Chapter 59: The Dragon-Slaying Saber Obtained

"Senior Brother, is my godfather alright?"

Zhang Wuji looked worriedly at the nearly insane Xie Xun.

"Rest assured, he will be fine once the Lion King has vented for a while."

Zhang Jie replied leisurely.

Seeing Zhang Jie's confidence, Zhang Wuji's hanging heart finally let go.

"Senior Brother, who exactly is this Cheng Kun?

To actually make Godfather so resentful?"

Being a teenager after all, Zhang Wuji was very curious.

"Cheng Kun is your godfather's master. Your godfather entered Cheng Kun's tutelage at the age of ten,

and Cheng Kun taught him martial arts with everything he had; in the early days, the two had a deep bond,

as close as father and son." Zhang Jie began to enlighten Zhang Wuji.

"Since the two were as close as father and son, why did they turn into enemies today?"

Zhang Wuji, knowing there must be a hidden story, continued to ask.

"Later, for some unknown reason, Cheng Kun killed your godfather's entire family.

Not only did he rape and kill his wife, but he did not even spare his elderly mother and young children."

Zhang Jie continued to enlighten Zhang Wuji.

The information that Cheng Kun killed Xie Xun's family to take revenge on the Ming Sect would be useful later,

so there was no need to tell Zhang Wuji everything here.

After all, information is wealth, and it is also a great power.

In "Infinite Terror," the wise man of the Zhongzhou team, Chu Xuan, had a very reasonable saying:

"For us reincarnators and transmigrators, our greatest advantage is our familiarity with the plot."

Anyway, Xie Xun and Cheng Kun were already mortal enemies,

so pursuing the cause of their mortal enmity was no longer that necessary.

From the day Cheng Kun killed Xie Xun's entire family, only one of them could remain alive!

"Where is Cheng Kun?"

After venting, the anger in Xie Xun's heart temporarily lessened,

and he asked in a voice that had become much hoarser.

"He is at the Shaolin Temple, under the alias Venerable Yuanzhen."

Zhang Jie, knowing that Xie Xun had already agreed to the deal, answered.

"Shaolin Temple?

I should have thought of it, I should have thought of it!"

Xie Xun muttered to himself.

Back then, in order to force Cheng Kun out, he did not hesitate to slaughter the Wu Lin.

Yet he searched from the Ming Sect located in Kunlun all the way to the Boatmen's Gang in the east, but never found any trace of Cheng Kun.

He should have thought long ago that Cheng Kun must have hidden in a major sect like Wu Dang or Shaolin.

And among all the major sects, Shaolin, which believes in "putting down the butcher's knife to become a Buddha on the spot"

and "entering the empty gate, the four elements are all empty," was the most mixed bag, or rather, a place that hides dirt and filth!

"Little friend, I can give you the Dragon-Slaying Saber, but I hope you can promise me one thing."

Xie Xun, stroking the Dragon-Slaying Saber, said in a low and hoarse voice.

"Senior, please speak." Zhang Jie nodded.

If he could obtain the Dragon-Slaying Saber using some conditions, that would be for the best.

He didn't have any special thoughts about Xie Xun,

but Zhang Wuji was his beloved friend, brother, and treasure-delivering boy!

At the same time, he had some guesses about Xie Xun's condition in his heart.

"Help me kill Cheng Kun!"

Xie Xun squeezed these words out through gritted teeth.

Blind in both eyes, he was already a useless person; even with the Dragon-Slaying Saber in hand, it was difficult to take revenge.

Since that was the case, it was better to use the Dragon-Slaying Saber as a condition

to have Zhang Jie, who was already a top-tier expert at a young age, take action.

"It's a deal!"

Zhang Jie, having guessed Xie Xun's condition, agreed immediately.

He still wanted to use the power of the Ming Sect to expel the Great Yuan and rebuild China,

and Venerable Yuanzhen's head was his perfect bargaining chip.

Agreeing to Xie Xun's condition and using Cheng Kun's life to trade for the Dragon-Slaying Saber was a win-win!

He, Zhang Jie, won twice; it was truly like Qin Shi Huang touching a live wire—winning to the point of numbness.

Xie Xun, seeing hope for revenge, said impatiently:

"A gentleman's word!"

Zhang Jie: "Is as good as a team of four horses!"

"The Dragon-Slaying Saber is yours."

Xie Xun, having made his decision, no longer lingered and threw the Dragon-Slaying Saber directly toward Zhang Jie.

"The Lion King is indeed heroic."

Zhang Jie reached out and grabbed it, and the Dragon-Slaying Saber was in his hand.

The Dragon-Slaying Saber, cast from extraterrestrial mystic iron and Western refined gold, weighing over a hundred jin,

was no heavier in his hand than a straw of rice in an ordinary person's hand.

Whoosh, whoosh.

He swung it casually a few times, and the Dragon-Slaying Saber was already as obedient as an arm.

Zhang Wuji, on the side, watched helplessly as a transaction of hiring a killer happened before his eyes.

However, he didn't say anything.

Even though he was kind by nature, he knew that Cheng Kun was the person his godfather Xie Xun had to kill.

Between Cheng Kun, who was a stranger and had killed his entire family, and his godfather, who had watched him grow up

and loved him dearly, he decisively stood on his godfather's side.

"Wuji, go and prepare some food. We will stay here for the night."

Seeing that Zhang Wuji was still somewhat dumbfounded, looking like his young heart had been impacted,

Zhang Jie, playing with the Dragon-Slaying Saber, ordered.

As long as Zhang Wuji was kept busy, he wouldn't think so much.

"Yes, Senior Brother."

Zhang Wuji, already accustomed to obeying orders, subconsciously went to execute Zhang Jie's instruction.

"Sure enough, I can't find the intermediate layer."

Zhang Jie, who had been refining the Dragon-Slaying Saber inch by inch with North-Darkness internal energy, finally reached a conclusion.

Zhang Jie had long expected this result:

The Dragon-Slaying Saber had been cast for a hundred years and had fallen into the hands of many people.

These people were all first-class experts of the Wu Lin, and there was no lack of people from the Yuan Court.

If the intermediate layer of the Dragon-Slaying Saber could be found with internal energy,

then the secret of the Dragon-Slaying Saber and the Heaven-Dependent Sword would not be known only to Abbess Miejue of the Mount Emei Sect, the successor of Guo Xiang,

the youngest daughter of Guo Jing and Huang Rong.

And it would not fit the original intention of Guo Jing and Huang Rong to accumulate power to resist the Yuan Court.

In fact, according to the information Zhang Jie obtained, the Dragon-Slaying Saber was in the hands of the Yuan Court for a long time after it was cast.

After all, the title "Command the world, none dare not obey" was too eye-catching.

As long as the rulers of the Yuan Court had even a little bit of intelligence,

they would try every means to collect or even destroy the Dragon-Slaying Saber to prevent it from shaking their rule.

Like in "Nirvana in Fire," when facing the rumor that "the Jade Qilin talent, obtaining him is obtaining the world,"

the rulers represented by the Emperor being indifferent was the anomaly.

If it were in the Great Ming Dynasty, the day after the rumor "the Jade Qilin talent,

obtaining him is obtaining the world" came out,

Mei Changsu could happily receive the "extermination of nine clans" gift package.

After the Yuan Court couldn't figure out the secret of the Dragon-Slaying Saber, out of the purpose of disrupting the Wu Lin

and weakening the Wu Lin forces, the Dragon-Slaying Saber flowed back into the Wu Lin.

More than ten years ago, when the major forces of the Wu Lin fought for the Dragon-Slaying Saber until their brains were beaten out,

the Great Yuan Court played quite a few dishonorable roles in it.

Yu Daiyan, the third hero of Wu Dang, was struck by the "Great Strength Diamond Finger" of the monk "A-San" of the Diamond Sect of the Western Regions, under the Ruyang Prince's Mansion,

which broke all his bones.

At that time, the Shaolin Temple became the main suspect,

who told the martial arts that caused Yu Daiyan's injury to belong to Shaolin?

However, because Zhang Sanfeng had deep faith in the character of the Shaolin people,

this case became an unresolved mystery.

Even so, Shaolin and Wu Dang left a rift, making it difficult to unite sincerely.

It can be said that the Yuan Court's plan to divide the major Wu Lin sects was executed very successfully.

"It seems I still have to make a trip to Mount Emei to get the Heaven-Dependent Sword."

Zhang Jie, unable to find the intermediate layer and unable to determine the location of the manuals and the Wu Mu Legacy, thought to himself.

If he directly broke the Dragon-Slaying Saber, it would not be worth the loss if he damaged the manuals inside.

One must know that manuals are extremely precise things,

and sometimes missing a single word can make the meaning of a sentence vastly different.

Don't let the manual say "city gate tower," and if it gets changed to "hip bone," wouldn't that be a disaster?

In "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," Ouyang Feng, a martial arts master, practiced the "Nine Yin Manual"

that Huang Rong had demonically modified, and from then on became insane and unable to stay sober.

Zhang Jie did not want to follow in Ouyang Feng's footsteps.

"Godfather, Senior Brother, it's time to eat."

While Zhang Jie was thinking, Zhang Wuji had already skillfully prepared dinner.

Calling it dinner, it was actually just roasting the prey Xie Xun had brought back.

"Delicious, delicious!

I never thought you, Wuji, my child, would have such good skills."

Xie Xun, eating with both hands and mouth full of oil, praised Zhang Wuji's skills repeatedly.

"What could Xie Xun eat?

Nothing more than roasted skewers with a little coarse salt."

Zhang Jie gave Xie Xun the evaluation that Governor Gali of Liangjiang gave to Yongzheng in "Yongzheng Dynasty": "Your Majesty is pitiful,

what can he eat? Nothing more than cheese cakes, spring rolls, and the like."

Come to think of it, Xie Xun's days on this island were indeed pitiful.

Let alone seasonings like Sichuan peppercorn, black pepper, dried ginger, star anise, cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon, etc.,

even the coarse salt he ate was left behind by Zhang Wuji's parents, Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu.

It was only because Zhang Cuishan and the others had left a lot of coarse salt,

otherwise, Xie Xun might not even have had coarse salt to eat.

After all, you can't expect a blind man to dry salt.

Now, under the attack of various seasonings carried by Zhang Jie and the other,

the excitement of Xie Xun, who hadn't tasted meat in more than ten years, can be imagined.

He almost wanted to swallow the skewer of the roasted meat along with it!

"Godfather, eat slowly, I still have more roasting."

Looking at Xie Xun's wolfing down the food, Zhang Wuji felt very heartbroken.

He felt extremely guilty for his behavior of leaving his godfather on Ice Fire Island for several years.

He was even more grateful to Zhang Jie, who hired the ship to bring him to Ice Fire Island.

At the same time, he was even more determined to bring Xie Xun back to the mainland.

"Uh..."

Xie Xun, realizing he had lost his composure, had his hand stiffen in mid-air.

Zhang Wuji, being understanding, directly put a handful of skewers into his hand.

"Hahaha~"

Zhang Jie snickered on the side.

A dinner ended in this atmosphere of some joy and some embarrassment.

At night, Zhang Jie, meditating in the corner of the cave, entered the shared space with ease. ===== CHAPTER 60 =====