The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

"Big Brother!" The bastard's exclamation finally reached my ears.

Then Chu Luren lost consciousness...

When he woke up again, he was in a warm room, and his whole body was warm. Chu Luren raised his arm to look at it. Although he still felt pain when he moved, his whole body was covered with burlap bandages!

His face was also completely bandaged, and his eyes were covered with a thin cotton cloth, which was thinner than the rest of his face.

In this way, the Chu Lu people can still see outside.

He didn't know what kind of medicine it was, but with Chu Luren's expertise in the "body," he could clearly feel his skin and flesh regenerating rapidly...

Of course, saying it's "rapid" is only relative.

Even if I practice "Divine Illumination True Qi" every day, it will probably take one or two months for it to heal completely.

This wasn't just a simple case of being skinned; in many places, even flesh had been scraped away, and the eyelids were even missing...

What's particularly difficult is that the injured area is also evenly covered with the blood of the cold dragon, and is directly corroded by the cold poison!

Originally, this was an injury that time could not heal. If it weren't for Chu Luren, any expert below the Heavenly Gate would have died without a doubt, and even experts above the Heavenly Gate might not have lasted more than a few days.

If it weren't for the medicine he's currently wearing, even if Chu Luren could pull through, he would likely look terrifying afterward, and it would be difficult for him to recover unless he made another breakthrough in his physical condition.

However, with the combined use of internal energy and medicine, Chu Luren could feel his skin and flesh gradually repairing—for this injury, the repair speed was already extremely fast!

"Lu'er! You're awake?" Little Dragon Girl was right beside the bed. When she saw Chu Luren raise his hand, she hurriedly took it.

This urgent demeanor was a stark contrast to his usual indifference; he could no longer even maintain his outwardly cold but inwardly warm facade…

"Lu'er, how are you feeling?" Little Dragon Girl asked quickly when she saw that Chu Luren was not speaking.

It's nothing serious... Did my junior master bandage me? — Chu Luren guessed that only Cheng Lingsu here had this kind of medical skill.

Little Dragon Girl's eyes reddened: "Why...why aren't you saying anything?"

That's right, Chu Luren was just using ventriloquism.

It does have some impact, but it's really nothing. I'll recover in a month or two, and I'll be able to speak again in about a month. — Chu Luren spoke again using ventriloquism.

The vocal cords were fine, and the oral cavity injury wouldn't take so long, but Chu Luren could clearly feel that some nerves in his throat were damaged!

Medicine cannot be used here either. The Chu Lu people are slowly repairing themselves using "Divine Illumination True Qi," and it will probably take about a month to fully recover.

"Has your cold poison been cured? How long was I unconscious?" Chu Luren asked.

Xiaolongnu nodded emphatically. Mentioning the cold poison, she looked at Chu Luren with even more heartache, unable to resist reaching out to touch his tightly bound face. She then said, "Yes, Shi Yidao brought you back the day before yesterday, and Miss Cheng prepared the medicine yesterday. You took it while you were unconscious. You don't feel the cold poison affecting your internal energy anymore, do you?"

Chu Luren nodded, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief. Although the process was a bit thrilling, the result was good in the end.

Not only did he achieve his initial goal, but Chu Luren's "Dao Embryo Release Calamity Scripture" has also broken through to the eighth level—this is the first time Chu Luren has truly broken through using his own calamity energy!

With just one more breakthrough, the "Dao Embryo" can truly take shape and will no longer be immobile.

Just then, Li Mochou's footsteps came from next door, presumably because she had heard the noise.

Without knocking, she pushed the door open and entered. Seeing Chu Luren bound tightly, Li Mochou glared at him and said, "What happened to you? Didn't you say you could handle that big serpent? How come you're in such a sorry state!"

Although Li Mochou was also worried, she was, after all, the Red Serpent Witch, and had encountered many crises while traveling the martial world, so she could better understand this kind of "adventure".

A small mistake, a small mistake... Isn't today August 26th? — Chu Luren quickly changed the subject.

August 26th was the day Lu Zhanyuan and He Ruanjun got married, the day Li Mochou sought revenge on the Lu family manor ten years later, and the day Chu Luren and Li Mochou first met...

I told him something had happened, and that's why I sat up in shock from my deathbed. —Chu Luren continued to change the subject.

Xiaolongnu reverted to her aloof expression and said, "Senior Sister, you and Lu'er chat first, I'll go find Miss Cheng." She then went out and closed the door behind her.

Chapter 893 Setting Off Again

"Back then in Lu Family Village, didn't you think, 'That she-devil is really fierce'?"

No, I'm mainly worried that Que'er might make a move.

"Hmph, so you had Yu Yan tell that pretty boy that she was head over heels for you and that she had to save you if you were in danger?"

Did I? I don't remember very clearly, I only remember that the nun in the apricot-yellow robe was so beautiful that day...

"Pah! Don't you remember the Five Poison Palm?"

As Li Mochou spoke, she slapped Chu Luren hard on the chest—although it wasn't the real "Five Poisons Palm," the slap on a spot with missing skin and flesh made Chu Luren hiss in pain.

Looking at the woman, who had a smile on her lips and showed no sign of heartache but rather a pleased expression, Chu Luren curled his lip.

……

Although Xiaolongnu left indifferently, she returned an hour later with a food box, also without knocking. Li Mochou knew she should knock, but stubbornly refused, while Xiaolongnu hadn't yet realized the need to knock.

"Senior sister, it's time for Lu'er to eat," Little Dragon Girl reminded her.

"How can he eat like this?" Li Mochou opened the food box in confusion and found that it was full of unidentified soupy liquids.

"It was Miss Cheng who prepared the medicinal diet, saying that the deer should suck it directly into its stomach and not let it stay in its mouth or esophagus," Xiaolongnu repeated Cheng Lingsu's words.

"What are you going to use to suck it up? Do you want me to find you a reed pipe?" Li Mochou said, then regretted it a little—where could she find a reed pipe in this snowy mountain?

"No need." After saying that, Chu Luren used two fingers to unwrap the burlap bandage on his mouth, revealing his somewhat ferocious lips. Then, he opened his mouth and sucked the liquid in the food box into his mouth in bunches.

It didn't even touch the mouth; it was inhaled directly down the throat into the stomach.

Afterwards, Chu Luren adjusted the bandage on his mouth...

"Is this the 'Absorption Technique'? It's really convenient," Li Mochou exclaimed in amazement.

"Yes, I can even extract what someone else has just ingested." — Chu Luren was thinking of the original story where Shenhou extracted the poison that Su Xin had just ingested, and he thought he could do it too.

However, upon hearing this, Li Mochou glared at him and said, "Have you gone astray these past few years while traveling the martial world? Junior sister, let's go, don't dirty your ears!"

But when she pulled, she couldn't move Xiaolongnu. Turning her head, she saw Xiaolongnu blush slightly and say, "Miss Cheng also said that after Lu'er wakes up, her medicine needs to be changed."

Upon hearing this, Li Mochou's eyes widened: "Change...change the medicine? Could it be that you..."

Xiaolongnu didn't explain further, and directly took out the ointment Cheng Lingsu had given her: "Senior sister, do you need help?"

Li Mochou glanced at the ointment, moved the corners of her mouth, snorted, and turned to leave.

Chu Luren then used ventriloquism: I can change it myself...

Little Dragon Girl looked over and said, "I asked Miss Cheng, and she said that for the past two weeks, you have experienced pain all over your body when you move around, and you only need to change your dressings every day for the past two weeks. I'll help you."

Just then, Golden Gallbladder jumped onto the table, squeaked a few times, and even gestured as if it were giving Chu Luren a "massage," as if to say that it could be replaced.

Then, Xiaolongnu silently picked him up and threw him out the window.

Chu Luren paused for a moment and gave up on explaining that "I can have my fourth brother help me change it."

Although his whole body needs to be treated with medicine, is Chu Luren afraid of being seen? If anyone is afraid, it's others who are... Chu Luren's current physical condition still looks quite frightening.

In a role-playing group, this person would drop SAN points... No one would think that this is someone who can recover in another month or two.

Even though Chu Luren knew very well that no one else would think of him as naked, he couldn't help but think that way. So, when he was lying down to have his dressing changed, he changed the subject to ease the awkwardness: "Little Master, did you say that after I'm fully healed, I'll be even more tender and handsome?"

"She didn't say." Little Dragon Girl succinctly interrupted Chu Luren's daydream.

However, Xiaolongnu paused for a moment, then continued, "But the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra can make the skin fair, and it's always beneficial to practice it more when recovering from injuries."

"That's true. I'm quite skilled at using beauty filters; maybe I can turn this into a blessing in disguise," said Chu Luren.

"After that, I'll lend you a hand..." Little Dragon Girl's tone carried a hint of shyness, but it vanished in an instant.

Ah? Actually, I can do it all by myself, and I can even do the Mingyu Gong... Okay! Then I'll leave it to Long'er!

Chu Luren was halfway through his sentence when he noticed that Xiaolongnu was exerting unusual strength, so he quickly changed his words...

There's still a little over a month until the tenth day of the tenth lunar month, the Heroes' Gathering in Xiangyang. Normally, it would be difficult for ordinary people to travel from the Great Snow Mountain to Xiangyang in these thirty-five or thirty-six days, but for the Chu Lu people, it's considered quite a long journey.

However, Chu Luren was delayed by this injury and could only recuperate for more than half a month.

Then, in the remaining ten days, they must hurry back to Xiangyang. If all goes well, the Chu Lu people should be able to remove their bandages around the time of the Heroes' Gathering.

During the past two weeks, Chu Luren also diligently used "Divine Illumination True Qi," striving to restore his entire body to the point where he could fight with others without feeling like he was being torn apart by a thousand knives if he made any big movements.

And once the pain throughout the body subsides, there's less need to change the dressing frequently...

Of course, she had also diligently practiced her beauty techniques. After discovering this, Cheng Lingsu specifically reminded Chu Luren that at most, this would only make the skin white and tender, and it was impossible to peel off the skin and grow it back to improve one's appearance.

By September 15th, Chu Luren felt that there were no problems, but at the urging of Li Mochou and Xiaolongnu, he rested for two more days. On September 17th, Chu Luren officially set off.

This time, Chu Luren set off without anyone accompanying him. Gou Zazhong will stay at the Snow Mountain Sect for a while, and then they will meet in Leizhou—to travel together on the boat from Xia Ke Island!

As for Xiaolongnu and the others, they will continue their journey as usual and return to Guanzhong first. Their original idea was that Chu Luren should not concern himself with the Heroes' Gathering, since his injuries have not yet healed.

Moreover, with their martial arts skills, they couldn't keep up with Chu Luren's high-intensity travel—although Chu Luren's injuries haven't healed, he can still exert at least 70% of his strength, which is something that ordinary people can't keep up with.

More importantly, Li Mochou still had some minor grudges with Guo Jing and his wife, so she had no intention of going to Xiangyang.

So Chu Luren, all alone, traveled from the snowy mountains of the Western Regions towards the Xiangfan area.

Thanks to his appearance, which was still wrapped in burlap bandages, he not only frightened many people, but also, as long as he didn't expose himself or show off his private parts, no one could recognize him as Chu Luren!

Chu Luren did not reveal his identity, and all his contact with the Righteous Alliance was through Xiao Hong. No one knew that this strange man was a dignified Martial Saint of the Ten Great Martial Arts...

Chapter 894 Fengling Ferry

Leaving Guanzhong, not far from Tongguan, there is a small town called Ruicheng. One hundred and fifty li to the southwest, there is a Yellow River ferry crossing, which is called Fengling Ferry because it is below Fengling Pass.

Now that Guo Juxia is going to hold a gathering of heroes, Fengling Pass and Ruicheng are, after all, the border between Yuan and Qing, and it is not easy for martial arts figures to gather. However, Fengling Ferry is a small ferry crossing, and the Qing court cannot keep an eye on it. At this time, people from all walks of life pass by.

"In the martial arts world today, if we're talking about heroes, then it has to be Leader Chu of the Righteous Alliance!"

"That's right, that's right. Not only today, but for hundreds of years, there has never been a time when chivalry was so prevalent in the martial arts world. It's all thanks to Alliance Leader Chu's excellent leadership..."

"Alliance Leader Chu is wise and mighty; our Bilin Cave is honored to share in his glory!"

"Ah? So you're an ally of the Righteous Alliance? My apologies... Bilin Cave? Could you be a disciple of Sangtu Gong?"

"Ahem, we are the scales of scales, not the sangtugong's turquoise cave."

"Actually, our Mountain Fish Gang also wants to join the Righteous Alliance..."

"This is not a good matter. Our Righteous Alliance naturally prioritizes chivalry. From Alliance Leader Chu down, they are all renowned heroes..."

……

People from all walks of life in the martial arts world are full of praise for Chu Luren; this is probably what people's hearts are set on!