Chapter - 72 Decoy Deployment On the Cliff (2) (1/2)

”What do you think, Third brother?” Ke Zhen'E asked.

Han Baoju wasn't sure which way to decide, but he saw tears in the eyes of Han Xiaoying. She seemed so sad: ”I'll take Fourth brother's side,” Then he said, ”I won't ever be able to kill Jing'er.”

Thus, three 'Freaks' were of the opinion to use violence on Guo Jing; the other three wanted a more measured approach.

”If Fifth brother was still among us,” Zhu Cong sighed, ”it would be possible for him to break this deadlock…”

Hearing him mention Zhang Ahsheng, Han Xiaoying was heart broken again. Holding back her tears, she quietly said, ”How could we not want to avenge our Fifth brother? Let's obey our elder Brother's wish!”

”In that case,” Ke Zhen'E said. ”Let's go back to the camp.”

Back in their ger, they stayed silent, the air of death surrounding them.

That night, when Guo Jing arrived at the summit of the cliff, the Taoist was already there. Seeing the young man, he spoke to him in a low voice and showed him something next to the big rock where they usually trained.

”Look!”

Guo Jing approached and saw in the moonlight the pile of nine skulls. He jumped back. ”The 'Twin Killers of the Dark Winds'!” he said with a trembling voice. ”They've come again!”

”You know of the 'Twin Killers of the Dark Winds'?” the Taoist asked.

The young man told him of the terrifying fights that night, in the course of which his Fifth Shifu lost his life. He also told of how he frantically struck out with his knife and killed Chen Xuanfeng. The visions of that night were so vivid in his mind that he could not stop himself from shivering. When he stabbed 'Copper Corpse', he was very young, but the terrifying images had been engraved deeply in his memory.

”'Copper Corpse' caused so much suffering,” sighed the Taoist, ”yet he died by your hand!”

”My Shifus often speak of the 'Twin Killers of the Dark Winds'. My Third Shifu and Seventh Shifu say that 'Iron Corpse' should be dead… But Eldest Shifu always says: 'Not for sure! Not for sure'! For these nine skulls to be here, 'Iron Corpse' can't be dead…” He shivered. ”Did you see Mei Chaofeng?” he asked.

”I arrived here not long ago,” the Taoist answered, ”And I immediately noticed this pile of skulls. Has 'Iron Corpse' come here to take revenge on your Shifus and you?”

”The Eldest Shifu made her blind,” Guo Jing said, ”we are not afraid of her.”