Huang Rong knows that the three of them have never been interested in books, why would they have suddenly taken an interest today? One look at her daughterās face and she knew that they must sneaked in earlier to hide so they can eavesdrop on what was happening. As she was about to tell them off, a Beggar Clan member came with news of a guest arriving, she took a look at Yang Guo and then she and Guo Jing went out to meet the guest.
Guo Jing said to the Wu brothers, āBrother Yang is a childhood friend of yours, take good care of him.ā
The Wu brothers had never been friendly with Yang Guo; right now they looked at the state that he was in. They knew that he hadnāt learned any martial arts at the Quanzhen sect and was called ābastard, animalā by his Master. They looked down on him even more; they summoned a servant and told him to take care of Yang Guo.
However, Guo Fu was very curious about Yang Guo, she asked, āBrother Yang, why doesnāt your Master want you?ā
Yang Guo said, āThere are many reasons. Iām dumb and lazy, I have a bad temper and I donāt know how to treat the relatives of my Master well. āBuying horse whips and donkey whips and what notsā.ā
When the Wu brothers heard this their faces changed, Wu Xiuwen was the first who couldnāt control himself anymore and shouted, āWhat did you say?ā
Yang Guo said, āI said Iām useless, I donāt know how to please my Master.ā
Guo Fu smiled captivatingly, and said, āYour Master is a Taoist, how would he have a daughter?ā
Yang Guo saw her smile, it was as if a flower suddenly blossomed, bright, beautiful and glamorous, unconsciously his heart jumped, his face went red and he turned his head away. Guo Fu had managed to control the Wu brothers and could mess them around long ago, now she saw Yang Guo turn his head away and knew that he was moved by her beauty, she was very proud of herself.
Yang Guo looked to the west and saw a couplet on the wall, the first line said: āThe image of peach blossoms descending with the divine flying swordā, the second line was āThe jade sea brings new waves according the jade fluteā. Yang Guo has seen this couplet in the practicing sword pavilion on Peach Blossom Island. He knew that it was Huang Yaoshi who wrote it but underneath this couplet was signed āThe five useless people who were ill fatedā. Compared to the three people in front of him, he was only a few years older but as he read and studied the writing it was as if he was ten years older. When he saw the words āthe five useless peopleā, he remembered about himself, how all those close to him had either died or have gone away; he wandered the world alone, there was no difference between himself and a useless person. The pride he felt just now forcing Zhao Zhijing to scamper away disappeared; a sad, lamenting feeling filled his heart, he couldnāt stop himself from dropping his head and pitying himself.
Guo Fu softly said, āBrother Yang, go and rest, Iāll come and speak with you tomorrow.ā
Yang Guo calmly replied, āFine!ā He followed the servant out of the study and heard Guo Fu flare up at the Wu brothers, āI want to speak with him; can you two stop me? His kung fu is not good, Iāll ask father to teach him.ā