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by
Jin Yong
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September 16, 2019 - January 10, 2020
“After a few drinks we will no longer be strangers.”
“My name is Skyfury Guo,” he says, before pointing to a handsome, smooth-faced man behind him. “And this is Ironheart Yang. We were listening to your story, and we enjoyed it very much, but we would like to talk with you, ask you some questions. You bring news from home.”
the legendary Bare Hand Seizes Blade,
Qiu Chuji sipped from his bowl of rice wine and thought for a while. “For Master Guo’s child I suggest Guo Jing, meaning ‘Serenity,’ and for Master Yang’s child, Yang Kang, meaning ‘Vitality.’ This will remind them of the humiliation of the year Jingkang, when Kaifeng was sacked and the Emperor captured by the Jin.
“If our children are boys, they will be sworn brothers. If they are girls, they will be sworn sisters—” “And if we have one boy and one girl, they shall be married,” Guo cut in. The men laughed and embraced.
“Since ancient times mid-autumn’s moon, Radiant, as icy winds clean the night; Heavy hangs the Milky Way As water dragons vault the seas.”
Zhu Cong tapped his metal fan at Qiu Chuji’s Jade Pivot pressure point just below the collarbone, trying to break the flow of the attack. But
They did have one move against him, the Plow Formation, but it required all seven Masters at once to be effective.
“We will train them. Once they have reached the age of eighteen, we and other invited masters of the wulin will gather at the Garden of the Eight Drunken Immortals. First we will feast, and then our disciples will fight each other.”
“Today is the twenty-fourth day of the third lunar month,” Qiu Chuji began, standing up. “We shall meet again on this very same day, eighteen years from now, at noon, at the Garden of the Eight Drunken Immortals.
Guo Jing shook his head. “Mother says you should never expect anything in return for common kindness.”
“Mother says you should never expect anything in return for common kindness.”
Temujin and Jamuka had grown up together, cementing their friendship with a bond of brotherhood when Temujin was just eleven, a custom known among the Mongolians as anda, sealed with an exchange of gifts.
had
He pulled out his Golden Dragon whip and performed a move known as Black Dragon Fetches Water, directing all his force at Mei’s wrist.
As Zhu Cong was well aware, all practitioners of kung fu have at least one weak point, a spot so tender that all you have to do is touch it to kill them.
“A reward for whoever can bring one down!” Temujin cried. Jebe wanted his student to show off his skills, so he gave his bow to Guo Jing and whispered, “Kneel down and aim for the neck.” Guo Jing obeyed. He held the weighty bow in his left hand and drew back the arrow. Two black condors were flying wing to wing. He took aim and shot. The bow bent like the moon, the arrow flashed like a meteor. It pierced through the first condor’s neck and lodged itself into the abdomen of the second. Together, the birds fell to the ground. A roar came from the crowd and, frightened, the remaining birds
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His Fourth Shifu’s words echoed in his ears: Nothing eludes a man of sound heart and good will.
“Clear heart, emotions departed, In empty body qi can spread. A dead mind, yet the spirit lives, For Yin thrives but the Yang is shed.”
Turtledove Tail acupressure point, which if hit results in an immediate loss of consciousness.
The Six Freaks were taken aback. They knew of Ma Yu, of course, also known by his monastic name Scarlet Sun, the first disciple of Wang Chongyang who had assumed leadership of the Quanzhen Sect upon their Master’s death. Elder Eternal Spring Qiu Chuji was his younger martial brother. Ma Yu rarely made an appearance in the martial world, preferring to dedicate himself to meditation, so his brother Qiu was perhaps more famous. No one had ever seen Ma Yu fight, so the level of his kung fu skills was unknown.
Central Divinity Wang Chongyang, founder of the Quanzhen Sect, was Master to seven of the greatest fighters of the wulin. Ma Yu, known by his Taoist name Scarlet Sun, was considered his first and best disciple. Then came Eternal Truth Tan Chuduan, Eternal Life Liu Chuxuan, Eternal Spring Qiu Chuji, Jade Sun Wang Chuyi, Infinite Peace Hao Datong, and finally the Sage of Tranquility, Sun Bu’er, who had been married to Ma Yu before he turned to a life of celibacy and meditation.
Nine summers he stood, greeting the sun, Three winters he embraced the snow as he slept.
“Do you remember the story of our ancestor Lady Alan Qo’a? Her five sons could not live in peace, so she invited them to come and dine with her. She gave them each an arrow and asked them to break it. This they did with ease. Then she tied together another five arrows and asked them to break them. Each son tried, but none was able to do it. Do you remember what she said to them?” “If each of you stands alone, you will be broken as easily as an arrow,” Jamuka said quietly. “But if united, no one and nothing can break you.”
“You think your three-legged cat technique can beat me?
