Chapter 212: Deep Hatred For Fatherâs Killer (6)
Translator: wuxiasociety
Yang Guo was about to agree but he thought about the killings by the Mongolian soldiers and said, âI cannot help Mongolia.â
Fawang shook his head and said, âIf you want to kill the Guo couple by yourself, it would be almost impossible.â
Yang Guo thought for a while and said, âFine, Iâll help you get the position of the Chancellor of Wulin, you help me to take my revenge.â
Jinlun Fawang stretched out his palm and said, âThatâs settled, weâll exchange palms to seal this deal.â
The two of them exchanged three palms to set this deal.
Yang Guo said, âIâm just going to help you to take the position of the Chancellor of Wulin, I cannot help you in your quest to help the Mongols attack Jiangnan and kill its citizens.â
Jinlun Fawang laughed and said, âEveryone has their will, one cannot force them. Brother Yang, donât mind me commenting, but your martial arts have many styles; learning martial arts from many schools is of course good, but it would be unavoidable that your martial arts wonât be refined. What is your most proficient skill? What martial arts are you planning to use against the Guo couple?â
Those words froze Yang Guoâs tongue; it was hard for him to reply. Yang Guo has had extraordinary encounters in his life and his character was also covetous; Quanzhen, Ouyang Feng, Ancient Tomb, the Nine Yin, Hong Qigong and Huang Yaoshi, he had learned numerous martial arts from these schools. All the martial arts of these schools are ingenious and Masterly, but they all need a lifetime of difficult work to reach the upper level of these skills. He took a bit here and a bit there, but none of his martial arts had actually reached a great level.
When he meets second rate fighters, the martial arts he uses are all flowery and fancy, causing confusion to opponents; but when he meets a first rate martial artist, he will eventually be proved inferior. He canât even compare to Jinlun Fawangâs disciples Daâerba and Huo Dou. He lowered his head and pondered about it; these words by Jinlun Fawang were a real warning to him and showed up the weakness in the foundations of his martial arts.
He had another thought, âSince Iâve decided to stay with Gu Gu forever, how can I have relationships everywhere? Cheng Ying, Wifey and thereâs also Wanyan Ping. I donât have any real feelings for them, how can I treat them improperly like this? Being greedy is really not a good thing.â He continued thinking, âNo matter if itâs Hong Qigong, Huang Yaoshi, Ouyang Feng or even the Quanzhen Seven Masters and Jinlun Fawang, every one of them is a famous Master. They just practiced the martial arts of their own school; they understand other sectâs and schoolâs martial arts but they donât practice them. They just make themselves aware of them. In that case, what school of martial arts should I concentrate on?â
Based on his background, he should concentrate on the âJade Heart Manualâ of the Ancient Tomb sect; but then he thinks about the Mastery and ingenuity of Hong Qigongâs âDog Beating Stick Techniqueâ, the subtlety of Huang Yaoshiâs âJade Flute Swordplayâ; if he ignores all of them, isnât that a pity? Thereâs godfatherâs âToad Stanceâ and âReversal of the Veinsâ. There are the martial arts of the âNine Yin Manualâ as well. Any one of them is enough to make your name in the world. It was difficult to learn them, how can I just give them up like that?â
He left the hut and walked around the peak, thinking bitterly; it was extremely troubling. He thought for half a day when suddenly his mind lit up, âWhy donât I take the best of all these schools and form my own? The martial arts of the world were all formed by someone; if others can do this, could it be that I canât?â His eyes lit up as he thought about it.
He thought from morning to midday, from midday to night and didnât eat or drink. All the martial arts he had seen in his life were floating around in his mind, clashing with each other. He had seen Ouyang Feng and Hong Qigong compete martial arts verbally and he himself frightened away Li Mochou by using words from his mouth; but right now, the martial arts competing in his mind were even more rapid and spectacular than describing them verbally. Eventually he involuntarily started to wave out fists and kicks. At first, it could be distinguished that this stance was from Hong Qigong, the other was Ouyang Feng but eventually everything became muddled up, he couldnât hold on any longer and fainted.
Daâerba watched from afar, he saw that he was acting crazy, pointing out his hand and sweeping his legs, he didnât understand what it was all about. Suddenly he saw him falling onto the ground, he wanted to go over there and help him but Jinlun Fawang laughed and said; âDonât disturb his thoughts. Itâs a pity that your intelligence is mediocre and you canât grasp the meanings within.â
Yang Guo slept for half a night and continued with his thoughts the next morning. In seven days, he fell unconscious five times. He thought he wanted to invent his own school of martial arts, but how easy is that? With his present abilities it would be almost impossible to succeed. This isnât something that can be achieved in ten days or two weeks. But after studying for several days, he suddenly understood. Since he couldnât combine all these martial arts together, there was no need to force the issue. He realized that all martial arts were at his fingertips; later on when he meets an enemy, heâll use whichever is needed. There was no need to think about the source of the martial art and this wasnât far off from his intentions of forming his own school. Once he understood this point, he was immediately filled with comfort.
In the past few days, Jinlun Fawang has been self-recuperating; his injury was now almost fully recovered and he can move as freely as usual. Today, he saw Yang Guoâs expression was now at ease and calm, and knew that he had advanced another level in his martial arts. He said, âLittle brother Yang, Iâll take you to see someone. This person is a great hero, an extremely open minded person, once you see him youâll definitely be in awe.â
Yang Guo said, âWho?â
Jinlun Fawang said, âThe Mongolian Prince Khubilai. He is the grandson of Genghis Khan and the fourth son of Prince Tolui.â
After seeing the unrestrained violence of the Mongolian soldiers, Yang Guo hated Mongolians; he frowned and said, âIâm anxious to avenge my father, I donât need to see that Mongolian prince.â
Jinlun Fawang laughed and said, âI agreed to help you, how can I break my word? But I was summoned here by Khubilai; I need to go and see him. His camp is not far from here; itâs within one dayâs travel.â
Yang Guo had no choice but to agree; he alone was not a match for Guo Jing and Huang Rong whether it came to a battle of wits or strength. Without Jinlun Fawangâs help, it would be difficult for him to take revenge; he could only go along with him.
Jinlun Fawang was the First Protector of Mongolia and the Mongolian soldiers revered him. When they saw him, they immediately went and told the news to their prince. Mongolians have always lived in tents; though theyâve entered a city, they werenât used to living in palaces. Because of this, Khubilai stayed in the tents of the encampment.
Fawang took him along to the royal tent. Yang Guo saw that this tent was twice as large as a normal Mongolian tent but the arrangement within was very simple and crude. A twenty-five or six year old man was sitting down reading. When this person saw the two enter, he quickly got up to meet them and laughed, âI havenât seen the Protector for many days, I have been thinking about you.â