Chapter - 172 The Perfect Plan Was Just a Dream (13) (1/2)

”Wuji Di,” Zhu Jiuzhen happily said, ”Are you really our family's great benefactor's son? That's very good, very good!”

Zhu Changling still was not convinced. Zhang Wuji had no choice but narrated briefly how he came to be in Kunlun region. Yao Qingquan implied his disbelief by asking him all kinds of questions about the Wudang Mountain; he also asked him the circumstances around Zhang Cuishan, husband and wife's suicide. After Zhang Wuji gave all the correct answers, only then did he believe.

Zhu Changling still felt uncomfortable. ”If this boy did not tell the truth and we offended Xie Da Xia, how can that be good?”

Yao Qingquan pulled out a dagger and placed it on that man's right eye, saying, ”Friend, both of Jin Mao Shi Wang's eyes are damaged. If you want to pretend to be him, then you must copy him well. I am going to help you by taking out these things first. I, the one surnamed Yao, have been deceived really bad by you; if this little brother did not expose your lie, wouldn't I deliver my Zhu Dage's life for nothing?” While saying that, he thrust the dagger forward until the tip touched that man's eyelid. He asked again, ”Who are you, anyway? Why do you pretend to be Jin Mao Shi Wang?”

”If you have guts, just stab your dagger and kill me,” that man angrily said, ”What kind of man do you think 'Kai Bei Shou' [hand splitting the stone] Hu Bao is? Do you think you can extort any confession from me?”

”Ah,” Zhu Changling exclaimed, ”Kai Bei Shou Hu Bao! You are from Kongtong Pai.”

Hu Bao said loudly, ”All schools and sects under the heavens know that Zhu Changling wants to avenge Zhang Cuishan. As the saying goes: strike first and gain the upper hand, strike later and suffer a calamity'.”

Yao Qingquan roared, ”You are so malicious!” His dagger went down to stab that man's heart. But Zhu Changling reached out with his left hand to grab his wrist, saying, ”Er Di, wait. What if he really is Xie Daxia? Even if we have to die ten thousand times, we still cannot redeem our wrong.”

Yai Qingquan said, ”Zhang Xiongdi has told us clearly. Dage, if you are half-hearted [orig. 'san xin er yi' – three hearts two intentions] and do not make a decision, it will be difficult to us to escape present disaster.”

Zhu Changling shook his head, ”I would rather we receive a thousand blades than make a mistake by injuring even a strand of hair of our benefactor's sworn brother.”

”Zhu Bobo,” Zhang Wuji said, ”This man definitely is not my Yifu. My Yifu is widely known as 'Golden Mane Lion King', his hair is yellow. This man's hair is black.”

Zhu Changling was deep in thought for half a day. Finally he nodded. Taking along Zhang Wuji's hand, he said, ”Xiao Xiongdi, come with me.”