Chapter - 372 East And West are Forever APart Like Orion And Antares (6) (2/2)

During this entire conversation, Zhang Wuji did not stop rowing the boat. Suddenly he looked at the distant and called out, ”Look! Look! There is fire over there!”

Everybody followed his gaze and indeed they saw flashing light of fire on the horizon toward their northwest. Although Xie Xun was not able to see, he was as excited as everybody else; he took the wooden oar and helped to row the boat with all his strength.

That blazing fire looked near, but actually it was dozens of 'li's away on the surface of the ocean; both men had to row for most of the day before they got close to it. Zhang Wuji saw the fire was actually on a mountainous island, which was precisely the LingSheIsland. ”We have arrived!” he said.

”Aiyo!” suddenly Xie Xun exclaimed, ”Why is the LingSheIsland on fire? Did they burn Mrs. Han?”

'Thud' suddenly Xiao Zhao fell down on the boat.

Zhang Wuji was shocked; he leaped to help her up, but her eyes were tightly closed, looked like she passed out. He busily massaged her acupoint to wake her up. ”Xiao Zhao,” he called out, ”What happened to you?”

With tears on her eyes Xiao Zhao said, ”I heard somebody is being burned alive, I … I … I'm very scared.”

”That was just Xie Laoye's guess,” Zhang Wuji consoled her, ”It might not be true. Besides, even if Mrs. Han has fallen into their hands, if we rush, we might still be able to catch up and save her.”

Xiao Zhao grabbed his hand and earnestly said, ”Gongzi, please, you have to save Mrs. Han's life.”

”All of us will do our best,” Zhang Wuji replied. He went back to the stern, picked up the oar, and exerting his strength, he rowed even faster.

Xiao Zhao also picked up an oar, and although her hands were trembling, she also furiously paddled the boat.

”Zhang Gongzi,” suddenly Zhao Min said, ”There are two things that I don't understand; I've been giving it a thought for a long time, but still cannot figure it out. I wonder if you could enlighten me.”

Hearing her suddenly being polite to him, Zhang Wuji felt strange. ”What is it?” he asked.

Zhao Min said, ”That day outside the Green Willow Manor, I dispatched people to attack your grandfather, Yang Xiao, and the others; but this Miss Xiao Zhao had actually defended against the troops. I know that under a capable general there are no weak soldiers, but still, under the Ming Cult's Jiaozhu there is actually a little servant girl with this kind of ability, I found it really strange … ”

”What Ming Cult's Jiaozhu?” Xie Xun interrupted.

”Laoye Zi,” Zhao Min laughed, ”Let me tell you now: the young master, your foster child, is the Cult Leader of the Ming Cult. You are actually his subordinate.”

Xie Xun was half believing and half doubting; he was at a loss of words. Thereupon Zhao Min told him briefly how Zhang Wuji had taken over the Cult Leader position; but she did not know too much about the details. Xie Xun then asked Zhang Wuji directly, and he did not have any choice but telling him the truth, about his involvement when the Six Major Sects besieged the BrightnessPeak, and how he found the 'Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi' manual inside the secret passage.