Chapter Forty-Five: Parting Ways

  And following the memory of Cha Qianzong, Jiang Yingshui, who also witnessed this scene, did not expect that things would turn out to be like this. At this time, Jiang Yingshui was even more eager to know what other events would occur in Cha Qianzong's memory.

  But Zha Qianzong's memory continued, and the fact that he was shocked by this fact, it took him a long time to react, but he couldn't accept this fact at all.

  Yu Long looked at Cha Qian, who was still somewhat dazed, and said: "When I first came to the Cha family, I was suffering from internal injuries. Your father saved me, so in order to repay his kindness, I agreed to teach you martial arts for 15 years. As for yesterday's events, I also learned about them from that monk's mouth, and rushed back from outside, but it was already too late. I could only take you with me."

  Zha Qian glared at Yu Long and said with a sinister smile: "It's all because of you two! It's all your fault!"

  Tong Biao sighed: "I know this matter can't be undone, and it's indeed related to my daughter and me. If you want revenge, just come at me alone."

  As soon as the words fell, Zha Qian had already rushed towards Tong Biao like a madman, and with one punch, he struck Tong Biao's chest. Tong Biao, who was hit by Zha Qian's resentful blow, spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body retreated three steps before stabilizing.

  Zha Qian's eyes turned blood red as he stared at Tong Biao and said: "This punch is for you deceiving me for 15 years in the Zha family!"

  As he spoke, Cha Qianzong punched Tong Biao's chest again, and this time Tong Biao retreated five steps before stopping. This caused the woman in the gauze hat to step forward, while the maid was about to stop Cha Qianzong.

  However, Tong Biao shouted: "Don't interfere with me and Tulou's affairs!"

  "This punch is for you knowing this matter and not telling my father and me!"

  Tong Biao slowly nodded, and didn't wipe the fresh blood still dripping from his mouth. Instead, he stared at Cha Qianzong, as if to say "come again".

  This time, Zhang Qian stepped forward and stood up, accumulating his strength for a moment before slapping Tong Biao's body with one palm. A cracking sound was heard, and this time Tong Biao finally couldn't stand still, directly falling to the ground.

  "This palm is because of your father and daughter's sake, let the Cha family and several families with me be destroyed!"

  Tong Biao, who was lying on the ground, spat out blood foam from his mouth, but a smile appeared on his face: "Turul! The master has indeed not misjudged you."

  But just then, Qianzong raised his hand and pressed it to his chest, and in an instant he also spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body swayed several times.

  This shocked Tong Biao and the woman with the silk hat, as well as the maid. Only then did they hear Cha Qianzong's voice, weakly saying: "To raise one's hand against one's own master who has taught you a skill is an act of great disrespect. I, Cha Toluo, will voluntarily injure myself to make amends!"

  Upon hearing Chatu's words, Tong Biao's face revealed a look of relief, while the woman in the gauze hat and the maid were also staring at Chatian with shock on their faces.

  "Master! I have another request for you!"

  Tong Biao was slowly helped up by the woman in the gauze hat and the maid, saying: "Turou, what you asked for is the way of the master, this grudge I will go with you to avenge!"

  Zha Qian ignored his own injuries and knelt down, saying: "Thank you, Master!"

  Half a year had passed since then, and Cha Qian was also slowly recovering from the pain of losing his relatives. Tong Biao's hand injury had also healed for the most part. As for Tong Biao's daughter, also known as the Persian Holy Maiden, the ugly scar on her face that resembled a centipede had also improved somewhat, although it still needed to be covered up and was not as noticeable as before.

  Tong Biao gave him a name called Tong Xiangyu, and the little servant girl also got a name, called Tong Ling. In this half year, Cha Qianzong also learned from Tong Biao about some specific grievances of that year.

  Originally, when Tong Xiangyu's mother came to China, it was because the Persian Holy Church discovered an ancient scripture that recorded that during the heyday of Persia, a delegation had been sent with many treasures into China.

  It is said that one of the envoys of the delegation had stayed in China for a long time and brought back a message when he returned home in his old age, that the treasures brought from Persia were taken underground by a powerful person in China at that time.

  And among them were the treasures needed by the Holy Church, so Tong Xiangyu's mother would come to Zhongtu to find these buried Persian treasures.

  What happened afterwards was that Tong Xiangyu's mother met Tong Biao, then became pregnant and returned to Persia. Fortunately, Tong Xiangyu's mother brought back some news about the Persian treasure; otherwise, Tong Xiangyu would not have been born, and her mother would have been put to death.

  As for these Persian Sacred Teaching experts who have been chasing after them, their main purpose is still because of that treasure, and in order to let so many Persian Sacred Teaching experts enter the Central Plains, they need an excuse.

  So the Persian Sacred Maiden Tong Xiangyu, who escaped to Zhongtu, naturally became the best excuse. And these Persian Sacred experts killed innocent people indiscriminately, also in order to make Tong Xiangyu's father appear.

  According to the maid who followed Tong Xiu Yu's mother back then, as for the detailed circumstances of where the Persian treasure was buried, apart from Tong Xiu Yu's mother who used this matter as a bargaining chip, only Tong Xiu Yu's father knew about it.

  After Tong's mother died, the situation about the burial place of Persian treasures was only clear to Tong, a person from the middle earth, so now everything is explained clearly.

  Although the Nasbi sect's expert slaughtered innocent people, everything was still caused by Tong Biao. However, Cha Qianzong can no longer raise much hatred towards Tong Biao now.

  In just a short half year, the knowledgeable Tong Biao had already become white-haired, and Cha Qian, who had experienced the destruction of his family, also lost some of his youthfulness and gained more solemnity in his views on life.

  He also knew that his own master was actually a poor man who couldn't control his own fate, and if he really wanted to blame someone, it could only be blamed on the fact that there's no perfect thing in this world.

  In the past six months, the Zen master had also come dozens of times, and each time he came, he would teach Zhao Qian some Zen states, which made his mentality more and more calm. Moreover, the Zen master also brought them a lot of news from outside, that the Persian Sacred Sect's top masters, except for Zhao Qian, had all been eliminated by the Cha family and several other families, and since then they had completely lost contact.

  The rivers and lakes have long been thoroughly stirred up because of this matter, many heroes of the green forest gathered together to find the master of the Persian Sacred Sect, but unfortunately, there has been no trace so far.

  Three days ago, Zen Master Zhiyuan brought news again. The Persian Saint's high-handed man who disappeared for half a year has started to show his head again and killed several patient people in the Jianghu. He also left a message saying that he wants the Persian Saintess and her father to come out, otherwise they will continue to kill until everyone dies in Zhongtu, making the people here pay the greatest price.

  So, having heard of this matter, Tong Biao had already planned to go and settle the score. Now that these Persian Sacred Sect experts have come knocking on his door, he naturally has to show up.

  This matter is not only about the righteousness of the Jianghu, but also has personal feelings in it. Three days later, Master Zhiyuan came again, and he released a message. As long as this message comes out, the masters of the Persian Sacred Sect will definitely appear.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, five days later, those Persian holy warriors appeared even earlier than predicted, and they all came to the place mentioned by Tong Biao.

  This is indeed the burial site of those Persian treasures, but also the burial ground of these Persian holy warriors. Long ago, under the wind of the Zen master, people in the Jianghu knew about the whereabouts of these Persian holy warriors, and countless landmines have been buried here.

  When the thunder and flames shook the ground, the loud rumbling sound made the earth tremble. At that time, all the powerful masters of the Persian Sacred Sect died within this valley without exception.

  Two days later, Tong Biao brought Cha Qianzong and his own daughter Tong Xiangyu, as well as the Sheng servant girl Tong Ling, to this place. This place is within the borders of Gansu Province and is a location in the middle of the Qilian Mountains.

  The remains of those Persian holy masters were collected by the people of the Jianghu in the Central Plains, and it was considered a deed of benevolence to have done so. Tong Biao did not say anything more here, but instead spoke out about things that Zha Qian had already known before the many Jianghu people present.

  And it was self-amputation of both arms, which can be considered as a farewell to the deceased relatives and friends in Jianghu, and also because of a letter from Zhiyuan Zen Master, these people gathered here did not make things difficult for Tong Biao and others, but let them leave freely.

  After this, Tong Biao chose to leave the Jade Gate Pass. Tong Xiangyu and Tong Ling followed him, and Cha Qianzong bid farewell to the three of them here.

  When the time of parting came, Cha Qianzong and Tong Biao, this pair of master and apprentice, unexpectedly had nothing to say. Tong Biao smiled at Cha Qianzong and then rode his horse out of the pass. As for Tong Xiangyu, she also gazed at Cha Qianzong for a while before following Tong Biao into the distance.

  After Zha Qian's horse watched the three figures disappear into the vast desert, he walked back along the official road. It was on this road that he met another person, and it was because of this person that his next thirty years would be different from before.

  And the appearance of that person now also appears in Jiang Yunshui's memory, which makes Jiang Yunshui, who was originally lying in the jade coffin, tremble all over.

  Similarly, Zha Qianzong, who happened to meet this person, was also captivated by his demeanor. He reined in his horse and watched as the man rode a camel slowly towards him from the front.