Chapter 25: The Disabled Heart

  Geng Yuan rushed all the way to Cangmen City and finally arrived at the city gate of Cangmen City. From a distance, Geng Yuan saw that the security team was checking the people entering and leaving the city gate, with a large number of security personnel, roughly an entire company, and a small detachment of Japanese soldiers supervising on the side. Today's inspection was exceptionally thorough, and the security team had a look as if they were facing a great enemy.

  Geng Yuan easily squeezed his way to the city gate, and as he looked up, he saw a notice posted on the large wall of the city gate, with six portraits attached beside it. Geng Yuan was shocked when he took a look, so shocked that his tongue lolled out.

  Geng Yuan touched his own head, feeling a bit regretful afterwards.

  "Geng Yuan thought to himself, 'What's going on? The masters didn't return to their hometowns, but instead came to Cangmen City and killed Japanese people, stirring up big trouble. Looking at the situation at the city gate, everyone from Bisheng Temple is implicated. Hmm, I might as well not enter the city. I'll wait until nightfall and look for an opportunity to sneak in. The small city gate of Cangmen City can't stop me, anyway.' Just as Geng Yuan thought this, he heard a burst of gunfire coming from inside the city. Immediately after, the security guards at the gate drove away pedestrians, and the city gate 'clanged' shut."

  "The Garrison Command has issued an order, the monks of Biyuan Temple have not been caught yet. The two monks who broke into the Chamber of Commerce Chairman Huang Youcai's house were rescued by someone. Now the whole city is under martial law and entry and exit are prohibited." A security team leader shouted loudly.

  Geng Yuan glanced at the city gate, then took a look at the Japanese soldiers who looked like evil gods, knowing that this was not a good place to stay for long, so he turned around and walked back along the original road.

  Gengyuan's demeanor and attire, especially his shaved head, had already caught the attention of the Japanese soldiers. They huddled together, whispered a few words, and then shouted at Gengyuan as he turned to leave.

  "Where are you going? Stop! What kind of work is this?"

  Geng Yuan ignored them and quickened his pace.

  "Bang! Bang!", the Japanese soldiers opened fire and several of them followed closely behind, chasing after us.

  Gengyuan hastily rolled out a few zhangs away, dodging the bullets shot by the Japanese soldiers. Then, he used his ultimate move learned from Master Huichong at Biyuansi Temple - "Piaozhui Piaoying", and with a flash of his body, he disappeared, Gengyuan had already hidden behind a large tree.

  Geng Yuan took out a slingshot from his waist, placed a small iron ball on the sling, aimed at the Japanese soldier who was walking in front and shouting loudly, and shot it out. With a "slap" sound, the iron ball hit the Japanese soldier's skull, causing him to scream in pain.

  At this time, Geng Yuan exposed his position, and the Japanese soldiers concentrated their firepower and rushed in the direction of the big tree, firing wildly.

  Geng Yuan was very clever. After the iron ball shot out from the crossbow, Geng Yuan had already shifted his body and hid behind another tree on the other side.

  Gengyuan was in the woods, playing hide-and-seek with several Japanese soldiers who had caught him. Although the iron ball was shot from the left side, when they rushed to the left side, Gengyuan had disappeared; and another iron ball flew out from the right side, and when they arrived at the right side, there was no one in sight. The Japanese soldiers were exhausted and their heads were injured to varying degrees, and the bullets they carried on them were also used up. In the end, they shouted a few times in the woods and retreated helplessly.

  Geng Yuan had been socializing with the Japanese soldiers for more than three hours and was exhausted. He didn't lie down on the grass in the woods to rest until he saw that the Japanese soldiers were really leaving.

  Geng Yuan lay on the grass, and couldn't help but think of what had just happened.

  "Alas! I, Gengyuan, was brought to Biyuan Temple by my master since childhood and do not know who my biological parents are. It wasn't until I heard that Feng Renshui, the Security Commander of Cangmen City, is my biological father that I decided to leave the mountain to thoroughly investigate the mystery of my life and find a better place for myself. Who would have thought that my senior brothers would stir up such big trouble, pushing everyone in Biyuan Temple into the abyss of death? Alas! My senior brothers are also to blame, with half of China already occupied by Japan, you few dare to oppose the Japanese, isn't this just asking for death?

  Gengyuan felt annoyed and rolled around in the grass, stopping under a large tree, where he began to think about his troubles again."

  "Alas! I, who should be the future young master of the sealed mansion and the junior commander of the security command center, have also been implicated along with my senior brothers. It's really not worth it. Alas! You tell me if I'm wronged or not - what did I do to deserve this?! If Feng Renhe is indeed my father, he surrendered to the Japanese, shouldn't I also surrender to the Japanese? Hmph, who made me his son?! But now, the Japanese kill anyone from Bisheng Temple on sight. How can I escape this calamity?" Geng Yuan stood up from the grass with a flip of his fish-like body and paced back and forth in the forest, deep in thought.

  "Oh, right! We eight great masters aren't lay disciples, are we? Right, we haven't received the precepts, we just shaved our heads, as long as we don't shave them again, won't we be like normal people? Hmm, in less than a month, my hair will grow out, by that time, who will still think I'm from Biyuan Temple? But it's not possible now, the Japanese soldiers see a shaved head and arrest you, before my hair grows out, if I'm still dressed as a Biyuan Temple monk, I'll definitely invite disaster. Hmm, I need to think of a way to change my current image." Gongyuan thought this through, seemingly clearing his mind, knowing what to do now.

  Geng Yuan stared at the large tree in front of him, clenched his fists and punched the trunk heavily. The trunk shook slightly, and a few withered leaves fell down.

  "Uh, my life is so precious, I can't be as reckless with it like Master Brother and the others. I want to enjoy wealth and glory, be a young master. I also want to get married and have children, enjoy family bliss. I must marry Yao Fenglan as my wife, she should be mine." As soon as he thought of Yao Fenglan, Geng Yuan became angry with Xin Yuan, "This Xin Yuan, look at his thick-skinned appearance, yet he's actually quite ruthless, even getting the token of affection into his hands. Hmph! You and Yao Fenglan are engaged, what does it matter? Will you have my wealth in the future? My father, Feng Renhe, is a respected figure in Cangmen City, one of the top figures in Cangmen City. Compared to me, you Xin Yuan are still a bit too tender."

  Gengyuan was somewhat excited, did a chest-expanding exercise to boost his emotions. He turned around and suddenly saw the bullet holes on the tree, which were made by the Japanese soldiers' bullets just now. Gengyuan seemed to hear a voice in the air: "Feng Renhe surrendered to the Japanese, he's a traitor, do you want to be a traitor too?"

  "What? Defecting to the Japanese is being a traitor? Hmph! Speak with conscience. Even Wang Jingwei, the second-in-command of the Nationalist Party, defected to the Japanese, why can't we? Is this reasonable? This is called 'saving the country through a curve', do you understand? What? Master doesn't allow it? Hmph! Don't mention Master again. Master not only can't treat each disciple fairly, but also listens to and believes in biased views, favoring some over others. I, Feng Yuan, no! I, Fung Siu-bo, which aspect is inferior to Xin Yuan? Why didn't he pass on the secret manual of Biyuan Temple's martial arts - 'Floating Infinity Fist' to me, but instead gave it to Xin Yuan? Isn't this a clear case of favoritism? I've seen it all, don't think I, Fung Siu-bo, am blind. Hmph! I won't accept it! I will get my hands on Yao Fenglan, and the secret manual of the martial arts world!" Feng Yuan became even more agitated, pounding on the tree trunk to vent his emotions.

  "Hmm! The most important thing now is to uncover my own life story. I want to figure out why there's a pattern of a green snake on my back, and what it means. Hmm, as long as I see my biological father, everything will become clear." Geng Yuan thought this, patted the grass dust off his body, left the forest, and headed in the direction of Bayin Town.

  He arrived at Bayin Town and, in order to avoid causing more trouble, he chose a large house with high walls and planned to go inside and dress up properly.

  Geng Yuan stood on the steps and knocked at the door with a "thud, thud, thud" sound. He had been knocking for half a day, but no one came to open the door.