The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

It wasn't because the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) was highly skilled in martial arts or how large the number of镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) was, but because they relied on integrity and face!

The only problem is that western Hunan is still a bit remote, but as long as the banner of integrity is firmly established, the scale can naturally be expanded in the future. Murong Jiu even thought of...

"And there's Lin Pingzhi's Fuwei Escort Agency! Although the brand has collapsed now, the foundation and channels are still there. Especially recently, Lin Pingzhi has made quite a name for himself, and the escort routes in Fujian won't be eroded so quickly. In addition, Lin Pingzhi's cousin, the Wang family, also runs an escort agency in Hebei..." For a moment, Murong Jiu was completely immersed in his own fantasy.

He looked at Chu Luren with satisfaction, his eyes full of admiration.

Chu Luren: ? ? ?

"Great! Let's use this red stuff to help Old Shen make a comeback!" Murong Jiu said excitedly.

Chu Luren looked at her strangely, feeling that she seemed to have misunderstood something, but... let her be.

The two had returned to their initial position. Now, the giant apes dared not attack Chu Luren, making it much easier for them to climb up.

Before long, the two arrived at the dilapidated temple where Shen Qinghong was...

"Coo coo." Little Red had already arrived at the temple entrance to wait for Chu Luren.

Hearing Xiao Hong's cry, Chu Luren knew that nothing unexpected had happened.

Seeing Murong Jiu and Chu Luren return, Shen Qinghong breathed a sigh of relief, but asked with some concern, "Where is that little brother Yu?"

"We haven't found it yet, I estimate..." Chu Luren had barely finished speaking.

Suddenly, he and Murong Jiu both heard the sound of rushing water down below—the location was too deep, and they only heard it faintly. Shen Qinghong didn't notice it at all and turned her head in confusion, wondering what the two of them were surprised about.

"Not good!" Chu Luren exclaimed, rushing forward and, without bothering to decipher the mechanism, smashed the statue in the dilapidated temple with a single palm strike.

Chu Luren wasn't sure if it was this dilapidated temple—after all, there are countless Buddhist and Taoist temples and monasteries on Mount Emei, many of which are abandoned.

However, upon hearing the sound of water, Chu Luren felt a chill run down his spine.

In the original story, Xiao Yu'er introduced the underground river into it, drowning Xiao Mimi, who couldn't swim.

Of course, rationally speaking, Chu Luren did not think that someone with "Nongyue's" martial arts skills could drown—no matter how bad she was at swimming, she was already able to practice breathing exercises and her lightness skill was high enough to walk on water, so there was no reason for her to drown.

But Chu Luren was still a little nervous...

Meanwhile, Chu Luren was unaware that "Nongyue" had already met her sister, and Yaoyue had also noticed her sister's strange behavior, and... discovered some clues about Xiaoyuer nearby, and was also heading towards the vicinity of the dilapidated temple!

Chapter 521 Dead?

Meanwhile, when Murong Jiu rescued Shen Qinghong, Xiao Yu'er unfortunately encountered the real Xiao Mimi. After a series of acting performances, even Xiao Yu'er was fooled, believing that Xiao Mimi was a weak woman who had shared life and death with him and ventured into the underground palace together, until Xiao Mimi appeared before him as the queen of the underground palace...

Then Xiaoyuer discovered that Jiang Yulang, who seemed "well-behaved," had dug a secret room in the outhouse every day while he was taking a dump, so she threatened him to hide there together and try to escape.

The mad leader of the Four Spirits, while wandering at the bottom of the valley, alarmed Xiao Mimi, causing her to live in constant fear. Jiang Yulang also took the opportunity to kill several other male concubines, leading Xiao Mimi to mistakenly believe that this old monster had broken in, further throwing her into disarray.

Xiaoyuer and Jiang Yulang, however, coincidentally discovered the Five Absolutes Underground Palace further down. Along the way, the two constantly clashed openly and secretly, their treachery and deception beyond description.

In the end, although Xiao Mimi saw through the two kids' conspiracy in time, she was drowned in the underground palace because Xiao Yuer and Jiang Yulang opened the blockage of the underground river at the critical moment!

Xiaoyuer and Jiang Yulang barely escaped death and opened the exit, but were swept into the tunnel by the rushing groundwater.

Upon seeing the hundreds of steps in front of them, both of them beamed with joy—this must be the exit!

After exchanging a few polite words with feigned politeness, the two climbed the steps together. Naturally, the water in the underground river couldn't rise too high, and they left the water after a few steps.

Just as the two were dragging their tired bodies uphill, there was a loud "boom" and the sunlight poured down from the top. Both of them squinted because of the light, but it was clear that they were consciously overcoming their instincts, squinting without turning their heads, trying to see what was happening above!

When they vaguely saw a figure descending, both of them tensed up, and their minds raced through countless fabricated stories...

After all, this underground palace contains secret manuals and gold and silver treasures. Even though Xiaoyuer is not greedy for these things, he is still worried that others will kill him!

"Little Fish! Where's Xiao Mimi?" Chu Luren asked immediately after seeing Little Fish.

Upon seeing that this person recognized Xiaoyuer, Jiang Yulang's heart skipped a beat, while Xiaoyuer felt much more at ease.

“Young Master Chu, you’ve finally arrived… Your friend just rescued Head镖师 Shen, and then that Xiao Mimi sneaked up on us, killed that monkey, and even captured me. Luckily, this Young Master Jiang, the son of Jiang Biehe, was there to help me, and that’s how we escaped.” Xiao Yu’er was also a little puzzled. Why did Chu Luren know it was Xiao Mimi? Could there have been some clues left in the cave? But she didn’t ask.

"Where is Xiao Mimi?" Chu Luren ignored his explanation and continued to ask.

"Huh? He should be... dead." Xiaoyuer was a little surprised. In contrast, Jiang Yulang could no longer hide his strange expression—this "Young Master Chu" must be an old friend who "explored" with Xiao Mimi, right?

And... it really is heartfelt!

Jiang Yulang stole his father's forged treasure map years ago, mistaking it for the real one. Moreover, he followed his father's personality and planned to find the treasure on his own, hoping to surpass his father.

As a result, he was captured by Xiao Mimi on Mount Emei—Xiao Mimi really had the heart to do that. That happened three or four years ago, when Jiang Yulang was not yet fifteen.

For the next three or four years, Jiang Yulang and his male lovers were kept in the underground palace by Xiao Mimi. He was very obedient, which made Xiao Mimi lower her guard. She plotted for several years to dig out the secret room and finally managed to escape with the help of Xiao Yuer.

Even so, they faced numerous dangers along the way, and were almost discovered and killed by Xiao Mimi at one point. Currently, the two are still chained together by Xiao Mimi with black iron handcuffs.

As soon as Xiaoyuer finished speaking, Chu Luren didn't have time to think about whether he would be misunderstood, or... how could "Xiao Mimi" drown so easily when her martial arts were so high?

They rushed straight into the pool below, sank in, and then made their way into the underground palace.

The golden gall bladder squeaked in anger—it almost went into the water too.

"Is your friend reliable?" Jiang Yulang asked Xiaoyuer in a low voice.

He really hoped that Xiaoyuer's answer was unreliable, so that the two of them could conspire to kill this "friend" instead of giving Xiaoyuer an extra ally while he himself was left alone!

Chu Luren looks several years older than his actual age—not because of bad skin, but purely because of his appearance.

However, he was still young and easily underestimated. When Jiang Yulang was captured to be a full-time explorer, Chu Luren was still unknown, so he had no idea who Chu Taisui was.

Little Fish looked at him with a half-smile, then deliberately teased, "Can I trust you... or not?"

Just then, Murong Jiu also came down, looked at the two locked up, and said with a strange look, "What's going on with you two...?"

"Young Master Murong! It's me, Jiang Yulang... This... Brother Jiang Xiaoyu and I just escaped from the underground palace!" Jiang Yulang recognized Murong Jiu and quickly tried to get closer to him.

Murong Jiu and Jiang Biehe both had their strongholds in Jiangnan, so they had naturally met before, and Murong Jiu had also met Jiang Yulang, this "junior".

"These past few years... have you been in Xiao Mimi's underground palace?" Murong Jiu asked with a gentle and unassuming expression.

Jiang Yulang:......

He had just tried his best to avoid mentioning Xiao Mimi, but unfortunately, Murong Jiu clearly knew quite a lot!

"Where is Brother Chu?" Murong Jiu frowned as he looked at the pool below, clearly already having guessed.

"Perhaps... he wants to go down and find the secret manual? Young Master Chu has always been so fond of martial arts. I forgot to tell him that I have already taken out the most important secret manual." As Xiaoyuer spoke, he took out a roll of silk from his bosom.

At the same time, she also covered for Chu Luren by saying, "His behavior just now didn't seem like he was looking for a secret manual."

Jiang Yulang tried his best to control his emotions, but his expression still became somewhat unnatural—he couldn't accept that Xiaoyuer had handed over the "Five Ultimate Divine Skills".

He originally had hope of getting it from Xiaoyuer, but if it ended up in Nan Murong's hands...

Jiang Yulang was indeed cunning and scheming, but he lacked Xiaoyuer's "great wisdom." The reason he voluntarily handed over the secret manual was firstly because Xiaoyuer trusted Chu Luren, and secondly... he didn't care about the secret manual at all!

As long as he was sure the other party wouldn't try to silence him after obtaining the manual, then he could hand it over—after all, he had already memorized it himself.

However, Murong Jiu wasn't paying attention to the secret manual at this moment; instead, she was staring at the pool with a deep frown...

Little Fish secretly made a face but didn't dare to say anything—he had felt that the two of them were acting strangely back at Murong Manor!

Chu Luren went down for a long time, almost an hour later, before returning with a dejected look on his face...

Chapter 522 Deep Sisterly Affection Amidst the Fog

at night.

Murong Jiu looked helplessly at Chu Luren, who was carving the stele.

Previously, Chu Luren did not find Xiao Mimi's body in the underground palace, so it is likely that... she may have been washed away somewhere, and it is very possible that she entered the underground river.

Overwhelmed with grief, Chu Luren decided to build her a cenotaph.

Murong Jiu was speechless—to build a cenotaph for Xiao Mimi? What will happen to your reputation if word gets out?

However, seeing how really upset Chu Luren was, Murong Jiu didn't want to stop him too much.

While feeling helpless, Xiaoyuer and Jiang Yulang were also uneasy. Although Chu Luren didn't seem to blame them, it seemed like they should also offer incense.

Jiang Yulang, in particular, now has some knowledge of Chu Luren's status in the martial arts world, and is even hesitating whether he should mourn at his grave to avoid the "Chu Taisui" taking his anger out on him later!

only……

Murong Jiu still felt something was off about the fact that Nongyue, whom he had met once in the Dou Sheng Cave, was actually "Xiao Mimi".

Meanwhile, Yaoyue and Lianxing have also discovered Xiaoyuer.

Originally, Yaoyue wanted to abduct him and keep a close watch on him so that he could fight Hua Wuque to the death as soon as possible. However, when she saw that Chu Luren was also there, Lianxing instinctively stopped her.

Then, recognizing Chu Luren and Murong Jiu, Yaoyue readily accepted Lianxing's advice to "be patient" and "avoid suspicion."

This made Lianxing look at her with a strange expression...

Of course, after being glared at by Yaoyue who noticed something, Lianxing immediately restrained herself.

The two of them were now hiding in the shadows, speechlessly watching Chu Luren erect a monument for Xiao Mimi, a behavior that could only be described as "performance art"!

"Hmph! Shameless." Yaoyue felt disgusted by Chu Luren's behavior.

Lianxing was also a little angry, after all, she didn't know what was going on in Chu Luren's little head, and she also thought that Chu Luren had "traveled to dangerous peaks in green robes" with Xiao Mimi before...

At this moment, Chu Luren began the final step—carving words on the blank stone tablet that he had just carved with his palm with a sorrowful expression.

Xiao Mimi...

After carving the three, Chu Luren thought for a moment and then added the two characters "Nongyue" (弄月).

Inviting the Moon: ...

Lianxing:? ? ?

The powerful insight of the Mingyu Gong allowed Yaoyue and Lianxing to see the words carved by Chu Luren even from a hundred feet away—and not only at night, but theoretically even under the cover of heavy tree shadows!

Upon seeing those two words, Yaoyue instinctively frowned, almost wanting to lash out, but she dismissed it as a coincidence. However... at the same time, she noticed that her younger sister beside her had momentarily lost her breath and tensed up, so she turned to look at her.

When Lianxing saw the words "Nongyue", she was first surprised, then shy, then annoyed, and finally... her face turned pale.

At first, she was confused about the situation. Then she realized that Chu Luren had misunderstood. She felt a little embarrassed because she saw him sad for her. Then she felt annoyed because Chu Luren had always thought she was Xiao Mimi. Finally... she realized that her sister was glaring at her!

Yaoyue didn't speak, just looked at her. Lianxing couldn't bear it any longer and explained in a low voice, "Sister, I...I saw him once before at the bottom of the valley."

"Mm," Yaoyue responded, her voice barely audible.

Lianxing had no choice but to continue, "My mask was broken at the time, so I didn't give Madam Mu's name. Also, because he knew Xiaoyuer, I didn't want to reveal my identity..."