The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

after all……

Apart from a few vital meridians, injuries to the meridians are actually easier to heal as long as there is no internal energy.

Ren Woxing's remaining strength had been completely destroyed by Duan Yu's "Six Yang Melting Snow Skill".

Chu Luren originally thought that his madness would improve...

Upon hearing this, Chu Luren frowned and walked towards the place where Ren Woxing was being settled. From afar, he could hear Ren Woxing angrily cursing the righteous man who had taken care of him and throwing things.

Upon seeing Chu Luren enter, Ren Woxing angrily shouted, "You little thief! Did you absorb my inner strength?!" He then reached out to grab Chu Luren's neck, but Chu Luren easily subdued him.

“Uncle Ren, you’ve misunderstood me. It was when you went mad with qi that you used the Star Absorbing Technique against my third brother… oh, that’s Young Master Duan from Dali. But when the Star Absorbing Technique encountered the Six Yang Melting Snow Skill, it dissolved itself.” What Chu Luren said wasn’t entirely untrue.

It simply emphasizes to the greatest extent that "you brought this on yourself".

"The Six Yang Melting Snow Skill? How outrageous! You...you go and call that little thief here, and tell him to return my martial arts to me!" Ren Woxing clearly did not remember what had happened.

Seeing his appearance, Chu Luren muttered to himself, "How come the martial arts have been transformed, but the qi deviation hasn't been alleviated?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Jian replied softly, "Your Majesty, this servant thinks... this is anger."

Upon hearing this, Chu Luren glanced at Ren Woxing again. Seeing that Ren Woxing had been shouting for a while, he probably got bored and then remembered something. He quickly asked, "Where is Yingying? Was she harmed by that Tibetan monk?"

It seems that Ren Woxing's memories extend up to the time of the incident at the Damo Cave.

"Yingying is currently unconscious, but I already have a way to save her. All I need to do is go to Lin'an... You don't need to worry," Chu Luren comforted her.

"And what about my martial arts skills?" Ren Woxing came back to the point again.

Seeing this, Chu Luren whispered to Mei Jian, "Have someone go to Shaolin and ask if they still accept difficult old men."

"I heard you!" Ren Woxing's ears were still sharp.

"You, you're the one who's going to Shaolin! Even if I starve to death, or get beaten to death and fed to the dogs, I'd rather not go to Shaolin!" Ren Woxing said angrily.

"Huh? So you're not going to refute the 'difficult to deal with' claim?" Chu Luren asked in surprise.

Ren Woxing: !!!

Seeing that Ren Woxing was losing his temper, Chu Luren came up with a solution for him—if all else failed, go find Xie Xun, the Golden Lion King.

Xie Shiwang used to have a fiery temper, but now he's as quiet as a cat. I think it would be very helpful for the two old men to have a chat.

"Uncle Ren, how about I ask Uncle Xie to come chat with you later? Afterwards, you can all go to Tianlong... cough, you can all enjoy the retirement benefits of the Dali Emperor," Chu Luren comforted him.

"You're the one who wants to become a monk!" Ren Woxing wasn't stupid after all.

"Ahem, no need to become a monk, no need to become a monk. The scenery in Dali is beautiful. After I save Yingying, we'll go see you together."

"How will you save Yingying?"

"I'm going to visit the Divine Marquis. It's not convenient for you to come along, is it? Back then, it was you who displayed your divine power and demolished the Heavenly Prison, and as a result, the Divine Marquis's enemy disappeared as well," Chu Luren emphasized.

What are you going to see him for?

"Change Yingying's medicine."

Upon hearing this from Chu Luren, Ren Woxing's arrogance subsided considerably. After all, as far as he knew, Chu Luren and Iron-Blooded Marquis also had a terrible relationship, yet Chu Luren was cooperating with Iron-Blooded Marquis in order to save Yingying...

However, Ren Woxing stubbornly insisted, "I... I won't go to Dali either!"

"Master Tong said before that the old brothers felt deeply sorry for you and wanted to take you back to Blackwood Cliff to see you off in your final days." Chu Luren had come up with another good place for him.

"I'm going to find Yingying," Ren Woxing said stubbornly.

“Yingying is not in danger now. Look, Mei Jian just came from Yingying’s place. I specifically entrusted her to the Eastern Sect Leader and Palace Mistress Yaoyue. If Uncle Ren insists on going…”

Ren Woxing: !!!

Ren Woxing had nothing to say this time, and after comparing various options, he had no choice but to go to Dali first.

Although there are many people who hate Ren Woxing, with Xie Xun traveling with him... that is, with Zhang Wuji and Duan Yu traveling with him, I believe no one would be blind to his abilities.

After Chu Luren left, he first went to Xie Xun and Zhang Wuji to discuss the matter. Xie Xun was very enthusiastic and had some of the same boldness as before, but... at the same time, he was also a little disheartened and no longer had the same joy.

Chu Luren also asked Xie Xun for the Dragon-Slaying Saber, and Xie Xun naturally had no objections.

After that, as long as the Yitian Sword lost by Emei is found, the "Eight Swords Flying Together" can be taken out. Unfortunately, Zhou Zhiruo did not have many clues.

However, perhaps believing that Chu Luren could find the Heaven Sword, Zhou Zhiruo did not avoid suspicion and continued to follow Chu Luren.

……

As night fell, the area at the foot of Jiulian Mountain was bustling with activity. Torches were tied everywhere in the grove, and a bonfire burned in the center.

In fact, discussing how to kill Wu Sangui was not a taboo subject in the Song court.

The main reason is that many of those who come to participate in the "Turtle Killing Conference" are江湖人士 (jianghu figures) who have been involved with the Qing government. In the dark, if they intentionally hide in the back, no one can see each other, and they feel safe!

Characters like Wei Xiaobao went to great lengths to disguise themselves—not exactly a disguise, but more like a blend of Wan Sanqian and Shen Laoshi…

Chu Luren arrived quite casually, without even putting down the suona horn at his waist, and without bringing much with him except for Huang Rong.

Although the fact that Chu Luren and Qiao Feng were sworn brothers made people uncomfortable, no one questioned it at this time.

Putting aside other things, the Sun Moon Cult alone controlled a large portion of the Qing Dynasty's martial arts and underworld. Anything the martial arts world wanted to do within the Qing court could hardly bypass this behemoth, especially given Shaolin's current decline...

Apart from their leader Chu Luren, no other representatives from the Righteous Alliance have appeared. This is clearly a sign that they are about to take unified action in the face of the "Turtle Killing Conference"!

Of course, this is purely their wild imagination. In reality, it's because Dongfang Bubai was too lazy to mess around with them, and there was even some kind of cooperation between the Sun Moon Cult and Wu Sangui...

Chapter 817 The Turtle-Killing Tournament

After Ake, Aqi, and their master Jiunan reunited, they came to Xinghua Prefecture to participate in the "Turtle Killing Assembly".

However, Master Jiunan did not reveal her identity. She simply brought her disciples to participate quietly, neither standing out nor intending to actually join the group.

She was a princess from the former Song Dynasty. When the country fell, the last emperor of the former Song Dynasty killed a group of concubines and palace ladies to prevent them from being humiliated by bandits. However, when it came to his most beloved ninth princess, he wavered and only had one arm cut off...

Later, Ah Jiu coincidentally became a disciple of Daoist Mu Sang, and over the past ten years, she has had many extraordinary encounters and has surpassed her master!

Not long ago at Qingliang Temple, she went to assassinate Emperor Kangxi, but was blocked by Wei Xiaobao's armor. Then Zhang Zhaozhong caught up. Although her martial arts were superior to Zhang Zhaozhong's, he was able to stop her. With the help of a group of imperial guards, she failed at the first attempt and had no further chances. She could only leave gracefully.

At this time, Jiu Nan came to the "Turtle Killing Assembly" more to see how many virtuous people and heroes still remembered the former Song Dynasty, but he did not really intend to join forces with them.

It seemed that the behavior of the second young master of the Zheng Prince's mansion had already displeased Jiu Nan.

At this moment, Zheng Keshuang arrived and stepped forward, speaking to Li Xihua with a hint of reproach: "Brother Li, this gathering has been quite a wait!"

He did not respond to Li Xihua's cupped hands.

The change in the meeting time last night was not discussed with Zheng Keshuang, which made Zheng Keshuang, who felt he was the leader of the alliance, quite unhappy.

The people who started this meeting were Yue Chengzhi and Li Xihua, both of whom were still young, especially Yuan Chengzhi, who was only around twenty years old, while Li Xihua was at the top of the list of older people...

Yue Chengzhi's outstanding performance at Meng Bofei's birthday celebration, coupled with his background, directly made him one of the representatives of the anti-Qing forces in the martial arts world.

Li Xihua, needless to say, was a long-time anti-Qing figure.

In comparison, Zheng Keshuang was just a spoiled brat. Ninety percent of the people present wouldn't think Zheng Keshuang was more important than the other two, but Zheng Keshuang had a high opinion of himself and thought that since they invited his father to take charge, his father's invitation meant he was in charge of the overall situation...

Of course, Yue Chengzhi and Li Xihua also knew that they were too young and worried that they would not be able to control people, so they also invited Gu Ting, a great anti-Qing scholar who was determined to oppose the Qing Dynasty and had even refused the Song court's recruitment many times, and took the initiative to stay in the north to take charge of the overall situation.

However, Gu Ting was a scholar, and although he was different from ordinary scholars, at least in the martial arts world, he was one of the few scholars with an excellent reputation. But after all, he was an old Confucian scholar and was certainly not good at communicating with people in the martial arts world. Therefore, Yue Chengzhi and Li Xihua presided over the event.

"I was worried that there might be Qing spies spying on us, so I notified everyone to reschedule. Please forgive me, Brother Zheng." Yue Chengzhi came over at this moment and cupped his hands in greeting to Zheng Keshuang.

Zheng Keshuang returned half a bow to Yue Chengzhi.

Yes, in Zheng Keshuang's mind, his father inherited his grandfather's throne—although his grandfather was not formally granted the title of king during his lifetime, he was granted the title of king when he occupied the Zhouhu region in order to win over the people, and the Song court also recognized his kingship.

In contrast, Marshal Yue was not even a marquis during his lifetime. He was only posthumously granted the title of king after his name was cleared. Moreover, Zheng Keshuang considered himself to be of higher status than Yue Chengzhi because he was a descendant of the legitimate royal family of the former Song Dynasty, while Marshal Yue was merely a prince of the small Song court.

Although Yue Chengzhi and Li Xihua each had their limitations, they were both people who wanted to get things done, and they didn't mind Zheng Keshuang's rudeness.

When the time was right, Yue Chengzhi and Li Xihua exchanged a glance and began to draw everyone's attention.

As for Chu Luren at this time, he had already taken Huang Rong to a cool treetop to stay in—after all, there was no roll call at the turtle-killing tournament, and he wasn't the last one to arrive.

If this were called out by name, it would be just too adorably silly...

Most people in the martial arts world were unaware that Chu Luren was also there, and those few who did know did not make a fuss about it.

At this moment, Chu Luren, relying on his senses of the Dao Embryo clone, pointed out to Huang Rong who Wei Xiaobao was.

At this moment, Li Xihua stood up and angrily denounced Wu Sangui as a traitor, which resonated with everyone. The turtle-killing rally reached its first climax, with everyone cursing Wu Sangui for most of the time.

This guy calls them "son of a bitch," that guy calls them "grandson of a bitch"...

One person said they wanted to "swear on Wu Sangui's grandmother," another said they wanted to "swear on Wu Sangui's ancestors for eighteen generations," and soon someone else was shouting for nineteen generations...

The Chu Lu people didn't understand whether they were cursing Wu Sangui or taking advantage of each other!

"Goodness, they should compile a Wu family genealogy to see who is the oldest," Chu Luren muttered to Huang Rong.

"Pah!" Huang Rong spat under her breath. After all, it was describing having a relationship with someone's ancestors, and Huang Rong was still a little uncomfortable with it.

Finally, Wei Xiaobao's line, "I'm going to curse Wu Sangui's ancestors for nineteen generations," secured the final victory—probably because everyone was tired of cursing.

Moreover, seeing that Wei Xiaobao's voice sounded young, everyone found it amusing. However... Jiu Nan frowned slightly at this moment. Why did that voice sound familiar? But she couldn't remember for a moment. After all, no one would have guessed that the loyal minister who shielded the dog emperor would actually appear here.

There were some minor mishaps before, and Jiu Nan did not kidnap Wei Xiaobao. The reason Wei Xiaobao appeared in the south was specifically for the turtle-killing tournament—the young emperor also sent him to investigate the situation.

Then, perhaps realizing that there was a suspicion of mutual exploitation and that it was not practically feasible, they tacitly changed their story again. One person called for finding Chen Yuanyuan and selling her to a brothel, while another was arranging for finding the missing princess and selling her to a brothel.

"Huh?" Chu Luren let out a soft "Huh?" Huang Rong looked over in confusion, only to see Chu Luren looking at the distance and smiling slightly, "I didn't expect that my cheap grand-nephew would also come to this 'Turtle Killing Tournament'."

That's right, Wu Kang is here too.

If someone hadn't just insulted his deceased mother, causing a surge of murderous intent in him, Chu Luren wouldn't have noticed—after all, with so many people present, if someone intentionally hid, they would be quite inconspicuous.

Of course, Wu Kang didn't do anything, otherwise it wouldn't be a matter of sending someone to their death, but rather sending them to be minced meat!

Amidst laughter and cheers, the turtle-killing competition entered its second phase...

Chu Luren then whispered to Huang Rong, "If my elder brother and Guihai Yidao hadn't shown up at the Heroes' Gathering and the Butcher's Knife Gathering at Juxian Manor, wouldn't it have been a similar scene?"

Well, Wu Sangui certainly wouldn't jump out at this time.

Those present in the martial arts world were also relieved, as this was the proper procedure. Qiao Feng's methods were too unorthodox; how could the main figure be present at such a time? It was simply devoid of martial ethics!

The second phase of this turtle-killing competition is much more sensitive because it involves finalizing the procedures for killing the turtles, which means...

Gu Ting then stepped forward and said, “Everyone has insightful opinions, but to deal with this traitor, we must be adaptable and adaptable, and it is difficult to devise a definite strategy in advance! However, we should agree on three rules: First, we must not leak the news, lest this traitor intensify his defenses; second, we must not be rash, and we must plan carefully before acting, lest we needlessly lose our lives; third… we are all good brothers, so let’s not fight among ourselves and damage our loyalty in order to compete for credit and be the first to act.”

The first two points are as good as saying nothing. There are thousands of people present, what secrets could there possibly be?