Chapter - 444 Conversations At Night In Fengling (2) (2/2)

The youth shook his head and said, ”That Chen Dafang was a high official in the Imperial Court and had many soldiers. He was guarded closely; how could the average man kill him? Also, to hang this disloyal subject's severed head above the bell tower, one must have wings; only then can one have that ability.”

The Sichuan man said, ”A chivalrous hero with such extraordinary abilities must still exist in the world after all. But if I didn't witness this myself, I might also find it unbelievable.”

The youth curiously asked, ”You saw how he hung up Chen Dafang's severed head on the high bamboo pole with your own eyes? How did you see that?”

The Sichuan man hesitated for a while and said, ”General Wang Weizhong has a son; when General Wang was arrested the son escaped outside Linan. The Imperial Court's disloyal subjects wanted to nip the problem in the bud, so they sent the army to pursue and capture him. General Wang's son was also a military officer; although he has some martial arts, he actually was overwhelmed by sheer numbers and knew that he was about to be caught. But a savior came and empty-handedly thrashed dozens of soldiers soundly. Young General Wang then told his savior how his father fought bravely for the country but was framed by the disloyal subjects. That chivalrous hero rushed the same night to Linan, wanting to rescue General Wang, but was late by two days and General Wang was already dead. That chivalrous hero swelled with anger and that very evening he severed Chen Dafang's head. Although that bell tower is out of reach of apes and monkeys, that chivalrous hero had only to jump gently and reached it in one attempt.”

The Guangdong man asked, ”Who is this hero? What's his appearance like?”

The Sichuan man said, ”I did not know this hero's name, I only saw that he was short a right arm, his facial expression…his facial expression was also very unusual. He rode a horse and led another horse with a huge strange-looking bird riding on it…” He had not finished talking when a man with a straightforward facial expression loudly said, ”Correct! This must be the world-famous ' Eagle Hero '!”

The Sichuan person asked, ”He is called the 'Eagle Hero'?”

The other man said, ”This chivalrous hero valiantly upholds justice, defends the good against evil, but is never willing to reveal his name. Our friends in Jianghu (the pugilistic world) always see him and a queer bird together, so they gave him the nickname the ”Chivalrous Eagle Hero” (Shen Diao Da Xia). He said he was not fit to be called a ”Chivalrous Hero” (da xia), so they only called him the ”Eagle Hero”. But based on his actions, what's wrong with calling him ”Chivalrous Hero”? If he isn't a hero, then who is?”

The beautiful young woman suddenly said, ”You are a chivalrous hero, I am also a chivalrous hero, humph, there are rather too many chivalrous heroes.”

That Sichuan person imposingly said, ”Madam said that? Although I don't understand Jianghu matters, the Eagle Hero rushed Linan from Jiangxi for four consecutive days and nights, without sleeping or resting, in order to save the life of General Wang. He didn't even know General Wang, but because of the General's utter loyalty in serving the country and being framed by the disloyal traitor, he acted boldly without regard for his own safety. He braved much danger to seek justice for General Wang's orphan, so should you call him a chivalrous hero?”

The young woman made a 'humph' sound and was about to argue, but the refined young girl beside her said, ”Elder sister, judging from what this gentleman did, of course one should call him a ”Chivalrous Hero”.” Her words were clear; upon hearing this, nobody else could say anything as pleasant to hear.

The young woman said, ”What do you know?” Turning her head to that Sichuan man, she said, ”How do you know it so well? Is this not hearsay? In Jianghu news, around 90% is not accurate.”