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ShiQingtooktwostepsforward,andraisedhisclaspedfiststowardsGengWanzhongandWangWanren. "YoungerBrotherGeng,YoungerBrotherWang,thisyoungersisterherehascourageandinsightsoremarkablethattheyexceedthoseshownbymen. Shemustbenoneotherthanthe jianghu's

（1）well-knownWomanWarrioroftheWinterPlum,SisterHua. Asfortheotherfourbrothers,wouldBrotherGengpleaseintroduceus."

GengWanzhong'sfacebecamestern. InsteadofrespondingtoShiQing'srequest,hesaid,"Thereisnothingbetterthanmeetingyou,Manor-MasterShi,andyourwifehere,foritsavesusatriptoJiangnan."

Bythen,ShiQinghadrealisedthatthesesevenpeoplewerenotfriendlyatall. HehadinitiallythoughtthatthesevenweresoreafterbeingdefeatedbyXieYanke,yethehadalwaysbeenongoodtermswithGengWanzhong.  Bothofushasjustmetinaplacefarawayfromhome,soshouldthemeetingnotbeajoyfulone?

 WhyisGengWanzhongsodetachedandcold?

 Hehasalwaysreferredtomeas"ElderBrotherShi",butwhyhashesuddenlychangedtheformofaddress?

 Then,athoughthitShiQing:

  Couldmyprecioussonhavecreatedsometrouble?

Hequicklyputthequestionforth:

"BrotherGeng,didmynaughtylittleboymakeyouangry?

 Pleaseallowmywifeandmetoofferourapologies. Come,come,come,IwillplayhostandinviteallsevenofyoutoadrinkinsideBianliangCity."

WhenAnFengrisawhowfriendlyShiQingwastowardsthedisciplesoftheSnowMountainSchool,andhowtheverysamedisciplesdidnotbothertocastasingleglanceathimself,herealisedthatitwasnotevennecessaryforhimtointroducehimselformakeanyexchangeofgreetings. Standingaloneinthesidelines,hewasputoffandupsetbywhathehadseen:

 Hmmph,whatissogreatabouttheSnowMountainSchoolanyway?

 IftheytreatedotherswiththesamebenevolenceanduprighteousnessshownbyManor-MasterShi,theywouldgaintruerespectfromothers.

Hence,heturnedtoShiQingandMinRou,claspedhisfistsandsaid,"Manor-MasterShi,MrsShi,Itakemyleave."

ShiQingreturnedthehonourandreplied,"Stockade-MasterAn,pleasedonottakeoffence. Myson,ShiZhongyu,isstudyingtheartsunderthetutelageofElderBrotherFengattheSnowMountainSchool. Inmyeagernesstoaskaftermyson,Ihaveforgottentobecourteoustoyou."

Well,Icannotblameyouthen,thoughtAnFengri. So,herespondedaloud:

"Wellsaid,wellsaid!

" Then,heturnedandledhismenaway.

GengWanzhongandhisgroupdidnotutterasingleworduntilAnFengriandhismenwerelonggone. Eventhen,theylookedatoneanotherwithawkwardexpressionsontheirfaces,asiftheywereupsetandembarrassedatthesametime. Nooneseemedwillingtoopenhismouthandspeak.

ShiQinghadsenthissontostudymartialartsunderthetutelageoftheDragonofWindandFireFengWanlioftheSnowMountainSchoolforanimportantreason. Thechildhadbeenexcessivelystubbornandstupid,yetMinRouhadshelteredhiminsimplytoomanyways. Consequently,hehadnotbeenabletodisciplinethechild. Now,lookingatthefacesofGengWanzhongandtheothers,ShiQingbegantofearthathissonhadcreatedasizeabledisturbanceattheschool. Sohesmiledandsaid,"GreetingstoOldMasterBaiandMrsBai;greetingstotheDragonofWindandFireBrotherFeng."

Bythen,WangWanrencouldnolongercontainhimself. Hebellowed:

"Myteacherandhiswifeareconsideredfortunatetohavesurvivedtheirritationofyourlittle...little...little..." Hewantedtosay"littlebastard"butaglanceatMinRou'sworriedandpitifulcountenanceeventuallyforcedhimtorestrainhimselfandswallowthelastwordafteruttering"little"threetimes.

Althoughhehadstoppedhimselffromusingthederogative,everyoneknewwhathehadwantedtosay. Afterall,thisactofnotscoldinganyonewasasgoodasageneroushelpingofverbalabuse.

MinRou'seyesturnedred. "ElderBrotherWang,"shesaid,"myYu'erisreallyterriblymischievous. Sincehehasoffendedallofyou,I...I...Iwilloffermyapologiesfirst." Shesanktothegroundinadeepcurtsy,promptingthesevendisciplesoftheSnowMountainSchooltoreturnthegestureinahurry.

WangWanrenraisedhisvoiceandsaid,"MrsShi,thislittle...little...fellowthatyouhavegivenbirthtoisreallytooworthlessforwords. Ifonlyhebearshalfa fen （equivalenttoabout5%）ofsimilaritytoyouandyourhusband,then...whatelseistheretosay?

 Iwouldnotconsiderhimhavingoffendedme. Besidesoffendingmyteacherandhiswife...thatElderBrotherBaiofminehassuchafierydisposition...Manor-MasterShi,Idonotmeantoliveoffonepersonwhilesecretlyhelpinganother,butImustinformyouthatmyBrotherBaiisgoingtoburnyourXuansuManor

（2）down. You...youhadbetteravoidhim. Asforyourofferofdrink,Icannotacceptitregardlessofwhatyoumaysay. IfBrotherBaifindsout,itwouldbestrangeifhedidnotfalloutandseveralltieswithme."

Despitethelengthyspeech,nothingwasdivulgedaboutthemistakethatShiZhongyuhadactuallycommitted.

ShiQingandMinRoubecameincreasinglyconcerned:

 WehavealwayshadagoodrelationshipwiththeSnowMountainSchool,sowhyisBaiWanjiansofuriousthathemustburnXuansuManordown?

 Thus,theycouldnothelpthemselvesbutreply:

"Damnthataudaciousboy!

 HowcouldheevendaretooffendOldMasterBaiandhiswife?

"

"Weshouldnotlingerinthisplaceofconflict,"saidGengWanzhong. "Letusfindanotherplacetotalk." Hepulledhisswordoutofthegroundandadded,"Manor-MasterShi,MrsShi,afteryou."

ShiQingacknowledgedtherequestwithanodandheadedtowardsthewestwithMinRou. Theirhorsesfollowedafterthemataleisurelypace.

Alongtheway,GengWanzhongintroducedShiQingtofiveofhisbrothersandsisters-at-armswhorespondedwithcourteouswordsofaadmirationforthecouple. Aftersevenoreight li （about3.5to4.0km）,theycameuponthreechestnuttrees,standingramrod-straightbytheroad.

GengWanzhongspokefirst:

"Manor-MasterShi,canwespeakoverthereplease?

"

"Verywell,"repliedShiQing.

Thepartyofninewentunderthegenerouscanopiesofthetrees,andsatdownonseveralrocksandtherootsofthetreesthemselves. Bythen,ShiQingandhiswifewereextremelyanxious,yettheydidnotventuretomakeanyqueries.

GengWanzhongbegan:

"Manor-MasterShi,youandIhavealwaysbeenonfriendlyterms,sodonottakeoffencewiththeunpleasantwordsthatIamabouttosay. Inmyhumbleopinion,itisstillbetterforyoutohandyoursonovertous. Iwilldomybesttopleadhiscasebeforemyteacherandhiswife,aswellasmyBrotherBaiandhiswife,andperhapsenableyoursontogetawaywithhislife. Evenifheendsuplosingallhismartialartsabilities,itisstillbetterthanhavingbothourfamiliesbecomeenemiesandgetintoafight."

ShiQingwasmystified. "Ihavenotseenmysonevenonceafterhewenttoyourschoolthreeyearsago,"hesaid. "Ireallydonotknowwhathashappened,soIhopethatyouwilltellmeeverything,BrotherGeng. Youdonothavetoconcealthefacts." HehadalwaysaddressedGengWanzhongas'WorthyYoungerBrotherGeng',butnowthatthelatterseemedtobeveryangry,hefearedthatthisverytermofaddressmightbemetwithastrongrebuff.

"Doyoureallynotknow?

"askedGengWanzhong.

"No!

"answeredShiQing.

GengWanzhongknewShiQingwell. AstheMasterofXuansuManor,thelatterhadareputationofsuchrenownthathewouldcertainlynotdeceiveanyonewithlies. Sincehehaddeclaredthathedidnothaveanyknowledgeaboutthematter,hiswordshadtobetrue. Hence,GengWanzhongsaid,"So,youreallyhavenotideawhathas..."

Bythen,MinRoucouldnolongercontainherself. "IsYu'ernotinLingxiaoCity（3）?

"sheasked,interruptingGengWanzhongashespoke.

Henodded.

WangWanrensaid,"Ifthatsmall...smallfellowwasstillinLingxiaoCity,ahundredliveswouldnothavebeensufficienttokeephimalive."

AngercreptintoShiQing'sheart:

 IorderedYu'ertostudymartialartsunderyourtutelagebecauseofmyrespectforOldMasterBaiandBrotherFeng,aswellasmyhighregardforthepugilistictechniquesoftheSnowMountainSchool. SoevenifYu'erisyoung,stubbornandinnatelystupid,youshouldstillconsiderourdignitywhenoursonviolatestherulesofyourschool. Youcannothavehimkilledasyouwish. Furthermore,ifyousaythatyourSnowMountainSchoolexcelsinmartialartsandisthusabletooverwhelmusbysheernumbers,doesreasonreallynotexistanymoreintherealmoftheriversandlakes?

Yet,ShiQingremainedcalmandcollected. Respondinginaunaffectedvoice,hesaid,"Ihaveknownlongagothattherulesofyourschoolareverystrict. IsentmysontoLingxiaoCitytostudymartialartsbecauseIwantedhimtobemoredisciplined."

GengWanzhong'scountenancebecameslightlysterner. "Manor-MasterShi,thatisanoverstatement,"hesaid. "ShiZhongyu'sridiculousness,shamelessandextremeviciousnessarenottheproductsofhavingstudiedatourSnowMountainSchool."

"Heisonlyayoungchild,"ShiQingrespondedinacalmvoice. "Wheredowebegintodescribehimasridiculous,shamelessandextremelyvicious?

"

GengWanzhongturnedtoHuaWanziandsaid,"SisterHua,pleasegoandlookaround,andseeifanyonehascome."

"Yes!

"answeredHuaWanzi. Shetookupherswordandwalkedawayfromthegroup.

ShiQingandhiswifeexchangedaglance. TheyknewthatGengWanzhonghadsentHuaWanziawaybecausehewasabouttosaysomethingthatwouldnormallynotbebroughtupbeforewomen. Hence,theirheartscouldnothelpbutfa