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A conversation with you is worth 10 years of schooling.

Thank you for your teachings.

I don't deserve your praise.

I still have an important matter to attend to,

I won't bother you anymore.

We'll meet again some day.

My surname is Yin.

If fate brings us together again, I hope you'll teach me some more poetry.

Your surname is Yin?!

Lady Yin.

Do you know my 3rd brother Yu Daiyan?

Please don't blame me.

I have many doubts right now, so I want to ask some questions to clear things up.

Why must you ask?

Did you commission Dragon Gate Escort Agency to escort my 3rd brother back to Wudang?

I will definitely repay your kindness.

Kindness or injustice...

it's very hard to say clearly.

My 3rd brother was attacked by an unknown assailant at the base of Mount Wudang. Do you know about it?

I'm really sorry and full of regrets.

Then who killed the people in Dragon Gate Escort Agency. Do you know?

Why don't we go inside to take shelter from the rain first?

Please.

Not only Du Dajin made a mistake, I made a mistake as well.

I should've thought of it sooner.

Wudang's seven heroes are valiant and heroic.

How could they be such sinister people?

5th hero Zhang, do you recognize these hidden weapons?

Shaolin's Plum Flower Darts?

Exactly. Except coated with poison.

Shaolin is an orthodox sect.

They normally wouldn't put poison on darts.

Who injured you?

I was worried Dragon Gate Escort Agency would encounter problems on the road, so I followed Du Dajin along the way

to secretly protect them.

At the base of Mount Wudang, six people suddenly appeared, disguising as Wudang's six heroes.

Du Dajin handed 3rd hero Yu over to them and then departed.

I sensed something was wrong, so I pursued them right away.

Who are you guys?

I'm Wudang's Yuanqiao, these are my junior brothers.

You're lying.

You guys are not Wudang's seven heroes at all.

Wudang's heroes love each other like brothers.

Now that 3rd hero Yu has suffered injuries, none of you are concerned about his condition.

Instead you ask about the whereabouts of the Dragon Saber.

Speak.

What are you up to, disguising as Wudang's seven heroes?

May I ask, are you related to Yu Daiyan in any way?

I...

If you're not related, then please don't interfere in other people's business.

What if I want to interfere.

Thank you for risking your life trying to save my 3rd brother.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to rescue 3rd hero Yu.

Where did those people come from?

I don't know.

I just know this Plum Flower Dart is Shaolin's hidden weapon.

That's really weird.

Later, 3rd brother Yu's joints were also broken by "Shaolin's Golden Steel Fingers".

When I returned to Lin'an, I figured out Du Dajin was a Shaolin disciple.

So I went to Dragon Gate Escort Agency to ask for the antidote.

But unexpectedly when I arrived, Du Dajin and those Shaolin monks I encountered, tried to kill me.

So you killed everyone in the Dragon Gate Escort Agency?

It's their fault for failing to protect 3rd hero Yu and for also trying to kill me.

Still, you can't just kill people.

Do you suppose I should've done nothing and wait for death?

You could've explained it to them.

Do you think I could've explained it?

Even you were wrongly accused. Could you have explained it?

So the hidden person was you?

Yes.

Why did you harm the Shaolin monks and implicate me?

Doesn't this make it hard on me?

They were the ones who injured me with hidden weapons and who were completely unreasonable by ganging up on you.

I was only trying to help you.

How can you blame me?

Lady Yin.

There's something I still don't understand.

What made them think I was the killer as soon as they saw me?

This matter is a long story.

When I was traveling back from Wudang to Lin'an,

I passed by Xiangfan, which was just hit by a flood.

Flood victims were everywhere.

I also saw you lecturing Du Dajin.

Escort leader Du.

I can't stand the way you're just sitting here eating and drinking.

If you don't use the two thousand taels of gold to help the victims,

I'll tear down your Dragon Gate Escort Agency and kill every single one of you.

Did you say that?

Yes, I did.

But I was just trying to scare them. I never meant to really harm them.

But I saw your sense of justice. I really admired you.

So from that point on, I've been following you for a while.

I also thought the clothes you wore were really pretty.

So, I got a similar set to wear.

That's why you dressed like me and barged into the Dragon Gate Escort Agency.

They didn't see your appearance clearly, they only saw your clothes.

That's why they thought I was the killer.

I...I didn't intend to frame you.

You didn't do it on purpose, but you still harmed me.

You and Dragon Gate Escort Agency have no prior grudges, yet you killed all of them.

How cruel of you.

I...

Are you trying to lecture me?

Never in my whole life have I been lectured.

5th hero Zhang is very kind and righteous.

I'm evil and heartless.

How could I be worthy enough to friends with you?

5th hero Zhang, please leave.

Lady Yin.

I want to help you detoxify your injury.

Not needed.

People like me, don't deserve your help.

Your arm injury has been left untreated for a long time now.

If you continue to delay the treatment. I'm afraid your arm will be crippled.

It better be. It's all your fault anyways.

What does this have to do with me? You've clearly been injured by Shaolin's darts.

If I hadn't traveled thousands of miles to escort your 3rd brother all the way to Mount Wudang,

then I wouldn't have encountered those six evil people.

If I just idly sat by when those six people took your 3rd brother, would my arm injured right now?

If you had arrived sooner to lend a hand, would I be in this situation right now?

You're right.

I'll help you treat your injury right now to repay your kindness.

Then do you admit you were wrong?

Admit I was wrong?

What was I wrong about?

You said that I was cruel and ruthless. That's what's wrong.

Those Shaolin monks and Du Dajin derserved to die.

Lady Yin.

You just injured your arm, your life is not in any danger.

My 3rd brother is badly injured, but not dead yet.

Even if he doesn't make it, every injustice has its perpetrator,

we'll still find out the main culprit behind this.

You killing indiscriminately, is what's really wrong.

I kill indiscriminately?

Don't the Plum Flower Darts which injured me belong to the Shaolin Sect?

And doesn't Dragon Gate Escort Agency belong to the Shaolin Sect?

Shaolin disciples are all over in the world.

You were only hit with three darts in your arm and you want to kill every Shaolin disciple?

You...

What are you doing?

It's none of your business.

I'm looking for death. How is this any of your business?

Go away.

I don't need your help.

I've never seen such a unreasonable and stubborn girl like you.

Well, you've seen one today.

I just wanted to test your limits,

to see how unreasonable and stubborn you really are.

You hit me? I don't care.

Here.

Let me apply this medicine.

Roll up your sleeves.

If your injury is left untreated, your life will really be in danger.

What does my life have to do with you?

You escorted my 3rd brother back, I must repay this kindness.

You mean you're saving me because you're just trying to repay a debt?

If I hadn't saved your 3rd brother,

you would've just watched me die, no matter what happened to me?

Not necessarily.

Give me your hand. Don't joke around with your life.

If you don't admit that you're wrong, then I won't let you save me.

Fine. I was wrong.

What's with that tone?

It sounds like you're not sincere at all.

Fine.

With the Heaven above and river below as my witnesses.

Today, I, Zhang Cuishan, hereby ask Yin...

Yin...

Yin Susu.

Yin Susu, for forgiveness.

Do you feel better now?

I feel a pain in my chest.

Why didn't you apologize sooner.

If I die...

it will be all your fault.

5th brother Zhang.

I was very rude to you just now,

and even hit you.

Don't take offense.

The poison has been forced out.

As long as you take some more common antidotes,

you'll be fine.

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

Take care, Lady Yin.

I'll take my leave.

Lady Yin, I hope you recover soon.

Take care.

We'll meet again someday.

Fellow heroes of the jianghu,

thank you for attending the saber unveiling ceremony of the Heavenly Eagle Cult.

Please welcome our leader's daughter, head of the Purple Secret Hall.

Lady Yin Susu.

We have recently obtained a precious saber,

called the Dragon Saber.

Dragon Saber?!

Our sect leader fears that all heroes won't know that the Dragon Saber has been obtained by our sect.

So everyone please prepare yourselves for its presence and have a look at this precious saber's true colors.

Lady Yin, please unveil the saber's might.

It's truly a precious saber.

"Honored by the wulin,

the precious saber slays the dragon.

It commands the world.

Who dares to disobey?"

Besides the unveiling of the saber today,

I have one more matter to announce.

Everyone listen carefully.

Starting from today,

There is no more Sea Sand Sect,

Divine Fist Clan,

and Huge Whale Clan.

Jiangnan will now only have the Heavenly Eagle Cult.

Hall leader Yin, what do you mean by that?

What I mean is,

starting from today,

you guys must obey the Heavenly Eagle Cult.

You must follow all of our orders.

The Heavenly Eagle Cult is always overbearing.

Now you're demanding even more.

Don't you think you're taking it too far?

Exactly! This is too far!

We would rather die than obey you.

That's right! Rather die than obey you!

Looks like I don't have any other choice.

Hall leader Bai.

Those who obey us shall live, those who disobey us shall die.

Anyone else who dares not to obey?

Those who don't want to join Heavenly Eagle Cult, come forward.

Wait a moment.

5th hero Zhang.

What a coincidence.

Why are you here?

This Dragon Saber is related to my 3rd brother's injury.

Of course I have to investigate it.

Where did you find this saber?

This saber...

I happened to take it from a Yuan soldier.

Happened to take it?

Then let me ask you...

What's going on?

It's bad!

It's bad!

What happened?

The boats...

All our boats got blown up.

Who did it?

Excellent saber.

So it's elder Xie.

The Heavenly Eagle Cult has no relation with you.

Why did you destroy our boats and killed our people as soon as you got on the island?

This saber belongs to the Heavenly Eagle Cult.

Did you guys make this saber?

You stole this saber from someone else.

Now it's in my hands, so it belongs to me.

It's fair and square.

I'm going to say it one more time.

This saber belongs to the Heavenly Eagle Cult!

I want to take this saber away.

Does anyone object?

Elder Xie is highly reputable and famous throughout the world.

You're completely qualified to have this precious saber.

Everyone here very much agrees.

You are Yuan Guangbao, leader of the Sea Sand Sect, right?

Yes, that's me.

Who is my master?

Which sect do I belong to?

What kind of good deeds have I done?

Well...

You don't even know these things.

And you dare to say I'm highly reputable and famous throughout the world?

What a bunch of nonsense.

I absolutely can't stand despicable people like you.

Last year in Yuyao, you killed Zhang Dengyun and his family.

And early last month, you killed Sea Gate Clan's Ouyang Qin in Haimen.

These are all the good deeds you did, right?

Leader Guo of the Divine Fist Clan, right?

I'm indeed Guo Sanquan.

Nice to meet you, elder Xie.

Who is Cui Feiyan to you?

My sister-in-law.

Your sister-in-law?

You failed to rape her and then killed her.

Is that right?!

And also leader Mai of the Huge Whale Clan.

This year in May,

you plundered a ship in the open sea.

You threw tens of merchants overboard and left them to drown.

You even gang-raped seven women onboard to death.

Heaven will definitely not tolerate this!

I'm a reasonable man.

You three fight me together.

If you beat me, you can leave.

If you lose, this day next year will be your death anniversary.

Rest assured.

I won't use the Dragon Saber.

This way, you three together might stand a chance.

Leader.

You guys followed these people blindly.

You all deserve to die.

Elder Xie.

You and these people have no prior grudges.

Why do you want to kill them?

None of these people have never done something evil.

None of them have never killed anyone.

So they should all die.

Are you saying death is the only punishment these people deserve?

Correct.

Then you killing them makes you no different than them.

I'm different.

My martial arts level is high, theirs is low.

The strong prevails over the weak. That's the difference.

Elder Xie.

I know your martial level is high, but I still want to tell you that

the difference between humans and animals is the ability to tell right from wrong.

If the strong oppresses the weak,

then how are we different from animals?

We are all martial arts practitioners.

We are supposed to be strong to help the weak.

Your martial arts is outstanding.

I really admire you.

If you could be chivalrous, then it would be a blessing for everyone.

Being chivalrous?

Why should I be chivalrous?

Being chivalrous is to uphold justice on behalf of Heaven.

Virtue has its reward, evil its retribution.

Nonsense!

Do you really believe that there's really such a thing as virtue has its reward, evil its retribution in the wulin?

It's hard to understand the workings of Heaven.

We can only try our best to be righteous and accept the results that are out of our control.

What's your name?

My name is Zhang Cuishan of Wudang.

I never thought Wudang is also here to steal the Dragon Saber.

We're not interested in stealing the Dragon Saber.

But this saber has something to do with my 3rd brother's injury.

Zhang Sanfeng's disciples are just mediocre.

I guess that old man Zhang isn't that great either.

Elder Xie's martial arts is unparalleled,

but in my master's eyes, all you are is merely a reckless fool.

Stop talking.

A real man isn't afraid of death.

He can insult me,

but not my sect.

Zhang Sanfeng founded the sect.

He must have some unique knowledge in martial arts.

5th hero Zhang.

What do you specialize in?

I'm quite interested to see it.

Elder Xie.

You already got the Dragon Saber.

There's no need to fight.

You two make a perfect couple.

Originally, I didn't want to either.

But it has already come to this,

I have no choice but to kill you all.

What do you mean by that?

If any of you leave this island alive, then within several days,

the whole world will know I have the Dragon Saber.

All day everyday, people will come to take the saber away from me, wouldn't it be very annoying.

So you already planned on killing everyone here from the start?

Correct.

You're younger, so I'll give you an offer.

Weapons.

Fist and feet.

Qinggong.

Hidden weapons.

Internal power.

You can use whatever you want, I'll go with anything.

If you lose, you have to commit suicide.

Then if you lose you have to commit suicide as well?

How could I lose?

Get ready to fight.

Elder Xie.

Since you're forcing me to compete, then I can only comply.

If I lose, you can do anything you want to me.

But if I'm lucky enough to win, I don't need you to die.

I just ask you to promise me one thing.

Name it.

Are you crazy?

How can you hand your life over to him like that?

What are you compared with him. Are you sure you'll win?

I'm not.

I can only try my best.

If you'll lose later,

we should find a way to escape.

Don't worry about me anymore.

You run away first.

As far away from here as possible.

That won't do.

I won't leave you here and run away by myself.

Elder Xie.

If I win, I want to ask...

How could I possibly lose.

Hurry up, what do you want to compete in?

Compete in...

writing.

To yield is to be preserved whole.

To be bent is to become straight.

To be hollow is to be filled.

To be tattered is to be renewed.

To be in want is to possess.

To have plenty is to be confused.

Therefore the Sage embraces the One, and becomes the model of the world.

He does not reveal himself, and is therefore luminous.

He does not justify himself, and is therefore far-famed.

He does not boast of himself, and therefore people give him credit.

He does not pride himself, and is therefore the chief among men.

Is it not indeed true, as the ancients say, 'To yield is to be preserved whole?'

Thus he is preserved and the world does him homage.

"Honored by the wulin,

the precious saber slays the dragon.

It commands the world.

Who dares to disobey?

If the Heavenly Sword doesn't appear, who can challenge it?"

Incredible.

Charming.

I can't write like that.

I admire you.

Elder Xie, you've lost. Don't go back on your promise.

5th hero Zhang paired martial arts with calligraphy.

He found his own style.

It opened up a whole new world to me.

Admirable.

It's really admirable.

I have lost.

Just tell me what you want?

How could I dare to.

But allow me to ask you a favor.

Please spare everyone on this island.

You can make everyone here swear not to reveal your secret.

I never believed in anyone's promise.

What do you mean? Are you going back on your own word?

So what if I am?

I can spare you two.

But not the others.

Forgive me, you two will temporarily lose your hearing.

Elder Xie.

You burned all the boats on the island.

How are they going to leave?

They will remain on the island and have them let it run its course.

Isn't it better?

You're really capable.

You found a whole boat with deaf and mute sailors.

What's so hard about that?

I only had to find some illiterate sailors,

destroy their hearing,

and make them mute with drugs.

Pretty good, right.

When we return to the Central Plains, I will make them go blind as well.

What happened? Where's Lady Yin?

What about the Dragon Saber and Xie Xun?

What on earth happened?

Zhuangzi's Autumn Floods says...

"Of all the waters of the world, none is as great as the sea.

Ten thousand streams flow into it. I have never heard of a time when they stopped and yet it is never full."

However, the sea doesn't take pride at all.

He just says...

"I sit here between heaven and earth as a mere little stone or a little tree on a huge mountain."

Zhuangzi really is extraordinary,

being so broad-minded.

Right.

"A distance of a thousand li is not sufficient to express its extent, nor would eight thousand cubits be equal to sound its depth."

Are you thinking about your master?

How did you know?

I can tell by the look on your face.

"A distance of a thousand li is not sufficient to express its extent."

Except for Zhang Sanfeng, I'm afraid no one else would suit this line.

You're very smart.

In all sincerity, I envy you for having such a respectable master with excellent martial arts.

It would be great if I had a chance to meet him.

If you really want to meet him, I can take you to Mount Wudang when we return to the Central Plains.

Really?

Wudang is an orthodox sect.

Aren't you afraid of an evil witch like me tarnishing Wudang's reputation?

We're going in the wrong direction.

The way back to the Central Plains is west.

But we're heading for the east.

Elder Xie.

Our boat is going the wrong direction.

The Central plains is in the west but our boat is going toward the east.

We're heading east all along.

That's right.

To the east is only the vast sea. What are we going to do there?

Hurry up and tell the helmsman to change direction.

I've already told you earlier.

For this Dragon Saber,

I need to find a quiet place to think about why it is honored by the wulin and why it can command the world.

The Central Plains is a tumultuous place.

If people from the jianghu all find out that I have the Dragon Saber,

they will keep coming after me to try and steal it.

That would be very annoying.

So, I want to find a place in the middle of this vast sea without any people to settle down.

Elder Xie.

You can find a place to deeply think, but you must take us back first.

If I take you guys back, wouldn't my whereabouts be exposed.

Elder Xie, what on earth do you mean?

I want you two to accompany me on a secluded island and live a happy and unconstrained life.

What if after 8 or 10 years, you still can't figure out the secret?

Then you'll have to accompany for 8 or 10 years.

If I never figure it out, then you'll have to accompany me forever.

Forever?

How can that be?

Back on Wangpan Shan Island I noticed,

in the face of danger,

your words and manners revealed your intimate feelings.

You two are a perfect match.

After we get on the secluded island,

you two can become husband and wife and have children.

Wouldn't that be beautiful?

Elder Xie.

Stop joking.

Take a look at the way Lady Yin looks.

You'll see what I said wasn't wrong.

Elder Xie.

I'm a man of my word.

If you don't trust me,

I'm willing to swear to Heaven. I will not reveal anything to anyone what I've seen or heard today.

I don't trust anyone.

I took an oath when I was 28 years old.

Take a look at my finger.

That year,

the person I trusted the most

the person I respected the most in my life

humiliated me and afterwards killed my whole family.

So, I cut off my finger and made an oath

that for as long as I live, I will never trust anyone again.

Elder Xie.

Then did you already have your revenge?

The person who killed my family has way better martial arts. I'm no match for him.

If it wasn't for collecting this blood debt,

what would the need be for me to steal the Dragon Saber.

I wouldn't be trying so hard to figure out its secret.

Normally, because of my temperament,

I wouldn't have let you two live.

I see you two make a perfect couple, you two are not like the others.

It would be better to come with me to a secluded island and live a carefree life. That's not bad, right?

I...

I didn't do it intentionally.

We have to find a way right now to subdue him and then we can escape.

Are you thinking of a sneak attack?

Sneak attack?

That's not something a real man does.

It's just that both of our martial arts is far inferior to his.

What about I first wake him up

and then challenge him to a duel.

You stand on the side and help me with hidden weapons,

but you must not use poison.

Us fighting two against one is already unfair.

If you considered to sneak attack me,

you might have stood a chance.

You just had to insist on being righteous and maintain the upright image of your sect.

You're just asking for trouble.

All right.

Come!

Let's have a duel.

Elder Xie, don't hurt him!

Hurry up, attack him!