The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Before Chu Luren could say anything, Duan Yu, standing to the side, had already fully accepted it...

Mi Hengye, who was standing to the side, interjected, "Have you settled the score between Hero Chu and Master Bao and Master Feng? Can we settle our score with the Murong family now?"

Unbeknownst to him, Chu Luren had already transformed from a "young hero" into a "great hero".

At the same time, Mi Hengye clearly also intended to remove Chu Luren from the picture—judging from what we just saw, Chu Luren and Murong Fu's cousin seemed to be quite familiar with each other.

Actually, there's no need for him to take it off. Why would Bao Butong and Feng Bo'e shamelessly let Chu Luren stand up for the Murong family?

"Accounts? If you really want to settle accounts with your Chang Le Gang, then do it behind closed doors and settle it properly with Bei Haishi! As for people like Qin Boqi, Kuye, and Sima Wei... my young master doesn't have the leisure to kill them. He should mourn when he needs to mourn, and take revenge when he needs to take revenge. Stay away from the Murong family!"

Bao Butong was already short-tempered, and he was also angry with Chu Luren. Seeing that these third-rate characters dared to mess with the Murong family, he became even more irritable in his words.

This attitude not only angered the people who came to "collect debts," but Duan Yu, who was standing nearby, also couldn't stand it and said, "Since the Murong family is so powerful, what is Young Master Murong doing at Shaolin?"

This is a satire of Murong Fu, who is arrogant and disdainful of ordinary people in the martial arts world, but after offending Shaolin, he immediately tries to explain himself, and now he's still putting on airs...

“Young master, you went to Shaolin to visit friends. Who are you?” Feng Bo’e naturally understood Duan Yu’s sarcasm.

Upon hearing this, Chu Luren said to Duan Yu from the side, "Brother Duan, you'd better not say anything more. Young Master Murong's 'visiting friends' is naturally selective. If you really anger Murong Manor... I'm afraid Murong Fu will have to go to the Dali Palace and Tianlong Temple to 'visit friends' again."

In the original work, Duan Yu was always humble and did not rely on his background. Even when Xiao Feng became sworn brothers with him, it was only during the battle at Shaolin Temple that he learned that Duan Yu was the prince of Dali. Before that, he only thought that his sworn brother was from the Duan family of Dali.

Although Dali is small, since the Duan family is the royal family, there are naturally many people. Who would have thought that this silly boy would be the future emperor of Dali?

Knowing this, even if Xiao Feng believed Kang Min's lies, he wouldn't have rashly attacked Duan Zhengchun...

Even Duan Yu, for reasons unknown, was quite envious of Murong Fu in the early to middle parts of the original work, acting like a poor, ugly man envying a rich and handsome man. The Murong family actually believed him and showed off their superiority to Duan Yu in various ways before the battle at Shaolin Temple!

In reality, given Duan Yu's status as the legitimate heir to the throne, Dali, no matter how small, is far better off than the impoverished Murong clan.

Once he learned Duan Yu's true identity, he became like Murong Fu, who, when facing Duan Yu, was tinged with a hint of jealousy. At the same time, because of his previous display of superiority, he couldn't bring himself to befriend Duan Yu.

At this moment, Chu Luren hinted at Duan Yu's identity. Given the well-known friendly relationship between Chu Luren and the Dali Duan family, the others naturally understood the implication. Bao Butong and Feng Bo'e also refrained from saying anything more to Duan Yu for the time being.

After all, these retainers knew that the Murong clan was determined to "revive the great cause," so how could they provoke the future leader of Dali for no reason?

Although Chu Luren's words were particularly harsh, sounding like "visiting a friend" or "kneeling on one's knees," as if he were saying, "Brother Duan, if you offend Murong Fu again, he'll have to kneel down and apologize to you," he still endured it.

"Young Master Duan! Don't... bully others by taking advantage of your power." Wang Yuyan said angrily to Duan Yu.

Duan Yu: ? ? ?

I didn't say anything!

Duan Yu looked at Chu Luren with resentment.

"Leave the talk of bullying others to the Murong family!" After saying this, Mi Hengye saw that Chu Luren really had no intention of standing up for the Murong family, so he called out, "First, take down these two Murong family servants, then find Murong Fulai to apologize to the Chang Le Gang! Everyone can come along then!"

Just now, Feng Bo'e and Bao Butong didn't really show their skills, which made Mi Hengye even somewhat doubt their identities. If Chu Luren hadn't not stood up for the Murong family, he would almost be certain that Chu Luren had hired someone as a shill.

As Mi Hengye spoke, he had already made a move against Bao Butong!

Mi Hengye is a branch leader in the Chang Le Gang and a confidant of Bei Haishi. His kung fu skills are among the top ten, or even the top five, in the Chang Le Gang. His large hands and palms clearly indicate that he has practiced hand skills and his hard skills are also quite proficient.

Upon seeing this, Bao Butong thought to himself: "Good timing!"

Bao Laosan, who was already seething with anger, also used his martial arts skills to fight back. As soon as the two clashed, Mi Hengye was shocked – he had thought Chu Luren would be easy to deal with after seeing him make his move!

Who would have thought... that he was even above me?

Is Chu Luren's martial arts really that high?

The others were also spurred on by Mi Hengye to join the fight, but Feng Bo'e, alone with only a knife, unleashed his unique "Lu Dongbin Biting Dog Nine Styles," and the other martial arts practitioners were left crying for their parents. One was disarmed, another was kicked in the chest...

Mi Hengye was the strongest among the genuine and fake victims present, and in Chu Luren's opinion, the only one who was passable.

However, even this rice vendor is inferior to Bao Butong, and as for the others...

Despite their large numbers, their chaotic and uncoordinated attacks meant they couldn't utilize their full potential. Feng Bo'e, who had just been manipulated by Chu Luren like a monkey, was now like a tiger among sheep among the martial arts world.

In just a few moves, the group of amateurs were swept off the stage. Lu Guanying, Sima Lin, and Yao Bodang were left to hold out for more than ten moves, but Lu Guanying was too young and short-tempered. His Arhat Saber Technique was broken, and his desperate counterattack with the Heart-Piercing Kick was easily blocked by Feng Bo'e. After that, Sima Lin and Yao Bodang were naturally knocked out of their weapons within ten moves.

Despite the disgusting atmosphere, there was still some rationality. They knew that if anyone's life was harmed at this moment, the Murong family would become even more of a target. Therefore, although they intended to humiliate them, they did not actually kill anyone.

Bao Butong intended to keep Mi Hengye around, since this guy was clearly there to cause trouble, and the Chang Le Gang had always had a bad reputation in the martial arts world.

However, Mi Hengye was not stupid. After sensing Bao Butong's murderous intent, he immediately retreated and stood with the other victims, looking like "I am also a victim".

“This time, some villains have stirred up trouble. In the future, my young master will definitely give everyone an explanation. The reason for going to Shaolin now is to find the masters in the temple to act as witnesses…” A’Zhu quickly stepped forward, trying to reduce the hatred and giving the others a way out.

Bao Butong didn't forget to threaten Mi Hengye: "Hmph, we're not done with the Chang Le Gang's business yet!" This was a way of picking him out from the victims.

Chapter Seventy-Two: Heaven Adds Years, People Add Sisters

Chu Luren didn't think he was particularly annoying. After the group of martial arts figures left, he stayed overnight at Tingxiang Pavilion—after all, it was already dark.

A'Zhu was quite pleased with this, but Bao Butong and Feng Bo'e looked rather aggrieved and deliberately stayed overnight on the small boat they had come from...

The next morning, Azhu and Abi prepared breakfast and bid farewell to Chu Luren.

"Miss, Young Master Chu, Young Master Duan, we will be going with Third Master Bao and Fourth Master Feng to find my young master. Third Master and Fourth Master have offended me this time, and I have not been able to entertain them well. I hope you three will not take it to heart..."

"Leave the small boat we came in for you. If you're not in a hurry, I'll call the Murong family's boatman. He should arrive tomorrow, and he can give you a ride. If you're in a rush, you can just take the small boat we came in for now." Abi had already made the arrangements.

"Miss Abi, you are too polite! I haven't yet repaid the two ladies for saving me. What business is it of yours what other people's affairs are?" Duan Yu quickly said.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuyan hesitated. She wanted to suggest Chu Luren, but considering Bao Butong and Feng Bo'e's personalities, if Chu Luren went with them, who knows how much trouble they might cause... not to mention the arrogant and domineering Prince of Dali!

Chu Luren naturally wouldn't go looking for trouble by traveling with them; he simply said goodbye to Azhu and Abi.

After the meal, he asked Duan Yu to row a boat, carrying him and Wang Yuyan away from Tingxiang Pavilion.

This isn't about bullying Duan Yu; it's just that Chu Luren doesn't know how to row, and whenever he tries to row, the boat just spins in circles.

Although Duan Yu suspected that Chu Luren was doing it on purpose, he still kept his head down and started paddling.

"When does Brother Duan plan to return to Dali? Uncle Duan seems quite anxious," Chu Luren asked casually.

Chu Luren didn't know whether Duan Zhengchun was in a hurry or not, but he was 80% sure that Duan Zhengchun might leave Dali soon, or even had already left—seeing that Dali was about to be leaderless, he was urging Duan Yu to hurry up.

"No rush, no rush... I also want to travel the world. Brother Chu won't mind if I come along, will he?" Duan Yu said, glancing at Wang Yuyan, clearly a little worried about his sister.

Anyway, Dali is also governed by non-interference... no, non-interference is Taoism, Dali should be called a Buddhist-style governance!

Incidentally, Duan Yu specifically called Chu Luren aside and asked in a low voice, "How is Wanmei?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Luren looked at him with disdain. Duan Yu noticed this and, knowing what he was thinking, gritted his teeth and said angrily, "I wanted to ask how things are between you and Wanmei! Why didn't you come out with her?"

That's right. In Duan Yu's memory, Mu Wanqing should have been very fond of Chu Luren, and his uncle should have been trying to bring them together...

Duan Yu turned to look at his second sister, then glared at Chu Luren, ready to hear his explanation.

"By the way, you probably don't know yet, but Zhong Ling is also your sister?" Chu Luren suddenly realized.

Duan Yu: ? ? ?

“When we went to Tianlong Temple together, Uncle Duan went to explore Wanchou Valley and was discovered by Zhong Wanchou. By chance… Zhong Ling is also your sister.” Chu Luren said to Duan Yu sincerely.

Duan Yu: ...

My dad went on an "adventure" in Wanchou Valley?

Thank you for giving me this face!

Thinking about Madam Zhong's appearance, and her confrontations with Aunt Qin and his own mother... even though Chu Luren's explanation was unclear, Duan Yu still "solved the case" once again.

Duan Yu looked back at Wang Yuyan again—ah, so she was his third younger sister!

"And then?" Duan Yu continued to stare at Chu Luren and asked.

Chu Luren also looked displeased and said with some complaint, "After that? After that, the Princess and Uncle Duan argued all the time, and they always brought Wan'er up in the middle of it. After Aunt Qin reappeared, Wan'er left with her mother. It is said that Zhong Ling also left Wanchou Valley with her mother! Sigh, Uncle Duan is a good person in every way, except... sigh!"

In front of Duan Yu, Chu Luren didn't say much about Duan Zhengchun and Dao Baifeng.

Upon hearing this, Duan Yu's expression also darkened. He turned back to look at Wang Yuyan again, and for some reason, he swallowed back the words he had intended to say to Chu Luren. He then patted Chu Luren's shoulder and said, "Alright! I believe you, Brother Chu. As for your matter with my sisters... I won't say much more. I hope you won't let them... sigh."

Chu Luren: ? ? ?

Chu Luren didn't understand what he was saying at all. What did he mean by "later"? Shouldn't you go and talk to your father?

But just as she was about to ask further, Wang Yuyan interrupted, "What are you two talking about? It's not something bad, is it?"

Two men were talking behind my back, and one of them kept turning around to look at me...

Yes, it must be something bad!

"It's nothing, he's just asking about his family," Chu Luren said truthfully.

Then, as if remembering something, she asked Duan Yu with some concern, "Were you very familiar with A'Zhu and A'Bi before? Who do you think is prettier, A'Bi or A'Zhu? Did you feel any attraction to them?"

Chu Luren meant well. After all, in the original story, when Duan Yu was in Jiangnan, he was under the influence of Li Qiushui's manipulation and his mind was on Wang Yuyan, so he didn't have any feelings for A Zhu and A Bi. But now... who can say for sure?

If Duan Yu answers "A Zhu is beautiful," Chu Luren will now tell him some "good news."

Upon hearing this, Duan Yu shook his head repeatedly and said, "I'm not you! No, no, I only feel grateful to the two ladies. I owe them a lot for knowing that the big monk was going to harm me, and they deliberately got involved with him, which gave me the opportunity... cough cough, but if I had to say, I think Abi is prettier." He then whispered the last part to Chu Luren.

Chu Luren gave Duan Yu a strange look...

What do you mean by "I'm not you"? Shouldn't you be using your father as a comparison? I, Chu Luren, have always considered you a brother, and you're actually confusing me with your father?

However, since Duan Yu said so, and even answered that Abi was prettier, Chu Luren thought... he could hold off on telling him the "good news" for now.

To be honest, Chu Luren couldn't explain where he found out about it!

Duan Yu rowed the boat along the way. Since neither Duan Yu nor Chu Luren knew the waterways of Taihu Lake, and although Wang Yuyan was a local, she rarely went out and only knew a few mountains, she simply told Duan Yu to row towards "Majishan" first.

"That's right, that's right, Yan... cough, Miss Wang is indeed clever, it really is Majishan! If we go north from there, we should be able to reach Wuxi. We still have time to find lodging in Wuxi tonight!" Duan Yu awkwardly praised his sister.

Wang Yuyan frowned and moved closer to Chu Luren...

Duan Yu: ...

Chapter Seventy-Three: Drunken Wuxi

Chu Luren and his two companions indeed arrived in Wuxi in the middle of the night. Since it was late, they randomly found an inn and booked three rooms—after all, there wouldn't be any shady inns in the city.

The next morning, Chu Luren and Wang Yuyan discovered that Duan Yu was not in the room.

"Are you looking for that young master Duan who's traveling with us? He said he was going out for a stroll this morning, so don't wait for him for lunch," the waiter quickly relayed.

Chu Luren calculated that Duan Yu was unlikely to have drowned himself, so he didn't bother searching further.

But... Duan Yu's energy is really boundless. He was the one rowing the boat yesterday, yet he still got up so early!