The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Voices of passersby could be heard from the crowd!

Fei Bin, Yue Buqun, and other masters of internal martial arts had discerned something, but they couldn't find the culprit for the time being. However, the atmosphere among the martial arts practitioners present was truly stirred up, and they began to discuss among themselves, with some even slamming their fists on the table.

That's right, it was Chu Lu Ren using "ventriloquism" to impersonate Lu... no, to speak for Lu Ren!

At the same time, Chu Luren was also anxious, thinking to himself: Why haven't those two real pillars of white jade arrived yet?

Previously, in order not to incur the hatred of Songshan, Chu Luren did not remind Liu Zhengfeng, so as not to expose himself.

After all, the Songshan Sect and the Qingcheng Sect are different, especially after the Five Mountains Sword Alliance was formed...

If the five factions were to truly unite, their power would rival that of Shaolin, Wudang, Ming Cult, Sun Moon Sect, Quanzhen Sect, Beggars' Sect, and many other top-tier sects and gangs. They might even break into the top ten!

Even though they haven't completely merged yet, Zuo Lengchan has already been ranked on the Heavenly Ranking.

"How dare you! I want to see who dares to interfere in the internal affairs of our Five Mountains Sword Sect!" Ding Mian stepped forward and shouted.

Ding Mian's nickname is "Pagoda-Bearing Hand," and he truly resembles the statue of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, standing tall and imposing. Although Fei Bin usually speaks for him, in reality, within the Songshan Sect, Ding Mian's martial arts skills are second only to Zuo Lengchan.

Upon hearing Ding Mian speak, the surroundings fell silent for a moment. Chu Luren knew that this fellow was deliberately eliminating distractions and was listening intently. If he spoke again, he would be in danger of being exposed.

Chu Luren was only slightly reluctant to offend anyone, and was about to pretend to be a passerby again...

Just then, a burst of laughter came from outside the door: "Hahaha, Brother Liu, that's not very nice of you! Why didn't you send me a special invitation?"

Ding Mian and the other experts from Mount Song looked towards the gate with grim expressions, wanting to see who was so disrespectful to Mount Song.

Then Tie Wushuang strode in with a powerful stride, and Leng Yuejian Shui Dai was beside him!

In terms of martial arts, Tie Wushuang is far inferior to Shui Dai, and even... in a one-on-one fight, the weakest of the four great protectors present could give him a 70/30 chance—the Songshan Sect is the 70/30 kind.

However, as soon as Tie Wushuang arrived, the martial arts practitioners from Hunan seemed to have found their backbone. They all stood up to greet the old hero and senior Tie, and those with names and surnames also stepped forward to say hello.

When Tie Wushuang saw the group of Songshan disciples, he couldn't help but frown: "What is the meaning of this, Alliance Leader Zuo? Why did you instruct your disciples to bully the women and children in Brother Liu's family?"

"Brother Tie, you don't know, Liu Zhengfeng, he..."

Before Fei Bin could finish speaking, Tie Wushuang interrupted him, saying, "To act like this in front of the men of Hunan... does Alliance Leader Zuo think that the martial arts world of Hunan... has no one to rely on?"

Tie Wushuang's voice wasn't particularly loud compared to that of a martial arts master, but when he took a few steps closer to Fei Bin, even Fei Bin, whose martial arts were superior to Tie Wushuang's, was intimidated by his imposing presence!

At this moment, Tie Wushuang was only two feet away from Fei Bin. If Fei Bin suddenly attacked, Tie Wushuang probably wouldn't be able to withstand it. However...

Fei Bin knew very well that if he dared to attack Tie Wushuang, all the Songshan disciples present would definitely be chopped up and fed to the dogs!

Even if Yue Buqun, Tianmen Daoren, and Dingyi Shitai were all truly "of the same ilk" with his Songshan Sect today, at most it would just mean feeding the dogs a little more.

Chapter Forty-Four: Internal Affairs

The moment Tie Wushuang appeared, the various people from all walks of life in the Hunan martial arts world had a leader, and the Songshan Sect was also intimidated. However, Zuo Lengchan wanted to further expand the influence of the Songshan Sect and strive to unify the Five Mountains Alliance, so Ding Mian, Fei Bin, and others were unwilling to back down for the time being...

Seeing the situation become tense, Dingyi was the first to speak: "Since Senior Brother Liu has already said he wants to go overseas, why should we ruin our harmony? Senior Brother Yue, Brother Tianmen, this humble nun can agree on behalf of our sect leader. What do you two think?"

Dingyi usually had a bad temper and was not like a monk because he hated evil.

However, in reality, Dingyi is quite different from the other "bad-tempered" Abbess Miejue. Although she appears irritable, she is actually compassionate and not a cold-hearted person.

Originally in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer," Dingyi attacked Ding Mian because he was dissatisfied with the Songshan Sect's unauthorized killing of Liu family disciples. However, because he held back, he was injured by the prepared Ding Mian and was unable to stop the subsequent massacre of the entire family...

"That's fine then, what do you think, Brother Yue?" The head of the Taishan Sect, Tianmen Daoist, nodded.

The Taoist priest from Tianmen looked somewhat fierce, and his physique was similar to Ding Mian's, making his Taoist robe bulge out.

Yue Buqun then spoke up: "We naturally trust Brother Liu's words. Let's drink Brother Liu's farewell wine today, and Brother Liu can leave with his family first thing tomorrow morning."

Without the filter of knowing the Smiling Proud Wanderer, Yue Buqun at this point truly deserves the title of "Gentleman Sword." Only people like Chu Luren and Mu Gaofeng, who are genuinely wicked, seem to have ill intentions towards Yue Buqun.

Although there was some debate about Yue Buqun's character in the world before Chu Luren's transmigration, with some comparing him to Tian Boguang to argue that Yue Buqun was far less harmful, Chu Luren agreed with this. However... in general, Chu Luren hated both the lecherous Tian Boguang and the hypocrite Yue Buqun, which was not contradictory.

Since Yue Buqun and Tian Boguang cannot be enemies, Chu Luren must like one of them.

If Yue Buqun and Tian Boguang were to fight, and Chu Luren happened to be passing by—if there were onlookers, Chu Luren would definitely take the opportunity to block Tian Boguang's escape route; if there was no one around… Chu Luren would think about how to kill them both.

Seeing that the three factions had already laid the groundwork for the Songshan faction, Fei Bin's excited heart and trembling hands temporarily calmed down: "Since the leaders of the Taishan and Huashan factions, as well as Abbess Dingyi, have all pleaded for us, the Songshan faction cannot go against the will of the people..."

Hearing Fei Bin say that, the tense atmosphere at the scene eased somewhat.

After all, the Five Mountains Sword Sects are powerful now, especially the Songshan Sect, which is really "ambitious and enterprising". Compared with other top sects, it is more sensitive and dangerous!

Tie Wushuang came for the sake of chivalry and justice, not to cause trouble for the Songshan Sect.

The Songshan disciples who were holding onto Liu Zhengfeng's children and wife reluctantly released their grip at Fei Bin's signal.

The Chu Lu people, who had been on guard, were now relieved.

It seems the Songshan Sect also knows that even if they kill the person first, it won't make a difference since Tie Wushuang is present.

If it weren't for Tie Wushuang, the other veterans of the martial arts world from Hunan, even if they were dissatisfied with Songshan, might not have done anything out of fear since it was already a fait accompli.

However, if we rush to take action now, we will not only disrespect Tie Wushuang, but also embarrass the martial arts world of Hunan.

If they are all left behind, Mount Song will not only fail to gain prestige, but will also lose its reputation.

"Thank you for your kindness, senior brothers. I will pack my bags and leave early tomorrow morning... Weiyi and Danian, you should also take your junior brother back to the Hengshan Sect! I have caused Senior Brother Mo a lot of trouble over the years. From now on, you should treat Senior Uncle Mo as you would treat me." Liu Zhengfeng said as he began to dismiss his disciples.

Seeing that the "adults" had stopped talking about serious matters, Yue Lingshan quickly asked Liu Zhengfeng, "Uncle Liu, you just said that Qu Yang saved Senior Brother... So where is Senior Brother now?"

Previously, when Liu Zhengfeng cited the example of Qu Yang never attacking the Five Mountains Sword Sect, he mentioned that Qu Yang had rescued Linghu Chong. At that time, Yue Lingshan wanted to speak up, but was stopped by her mother Ning Zhongze.

"Brother Qu Yang didn't explain this to me in detail. I assume that since Young Hero Linghu is alright, he will contact the Huashan Sect after he recovers from his injuries."

It's unclear whether Liu Zhengfeng genuinely didn't know or simply didn't want to expose Qu Yang's granddaughter, Qu Feiyan. He merely feigned ignorance while assuring Linghu Chong that his life was now safe. Yue Lingshan felt somewhat relieved upon learning this.

At this moment, Liu Zhengfeng poured a bowl of wine in front of him, picked it up and said, "Many thanks to all my fellow practitioners today, many thanks to my senior brothers from the Five Mountains Sword Sect, many thanks to Brother Tie and Master Shui for coming here... I, Liu, have caused you all trouble! I will drink this cup to apologize!"

After finishing the first bowl, he poured a second one, this time specifically addressing the Songshan Sect members: "I have also troubled Alliance Leader Zuo with his command flag this time. Brother Fei, please apologize to Alliance Leader Zuo on my behalf when you return."

Liu Zhengfeng didn't want to provoke the Songshan Sect...

“No problem.” Fei Bin glanced at Liu Zhengfeng, looking displeased but reluctantly accepting the situation.

However, just as Liu Zhengfeng raised the bowl and his view was blocked, a sudden change occurred!

Fei Bin and Lu Bai, who were standing to the side, attacked Liu Zhengfeng at the same time. The two of them were no weaker than Liu Zhengfeng in martial arts. They used a sneak attack and a pincer attack, and captured him before anyone else could react!

Lu Bai's nickname is "Pine and Crane Hands". His signature move is the Songshan School's One-Stop Capturing Hand. Fei Bin took advantage of Liu Zhengfeng's closed eyes and made a move to grab his Jianjing acupoint. When Liu Zhengfeng turned around to dodge, Lu Bai directly captured him from the side.

Fei Bin also stepped forward and used the power of the Great Songyang Palm to forcibly seal Liu Zhengfeng's acupoints—such a brutal sealing of acupoints naturally caused Liu Zhengfeng to suffer internal injuries on the spot!

"stop!"

"How dare you!"

"You bastard..."

Tie Wushuang and Shui Dai were also startled, not expecting Fei Bin to actually dare to make a move.

Upon seeing this, Mi Weiyi and Xiang Danian's eyes reddened, and they were about to rush forward...

"Haha, everyone, don't misunderstand. My Songshan Sect is naturally willing to give Brother Tie face, but... the Five Sacred Mountains Command has been issued. If Junior Brother Liu wants to plead for mercy, he should go to Songshan in person and ask Senior Brother Zuo for mercy!" Fei Bin said while pressing down on the pale-faced Liu Zhengfeng.

"Isn't the Songshan Sect afraid of being ridiculed by heroes all over the world for acting like this?" Tie Wushuang was so angry that his beard trembled.

"That's not right. As the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, my senior brother Zuo asked his disciples to 'explain' the situation. Does that interfere with Brother Tie's business?"

"Indeed, what follows is a matter between my Five Mountains Sword Sect, so please refrain from interfering!"

Lu Bai and Ding Mian also spoke in succession, and the surrounding Songshan disciples subtly formed a circle of vigilance...

Chapter Forty-Five Dispersed

Fei Bin was prepared that if he couldn't take Liu Zhengfeng alive, he would leave Liu Zhengfeng dead!

Attacking Liu Zhengfeng's family at this time would certainly incur the wrath of the martial arts community in Hunan, but leaving like this would also greatly damage the prestige of the leader of the Songshan Sect.

If we take one of these options... the Five Mountains Sword Sects punishing their disobedient "disciples" is not Tie Wushuang's business, nor is it the business of the Hunan martial arts world, right?

Indeed, Chu Luren also noticed that although everyone was indignant when Fei Bin took action, they were not as angry as when the Liu family members were kidnapped after the matter was attributed to an internal affair of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. Even Tie Wushuang only frowned – Tie Wushuang was willing to uphold justice in the first place because of the “family members being implicated” matter.

Liu Zhengfeng knew that the Songshan Sect did not want to let him go, nor did they want to make things difficult for Tie Wushuang and the others. He simply shouted to his disciples, "Weiyi, Danian! You may step back. My affairs have nothing to do with you or the Hengshan Sect. I am deeply grateful to all the friends who spoke up for me today... Mo'er, take good care of your younger brother and sister from now on!"

After Liu Zhengfeng finished speaking, he disregarded his injuries and forcefully attacked the sealed acupoints, causing his heart meridian to become disordered... He was no longer trying to escape, but was courting death.

Knowing that the Songshan Sect would not give up and would use him to lure Qu Yang into a trap to make up for the loss of face today, Liu Zhengfeng did not want to give them that opportunity!

Just as Chu Luren was about to make a move, Shui Dai seemed to sense something and shouted, "Everyone be careful!"

Before anyone could react, a dark figure rushed down towards Liu Zhengfeng. The Songshan disciples around him, who were about to make a move, cried out in pain.

A cluster of fine needles was flung out from the black figure's sleeve...

"Oh no, it's the Black Blood Divine Needle!" Fei Bin warned after deflecting the needles aimed at him with a palm strike.

However, by this time, many members of the Songshan Sect had already been hit by the needles.

Other martial arts practitioners naturally did not intervene. The Huashan and Taishan sects only offered verbal and visual support. Only Abbess Dingyi, upon seeing the Demonic Sect's hidden weapons, was straightforward enough to rush forward to help. However, just as everyone was in a flurry of activity, the man in black had already grabbed Liu Zhengfeng and used his lightness skill to leave...

Le Hou, who had not made a move until now, happened to be in the way he was going to stop. Just as he was about to block him, red and blue mist appeared on his palms as he chopped them down. It was the Great Yin Yang Hand of the Songshan Sect!

This Le Hou looks short and stout, and unremarkable, yet he has cultivated the Yin-Yang Hand technique to such a high level...

Fei Bin reminded him, "Kill the traitors first!"

Le Hou immediately understood, deliberately took a step back, and attacked Liu Zhengfeng, who was already seriously injured and could only be carried away by the men in black...

"How shameless!" Although Shui Dai was unwilling to help the black-clad man who had already revealed the skills of the Sun Moon Sect, so as not to get involved in the conflict between the Sun Moon Sect and the Five Mountains Sword Sect, he was still disgusted by this behavior.

They were clearly taking advantage of Liu Zhengfeng's serious injury to try and distract the man in black!

"Brother Qu Yang, you mustn't!" Liu Zhengfeng shouted in desperation.

The man in black was Qu Yang. At this moment, he actually threw Liu Zhengfeng over the wall, leaving himself wide open and taking the blows from Le Hou's two palms.

Qu Yang suppressed his injuries and used his lightness skill to leave...

Chu Luren also realized that Qu Yang's martial arts skills were probably only weaker than Shui Dai's among everyone present, but now he only wanted to save people and had no desire to fight.

The people from the Songshan Sect originally wanted to treat their disciple first, since the Black Blood Divine Needle was no joke. However, after examining it, they discovered that the Black Blood Divine Needle was just a needle and not poisoned.

“Alas, Brother Liu said that the Demonic Sect’s Qu the Demon Boss swore that he would not harm anyone from the Five Mountains Sword Sect. When I first heard this, I thought that Brother Liu had been deceived by a villain, but now it seems…” Yue Buqun shook his head as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Fei Bin glanced at Yue Buqun. Although Yue Buqun's words were meant to defend Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang and add insult to injury for the Songshan Sect, he also correctly referred to Qu Yang as "Demon Qu" in the "Five Mountains" way. Fei Bin couldn't find anything to retort.

Liu Zhengfeng's children and disciples were anxious about his injuries. His eldest son, Liu Mo, had already realized that his father's forced acupoint stimulation might mean he was not long for the future. At this moment, he was comforting his younger brother, Liu Qin, and his younger sister, Liu Jing.