The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Of course, before leaving, Chu Luren planned to quietly visit the princess's residence; otherwise, it wouldn't be right for the princess and her husband to fight every day.

Furthermore, Wan Chunliu should stay for another three days to prevent any relapse in Su Xin's condition.

However, what Chu Luren didn't know was that at that moment, Murong Jiu also received a letter from the Dragon Guard spies.

The letter actually asked him to create an opportunity for Chu Luren and Yun Luo tonight to regain Chu Luren's trust.

Murong Jiu even felt that the Divine Marquis had discovered something and was testing her...

Otherwise, how could he have come up with the wild idea that he could regain the trust of the Chu Lu people?

However, since the Marquis had given a strict order that no matter what happened in the next few days, he should not be disturbed, Murong Jiu had no way to argue and could only go along with it with some anger.

After all, Chu Luren was supposed to come tonight anyway...

At the same time, Murong Jiu thought about Chu Luren's acting skills and intelligence, and decided not to inform him in advance about what the Marquis had said, so as not to let him add drama to his life. Anyway, it was agreed before that he would come to the Princess's mansion tonight, and he just needed to let the "servants" in the mansion find some clues later.

Chapter 825 Poisoning

"Brother Chu, I also have my faults regarding what happened before. I'll toast you, and let's clear things up today!" Murong Jiu raised his wine cup and toasted Chu Luren.

"Hmph, I'll believe you for now." Chu Luren also picked up his wine cup.

At this moment, they were in the Princess's residence, and Yunluo was also present at the banquet. In theory, Chu Luren had entered the Princess's residence quietly, but after entering, he was not so "quiet" and kept it to the point that he would be discovered by some special "servants".

Chu Luren was initially startled. What was Murong Jiu up to? Could she possibly expose his presence here?

Later, Murong Jiu explained to Chu Luren that it was actually the Divine Marquis who had such a wild idea that he wanted "Murong Fu" to regain his trust.

That's wishful thinking!

At the same time, Murong Jiu reminded Chu Luren not to pretend that she had truly regained his trust, otherwise, if she went too far, it would only arouse Zhao Tiedan's suspicion.

Murong Jiu even speculated that this was originally Zhao Tiedan's test!

So Chu Luren just pretended to be indifferent, clinked glasses and said some harsh words, which led to the scene before us.

However, what others couldn't hear was that Chu Luren, Yun Luo, and Murong Jiu were already chatting and laughing. A copper hot pot was set up on the table, and the three of them were eating mutton. They were very comfortable, and there was no trace of the tense atmosphere they had shown when they were peeking from the silhouette.

Yunlu pestered Chu Luren again, telling her about Shaolin—especially about the prince consort's father, something the prince consort absolutely refused to tell her!

Chu Luren was also quite embarrassed, but he couldn't resist Yun Luo's coquettish pleading, while Murong Jiu couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks from the side.

One moment they say the princess is unchaste, the next they say Chu Luren has "deep brotherly affection"—seemingly they are being fair, but in reality they are completely on the side of his elder brother!

They chatted until late into the night. Yunluo was still full of energy, but because she had also drunk some wine, she fell asleep on the table and was carried to bed by Chu Luren and covered with a blanket.

Afterwards, seemingly scheming against each other with the "prince consort," they were actually discussing what would happen next, and arrived at the back gate of the princess's mansion...

The next day, Chu Luren, as agreed the night before, went boating on the lake outside the city with Yunluo (who was dressed as a man) and Murong Junma.

With the three of them on the boat and no boatman around, they had even less to worry about being watched...

When they returned that evening, Murong Fu and Chu Luren both had stern faces, while Yun Luo looked distressed and depressed—clearly, they were acting out a "disagreeable parting."

Those who didn't know the situation might actually imagine what was going on...

Murong Junma was probably genuinely displeased with the princess's "lack of womanly virtue," and his performance at this moment was exceptionally convincing.

The next day, Yunluo dressed as a man again, and the three of them went out of the city to visit Tianmu Mountain.

When they returned, the atmosphere was slightly more harmonious, and Yunluo looked much more relaxed. They were performing a skit about how "Chu Luren's relationship with Murong Fu had improved slightly, and Yunluo was very pleased."

That evening, Chu Luren met with Wan Chunliu again and they agreed on a time to set off for Taihu Lake together the day after tomorrow.

As Chu Luren was leaving, he noticed that Wan Chunliu seemed to have something to say to him, but hesitated and didn't speak.

Unfortunately, Mingyutai also lacks mind-reading abilities, so Chu Luren could only tentatively guess that it was related to the Yihua Palace...

Even without Wan Chunliu's instructions, the Chu Lu people would do their best to resolve this matter!

only……

According to Yaoyue, after her breakthrough, the matter of Hua Wuque and Xiaoyuer became her biggest inner demon, and she probably wouldn't give it up so easily.

Directly exposing the truth is clearly not good for Yaoyue's mental health, so further consideration is needed.

Furthermore, Chu Luren learned from Wan Chunliu that "Su Xin" had already awakened!

Today, Wan Chunliu prescribed her calming and soothing medication—after all, waking up to find that twenty years have passed is something most people would find hard to accept.

In particular, Chu Luren also knew that when Su Xin fainted, she was caught up in the decisive battle between Zhao Wushi and Gu Santong...

In other words, in Su Xin's eyes, she shouted "Stop fighting!" before fainting. When she woke up, one of them was already dead, and the other had aged twenty years!

It is indeed necessary to calm the mind and soothe the nerves.

Chu Luren also hoped that Zhao Wushi would retire from the martial world...

Even if that's a bit of a pipe dream, but... it shouldn't be a problem to stay quiet for a while, right?

Thinking of this, Chu Luren felt that the air in Lin'an was fresher and the previous oppressive feeling was gone.

On the third day, because Chu Luren was going to leave with Wan Chunliu the next day, Princess Yunluo and Prince Murong were going to see Chu Luren off at the manor outside the city—the original "Plum Manor," which was later occupied by Dongfang Bubai and used when they became sworn brothers with Chu Luren.

There's no need to worry about surveillance like at the Prince Consort's residence here. It's not suspicious that Chu Luren proposed a banquet at this villa. On the contrary, it would be strange if they just followed Murong Fu's wishes and held the banquet at the Prince Consort's residence.

at the same time……

"Hmm? Zhang Jinjiu, have you seen the disguise master?" Shangguan Haitang asked Zhang Jinjiu, the world's number one detective.

"I didn't see it. Should I check? I only need 15-year-old Shaoxing wine..."

"Never mind, no need." Shangguan Haitang didn't respond to Zhang Jinjiu's comment.

No one knows the real name of the disguise master, or whether his or her surname is Yi and given name is Rongshi. He is the number one disguise master in the world, which was found by the number one manor in the world!

He can even simulate the internal energy and physical condition of others, but when his internal energy is disguised, he cannot fight with others.

……

"Little slave, what are you doing? Hurry up and pour the wine!" Yunluo urged.

"Princess, you can't drink so much..." Xiao Nu stopped Yun Luo as usual.

"Stop talking so much, fill it up! Salty Fish Hero is leaving tomorrow, let's drink until we drop!" Yunluo didn't seem to listen to any advice.

"Oh." Upon hearing this, Xiao Nu still did not disobey Yun Luo, only complaining a little, but her eyes showed no sign of anything amiss as she poured wine for each of the three of them.

However, Chu Luren and Murong Jiu poured the cups to the brim, while Yun Luo only drank half a cup, showing their concern that Yun Luo might drink too much.

The whole process was very natural, and Chu Luren drank it down in one gulp. However, after the wine entered his stomach, Chu Luren suddenly froze – his true energy... seemed to be a little abnormal?

poisonous?

Instantly, Chu Luren became fully alert, guarding the Mingyu Terrace inside. He still couldn't find anyone else within the eavesdropping range. The servants in the manor were all members of the Sun Moon Divine Cult, who had been sent to the outer courtyard by Chu Luren earlier.

However... on the Mingyu Terrace, Chu Luren "saw" that the wine pot in Xiao Nu's hand actually contained a hidden mechanism!

Just as Chu Luren was about to warn him, he suddenly sensed that this "poison" was very strange. Even with Chu Luren's poison resistance, he was not completely immune. Although he had protected all his organs, he had instinctively entered the state of Dao Embryo. His consciousness was still there, but his movements had become sluggish...

In the time that was wasted, Yunluo and Murong Jiu had already drunk their wine!

At the same time, Chu Luren, risking some poisonous wounds, forcibly terminated his Dao Embryo state and grabbed Xiao Nu's wrist...

Chu Luren was also skilled in bone-shrinking and disguise. Although his opponent was highly skilled, once they made contact, Chu Luren could clearly feel that his bones and joints were undergoing bone-shrinking!

"You are not Xiao Nu! Who are you? You all need to adjust your breathing immediately!" Chu Luren shouted hurriedly.

"Little Slave" was startled upon seeing this and tried to shrink away, but Chu Luren had already used his fierce finger force to strike her meridians through her pulse point...

Furthermore, Chu Luren realized that there was indeed someone outside, someone had been lurking in the ground, silently hiding, until he shouted out, which startled the other party and caused them to reveal their true colors.

Chu Luren flicked his other hand across the table, sending two chopsticks flying and embedding them deep in the soil. The man then let out a scream and darted out, moving through the loose soil like a fish, disappearing as soon as he emerged!

Chapter 826 What kind of etiquette is this!

In Plum Manor, Chu Luren held the disguise master by the pulse point. At this moment, he was still in the appearance of Xiao Nu, but one of his arms was strangely swollen to an extremely thick size—it was thicker than its original size. Because Chu Luren had injured his meridians, the arm's shape had become out of control.

"Oh no! It's the disguise master... What kind of poison did you use?" Murong Jiu immediately realized.

"I..." The disguise master had just opened his mouth when Chu Luren couldn't help but enter the Dao Embryo state again.

However, Murong Jiu had already reacted by then. Just as the disguise master was about to escape, Murong Jiu directly struck his heart with a combined finger force, instantly piercing his heart and giving him no chance at all!

At the same time, when Murong Jiu saw that Chu Luren had actually entered the Dao Embryo state, he quickly smashed the wine pot and found that it indeed contained the structure of the "Mandarin Duck Revolving Heart Pot". The wine he and Yunluo drank was different from the wine Chu Luren drank!

Why would the Divine Marquis so blatantly kill the Chu Lu people?

Aren't you worried about the Righteous Alliance turning against you or your conspiracy being exposed?

Murong Jiu was somewhat confused about the Divine Marquis's thoughts...

“Eek…” Princess Yunluo suddenly made a strange sound.

Murong Jiu was a step slower, and at that moment, a strange feeling also arose within her—this was…

Clearly, what they were drinking wasn't ordinary alcohol!

……

Meanwhile, inside the secret chamber of the Dragon Guard Manor, Shenhou completed another round of Yin-Yang harmony—meaning: using extremely Yang internal energy to balance the cold poison he had previously inhaled.

Although in the short term it may seem to dissipate some internal energy, it both dispels the cold toxins and strengthens the remaining internal energy.

Soon after, Wan Sanqian activated the mechanism and entered, and Shenhou also opened his eyes: "How is it?"

"The digger is almost back, but the disguise master probably won't be coming back," Wan Sanqian said calmly.

He's fast at digging; the world's number one tomb raider...

He had buried himself in the ground and lurked in Plum Manor before—besides him, even the world's number one assassin would find it difficult to avoid being discovered by Chu Luren.

Even if you dig quickly, you'll still be discovered in the end, and you'll come back with two holes in your thighs!

"It was successful?" The Marquis was unmoved by the death of the disguise master.

The logic is simple: if he had dug quickly and hadn't been discovered, he wouldn't have returned so early. And since he was discovered, yet still managed to return, then... it's clear that Chu Tai Sui is in trouble, and he doesn't even have time to kill him!

"It was a success. Although they were discovered, they dug quickly and heard Chu Luren's furious shouts, and no one chased after them," Wan Sanqian said.

It was indeed a success. Although there was no surveillance afterward, since Chu Luren shouted "Poison!" at the end and none of them chased after him, it was clear that the three of them had been poisoned.

Even if the disguise master was killed, it was worth it, since quite a few apprentices had already learned his skills...