The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Naturally, Hua Tiegan wouldn't offend Miejue for no reason. Moreover, the fact that Hua Tiegan was "spreading gossip" didn't fit his character, so he never mentioned it to anyone.

However, Hua Tiegan has now thought of this matter and feels that it can be used to his advantage. It just so happens that Abbess Miejue does not particularly like Chu Taisui!

"Where did Chu Luren go? I have something to discuss with him!" Hua Tiegan said after looking around.

Both Miejue and Chongxu were puzzled upon hearing this—firstly, they were puzzled because Chu Luren should have come up with them in the snow valley, and secondly, they were puzzled because Hua Tiegan was calling Chu Luren by his given name.

Even setting aside the issue of etiquette, Hua Tiegan shouldn't be ungrateful for the Chu Lu people's valiant assistance, should he?

At this moment, Jingxuan and Yu Lianzhou stepped forward and quietly explained what had happened to them...

"Sect Leader Iron, I think there must be some misunderstanding here. Young Friend Chu did not come here either." Chongxu said, covering up half of what was said.

Hua Tiegan sensed something was wrong upon hearing this, and Miejue glared angrily at Chongxu—"Hero Hua" had become "Sect Leader Hua," while Chu Luren was still "Young Friend Chu." The Wudang Sect's stance was very clear, completely lacking its usual neutrality!

Miejue was naturally furious, feeling that Chu Luren had managed to curry favor with Zhang Zhenren. What was even more infuriating was that he had used his own ancestor to curry favor with Zhang Zhenren. Zhou Zhiruo had been discovered by Miejue when she secretly sneaked back to the mausoleum, but Miejue did not make a fuss and instead ordered Zhou Zhiruo to face the wall under other pretexts. However, Miejue knew what had happened!

"Hmph! If that's the case, he must be too guilty to face anyone, right?" Miejue was annoyed that the Wudang people couldn't distinguish right from wrong and were blindly taking sides, but she didn't realize that she was even more brainless at this moment.

“Well… what Master Chongxu said makes sense. Since my niece Shui herself is unwilling to accuse me of this matter, after much thought, I, Hua, also think it would be better to just let it go!” Hua Tiegan deliberately made a show of being angry at her lack of assertiveness.

Meanwhile, Hua Tiegan was also secretly observing Miejue—if that matter was true, the old nun would definitely be "touched by the scene" and think of Ji Xiaofu's matter.

The conversation also deliberately implied that Shui Sheng had lost her virginity and was intentionally covering up for the lecherous thief...

"No! This concerns the reputation of Master Hua, even the reputation of the Four Heroes of the South, and the righteousness of the martial arts world. How can we let this go?" Miejue suddenly slammed her hand on the table, attracting the attention of many people.

Murong Jiu had originally intended to take Shui Sheng to rest first—although the feather cloak was rather conspicuous, Murong Jiu felt pity for Shui Sheng's plight.

Just then, Miejue suddenly leaped out from the crowd, landing lightly in front of Murong Jiu and Shui Sheng, and asked directly, "Are you the daughter of Hero Shui?"

Ignored, Murong Jiu's face darkened upon hearing this: "Miss Shui needs to rest, please make way."

“If you still have any sense of shame, think about your father’s miserable state and quickly tell the truth. At least you will not lose your virginity, otherwise you are no different from a prostitute…” Miejue continued to ignore Murong Jiu and questioned Shui Sheng.

The crude and blunt language used made it clear to the onlookers that Miejue had completely believed what Hua Tiegan said and was determined to punish the wicked.

For a moment, I didn't realize that the "that" in "extinction" referred to a specific person.

"Master Miejue, wait!" Upon seeing this, Yu Lianzhou immediately stepped forward to stop her.

Murong Jiu's face darkened. She was originally unwilling to make enemies of these powerful sect leaders, but Miejue's disregard and rude attitude towards Shui Sheng had enraged her...

"Extinction Nun! I respected you as the leader of the righteous path, but I never expected you to be so unable to distinguish right from wrong. Get out!" Murong Jiu shouted directly, and attacked Extinction Nun directly.

Even with the Heaven-Slaying Sword, Miejue was no match for Murong Jiu, let alone in this short distance, where Miejue didn't even have time to draw her sword.

She hadn't expected Nan Murong to stop attacking her because of this; she was suddenly thrown aside by "Shifting Stars," almost losing her footing...

Just as Miejue had lost face and the Emei disciples inside the room were instinctively on the verge of drawing their swords, a slight whooshing sound came from the air, and then the candles and oil lamps in the room were all extinguished!

It was already getting late, and everyone inside became wary...

At the same time, a series of eerie winds blew around them. A tall, stiff figure walked in from outside the door and walked step by step toward Hua Tiegan. Because he was wearing a cloak, no one recognized who he was.

Only Hua Tiegan seemed to have noticed something, and his throat involuntarily emitted a gurgling sound...

Just as the tall figure walked up to him, the candles that had just been extinguished all around him reignited, their light turning a ghastly green!

Amidst gasps of surprise, Hua Tiegan finally saw it clearly—Liu Chengfeng's face, which appeared deathly green in the light!

Chapter 497 Self-Exposure

"Third... Third brother? You..." Hua Tiegan trembled as he saw Liu Chengfeng, who had died at his hands.

When Liu Chengfeng saw Hua Tiegan's reaction, a look of regret flashed in his eyes—although he had been stabbed by Hua Tiegan before, he only felt that it was dishonorable for Hua Tiegan to sneak up on Blood Saber Ancestor from behind, and even on his "deathbed," Hua Tiegan still asked him to avenge him...

He did not blame Hua Tiegan for his "death," but instead hoped that Hua Tiegan could kill Xue Dao, firstly to avenge himself, and secondly to prevent Hua Tiegan from feeling guilty.

But just now, Liu Chengfeng was revived!

Chu Luren returned ahead of time to ask Hua Wuque about the location of the cave where Liu Chengfeng's ice coffin was kept—it was definitely not in a roadside inn, so now that it was spring, it was placed in a shady cave, and Hua Wuque would go there every few days to "freeze" it.

Because Hua Wuque instinctively didn't want to kill Xiaoyuer, if the Wudang Sect asked him to go to Wudang with them, he would proactively ask his master and second master for permission to help with the trip...

Meanwhile, Chu Luren had specifically instructed Murong Jiu to keep an eye on Hua Tiegan and not let anyone else reveal to him that Liu Chengfeng was still "alive".

Fortunately, Liu Chengfeng's condition was basically beyond saving; at most, he could go back to see Zhang Sanfeng one last time. So, no one mentioned this to Hua Tiegan along the way...

Little did they know that the first thing Chu Luren did after arriving was to rescue Liu Chengfeng!

After the ice coffin was thawed, Chu Luren used "Divine Illumination True Qi" to massage the vital acupoints all over Liu Chengfeng's body. Although there was a hole in his chest, his heart was not damaged. Under the powerful life force of "Divine Illumination True Qi", Liu Chengfeng's condition was much better than Shui Dai's.

After all, Shui Dai's revival was a "resurrection," while Liu Chengfeng, though frozen in ice, still had a faint life force and was not completely dead.

After Chu Luren revived Liu Chengfeng, he told him about Hua Tiegan's actions.

When Liu Chengfeng learned that his eldest brother was dead, his fourth brother was in a coma, and his second brother was... Liu Chengfeng was overwhelmed with emotions.

Logically, Liu Chengfeng should have needed to rest after just waking up, but Chu Luren explicitly stated that he needed his help.

Although Liu Chengfeng wasn't helping, he still wanted to verify whether Hua Tiegan was really as Chu Luren had said, so after disguising himself slightly, he appeared at the roadside inn!

As for extinguishing or lighting candles, that's even simpler—after simulating the Myriad Transformations True Qi, the Chu Luren can naturally ignite the green poisonous fire...

"Second brother... Eldest brother asked me why you did this?" Liu Chengfeng said in a deep and slow voice.

If Hua Tiegan were in a better state of mind, he would have been able to discern the emotion and anticipation in Liu Chengfeng's words. However, at this moment, he was feeling guilty and thought it was a ghost returning to life, so he couldn't possibly be normal.

"I...I didn't mean to! I couldn't help it, I'm not human...I was afraid of Blood Blade Ancestor...I still wanted to eat...but I didn't! I only ate the dead rats they gave me. After the dead rats, I never thought of taking my brother's corpse again! I really didn't..."

Hua Tiegan's emotions completely collapsed at once.

"How...can you do this to your fourth brother?" Liu Chengfeng had not expected this outcome.

"Waaah... I'm sorry, Fourth Brother, I'm sorry, Niece Shui, I'm sorry to you all... I'm not human... I'm going back to the Iron Spear Sect to live in seclusion and retire from the martial world..." Hua Tiegan suddenly burst into tears, and no one could stop him.

At this moment, the thought of retiring to seclusion that had flashed through his mind earlier, along with endless regret, filled Hua Tiegan's heart.

Having witnessed his "dead" third brother appear before him, Hua Tiegan, caught between life and death, did not achieve complete enlightenment, but he was indeed filled with regret.

"Enough! You despicable scoundrel!" The sword that Miejue had drawn earlier out of anger at Murong Jiu was now thrusting towards Hua Tiegan.

Previously, when Hua Tiegan framed Shui Sheng, he deliberately steered the conversation to "protecting an adulterer" in front of Miejue, reminding her of Ji Xiaofu and Yang Xiao's affair. This caused Miejue to lose her temper and only want to vent her anger on Shui Sheng...

At this point, most people realized what was going on. At first, everyone might have been genuinely startled, but Liu Chengfeng's acting was just so-so. Only Hua Tiegan himself, because he was in the thick of it and felt guilty, believed it without a doubt!

Upon hearing what Hua Tiegan said, everyone realized that his previous claim of being "invincible in Zhongping" was actually a complete lie.

Those who had initially been inclined to believe Hua Tiegan now all inwardly despised him...

When Miejue drew her sword and thrust it forward, Hua Tiegan, due to his madness, did not react in time. However, Liu Chengfeng, who was standing to the side, stepped in to stop her.

"Master, wait!" Liu Chengfeng was not carrying a sword at this time, but used Tai Chi circular force with a flick of his sleeve to reduce the force of the Extinction Thrust.

Liu Chengfeng's martial arts skills were already inferior to Miejue's, and he could only exert three-tenths of his strength at most. Fortunately, although Miejue used all her strength in this sword strike, she did not specifically guard against anyone...

Therefore, the sword that was about to be destroyed was deflected and only pierced Hua Tiegan's side. However, Liu Chengfeng also had his mouth slightly bleeding because he had used his internal energy again, which aggravated his injuries.

"Master Liu, you..." Seeing this, Miejue could no longer make a move.

Immediately, a junior disciple from Wudang stepped forward to help Liu Chengfeng up. Hua Tiegan was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then he realized that this was not something a "ghost" would do!

"Third...third brother?" Hua Tiegan showed some surprise...and hope.

"Shut up! You shameless scoundrel, I, Liu Chengfeng, have no brother like you!" Liu Chengfeng roared.

In his anger, the injury he had just aggravated worsened, and he clutched his chest, about to collapse, but fortunately someone helped him up.

"Yes... I am a shameless scoundrel, I am a shameless scoundrel!" Hua Tiegan continued to wail.

"Brother Chu, please come out! Whether you want to kill or torture this man, it's his own fault. Whether it's the Iron Spear Sect or anyone else, if you have any objections, come and ask me, Liu Chengfeng, for advice!" Liu Chengfeng turned his head away, though he was reluctant, he didn't want to look at him.

really……

At this point, everyone present was completely convinced that it was Chu Luren's scheme.

I am now completely convinced that Chu Luren has indeed "again" mastered the "Divine Illumination Scripture"!

Chu Luren then walked in through the main gate and went straight to Hua Tiegan, who was slumped on the ground. Looking down at him, he asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

"I... thank Chu Taisui for saving me in the snow valley, but... I have nothing else to say." Hua Tiegan looked like he was waiting to die.

"Hmph, killing you would be too easy. You shouldn't go back to Iron Spear Sect to live in seclusion. Since you entered Snow Valley, 'Invincible Zhongping' is already 'dead,' so don't come out again! You... go back to Snow Valley! From now on, if I hear any news about you outside Snow Valley, I will kill you!" Chu Luren waved his sleeve, then turned halfway around and said to Hua Tiegan.

Killing Hua Tiegan would be simple, but firstly, many things would be even more unclear after his death; secondly... Hua Tiegan was only "despicable in his intentions," and hadn't yet taken any concrete action.

Chu Luren sent him back to Snow Valley to live out his days, which was also a way of experiencing the treatment that Di Yun and Shui Sheng received in the original work—and he was still single, so he was even more miserable.

Anyone who has any objections to this matter in the future can go find Hua Tiegan and ask him if he has the nerve to show his face...

At this point, the others were merely disappointed or contemptuous, not regretful at all, since none of them had anticipated that "Zhongping Wudi" was a despicable person.

However, Wang Xiaofeng stood there dumbfounded...

Chapter 498 The End

The matter of Snow Valley has come to an end.

Liu Chengfeng was seriously injured and needed to recuperate, Shui Dai was unconscious, and neither Lu Tianshu nor Hua Tiegan left Xuegu...

After Hua Tiegan returned to Snow Valley alone, Wang Xiaofeng approached his cousin Shui Sheng again, hoping to salvage the situation.

However, this time Shui Sheng did not explain to him again, but simply reminded him that he could visit his master in the manor in the future—the implication being that there was no need to visit again except for this matter.

Then, in front of Wang Xiaofeng, Shui Sheng draped the chicken feather cloak... no, the rooster feather cloak, over Chu Luren's body and even personally fastened it.

Chu Luren felt that the glory of his hard work in saving people was a symbol of honor, and he accepted it with his head held high in front of the heroes.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xiaofeng felt both regret and anger, but he was too ashamed to retaliate at the moment, so he left with the other martial arts figures without lingering.

After all, Shui Dai was already crippled, and even if Hua Tiegan's shameless words and deeds were exposed, Shui Sheng's "scandals" would still be numerous in private, so Wang Xiaofeng was naturally not as "warm" as before.

Whether it can be salvaged or not... so be it.

Such is the environment of the martial arts world—female warriors are even hesitant to hunt down lecherous thieves, otherwise rumors will circulate such as "Could it be that you're going to seek revenge?" This concern is reflected many times in the original work.

Moreover, Shui Sheng was first kidnapped by the Blood Blade Ancestor for two months, and then spent another two months in the Snow Valley. Even without Hua Tiegan, there would still be plenty of rumors and gossip.

However, after Chu Luren exposed Hua Tiegan, it wasn't the worst situation after all.

Especially seeing Shui Sheng tie a cloak around Chu Luren's neck...

Chu Luren didn't think much of it, but with this relationship, he had to consider Chu Taisui's feelings when gossiping behind his back!