Chapter 3 (1/1)

Brilliance of a blade refined a hundred times

When he arrives outside that roo besides a huge fireplace, with a huge saber in the middle Those three people look to be about sixty, their faces filled with s from the fire He can’t believe that those people can stay that close Yet despite the huge fla black

Flowers bloo irls have begun to show their age with hair turning white

It’s has been over fifty years since the de dynasty

On this third month of the new lunar year, a thirty-some year old man walks on the beach in the southern China He wears a blue robe, a pair of grass shoes, walking quickly forward, as if in a hurry Although surrounded by beautiful trees and flowers, he has no ti darker, he thinks, “Today is the 24th day of the third month It’s only fourteen days till 9th day of the fourth month If I hurry, I can make it just in time for Master’s ninetieth birthday”

This man is Yu DaiYan, the third disciple under the founder of Wu Dang, Zhang SanFeng At the beginning of the year, Yu DaiYan was ordered to kill an evil, murderous outlaw When that outlaw heard about this, he went into hiding It took Yu DaiYan an extra two ed the outlaw to a fight, and on the eleventh move, killed hi an extra two months, he now has to travel extra quickly to make it back in time for hiss master’s birthday

Now that he is close to the sea, he sees a wide, flat area sparkling on the beach, so he has never seen before When he asked the locals, he chuckled after hearing the response For these are nets used to capture seawater to make salt Yu DaiYan thinks, “I have eaten salt for over thirty years, yet never kne they’re made”

As he continues on his journey, Yu DaiYan sees twelve people carrying so quickly Fro salt But this isSince corrupt officials like to hoard salts, it’s rare for coitilers are quite comgling is very iood” If it had been some other time, he would’ve wanted to take a closer look But he can’t possibly htfall he arrives at a small town, and settles down in the inn there

After eating the dinner and finishes washi+ng his feet, Yu DaiYan sees that those twelve salt sins to ’s inner power After three repetitions, he lies down and falls asleep

Atfroets up, only to hear someone say, “Let’s leave quietly We don’t want to wake up our neighbor” The rest of them open the door quietly and moves quickly outside Yu DaiYan thinks, “Theybad to walk around at this hour I can’t ignore this If I save some innocent people, then it would be ok even if I miss master’s birthday,” He wraps his saber in a cloth and jumps out the

With footsteps as his guide, Yu DaiYan follows secretly, utilizing his lightness kung fu There is alht, but he can still see those twelve people running quickly in the darkness He thinks, “With their kung fu skills, these people can easily go rob rich land owners or officials Why do they need to settle for salt sreat lightness kung fu, Yu DaiYan es to follow the twelve people without a sound

After following for about an hour, they arrived at a beach Suddenly, he hears a croaked whisper, “Are the ‘three water-dotted’ friends here?” The leader of the twelve men responds, “Yes And you are?” Yu DaiYan ponders, “Who could these ‘three water-dotted’ people be?” He suddenly remembers, “Of course, it’s the Sea Sand sect These three characters are all begin with three water dots” Only to hear the croaked person say, “In on Saber The leader says, “Are you here for the Dragon Saber too?” His voice carries a tinge of disbelief The croaked h sinisterly, but does not respond

Note: Three water dots is a term used to describe a particular left side of many Chinese characters Usually characters with the three water dots have to do ater

Yu DaiYan et a better view, only to see that it’s a white-robedtheir path Anyone who dares to hite in thefu That white-robed roup leader yells, “Get out of our way Unless you want to die…” Before he finished, a person suddenly yells out in pain, “Ahhhh!” and falls on the ground, dead The white-robed man then quickly flies away

Some members of the Sea Sand Sect want to chase after him, but they don’t knohich way he went Yu DaiYan ponders, “This ly just used Shaolin’s ‘Golden Steel Claws’, but I can’t be sure in this darkness From his voice, it seems like he’s fro here?” He then hears the leader say, “Put down fourth brother We’ll come back for him afterwards” The rest of the members then continue on their path

Yu DaiYan ju two sers He feels that thereon, and quickens his pace, following the Sea Sand Sect members

After a while, those people begin to split up, surrounding a house Yu DaiYan wonders, “Is that Dragon Saber they’re talking about in this house?” He then sees the people outside begin to pour salt around the house, and thinks, “Why are they pouring salt around this place? Wait till I tell this to my brothers I bet there’s no way they’d believe me” But then he sees that these people pour salt in a very cautious manner, as if afraid that the salt will touch the on There must be poison within the salt He’s not certain whether the people inside are good or bad, but figures that he needs to warn theardless In an instant, he fleards the house

There areout of one of the rooures that there must be someone there When he arrives outside that roo besides a huge fireplace, with a huge saber in the middle Those three people look to be about sixty, their faces filled with s from the fire He can’t believe that those people can stay that close Yet despite the huge fla black

At this moment, he hears a croaked voice, “How dare you to mess with a precious saber Get away from it!” Yu DaiYan realizes that it’s the white-robed , and continue to work on the saber Only to hear a chuckle co from the roof as the white-robed man dashed in He looks around forty, with a pale white face He says in a cold voice, “Long White Elders, I don’t blaet the saber But why try to destroy it with this fire?”