The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

People like Boss Wu and Master An are not exactly low-ranking figures in the martial arts world. Seeing them walking on both sides, protecting some women in the middle, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

At this moment, Chu Luren and Xiao Zhao also came out from the Ming Cult side.

"Greetings, Alliance Leader!" The members of the Righteous Alliance bowed in unison.

Although there had been rumors for some time, people from all factions were now completely convinced that the Righteous Alliance was indeed created by Chu Taisui!

And given the current situation...

Will the Righteous Alliance do anything reckless?

"Brother Chu! It's all thanks to you, otherwise the Ming Cult and the other major sects would have suffered heavy losses." Zhang Wuji showed a look of joy when he saw Chu Luren.

Many people were furious when they heard this—so "Brother Chu" is doing a good deed?

How come you weren't poisoned either? You were in cahoots, weren't you?

Zhang Wuji breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that the Righteous Alliance had arrived.

although……

Some of them looked strange or dressed oddly, but they did a great thing after all—using poison is dishonorable, but since it was used to save lives, it was a good thing.

"You were all instigated by treacherous people to come to Bright Peak and fight with the Ming Cult brothers. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. Our alliance couldn't bear to see this, so we used poison to stop it. Please forgive us." Chu Luren cupped his hands to the people from the various sects.

"Hmph! A villain stirring up trouble? You surnamed Chu... besides you and your subordinates, who else is the villain?" Miejue seemed to have been stepped on.

"Who's the villain? Isn't it obvious?" Chu Luren said, as if to say, "I'm talking about you."

Jiang Miejue was furious, but just then, Chu Luren suddenly changed his mind and said, "Bring everyone up!"

Just then, the Righteous Alliance team parted to make way, and the group forced forward a group of people who had been acupunctured by hitting and kicking them.

Although the Righteous Alliance members were not polite, hitting and cursing each other, no one thought it was excessive. Instead, they were shocked – most of these twenty-odd people were dressed as Mongols!

Judging from their appearance, they were indeed mostly from Mongolia or the Western Regions...

"My brothers from the Righteous Alliance recently discovered that the siege of Bright Peak was instigated by the Mongols. They even have experts from the Ruyang Prince's Mansion in Mongolia lurking near Bright Peak, ready to reap the benefits! Fortunately, our alliance saw through their scheme and defeated and drove them away first. We even captured some of them alive. Do you recognize any of them?"

Chu Luren then demanded an explanation.

Many people looked embarrassed. If this was true, wouldn't it mean they had fallen into the Mongols' trap?

Yu Lianzhou then said, "The Eight Heroes of Divine Arrows? It really is you! Where is that bastard Qian Ercai?"

“Second Master Yu, Second Brother Qian has been killed…” Wu Liupo said at this moment.

The Eight Heroes of Divine Arrows had met Yu Lianzhou once before. At that time, they had not yet joined the Ruyang Prince's Mansion. They met Yu Lianzhou when they were shooting a group of bandits. Yu Lianzhou even praised them at that time.

"Good riddance! It's one thing for you to seek wealth and status by joining the Prince of Ruyang's mansion, but you dared to ambush us near Bright Peak?" Yu Lianzhou rebuked.

Among the others, some were also recognized one by one—they were indeed all Jianghu people who had joined the Ruyang Prince's Mansion!

At this time, many people from various factions began to denounce the Mongols' conspiracy, blaming the Mongols for their bloody battle with the Ming Cult.

In short...

If they kill us now, it will only cause pain to our loved ones and joy to our enemies; it will all be the Mongols' fault!

After all, the situation was already under the control of the Righteous Alliance, and they had to define it this way in order to save their lives—moreover, there is a fundamental difference between rebuking the Mongols and begging for mercy. Although it is not shameful, it is not exactly disgraceful either.

Most of the major factions, concerned with saving face, remained silent. However, some, like Xianyu Tong, loudly rebuked the Mongols and even... subtly praised the Righteous Alliance's righteous deeds.

He wasn't originally from a major sect, but now that Yue Buqun has disappeared, he's temporarily being considered as representing Mount Hua.

"Brothers, I only wanted to stop the war, please don't blame me." Chu Luren specially cupped his hands to the Wudang members, took out the antidote from his pocket, and stepped forward personally.

At the same time, Chu Luren specifically asked, "Brother Wuji, why did you fight with Brother Yu and the others earlier? I saw Brother Yu grab you?"

Upon hearing Chu Luren mention this matter, Yu Lianzhou was about to curse Zhang Wuji, but he hesitated for a moment before asking, "Brother Wuji?"

"Huh? Second Brother Yu, let's just stick to our own way. Brother Wuji is your junior brother, how can you address him like that?"

Yu Lianzhou and the others ignored Chu Luren's teasing and instead looked at Zhang Wuji one by one—to be honest, they could really see the resemblance to their fifth brother and fifth elder brother!

Zhang Wuji immediately knelt down and kowtowed to his uncles, saying, "Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, Fourth Uncle, Sixth Uncle, Seventh Uncle! I am Wuji! Wuji kowtows to you!"

If they hadn't all been poisoned, Zhang Wuji wouldn't have had a chance to explain.

"You...you really are Wuji'er?"

"Hahaha, great! Fifth Brother's spirit in heaven is protecting you, your cold poison is gone?"

"Wuji? Your skill level has actually reached such a high level?"

Chu Luren cured the poison of the Five Heroes of Wudang one by one, but he did not care about the younger disciples, including Song Qingshu. There was only one antidote in Chu Luren's possession. After all, given Chu Luren's seniority, it would not be abrupt for him not to personally cure them.

At this moment, Miejue said with a dark face, "Chu Taisui knows how to behave, and Zhang Zhenren has a lot of influence. Let's first cure the poison of the Five Heroes of Wudang?"

The scene became somewhat awkward, not only for the Five Heroes of Wudang, but also for everyone else—how were they supposed to respond to that remark?

Chu Luren, however, was not embarrassed. Instead, he said, "That's right, Sect Leader Song, to be honest! When I formed the Righteous and Righteous Alliance, I already invited the Moon Palace Master, the Eastern Sect Leader... well, the three patriarchs of the Starry Sky Sect, and the brothers from various caves and islands, saying that we were just waiting for Master Zhang to become our alliance leader! Sect Leader Song thinks... well, Sect Leader Song, are you still recovering from the poison? Smell it again, smell it again..."

Chapter 634 Many People, One Justice

Song Yuanqiao politely declined the Chu Lu people's sincere "humility"—"Look at you people, you want my master to be the leader of the alliance?"

Chu Luren repeatedly declined, and Song Yuanqiao repeatedly refused—in the end, Chu Luren was a little unhappy, feeling that Old Song was not honest, so he had no choice but to say, "Then I will go to Wudang later and personally visit Master Zhang."

Song Yuanqiao really wanted to say, "Then you should have told me in advance, so I could be 'busy with worldly affairs and not in the mountains' for a while..."

Extinction, unable to stand it any longer, said, "Hmph! What face do these evil heretics have to call themselves righteous?"

These words created an awkward atmosphere once again—although many people thought the same thing, but… Abbess, we're still poisoned!

"Evil forces? Ridiculous! You were instructed by the Mongols to incite various factions in the martial arts world to besiege Bright Peak, the headquarters of the Ming Cult, in an attempt to cause damage to the righteous army and the martial arts world of China. Now that our Righteous Alliance has seen through and stopped you, how dare you still have the nerve to frame us?"

After Chu Luren finished speaking, without waiting for Miejue to refute, he made a gesture, and Wu Laoda kicked Zhao Yishang, the leader of the Eight Heroes of Divine Arrows, into the body. After Zhao Yishang fell to the ground, he immediately began to confess like a flood of beans...

He confessed that he had seen a monk at the Prince of Ruyang's residence, and that the monk... bore a striking resemblance to Master Yuanzhen!

Of course, Zhao Yishang was lying when he said this—Yuanzhen's visit to the Prince of Ruyang's mansion was such a secretive matter that even the Bitter Monk could only barely find out some details, and characters like the Eight Heroes of Divine Arrows had never even seen Yuanzhen.

These words were taught to him word by word by Boss Wu, and now that things have come to this point, he has no choice but to say them!

Even if it offends Shaolin, it's still better than being killed now, right?

"Impossible! How could Junior Brother Yuanzhen..." When the old monk Kongwen saw that the topic had been shifted from Emei to Shaolin instead of Emei, he quickly tried to refute it.

"Zhao Yishang, tell me properly when you saw that scoundrel Cheng Kun. If there is even a hint of falsehood, and Shaolin can prove that Cheng Kun was not in Guanzhong at that time, I will not let you off!" Chu Luren directly rebuked.

Zhao Yi was heartbroken and anxious, but now that things had come to this, he had no choice but to tell the truth as Wu Laoda had instructed him.

Of course, after hearing the dates Zhao Yishang reported, Kong Wen thought for a moment and then fell silent.

Even as he was about to say something, Chu Luren reminded him, "Monks don't lie! Master Kongwen had better make sure he can actually refute it before he speaks, otherwise if it turns out to be false later... ha!"

That's right, it's exactly the same as the previous "Hyun-ji's handwriting"...

Use fake documents to tell the truth!

Although Zhao Yishang was lying, this information was something Fan Yao had actually seen and told Chu Luren.

In this way, Kong Wen could not immediately and forcefully refute, just like when Xuan Ci heard Chu Luren's "accusation". Although he was convinced that Chu Luren had framed him and that he had clearly written the words with his left and right hands respectively, how could the handwriting be the same? However, he did not refute it.

Because if this matter is discussed too much, it simply cannot withstand scrutiny, and Xuan Ci can only remain silent for now, not daring to directly refute it—after all, there are other people who know the truth still alive, and if it is exposed in the future, "not responding" and "lying and making excuses" are two different things.

The days Fan Yao spent teaching Zhao Yishang were also because he felt that it wouldn't expose his own abilities...

Seeing that Kong Wen was still organizing his thoughts, Chu Luren gave Wu Laoda a wink, and the latter quickly said, "Good! So it's a Shaolin monk who's joined forces with the Emei Sect and the Ruyang Prince's Mansion!"

Shaolin and Emei naturally had to retaliate, but...

"That's right! The abbot of the Southern Shaolin Temple even ambushed Master Qiao's innocent parents, claiming it was for the sake of the Song Dynasty, but it seems he was just trying to let the Mongol Yuan Dynasty reap the benefits?"

"I saw with my own eyes that there were monks with sticks in the Mongol army!"

"Some prominent sects have already pledged allegiance to the Mongols and are ambushing rebel armies in various regions..."

"I heard from my brother-in-law that the abbot of Shaolin Temple had an affair and even fathered an illegitimate child!"

"More than that, half of the younger generation in the temple are his illegitimate children. If you don't believe me, make him do a blood test to prove their kinship."

"They sneaked up through the secret passage. What a coincidence that they found it! It must have been Cheng Kun, who was familiar with the Ming Cult back then, who told them about it!"

"After the death of her senior brother, Miejue's relationship with Cheng Kun became abnormal."

"That's right, her swordsmanship just now clearly showed that she had practiced the Illusionary Yin Finger!"

"Hehe, maybe he learned it on his own after being subjected to the Phantom Yin Finger so many times?"

"I've also seen someone secretly practicing the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique. Who was it? He Taichong, was it you?"

"Still dare to argue here? Brothers! We must expose all the despicable things they've done to the world!"

"That's right, let our disciples and followers, as well as the Ming Cult's righteous army, talk to the people and tell them not to be fooled by these hypocritical fellows!"

How can one mouth possibly out-talk a hundred mouths?

Although the proportions aren't that lopsided, it's clear that the Righteous and Righteous Alliance has more members now, and... they have even less of a bottom line!

They'll spread any rumor they want, and when it really comes down to arguing, they don't care about rules at all.

The reason they had such a numerical advantage was because the focus of their attacks was on the Emei and Shaolin sects; as for the others…

Just as He Taichong of the Kunlun Sect was about to speak, someone immediately spread rumors and made threats, especially since they openly said that they would "announce it to the world" later!

Therefore, many sects wisely kept quiet...

How could just a few families possibly outdo so many people in their insults?

Moreover, they did not lie—Chu Luren was genuinely prepared to send his disciples and followers, as well as the Ming Cult's righteous army, to the common people to set things right and correct the public's perception!

Although martial arts sects are not like the imperial court or warlords and don't care as much about the opinions of the common people, it's still... annoying!

"Alright." Chu Luren raised his hand, stopping everyone's insults.

As for the people from Emei and Shaolin, they were already too angry to speak. The other sects, either worried about their own safety or their reputation, also dared not utter a word.

Incidentally...

Zhou Zhiruo then sat down behind Miejue, looking at Chu Luren with a "resentful" expression.

"Don't talk nonsense. I believe that most of our fellow martial artists were only instigated by the Mongols, not that they actually sided with the Tartars. This secret passage may have been revealed to everyone by Cheng Kun through other means," Chu Luren said fairly.

then……