The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

"Cousin, she must be the one who caused all this!" Wang Yuyan complained to Murong Jiu on behalf of Chu Luren.

"No rush. Given our current relationship, it would be more natural for me to just pass by without going more often. Once it's happened more often, I can go occasionally." Chu Luren still remembered Huang Rong's advice.

"Then what about after that..."

"Let's go to Peach Blossom Island first, then take the sea route to Xinghua!" Chu Luren had already decided to keep the latter half of the journey more secretive.

On April 15th, all factions of the Righteous Alliance will gather at the Southern Shaolin Temple. Before that, Chu Luren wants to arrive first to investigate the Southern Shaolin Temple.

Chu Luren naturally didn't want his whereabouts to be known beforehand, so he decided to travel by sea...

Although encountering situations involving thousands of merchants could lead to leaks of information, the ocean is so vast that the probability is extremely low.

After Xie Xun left without saying goodbye, Huang Rong escorted Xiao Zhao to meet the Ming Cult's messengers, and then returned to Peach Blossom Island. April was the anniversary of her mother's death, and Huang Rong believed that her father would definitely return soon.

Huang Rong hadn't seen her father for a long time either...

Chu Luren wanted to bring Huang Rong along, since there were countless complicated things that might happen after they went to the Southern Shaolin Temple.

As for Huang Yaoshi...

Previously at Bright Peak, Chu Luren not only taught Yang Xiao a lesson, but also Xiao Zhao, the former maid who had "instructed" his daughter, taught Yang Xiao a lesson. In private, he also demonstrated his improved Finger Flicking Skill to him. Although Yang Xiao seemed to want to say something at the time, he held back and didn't say anything...

Does this count as living up to expectations?

As for Huang Yaoshi telling him to "get lost," Chu Luren didn't hold a grudge.

But Chu Luren didn't know why, he always felt like he had overlooked something...

"Brother, are there really a lot of peach blossoms on Peach Blossom Island? Is the island owner that Miss Huang?" Dog Bastard asked with great interest on the boat.

Chu Luren: ...

Chu Luren finally realized what he had overlooked...

Chapter 752 Exposure

After landing on Peach Blossom Island, Chu Luren nervously led everyone off the boat—the boat that had brought them there had fled as fast as it could.

As a small boatman from Jiaxing, he knew Peach Blossom Island and its rules, so he dared not come here easily... It's just that Chu Taisui gave him too much!

Chu Luren didn't wander off. The strange formation of this peach grove was quite ingenious. Although Chu Luren could forcefully use his lightness skill to escape despite the dizzying sensation, there was no need for him to seek trouble, especially since Huang Yaoshi was petty...

“Brother Chu! Why didn’t you leave a signal so I could come and get you?” Huang Rong soon emerged from the woods and glanced curiously at Gou Zazhong—she naturally recognized the others.

"I happened to know a boatman, so I came by myself... Is Senior Huang here too?" Chu Luren looked inside, but naturally couldn't see anything.

"Why are you calling me Senior Huang? That sounds so formal! My father has almost forgotten about the time you offended him at Guiyun Manor!" Huang Rong lightly patted Chu Luren.

However, Chu Luren didn't believe him...

"Huh? That's not a good idea. Should I call you Brother Huang? Even if you're skilled in martial arts, you can't be this arrogant... cough cough, you say it." Chu Luren quickly changed his address when he saw Huang Rong glaring at him.

"Call me Uncle, it'll sound more intimate," Huang Rong said helplessly.

"Uncle Huang?" Chu Luren secretly felt it was a bit vulgar, but he didn't say it aloud.

"Who is this...?" Huang Rong looked at the dog bastard. Peach Blossom Island doesn't usually welcome outsiders, so she naturally had to ask Chu Luren who brought someone he didn't know.

Furthermore, she also wanted to know who Chu Luren's friends were. If any acquaintances didn't introduce themselves to her, Huang Rong would be angry.

"Oh! This is my sworn brother. He hasn't sworn brotherhood with my eldest brother and third brother yet, so he's my sworn brother for now. When we meet in the future, he'll be my fourth brother... He has a name in his sect called Shi Yidao." Chu Luren actually wanted to complain a bit, saying it was Shi Yipao, which was really not a good name.

"Brother Shi," Huang Rong said, bowing slightly.

"I am deeply sorry to have troubled you since I have just arrived in your esteemed place..." Dog Bastard stopped there. Normally, one would present a gift at this point, but unfortunately, he did not.

Huang Rong could also tell that this young man probably hadn't been around much in the martial arts world; his speech and manners were strange and rigid.

As Huang Rong led the way using the Qimen Dunjia method, Chu Luren whispered, "Uncle Huang, are you at home in disguise?"

It was called a disguise, but it was really just a flat human skin mask that was obviously fake. Chu Luren guessed that it was a habit he developed when he first practiced the "Azure Needle Palm".

When you first master the skill, your face turns completely green when you use it, and everyone would want to cover it up.

“I usually wear a mask when I see someone I don’t want to see,” Huang Rong said with certainty.

Chu Luren was a little worried when he heard this. That meant that Uncle Huang might not wear a mask later. After all, although he had never met Wang Yuyan, Mu Wanqing, and Azi, they were all cute and clever girls. Why would he not want to meet them?

Chu Luren then took two steps back and, under Huang Rong's questioning gaze, went to Shi Yidao's side and gave him some instructions.

“Brother, you should know that sometimes people are unwilling to reveal their identities because they have no other choice. There is no need to expose them.”

"Yes, brother is right!"

Chu Luren didn't dare to be too explicit, after all, Huang Yaoshi might not reveal his secret, and he didn't want to expose his own. However... Chu Luren didn't know how much the bastard had understood.

After passing through the peach grove of Qimen Dunjia, they saw Huang Yaoshi wearing a veil and with his back to the crowd, gazing at the sunset on the rooftop.

"Father, what are you doing up on the roof? I never see you watching the sunset before. Why are you so interested now that we have guests?" Huang Rong quietly exposed Huang Yaoshi's attempt to maintain his persona.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yaoshi visibly stiffened. Just then, the dog bastard shouted, "Uncle Xie? Uncle Xie, you're here? Hahaha, I've finally found you!"

Chu Luren: ...

Chu Luren was initially a little nervous, worried that Huang Yaoshi would be recognized when he turned around, but... he didn't expect that his back view alone would give him away!

Huang Yaoshi suddenly felt a weight on his foot, breaking two bricks. Turning around, he saw that Huang Yaoshi was not only wearing a veil, but also, through the black veil, Chu Luren, with his sharp eyes, could see that he was wearing a mask.

Chu Luren: ? ? ?

Could it be that he anticipated that the bastard would come?

"So Miss Huang's father is Old Man Xie!" The bastard looked at the masked face of the other party without any suspicion.

"Who...who are you? Stop talking nonsense!" Huang Yaoshi's tone was complicated.

He was quite anxious for a while when the dog was first lost.

Because the bastard refused to ask him for help, he was very uneasy. Therefore, he had evil intentions and taught the bastard the internal energy cultivation method in the wrong way, so that the bastard practiced it with half of extreme yin and half of extreme yang. His power became more and more profound, but his life was also more and more in danger.

However, Huang Yaoshi later regretted it because of Gou Zazhong's sincerity, but he didn't dare to gamble on the 50/50 chance—theoretically, if he struck Gou Zazhong in the chest, there was a 50% chance that Gou Zazhong's yin and yang would combine, and the other 50% chance that Gou Zazhong would be killed instantly.

While he hesitated, he was ambushed at Motian Cliff by the Chang Le Gang. After temporarily retreating, he returned to find that Dog Bastard was gone...

It was called a "sneak attack" because he had just mastered the "Azure Needle Palm" and his internal energy was being transformed into "Azure Needle Force," which was when he was at his weakest. Therefore, he did not dare to confront Bei Haishi and the others head-on.

After Gou Zazhong disappeared, Huang Yaoshi searched for a long time. He even killed countless wolves, snakes, tigers, and leopards in the vicinity, hoping to find his bones, because he suspected that Gou Zazhong had gone mad and been eaten by wild beasts.

Unfortunately, after several months of searching, and with the anniversary of his wife's death approaching, Huang Yaoshi could only sigh inwardly before returning to Peach Blossom Island.

With the last piece of Xuan Tie Token already retrieved, Huang Yaoshi sighed and no longer wished to appear as Xie Yanke. But then…

Not only did that annoying brat come to the island today, but he also brought that bastard with him.

Well, come to think of it, the two of them do know each other!

I thought the most annoying thing he could do was bring other women to the island, but I never expected... he could go even further and bring that bastard to "expose" me?

When Huang Yaoshi first heard the dog's voice, he was mostly relieved, but... how could he expose himself in this situation?

"Uncle Xie, what's wrong? Could it be that you've also developed amnesia?" the bastard asked with great concern.

"You're the one with amnesia!" Huang Yaoshi snapped irritably.

The bastard dog was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then fell back into the same thought loop he had been in before, muttering to himself, "Uncle Xie doesn't recognize me? Is it really true? Mom... Ah Xiu... Big Brother... Ah Huang... Master... Really? Is it fake?"

Chu Luren sensed that something was wrong with him and was about to interrupt when...

"Wang Wang Wang!"

A yellow dog rushed out and pounced on the mongrel...

"Ah Huang? Hahaha, it's Ah Huang! It's really Ah Huang! Uncle Xie, it really is you suffering from amnesia!" The bastard immediately beamed with joy and became affectionate with Ah Huang.

Huang Yaoshi: ...

Chapter 753 Going to Sea

When the dog called out "Uncle Xie," Huang Rong was initially puzzled, but then she realized what it meant and remembered what Brother Chu had told her back at Juxian Manor.

He immediately realized that Shi Yidao was the boy who had been taken away by his father, and was suspected to be Shi Qingminrou's son!

Seeing how familiar the mongrel was with the big yellow dog that her father had brought back, Huang Rong finally understood why Huang Yaoshi had specifically brought back a dog.

Huang Yaoshi still clung to some illusions, thinking that as long as he didn't admit it, the bastard would give up... at least he should have some sense!

"I am Huang Yaoshi, the master of Peach Blossom Island. Some busybodies in the martial arts world have given me the nickname 'Eastern Heretic.'" Huang Yaoshi attempted to mislead the bastard using "common sense."

“But you are Uncle Xie! We were at Sky Cliff before…” The bastard remained unmoved.

Huang Rong then added from the side, "That's right, Father, you haven't been back to Peach Blossom Island much in the past few years. Where is Sky-High Cliff?"

Huang Yaoshi: ...

"I... I am not Xie Yanke, nor do I know you!" Huang Yaoshi stubbornly insisted.

The bastard said with a mournful face, "Uncle Xie has also been diagnosed with amnesia... But don't worry! Just like my father didn't give up on me, I won't give up on Uncle Xie's amnesia either!"

Huang Yaoshi: !!!

"You brat... come here!" Huang Yaoshi said, not wanting to be watched anymore, and stepped forward to grab the dog bastard.

The bastard didn't dodge, but even so, when he grabbed it, he still felt a strong backlash of internal force, which made his palm go numb!

"You... your internal energy... is restored?" Xie Yanke asked in surprise.

As a master of martial arts, he did realize that if the bastard's "Flaming Flame Skill" could achieve a harmonious balance of Yin and Yang, it would surely become a great skill, and his internal energy would advance by leaps and bounds. However...

There are way too many of these!

"Uncle Xie, are you referring to the problem of your fluctuating body temperature? It's cured!" the bastard reported happily.

"Come with me, this isn't the place to talk." Huang Yaoshi said, turning and walking away. After calling out to Gou Zazhong and Chu Luren, he followed.

Huang Rong, standing to the side, pursed her lips and said, "We're all at home, isn't this 'not the place to talk'?"

After Huang Yaoshi left, Qin Nanqin finally dared to step out from the side. Seeing Chu Luren, she was filled with excitement and joy at seeing her benefactor again after so long: "Brother Chu, I heard you were coming, so my senior sister and I prepared snake soup..."

"Coo coo," Little Red cooed twice.

"I know, I know, and Xiao Hong's too," Qin Nanqin added upon seeing this.

Qin Nanqin had previously been catching snakes on Peach Blossom Island. After nearly a year of hard work by the grandfather and grandson, they finally managed to wipe out all the venomous snakes on the island and hadn't seen any for a long time.