Blood-Stained Love Chapter 22

Lin Lin was delighted. She owed a debt of gratitude to the Kam family, and the only way to repay that debt was to avenge the family.

"But I cannot just leave my two elder sisters, Grandfather. They will surely be anxious and search for me everywhere."

"If General Kam is your adopted father, then they must be your adopted sisters too, right? Why bother?"

"Oh, don't say that, Grandfather. Even though they are adopted sisters, they are very kind to me, treating me like their own younger sister."

"Very well, come ride on my back, we will leave a message in their room."

Lin Lin understood that the old man was a powerful, strange person, and his attitude was still childish. Without hesitation or shyness, she immediately jumped onto the old man's back, and the next moment she had to hold his shoulders tightly because her body immediately soared as fast as if flying. After writing a letter for Bu Sin and Sian Eng, Lin Lin then left An-sui city with the old man. They were now walking and talking. Lin Lin was told to exert her skills, but she saw how the short old man walked casually beside her yet never lagged behind.

"If we crawl like a snail like this, when will we ever get there?"

The old man grumbled.

"Do you mean getting to the place of the Suling Emas, Grandfather?"

"Where else? Aren't we looking for him? But you must first learn striking techniques to face him. Come."

The old man snatched Lin Lin's hand, and suddenly Lin Lin felt how incredibly fast her run became, twice as fast as usual. Towards morning, they stopped beside a small but extremely beautiful forest. Various flowers filled the forest. This spring season had truly spread throughout the forests, allowing a thousand and one kinds of flowers to bloom beautifully.

"Heh-heh, it's nice here. We'll play around here."

The old man quickly twisted tree roots into ropes, and a few minutes later he was already swinging, sitting on a piece of wood tied and hung by two strands of rope from a tree branch. Exactly like a small child playing on a swing. Seeing the old man swinging while laughing happily, Lin Lin admonished,

"Grandfather, you said you wanted to teach me martial arts?"

"I am teaching you right now. Watch carefully."

Lin Lin frowned. How unfortunate, this old man was always playing around. Was he going to teach her how to swing? If she hadn't witnessed and proven for herself how the old man could run like flying, possessing extraordinary speed in his hand movements when borrowing her hairpin, she certainly wouldn't believe that this old man was a powerful master. Could it be that this old man only had the skill of running fast, and was trying to trick her? Was he really a powerful master? Why was he like this? Not wearing shoes, wearing earrings like a woman, and acting like a child.

"Grandfather, who exactly are you? I don't even know your name."

"Heh-heh, I don't know your name either. What's the meaning of a name anyway? We weren't born with names, were we?"

Lin Lin no longer cared about the old man's strange philosophy.

"Grandfather, my name is Lin, my *she* is naturally.."

Lin Lin was about to say "Kam," but the old man preempted her.

".. non-existent because you are not *she* Kam. Who am I, you ask? People call me **Kim-lun Seng-jin**. My name is magnificent, isn't it? Heh-heh, *Kim-lun* means golden wheel. Now, here it is."

When his hand moved, he suddenly produced a pair of golden bracelets. They weren't exactly bracelets, as the center was fitted with spokes like a wheel. Their diameter was one foot. Apparently, this pair of golden wheels had been hidden beneath his clothes. Just as quickly as he produced them, the wheels vanished again with a single movement. It was so fast it seemed like a magic trick.

"My name is Golden Wheel, indeed life revolves like a wheel. It fits perfectly, doesn't it? Heh, A-lin, have you been paying attention to this lesson?"

Lin Lin was startled, and also amused to hear herself called "A-lin." When he produced the pair of wheels or bracelets earlier, it was extremely fast. But were those objects weapons? Even if they were weapons, he didn't use them just now. The old man was swinging non-stop; how could he claim to be giving a lesson?

"Which lesson, Grandfather?"

"Hehhh. Your nose and teeth are fine, one hundred percent Khitan, but your brain has been infected with the stupidity of city folk. Look closely."

Lin Lin looked closely. Only now did she realize that the old man was not just swinging randomly. His body did not appear to move at all, his feet were not used to push the swing, yet the ropes continued to swing as if something was propelling them. Strangely, sometimes the swing would stop mid-motion, whether it was swinging backward or forward. To be able to stop the movement of the swing while sitting on it—this was incredible, like a magic trick.

"Now, do you see? To be able to swing like this, you must possess the **Ilmu Khong-in-ban-kin** (Empty Cloud Ten Thousand Catties). Although empty, it contains the power of ten thousand catties; although heavy and strong, it is empty. The core of this lesson will eventually allow your body to become light or heavy as you wish, and flying runs will no longer be an empty fantasy."

Lin Lin began receiving rigorous training from the strange old man. **Kim-lun Seng-jin** was a powerful master who rarely appeared in the *kang-ouw* world, always hiding and disliking trouble. He was an eccentric person, always acting independently, unwilling to be bound by organizations or by the state. His appearances were sudden, but always left a deep impression on the *kang-ouw* figures, and although no one could guess the depth of this old man's skill because he never involved himself in duels or conflicts, they were certain that this old man was not to be trifled with. Even the **Thian-te-liok-koai**, the Six Evils or Six Devils of the World, dared not mess with **Kim-lun Seng-jin**.

At that time, the *kang-ouw* world only recognized the **Thian-te-liok-koai** and the leaders of the great martial arts sects as figures possessing supernatural power. Recently, **Suling Emas** emerged as the youngest powerful figure. However, the identity of **Suling Emas** was shrouded in complete mystery, and he rarely showed himself. His situation was full of secrets, and he could be ranked alongside other strange individuals, namely **Kim-lun Seng-jin**, **Bu Kek Siansu**, and another strange person known only as **Gan Lopek**. Of course, **Bu Kek Siansu** was at the highest level, not only because of his age but also because no figure had ever been heard of who surpassed this old man's power. Lin Lin could be considered fortunate to have attracted the attention of **Kim-lun Seng-jin** because this strange, powerful old man had never accepted a disciple before.

The girl diligently received training in the formidable body-lightening technique, the **Khong-in-ban-kin**, which was simultaneously an extraordinary *lwee-kang*. Besides this, the strange old man also imparted a martial arts technique called **Khong-in-liu-san** (Empty Cloud Enclosing Mountain). **Kim-lun Seng-jin** seemed afraid of meeting people; he took Lin Lin wandering through mountains and forests, sometimes they trained by the banks of extremely quiet rivers. These two people were strange—a teenage girl and an old man—they bickered every day, but Lin Lin always made the old man yield because she was the one who could please him with her lively nature and, most importantly, please his stomach with delicious cooking.

Lin Lin was very skilled at winning the old man's favor with delicious roasted forest meat. From this old man, she also learned about many powerful figures in the martial arts world. It turned out that **Kim-lun Seng-jin** had extensive knowledge of the *kang-ouw* world. He knew all the figures, and he even knew Lin Lin's father. Several times Lin Lin asked about her father, and only when Lin Lin was roasting rabbit meat that smelled extremely savory did the old man finally answer this question.

"**Kam-goanswe**? Heh, your adopted father is a hard-hearted man, a true soldier who is honest and loyal. His honesty and loyalty, combined with his stubbornness, are what made people respect him; his martial skill is nothing special. However, he once shook the *kang-ouw* world when he succeeded in stealing the heart of **Liu Lu Sian**, a powerful girl nicknamed **Tok-siauw-kwi** (Poisonous Smiling Devil)."

"What happened next, Grandfather?"

Lin Lin asked, guessing that **Tok-siauw-kwi Liu Lu Sian** must be Bu Song's mother, whom **Kui Lan Nikouw** had referred to as a woman from the Black Faction who had divorced her adopted father.

"I don't know what happened next, I didn't hear. However, their marriage caused a sensation. That beautiful devil was the daughter of a highly powerful **Beng-kauw** Leader, a man of great influence who was also related to the kings of **Nan-cao** (West Yu-nan). **Liu Gan**, this powerful master, did not agree to his daughter marrying your adopted father, but because **Liu Lu Sian** was extremely stubborn and reckless, the old man could do nothing. However, the relationship between the father and daughter was said to have been severed. What happened next, I don't know."

Lin Lin knew what happened next. **Liu Lu Sian** gave birth to a son, named **Kam Bu Song**, whom she was currently searching for, and **Liu Lu Sian** had divorced her adopted father.

"Where are **Liu Lu Sian** and her father, **Liu Gan**, now, Grandfather?"

"Heh, how should I know? Isn't **Liu Lu Sian** your adopted mother?"

"No. She divorced him a long time ago, leaving behind a son who has now also left, gone somewhere unknown. If there is anyone who truly hates Father, it must be that **Liu Gan**, Grandfather. Where is he now?"