"There's no need," said LuHe looked at Luo...
"There's no need," said LuHe looked at Luo Bing"What is your relationship with 'Divine Knife' Luo?" he asked

"He was a very good friend of mine," Lu saidHe looked at Yu and added: "You are a pupil of Ma Zhen's, I presumeHow has Elder Brother been recently?"

"He is well," said Yu"He has often expressed concern about youHe said he hadn't seen or heard anything of you for more than ten years

"I miss him too," Lu said regretfully"Did you know that another of your martial uncles has been here looking for you?"

Yu looked up in fright"Zhang Zhaozhong?"

Lu noddedWen Tailai shuddered slightly at the sound of Zhang's name, and then gasped in painLuo Bing quickly went over and supported him with her hand, her face full of love and pity

Yu looked on, absorbed"To have a wife like that would be better than being a god, even if I was badly wounded," he murmured

"Zhang has brought shame upon our school, but his kung fu is excellent," Lu said"And I would guess that reinforcements will not be far behind himWith Brother Wen so badly wounded, I think all we can do at the moment is to avoid them

"We will do whatever omega constellation watches you suggest," Luo Bing saidShe looked down at her husband, who nodded

Lu pulled a letter from his gown and handed it to Luo BingOn the envelope was written the words: "Respectfully adressed to Lord Zhou Zhongying, Iron Gall Manor

"Do you know him?" asked Luo Bing, delighted

Before Lu could answer, Wen said: "Who?"

"Lord Zhou Zhongying," replied Luo Bing

"Is he here?"

"I have never met him, but we have been friends from afar for a long time," Lu said"I think Brother Wen should hide there while one of us goes to your respected society to report what has happened He saw a hestitant look on Wen's face"What do you think, Brother Wen?"

"Your arrangements would be perfect, but I cannot deceive youI am involved in a bloody feud with the Emperor Qian Long who won't be able to eat or sleep in peace until he sees me die with his own eyesI know Lord Zhou would take us in, but I am afraid he would bring great trouble upon himself by doing so

"To members of the fighting community, there is nothing more important than helping a friend in need," said Lu

"But in my situation, the greater the friend, the less I am black and white chanel handbag able to involve him

"Refusing to involve others in your problems is an upright and manly thing to doBut I do think it's rather a pity

"What is?" Wen asked quickly

"If you refuse to go, we will have to stay here and fightI don't want to exaggerate the enemy's strength or denigrate our own, but who do we have to match Zhang? I am nearly sixty years old, my life is of little valueBut my martial nephew here has a promising future and your wife is full of youthJust because you want to play the hero it means we will all die here

Wen began to sweat profusely

"Husband!" Luo Bing exclaimedShe pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the beads of sweat from his brow, then held his hand

Wen's affection for his wife outweighed his sense of duty and he relented"You are right," he said"I will do whatever you say"Once we reach Iron Gall Manor, the Red Flower Society will be beholden to yet another person

The Red Flower Society always took care to repay its benefactors and to exact revenge on its enemies -- hence the fearful reaction of the Zhen Yuan agency men

"What relationship is Zhao Banshan to you?" asked Lu

"Brother chloe bags Zhao? He is third master of our society

"So that's it! Just what your Red Flower Society is involved in, I don't knowBut Zhao and I would willingly die for each otherIn the old days when we were both in the Dragon Slayers' Society, we were closer than natural brothersIf he is a member of your society, then your affairs are certain to be justWhat does it matter what great crimes you have committed? The biggest crimes are supposed to be the assassination of officials and rebellionHa! Well, I just killed two running dogs of officialdom!" He gave one of the corpses a kick

"There's too much to explain," Wen said"After this is over, if I live, I will tell you everythingBut briefly, the Emperor sent eight Imperial Bodyguards to arrest my wife and myselfI was wounded in a fight at Jinquan but we escaped and came hereThey'll get me sooner or later, but the Emperor has a secret I must expose before I die

Lu asked where the Red Flower Society leaders were

"The Red Flower Society has 12 masters of the Incense," said Yu"Apart from Brother Wen and Luo Bing, they are already gathered in AnxiWe have asked the Young Helmsman to louis vuitton replica handbags assume the leadership of the society, but he is unwilling to do soHe says he is too young and inexperienced and insists that Second Brother, the Taoist priest Wu Chen, should be leaderAt present, the matter is deadlockedThe meeting to choose a new Helmsman will not start until Brother Wen and Luo Bing arrive

Yu turned to Wen, his superior in the society's heirarchy"Should I first return to Anxi to report?" he asked

Wen hesitated, uncertain of what to say

"Let us do it this way," suggested Lu"You three start out immediately for Iron Gall ManorOnce you are settled there, Brother Yu can continue on his businessMeanwhile, I will go to Anxi to report

Wen pulled a red silk flower from his gown and handed it to Lu"When you arrive in Anxi, fasten this flower to your lapel and you will be met by someone from our society," he said

Luo Bing helped her husband up while Yu lifted the two corpses from the floor onto the kang and covered them with the bedclothesThen Lu opened the door and strode calmly out, mounted a horse and galloped off westwards

After a short while, the others also emerged from the room, Yu leading the chanel metallic gilt leather bag