Chapter - 498 Grudges Over Three Generations (4)

Huang Yaoshi briefly asked about Guo Xiang's martial arts and turned his head to get Yang Guo over to talk to him. When he turned around, he saw Yang Guo already walking out of the place so he said, "My friend Yang Guo, I'm off too!" He waved his sleeves and in the blink of an eye he had caught up with Yang Guo. The two of them swiftly disappeared into the darkness.

Huang Rong had something urgent to tell her Father but because there were too many people around it was not convenient to speak. Who would have thought he would suddenly leave, she was shocked and quickly gave chase.

However Huang Yaoshi and Yang Guo moved extremely fast and Huang Rong could not catch up. Huang Rong said, "Father, Guo'er, how about leaving after a few days?" Huang Yaoshi's distant voice said, "We both have wild characters and are uncomfortable with restrictions, just let us be." The last few words seemed to be almost a hundred meters away. Huang Rong, secretly groaning since she could not catch up, had to go back. Back at the field, drumming noises filled the night.

The four Elders of the Beggar Clan held a discussion. Firstly, before Hou Du came and messed things up, Yelu Qi had already been elected the Leader. Secondly, the Beggar Clan owed great debt of gratitude to Yang Guo, so since even he nominated Yelu Qi, then the affair was settled. The four Elders informed Huang Rong and ascended the stage and proclaimed Yelu Qi the new Beggar Clan Leader.

The Beggar Clan members all carried out their tradition and spat on Yelu Qi. They then clapped and cheered.

Guo Xiang noticed that this time Yang Guo only said a few words to her and left shortly after meeting her. She felt rather disappointed inside, and then she saw her sister standing next to Yelu Qi and receiving congratulations from the Beggar Clan members. She felt even worse so she turned around and headed home. She had not gone a few steps when Huang Rong caught up with her and held her hand, gently saying, "Xiang'er, what is it? Are you unhappy?" Guo Xiang said, "No, I'm extremely delighted." After saying this she lowered her head and tears welled up in her eyes, and then fell to the ground. Huang Rong could not understand her daughter's heart so she mentioned some interesting stories to make her happy.

The two people slowly went home. Huang Rong accompanied her back to her room and asked, "Xiang'er, are you tired?"

Guo Xiang said, "I'm alright. Mother, you've been up all night, you should rest."

Huang Rong pulled her close and sat shoulder-to-shoulder on the bed and fondled her hair, saying, "Xiang'er, I've never mentioned the matter of your brother Yang Guo to you before. This is a long story, so if you're not tired, I'll tell it to you." That caught Guo Xiang's attention and she said, "Mother, tell me."

Huang Rong said, "I should start from his grandfather." Then she told her how Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin became sworn brothers, how they swore their children even before birth, how Yang Kang acknowledged the enemy as his father and lost his life, why Yang Guo lived on Peach Blossom Island when young, why Guo Fu chopped off his arm and how he and Xiao Longnü separated at the Passionless Valley. She told the entire story to her.

Huang Rong then sighed and said, "At first I was suspicious of him and was afraid nothing good would come out of you knowing him. Ah, in terms of trusting people I'm way behind your father. Your brother Yang Guo did three great things tonight so instead of being evil, he's far from it. We really owe him a debt of gratitude."

Guo Xiang curiously asked, "Mother, why would he be evil?"

Huang Rong said, "At first I thought wrongly, I thought he bore a deep hatred for our Guo family and wanted to take revenge on you."

Guo Xiang shook her head, "How could that be? If he wanted to kill me it would be all too easy. At Feng Lingdu, all he needed was his little finger to kill me."

Huang Rong said, "You're still young. You don't know about all these things yet. If he wanted you to suffer and make us worried and depressed, it would be ten times more terrible than killing a person. Ah, there's no need to say more, now I know he won't. But I'm still worried over something."

Guo Xiang said, "Mother, what's there to worry about? I think brother Yang won't take past matters to heart. He will be reunited with Sister-in-law soon and he'd be so happy he'd forget everything."

Huang Rong said, "That's exactly what I'm worried about; he may not get to see Xiao Longnü."

Guo Xiang was shocked and said, "What? How could that be? Brother Yang personally told me Sister-in-law was badly injured and was taken away by the Divine Nun of the South Sea [Nan Hai Shen Ni] for treatment and arranged to meet again 16 years later. The couple has deep feelings for each other, why wouldn't they meet after waiting for so long?"

Huang Rong frowned and only said, "Hmmmmm." Guo Xiang said, "Brother Yang told me she carved several words on the ' Broken Heart Cliff' which said, 'sixteen years later, meet at this place, the love between (us) husband and wife is profoundly deep, never fail this promise' Could the words be false?"

Huang Rong said, "The words are genuine, but I'm afraid Xiao Longnü loved Yang Guo too much so he won't be able to see her again."

Guo Xiang did not know what in Heaven's name Huang Rong was talking about and stared at her expectantly. Huang Rong said, "sixteen years ago, your Brother Yang and his wife were seriously injured; Brother Yang's injuries could be treated while Xiao Longnü's poison attacked her major accupoints. He saw that she wouldn't likely survive and didn't want to accept treatment." When she said this, her voice became soft and gentle and continued, "Ah, you're still young, you won't understand."

Guo Xiang was lost in thought for a while then said, "Mother, if I were Sister-in-law, I'd pretend I'm alright and let him take the medicine to recover."

Huang Rong was surprised; she had never expected her daughter to be so thoughtful of others at such a young age, so she said, "Correct, I'm afraid Xiao Longnü did just that and left Yang Guo. She earnestly said 'the love between (us) husband and wife is profoundly deep, never fail this promise' and said 'please treasure this, beg that you fulfill this reunion'. When I saw 'please treasure this', I guessed Xiao Longnü disappeared suddenly to make your Brother Yang patiently and quietly wait for her for sixteen years. Ah, she thought after sixteen years, your Brother Yang would slowly forget her. Although he'd be disappointed, he wouldn't want to commit suicide."

Guo Xiang said, "Then what about the Divine Nun of the South Sea?" Huang Rong said, "I made that up. There's really no such person." Guo Xiang was shocked and stammered, "No… no such person?"

Huang Rong said, "That day at the Passionless Valley, I saw Yang Guo was so miserable that I could not help but make something up to console him and make him wait for the past sixteen years. I said the Divine Nun of the South Sea lived on Wisdom Island, but actually there's no such island. I also said she taught your grandfather some palm strokes to reduce his suspicions. This Yang Guo is so intelligent, if I didn't make it sound realistic, how would he believe me? If he didn't, then Xiao Longnü's efforts would be wasted."