Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 363: Nanhai Xianweng
Huang Sixi pointed at the white-haired old man who was fighting with Fan Qinghui and asked Wan Wan: "Who is that old man?"

Xianxian knew all the famous martial arts masters in the martial arts world: "His name is Chao Gongcuo, nicknamed 'South Sea Immortal', and he created a set of 'Seven Killing Fists'. As early as sixty years ago, his boxing skills were well-known throughout the world. The older generation of martial arts masters all called him 'Chao Qi Sha'!"

Anyone in the martial arts world, upon hearing the name of Chao Gongcuo, the 'Immortal of the South China Sea', would feel both respect and fear.

Chao Gongcuo and Ning Daoqi are masters of the same generation. Mei Xun, the head of the Nanhai School, whose headquarters is currently located in Zhuya County of Nanhai, is the great-grandson of Chao Gongcuo. His martial arts skills had reached the level of a master decades ago.

It is rumored that Ning Daoqi once competed with Chao Gongcuo in Leizhou Peninsula. After the two exchanged more than a hundred moves, Ning Daoqi defeated Chao Gongcuo with his ultimate skill "Sanda Eight Pounces".

If we rank the master-level experts in Middle-earth, Chao Gongcuo can definitely be in the top five. Only Ning Daoqi, Shi Zhixuan and Song Que have the power to defeat him. The rest of the experts can at best tie with him.

This is also the reason why, although Fan Qinghui is the leader of Cihang Jingzhai, the leader of the righteous sect, she has no chance of winning against Chao Gongcuo's "Seven Killing Fists".

Judging from the dense traces of energetic energy left in the temple, it can also be inferred that Fan Qinghui and Chao Gongcuo had been fighting for quite some time, and they had always been evenly matched, with neither being able to do anything to the other.

Huang Sixi saw that Chao Gongcuo was so old, but he did not live a carefree life. Instead, he got involved in worldly disputes. He asked, "Chao Gongcuo was practicing in the South China Sea. How come he suddenly appeared in the capital? Was he recruited by some force?"

Wan Wan also had doubts: "It is rumored that Li Mi's father Li Kuan once did a favor to the Nanhai Sect. After Li Mi started his army, he sent special envoys to invite Chao Gongcuo to come out and help, but Chao Gongcuo never agreed to help Li Mi!
The current leader of the Nanhai faction, Mei Xun, has a good relationship with the Li family. When Li Yuan started his rebellion, he also promised Mei Xun and Chao Gongcuo a lot of money in an attempt to win them over, but they still seem unmoved! "

Kankan felt that Chao Gongcuo might not have defected to any particular force.

She also revealed a secret to Huang Sixi: "My dear, when my master was traveling around the world forty years ago, he once traveled with Chao Gongcuo. He loved my master so much that he followed him for thousands of miles. He still misses my master to this day. Maybe he showed up in the capital this time for my master!"

Zhu Yuyan made friends with quite a few masters when she was young, including the Evil King Shi Zhixuan, the Tyrant Blade Yue Shan, the All-rounder Lu Miaozi, and Chao Gongcuo. Each of them was well-known in the martial arts world and had a temporary affection for Zhu Yuyan.

However, Huang Sixi believed that given Chao Gongcuo's age, the old friendship of forty years ago was unlikely to continue until now, and Chao Gongcuo's visit to Beijing should be related to the invitation of a certain force.

At present, the Li clan is preparing to attack Chang'an. Li Yuan's army is on the bank of the Yellow River, only a hundred miles away from the capital. They have planted many spies in the capital.

The news of Yang Wengang and Jingzhao Lian's arrest yesterday could not be concealed and must have been known to the Li family. If Chao Gongcuo was recruited by the Li family, then Chao Gongcuo went to Beijing to rescue Yang Wengang and, by the way, kill Li Jing who reported the incident.

Based on this inference, there are traces of Li Jing's injury.

When Huang Sixi and Kankan were looking around the temple, the martial arts masters gathered in the temple also noticed the figures of Huang Sixi and Kankan one after another.

A young man and woman were standing next to a statue of Guanyin in front of the courtyard. At this moment, they shifted their gaze away from the fierce confrontation between Chao Gongcuo and Fan Qinghui and turned to look at Huang Sixi and Kankan.

The young man was tall and handsome, with sharp eyes and a domineering and tyrannical aura. On each side of his waist hung a sword and a knife. He was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, with a high nose and deep eyes, and mixed with Hu blood.

Last year, a Turkic swordsman named Ba Fenghan emerged in the martial arts world. He launched challenges everywhere and defeated dozens of famous figures in succession. He was collectively hated by the Central Earth martial arts community and was offered a bounty to hunt him down. This led to his growing fame and he became a new master second only to Huang Sixi, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.

The young man was Ba Fenghan.

Two days ago, Tuoba Yu and Chunyu Wei rushed into the city in order to track down Ba Fenghan, but were severely injured by Huang Sixi's palm strike.

Ba Fenghan was indeed traveling in Chang'an City, and the female warriors around him were no ordinary people.

This female warrior is Fu Junyu, a disciple of Goryeo master Fu Cailin. She has a frosty expression and stands with a sword.

Fu Junyu and Fu Jun'er were sisters from the same school. After Fu Jun'er was killed by Yu Wenzhi, Fu Junyu was ordered by Fu Cailin to sneak into the Middle-earth and continue investigating the whereabouts of Yang Gong's treasure house.

In March of this year, Fu Junyu and Ba Fenghan met by chance in Dongping County. Since both of them were from different ethnic groups, they traveled together and challenged Ouyang Xiyi, the "Huangshan exile" who had been famous for forty years, at the birthday banquet of the great scholar Wang Tong.

At that time, Shi Qingxuan had just parted with Huang Sixi and also rushed to Dongping County. She had mentioned to Huang Sixi that she was going to attend the birthday banquet of an elder, who was the great Confucian scholar Wang Tong.

Shi Qingxuan resolved the duel between Ba Fenghan and Ouyang Xiyi with a flute song at the birthday banquet.

Therefore, Ba Fenghan and Fu Junyu have both met Shi Qingxuan.

The two of them were standing not far from Shi Qingxuan at this moment.

Ba Fenghan was competitive and aggressive. Seeing that Chao Gongcuo and Fan Qinghui were both rare masters, he wanted to participate in the battle.

Seeing that Shi Qingxuan was friends with Fan Qinghui, he did not want to fight with Fan Qinghui, but instead set his sights on Chao Gongcuo, eager to give it a try.

Unexpectedly, just when Ba Fenghan was about to intervene in the battlefield, Huang Sixi and Kan Kan suddenly appeared on the hill behind the hall.

Ba Fenghan immediately sensed it and stopped his urge to attack.

He turned his head to Fu Junyu and said, "Just now, that man used the secret spiritual method to unscrupulously explore my inner strength, but I couldn't see his depth. His mental defense is impeccable. He is definitely a master, and stronger than Chao Gongcuo and the master of Cihang Jingzhai. The Middle Earth is really full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"

Fu Junyu didn't care: "No matter how many martial arts masters there are in the Middle Earth, no one can defeat my master anyway."

Ba Fenghan glanced at her and said, "Sister Fu, your words are biased. Could it be that Ning Daoqi and Bi Xuan have also been defeated by our Master?"

Fu Junyu was quite arrogant: "The three great masters are at the same level. If they really want to fight, the main competition will be the inner strength. Whoever can hold on to the end will win! My master is over a hundred years old and has more than ten years of power than Ning Daoqi and Bi Xuan. If they fight to the end, my master will definitely be the final winner!"

She pointed at Chao Gongcuo and Fan Qinghui and said, "These two are at the same realm, but Chao Gongcuo is more than 20 years older than Fan Qinghui, and his internal strength is deeper than Fan Qinghui's. Even though they are evenly matched now, when Fan Qinghui's inner energy gradually weakens, he will be dwarfed by him!"

Ba Fenghan didn't agree with that. If whoever is older has deeper internal strength, then in a martial arts competition they can just compare their ages. Why would they need to use force?
Besides, having strong internal strength does not necessarily guarantee victory. Otherwise, martial arts masters would just shut themselves in and work hard to accumulate internal energy. Why would they bother studying sword and knife techniques?
Of course, Ba Fenghan understood Fu Junyu's stubborn temper, so he did not argue with Fu Junyu.

He brought the topic to Huang Sixi again: "Two days ago, the assassin Jianglong killed Bi Xuan's apprentice Tuoba Yu and the Eighteen Riders outside the capital, and then stayed in a nearby inn. We came to visit him this morning but failed to meet him. I guess the man on the top of the mountain is the assassin Jianglong!"

Fu Junyu agreed with his judgment, but his eyes were fixed on Qianqian: "That woman looks like a vixen. It seems that the famous Jianglong has been captivated by beauty!"

Ba Fenghan sneered: "Since ancient times, heroes have been unable to resist the temptation of beautiful women. This is not surprising! Sister Fu, do you think the abnormal energy in Wulou Temple is related to Jianglong?"

Fu Junyu nodded: "It's most likely that he did it! With such a strange fluctuation of energy, there must be a rare treasure in the Wulou Temple, otherwise it wouldn't have attracted Grandma You from the Dugu clan!"

Mother You is You Chuhong, the top expert of the Dugu clan, and the mother of the clan leader Dugu Feng.

Currently, Dugu Feng has been transferred to the eastern capital Luoyang, where he is assisting Yang Guang's other grandson, King of Yue Yang Tong.

Xiji Garden in Chang'an City is managed by Dugu Feng's mother You Chuhong. You Chuhong is nearly a hundred years old, a few years older than the Central Earth Grandmaster Ning Daoqi, and has long enjoyed a great reputation in the martial arts world. If she had not gone wrong in her early training, causing damage to her Qi channels and suffering from asthma, her martial arts skills should have been on par with Chao Gongcuo and Fan Qinghui.

Last night, Huang Sixi took out the evil emperor's relics from Yang Gong's treasury, causing the relics' spiritual energy to spread to the ground.

Since the underground storage room where Huang Sixi was located was right below Wulou Temple, the spiritual energy in Wulou Temple was the most concentrated, attracting all the masters inside and outside the temple.

There are three entrances and exits to Yang Gong's Treasury in the city, located in Wulou Temple, Xiji Garden and Sha Mansion respectively. There is spiritual energy floating in Xiji Garden and Sha Mansion.

You Chuhong first noticed the abnormality of the aura in her own Xiji Garden, and then traced it all the way to Wulou Temple. She did not come alone, but was accompanied by her granddaughter Dugu Feng and Sha Zhijing, the young master of the Sha family, her in-laws.

There were more than ten people in her group. When she entered the temple, she found that Shi Qingxuan, Fan Qinghui, Chao Gongcuo, Li Jing, Hong Funu, Ba Fenghan and Fu Junyu were already there, and Fan Qinghui and Chao Gongcuo were fighting in a martial arts competition.

When she recognized the identities of Fan Qinghui and Chao Gongcuo, she temporarily stopped investigating the details of spiritual energy and instead observed the battle.

Her son Dugu Feng and grandson Dugu Ce all stayed in Luoyang, and her granddaughter Dugu Feng was temporarily in charge of the family business in Chang'an City. Currently, the Li family's army intended to capture the capital, and there were signs of a major change in the situation in the world. Dugu Feng had already sent people to collect intelligence everywhere.

"Grandma!" Dugu Feng whispered to You Chuhong:
"According to the information my granddaughter has gathered, Chao Gongcuo has been recruited by the Li clan. He must have come to Beijing because of the arrest of Yang Wengan yesterday. The Li clan originally wanted to use Yang Wengan to coordinate internal and external forces, but the conspiracy was exposed by Lord Li Jing. The Li clan must be furious and want to kill Lord Li Jing as soon as possible!"

She pointed at Li Jing and said, "This Lord Li is loyal to his duties and a good official. Should we protect him? Don't let Lord Chao kill him by mistake!"

You Chuhong coughed lightly, holding a silk handkerchief and covering her mouth, and said, "No matter what chaos happens in the capital, we just need to watch and don't care at all!"

Li Yuan's mother and Yang Guang's mother were both from the Dugu family, and were both sisters of You Chuhong's husband.

Currently, Yang Guang is in power, and the Dugu clan is a royal relative.

If Li Yuan were to capture Chang'an and replace Yang Guang as the ruler of the country in the future, the Dugu clan would still be royal relatives and could still become rich and powerful.

In this case, why should the Dugu clan get involved in Li Yuan's attack on Chang'an? They only need to wait and see what happens and watch the emperor take his turn.

It was for this reason that You Chuhong warned Dugu Feng not to care about Li Jing's life or death.

Dugu Feng did not go against You Chuhong's wishes, but continued, "The day before yesterday, Li Jing accompanied the assassin Jiang Long into the city. Yesterday, they went to Yuhe Temple to burn incense together. They should have a good relationship. Li Jing was injured by Chao Gongcuo, so why didn't the assassin Jiang Long show up?"

When Huang Sixi entered the city, Dugu Feng had already received news that one of her retainers had once met Huang Sixi on the Yangtze River with her brother Dugu Ce.

But she knew that Huang Sixi's martial arts skills were unfathomable, so she didn't dare to contact him rashly, let alone send anyone to follow him.

As for why she knew Huang Sixi's itinerary yesterday, it was because her family had businesses all over Chang'an City. No matter which street Huang Sixi strolled on in the city, he would pass by the Dugu family's shop.

You Chuhong glanced at the hill behind the main hall and asked, "Is that man with a sword on his back the Assassin Jianglong?"

Dugu Feng turned around quickly and looked: "Ah, it's him!"

Then he asked You Chuhong, "Grandma, he has only been in the martial arts world for less than a year, and he has already killed two masters, Tiele Qu Ao and Yin Queen Zhu Yuyan. His martial arts should be invincible in the world, right?"

You Chuhong pondered for a moment and slowly shook her head: "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing! If I don't see him take action with my own eyes, I can't determine whether his skills are real or not!"

She has lived for nearly a hundred years and knows very well how difficult it is to kill a master-level expert.

The feud between the righteous and evil sects in the Middle Earth has been going on for a long time. How many times have the righteous masters Ning Daoqi and Fan Qinghui fought against the evil masters Shi Zhixuan and Zhu Yuyan? Which time has anyone died? It is common for them to be injured, but as long as they flee with all their strength, they will hardly be in danger of losing their lives.

She knew that Qu Ao and Zhu Yuyan both died at the hands of Huang Sixi, but Qu Ao's death was due to carelessness, and Zhu Yuyan even committed suicide.

Whether Huang Sixi can defeat the three masters Ning Daoqi, Fu Cailin and Bi Xuan who have been famous in the martial arts world for decades, You Chuhong feels that it is still debatable.

You Chuhong and Dugu Feng talked about this.

Sha Zhijing, who was beside the two of them, suddenly screamed, "Look, the assassin Jiang Long is coming down the mountain!"

Dugu Feng followed with a low cry. She and Sha Zhijing were both young people who were eager to watch the martial arts competition between the masters.

However, You Chuhong had other concerns. She could not guess why Huang Sixi came to Beijing. If Huang Sixi came to stop the Li family from attacking the capital, then Chao Gongcuo would most likely not be able to escape unscathed, and the situation in the world would also be profoundly affected.

At this time, Shi Qingxuan, who was treating Li Jing's injuries, turned his head and saw Huang Sixi and Kankan jumping onto the roof of the hall together, and then falling to the ground from the roof.

"Brother Xian is back!"

Shi Qingxuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She had stayed in Yuhe Temple in the morning waiting for Fan Qinghui and thought she would have to wait for several days before she could meet Fan Qinghui.

Unexpectedly, Fan Qinghui suddenly returned to the nunnery in the morning.

It turned out that when Fan Qinghui was providing relief to the victims outside the city, she went to investigate the itinerary of the Li family's army. She happened to meet Chao Gongcuo who was rushing to the capital. She and Chao Gongcuo were old acquaintances, so she followed him back as well.

Before entering the city, she had no intention of fighting with Chao Gongcuo. Instead, she asked Chao Gongcuo about the internal situation of the Li family.

After entering the city, Chao Gongcuo went to do the task assigned by the Li family, while Fan Qinghui returned to Yuhe Temple.

After Shi Qingxuan learned about Chao Gongcuo's intentions from Fan Qinghui, he immediately invited Fan Qinghui to go to the inn together.

At this time, Li Jing and Hong Fu couldn't find Huang Sixi in the inn. They saw that all the martial arts figures nearby had entered Wulou Temple, so they went into the temple to find out what was going on. As a result, they were ambushed by Chao Gongcuo.

When Fan Qinghui entered the temple, Li Jing had already been beaten by Chao Gongcuo. She believed that Li Jing was loyal to the tyrant and was not worthy of rescue. Chao Gongcuo and the Li family were overthrowing the tyranny and should be supported, so she was unwilling to intervene.

But Shi Qingxuan insisted on supporting Li Jing, even at the risk of his life.

In order to prevent Shi Qingxuan from getting hurt, Fan Qinghui fought with Chao Gongcuo.

(End of this chapter)