The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Chu Luren thought about it and realized... it didn't seem to make no mistake. He didn't dare to accept it, but at least it wouldn't make everyone too uncomfortable, right?

Moreover, the leader of a martial arts organization is not the leader of the Eighteen Lords who opposed Dong Zhuo—as you can see, in the original work, Zhang Wuji became the leader of the Ming Cult and the spiritual leader of the righteous army, and Yuan Chengzhi became the leader of the martial arts alliance in seven provinces... but that didn't stop them from wandering around freely.

At this moment, the old woman gave a look to the eldest, "Little Yu." Although he was reluctant, since the old woman had already said so, then...

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

With Granny Yu taking the lead, the leaders of the other tribes also knelt down and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty..."

Chapter 591 Martial Uncle and Western Xia

Chu Luren's prediction was correct; less than ten days after waiting at Lingjiu Palace, Li Qiushui reappeared.

"Nephew, are you ready to welcome your uncle?"

She had calculated that Tong Lao's martial arts skills had not recovered to the point where she could fight back, so she casually came to find Chu Luren.

However, when she discovered that the people of Lingjiu Palace addressed Chu Luren as "Lord," and especially when Chu Luren agreed to help her heal her face, she felt a little uneasy.

"I am naturally very happy to welcome my uncle. I have been wanting to visit you recently so that I can get rid of your worries as soon as possible," Chu Luren said politely.

Li Qiushui wasn't worried about Chu Luren, but rather... worried that the flaws in Tong Lao's cultivation technique had truly been resolved!

However, the fact that the Child Granny never appeared allowed her to calm her thoughts slightly.

Based on her understanding of that old woman, if she had truly regained her martial arts skills, she would definitely have jumped out to kill her by now, and Chu Luren wouldn't have been able to stop her at all!

As for agreements and such... when has our Free and Unfettered Sect ever cared about agreements?

Since Tong Lao didn't appear, Li Qiushui guessed that either the problem hadn't been solved, or even if the flaws were resolved, her martial arts skills wouldn't immediately recover.

After all, the "dissipation of skill" that occurs once every thirty years is not a case of going astray in cultivation, but rather a problem with the skill itself.

"Please come to the secret chamber, Uncle-Master." Chu Luren didn't keep her in suspense any longer and led Li Qiushui directly to a stone chamber for practicing martial arts.

At the same time, he advised, "Afterwards, junior nephew should do his best to restore the appearance of senior uncle. However... senior uncle has already promised junior nephew that he will not take the initiative to look for senior uncle again. He also hopes that senior uncle will not provoke trouble again in the future, so as not to put junior nephew in a difficult position."

Although Li Qiushui could go back on her word, Chu Luren still had to say what needed to be said.

"Hehehe, although I don't know what my senior sister said to you or why the girls of Lingjiu Palace recognize you as their master, have you forgotten, nephew? Starting from Yu Yan, we are the true family. How could your master make things difficult for you?" Li Qiushui readily agreed.

Chu Luren didn't say anything more...

Li Qiushui then tore off the mask—she had always worn the human skin mask, not to disguise herself, but to cover up her flaws!

Although he was prepared, seeing the crisscrossing, hideous wounds, Chu Luren guessed that they must have been etched into the bone—his senior uncle was not gentle at all!

"Isn't it scary?" Li Qiushui asked with some concern.

It wasn't that I was afraid of frightening Chu Luren, but rather that I was worried that even the "Divine Illumination Scripture" wouldn't be able to save his face.

"Uncle-Master is joking. Whether one is beautiful or hideous, it is merely a physical appearance. True beauty lies in the inner self. Having roamed the martial world for many years, I am only frightened by the ugliness of people's hearts," Chu Luren said meaningfully.

Compared to sorting out his senior master's meridians, healing his junior master's face required no preparation or effort at all—for his senior master's sake, Chu Luren had given up some of his original integration plans!

Healing my uncle's face didn't require much skill. I just had her focus on cracking the skin and flesh on her face again, and then I used "Divine Illumination True Qi" to revitalize her face. It was done in no time.

After the initial itch on her face, Li Qiushui felt a sudden itch in her heart. She quickly took out a mirror from her bosom and looked at herself...

"Am I beautiful?" Li Qiushui asked deliberately in a sinister voice.

"My aunt is beautiful and kind-hearted." Chu Luren said something that couldn't be more fake.

It's actually a reminder to Li Qiushui: I advise you to be kind.

Li Qiushui smiled noncommittally, then asked meaningfully, "Junior Nephew Chu, how is my senior sister... in health?"

Li Qiushui was already suspecting that something had happened to Tong Lao, which was why she had handed over Lingjiu Palace to Chu Luren and was not coming out to see her.

"Uncle-Master is doing well. After all, a peaceful mind leads to good health. I also hope that Uncle-Master will soon find peace of mind. Wouldn't it be interesting if the two of you could share a drink and have a good time together in the future?" Chu Luren pretended not to understand Li Qiushui's question.

"Hehe." Li Qiushui chuckled.

“Since my nephew is staying at Lingjiu Palace for a while, then I will return first… Sigh, the Great Xia has been quite a worry lately. The current emperor is the boy from the Meicang clan whom I picked up back then, so there is a distance between us. In the end, my grandson-in-law is closer to me. If in the future… Oh, right, my other granddaughter is a princess of Western Xia, not a member of the martial arts world. In a few years, she will also reach marriageable age, hehehe…” Li Qiushui said, then smiled at Chu Luren.

Chu Luren naturally ignored Li Qiushui's hints.

In retrospect, the Western Xia was also severely harmed by Li Qiushui. The "Western Xia" in the Jianghu is obviously different from the historical one, but the general situation is similar. Both were in a period of great transition from tribes to feudal lords and feudal landlords.

It's unclear how Li Qiushui became the legitimate daughter of the prominent Meicang clan of Western Xia. First, she harmed the founding emperor, Li Yuanhao. Then, she seduced the crown prince, who rebelled and murdered his father. Subsequently, the crown prince was also killed by the Meicang clan. The one who inherited the throne was Li Qiushui's son. This boy, who should have practiced some martial arts, also died young, leaving behind only a son and a daughter...

However, according to what Li Qiushui just revealed, it seems that the identity of this son is still in doubt? Moreover... Li Qiushui may also have the idea of ​​kicking out the Meizang clan?

Chu Luren ignored Li Qiushui's hint.

Not to mention that this guy is just manipulating people's hearts, Chu Luren probably thinks that her feelings for her own child are just so-so, not much deeper than the feelings for an adopted child. The reason she said all this is simply to try to entice Chu Luren to help her deal with Tong Lao!

Li Qiushui didn't say much, as if she was just complaining casually.

After seeing his uncle off, his master immediately appeared from behind, muttering, "This guy is definitely up to no good." At the same time, he explained to Chu Luren how Li Qiushui had "befriended" the Meicang clan to gain her identity, how she had first become engaged to Li Yuanhao's son, how she had seduced Li Yuanhao, leading to the father and son killing each other, and how she had later seduced other powerful ministers to achieve the Empress Dowager's personal rule.

"Uncle-Master, the New Year is just around the corner. I have two friends. Could we bring them to Lingjiu Palace as well? One of them might have some issues..." Chu Luren didn't gossip about his uncle-master's affairs. Instead, he talked about other things.

"A friend? A man?" Granny Tong frowned upon hearing this.

Even though the current ruler is male, men are not welcome in the palace.

"No, they are all women. One is Lianxing, the second palace master of Yihua Palace, but she is now using the alias Nongyue. I only told my senior uncle, so please don't let it slip. The other is an undercover agent that Shenhou placed by my side. She is a woman from Japan. I was worried that if Shenhou knew about my senior uncle's affairs, it might be detrimental to you, so I asked Lianxing to keep an eye on her for me..." Chu Luren explained this to Tonglao.

As for now, Chu Luren no longer needs to worry—because the current Tong Lao, from her appearance to her voice, looks like a little girl. As long as her identity is not revealed, Liu Sheng Piaoxu will not be able to guess the truth.

Although she is Japanese, Detective Conan isn't being serialized yet...

"Well, since they are women, let them come! Also... I told you long ago not to call me 'Master Uncle,' I'm only eight years old this year!" Granny Tong emphasized.

Firstly, the Child Granny would need to conceal her identity later on, and secondly... in a sense, the Child Granny was indeed only eight years old!

Chapter 592 The Lingjiu Palace Years Ago

"My senior sister had some accidents, so she asked me to take care of Lingjiu Palace these past few years," Chu Luren explained as he led Lianxing and Piaoxu up the mountain.

As for the Child Granny...

Even if Liu Sheng Piaoxu saw her, she would never guess that she was his senior martial sister!

As for Lingjiu Palace, Lianxing had at least heard of it, but Liusheng Piaoxu knew nothing about it—even among genuine martial arts practitioners in the Central Plains, very few had heard of Lingjiu Palace, let alone a Japanese person like her.

However, even Lianxing's judgment of Lingjiu Palace was not accurate!

Therefore, when the two arrived at Misty Peak, they were both secretly surprised. They originally thought it was just a small, secluded family, but judging from the layout, it was clearly a palace complex that occupied several nearby peaks and was connected by iron chain bridges!

This project alone is definitely not small.

Needless to say, the two were greeted by four sword servants as soon as they arrived.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. These two must be Your Majesty's friends, right?" The four sword servants immediately bowed upon seeing Chu Luren return.

"That's right, please help me prepare two guest rooms," Chu Luren instructed.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we servants have already made all the preparations and are just waiting for the two young ladies to move in," Mei Jian said efficiently.

Lianxing and Piaoxu were already somewhat surprised, after all... it was easy to find four maids with third-rate martial arts skills, but it was not easy to find four young, beautiful maids who looked exactly alike!

Upon entering, one sees women, some resting and others busy, who all address Chu Luren as "Your Excellency" and refer to themselves as "Your Servant," bowing respectfully.

Those who don't know the situation wouldn't realize that Chu Luren is just a tool...

"Chu Lang, are all the people in Lingjiu Palace women? They're quite similar to us..." Lianxing was merely surprised.

After all, in terms of disciples, Yihua Palace is no less than Lingjiu Palace—Yaoyue passed on the simplified version of "Yihua Jieyu" and even the first few levels of Mingyu Gong to her disciples.

Among them, the most outstanding ones, like Hua Yuenu when she was pregnant and about to give birth, could scare away the twelve constellations!

The reputation of Yihua Palace has been maintained all these years even when Yaoyue and Lianxing are not around!

Lianxing didn't mention "Yihua Palace", but Liusheng Piaoxu could probably guess that this "Sister Nongyue" came from Yihua Palace.

"That's right, they are all pitiful people taken in by my senior uncle," Chu Luren said honestly.

Just then, the three noticed Fu Minyi, who was training other maids of the Yangtian Department. Judging from this, the disciples of Lingjiu Palace were definitely stronger than ordinary disciples of ordinary first-class sects!

Several lazy maids from the Yangtian Department were caught by Fu Minyi and were being scolded: "Did I tell you to stab three thousand times before lunch so you could sneak off to sleep? And you even hid in the medicine storehouse to sleep... Do you think you're the Lord? Sleeping wherever you want?"

Lianxing:......

Sensing Lianxing's gaze, Chu Luren stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Ahem, Commander Fu, come here for a moment."

When Fu Minyi heard Chu Luren's voice behind her, her face turned red. She was mainly jealous of the sudden appearance of a new lord, who was also a man. So when she was disciplining her subordinates, she couldn't help but blurt out some "teasing" about the new lord.

However, not only was she overheard by the new lord, but also... when Chu Luren spoke up, she realized that what she had said seemed rather impolite!

After all, Lingjiu Palace is usually only inhabited by women, and they are used to not avoiding any slightly "dirty" jokes.

This is completely different from the Flower Palace!

Anyone who dares to tell a dirty joke in Yihua Palace will be skinned alive by Yaoyue, and as for the Child Granny of Lingjiu Palace...

He always leads the way with a dirty mouth!

"The New Year is almost here, and all the sisters in each department want to relax. Why is the training volume in the Yangtian Department so much higher? Don't be too nervous. After the New Year, you will have more opportunities to train."

Chu Luren, of course, didn't dwell on the fact that she could "sleep wherever she wanted," but instead comforted Fu Minyi, telling her not to be too nervous.

Because of the reason why Tong Lao "stepped down", Fu Minyi felt that it was because she and the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments were not strong enough, so she became even stricter with the Yangtian Department.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I understand!" Fu Minyi immediately followed up when she saw Chu Luren change the subject.

Just then, Fu Minyi saw Tong Lao approaching and quickly said, "Grandma... Tong Tong is here!"

It is evident that Fu Minyi was very uncomfortable with not bowing at all after meeting Tong Lao and even calling her "Tong Tong," so she appeared quite awkward.

Liu Sheng Piaoxu naturally noticed that her mood was off, and even... the atmosphere around them changed as soon as the little girl appeared.

Chu Luren didn't intend to completely hide it from her and make her treat "Tongtong" as an ordinary girl. As long as she couldn't guess the part about rejuvenation, that would be fine.

At this moment, Chu Luren picked up "Tongtong" and sat her on his arm, asking as if coaxing a child, "Was Tongtong good this year?"

"Yes! I didn't swear all morning!" Tongtong said readily.

Liu Shengpiaoxu:......

This seemingly delicate and beautiful little girl actually... has such a low moral standard? She's considered well-behaved if she doesn't swear for half a day?

Instead, Lianxing stared at Tongtong for a few more moments. She knew more than Liusheng Piaoxu, had better eyesight, and, more importantly, a broader perspective. Therefore, she vaguely guessed something, but did not make a sound.