Zhenwu Hall.
Everyone gathered, and even Yu Daiyan, the third hero who was paralyzed in bed, was carried out by two Taoist boys. All seven heroes of Wudang were present to watch Zhang Cuishan and his wife formally pay homage to their master and uncle.
"Disciple Zhang Cuishan (disciple's wife Yin Susu) pays respects to Master and Uncle!"
Zhang Sanfeng and Xiao Ning sat at the head of the table, while Zhang Cuishan and his wife performed a grand salute in worship.
Zhang Sanfeng carefully examined Yin Susu below. Seeing her delicate features and graceful demeanor, he nodded repeatedly, "Alright, alright, get up!"
Xiao Ning, standing to the side, nodded slightly with a smile on her face, remaining silent.
Zhang Cuishan then introduced the six heroes of Wudang to Yin Susu one by one. The two sides exchanged greetings, and a pleasant atmosphere filled the hall.
At this moment, Yu Daiyan, who was lying in a wheelchair, changed his expression slightly. The muscles on his face twitched suddenly, and he stared straight at Yin Susu, deep in thought.
Perhaps sensing Yu Daiyan's gaze, Yin Susu turned her head and looked over. Seeing the strange light in Yu Daiyan's eyes, her expression became somewhat unnatural.
Zhang Cuishan, who was standing nearby, quickly noticed something was wrong and asked in a low voice, "Third Brother, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Yu Daiyan remained silent, lost in thought, his face showing both pain and resentment, clearly recalling a lifelong regret.
Zhang Cuishan glanced back at his wife and saw that her expression had also changed drastically, her face filled with fear and worry.
Song Yuanqiao, Yu Lianzhou, and the others immediately noticed something was wrong. They looked at Yu Daiyan and then at Yin Susu, wondering why the two women's expressions had suddenly become so strange. For a moment, everyone felt a sense of foreboding.
Zhang Sanfeng and Xiao Ning, who were seated at the head of the table, also looked over. Upon seeing this, Xiao Ning immediately understood what was about to happen.
But then, Yu Daiyan's breathing became more and more rapid, and a flush rose on his pale face. He said in a low voice, "Fifth sister-in-law, please turn around and let me see you."
Yin Susu trembled, lowered her head, and dared not go over. She reached out and held her husband's hand.
After a long while, Yu Daiyan sighed and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't dare to see me, since I didn't see you that day either."
Yu Daiyan paused, then launched into a long speech: "Fifth sister-in-law, please say these things: 'First, you, Chief Escort Du, must personally escort the goods. Second, the journey from Lin'an Prefecture to Xiangyang Prefecture in Hubei must be non-stop, day and night, and completed within ten days. If there is even the slightest mishap, hehe, not only will your life be in danger, Chief Escort Du, but not a single member of your entire Longmen Escort Agency will survive.'"
After he finished speaking, he took a heavy breath and closed his eyes.
As he slowly recounted the events, everyone in the hall knew exactly what had happened, and they all broke out in a cold sweat.
Yu Daiyan's words were quite clear: Yin Susu was a prime suspect among those who crippled him. Now that the two were confronting each other on the spot, everyone was at a loss for what to do!
Yin Susu stepped forward and said slowly, "Third brother, you are truly remarkable. You recognized my accent. The one who entrusted Du Dajin to escort you to Wudang Mountain at the Longmen Escort Agency in Lin'an Prefecture that day was your little sister."
Yu Daiyan said painfully, "Thank you for your kindness, sister-in-law."
Yin Susu said expressionlessly, "Later, the Longmen Escort Agency ran into trouble during a delivery, causing my third brother to suffer so much. So, I killed everyone in the agency, young and old."
Yu Daiyan said coldly, "Why do you treat me like this?"
Upon hearing this, Yin Susu's face darkened, and she sighed deeply, saying, "Third Brother, now that things have come to this, I can't hide it from you anymore. But I must make it clear first, Cuishan has been kept in the dark about this matter all along. I'm afraid... afraid that once he finds out, he will... he will never speak to me again."
Yu Daiyan said calmly, "Then you don't need to say anything more. Anyway, I'm already a cripple, and the past is too painful to recall. Why let me, a cripple, hinder your deep affection as husband and wife?"
Yu Daiyan was a man of great integrity. After being injured, he never complained. He was originally unable to speak, but after Zhang Sanfeng's careful treatment and the infusion of decades of his superb cultivation into his body, he was finally able to speak. However, he never mentioned the events of that day.
Until today, when he met Yin Susu, he was so enraged that he uttered these words of grief and indignation.
Hearing the conversation between the two, Song Yuanqiao and the others were all deeply moved, their hearts filled with a mixture of grief and indignation.
Yin Susu's face was filled with sorrow as she said, "Third Brother, you actually already knew, but you kept quiet out of consideration for your brotherhood with Cuishan! Yes, it was I who injured you with a mosquito stinger while hiding in the cabin on the Qiantang River that day..."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Cuishan shouted, "Susu, is it really you? You...you...why didn't you say so sooner?"
Yin Susu replied, "The culprit who injured your third senior brother is your wife. How could I dare to tell you that?"
Turning her head, she looked at Yu Daiyan and said, "Third brother, the one who later injured you with the Seven Star Nails in his palm and tricked you out of the Dragon-Slaying Saber was my own brother, Yin Yewang."
“Our Sky Eagle Sect has no enmity with the Wudang Sect. Since we have already obtained the Dragon-Slaying Saber and respect you as a hero, I have ordered the Dragon Gate Escort Agency to send you back to Wudang Mountain.”
"As for the unexpected troubles that arose along the way, that was something I hadn't anticipated."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Cuishan trembled with rage, his eyes blazing with fury. He pointed at Yin Susu and said, "Susu, you...you deceived me so badly!"
"ah!"
Yu Daiyan suddenly shouted and jumped up from his wheelchair. He fell down with a thud and passed out. Song Yuanqiao and the others rushed forward to help him up.
Yin Susu's face was desolate. She reached out and drew her sword, turned the hilt upside down, and handed it to Zhang Cuishan, saying, "Fifth Brother, we have been husband and wife for ten years. I am deeply grateful for your love and affection. I will die today without any regrets. You... kill me with your sword to fulfill the bond of the Seven Heroes of Wudang."
She paused, then pleaded in a low voice, "I only hope that after you find another good match, you can find my son Wuji and prevent him from wandering outside, lonely and helpless. I can die in peace then!"
After saying this, Yin Susu closed her eyes and waited peacefully for death.
Zhang Cuishan took the sword and, without thinking, was about to stab his wife in the chest. But in that instant, all the good things his wife had done for him over the past ten years—her gentleness, consideration, and tenderness—rushed into his mind.
How could one possibly stab with that sword?
"ah!"
He froze for a moment, then suddenly yelled, turned the sword hilt around, and slashed it at his own neck.
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Chapter 12 Revealing Secrets
"stop!"
Zhang Sanfeng's eyes widened in fury, but he saw a figure beside him moving even faster than him. With a whoosh, the figure rushed over and knocked the long sword off Zhang Cuishan's neck.
"Foolish!" Xiao Ning then shouted at Zhang Cuishan, who was contemplating suicide.