Chapter 52 Chapter 52: The Most Bitter Is Loneliness

Mrs. Wan felt a little strange in her heart, a little funny: "How can such a peerless beauty fall in love with that big head?" But she said: "So it's him... well, he is smart, open-minded, and calm He is angry and likable, he is indeed worthy of a girl's heart to him." Shui Tianji said: "I don't know how... how..." Mrs. Wan said with a smile: "Of course you don't know how you treat him well. Everyone's emotions grow unconsciously, and no one can control them." Shui Tianji said: "Am I wrong?" Mrs. Wan said: "You are not wrong. As long as it is true emotion, it will always be right. But I can't figure it out, why did he lock himself in and not come out for seven years?"

Shui Tianji said: "Once he comes out, he will die." Mrs. Wan said: "Oh! Why?" Shui Tianji said: "Because that cabin is where Zi Yihou collects his books." Mrs. Wan asked, "Where are the books?" His expression was suddenly excited, and he lost his voice: "Could it be that there are Zi Yihou's martial arts secrets in the collection?" Shui Tianji said: "The essence of Zi Yihou's martial arts all his life is in that cabin." At this moment, the expression on Mrs. Wan's face is indescribable - any martial arts practitioner in the world will probably have this expression on his face when he hears the news.

After a while, Mrs. Wan said slowly: "That's it. Hu Buchou has studied hard there for seven years, so naturally he has already mastered all the essence of Zi Yihou's martial arts. The only difference is that his skills are insufficient. In this situation, if he comes out, not to mention Master Jia Xing will not let him go, even other martial arts practitioners..." Shui Tianji sighed: "Anyone who practices martial arts in the world, as long as he can take his life, he will not let him go. Therefore, even if I had a chance to go back in the past, I would not dare to let him go back."

Mrs. Wan said: "That's right, the one who wants to take his life at this moment is only Master Jia Xing. If you return to the Middle Earth martial arts, there will be many people who want to take his life." Shui Tianji's eyes suddenly glowed with a magical light, she raised her head, looked at the brilliant five-color brocade sail again, and said slowly: "But when he can fully integrate Zi Yihou's martial arts, at that time, all the people in the world I'm afraid no one will be able to take his life again." Mrs. Wan smiled slightly, and said: "At that time, he can inherit Zi Yihou's mantle, and let the five-color brocade sail once again show its prestige on the sea...no, once again, it will show its prestige in the world."

Shui Tianji let out a long sigh, and said, "I hope so." Mrs. Wan said: "So you wait...you endure loneliness and hardship without any complaints, just because you have this beautiful hope in your heart." Shui Tianji said: "Actually, this has nothing to do with me, I just..." Mrs. Wan smiled again and said, "How could this have nothing to do with you? In the future, when the five-color brocade sails once again set sail on the sea, it is natural that there must be a hostess on board." Shui Tianji said: "But I... I..." Mrs. Wan laughed and said, "Who else is this mistress besides you?"

Shui Tianji blushed a little, and lowered her head. Mrs. Wan's eyes turned, and after a while, she suddenly said: "But there are some things I still don't understand." Shui Tianji said: "What else?" Mrs. Wan said: "Master Jia Xing is also afraid that someone will rob Zi Yihou's martial arts secrets from him, so he would rather suffer on a deserted island than return to the Middle Earth." Shui Tianji said: "That's exactly what he has in mind." Mrs. Wan said: "But how can he listen to you so much? This... I don't understand this. It is really not easy to make such a person obedient."

Shui Tianji smiled and said, "Although it's not easy, I have a way..." She paused slightly, and continued: "Master Jia Xing is a strong man, but now he has a desire in his heart. He desperately wants to get something. When he can't get it, it's like being held in someone's hands." Mrs. Wan said: "You mean the martial arts secret book?" Shui Tianji said: "Exactly. If he doesn't listen to me, I will ask Hu Buchou to completely destroy Zi Yihou's martial arts secrets. Before he sees these martial arts secrets, he will never let them be read by others. destroyed, so even if he is angry and suffers, he has no choice but to hold back desperately."

Mrs. Wan said: "But if he waits like this, when Hu Buchou achieves great martial arts, not only will he still not be able to get the martial arts secret book, he may even lose his life." Shui Tianji said: "Even so, there is nothing he can do..." She smiled and continued: "As long as the martial arts secret book has not been destroyed, he still has hope. As long as there is still a glimmer of hope, it is much better than no hope." Mrs. Wan sighed: "You are right. As long as the human heart has desires, it will have weaknesses, and it will give people opportunities to take advantage of. Therefore, even if it is as strong as Master Jia Xing, it can only be controlled by others."

Shui Tianji said: "This is the weakness of human nature." Mrs. Wan was silent for a while, then slowly said: "Does everyone have this weakness?" Shui Tianji said: "As long as there is humanity, there will be weaknesses." Mrs. Wan's eyes flickered again, and she said slowly: "I don't think you know human nature better than my old lady." After a while, Shui Tianji suddenly asked: "You are from Middle Earth, do you know any news about the Middle Earth martial arts?" Mrs. Wan smiled slightly and said: "It's still the same... Chaos, vendettas, strife, fighting for strength, unless all the people in the martial arts are dead, this situation will never change."

Shui Tianji looked far away, and said quietly: "Those children in the past must have grown up now?" Madam Wan smiled and said, "You mean your little husband?" Shui Tianji's face turned red again, and she said with a smile, "How is he?" Mrs. Wan said: "He has grown up naturally." Shui Tianji asked, "How is his condition?" Mrs. Wan said: "Not only is he handsome and tall, he can be said to be the first handsome man my wife has seen in the past few decades, and..." Shui Tianji asked anxiously: "And the martial arts are not bad, are they?"

Mrs. Wan smiled and said: "His martial arts are not only good! Let the girl know that he is now the number one hero in the martial arts world." Shui Tianji couldn't help showing a gratified smile on her face, and said, "I've long seen that this child is extraordinary." Mrs. Wan giggled and said, "So you married him then." Shui Tianji said with a smile: "Thinking about the jokes in the past, it's quite funny, but...but now he's probably forgotten about me as an old woman..." He sighed slightly, stood up, and suddenly asked, "Where is he now?" Mrs. Wan's eyes flashed again, and she sighed: "How can such a great hero have any relationship with my wife, and my wife will not know his current whereabouts." Shui Tianji stared at the rising sun outside the door and said, "I hope he lives well." Fang Baoyu strode up the ladder. With every step he took, he was one step closer to the enigmatic Whitewater Palace—perhaps a step closer to death.But at this moment, he couldn't turn back, couldn't stop. On the top of the mountain, the fog is thicker. In this fog, there are countless mysterious legends. But at this moment, Fang Baoyu has entered the fog. Fang Baoyu walked straight up, and suddenly realized that there were no footsteps following behind him, so he turned his head immediately, only to see that the little princess was far behind. He didn't walk too fast, why did the little princess fall so far behind? He was wondering, but the little princess had already caught up quickly, her chest heaved and she was panting very violently, the bright red dimple was even terribly pale at the moment. Baoyu lost his voice and said, "How are you?" The little princess gasped and said, "How...not so much." Baoyu said, "Are you sick?" The little princess said: "You just want me to be sick, don't you?" Baoyu said, "I'm just concerned." The little princess sneered and said, "Thank you, I am dead or alive, but I don't need you to care about me." Baoyu could only sigh with a wry smile and move on again. Although the ladder is long, it will eventually end. Fang Baoyu finally reached the peak. But when he turned his eyes, he couldn't help being stunned. In his imagination, the labyrinth on the top of the mountain, which is said to be almost mythical, must be very splendid even if it is not made of jade steps and gold tiles. But at the moment when he reached the top of the mountain, what he was facing was only the misty fog, a lake in the fog, the white fog, and the white lake. What palace is there? He couldn't even see the shadow of a tile. Baoyu stood by the lake, stunned for a while, and then shouted: "Where is the Lord of the White Water Palace? Fang Baoyu asks to see you." The loud voice tore through the fog and the solitude on the lake. "Fang Baoyu, please see... Fang Baoyu, please see... Please see..." Echoes echoed from all sides, resounding through the mountains. But as soon as the echo subsided, there was still no response in the mist. The little princess said coldly: "You yelled out your throat, but no one paid any attention to you." Baoyu wondered, "Why?" The little princess said: "Because this is the first problem she gave you." Baoyu said, "Oh, but..." Tu laughed again: "Whoever said that no one cares about me, look, that's not here." In the fog, on the lake, there was indeed a shadow of a boat. The lone boat floated with the wind in the fog. But there was no one in sight on the boat. Baoyu didn't wait for the lone boat to dock, swept lightly, and jumped onto the lone boat. There were people in the boat, but they were lying on the bottom of the boat. Baoyu was startled and amazed, and couldn't help turning him over. He immediately faced a pale face, his eyes were closed, and he was almost not breathing at all. But this face was very familiar to Fang Baoyu. Baoyu exclaimed in surprise: "Iron Beard Daoist..." This is a comatose person, but he is actually Daoist Iron Beard. The little princess also skimmed onto the bow, and said coldly: "He is really finished." Without answering, Baoyu took a look at Taoist Tiebeard, and saw that there was no scar on his body, but no matter how Baoyu massaged him, he was still unconscious. A lone boat floats on the water.But Baoyu was very anxious-there were no shadows of boats on the lake, let alone people.He looked as far as he could, but there were no houses on the four sides of the lake. Where is the Whitewater Palace?Where is the White Water Palace Master? Baoyu couldn't help but murmured and sighed: "If she is here, it will be fine." The little princess rolled her eyes and said, "Are you missing your eldest wife?" Baoyu sighed: "If Shui Tianji was here, she would never..." The little princess sneered and said, "She will never see you in trouble, will she?" Baoyu smiled wryly, "She at least..." The little princess sneered and cut off: "And I'm watching you get trapped." Baoyu said: "I don't mean that, I just..." The little princess said loudly: "That's what you mean! Since you miss her so much, why do you keep me here, you...you...you..." suddenly jumped up and jumped into the lake. Baoyu was so shocked that he wanted to pull her, but he couldn't. There was a "plop" sound, and a vortex formed in the deep water... The vortex gradually became smaller and disappeared, but the little princess' body never floated up again. Over the lake, the fog thickened. In the fog, only the lone boat and Baoyu... On a deserted island, the sun shines brighter. Facing the sun, Shui Tianji seemed to be dazed for a long time, then she suddenly turned around and said with a smile: "It's time to eat. There are some delicious dishes today, so I have to cook a good meal. It seems that your food is not bad. You are waiting here Go, or..." Mrs. Wan said: "I want to go out for a walk." Shui Tianji smiled and said, "Okay, just don't get lost." Mrs. Wan laughed loudly and said, "My old lady started wandering around the rivers and lakes at the age of 18. The vast land of the seven north and the sixty-three provinces didn't make me get lost. Would I still get lost on this small mountain and deserted island?" Shui Tianji said: "You go, but you have to come back soon, I don't care about you after the meal is finished." She seemed to be in high spirits, and the smile on her face became even more beautiful. Mrs. Wan swung out with her hands behind her back, but as soon as she was out of Shui Tianji's sight, she immediately quickened her pace and rushed out of the jungle. With a sly smile on her face, she murmured: "Everyone has weaknesses, Shui Tianji, and you have them too." His eyes turned away, his voice suddenly stopped, and his tongue seemed to stiffen immediately. She saw something horrifying and unbelievable again! The sun shines on the beach. On this golden beach, there is a lonely human head, and this human head is turning around at this moment. The head was facing her from the back, but it was slowly turning towards her at this moment. Mrs. Wan's body was trembling, her legs were weak, she really couldn't believe that her eyes could see such a thing in broad daylight. Not only was the head moving, but he even began to speak: "Who is it? Come here!" Mrs. Wan's blood was almost congealed, how could she lift her feet—if she could lift her feet, she would have turned around and fled away, and disappeared without a trace. The head finally faced her, with a pair of bewitching eyes staring at her. This head is actually Master Jia Xing! Master Jia Xing suddenly had only a human head left?Has it been chopped down? Mrs. Wan was really petrified. After going through all these dangers, on this strange and strange desert island, her wisdom has disappeared, and her usually sharp thoughts have also become dull at this moment. She didn't expect that there was a soft beach in front of her, and Master Jia Xing was completely burying her body under the sand at this moment, only showing her head. Naturally, Master Jia Xing's move was too weird and unexpected. Master Jia Xing suddenly showed his white teeth, giggled, and said, "Are you afraid?" Mrs. Wan said: "I...I..." Master Jia Xing said: "Come here and have a look." Mrs. Wan couldn't help walking over step by step, her feet seemed to be dragging a heavy weight, every step she took, beads of sweat rolled down. Master Jia Xing said: "Have you seen it clearly? Are you still afraid?" Mrs. Wan said: "You...you..." Suddenly he jumped up with a loud shout, and laughed loudly: "I see it." The sand is shining; the waves are rolling with white waves; the sky is clear and there is not a single cloud in sight.What a beautiful, peaceful sight it is. But on this quiet beach, under the warm sunshine, there is a white-haired old woman with a sly smile talking to the head on the ground. What a strange sight this is. Mrs. Wan said with a smile: "I don't think the master has already practiced kung fu. My old lady has little experience and knowledge, and I really can't see what kind of miraculous kung fu the master is practicing. I wonder if the master can tell me?" Master Jia Xing laughed and said, "Practicing? I'm not practicing!" Mrs. Wan blinked her eyes, and said: "The master is not practicing kung fu, could it be... Could it be that he wants to play a joke on my old lady, and intends to scare my old woman?" Master Jia Xing said: "A joke? Humph! How can I be in the mood to joke with you." Mrs. Wan said: "Then... what is Master doing?" Master Jia Xing said: "I tell you, when a person is hungry, it would be the best if he could bury his whole body in the warm sand." Mrs. Wan was startled, then smiled and said: "So that's how it is." Master Jia Xing said: "I don't have the strength to talk to you anymore, you go!" Close your eyes and ignore her again. Mrs. Wan looked at this head, at the long hair fluttering in the wind. The light in her eyes flickered, but she said with a smile: "Observe!" Slowly stood up, turned around, but still stared at the head out of the corner of his eyes. Master Jia Xing seemed unable to lift his eyelids. Mrs. Wan took two steps slowly, then turned around suddenly, kicked into the "Yingxiang" acupoint on Master Jia Xing's nose like lightning. Master Jia Xing's hands, feet and limbs were all buried in the sand, and he could neither dodge nor parry, seeing that Mrs. Wan was about to succeed. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Master Jia Xing suddenly laughed, yellow sand splashed in all directions, and his whole body shot up from the sand. Mrs. Wan felt that the splashing sand shot towards her like a rainstorm, and then Master Jia Xing's bird-claw-like hand had strangled her throat. Mrs. Wan was heartbroken, and hissed: "Big... big..." Her neck was strangled, she couldn't even breathe, she couldn't speak. Master Jia Xing sneered and said, "Just because you, an old beast, want to harm me?" Mrs. Wan's tongue was about to come out, and she said, "Forgive...forgive..." Master Jia Xing said: "Forgive you? Hehe! You want my life, and I want yours too!" Mrs. Wan felt that her head was about to explode, and her eyeballs seemed to protrude. She struggled desperately to speak, but only made a series of intermittent hisses. Master Jia Xing's palm became tighter and tighter. Mrs. Wan's eyes gradually turned black, and she couldn't move her hands and feet. Unexpectedly, Master Jia Xing suddenly let go of his hand. Mrs. Wan immediately fell to the ground. Master Jia Xing laughed and said: "If I kill you like this, it will make you die too happily. I will bury you...I will bury your head under the sand and let you..." Mrs. Wan jumped up, knelt down on the ground, and hissed: "Master, you are wrong. My old lady really didn't mean to harm Master at all. My old wife was here to discuss an important matter with Master." Master Jia Xing sneered: "I will listen to your nonsense?" Mrs. Wan said: "Really, it's not a lie." Master Jia Xing said: "Hmph..." All of a sudden, he picked up Mrs. Wan, head and feet, and was about to fall into the sandpit. Mrs. Wan's body weighing dozens of kilograms was like lifting a chicken in his hands. Mrs. Wan shouted: "Master, let go! Let go! My old lady has come up with an idea, so that Master can get Zi Yihou's martial arts secrets immediately." This sentence is more magical than anything else, Master Jia Xing immediately let go. Mrs. Wan fell into the sandpit, gasping for breath. Master Jia Xing widened his eyes and hissed, "Are you serious?" Mrs. Wan panted and said, "How dare my old lady lie to you." Master Jia Xing said: "Quickly say...quickly...what can you do?" Mrs. Wan said: "This...it's very easy." She really deserves to be an old fox. Seeing that Master Jia Xing had been fooled, she immediately calmed down and sat up slowly, with a sly smile on her face again. Master Jia Xing said: "Easy? You said it was easy? I have thought of many ways over the years, but nothing works. That girl Shui Tianji is not easy to deal with." Mrs. Wan said with a smile: "No matter how powerful she is, she is not your match in martial arts. You just need to stretch out your hand to restrain her." Master Jia Xing sneered: "I don't know, but if I restrain her, Hu Buchou's little evil will tear up the book immediately, I...how can I..." Mrs. Wan smiled and said: "Since they can threaten you, why can't you threaten them in turn, so that Hu Buchou will not dare to tear up one of those secret books." Master Jia Xing sighed: "How can I threaten them?" Mrs. Wan said: "You have some." Master Jia Xing's eyes lit up, and he said loudly, "What method?" Mrs. Wan said: "This... ah! My old lady has a bad memory and suddenly forgot." Master Jia Xing jumped up and said with a stampede, "Forgot, how can you forget such a thing?" Mrs. Wan said: "Alas! When one gets old, one's memory is also bad... But if you can promise one thing, Master, my wife may remember it again when she is happy." Master Jia Xing said: "What's the matter?... What's the matter? Tell me quickly!" Mrs. Wan said: "Master kills Hu Buchou and Shui Tianji, and obtains the martial arts secret book. Not only will my wife not benefit, she may also be killed by the master." Master Jia Xing said: "I swear I will never kill you!" Mrs. Wan said: "But what protection does my wife have?" Master Jia Xing said: "What I say is a guarantee." Mrs. Wan said: "Alas! It's a pity that my old lady is born with suspicion. She never fully believes what anyone says. It has been a ten-year old problem, and there is no way to change it." Master Jia Xing said: "Okay, what protection do you want?" Mrs. Wan smiled and said: "As long as the master is willing to be wronged and ask my wife to be your godmother, I..." Master Jia Xing shouted: "Fart, what a fart!" Mrs. Wan sighed, and said: "If Master refuses, then there is nothing we can do." Master Jia Xing was furious, and lost his temper for a long time alone, suddenly grabbed Mrs. Wan, but suddenly laughed again, and said: "Anyway, you are not young, anyway, all the donors from all directions can be regarded as the parents of the monks. I just ask you to be my godmother, so what's the matter?" Mrs. Wan giggled and said, "That's it." Master Jia Xing actually knelt down and said: "Mother is here, son kowtow." He thought that the martial arts secret book was really going crazy, anyway, no one saw it here, so kowtow is nothing!As long as the secret book is in hand, are you afraid that Mrs. Wan won't kowtow a thousand heads back to him? Madam Wan smiled and said, "Good son, good son..." After searching in his pocket for a long time, he found a moldy sour plum, and said: "I don't have anything good, this is a meeting gift." Master Jia Xing didn't hesitate, took the plum and swallowed it in one gulp.