Chapter 105 (2/2)

The baseain after Gyatso sat down

Outside thestick He was la, and his face was hollow due to undernutrition He was skinny like a skeleton

”I’hed, then he walked up to the steps and knocked on the red gate No one came to answer Of course, no one would come

So the old beggar pushed the door tentatively It opened

The door wasn’t locked, because the people who should lock the door before nightfall were all knocked out

The old beggar popped his head in and looked about He walked in since the door was open

He kneas aand exhausted All he wanted was a place to sleep in, and it would be perfect if he could find so one day at a time

He went to the kitchen first The dinner Kuan had made was still there, but the Taoist and his students wouldn’t be able to enjoy it The beggar threw hiulping until he was finally full Then he let out a long breath and sat on the ground

It had been a long, long time since he was full

He burped and took a break beforeup his ht as well find so else, such as soe with their circu and the food didn’t cost hi, of course he would want h he had to ith his walking stick, he was ently pushed the door ajar He had assumed that the owner must be asleep, so he wanted to be sure

Then, he was surprised to see the four people tied to the pillar Instantly, he knew he should go and report it to country governet away, because these people were apparently robbed But when he saw Miss Chen with her eyes closed and mouth stuffed with a piece of cloth, his breath became short

It was said that luxury in food and warmth leads to hedonism He sed and looked around It seeone so he could just take the advantage

He pushed the door open and walked in

Councillor Chen and his daughter were conscious, but they were gagged and tied up and couldn’t yell orthe door; it was Kuan and Liang that were, but they were knocked out

The old beggar stole into the roo on the bed, but that one see

Since he entered, his eyes had been fixed on Miss Chen and his tongue licking his lips He approached the pillar and tore off two pieces of cloth frohter had heard the door open, but they thought it was Su Bai or Gyatso cole, because they were really exhausted and starving

Councillor Chen didn’t realize anything wrong until his eyes were suddenly covered Iet free, but Gyatso had tied hile seemed to be useless

Miss Chen was also in shock; but before she could see anything, a piece of black dirty cloth fell onto her face Then she felt so her heavily with the cloth in-between and fuar was excited It was beyond his wildest dreairl That was the blessing of heaven

She sood…

…and felt so soft…

It was so wonderful…

Huar was delirious with joy, aheavily When he saas going on in the room, he immediately burst into curses:

”daon Maiden like Yin Zhiping!”

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FOOTNOTES:

[1] Yin Zhiping and Little Dragon Maiden: it’s a plot fro, the faon Maiden is a fictional feot this nickna to the Chinese Zodiac, but her real na, as a character in the novel, is one of Qiu Chuji's apprentices, he raped Little Dragon Maiden while she was unconscious But in the history, Yin Zhiping was a great Taoist The fictional plot of raping was unfair, so Jin Yong has changed this character’s na in his later versions

[2] Way-place: Also known as Bodhimanda, a place for Taoist rites

[3] internal pellet: or Neidan After cultivation, some beasts will possess a core within their bodies which contains their essence and/or cultivation base Cultivators highly prize thezhi mushroom: Literally ”soul/spirit al species of the genus Ganoderzhi[1] enjoys special veneration in East Asia, where it has been used as a medicinal mushroom in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 2,000 years