Chapter - 199 Divine Dragon Shakes Its Tail (2) (1/2)
”What are you going to do then?” Guo Jing lifted his head and asked.
”Little Brother found out today, that my surname is actually 'Yang', the name 'Wanyan' does not have anything to do with me. From now on, I will be called 'Yang Kang',” Wanyan Kang answered.
”Good!” Guo Jing exclaimed. ”Finally you are a real man who does not forget your own origin. I am going to Beijing tomorrow to kill Wanyan Honglie. Are you coming with me or not?”
Yang Kang still remembered Wanyan Honglie's kindness in raising him since his childhood; he hesitated for a moment. But seeing Guo Jing's stern expression he hastily answered, ”Little Brother will accompany Big Brother to seek revenge.”
Guo Jing was delighted. ”Good! You know that our late parents had become sworn bothers, and my mother told me that they have made a pact to make us sworn brothers too. What do you say?”
”That is precisely my wish,” answered Yang Kang. So they asked each other their age, and turned out Guo Jing was born two months before Yang Kang was. They kneeled in front of Guo Xiaotian's memorial, bowed eight times toward each other and became sworn brothers.
With everything under control, they turned in to take some rest in the Cloud Village. Early the next morning the Six Freaks, Guo Jing and Yang Kang bade farewell to the Village Master Lu and his son. The Village Master presented each guest with generous amount of money as a farewell gift to cover the traveling expense.
Leaving the village Guo Jing said to his six Masters, ”Disciple and Brother Yang are going north to kill Wanyan Honglie. I am asking Masters to give me some advice.”
”The mid-autumn festival is still weeks away, while we do not have anything pressing to do. I think we'd better accompany you to take care of this important business,” Ke Zhen'E said. Zhu Cong and the rest voiced their approval.
”Your kindness toward disciple is as heavy as a mountain. Wanyan Honglie martial art is mediocre. With Brother Yang's help, I am sure killing him will not be a difficult task. For your disciple's sake Masters have left Jiangnan for more than ten years. Now that you are back in your hometown, your disciple doest not dare to trouble Masters for my personal business.”
The Six Freaks thought Guo Jing was very reasonable; also, they have seen it with their own eyes how Guo Jing's martial art had improved tremendously. Hence they did not press on and one by one they gave their blessing to him.
Finally Han Xiaoying said, ”On the matter of Peach Blossom Island, I don't think you should go.” She knew Guo Jing was uprightly honest while that Huang Yaoshi was hot-tempered and strangely cruel. If Guo Jing went to the Peach Blossom Island chances were he would meet some unfortunate events.
”If disciple did not go, wouldn't that mean I break my promise to him?” Guo Jing asked.
”When dealing with a monster we don't have to have a good faith,” Yang Kang countered. ”Big Brother, I think you adhere too rigidly to old-fashioned value and tradition.”
Ke Zhen'E snorted and said, ”Jing'er, as a chivalrous hero we have to keep what we say. Today is the fifth day of the sixth month, we will meet again on the first day of the seventh month at the 'zui xian lou' [drunken deity wine shop – actually, 'lou' means a building with more than one story] at Jiaxing [in modern day Zhejiang], then we will go to Peach Blossom Island together. Now you'd better rush to Beijing to seek revenge, riding your red horse. You don't have to always be with your younger brother. If you can achieve your goal, that would be great. If not, we can always look for Quan Zhen Sect's priests to help us kill the traitor. Their righteousness is as heavy as the mountain, they certainly will not turn down our request.”