Heaven-relying Sword And Dragon-slaying Sabre

From then on, the three of them settled peacefully on this Fire-Ice Island. There's another small cave about a thousand meters from the bear cave. Zhang and Yin cleaned it up for Xie Xun to live. They then caught fish and animals for food, burned pottery to make bowls, gathered soil to make a kitchen, and made all sort of crude items for everyday use.

Xie Xun never bothered to chat with them. He only held up that Dragon Saber, deep in thought. Sometimes Zhang and Yin would pity him, and advise him to stop trying to figure out its secrets. Xie Xun said, "You think I don't know that it's useless to find its secret, now that we're on this deserted island? But with nothing else to do, how else am I going to spent the days?" The couple found his words reasonable, and stopped trying to persuade him.

Soon, months passed. One day, the couple strolled up the northern part of the island, only to see a forest after walking about 6 miles. Zhang CuiShan wanted to explore the forest, but Yin SuSu was reluctant, said, "Who cares about all the strange creatures in the forest? Let's just go back."

Zhang CuiShan found this weird, wondered, "SuSu has always been the curious type. Yet lately, she has become quite lazy." Concerned for her health, he asked, "Are you ok? Is there something wrong?" Yin SuSu's face turned red, said timidly, "I'm ok." Zhang CuiShan found her expression unusual, and kept asking. Yin SuSu finally said, "Perhaps the Heavens thought we're too lonely, so he sent another person to live with us." Zhang CuiShan paused for a second, then felt like he's in Heaven. He yelled, "You have a child?" Yin SuSu said in a hurry, "Don't speak so loudly. Someone might hear you." When she spoke this, Yin SuSu couldn't help but start laughing. In this desolate place, who could possibly hear them?

The weather changed. By now, the days became shorter and the nights longer, until there's only about four to five hours of daylight. The temperature also dropped. After becoming pregnant, Yin SuSu became more and more fatigued. Yet she still managed to cook, sew, and do other household chores.

Tonight marked the tenth month of her pregnancy. With the fire roaring in the cave, the couple chatted together. Yin SuSu said, "Do you think it's a boy or a girl?" Zhang CuiShan said, "A boy would look like me. A girl would look like you. Both would be great." Yin SuSu said, "No, I prefer a son. Why don't you give him a name?"

Zhang CuiShan said, "Yeah…" But then he remained silent for a long time. Yin SuSu said, "Is there something wrong? You've been acting weird the past few days." Zhang CuiShan said, "Oh, it's nothing. Perhaps I'm a bit too happy knowing I'm going to be a father!"

Despite having just spoken a lighthearted comment, Zhang CuiShan's expression remained quite sullen. Yin SuSu said, "Fifth brother, keeping me in the dark would only make me worry more. There must be something wrong."

Zhang CuiShan sighed, said, "Hopefully it's just my imagination. But Xie Xun's expression the past few days didn't look right." Yin SuSu gasped, said, "I also noticed. He's becoming more and more vicious, as if he's about to become insane again." Zhang CuiShan nodded, said, "He must be frustrated at his inability to unlock the Dragon Saber's mystery." Yin SuSu cried, said, "Before, the worst that could happen would be to die, but… but now…"

Zhang CuiShan held her in his embrace, said soothingly, "You're right. We must value our lives now, for our son. Should Xie Xun really get out of control, we would have to kill him. Due to his blindness, I'm sure we can defeat him somehow."

Yin SuSu had become much more compassionate since becoming pregnant. Before, she could easily kill tens of people without so much as blink. Now, she felt bad even when killing a wild animal. One day, when Zhang CuiShan caught a deer back to the cave, a fawn came back with him. Yin SuSu forced him to release the mother deer, said that she'd rather eat fruits than to leave the fawn motherless. So when Yin SuSu heard Zhang CuiShan spoke of killing Xie Xun, her body trembled.

Zhang CuiShan obviously felt this reaction, looked at her fondly, and said, "Hopefully, that won't be necessary. But we still must make guard against him." Yin SuSu said, "You're right. But how would we control him? Perhaps put some poison in his food… No, let's not do that. Perhaps we're just being too paranoid."

Zhang CuiShan said, "I have a plan. Tomorrow, we'll move to the inner area of the cave. I'll dig a deep hole by on the outer part of the cave, then put some mud and twigs over it." Yin SuSu said, "But you have to go hunt everyday. What if he caught you outside?" Zhang CuiShan said, "Don't worry. It's easy for me to escape by myself. Should he attack me, I'll just escape to a dangerous cliff or something. Without vision, Xie Xun cannot catch me."

The next morning, Zhang CuiShan began to dig his hole. Without an iron shovel, he had to rely on thick branches. Obviously this makes the job much more tedious. But thanks to his great inner power, Zhang CuiShan managed to finish it in seven days, a ditch about 10 meters deep. He saw Xie Xun's expression becoming less and less stable each day, often swinging the Dragon Saber wildly. So Zhang CuiShan dug the hole a bit deeper, until it's now over sixteen meters deep. He prepared some sharp, wooden spikes to put on the bottom, and gathered some stones by the side. Should Xie Xun ever fall into the hole, Zhang CuiShan could use the stones to smash him.

This afternoon, Xie Xun came by the bear cave, and began to pace around outside. Zhang CuiShan didn't dare work at this time, afraid that Xie Xun would suspicious. He also didn't dare hunting today, only guard by the mouth of the cave, watching Xie Xun's movements. Only to hear Xie Xun curse endlessly. He cursed the Heaven, the Buddha, Avalokitesvara, the Emperor of Heaven, the Lord of the Underworld, past human emperors, like 'Yao-Shun-Yu-Shang' and 'Qin Emperor-Tang Zong'. And then scholars like Confucius and Meng Zi, generals like Guan Yun and Yue Fei. Just about every single notable scholar or hero in the past, he cursed. Xie Xun's a very knowledgeable person. So Zhang CuiShan was actually quite amused by his rants on historical figures [3] .

Suddenly, Xie Xun began to curse the people in the martial world, making people like Shaolin's originator Da Muo, or Divine Fist Yue WuMu, sound worthless. But at least he's not cursing blindly. Xie Xun seemed to know the exact weaknesses of all the people and sects he cursed. Only to hear him curse the Tang dynasty fighters followed by the Sung dynasty fighters, ending with the greats of the Southern Sung, East Heretic, West Poison, South Emperor, North Beggar, and Central Theurgist. Followed by Guo Jing, Yang Guo, and finally Wu Dang's originator Zhang SanFeng.

Zhang CuiShan couldn't bare Xie Xun curse his master, and about to rebut, when Xie Xun suddenly yelled, "Humph, Zhang SanFeng is a piece of bad crap. His disciple Zhang CuiShan is a bigger piece of crap. Let me go strangle his wife to death first!" As he spoke, Xie Xun walked past Zhang CuiShan and into the cave.

Zhang CuiShan hurried inside, only to hear a crashing noise, as Xie Xun fell into the hole. Unfortunately, the spikes had not been put in yet, so Xie Xun was only startled, but not injured. Zhang CuiShan quickly picked up one of the branches he used to shovel dirt. When he reached the hole, Zhang CuiShan saw Xie Xun climbing back up. He immediately attacked Xie Xun with the branch. When Xie Xun heard the sound of the branch, his left hand reached out, grabbed the branch, and pulled it down. Zhang CuiShan could not hold on as the branch darted out of his hand. This pull was quite powerful, so the branch left Zhang CuiShan's palm filled with blood. Along with this pull, Xie Xun once again fell back down the hole.