The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

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Old Wu lay prone to the side, too afraid to move.

"Senior sister, you're lying again. It was you who instigated my relationship with other men to senior brother, which led to his misunderstanding. Now... why are you dragging my disciple into this and saying she's senior brother's disciple?" Li Qiushui appeared at this moment, wearing a black gauze dress that accentuated her graceful figure.

Her face was also covered with a black veil, making it impossible to see her features.

Judging from her exposed eyes, you would never guess that she was a woman in her seventies or eighties; on the contrary, she still seemed to retain her charm.

"Bullshit! Me, stirring things up? Which of the ones I mentioned that you actually slept with?"

"Sigh, I was just playing along with them. Senior sister, I guess you can't really feel these things because of your physical condition, which is why you care so much."

"If it weren't for you, you bastard, ambushing me back then, would I be the way I am today? Chu brat! Weren't you sent by our junior brother to kill this bitch? Hurry up and kill her!"

In contrast, Li Qiushui, though also cursing, appeared nonchalant.

Unlike the old woman who was so unruly and relied entirely on her "stubborn" spirit.

"Hehehe, Brother Chu, you discovered the 'Northern Darkness Divine Art' in my and my junior brother's love nest in Wuliang Mountain, and you also obtained the 'Lesser Formless Art' from my daughter, right?" Li Qiushui looked at Chu Luren with a smile in her eyes.

As the Empress Dowager of Western Xia, she did know a bit about the process by which the Chu Lu people rose to power.

"I did find a copy of the 'Northern Darkness Divine Art' in Wuliang Mountain. It was because of this that I later met Yu Yan and was given the 'Lesser Formless Art' by Madam Li. I finally lived up to her expectations and killed Ding Chunqiu for Madam Li, which is why I became her disciple."

Chu Luren immediately followed up with three statements: "I found it," "It was a gift from my friend's mother," and "I also helped get revenge"—to show that he and his senior uncle were not really involved.

Li Qiushui naturally understood what Chu Luren meant, and immediately glared at him with her pretty eyes—but Chu Luren had been glared at by Wang Yuyan so many times that he didn't find anything strange about the deteriorated version of the preservative.

Upon hearing this, Granny Tong laughed loudly, "Hahaha, boy, you'd better be careful. Ding Chunqiu is her best lover. If you kill Ding Chunqiu, this wretched woman will definitely hate you!"

"Alright, then nephew... didn't my senior brother ask you to say anything to me?" Li Qiushui said, putting on a mournful expression, though it was hard to tell how much of it was genuine.

Of course, Li Qiushui didn't believe the nonsense about her senior brother sending a disciple to kill her—Wu Yazi? Men, haha…

In the original work, Wu Yazi even told Xu Zhu to go to Wuliang Mountain to find Li Qiushui. Although the portrait turned into a picture of his sister-in-law, since he was told to go to Wuliang Mountain to learn martial arts, it was clear that he was indeed going to find Li Qiushui.

He actually believed that Li Qiushui would remain a widow for him in Wuliang Mountain...

He likes good-looking appearances, has zero tea appreciation skills, has emotional affairs after marriage, and even after decades of hardship, he still imagines his wife cheating on him eight hundred times while he remains faithful to her—well, thinking about it this way, Wu Yazi really is... a man, haha.

Chu Luren knew that Wu Yazi had never said a word about Li Qiushui, but since his martial uncle was asking, Chu Luren, being a prudent person in the martial world, felt he should say something polite: "Master said... he wishes you a happy old age?"

Li Qiushui: ...

"Alright, what I have to do with my senior sister is none of your business, you kids. Get out of here," Li Qiushui said in a deep voice.

"Uncle-Master, you are now the Empress Dowager of Western Xia, and Uncle-Master's Lingjiu Palace has grown so large. We are all getting on in years, what is there to be upset about? Why don't I, as the head of the Xiaoyao Sect, bear witness today, and from now on, all our grudges will be wiped clean... After Uncle-Master recovers his strength, he will not seek revenge against Uncle-Master, and Uncle-Master will not seek revenge against Uncle-Master. He can go back to being a comfortable Empress Dowager. How about that?"

Chu Luren, a renowned mediator in the martial arts world, is preparing to help his uncle and master stop their fighting.

However, these words made both Li Qiushui and Tong Lao's faces darken...

"This bastard has made me look like this, how can I forgive her? I'll hide from you for three months, and then... you'd better hide from me for thirty years!"

"You bitch! You were jealous that my senior brother chose me, so you ruined my appearance, and you think you can just let it go like this? Thirty years... Senior sister, I'm afraid you won't have another thirty years."

"Hahaha, quick, stop her! Disciples of the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments, heed my command, support my good nephew!" Granny Tong laughed loudly.

In just a short while, the elites of the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments, along with the four sword attendants, Plum Blossom, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum, have all arrived.

Originally, if it weren't for Chu Luren, Tong Lao wouldn't have wanted to use the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments to fight—without a decent expert in charge, even if Li Qiushui couldn't really fight hundreds by herself, she could still kill dozens today and dozens tomorrow, and eventually all her maids would be killed.

Moreover, although Tong Lao was not very classy and not kind at all, she actually had a lot of affection for these "maids" and did not want them to die in vain, otherwise she would not have wanted to leave Lingjiu Palace.

However, the situation is different now. Even if Chu Luren's martial arts are slightly inferior to Li Qiushui's in a one-on-one fight, they are still at the same level. With the support of the maids from the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments, defeating Li Qiushui will not be a problem!

"Fine, I'd like to see if you, a kid who learned some martial arts from Mantuo Manor, are going to try and stop me now," Li Qiushui said angrily.

"Wait! Uncle-Master, please hear me out!" Chu Luren has another trump card.

"Mei Jian, you and the sisters from the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments, please step back for a moment..." Chu Luren said to the female sword attendants around him, but no one paid any attention.

Chu Luren glared at the four swordsmen, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, with annoyance—Are you even going to pretend? Who was it that said you'd obey my orders the other day?

"Hmph, you all step back first," said Granny Tong after glancing at Chu Luren.

"Nephew, have you remembered what sweet words your senior brother said to me?" Li Qiushui asked deliberately.

Upon hearing this, Tong Lao glared, but before she could speak, Chu Luren interrupted her, saying, "Alas, this matter... concerns my master's reputation, so I didn't want to say it." As he spoke, Chu Luren put on a sentimental expression, whetting everyone's appetite.

Chapter 582 This isn't me, your junior disciple, starting trouble...

Upon seeing Chu Luren's behavior, Tong Lao and Li Qiushui's attention was immediately drawn to him.

“I once saw a statue in Wuliang Mountain…” Chu Luren said slowly.

At this moment, Li Qiushui immediately interjected, "That's right, it was carved by my senior brother especially for me!" She said this while deliberately looking at Tong Lao.

Just as Tong Lao was grinding her teeth in anger and glaring fiercely at Chu Luren, Chu Luren added, "I thought so too before, but... later when I was at Leigu Mountain, I saw another painting!"

"Could it be a painting of me?" Tong Lao suddenly burst out with anticipation.

Chu Luren's lips twitched slightly as he looked at Tong Lao—thinking to himself: If it were you, I would have called the police long ago!

Before Li Qiushui could make a sarcastic remark, Chu Luren spoke up first: "No, that woman, at first glance, looks very similar to the jade statue..."

"As expected..." Li Qiushui was about to mock Tong Lao again upon hearing this.

But Chu Luren interrupted him again, saying, "However..."

"But what?" Li Qiushui and Tong Lao asked at the same time.

"However, after looking at the painting carefully, I found that the woman who is the main character of the painting is indeed similar to the jade statue, and has a gentle temperament. I am also a person who knows music and can appreciate it. I can feel the strong admiration that the painter has for the person he painted!"

It was this very quality that made it easy for people's attention to be drawn to this woman. However, I later discovered that in the background of the painting, there were two other people, one tall and one short, who seemed to be arguing, just like... cough cough, excuse me, just like two noisy little birds disturbing the tranquility of the flower field and the bright moon.

So… if I may be so bold as to ask, does your master have any sisters or anything like that?

Master, you've asked me to mediate like this... Well, I've already done my best!

As soon as Chu Luren finished speaking, he noticed that Li Qiushui and Tong Lao had both fallen silent.

"Could it be... her?"

"How could this be... how could this be..."

"Hahaha, it wasn't you...it wasn't you..."

"You're lying!"

"What lies could he possibly tell? Would he know you have a twin sister?"

"It must be me, the painting my senior brother made!"

"Do you think your junior brother likes you? You're just a substitute for her!"

Seeing that his uncle and master were about to lose control of their emotions, Chu Luren quickly said, "Perhaps you're mistaken. By the way... didn't Master carve a jade statue for Uncle? He must have been carving it based on Uncle. During the time he was carving the jade statue, he and Uncle had a very good relationship, right?"

Chu Luren offered words of "advice".

Upon hearing this, Li Qiushui looked thoughtful, and then her eyes became increasingly disappointed—she liked Wu Yazi, but it was the kind of "liking for good things".

I prefer the feeling of being envied by others after I obtain something.

Every time Wu Yazi was mentioned before, it was always to deliberately touch on Tong Lao's sore spot!

However, she wasn't entirely without feelings, especially the feeling of thinking she had cheated on someone her whole life, only to find out that the honest man had actually been emotionally unfaithful all along.

"Boy! You dare to lie to me? Then I'll kill you first!" Li Qiushui's eyes flashed red, clearly enraged to the point of going berserk.

"Uncle-Master..." Chu Luren wanted to say something, but Li Qiushui was no longer listening.

At this moment, Li Qiushui launched several palm strikes at Chu Luren from mid-air. The palm strikes were initially like white rainbows, which were particularly conspicuous in the night sky. However, Chu Luren dodged them, and these palm strikes did not have the momentum of white rainbows piercing the sun. Instead, they twisted and turned, like living things!

As he dodged, Chu Luren didn't forget to reach out and toss Tong Lao away—who was immediately caught by the people of the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments.

After the Child Granny was no longer around, Chu Luren didn't hold back and immediately raised his hand to unleash the "Buddha's Light Appears" move!

Li Qiushui's state of mind is definitely in serious trouble right now, so it's the perfect opportunity to use the "Buddha's Palm" to exploit her mental vulnerabilities... no! It's to enlighten her obsessions!

Upon seeing Chu Luren unleash his first move, accompanied by chanting and radiant Buddhist light, Li Qiushui and Tong Lao were taken aback—are you still a disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect?

At first, Li Qiushui avoided direct confrontation with Chu Luren's palm techniques. When Baihong's palm force encountered the Buddha's palm, she quietly dodged it.

After all, just being hit by the Buddhist chants and light was enough to shake Li Qiushui's mental state!

Chu Luren's mastery of the Tathagata Palm technique was certainly not high enough to eliminate greed, anger, and ignorance, or to enable someone to attain Buddhahood on the spot; it was merely a disruptive effect...

However, Li Qiushui was not someone to be trifled with. At first, she avoided direct confrontation with Chu Luren, but after more than thirty moves, as Li Qiushui unleashed her palm strikes, countless long, serpentine white rainbow palm forces gradually formed a net around herself and Chu Luren...

Chu Luren was not unfamiliar with the White Rainbow Illusion Palm technique; the concept of "straight and curved as desired" had long been integrated into Chu Luren's every move.

However, Li Qiushui's White Rainbow Palm Force was not only flexible and adaptable, but it was also as flexible and adaptable as a living being!

Moreover, the long, snake-like palm force lingered in the void for several breaths without dissipating, and with Li Qiushui's movements, it created a quagmire of palm force around the two of them, resembling a net of heaven and earth.

Despite seemingly having the upper hand, Chu Luren's movements gradually began to be hindered!

These lingering palm strikes will gradually lose their sharpness and power. They won't be able to directly injure Chu Luren, but they can still serve as a barrier.

"My Lord, should we..." Granny Yu asked anxiously, seeing that Chu Luren was already at a disadvantage.

After all, if Chu Luren were gone, they probably wouldn't be able to handle this opponent.

"Wait a minute! I didn't expect this bitch to have mastered the White Rainbow Palm Technique to the level of the Heavenly Net. Your attacks will have little effect on her..." Tong Lao's face also looked rather ugly at this moment.

Firstly, it was discovered that Li Qiushui had been hiding in the Western Xia palace for the past thirty years. It seemed that aside from her promiscuity, she hadn't neglected her martial arts skills; she had simply been numbing herself by staying in the palace. Secondly…

Although what Chu Luren just said had a greater impact on Li Qiushui, after all, they were husband and wife, and Wu Yazi's emotional infidelity had nothing to do with Tong Lao, but... the more Tong Lao thought about it, the more frustrated she felt, as if she was "not even a backup option for you".

"Boy! If you don't break through this white rainbow net, this spider demon will drain your marrow from your bones!" Granny Tong couldn't stand it anymore and reminded Chu Luren.

Chu Luren clasped his hands in a salute and unleashed a move called "Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere." Instantly, bursts of Buddhist fire erupted around him, turning the streaks of white palm force crimson, but they did not disappear!

Just a moment ago, Chu Luren was like a Buddha descending to earth, but in the next instant, he had already drawn his sword and unleashed countless strikes, shattering and dissipating the white rainbow palm force that had already been tainted by the Buddha's fire...

Chapter 583 Encounter

Chu Luren relied on the passive effect of "Dugu Sword Realm" to seamlessly switch between "Buddha's Palm" and "Dugu Sword Technique" without needing to change any "badges".

At the same time, his "Chaotic True Qi" gradually transformed into "Sunflower True Qi" - of course, he had to use the "Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Deficiency Cultivation Technique" to shield the roots of heaven and earth.

The complete "Sunflower True Qi" is so fast that it is impeccable in both movement speed and attack speed, almost to the point of "speed is the only way to break through", which is very compatible with Dugu's sword skills.