Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 370 The Hundred-Year-Old Demonic Daoist, The Mystery of the Bloodbath

Yelü Hongji felt waves of despair.

The army was defeated like a landslide. All that remained was a group of frightened soldiers, while behind them stood the imposing Wanyan Jue. What chance did they have of turning the tide?
In an unremarkable mountain valley, Yelü Hongji was overtaken by Wanyan Jue, and his defeated troops were routed in a single battle.

Empress Dowager Xiao angrily said, "What are you crying for! You are a descendant of Yelü Abaoji, a Khitan man. You should die on the front lines, not weeping and wailing."

Upon hearing this, Yelü Hongji drew his scimitar: "You are all loyal ministers and generals of the Liao Dynasty, my good brothers. You have followed me into battle. Khitan men, there is only death in battle, no surrender. We will fight to the death, our blood staining the battlefield!"

"Blood stains the battlefield, we fight to the death!"

"Blood stains the battlefield, we fight to the death!"

The soldiers who have followed us to this day are all loyal and elite troops, and they are the core strength of the Liao Kingdom.

As Yelü Hongji took the initiative to charge, the soldiers mustered their last courage and fought Wanyan Jue to the death. However, the army was exhausted and the soldiers were tired. How could they possibly defeat Wanyan Jue?

Morale can boost combat power, but it cannot boost combat power indefinitely, nor can it bridge the gap in absolute strength.

Just as Yelü Hongji was about to be defeated, two vanguard armies arrived at the same time, led by young and handsome generals, one wielding a knife and the other a spear.

Di Qing and Yang Zongbao were both handsome and promising young generals, and they secretly competed with each other while traveling.

Seeing that Yelü Hongji was about to be defeated, the two led their soldiers forward at the same time. Yang Zongbao wielded his spear like the wind, the spearhead blooming like pear blossoms, which was the Yang family spear. Di Qing swung his knife, slashing horizontally and vertically, his Eight Methods of Well were mastered to perfection.

In terms of martial arts accumulation, profound skill, and combat experience, Di Qing is inferior to Kou Zhong, and there is a vast gap between them.

However, Di Qing's talent in military strategy, tactics, and warfare far surpassed that of Kou Zhong.

The Eight Methods of the Well were derived from military strategy.

During his study of the sword manual, Di Qing only practiced the parts related to military strategy and charging into battle. He was not a martial artist who could defeat one person, but a fierce general who could defeat ten thousand. He left the affairs of the martial world to the martial world and only needed to lead his troops into battle.

The Song Dynasty had a significant advantage in this regard.

Whenever foreign enemies invaded or nomadic tribes moved south, martial arts masters would accompany the army, either charging into battle or protecting their commanders; they were all fearless and tough men.

Di Qing doesn't need to practice martial arts; with his talent in military strategy, practicing those would be a waste of time.

When Di Qing had mastered his skills and become the renowned General Mian Nie, countless experts would naturally come to join him in battle, blocking the enemy's experts.

The martial arts world is a place of bloodshed and intrigue, yet it also boasts countless chivalrous heroes who value righteousness over life and death, without coveting fame or fortune.

Both Di Qing and Yang Zongbao had highly skilled fighters under their command.

Tang Zhuquan, Wei Kongkong, Zuo Lengchan...

Is there a strange name mixed in?
Not surprising at all!
The Songshan swordplay is dignified and magnificent, like long spears and halberds, and is naturally suited for the battlefield. Zuo Lengchan is determined to make Songshan one of the seven major sword sects, and he needs prestige in the martial arts world.

Is there anything better than battlegrounds for grinding reputation?

Young talents such as Yang Yuqian of Wudang, Hong Xiguan and Fang Shiyu of Southern Shaolin all participated in this battle.

Wanyan Jue had heard of the Yang family generals' reputation and thought that if he could capture Yang Zongbao alive, his prestige would surely soar.

Yelü Nierugu's words make a lot of sense.

Borrowing troops is not something that can be done casually. If Wanyan Jue has no military merits and insufficient prestige, what right does he have to command the Khitan troops? How many soldiers would listen to him?

Wanyan Jue threw a punch at Yang Zongbao, and Tang Zhuquan and others took the initiative to meet it. Masters against masters, powerful moves from various schools and sects bombarded Wanyan Jue. Wanyan Jue roared and his power exploded. The wind from his fist shook the battlefield and swept away thousands of troops.

"Hey! Wanyan Jue! Fatty's here!"

The Heavenly Dragon Trident pierced towards Wanyan Jue's chest. Just as Wanyan Jue was about to kill Tang Zhuquan, Wei Kongkong rushed out from behind Tang Zhuquan, using Tang Zhuquan's broad and fat body as cover. Wei Kongkong had already completed his preparation.

"laugh!"

A three-foot-long sword exudes a righteous spirit.

Wei Kongkong, nicknamed "Head-Stealing Hero," only ever practiced one sword technique in his life, "Head-Chopping Sword Technique," which was created by an executioner and aimed at the head with every move.

Originally just a second-rate martial art, nameless and untitled, until Wei Kongkong obtained the sword manual and imbued the sword technique with righteous energy, punishing evil and eliminating wickedness, and slaying demons, making this ordinary sword technique shine with unparalleled brilliance.

The sword in Wei Kongkong's hand was not a divine weapon, but an ordinary iron sword. Logically speaking, after cutting down three or five people, the blade would become dull. However, Wei Kongkong used it for several years and killed hundreds of evil demons and heretics, yet the blade remained as sharp as new.

This is how swordsmen practiced their swordsmanship during the pre-Qin period.

Forging the sword with one's own blood, sweat, and sword intent.

This ordinary Qingfeng sword, too dull even for chopping wood, was a more dangerous weapon in Wei Kongkong's hands than an executioner's decapitation blade. Even with Wanyan Jue's solid foundation, he dared not take a decapitation strike head-on.

Wanyan Jue subconsciously took a half step back.

Just as he took a half step back, Hong Xiguan's throat-locking spear pierced towards Wanyan Jue's throat. Zuo Lengchan raised his hand and unleashed a frost palm strike, while Fang Shiyu charged forward, delivering a powerful punch.

The most dangerous person is Yang Yuqian.

Yang Yuqian has spent over a year honing his skills in the martial arts world, comprehending the profound truth that Tai Chi is omnipresent. In addition to Tai Chi Chuan, he can also perform unique skills such as Tai Chi Sword and Tai Chi Staff.

Wanyan Jue threw two punches, but Yang Yuqian easily deflected them, occasionally even using the force against him.

Wanyan Jue understood Ren Daoan's feelings.

These martial artists from the Central Plains disregarded martial ethics and, with Yang Yuqian at their core, used hit-and-run tactics to deal with them.

Yang Zongbao and Di Qing led the vanguard, routing Wanyan Jue's three thousand troops. The Liao soldiers were more valiant than the Song soldiers, but after nearly a month of fighting, they were exhausted. Wanyan Jue, who was leading the charge, was tied down. Without a commander, he was unable to organize an effective resistance against Di Qing and Yang Zongbao.

Tang Zhuquan, Wei Kongkong, Zuo Lengchan, Yang Yuqian, Fang Shiyu, and Hong Xiguan formed the Little Six Flower Formation to fight against them, and the situation became increasingly tense.

Wanyan Jue looked at the six men with a headache. He had first forced his way through Yelü Hongji’s four-layer defense, then killed dozens of Liao experts, and then fought fiercely with Ren Daoan. He was inevitably a little tired. The six experts he was facing now were all martial arts masters with solid foundations, exquisite moves, and a willingness to fight to the death. They dared to exchange blows with him.

Wei Kongkong slashed at the neck with every move, Hong Xiguan thrust at the throat with every move, Tianlong Trident cut through iron like mud, Yang Yuqian used Tai Chi Xuan Gong to deflect the force, Fang Shiyu used Tiger and Crane Dual Form, and even Zuo Lengchan was awakened by his long-dormant blood energy.

If Wanyan Jue were to disregard everything and unleash a powerful, all-or-nothing attack, he would have at least a 60% chance of winning.

Does Wanyan Jue have the guts to do that?
No!

That's just how Wanyan Jue is.

Be stingy when you should be generous.

Be generous when you should be meticulous.

When it's time to win people over, be ruthless and cruel.

When ruthless action is needed, one shows womanly compassion.

Hesitant to act when it's time to risk everything.

One should be brave when it's not the right time to risk one's life.

Wanyan Jue's weapon is his fist, but the most suitable weapon for him should be Lei Sun's Unyielding Demon Blade, because he always makes the wrong choice when he shouldn't do something, wasting a great opportunity.

In this situation, if Wanyan Jue were to go all out and unleash a powerful move to kill Yelü Hongji, Yelü Nierugu would definitely not dare to back down easily. However, as the situation became more complicated, Wanyan Jue was even more conflicted.

Previously, he had mocked Ren Daoan for being too cautious, which led to the breach of Yelü Hongji's defenses. Now, those words could be returned to him verbatim. Just as he was struggling with this dilemma, three thousand elite cavalry were completely defeated by Di Qing and Yang Zongbao.

Seeing that the Song vanguard had stabilized the situation, Wanyan Jue made a feint and led his defeated troops away.

Don't chase a desperate enemy.

Yang Zongbao and Di Qing set up camp, protecting Yelü Hongji and Empress Dowager Xiao. At the same time, they sent Wei Kongkong back to the camp to deliver a message, urging the main army to come and provide support. Why was Wei Kongkong chosen to deliver the message?

Because Wei Kongkong had a "monkey horse," an ugly horse no less than Lao Jiu, capable of traveling a thousand miles a day.

……

barracks.

Li Zhaoting glanced sideways at Li Nanxing.

"Old man, you almost messed things up! If Yelü Hongji hadn't run away, but instead committed suicide, how would you have cleaned up this mess? Would you have supported Empress Dowager Xiao?"

"You don't think Empress Xiao has no trump card to turn the tide, do you? Do you think only Yelü Nierugu can befriend experts, and Empress Xiao can't recruit them?"

Why didn't Empress Xiao use her trump card?

"The other party's demands are too high, too ruthless, and too vicious. Once they unleash their mad dog, we could be doomed."

"What mad dog?"

"Ren Daoan's master is Jia Shifang!"

"Jia Shifang? Isn't he dead?"

Jia Shifang was a notorious and controversial sorcerer who was famous in the martial arts world decades ago. He originally stirred up trouble in the Qing Dynasty, and his words were law. He could even use evil magic to "borrow lives". He could even predict the fate of members of the royal family.

Divination, divination, or so-called life-borrowing techniques are mostly aimed at ordinary people. According to physiognomy books, the emperor is a true dragon son of heaven, surrounded by the prayers of all people. Divining the emperor's fate will damage his destiny.

Even a super charlatan like Yuan Tiangang only dared to predict Wu Zetian's childhood; he wouldn't even dare to think about prolonging her life.

What was Jia Shifang calculating?
First, he predicted the top three in the imperial examination, then he predicted that someone had cheated, and sure enough, it turned out to be accurate to the letter.

That would have been one thing, but Jia Shifang also told the fortunes of the thirteenth prince, who was the "Executive Vice Emperor" during the Yongzheng era. When the thirteenth prince was critically ill, Jia Shifang used evil magic to prolong his life.

The thirteenth prince was terrified. The first thing he did after regaining his senses was to communicate with Yongzheng in Mongolian, expressing that this heretical practitioner was too bizarre and that his elder brother must kill him.

The reason is simple.

If he can extend the life of a prince today, he can extend the life of an emperor tomorrow. If the emperor's life is in the hands of a scruffy old Taoist priest, wouldn't the emperor be subject to control at every turn?

Yongzheng thought it made a lot of sense and handed the matter over to Li Wei, who was the most cunning of them all. Li Wei took Jia Shifang to a brothel, used his beauty to confuse him, and took the opportunity to draw his sword and kill Jia Shifang, cutting off his head.

If you cut off someone's head, how can they possibly survive?
If Jia Shifang were still alive, he would probably be over a hundred years old. Even if you locked his limbs or turned him into a human pig, you could still condense a demonic seed.

The demonic seed leaves the body, and the power is transmitted through initiation. Using the method of Chi Zunxin transmitting power to Han Bai, a new Jia Shifang can be created according to one's own wishes, with a 50% success rate.

After hearing Li Zhaoting's words, Li Nanxing's mind flashed with images of bloodshed: "What kind of person is Jia Shifang? In his eyes, beauties are nothing but skeletons. How could mere beauty bewitch him? Back then, in order to deal with Jia Shifang, Li Wei invited twenty-four high monks from the Tantric sect to take action, including five of them who were at the level of Tantric Dharma Kings. The bloodshed was devastating."

Even the two top masters left behind by Emperor Kangxi, Li Dequan and Fayin, participated in this battle.

This battle turned the surrounding area into ruins, countless civilians suffered as innocent bystanders, all twenty-four Tantric masters were killed, and Jia Shifang escaped using the Blood Shadow Escape technique.

Li Wei did not kill Jia Shifang, but rather the sorcerer Zhang Deming, who had been fighting Jia Shifang openly and secretly for years. This guy had sided with the Eighth Prince during the struggle for the throne among the nine princes.

The Blood Shadow Escape technique consumes half of one's own essence and blood. Jia Shifang was seriously injured and fled to the Liao Kingdom, where he was captured by Empress Xiao using an array and secretly imprisoned until today.

In the martial arts world, Jia Shifang has never been removed from the "Five Evils" list because he is still alive.

Do you think the mountain valley was chosen randomly?

Jia Shifang was imprisoned in a small town ten miles away.

That small town is called...Dragon Cloud Town!

I don't know much about the specifics.

All I know is that Jia Shifang has grand ambitions; he hopes to extend his life by taking advantage of the dynasty's imperial power.

It was supposedly a loan to save a life, but in reality, it was a usurious loan.

Your current martial arts skills are no match for Jia Shifang.

Even with my daughters-in-law, we still couldn't beat them.

Do not go to Longyun Town before you have the power to eliminate Jia Shifang, otherwise many people will die.

There are legends in the martial arts world about bloody massacres and city slaughters, and these are not just legends, they are true!
Two people have done similar things before.

One was the "Demon Monk" Shi Shashan, who was being hunted down by the combined forces of Shaolin, Wudang, and the Six Doors. The God of Catching devised a plan, and Master Zhang personally took action, blasting Shi Shashan into dust.

One is the "heretical Taoist" Jia Shifang. I don't know the specific details, but I do know that during the fierce battle between the Manchus and the Liao Dynasty, Jia Shifang secretly sabotaged things.

Fifteen years ago, the Liao Dynasty massacred a small town on the border between the Song and Liao dynasties, which seems to be related to Jia Shifang.

The Imperial City Guard was unable to find any further clues.

To prevent information from leaking, the Imperial City Guard's spies disguised themselves as ordinary civilians and died in the bloody massacre after the intelligence was leaked. Afterwards, they sent people to observe and found that the town had not changed and all the people were still there.

Even the 'spy' is still alive.

They have the same name, age, and appearance.

However, they don't remember being secret agents.

How strange!

Li Nanxing knew many strange and unusual things.

This raises suspicions that he might have a special intelligence channel behind him, or that he might be the head of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

"Dad, what's the name of that village?"

"Fuzhu Village!"

"What a terrible name!"

"Don't overthink it. You only need to know one thing: most of the people of Liao are Buddhists, but the martial artists and national teachers worshipped in Liao are mostly Taoists. Even while imprisoned, Jia Shifang was able to cause such disruption to Liao. What will happen if he is released?"

"Dad, do you have any ideas?"

"No! This is a matter for the Liao Kingdom. As long as it doesn't harm the people of the Song Dynasty, why should I waste my brainpower?"

Li Nanxing drove Li Zhaoting out of the military tent.

I can't continue.

Besides, it's about time the truth came out.

Having a son who is too smart is not a good thing.

It can easily make fathers feel insecure.

Li Zhaoting rubbed his temples, and suddenly saw a red figure outside the military camp. He immediately chased after her.

"Shengnan, it's been a long time!"

"We just met the day before yesterday!"

(End of this chapter)