Chapter 21: Revealing the past of the Sunflower

Ning Zhongze went limp,

almost falling into Su Hang’s arms.

Everyone saw this and sighed.

Only Hearing Yaoyue had a cold expression, cursing this cheap woman in her heart.

Your husband and son-in-law are useless, what are you doing hugging Mr. Su?

Excessive! More than excessive!

If there weren’t so many Wu Lin heroes present, Hearing Yaoyue would definitely have taught this cheap woman a lesson.

However, although Hearing Yaoyue thought this, the crowd was still mostly sighing.

Of course, besides sighing at Ning Zhongze’s misfortune,

people were more concerned about this peerless martial art that had once shaken the Wu Lin and still did!

"What? To practice this divine art, one must first castrate oneself??? What does that mean?"

"Does it mean that to practice this martial art, the primary condition is to wield a knife and castrate oneself... this..."

"I’ve lived half my life and seen all kinds of martial arts in the Wu Lin, but this is the first time I’ve seen a technique that requires castration!!! Interesting!"

"Ha! No wonder Lin Lin Yuantu refused to pass this martial art to his children and grandchildren back then; so that was the reason! I knew it! There must be something strange about the Lin descendants not knowing this sword technique!!"

"Thinking that for so many years, countless heroes fought tooth and nail for this Bixie Sword Manual, and now I see it’s for this eunuch sword technique? Ironic! Truly ironic!"

"Mr. Su is right, it seems Lin Lin Pingzhi did find his family’s Bixie Sword Manual. But he is filial, offering it to his father-in-law immediately, and they practice together; fatherly kindness and filial piety, nothing more than this!"

The crowd’s discussion came,

the mockery, disdain, and intense words stung the nerves,

and Ning Zhongze woke up again.

At this time, her eyes were already wet, and she didn’t know what to say.

Although the Wu Lin is independent of the world, not governed by the imperial court or the common people,

regardless, people in the Wu Lin must abide by ancient traditions and rules.

That is, a man must have descendants, must have a beard, and must retain all necessary male characteristics.

This is dignity, this is everything.

But now, her husband and son-in-law were both practicing the sword.

Abandoning her and her daughter,

what could be more tragic in this world?

Thinking of this, tears couldn’t be held back and fell down.

Seeing a beauty in tears, heartbroken, who wouldn’t feel pity?

But just then,

a young man with four eyebrows in the crowd suddenly stood out and said:

"Mr. Su!" ===== CHAPTER 42 =====

"I am Lu Xie Xiaofeng, and I would like to ask!"

Su Hang nodded, and Lu Xie Xiaofeng continued:

"I heard you say that the Bixie Sword Manual requires castration, but..."

"What’s so difficult about this sword technique?"

"Mr. Su, if one doesn’t castrate oneself, but skips this step and practices the sword moves directly, wouldn’t that work?"

"Or, if one doesn’t practice all the sword moves, but only a part, wouldn’t that also work?"

"In my opinion, those who practice the sword don’t necessarily all castrate themselves!"

Hearing this,

Ning Zhongze reacted immediately, and a glimmer of hope began to appear in her eyes.

But at this very moment, facing the hero’s question and Ning Zhongze’s hope,

Su Hang just shook his head gently and said softly:

"I’m afraid that won’t work!"

"One must castrate oneself!"

Everyone looked puzzled, and Su Hang continued:

"Let me say a few more words today so that everyone can understand."

"About five hundred years ago, in the Great Song imperial palace, there was an incredible eunuch."

"This person had white hair and beard, lived for one or two hundred years in the palace, and called himself the Sunflower Eunuch."

"Although this Sunflower Eunuch was a eunuch, he was extremely interested in martial arts."

"He was physically disabled but had a strong will, studying various martial arts day after day."

"I suppose you all know that eunuchs are physically disabled and not suitable for practicing most of the current martial arts."

"But this Sunflower Eunuch was a true martial arts fanatic, so after studying, he created a peerless martial art that only eunuchs could practice—the Sunflower Manual!"

"And the Sunflower Eunuch recorded all his life’s martial arts insights in this Sunflower Manual."

"And he himself, after a hundred years of practice, ascended to immortality."

"Later, when the Great Song imperial court was in chaos, this peerless martial art was passed down along with many imperial classics, eventually falling into the Shaolin Temple in Fujian."

"Until one day, Yao Yue Su and Cai Cai Zifeng of the Huashan Sect visited Shaolin and discovered this scripture in the Sutra Pavilion."

"The principles explained in this scripture were exquisite, and the moves were ruthless, very much in line with the Huashan Sect’s sword style."

"The two of them were tempted by the book and stole it in the middle of the night."

"Because the scripture was too long, the two brothers agreed that each would memorize half."

"Not long after, the two bid farewell to the abbot and returned to Huashan."

"When they returned to Huashan and compared notes, they found that they were completely mismatched,"

"and the two held their own opinions, neither willing to give in."

"After some pulling and fighting, the Huashan Sect split, thus forming the Qi Sect and the Sword Sect."

"But just at this time, Shaolin discovered that the scripture had been tampered with, fearing that the scripture would leak and harm the Wu Lin."

"So they sent a monk named Duyuan to Huashan to verify this with the two,"

"and the two couldn’t withstand the monk Duyuan’s questioning, and feeling guilty, they told him about stealing the scripture."

"Having said that, the two also studied the scriptures they had copied with the monk Duyuan."

"This monk Duyuan kept a straight face and didn’t speak, just secretly memorizing the scriptures the two brothers had copied."

"Not long after, the monk Duyuan completed his master’s mission and bid farewell to the Huashan Sect."

"But this time, he didn’t return to Shaolin, but returned to secular life directly."

"He reversed his dharma name and took the name 'Tu',"

"and thus the monk Duyuan transformed into the later Lin Lin Yuantu!"

"This is the origin of the Lin family ancestor..."

Speaking of this, Su Hang sighed slightly and said to the crowd:

"So, this Bixie Sword Manual originated from the Sunflower Manual,"

"and every move, even every word, is based on the fact that one must castrate oneself to practice it."

"Only by castrating oneself can one balance the clear and the turbid, and balance ice and fire."

"If one practices the sword alone, one will surely end up with turbid energy attacking the heart, resulting in death from deviation!"

"You can all think about it; if it were possible to practice the sword without castration, with Lin Lin Yuantu’s intelligence back then, he would have done it long ago."

"Why would he later establish family rules and seal this sword technique, not letting this Bixie Sword Manual see the light of day again?" ===== CHAPTER 43 =====