Chapter 22

However, she did not think Jiang Sishui was talking nonsense, because she had indeed become his wife after drifting on a desolate island with Zhang Cuishan, and only then gave birth to Zhang Wuji.

Moreover, the Golden-Haired Lion King Xie Xun, who held the Dragon-Slaying Saber at the time, was also on the island!

And that island was named "Ice and Fire Island" by them; this matter was known to very few people.

But... what is the Tianying Sect? She was clearly of the Ming Cult!

Suddenly, a thought floated into her mind: "Father is the White-Eyed Eagle King; could this Tianying Sect be related to Father?"

With doubts, Yin Susu continued reading.

At the same time, seeing that the five Shaolin sects actually forced Zhang Cuishan and his wife to commit suicide at Mount Wudang, the women all scoffed.

If the Wudang Sect of this world were forced to such a state, it would be too ridiculous!

Admittedly, Shaolin's strength might not be inferior to Wudang's, but to say the two sects would completely tear off their masks over a mouthful of the Dragon-Slaying Treasure Saber was too absurd!

As for the other four sects, although they were not weak, that depended on who they were compared to.

In the face of the giant Wudang Sect, they were pitifully weak.

【After Zhang Cuishan and his wife died, Zhang Wuji, who was struck by the "Xuanming Divine Palm", suffered from cold poison torture; only thanks to Zhang Sanfeng day after day, year after year, constantly consuming his own internal strength, was his life preserved.】

【To gather the "Nine Yang Art" of Wudang, Shaolin, and Emei to synthesize the "Nine Yang Divine Art" and drive out the cold poison in Zhang Wuji's body, Zhang Sanfeng, at the age of one hundred, humbled himself to request Shaolin and Emei to exchange for the "Nine Yang Art".】

【However, Shaolin and Emei were unwilling to let Zhang Wuji live, both refusing; no matter how Zhang Sanfeng pleaded, they simply would not allow it.】

Seeing this, all the women were shocked; they never expected Shaolin and Emei to be so stubborn.

A figure like Zhang Zhenren, putting aside his airs to politely request a martial arts secret manual that was not particularly precious, was actually refused.

Did they not fear that Zhang Zhenren, in a fit of rage, would destroy both sects?!

"A gentleman can be deceived by rectitude... I never expected Master to have sacrificed so much for Wuji."

Yin Susu was deeply moved; recalling how Zhang Sanfeng had been kind to her when she first returned to Mount Wudang with Zhang Cuishan, her heart warmed further.

However, immediately after, she remembered that after Zhang Sanfeng stepped down from the Zhang Sect leadership and entered seclusion, the new Zhang Sect, Daoist Qing Song, held various prejudices against her, who was from the Ming Cult, and her expression immediately turned gloomy.

As the saying goes, "What the superior does, the inferior follows"; let alone a dignified Zhang Sect!

Precisely for this reason, after Zhang Sanfeng entered seclusion, Yin Susu's life on Mount Wudang was actually not smooth.

If not for following her husband after marriage and worrying about her son Zhang Wuji, she would have long returned to the Ming Cult; how could she have stayed on Mount Wudang to suffer humiliation?

023 Yin Susu's Decision, The Two Beauties of Heaven-Slaying

The more Yin Susu thought, the more aggrieved and annoyed she became; suddenly remembering that the Xuanming Elders in the book had struck Zhang Wuji with a "Xuanming Divine Palm", her eyes instantly rose with murderous aura.

Yin Susu's killing intent surged greatly in her heart.

If it were before, with her not particularly Gao Qiang Wu Gong, she would not have made a big fuss over something that had not happened.

But now, with the True Qi rewarded by the system every day, she had confidence and assurance.

Combined with her irritable mood, she naturally took the Xuanming Elders as a target for venting her anger.

【Zhang Wuji went to Butterfly Valley to ask Hu Qingniu for treatment; thereafter, due to a series of accidents, he wandered about, suffered all kinds of hardships, endured bullying, and was as miserable as possible.】

【Until finally, he fell into a valley on Mount Kunlun, accidentally obtained the "True Classic of Nine Yang", and within five years cultivated the "Nine Yang Divine Art" to perfection; he also accidentally became the thirty-fourth leader of the Ming Cult.】

【After that, Zhang Wuji also mastered Qiankun Da Nuoyi, Tai Chi Fist, Tai Chi Sword, and the eerie martial arts on the Holy Fire Tablets; there was hardly an equal in the world.】

【Unfortunately, this young man was too honest, too saintly; he suffered losses due to his kindness and leniency many times but did not change; even when he clearly had the strength, he did not seek revenge against the various sects that forced his parents to death, but instead thought of repaying hatred with virtue.】

【I am truly convinced!】

【The hatred of those who forced his parents to death is irreconcilable; how can such hatred be let go? How unfilial! He insists on promoting some "benevolence" and "tolerance".】

【I really suspect his brain was frozen by the "Xuanming Divine Palm" when he was a child.】

Yin Susu stood up abruptly; she could no longer sit still.

Seeing Zhang Wuji suffer so much, her heart ached.

Seeing Zhang Wuji possess multiple divine arts, she was happy.

But seeing Zhang Wuji actually repay hatred with virtue, she was completely furious!

Regarding Zhang Wuji's education, she and Zhang Cuishan had argued many times.

Zhang Cuishan was dedicated to cultivating Zhang Wuji into a humble gentleman, a true man.

Yin Susu, however, hoped Zhang Wuji would become a "jack-of-all-trades" capable of assessing the situation and adapting flexibly, a bit smooth, prioritizing his own interests, not being as rigid as his father, so he would not easily suffer losses.

It was just that after marriage she followed her husband; even if there were disagreements in daily life, she yielded completely to her husband.

But she never expected that, according to Zhang Cuishan's teaching method, Zhang Wuji would actually be taught to become a saint!

Even letting go of the hatred of those who forced his parents to death; she could not even imagine what such a Zhang Wuji would be like.

Thinking that the Wudang elders seemed to have signs of making Zhang Wuji's father distant and his mother distant, Yin Susu felt even more uneasy in her heart.

"No! I cannot let Wuji stay on Mount Wudang anymore; I must take him to the Ming Cult!"

Yin Susu clenched her fists, made up her mind, and simultaneously began to plot.

As for the many owners of the diary copies, they all expressed contempt for Zhang Wuji.

【Speaking of Zhang Wuji, I am reminded of Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo.】

【One is Zhang Wuji's true love, the other is Zhang Wuji's favorite beauty; both are absolute beauties, no wonder the Zhang Wuji in the book found it so difficult to choose.】

【But in the end, he still chose Zhao Min.】

【This is not surprising; in terms of appearance, talent, and personality, Zhao Min is first-class in the world.】

【In Jin's novels, perhaps only Rong'er can surpass her, and that is because Rong'er has a world-unique culinary skill, adding points.】

【However, Zhou Zhiruo is actually not bad; clear and elegant, like a heavenly goddess; gentle and delicate, with an aura like an orchid in an empty valley.】

【Zhiruo, Zhiruo; the person is as beautiful as the name.】

【Which is better is a matter of personal opinion; it depends on individual preference.】

【But choosing is impossible; it is impossible to make a choice in this life; only someone like Zhang Wuji would be forced to make a choice.】

【Of course, I want them all!】

Mengzhou, Ruyang Wang Fu.

"Me? I married Zhang Wuji?"

Zhao Min stared at the diary page, her eyes wide, her face full of disbelief.

She never could have imagined that the cowardly man she had just sneered at had actually become her husband in *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*!

And according to the diary, it was Zhang Wuji who chose her, not she who chose Zhang Wuji!

Didn't this mean she had chased after him, Zhang Wuji? That she had fought over him with other women, and only won him in the end?

At the thought of this, Zhao Min broke out in goosebumps all over, blushing until she wished the ground would swallow her up.

She, the great Princess Shaomin, a heroine every bit the equal of any man, had actually fought with other women over a man's affections.

The worst part was, the man they were fighting over was a softie!

Zhao Min's composure shattered; she was so angry her gums itched, and she didn't dare imagine how many people were laughing at her at this very moment.

Fortunately, Jiang Sishui's later evaluation of her was very high, which at least salvaged a little face for her.

"Hmph, so what if she can cook? Why should she be better than me?!"

"And he wants them all? Dream on! Shameless bastard!"

Zhao Min, full of defiance, flipped to the title page—

【Character: Zhao Min】

【Appearance: 10】

【Favorability: 9】

She was only one point shy of a perfect score on both, but it was precisely that one point that Zhao Min could not let go of.

She couldn't figure out where she lost that last point—was it simply because she was a Mongol woman?

Zhao Min grumbled inwardly for a while.

Shuzhou, Mount Emei.

Zhou Zhiruo sat quietly by the cliff, looking at the copy of the diary. Her expression shifted, and she murmured, "Zhang Wuji? I fought over him with Zhao Min, and in the end I lost…"

After a long silence, Zhou Zhiruo shook her head and stopped thinking about it.

She didn't even know Zhang Wuji, and judging by the diary's contents, she didn't have much of a favorable impression of him either. Losing is losing; it didn't matter.

Seeing Jiang Sishui say he wanted both, Zhou Zhiruo couldn't help but complain: "And you're talking about him? You're even more of a philanderer than he is!"

【Compared to Zhang Wuji, the other three are far less well-known; even their combined popularity doesn't amount to a tenth of Zhang Wuji's】

【There's no helping it—who can blame it when Zhang Wuji is a character from Jin Lao's pen? And *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber* is such a sensation】

【Geng Yujing—"Wudang's One Sword" is both his origin and his nickname in the book】

【This fellow is quite a chivalrous sort, wandering the Liaodong region in the book… oh, which is the Great Qing's Liaozhou nowadays】

【There's nothing much to say about his experiences—it's the usual routine of searching for his origins and then righting wrongs】