Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

"The medicinal wine is excellent, and the craftsmanship is superb!"

Li Zhaoting put down his wine glass, smacked it twice as if he hadn't had enough, not to savor the taste of the medicinal wine, but to tease Li Shengnan, who was trying to quit drinking.

When is the best time to eat chicken drumsticks?
Of course, when someone is forced to be a vegetarian, taking a sip of wine and eating a bite of meat in front of the other person, smacking your lips a couple of times, is more enjoyable than eating dragon liver and phoenix marrow.

Quitting alcohol is relatively easy.

Make a bet with Lu Xiaofeng and Tang Zhuquan that you will tempt them with fine wine while they are abstaining from alcohol.

It is relatively difficult to go vegetarian.

Those who frequently eat vegetarian food are mostly monks and Taoist priests. They don't have much need for food; they just need enough to fill their stomachs. Or they may have a certain disease that requires them to absolutely avoid meat.

In Li Zhaoting's memory, when he was physically healthy and had a strong craving for meat, the only person he couldn't eat any meat was "Nangong Canhua".

Tong Xiangyu's junior sister is a mentally unstable lunatic with a brain disorder. Even if she were sent to an animal protection organization in Europe or America in the 21st century, it would seem too extreme.

Li Zhaoting had a very deep memory of this scene and kept thinking about it, waiting for Nangong Canhua to go to Tongfu Inn to announce the vegetarian concept and force everyone to eat vegetarian food.

At that time, Li Zhaoting would squat at the door with stewed chicken legs and braised pork ribs, enjoying his meal immensely.

As a good person, my bottom line is that I can eat meat without making a fuss when others are vegetarian. Li Zhaoting is not a good person; he has been waiting for this moment of schadenfreude for several years.

Zhang San and Li Si, unaware that Li Zhaoting was bored and showing off that he didn't need to quit drinking, simply assumed that Li Zhaoting was demonstrating unparalleled martial arts skills, and their minds were filled with all sorts of thoughts.

Who is this handsome young man?
Young, handsome, womanizing, and with superb martial arts skills, there aren't many masters who fit this description. The most representative one is Li Zhaoting. However, due to various accidents, the items that could prove Li Zhaoting's identity have all been hidden, so Zhang San and Li Si dare not make wild guesses.

Li Zhaoting's name wasn't written on his face.

Who would have thought that the person in front of them was Li Zhaoting?
It's not Zhang San or Li Si's fault. They live on Xia Ke Island overseas and come to the Central Plains once every ten years. The island is full of martial arts fanatics, madmen, fools, and lunatics.

Zhang San and Li Si are completely clueless about reading between the lines and logical reasoning. But if it were a sophisticated person like Lu Xiaofeng or Chu Liuxiang, even if they had never met before and were complete strangers, they could deduce Li Zhaoting's identity just from his words and expressions and would never have any wild thoughts.

Zhang San laughed and asked, "May I ask, brother, which school or sect do you belong to? And which peerless master did you study under?"

Li Si said, "I'm very curious!"

Lan Jian had always thought Zhang San's smile was fake and enjoyed teasing him. Hearing this, he angrily said, "You fatso, you really don't know any better. Before asking about someone's background, shouldn't you at least state your own name? What's your name?"

Zhang San chuckled and said, "My name is Zhang San."

Li Si said, "My name is Li Si!"

Mei Jian flew into a rage: "You bastards! How dare you play tricks on your aunt! I think you two little rascals are called Big Pumpkin and Washing Stick!"

Li Si gave a thumbs up: "Reasonable!"

Mei Jian's expression froze upon hearing this, while Zhu Jian gesticulated wildly and teased, "Then why haven't you changed your name yet?"

Li Si said, "My name is Washing Stick!"

Cheng Huaixiu clasped his hands in a salute: "My two brothers, these four little girls have been spoiled rotten by my husband. They are always outspoken, so please forgive them."

Chrysanthemum Sword laughed and said, "Madam, it is clearly the old master who spoiled us, it has nothing to do with the master!"

Zhang San's pupils contracted slightly, and he squinted.

If Ju Jian had used titles like sect leader, family head, or alliance leader, Zhang San wouldn't have recognized him. But Ju Jian used "Old Venerable Master," and within a thousand miles, only the Palace Master of Lingjiu Palace held the title of "Venerable Master."

If Wu Xingyun has become the "Old Venerable Master", could this young master be the new "Venerable Master"?
The Northern Darkness Divine Skill of the Free and Unfettered Sect is all-encompassing, capable of absorbing all kinds of true essence and transforming it all into Northern Darkness True Qi. Absorbing the power of Yin-Yang Medicinal Wine should be a piece of cake for it.

Only the wealthy and powerful Lord of Lingjiu Palace could lead so many beauties out. Thinking of this, Zhang San felt relieved and quietly enjoyed the spicy roasted meat.

Li Si, who has a cold personality, likes sweets.

Zhang San, who has a cheerful personality, likes spicy food.

With Cheng Huaixiu, a girl from Sichuan, around, Li Zhaoting carried chili powder and chili sauce with him wherever he went, and even bought five or six kinds of spicy seasonings from local herders.

The honey-glazed and cumin-roasted meats were made from roe deer caught this afternoon, while the spicy roasted meat was made from yak meat bought this morning and roasted by Cheng Huaixiu.

After all, among the traditional folk cuisines of China, the "Shu Han cuisine" originated in Sichuan.

Sun Shangxiang, Huang Yueying, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, and others are all said to be gourmets, and dishes like Wolong Guoba (Steamed Rice Crust with Crouching Dragon) and Zhang Fei Beef have a history of over a thousand years in Sichuan.

Women from Sichuan are the most qualified to speak on this matter.

Not all of these are fabrications. Zhang Fei was a butcher and meat seller, so it's normal for him to know how to stew meat. Zhuge Liang invented steamed buns during his southern expedition, making him a true gourmet.

It is said that the chefs in Zhuge Liang's household have never been separated from the family line, and they are a noodle-making family that has been passed down from the Later Han Dynasty to the present day. I think their name is something like the Bai Luo Family.

Zhang San and Li Si have lived on the island for a long time, and they eat seafood every day. They are already tired of seafood. As long as it is not seafood, they will find everything else to taste especially delicious.

Of course, if the seafood is cooked into dishes like Buddha Jumps Over the Wall or braised sea cucumber with scallions, they will also enjoy it immensely.

Li Shengnan was forced to quit drinking by Yu Luosha, and Cheng Huaixiu was also forced to quit drinking by Li Shengnan. Mei Lan Zhu Ju were all maids, so they naturally dared not compete with their masters for wine.

This led to a drinking contest between Li Zhaoting and Zhang San and Li Si. Zhang San and Li Si knew that they could only drink a maximum of seven sips a day, not a single sip more, so they could only grit their teeth and try to drink as little as possible.

Li Zhaoting didn't care at all. Mei Jian and Ju Jian poured wine for him, filling each cup to the brim. Li Zhaoting drank until the cup was empty, until the gourd was emptied.

Zhang San and Li Si were stunned.

Who is this kid?

When did such a powerful figure appear in Lingjiu Palace?
Are they here to cause us trouble?
Xia Ke Dao (侠客岛) rose to prominence forty years ago, and every ten years it invites a group of martial arts practitioners to drink Laba porridge.

Those who drank Laba porridge have never returned; their fate remains unknown for decades, with no news of them, suggesting they have been murdered.

Sects that refused to drink Laba porridge were almost all wiped out by the two men. Whether they went or not, they were destined to die, which led to Xia Ke Island's infamous reputation.

In fact, things are not that exaggerated.

Those whose entire families were wiped out were all criminals.

Those chivalrous heroes with excellent reputations, who have never done anything wrong and have an outstanding word of mouth, are unwilling to accept bronze medals. Zhang San and Li Si will not force them, but will only tell them not to tell anyone.

The chivalrous heroes, not wanting to cause trouble for themselves, naturally wouldn't reveal their secrets. As a result, the impression that Xia Ke Island left on the martial arts world was that it loved to exterminate entire families.

He and Li Zhaoting shared a similar plight.

If possible, Li Zhaoting felt that he was more suited to be the "Lord of Xia Ke Island". How could such a righteous and awe-inspiring hero like himself become the Jiazi Tai Sui?

Wherever Li Zhaoting went, those wicked and malicious people, fearing being killed by him, each had their own schemes. The same scene unfolded wherever the messenger of reward and punishment passed.

Seeing the top expert calmly finish two gourds of medicinal wine, Zhang San and Li Si exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves that when the fight broke out, they would definitely go all out.

Having practiced the Longevity Technique, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju's spiritual senses were several times sharper than before. Sensing the two's fighting spirit, Mei drew her sword and shouted, "You bastards! My master kindly invited you to dinner and only drank a little of your wine, yet you harbored evil intentions? Which bandit family are you?"

Lan Jian, Zhu Jian, and Ju Jian swiftly took their positions according to the formation, holding their swords and pointing them at the two people.

Zhang San drank the medicinal wine, his face turning blood red: "Anyway, we're going to fight sooner or later, so the sooner we finish, the sooner we'll be done with it!"

Li Si said, "I agree!"

"This old lady will send you to the Western Paradise!"

Mei Jian swung her sword at Zhang San. Zhang San practiced the ultimate Yin and Yang martial arts, and also cultivated external martial arts. Seeing the sword coming, he was about to retaliate with a heavy punch when he saw two knives coming from behind him, and the light of knives flashed from all directions.

With the personal guidance of Cheng Huaixiu and Li Shengnan, the four women became increasingly proficient in the Yin-Yang sword formation, and their minds were in sync, resulting in a continuous stream of sword moves.

Zhang San and Li Si were stunned.

The four maids actually possessed innate true qi!

Four beauties who had comprehended innate true energy and were proficient in combined attack formations were actually willing to become maids.

Judging from the four women's expressions and actions, they practically treat the handsome young master as a god. Where did these strange people come from? Has the martial arts world changed so much?
Being chosen by Xia Ke Island as envoys to reward good and punish evil, Zhang San and Li Si must have quite a bit of skill in martial arts. Here, we should give them a little credit; they are not ranked last among the disciples of Xia Ke Island, but rather thirteenth or fourteenth.

After exchanging several blows, Zhang San and Li Si realized that the four women were using the Yin-Yang Sword Technique and the Yin-Yang Saber Technique, but their internal strength was not solid enough. Their only problem was that their moves were too difficult to deal with.

In the brief moment between their intersecting movements, the two exchanged a barely perceptible glance and quickly devised a tactic.

Zhang San threw a powerful punch forward. The force of the punch was immense. Mei Jian and Zhu Jian, whose skills were insufficient, were knocked off balance by the force of the punch. Li Si took the opportunity to circle around to where Mei Jian's foot landed and slapped Mei Jian's shoulder with his palm.

Li Si practices extremely yin and cold kung fu. This move is Wei Yixiao's "Frosty Palm," which can make people feel weak and sore all over for three or four hours.

Previously, the four women had praised Li Si highly, and Li Si, unwilling to hurt anyone, only used two or three tenths of his strength when he attacked.

"Snapped!"

Mei Jian was hit in the shoulder, his body swayed, and the precious sword clattered to the ground. Although Lan Jian, Zhu Jian, and Ju Jian took the opportunity to slash Zhang San twice and once with their swords, Zhang San had activated his protective qi in advance, so his injuries were not serious. With one person missing, the power of the formation was greatly reduced.

"Clap clap clap!" Li Si struck three more blows with lightning speed. Mei Lan Zhu Ju floated down beside Li Zhaoting, who flicked out his One-Yang Finger to dispel the cold energy within their bodies.

"This servant is incompetent, please punish me, sir!"

"You lazy little girls, now you know what it means to be outmatched, right? Your brilliant tricks only work on novices, they're completely ineffective against experts!"

Just as Li Zhaoting was about to say a few words of reprimand, Li Shengnan skillfully undermined him: "Don't listen to him! Your opponents are the envoys of Xia Ke Island who reward good and punish evil, not some nameless wanderer in the martial world. You won't lose this battle unjustly."

Cheng Huaixiu gently comforted the four women: "You were able to fight me for three hundred rounds because I didn't use my internal energy to overwhelm you. Your moves are indeed exquisite, but when faced with a master's strong attack, you inevitably lose your flexibility. In the future, you need to practice your internal energy diligently and learn how to deflect force."

Li Zhaoting lifted his cloak and slowly stood up.

"I have long heard that Xia Ke Island is full of masters. Today, having met the two envoys, I know that this is no exaggeration. I have just created a palm technique and would like to ask the two envoys for guidance."

"May I ask what weapon you use?"

Zhang San thought to himself, "As long as you don't use a sword and aren't the formidable Li Zhaoting, we have a chance of winning."

Li Zhaoting said, "The cloak! This cloak is my weapon. Brothers, be careful!"

Zhang San pondered, "If someone uses a cloak as a weapon, they must be practicing martial arts like Wudang's Flowing Clouds and Flying Sleeves or Shaolin's Kasaya Subduing Demons Skill, not swordsmanship. It seems this person is not Li Zhaoting." Thinking of this, his confidence soared.

Li Zhaoting asked, "Have you rested well?"

Zhang San said, "Brother, please make your move!"

Li Si added, "I'll take them all!"

"Take my 'Flowing Clouds and Flowing Water' move!"

Li Zhaoting swung his palm at Zhang San. This move was created by combining the Six Yang Palms of Tianshan. The palm force was round and continuous, as smooth and unobstructed as flowing water, with endless power.

Xia Ke Island has hundreds or even thousands of martial arts masters from various schools and sects. Zhang San and Li Si have been familiar with the martial arts of various schools since childhood, but they have never seen this kind of palm technique before.

I had previously heard Li Zhaoting claim that he had "created his own palm technique," and I thought he was just bragging, but it turns out he really did.

They had no idea that this was a sudden whim of Li Zhaoting, who felt that the Snow Fox Cloak was too precious and would be somewhat out of place without martial arts techniques. So, he hastily created this palm technique while the four women were cooking.

Li Si practiced Yin-type martial arts and was confident that he could block Li Zhaoting's palm strike. He raised his hand and used the Frosty Cotton Palm to meet Li Zhaoting head-on. The Frosty Cotton Palm is an important branch of internal martial arts, and it is an extremely Yin, extremely cold, and extremely soft skill. It is mixed with cold true energy. If it hits, the person will feel weak all over, or if the person is seriously affected, the cold poison will invade their internal organs, and they will eventually become weak and sickly.

Li Si is the "messenger of punishment for evil," and he should be ruthless in dealing with wicked people. Using his icy palm to kill those villains is a matter of repaying kindness with kindness.

Zhang San was about to launch an attack from the side when Li Si grunted and retreated seventeen or eighteen steps.

Li Zhaoting did not use his power to suppress others, nor did he enter a state of oneness with heaven and man. He simply used the Cloud-Dispelling Palm to unleash thirteen layers of force, each layer more powerful than the last. Li Si managed to block six or seven layers, but could not withstand the remaining ones. He retreated seven or eight zhang before finally dissipating the impact of the palm strike.

Before Li Si could even regain his footing, Li Zhaoting used his Cloud-Tracing Phantom Movement Technique, his cloak billowing as he spun around, and in a few flashes, he appeared between Zhang San and Li Si, launching a fierce attack. Using his cloak as cover, he unleashed a rapid series of palm strikes without pause.

Cloud-Dispelling Palm - Turning Clouds and Rain!
Zhang San seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack. He was skilled in boxing, cultivating both internal and external techniques. His internal boxing style was the Daoist Great Subduing Demon Fist, and his external boxing style was the Qiankun Bajiquan.

The campfire flickered, and the snow swirled in the air.

Zhang San's red fist was like a branding iron, while Li Si's palm edge gleamed with a cold, blue light. The two occupied the yin and yang positions on the left and right, respectively. At the point where their energies intersected, the snow was half-melted and half-frozen, and the rising white mist mingled with the campfire, with the yin and yang energies circulating endlessly.

Having just drunk the medicinal wine, Zhang San and Li Si were about to use this battle to expel the toxins from their bodies.

"Bah!"

Zhang San exhaled and spoke, his heavy punch like a hammer.

The fist's energy transformed into scorching wind and waves; even before the fist arrived, the intense heat and scorching wind and breath caused Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju's cheeks to sting.

Li Si glided along the ground like a ghost, his exquisite "flower-pinching grappling" hand grabbing at Li Zhaoting's ankle. This technique is the most exquisite grappling hand in Shaolin; as long as half a finger can be extended, it can lock and seize acupoints.

Li Zhaoting flicked his cloak, transmitting his pure Yang energy through it to create a gentle, warm breeze.

Zhang San's fist technique was undeniably powerful, and Li Si's grappling skills were undeniably exquisite. Their combined attack, a blend of strength and gentleness, yin and yang, firmly locked down the area within a ten-zhang radius.

Li Zhaoting's body was like a cloud, formless and shapeless. His palms combined softness and strength, using the softest palm techniques to deflect Zhang San's series of heavy punches, and using the strongest internal energy to break through Li Si's ingenious moves. His techniques also combined softness and strength, and circulated like yin and yang...

Cloud-Dispelling Palm - Waves of Clouds!
Li Zhaoting rarely used palm techniques, but he had seen far too many exquisite palm techniques. When fighting the two, he subconsciously incorporated the essence of these palm techniques into the Cloud-Dispelling Palm. With the help of Zhang San and Li Si, he perfected the rudimentary Cloud-Dispelling Palm, holding back a lot when he used it.

If it were a head-on clash, a life-or-death struggle, Li Zhaoting's "Flowing Water and Clouds" move could shatter half of Li Si's ribs, rendering him unable to get up again.

Zhang San and Li Si reacted extremely quickly. Seeing Li Zhaoting's moves go from clumsy to skillful, they guessed that Li Zhaoting was using moves they were familiar with. In other words, he would never rashly kill someone before they had mastered the moves. It sounded somewhat humiliating, but at least they could live.

The two figures shifted, and two afterimages, one red and one blue, appeared in the night sky, surrounding Li Zhaoting and punching and kicking him. Li Zhaoting's cloak billowed, and his palm intent flowed. The snow fox cloak seemed to gush forth like a living spring, disappearing without a trace. His fierce fist force was like a mud ox entering the sea, and his cold palm force disappeared into the flowing clouds without a trace.

Li Si changed his move and dodged quickly, using his "flower-pinching" grappling technique to grab the edge of the cloak, attempting to lock the meridians. Zhang San countered with a powerful "ground-standing cannon strike," stomping the ground so that the frozen earth exploded. His elbow strike aimed straight at the center of the body. Li Zhaoting spun around like a mist, while Li Si's finger strikes were like being trapped in a sea of ​​clouds. Zhang San's elbow strike was deflected by the soft force.

Li Zhaoting hadn't used this kind of reactive fighting style for several months. As his martial arts skills improved, when defending against enemies, he would draw upon the energy of heaven and earth to clash with them, unleashing a barrage of palm strikes, sword energy, and fist power. While it seemed like a thrilling and exhilarating fight, it was actually quite frustrating and not as satisfying as a direct, visceral blow.

Zhang San and Li Si suddenly clashed, their red fists and blue palms merging into a red and blue vortex. Zhang San's fist energy melted gold and scorched stone, while Li Si's palm wind froze bones and sealed meridians. The combined force caused the campfire within ten feet to suddenly dim, and the pine tree was snapped in half.

Li Zhaoting's hands moved apart and together as if tearing brocade, producing a tearing sound, and the Ice-Fire Spiral shattered with a roar.

Cloud-Dispelling Palm - Tear the Sky and Dispel the Clouds!
With his palm forming a blade, Li Zhaoting's palm struck down, and within a radius of fifteen feet, all the energy was dissipated by the force of his palm, while the palm wind whipped up eight snow dragons.

Cloud-Dispelling Palm - Deep Clouds Lock It Up!
Layer upon layer of energy blasted towards Zhang San and Li Si, like chains, leaving the two helpless, as if they were wearing heavy shackles, handcuffs, and leg irons.

"Bah!"

Zhang San roared and launched a fierce attack, using the power of the medicinal wine to forcefully blast open the overlapping clouds and mist. Just as Li Si was about to launch an attack, he discovered that Li Zhaoting had disappeared.

There was no sign of Li Zhaoting anywhere in front, behind, left, or right.

This means Li Zhaoting is—above!
The two looked up and saw a wide cloak carrying thick clouds, roaring down from mid-air.

Cloud-Dispelling Palm - Calamity Clouds Descend from Heaven!
Zhang San and Li Si exchanged a glance. Zhang San mustered all his strength and blasted at the cloak, hoping to create an opening so that Li Si could take the opportunity to attack. They clashed with powerful blows, and Zhang San felt his arms tremble violently as if they were about to break, and the frozen ground beneath his knees cracked three feet deep.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the clouds and fog dispersed.

Zhang San collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted.

Just as Li Si was about to retaliate, he saw a massive dark cloud, thicker, more somber, and more majestic, gather in mid-air, forming a vast, dark domain. A dragon's roar echoed from within the cloud, and Li Si's fighting spirit vanished completely.

"boom!"

Li Si was forced to the ground by Li Zhaoting.

The moves and postures of "Danger Clouds Descending from the Sky" are very similar to "Flying Dragon in the Sky" from the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, but their core is completely different. "Flying Dragon in the Sky" is straightforward and strikes from above, while "Danger Clouds Descending from the Sky" is a segmented palm strike.

The cloak that fluttered down was merely a decoy.

The one who made the move behind the cloak was Yang Yun.

Of course, if the enemy thinks the cloak is a feint to lure them in, the feint will turn into a real attack the instant the palms touch, blasting the enemy to pieces.

"Whoosh!"

Li Zhaoting took two steps back, and his cloak slowly drifted into Mei Jian's hands. Li Zhaoting coughed lightly, and Mei Jian quickly stepped forward to straighten his clothes.

"Brother, we brothers admit defeat. We just want to know who killed us before we die, and we want to know what this palm technique is. Please do us a favor."

"I admit defeat."

Zhang San and Li Si looked at Li Zhaoting with wry smiles.

Li Zhaoting said, "This palm technique was created based on the guidance of Wu Xingyun, the master of Lingjiu Palace. One should not forget one's roots in life and work, hence the name 'Paiyun Palm'."

As for my name...

Is Xia Ke Dao's intelligence system really that bad?

You really don't know who I am?

Zhang San smiled wryly: "I don't know!"

Li Si said, "I don't know him!"

Li Zhaoting's forehead was creased into a "well" shape, while Li Shengnan and Cheng Huaixiu laughed wildly. Li Zhaoting had a great reputation in the underworld, but his appearance was not easily recognizable.

Its recognizability is far lower than that of aged liquor!

"My name is Li Zhaoting!"

"Impossible! Where's your prized steed? Where are your twin swords? You don't like wearing cloaks!" (End of Chapter)