Chapter - 76 Endless Joy At the Reunion of the Seven Swordsmen (2) (2/2)
Yu LianZhou didn't respond. Instead he turned toward Yin SuSu. His eyes glared like lightning, and asked, ”Miss Yin, do you know who injured my third brother?” Yin SuSu shuddered and said, ”I heard his joints were broken by Shaolin's Golden-Steel Finger.” Yu LianZhou said, ”That's correct. Do you know who did it?” Yin SuSu shook her head, said, ”I don't know.”
Yu LianZhou then ignored her, and said to Zhang CuiShan, ”Fifth brother, Shaolin said that you killed everyone in the Dragon Gate Escort Agency, including servants and relatives. Plus you killed several Shaolin monks. Is this true?”
Zhang CuiShan said, ”Well…” Yin SuSu cut in, ”This doesn't concern him. I killed all of them.”
Yu LianZhou glanced at her, with eyes full of hatred. But after an instant, his expression quickly returned to normal, then said, ”I knew fifth brother would never kill mindlessly like that. Because of this matter, Shaolin came to Wu Dang Mountain three times. But since everyone knew fifth brother disappeared, they can't really do anything. We kept saying that Shaolin injured third brother. They kept saying that fifth brother murdered all those people. Thankfully, the Shaolin Abbot Kong Wen is a cautious person, and quite respectful of our master. He told his disciples not to view us as enemies. So we never had any open conflicts with Shaolin these ten years.”
Yin SuSu said, ”This is all due to the mistakes of my younger days. But since I've already killed them, let's just not tell them the truth. They can't figure it out anyway.”
Yu LianZhou showed an astonished expression, and glanced at Zhang CuiShan. He thought, ”How could you marry a woman like this?”
Yin SuSu saw Yu LianZhou's cold expression toward her, including calling her 'Miss Yin' rather than 'sister-in-law'. Frustrated, she said, ”I will take responsibility for my own actions. Don't worry, Wu Dang will not get dragged into this. If Shaolin wants revenge, then they can seek my Heavenly Eagle Sect.”
Yu LianZhou said, ”Nothing in the martial world is above the word 'reason'. Even if we're not dealing with the powerful Shaolin, but rather a lowly farmer, one still cannot be unreasonable.”
If this had been ten years ago, Yin SuSu would've drawn her sword in anger. But she heard Zhang CuiShan say, ”Second brother's words are quite right,” and thought, ”Do you think I really care about your righteous crap? I just don't want to burden my husband by arguing with you.” She then grabbed WuJi's hands and walked out the deck, said, ”WuJi, let me show you around this boat. You've never seen one, right?”
After his wife and son left the cabin, Zhang CuiShan said, ”Second brother, in the past ten years, I…” Yu LianZhou held up his hand, said, ”Fifth brother, you and I closer than even blood brothers. No matter what you did, I will stand by your side. As for your wife, there's no need to explain everything. Just tell master everything when we return. Should he truly oppose this marriage, us seven brothers will get on our knees and beg him. After all, even your son's grown up now. Surely master would not separate you and your wife.” Exhilarated at these words, Zhang CuiShan said, ”Thank you, second brother.”
Yu LianZhou is cold on the outside, but warm inside. Among the seven brothers, he is the most stern and jokes the least. Although the younger brothers respect him a great deal, they also fear him much more than their eldest martial brother, Song YuanQiao. In reality, Yu LianZhou's also incredibly caring of his brothers. When Zhang CuiShan disappeared, his heart was broken. But on the surface, he maintained the same, cold expression. Seeing his long, lost brother today is one of the happiest moments of his life. Yet he still carried that cold expression, and even scolded Yin SuSu. Only when alone with his brother, did Yu LianZhou speak his true feelings. He's mostly afraid of one thing, Yin SuSu's murder of those Shaolin disciples. Nonetheless, Yu LianZhou made a promise in his mind. He would protect fifth brother's family with his life.
Zhang CuiShan then asked, ”Second brother, how did we become enemies with the Heavenly Eagle Sect? Did my wife and I cause the conflict?” Yu LianZhou did not respond, instead asked, ”What exactly happened on Wang Pan Island?”