sbdcsierra Chapter 236 Recalling the Past
Chapter 236 Recalling the Past
Zhang Sanfeng saw that Yun Dan had called him but remained silent for a long time, only frowning and looking troubled.
He asked softly, "Yun Dan, just say what you have to say, there's no need to hold back."
Yun Dan hesitated, then stammered, "But..."
Zhang Sanfeng smiled gently, his expression calm and seemingly unconcerned: "Please speak freely."
Yun Dan gritted her teeth and thought: So be it, I'm curious whether it will go like it does on TV anyway.
"Then I'll ask!"
Zhang Sanfeng simply nodded calmly, indicating that she should ask.
Yun Dan asked, "Were the five major sects present at your 100th birthday banquet?"
Zhang Sanfeng nodded slightly, acknowledging that this was indeed the case.
Seeing that Zhang Sanfeng had confirmed it, Yun Dan continued, "Well, did those old bald monks of the Kong generation from Shaolin Temple come to wish you a happy birthday back then?"
She meant to say "high monk," but unconsciously said "old bald donkey" instead. Once the words were out, she couldn't take them back.
Zhang Sanfeng didn't pay attention to her choice of words and replied, "Yes, that's true. Back then, Kongwen brought his two fellow disciples, Kongxing and Kongzhi, along with a group of other disciples, to wish me a happy birthday."
At this point, Zhang Sanfeng couldn't help but sigh slightly, a hint of melancholy in his expression.
"But no one expected that such a change would happen later."
Yun Dan looked at Zhang Sanfeng and asked, "Junbao, are the changes you mentioned referring to the matter of your fifth disciple, Zhang Cuishan, and his wife?"
Zhang Sanfeng's eyes widened involuntarily upon hearing Yun Dan's words.
He stared at Yun Dan with a look of surprise. After all, Yun Dan was from six hundred years in the future, yet she still knew about his disciple Cui Shan and his wife.
"How could such a thing have been passed down for six hundred years?"
Yun Dan shook her head: "I don't quite understand why it was passed down, but someone just wrote it down like that."
However, what I wanted to ask wasn't about your apprentice and his wife.
Zhang Sanfeng was so wise that he immediately guessed the meaning of Yun Dan's words.
"Is what you want to ask about Shaolin? Please feel free to ask."
Yun Dan turned to Leng Xiyue and said, "Uncle Leng, you'd better listen carefully!"
That was the speech given at Junbao's 100th birthday banquet.
Junbao, was the abbot of Shaolin Temple back then just a figurehead?
Zhang Sanfeng nodded in affirmation: "Yes, it's him."
Yun Dan then asked, "Did he say anything at the time?"
Because it was such a long time ago, and Zhang Sanfeng was already troubled by Zhang Cuishan's matter back then.
He can't quite remember what Kong Wen said back then.
I only vaguely remember that the five major sects attempted to challenge the Wudang sect in order to force my disciple Cuishan to reveal Xie Xun's whereabouts.
"Back then, I was so troubled by my disciple's affairs that I only remember him mentioning something about wanting to compete with me," Zhang Sanfeng said with a hint of helplessness.
Yun Dan pressed further, "Did he ever say anything like, 'Even if they all swarm at you, Master Zhang, you can't possibly kill them all'?"
Zhang Sanfeng looked puzzled and asked, "Where did you hear that from?"
Yun Dan scratched her head and explained, "I saw it on TV!"
Zhang Sanfeng was even more confused: "Television? What is that?"
Yun Dan thought for a moment and said, "Oh dear, watching TV is almost like watching acrobatics. It's all performed for people to see, and some of the plots are made up."
Zhang Sanfeng suddenly realized: "So that's how it is! Kong Wen never said such a thing back then."
Yun Dan then asked, "Did Zhang Cuishan really end his own life?"
Zhang Sanfeng nodded slowly with a somber expression: "Yes, the incident happened too suddenly back then, and it was too late for me to stop it."
After Cuishan left, his wife went with him.
This matter has always been a painful memory for me.
Yun Dan frowned and said, "If the development of events is not much different from what has been circulating, I think I probably know something about the situation."
Zhang Sanfeng sighed slightly, his expression softening somewhat.
"Fortunately, Wuji's life ended well in the end, and I can say that I have done right by my disciple Cuishan and his wife!"
Yun Dan couldn't help but snort, saying with a hint of annoyance, "Hmph, Zhang Wuji's personality is really infuriating!"
He is indecisive by nature and drags things out in relationships, constantly wavering between the affections of several women.
One moment he makes promises to Zhiruo, the next he does many things to hurt Zhiruo for Zhao Min's sake.
Because of him, Zhiruo became heartbroken and ultimately did the disastrous thing of getting married only to have the marriage fall through. He truly betrayed Zhiruo's deep affection!
Even so, Zhang Wuji was ultimately Zhang Sanfeng's grand-disciple.
Even though he hurt Zhou Zhiruo so much and did such outrageous things for Zhao Min.
Faced with the various situations caused by Zhang Wuji's personality issues.
Now that Zhang Sanfeng, the grandmaster, has heard Yun Dan say such things, he can't help but step in to defend his grand-disciple.
When Zhang Sanfeng heard Yun Dan's merciless and angry accusations against Zhang Wuji, he felt a desire to protect him.
However, he was also well aware of Zhang Wuji's indecisive nature, which had indeed hurt other girls.
He couldn't help but sigh and slowly said, "Yun Dan, Wu Ji has been poisoned by the Cold Ice Poison since childhood, and he lost his parents at a young age."
He lacked guidance on how to conduct himself in society during his upbringing, so this matter cannot be entirely blamed on him.
After listening, Yun Dan remained silent for a moment, and then spoke up for Zhou Zhiruo.
"And what about Zhou Zhiruo? What was her final fate?"
Zhang Sanfeng sighed again, his eyes filled with deep regret: "Zhiruo is truly a rare and wonderful girl in this world."
Unfortunately, she had been entrusted with heavy responsibilities by her sect since childhood, and the burden on her shoulders was too heavy, making it difficult for her to breathe.
"In the end, disheartened, she chose to shave her head and become a nun, returning to Mount Emei to continue serving as the sect leader."
Although she has experienced many changes, she has gained some insights into certain things.
Or perhaps his obsession ran too deep; in the end, he couldn't let go of the Nine Yin White Bone Claw technique.
"Alas, even such a clever and beautiful girl could not escape the arrangement of fate."
He passed away at the young age of fifty-six, leaving this chaotic world.
Yun Dan said with a hint of regret, "Why did you send her to Mount Emei back then? If you had just taken her as your disciple, none of this mess would have happened later..."
Zhang Sanfeng frowned slightly upon hearing this and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! Wudang has never accepted female disciples since its founding."
Yun Dan pursed her lips and muttered under her breath, "You set the rules, Zhang Junbao. If you really want to take them, who dares to say a word?"
Besides, Zhou Zhiruo is such a promising talent, how could you be so heartless as to make her a nun?