The Hero

Fan Yongda of the Kongtong Sect had yet to recover from his injuries. He was lying in bed resting, and was quite surprised by the Dragon King's question. "Marshal Yang? Yes, I've heard of him. Back then, he was a great hero renowned throughout the martial world."

Gu Shenwei finally remembered why Lü Mian's swordplay had seemed familiar. The way this Qingcheng Sect leader fought was startlingly similar to Marshal Yang's, and thus bore a subtle resemblance to the Gu Family's saber and spear techniques.

Back then, when Marshal Yang had ventured alone into Golden Peng Fortress to issue his challenge, he had looked old and frail, as if he could barely lift a saber. But when he struck, he was swift as a hare, and nearly every move was lethal.

At the time, Gu Shenwei, like all the spectators, had believed Marshal Yang's frailty was simply the mark of his true age. But after seeing Lü Mian's swordplay, he began to suspect that Marshal Yang's sluggishness when he wasn't fighting might have been nothing more than a disguise.

Lü Mian's casual swordplay, and the sudden thrust of his blade, had both reminded Gu Shenwei of the old man who had avenged the Gu Family. They had also reminded him of the interplay of yin and yang in Hehe Jin. Because it all felt so familiar, it had taken him quite some time to put the pieces together.

Tu Gou was an elder of the Kongtong Sect, but rarely ventured into the martial world, and knew little about Marshal Yang. "He was famous. He used to be a pirate along the southern coast, and they say he could command a hundred thousand men. That's why they called him 'Marshal'; it wasn't his real name. I don't know much about what