Chapter 5 – Tomb of the living dead, Part 9
Qiu Chuji said, “Apprentice brother, you have studied Taoism for many years, how could it be that you are not able to see past a small mistake? Our brothers and sister in Shanxi, didn’t we have another set of problems?”
Hao Datong was alard and said, “What? Was anyone hurt?”
Qiu Chuji said, “It’s a long story, we’ll go and see apprentice brother Ma first.”
After Li Mochou killed the Lu family she traveled to Shanxi, in Jinbei she killed a few more heroes of the Wulin world. She eventually provoked public indignation; the leaders of the Wulin world in that area sent our heroes invitations, inviting them to attack her. The Quanzhen sect was the receiver of one of these hero invitations. At that ti, Ma Yu and Qiu Chuji discussed how Li Mochou has done many evil deeds, and though her sect and theirs had a long history, it would be best if they solved it and give her a chance to turn over a new leaf. Liu Chuxuan and Sun Bu’Er were at ibei. However Li Mochou hid her tracks, and traveled around discreetly, Liu Chuxuan and Sun Bu’Er couldn’t stop her and she hurt so more good n of Jinnan and Jinbei. Eventually Qiu Chuji and Wang Chuyi brought with them ten disciples, and rendezvoused with Liu Chuxuan and Sun Bu’Er. Li Mochou knew that it would be difficult for one person to fight off so many good fighters, and so she agreed with Qiu and Wang to a duel. The first day’s duel was with Sun Bu’Er. Li Mochou secretly used her ‘Soul Freezing Silver Needles’ and pierced her. She imdiately went up to them and gave them the antidote, and told Qiu Chuji they must accept it. This ant that they accepted a favour from her. According to the rules of Jianghu; they wouldn’t be able to chase after and fight her. The Taoists could only laugh bitterly as they made their way back. It was lucky that Qiu Chuji hurried back by himself, not traveling with the group, and managed to arrive in ti to save Hao Datong’s life.
After Xiao Longnu left Chongyang Palace, she put Yang Guo down and carried Grandma Sun’s body back to the Tomb of the Living Dead. She put her body on the bed that she normally slept on, and sat down on the chair in front of the bed and didn’t speak a single word. Yang Guo threw himself on Grandma Sun’s body and cried incessantly. After a while Xiao Longnu said, “She’s already dead, why are you crying? Even if you cried so more, she wouldn’t know about it.”
Yang Guo was startled, and felt that her words were cold and emotionless, but when he thought about it her words made sense; then he was struck with grief once more and burst out crying again.
Xiao Longnu looked at him coldly, her expression remained the sa, after another while she said, “We are going to bury her, follow .”
She picked up the body and exited the room. Yang Guo wiped away his tears with his sleeve and followed her. The tomb’s passageways were pitch black, he opened his eyes wide but could only see the ghostly white image of Xiao Longnu, he could only follow closely, he didn’t dare to lose track of her.
She twisted east and winded west, after half an hour, she pushed open a heavy stone door and from her pockets she took a match and lit two oil lamps on a stone table. Yang Guo took a look around and shivered, he saw a large empty room with five stone coffins. He took a closer look and saw that two of them were tightly closed, the other three were half open, and he didn’t know if there were corpses inside.
Xiao Longnu pointed to the first coffin on the right and said, “Ancestor Grandma lies there.” She pointed to the second one and said, “Master lies there.”
Yang Guo saw her pointing to a third coffin, his heart jumped, he didn’t know who she was going to say lies in that one. The lid was not closed; if there was a corpse inside wouldn’t it be extrely putrid? He heard her say, “Grandma Sun will lie in that one.”
Yang Guo knew it was an empty coffin, and let out his breath. He saw the other two coffins and beca curious, he asked, “What about those two coffins?”
Xiao Longnu said, “One is for my apprentice sister Li Mochou, the other is for .”
Yang Guo froze and said, “Li Mochou! Miss Li is going to return?”
Xiao Longnu replied, “My teacher planned it all, she will return. There is one coffin short because my master didn’t plan for you.”
Yang Guo was shocked and quickly said, “I don’t want one…I don’t want one!”
Xiao Longnu said, “I promised Grandma Sun that I was going to look after you forever. Since I won’t leave, then that ans you won’t either.”
Yang Guo heard her talk about his life and death; he lost any sense of concern and said, “Even if you don’t let go, when you die, I’ll be able to leave.”
Xiao Longnu said, “I promised to look after you forever, I won’t die before you.”
Yang Guo said, “Why not? You are older than !”
Xiao Longnu calmly said, “Before I die, I will kill you.”
Yang Guo’s heart jumped into his throat, and thought, “Maybe not. People have got legs, won’t I run away?”
Xiao Longnu went up to the third coffin and opened the lid, she then picked up Grandma Sun and placed her inside. Yang Guo didn’t want to abandon her just yet and said, “Let take another look at Grandma.” Xiao Longnu knew they had just known each other for a over a day yet they managed to beco so closely bonded, she agreed to his request. She frowned and picked up the corpse of Grandma Sun unmoved. Yang Guo looked at Grandma Sun under the dim light, and wanted to cry again. Xiao Longnu looked at him, then placed Grandma Sun’s body into the coffin; she pulled the lid over, a click sound, and the lid locked into place tightly sealing the coffin.
Xiao Longnu was afraid that Yang Guo would cry again and said, “Let’s leave!” She waved her left sleeve, the two oil lamps in the room were put out, and the room was plunged into darkness. Yang Guo was afraid that she would trap him in there and quickly ran out.
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