Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 261: Floating Clouds of Life and Death
The journey from Shaoshi Mountain to Xiaojing Lake is only four or five hundred miles.

Huang Sixi, Azhu and Tong Lao rode fast horses and arrived at the place in the afternoon of the next day.

They rode their horses and looked into the distance, and saw a bright lake inside and outside, with clear water like jade and waves as smooth as a mirror, worthy of the name "Little Mirror Lake".

The lake is not very large, but the lakeside is full of bamboo forests and flowers, which block the surrounding environment and make it difficult to see any buildings. One must search deep into the forest to find Ruan Xingzhu's retreat.

Huang Sixi was just about to dismount and enter the woods when he suddenly saw three figures rushing out from the flowers on the left side of the lake.

Huang Sixi took a closer look and found that these three people looked familiar.

Before he could recall their identities, Ah Zhu said, "That's Mr. and Mrs. Tan from Chongxiao Cave in Taihang Mountain. The other one is Mr. Zhao Qiansun, who is Mrs. Tan's senior fellow disciple!"

That day in the apricot forest, Ah Zhu was given a bottle of Han Yu Bing Chan Cream by Mr. Tan. Although she had only met Mr. Tan once, she was deeply impressed.

She saw Mr. Tan carrying Zhao Qiansun on his back and accompanied by Mrs. Tan, fleeing quickly towards the lake.

Zhao Qiansun looked like he had been poisoned by something, his face was completely black and he was unconscious.

Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan were also poisoned. They had just run a few dozen feet away when they fell to the ground with a thud.

Ah Zhu remembered Mr. Tan's kindness in giving her the medicine, so she quickly dismounted and ran to Mr. Tan to check on the situation.

Tong Lao reminded from behind: "These three people have all been infected with the Xingxiu Sect's 'Corpse Poison', girl, don't touch them! This poison will enter the internal organs as soon as it touches the skin!"

Tong Lao thought: "Could it be that Ding Chunqiu is also in Xiaojing Lake?"

The leader of Xingxiu Sect, Ding Chunqiu, was originally a disciple of Xiaoyao Sect and a student of Wuyazi. More than 30 years ago, Ding Chunqiu hooked up with Li Qiushui and together they ambushed Wuyazi and knocked him off the cliff.

Since then, Tong Lao never saw Ding Chunqiu again. She only knew that Ding Chunqiu lived in seclusion in the Xingxiu Sea at the border between Western Xia and Tubo, and rarely set foot in the Central Plains.

Although the "Corpse Poison" is Ding Chunqiu's famous skill, it can also be used by the disciples of Xingxiu Sect. The person who injured Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan and Zhao Qiansun may not be Ding Chunqiu himself.

After Ah Zhu dismounted, Huang Sixi followed.

Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan sat cross-legged on the spot, trying to use their luck to remove the poison, but they had just run too fast and the poison spread quickly. Black air had already appeared on their faces and they all looked extremely worried, fearing that today would be a dangerous day.

But when they saw Ah Zhu approaching, they looked up and saw Huang Sixi. They were immediately overjoyed: "Master Huang!"

That day in the apricot forest, they witnessed Huang Sixi breaking Qiao Feng's wrist with one palm strike, and they were very impressed by Huang Sixi and were the first to call him "Zhong Shentong".

In recent months, the reputation of "Zhong Shentong" has not only not diminished, but has spread throughout the world. Mr. Tan, Mrs. Tan and Zhao Qiansun have made great efforts. They really want to establish friendship with Huang Sixi, but unfortunately they couldn't find out where Huang Sixi lives. They still regret it. Unexpectedly, they met him by chance outside Xiaojing Lake today.

Huang Sixi wanted to ask the three people about the situation in Xiaojing Lake, so he took out the Red-eyed Ice Toad to detoxify the three people.

Ah Zhu was there to help.

Tong Lao stood aside, watching with her hands behind her back.

After a while, the "corpse poison" that the three people were infected with was completely eliminated, and Zhao Qiansun also woke up.

Mr. Tan returned the Red Eyed Ice Toad to Huang Sixi and said with a smile, "Master Huang, a few years ago, I found a Black Ice Toad from the Kunlun Snow Mountain. Its entire body is as crystal clear as jade, and its appearance is similar to Master Huang's Ice Toad corpse. However, my Toad is only effective in healing physical injuries, but it cannot detoxify!"

After hearing this, Ah Zhu took out a white jade box from her bosom, opened the lid, and inside was a full white ointment.

Ah Zhu smiled and asked Mr. Tan: "The box of ointment that Mr. Tan gave me that day was made from the Black Ice Toad, right?"

Mr. Tan shook his head slightly: "This is the Cold Jade Ice Toad Cream. I made it using the Extreme North Cold Jade and the Mysterious Ice Toad. The toad corpse alone cannot be used as medicine!"

Mr. Tan looked Ah Zhu up and down and asked, "I remember that you were a maid of the Murong family in Yanziwu. How come you are staying with Mr. Huang?"

Without waiting for Ah Zhu to answer.

Huang Sixi asked first: "Don't worry about Ah Zhu for now. Why did you three come to Xiaojing Lake? Do you have any grudges with the owner of Xiaojing Lake?"

Hearing this, Mr. Tan, Mrs. Tan, and Zhao Qiansun all clasped their fists and bowed to Huang Sixi: "If Mr. Huang has any questions, we will tell you everything we know!"

The three of them were grateful to Huang Sixi for helping them get rid of the poison and began to tell the story of why they rushed to Xiaojing Lake.

It turns out that the whole thing is closely related to Shaolin Temple's Abbot Xuanci, Qiao Feng, and Xiao Yuanshan.

A few months ago, Li Qiushui revealed the whereabouts of Murong Bo in Shaolin Temple, and Qiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan went together to search.

It happened that during the Battle of Yanmen Pass that year, Abbot Xuanci was instigated by Murong Bo, and led dozens of martial arts masters from the Central Plains to Yanmen Pass to ambush Xiao Yuanshan.

Abbot Xuanci originally felt guilty towards Qiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan. After Qiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan sent Master Xuanku back to Shaolin Temple, Abbot Xuanci felt even more guilty, so he personally led the Shaolin Temple disciples to look for Murong Bo's whereabouts.

Who would have known that Abbot Xuan Ci and hundreds of Shaolin masters, together with Qiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan, searched the mountain area where Murong Bo fell off the cliff for dozens of days, searching dozens of miles in radius, but found nothing.

They couldn't find Murong Bo's body, which meant that Murong Bo was still alive. Abbot Xuan Ci, Qiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan were unwilling to give up and continued to search for Murong Bo's whereabouts throughout the martial arts world.

Abbot Xuanci even invited his fellow friends in the martial arts world to help him find out the news about Murong Bo.

When Zhao Qiansun followed Abbot Xuanci to fight at Yanmen Pass, he was one of the parties involved and the first to receive the invitation from Abbot Xuanci.

When Zhao Qiansun learned that Qiao Feng did not pursue the responsibility of those involved in the Yanmen Pass incident and only wanted to kill the main culprit Murong Bo, he agreed to the request of Abbot Xuanci.

When Zhao Qiansun's junior sister Tan Po heard about this, she brought Tan Gong along, and the three of them traveled to various places in Jianghu to find out the whereabouts of Murong Bo.

It is well known to all the martial artists in the Central Plains that Murong Bo's old nest is located in Yanziwu of Taihu Lake in Suzhou.

Zhao Qiansun and Mr. and Mrs. Tan went to Yanziwu to hide.

Unfortunately, they waited for several months but Murong Bo never showed up. Even Murong Bo’s only son Murong Fu and his four retainers had never appeared in Yanziwu.

There is only one maid named A-Bi in the entire Yanziwu.

But Zhao Qiansun narrated: "A few days ago, Ah Bi went to a place called Mantuo Villa. She seemed to have heard some disturbing news, so she left Taihu Lake in a hurry and rushed to the Central Plains! As a result, before she left Gusu, she ran into an acquaintance. This acquaintance was Master Duan Yu who accompanied you, Miss Ah Zhu, in the apricot forest that day!"

After Zhao Qiansun finished speaking, he glanced at Ah Zhu.

Ah Zhu said, "Master Duan is good friends with Miss Wang. He came to Gusu to find out where Miss Wang is!"

Zhao Qiansun immediately gave Ah Zhu a thumbs up and said, "Miss Ah Zhu, you are absolutely right! Master Duan Yu went to Gusu just to find the whereabouts of Miss Wang Yuyan from Mantuo Villa. But according to Ah Bi, Miss Wang Yuyan has been away from home for several months and has never returned to Mantuo Villa!"

Ah Zhu asked hurriedly: "What happened next?"

Granny Tan suddenly added, "This Mr. Duan Yu only has eyes for the beauty, but he doesn't know that the beauty's mother wants to kill his dear parents!"

Tan Po despised Duan Yu very much, but she could not figure out the relationship between Huang Sixi, Azhu and Duan Yu for the time being, so she did not show her emotions. Tan Po only narrated the news she knew: "At that time, Abi told Duan Yu that there was a lady named Wang in Mantuo Villa. This lady was the mother of Miss Wang Yuyan, and she had a deep hatred with Duan Zhengchun, the father of Duan Yu! When Lady Wang learned that Duan Zhengchun lived in Xiaojing Lake, she rushed to Xiaojing Lake and planned to assassinate Duan Zhengchun!

The reason why Ah Bi left Taihu Lake was to go to Xiaojing Lake to report the news to Duan Zhengchun. She happened to meet Master Duan Yu, so Ah Bi accompanied Master Duan Yu to Xiaojing Lake! In order to find the whereabouts of Murong Bo through Ah Bi, the three of us followed Ah Bi and Master Duan Yu to prevent Ah Bi from getting lost in the martial arts world and never being found again! "

Mrs. Tan, Mr. Tan, Zhao Qiansun and others were not aware that Mrs. Wang was actually Duan Zhengchun's old lover.

This time, Mrs. Wang came to Xiaojing Lake not necessarily to murder Duan Zhengchun, but most likely to take Duan Zhengchun to Mantuo Villa.

Huang Sixi heard this and pointed at the "corpse poison" that the Red Eyed Ice Toad had just spit out on the ground, and asked Tan Po and the other two, "You came here to track down A-Bi and Master Duan, how did you get poisoned?"

The three of them looked at each other for a moment.

Zhao Qiansun replied, "It was only after we arrived at Xiaojing Lake that we found out that Madam Wang of Mantuo Villa had a great background. She was actually the daughter of Ding Chunqiu, the head of Xingxiu Sect. Ding Chunqiu is good at the 'Power Transformation Technique', and fellow martial artists are terrified when they hear about him. The three of us combined were no match for Ding Chunqiu, and unfortunately we were injured by his poisonous skills!"

Tong Lao, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up: "Ding Chunqiu has killed countless people and will never let go of any grievances. You three little guys have provoked him, so he will definitely kill you all. Why didn't he chase you?"

Zhao Qiansun, Mr. and Mrs. Tan were all stunned. They all looked at Tong Lao and thought, "This dwarf woman is so arrogant that she actually called us 'little guys'. Are you very old?"

Huang Sixi pointed at Tong Lao and explained to the three people: "This is Senior Tong Lao of Tianshan. She is over 90 years old this year. She is indeed much older than you!"

Zhao Qiansun, Mr. and Mrs. Tan were grateful to Huang Sixi, and without any doubt, they immediately bowed to Tong Lao: "Junior generation greets Senior Tong Lao!"

Even though they had no doubts, they couldn't help but be shocked. Tong Lao had a childish face and looked no more than 20 or 30 years old. She didn't look like an old woman who was nearly a hundred years old at all.

Tong Lao waved her hand and urged, "Don't bother with these empty formalities. Quickly answer the question I asked you just now!"

Granny Tan pointed to the west of Little Mirror Lake and explained to Tong Lao: "Senior Tong Lao, there are two groups of enemies coming to deal with Duan Zhengchun this time. Ding Chunqiu and Madam Wang are one group, and the other group is the four notorious villains in the martial arts world. Before Ding Chunqiu and Madam Wang rushed to Little Mirror Lake, the four villains had already captured Duan Zhengchun!

When the three of us arrived at Duan Zhengchun's residence, Ding Chunqiu was fighting a bloody battle with the evil Duan Yanqing. Ding Chunqiu was watching all directions and noticed that the three of us were watching the battle nearby, so he suddenly used a deadly poison on the three of us. The reason why Ding Chunqiu didn't chase us was that he wanted to guard against Duan Yanqing!"

When Tong Lao heard this, she said to Huang Sixi, "Little Ah Si, Ding Chunqiu is Li Qiushui's lover, he should know about Li Qiushui's recent situation!"

He pointed at Zhao, Qian and Sun and said, "These three little guys, Ding Chunqiu's daughter is Madam Wang of Mantuo Villa. Is there any relationship between Madam Wang and Li Qiushui?"

Tong Lao has keenly realized that Madam Wang of Mantuo Villa is most likely Li Qingluo, the child of Li Qiushui and Wuyazi, and the biological mother of Wang Yuyan.

Huang Sixi did not hide it: "Indeed, there is a connection. Madam Wang's real name is Li Qingluo, and this name was given by Li Qiushui!"

After hearing this, Tong Lao suddenly stepped forward and pushed Zhao, Qian, and Sun, the other two, and said, "Hurry up and lead the way, go find Ding Chunqiu and Li Qingluo!"

Zhao, Qian and Sun saw that Tong Lao had an angry look on her face, and it was obvious that she had a grudge against Xingxiu Sect's Ding Chunqiu. The three of them immediately made a gesture of invitation: "Senior Tong Lao, please come this way. Hero Huang, please come this way. Duan Zhengchun's residence is located to the west of Xiaojing Lake!"

Three people led the way.

They circled half of the lake shore and stopped in front of a bamboo forest.

There was originally a path about ten feet wide in the forest, but now it was blocked by dense swarms of bees.

Zhao, Qian and Sun all frowned and said to Huang Sixi and Tong Lao, "When we came here just now, there was no swarm of bees blocking the way. Ding Chunqiu must be worried that we would come back, so he summoned the poisonous bees to guard here!"

The three thought that the bee colony was raised by Ding Chunqiu, but that was not true.

These bees are called "intoxicating bees" and were all bred by Madam Wang Li Qingluo, who spent more than ten years of hard work. Madam Wang gradually added anesthetics to the honey that the bees eat, so that when the intoxicating bees sting people, they will be paralyzed and unconscious for four or five days.

There were tens of thousands of bees in the swarm, hovering in a black mass above the path in the bamboo forest.

Huang Sixi and Tong Lao have profound internal strength and can use the swarm of bees to detect the situation at the end of the path.

Behind the swarm of bees, there were several rows of bamboo houses. In the open space in front of the houses, there were several corpses lying in a mess, and among the corpses, there were several human figures standing or sitting.

Ding Chunqiu and Duan Yanqing were flying around the corpses and fighting fiercely.

Madam Wang stood at the edge of the battlefield, her eyes filled with hatred as she shouted, "Dad, don't kill this ugly bastard. If you capture him alive, I will chop him into pieces and avenge Duan Lang!"

Ding Chunqiu has already tested Duan Yanqing's martial arts skills, and found that there is still a certain gap between him and him, so it is not difficult to defeat Duan Yanqing.

But Ding Chunqiu did not use his full strength for the time being. While fighting with Duan Yanqing, he shouted to Madam Wang, "A Luo, your mother is crazy! A few months ago, she ran to Xingxiu Sea and used the "Northern Divine Art" to suck out all the internal energy of my disciples. If I hadn't run fast, she would have sucked me out too! When she comes to Central Plains again in the future, you have to give your father some face and persuade your mother. After all, we are a family. How can she be so heartless?"

Madam Wang curled her lips and replied, "She covets the status of Xixia's imperial concubine and has no regard for me, her daughter. Otherwise, she wouldn't have abandoned me in Gusu and not come to see me for decades! If she comes to the Central Plains again, she might even absorb my inner strength. I'm not sure I can stop her!"

Ding Chunqiu smiled and said, "As long as you are willing to persuade me, it's fine. If you really can't persuade me, Dad will definitely not blame you!"

Mrs. Wang seemed very impatient: "I will definitely help you persuade him, don't worry! Quickly catch this ugly bastard, I will skin him alive!"

Back then, Ding Chunqiu and Li Qiushui had an affair and plotted against Wuyazi. Then they fled to Gusu with the young Lady Wang and lived in seclusion.

However, a few years later, Li Qiushui became tired of Ding Chunqiu and went to Western Xia alone to become the imperial concubine.

After Mrs. Wang came of age, Ding Chunqiu and others also left Gusu and went to Xingxiu Sea. It was during this period that Mrs. Wang met Duan Zhengchun, King of Zhennan, and fell in love with him. She then became pregnant with her daughter, Wang Yuyan.

Since Duan Zhengchun's first wife, Dao Baifeng, did not allow him to take a concubine, he left Lady Wang and returned to Dali.

Mrs. Wang was pregnant and was forced to marry the son of the Wang family in Gusu, who was the younger brother of Murong Bo's first wife.

Mrs. Wang was paranoid by nature, and hated Duan Zhengchun for abandoning her after having sex with her, so she spent more than ten years cultivating the "Drunken Bee" just to deal with Duan Zhengchun.

A few days ago, Mrs. Wang learned that Duan Zhengchun was living in seclusion in Xiaojing Lake, so she brought the "Drunken Bee" with her. On the way, she met Ding Chunqiu again, so she accompanied Ding Chunqiu.

Unexpectedly, when she arrived at Xiaojing Lake, she found that Duan Zhengchun had been beaten to death by Duan Yanqing, one of the four evil men.

Mrs. Wang suddenly went crazy and asked Ding Chunqiu to capture Duan Yanqing.

Mrs. Wang knew Ding Chunqiu's martial arts skills very well, so it would not be a problem for her to defeat Duan Yanqing.

But before Ding Chunqiu and Duan Yanqing could decide the winner.

Mrs. Wang discovered that the Intoxicating Bee had suddenly escaped from her control, and flew away from the bamboo forest path with a "whoosh!", hovering over several figures.

Before Mrs. Wang could see the faces of the people clearly, she saw a white shadow shooting out from the air and heading straight for Ding Chunqiu.

Ding Chunqiu saw the white shadow flashing and said anxiously, "White Rainbow Dagger!"

He jumped up to dodge, but the crystal dagger, which was no more than a foot long and was crystal clear, suddenly turned in mid-air and stabbed into his face.

Without a sound, he fell from mid-air and collapsed to the ground.

(End of this chapter)