Chapter - 480 Descending From the Sky (1) (1/2)

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One day Guo Jing's troops pitched a camp by a riverbank. In the evening Guo Jing was reading the military strategy book when suddenly there was a commotion outside his tent. The curtain to his tent was opened, and somebody was forcing his way in. The guards outside shouted, trying to stop him, but that person moved his hand and one by one the guards fell to the ground. That man lifted up his head and laughed. Under the bright candlelight Guo Jing could see his face clearly; it was none other than the Western Poison Ouyang Feng, whom Guo Jing had searched high and low for tens of thousands 'li's. Unexpectedly he appeared here in a foreign land, Guo Jing was pleasantly surprised. He jumped up from his seat and called out, ”Where is Miss Huang?”

”I was just about to ask you,” Ouyang Feng replied, ”Where is that little girl? Quickly hand her over to me!”

Hearing this, Guo Jing's delight was beyond measure, ”So Rong'er is still alive; not only that, but she managed to escape from his evil hands too,” he thought.

”Where is that little girl?” Ouyang Feng sternly asked again.

”She went with you in Jiangnan, then what happened? She … is she well? You haven't killed her, I really should thank you! I … I must thank you,” Guo Jing said. He was sobbing from overwhelming delight.

Ouyang Feng knew Guo Jing was not able to lie, but all signs indicated that Huang Rong was with him; how could he be so oblivious, Ouyang Feng had to re-think his assumptions. He sat cross-legged on the carpet in Guo Jing's tent.

Guo Jing wiped out his tears, then unsealed his guards' acupoints and asked them to deliver 'ru jiu lao cha' [lit. milk wine cream tea – don't know exactly what kind of drink it was].

Ouyang Feng drank a bowl of 'ma ru jiu' [horse milk wine], he said, ”Dumb kid, I might as well speak frankly with you. That little girl was with me since we were at the Temple of the Iron Spear in Jiaxing, unexpectedly several days later she escaped from me.”

Guo Jing cheered ecstatically, he said, ”She is so smart, once she decided to escape, she will find a way to escape. How did she do it?”

Ouyang Feng full of hatred said, ”At the Cloud Manor, by Lake Tai … Bah!” he spat, ”Why would I tell you? In short, she ran away.”

Guo Jing knew Ouyang Feng was a conceited man; he did not expect him to personally reveal his own setback, so he stopped asking question. Knowing Huang Rong was alive and well he was elated, he kept shouted, ”Wonderful! Just wonderful!”

Ouyang Feng was annoyed, ”What do you mean wonderful?” he asked, ”After she escaped I was hot on her trail; several times I almost caught her, but every time she managed to get away relying on her craftiness. But I always followed her closely, she could not run away to the Peach Blossom Island. I chased her to the Mongolian border then suddenly her trail disappeared. I thought she must be hiding in your troops; therefore, I am standing on my guard to prevent her from running away again.”

Hearing that Huang Rong was in Mongolia, Guo Jing was pleasantly surprised, ”Have you seen her?” he asked.

Ouyang Feng was indignant, ”If I saw her, wouldn't I capture her?” he said, ”Day and night I stayed in your troops keeping my eyes open, I did not even see this little girl's shadow. Dumb kid, what kind of crafty trick are you playing?”

Guo Jing was silent for half a day, he asked, ”Day and night you are in my troops? How come I did not recognize you?”