The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

When Yaoyue saw Chu Luren, whose skin appeared even more radiant and almost transparent, she asked, "What did you call me?"

Before Chu Luren could answer, he raised his hand and struck Chu Luren directly in the chest!

Chu Luren did not resist at all, taking the blow to his chest. He slid down three steps, clutching his chest with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

This wasn't because of what Chu Luren called her, but because she was furious that Chu Luren had injured Lianxing. Although... Yaoyue didn't have a doting sister persona, she was still very unhappy that her sister was injured because of that scoundrel.

Having discerned the reason for Yaoyue's anger, Chu Luren neither dodged nor blocked.

In any case, with his multiple protective divine skills, even if Yaoyue raised her hand without charging up her strength, she could not kill him instantly. And as long as she could not kill him instantly, he could use "Divine Illumination True Qi" to heal his injuries afterwards.

As it turned out, Yaoyue's control over her inner energy was far more masterful than Chu Luren had imagined.

In that split second, they discovered that Chu Luren had no intention of resisting, so... they withdrew some of their palm strike, leaving him less injured than they had imagined!

Moreover, Yaoyue didn't seem to be affected by the backlash of internal energy at all; she remained calm and composed from beginning to end.

only……

Invite the Moon!

Upon hearing this name, the Xuanming Elders and the Bitter Monk could no longer remain calm and composed!

The two elders of Xuanming looked at her warily and couldn't help but take three steps back. They didn't even care about Princess Zhao Min anymore.

However, Yaoyue continued to stare at Chu Luren, ignoring everyone else—injured? Injured, he still had to answer, or else another blow would come!

Chu Luren was utterly baffled—he wouldn't let me use his name? This… I haven't even thought of a nickname for him yet!

Besides, it's clearly you who has a crush on me, so why do I have to call you by your pet name? Isn't calling you by your given name intimate enough? Come to think of it, I'm not even as close to you as I am to Lianxing, am I?

Is this the trouble that Yulang Jiangfeng is facing?

Does higher appearance come with greater responsibility?

Chu Luren opened his mouth, still unsure of what to call her. Then he suddenly remembered that Lianxing had told him that her sister not only had a crush on him, but also wanted to... help him and her get together?

Could it be...

"Sister?" Chu Luren called out tentatively.

"Very good, very good!" A faint mist of jade-like energy appeared on Yaoyue's almost transparent skin.

The two elders of Xuanming looked at Chu Luren in astonishment...

Not to mention the Xuanming Elders, even Zhao Min was shocked to look at Chu Luren. Hearing the words "Yaoyue," even I didn't want to be cheeky anymore. After all, this kind of old woman is not easy to mess with... How dare you still be so glib?

Chu Tai Sui, I underestimated you!

Chu Luren sensed a murderous aura...

Immediately, I scolded myself inwardly—"How could I say that? They're trying to help me and my sister, and I'm just going to call them 'older sister'? Doesn't that hurt Yaoyue's feelings?"

"Yaoyue...finding Lianxing is the priority." Chu Luren changed his mind again.

Inviting the Moon: ...

Zhao Min: !!!

When Zhao Min saw that Yao Yue had actually suppressed her anger and looked at her, her heart tightened: "That girl in white... so she is Palace Master Lianxing! She... I did indeed rescue her." But she didn't say where she was rescued.

Chu Luren frowned slightly and said, "You just happened to run into that old monster? Didn't you tell the Xuanming Elders not to hold back before?"

Although with the martial arts skills of the Xuanming Elders, it was impossible for them to "show mercy" to that old monster, even when he was insane, but... if there really was no relationship, Zhao Min probably wouldn't have said that, right?

Zhao Min suddenly felt a chill rise from the bottom of her heart. This chill felt like a cold wind blowing directly on her internal organs, and even her thoughts and ideas were about to be frozen.

"In short... Palace Mistress Lianxing... has been... rescued by me... to a safe place..." A layer of frost appeared on Zhao Min's face, and she was trembling, but she still "stood tough".

Although he emphasized that he saved Lianxing, he did not reveal where Lianxing was!

Chu Luren glanced in the direction of the Bitter Monk and saw him nod slightly and then shake his head. He immediately understood that Zhao Min was at least not lying, but... she was holding back.

“Princess, as a temporary ally, I advise you to release Lianxing now, and Yaoyue and I will not do anything to you,” Chu Luren said to Zhao Min.

Chu Luren estimated...

It's very likely that the old monster was also recruited by the Prince of Ruyang's mansion, which is why Zhao Min was able to "save" Lianxing, who was injured by him.

However, when this old monster went mad, he couldn't distinguish friend from foe. Therefore, it made perfect sense for Zhao Min to say, "Don't show mercy."

And the reason why Lianxing's whereabouts were not revealed...

He likely harbored motives of threatening and exploiting Chu Luren, while as for Yaoyue... most likely, he was simply worried that Yaoyue would kill him once she learned of their relationship, hence his refusal to release the "hostage."

After all, no one in the martial arts world would think that Yaoyue is a reasonable person...

"Palace Mistress Yaoyue... probably doesn't know yet... about the destruction of Evil Valley... and the rebirth of Hero Yan Nantian, right?" Although Zhao Min looked like she was about to die and had difficulty speaking, she still looked at Yaoyue calmly and said.

Chapter 680 The Unexpected Turn of Events in the Valley of Villains

On a small island occupied by a group of bandits in Taihu Lake, in a makeshift ice cellar, Chu Luren was using his internal energy to heal Lianxing's injuries.

Why an ice cellar?

Lianxing was indeed seriously injured, even on the verge of death, but was saved by the Xuanming Elders using Xuanming True Qi to freeze her!

This explains why a mere band of river pirates could possess an ice storage facility, and even have ice stored at the end of June...

Chu Luren recognized the band of river bandits. Although he had long forgotten what their leader's name was, if Chu Luren remembered correctly, they were indeed a group of river bandits who worshipped Lu Guanying as their leader.

How could he have secretly sought refuge with the Prince of Ruyang's mansion?

Even after Chu Luren promised not to make things difficult for her, Zhao Min was still not at ease. In order to save her life from Yaoyue, she revealed a piece of information—Yan Nantian had come out of the Valley of Villains!

There have been changes in Evil Valley, which is not exactly a secret.

With the Valley of Villains destroyed, the martial arts world in the Northwest is probably in complete chaos...

The incident at Bright Peak had the greatest impact on the martial arts world in the Northwest, given the presence of the Hexi Corridor, which leads to the Western Regions.

Now that the Evil Valley has disbanded, all the wicked people inside have come out, and you can imagine the chaos that has ensued.

The first to discover the strangeness in the Valley of Villains was the Kunlun Sect—although the two sects were not close, they were both located in the Kunlun Mountains. One day, when their disciples were gathering herbs, they noticed smoke rising from the direction of the Valley of Villains, and the firelight did not dissipate until nightfall. Therefore, they mustered up their courage and went to take a look early the next morning…

When it was discovered, Evil Valley had already been reduced to ashes!

However, to everyone's dismay, there were no corpses inside, not even any signs of a struggle. Clearly, this was not the Heavenly Fire Thieves, but rather the people of the Evil Valley... a desperate gamble?

These wicked people gathered together, and those who entered the valley never came out again, which is why righteous people did not go to eliminate evil, or rather, "dared not" to do so.

If they gather together to do evil, it might provoke the heroes of the martial arts world to join forces to kill them. However, if they wreak havoc on each other in a valley, no one except those who have a grudge against them would be willing to take the risk.

But now these people have actually burned down the Valley of Villains?

Is this to tell everyone that they're about to descend from the mountain like hungry tigers?

After all, judging from the broken walls and ruins in the valley, there were no signs of a fight, so it shouldn't have been an internal conflict...

The news isn't exactly a secret now, but it's coming from the Northwest and will take some time to arrive. As for events happening in the North, the Ruyang Prince's Mansion is undoubtedly well-informed.

Moreover, Zhao Min knew more than ordinary people in the martial arts world—she knew that Yan Nantian had left the Valley of Villains!

Even the Valley of Villains was destroyed not because of some ravenous tiger descending the mountain or some desperate act, but because the "disappearance" of Yan Nantian and Wan Chunliu panicked all the villains, causing them to burn down the Valley of Villains and flee for their lives...

This is why, after the Valley of Villains was discovered to be destroyed, there were no rumors of any major villains harming people. The reason why the martial arts world in the Northwest was in chaos was firstly because everyone was panicked, and secondly... because some people were taking advantage of the situation!

This secret wasn't entirely confidential to Yaoyue—she already knew about Yan Nantian's activities in the Valley of Villains, and what was more important to her was...

Yan Nantian has arrived!

Yaoyue knew the situation in the Valley of Villains all too well. She had previously disguised herself as Mr. Copper, entered the valley, kidnapped Xiaoyuer, and instilled in him the story of the hatred for killing his father and mother.

She naturally knew that Yan Nantian had been turned into a living dead and a medicine guzzler by those evil people. She also sensed something. The reason why Xiaoyuer could still maintain the kindness in her heart was because of the teachings of the doctor Wan Chunliu. So she could guess that there was something fishy about Yan Nantian being turned into a medicine guzzler!

But why is Yaoyue so arrogant?

Even after discovering it, he didn't care at all, only focusing on instilling hatred in Xiaoyuer. As for Yan Nantian... he neither killed him to eliminate future troubles nor offered any help, merely watching coldly from the sidelines.

Even without Zhao Min's "secret information," as long as Yao Yue knew that there was no sign of fighting or corpses after the fire in Evil Valley, she would naturally guess that Wan Chunliu and Yan Nantian had probably caused the trouble.

If Yan Nantian truly recovers his martial arts skills, or even advances further, then compared to the villains who are fleeing everywhere, the Yihua Palace would probably be his first choice.

This news alone was not enough to stop Yaoyue from killing, so... Zhao Min revealed an even deeper piece of information—a fake Yan Nantian would appear in the martial arts world!

Yan Nantian passed on the True Qi of the Wedding Dress to his close friend Lu Zhongyuan. The two were similar in physique and temperament, and with Wan Chunliu's plastic surgery, as long as Lu Zhongyuan adapted to the True Qi of the Wedding Dress, he would become a peerless master, only half a level below Yan Nantian in his prime.

Lu Zhongyuan will then emerge to intimidate the evil forces, while Yan Nantian will need to continue his seclusion for a period of time to recover his power and even advance further!

After Zhao Min revealed this, Yao Yue indeed did not kill her...

Lu Zhongyuan paid no heed to the invitation from the moon.

But Yan Nantian's actions indicated one thing—this guy was about to break through!

This was indeed exciting bad news for Yaoyue...

The excitement stemmed from the fact that an opponent of equal standing was about to come seeking revenge—a pure excitement from the perspective of a martial arts grandmaster. The bad news, however, was that Yan Nantian's appearance might disrupt her plan to kill her brothers!

After learning that this information was of some value, Yaoyue agreed to spare her life for the time being.

Otherwise, seeing that Lianxing was so badly injured, Zhao Min would probably have dealt with her casually—although she's not exactly a doting sister, she can't resist the urge to kill someone like Yaoyue, so it doesn't take much resolve...

As for that old madman...

Zhao Min did try to win him over, and it could be considered a "probationary period" before, but that madman didn't respect Zhao Min much either.

When Lianxing was discovered, she had already been severely injured by the leader of the Four Spirits who had acted without authorization.

Zhao Min did not know her identity, only that she was a friend of Chu Luren, her "ally," so she intended to use her to exchange for A Da and A Er.

Because Lianxing was seriously injured and unconscious at the time, her life hanging by a thread, Zhao Min did not know her martial arts skills, only that they should not be weak—otherwise she would not have survived.

Even when the two elders of Xuanming took action to freeze him, they were unable to accurately sense Lianxing's power because Lianxing's dantian and eight meridians were severely damaged at the time.

When that old madman went berserk, he didn't even give Zhao Min any face. He even wanted to take advantage of the situation and even tried to kidnap Zhao Min. Fortunately, the Bitter Monk came to her rescue, which led to the battle between the Xuanming Elders and him earlier.

After learning the whole story, Yaoyue spared Zhao Min's life for the time being, considering that Zhao Min had saved her and exchanged information about the Valley of Villains for her life. However, she also said that if Lianxing was alright afterward, then this life would be completely returned to her!

At this moment, Chu Luren was healing Lianxing, but his heart sank – most of her meridians were destroyed. With the "Divine Illumination True Qi" present, her life would surely be saved, but she would most likely end up like Wu Yazi, with all her martial arts skills imprisoned. Even if her bones and muscles recovered, she would find it difficult to use her internal energy again…

Chapter 681 She's all bark and no bite.

Chu Luren healed Lianxing's wounds that could be healed, and after settling the still unconscious Lianxing down, he told Yaoyue about Lianxing's condition.