The Return of the Condor Heroes

Chapter 26 – The heavy sword of the condor, Part 12

Chapter 26 – The heavy sword of the condor, Part 12

Right at this moment, Yang Guo suddenly noticed a human silhouette below the window on the west side, also crouching down and quietly drawing back. Yang Guo thought: “So besides me, there’s another eavesdropper outside the room, but who could it be?” So he tiptoed behind that person, and noticed that her figure was elegant, it’s Guo Fu! The burning fury wasn’t extinguished, Yang Guo thought: “Great! I’ve been looking for you!” Then behind him the light that radiated from inside was gone – the lamps were out.

Then he heard Huang Rong angrily speak: “Get out, stop frightening the baby!”

Yang Guo knew Guo Jing was about to come out, and his eyes would be able to locate Yang Guo very easily. So he shifted himself behind the rockery, and then quickly made his way outside Guo Fu’s room. He launched himself high, and got himself on top of a tree, and concealed himself amongst the branches and leaves.

Within a moment, he saw Guo Fu return to her room. Then the voice of a woman said: “It’s past the second period of night, sleep well Miss!” Guo Fu grunted: “I will sleep when I am actually asleep! Get out.” The woman responded: “Very well.” Then he saw a maidservant leave the area.

After quite a while, he saw Guo Fu faintly heave a long sigh of relief. Yang Guo thought: “What is that sigh meant for? You’ve taken away my arm from me; now it’s your turn to lose an arm. But I’ll take it easy on you because you’re a woman, I won’t harm you for the moment. If I did, it’ll be just too easy. Such an act won’t conform to the ideals of a real man.” He paused in a moment of thought; he then came up with a strategy: “Alright then, I’ll call out loudly, to get Uncle Guo’s attention. Once I’ve defeated him, I’ll settle an old score with his daughter. As a man who’s got a clear conscience, no one will ever jest at my actions.” But then reconsidered again: “Uncle Guo’s martial arts are extraordinary, am I really able to triumph over him? I don’t think so! Will this mean I can’t take my revenge?” Recalling the way he lost his arm, the blood boiled up inside of him and his heart hardened. Just when he’s about to jump down from the tree, the sound of footsteps approached, and a person came striding his way.

He noticed the pace was stiff, the body was upright; it was none other than Guo Jing. He reached the outside of his daughter’s room, and gently knocked on the door, saying: “Fu’er, are you asleep yet?”

Guo Fu arose and replied: “It’s you father?” There was a hint of fear in her voice.

Yang Guo was surprised by this: “Is it possible that Uncle Guo knew I’ve arrived and so came to offer his daughter protection? Alright then! You’ll be my first opponent! If I lose to you, my life is yours to take.”

Guo Jing uttered an ‘ng’ sound. Guo Fu opened the door, raised her head and looked directly into her father’s eyes, and immediately hung her head.