The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Chapter 840 I heard you want to take sides

When Zhuo Bufan saw the woman in red suddenly produce a "needle" in her hand, his heart immediately pounded wildly.

Although she still wore a radiant smile, Dongfang made no attempt to conceal her murderous intent...

Driven by this pure killing intent, Zhuo Bufan instinctively retreated rapidly!

However, no matter how fast he went, the distance between him and the woman in red was neither too far nor too close, giving him the illusion that he was still in the same place.

And then he saw the other person's slender hand slowly reaching out towards him. The speed was not fast, it could even be described as slow, but... his speed was even slower!

She wanted to draw her sword, but she was a fraction too slow and failed to block the outstretched fair hand. She tried to use her inner energy to block it, but the other party was as unyielding as a hot knife cutting through oil.

Zhuo Bufan could only watch helplessly as the woman in red pierced his brow with a thin needle...

From the perspective of others, all they saw was Zhuo Bufan retreating with a movement technique, and the woman in red was already following him like a shadow, making him only a blur of red!

Before anyone could see what happened, a red mass rolled back to its original position, while Zhuo Bufan fell to the ground!

It was still breathing, and its eyes were even moving around, but it was not making any other movements. Its eyes were full of fear and confusion.

A drop of blood on his forehead proved that he hadn't simply been acupunctured, but had been precisely injured in the brain, and would likely have a difficult time recovering...

"Brother, they're all gathered around here. Who are you going to kill? Did you succeed?" Dongfang blinked at Chu Luren, seemingly unaware of what had happened.

Everyone was sweating bullets – so you didn't even know what happened, yet you used such a heavy hand?

and……

Zhuo Bufan has now made a name for himself in the martial arts world, and can be considered a representative of late bloomers!

They thought the Whiteboard Demon King died unjustly enough in Songshan, but little did they know that Zhuo Bufan's death was even more unjust.

"No, it has nothing to do with me..." Although Chu Luren didn't sympathize with Zhuo Bufan, she didn't want her god-sister to be so violent.

"Hey, if they think you killed him, then this person must have deserved to die! We absolutely cannot let him go." Dongfang said these words with a chilling logic, speaking casually.

"No, no, no, it's just that some villains are instigating it," Chu Luren quickly explained.

Dongfang then walked over to Feifei, stroked her trembling face, and said, "You're the most beautiful courtesan in the Changsha shop?"

Feifei was just an ordinary person, and at this moment her teeth were chattering so badly that she couldn't speak at all.

Why do you insist on telling me? Is some scoundrel trying to seduce you?

Dongfang seemed to know a lot, as if she was certain that it was a "scumbag" who seduced her.

"Yes, yes...Young Master Jiang..." Fei Fei stammered.

Although there are many people with the surname Jiang, everyone looked at Jiang Yulang at this moment—firstly, because he was a sensitive figure, and secondly… because Chu Luren had just mentioned him!

Jiang Yulang then closed his folding fan and said, "To be honest, I only asked Feifei to keep an eye on things because I found Sun Dang's behavior suspicious."

Sun Dang is the retainer of Zhao Xiangling mentioned earlier, a martial artist with mediocre skills.

Perhaps because Chu Luren had publicized his "adventure" in Mount Emei, Jiang Yulang knew that it was impossible to follow his father's gentlemanly image, so he started to take the playboy route—a playboy can also be upright.

At this moment, Jiang Yulang spoke up, seemingly intending to help Fei Fei out of a predicament, which was quite heartwarming...

“Since she is employed by Young Master Jiang, why don’t you redeem her and let her stay by your side in peace? Why occupy the place in Qunyu Courtyard to inquire about information?” Dongfang suggested, being very easy to talk to.

“Your rebuke is right, young lady. May I ask how much ransom Feifei needs?” Jiang Yulang readily agreed.

“Priceless treasures are easy to find, but a true lover is hard to come by… Since you are so sincere, then let’s offer ten thousand taels of gold!” Dongfang kindly offered a “sincere price.”

“This…” Jiang Yulang paused upon hearing this.

Jiang Biehe might be able to produce ten thousand taels of gold, but he certainly couldn't do so in the name of himself and his son. Moreover, they could see that this was an exorbitant and unreasonable demand.

Dongfang then added, "There's another saying: 'A man's knees are worth more than gold...'"

Jiang Yulang immediately realized that the woman in red was probably going to humiliate him. He was still hesitating whether to kneel down a thousand times or ten thousand times, but then he heard the woman in red say, "Just give me your kneecaps."

Jiang Yulang:! ! !

Just then, Duan Hefei, who looked like a lump of flesh, said with a wide grin, "No problem, no problem. Hero Jiang and Young Master Jiang have come for my sake. I will definitely deliver this ten thousand taels of gold to you within two hours." As he spoke, he bowed and scraped to Dongfang, as if he were about to roll away.

Dongfang nodded upon hearing this and did not pursue the matter of Feifei any further.

Everyone could see through the red-clad woman's logic: You, a top-tier expert, are actually my brother's adversary? Then I'll make you wish you were dead! You, a courtesan, actually betrayed the Jade Palace? Well, I'll make your lover hand over his kneecaps or ten thousand taels of gold as ransom.

Besides protecting Chu Tai Sui, it also shows that this woman in red at least has a "not making things difficult for ordinary people" attitude.

Compared to Zhuo Bufan, a top-tier expert, who ended up in such a state, the courtesan was already showing the utmost mercy.

That's why Hua Wuque didn't speak, otherwise... Chu Luren felt that he was about to stand up and plead for that courtesan at any moment!

Fortunately, she didn't pursue the matter further...

however……

At this point, many people were getting increasingly confused – how did it become that she wasn't pursuing the matter? Shouldn't we be the ones pursuing it? Why did the people of Qunyu Academy detain Feifei and prevent her from revealing any clues?

Of course, while they might be thinking about it in their hearts, no one dared to say it aloud.

Feng Tiannan, the leader of the Five Tigers Sect, even chimed in, saying, "I think this matter has nothing to do with the Jade Academy or Alliance Leader Chu! Jiang Biehe, don't make baseless accusations!"

Feng Tiannan was originally a local tyrant in Guangnan East Road, and the Five Tigers Sect was also a local bully. He wandered around to avoid the two envoys of rewarding good and punishing evil. He wanted to join the Righteous Alliance, but he couldn't find a way. Chu Luren has always looked down on local bully sects with gang-like characteristics.

Upon seeing how beautiful and skilled the woman in red was, they immediately began to flatter her, hoping to find a powerful backer for her.

However, in the next instant, before the smile on Feng Tiannan's face had faded, his entire body froze—not just stopped moving, but truly "frozen." His face remained unchanged, without any frostiness, yet he exuded a chill from the inside out, already a fully formed ice sculpture.

A woman in white emerged from behind the ice sculpture and walked into the crowd, asking, "My disciple has been poisoned. How dare the Jade Academy prevent him from giving information?"

Unlike the woman in red, some people recognized the woman in white.

That's precisely why the onlookers are now filled with regret...

If it weren't for the faint aura emanating from Yaoyue locking onto him, Chu Luren would have definitely shouted: "Didn't you ask me which side I'm on? Well then, tell me, which side are you on?! Anyway, I've seen both ways to die, so I'll just have to choose one..."

Chapter 841 A Small Fight

When Feng Tiannan's death was felt, the hearts of everyone present also sank – not out of sympathy for Feng Tiannan, but out of pity for themselves.

For the first time ever, some people even started to examine themselves, wondering why they had joined in on this fun!

Good heavens, it's one thing to have a master who can instantly kill Sword God Zhuo Bufan, but now Yaoyue from Yihua Palace has also arrived...

Can we just observe without taking sides?

Faced with Yaoyue's questioning, Dongfang rolled her eyes and said, "Hehehe, what do you mean by 'dare' or 'don't dare'? We siblings can tell whoever we want to tell about Qunyu Courtyard, and we can keep quiet about whoever we don't want to tell... Yihua Palace? Once you enter our family, you naturally have to abide by our family's rules. Forget about Yihua Palace and Zhongshu Courtyard."

How could Yaoyue resist such teasing?

Even Chu Luren was taken aback—could it be that the breakthrough wasn't to Yaoyue? But Que'er's "Mingyu Gong" clearly resonated with him...

At this moment, Yaoyue's entire body was crystal clear like jade. It wasn't just that she was "radiant," but that her whole body was truly shrouded in a jade-like mist, appearing semi-transparent. She looked almost like the "little radiant person" from before. Moreover, inside her body, there was no longer a "little radiant person," but a black hole the size of a fist!

At this moment, Dongfang pinched her fingers together, and thousands of pink true energy needles condensed around her, floating around as if they were real.

The figure, shrouded in a misty aura, raised its left hand, and a side room several dozen feet away began to tremble. Within the humanoid figure, a fist-sized "black hole" also began to tremble...

A breath and a half later, the bottom of the building began to crack, and it was lifted up by an invisible force of gravity and flung directly to the east.

The martial arts practitioners who had originally come to watch the excitement scattered like birds and beasts, fearing they would be too slow to escape. Those below the second rank didn't even have the urge to watch the excitement!

The side room shattered instantly from the impact; an ordinary person would have been smashed to pieces too, but…

Those who had leaped onto rooftops and other high places looked in the direction of the movement and saw a huge red lotus, over two or three zhang in diameter, blooming amidst the ruins of the houses. The broken walls and rubble were all resting on the red lotus without sinking in at all.

The next instant, the red lotus suddenly scattered, clearing away all the ruins that were pressing down on it. And everyone then realized that the red lotus was actually composed of countless red needles!

At this moment, they dispersed again into needles, densely packed, like a giant python, coiling around the unharmed red-clad figure in the center.

Then, Dongfang Yu stretched out her hand, and with a flick of her wrist, she threw out a thin needle held between her orchid-like fingers.

Although it was just one needle, the countless needles around it seemed to have a leader, and with this single needle as the head, they all swept up and climbed to follow it...

At first glance, it looks like a red dragon or a red python rushing towards the crystal-clear, jade-like moon.

Yaoyue neither dodged nor avoided, but instead clasped her hands together in front of her. At the same time, a half-body image of a goddess with blurred features and a cold expression appeared behind her. These were huge hands that seemed to represent "the law of heaven and earth," also clasped in front of Yaoyue. A "black hole" could be faintly seen between the palms.

The countless red needles, like dragons surging forward, scattered rapidly after hitting the black hole, losing their momentum. Although they continued to shoot out, they were now completely darting around inside the black hole.

When the red needles were exhausted, only a ball of countless red needles flying around remained between the goddess's palms. Yaoyue clasped her hands together, and the goddess who embodied the laws of heaven and earth also clasped her hands together abruptly...

At the same time, numerous fine needles also forcefully transform into blooming red lotuses!

DUANG——

With a loud bang, they both vanished into the smoke and dust.

However, at the same time, the battle between the two had only just begun; what they had just exchanged were merely preliminary moves before they clashed.

Before the smoke and dust had even cleared, a red figure could be seen flashing by...

As Dongfang made gestures, the "dragon" formed by red needles would fly across the sky, like an eagle soaring through the air, charging and crashing wildly.

Or it breaks through the soil and burrows into the ground, leaving only raised marks on the ground, surging and bursting forth at the feet of the Moon Invitation.

Or they coil and entwine, like a giant python trying to trap its prey;

Or perhaps it is like a blooming lotus, which can be used for self-defense up close, to injure enemies from afar, or even to bloom in one's heart, killing enemies invisibly...

Yaoyue was not to be outdone. Her whole body was enveloped in jade-like energy. Compared to the giant python-dragon formed by red needles, she seemed much "petite". However, every move she made carried immense power, making her seem like a humanoid tyrant... cough cough, a humanoid goddess!

Not only can she bind a giant dragon with her hands and step on a lotus flower, but even if she is surrounded by red needles, the black hole inside can tremble and dissipate the force, allowing her to calmly break free.

It can even use this force to lift heavy objects into the air and throw them at people!

The viewing threshold for a duel between two people rises directly to the first-class level after the chaotic battle begins. Even first-class masters cannot get too close—they must be careful and avoid being too unlucky!

Not to mention those who were accidentally injured by the true energy, there were countless others who appeared to be unharmed but vomited blood and returned home. Chu Luren probably suffered injuries from "Heart to Heart"!

Chu Luren was also puzzled. If these two were to break through, they should be breaking through the "Heavenly Gate of Qi".

"Following the laws of heaven and earth" and "heart to heart" are not the signature abilities of "heart" and "power".

Even though it may not be as good as the Sweeper Monk or Zhang Zhenren, it is still much more complete than the half-finished products of Zhang Wuji and Gou Zazhong!

Yaoyue threw the water until there were no more small houses to throw it at, and with a wave of her hand, she drew water from the pond and froze it into an ice dragon. This ice dragon, which was clearly "ice", was actually able to move freely.

The long dragon formed from the red flying needles collided with the ice dragon, causing a shower of ice crystals to fall around them...

"What are you still looking at? Run!" Chu Luren kicked Xiaoyuer in the butt.