Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 313 I am a man, not a delicate woman.

Li Zhaoting's face remained calm.

This is Sichuan, after all, and people here love to perform Sichuan opera.

Although he had expected it, Li Zhaoting was still shocked when the coffin lid was opened.

Is Yu Canghai a bad person?
It's so bad it's practically falling apart!

It is called the righteous path, but in reality it is a demon and monster.

He was of poor character, mediocre martial arts skills, ugly appearance, no lower body, narrow-minded, and greedy. He was bad in every way, so he should be left to rot in the wilderness.

However, no matter how bad Yu Canghai is, at least one thing is worth affirming: the "love" between Yu Canghai and the dwarf. Without genuine feelings, how could the dwarf have stayed under Yu Canghai's butt for so many years?
Surely it wasn't just to smell farts!
Li Zhaoting didn't say it directly, but instead recited two lines of pedantic poetry. Most martial arts practitioners were academically challenged and couldn't understand Li Zhaoting's pedantic remarks, finding them baffling.

Those who can understand it are unlikely to tell others.

For example, Lan Fenghuang and Miss Wang were typical underachievers, completely bewildered and clueless, only knowing how to cheer on their classmates. Cheng Huaixiu nodded knowingly.

The dwarf grew up in a theatrical troupe and had read many stories while memorizing scripts, so he was quite knowledgeable about this subject. He glanced gratefully at Li Zhaoting, slowly crawled out, sat on the edge of the coffin, and swung his two short legs.

"Could you tell me what happened?"

"You absolutely have to tell me?"

"Don't leave any mysteries before you die."

"Thank you, Master Li. My wish has been fulfilled. Instead of keeping these secrets to go to hell, I'd rather tell them all! I'll die a quick and painless death, and let my mouth vent its anger!"

The dwarf recounted his story over the years in a deep voice.

The dwarf and Yu Canghai met thirty years ago. The dwarf was the leading actor in the opera troupe, and Yu Canghai was a wealthy man who liked to watch acrobatics. By chance, Yu Canghai lost both legs in a fight and fainted on the roadside due to excessive blood loss. The dwarf picked him up and took him home.

While recovering from his injuries, Yu Canghai worked with the dwarf to build a mechanical wooden frame, using the dwarf as his legs.

Yu Canghai is not as ruthless as Ouyang Mingri. Without the ability to overcome physical disability, one cannot become the head of Songfeng Temple. Yu Canghai is short in stature, so using a dwarf for transportation is not unusual. During this period, Yu Canghai turned the face-changing trick into a martial art, creating the Qingcheng Flying Face.

For more than twenty years, life was uneventful, until Yu Canghai went to Fuzhou to steal the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual. He was cut in half at the waist by the old steward. The dwarf, who was short in stature, hid in a pile of dead bodies and luckily escaped death. He vowed to avenge Yu Canghai.

The dwarf first joined a variety show troupe, and while Lin Zhennan was watching the show, he secretly befriended him. Then he ruined the troupe and went to beg for food outside the Lin family's gate.

Lin Zhennan took in the dwarf.

The Lin family is wealthy and powerful; how many bowls of rice can a dwarf eat? They can easily afford to support him. The dwarf works honestly and diligently, gaining the approval and complete trust of the Fuwei Escort Agency, while they secretly sow discord among the families.

"Patriarch, you are the rightful heir of the Lin family. The Evil-Repelling Sword Manual is yours; how can you leave it to an outsider!"

"Butler, this is your salary. Why is your salary less than last month? I really didn't deduct anything. You can check the accounts. I didn't dare take a single penny!"

"Master, steward..."

"Butler, Master..."

After a while, Lin Zhennan made up his mind to practice the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, directly disrupting the balance of the Lin family.

They're all adopted, so why are you the master?
Just because you have a baby boy can continue the family line?
Now, your penis is gone!
We're all eunuchs!

Who the hell is more noble than whom?

Without the dwarf's instigation, the conflict between Lin Zhennan and the old butler escalated to a fever pitch. In order to show that he was the head of the family, Lin Zhennan's attitude towards the old butler became increasingly worse, even making the old butler serve him tea and water.

Who makes a housekeeper do this kind of thing?

This is clearly an insult!

The old housekeeper's patience had been completely worn away.

Lin Yuantu adopted me and fed me. I saved your whole family's lives. I've repaid your kindness!
Lin Yuantu taught me martial arts, and I will pass on the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual to you in its entirety, thus settling our debt of gratitude once again!

I have fully repaid you for the kindness of adoption and the kindness of teaching me. Now it's time to talk about our grudges!
Two people came to Qingcheng to take on the challenge.

Lin Zhennan is in charge of "Famous Throughout the World".

The old butler is responsible for "the strong ones taking the fall".

Unexpectedly, Li Zhaoting arrived at Qingcheng Mountain.

Lin Zhennan's plan to make a name for himself failed, so he blamed the old housekeeper entirely, humiliated him, mocked him for being a coward, and made the old housekeeper wash his feet.

This statement immediately ignited a full-blown conflict.

The old steward knew that practicing the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual would gradually lead to the loss of one's true nature. Thinking of Lin Yuantu's kindness, Madam Lin's courteous treatment of him, and Lin Pingzhi's persistent attempts to teach him martial arts, he was very tolerant of Lin Zhennan.

I can't bear it anymore, no need to bear it anymore!

The old butler, enraged, killed Lin Zhennan, covered Lin Zhennan's face with the stinky rag, and then went to a brothel to vent his pent-up anger!

Can eunuchs go to brothels?

of course can!

Eunuchs are impotent, psychologically twisted, often have unusual hobbies, and tend to be quite ruthless.

The old butler had a fondness for actors.

A male actor with feminine features.

This was very common among eunuchs.

One line is enough to prove: I am a man, not a delicate woman!
The dwarf had planned this all along. Using the network left by Yu Canghai, he contacted Tang Yu of the Tang Clan and made a deal: he would offer the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual as payment in exchange for Tang Yu subduing the old steward. Tang Yu needed to quickly improve his strength, as he was preparing to contend with masters like Tang Que and Tang Ao at home and face the covetous gaze of the Great Wind Hall outside. Tang Yu readily agreed. With his unparalleled beauty and androgynous features, Tang Yu easily conquered the old steward, striking unexpectedly and shattering his dantian.

To confuse the situation, the dwarf killed the old butler in the same way the old butler killed Lin Zhennan. He deeply hated the old butler for killing Yu Canghai, so he hung him up, sealed his meridians and acupoints, and caused the old butler to lose too much blood.

The dwarf had long served as Yu Canghai's mode of transportation, and his leg muscles were very well-developed, as were his shoulder and back muscles, but his arm strength was much weaker. He swung around seven or eight times in a row.

After the deed was done, the dwarf originally planned to lure Lin Pingzhi to Sichuan, not to kill him directly, but to teach him the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, so that the Lin family would be wiped out. Unexpectedly, Li Zhaoting investigated the case very quickly and inexplicably guessed that this matter was related to Yu Canghai. He opened the coffin to examine the corpse and then searched the whole world for the dwarf, leaving him nowhere to escape.

In Sichuan, no one could escape the joint search by the Salt Gang and the Beggar Gang, let alone the fact that the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual given to Tang Yu by the dwarf was a counterfeit, thus offending the Tang Clan as well.

There is no way to heaven and no way to earth!
Tigers and wolves are in front, and pursuers are behind!
The dwarf gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, hiding directly inside Yu Canghai's coffin. Unexpectedly, he was still discovered. When the coffin lid was opened, the dwarf suddenly realized that Li Zhaoting's large-scale search was just to alert the enemy.

If the dwarf hides in a theatrical troupe or performs acrobatics on the street, insisting that he is a craftsman, Li Zhaoting has no evidence and can only let him leave.

Li Zhaoting never killed indiscriminately.

There was evidence to prove each person was killed.

The dwarf had no idea that Li Zhaoting's swordsmanship was neither that of a sword immortal nor a sword demon, but that of a swordsman chivalrous. He regarded Li Zhaoting as a ruthless and murderous demon, and was so frightened that he lost his mind and had no time to analyze the situation.
If Lin Zhennan and the old butler hadn't died, they might have been able to maintain their rationality, supported by hatred.

Having avenged his great grudge, the string in his heart snapped completely.

It takes twenty years of patience for a dwarf to sit still in the pitch-black environment to have persisted until now!

Otherwise, it would have collapsed long ago.

As the dwarf recounted the case, the crowd was initially shocked, but then burst into praise.

This bizarre case was solved in three days.

Li Zhaoting is truly a genius!

Cheng Huaixiu frowned. Earlier, during a casual chat with Li Zhaoting at the dinner table, he had only mentioned Tang Yu's appearance, yet Li Zhaoting had guessed that the case was related to Tang Yu. How did he guess that? What kind of case-handling logic is that?

"Let's settle our scores and grudges today!"

The dwarf looked at Yu Canghai's skeleton, took out a dagger, slashed his neck hard, and fell into the coffin. Li Zhaoting waved his hand and closed the coffin lid.

"Master Li, what's wrong with you...?"

"This is the complete Yu Canghai!"

Li Zhaoting left a message and turned to leave!

How to dispose of the body is the business of the Qingcheng Sect.

Li Zhaoting is only responsible for investigating cases.

The investigation revealed that nothing else was related to Li Zhaoting.

revenge?

Does Lin Zhennan have a son?
Who should Lin Pingzhi seek revenge against?

The old butler killed Lin Zhennan!
The dwarf instigated the old butler to commit murder!
They're both dead!

Tang Yu is a killer who takes money to commit murder!
From the perspective of the martial arts world, indiscriminate killing of innocent people can be resolved by seeking justice from a chivalrous hero, but seeking revenge by hiring an assassin is something that can only be done by close relatives, and no one else can interfere.

Theoretically speaking, the old butler killed Lin Zhennan, and Tang Yu subdued the old butler. Tang Yu can be considered to have helped Lin Pingzhi take revenge. Who would have a reason to seek revenge on Tang Yu?
A muddled account, the debt remains even after the person dies!

Xin Yinnong looked bitterly at the cemetery.

Male Gobi!

Li Zhaoting, I'll fight you to the death!

……

"Brother Li, I hope you can answer one question truthfully. You suspect the dwarf based on the remains, which is a reasonable explanation, but how did you connect it to Tang Yu?"

Cheng Huaixiu poured Li Zhaoting a cup of tea.

Delicate hands, red sleeves adding fragrance.

This tea tastes great!
"The special hobbies of old eunuchs in the capital! My father told me that there were a few old eunuchs in the palace whose biggest hobby was keeping actors, especially female actors in the Qingyi role."

"It's that simple?"

"My mind was in a mess at the time, and I was making wild guesses. As long as I had an inspiration, I would say it out loud, regardless of whether it was reliable or not, or even if it was just random nonsense."

"What if your inspiration is wrong?"

"The process of elimination involves listing all possibilities, eliminating the absolutely impossible wrong options, and the remaining one, no matter how unconventional, is the correct answer."

Can you give me an example?

Cheng Huaixiu rarely abandoned her fairy-like demeanor, acting like a naive young girl, curious about everything. She rested her chin on her hands and looked at Li Zhaoting, while Lan Fenghuang and Miss Wang stared at her with gritted teeth. Jiang Yuyan was writing furiously in her notebook, vowing to write 30,000 words.

Cheng Huaixiu's skill level is simply too high.

Blue Phoenix knew she was no match for him.

Miss Wang said she wanted to test Cheng Huaixiu's sword with the Overlord Spear, and that she wanted to make the city of Qingcheng flooded.

Li Zhaoting said gently, "Phoenix, Lan'er, don't be so formal. Come and listen to the story. I'll tell you a crime-solving story. The protagonist is Di Renjie."

(End of this chapter)