Chapter - 536 Refusing to Acknowledge Zhang As Husband (13) (1/2)
Zhou Zhiruo sighed and said, ”It's all my fault. I harmed her so bad that she turns crazy.”
Yet Zhang Wuji thought, ”She might be a little confused, and that was because of me. But compared to a clear-minded person, she is not necessarily less happy.”
Zhao Min, however, had another matter in her mind. Yin Li had gone, but what about Zhou Zhiruo? Yin Li had not died, Xie Xun had been found, safe and well, the martial art manual concealed inside the Yitian Sword, as well as the military strategy manual inside the Tulong Saber, along with the Saber itself, had been recovered and returned to Zhang Wuji. In short, it appeared that Zhou Zhiruo's offenses and mistakes had not turned to the worst. While it was true that Song Qingshu had killed Mo Shenggu because of her, but it was Song Qingshu's own crime; Zhou Zhiruo actually did not have any foreknowledge of the matter, also, she certainly did not instigate the incident. Zhang Wuji had had an engagement with her before, and he was not the kind of man who would abandon trust and uprightness.
Zhou Zhiruo stood up. ”Let's go!” she said.
”Where?” Zhao Min asked.
Zhou Zhiruo replied, ”When I was at the Shaolin Temple just now, I saw monk Peng Yingyu came in a hurry to look for him,” she gestured toward Zhang Wuji. ”Apparently, there is some important matter within the Ming Cult.”
Zhang Wuji's heart turned cold. ”I must not neglect important Cult business for the sake of my feelings toward women,” he mused, and then hastily said, ”Let us quickly find out what happened.”
They set off at once, and after walking quickly for a short while, they arrived at the Ming Cult's encampments. Yang Xiao, Fan Yao, Peng Yingyu, and the others were just about to dispatch their subordinates to look for their Cult Leader. Everybody expressed their delight and relief to see him come back, but when they saw Zhou and Zhao, two women returning with him, their faces all showed surprised looks.
Zhang Wuji noticed that everybody looked dejected, immediately he knew something was amiss. ”Peng Dashi,” he asked, ”Were you looking for me?”
Before Peng Yingyu even answered, Zhou Zhiruo dragged Zhao Min away by the hand while saying, ”Let us go and sit over there.”
Zhao Min understood Zhou Zhiruo was trying to avoid any suspicion; she was not willing to listen to the Ming Cult discussing their internal affairs. Thereupon Zhao Min accompanied her going out the room. Yang Xiao, Fan Yao and the others were even more amazed. They all thought, ”In Jiaozhu's wedding day in Haozhou that day, these two young ladies fought ferociously one against the other; but now they look as close as sisters. I wonder how Jiaozhu reconciled them. He is indeed able to achieve the impossible. The 'Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi' skill truly deserves other people's admiration.”
Peng Yingyu waited until Zhou and Zhao, two women left before saying, ”Reporting to Jiaozhu: We suffered a major defeat in Haozhou; Han Shantong, Han Xiong has fallen.”
”Aiyo!” Zhang Wuji cried. He was deeply grieved.
Peng Yingyu continued, ”Presently, the military affair around the Huai Si River is under Zhu Yuanzhang Xiongdi's control. As soon as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, two brothers learned about the news, they deployed their troops to render their assistance. Han Lin'er Xiongdi is also coming with them. The situation is urgent; we did not wait for Jiaozhu's order.”
”That's how it should be done,” Zhang Wuji replied.
While they were in the middle of discussing military situation, Yin Yewang rushed in and said, ”Reporting to Jiaozhu: The Beggar Clan is sending their people to inform us that Chen Youliang, that traitor's whereabouts has been discovered.”