The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Huang Rong probably felt that she had already gone all out with her sarcasm, so now she started to "coax" her back.

"Why bother arguing with us young people? Look how badly Brother Chu was kicked." Huang Rong continued to step forward, helping Huang Yaoshi straighten his beyond repair sleeve while trying to soften Chu Luren's position slightly.

Huang Yaoshi was still unconvinced, so he snorted again, turned to the other side, and then... he saw the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan.

"Useless! I didn't notice just now, but we went to the desert and one of us died!" Huang Yaoshi suddenly unleashed his attack.

"Huang Yaoshi, you...you've gone too far!"

"Fifth Brother is dead, but we six siblings will still fight against evil and uphold justice."

"Today we'll have a showdown with you, Old Master Huang!"

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan naturally fought back, and it seemed that the war was about to resume. Jiang Biehe was also in a bind – if he stood up now, what if Huang Yaoshi really went crazy and killed him?

Huang Yaoshi was only embarrassed at first, but now he is extremely angry!

"Island Master Huang..." Jiang Biehe forced himself to bow again.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yaoshi immediately turned his head to look at him. Jiang Biehe was flattered and surprised. It seemed that Huang Yaoshi's eyes were not on the back of his head or his temples.

"Get out!" Huang Yaoshi shouted angrily.

Jiang Biehe: ...

Then, Huang Yaoshi used his lightness skill and instantly disappeared into the lake under the night sky.

Upon seeing this, Chu Luren couldn't help but secretly admire Huang Yaoshi's extensive knowledge—as everyone knows, displacement is relative, so after he shouted "Get lost!" and used his lightness skill to leave, it was practically equivalent to Jiang Biehe getting lost...

"Master!" Lu Chengfeng and Mei Chaofeng tried to call out, but Huang Yaoshi had already disappeared.

Mei Chaofeng knelt down again in the direction of the sound of something breaking through the air. Lu Chengfeng sighed, then... looked at his junior sister with resentment, and then at Chu Luren.

If it were anyone else, Lu Chengfeng would have already risked his life, but his junior sister is his master's daughter, and her personality is... very much like his master's, so how could Lu Chengfeng dare to say anything?

"Brother Chu, don't worry, my father isn't angry with you. It's all the fault of those idle people from Jiangnan. He'll definitely teach you 'The Song of the Azure Sea' next time we meet them." Huang Rong said, as she came over to help Chu Luren brush the dust off his chest.

As for anything other than "The Song of the Azure Sea and Rising Tide"? Huang Rong can teach those!

Huang Rong had previously offered to teach Chu Luren, so that even if she didn't master it, she would at least be able to memorize it. However, Chu Luren felt it wasn't a good idea, so she didn't agree.

"You little vixen! You..." The short-tempered Han Baoju wanted to curse.

Even if it has nothing to do with Chu Luren, it was you, little vixen, who made him angry. Who is "Jiangnan Idler" cursing?

"Why aren't you leaving? What are you doing here? Are you preparing to kowtow and thank me for my great kindness?" Chu Luren interrupted disdainfully.

"You...I...we discussed important matters with Master Jiang for the sake of the people of the Song Dynasty!" Han Baoju was at a loss for words.

After all, the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan are all people who care about their reputation. Whether Chu Luren was sincere or just doing it by chance, he had just inadvertently resolved their grudges with the Peach Blossom Island lineage... mainly by resolving Huang Yaoshi's intention to attack them. Therefore, the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan could not argue with Chu Luren directly at this time.

Jiang Biehe smiled peacefully and greeted Chu Luren with a cupped-hand salute: "It's been two years since we last met. Great Hero Chu's skills have gradually improved, which truly earns the admiration of us old folks."

"Hero Jiang is still as public-spirited and righteous as ever, always there for us in times of trouble. He is truly a role model for us all." Chu Luren also cupped his hands in greeting.

Both of them wore friendly and genuine smiles...

However, they were all having second thoughts. Jiang Biehe had just felt that Huang Rong's "Jiangnan Idler" might not only refer to the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, after all, he himself was also a "Great Hero of Jiangnan." As for Chu Luren's words... were you uneducated or did you do it on purpose? Are "public-spirited" and "always there when there's trouble" the same thing?

Chu Luren pondered, "This old fox only talks about my martial arts skills, but doesn't say that I am a 'heroic warrior and the backbone of the martial world.' Could it be that he looks down on my character?"

No, he definitely looks down on the imperial court! Once we get to Mantuo Manor, I must tell Yunluo, and then have her infiltrate the Empress Dowager and the Emperor…

I am a Chu Lu person, and I never have much contact with the imperial court. What's wrong with just chatting with friends?

What did Cheng Kun say back then?

The plaque presented to Shaolin by the Qing emperor was just a plaque, and so was the plaque presented to Shaolin by ordinary people. Shaolin did not accept the plaque from the Qing emperor; they simply treated him as an ordinary pilgrim...

I, Chu Luren, am the same! Whether it's the Princess of the Great Song Dynasty or the Princess of Dali, I only consider them friends... I am an approachable person and can get along with anyone, is that not allowed?

At this moment, Lu Chengfeng was preoccupied with his master's affairs, especially... Huang Yaoshi was clearly confused with anger. He hadn't even taken the jade flute away and was still holding it in Lu Chengfeng's arms, not caring about Wu Sangui or the Qing army's southward advance.

However, Guo Jing kept thinking about this, mainly because he was thinking about Wu Kang... no, he should say Yang Kang!

After Bao Xiruo died, Yang Tiexin felt guilty and devoted himself to seclusion. He no longer mentioned looking for his son, but entrusted Mu Nianci to Guo Jing, hoping that Guo Jing would have the opportunity to persuade his son to turn back from the wrong path and at least stop working for the Qing.

Guo Jing had always thought about it—back then, Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin made a pact that if they had a son and a daughter, they would become husband and wife; if they had two sons or two daughters, they would become sworn brothers on the spot…

Although Guo Jing had never met Guo Xiaotian, given his personality, he had already accepted the sworn brotherhood in his heart. No matter what Yang Kang thought, he felt that Yang Kang was his younger brother.

"Master Lu, should we release Wu Kang?" Guo Jing asked at this moment.

"This..." Lu Chengfeng's expression flickered upon hearing this, clearly indicating that he hadn't thought about this matter at all.

Before Jiang Biehe could speak, Chu Luren interrupted, "How can we release him? He is Wu Sangui's son. Even if we were to release him, we would have to carefully investigate his motives!"

“Master Chu may not know this before, but there is actually another hidden story behind this matter…” Jiang Biehe didn’t really believe that he didn’t know, after all, Chu Luren was hiding in the dark before, so he should have overheard it no matter how hard he tried.

Ignoring Jiang Biehe's attempt to explain, Chu Luren interrupted him directly, saying, "I don't care, whoever is with Wu Sangui is a traitor!"

"Times have changed..."

"It was Wu Sangui who led the Qing army into the pass!"

"actually……"

"The emperor of the Northern Dynasty was strangled to death by Wu Sangui!"

"Now……"

"Wu Sangui stopped Marshal Yue's Northern Expedition!"

Chu Luren started acting unreasonably, and Jiang Biehe could tell he was deliberately causing trouble—is this your persona? When did you, Chu Taisui, become so intolerant of injustice?

Chapter 321 I, Mei Chaofeng, am willing to acknowledge you as my disciple.

Chu Luren was also helpless. Despite his unreasonable behavior, Jiang Biehe, who had come with a purpose, was not so easily persuaded.

Moreover, if Chu Luren insists, Jiang Biehe might also begin to have other doubts.

Therefore, Chu Luren could only say, "Do as you please! In short, you are cooperating with Wu Sangui. If anything goes wrong in the future, you will all be held responsible!"

On the one hand, it served as a warning; on the other hand, it subtly attributed his previous opposition to "dislike of Wu Sangui."

"If anything goes wrong in this matter, it will all be my fault, so please rest assured, Master Chu." Jiang Biehe seemed relieved that he had managed to persuade Chu Luren.

"Don't worry, Master Jiang. Even if someone spreads this story throughout the martial arts world in the future, we, the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan, have done nothing wrong and have nothing to fear from others' misunderstandings!"

None of the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan understood Chu Luren's meaning. They all praised and echoed Jiang Biehe, and said that they were also involved in this matter. They even said some strange things, as if Chu Luren wanted to ruin Jiang Biehe's reputation.

This is why the people of Chulu are unwilling to join forces with the Jianghu organizations to overthrow the Qing and restore the Han, and to expel the Tartars—they can't afford to get involved in such a fire!

"Don't be anxious, everyone. I think what Brother Chu said isn't entirely unreasonable. Why don't I bring Wu Kang up here and see if we can get anything out of him... After that, we'll let him go no matter what," Lu Chengfeng said as a compromise.

Then he looked at Mei Chaofeng and asked, "Senior Sister, why did the Prince of Pingxi..." Because there were outsiders present, Lu Chengfeng did not directly mention her taking on a disciple.

“I also despise Wu Sangui’s character, but back in Luoyang, he did take me in for a while, so I’ll accept him as my disciple… You can release him or not, but I will take back the Nine Yin White Bone Claw I taught him!” Mei Chaofeng was already prepared to chop off her own hand.

Mei Chaofeng was clear about her likes and dislikes. No matter what, Wu Kang was her disciple, and no matter what, she would chop off Wu Kang's hand...

Upon hearing this, Lu Chengfeng sighed and asked everyone to return to the front hall and take their seats. He then sent men to bring in Wu Kang and the Song soldier together.

As soon as Wu Kang was brought in, he saw his master. At first, his face lit up with joy, but then he realized where he was... He thought that this was Mei Chaofeng's master, and that he was one of these people. His face turned ashen, and he snorted heavily without saying a word.

"Wu Kang, is that you? Why don't you bow to your master?" Mei Chaofeng heard some voices.

"Since you say you're my master, why didn't you save me?" Wu Kang hesitated for a moment, then said aggrievedly.

After learning of his mother's death, Wu Kang's emotions were already quite unstable.

The bearded military officer standing nearby immediately said, "Young Master! I must point out your fault. Your master came here to save us, of course. Didn't he already convince all the heroes to come and see us? Which of these heroes isn't a reasonable person? How can you be so willful?"

Wu Kang glared angrily at the man, while Lu Chengfeng spoke with a stern face: "Whether we release you or not depends on your behavior! Let me ask you, what exactly did Wu Sangui want with you in Lin'an?"

"Hmph." Wu Kang turned his head away.

Lu Chengfeng was furious when he saw this—did anyone think they could just turn their heads and talk to me like that?

He then looked at Mei Chaofeng. After all, she was his senior sister's disciple, and Lu Chengfeng couldn't very well punish her on her behalf. Unfortunately, Mei Chaofeng couldn't see him, and besides...

"Good! As expected of my disciple, Mei Chaofeng! A true man should die if he wants to die, what is there to fear from them!" Seeing that Wu Kang hadn't spoken for a while, Mei Chaofeng suddenly shouted "Good!"

Lu Chengfeng unfolded his folding fan, turned his head away angrily, and refused to speak...

"Master, are you really here to save me?" Wu Kang asked cautiously.

"Don't worry, my disciple, they won't hurt you today," Mei Chaofeng said.

Just as everyone was secretly dissatisfied with Mei Chaofeng, thinking, "Mei Chaofeng handed over the cards directly, so Wu Kang definitely won't say anything," Mei Chaofeng added another sentence...

"I will sever your hands and destroy your dantian. After that, you can go to Lin'an on your own," Mei Chaofeng said with emotion.

Wu Kang: ? ? ?

So they won't hurt me because you're already planning to subject me to the most severe punishment?

"Don't worry, even though your hand is broken, I, Mei Chaofeng, will still accept you as my disciple." Mei Chaofeng's tone was very gentle.

Can I choose not to acknowledge this master?

Before Wu Kang could answer, Mei Chaofeng had already risen up gracefully. Without saying a word, she flew towards Wu Kang, her ten fingers forming claws, and lunged at him. The reason it was called "clawing" was because Wu Kang was not moving at the moment, and she could not tell where Wu Kang's hands were!

She grabbed Wu Kang's shoulder, then used her sharp claws to cut the ropes binding him, and pressed the pressure points on his arms. She then slid her hands along Wu Kang's arms and grabbed his wrists...

Wu Kang was originally bound, but when the ropes were cut, he was captured and his acupoints were sealed—of course, Mei Chaofeng sealed the acupoints only to make it easier to stop the bleeding later.

Feeling the inhuman warmth of his master's claws on his wrists, Wu Kang's face turned pale.

As his disciple, he knew exactly who Mei Chaofeng was and how ruthless she was... After all, she was a pampered young prince who had never seen the world, so how could she not be terrified?

Just as Mei Chaofeng was about to clench her fingers and Wu Kang was about to say goodbye to his hands, two finger strikes struck Mei Chaofeng's hands out of thin air, producing two soft "clang" sounds. Although no brute force was used, the skillful touch made Mei Chaofeng's hands go numb, and she involuntarily let go of Wu Kang.

Terrified, Wu Kang didn't have a chance to dodge, but just before Mei Chaofeng was about to strike again, a suction force pulled him away from Mei Chaofeng's afterimage-like grab!

"Chu Luren! What are you doing? Are you trying to stop me from fulfilling my promise to my mentor?" Mei Chaofeng looked in Chu Luren's direction with a desperate tone. She could feel the suction force just now and hear the sound of Chu Luren's finger force.

"This person is still useful..." Chu Luren said helplessly.

"Useful? What use is it? We must cripple his Nine Yin White Bone Claw!" Mei Chaofeng didn't care how high Chu Luren's martial arts were. At worst, she would be killed by him. If she still couldn't complete her master's mission, then she might as well die.

Wu Kang had some doubts at first, wondering if these people were going to play the good cop/bad cop game. But seeing Mei Chaofeng's attitude, Wu Kang immediately stopped doubting—this was the attitude that no matter what I did, they would ruin me!

For a moment... he couldn't help but wriggle on the ground, taking a few steps closer to the feet of Chu Luren, whom he had previously despised. After all, he wasn't a particularly principled person to begin with, and his previous arrogance mostly stemmed from "ignorance."

Chu Luren understood that Mei Chaofeng would not give up no matter what, but after looking at her and then at Wu Kang, a thought flashed through his mind, and he had a slight idea, but he still needed to consider how to proceed...