The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Lu Wantong quickly dodged backward, but no one actually attacked him.

At this moment, because of the commotion, a large number of Snow Mountain disciples who were already lying in ambush rushed in...

They were subtly divided into several factions, each wary of the others.

"Feng Wanli! What's going on? You...you want to bring in outside help?" An old man with white hair and beard, who was the leader, stepped forward and accused him.

"Uncle-Master Cheng, what nonsense are you talking about? I... I am Alliance Leader Chu, who possesses divine skills and has not been poisoned!" Feng Wanli said angrily, then asked worriedly, "Where is Junior Brother Bai?"

"Hmph, all the disciples of the Changmen sect who went out have been captured and imprisoned!" replied another leader, who looked younger but was also quite old, with a very mean face.

Feng Wanli breathed a sigh of relief when he heard his third uncle, Liao Zili, say that Bai Wanjian was alright.

"What is the Snow Mountain Sect up to?" Chu Luren asked leisurely.

Seeing that Chu Luren was fearless, the four old men who were in the lead looked at each other. Seeing that the others were avoiding eye contact, Liao Zili, who was originally quite fierce, had no choice but to suppress his anger...

Liao Zili stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Chu Luren, and said, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Alliance Leader Chu..."

Chapter 880 Jie Dou Xue Shan

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Alliance Leader Chu... Bai Zizai was arrogant and reckless before, and he hurt many innocent people. Our Snow Mountain Sect has decided to abolish his position as sect leader. In order to avoid harming others, Junior Nephew Feng thought of temporarily bewitching the Black and White Twin Swords couple and Alliance Leader Chu. We will apologize to Chu Luren in person afterward!" Liao Zili stepped forward and clasped his hands in a fist salute.

Of the Snow Mountain Sect leaders and elders of Bai Ziyi's generation, only five remain alive today.

The eldest brother is Bai Zizai, the second brother is Cheng Zixue, but the third brother Qi Zimian is older. The fourth brother is Liao Zili, who is the most ambitious. As for the fifth brother... he is the most timid and has the strangest name, Liang Zijin.

I don't know what his master was thinking. Liang Zijin... if he had just one more "suspenseful" word, he would have been perfect.

The capture of Bai Zizai was the result of the combined efforts of Feng Wanli, the eldest disciple of the Changmen sect, and four other disciples.

Most of the disciples of the Changmen sect who remained in Lingxiao City also supported Feng Wanli's actions—after all, when Bai Zizai went berserk, the disciples he killed were basically his own!

He was always asking questions like "Who is stronger, me or Zhang Zhenren?" or "Who is the most skilled martial artist in the world?" If any of his disciples gave an answer that did not meet his expectations, they would be seriously injured or even killed.

Who could stand this?

Therefore, the Nagato lineage, and his disciples, also led the rebellion against him...

However, the reputation of plotting to kill the sect leader would be terrible if word got out, and Feng Wanli insisted that he had only temporarily captured the sect leader in order to cure his old man's madness, and firmly opposed plotting to kill his master.

Bai Zizai is currently only chained up with black iron chains and imprisoned in the beast cell of the underground prison in Lingxiao City.

Liao Zili did indeed intend to make a move just now. In any case, it seemed that only Chu Luren was capable of fighting. The weak woman next to him and the seemingly foolish Shi Zhongyu were naturally ignored!

However, seeing that the other three were hesitant, Liao Zili immediately changed his approach and told Chu Luren the truth. In addition to dealing with the current situation, he also wanted Chu Luren to be a witness.

"Yes, I also heard about Mr. Wade's situation down the mountain... Could it be that Mr. Wade has already been harmed by you?" Chu Luren's tone wasn't particularly stern, as if he were simply asking a question.

“Of course not! Senior Brother… Senior Brother has done a lot for the Snow Mountain Sect, so it’s likely he just went astray for a while,” the youngest, Liang Zijin, immediately said.

Feng Wanli also said, "It was already a huge mistake for us to trap our master. If anyone tries to harm him, I, Feng Wanli, will be the first to object!"

It's unclear whether he was speaking to Chu Luren or to his senior uncles.

Liao Zili didn't even look at him, but said to Chu Luren, "Brother Chu seems to be a straightforward person. I heard you came to the Great Snow Mountain to find something? Our Snow Mountain Sect is naturally willing to help! And Shi Tusun, he looks quite dignified! Hehe, let's help Master Shi and Madam Shi down first, and then we can discuss the rest."

He lacked understanding of the Chu Lu people, or more accurately, he lacked understanding of the martial arts world of the Central Plains, yet he kept trying to get close to them by calling them "Little Chu Brother."

"You! Uncle Liao, what do you want to discuss?" Feng Wanli said angrily.

It's one thing to try and get close to Chu Luren, but to be so friendly with Shi Zhongyu...

Could it be that they want to exchange Shi Qing and Min Rou's support for not pursuing Shi Zhongyu?

Well, for Liao Zili and the others, there's no need for Shi Qing and Min Rou to do anything. As long as they acknowledge what happened at the Snow Mountain Sect and spread the truth, that's enough.

As for jade in stone...

It wasn't their granddaughter who was murdered!

How could Wanli not be angry about this letter?

"What are we discussing? It's naturally about apologizing," Liao Zili said dismissively.

Feng Wanli slammed his fist on the table and stood up, saying, "This little beast, I will kill him now to cleanse the sect, and then I will come to apologize to Brother Shi and his wife!" As he spoke, he drew Lu Wantong's sword, which was about to stab "Shi Zhongyu".

The bastard hurriedly tried to explain—he remembered his second brother's words, that he was only there as a temporary measure and not to take the blame for others.

His original plan was to confess to Mr. Bai that he was not Shi Zhongyu after meeting him.

He had no grudge against the Snow Mountain Sect, so why would they kill him? At most, they might punish him in anger. He was thick-skinned and could take a few beatings...

But before he could even speak, Feng Wanli thrust his sword forward, only to have it blocked by Liao Zili's drawn sword!

"Uncle Liao, I want to punish my disciple. What do you want to do?" Feng Wanli asked, their swords locked in a stalemate.

Only then did everyone realize that Feng Wanli was wielding the sword with his left hand, and the sword's edge was still no weaker than Liao Zili's. Clearly, he hadn't been idle all these years since his right arm was broken.

"Hmph, if it were just a minor squabble, that would be fine, but when can the master decide on the execution of a disciple in private? Aren't you afraid of being accused of fratricide? Of course, the sect leader should make the decision!" Liao Zili's face turned ugly. After all, it was not a matter of pride to be at odds with his nephew who had lost an arm.

He then gave a strong jolt, and then took a few steps back inconspicuously, breaking the stalemate.

"Good! Uncle Liao is indeed impatient!" Feng Wanli said angrily.

"Don't make false accusations... If the eldest brother goes mad, the sect leader position naturally belongs to the second brother. What's the rush for others?" Liao Zili didn't immediately reveal his own identity, but instead brought up Cheng Zixue.

Cheng Zixue was taken aback upon hearing this, then shook his head and said, "Junior Brother Qi is the oldest, so he should be the sect leader!"

Qi Zimian wasn't stupid either, and waved his hands repeatedly: "What's the use of being a little older? I think the fifth brother is the most clever, he should be the sect leader."

Liang Zijin, whose name was considered unlucky, immediately shrank back into the crowd and said, "Senior Brother Liao, I think you are the one who most wants to be the sect leader, so of course I won't let you have it. I am of humble status and lack virtue, and I dare not covet the sect leader's throne."

All four of them declined—because all four of them wanted to kill Bai Zizai, and naturally they all wanted someone else to take the blame for plotting against Sect Leader Bai, so that person could fight to the death with the Changmen faction, and then they could step in to set things right...

Chu Luren couldn't stand their passing the buck, so he spoke up to stop the fight, saying, "Alright! Since Mr. Weide has gone mad, it wouldn't hurt to choose a temporary leader."

Upon hearing what Chu Tai Sui said, all four of them looked over, and Feng Wanli also became anxious upon hearing this.

"If the four of you can't come to a conclusion, I, Chu, have an idea." Chu Luren was preparing to write about the Jiedou Snow Mountain Sect in today's "Daily Good Deed Diary".

"What insightful opinion does Brother Chu have?" Although Liao Zili was not pleased with others interfering in the affairs of the Snow Mountain Sect, he still took the opportunity to ask, considering Chu Luren's status in the martial arts world.

"Of course, a competition is the most convincing way! However, we are all brothers from the same sect, so it would be unseemly to resort to swords and spears. How about this..."

"A spirit beast called the Frost Dragon should have recently awakened in the Great Snow Mountain. The four of you... no, let's call you Brother Feng, whoever finds the Frost Dragon first among the disciples of the five branches will become the new sect leader!" Chu Luren said constructively.

Everyone's face darkened upon hearing this, and Feng Wanli immediately asked, "Alliance Leader Chu said earlier that he came to the Great Snow Mountain to find something..."

“That’s right, it’s the Cold Dragon.” Chu Luren said honestly.

"Aren't you going to try to hide it at all?" Everyone looked at him with strange expressions.

Cheng Zixue chuckled dryly and said, "Hehe, Alliance Leader Chu is ultimately an outsider. There's no need to trouble yourself with matters concerning the Snow Mountain Sect."

"Hmm? I'm an outsider, so it's inconvenient for me to trouble myself? Master Cheng always says... the Snow Mountain Sect wants to join the Righteous Alliance?"

Everyone: ? ? ?

Is that how you figured it out?

Chapter 881 Hearing

If the Snow Mountain Sect insists on joining the Righteous Alliance, Chu Luren might agree—Bai Zizai is just crazy. According to the Snow Mountain Sect's rules, although they act domineeringly in local areas, they still follow the rules of the martial arts world.

Moreover, if the Ming Cult and the Snow Mountain Sect join the Righteous Alliance, then the interactions between the Western Regions and the Central Plains will basically be under the control of the Righteous Alliance.

If the Empress Dowager of Western Xia, who is also her martial aunt, were to join the Righteous Alliance, then even the Hexi Corridor would belong to the Righteous Alliance in the future...

Whether it's east-west trade or assisting the Mongols in resisting foreign aggression, there's much that can be accomplished.

"Alliance Leader Chu has probably been in the Central Plains for too long and doesn't understand the way we Northwesterners speak. We don't have so many roundabout ways of speaking, and Fourth Junior Brother didn't seem to want to join the Righteous Alliance!" Cheng Zixue said in a somewhat stiff tone.

“Very well, please go and rest first. We will entertain you all after we have dealt with the matters within the sect.” Liao Zili did not say anything more to Chu Luren.

But just then, a disciple of the Snow Mountain Sect arrived, approached Liao Zili, and whispered something in his ear...

As they spoke, both of them couldn't help but look in Feng Wanli's direction, which made him feel uneasy.

Just as Feng Wanli was about to ask, Gou Zazhong couldn't help but ask, "Master and Ah Xiu are back? Aren't they also disciples of the Snow Mountain Sect? Master Liao, why did you send people to intercept them?"

"You little beast, who are you calling master... Huh? Wait, Ah Xiu? Is your niece still alive?" Feng Wanli was furious when he heard "Shi Zhongyu" call someone else master, but he quickly realized that Uncle Liao was ordering people to intercept Bai Ah Xiu!

"Nonsense..." Liao Zili glared at the sharp-eared boy and said somewhat awkwardly.

Before Feng Wanli could say anything more, Chu Luren reminded him from the side, "Silly boy, why aren't you going to find your master and Ah Xiu? Don't let these villains hurt them."

The bastard nodded quickly after hearing his second brother's words, but then looked at Shi Qing and Min Rou with concern...

"Your second brother will look after things here for you," Chu Luren said to him.

Then, the dog bastard moved his feet, and Liao Zili and the others only saw his figure blur. When they realized what was happening, the disciple who had just come to report had already been grabbed by the arm and dragged away by the dog bastard: "Quick, tell me where Master and Ah Xiu are."

"presumptuous!"

"stop……"

Seeing this, Liao Zili and several disciples around him drew their swords and thrust. Chu Luren did not stop them, but there was only a series of clanging sounds—the swords were blocked by a seemingly soft yet solid wall of energy as they approached within a foot of the bastard.

The bastard didn't stop, but kept gripping the messenger tightly, interrogating him. The Snow Mountain disciple tried to resist, but when he struck the bastard with his palm, there was no reaction at all. Instead, he felt as if his arm was about to be broken...

When he saw his master and fellow disciples, they were also helpless against him, so he could only cry out in pain and lead the way for the bastard.

Feng Wanli also noticed something was wrong at this time. How could he not know Shi Zhongyu's mediocre skills?

But the young man before him clearly possessed martial arts skills that had reached a state of perfection—which reminded him of the legend from the Southern Shaolin Lion-Slaying Assembly.

"Alliance Leader Chu, who was that just now...?" Feng Wanli asked blankly.

“It’s my fourth brother. Before he recognized Master Shi and his wife, he had become Shi Xiaocui’s disciple. I told him that Granny Shi and Bai Axiu were both from the Snow Mountain Sect.”

Chu Luren's seemingly simple explanation actually points out that "the fourth brother has just reunited with his parents," which is to say, indirectly, that he is not Shi Zhongyu, but Shi Zhongyu's long-lost younger brother.

Rumors in the martial arts world are inherently a mix of truth and falsehood, often shrouded in secrecy. Although Feng Wanli had heard of this matter before, the rumors varied widely, including things like "Shi Qing and his wife found another son," "Shi Qing and his wife adopted a godson," and even "Shi Qing and his wife's son reformed," and "Shi Qing and Mei Fanggu's illegitimate child was exposed," and so on...

Therefore, Feng Wanli himself was also skeptical.

“I see…” Feng Wanli said with a relieved expression, but then frowned as he looked at Shi Qing and his wife.

Those two are really being unfair, actually calling another son to take the blame.

Is he planning to deny it, or does he intend to escape by relying on his superior martial arts skills?

“My fourth brother is kind-hearted and disguised himself as Shi Zhongyu the whole way, so neither the Shi family patriarch and his wife nor Bai Wanjian noticed,” Chu Luren added.