword match!

Yet, you punch and kick. This time doesn't count!

Brother Tian.

Even if within your 30 moves, I accidentally fell down twice.

Let's just say your skills are better.

Kill me if you please, but why are you laughing at me?

If you want to laugh, then laugh, but why are you sneering?

When you're done sneering, are you going to mock me?

I'm competing swords with you, not on who has a better mood.

I can also laugh.

Let's say I was in the wrong then, okay?

That's more like it.

Let me go reflect in the cave, and we'll continue our fight later.

You! Wait!

You made up so many weird moves in that cave.

Who is in there? I want to go take a look.

Can I just take a look?

No, you can't.

In this cave, many elders of our sect live here.

You think because you know a few jokes that you can go and take a look?

I see. Then, why don't they come out?

Brother Tian.

These elders obviously have no interest in crossing swords with you.

They are so smug!

They fish for fame!

Their reputations are unearned!

Really not worthy.

They... what kind of people are they?

Brother Tian.

These elders have been in hiding for a long time.

As for their names, I cannot say.

Even if I were to tell you, I'm afraid you still wouldn't know.

I think it's better to just forget it.

Who else is in your sect?

Feng Qingyang.

Elder Feng.

Don't speak carelessly.

Even if your granduncle Feng were here, it would amount to nothing.

Not at all.

That's even if I gave him guidance. Do you think I can't deal with you?

You are...

Elder Feng Qingyang?

If I'm guessing correctly, you are Linghu Chong?

- Yes. - You're too worthless.

Let me teach you.

Use Sun Piercing White Rainbow stance first.

Then follow with Ambush of a Wind.

And thirdly, a Wild Goose Blocking Sky.

Followed by the Cut Sword Style.

Yes. Thank you, Granduncle Feng.

Brother Tian. You are indeed clever.

Receive my moves. Sun Piercing White Rainbow.

Leave the mountain with me, or I'll strangle you to death!

I'm not going down with you. It's been over a hundred moves.

I don't care how many moves it has been. I win and you leave with me.

Nothing but an idiot.

No wonder you're Yue Buqun's disciple.

Just sticking to old forms without change.

The key of sword play is to be smooth and adapt like water.

Linghu Chong.

Must you use the sword all the time?

Will that do?

Brother Tian.

I'll be going first.

Disciple of Mount Hua pay respects to Granduncle Feng.

The sun is really wonderful.

I haven't been in the sun for a long time.

Granduncle.

Come in with me.

- I'll teach you some moves. - Yes!

Yue Buqun really knows nothing.

You were a great talent.

But he has made you into a silly fool.

Granduncle.

I won't learn from you anymore.

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