389 Consul (2/2)
The high priest's meaning of ”knowing” was different from how normal people understood it. Gu Shenwei could only patiently wait for him to finish speaking before saying, ”Sorry, I misspoke. Old Man Mu realized that you are very good at Kung Fu, so he came to you for advice.”
”Yes, he didn't believe me at first, but later, he grew in admiration of me and even wanted to talk to me all night long.”
”Did he asked about the Five Hole Punch?” Gu Shenwei tried to be more specific in his questions.
”Yes, he said he wanted to test me, so he asked me if I knew how to master the Five Hole Punch by practicing until the highest level - the Earth Punch which belonged to the spleen.”
”So you told him.”
”Of course, this is too easy for me,” The high priest revealed his repressed delight like a child. ”The Heart corresponds with Fire, and it begets the Spleen, which corresponds with Earth. When you reach the Heart Fire level of the Five Hole Punch, you need to maximize your full potential. However, the Spleen Earth level is the exact opposite. Earth is the highest virtue that tolerates all. Your Qi needs to be reserved, and your strength must be contained and not blow up...”
When the high priest began his lengthy speech. Gu Shenwei knew that he was reciting the contents of the books again because he had read about the records of the Five Hole Punch among the pile of ancient books.
Old Man Mu was clever throughout his life, yet he was fooled this time. He was actually impressed by the naive and pedantic high priest and had gone in retreat to practice the Five Hole Earth Punch according to what he had said. Of course, the results were unsuccessful.
Gu Shenwei started worrying for the high priest's life. It was indeed strange that Old Man Mu had not killed the high priest off despite entering the camp several times. ”Did he ask you about the Wayless Book?”
”Ah, Wayless Book. That's the highest secret manuscript of martial arts from the Reborn Fort of Xuandu Peak. No matter how you practice all the Kung Fu in the world, there is always an end to it. Like the Five Hole Punch, the highest level is the Spleen Earth level. However, the Wayless Book is neverending. There is nothing to the way, therefore it is endless, neverending, limitless and infinite...”
The high priest was immersed in a fantasy of glory and pride and almost forgot to answer Dragon King's question. ”The shorty did ask about the Wayless Book. It's a pity that the Holy King felt that this set of unique art was too mystical and did not find it fitting to spread it to the world, so he destroyed it and didn't bring it to the Land of Fragrance. What a pity.”
The high priest had always respected his distant ancestors. However, he held an entirely different view from the Holy King on this matter.
The records about the predecessor of Golden Roc Fort on the ancient books were mostly a mixture of truth and falsehood. Gu Shenwei believed that even Zhang Ji, who was well informed, would not be able to distinguish the truth from it. But some things could still be judged according to human nature. Of course, the Holy King would not destroy the divine kung fu. There must be some reason as to why he did not bring it out of the Stone Castle. Perhaps the Holy King himself had not even come to the Land of Fragrance, he could have been killed by the killers and his descendants who managed to escaped made up a series of stories about it.
Gu Shenwei decided to end his speculations here. He was not interested in the history of Stone Castle and it was getting late. Old Man Mu would barge into the camp any time now. ”High Priest, please rest well. I will come back and consult you again in the future.”
The high priest was somewhat reluctant as Dragon King took his leave. He finished what he wanted to say in his mind, then mumbled to himself, ”Dragon King is not as studious as that shorty.”
With this information, Gu Shenwei believed that it was quite possible that Old Man Mu was really interested in the high priest. He only told Maid Lotus about it while the rest remained in ambush. Regardless of whether Old Man Mu's target was Shangguan Ru or the high priest, Gu Shenwei's plan remained the same: Old Man Mu will die by the arrows.
The military camp gradually quietened down. Because Old Man Mu would come and kill every night, the soldiers outside the ambush circle were all on standby and ready to fight.
Just after midnight, Old Man Mu appeared. But he did not show up in public, instead, he used another way to make it known that he had accepted Dragon King's challenge.
”Dragon King, you little bastard. Even if I die, this old fellow here will never forget that you once stabbed me in the belly! Clean your belly, I will do the same and stab you as well!”
Old Man Mu was using the Seven Magical Tones. It made many people agitated, and although they did not lose control, their hidden tracks were easily revealed. This was how Old Man Mu managed to discover the men in ambush.
”Good girl, I will return the remains of Dragon King to you after I am done with him. Haha, it may not be whole, but I guarantee he will still be alive.”
Old Man Mu had already fully recovered his Kung Fu and no longer needed Shangguan Ru's help. He boldly spoke his mind and knew what could unnerve her the most.
Shangguan Ru turned red all the way up to her ears. Thank goodness the night sky was able to mask her expression, and even the last trace of sympathy that she had for Old Man Mu disappeared.
Gu Shenwei was not affected by his words. Old Man Mu had been shouting similar words for the past few days and these would not offend him.
This was a life-and-death duel. As long as Gu Shenwei adhered to this principle, he would not entertain foolish thoughts. There were many ways to kill people. Moreover, in the eyes of killers, every means was legitimate and reasonable.
Old Man Mu became more and more excited as he talked, and his words grew more gruesome as well. But he still did not enter the ambush circle. Even though Old Man Mu thought highly of himself, he was no fool.
There were several occasions where he would try to barge in a few steps and immediately retreat and disappear into the darkness without waiting for the soldiers lying in ambush to react.
Gu Shenwei had all the time in the world. He knew that no matter how imperfect the process of killing was, people would quickly forget all of these afterward and only remember the glory of the winner and the pitifulness of the dead.
Old Man Mu spent a long time hassling with them. After two hours, he finally ran out of words to say and stayed silent. Everybody was relieved.
Less than half an hour later, Old Man Mu's voice rang again. This time, he no longer used the Seven Magical Tones, but the excitement in his tone was undeniable. ”Goodbye, Dragon King. I will come and find you again, good girl!”
He did not kill anyone at all.
Gu Shenwei suddenly realized that he had made a grave mistake.
Someone had made a mistake far more grave than him, however. Old Man Mu's last words had exposed his position and a figure shot out like an arrow from ambush.
Shangguan Ru could not stand Old Man Mu's verbal humiliation any longer, she had to vent her anger. There were other ways to punish the enemy other than killing.