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♫ Ask the sword, the knife, to cast away resentment ♫

♫ I fear that new and old grudges will add to my troubles ♫

♫ Ask each tactic, each trick, to test who is more skilled ♫

♫ The ups and downs of life are difficult to predict ♫

♫ Ask the road and journey across remote lands ♫

♫ Where is my soulmate? I’m so lonely ♫

♫ Ask the rain and clear skies about the troubles on my mind ♫

♫ Face the moon every day and night ♫

♫ Ask the flowers and leaves, their colors are perfect ♫

♫ Happiness and pain are fleeting, how many springs remain? ♫

♫ Ask autumn and winter, the snowstorm continues ♫

♫ The rainbow scatters easily but the days are hard to endure ♫

♫ No one knows why the flowers blossomed early ♫

♫ Heaven doesn’t laugh, for it has grown old ♫

♫ The pugilist world is small, but the rest of the world is vast ♫

♫ I’ve forgotten those who are gone ♫

♫ No one knows why the flowers withered early ♫

♫ Heaven feels no sorrow for it has grown old ♫

♫ The heroes have died and little time is left ♫

♫ I’ve forgotten those who are gone ♫

[Word of Honor]

[Episode 22]

Miss, look at this flowery umbrella.

Master, let’s eat here.

This restaurant is good!

Kindhearted Young Master. Beautiful Young Master’s wife.

Please give some food.

Take some pity!

Thank you, Young Master! Thank you.

This old man wishes you two to be together until old, and have lovely children as soon as possible!

Hey, stop speaking nonsense!

Here you go!

It seems like people within the same family acquire the same qualities.

A’Xiang, didn’t you say

those who perform philanthropy are all big idiots?

Who... changed you?

You aren’t a good person!

Master, let’s go!

Brother Zhou, I’m sorry about that.

A’Xiang just has a sharp tongue but is soft-hearted.

Mr. Zhou, please don’t make fun of her.

Brother Cao, y-you and Sister Gu Xiang...

Don’t celebrate too early.

Just look at your Uncle Wen. That face...

is even longer than a donkey’s.

Young Master Cao,

there’s a tough battle waiting for you.

[Penglai Inn]

Yummy.

Why are you still hanging around with this idiot?

Aren’t you still with those two idiots as well?

Young Master Cao, from your complexion,

it seems you have unhealed wounds?

D-Don’t, don’t! Just call me Weining.

Before, I was injured by Tao Hong and Lǜ Liu’s hidden weapons.

The remaining poison is not cleaned thoroughly yet.

It’s a good thing I had A’Xiang carefully looking after me.

My injuries are no longer serious.

I just need to go back to Gentle Wind Mountain

and slowly force out the remaining poison.

Gu Xiang,

you’ve followed me for so long.

Why wasn’t I aware that you have

the ability to “carefully look after” people?

Lao Wen!

Whatever! Take out your hand.

Hurry up!

Master Wen is highly skilled in the art of healing,

so he can help where he can.

Tao Hong and Lǜ Liu can be wicked or kind.

How did Young Brother Weining get into a fight with them?

Those two old freaks charged into Yueyang Sect

and kidnapped Gao Xiaolian.

It was right on the day of the Heroes Conference.

A bunch of things happened after that,

but you guys don’t know.

We don’t even know how Sister Xiaolian is doing right now.

I heard no one knows where she’s disappeared off to.

Didn’t Uncle Zhao and Uncle Shen go look for her?

Don’t worry.

Each day they don’t have the Glazed Armor

is one more day they won’t hurt Miss Gao.

Chengling,

Gao Xiaolian almost became your wife.

You won’t just abandon her, will you?

Sister Xiang!

Why is your face getting red?

That Deng Kuan has died!

You don’t have any rivals anymore.

Deng Kuan?

Gao Chong’s disciple?

Yes, didn’t I tell you?

That Deng Kuan and Sister Xiaolian had a marriage agreement.

But once this Great Warrior Goldbean appeared, he whisked her away!

Sister Xiang!

You say he has passed?

Yes, he disappeared after the Heroes Conference.

He must’ve died.

Getting rid of your remaining poison requires some work.

A’Xu, come with me to the medicine shop.

There’s no need for you to personally go! You can just give me the medicine formula.

A’Xiang...

Don’t worry, don’t worry!

You’ll slowly realize how to interact with them.

A’Xu,

are we thinking of the same thing?

That Deng Kuan was the one

who claimed Gao Chong was allied with the Ghost Valley during the Heroes Conference.

At first, I assumed he was a normal disciple.

However, I never would’ve imagined

that he was to be married to Gao Chong’s only daughter.

Later, he would surely have inherited Gao Chong’s possessions and his position as the Leader of the Five Lakes Alliance.

I just can’t figure out what the person supporting him

used as a bargaining chip to bring him to their side.

Maybe we’re the ones who got it completely wrong

and that Deng Kuan spoke the truth.

He genuinely wanted to eliminate his kin for the greater good.

That’s impossible.

Since Chengling already gave up the Glazed Armor,

he was no longer of any value to Gao Chong.

That being said, why would he still try to use his only daughter

as a huge bargaining chip to win over an orphan?

Since he’s already announced this during the pugilist world’s Heroes Conference,

then he cannot go back on his words.

Isn’t it pretty easy to go back on his words?

After buying people’s alliances, if Chengling were to die,

would Gao Xiaolian have to marry a tombstone?

Lords! Seeing how well you are dressed,

you must be among the rich and wealthy! Please give me some food!

I’m about to die of hunger...

This beggar...

didn’t even clear his eyes before trying to beg from someone like me.

Don’t you know?

This Lord here is halfway in your industry.

Great Warrior Shen?

Enemies are bound to meet on these narrow roads!

Watch out!

A’Xiang, eat another piece!

Sister Xiang,

are you going to live at Gentle Wind Sword Sect in the future?

I’m going back to Four Seasons Mountain Villa with Master and Uncle Wen.

Where is your maiden family from?

Stupid Great Warrior Goldbean,

who are you to speak here?

When I speak, you only need to answer.

Let me ask you.

Where did you guys go these few days I wasn’t here?

What did you do? Let’s hear it!

That’s a lot to say.

I have so much to say!

What? Little Young Master Zhang has important business or something?

A’Xiang!

Before Master gets back,

we can only sit around and stare at each other.

Let’s hear it! I’ll listen!

- I didn’t attend the Heroes Conference. - Here you go, here you go!

Hey, wait!

We haven’t ordered yet, so what is this?

Our little restaurant serves these dishes for free.

Do such good things really happen?

If you don’t believe me, I can open it for you to see.

Who are they?

Take the little guy and leave!

How can I leave you?

If he dies, Master will skin me alive!

Nobody’s leaving! Go!

A’Xiang, be careful!

Left four, right seven.

Two and four are the shoulder!

Six and eight are the feet!

Stupid brat! You’ve improved quite a bit these few days I was gone!

Keep using your Passing Cloud Steps.

Don’t let them catch you!

- Watch out! - Watch out!

Are you stupid? Why are you going inside?

I didn’t want to, but this is how Master taught me.

Who told you to help?

You have poor skills and end up hurting rather than helping.

Sect Leader Shen,

this is the sting of the scorpion’s tail. It’s poisonous.

If you can trust me,

you can take this medicine internally and apply it on the wound.

If you don’t trust me, then forget about it.

Thanks.

The two of you helped my eldest brother at the Heroes Conference.

You also rescued my nephew from the siege.

I am very grateful, and now you’ve given me this medicine.

I will definitely repay your benevolence someday.

How strange.

You actually remember your eldest brother, Gao Chong.

Lao Wen!

He was my eldest brother, and he will be my eldest brother forever.

Master Wen.

Mr. Zhou, where is my nephew Chengling?

Chengling is nearby.

These Venomous Scorpion assassins are vicious.

They are probably in danger, too.

Let’s not talk anymore and go take a look.

Murder!

Run! Run!

[Penglai Inn]

Killer!

Old man, hurry and run!

Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me!

Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me!

Youngster, save me!

A’Xiang!

He was just an old beggar. Why did you kill him?

So what?

Over there!

Let’s go!

After them!

- Master. - Master.

Take him back!

Master!

Lao Wen, leave some alive!

Too late.

Chengling.

Silly girl, I was the killer.

Why are you bloody all over?

It’s other people’s.

Chengling.

Uncle Shen, why are you here?

It’s a long story.

Weining, you guys—

Why are you together?

Martial Uncle Shen,

it’s also a long story with me.

Here.

Don’t nag me.

A’Xiang, why are you so angry?

Go away! Go away!

Go away!

Let me ask you.

Was I wrong to kill that beggar?

♪ It’s matters of the heart that torments me, don’t miss hate and love ♪

If I didn’t kill him, should I have waited for him to kill me?

But he wouldn’t necessarily have...

He might not have killed you.

♪ Only wish that you will not say goodbye ♪

Let’s say he did. What if he did?

Great Warrior Cao, I am not like you.

♪ The only thing on my mind is to spend the rest of my life ♪

You always have people like Masters, Martial Uncles,

Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers circling around you.

♪ Embroiled in this mortal love ♪

Where I grew up,

it was either I killed them or they killed me.

Even if it’s a one-in-one-hundred possibility,

♪ Destiny gathers mortal love, there’s nothing we can do ♪

I’d rather mistakenly kill innocents than let them off.

If I didn’t do this, I couldn’t have survived till today.

♪ But infatuation walked through the wrong door ♪

A’Xiang, I didn’t mean to fault you.

I didn’t think you did wrong.

♪ You and I are both destined to meet ♪

I was just concerned that what if the old beggar was a regular old beggar?

When you kill someone by mistake, you would feel sad.

♪ But our involvement in the Jianghu forsake us of our wishes ♪

Bullshit.

I am not hypocritical like you guys.

What’s there to be sad about? If I killed by mistake, so be it!

A’Xiang, you will definitely feel sad. You will absolutely feel sad.

♪ Wish to be with you in the corners of the world ♪

You are so kindhearted.

How is it possible that you wouldn’t feel sad? Right?

♪ That we never have to step foot in the Jianghu again ♪

How do you know that I’m kindhearted?

A’Xiang, who could understand you besides me?

♪ If there is another life, I will not let you down again ♪

A’Xiang, you’ve never told me before about your childhood.

♪ After the bloody storm, I hope dusk will fall again ♪

You just talked about the place where you grew up.

A’Xiang, why was the place you grew up so harsh?

You know nothing about it!

A’Xiang!

Chengling, ever since you came to Five Lakes Alliance,

I’ve never treated you well.

Do you resent me?

No.

Even if you resent and hate me, I can’t blame you.

It’s useless no matter how I try to explain.

Still, I want you to know.

I’ve never loathed you.

It’s just that when your older brothers were still kids,

we five brothers had a deep friendship.

All of their children were children I hugged and teased before.

Every time I see you, I’m always reminded of them.

I faintly hoped in my heart how wonderful it would be if they were still alive.

That’s not wrong at all.

If Heaven would let me die in place of my older brothers,

I would be endlessly grateful.

As fate would have it, I, the most useless one, survived.

Chengling, sit down.

Actually, do you know that the one who most resembles your father is you?

Similar looks, same temperament.

Your father was this kind of pure and filial person.

Among us brothers, your father was the kindest and most righteous.

Really?

My father couldn’t have been as stupid as me, right?

He was a great warrior.

Everyone else said that I have a weak personality and won’t accomplish anything great in the future.

It’s... tiger father, dog son. (T/N: strong father, weak son)

Master!

Chengling, when did you acknowledge Mr. Zhou as your master?

Mr. Zhou.

Thank you for repeatedly saving my nephew.

You are the Five Lakes Alliance’s savior.

I really don’t know how to express my gratitude.

No need for any thanks.

I just need Sect Leader Shen to answer a few questions.

Mr. Zhou, why do you say this?

If you have any questions, I will answer what I know to the fullest.

Chengling, you ask first.

All right, Uncle Shen. But we must make an agreement first.

You can answer if you wish and not answer if you don’t want to.

Just don’t lie to me.

My father seemed to have had some misunderstandings with you all.

Senior Brother Deng Kuan also said Uncle Gao colluded with the Ghost Valley to kill my father.

What exactly is this about?

Child, I swear to the heavens.

Your Uncle Gao would rather die than hurt your father.

Regardless of any misunderstandings among us five brothers,

Uncle Gao adored your father the most.

You know that he wanted you to take Xiaolian as your wife

in order to combine the best of both families’ martial arts skills

so that you could revive the Mirror Lake Sect and become a great warrior of your generation.

When that time came,

you would naturally become the leader of the Five Lakes Alliance.

But I’ve never wanted these.

Sect Leader Shen,

how much do you know about Deng Kuan?

I watched him grow up.

At the Heroes Conference,

how much of Deng Kuan’s accusation against his master was true?

None of it was true.

You can’t see through someone’s heart, as it is beneath the skin.

How would you know that?

Twenty years ago,

my eldest brother already proposed to either destroy the Glazed Armor

or reveal everything to the world and accept the pugilist world’s punishment.

The rest of us vehemently opposed it.

Besides, if Eldest Brother wanted to grab Third Brother Lu Taichong

and Fourth Brother Zhang Yusen’s Glazed Armor,

why would he have endured the urge all these years?

As for me, if he would only have asked,

I would have gladly given him my Glazed Armor.

As for Second Brother, he was always weak.

Sect Leader Shen,

I have one more question to ask you.

There is a saying in the pugilist world.

“The water of the Five Lakes converges throughout our lands.”

“If not me, who deserves to become the Martial Arts Supreme Leader?”

Everyone thinks it’s Alliance Leader Gao

who spread it in order to grab the position of leader of the pugilist world.

Eldest Brother didn’t do this either.

Eldest Brother may look quiet and serious on the outside,

but deep in his heart, he highly values brotherhood and loyalty more than anything else.

The only thing that can surpass all that

is the reputation of the Five Lakes Alliance.

Then, have you thought of

why Deng Kuan would frame and harm his master?

All these days, I’ve thought about it thousands of times and still can’t explain it.

Knowing Kuan’er’s personality, even if he had to die a thousand deaths,

he still never would’ve done anything even the slightest bit harmful to Eldest Brother.

I really don’t know what bewitchment he suffered

that would make him willing to hit his benevolent master with a fatal strike.

Chengling, stay with Sect Leader Shen and chat a bit.

I’ll go see your Uncle Wen.

Mr. Zhou, I also have a question.

I wonder if you would answer it.

I noticed that Master Wen resembles an old friend that we know.

Is Master Wen’s family name... Zhen?

Sect Leader Shen, I think I am not obligated to answer this question.

That’s true, but I—

You are wounded now.

Take a good rest first.

You’re trying to scare me?

What are you thinking about?

I’ve thought it through.

What have you thought through?

Deng Kuan’s actions might have another explanation.

Do you remember that odd little man Long Xiao who raised the disgusting Drug Men like children?

The method to control Drug Men

perhaps has something to do with the legendary Soul Absorbing Bewitchment.

Right. We encountered these Drug Men at Coffin Villa,

the Venomous Scorpions hideout, and Dragon Pool Cabinet.

Coffin Villa’s Drug Men were controlled by Long-Tongued Ghost.

These odd events all have traces of the Venomous Scorpion.

A’Xu, when you were in Window of Heaven,

did you ever meet the Leader of the Venomous Scorpions?

The Leader of the Venomous Scorpions is oddly mysterious.

He’s never showed his face before.

Shen Shen can’t be relied on,

then this Zhao Xuande who pretends to be a weakling but is actually mighty (T/N: Idiom, “plays the role of a pig but eats tigers”)

is the true leader of the Venomous Scorpions.

That’s a possibility that can’t be ruled out.

However, there are some holes I still haven’t figure out yet.

There’s also another matter.

What is it?

It’s no longer only one matter

but two things.

The first matter is:

If we pretend that the leader of the Venomous Scorpions is Zhao Jing,

the one who placed Three Corpse Poison on Gao Chong’s sword

and ended up killing Rong Xuan and his wife

is also Zhao Jing?

What’s the second matter, then?

The identity of Long-Tongued Ghost.

Is it the man at Coffin Villa

who used Soul Winding Threads to control the Drug Men?

Long-Tongued Ghost...

I only know that he is one of the Top Ten Evil Ghosts.

Yes, yes, yes. He’s an underling of Hanging Ghost.

Hanging Ghost improved his martial arts later

and gave him the Soul Winding Threads.

He’s the one who was in charge of the massacre of the Mirror Lake Sect.

I see.

It seems our Lao Wen is the one who is knowledgeable and experienced.

Brother Wen, call me if you don’t have enough water.

I’ll take care of my master.

Why’s it any of your business?

I was only trying to—

Don’t butter up to my master!

Go, go, go, go!

A’Xiang!

Go!

A’Xiang.

Master, water is ready!

Call me if you need anything!

I almost tripped up earlier

and exposed the secret that I already knew Long-Tongued Ghost long ago.

Good thing A’Xu didn’t seem to have found out.

If he knew my real identity,

people and ghosts... ultimately can’t walk on the same path.

I have good news and bad news.

You know how to hold out on me now?

The good news is:

The secret agent I sent to Dragon Pool Cabinet accidentally happened upon Zhang Chengling.

As we thought, he is together with the Leader of the Window of Heaven and the Ghost Valley Chief.

The odd thing is:

The inheritor of the Immortal Sword is also with them.

What’s the bad news?

Long Que and Long Xiao are both dead.

I thought it was something serious.

Leaving Long Que alive back then was just added security with no danger.

Now, everyone who should be dead is dead.

This shield of ours no longer makes a difference.

However, the fact that Long Xiao is dead is something to celebrate.

Saved me from having to kill him.

But if he is dead, the key to the armory—

Why did you also believe those lies I fed to Long Xiao?

Actually, for these past twenty years, the key to the armory

was always in the most dangerous

yet safest place.

In the Ghost Valley?

This is also...

part of the reason why I’ve always wanted to get rid of Ghost Valley.

Xie’er, do you know the art of successive traps?

Mirror Lake Sword Sect was massacred. Sanbai Mountain Villa was stolen from.

Ao Laizi passed away.

I planned all of this

in order to let everyone in the pugilist world know

that it was Ghost Valley who stole the Glazed Armor.

Except not everything goes according to plan.

The person who created all the fake Glazed Armor pieces messed up your entire plan.

At least...

we didn’t have to wait for after the matter to blame everything on Gao Chong.

He died without accomplishing his goals with a completely ruined reputation.

Foster-Father,

why do you hate Gao Chong so much?

Xie’er, why do you ask?

I’m just curious.

Are you really only curious?

Curious...

Then, why aren’t you curious about how

we’re both bound brothers,

but some sit up high, secure in their positions,

while others are dirt beneath their feet, no better than pigs and dogs?

Why aren’t you curious about

why some people can be the leading brothers asserting dominance

yet some people can only be insignificant little brothers,

suffering every day?

You think I’m just a selfish villain?

That I killed Gao Chong for my own selfish reasons?

Let me tell you.

This Five Lakes Alliance will only flourish and shine

under my, Zhao Jing’s, leadership.

Only then will it be the pride of the pugilist world!

Foster-Father, I am sorry.

I said the wrong thing.

Don’t get angry.

You only know how to make me angry!

Didn’t you say you’d found out where Zhang Chengling was?

And then?

Those people are highly skilled martial artists and their whereabouts are uncertain.

The secret agent doesn’t dare to get too close,

but he’s writing letters to me via pigeon

while simultaneously calling on all the secret villages nearby to watch for a chance.

Those three people have strong martial arts.

If you send some common thugs over, aren’t you just sending them to their deaths?

As long as you command it, I will immediately move to personally go.

Don’t forget! Those two, Zhou and Wen,

were able to get away from you without injury before!

I was holding back in fear of harming innocents.

Forget it. I have my own plans.

Xie’er... Xie’er...

When can you learn to hold back your reckless strength?

Grow up quicker.

Zhou... Zhou... Zhou Xu! You—

What are you standing here so late in the middle of the night?

You scared me to death!

Are you guilty of something? Why are you scared?

It’s so late out. Why are you still not sleeping?

“Such beautiful stars in such a night,

for whom are we traveling for in the night?” (T/N: Poem by Huang Jingren in the collection “Qi Huai” in the Qing Dynasty)

Stop quoting things at me.

I can’t understand it. What’s so good about this alcohol?

It’s both bitter and nasty.

If you don’t want to drink it, don’t waste this luxury!

When Master is unhappy, he drinks.

I thought there was something good about alcohol.

Don’t you have the same amount of unhappiness even after drinking?

You don’t understand.

Alcohol is also known as “Worry forgetter and disperser.”

If one bottle can’t solve your worries,

then two will do the job.

If it still doesn’t work, then three or four bottles.

Too bad we’re in the remote wilderness,

and there’s only this one bottle left.

What’s wrong? You’re unhappy again?

Did that Young Warrior Cao upset you again?

He dares to? I’ll castrate him!

Look at you, a young girl

with eyes, a nose, and a mouth.

Why do you always say such inhumane things?

Lao Wen said he raised you?

No wonder.

Old Sick Ghoul, why aren’t you sleeping in the middle of the night?

What’s wrong with you? Are you sick again?

You’re right.

I heard Master say you don’t have long to live.

You did it to yourself.

Is it true?

Damn you!

Why won’t you live properly?

If you die,

Master will be very sad.

Me? I’ve lived for so long,

but I’ve never seen Master as sad as he was that day.

He has finally found a friend. You are not allowed to die.

If... If you suddenly die

and leave my master to wallow in his sadness all alone,

I-I will grab you from the underworld, bring you back up,

and then strangle you to death.

If you weren’t a girl, I would beat you up eight times a day!

The way you talk so inhumanely all the time

really makes you resemble someone.

Who’s that someone?

Like someone who likes to eavesdrop.

Girl.

What nonsense are you speaking this time?

Master, drink wine!

What are you doing?

I’m already an adult now, don’t pinch my ear anymore!

Adult? How old are you?

Even if got married, found in-laws,

bore children, and became a mother,

I can still pinch your ear when I want to.

Wine.

There’s no more wine in here. You’re still trying to give it to me to drink?

I see that this used to be a wine storage.

Hurry and find some wine for me.

Hurry up.

Go!

Master Wen.

Stinking brat, did you tell him?

No, I didn’t. I didn’t say.

He asked me if you were surnamed Zhen.

I only said I wouldn’t tell him.

Uncle Shen guessed it.

Idiot!

Lao Wen, be calm.

Master Wen, are you Yan’er?

Yan’er, are your parents all right?

A person whose tendons in the hands and feet were ripped,

lost the protection of their sect,

and must bear the pressure from the righteous pugilist world

while also hiding from assassination attempts by the malicious and evil sects

when forced to be caught between the pressure of both sides, while

also protecting his word of honor and holding out till the end!

Helping those he believes to be his brothers in hiding the truth!

Do you think he is living well?

I’m sorry.

It’s too late.

They can’t hear your apology anymore.

Lao Wen, what’s wrong?

Yan’er!

Don’t call me that. You don’t deserve to!

Wen Kexing!

Why are you helping him!

I am helping you!

It’s too late!

They are already dead!

Zhen Yan also died with them!

A’Xu!

Yan’er, how did your parents die?

It’s too late.

It’s too late!

Lao Wen...

Come.

Lao Wen.

I’m sorry.

[Li Residence]

Master, how is Martial Uncle?

Don’t worry. His pulse is normal.

I just don’t know why he is still unconscious.

Mr. Zhou,

are you saying that Yan’er has some illness?

Sect Leader Shen, my junior brother’s name is Wen Kexing.

He has chosen to be under this name. Please respect his choice

and call him by this name.

When did he become your junior brother? Who is your master?

My master is the Sect Leader of Four Seasons Mountain Villa.

His surname is Qin and first name Huaizhang.

It’s Brother Qin who saved Yan—

Kexing?

This is wonderful, wonderful.

There is justice under the heavens.

If Eldest Brother knew that Kexing grew up under Brother Qin’s protection,

he would be very happy.

Do you mean...

my late master was an old friend to all of you?

Then, why did I never hear my late master mention you?

It’s not surprising. After the Battle on Mount Qingya,

Brother Qin cut off relations with us, and we lost permanent contact.

That’s why all these years, we didn’t know that Ruyu’s son

was in the Four Seasons Mountain Villa.

This is strange, then.

My late master always regarded friendship highly.

Why would he terminate his friendship with you so inexplicably?

Was there some misunderstanding?

It’s not really considered a misunderstanding.

Your master had his reason to blame us.

It’s just that it’s a long story to talk about everything from the beginning to the end.

If so,

I, as a junior, dare not hear about my late master’s wrongdoing.

Sect Leader Shen also need not say too much about it.

He blamed us for not being able to hold onto our own consciences in the face of large disruptions

and performed acts of betrayal!

He was not wrong to blame us... not wrong.

I was the turtle who put his head back in his shell, and I disappointed my brothers.

I don’t have any pride left to refute it.

I, Shen Shen,

am a disloyal, unfaithful, incapable,

and weak villain.

It was... you?

It was you who poisoned Uncle Rong?

What are you saying?

My disciple is asking, did Sect Leader Shen put poison on Gao Chong’s sword

and cause the death of Senior Rong Xuan.

I, Shen, did nothing while Brother Rong died and Ruyu was in difficulty

for twenty years. That’s because I was despicable and shameless.

I acknowledge that! But to say that I would slaughter my brother,

I would die than do that!

Besides, this grievance was Eldest Brother’s lasting regret.

If I find out who did this,

I will kill him even if I end up dying.

You don’t know?

Who is the current Alliance Leader of the Five Lakes Alliance?

You are talking about...

You are talking about Great Warrior Zhao!

Tell me clearly.

Are you saying it’s my Second Brother who did the poisoning?

Who said this?

Did Yan’er say this? Does he have proof?

Wake him up to tell me clearly.

This can’t be.

If my junior brother wakes up

and is willing to talk with you, I naturally would not prevent it.

No. I must talk with him!

Sect Leader Shen, pardon me for speaking bluntly.

In the past, you did nothing while Senior Rong Xuan died,

but humans are inherently evil. There’s nothing to be done about that.

But if you and your brothers had any bit of conscience,

my junior brother wouldn’t have lived half his life in misery!

We all suffered serious injuries at Mount Qingya,

there was no way to take care of others!

Don’t bother to explain to me!

In the middle of the night, you just needed to convince your own conscience.

Karma eventually caught up to you.

You brothers eventually also...

It’s all in the past now, and the dead died long ago.

I don’t want Junior Brother to suffer from the old grievances becoming new hatred.

I ask that Sect Leader Shen leave voluntarily.

In the future, whether you ignore everything or help the villains,

as long as my junior brother isn’t willing to find trouble with you,

I hope we shall never meet again in the pugilist world.

Chengling,

send the guest away for me.

Yes.

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♫ The sky is gray as I cross the cold river, my duties taken care of ♫

♫ Smiling at the absurdity of the moon’s reflection in my cup ♫

♫ Who allowed me to roam around the world on horseback? ♫

♫ Who is drunk in their dreams but can’t find the homeland when they wake? ♫

♫ The cold rain of autumn kisses my windows ♫

♫ I don’t mind hate and slander, but my melancholy persists ♫

♫ The spring breeze brings greenery along the river ♫

♫ But can’t warm the ice in my heart ♫

♫ Is that our light that appeared out of nowhere? ♫

♫ I resent being unable to meet you earlier, but it is not too late ♫

♫ Don’t let the flowers of the seasons down ♫

♫ Give up the adventures on horseback for a peaceful, quiet life by the stream ♫

♫ The lights of thousands of families light up thousands of hills ♫

♫ The past disappears like smoke waves in a sandstorm ♫

♫ I will clear away my cold past and happily spend the rest of my life making wine and tea with you ♫

♫ No matter the height of the mountains or distance of the sea, I will be with you ♫