Outside golden Dragon Palace...

Brother Xu and Hu Fei were planning their current strategies to defeat Ng Hung and his friends.

Xu: To secure the sword, our brothers have divided themselves into two groups. One, to retrieve the sword. Two, to distract the Zhao group.
Hu Fei: It is better for us to stay in great numbers. Stay together. Leave the Zhaos to me. I have somebody else better suited for this job.
Xu: Who?
Hu Fei: (smiled wickedly and mysteriously said) A good leader never disclose his secrets to others. Remember that, brother.

Brother Xu bowed down and joined his followers. Hu Fei leaned back as he watched his brothers. There's Feiqing, the oldest and the wisest one but the most careless too. He's third in command after Cheng En and himself. Then there's the Four Demons of Sai Kuk. They all looked, thinked and acted the same. They were really close. Their specialty was guerilla style attack and ambushes. Then there's the one eyed monk, Ji Gong and his disciple, Ping. Last but not least the three brothers from the west. They were real brothers. Brother Zhu, who specialised in poisonous potions and venoms. Brother Lu who like his brother Xu, were very good in espionage. They all good kungfu fighters and together they were known as the Great Wudang Brothers.

Hu Fei, besides having them as allies also have the benefit of friendship with the Dark Forces of Netherworld. This 'out of the world' contacts have deftly managed to help Hu Fei maintain his dominance over his realm. Hu fei have thought that this is the perfect time for him to employ their services.

Hu Fei: With the Dark Lady's help, the Zhao family will finally perished in my hands and the Lung family will reigned forever. (laughed dementedly)

It has been days ever since Zi xia left the Zhao Manor and her resistence was wearing off. She thought of turning back but she barely knew where she's going let alone to go back. Note: Actually at this point Zi xia have been going in circles... but she's right at the edge of the Zhao property but still miles away from Tianshan... in fact, she's almost venture into the Lung provinces

Just as she wanted to give up hope, she saw a small hut hidden in the thick underbrush. Relieved to find refuge, Zi Xia rushed towards the hut totally forgetting how hungry and tired she was. After all, she missed having a roof on her head. ' After resting, I'll double my pace and catch up with the guys,' she thought.

The hut was really old. It smelt horrid too. The roof leaked but there was a comfortable straw bed and a river ran just outside the house. 'The place seemed deserted. Yes, it's the perfect place. Now, must find some food. Surely there's some fishes and I'll get a fire started in no time.'

That was just what she did. But that night, she began to feel the shivers. There was creepy sounds and it was so dark that the shadows bagan to play tricks on her. Then, there was an eerie male voice ordering her to leave. But our heroine aren't easily scared away.

Voice: Leave if you want to live!!!
Zi Xia: Oh Yeah... Show yourself first!

In an instant, a dark and looming figure appeared out of nowhere mush to her surprise. She began to feel scared but didn't show it. ' I'm not afraid of ghosts or whatever you are. Get out of my house!!!' she screamed at the verge of hysterics.

The figure attacked her. Luckily, Zi xia's kungfu skills managed to suppress his efforts with her swordplay. The figure hesitated when he saw Zi xia using the stance but managed to not lettling her fight back. Zi Xia could only denfended herself but she became more convinced that the figure was an ordinary mortal. ' Show yourself, coward!!' she cried as she grabbed a handful of ashes and sprayed on the attackers face. The attacker cursed her for doing that and fell right on the ground.

Zi Xia smiled and offered her hand. ' Let me help you.'
The attacker insulted her back claiming that she's a stupid, selfish girl who only knows to take things not her own. Zi xia retorted back,' I did not do such a thing.' The attacker, who she finally realised was only one very grumpy ol beggar, begged to differ. ' You barged into my house and acted as if it was your own. Dare you to deny?'

Zi Xia rolled her eyes upwards. ' If this is your house, wy didn't you say so.' The old man shrugged.

'It's only proper you know my name. I'm Zi Xia. What's yours?'
' I have no name...'
" Weird, a great fighter with no name...' she mumbled... The ol beggar snapped. ' For a girl with a lousy kungfu like yours... you have no right to talk to me this way.'
' then, what should i call you?'
' Just call me grandpa.' Zi Xia laughed uncontrollably. ' You are really weird, old man... I mean grandpa. I never had a grandpa before except my sifu and his wife who I always thought as my grandparents but I never call anyone grandpa. Allright, I call you grandpa.'

They joked and tell stories to each other as they cooked their fishes over the open fire. Just before Zi Xia went off to sleep, the beggar asked her if she liked to be his disciple.

Zi Xia: I've already have a master.
Beggar: I don't think your sifu objected of me having you as my student. I think he will be honoured.
Zi Xia: Really... Mmmm, I always wanted to make sifu proud. But I have to ask him first.
Beggar: That would take time. But I'm a good teacher and i could teach you any skills you want. I won't teach you any special kungfu. But do you have anything speacial you like me to teach you. Usefull skills like fishing or hunting. Maybe i'll teach you how to make traps or perform on the streeets...
Zi Xia: Teach me archery, PLEASE!!!! Sifu always said I'll never be good at shooting arrows. Oh, maybe you'll help me find my way I mean I'm always lost and canot find the right way to anything. teach me and i'll forever in debt to you.
Beggar: Deal... now go to sleep...

And sleep peacefully she did. Zi xia was so happy to have the beggar as company that she managed to dream nice things for once that night. The beggar did not sleep. He just stared at Zi Xia and thought of his long lost martial brother.

' Only he and i knows the Lao Tian swordplay. This girl must be his student. I remembered hearing that he and his wife had two pupils ; one girl and one boy... could it be??'

Mei Hua and qing Hua was in a limbo between the real world and Netherworld. They were watching Ng Hung, Zhaojian and Xiao dong with great hatred.

Mei Hua: I cannot believe we failed.'
Qing Hua: No, we haven't. This time we need a better plan.
Mei Hua: How?
Qing Hua: We could ask our mistress to help out...
Mei Hua: (shook her head vigorously) to fight three ordinary mortals, I think not.
Qing Hua: Mmmm... then, we'll attack them in their dreams. We'll make them so engrossed with dreams that they'll wanted to sleep forever in our woods.
Mei Hua: (winked) Forever in our hands...
Qing Hua: (smiled sheepishly) Forever....

And they laughed and laughed and laughed.