Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 353 Ghostly Love and Heroic Romance: A Cleverly Interpreted Marriage, A Match Made in Heaven!
Xue Yiren's sword was undeniably fast.

However, Chu Liuxiang was faster.

Having witnessed the divine light of Buddha and the simultaneous flight of eight swords, Chu Liuxiang has ample experience with fast swords, especially those that can change multiple times in a second, and can always find a way out of desperate situations.

With each move, the sword's edge merely grazed past him. Chu Liuxiang could even feel the sword's edge as cold as ice and snow. If he were even an inch or two slower, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Chu Liuxiang's eyes didn't even blink, always following the sword in Xue Yiren's hand, as if he was determined to see the changes in Xue Yiren's moves and the way he attacked.

No one can maintain "high speed" for long.

Speed ​​is not solely dependent on the hands and feet. A martial artist's high-speed movement is the result of the coordinated movement of all the muscles in the body, which is extremely taxing on the body and consumes physical strength very quickly.

Xue Yiren could not maintain the speed of the sword for long.

Chu Liuxiang was unable to maintain full concentration.

Xue Yiren was unable to stab Chu Liuxiang.

Chu Liuxiang was unable to counter Xue Yiren's attack, nor could he escape the sword energy blockade. Suddenly, Chu Liuxiang discovered a loophole in the sword energy and soared into the sky through it.

This is a subconscious action.

Only after breaking through the encirclement did they realize they had fallen into a trap.

This loophole is not a way out, but a way out.

They retreated again and again, their waters flowing out in a torrent.

Anyone else would have been torn to pieces by Xue Yiren's swift sword, but Chu Liuxiang was no ordinary person.

He was an invincible master thief.

It flew at high speed continuously, circling in the garden, and unknowingly started racing with Xue Yiren.

The sword's edge was less than three feet from his heart, but no matter what he did, he couldn't close that three-foot gap.

Chu Liuxiang unleashed his movement techniques, dodging and weaving like a bird, leaping and bounding from the artificial hill to the pavilion, and from the pavilion to the treetops, until they were long gone from sight.

All that could be seen was a blue shadow leaping up and down like a rabbit, with a rainbow following closely behind.

Due to the excessive speed, the two combatants could only see faint afterimages, rendering the naked eye ineffective. They could only rely on the martial artist's senses. Chu Liuxiang discovered two trees growing side by side in front of him, two tall sycamore trees.

Chu Liuxiang passed through the middle without hesitation.

Chu Liuxiang fell into the trap again.

There are not two trees, but three trees.

The three trees were arranged in a "品" shape. Because Xue Yiren's sword energy stirred up a flurry of falling leaves, and because Chu Liuxiang's attention was focused on Xue Yiren, he could only see two trees out of the corner of his eye and did not see the third one.

Ahead stood tall sycamore trees.

This tree was planted by the ancestors of Xuejiazhuang. It is hundreds of years old, with a thick trunk that is as hard as gold and iron.

Chu Liuxiang, with his flesh and blood body moving at high speed, would surely suffer broken bones if he crashed into this tree, not to mention the indestructible sword behind him.

Xue Yiren revealed a cold smile.

With increased force, the speed increases by 30%.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, with nowhere to escape.

Xue Yiren did not want to kill Chu Liuxiang, but after fighting for more than a hundred moves, his blood and qi were churning and his physical strength was depleted. He could no longer maintain a state of complete control, and every move was a martial artist's instinct, leaving no time for any thought.

Before the brain could process what was happening, the sword had already been thrust out.

"Pfft!"

The longsword plunged deep into... the tree trunk!
Even the century-old paulownia tree, stronger than gold and iron, could not stop the sword's edge by even an inch. But in that instant, Xue Yiren's sword energy dissipated, and his own aura collapsed.

Chu Liuxiang stood two feet away, smiling as he looked at Xue Yiren, but did not retaliate.

It turned out that the three trees were not a dead end, but rather an opportunity for Chu Liuxiang to turn defeat into victory. He had seen these three tall sycamore trees on his way to Xue Family Village, and when he flew at full speed just now, he thought of a way to deal with them.

First, he rushed towards the tree hole, guiding Xue Yiren to unleash his full sword power. Just before crashing into the paulownia tree, he covered his head, curled into a ball, and rolled away like a beaver.

This technique is called "Snake-like Leap," and its movements are extremely awkward, but its practical effect is excellent. Xue Yiren didn't have time to retract his sword, and the sword's edge pierced straight into the paulownia tree.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

The sword energy accumulated from a hundred moves poured onto the tree trunk. With Xue Yiren's martial arts foundation, he could reassemble the sword energy in just half a second. However, within this distance, half a second was enough for Chu Liuxiang to seal his dantian.

Xue Yiren's only option was to discard his sword.

With fingers pointing together to form a sword, he might not necessarily lose to Chu Liuxiang.

However, as a swordsman, when dueling on his own turf, and having the advantage of timing and location, what face do he have to fight back if his sword is knocked out of his hand?
Continuing to attack is not a duel, it's a relentless, vicious fight.

Xue Yiren is not a sore loser or a lowlife.

"Master Chu, what skill! You truly have your own way of winning; you are indeed worthy of being an invincible man!"

"I didn't win, and the senior didn't lose either."

"If you didn't lose, you won; if I didn't win, I lost. Xue Yiren isn't someone who can't accept defeat. What's the point of practicing swordsmanship if you can't even admit victory or defeat?"

Xue Yiren sheathed his sword with a rather elegant air.

"Well said, as expected of Xue Yiren!"

Li Zhaoting's voice rang out from afar.

Perhaps he was too comfortable living the life of a wealthy man, or perhaps he felt that the little bugs that came were not strong enough, Li Zhaoting continued to pretend to be sick and enjoy his wife's support.

"Brother Li, when did you arrive?"

Chu Liuxiang awkwardly rubbed his nose.

"From the moment you were chased and scrambled around, I came here only to prove one thing: there are several people who can infiltrate the senior's secret chamber, not just Chu Liuxiang."

A swordsman's sword is his second life.

Chu Liuxiang never kills anyone.

Since we are not killing people, we will not take their lives.

Your sword was definitely not stolen by Chu Liuxiang.

The one who stole the sword was the leader of the Azure Dragon Society in December.

In December, the Dragon Head plotted to assassinate me. In order to lure away my helpers, he first had Yidianhong slow down Chu Xiangshuai's pace, and then stole the senior's sword.

If Yidianhong couldn't stop Chu Xiangshuai, you certainly could, leaving me feeling isolated and helpless. Unfortunately, his martial arts skills weren't strong enough, and his swordsmanship wasn't fast enough.

Senior, how is this explanation?

Xue Xiaoren's plan could not be hidden from Li Zhaoting.

It wasn't because Xue Xiaoren was crazy and bad at planning, but because time was too short, so they could only use an assassination plan full of flaws to carry out the mission.

In fact, the success rate of this plan was not very low. If Li Zhaoting was really seriously injured, Xue Xiaoren would have at least a 30% chance of succeeding and a 40% chance of dying together. Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life.

Xue Xiaoren made the biggest mistake of not personally testing Li Zhaoting's injuries. If he had been given a month, he might have been able to find out.

When the time comes, naturally... we'll run away!
With Li Zhaoting in good health, which assassin organization would be so foolish as to dare to assassinate him?
Hitmen earn money by risking their lives.

However, you can only spend money if you're alive.

Chu Liuxiang was busy investigating the case, and Li Zhaoting made up an excuse to leave. Not long after the two left, several fishermen brought a corpse to Xuejiazhuang.

Xue Xiaoren's corpse.

This was caught by fishermen in Songjiang.

Looking at his younger brother's corpse, which lay dead with its eyes wide open and yet faintly filled with gratitude, Xue Yiren gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Xue Xiaoren is the leader of the Azure Dragon Society in December, the mysterious assassin organization that appeared five years ago, and the master of Yidianhong. Xue Xiaoren has been pretending to be crazy all along.

Xue Xiaoren was the one who stole the sword and framed Chu Liuxiang.

No one in Xue Family Village would be wary of Xue Xiaoren. He could openly go to the secret room, and even if he was discovered by the manor's guards, he could pretend to be crazy and get away with it.

Li Zhaoting investigated the truth of the matter, but did not directly reveal Xue Xiaoren's identity. Instead, he told the public that the December Dragon Head had been blown to pieces and his body was nowhere to be found.

The body retrieved from Songjiang was clearly that Xue Xiaoren had accidentally fallen into the water and drowned in the middle of the river.

Xue Xiaoren was insane and foolish, capable of anything, so it was perfectly normal for him to drown.

No one can find fault with it!

The Green Dragon Society's branch was destroyed in December.

This secret was sealed away forever.

Xue Yiren looked up at the sky and sighed, speechless.

Brother, why are you like this?
……

Guests have arrived at Zhibei Manor.

Distinguished guest!

An unparalleled distinguished guest. It was Ding Rufeng, the son-in-law of Zuo Qinghou.

Ding Rufeng is the eldest son of Qixingtang in Luhuadang.

Zuo Qinghou decided to settle his score with Xue Yiren on New Year's Eve this year. He figured he didn't stand a chance and worried that Zuo Mingzhu would be left without anyone to take care of her after his death, so he arranged a marriage.

Unfortunately, Zuo Mingzhu was seriously ill and unable to marry. Now that Zuo Mingzhu has woken up, Ding Rufeng has come to her door to take her as his bride.

It's a good thing for a son-in-law to come to your home. Ding Rufeng may not be a martial arts prodigy, but he is a handsome young man who is both literate and skilled in martial arts. He is also very down-to-earth and hardworking.

Zuo Qinghou was very satisfied with his son-in-law.

Zuo Mingzhu was extremely dissatisfied with her husband.

Zuo Mingzhu shouted that she was Shi Yin and her fiancé was Xue Bin, the second young master of the Xue family. She said she didn't know Ding Rufeng and cried out that the real Zuo Mingzhu was now in the Shi family and that she should go to Shi Family Village to fetch her.

No normal person would believe such nonsense.

Ding Rufeng believed it.

He really went to Shijiazhuang.

Coincidentally, upon learning that Shi Yin had woken up, Xue Bin brought a matchmaker to pick up the bride, and the situation was exactly the same.

Both wedding processions were baffled.

Hua Jingong and Zuo Qinghou were even more baffled.

Looking at her daughter shouting loudly, she thought to herself that if she married based on her body, she would probably be resented for life, but if she married based on her soul, it always felt awkward.

The two of them looked at Chu Liuxiang at the same time.

Chu Liuxiang subconsciously looked at Li Zhaoting.

Li Zhaoting's head lolled to the side, and he fainted.

Don't look at me, I'm dizzy, I don't know anything!
Chu Liuxiang can now finally confirm that Li Zhaoting is indeed the biggest scoundrel in the world, the worst of the worst, who skillfully shifts the blame using his injuries.

Not only should we not complain about Li Zhaoting shifting the blame, but we should also praise Li Zhaoting for his noble character and willingness to sacrifice himself to save others.

Chu Liuxiang felt like he was eating hot pot and, intending to eat a piece of tripe, ended up with a piece of cow dung.

"There's only one day left in the three-day deadline. Tomorrow, you'll carry the bridal sedan chair to pick up the bride. I swear on my honor that I will find out the truth and make you all satisfied!"

Chu Liuxiang persuaded the wedding procession to return home.

……

night.

Jungle cabin.

Xue Bin and Ding Rufeng were having hot pot when two beautiful women poured them drinks. One was Zuo Mingzhu, and the other was Shi Yin. The four of them seemed to have known each other for a long time.

Just as the four were enjoying their meal, Chu Liuxiang, carrying a bedding roll, pushed open the door. Inside the bedding roll was Li Zhaoting, wrapped up like a zongzi (sticky rice dumpling).

"You four, you've kept this from me for so long!"

A look of understanding flashed in Chu Liuxiang's eyes. He flashed past, sealed the four people's acupoints, threw them into the living room, and sat down next to them to have hot pot.

The four looked to Li Zhaoting for help.

Li Zhaoting, wrapped in a blanket, was helpless.

"Now that things have come to this, who among you will confess first?"

Chu Liuxiang cooked a piece of beef tripe in hot pot.

The tripe is both crisp and tender.

After eating the steaming hot beef tripe, all the gloom in my body dissipated, and I felt refreshed and invigorated.

Li Zhaoting rolled his eyes back and continued to lie there like a corpse.

Zuo Mingzhu looked at Chu Liuxiang cautiously, then smiled brightly: "Uncle Chu, I..."

"Take your time. I want to hear what kind of mischief Zuo Qinghou's clever, obedient, and sensible little darling, who is better than a hundred sons, has up her sleeve!"

"This is what happened..."

Zuo Mingzhu quickly recounted the events.

While training in the martial arts world, Zuo Mingzhu accidentally met Xue Bin. The two fell in love, but the Zuo family and the Xue family were enemies for centuries, their hatred several times more intense than that of Romeo and Juliet, and they were about to have a life-or-death duel.

What's even more alarming is that Xue Yiren and Zuo Qinghou simultaneously arranged marriages for their children, betrothing Zuo Mingzhu to Ding Rufeng and Shi Yin to Xue Bin.

Just when Zuo Mingzhu and Xue Bin were at their wits' end and preparing to elope, they accidentally discovered something fishy about Shi Yin and Ding Rufeng. After a brief investigation, the four of them devised a plan to stage a scene of someone being resurrected.

Zuo Mingzhu passed on her skills to Shi Yin.

Shi Yin passed on her martial arts skills to Zuo Mingzhu.

Once the two could imitate each other skillfully, they began to lie in bed and pretend to be sick, using lovesickness as an excuse to ask a divine doctor to help them get together. They pretended to be sick for a month.

Li Zhaoting is the most important part.

"One-Finger Zen" is the excuse to wake up.

Parents know their children best, and the trick of possessing a body to bring the soul back to life won't last long. The two first deliberately fought, and then discussed with Li Zhaoting how to use the Green Dragon Society to divert attention from all sides, while at the same time having the man come to pick up the bride. A series of events came one after another, making people dizzy and confused.

Finally, they asked Chu Liuxiang to act as a witness.

With Li Zhaoting and Chu Liuxiang as guarantors, the story of being resurrected through possession is no longer a legend, but a reality. Even if someone questions its authenticity, who would dare to say a word?

"Uncle Chu, Sister Rongrong knows that she helped contact Master Li. You won't blame me, will you? This is also about healing the sick and saving lives, and it's about healing lovesickness!"

Zuo Mingzhu looked at Chu Liuxiang obediently.

Chu Liuxiang spread his hands, helpless.

Su Rongrong was a direct participant, so what could Chu Liuxiang say? Could he say that Su Rongrong did something wrong? He could only lament that Zuo Qinghou's sweet little girl was neither obedient nor gentle, but instead full of wicked ideas.

You call me uncle and Rongrong sister. Does Rongrong know that you demoted her generation for no reason?

"What if I don't want to help?"

"Uncle Chu, look behind you."

Zuo Mingzhu gave him a wink.

Li Zhaoting had somehow broken free of his restraints and was sitting behind Chu Liuxiang, holding a bowl of sliced ​​meat in his hand.

Chu Liuxiang now knew Li Zhaoting's trump card against the Azure Dragon Society! The possession of a corpse was fake, the One-Finger Divine Skill healing was fake, he wasn't injured at all.

"Brother Li, you're a complete bastard!"

"I think I'm a cute jerk!"

"I really want to punch your nose and smash it."

"Here you go."

"what is this?"

"Yu Yan's booklet from the desert! You don't want me to read out what happened in the desert, do you?"

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

Chu Liuxiang felt like he was eating hotpot and finding cow dung, or eating eggs and discovering they were virgin boy urine eggs. He was very willing to help others, but he had to beat Li Zhaoting up. This guy was too much of a bastard, ten times worse than Hu Tiehua.

……

The next morning.

Xue Bin and Ding Rufeng carried the bridal sedan chair.

Although Chu Liuxiang proved it was a case of soul separation disorder, and the two were indeed reincarnated in another body, in order to uphold family etiquette, they still welcomed the bride based on her physical body. Unexpectedly, a light rain started to fall halfway through, and the wedding procession took shelter from the rain at a temple. After the rain stopped, they left separately, but happened to take the wrong path.

Zuo Mingzhu went to the Xue family.

Shi Yin went to the Ding family.

As everyone knows, the bride wears a red veil, so outsiders can't see her face. It wasn't until the next morning, when the daughter-in-law served tea to her parents-in-law, that they realized they had picked up the wrong daughter-in-law.

What's done is done.

In any case, both of them were "reincarnated in another's body".

What can Xue Yiren do?
What can Zuo Qinghou do?
I'll just grit my teeth and reluctantly accept it!

The duel was clearly impossible.

At least, judging from her physical appearance, the one who married into the Xue family was Zuo Mingzhu, the daughter of Zuo Qinghou. Zuo Qinghou was helpless against his daughter, and Xue Yiren could only put the sword back in the secret room when he saw his loving son and daughter-in-law.

Because the fighting had gone on for so long, the two families had long forgotten the source of their hatred. They were tired, weary, and exhausted from killing each other, so they decided to take this opportunity to ease the tension between them.

The feud between the Zuo and Xue families was resolved, but the legend of resurrection through possession of a corpse spread widely in the martial arts world, leading to a greater exploration of the secrets of the Longevity Technique.

Perhaps, the secret to longevity really can grant immortality!
(End of this chapter)