Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 363 King of the Wheel: False Information is Harmful! It's Deadly!

The darkness is the most natural cover.

Assassins always prefer to operate at night.

The Black Stone assassins were no exception. Led by experts such as Lian Sheng and Lei Bin, dozens of assassins slowly approached Fugui Manor, with King Zhuanlun personally leading the charge.

Fugui Villa is having a late-night snack.

Uncle Lu generously sponsored three roast chickens.

Guo Dalu prepared braised fish slices, spicy stir-fried chicken, sweet and sour pork, stir-fried small river shrimp, and deep-fried yellow croaker.

The other dishes are of first-class chef quality, but the stir-fried fish slices are definitely of imperial chef quality, with an excellent taste that even the best restaurants in Beijing cannot replicate.

Yan Qi drank three cups of wine in a row and whispered, "Everyone has secrets, and I have one too. This secret is very dangerous, and you can choose not to listen."

Guo Dalu complained: "Even if it's raining knives from the sky, I'll still listen to the secret before going back to my room. Don't worry, this great hero will protect you. No one can hurt you."

Yan Qi's voice was low: "As you know, I have been seriously injured seven times. True Qi is not omnipotent. Anyone who suffers seven fatal wounds will suffer very serious damage to their internal organs and will not be able to live a lively life."

Guo Dalu joked, "Are you a monster? Let me see, I've never seen a monster before!"

Yan Qi punched Guo Dalu, but then felt the gesture was a bit effeminate, so he withdrew his fist and explained, "Because my father accidentally obtained half of a high monk's remains and comprehended a divine skill from the remains that could restore what was missing."

Wang Shenglan's eyes lit up: "The remains of Rama? I remember my husband saying that a high monk's meridians are completely open, and to think that you can learn his ultimate skills through his remains is pure delusion!"

Li Zhaoting awkwardly rubbed his nose.

Chu Liuxiang's signature moves are very useful.

This can alleviate the awkwardness to the greatest extent.

Yan Qi sighed: "When my father was young, he acted recklessly and challenged people everywhere, offending many people and leaving him with many hidden injuries. Perhaps because the injuries were too severe, he unintentionally comprehended a unique skill that could heal his physical injuries. I recovered from seven serious injuries using the Luo Mo internal energy."

"Has someone discovered your secret?"

Wang Dong keenly perceived the core of the problem.

Yan Qi nodded.

This is a very difficult problem to solve.

If studying Rama's remains could lead to the mastery of Rama's ultimate techniques, allowing one to mend one's injuries and recover, then old and frail officials and martial arts masters with physical disabilities would all rush to seize the remains.

Guo Dalu's focus was completely different: "Was the body in your house half horizontal or half vertical? If it was half vertical, was it the legs or the ribs?"

Yan Qi said, "It's the upper body; the lower body is in the hands of the Xiong family, which is why the Xiong family was wiped out by Black Stone."

"Does the Black Stone contain half of Rama's remains?"

Wang Dong devised a plan to divert the trouble eastward.

Yan Qi shook his head: "The Black Stone assassin, Xi Yu, betrayed Black Stone, taking away half of Rama's remains and 50,000 taels of gold. King Yama was almost driven mad with rage."

Guo Dalu patted his chest: "Don't be afraid! Black stone or white stone, I'll take care of them all!"

Li Zhaoting pointed to the courtyard wall: "There are more than forty Black Stone assassins outside, including five top-tier assassins, including the Black Stone Lord, Wheel King. Please, Master Guo, take action."

Guo Dalu swallowed hard: "Li Bansian, you're not going to just stand by and watch me get hacked to death, are you? You're my benefactor! A benefactor should protect me!"

Li Zhaoting closed his eyes and shook his head.

"I can't see anything right now!"

"Li Bansian, your fortune telling is inaccurate!"

"My reputation is that nine out of ten divinations are inaccurate!"

"Uncle Li, Uncle Li, Grandpa Li..."

"Practicing boxing requires courage and determination. Use your courage to unleash a powerful punch, and show the indomitable spirit of 'I will go even if there are thousands of people against me,' and you can defeat any enemy!"

"Hmph! Let me show you what I'm capable of!"

Guo Dalu stood tall and walked out the door.

"Brother Li, I hope nothing bad has happened to him."

Yan Qi looked at Guo Dalu with concern.

Li Zhaoting laughed and said, "No! The boxing manual I gave him is the most advanced boxing technique in the martial arts world. As long as he can comprehend two or three tenths of it, he can defeat this group of assassins."

As he spoke, Li Zhaoting grabbed a fishbone and flung it into the dark woods. A flash of cold light, and Lei Bin was pierced through the chest and abdomen by the fishbone. He screamed and fell to the ground. King Yama rushed forward to help him up, his face pale with shock.

Lei Bin was renowned in the martial arts world for his flying needles. His opponent severely injured Lei Bin with a fishbone, leaving Lei Bin powerless to retaliate and unaware of where the fishbone had come from.

How many masters are hidden in Fugui Manor?

Is there something wrong with the intelligence?
Lei Bin heard a voice transmission in his ear: "Master Lei, this is your last chance. Just cook noodles honestly, be a noodle shop owner, and don't resort to violence again."

Lei Bin's eyes lit up, and he closed them, pretending to be dead.

That voice...that demeanor...

No wonder he could destroy half of his meridians and cripple eighty or ninety percent of his martial arts with a single fishbone.

So it was this gentleman!

Blackstone's intelligence system is terrible!

They don't even recognize the Tai Sui!
King Yama is doomed!
Lei Bin didn't care about the life or death of King Yama; he wished Black Stone would be destroyed so he could go home and open a noodle shop.

Although his martial arts skills were crippled, martial artists are much stronger than ordinary people. Li Zhaoting didn't use excessive force and focused on studying instant noodles, so there shouldn't be too many problems.

King Chakravartin shouted sternly, "King Chakravartin is here! Hand over Rama's remains and I will spare your lives! Which hero has attacked us with a sneak attack? Please step forward and let us know."

"It's me! My name is Guo Dalu. I never resort to underhanded tactics. I prefer to fight with my fists!"

"Li Chenzhou's fist?"

"Xiao Feng's fist!"

Guo Dalu threw a punch at King Zhuanlun.

Taizu Changquan is a martial art created by Zhao Da, honed on the battlefield. It is bold and powerful. In addition, Xiao Feng's understanding of boxing means that one cannot just bury oneself in hard practice. One needs to comprehend the true essence of this boxing style in actual combat.

The more enemies there were, the more excited Guo Dalu became.

Although there are thousands of people, I will go!
That's truly exhilarating and heroic!
"Hu~~"

Guo Dalu threw a punch at King Zhuanlun.

The "colorful play master" Lian Sheng took the initiative to greet him.

Lian Sheng practiced both magic tricks and martial arts, combining the two with flashy moves. However, he accidentally injured himself during practice, resulting in several hidden injuries on his body.

The most serious injury was to the kidneys, which were almost completely destroyed!

The one who most wanted Rama's remains was King Chakravartin, followed by Lian Sheng. Lian Sheng needed Rama's internal energy to repair his injuries and save his life; otherwise, his internal injuries would erupt within two or three years, and his internal organs would fail.

By then, even Hua Tuo, if he were alive, would not be able to save her!

The disease is terminal and incurable, unless Chu Liuxiang uses a divine summoning technique to switch to a higher-level account to play for him!

Lian Sheng was skilled in using two swords. When the two swords were rubbed together, the blades ignited into a raging fire. In the dark environment, the light of the fire was exceptionally dazzling, and his swordsmanship became increasingly illusory.

In the original story, King Yama commented on Lian Sheng, saying that if he was going to practice swordsmanship, he should practice swordsmanship; if he was going to perform magic tricks, he should perform magic tricks. Combining magic tricks and swordsmanship would just seem incongruous.

This statement is biased and inaccurate.

Lian Sheng is an assassin, not a swordsman or martial artist.

The killer's goal is to kill.

It doesn't matter if it's fancy or straightforward; as long as it kills the target, it's excellent swordsmanship.

The two flaming blades linked by the rope flew up and down, their movements unpredictable, fire hidden within them, appearing and disappearing like ghosts.

Smoke and hidden weapons would often shoot out from his sleeves, and even pigeons, pheasants, and flags would fly out. His flashy moves were overwhelming, and Guo Dalu felt as if he was surrounded by flames and fists and feet everywhere.

"Hey! Take this!"

Guo Dalu slumped off his horse, his left hand drawing an arc while his right hand unleashed a powerful punch, causing a massive explosion of flames. When Xiao Feng compiled the boxing manual, he inevitably incorporated the essence of the Dragon Subduing Palm into it. The Dragon Subduing Palm, with its supreme power and strength, is the natural counter to flashy and ingenious moves.

Regardless of whether it's a knife hiding fire or fire hiding a knife, regardless of whether it's five feints and one real or eight feints and one real, he threw a solid punch, forcing Lian Sheng to change his move.

Assassins are not martial artists; they don't fight alone.

The assassins swarmed forward.

Wang Dong, Yan Qi, and Mei Zhu went to greet them.

Wang Shenglan gently stroked the iron box, inside which lay the Overlord Spear, its blade flashing with a bloodthirsty light.

Wang Dong has met his match.

A death warrant, a matchmaker!
Yan Qi faced off against the Kongtong Twin Swords.

Back when they were assassinating the Supreme Elder of the Kongtong Sect, they bribed two people with a large sum of money, first poisoning them before assassinating them. Afterwards, the two stole the sword manual, betrayed the sect, and joined Black Stone.

The two swordsmen of Kongtong, a man and a woman, are nominally master and disciple, but in reality lovers. Their swords are perfectly combined, and their hearts are intertwined. They fought for less than thirty moves, and Yan Qi was in grave danger.

Mei Zhu faced off against King Zhuanlun.

With his sword in hand, King Yama's swordsmanship was ethereal. His forty-one moves of the Water-Splitting Sword Technique were unpredictable. This technique was originally a soft sword technique, as graceful as a startled swan and as lithe as a swimming dragon.

Mei Zhu's swordsmanship is more ethereal and varied. She wields a soft sword with no hilt but only a blade, and performs the Willow Catkin Sword Technique, the Emerald Bamboo Sword Technique, and the Flowing Wind Sword Technique.

Are there any swords with hilts in the world?
Of course!
This sword is named "Willow".

The Willow Sword has only a slender blade, and the hilt is an iron ring through which you insert your middle finger. Unless someone cuts off your finger, the Willow Sword will never fall out.

Its unique design makes it easy to conceal; it can be hidden inside a belt. When needed, a quick swipe at the waist and a finger through the iron ring allows the sword to be drawn effortlessly.

Mei Zhu's swordsmanship was all based on Li Zhaoting's understanding of swordsmanship at home. The sword was like willow catkins, swaying in the wind. The sword moves were ever-changing, and the sword tip never strayed from the Wheel King. She used the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to nimbly avoid all kinds of killing moves.

"What...what kind of sword technique is this...?"

King Yama urgently called out in a high-pitched eunuch voice.

"Liu Jian!"

Mei Zhu coldly responded with two words.

"Willow Sword? Returning Wind Dance Willow Sword? You're a direct disciple of the Bashan Sword Sect? No! It's not Returning Wind Dance Willow, this is a bamboo and wood sword, you little girl are..."

King Yama's face was filled with horror.

"You are Mei Zhu!"

"As expected of the Wheel King, he has some knowledge!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

The maidservant of the Li family was determined to train Li Zhaoting into a good-for-nothing who was lazy and ignorant of farming, so that Li Zhaoting would never be able to leave her and would take Meizhu with him wherever he went.

The plan is halfway complete.

Li Zhaoting might not take Meizhu with him when he goes out.

He would occasionally bring Jiang Yuyan with him.

However, Mei Zhu would not go out alone.

If Mei Zhu appears somewhere, it means that Li Zhaoting must be nearby, which means that the unorthodox Taoist priest is indeed Li Zhaoting.

King Yama roared, "So what! Li Zhaoting is seriously injured and has only a fraction of his fighting strength left! If Li Zhaoting were in good health, he would have killed us all long ago. Why would he need a maid to help? Tonight, I'm going to kill two birds with one stone!"

Mei Zhu looked at King Yama with disdain: "You recognize my identity but not my wife? The Twelve Azure Dragons couldn't withstand three of my wife's spears. Who do you think you are!"

Before she could finish speaking, Mei Zhu stepped aside.

Wang Shenglan charged in, gun in hand.

Overlord Spear.

The Overlord Spear, with the power to uproot mountains.

King Yama cursed the assassin in charge of gathering intelligence a thousand eight hundred times. "Is this some kind of quack? Is this some kind of brute force with no advantage whatsoever? Are your eyes even breathing? This is a complete rip-off!"

In fact, it's not the intelligence agent's fault at all.

The intelligence agent's information was very detailed, but unfortunately, Ye Zhanqing was in charge of analyzing the intelligence. When he saw Wang Shenglan's diet over the past two days, he subconsciously showed his contempt.

Wang Shenglan was even more wronged. From beginning to end, Wang Shenglan had never acted. Her profession was her old job. She used to show brute strength when walking, sitting and lying down. She ate and drank according to her own preferences. It wasn't that she couldn't afford roast chicken, but that she liked to eat steamed buns and chicken stew.

Some people love chicken thighs, some love roasted chicken wings, some love chicken giblets, and some love gnawing on chicken feet. Everyone has their own taste, and that's just how it is.

Li Zhaoting likes to eat fish, and he especially likes to eat fish jelly, which is made by leaving stewed fish in the kitchen overnight and letting the fish soup solidify into a jelly-like consistency. He likes to use the fish jelly to cook rice porridge.

Could it be that Li Zhaoting can't afford fish?
It's true that I can't catch any fish!
It's not that bad that we can't get fish!

The information that King Yama saw was purely Ye Zhanqing's subjective conjecture. In addition, due to the urgency of the situation, he rushed over to seize Rama's remains without conducting much investigation.

Forewarned is forearmed, without prejudging the waste.

Blackstone has the backing of the Eastern Depot, making its intelligence capabilities extremely powerful.

However, once accurate intelligence is lost, these Black Stone assassins alone cannot cause much trouble.

"Pfft!"

The Overlord Spear deflected the Revolving Sword, carrying the power to split mountains and part rivers as it pierced the Revolving King's chest, leaving a hole the size of a wheel. Wang Shenglan swept it forcefully, severing the Revolving King's upper body, and holding the Revolving King's head, shouted loudly: "The bandit leader is dead, surrender and you will not be killed!"

"The bandit leader is dead. Surrender and you will not be killed!"

"The bandit leader is dead. Surrender and you will not be killed!"

Upon seeing this, the Black Stone assassins all knelt down and surrendered.

Lian Sheng tried to run away, and just as he threw out the magic rope, Mei Zhu stepped on the mechanism, causing the magic rope to malfunction. He fell from mid-air with a sword across his neck.

The principle behind the Divine Rope is not complicated.

In short, it boils down to two words—snake bones!
The Immortal Rope is a thick hemp rope because it contains a mechanism with a snake-bone structure. When the mechanism is activated, the internal snake bones interlock, and the Immortal Rope stands up. When the mechanism is deactivated, the rope becomes soft and supple again.

To put it simply, it's "bionics".

The key to breaking the magic rope is to step on the control mechanism when he takes flight.

When Li Zhaoting revealed his identity, all the assassins lost their will to fight, including Hong Niangzi and Cuimingfu. They obediently knelt on the ground, not daring to move an inch.

Guo Dalu stuck out his tongue: "Wow! This is a real big shot in the martial arts world. Just his name is enough to make so many experts not dare to move!"

Yan Qi sneered, "Am I right? Wherever Li Zhaoting goes, rivers of blood flow in his wake!"

Guo Dalu chuckled twice and said no more.

Guo Dalu really wanted to retort to Yan Qi: You used to be so sure that Li Tingkuan was not Li Zhaoting because he didn't ride the old wine, so why are you silent now?

However, seeing Yan Qi's expression, Guo Dalu swallowed his words and couldn't help but feel a little scared.

I think I've fallen in love with... men!
Guo Dalu has an urge to perform Sichuan opera.

Li Zhaoting asked Meizhu to report the case.

With so many assassins, it was neither feasible to keep them alive nor convenient to hand them over to the local government. The only option was to have Leng Xue, who was escorting Feng Qiwu, make another trip to transport more prisoners.

The Four Great Constables are all workaholics, especially Leng Xue, who has a particular fondness for working overtime and readily agreed to the request.

Why does Leng Xue like to work overtime?

Because he spends at least 40% of his time lying in a hospital bed enjoying paid leave, Leng Xue feels he's letting down the salaries of the Six Doors and works overtime whenever he's not injured.

Overtime makes cold-blooded people happy!

Especially working overtime without any injuries!

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