The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Huang Rong laughed, "You can call me Mother." Guo Jing smiled without replying. Huang Rong tickled him and asked, "Aren't you going to say it?" Guo Jing laughed and jumped up, messing his hair again. Huang Rong laughed, "Fine if you won't say it. You think no one will call me 'Mother' in future? Sit down."

Guo Jing sat down and Huang Rong wiped his sweat away and kissed his forehead lightly. She thought of the previous day's fight with Ouyang Feng and remembered that Guo Jing praised her [Dog Beating Skill], so she wanted to teach it to him. Huang Rong saw that his martial arts improved a lot and was actually more excited about that than her own skills.

Since she was Huang Yaoshi's daughter, she had access to all the wonderful martial arts skills from young so she did not really pay attention to other wonderful skills; just like a rich man's son would not bother about gold or silver. But she thought, "This skill is meant exclusively for the Beggars' Clan Leader, so I can't teach him" She asked, "Brother Jing, do you want to be the Beggars' Clan Leader?"

Guo Jing said, "Master wants you to be the Clan Leader, why do you ask me?" Huang Rong said, "I'm a young girl, I don't resemble the Beggars' Clan Leader. Why don't I give up this appointment to you? With your commanding appearance the beggars will listen to you. Besides, when you become the Leader, this marvelous skill will be yours." Guo Jing said, "No, no. I can't be the Leader. I'm not intelligent enough even to handle small matters, not to mention important matters."

Huang Rong thought he was right – though Hong Qigong had no choice but to make her succeed him during this crisis, but he must have known that despite being young, she was very intelligent and probably no less capable than the 4 Elders and he also did not give her permission to give this responsibility to someone else; not every silly boy who knew the [Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms] and [Dog Beating Skill] could become the Leader. So she laughed, "OK, fine, but I'm afraid you can't learn this skill, then."

Guo Jing said, "There's no difference between you and me knowing it." Huang Rong heard that this sentence came from his heart so she was touched and said, "When Master recovers I'll return the appointment to him. Then… then…" She wanted to say "Then we can get married" but somehow the words could not come out of her mouth. She asked, "Brother Jing, do you know where are babies from?"

Guo Jing said, "I know." Huang Rong said, "Where?" Guo Jing said, "When people get married, they have babies." Huang Rong said, "Yes I know that too. But why will married people have babies?" Guo Jing said. "This I don't know." Huang Rong said, "Me neither. I asked Father, but he said they crawl out from nests."

Guo Jing was about to ask more but they suddenly heard a sharp voice saying, "Making babies? You'll know when you grow up. The tide is rising already!" Huang Rong gasped and jumped up; she had not expected Ouyang Feng to be listening to them. Although she did not understand male-female relationships, she knew that saying such stuff is embarassing, so her face turned red and they quickly ran to the cliff.

Ouyang ke had been under the rock for 24 hours and had been suffering much. Ouyang Feng kept a straight face and said, "Miss Huang, you said that someone would come to help when the tide rises, this is not a joke." Huang Rong said, "My father knows the changes of the Five Elements, so his daughter would of course know a bit, although I can't compare with him, I can still predict a bit of the future."

Ouyang Feng knew about her father's abilities, so he said, "Your father is coming? Splendid." Huang Rong paused, then said, "Such a small matter wouldn't need my father's presence. Moreover, if my father knows that you hurt my master, he won't let you off. Including the 2 of us, how can you win? So what are you happy about?" Ouyang Feng could not argue and remained silent sullenly.

Huang Rong said to Guo Jing, "Brother Jing, go get some tree branches. The more the better." Guo Jing agreed and went. Huang Rong mended the rope which snapped the previous day with more bark. Ouyang Feng kept asking who was coming but she just hummed some tunes without replying.

Ouyang Feng was dissatisfied but when he saw Huang Rong's relaxed expression, he kept up his hopes and went to help Guo Jing. He saw Guo Jing execute the [Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms] and only needed a few strikes to bring down a sturdy tree. He thought, "His martial arts are good. Coupled with the [Nine Yin Manual], he spells disaster for me."

He decided that he had to extract his nephew dead or alive. He crouched down between 2 trees and then sent out his palms simultaneously and each palm hit a tree, causing them to break. Guo Jing was awed and said, "Uncle Ouyang, I wonder when I can reach your standard." Ouyang Feng did not reply but thought, "In your next life."

They carried all the wood to the cliff. Ouyang Feng looked out into the sea but did not even see the smallest speck of a sampan. Huang Rong asked, "What are you looking for? No one's coming." Ouyang Feng was surprised and angry, raising his voice, "No one?" Huang Rong said, "This is a deserted island, no one will come here." Ouyang Feng was flabbergasted and could not speak, only waiting to kill someone.

Huang Rong did not look at him directly but turned to Guo Jing, saying, "Brother Jing, what's the most you can lift?" Guo Jing said, "Around 200kg." Huang Rong said, "Hmmm, how about a 600kg rock?" Guo Jing said, "I think not." Huang Rong said, "How about a 600kg rock in the water?"

Ouyang Feng realised it and yelled happily, "Yes, yes, it's correct!" Guo Jing however had yet to understand it. Ouyang Feng said, "When the tide rises, it half-submerges this rock, causing it to be lighter, let's do it again and it'll definitely work."

Huang Rong coldly said, "Yeah, but the trees will be half-submerged too, how are you going to work underwater?" Ouyang Feng bit his teeth and said, "Leave that to fate." Huang Rong said, "Hmmm, it doesn't have to be so difficult. Go tie the branches to the the rock."

When she said that, Guo Jing understood too and cheered, working together with Ouyang Feng and began tying several large branches around the rock. Ouyang Feng was afraid that the bouyancy would not be enough , so he tied 7-8 large pieces of wood together then helped Guo Jing connect the rope that snapped the previous day. Huang Rong stood aside and smiled, watching them work. Within 2 hours, it was all ready and they only lacked the tide.

Guo Jing and Huang Rong went to accompany their master. In the afternoon, the tide started to rise and Ouyang Feng ran up to inform them and the 3 of them went down together. After some time, the tide had reached its highest and they stood in the water and looped the rope around the oak tree again. They then operated the '#'-shape mechanism again.

This time with the pieces of wood tied to the rock, the bouyancy was very high and it seemed like there were many strong men helping to lift the rock. The 3 of them did not need much effort to move the rock. After turning a few rounds of rope round the coil, Ouyang Feng held his breath and hugged his nephew up to the surface of the water.

Guo Jing saw that they were successful and could not help but cheer. Huang Rong too clapped continuously and actually forgot that it was she who laid the trap.