The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 371 The Abbot's Legacy at Shaolin Temple

The old monster stared at the mummy before him with a wistful gaze, his eyes filled with a hint of reminiscence, but mostly with indifference and disgust.

After several days of frequent exchanges, she could easily recognize the other party's identity. His internal energy was also the Northern Darkness Divine Art, and he used the Tianshan Six Yang Palm and the Carefree Plum Blossom Hand. He did not know the White Rainbow Palm Force or the Lingbo Steps. He was completely a successor of the Tianshan Lingjiu Palace.

The person who could learn these things and achieve such mastery must have been obvious long ago. Besides Xu Zhu, there was only this guy whom he despised so much and secretly poisoned.

She knew that the other party was completely incapable of communication, so she turned to look at the Western Xia emperor again. After confirming that the Western Xia emperor would absolutely not allow her to leave, the old monster finally stopped pretending to compromise in his words.

"You can hold me off for ten days, a month, but do you really think you can keep me here forever?"

This thing has lost its mind; its internal energy is only circulating subconsciously, and its recovery can't keep up with its consumption. If it continues to entangle with me, how do you know how long it can hold out against me?

"I will still kill you then; you can't escape it. I'll just replace you with any other member of the royal family, and I'll still control the Xia Kingdom."

The Western Xia emperor's face showed anger, his hands clenched tightly, and his lips trembled slightly, but he quickly calmed down.

"You don't need to use empty threats. He won't last long, and what about you? Your time is running out too."

You are over a hundred years old. Before you needed the court's support, you simply lived in seclusion in the palace.

From the moment you suddenly stepped in to help me ascend the throne, you demanded that I continuously supply you with various resources.

Initially, it consisted of only precious medicinal herbs, such as old ginseng, lingzhi mushrooms, and snow lotus. Later, the demand for medicinal herbs increased dramatically, not only in quantity but also in quality, which became even more stringent. The century-old ginseng stored in the palace has now been completely consumed.
For the past three years or so, ordinary medicinal herbs have become useless to you, and you have started to force me to search for all kinds of rare and precious herbs. My royal family's century-old accumulation has almost been squandered by you, but you have only become more and more demanding.

Take the Qian Yuan Fruit as an example. This miraculous medicine grows in Tianchi Lake in the Tianshan Mountains. Tianchi Lake is a volcanic crater, and the surrounding area is covered with ice and snow all year round. It is full of miasma, poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts, and is extremely dangerous. Countless people in my Xia Kingdom have died in order to help you harvest the Qian Yuan Fruit.

Initially, you only needed to take one Qian Yuan Guo per month, then it was every half month, then every seven days, and now it's every three days.

As far as I know, this miraculous medicine can clear away chronic ailments in the body, and its effects of replenishing qi and blood are unparalleled. Long-term use can prolong life.

You probably consume more than one of these rare and precious herbs on a regular basis.

Your current surge in demand for rare and precious materials indicates that your time is drawing near, a fact you understand better than I do.

These past few days, I've cut off all your supplies of rare and precious medicinal herbs and surrounded you. Without these herbs to sustain you, you must be having a hard time.

The reason you tried to break out or launch a surprise attack on me for seven consecutive nights is because you know that if you stay any longer, you will only die quickly.

The first time I stopped you, you were able to gain the upper hand in your fight, so I had to call in other experts to help. We suffered heavy casualties before I could force you to retreat.

Now, although my martial arts skills are mediocre, I still have some insight. Your body has problems, and you can no longer suppress him. Today, you are completely at a disadvantage.

You wicked woman, you old monster, you've finally met your match?

Over the years, you have disregarded the royal family and even planted a life-or-death curse on me, the emperor of Western Xia, subjecting me to all kinds of humiliation, leaving my life and death out of my own hands.

As the supreme ruler of a nation, how could I suffer such a humiliation? I have been waiting for an opportunity until you asked me to search for information about the Xiaoyao Sect from the records of Yipintang. I don't know what you want to do, but I know I can't let you succeed.

I will risk my life to free the Xia Kingdom's royal family from your control.

Heaven help me, there's been no news of Li Canghai you're looking for, but I actually found something else in the Yipintang files.

As you requested, I sent people to all the places the Free and Unfettered Sect had ever been associated with. Who would have thought that in a stone cave at the foot of a cliff in Dali, there was a dying old woman, guarding her half-dead, zombie-like son, filled with boundless hatred for you.

Hearing this, the old monster was startled. She turned to look at the mummy opposite her again and asked again.

"Your people actually found them in Langhuan Jade Cave in Wuliang Mountain? That place has been abandoned for many years, and everything has been moved out. I never thought that Mei Jian would take his bastard child to live in seclusion in Langhuan Jade Cave."

Wu Chengyu, standing nearby, was even more shocked. The one that the old monster called a bastard must be Xu Zhu's child, and born to someone else.

Xu Zhu had four sword attendants, Mei, Lan, Ju, and Zhu, each as beautiful as a flower. Even if each one was not as good as the old monster in his youth, that's just how men are.

Having four identical beauties by your side every day, obedient to you, submissive, and even willing to throw themselves at you, the pleasure of that is definitely greater than four. How could Xu Zhu possibly resist them all? After all, he is his father's son.

Even his father couldn't resist back then. As the abbot of Shaolin, he understood perfectly. Inheritance is a truly terrifying thing; it's not just passed down to sons, but also to future generations. Therefore, Wu Chengyu didn't believe that Xu Zhu could remain unmoved after spending so much time with the Four Sword Attendants. According to the Western Xia emperor, Xu Zhu and Mei Jian had a son, who was inevitably murdered by the old monster, but not completely; he was left alive, a living dead. It's just unknown how the Western Xia found a way to control him.

Wu Chengyu's question was quickly answered by the Western Xia emperor.

"The Xiaoyao Sect you asked me to find is truly remarkable. Besides the Langhuan Jade Cave, I also sent people to the Lingjiu Palace to dig three feet into the ground."

After that, we went to Leigu Mountain and the former residence of the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass. I sent people there, but unfortunately, we found nothing.

Who knew that in Xingxiu Sea, at the original site of the Xingxiu Sect founded by a traitor of the Xiaoyao Sect a hundred years ago, other good things were found.

A special method of controlling the living dead with poison, and that old woman, knowing I was going to deal with you, was willing to offer up everything.

First, she removed all the life-and-death talismans from our bodies. Then, with our help, she turned her son into a living corpse—a living corpse with absolute martial prowess. Finally, she willingly sacrificed herself, pouring all her inner strength into her son, so that he could take revenge with his own hands.

Wu Chengyu suddenly realized that in the world of Jin Yong's martial arts novels, when it comes to using poison, Xingxiu Laoguai is indeed the most bizarre. After all, he obtained some of the medical skills of the Xiaoyao Sect that were far ahead of their time, and then created the Huagong Dafa and the Shenmu Wangding, a rare object.

Therefore, it is normal for there to be a poison that can control the living dead. However, those masters who have reached the peak of martial arts are immune to his poison. Why would those with lower martial arts skills need to control him? So this kind of poison has become useless.

But a guy who had become a living dead, yet possessed extremely high martial arts skills and had no initiative to resist, became the perfect carrier of this poison.

Since Mei Jian became Xu Zhu's concubine, given Xu Zhu's unguarded nature and lack of concern for martial arts, it was perfectly normal for him to pass on the Tianshan Six Yang Palm to Mei Jian and the others. That's why Mei Jian was able to help others remove the Life and Death Talisman.

As for Xu Zhu's son, he could naturally learn all the martial arts of Lingjiu Palace. In addition, his mother, Mei Jian, lived to be a hundred years old and poured all her internal energy into her son's body, which created a living corpse that could directly confront the old monster.

This is also what Wu Chengyu has never been able to understand: the royal family's true trump card in fighting against the old monster.

With this trump card, the emperor, who had been suppressing his anger for many years, could no longer tolerate it. Especially after the old monster resorted to his old tricks and interfered in the struggle for the throne again, the emperor completely broke off all pretense of civility.

All he needs to do now is cut off the rare and precious materials the old monster uses to prolong its lifespan, then trap the old monster in the Remnant Dream Palace, and eventually he can wear the old monster down to death.

However, Xu Zhu, the protagonist of the Tianlong era with amazing luck, had a rather tragic ending.

He married a wife who appeared to be deeply in love with him, but in reality harbored deep hatred and ulterior motives. The ending was predictable, and even his own son ended up in this miserable state of being neither alive nor dead.

Choosing a wife is something you really have to be careful about. A wife who isn't on your side can really ruin your life.

By this time, the old monster was clearly too weak to fight any longer. She looked at the soldiers surrounding her and the experts behind the emperor. Most importantly, the bastard opposite her, whose skill was slightly inferior to hers, was more refined. He was unaware of anything, so his injuries wouldn't significantly affect his combat power.

His internal organs were severely damaged and he needed immediate treatment; otherwise, if he delayed, his remaining lifespan would likely be depleted even faster.

Most importantly, for some reason, his meridians were acting strangely after these days of continuous battles, and he was constantly in pain. At first, he thought it was due to internal injuries, but now it seemed that it should not be that. However, the old monster carefully examined his meridians but found no problems.

Her eyes flickered, and she said, "I can promise you I won't go out or break into the palace again, but I have one condition."

I am getting old, and in my final days, I still hope to have descendants to keep me company and see me off in my old age.

Yu Zhu and Wu Qianyu are my personal disciples. They have been with me for many years and we have a deep bond. You may let them enter the palace to keep me company. We will make peace, and from now on, I will never interfere in royal affairs again, and I will live out my remaining years in peace.”

The Emperor of Western Xia shook his head: "Yuzhu was my favorite daughter. She was so charming and lovely when she was young. I only regret that I had to send her to your palace to please you. Now you have turned her into this neither-male-nor-female creature."

Every time I see her, my hatred for you intensifies.

What infuriates me most is that she's now on your side, no longer on the same page as my father, the Emperor. You old monster, I won't forgive you for this alone.

Moreover, I know you too well. You've never done anything meaningless all these years. How much genuine affection could someone like you possibly have for so-called juniors?

I don't know what you want them to do in the palace, but you must have ulterior motives. I will not agree to anything you want to do.

In three days, Yuzhu will be married. Afterwards, let her live a carefree life as a princess; that would be a fair exchange between father and daughter. But you, old monster, can forget about ever seeing her again.”

Wu Chengyu suddenly felt that this Western Xia emperor was not bad. He was shrewd, patient, and cautious enough. It was a pity that he was always held hostage by the old monster. If he could focus on governing the country, the Western Xia might be even stronger.

(End of this chapter)