Book 1 - Chapter 6 – Great Method of Nine Mysteries (1/2)
Book 1 Chapter 6 – Great Method of Nine Mysteries
Four big shi+ps [the original refers to ancient leather-clad warshi+ps] raised their anchor and set sail upstrearound was not sihu, in ter can surpass the four powerful clans But speaking about popularity, out of four surnas held the most power in the south The Clan Leader, ‘Heavenly Saber’ Song Que held the title ‘Nu Jian unified the world and established the Great Sui, because he was apprehensive of the Song Clan’s power, he adopted a policy to appease the’ [duke who subdue/suppress the South] Aware that the power of the Southern Dynasties [c 420-589AD] was gone, Song Que pretended to bow before him to protect his clan [Translator’s note: as I mentioned before, the ‘world’ here always refers to China I know it’s simpler just to say ‘China’, but I want the reader to know the different words to describe China ‘Tian Xia’ (lit under the sky) being one of those Interestingly, the word ‘China’ itself does not exist in Chinese text]
A the four Clans, the other three had some blood relationshi+p with non-Han people; but not this one of the few greats extant To e of the southern clan, they persevered with tradition, strictly prohibited their clansroup; hence they were known in Jianghu as a Han orthodox clan
During the reign of E Que’s influence idespread, he still did not dare to act blindly without thinking He concealed his own strength and bid his ti his power in secret to avoid inviting cala ascended the throne, there were internal strife and external threat everywhere, imperial court was corrupt, ar Clan increased its level of activity once er brother, ‘Earthly Sword’ Song Zhi, as considered one of the top swordshu, knew that Sui Dynasty’s poas still considerably great; if they prematurely move their troops, they would iet of Sui force Hence he advised his older brother to postpone their rebellion against the Sui, but use their resources to accu
One of the al salt frotze River They obtained great profit this way Song shi+dao’s four shi+ps were precisely s sea salt from the coast
While the i faain access thru all key places, and openly transport salt
If there was any governate and arrest, they will be dealt with all kinds of method of intimidation They even went as far as secret assassination to achieve their goal
Even though there were rebel ar fa enemies of this powerful clan Therefore, for the last few years, Song farew in secret So roups to weaken the Sui forces
Song Que had four sons and two daughters Song shi+dao was the youngest of his sons, with specific duty to run the salt s operation His father doted on hihters were Yuhua and Yuzhi; both had ‘bashful flower obstructing the moon’ countenance They were his fourth and sixth child, respectively Three years ago Song Yuhua was given in reat hero Xie Hui of Sichuan
Xie Hui’s title was ‘Wulin Panguan’ [the Magistrate of Wulin; Pan Guan was the e of the underworld], a topQue and Song Zhi; the founder of ‘Du Zun Bao’ [Bastion of Supre neerful surnainal four powerful clans
The Song-Xie ement reeked with political as well as business deal s Guang would be ainst them
In this trip, the destination of these four shi+ps was precisely Sichuan, delivering their cargo to ‘Du Zun Bao’, which, in turn, would be distributed to the local salt merchants
This moment, in a spacious roo, earing a pair of boots presented by County Deputy Chen as a gift, was lying on the bed, holding the ‘Secret to Long Life’ in his hands He was deeply engrossed in studying one of the huh there were chairs, Xu Ziling did not sit on one, he sat on the floor instead, hugging his knees, with his back against the cabin wall He was in turmoil
Why was it that when he saw the worew so jealous? Although concerning man-woman relationshi+p he was a bit curious, he had never had any excessive expectation or even delusion There was an extreap in all aspect between he and the woht years older than he was Could it be that Kou Zhong was right, that he really had a crush on her?
But thinking about it, it did not seeirls fro Breeze Courtyard, he did have impulses to embrace them, but toward the woman-in-white, he did not have that kind of idea Even when he had a close contact with her, his heart were bri with respect, there was only warm love, with no lust or desire betweenShaoye! Do you think I really fall in love with … with that wo’ like before]
“Don’t disturbthe world’s most formidable martial art that is not ain
After half a day, Kou Zhong put down the ‘Secret to Long Life’, propped his head up, and then he got up fro hi’s shoulders, he said, “I am sorry, I was in such a bad u Zi[1] is reborn, he wouldn’t be able to ui’ of Guigu Zi literallyXu Ziling was angry and did not want to talk, he hurriedly said, “I know, I re a wife That wo … oh, that woed it to ‘nu ren’] does not deserve us, two brothers That Song Pidao [‘pi’just half of his skill We’d better retain our th to take a look at this secretwas still in distress, “But did I really fall in love with her?”
Kou Zhong racked his brain for a moment, and then calmly said, “The fact is, I was jealous as hell, same as you But I don’t think that I fall in love with her Hey! My feeling toward her is a bit liketoward Zhen Sao [see Chapter 2]; she really does not deserve to be that stinky Ol’ Feng’s concubine, but I can do nothing about it Ah, right! I understand now Xiao Ling, I think you regarded her as your Niang [ to re that we-behind-the-ears whose talk is bigger than the sky, who only fit to be our servant, Chou Pidao [‘chou pi’ – sant] Ha! This nau [see Chapter 5]”
Xu Ziling kept a stout face, but in the next instant he burst into a wild laughter; so wild that tears were strea out his eyes
Suddenly the door was pushed open
The two boys looked up in shock, and saw the woman-in-white came in with icy-cold countenance like a layer of frost She closed the door, and then stared fiercely at the two boys
Quite a while later, she walked over to the two boys, knocked the cabin wall they were leaning on, and said, “Don’t forget who stays next door Unless this wall is made of steel plate, each sentence of stinky words you speak will be transled up and said, “We did not call you ‘po niang’, why did you coer?”
The woman-in-white dropped down on one knee and ferociously said, “What this woman or that woman [nu ren]? You two are dead little de the last sentence, a fleeting smile escaped from the corners of her mouth How could the two boys fail to see that she was not really angry? Xu Ziling was the first to speak up, “But we really don’t know your name!”
The woman-in-white lowered her voice, “And did you tellshowed an ‘oh, so that’s what it is’ look on his face Heto self] na on the bottozhou May I ask Dashi+’s honorable surnaiven name? And what is your nickname? Which holy place did you come from? Are you hter muttered under her breath, “Dead little de appearance, the two boys’ eyeballs almost popped out
Just as quickly the woman-in-white’s frosty countenance returned as she frostily said, “Married or not married, it’s none of your business If you talk aboutconcern, Kou Zhong asked, “What punishment this time? It would be best if you don’t slap ood on me Little demons should maintain their little demon’s face!”
The woainst hi dinner, you , Kou Zhong said, “We’d better call Dashi+ our Niang in the future, then whenever we are using your ht blush crept onto the wo her beautiful face even , particularly her spirited but tender eyes that can hook anywith his eyes, the two of the!”
Finally the wohed and sat down Gasping for breath, she said, “If I really have you, these two absolutely disgraceful, unfilial sons, I guarantee I will suffer headache and bowel disorders”
Seeing she did not flatly refuse, but laughed so hard that her body shook instead, that she looked so char became bolder and decided to strike while the iron was still hot, “My Niang, oh, , your child thinks that yourinjured by Yuwen Huagu, you took only several sichen to recover You’d better teach us a couple of martial art techniques, let us htened our family’s social status and thus will not cause you to lose any face”
[1] Guigu Zi (literally 'The Sage of Ghost Valley'), or Mr Guigu, is thought to be the writer/co techniques of political lobbying based in Daoist thinking; between the late Warring States period and the end of the Han Dynasty (source: Wikipedia)
Chapter 6 Part 2
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