HEAVEN SWORD DRAGON SABRE Book 2 of 2

Ignorant Grievance, Vain Anxiety, Conceited Desire Part 2

In a low voice Zhang Wuji said, "These four people's movement is very agile, they must be very high skilled martial art masters." If they went out to cave to seek hiding place, they would definitely be detected by these four people. Without argument Zhao Min pulled his hand to enter further into the cave.

The deeper they went, the narrower the cave became, but surprisingly the cave was very deep. About a 'zhang' later there was a bend on the passageway. Suddenly they heard one of the people outside say, "There is a cave here."

The voice sounded very familiar to Zhang Wuji, since it belonged to his Si Shishu [fourth martial (younger) uncle] Zhang Songxi. While he was pleasantly surprised, the other man said, "The hoof prints and footprints are indeed heading towards this cave." It was Yin Liting.

Zhang Wuji was about to call when Zhao Min reached out to cover his mouth. She whispered in his ear, "It would be very awkward if they saw you and I in this cave together."

Zhang Wuji realized she was right; Zhao Min and he did not do anything shameful, but if the various martial uncles saw a young man and young woman pair sleeping together in a cave, how could they explain? Moreover, Zhao Min was a Mongolian princess who had held Zhang Songxi, Yin Liting, and the others captive at the Wan An Temple, where they were disgraced. It would be extremely awkward if the enemies meet here. He thought, "I'll wait until Zhang Sishu [fourth (younger) uncle Zhang, Yin Liushu [sixth (younger) uncle Yin] and the others leave the cave, and then I'll appear alone and meet them; and thus avoiding this awkward situation."

He heard Yu Lianzhou's voice saying, "Uh! There is a remnant of some firewood in here. Hmm, and some blood-soaked roebuck skin too."

Another voice responded, "My heart has always been disturbed. I hope nothing bad happened to Qidi [seventh (younger) brother]." It was Song Yuanqiao's voice.

Learning that his four martial uncles, Song, Yu, Zhang and Yin, were going out at together to find Mo Shenggu, and hearing from the tone of their voices, Zhang Wuji deduced that his Qi Shishu [seventh martial (younger) uncle] must have met some powerful enemy; he was somewhat anxious.

He heard Zhang Songxi laugh and say, "Da Shige [first martial (older) brother] always takes a good care of Qidi, just like when he was the inexperienced, teenage martial brother; while in fact, for the past few years Mo Qixia [seventh hero Mo] has earned an awe-inspiring fame for his fighting prowess. He has early on surpassed his own former prestige. Even if he met a powerful enemy, Qidi alone would not necessarily be unable to deal with it."

Yin Liting said, "I do not worry over Qidi as much as I worry over that child Wuji. His whereabouts is unknown. Currently, he is the Ming Cult Jiaozhu. A tall tree invites strong wind. A lot of people want to deal with him. Although his martial art skill is high, he is too naïve, he does not understand the sinister crisis of the Jianghu. I am afraid he might fall into some villain's wicked scheme."

Zhang Wuji was touched, thinking that his martial uncles' kindness to him was very deep; they kept thinking about his safety all the times. Zhao Min put her mouth on his ear and whispered, "I am a villain and at this moment you have fallen into my wicked scheme. Do you know it?"

He heard Song Yuanqiao say, "Qidi is heading north to look for Wuji. Apparently, he has picked up some scents on his whereabouts. Only, the eight-character message he left in a hurry in that Tianjin's inn is confusing."

Zhang Songxi said, "'A change in our Sect, needs to be taken care of urgently'. [men2 hu4 you3 bian4, ji2 xu1 qing1 li3 – eight characters] Could it be that there is a scum in our community? Could it be that that child Wuji ..." Speaking to this point, he suddenly stopped. His voice was filled with deep anxiety.