Chapter 60: The Love and Hate of the Older Generation

"Eh, why are you the only one here?"

Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie entered the shared space and found only Water Margin Zhang Jie; Heaven-Dragon Zhang Jie was not there.

"Isn't it enough to have someone to chat with?"

Water Margin Zhang Jie, dressed in a green shirt, replied casually.

"That's true."

Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie nodded.

"Let's share!"

The two Zhang Jies held hands.

"Half-year-old venison is delicious; Boss Cao likes to eat it and doesn't forget to send some to Yunchang."

Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie, seeing Water Margin Zhang Jie eating venison at the Deer-Calling Banquet, said with a grin.

"Eating meat must not be without wine; I have 9.9 XO sold by Gaze, I'll send it along."

Heaven-Dragon Zhang Jie, who had arrived in the shared space at some point, laughed.

"Wouldn't that mean we also have to send Yunchang the Head-Horse sold at Pan Zi's house?"

Water Margin Zhang Jie complained.

"By the way, bring the Mooncakes sold at Three Pigs."

Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie continued.

"Drinking must not be without women; send Sister Yu too.

By the way, send Gaze along too."

Heaven-Dragon Zhang Jie waved his hand and said very generously.

"This venison is wasted; no wonder Yunchang had to go find Beibei

instead of hanging out with Boss Cao; this is pitting Yunchang to death."

Facing the two with wild imaginations, Water Margin couldn't help but cover his face.

If Yunchang finished eating all this, wouldn't he have to commit suicide and return to heaven!

Also, Diaochan just committed suicide and is still a hot topic; shouldn't she also be sent to Yunchang?

"However, the wine sold by Pan Zi and Gaze is industrial waste in the 21st century,

but in ancient times, it really is top-tier strong liquor.

Of course, it's also possible that ancient people didn't like strong liquor and preferred fruit wine or rice wine."

Water Margin Zhang Jie, finished complaining, analyzed seriously.

"That's right, just like in chemistry, there is no waste, only impurities.

Industrial waste from the 21st century might really be a treasure in ancient times."

Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie nodded in response.

"Polyester fiber, which is criticized in the 21st century, if it traveled to ancient times,

would turn into a balloon person when the wind blows; ancient people seeing it would probably exclaim repeatedly,

shouting that it is truly seamless." Heaven-Dragon Zhang Jie added.

"Polyester fiber!"

Water Margin Zhang Jie couldn't help but sigh upon hearing this term.

In the blink of an eye, he hadn't touched this thing that was everywhere in the 21st century for more than ten years.

Seeing the literary youth Water Margin Zhang Jie feeling a bit sentimental,

Heaven-Dragon Zhang Jie chose to change the subject; he looked at Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie:

"Speaking of which, didn't you go to Ice Fire Island from the Zhu-Wu Manor?

Since that's the case, why didn't you go to Emei first to get the Heaven-Dependent Sword?"

Sure enough, Water Margin Zhang Jie was also attracted by this topic:

From Zhu-Wu to Emei and then to Ice Fire Island,

is theoretically the shortest journey, and the time spent would be the shortest.

But Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie went to Ice Fire Island to take the Dragon-Slaying Saber first,

and then went to Emei to take the Heaven-Dependent Sword, taking a huge detour.

Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie waved his hands helplessly upon hearing this:

"Big Brother, is it that I don't want to? It's that I had no choice but to do so!"

"I'd like to hear the details."

Heaven-Dragon Zhang Jie and Water Margin Zhang Jie both leaned in.

Yitian Zhang Jie slowly revealed his hidden troubles:

"Brothers, we all know that the founder of Emei is Guo Xiang, the Guo Heroine.

And our Wu Dang Mountain has an old pure-yang Daoist who has been an old Chulan for over a hundred years."

"I see!"

Water Margin Zhang Jie understood.

How should one describe the situation back then?

It was a bit complicated.

The Condor Hero Yang Guo was infatuated with his aunt and master, Xiaolongnü, and for this, he did not hesitate to wait sixteen years.

And the young Guo Xiang was unknowingly attracted by Yang Guo, this handsome,

attracted by the handsome, world-weary, and unrestrained uncle, and fell in love with him.

The name of her disciple, Fengling Shitai, is proof of this.

Fengling Ferry is where Guo Xiang first met Yang Guo.

The so-called "First meeting at Fengling Ferry, one look at Yang Guo ruins a lifetime."

And the Wu Dang founder Zhang Sanfeng, who was once a little novice monk, fell in love with the quirky Guo Xiang.

After Guo Xiang clearly refused, Zhang Sanfeng did not pester her,

but silently came to Wu Dang Mountain and founded the Wu Dang Sect.

But he could not forget Guo Xiang; setting aside the surnames,

the names of the Wu Dang Seven Heroes combined form a very beautiful poem.

"Distant bridge, clear and shallow, floating lotus boat; Mountain peak, hard to block, stream pine flows.

Green mountain, looking far, pear pavilion stands; Still have sound valley, empty and leisurely."

The scenes in this were probably what he had experienced with the person he loved.

For example, Mount Hua, Shaolin Temple, the empty valley where he attained enlightenment, etc.

Yin Susu had once curiously asked:

"Why didn't Master and the Guo Heroine end up together?"

Yu Lianzhou replied: "That is because Master knew

that the Guo Heroine had always been thinking of someone in her heart."

The pair of iron Arhats that Guo Xiang gave him back then, Zhang Sanfeng had kept them close to his body for a full hundred years.

At the end of "Heaven-Dependent," Mr. Jin wrote this passage:

"Zhang Sanfeng looked at Guo Xiang's last letter, and before his eyes seemed to see that bright and unrestrained young girl again.

However, that was already more than a hundred years ago."

That bright and unrestrained young girl, even after a hundred years,

Zhang Sanfeng still could not forget; this was also the regret of Zhang Sanfeng's life.

Even though Guo Xiang had passed away for many years, out of love for her,

Zhang Sanfeng had always protected her disciples and grandchildren.

The Wu Dang Sect had a sect rule, personally formulated by Zhang Sanfeng,

which was that no Wu Dang disciple could ever strike an Emei disciple for their entire life.

If Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie went to the Emei Sect to "take" the Heaven-Dependent Sword first,

with Abbess Miejue's fierce nature that could not tolerate sand in her eyes,

and the fact that she, knowing the secret of the Heaven-Dependent Sword, valued it more than her own eyes,

a great battle, or even death and injury, would be inevitable.

Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie did not want to be expelled from the sect by Wu Dang,

after all, his master Yu Lianzhou, who raised him from childhood, was still on Wu Dang Mountain!

And what if Zhang Sanfeng, in a fit of rage, came down the mountain himself to hunt him down?

Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie did not think that he could rival the old Daoist with just sixty years of North-Darkness internal energy.

One must know that the old Daoist Sanfeng was a super expert who "others practice martial arts, while he cultivates immortality."

After thinking it over again and again, Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie decided to get the Dragon-Slaying Saber from Xie Xun first,

and then go to Emei to take out the Heaven-Dependent Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Saber's manuals with lightning speed.

By then, the wood would be carved into a boat, and Abbess Miejue would have no choice.

At worst, Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie could share the "Nine Yin Manual" and other manuals with them.

Manuals are not rare treasures that only exist in one copy; it is entirely possible for everyone to be happy.

"I'll let you pass."

Heaven-Dragon Zhang Jie nodded in agreement with Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie's statement.

"You're talking about me, but why haven't you even handled the Four Great Evils yet?"

Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie, who was teased, began to attack Heaven-Dragon Zhang Jie.

Heaven-Dragon Zhang Jie replied with a sheepish look:

"I didn't expect Duan Yanqing's news to be so poorly informed!"

It had been more than half a month since he had Xue Muhua send out the message: "Outside the Heaven-Dragon Temple, under the Bodhi tree,

the beggar is sloppy, the Guanyin has long hair."

Feng Asan and the other eight friends of Hangu had already rushed to Leigu Mountain from all directions,

Wuyazi's tomb had already been repaired, and Heaven-Dragon Zhang Jie had even planned to go down the mountain to stir up trouble,

but Duan Yanqing and the other Four Great Evils were nowhere to be seen.

Because of this, Heaven-Dragon Zhang Jie didn't dare to go down the mountain to stir up trouble:

What if he missed Duan Yanqing and the others?

In this vast Wu Lin, it is very difficult to find a few people who do not have a fixed location.

"Maybe Duan Yanqing and the others went to execute a mission for the Yipintang."

Water Margin Zhang Jie analyzed.

"That makes some sense."

Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie nodded in agreement.

Duan Yanqing and the other Four Great Evils were notorious in the Central Plains, Dali, and other places, and were hunted down by various Wu Lin forces.

Therefore, they sought refuge in the Yipintang, a secret service agency established by Western Xia.

Unlike the experts of the Great Song who generally ignored the imperial court and played their own games,

with the Wu Lin and the imperial court being almost two parallel lines,

almost all the experts of Western Xia were in the Yipintang.

The most important factor in this was that Western Xia had a top-tier expert capable of

suppressing the Western Xia Wu Lin, the Western Xia Imperial Concubine, Li Qiushui.

After Li Qiushui broke up with Wuyazi back then, she rushed to Western Xia alone,

married the previous Western Xia King, and gave birth to this generation's Western Xia King.

The Western Xia Yipintang was controlled by Li Qiushui; it was an important tool for her to rule from behind the curtain in Western Xia

and resist her senior sister, Mount Tian Shan Tonglao, who was entrenched in the Western Regions.

Facing Li Qiushui, this top-tier expert, Duan Yanqing, who was a first-class expert, could only bow his head and submit.

If Li Qiushui had any mission to hand over to Duan Yanqing,

he would have a reason to be far away in the Western Regions and not have arrived at Leigu Mountain yet.

"Little brother, why did you go in the direction of Yuncheng County?"

Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie and Heaven-Dragon Zhang Jie, having finished discussing their respective problems, turned their attention to Water Margin Zhang Jie.

"Chen Wenyun invited me to be a guest at his house, and I couldn't refuse.

Now, there are still several months until the Spring Examination next February,

and I also plan to walk around." Water Margin Zhang Jie said.

Heaven-Dependent Zhang Jie's eyes widened:

"Then don't you have a chance to see the one with eyes like phoenixes,

eyebrows like silkworms. Eyes like pearls, bright and dark.

Square mouth, beard and chin light; broad forehead and flat top, flesh and blood full.

When sitting, like a tiger; when walking, like a wolf.

At the age of thirty, has the capacity to nurture ten thousand people;

six feet tall, has the ambition to sweep the four seas, Song Jiang, Song Gongming?"

"This is just a clerk; I think it's probably used to describe Qin Huang, Han Wu,