The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

After a moment of silence, Azi reacted the fastest, pointing to the guest room and saying, "It's alright! You can stay here! Guests are guests!"

Wang Yuyan: ……

……

Chu Luren stayed in Changsha for a few days, but he had no time to relax. He had already done his best to protect the manor that Zhao Xiangling had given him!

After kneeling for three days, Hua Wuque fainted. Chu Luren took him away and used his Divine Illumination True Qi to replenish his mana. After he woke up, Yaoyue called him away, not knowing how to scold him, but at least he was not injured.

Chu Luren was waiting outside. As soon as he came out, he showered Hua Wuque with concern and care, which Hua Wuque clearly found uncomfortable.

However, he still told Chu Luren that he would be going back to Yihua Palace to retrieve the sword "Azure Blood Illuminates the Blue Sky". As for Xiaoyuer... Yaoyue would go to Yan Nantian to arrange a duel between Hua Wuque and Xiaoyuer!

Yaoyue realized that Hua Wuque wasn't truly committed, so she devised the most effective method...

This relieved Chu Luren of a lot of worry, at least he didn't have to worry about what Yaoyue would do before the duel.

Moreover, Chu Luren always felt that Yaoyue had already compromised to some extent. Although the duel was unavoidable for Hua Wuque, it also gave her some time to adjust.

"Well then, Wuque, you can go in peace! I will take good care of your master. After I retrieve the sword, I will also be there for the duel... In the end, this is all a matter for our generation, and has nothing to do with you young people... Hey, Wuque, Que'er? Why are you walking so fast?"

After seeing Hua Wuque off, Chu Luren originally wanted to settle down and first subdue Yaoyue's inner demons, so that she wouldn't always take pleasure in creating human tragedies.

Moreover, four months later is the Heroes' Gathering in Xiangyang, where Jinlun and Kumārajīva will both be present. After the meeting, we can start preparing to go and drink Laba porridge...

Chu Luren wanted four peaceful months to cultivate and resolve his inner demons, but fate had other plans. The tree wanted to be still, but the wind wouldn't stop!

Just as July arrived, Zhao Wushi, that old charlatan, restored Yan Nantian, who had returned to the martial world, to third place on the latest chivalrous list. At the same time, he also loudly proclaimed Yan Nantian's former fame and his current chivalrous deeds, causing the martial world to start arguing again about who should be second or third on the list.

Moreover, before Chu Luren could gather his men to criticize him, he was distracted by another matter—Li Mochou came to Changsha for help, and the Ancient Tomb Sect was in trouble!

The story begins two months ago. One day, Hong Lingbo heard a strange noise in the secret chamber containing the remains of the patriarch. Startled, Hong Lingbo immediately called for his master and uncle...

Li Mochou, who was about to set off for Shaolin, was furious on the spot. She thought that Chu Luren had sneaked in through the secret passage again. She and her junior sister prepared to capture him. However, after opening the empty coffin, they found that the secret passage, which had been sealed before, had not been opened. At this moment, there was another soft sound.

This time, everyone was close enough to hear it clearly: the sound wasn't coming from an empty coffin, but from the coffin of Patriarch Lin Chaoying...

Chapter 851 Cry for Help

"Master Lin has also come back to life?" Chu Luren looked at Li Mochou in astonishment.

Li Mochou, dressed in a pale yellow Taoist robe, rolled her eyes at him and said, "What do you mean by 'also' coming back to life? Let me finish..."

Granny Sun was so frightened that she could only kowtow, and Little Dragon Girl didn't know what to do either. It was Li Mochou who made the decisive move—let's see what it's really like!

After removing the nails and opening the coffin piece by piece, they discovered that Lin Chaoying's "remains" inside were not only lifelike, but also... incredibly fresh!

Not only is it "watery" and incorruptible, but it's actually completely covered in water...

The four were stunned for a moment, until Granny Sun exclaimed, "The Ancestor is still breathing!" Li Mochou and Xiaolongnu then reacted and quickly lifted Lin Chaoying out. Hong Lingbo then examined the body... no, the coffin beneath the body, and discovered that there was also a secret passage under the Ancestor's coffin!

It's also connected to a pool of water, which means...

It wasn't that Lin Chaoying suddenly came back to life, nor that her body was immortal; rather, it was that the ancestral master "Grandma" had long since escaped and gone off to enjoy herself somewhere, and had only just returned!

She usually called her "Grandma," but now, looking at Lin Chaoying, she seemed incredibly young, even making Li Mochou have some thoughts about the "Jade Maiden Heart Sutra."

However, Lin Chaoying was very weak at this time, so she only made a little noise occasionally. After being carried out of the coffin, she remained unconscious.

Having practiced part of the "Five Poisons Secret Manual", Li Mochou deduced that Patriarch Lin Chaoying had been poisoned by the Thousand-Day Intoxication!

He must have been tricked and fled back to the ancient tomb. However, after holding his breath and sneaking into the tomb, his strength to resist the poison weakened, and now the poison has fully taken effect.

This strange poison has no antidote; those poisoned will fall into a deep sleep and remain unconscious until they die from exhaustion.

Fortunately, the Jade Bee Elixir of the Ancient Tomb Sect can mitigate most highly toxic and rare poisons. After testing, it was found that Thousand-Day Intoxication was among them.

Moreover, it can be considered the best liquid food, especially for those who have cultivated the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, who can maintain their needs with just jade bee jelly!

More than a month later, Lin Chaoying was finally able to wake up occasionally. She was unfamiliar with both of her grand-disciples, but fortunately, Granny Sun recognized Miss Lin...

This is why Li Mochou didn't go to Shaolin Temple to join the fun...

After waking up, Lin Chaoying revealed the truth: she had faked her death more than 20 years ago.

Wang Chongyang was in the Hetao region at the time, where he organized a righteous army to fight against the Mongol cavalry. Not only did he suffer more defeats than victories, but the Song Dynasty was also dissatisfied with the so-called righteous army.

The Song Dynasty had already partially abandoned the Hetao region. In the early stages, they used Wang Chongyang's rebel army and provided them with supplies, but later they even stabbed them in the back!

As it turns out, the Mongols' ambitions extended beyond the Ordos region; now even the Guanzhong Plain has been occupied…

However, Wang Chongyang was exhausted both physically and mentally at the time, so he also disbanded the rebel army, faked his death, and went into seclusion overseas with Lin Chaoying.

Whenever Wang Chongyang thought of the Manchu and Mongol dynasties dividing up the Central Plains and Guanzhong region, he felt grief and indignation, and for twenty years he did not set foot on the Central Plains.

But recently I've heard that the Mongol Yuan dynasty intends to march south, completely seize the imperial power, and overthrow the Han dynasty. Xiangyang is in grave danger...

Wang Chongyang, who was already heartbroken, was still unable to calm his anger and polished his precious sword from his days on the battlefield every day.

Upon seeing this, Lin Chaoying understood her husband's thoughts, and the two decided to return to the Central Plains to help Guo Jing fight against the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. Although the Song Dynasty had betrayed them, Wang Chongyang was not going there for the Song court's sake...

However, upon their return, the two were pursued by "unknown individuals"!

At first, the so-called "experts" were no match for the couple. However, they were later tricked and poisoned. They had no choice but to flee towards Guanzhong. Chongyang Palace and the Ancient Tomb Sect were both in Zhongnan Mountain, which was their only "reinforcements".

Originally, the two did not intend to reveal their identities, but only to assist as "mysterious figures".

After all, he'd been "dead for twenty years," and suddenly he came back, saying he was already married. It was a bit embarrassing, with so many disciples and followers watching...

Even Lin Chaoying was subjected to Li Mochou's sarcastic remarks for a long time.

However, there was no time to worry about that at the time. When Lin Chaoying returned to the Ancient Tomb Sect, Wang Chongyang lured away the pursuers and then disappeared without a trace. Because Lin Chaoying held her breath for a long time, the poison took effect, and she was in a coma for more than a month. At that time, Li Mochou went out to look for her but found nothing.

Furthermore, Li Mochou had subtly inquired at Chongyang Palace, only to learn that Wang Chongyang had not returned at all...

They almost mistook it for a provocation by Ma Yu and Qiu Chuji!

This was also within Lin Chaoying's expectations. After all... that guy was always concerned about his reputation, and now that his junior brother Zhou Botong was not around, and not all of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen were present, Wang Chongyang probably didn't want to implicate them.

Later, Xiaolongnu couldn't sit still either. Disregarding the rules of the Ancient Tomb Sect, she also left the Ancient Tomb and assisted Li Mochou in gathering information everywhere.

As a result, Wang Chongyang only discovered some clues, but the whereabouts of Murong Fu, the secret agent with the yellow letter, were discovered in Chang'an!

They didn't know Murong Fu or Murong Jiu; they only knew that this was the one who had cuckolded the Chu Lu people, which was incredibly gratifying... no, it was outrageous.

Nan Murong has a great reputation. If they only met him, Li Mochou and Xiaolongnu wouldn't do anything to him, nor would they need to stand up for Chu Luren.

but……

The two later discovered that Murong Fu was connected with Shi Wanzhen, who called himself the "Poison Hand Medicine King," and it seemed to be related to the poisoning of their ancestor!

Li Mochou and Xiaolongnu followed the two and eventually found Wang Chongyang, who had already been poisoned. They were discovered by Shi Wanzhen along the way, who secretly poisoned him as well.

As a result, Xiaolongnu has now returned to the Ancient Tomb and is using jade bee nectar to detoxify and prolong her life.

Li Mochou had already mastered part of the "Five Poisons Secret Techniques," which allowed her to avoid being poisoned, but she was still no match for Murong Fu. She barely managed to escape and then came to Changsha seeking help, following the rumors about Chu Luren in the martial arts world!

"So that's how it is. I didn't expect that Patriarch Lin... cough cough, Sister-in-law Lin and Senior Brother Wang were actually not dead." Chu Luren unhesitatingly pulled out a person of a higher seniority.

Li Mochou rolled her eyes at him, then said in the same tone, "Hmph, yes, your sister-in-law is living happily ever after with that scoundrel, and she's telling her disciple not to trust men."

Well, Chu Luren can basically guess how Li Mochou bullied her grandmaster in the ancient tomb.

"What people say is that if you meet a man who would die for you, you can leave the ancient tomb. I suppose my senior brother was also willing to die for her, which is why she left," Chu Luren said to his senior sister-in-law.

Li Mochou rolled her eyes even more: "A man who died for me? How can I meet a man if I don't leave the Ancient Tomb? Do you expect others to come and visit my grave?"

"Didn't you also meet someone surnamed Lu?"

"Can you even speak?" Li Mochou glared at him, then, recalling recent rumors in the martial arts world, added, "Did you mention Jiang Feng in front of that Yaoyue?"

Chu Luren was stunned upon hearing this—she was right next door, what was the difference between this and bringing it up to her face?

The temperature in the room dropped by more than ten degrees Celsius instantly...

Chapter 852 Departure

“Yes! Jiang Feng, that pretty boy, is just as despicable as Lu Zhanyuan!” Chu Luren quickly added.

The goal is to make Yaoyue feel that Li Mochou is not mocking her, but rather...self-deprecating.

At the very least, Yaoyue should know that Li Mochou and she actually had similar emotional experiences. However, Li Mochou's was the kind of person who would just walk away and propose marriage without hesitation, and they would get married as soon as she got home. Yaoyue, on the other hand, was a master at destroying things; she could get someone pregnant even without leaving the Yihua Palace...

Li Mochou also sensed the murderous intent—or at least the chill—but still pursed her lips and said, "Then why did you stop me when I was about to kill the Lu family?"

Li Mochou has just scratched the itch that Chu Luren was looking for...

“I didn’t want you to be blinded by hatred and hurt your own hearts when you end other people’s lives. Do you think you can find peace by killing Lu Zhanyuan’s brother and descendants? You will only sink deeper into depravity.”

Seeing Chu Luren's sanctimonious appearance, Li Mochou frowned, then asked, "Why 'you all'? And... didn't you stop me back then because you promised the monks of Tianlong Temple? Have you forgotten?"

Chu Luren: ...

"Ahem, what I'm saying makes sense. Look how close I am to you now, much closer than I am to Tianlong Temple, right? But I still wouldn't let you go!" Chu Luren forced an explanation.

……

At Tianlong Temple in Dali, Duan Yu, who had finally escorted Ren Woxing and Xie Xun to the gate, suddenly sneezed.

"Brother Duan, have you caught a cold?" Zhang Wuji asked Duan Yu with concern.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, it's probably just the pungent smell of pollen." Duan Yu waved his hand.

What should you wear to cool off in Dali in early July?

But surely there wouldn't be anyone heartless enough to talk about me behind my back? — Duan Yu thought to himself.

……

Chu Luren, through Li Mochou, not only appeased Yaoyue but also successfully "taught" her a lesson.

Regardless of how much Yaoyue listened to, at least she didn't come over and beat him up directly, which Chu Luren felt was already a small step towards success.

Afterwards, Chu Luren went to Yaoyue and Sister Dongfang and told them about his plan to rescue Wang Chongyang.

However, Wang Chongyang was a scoundrel that Yaoyue had heard about since her teenage years, so she naturally had no interest in him, and Dongfang was even less interested—moreover, Chu Luren recently discovered that the manager of the Qunyu Academy in Changsha was visiting Dongfang very frequently, and Chu Luren suspected that although Dongfang was still here, her mind was already busy with other important matters!

If we're talking about things that "interest" her, it's that Yaoyue is very interested in why Chu Luren went to rescue Wang Chongyang...

"The founder of the Ancient Tomb Sect, Lin Chaoying, is asking for help? Ha, Lin Chaoying... is she still alive? What a pity, what a pity." Yaoyue looked regretful.

"Do you have a grudge against Lin Chaoying?" Chu Luren asked, somewhat puzzled.

"If you have a grudge, wouldn't it be better to know she's alive? I do feel sorry for her. With Lin Chaoying's talent, she could have become a grandmaster. I originally thought she really died from heartbreak... but it turns out she faked her death and ran away overseas with her lover? Ha, that's almost the same as if she had died in the first place." Yaoyue said disdainfully.