The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

After Yin Li killed his concubine, Yin Yewang's wife, who was also Yin Li's mother, committed suicide. Yin Li also left home and wandered the world. When Yin Yewang met Yin Li at the foot of Bright Peak, he was very rude to him and even said that he would clean up the family. It was hard to leave a good impression.

Moreover, in the original work, when he and Yin Susu were fighting for the Dragon-Slaying Saber, they encountered Yu Daiyan, and it was Yin Yewang who used poison to attack them, and... he even "teased" Yu Daiyan!

Even though he didn't have the antidote on him, he lied to Yu Daiyan, saying he would exchange the knife for it. Yu Daiyan was just there for the occasion and didn't care much for the Dragon-Slaying Saber. Plus, he thought that with Yin Yewang's martial arts skills, he wouldn't be shameless, so he simply threw the knife to Yin Yewang. But... Yin Yewang was indeed shameless.

Later, Yin Susu wanted to release Yu Daiyan, but unexpectedly, Yin Yewang had no antidote. So Yin Susu decided to entrust Yu Daiyan to the escort agency and have the Longmen Escort Agency send him back to Wudang. She thought that with Zhang Zhenren, the poison would definitely be forced out. However, things got out of control afterward.

This is the first time Chu Luren has spent so much time with Yin Yewang, but... there hasn't been much change!

This is not merely Chu Luren's prejudice against this kind of guy who's quite old but still tries to portray a pale-faced old man with a paper fan...

Along the way, Yin Yewang's attitude towards Chu Luren became much more attentive, after all, the Sky Eagle Sect had already joined the Righteous Alliance.

However, Chu Luren could tell that this guy was constantly reminding him in his words that the Ming Cult was no good, and only his Heavenly Eagle Cult was the savior of the holy fire and the one who would promote righteousness...

I was worried that my father might do something rash and merge the Eagle Sect back into the Ming Sect.

After all, if the Eagle Cult were to rejoin the Ming Cult, he would simply be a member of the White-browed Eagle King's family, not the young leader he is today!

The reconciliation between his father and Yang Xiao and the others made Yin Yewang feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Because of this relationship, Yin Yewang was not dissatisfied with having another "leader" but instead hoped that Chu Luren would recognize the situation—if his father wanted to return to the Ming Cult, he must stop him!

As for Yin Yewang's two sons, they were even worse than the previous generation. They were even a little jealous of Zhang Wuji, speaking to their cousin in a sarcastic tone. However, when facing Chu Luren, they showed great fear and dared not say much.

Of course, Yin Yewang wasn't entirely a villain; at least... he was very good to Zhang Wuji.

If Zhang Wuji were the leader, he probably wouldn't be so opposed to returning to the Ming Cult.

"Wuji, the Eagle Sect is just ahead! Back then on Bright Peak, Yang Xiao and a group of people were vying for power. Your grandfather couldn't stand them, so he left the main altar and established the Eagle Sect! Your mother was born here... If you ask me, we should stay a little longer. Those people from Wudang..."

"Tsk tsk, let me tell you, your second uncle is usually the most ruthless and vicious, your third uncle is treacherous and cunning... and your grandmaster! I think he's just biased towards Song Qingshu..." Yin Yewang went on and on, slandering his in-laws to his nephew.

Zhang Wuji didn't know what to say, so he could only respond with an awkward laugh.

Chapter 654 News

Having already arrived at the Sky Eagle Sect, Chu Luren naturally accepted the invitation and prepared to rest at the Sky Eagle Sect for two days. As soon as he entered, Li Tianyuan, who was left behind, immediately came to see Yin Yewang, seemingly because of some urgent matter.

"Uncle-Master, have some water before we talk." Yin Yewang said, while winking at Li Tianyuan, as if to say: There are outsiders here!

The problem is, I saw everything! If you need me to avoid this, just say so, okay?

"Ahem, Young Master Yin, then this alliance will go and rest first..." Chu Luren said.

Li Tianyuan didn't care, because although the matter was urgent, it wasn't a secret.

"Young Master, something has happened to Emei. Abbess Miejue has passed away." Li Tianyuan said with a mournful expression.

Although they usually disliked each other, especially after the siege of Bright Peak, which completely broke off relations, they were still from the same martial arts world in Sichuan, and Miejue was a grandmaster of the righteous path—the Eagle Sect never considered itself an evil sect!

You still have to put on an act...

"The old nun is dead?" Yin Yewang almost burst out laughing.

Li Tianyuan: ...

Seeing that his martial uncle wasn't smiling, Yin Yewang realized there were outsiders present, so he frowned and said, "When I saw Abbess Miejue before, she was in relatively good health, and... the Alliance Leader even helped her detoxify, so how did she die? Don't blame our Righteous Alliance for this, will you?"

Yin Yewang acted with a strong sense of ownership, and even expressed his concern for the Righteous Alliance in front of Chu Luren.

Li Tianyuan learned about the events at Bright Peak from the message sent by carrier pigeon, and naturally also knew what the Righteous Alliance was all about.

"That's not true. Abbess Miejue had just returned to Emei when the two envoys of reward and punishment came to her door, demanding that she accept the order to punish evil. Abbess Miejue was furious and questioned the two envoys about when she had done evil. The two envoys listed several examples of when she had been too harsh, and even... blamed her for the casualties on both sides at Bright Peak!"

"Abbess Miejue was so fierce, she naturally refused to accept it, and as a result... she was killed by the two envoys." Li Tianhuan's tone was very sorrowful, as if he really regretted it.

He's obviously a seasoned veteran!

One minute they're wielding a knife to attack someone, the next they're putting it down and wailing.

"What about Emei?" Chu Luren asked hurriedly.

If the two envoys wanted to kill Miejue, she wouldn't even be able to make a ripple. Even if you gave Miejue ten Heaven-Slaying Swords, it wouldn't be enough for the two envoys to kill her.

Chu Luren is worried...

According to the rules of the two envoys who reward good and punish evil, if the sect leader does not accept the order, the entire sect will be implicated!

"It seems that even the Demon Island was wary of Master Zhang. They gave Emei a chance to choose a new leader. It is said that... a young disciple surnamed Zhou took the position of leader, thus saving Emei from a disaster," Li Tianyuan said, recounting the news he had heard.

Chu Luren breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but also sighed, "Although Abbess Miejue is a bit stubborn, she is also... sigh!" He shook his head as he spoke.

Because of Yang Xiao's inclusion in the Heroic List, Miejue had a major falling out with the Dragon Guardian Manor. She threatened that if Yang Xiao was included in the list, she would withdraw from it, and then... the number one manor in the world would no longer rank her.

Xia Ke Dao has always been hypocritical, and Miejue was not a morally perfect person to begin with, so how could they possibly grant her a reward?

The Chu Lu people originally thought that there would be some other way to avoid extinction, or that they would accept the order openly. They never expected that they would be sent away so "easily".

It would be "easy" for the two envoys to kill her; what Chu Luren didn't expect was that she would actually defy them...

The Chu Lu people overlooked one thing: what kind of temper does Miejue have? Why would she accept a decree to punish evil? If it were nominally a decree to reward good, she might accept it, but she would never accept a decree to punish evil!

Once he gets stubborn, neither risking his own life nor threatening the entire sect will work!

Of course, the two envoys responsible for rewarding good and punishing evil obviously wouldn't dare to actually wipe out the Emei sect, otherwise they would also be afraid that Master Zhang would come knocking on their door.

They even gave them the opportunity to choose the next sect leader...

In fact, apart from Miejue, there was nothing else Emei disciples that they looked up to. But they had to have an excuse, otherwise Xia Ke Island's prestige would plummet!

The Xia Ke Dao (侠客岛) has done plenty of things like simply killing one extinct person.

Master Zhang was only related to the founder of Emei, not to the extinction sect. As long as the Emei lineage was not destroyed, they were certain that Master Zhang would not do anything to them.

As for the new sect leader, the young disciple surnamed Zhou...

Chu Luren already knew who it was!

"I never imagined that the Emei Sect would suffer such a calamity... Young Master, let's go and pay our respects to Abbess Miejue later." Chu Luren said with a face full of regret.

Yin Yewang had also adjusted his state and nodded solemnly, saying, "That's right. Although Abbess Miejue is not on good terms with our sect, once a person dies, it's like a lamp going out. As we are both major sects in Sichuan, our Tianying Sect cannot be disrespectful."

Originally, Chu Luren had no intention of passing through Emei. After all, he had nothing to say to Extinction, and he should have "some connection" with Emei. However, Extinction did not appreciate it, so Chu Luren did not want to force himself on her.

However, if it's to pay respects to the extinction, Chu Luren doesn't think it's a big deal to go. After all, we're all grown-up martial arts practitioners and respectable people!

"Brother Chu, who are these two envoys who reward good and punish evil? How can they be so domineering?" Zhang Wuji asked, somewhat reluctantly.

He didn't have a good impression of Miejue either. After all, his parents committed suicide when he was young, and Miejue was one of them. Later, he witnessed Miejue killing Ji Xiaofu in Butterfly Valley. Although they weren't close, Ji Xiaofu was the only major sect disciple who expressed remorse to Zhang Wuji after the deaths of Zhang Cuishan and his wife.

Not long ago at Bright Peak, he was struck three times by Extinction... It's hardly a good impression.

However, Zhang Wuji was not gloating at all; instead, he felt that the two envoys who rewarded good and punished evil were too domineering.

Chu Luren gave him a brief explanation, after which Zhang Wuji became even more worried.

He had already recognized Zhou Zhiruo at Bright Peak, and Zhou Zhiruo probably recognized him too, but given the circumstances at the time, the two naturally didn't have time to catch up.

"Then... wouldn't Sect Leader Zhou also be in grave danger?" Zhang Wuji asked worriedly.

"It's alright, I'll be going to Xia Ke Island this time too."

"What? Brother Chu has also been issued a punishment order?" Zhang Wuji was shocked.

Brother Chu is such a good person, how could he be issued a "punishment order"? This really is a demonic island!

"No, I accepted the reward order voluntarily. As for the matter of Xia Ke Island... Master Zhang instructed me not to reveal it. You can ask your master yourself when you see him later." Chu Luren didn't know whether Zhang Wuji could go to Xia Ke Island.

Logically speaking, Zhang Wuji should also be the protagonist of the reclusive faction...

It's up to Mr. Zhang to decide for himself!

Chu Luren didn't get a chance to rest afterward; he immediately set off again with the people of the Sky Eagle Sect to pay their respects to Extinction at the Emei Sect...

Chapter 655 Condolences

Chu Luren arrived at Emei Mountain and noticed that it was gradually becoming more lively along the way.

After all, not long ago, many martial arts figures from various factions were in the Western Regions, and now, when they return to the Central Plains, most of them are taking the route through Sichuan.

Upon hearing that Abbess Miejue had died, countless martial arts practitioners came to offer their condolences…

Although Abbess Miejue had previously mocked everyone for being cowardly and colluding with the evil cult, they were all adults in the martial arts world, so how could they hold a grudge?

"Alas! How could someone as kind as Abbess Miejue die so suddenly?"

"Yes, although Abbess Miejue is... cough cough, the people from Xia Ke Island are too domineering."

"No, no, I have to go and offer incense to Abbess Miejue before I leave."

"Indeed, Abbess Miejue is a grandmaster of her generation, we cannot be impolite to her."

"It just so happens that you mentioned there's a new wine in Leshan that's really good. We'll offer incense to Abbess Miejue and then go down the mountain for a few drinks!"

"Absolutely, absolutely..."

Many people were talking about this along the way...

It was precisely because a large number of martial arts figures had previously been in the Western Regions and were now passing through Sichuan that the mourning for Miejue was exceptionally lively.

When Chu Luren, Yin Yewang, and Zhang Wuji arrived at Emei, they happened to meet Song Yuanqiao and other Wudang heroes, as well as more than a dozen junior disciples, at the foot of the mountain.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chu Luren noticed that the relationship between Wudang and the Eagle Sect had eased considerably, especially now that Zhang Wuji was also present.

Originally, Song Yuanqiao and the others hoped to take Zhang Wuji back to Wudang with them, but Yin Tianzheng refused, insisting that Zhang Wuji stay at the Eagle Sect for a while. After all, Yin Tianzheng was Zhang Wuji's maternal grandfather, and at that time he was in the Western Regions. It would be unreasonable to go directly back to Wudang without visiting the Eagle Sect in Sichuan.

Therefore, although Song Yuanqiao and the others were worried that someone might slander them to Wuji behind their backs, they still took the first step and did not insist.

"Brother Chu, do you have any news about my sixth brother?" Mo Shenggu asked impatiently.

Indeed, only the Four Heroes are present at this moment; Yin Liting... is still not here.

"Don't worry, everyone. I have already received a message from Master An. Sixth Hero Yin is still in the Western Regions, but... he seems a bit out of it. Master An and Sangtu Gong from our alliance have been following Sixth Hero Yin. We will wait until he has shaken off his worries before we persuade him to return to Wudang."

Chu Luren revealed Yin Liting's situation—he hadn't encountered any accidents, he was just having some mental breakdowns.

Upon hearing this, Mo Shenggu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Brother Chu."

"Thank you for your concern, Brother Chu..."

The four heroes all expressed their gratitude.