Me and countless me.

Chapter 519 The Attack of Little Zhi (6k)
Some things, once done, cannot be undone, whether it's rebelling or sleeping with someone.

Just like when Li Ke was thinking about the story of Naruto, he could accept that Kakashi was killed by Obito, or did something else.

However, if Obito rapes Kakashi, then Li Ke feels that some things can never be recovered.

Just like Li Ke now, he feels that his reputation is completely gone and can never be restored to what it used to be.

"I regret it so much, I regret it so much."

Li Ke pounded his knees, deeply regretting his weak will. He was filled with remorse, because he could no longer hide the fact that he had attacked the Wang family mother and daughter at Mantuo Manor.

Both Wang Yuyan and Madam Wang have been radiant lately. In addition, Madam Wang is not as cruel as she was in the original novel, so some rumors have started to circulate.

Although it was just a rumor, it was quickly quelled by local officials in an effort to curry favor with him, and a gag order was issued.

However, given the current level of credibility of the Song Dynasty, it's not an exaggeration to say that an official denial is the only believable statement.

So for Li Ke, his reputation is now completely ruined.

However, things weren't much better before; there were just a few rumors about her being a good wife, nothing serious.

Beside him, Wang Yuyan and Madam Wang fed him various fruits. Since many of his improved prescriptions had proven to be effective, the two women were extremely obsequious and subservient, acting as humble and submissive as could be.

So Li Ke enjoyed the tender grapes being fed to him by the beauty's fingers, which were even more delicate than grapes. Looking at Taihu Lake not far away, Li Ke couldn't help but think of something.

"Where are Xiao Zhi and Duan Yu? I hope Duan Yu hasn't been captured again?"

He then remembered that Duan Yu had said he would burn incense and bathe before meeting Wang Yuyan and her daughter, but he hadn't heard of Duan Yu appearing since. So Li Ke looked at Madam Wang beside him.

"Madam Wang, has anyone claiming to be Duan Yu come by recently?"

Madam Wang paused for a moment before answering.

"Indeed, a Duan Yu contacted us a few days ago, but at that time..."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but bump into Li Ke. That day, she lied and claimed that she and Wang Yuyan had a telepathic connection, so Li Ke conducted an experiment and concluded that the two sisters were lying.

"...So we didn't see him. After he stayed for a few days, a monk came looking for him, so he hurriedly fled towards Yanziwu. Presumably, he went to seek help from Murong Fu... However, recently there have been rumors in the martial arts world that many people have been killed because of Murong Fu's family's 'an eye for an eye' technique, the Star Shift technique. So now Murong Fu is dealing with these matters outside, so Yanziwu will probably be flattened by that Tibetan monk soon."

At this point, Madam Wang's face once again showed a look of disgust, clearly indicating that she completely disliked Murong Fu.

"Yanziwu, I heard that Murong Fu wants to restore the Great Yan?"

Li Ke immediately thought of Murong Fu. Although Murong Fu had some mental issues, Li Ke felt that his father, Murong Bo, who had faked his death, had even bigger problems.

Putting everything else aside, when a family rebels, which father would deliberately create enemies for his child to smear his reputation? The cases of people using the "Star Shift" technique to kill people that Murong Fu is dealing with now were all fabricated by this man named Murong Bo to frame Murong Fu. You could even say that he's been running around like crazy because of this.

In the original novel, this incident led to Duan Yu raiding their home, resulting in a major incident.

But what legitimate reason could he possibly have, such as those martial arts forces that were killed threatening the Murong family? No.

not a single one.

The only reason Murong Bo did this was to motivate Murong Fu to strive for success...

Furthermore, Murong Bo taught Murong Fu from a young age to restore the country, but he did not allow Murong Fu to learn any knowledge of the Central Plains, military strategies, or methods of governing the country. He only taught Murong Fu martial arts and then faked his death early on.

It can only be said that having such a father was indeed Murong Fu's misfortune.

When Li Ke mentioned Murong Fu, Wang Yuyan felt a little embarrassed, so she spoke up.

"Young master, Sister Qingluo has already sent the information about his rebellion to the local government office, but we don't know why they haven't arrested him yet..."

After saying that, Wang Yuyan showed a puzzled expression, leaving Li Ke speechless.

"It would be strange if they arrested anyone. The local government probably thinks you're playing them for a fool! Murong Fu has so little property, and he dares to rebel? Does he even know how to do it properly? I'm the one who's going to rebel!"

With a sigh, Li Ke stood up and extended his hand to Wang Yuyan and Madam Wang.

Madam Wang licked her lips and spoke in a seductive manner.

"Young master... what do you want?"

As she was speaking, she intended to place her heart into Li Ke's hands, but Li Ke slapped her heart away in annoyance.

"I need clothes! I need to go out and run some errands. Also, tell me what major events have happened in the martial arts world recently, especially information about the Beggars' Sect."

Li Ke felt it was necessary to save Duan Yu. This man was of good character and treated him as a friend. Most importantly, he would get to see Xiao Zhi... Master Kumārajīva again.

Seeing Li Ke solemnly issue the order, Madam Wang immediately bowed and accepted Li Ke's task earnestly. She then handed over Li Ke's clothes and continued to talk about the recent major events in the martial arts world.

There weren't many major events in the martial arts world, but Li Ke overheard that many overseas forces were heading towards Tianshan, and that many elders of the Beggars' Sect had gathered in Wuxi and were hiding their whereabouts, seemingly not wanting anyone to know.

Li Ke immediately realized that the plot of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils was still unfolding, so after getting dressed, he headed straight for Yanziwu to see if the unlucky Duan Yu was still alive.

He was traveling alone again this time, so he was very fast. He used his light-footed skills to travel all the way and arrived at Yanziwu in the blink of an eye. Just as he was about to call out to announce his arrival, he heard a woman's soft cry.

"Kumārajīva, since you want to pay respects to my deceased master, why don't you wait until our young master returns!"

The speaker, dressed in a red robe, was supporting a girl in a green robe, and glared angrily at Kumārajīva standing on a lotus flower.

Duan Yu, the unlucky fellow, stood in front of the two women. Although Li Ke could clearly see that his legs were shaking, and even his heartbeat and breathing were abnormal, like a bellows, he was still determined to protect the two women.

But Kumārajīva couldn't help but burst into laughter upon hearing the woman in red's words.

"Hahaha! Young Master Duan, you've really made me search high and low, and here you are! But... what do you, a mere young woman, know? I am the National Preceptor of a nation, how can I break my word? So even if it's fraught with difficulties, I will complete this task. And if Young Master Duan is unwilling to hand over the cultivation method, I will have no choice but to burn you as a living cultivation method. Besides, if Young Master Duan weren't so stubborn and had been willing to trust me, how could such a calamity have occurred?"

After saying that, Kumārajīva lightly touched the lotus flower under his feet with his toes. Under the astonished gazes of the two women and Duan Yu, the lotus flowers under his feet opened layer by layer, revealing a magnificent bloom!

Moreover, a soft golden light emanated from his body, and coupled with his solemn appearance standing on a blooming lotus, he almost seemed to be a truly enlightened monk!

"Look at me, how do I not resemble an enlightened monk! And why would I deceive you?!" But Duan Yu was only in a daze for a moment before he instantly realized what was happening and glared angrily at Kumārajīva!

"Although I, Duan Yu, have little reverence for Buddha, and even openly mock temples that amass wealth to Buddha's face. I despise the martial arts that form the foundation of our nation, because every time someone fights, blood is shed and injuries are inflicted. I pity the peasants, but I myself am a useless person, only knowing how to enjoy myself, but not how to save them; my morality is nothing but hypocrisy!"

As Duan Yu spoke these words, his breathing became increasingly rapid, and he raised his finger, pointing it at Kumārajīva.

"But even so, I know one thing, Kumārajīva! A person like you, who plunders others' things for your own selfish gain and tramples on their principles, using morality and Buddha to cover up your greedy nature, is more despicable than me, more despicable than frog urine! You are not a high monk at all! You are just a fool full of greed, anger and ignorance!"

"How dare you, you little beast, insult me ​​like this!!"

Upon hearing this, Kumārajīva instantly flew into a rage. He immediately picked up a petal with his finger and, imitating Li Ke's actions that day, flicked it, sending it hurtling towards Duan Yu and the two women!

The petals, carrying the boundless flow of water and Kumārajīva's rage, swept in with immense power. But just as Li Ke was about to make his move, Duan Yu roared, his face resolute. He made a sword-finger gesture with one hand, then stepped forward and thrust his finger forward, shouting out the name of the move!
"One-Finger Divine Skill!"

With Duan Yu's roar, a golden, sun-like light shot out from his fingers, instantly striking the water that was swept up by the lotus petals!
Kumārajīva didn't care about Duan Yu's performance at all. In his opinion, Duan Yu had only been practicing internal energy for a few days. Even if he had good aptitude, he only had a little bit of internal energy. Using the One-Finger Divine Skill would be useless and he couldn't break through his full strength at all!

But the next moment, he couldn't help but widen his eyes!

When that tiny golden light struck the rapidly surging water, it actually managed to control a portion of the spiraling water flow, deflecting it towards the oncoming current!
The water, controlled by Duan Yu, emitted a golden light, forcefully breaking through the swirling currents and piercing the petals. Under the sunlight, it burned the petals to ashes!
"This is the One-Finger Divine Skill?! This is the real One-Finger Divine Skill!"

With a roar, Kumārajīva rushed toward Duan Yu impatiently. He had fought with the monks of Tianlong Temple before, but their One-Finger Divine Skill was only of average level, far inferior to his Flaming Blade. However, the One-Finger Divine Skill that Duan Yu was displaying at this moment was completely different, not even in the same league!

Therefore, he was certain that this was the real One-Finger Divine Skill, the real Duan family's inner technique!
A fierce wind swept in, and Duan Yu found himself completely drained of internal energy. His breathing became erratic, and he looked pale as he stared at Kumārajīva, whose face was contorted like a demon. He almost collapsed to the ground, but he still tried to regulate his breathing, wanting to unleash the One-Finger Divine Skill once more!

At this moment, Li Ke was also surprised by the performance of Kumārajīva and Duan Yu. However, the situation was critical, so he stopped observing and directly flew down in front of Duan Yu, waving his folding fan to block Kumārajīva's inevitable grab!
The fan and Kumārajīva's palm made a metallic clang, and Kumārajīva was immediately sent flying backward, landing back on the water. But Kumārajīva simply spun around, touched the water's surface with his toes, and stepped onto a lotus flower once more.

Li Ke looked at Kumārajīva with some surprise, wanting to know how Kumārajīva had managed to find and master such a superb water-walking skill in such a short time. So, while helping Duan Yu up who was about to fall and channeling his internal energy into him, he asked Kumārajīva the question.

It wasn't that he was being long-winded; he was just afraid that if he accidentally killed Kumārajīva, he wouldn't get an answer.

"Master, you seem to be in high spirits, but I'm afraid you'll have made a wasted trip today, just like the day before!"

Seeing the 'shock' on Li Ke's face, the defeated Kumārajīva couldn't help but burst into laughter.

“Benefactor Li! You underestimate me and the heroes of the world! My trip that day was not in vain! Your book, ‘Pink Lotus,’ is indeed profound. Even I spent three whole days mastering it. So today, I am afraid I will once again have my wish fulfilled!”

With a loud laugh, Kumārajīva clasped his hands together, and boundless inner energy surged from his entire body, forming ripples around him that resembled Buddhist light! Li Ke couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the sight, but this only increased Kumārajīva's smugness!

That day, although he vomited three liters of blood and had to eat blood-nourishing foods like red dates to barely keep himself from dying of anemia, in his rage, he still managed to find the extraordinary lightness skill that allowed him to step on lotus flowers and emit Buddhist light from his true energy within Li Ke's 'secret code'!
Although it consumed a lot of internal energy and the effect was only so-so, even less effective than ordinary grass-flying lightness skill on land, the ability to emit Buddhist light and cause lotus flowers to bloom beneath his feet already made Kumārajīva overjoyed. Moreover, this lightness skill compensated for his complete lack of water skills, which made him even happier.

Moreover, for some reason, he kept dreaming of Buddha glaring at him or making a flower-holding gesture in his dreams these past few days. He felt that this must be Buddha giving him guidance in his dreams. So after waking up, he chewed on red dates while thinking about Li Ke's flower-holding gesture that day. Combined with the 'annotations' and 'codes' in the book "Pink Lotus", he 'found' a "White Lotus Rebirth Method", which could greatly increase the absorption speed of medicine and food by using true qi, thereby quickly repairing the body and replenishing true qi!
He even used the "White Lotus Rebirth Method" and the wrathful look of the Buddha in his dream to believe that he had learned almost all of Li Ke's finger-picking technique.

Therefore, Kumārajīva concluded that Li Ke, a child not yet twenty years old, must have relied on the White Lotus Rebirth Technique to fight him that day and defeat him on the water!
So at this moment, Kumārajīva looked at Li Ke and couldn't help but speak with smugness.

"I wonder if you have any other unique skills, otherwise, with just the 'White Lotus Rebirth Method' cultivated by the young duke and this light-footed lotus-walking technique, you would not be able to defeat me! Because today, this humble monk will not give you a chance just because you are afraid of water! In the words of the Khitans, this humble monk is already a super Kumārajīva at this moment!"

As he spoke, he confidently pointed to himself with his thumb once again, completely unlike his disheveled appearance that day.

However, the panicked look that Kumārajīva had expected from Li Ke did not appear. Instead, he looked puzzled, and Li Ke was indeed puzzled.

That book, "Pink Lotus," is really just a very simple collection of erotic pictures. Although it has his annotations, they are all artistic annotations and are not some kind of martial arts manual at all. How come Kumārajīva described those erotic pictures as if they were some kind of divine skill?
But judging from Kumārajīva's expression, he must have learned something from that book, which is why he thought that he lost to him last time because he couldn't swim and also because he wanted to steal the secret manual.

Furthermore, Kumārajīva claimed that he learned his skills from that erotic picture book...

In other words, both the light-footed skills on the water and the internal energy cultivation method that allowed him to quickly recover from his injuries were things that Kumārajīva had figured out by randomly practicing while looking at erotic pictures!
So seeing the smug Kumārajīva, Li Ke couldn't help but complain to him.

"With your talent and comprehension, why bother stealing other people's cultivation methods? Cultivate diligently, read the classics, and you might actually become an Arhat, or at the very least, a grandmaster who can establish his own sect!"

However, Kumārajīva burst into laughter again.

"So that the young duke may know! This humble monk has already established his own sect in Tibet! But let's not waste time on idle talk today! Young duke! You and I fought to a draw last time, and I'm sure you're both quite disappointed, so let's settle things today!"

He spread his hands, channeled his inner energy, and entered a fighting stance.

So Li Ke didn't hold back. He raised his palm, which was surrounded by five kinds of energy. It was a move he just picked up at random. When Kumārajīva saw Li Ke's move, he laughed again!
"Does the young duke intend to use palm techniques against me? Then let this humble monk add a bit of wisdom to your life! Take this! Prajna Palm!!"

Prajna means wisdom, so when Li Ke heard Kumārajīva's words, he couldn't help but switch his true energy and then strike with a palm!
Then, Kumārajīva's laughter stopped abruptly.

From his perspective, the moment Li Ke swung his palm, it seemed as if the entire world was covered by it, and Li Ke's palm transformed into a mountain, with his five fingers becoming five pillars of heaven! If his Prajna Palm was a star radiating light, then Li Ke's palm technique was the universe itself, carrying countless stars!

"What kind of palm technique is this?!"

He only had time to let out such a terrified scream before his palms clashed with Li Ke's across the distance! Although their palms were still three feet apart, the immense force had already acted upon Kumārajīva!
He flew out like a cannonball, skipping across the lake uncontrollably. When he passed a rockery, he smashed it to pieces and skipped across the water again!
Not only that, all of Kumārajīva's internal energy and martial arts were sealed by this palm strike, making Kumārajīva feel that he could no longer use his various supernatural powers, and his originally light body became extremely heavy.

But he didn't have time to think at all, because the moment he hit the shore, his body flew up and then flew heavily towards the artificial hill!

However, at that moment, a tall and imposing man flew over. Just as he turned around the artificial hill, he saw Kumārajīva flying towards him, so he couldn't help but roar!
"hidden weapon?!"

Without saying a word, he shook his palms, producing a sound like a dragon's roar and a tiger's howl. Almost instantly, an extremely powerful palm force struck Kumārajīva's chest!
Two palm strikes erupted within Kumārajīva's body, shattering all his bones! But by a twist of fate, they saved his life, because when the two palm strikes collided, they struck the ground directly, preventing his internal organs from being shattered. However, this immense force also slammed Kumārajīva to the ground, kicking up countless clouds of dust. His body, due to the collision of the two palm strikes, erupted with a blinding white light and a deafening roar! It was impossible to see what had happened.

As the smoke and white light dissipated, everyone was able to clearly see Kumārajīva's appearance and couldn't help but gasp in shock.

At this moment, Kumārajīva was curled up face down in a newly appeared pit, looking quite helpless and familiar, clearly having completely lost consciousness.

The burly man was stunned, but after confirming that Kumārajīva had only broken the bone in his little finger but was still alive, he breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he hadn't killed Kumārajīva for no reason, and he hadn't killed anyone for no reason.

After confirming this, he looked at Li Ke, who was standing in front of two women dressed as maids, and then at Duan Yu, who was hiding behind Li Ke and looked very weak. He then cupped his hands to Li Ke and asked seriously.

"I am Qiao Feng. I heard the sounds of fighting and shouting coming from Yanziwu, so I dared to trespass. Please forgive me."

However, despite saying he wanted to be forgiven, Qiao Feng, who was almost forced to kill someone, rudely pointed his sword at Li Ke.

"But you must be Young Master Murong. Why did you have these two young ladies tell me you weren't home when I came to discuss the murder of my Beggars' Sect's Vice Leader, Ma Dayuan, while you were in the manor? And why did you use this... master to ambush me?"

That's right, Qiao Feng mistook Li Ke for Murong Fu!

(End of this chapter)