The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

At this moment, Qiao Feng turned around and lifted the curtain of the carriage behind him. Seeing Qiao Feng's action, many people became wary, and some even couldn't help but draw their swords, as if there was a Gatling gun inside...

Qiao Feng noticed it too, but he just frowned secretly and didn't make a fuss. He then took an ugly girl out of the carriage on his own.

"Dr. Xue, this girl... because I was reckless and didn't take good care of her, she was injured by someone using internal martial arts. I beg you, Dr. Xue, to save her!" Qiao Feng said, carrying the ugly girl close to him.

Even though Qiao Feng was carrying someone, many of the "heroes and warriors" around him took a step back.

Xue Muhua did not retreat. He looked at the girl's face and saw that she was wearing a mask.

"Observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation" are the foundation of medicine. Xue Muhua naturally saw that this was not a real face. However, since Qiao Feng had come to ask him for treatment, there was no need to expose him for the time being.

"Let's go into the village first!" Xue Muhua said.

After speaking, he welcomed Chu Luren, the heroes of Wudang, and Qiao Feng, the undisputed "protagonist" of the day, into the manor.

The central courtyard of Juxian Manor was large enough to easily accommodate several hundred people. Naturally, everyone stood around Qiao Feng, giving the impression that he was surrounded.

Eryou and Xue Muhua, as the hosts, stood in the center to greet the guests, flanked by members of Shaolin and the Beggars' Sect...

Logically, since Wudang's Yu Erxia and Zhang Sixia had also arrived, the Beggars' Clan should have stood behind them. However, for some reason, Yu Erxia and the others adopted the attitude of "I just like monks" and deliberately stood with the Shaolin people.

Xuan Nan, Xuan Ji, and Yuan Zhen were all having their own thoughts, but they couldn't really avoid it.

All we can speculate for now is that the relationship between the Beggars' Sect and Qiao Feng might have made Wudang unwilling to stand in their way.

At this moment, Xue Muhua, acting like a real doctor, inquired about the "patient's" condition from Qiao Feng...

Chapter 206 Feeling a Shared Sympathy

"This scoundrel came to Juxian Manor just to cure some ugly monster's illness?"

"Who is this ugly girl to him?"

"Has he gone mad...?"

"Not necessarily! I think it might be one of his schemes!"

Perhaps sensing that Qiao Feng was surrounded by the crowd, everyone's confidence soared again, and they began to gossip. Chu Luren could no longer stop them with just a look.

They probably think: No matter how arrogant you Chu Lu people are, with so many of us here, you don't even dare to say a word of justice?

When Qiao Feng heard the crowd's discussion, his face first showed resentment. Thinking back to a year ago, when he was traveling in the martial arts world, the reactions of the heroes everywhere he went... it's better not to mention it!

Qiao Feng's mood was quickly replaced by worry—naturally, he was worried about A'Zhu's injuries. As for other things... well, let the moon shine over the great river!

That's right, the ugly girl was none other than A'Zhu in disguise. Chu Luren had already recognized her. When A'Zhu saw Chu Luren looking at her a few more times, she obviously knew that Chu Luren had recognized her. She even winked at him as a greeting.

Seeing Qiao Feng's reaction, A'Zhu leaned against him even more affectionately.

After taking her pulse, Xue Muhua looked at A'Zhu and then at Qiao Feng, and asked, "What's this girl's name?"

This question stumped Qiao Feng—A Zhu, A Zhu, could she have the surname "A"?

"A'Zhu, what's your surname?" Qiao Feng asked shyly.

“My surname is Ruan…” A Zhu said her rarely used surname. “Ruan” was also the word on the gold tag she was wearing when she was abandoned.

"Dr. Xue, her surname is Ruan."

Xue Muhua looked at him and her, and then said, "It seems that you and this young lady are not very familiar with each other."

"She is a maidservant of my friend." Qiao Feng tried his best not to lie or reveal A'Zhu's identity.

Otherwise, it might be associated with the idea of ​​"Qiao Feng of the North and Murong of the South joining forces," which would only create misunderstandings. Moreover, at this time, Qiao Feng still regarded Murong of the South as a gentleman and did not want to implicate others.

"Oh? Your friend isn't an ordinary person, is he? Who is he?" Doctor Xue asked further.

"Well... to be honest, Doctor Xue, my relationship with this friend of mine is only based on spiritual connection." Qiao Feng glossed over the question.

Xue Muhua knew he didn't want to talk about it, so he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he gave his diagnosis: "If this young lady hadn't been given some kind of external medicine and you had stabilized her injuries with your strong internal energy every day, she would probably have died under Abbot Xuanci's Vajra Palm."

Upon hearing this, not only was everyone in the room shocked, but Xuan Nan and Xuan Ji immediately became restless. Yuan Zhen, on the other hand, looked at his two senior brothers from the Southern Shaolin Temple with a surprised expression, then quickly composed himself and began chanting Buddhist prayers—appearing surprised, then quickly composed himself to avoid arousing suspicion from others about the Southern Shaolin Temple… It was clearly an impromptu performance, yet it was incredibly realistic!

“Dr. Xue! You can’t say such things! My abbot brother hasn’t left Shaolin for years, and besides… no matter how wrong this girl is, how could my brother be so cruel to a girl?” Xuan Nan denied it on the spot.

Xue Muhua was not afraid of offending him, nor would he tolerate anyone questioning his diagnosis: "Oh? Then I must be ignorant. Is there anyone in this world who is comparable to Abbot Xuanci in the Great Vajra Palm technique? In both the Northern and Southern Shaolin Temples, there are probably no more than five masters of such palm technique. Among them, Abbot Xuanci is the only one who is proficient in the Great Vajra Palm technique!"

The implication is clear: this was caused by the extremely powerful Vajra Palm strike; no one understands internal injuries better than me.

Xuanji, being an honest man, actually analyzed the situation upon hearing this: "Currently, among our fellow disciples in the Southern Shaolin, only Senior Brother Xuanci is skilled in the Vajra Palm. Abbot Fangzheng of the Northern Shaolin is known for his Thousand-Hand Tathagata Palm, and I've never heard of anyone else being skilled in the Vajra Palm. As for outside of Shaolin, there probably isn't anyone like him either..."

Outside of Shaolin, there may be other sources of the Great Vajra Palm, after all, there are too many lay disciples of Shaolin, but... not everyone can master this skill by relying solely on some lost traditions!

Whether or not there is guidance from elders, that makes a world of difference in difficulty. Throughout history, how many "martial arts prodigies" have there been?

Seeing that his junior brother had dragged him into this, Xuan Nan interrupted, "Qiao Feng! That day you secretly sneaked into Shaolin and fought with my senior brother. Do you think my senior brother's palm strike would have left a young girl alive?"

The truth is that A'Zhu disguised herself as a Shaolin disciple to steal the secret manual. She had already succeeded, but she ran into Qiao Feng. Xuan Ci, Xuan Nan, and Xuan Ji also came to chase after Qiao Feng. During the fight, when Xuan Ci used the Vajra Palm to strike A'Zhu, Qiao Feng did not know her identity, but he did not want to implicate others, even if these "others" seemed to be a thief of the secret manual.

Therefore, after Xuan Ci struck, Qiao Feng casually swept a large bronze mirror across to block Xuan Ci's palm force, and then leaped onto the roof with A Zhu. A Zhu was injured by the palm force that was blocked by the bronze mirror and then transmitted through Qiao Feng's hand as he pulled her!

Qiao Feng possessed profound internal strength. He was only swept away when he leaped up, his knee buckled and he fell back down. In the end, he still managed to break through the encirclement. However, for A'Zhu, the force transmitted through her left her severely injured and on the verge of death.

Upon hearing this, Chu Luren couldn't help but glance at the two monks' faces...

He was also curious as to why Xuanci was so inaccurate, managing to sweep a palm strike at someone wearing a Shaolin monk's robe!

It wouldn't make sense if Xuanci already knew that A'Zhu was in disguise, because at that moment Xuannan and Xuanji had already taken the opportunity to confront Qiao Feng—demanding where he had taken the Shaolin disciples.

It's clear that in their minds, Qiao Feng had taken away Shaolin disciples. Now that they saw a girl suffering from the Vajra Palm, they couldn't explain it, so they immediately brought it up and blamed Qiao Feng instead.

However, Qiao Feng could explain this matter clearly—other murder cases are one thing, but Shaolin disciples?

"The two masters keep saying that I kidnapped a Shaolin disciple. I wonder which generation of disciple and which master it was?" Qiao Feng asked directly.

Xuan Nan and Xuan Ji were speechless—the strange thing was that although Qiao Feng had clearly captured one person, a check of the entire temple revealed that no one was missing...

Chu Luren also had his doubts. It was clear from the looks of it that Xuan Ci and the others hadn't even seen who this junior disciple was. How could Xuan Ci be so careless, showing no regard for others during the fight and even sweeping a palm at A Zhu?

If Qiao Feng couldn't save him, and this person really was a Shaolin disciple, whose fate would be blamed?

Is this what "compassionate heart of a monk" means? I love it, I love it...

However, there was no need for the Shaolin monks to argue with Qiao Feng anymore. Yu Lianzhou shouted angrily, "Enough!"

This shout clearly came from someone who was truly angry, and it silenced everyone for a moment. They couldn't help but wonder to themselves: Why does this Second Hero Yu seem even more agitated than Qiao Feng?

Yu Lianzhou remained silent with a dark expression. Chu Luren spoke for him: "Ha, he was struck by the Great Vajra Palm, and it wasn't the Shaolin Temple who did it. Their evidence is that 'the person didn't die'... Does Shaolin's explanation make any sense?"

Upon hearing Chu Luren's words, the others dared not utter a sound.

Under normal circumstances, perhaps some people would say a few words in Shaolin’s defense—given Shaolin’s prestige, that would make sense!

However, now...

Not only were Wudang members present, but judging from Yu Erxia's expression, it was clear that the Wudang people had already connected the incident of Yu Daiyan being injured by the Mighty Vajra Finger back then!

Everyone's willing to flatter Shaolin and try to get on their good side, but if it means offending Wudang to the death, then nobody's willing to say a word...

Chapter 207 Sudden Change

“Amitabha, Benefactor Chu… what is the meaning of this?” Xuan Nan asked cautiously as he spoke.

Chu Luren's words were clearly pointed out—it was when Yu Sanxia was bewitched and unable to move that he was crippled by the Mighty Vajra Finger!

At that time, Shaolin also claimed that none of the eminent monks near Wudang were skilled in the Vajra Finger technique, thus reducing suspicion.

He also specifically explained that "Yu Sanxia was powerless to resist at the time, but was only crippled and not killed, which must be because someone wanted to sow discord between Shaolin and Wudang." Based on this, he persuaded Zhang Sanfeng and the Wudang heroes to prioritize the overall situation and not turn against them.

After all, the Northern Dynasties were on the verge of collapse, and the Manchus and Mongols were sharpening their knives, creating a chaotic situation. Wudang did not want the Han martial arts world to fall into chaos first.

Now, bringing up this old story again...

It would have been one thing if Chu Luren had stirred things up, but judging from Yu Lianzhou's expression, it was clear that he had already connected the dots with Yu Daiyan without anyone else's provocation!

Xuan Nan seemed to be asking Chu Luren a question, but in reality... although Shaolin and Wudang were standing together, the atmosphere had clearly become subtle.

Seeing this, not only was Qiao Feng overshadowed, but the others dared not interrupt.

"Can't you understand what I mean?" Chu Luren retorted sharply.

Yuanzhen was overjoyed—how much destructive power could Qiao Feng alone have? If Shaolin and Wudang clashed, that would truly cripple the Han martial arts world!

However, when the words came out, he still acted in line with the "Yuanzhen" persona and said: "Amitabha, Second Hero Yu, the matter of the Third Hero Yu of Wudang back then has been settled. This Heroes' Gathering is for Qiao Feng's sneaking into Shaolin and committing many murders..." There was a hint of stirring up trouble in his words.

"The matter of Qiao Feng? It's not mentioned in this post. We can discuss the matter of Shaolin, but we can't discuss the matter of Wudang?" Yu Erxia said, looking at You Ji and You Ju.

Seeing this, the two brothers smiled wryly and said, "Well... we organized the Heroes' Gathering to talk to everyone about some things in the martial arts world. If you two heroes also have something to say, then of course you can say it."

What else can we do?

Although we don't know what kind of mind-altering drug Chu Luren gave Wudang, it's clear that Wudang is going against Shaolin!

If it were someone like Qiao Feng, a heretic and evil figure who had already become a lone wolf outside the Beggars' Sect and didn't have any particularly wicked tricks, they would still dare to fight alongside him. But if Wudang and Shaolin were to clash, why would they want to be caught in the middle and become cannon fodder?

Only the side sects and lay disciples of the two families would decisively take sides, right?

“It’s good that you can speak. Regarding the recent murders, some say it was Qiao Feng, some say it was Murong Fu… There’s still no conclusion. Brother Chu is right, these are things that few people witnessed firsthand, and these are all things that happened in the last year or two. I have some things to say that I’ve held back for twenty years. May I speak first?” Yu Lianzhou said in a deep voice.

Twenty years ago, this was clearly referring to the incident where Yu Daiyan was injured by the "Mighty Vajra Finger".

"Back then, my third junior brother was subdued by poison when he was injured by an unknown assailant with the Vajra Finger technique, and he was bedridden for twenty years..."

Yu Lianzhou brought up the old story again. The three masters from the Northern and Southern Shaolin Temples all chanted Buddhist prayers and remained silent. Some of the younger disciples around them wanted to say something, but dared not interrupt.

"Who is the one who uses the Vajra Finger? We in Wudang don't know... At that time, there was war in the north, and in order not to fall into someone's trap and cause chaos in the martial arts world, we in Wudang did not pursue the matter." Yu Lianzhou said that he didn't know, but his eyes were always on the three people leading the Shaolin sect.

"However, seven years ago, Abbot Kongwen of the Northern Shaolin Temple, together with various sects, took advantage of my master's birthday celebration and my fifth brother's return to interrogate him about Xie Xun's whereabouts. In the end, my fifth brother and his wife committed suicide!" Yu Lianzhou had already taken a few steps and turned back to face the Shaolin people.

“Back then, Xie Xun of the Ming Cult committed countless killings, including the Shaolin monk Kongjian. Zhang Wuxia and his wife left with Xie Xun. Is it wrong for us to ask Xie Xun?” Xianyu Tong was the first to speak.

After all, this concerns Xie Xun, and Xianyu Tong is to take the blame; he has to hold on to it!

Upon hearing this, Yu Lianzhou turned his head and said, "Vice Sect Leader of Huashan, please don't be in a hurry. Please listen to what I have to say first. If you insist on making a point, then come forward."

"Come forward? So you can take my money?" Xianyu Tong lightly waved his paper fan and said, "Naturally, I'll listen to what Second Hero Yu has to say first."

"Then let's talk about Xie Xun... This man is indeed extremely cruel! In order to frame his master Cheng Kun, he committed countless murders in various places, and even left the words 'Cheng Kun the murderer' at the scene. However, Xie Xun did not master his master's Illusionary Yin Finger, and later he even killed people with the 'Seven Wounds Fist' that he had stolen. Who would be wrong about that?"

Yu Lianzhou changed the subject, saying, "It seems he went mad after his entire family was killed by Cheng Kun..."

Seeing that someone was about to say something, Yu Lianzhou added, "Of course, the killings committed by this scoundrel have nothing to do with whether he is insane or not. I am not trying to say anything about Xie Xun, but rather I have something to ask Shaolin!"

"Amitabha, what do you want to ask, Second Master Yu?" Cheng Kun hadn't quite figured out Yu Lianzhou's train of thought yet. He intuitively felt that Yu Lianzhou's words were disjointed and had little connection between them.