"Zhang Cuishan, how could you hit me? Waaaaaah!"
Yin Susu covered her face, her expression filled with disbelief, and burst into tears.
"Father, Mother, waaaaah!"
Zhang Wuji, who was standing to the side, didn't understand anything. Seeing the couple arguing, he was so frightened that he burst into tears.
"How dare you say that? Hitting you is too lenient; I wish I could kill you with a single sword strike!"
Zhang Cuishan carried a bundle on his back and held a sword in his hand. His face was still filled with anger. Upon hearing Yin Susu's words, he became even more furious, and the words he uttered were heartless and ruthless.
Upon receiving the news, the Wudang heroes, along with Zhang Sanfeng, Xiao Ning, and others, rushed over. They overheard Zhang Cuishan's words, and their expressions all changed drastically.
Zhang Sanfeng's face turned ashen, and he shouted, "Cuishan, shut up!"
When Yin Susu saw the crowd arrive, she rushed over and knelt at Zhang Sanfeng's feet, crying out, "Please, Master and Uncle, do justice for me! Not only did Cuishan beat me, but he also threatened to kill me!"
Xiao Ning coughed lightly and said, "Junior nephew's wife, please get up. What exactly happened? You two have always had a deep relationship, so why did you have a fight today? And even got into a physical altercation?"
"Yes, Uncle-Master is right. Why can't we talk things out instead of resorting to violence?"
"Now that Master and Uncle are both here, we can just talk things out!"
"Yes, Fifth Brother and Fifth Sister-in-law, you've been married for ten years. There might be some misunderstanding. Just talk it out and it'll be fine!"
Song Yuanqiao and his fellow disciples also stepped forward to persuade him.
Zhang Cuishan, however, remained unmoved, stubbornly retorting, "Ask her!"
Everyone turned their attention to Yin Susu, wanting to find out what was going on between the couple.
Yin Susu cried out, "Master, Uncle, and all my fellow brothers, please understand that some time ago, petty thieves would occasionally break into the mountain and disturb the peace of our sect. Although no one blamed my husband and me, Fifth Brother was still upset!"
"He was very troubled in private, and he has talked to me about it many times!"
"Last night, Fifth Brother brought up this matter with me again."
"I don't know what came over me, but I just blurted out to him that we should all go down the mountain to Jiangnan to find my father. He is a highly skilled martial artist and he can definitely protect the safety of our family of three."
"Who knew that Fifth Brother... he immediately lost his temper!"
He said that I was disgracing Wudang and my master! He believed that Wudang couldn't protect its disciple and had no choice but to seek refuge with my father-in-law!
"Master and Uncle, you are wise. I had no such intention. I just said it casually, hoping that Fifth Brother could go down the mountain to Jiangnan for a change of scenery!"
"He...he actually wants to abandon us, mother and child, saying he's too ashamed to stay on Wudang Mountain..."
Yin Susu's rambling words made the faces of the Wudang people turn ugly. Regardless of whether the matter was true or not, what she said made them change color.
Zhang Sanfeng's face turned ashen, and he shouted, "Enough! Stop talking! Aren't you ashamed enough already?!"
He turned to Song Yuanqiao and whispered, "Yuanqiao, go and tell the disciples not to spread this matter, lest we embarrass Wudang!"
"Everyone else, follow the old Taoist priest into the Zhenwu Hall!"
Zhang Sanfeng said something, then gently said to Yin Susu, who was kneeling on the ground, "Disciple's wife, get up first. Your master will definitely give you justice!"
Zhang Cuishan, seemingly embarrassed, knelt down, kowtowed three times, and said:
"Master, I am an unfilial disciple and have failed your teachings!"
"I have no face to stay in Wudang any longer, so as to avoid gossip!"
"This disciple... takes his leave now!"
After saying that, Zhang Cuishan turned around and went down the mountain without looking back.
"Fifth Brother, please don't abandon us, mother and child..."
"Father, don't you want Wuji anymore?"
Seeing Zhang Cuishan leave, the mother and son cried and chased after him, but they could not catch up with him.
Watching Zhang Cuishan's departing figure, Zhang Sanfeng sighed and comforted him, "That brat Cuishan is probably feeling down. It's good for him to go out and clear his head. You and your son can stay on the mountain in peace. After a while, when that brat calms down, he'll naturally come back!"
After Zhang Cuishan left, Yin Susu seemed to have lost her soul, turning a deaf ear to Zhang Sanfeng's words.
"well!"
Zhang Sanfeng sighed heavily, then looked at the others, his face fierce, and snorted coldly, "All of you, get in here!"
After speaking, he stepped into the Zhenwu Hall.
Song Yuanqiao, Yu Lianzhou, and the others exchanged glances, all still shaken. The thought popped into their minds: their master was truly angry this time.
Following behind Zhang Sanfeng, the remaining members of the Seven Heroes of Wudang stepped into the main hall.
Sure enough, Zhang Sanfeng's roar echoed from the Zhenwu Hall, silencing the Wudang disciples so much that they dared not even breathe.
The next day, Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of Wudang, issued an order, saying that the current sect leader, Song Yuanqiao, had failed in his duties and caused discord among his fellow disciples. Therefore, he was removed from his position as sect leader and ordered to spend a year in seclusion as a warning.
The position of Wudang Sect Leader will be temporarily taken over by the fourth disciple, Zhang Songxi.
The others were also punished.
The news of this incident at Wudang Sect spread, greatly exciting people in the martial arts world. They believed that their opportunity had arrived, and that as long as they found Zhang Cuishan, they could find the Dragon-Slaying Saber.
In an instant, the world was in turmoil.