The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

As soon as Chu Luren finished speaking, Li Mochou rolled her eyes at him a few times—without me, would you have been taught the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra?

Chu Luren didn't want to directly talk about Lin Chaoying's "privacy" for the time being, so he indirectly talked about the nature of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra from his own insights, and took the initiative to bring up the topic, so that Xiaolongnu would take the initiative to talk about the "ancestor's" love experience.

After all, there was the Chongyang Inscription as a precedent, and the love-hate entanglement between Lin Chaoying and Wang Chongyang had already been shown before.

When Xiaolongnu's master passed away, she was still young and had only heard bits and pieces about the grudges between her own Ancient Tomb Sect and the Quanzhen Sect. However, Li Mochou had heard much more about it!

As soon as Chu Luren started talking, Li Mochou immediately began to "reveal" the truth.

After considering the actual situation, Chu Luren eloquently concluded the true purpose of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra and the mindset of Patriarch Lin Chaoying.

Thankfully, Granny Sun wasn't there, otherwise either her worldview would have collapsed, or she would have stopped Chu Luren from continuing...

However, because of the previous rescue, Xiaolongnu had great faith in Chu Luren's attainments in the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, and... although she appeared expressionless, she actually had an extraordinary attachment to Chu Luren, which was a side effect of the three cultivations.

Listening to Chu Luren's long-winded discourse, I gradually became engrossed in it. Moreover, Chu Luren talked about "the stirrings of spring" and "not being as familiar as husband and wife," deconstructing the state of mind that should be described in the "Jade Maiden Heart Sutra" from a theoretical and professional perspective, as if he were a master of male-female relationships.

Then, a blush spread across Xiaolongnu's face, and she involuntarily turned her gaze away—this was an extraordinary emotional fluctuation for Xiaolongnu, who had never known what "shyness" was.

As for Wang Yuyan, she had already lowered her head, her face so red it was almost dripping with moisture...

"Hmm? Yu Yan, Sect Leader Long, are you still feeling unwell? You do need to rest and recuperate for the next two months." Chu Luren, being a perceptive man, quickly noticed the unusual condition of Xiaolongnu and Wang Yu Yan.

Li Mochou rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the top of her head, then pulled Xiaolongnu and Wang Yuyan up and said, "That's right, they need to rest, so we won't disturb Young Master Chu!"

Seeing the three women leave, Chu Luren shook his head—these people were really something, expecting him to lecture them on matters of love between men and women. In such a large Ancient Tomb Sect, he, a bachelor, had somehow become a master of romance?

After grumbling to himself, the emotional master Chu Luren continued to practice the "Little Dragon Turtle Strength".

Because a batch of fusion fragments were harvested during the fusion of "Little Dragon Turtle Strength", Chu Luren had more time for enlightenment in his cultivation.

Basically every ten days, I use half an hour of epiphany to organize and refine what I have learned.

Half of the four hours of Dream God's cultivation time were also spent comprehending techniques...

The Dream God's almost energy-free, unlimited skill training was already extremely efficient. Coupled with the "enlightenment" every ten days as a way to consolidate his skills, Chu Luren achieved in these two months what ordinary people might not achieve in ten years!

Of course, these are just "ordinary people." For example, ten years ago, Guo Juxia might not have been a match for Chu Luren now, but now he has far surpassed him. True masters are basically not "ordinary people."

Chu Luren also discovered that as his internal energy improved, the "cost-effectiveness" of practicing techniques was now somewhat surpassing that of his predecessors...

Although he hadn't mastered the true "cultivation of technique into strength," Chu Luren clearly felt that the "Little Dragon Turtle Strength" had become stronger, and the original storage limit of three channels had expanded to six channels.

For Chu Luren, the "Little Dragon Turtle Strength" has another hidden effect: he can use the Dream God's Body to generate the "Little Dragon Turtle Strength," and then his physical body can also use it!

Because "energy" itself has already transcended the level of meridians.

However, precisely because of this, Chu Luren's true form and the Dream God share the restriction of six "Little Dragon Turtle Forces"...

Chapter 241 Setting Off Again

Judging by the time, the Chu Lu people should be setting off soon.

Chu Luren didn't tell anyone the purpose of his trip to Lin'an. After all, "rescuing Ren Woxing" was something that needed to be kept highly confidential. Moreover, if they knew it was such a dangerous thing, they might worry or even insist on going along.

The Chu Lu people were using the pretext of escorting Wang Yuyan back to Mantuo Manor—after all, Suzhou and Lin'an weren't far apart.

As for Huang Rong and Mu Wanqing, they can go to Mantuo Manor together if they want, but if they don't, Huang Rong hasn't been home for a long time, and Peach Blossom Island is in the East China Sea. They can find a ferry crossing in Jiading to go out to sea.

Chu Luren had told everyone about this a month in advance. Wang Yuyan had been away from home for so long and was already missing her family. Huang Rong didn't say it, but she also wanted to go back to Peach Blossom Island.

Mu Wanqing naturally didn't want to go to Mantuo Manor and stare at Li Qingluo, so she agreed to go back to Peach Blossom Island with Huang Rong, who was in the same boat!

Chu Luren also mentioned that he was going to Lin'an, but he only made excuses about the purpose, saying that it was "something important."

Lin'an is the capital of the Song Dynasty and the location of the Dragon Guard Manor and the Number One Manor in the World. Various martial arts forces dare not cause trouble here, so Mu Wanqing and the others were not too worried when they heard that Chu Luren was going there.

"Miss Li, Sect Leader Long, are you really not going to take a walk together?" Chu Luren invited.

Li Mochou smiled charmingly and said, "That's right, that's right. When Young Master Chu saved you, Junior Sister, his life was in danger. That can be considered as being willing to die for you, right? It's not like you're going against anything by leaving the Ancient Tomb with him."

Upon hearing this, Granny Sun frowned – could this matter be settled like this?

What made Granny Sun even more uneasy was that the "girl" actually hesitated for a moment, her fingers moving faster as she circled the white silk ribbon...

This is not an ancient tomb at all!

"Actually, there's no danger to your lives, and I think neither Patriarch Lin nor Master Zun meant that. They're just afraid you'll be deceived," Chu Luren began to explain.

However, Li Mochou was already very unhappy—are you implying that I was deceived?

Before she could speak, Chu Luren said, "If you were to suffer a qi deviation, it would be the same!"

He forcefully shut Li Mochou down...

"I won't go berserk," Li Mochou muttered to herself.

"Actually, if you ask me, the best way to avoid being fooled is to broaden your horizons." Chu Luren said, glancing at Li Mochou—"Look, now even the Red Serpent Fairy isn't fooled. Anyone trying to trick her gets pricked to death with a poisoned needle before they can even open their mouth..."

"Thank you for your kindness, Young Master Chu, but the martial arts of the Ancient Tomb Sect still need me to reorganize them. If... there is an opportunity in the future, well, I will go out with my senior sister and see the outside world." Little Dragon Girl subtly changed her words midway.

Seeing that one or two people were all siding with her, Li Mochou couldn't help but purse her lips—why are you getting involved? Are we that close? Why should I accompany you to see the world?

“That’s right, you should prepare yourself. Who knows, one day my junior sister and I will come to find you.” Li Mochou said, deliberately looking at Xiaolongnu, as if she saw through her thoughts and was doing her a favor as her senior sister.

Xiaolongnu hesitated for a moment, which was rare for her: "If Senior Sister wants to go find Young Master Chu, that's not impossible."

Li Mochou felt a lump in her throat. If she didn't know Xiaolongnu's personality and that she was just making up a story to cover up her emotions, she would definitely think that Xiaolongnu was deliberately "teasing" her senior sister!

"If you two sisters are going to come to Jiangnan, you can carve three peach blossoms at the corner of the wall of the East Gate of Jiading. On the fifteenth of each month, a deaf-mute servant will come to the ferry to pick you up and take you to Peach Blossom Island... This time, Sister Mu and I were fortunate to be entertained by you two sisters. If you come to Jiangnan, I will definitely let you do my best to be a good host." Huang Rong said with a smile, pulling Li Mochou along to extend the invitation.

Chu Luren was very pleased to see this. In the past two months, Huang Rong and Mu Wanqing had become quite familiar with Li Mochou and others. Even though Li Mochou already knew that Huang Rong was Huang Yaoshi's daughter, she did not show any obvious hostility.

"Don't worry, Miss Huang, if my junior sister and I go to Jiangnan, we'll definitely visit you." Li Mochou smiled.

"If you're looking for Brother Chu and haven't heard of where he is, you can always come to Peach Blossom Island to look for him," Huang Rong said with a smile.

“Of course. If you can’t find your Brother Chu, you can come to the ancient tomb to take a look.” Li Mochou said with a smile.

“Especially since Brother Chu is coming to Peach Blossom Island after he finishes his business in Lin’an,” Huang Rong said with a smile.

Seeing that the group was getting along well and harmoniously, Chu Luren was very pleased—after all, it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester, and he had successfully resolved the feud between the Ancient Tomb and Peach Blossom Island.

It's a pity that the number one manor in the world doesn't issue "Jianghu Peace Awards" or anything like that...

But as I listened, it felt a bit awkward. How come every time I "disappeared," I was either on Peach Blossom Island or in an ancient tomb?

"The world is so big, I could be anywhere," Chu Luren interrupted their mutual misleading.

Upon hearing this, Huang Rong and Li Mochou were both taken aback. They looked at Chu Luren speechlessly, then exchanged glances, losing all interest in their previous "friendly exchange."

Li Mochou said listlessly, "Alright, when we go to Peach Blossom Island as guests, you must keep an eye on your father."

So when Chu Luren set off again, he took Wang Yuyan, who was going home, with him.

In addition, Huang Rong was right about one thing: after Chu Luren left, he planned to go to Peach Blossom Island to see Zhou Botong's Ambidextrous Technique, as well as the Nine Yin Manual that Zhou Botong kept, especially the general outline. Chu Luren also had some ideas about it.

In retrospect, Zhou Botong was rather simple-minded. When Huang Yaoshi unreasonably demanded to use the Nine Yin Manual to mourn his deceased wife, Zhou Botong refused and even threatened to destroy the manual. As a result, Huang Yaoshi made a pact with him: Huang Yaoshi would not use underhanded means to steal the manual from Zhou Botong, and Zhou Botong would never run away unless he could defeat Huang Yaoshi or hand over the manual...

Agreeing to such unreasonable conditions is foolish enough, but what's even more foolish is that... after Zhou Botong created the Ambidextrous Fighting Technique, he was already capable of defeating Huang Yaoshi, but he didn't realize it himself, which is why he was trapped for more than ten years!

Once this point is made clear, Zhou Botong can leave the island at any time.

The reason why we didn't go to Peach Blossom Island before going to Lin'an was because the sea voyage was long and arduous. According to the original work, it could take several days or even half a month to sail at sea. Considering the round trip, and the fact that Zhou Botong wouldn't teach martial arts to just anyone when we arrived at Peach Blossom Island, it would take time to "conquer" him. We might not be able to learn anything in two months, so it was better to be on the safe side and settle down to practice.

So Chu Luren, Mu Wanqing, Huang Rong, and Wang Yuyan left the Ancient Tomb. Passing by Chongyang Palace, Chu Luren sighed a few times at the entrance, lamenting that he was missing a good horse. Just then, the kind-hearted Yin Zhiping passed by and brought over a horse that the Quanzhen Sect didn't want. Chu Luren took it with him, and then…

Deer drive,

Deer drive,

Deer drive,

Dear driver...

Chapter 242 Lin'an

Last July, Chu Luren took Wang Yuyan out of Mantuo Manor.

Li Qingluo said it would take at least half a year, but Chu Luren took a full year before sending Wang Yuyan back in August of the fifth year of Tiansheng.

As for Huang Rong and Mu Wanqing, Chu Luren has already sent them to Jiading. The deaf and mute old servants on the island will see the secret signal they left when they regularly go to Jiading to buy daily necessities, and someone will come to pick them up and take them back to Peach Blossom Island.

Now that she has arrived at Mantuo Manor, although Li Qingluo is not someone who dotes on her daughter, she still misses her daughter very much, as this is the first time her daughter has been away from her side for so long.

It's inevitable that he harbors some resentment towards Chu Luren—how could he have "kidnapped" his daughter for so long!

In particular, I also heard some gossip about the Chu Lu people...

For example, during the time at Mount Hua, how could the fact that Qin Hongmian's daughter from the Five Phoenix Blade Sect had a "close personal relationship" with Chu Luren escape the notice of the "Jianghu tabloids"?

The people of Chulu have nothing to be ashamed of since they have acted uprightly and sat honestly. However, there are bound to be some vulgar people who will have a vulgar understanding of them.

For example, when Li Qingluo learned of this, because Duan Zhengchun was still alive at the time, she was so angry that she criticized Chu Luren's behavior in front of "Duan Lang".

Duan Zhengchun was also very angry and made a couple of criticisms. After that... Li Qingluo started to lose her temper with Duan Zhengchun - What right do you have to talk about Chu Luren?

However, seeing Wang Yuyan return safely, Li Qingluo felt a bit grateful, and also noticed the longing in her daughter's eyes when she looked at someone, and... that person's carefree nature.

When Chu Luren was away, he whispered something to his daughter, which made Li Qinglu feel both relieved and troubled!

The good thing is that Chu Luren doesn't seem to be as troublesome as Yu Yan's father... he doesn't seem to be very difficult to deal with either.

As for Wang Yuyan becoming a disciple of the Ancient Tomb Sect, Li Qingluo was not particularly enthusiastic, but she also had no objections.

In Li Qingluo's eyes, her parents' martial arts skills were the best in the world, and everyone else was just "nobody". However, firstly, Li Qingluo didn't care about martial arts, and secondly... although few people knew about the origins of the Ancient Tomb Sect, Wang Yuyan had introduced it, and indeed Lin Chaoying was a heroine who could rival the Central Divine in her time!

Among the "cats and dogs," it was considered outstanding—the size of the sect and the inheritance of martial arts were secondary in Li Qingluo's eyes, since her own family had them anyway.

When Wang Yuyan returns next time, the Ancient Tomb will probably receive its first "sponsorship from the wealthy disciple's family".

"Why don't you take a few martial arts manuals back with you, besides those mundane things? Otherwise, your senior sisters will look down on you!" Li Qingluo suggested.

Wang Yuyan: ……

Wang Yuyan naturally declined her mother's wild idea: "My senior sisters are all very kind! Besides, I've memorized all the family's secret manuals, so it's better not to give them away in a big way."

If we send it over openly and honestly, will it be considered part of the Ancient Tomb Sect or the Carefree Sect?

"Who said you have to memorize them all? You don't even know our Xiaoyao Sect's signature martial arts, do you?" Li Qingluo was originally worried that Wang Yuyan had been tricked by Murong Fu, so she didn't allow her to see the Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts, but now she's starting to soften her stance.

However, Wang Yuyan blushed and said, "I can do it too. Brother Chu taught me."

Li Qingluo stared at her daughter for a while, then sighed, "Well, it's alright. Even though she's an idiot, she's still better than someone as scheming as Murong Fu!"