Chapter 14 Hostage

After Yan Zhanjin examined Mu Dishi, he wrote down some medicinal materials, and handed the list to one of the maid. Yan Zhanjin noticed that Cao Wenyan paid special attention to Mu Dishi. After Cao Wenyan covered Mu Dishi with the blanket, Cao Wenyan went and sat beside Yan Zhanjin.

Cao Wenyan asked, "How is he?"

Yan Zhanjin, "He was seriously injured and needed someone to their internal energy to heal his injuries. But you also know that Mu Dishi has many enemies. His enemies will be happily to watch him die without lifting theirs finger to help him. He is the number one enemy of the six sector and four clans. The only people I can think of that can help him are Monk Lin from Shaolin and Kuo Jing Song from Jinfeng Sector. These two masters have strong internal abilities. They can used their internal qi to help repair Mu Dishi's injured meridians." He sighed. "I'm afraid, shaolin will not help him."

Cao Wenyan, "Whether Shaolin is willing or unwilling, we will go to shaolin."

Yan Zhanjin, "You thinks if you walked in with Mu Dishi, Shaolin would be happy to welcome you with open arms. What are you kidding?"

Cao Wenyan, "You want me to go to Jinfeng Sector, and let Ma Jinggou see him. Forget it."

Yan Zhanjin, "That is the best option we have right now. Kuo shifu has a strong internal energy and is likely to help Mu Dishi. If Kuo shifu uses his internal energy to help open up Mu Dishi's governing vessel and conception vessel, this will help him heal and save his martial art. Mu Dishi suffered serious internal and external injures. This is his best chance of surviving. If you refuse, we can sit here and watch him die." He looked firmly at him. Cao Wenyan. "Choose one."

Cao Wenyan, "I will used my internal energy to help him."

Yan Zhanjin, "Your internal energy is much lower than his. It will not do him any good, but will hurt him more. The only thing I can do now is to use my golden needle to ease his pain temporally."

Yan Zhanjin and Cao Wenyan walked out of the bedroom and came to a small lounge area outside the bedroom. Then, a guard rushed in.

Guard, "Young master, Zhu Mingyang of the Gu Household is here, and he wants Yan yisheng back."

Cao Wenyan snorted, "He came just at the right time, take him in." He looked at Yan Zhanjin. "Yan yisheng, I will trouble you to stay with me until child Mu is return back to me." He quickly grabbed Yan Zhanjin's throat and pushed a pill into Yan Zhanjin's throat.

Yan Zhanjin coughed and asked, "What do you feed me?"

Cao Wenyan, "Seven Color Poisons."

Yan Zhanjin face sank. He said madly, "Is this how you treat your guest?"

Cao Wenyan didn't answer.

Approaching from the entrance were Zhu Mingyang and ten guards. Zhu Mingyang looked directly at Yan Zhanjin.

Zhu Mingyang asked, "Are you okay?"

Cao Wenyan replied, "He is not doing too well right now, but as long as you complete the task I gave you and bring Mu Dishi back to me safely, he will be well soon."

Zhu Mingyang, "You do know that if I want to leave here with Zhanjin, neither you nor your men can stop me."

Cao Wenyan, "Of course I know, that is why I fed him the Seven Colors pill."

Zhu Mingyang, "It doesn't matter what you feed him. He is a doctor and he can treat himself."

Yan Zhanjin looked at Zhu Mingyang and said, "I can't cure it."

Zhu Mingyang's face sank, "Why not?"

Yan Zhanjin, "Because to be able to cure the poison, I have to know which order of the color was mix first. Only the person who mixes the pill know how to mix the antidote."

Cao Wenyan smiled and said, "And that person is me."

Zhu Mingyang asked coldly, "What do you want?"

Cao Wenyan, "I want you to take Mu Dishi to Jinfeng sector, and have Kuo Jing Song use his internal energy to treat Mu Dishi. After he is cured, you will bring him back. Then you can take Yan Yisheng home." He looked at Zhu Mingyang. "But...you have to hurry, because he only has fourteen days."

Yan Zhanjin asked, "Why not monk Ling?"

Cao Wenyan, "I changed my mind because you are not a monk, and your junior is not in Shaolin."

Yan Zhanjin smiled, "Childe Cao, I admire your despicable scheme."

Cao Wenyan smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment."

The next day, Cao Weyan put Mu Dishi inside the horse carriage. He smiled at Mu Dishi and said, "Childe Mu, I'm sorry, but you will have to go to Jinfeng Sector." He put the veiled white hat beside him. "If you don't want Ma Jinggou to see you, just wear it."

Mu Dishi opened his eyes stared at Cao Wenyan for a few seconds and he closed his eyes.

Cao Weyan smiled and said, "I will come pick you up when Zhu Mingyang send me signal." He walked out and closed the drape.

Yan Zhanjin, "Mingyang, this letter is how to help Mu Dishi. After reading it, Kuo shifu knew what to do."

Zhu Mingyang took the letter and said, "You wait for me. Within fourteen days, I will come back with Mu Dishi."

Yan Zhanjin, "Mingyang, you promise me, you will ask carefully, don't hurt anyone."

Zhu Mingyang nodded. He jumped into the horse carriage and drove the horse carriage away heading north.

Yan Zhanjin shouted after Zhu Mingyang, "Mingyang…be careful."

Cao Wenyan, "Do you know what kind of person Zhu Mingyang is?"

Yan Zhanjin, "He is a good person."

Cao Wenyan laughed and said, "Zhu Mingyang is the most ferocious guard of the house of Gu. He belong to the heir of the Gu Household, Gu Yingjie. He killed many people during his time as a slave. He sold himself to the House Of Gu and become Gu Yingjie's royal dog, so they can avenge his mother's death. Do you know who he wants them to kill?"

Yan Zhanjin's voice trembled, "Who?"

Cao Wenyan sneered and said, "His biological father." He looked at Yan Zhanjin. "Now, do you still think he is a good person?" He smiled and walked back to the small house.

Two days later, Zhu Mingyang stopped the carriage outside Jinfeng sector. Zhu Mingyang announced his arrival with one of the door disciple. He walked back to the carriage. He helped sat Mu Dishi up. He took out the veil hat that was given by Cao Wenyan, and placed the hat on Mu Dishi's head. He carried Mu Dishi on his back and followed one of the disciple into the guest hall of Jingeng Sector.

Upon Zhu Mingyang entering into the guest all, Kuo Jing Song and Kuo Ju were sitting in front of him. He handed the letter to one of the disciple.

After reading the letter, Kuo Ju and Kuo Jing Song glanced at Zhu Mingyang. She asked, "What is your relationship with Zhanjin?"

Zhu Mingyang, "We are friends."

Kuo Ju, "Who is that man that leader Kuo is suppose to help?"

Zhu Mingyang said, "I was told to not say anything about the injured person. The person who kidnapped Zhanjin said that he has fourteen days to live. If this injured person his not cure and return back by the fourteenth day. That person will kill Zhanjin, and will announce to the martial arts world that leader Kuo is not the man he claim himself to be."

Kuo Ju, "This sounds more like a threat than a pleading. Why are you helping this person?"

Zhu Mingyang, "Because he had Zhanjin. Zhanjin is poison by the Seven Colors pill."

Kuo Jing Song walked to Mu Dishi and check his pulse. He turned to Zhu Mingyang and said, "I will try my best." He walked back to Kuo Ju. "I need three days to use my inner energy to heal this person and correct his inner chi flow. During this time, no one should distribute us. Once I start I can't stop."

Kuo Ju, "I know. Don't worry."

Chen Dandan rushed through the front door. She called, "Shimu…shimu…" She stood right before Kuo Ju. "I heard that my shixiong was capture. How is he?"

Zhu Mingyang turned to Chen Dandan and said, "He is all right now." He turned to Kuo Jing Song and Kuo Ju. "Leader Kou, when you heal him, I will protect you."

Kuo Ju, "As long as you are willing. I trust in your ability as a guard of the Gu Household."

Zhu Mingyang said, "I am no longer a guard of the Gu Household."

Chen Dandan rushed out and ran towards the back of Jinfeng Sect. Chen Dandan ran to a relatively remote place where there were not many disciples practicing martial arts. When she approached the secluded cliff, she saw Ma Jinggou sitting on the edge of the cliff. She slowly walked forward and sat beside Ma Jinggou.

Chen Dandan wiped her tears and said, "Ma shixiong." She looked at Ma Jinggou who has grown a beard over the past few months, still mourning for Mu Dishi. "Can I have a drink?"

Ma Jinggou turned to Chen Dandan and said, "Xiao meimei, you shouldn't be drinking."

Chen Dandan, "Ma shixiong, my shixiong was kidnaped and they used his life to force shifu to heal an unknown man." She felt her tears slowly fall. "My shixiong is like a father and a mother to me. He is my only relative in this world."

Ma Jinggou sighed and said, "My xiao shushu, was also my only relative before he died." He felt Mu Dishi's golden bell inside his left hand. "Now, I have no family."

Chen Dandan, "I want to find a way to save shixiong."

Ma Jinggou, "If shifu save the injured man, then your shixiong will be find."

Chen Dandan, "What if they did not hold their end of the bargain and they kill my shixiong?"

Ma Jinggou, "I will help you avenge his death."

Chen Dandan, "It will be too late then. I don't want my shixiong to die. I don't want to look at the sunset every day with grief like you."

Ma Jinggou smiled and said, "My xiao shushu likes the color of the sunset." Ma Jinggou looked at Chen Dandan. "When you figure out a plan to save your shixiong, let me know. I'll accompany you to bring your shixiong home."

Chen Dandan, "Are you going to change your mind?"

Ma Jinggou said, "After shifu heal the injured man. I will take him to exchange for your shixiong. If he already kill your shixiong, I will kill the injured man. If the kidnapper is not happy with it, I will fight with him until one of us die."

Chen Dandan, "Ma shixiong, don't fight with the kidnapper. Just kill the injured person and flee. I heard that the kidnapper is very skillful."

Ma Jinggou smiled and said, "The more skillful he is, the more I want to fight him."

Chen Dandan, "If you fight him, you will also be killed."

Ma Jinggou, "The sooner I die, the sooner I will get to see xiao shushu."