Translator's Epilogue

As Yu Peiyu walked along the path down he saw two figures running towards him. They were two beautiful young women and who looked at Yu Peiyu with joy, excitement, and also sadness, they were Lin Daiyu and Jin Yanzi. Yu Peiyu felt surprised, happy, shocked and sad to see them both. Especially Lin Daiyu, she looked pale and fragile even more than the last time he saw her.
There were tears in her eyes of joy and sorrow, Yu Peiyu did not know what to do. In an instant the two girls were standing in front of Yu Peiyu.
Lin Daiyu said softly:"You...."
At the same time Yu Peiyu said:"You......"
Both stopped and looked awkwardly at each other, it was Jin Yanzi who broke the silence and said:"This must the famous Miss Zhu, sister Lin and I have heard many thing about her. Young master Yu, sister Lin and I have become sworn sisters now."
Lin Daiyu secretly looked at the girl who was standing behind Yu Peiyu and was impressed and in awe by her beauty, Zhu Lei'Er also observed Lin Daiyu closely and praised her in her heart.
Zhu Lei'Er said softly:"I......I will go with third uncle now." And her eyes were red and she looked a bit melancholic.
Yu Peiyu stuttered:"Lei'Er, I......."
He did not know what to say now, fortunately Jin Yanzi pulled Zhu Lei'Er by her hand and said:"Little sister, come let us give them two some privacy. I would like to know you a bit better."
Jin Yanzi gently pulled Zhu Lei'Er along and giving Lin Daiyu and Yu Peiyu some privacy.

After awhile Yu Peiyu said gently:"How.....I am most sorry. I.....I....should have taken better care of you...."
Lin Daiyu with tears in her eyes said softly:"No, you don't have to apologize. I understand you did not want to see me in danger. But.....but......did you know that I will die if anything happened to you?"
Yu Peiyu sighed:"I won't be able to live with myself too if anything happened to you."
Lin Daiyu looked into Yu Peiyu's eyes deeply and thought: It was all worth it, just hearing this. Everything I went through is not in vain.
She hugged him and all her worries and sadness were gone, there was only love and affection.
Yu Peiyu was not an eloquent man when it came to expressing his feelings, he now gazed into her eyes and gave her a deep kiss on her lips. That was his way to show his feelings for her, actions over words.
Love is in the air.

Yu Peiyu sat on a rock holding Lin Daiyu in his arms, they just enjoyed each other's company. Still Yu Peiyu was a bit confused and asked:"How come you are here too? And why did the 13 leaders suddenly change sides?"
Lin Daiyu smiled:"When Madame Hai Tang received an order from Yu Duhe to lead the Baihua Association against you, I was startled and shocked. Jin Yanzi and I thought that we had to find a way to stop this from happening, for the last few months Jin Yanzi and I have been investigating the man who is impersonating my father and those other imposters too. After following them for some time we finally discovered the headquarters of Yu Duhe."
Yu Peiyu asked:"Where is this headquarters of theirs?"
Lin Daiyu said:"They were very cunning and had bought a big mansion in the city of Chengdu and had people fooled that it was the residence of an retired government official. After we found out about this place we informed master Hong Lian of the Beggars Association to spy on it. Few days ago the disciples of the Beggars Association reported that there were strange activities around the mansion, the servants of that place looked frantic and worried. That is also when we heard about the secrets of the Yama book of debts being exposed and Yu Duhe ordered a punitive expedition against you. Madame Hai Tang had no intentions of helping them but had no choice because she had to obey the wishes of the chancellor of Wulin, unless there was proof that he was not really old master Yu Fanghe. However Madame Hai Tang said that if someone could provide evidence everything will be different, hinting to us that she would offer her support in search for proof. We concluded that the Yu mansion would not be that heavily guarded now and Jin Yanzi thought it would be wise to contact master Hong Lian too about this. Suffice to say that with combined forces of the Baihua and Beggars Associations we attacked the mansion and captured some leading figures of Yu Duhe. Like Ximen Feng but Lin.....that fake Lin person escaped. With Ximen Feng and others as witnesses we could persuade the other schools to cease their actions against you too."
Yu Peiyu began to understand and was really touched by the efforts of Lin Daiyu, Jin Yanzi, Hong Lianhua and Madame Hai Tang.
Yu Peiyu suddenly asked:"How did you meet up with Jin Yanzi in the first place?"
Lin Daiyu answered:"Master Hong Lian wrote a letter to Madame Hai Tang asking us to protect her, there was some incident in which she was involved at the Tang Manor some months ago. Although she was cleared from blame but master Hong Lian feared that the Tang disciples would trouble her so asked us to protect her."
Yu Peiyu knew that the incident was with Silver Blossom breaking into the Tang Manor for her own selfish reasons again, he sighed in his heart when he thought about Silver Blossom.
Thinking about her made him realise about Zhu Lei'Er, what was he going to do about her? In these months he had grown very fond of her and actually without knowing it himself he loved her too.
His heart ached and he did not know how to explain this to Lin Daiyu, he was feeling very confused and frustrated. He blamed himself for this awfully awkward situation.
He felt that he must tell Lin Daiyu what was going and started to say:"Daiyu, I....I....There is something very important I have to discuss with you....I don't......."
Lin Daiyu smiled sweetly:"It is about Miss Zhu isn't?"
Yu Peiyu sighed and looked embarrassed.
Lin Daiyu said softly:"I have heard what happened between you and her..........She is a sad girl too and I envy her that she stood by your side these months supporting you. And I see it in your eyes to that you have feelings for her as well. Miss Zhu, sister Jin and I have deep feelings for you and cannot bear to be separated from you again, just to let you know that I am not a jealous shrew and I will learn to love Miss Zhu just as I have become sisters with Yan'Er."
Yu Peiyu blushed and said softly:"I....I feel so ashamed.....I don't know what to say, but thank you for understanding."
Lin Daiyu smiled in a naughty way now:"In fact I am also aware of your other female friends, like Miss Tang Lin and sisters Silver Blossom and Iron Blossom......."
Yu Peiyu was even more embarrassed now and quicly said:"I.....there is nothing between me and Miss Tang....Honest!.....I have to explain that to the Tang disciples.....And Iron Blossom is Madame Yang now....I....."
Lin Daiyu interrupted him with a smile:"I am only joking."
She added with a sigh:"Did you know that Miss Tang has become a Buddhist nun now?"
Yu Peiyu exclaimed with surprise:"What?"
Lin Daiyu sighed:"I heard that after you disappeared from the Tang manor she became scorned, mocked by her family. One night she sneaked out of the Tang Manor and wanted to commit suicide, she did not want to die on the Tang premises because she felt she was no longer a Tang member. Fortunately she was saved by Zhixin Shi-Tai, the leader of the E Mei School, Miss Tang begged Zhixin Shi-Tai to accept her as disciple. Seeing she was adamant Zhixin Shi-Tai agreed. Before the people from the 13 schools came here there was a gathering held by abbot Tianyun of Shaolin to decide what to do."
Yu Peiyu frowned and listened attentively.
Lin Daiyu continued:"The 13 schools were divided, one group wanted to stay out of this affair and another group wanted to capture you. The people from Kunlun and Diancang wanted to capture you because they thought you were responsible for the deaths of their leaders."
Yu Peiyu was sad when he thought how his teacher, reverend Tiangang, died horribly at the hands of the evil plans of Ji Kuqing, Ji Beiqing and Yu Duhe.
Lin Daiyu knew that he was saddened about the lost of his teacher and held his hand tightly as a sign of support.
She added:"The leader of the Kunlun School, reverend Shigang and master Mei Qinghua of Diancang wanted you to pay for the deaths of reverend Tiangang and Xie Tianbi. Reverend Shigang is the younger martial arts brother of your teacher and Mei Qinghua is the martial arts uncle of Xie Tianbi. Master Hong Lian tried his best to convince them to wait till this matter was thorougly investigated, however the Tang Clan also wanted to hunt you down for the death of Tang Wushuang."
Yu Peiyu sighed deeply when he heard this and said sadly:"You really can't blame them, I too would probably react the same if I was in their position."
Lin Daiyu sighed too but was happy that Yu Peiyu was such a considerate man.
She said:"The leaders of the 13 schools were all debating frantically, Zhixin Shi-Tai was very supportive of the idea of master Hong Lian. I suspect that Miss Tang had something to do with that. Unfortunately most of the leaders were indecisive like reverend Chuchen of Wudang and abbot Tianyun of Shaolin, however during this debate a Shaolin disciple and a Wudang disciple walked up to their respective leaders and whispered something in their ears. After that abbot Tianyun and reverend Chuchen took leave and when they returned two hours later they said that they will not be part of any punitive expedition."
Yu Peiyu was most surprised and asked:"Why would these two seniors suddenly be so resolute?"
Lin Daiyu shook her head and said:"I do not know either, but hearing that the leaders of the two biggest martial arts schools were not obeying the chancellor anymore the rest of the indecisive people also refuse to follow Yu Duhe. Only Diancang, Kunlun and the Tang Clan were adamant in their decision to capture you. Fortunately master Nu arrived and he angrilly scolded and cursed reverend Shigang, Mei Qinghua and others and told them to keep their noses out of this or else."
Yu Peiyu smiled when he heard that and Lin Daiyu also giggled when she remembered how master Nu lectured those people.
Lin Daiyu added with a smile:"That way all the leaders agreed not to follow the commands of Yu Duhe anymore, as for the accomplices of Yu Duhe were all captured and were to be questioned later on. They are now being held captive by disciples of the Beggars Assocation, elder Mei Simang is left in charge to guard them."
Yu Peiyu got up and sighed deeply, all his questions were answered.
He looked over and saw Jin Yanzi and Zhu Lei'Er talking with each other, Lin Daiyu said:"Let us go over there."
When he walked over Zhu Lei'Er blushed and did not know what to say, she just stroked the cat and diverted her eyes from him. Jin Yanzi must have told her about how Lin Daiyu has no objections to her and understanding her.
Jin Yanzi laughed at Yu Peiyu:"Don't forget about me! Remember, you said it yourself in that cave that you liked me too, I am sticking to you like glue."
Suddenly a voice called:"Young master Yu!......Young master Yu......"
It was Dongguo Gao who was calling him, Lin Daiyu said:"Go ahead and I will talk to Miss Zhu here."
Yu Peiyu was touched by her gesture and said:"Thank you."

He walked over there and to his surprise he saw Hai Dongqing, Yang Zijiang and Iron Blossom standing next to each other.
Yu Peiyu was very surprised and asked:"Brother Yang, are you allright?"
Yang Zijiang laughed:"A few ghosts cannot harm me, even if I cannot defeat I can still outrun them. I don't want to die yet, I don't have children yet."
Iron Blossom blushed when she heard that.
Yang Zijiang said seriously:"Having children is perfectly normal why be embarrassed?"
Yu Peiyu said:"Brother Hai and Yang, your teacher Madame Dark Jade is....."
Hai Dongqing sighed deeply:"Yes, we know. Mr. Dongguo has informed us..........although she was ......... (sigh*). She did raise us and taught us martial arts and if you don't mind we would like to bury her body properly."
After saying that he had tears in his eyes, even Yang Zijiang looked sad. No matter how evil Ji Beiqing was, she was their teacher and parent.
Yu Peiyu said:"Of course, but what will the two of you be doing?"
Yang Zijiang said:"Having children of course! By the way elder brother Hai and I have explained that the death of Tang Wushuang is not related to you, Miss Tang Qi also spoke on your behalf. She said that she and her sister knew that this Tang Wushuang was an imposter and that is why she and Miss Tang Lin killed him, but because she wanted to investigate who was behind this plot she had to frame someone else. Furthermore masters Feng, Dongguo also said you could not be involved in this. The Tang disciples felt ashamed, serves them right."
Yu Peiyu thought that Tang Qi kept the secret that her father really passed away more than ten years ago hidden even at this point.
Hai Dongqing said:"I have a lot of time now, I think I would like to roam about and enjoy life."
Yu Peiyu smiled:"I hope we will always remain good friends."
Both Yang Zijiang and Hai Dongqing smiled sincerely:"Always!"
Yang Zijiang immediately said with a naughty smile:"Well, I have to go soon. I have to meet my father-in-law yet."
Iron Blossom pouted and said:"You are really.......(sigh*)."
Both Yu Peiyu and Hai Dongqing laughed.

Mr. Dongguo, Feng San, Dongguo Gao were talking to abbot Tianyun and reverend Chuchen, Mr. Dongguo waved his hand:"Little boy, come here."
Yu Peiyu walked over to them.
Abbot Tianyun said:"Benefactor Yu, thank you for revealing the secrets of the Yama book of debts. This way Shaolin has finally found a traitor we have been looking for, for the past 40 years. Shaolin owes you a lot."
Yu Peiyu said humbly:"Abbot Tianyun, you are too kind."
Abbot Tianyun sighed:"That eighth Madame Fu is actually my elder martial arts brother, he was very talented in martial arts but his heart was not pure to Buddhism. After my teacher died he seized that opportunity to sneak out of Shaolin with the copy of the hundred paces divine fist manual."
Feng San said:"Abbot, even the finest orchard has a few rotten apples. You should not feel too bad about it."
Abbot Tianyun sighed:"Nevertheless he used Shaolin skills to kill numerous heroes in Wulin."
Yu Peiyu was curious and asked:"May I ask, what....."
Reverend Chuchen interrupted him with a smile:"I know what you want to ask, young master Yu. You are wondering what made us change our mind."
Yu Peiyu said respectfully:"Indeed, reverend."
Mr. Dongguo stroked his long beard and laughed:"Because of an old friend of mine.........You know him too, Peiyu."
Yu Peiyu looked confused.
Dongguo Gao smiled:"Although you met him you have never seen him."
Yu Peiyu suddenly remembered who it was and said:"The parrot."
Mr. Dongguo laughed:"Yes, that old fool has moved to some valley and called it [Echo Valley]. It has been at least 20 years ago since I last saw him."
Yu Peiyu said:"I would really like to thank that old sir for aiding me."
Mr. Dongguo said:"That old fool likes to travel around and nobody knows where this Echo Valley is. If he wants to meet you he will look for you. He is a strange old fool but his heart is at the right place."
Reverend Chuchen said:"Many years ago Shaolin and Wudang faced a rather difficult situation and it was this old sir who aided us in our times of need. So when we heard that he requested us not to interfere here, abbot Tianyun and I obliged."
At this point Zhixin Shi-Tai walked over and greeted all the others before turning to Yu Peiyu:"Amitabha. Benefactor Yu my disciple Konghuan wishes you well and hopes you will bring rightesousness and justice in Wulin. Konghuan used to be Tang Lin. Amitabha, I take my leave now. I too wish all of you well and hope to see you again soon."
She made a Buddhist greeting again to Yu Peiyu and the others.
Yu Peiyu now saw Zhixin Shi-Tai for the first time. He noticed that she was a Buddhist nun about 60 years old, she looked very traquil and serene, she really looked like a very respected Wulin senior. Furthermore he had long heard of her good name in the realm.
Yu Peiyu did not know what to think when he heard that Tang Lin became a Buddhist nun.
Reverend Chuchen said:"Shi-Tai, would you mind waiting for a moment. Let us also discuss who is going to be the new chancellor now all of us are here anyway."
Zhixin Shi-Tai said calmly:"Of course, reverend Chuchen."

Hong Lianhua now walked up to Yu Peiyu and smiled:"Brother Yu, it has been a long time."
Yu Peiyu felt like it was another lifetime the last time he spoke to Hong Lianhua.
Hong Lianhua patted him on his shoulder and said:"I always believed you could face the problems ahead of you. You are truly one amazing man!"
Yu Peiyu had tears in his eyes of joy:"Brother Hong Lian, I........if it wasn't for you I would not know how I could be here in the first place."
Hong Lianhua said:"The nightmare is finally over, but a new responsibility rests in your hand."
At this point all the important dignitaries of Wulin gathered around, Lin Daiyu, Zhu Lei'Er and Jin Yanzi stood next to Yu Peiyu as a sign of support.
Abbot Tianyun said:"Master Hong Lian is right, I too feel that benefactor Yu should lead Wulin now."
Mei Qinghua of Diancang suddenly said coldly:"Well, perhaps all the heroes of Wulin accept young master Yu but.......Diancang is not to keen on that idea. Young master Yu, how do you explain the death of master Xie Tianbi? Diancang demands an explanation from you now!"
Yang Zijiang asked Hai Dongqing:"Elder brother Hai, since when did young master Yu become a Diancang disciple?"
Hai Dongqing replied:"To my knowledge young master Yu has no ties with the Diancang school?"
Yang Zijiang said:"I see......Mr. Mei, why should young master Yu help you investigate the murderer of your leader? Did young master Yu become a government offcial?"
Mei Qinghua angrilly said:"Yang Zijiang and Hai Dongqing, you are both the pupils of Ji Beiqing! Who knows if you're not implicated in their devious plans? Diancang is not afraid of heretic fiends like you."
Yang Zijiang said:"We shall see how bold Diancang is....."
Yu Peiyu knew that Mei Qinghua is no match for Yang Zijiang and quickly intervened:"Master Mei, I really am not responsible for the death of master Xie. I can swear to that."
Hong Lianhua said:"Brother Xie was not killed by young master Yu."
Reverend Shigang said loudly:"How about my martial arts brother? Yu Peiyu, you ARE a Kunlun disciple! Tell me what happened!"
Reverend Shigang emphasized the fact that he could order Yu Peiuyu, because not only was he the martial arts uncle of Yu Peiyu but he was also the leader of Kunlun now.

At this point a clear voice said:"Stop argueing!"
The voice sounded clear, melodic but cold. The speaker was a young girl, Yu Peiyu recognized her. She was his cousin Ji Lingyan, following her were two men.
Suddenly Mei Qinghua said with surprise and shock:"Tianbi, is that you?"
One of those men was Xie Tianbi, he looked very skinny, pale and sickly but when he saw Mei Qinghua he looked happy and said:"Uncle Mei, it is me. Young master Yu killed the imposter of me......we should not wrongfully accuse him."
Yu Peiyu noticed that he was not mad anymore and looked quite sound of mind.
Mei Qinghua looked confused now and did not know what to believe.
Ji Lingyan said coldly:"I know that Xie Tianbi alone is not enough to convince you, there is another person who can testify that Yu Peiyu is innocent."
She pointed at the other man, everyone now saw that the man was Lin Shoujuan. Or at least the fake Lin Shoujuan, Lin Daiyu looked very angry and sad now.
Ji Lingyan said coldly:"I intercepted this fellow when he was trying to leave the province. Tell everyone who you really are and reveal to them what happened to Taoist priest Tiangang! If you're smart I suggest that you will tell the truth."
Lin Shoujuan said resolutely:"My real name is Xiahou Guxing."
Suddenly some people exclaimed with surprise:"The thousand serpent sword!" He looked a bit flustered at Ji Lingyan, it seems that this Xiahou Guxing had experienced the lethal methods of this cold young woman.
The thousand serpent sword Xiahou Guxing was a heretic expert who roamed the north and was said be one of the few friends elusive cloud Yu Duhe had. Occasionaly they would plunder and kill together, raid armed guard escorts. Because of his good martial arts he could escape the pursuit of his enemies, but about ten years ago nothing was heard of him again. Most people assumed he had died, but now they knew he must have been enlisted by Ji Beiqing, Ji Kuqing and Yu Duhe.
Xiahou Guxing said loudly:"Yes, I am the thousand serpent sword. There is no point in lying about anything now, everything is lost now. Brother Duhe ordered the fake Xie Tianbi to ambush priest Tiangang of Kunlun and we think he succeeded in that ambush after that the imposter himself was gone too. We assumed he was killed by Yu Peiyu and Hong Lianhua. Our plan to take over Wulin has failed, I have nothing to say now. Kill me if you please, I don't mind I have lived long enough."
He looked at Lin Daiyu and laughed coldly:"To tell you the truth I killed your father, I lead the group to slaughter your family!"
Lin Daiyu screamed:"You fiend!" She drew her sword and pierced through his heart.
Everyone cheered:"Good, Miss Lin!"
She started to sob, she too has finally avenged her father. Yu Peiyu gently took her hand, both Jin Yanzi and Zhu Lei'Er both said:"Don't be sad, sister Daiyu."
Mei Qinghua and reverend Shigang walked up and bowed to Yu Peiyu.
Mei Qinghua said:"Please forgive this old fool for being ignorant and rude."
Xie Tianbi added:"Diancang has no objections to young master Yu being the new chancellor of Wulin."
Yu Peiyu said politely:"Old master Mei, don't worry about it. And thank you master Xie but I fear that I do not have the abilities to be chancellor."
Reverend Shigang said:"Young master Yu, please forgive this Taoist for being rude too. But I feel that you should become the chancellor of Wulin too, speaking as your martial arts uncle I feel that are very fit to lead the realm to a new era. You would not only restory glory to your family but also your late teacher, brother Tiangang would also be very happy."
Yu Peiyu said respectfully:"Uncle Shigang, I......"
Xu Shuzhen of Huashan said gracefully:"I agree with reverend Shigang."
Abbot Tianyun said:"Both reverend Chuchen and I support the idea of benefactor Yu becoming the new chancellor."
Yu Peiyu stuttered:"But....but....there are other people more suitable than I.....Mr. Dongguo and......"
Mr. Dongguo interrupted:"Don't give me that position I don't have the patience nor the time to govern this realm......little child don't dump your problems on me."
Yu Peiyu looked at Feng San and Dongguo Gao.
Feng San said:"Younger brother, I am old besides I wanted to roam the seas for a long time. Now I finally have that time."
Dongguo Gao said:"Young master Yu, you will do fine. I am old and have no intentions of being dragged into the affairs of the realm anymore."
Yu Peiyu said:"Very well, since every senior has such a high regard of me I will accept this position only till I have found a better person to replace me. And I have one condition.......I want brother Hong Lian to be my counsellor."
Everyone was supportive of this idea, Hong Lianhua was a sharp and intelligent person with a good character. He would surely be able to assist Yu Peiyu is his duties.
Schools like Kongtong and Hainan did not object, first of all with the martial arts of Jue Qinzi and Yu Xuan they had no chance of becoming chancellor. Furthermore Yu Xuan knew that Yu Peiyu was an intelligent and very powerful martial artist, he truly respected him and was supportive of that idea.
Hence a new chancellor of Wulin was nominated, Yu Peiyu.

Autumn came and Autumn went, Winter came and Winter left. Time passes quick in a time of change.
A lot happened in the realm of Yu Peiyu became chancellor, first all the hypocrites, rogues in the book of debts were punished and dealt with accordingly. For example eighth squire Fu and eighth Madame Fu were taken back to Shaolin Monastery and their martial arts were nullified and were locked up in a cave on Mount Shaoshi.
Yu Peiyu also pleaded on behalf of Zhong Jing and Guo Pianxian to Madame Hai Tang, Hong Lianhua and Xu Shuzhen. It seems that Ji Lingyan released them after she escaped from the stone hall. Hong Lianhua, Xu Shuzhen and Madame Hai Tang agreed that they will leave Guo Pianxian and Zhong Jing alone but if they did not repent and continued to create problems in Wulin, they will then not escape their punishment. Yu Peiyu agreed to these terms.
As for Ji Lingyan, after her attempt to conquer Wulin failed she did not have the ambitions anymore to take over the realm. She took care of her mentally handicapped sister and her sickly mother, they left Murder Manor and found a desolate place to live. It seems that when Ji Zanghua hear that his father and mother, Ji Kuqing and Ji Beiqing, died he went totally mad and ran into the ancestral grave of their family and set fire to it, he too was killed in that fire.
As for Mr. Dongguo he present a sack full of small treasures, taken from the Fu estate, and dumped it in front of Yu Peiyu's home with a letter that it was a wedding gift. He was going to find himself a new place to cultivate, the old spot was now no longer mysterious anymore.
Feng San bought himself a ship and set sail for adventure, he had no worries anymore Zhu Lei'Er was safe and happy. He was finally able to do what he wanted many years ago. Hai Dongqing joined him in this quest for adventure.
Dongguo Gao moved to a house next to Ji Lingyang, he became her teacher and started to teach her martial arts. She was much happier now and sometimes would joke that at least she won in a certain way. Her cousin was the chancellor of Wulin, so that was a small compensation.

The Heavenly Silkworm Sect could co-exist with the 13 schools with no problems at all. Yang Zijiang and Iron Blossom sort of retreated from Wulin, occasionaly one would hear about a strange man with a funny personality doing chivalrous deeds but never leaving behind a name. Only a beautiful young woman would always be at his side, smiling or shaking her head.
After one year, the house where Yu Peiyu lived in was empty. The flag which represented the chancellor was put in a box on the table, both reverend Chuchen and abbot Tianyun received a letter of Yu Peiyu.
In those letters he recommended that Hong Lianhua was a better person to be chancellor, Hong Lianhua also received a letter from his good friend saying that he does not have the abilities to lead the realm. He would much rather spend time with his wives.
So Hong Lianhua became the new chancellor and Xie Tianbi became the counsellor, both were intelligent young men with a strong sense of righteousness and justice. With them as the head of the realm, Wulin was safe.

Several years later, the realm of martial arts was peaceful. The people living in the city of Kunming would often see a very handsome young man with three beautiful young ladies strolling and smiling along Dianchi Lake.
One man having three beautiful wives is such a bliss, not many people have such luck of finding even one such a wonderful partner. But do people realise that how much tears, sweat and blood had flowed before realising this beautiful dream.
But something even more wonderful is that each wife was holding a cute baby and were joking and looked very happy and idyllic.
Of course they were Yu Peiyu, Lin Daiyu, Jin Yanzi and Zhu Lei'Er.