Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 624 Are you still alive?

We also need to talk about how to use the forbidden area on the back mountain of Wudang Mountain.

First of all, it should be pointed out that the area designated as a "forbidden zone" by Wudang is not very large, but it is not small either.

Many people may have been influenced by some early martial arts dramas, and when they hear about a secluded place located behind a certain sect, they subconsciously imagine a flat open space smaller than the square in your neighborhood, surrounded by artificial mountains made of foam plastic and waterfalls made of plastic wrap. Then, on one side of the open space, there is a cave of about 20 square meters, with excellent lighting and a temperature that is warm in winter and cool in summer, with a stone bed inside...

It's not that similar places don't exist, but the Wudang back mountain in our story is clearly not like that.

Although this "forbidden area" does indeed have only one narrow path leading to the sect's residence, and no matter which direction you go, you will eventually encounter a cliff, it would still take quite a bit of time to traverse the entire area. The terrain here is not just open space, but also consists of various rocks and trees of different heights, and there are many small animals living in the forest. Of course, the animals can crawl, climb, and some can even fly, so they do not need to take the paths that humans can take to enter.

So, in such an environment, what should uninvited people who hide here be careful about when relieving themselves?

Let's start with Chun Kong...

He was the first one to arrive. When he was the only one in this forbidden area, he didn't really need to pay attention to anything. As long as he didn't deliberately go to the intersection where there were guards to relieve himself, he could go anywhere he wanted.

After he finished, he didn't need to do any burial work, because he ate very little here, and he might only produce a little bit of food every few days. So even if someone found it, it would most likely be considered as animal excrement.

But after Sun and Huang arrived, the situation changed drastically...

These two wouldn't skimp on wild fruit even if they were eating it; they ate more than Chun Kong at every meal. As for Sun Yixie, that's one thing, but everyone knows Brother Huang... He eats and drinks normally, but goes to the toilet far more often than the average person, let alone eating these unheated and unwashed wild plants every day.

If the piles of "evidence" he produces every day are not covered up, someone might come in for some reason and discover something amiss in no time.

In addition to the issue of "covering up traces," they also face another problem when using the toilet...

That is: it's easy to leave the cave where they are hiding—just pull the switch on the inside of the stone door. But to go back in later, you need a "two-way connection" to open the door.

Chun Kong didn't care; he didn't need any tools to open the door. But Shuang Xie had to bring the whisk with him to enter and exit the cave, otherwise it would be like leaving without a key.

During the day, when people go out to find something to eat and relieve themselves, there's nothing to say, they can bring their own food. But what about at night?

Some might say, "What about at night? You can just toss the whisk aside when it's convenient for you." If you're really worried, you can tuck the whisk under your arm or into the back of your collar.

Then I can only say that your thinking is neither deep nor detailed enough...

You say to throw it aside? How far away is "aside"? What if it's placed very close and gets splashed by filth, whether visible or invisible to the naked eye? This is a sacred object, what if it gets "contaminated"? I'm sure you all remember the time Huang Donglai contaminated it in Japan.

But if you put it further away, like eight meters away from you... what if a stranger happens to appear at that moment? For example, right now, if Chunxin sees a whisk on the ground, his first reaction won't be "wild boar" in the grass, and he'll probably have already picked up the whisk.

Furthermore, if you don't place it in a wide-open, easily visible spot, but instead put it in a secluded place far away... like in the bushes, where it's dark and you can't find it after you've finished using it, what will you do?
As for tucking it under your armpit or in the back of your collar... the former is still just a matter of getting splashed, and the latter... let me put it this way, with the clothes of that era, you can imagine, you're halfway up your shirt, and something between your neck and collar just slides down your back. How desperate you would feel at that moment.

In short, the solution Sun Huang finally came up with was this: whenever one of them needed to go to the toilet in the middle of the night, they would call the other to go with them, and the two would take turns going to the toilet, with the other person holding the "key" while the other was doing their business.

Tonight, just as Brother Sun finished urinating and returned to the entrance of the grotto to wait for Huang Donglai, Chunxin appeared.

Sun Yixie was unaware of the "remote game" between Chunxin and Huang Donglai, since he had left Huang Donglai's "construction site" as soon as he received the whisk. However, after waiting and waiting, seeing that Brother Huang had not returned, he had no choice but to reluctantly return to see if something had happened.

Upon smelling certain odors and realizing they were almost there, Sun Yixie naturally began speaking to Huang Donglai.

He never expected... there would be a third person present.

Chunxin had already been fooled by Huang Donglai and never thought that the person in front of him was one of the "Eastern Harmony and Western Poison". But as soon as Sun Yixie's voice rang out, and the next second Brother Sun appeared from the forest and entered Chunxin's line of sight... Chunxin, who was looking at Sun and Huang together, suddenly had a bunch of keywords pop into his mind.

Examples include phrases like "one has no eyes, one has no neck," "the taller one has a shrill voice, the shorter one has thick eyebrows and big eyes," and "one swears 'motherfucker,' the other poops eight times a day," and so on.

Some descriptions are fine when Sun and Huang appear alone, but when they appear together, it's easier to make connections between them.

At this moment, neither of them disguised themselves nor concealed their tone of voice, so Chunxin immediately realized... the two young men's features were remarkably similar to the descriptions of "those two people" in the martial arts world...

Immediately afterwards, Chunxin realized: Oh no, I think I was just fooled by that kid who was defecating in the wild... In fact, apart from speaking toughly, he didn't produce any evidence to prove that he was a Wudang disciple. On the contrary, I was tricked into revealing my identity.

Thinking of this, his expression darkened, and he became wary again.

“Amitabha…” Chunxin looked at Sun and Huang, “You two… this humble monk doesn’t think you are Wudang disciples, who exactly are you?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Yixie, who had just seen the situation clearly, thought to himself, "Oh no!"

Brother Sun had no idea what Huang Donglai and Chunxin had said before he arrived, nor did he know if his casual remark had revealed anything. He only knew that Chunxin's question had now been thrown at him, so he immediately turned to Huang Donglai and gave him a wink, signaling Brother Huang to say something and give him some information so that he could continue the conversation smoothly.

But Chunxin immediately noticed their little scheme. Before Huang Donglai could speak, he pressed on, "It seems you two don't want to talk, or find it inconvenient to talk..." He paused, "Then don't blame this humble monk for being cautious... I can only assume you are people with ulterior motives and ask the Taoist priests of Wudang to deal with you..."

Chunxin's mind worked quite quickly. The more the two people in front of him seemed afraid of being exposed, the more certain he was that if they were exposed, they could stir up the entire situation in the Wudang Mountain area.

Assuming these two are indeed Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai, then their appearance in the Wudang Forbidden Area becomes quite intriguing. Chunxin could even speculate that "Wudang secretly colluded with the Hunyuan Star Gate to launch a surprise attack on Shaoshi Mountain, and then hid the people here afterwards." From a conspiracy theory perspective, if you write "then destroy yourself," then no one will suspect you anymore, which makes perfect sense... This also explains why everyone has been waiting for so long, but no one has come to destroy Wudang.

Even if Wudang manages to clear their name and prove that the two sneaked in on their own, Sun and Huang's situation remains unchanged. Their Hunyuan Star Gate infiltrated Wudang during this sensitive period, making the accusation of "first destroying Shaolin, then annihilating Wudang" even more entrenched...

If conditions allowed, Chunxin even considered either stirring up trouble or taking matters into his own hands to kill the two boys tonight. This would not only cover up the truth but also leave no evidence against them. How great would that be for Chunxin?

As for why Chunxin appeared in the forbidden area, that will be a trivial matter that no one will care about at that time; he only needs to say that he saw a suspicious figure when he got up to use the toilet in the middle of the night, and then tracked him all the way here. Anyway, people will definitely believe him. Why would they believe Shuangxie?
Of course, the above is just Chunxin's idea of ​​the best possible outcome. He has also considered the possibility that "the two boys in front of him are not Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai." But even if that's the case, Chunxin only needs to adapt to the situation. In the end, no matter how the water is stirred up, he won't suffer any losses. It would be best if the Wudang sect leader could produce two illegitimate children. That would be such a great joy.

"Wait!" Seeing that Chunxin was about to use his internal energy to call for help, Huang Donglai had no choice but to gently stop him, and continued, "Master, now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you..." As he spoke, he also gestured with his eyes towards Sun Yixie, "We two are none other than Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai from the Hunyuan Star Sect..."

Some might ask, in a situation like this, given Shuang Xie's usual style, shouldn't he continue lying to stall the other party, or just pounce on them, cover their mouth, and subdue them before saying anything else?

That's true, but their actions depend on the specific circumstances.

If we're talking about "deception," Huang Donglai had already deceived the other party once, but Chunxin had clearly seen through it. If they were to make up another lie now, it would likely be ignored and wouldn't have any effect on delaying the other party.

As for "fighting"... it's possible, but there are too many variables and limitations to fight Chunxin at this time and place.

The most likely point of failure is this: if the other party is intelligent enough not to confront you head-on, but instead turns around and runs away, shouting for help... how can you stop them?

If this is a villain, then perhaps we can consider "killing him instantly." As long as we are ruthless and the distance is right, Shuangxie does have some ways to make the other party lie down without making a sound.

But Chunxin's behavior so far has made him appear to be a very upright Shaolin monk, so Sun Huang naturally doesn't want to, and can't, kill such a person.

To neither kill a Shaolin monk nor render him speechless, which is beyond the current skill level of Sun Huang.

Therefore, given these numerous uncertainties and limitations, Huang Donglai simply told the truth.

And Chunxin was indeed controlled by the sharp knife of "truth"...

At that moment, he was overjoyed, feeling that his chance to make a contribution had come, but at the same time, he also had some concerns; because after confirming that the two people were indeed the "Eastern Harmony and Western Poison", he couldn't help but consider his own safety.

After all, Chunxin couldn't be sure if Sun Huang would kill him. From his perspective, even the so-called righteous people in the martial arts world often stabbed each other in the back, let alone these two kids whose paths were unclear. What if, when I turned around and shouted, they got anxious and rushed at me with all their might to kill me? I might not be able to escape unscathed.

Knowing the truth, Chunxin began to hesitate, thus holding himself back.

In reality, if he hadn't thought about anything at that moment and had immediately used his internal energy to call for help, perhaps some of the things that happened afterward wouldn't have occurred...

“Amitabha…” Chunxin’s mind raced, and after a moment of quick thought, he continued, “This humble monk had some suspicions earlier, but I didn’t expect it to really be you two benefactors…” He paused, looking at Sun and Huang respectively, “But I wonder, what are you two planning to do sneak into the back mountain of Wudang in the dead of night?” At this point, his tone changed slightly, “Could it be… that you really intend to carry out the ‘destroy Wudang’?”

As the saying goes, "No one knows you are innocent better than the one who wronged you." The other Shaolin monks might genuinely be unsure, but Chunxin, as the inside man of Yuxiu Manor in that operation, how could he not know that Shuangxie was innocent? At this moment, he asked this question simply to stabilize the situation, test the other party, and incidentally steer the conversation away from the matter of "why he himself was here" that Sun Yixie had asked before he arrived.

Sun Huang, who was asked this question knowing the answer to, did indeed begin to explain to him, because from Sun Huang's perspective, persuading Chunxin was the best option at present.

But Chunxin, seeing that Shuangxie had chosen to "explain" as their response and showed no signs of wanting to fight him, deduced that the two boys were indeed good people.

Having understood this, Chunxin was relieved.

Good people are easy to deal with.

Feeling temporarily safe, Chunxin no longer wanted to follow the original plan of "escaping and calling for help," and instead devised another scheme...

Chunxin pondered: Since these two kids think I'm a good person too, why don't I take advantage of that? I'll just pretend to be convinced by them and believe they're innocent, then claim I want to help them and do some small things for them to gain their trust... Once these two kids completely lower their guard against me, I'll find an opportunity to ambush them from behind and kill them both. Afterwards, they'll be two corpses, and I can make up whatever story I want.

Just as he had finished devising his evil plan, an unexpected person appeared.

"Senior brother? Is that Senior Brother Chunxin?" It turned out to be the young Master Chunkong. Seeing that Sun Huang hadn't returned after being gone for a long time, he was worried that the two of them might have lost the "key" and couldn't come back, so he came out of the cave to check.

Chun Kong didn't think much of it and greeted Chun Xin as soon as he saw him.

But Chunxin was completely stunned at this moment... because before today, Chunxin had always thought that Chunkong had died on the day of "Snowstorm at Shaoshi Mountain".

On that day, many monks died in the temple. Many of them were so badly injured that their faces were unrecognizable and their bodies were incomplete. So when it came time to collect their bodies, the monks could only try to identify and count them by looking at the clothes they were wearing, the place where they died, and some physical characteristics. Naturally, such a count would have many errors and omissions. So it is not surprising that Chun Kong, who "disappeared" after the incident, was counted as one of the unrecognizable corpses.

"Junior brother...you...you're still alive?" As Chunxin asked this seemingly pointless question, his mind raced again.

Compared to the fact that "Shuang Xie appeared in the back mountain of Wudang", the fact that "Chun Kong is still alive" obviously made Chun Xin more uneasy.

This kid... is no ordinary disciple. The other disciples who escaped to the back mountain that day could only utter meaningless information such as "the ones who attacked the mountain gate were a group of masked men with high martial arts skills." But what about Chun Kong? How much did he know? Why did he disappear after that day, and why did he suddenly reappear here?
Chunxin, feeling guilty, couldn't help but overthink these things.

Moreover, it is not difficult to see from the current situation that Chun Kong is hiding in the back mountain with Sun Huang, which means that he at least knows or believes that the people who attacked Shaoshi Mountain were not from the Hunyuan Star Gate.

Under these circumstances, Chunxin's priority of "killing Chunkong" was immediately raised above "killing Shuangxie".