The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Before Hua Wuque could speak, Chu Luren stepped in front of Wang Xiaofeng, blocking Shui Sheng, and said in a condescending tone, "You seem to have been very dissatisfied with me since the beginning? After I saved your master, Shui Sheng's father, Shui Sheng made me a piece of clothing. What are you dissatisfied with? You're a piece of trash."

“You…” Wang Xiaofeng looked on in disbelief.

"Didn't you hear me? You're almost at the age where you have to leave the list, and you can't even make it into the top ten. Your master is in trouble, and you're still here wallowing in self-pity. You good-for-nothing." Chu Luren repeated "good-for-nothing" again.

“You…” Wang Xiaofeng recalled that back then, Chu Luren actually became famous later than him, but he entered the Earth Ranking first.

Especially when he saw the rooster feathers on Chu Luren's shoulder twitching, which were completely aroused, he angrily drew his sword!

However, after only drawing a third of the sword, Yu Lianzhou flicked his sleeve, causing the hilt to return to its sheath. Then, he patted Wang Xiaofeng on the shoulder, and Wang Xiaofeng couldn't help but kneel down.

“Junior Brother Shui is currently unconscious, and I shouldn’t be overstepping my bounds to take charge. But if you, Wang Xiaofeng, are so ungrateful, then I, Yu, will have no choice but to take Junior Brother Shui’s place and first recover the Wudang skills from you!” Yu Lianzhou said solemnly.

What kind of temper did Yu Lianzhou have?

In the original work, Song Qingshu's killing of Mo Shenggu was exposed. At the Lion Slaying Assembly, Yu Lianzhou did not care that this was the son of the senior brother and his own junior brother. After using the Six Harmonies Force to twist his arms until the bones were broken, he directly used the Double Wind Piercing Ears to shatter his skull!

If it weren't for Zhang Wuji's unbelievably profound internal strength, which allowed him to prolong Song Qingshu's life and make it to Wudang Mountain to see Zhang Sanfeng, it could be said that Yu Lianzhou would have almost killed Song Qingshu on the spot...

Logically, with both arms broken, Song Qingshu should have been no longer a threat. An ordinary person would have captured him alive and handed him over to Song Yuanqiao and Zhang Sanfeng for disposal. However, Yu Erxia was not one to tolerate such behavior and had a fiery temper!

Therefore, upon hearing what Yu Erxia said, not only did Wang Xiaofeng break out in a cold sweat under the murderous aura, but none of the renowned figures in the martial arts world present dared to plead for him.

“Brother Chu, what is your status? I’m speaking to you to give you some pointers. Don’t be ungrateful!” Yu Lianzhou said in a deep voice.

"Second Uncle! They..." Wang Xiaofeng didn't dare to directly contradict Yu Lianzhou, but he was still somewhat unconvinced.

He called Hua Tiegan "Second Senior Uncle" and Yu Lianzhou "Second Senior Uncle," but he undoubtedly held the latter in much greater awe.

Di Yun, unable to bear it any longer, said, "Young Master Wang, have you listened to this scoundrel's nonsense? Hua Tiegan, you despicable villain! When Hero Shui was seriously injured, you knelt down and begged for mercy from the Blood Saber Ancestor. Brother Chu and I saw this, simply because you didn't want us to reveal it... Originally, I didn't want to say more, but since you're trying to frame me, I..."

Upon hearing Di Yun recount this, the surrounding martial arts practitioners erupted in uproar. Murong Jiu also seemed to realize something, muttering, "So it was him who knelt down?"

"Didn't Xiao Hong tell you?" Chu Luren asked Murong Jiu, but looked at Xiao Hong instead.

Then Little Red puffed up its chest, made a fierce expression, and even licked its wings with a grotesque look. It glared at the person in front of it with a menacing expression, then immediately went to the person opposite it, lay down on the ground, and flapped its wings repeatedly, as if it were bowing down to shout "Long live the Emperor!" again and again...

Xiao Hong is reenacting how she communicated with Murong Jiu before!

Chu Luren then realized that he seemed to have overlooked something—no one else could guess Xiao Hong's meaning as accurately as he could!

"Who else could it be?" Chu Luren still felt that Murong Jiu should be able to deduce it.

Even using the process of elimination, we should be able to figure out that, firstly, it's impossible for him to kneel down and beg for mercy...

"I thought the fierce guy up ahead was you. You killed Blood Blade Ancestor after he knelt down and begged for mercy," Murong Jiu said seriously.

Chu Luren: ? ? ?

In your eyes, am I really that fierce? Even the Blood Blade Ancestor would kneel down and beg for mercy from me?

Chu Luren was unaware that not only Murong Jiu, but also Yu Lianzhou, were guessing the same thing, which was one of the reasons why no one dared to argue with him.

Leaving aside Chu Luren's reaction, Hua Tiegan was already jumping up and down!

"Insolence! You little lecherous monk, I didn't want to mention your daily debauchery with my niece Shui, yet you dare to slander me like this? Chu Luren! Your martial arts may be high, but can you silence the gossip of the world?"

Chapter 495 Shameless

Hua Tiegan had considered the current situation many times before, and even thought about taking a step back, admitting that he was a coward, then retiring from the martial arts world, stepping down as the leader of the Iron Spear Sect, no longer getting involved in the affairs of the martial arts world, and focusing on training disciples in the sect. Let others laugh if they want...

Fortunately, with Yue Buqun as a precedent, various popular comments have been firmly in place. It is estimated that within a few years, he will dominate most of the discussion on the topic of "hypocrites"!

Compared to Yue Buqun, my own situation is nothing...

However, when the time really came, Hua Tiegan still couldn't let go of his "invincible Zhongping" title or his desire for fame and fortune.

So Hua Tiegan prepared to "fight to the death"—either you will be disgraced, or I will be infamous!

The most likely outcome is that everyone's reputation will be ambiguous, as they will be unable to substantiate their past act of kneeling and begging for mercy. Chu Taisui's already questionable reputation will be further burdened by suspicions of womanizing.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Hua Tiegan was not worried about being silenced. As for Shui Sheng... at this point, he no longer cared.

Hua Tiegan's words indeed caused many people to gasp in shock—to cover up their instinct to make even more lewd noises.

After all, this concerns the Grand Duke of Chu, so one should be cautious when gossiping, especially when doing so in person...

"Chu Luren! It's true that you saved Fourth Brother Shui's life, but don't take advantage of the fact that Fourth Brother can't speak now. Tell me, who killed Fourth Brother? Niece Shui, was it this little lecherous monk?" Hua Tiegan seized on this point and questioned.

Everyone was cautious about gossiping, but there were also some who didn't believe in superstition and had dirty minds. They thought that hiding in the crowd would keep them safe, and they shouted in a jeering manner: "Letting me see Miss Shui sleeping with this little lecherous monk is shameless, but having some fun with Chu Taisui is repaying a debt of gratitude!"

"Hehe, doesn't that little lecherous monk also know the 'Divine Illumination Scripture'? Why not kill him again and then save him again, wouldn't that solve everything..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Luren was about to identify who it was so he could drag them out and establish his authority—did they really think that this Grand Duke wouldn't dare to offend the masses? Did they even deserve to be called "the masses"?

Puff—Puff—

However, someone was a step ahead of him. A white figure flashed through the crowd, followed by gasps from the crowd. When they dispersed, they saw that two people had their throats slit. Although they did not die immediately, they could only lie on the ground, clutching their bleeding necks and suffering.

Chu Luren had never seen these two before—they must have only recently arrived in Snow Valley, intending to make a good reputation and expand their social circle; they were outlaws.

The murderer remained in the same spot; it was none other than Hua Wuque, clad in flowing white robes…

The other party deliberately hid in the crowd, and Chu Luren still had to distinguish the voices. However, the insight of the Mingyu Gong was already exceptional, and Hua Wuque was even faster in discerning the situation. Moreover... he directly attacked and killed the person!

Once they saw who the "white figure" was, those who had originally wanted to draw their swords and knew the deceased all listlessly pretended not to recognize him, and were even glad that they hadn't spoken first.

Hua Wuque has a decent reputation in Sichuan, after all, he once stopped the conflict between Emei and once hunted down the Blood Saber Ancestor, both of which were good deeds praised by the Sichuan martial arts world. So much so that... people have somewhat overlooked the fact that Hua Wuque is not a reasonable person.

Or rather, the principles of Yihua Palace are different from those of the martial arts world. Moreover, from the two palace masters to the direct disciples and the ordinary palace maids, everyone acts solely according to the "principles" of Yihua Palace.

If you want to "refute" someone, you can only rely on your fists. However, the only people present who could use their fists to reason with Hua Wuque were Chu Luren and those who were close to him. Even if they didn't agree with Hua Wuque's "divine intervention," they wouldn't stand up for anyone.

“Miss Shui’s family has suffered a great misfortune. Although you are all heroes from the outlaw world, please be mindful of your words and refrain from hurting others,” Hua Wuque said sincerely.

Judging from this attitude, someone who didn't know better would think that the two people just now weren't dead, and that it was just ordinary advice, rather than "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" in front of two corpses.

Hua Wuque didn't actually know whether Hua Tiegan was telling the truth or not, but even if it was true, he would kill anyone who dared to mock him without hesitation—didn't you see how pale Miss Shui's face turned? Her crimes were heinous!

Lianhua Tiegan didn't dare to increase the intensity any further...

"Alas, everyone, let's talk outside the valley first! Master Lu has always prioritized righteousness and benevolence. If he were to see that his sworn brother was actually making baseless accusations to cover up his own infamy, even going so far as to frame his niece and his savior, he would surely find no peace even in death," Chu Luren sighed.

Hua Tiegan was about to retort when Chu Luren interrupted him, saying, "Hua Tiegan, you haven't visited Master Lu's memorial tablet even once in the past two months. Are you ashamed to face him?"

"I...I'm worried that you'll harm me," Hua Tiegan forced an explanation.

Chu Luren stared at him for a while, looking at his stiff neck, and then nodded: "You're really smart. If you were just framing me, no matter what the pretext was, I would definitely kill you first. But you're shameless enough. For the sake of Miss Shui's reputation, I can't make a move now."

"Doesn't Chu Taisui's statement underestimate the martial arts world of Sichuan and Chongqing?" a middle-aged man in brocade robes said at this moment.

Chu Luren took a closer look and realized that he recognized the man. He had met him at the Qingcheng Sect. It was Tang Yun, the Grand Steward of the Tang Clan. Ever since a junior member of the Tang Clan died at his hands at the Emei Sect's ancestral tomb, this man had been harboring a subtle hostility towards him.

"Hehe, yes! Luckily, my ancestral grave is well hidden, and no one knows where it is. Otherwise, I really wouldn't dare to act so domineering in front of certain people, lest I be retaliated against by grave robbers later!" Chu Luren's face melted away, and he returned to his usual sarcastic tone.

Everyone knows that someone from the Tang Clan died at the hands of Chu Luren, which is why Tang Yun's attitude is so tense. Everyone also knows why he died...

Hearing Chu Luren say this, many people secretly smiled – but they didn’t dare to say anything, otherwise the Tang Clan would be difficult to provoke, and they might die laughing.

"You!" Tang Yun was so angry that he glared at her, but he couldn't bring himself to lash out.

"Hua Tiegan, are you just going to leave like this?" Chu Luren stared at Hua Tiegan again.

"I... what else do you want?" Hua Tiegan asked, his words sounding strong but his heart was empty.

"Tsk tsk, everyone's here now, and I'm not going to 'silence' you. Before you leave, aren't you going to check on your sworn brother? Are you afraid he won't rest in peace, or are you unable to face him?" Chu Luren said matter-of-factly.

Hua Tiegan hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, but just as he realized that hesitation would arouse suspicion, he immediately hardened his neck and said, "That's right! Of course I will pay my respects to my elder brother before I leave!"

However, seeing his behavior, even those who had previously trusted him to some extent now harbored some doubts...

Chapter 496 Today is Dongdong's birthday, no one is allowed to say anything bad about Dongdong.

While Hua Tiegan went to pay respects to Lu Tianshu, Chu Luren quietly spoke a few words with Murong Jiu, and then approached Hua Wuque, seemingly to ask him something.

Then Chu Luren thought about it for a moment, and then went to comfort Shui Sheng...

But the effect was not good. At this moment, Wang Xiaofeng returned to the crowd and did not look at her. She did not look at Wang Xiaofeng either. Instead, she said with a blank look in her eyes and a sad expression, "Brother Chu, do you think... it would be better for me to stay in the Snow Valley?"

"Don't talk nonsense, what's so great about the snow valley?"

“At least there aren’t that many bad people in the Snow Valley.” Shui Sheng’s eyes reddened.

“Although there are no bad people, there are no good people either… Don’t worry, this Hua Tiegan won’t be able to keep up this act for long. I’ll expose him in no time!” Chu Luren already had a plan in mind.

However, Shui Sheng still looked distressed. Seeing this, Chu Luren took off his chicken feather cape and draped it over Shui Sheng, saying, "I'll leave it here for now and return it to you when you come up."

Then Chu Luren suddenly turned around, and the guys who had been staring at him quickly looked away...

Chu Luren smiled and said, "I've been in this snow valley for too long, and I don't want to stay a moment longer! Everyone, I'll take my leave first, see you upstairs!"

Then, Chu Luren soared into the sky like a startled swan, or unfurled like a coiled dragon, and ascended straight up the cliff to the side, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye...

Because Chu Luren used the "Soft Silk Rope" that he had seized from Ding Chunqiu, which was even more concealed than the South China Sea Divine Spider Silk of the Black Spider. Ordinary people in the martial arts world could not even tell that Chu Luren had used external force!

On the other hand, after Hua Tiegan had finished mourning at Lu Tianshu's grave, the others offered a few words of comfort before leaving the snow valley with Hua Tiegan.

However, when they left, the group was no longer the same as when they came in. It was as if they had been divided into two distinct camps by an invisible knife, and they walked very quietly.

It's worth mentioning that Di Yun carried Shui Dai out of the cave earlier, but when Wang Xiaofeng saw this, he stayed by Hua Tiegan's side and didn't come over...

Since none of them possessed Chu Luren's lightness skill, they naturally walked out obediently. Along the way, Murong Jiu kept Hua Tiegan talking about the things in the valley.

Because they weren't in such a hurry when they came in, it took them two or three times longer to get out.

At this moment, Hua Tiegan was also somewhat confused as to whether Young Master Murong and Chu Luren were just superficial brothers.

Indeed, it seems that Young Master Murong had a lot of opinions about Chu Luren before, but... he didn't really reveal his true intentions. Before Chu Luren left, it seemed that he discussed something with him.

Hua Tiegan couldn't understand the relationship between the two, but fortunately, he had already rehearsed the "journey in the valley" countless times in his mind. He walked slowly with Murong Jiuzhu along the way without any oversights or conflicts!

When Hua Tiegan returned to the inn after leaving the valley, he saw the people who had "stayed behind"—Master Miejue of the Emei Sect and Daoist Chongxu of the Wudang Sect.

"What merit do I, Hua, possess to deserve such a visit from Master Miejue and Daoist Chongxu..." Upon seeing this, Hua Tiegan hurriedly went to greet them.

Seeing this, Miejue immediately said, "What are you saying, Master Hua? The Four Heroes of the South are chasing down the Blood Saber Dog Thief, which is to rid our martial arts world of a great scourge. We are ashamed that we were unable to help... Master Lu, could it be that..." She saw the water dai that Di Yun was carrying, but she did not see Lu Tianshu.

“Alas… Brother Lu has already died at the hands of the Blood Blade traitor, and Fourth Brother Shui also… Moreover… This is a misfortune for our family!” Hua Tiegan lowered his head slightly in front of Miejue, looking as if he was reluctant to speak.

However, upon seeing the extinction, a new idea was already brewing in his mind!

then……

By chance, Hua Tiegan heard a big piece of gossip about Miejue and the Emei Sect—Ji Xiaofu might not have died at Yang Xiao's hands, but rather from Miejue's pursuit!