Chapter - 11 Thinking of the Unforgettable Man Far Away (11) (1/2)
He Zudao said, ”It's hard to believe that there are so many astonishing people in the realm. You must introduce me to them.”
Guo Xiang faintly said, ”If you want to meet my father that is not difficult, as for the other two, I don't even know where to look.” She saw He Zudao looking disappointed she said, ”You've defeated ”The Three Saints of Kunlun” which is a amazing thing. Why fret over such a small incident like a broken chord.”
He Zudao was shocked and asked, ”The Three Saints of Kunlun? What are you talking about? And how did you know?”
Guo Xiang smiled, ”Those three old men came from the western borders, they must be ”The Three Saints of Kunlun.” They do have their unique abilities, but challenging Shaolin is a bit too arrogant…..”
She saw that He Zudao was looking very strangely and asked, ”What's so strange?”
He Zudao softly said, ”The Three Saints of Kunlun, The Three Saints of Kunlun, He Zudao. That's me.”
Guo Xiang was surprised and asked, ”You're ”The Three Saints of Kunlun”? Where are the other two?”
He Zudao said, ”The Three Saints of Kunlun” is one person, there were never three. I have established a small reputation in the western borders, and the local friends say that my chess, sword and zither skills are superb. Also they say I'm fit to be a saint in the zither, a saint if chess and a saint in swordsmanship. But I knew that the saint was not something that could easily be assumed. So I changed my name to He Zudao ('not worth mentioning'). So when other people hear my name they won't think I'm an arrogant, overbearing man.”
Guo Xiang smiled and clapped her hands, ”Now I get it. I thought that ”The Three Saints of Kunlun were three persons. But who were those three old men?”
He Zudao answered, ”They? Those were Shaolin disciples.”
Guo Xiang was even more confused and said, ”So they belong to Shaolin. Right, their martial arts were firm and strong. Indeed that red-faced man used ”Damo” swordsmanship and the sickly-looking man used ”WeiTuo” Demon-Subduing Sword techniques. But there were a lot of changes and alterations to them I couldn't recognize them. Why did they come here?”
He Zudao said, ”This is not without reason. Last year Spring, I was at Mount Kunlun, peak JingShen playing the zither. Suddenly I heard fighting noises and took a look and saw two men were struggling on the ground. Both were heavily injured but both were still wrestling with each other. I yelled at them to stop but they still continued and walked over to push them aside. When I did so, one of them fell down and died, the other was still breathing. I took him to my home and gave him some medicines, after half a day he was revived. But he was mortally wounded and no medicine could prolong his life anymore. Before he died he said his name was Yin Kexi…..”
Guo Xiang called out in surprise and asked, ”Was the other man called Xiao Xiangzi? He was very tall and skinny and his face looked like a corpse, right?”