The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

"Where...is this place?" Gongsun Lü'e asked, her voice tinged with a mixture of fear and sweet curiosity.

Chu Luren didn't think too much about it, but he felt that Gongsun Lü'e might be too naive and therefore had a penchant for adventure.

"It should be directly below the Valley of Heartbreak... Look, moonlight is shining in ahead, there should be a place to go up!" Chu Luren said, pointing to a beam of moonlight shining down in front.

Additionally, you can see that where the moonlight shines in, the ground is already sandy and gravelly, and a tree is growing there.

Gongsun Lü'e was also taken aback upon seeing this, and murmured, "I don't know where in the valley I can get to this underground pool."

Just then, Chu Luren suddenly shouted, "Who's there?"

"Ah!" Gongsun Lü'e was startled and gripped Chu Luren even tighter.

What Chu Luren saw was pitch black to Gongsun Lü'e, who couldn't help but ask, "Brother Shijue, is there something there?"

Before Chu Luren could answer...

puff--

A loud bang was heard, as if something had broken through the air, but it immediately struck the Kun fish's protective aura and was deflected and completely blocked.

Now Gongsun Lü'e could see clearly that it was... a small pebble? Or perhaps the pit of some kind of fruit?

Chu Luren's gaze followed something as it moved. Although Gongsun Lü'e couldn't see it, she had already noticed the sound of something passing by.

As the moonlight faintly illuminated the scene, Gongsun Lü'e spotted a humanoid figure on all fours, which made her tense again.

Even if it were just a tiger, with the Ten Greats by her side, Gongsun Lü'e wouldn't be too afraid. But... this thing was somewhat humanoid, and she didn't know what it was, which made it rather terrifying.

This "thing" moves on all fours in a rather strange but very fast manner—at least for a human on all fours!

Seeing the other person hiding behind a tree, watching him warily, Chu Luren asked, "Who are you?"

"Is...is it really a person?" Gongsun Lü'e asked softly.

A hoarse, dry voice came from behind the tree: "And who are you, kid? Did that damned Gongsun Zhi send you to eliminate us completely?"

"What is Gongsun Zhi... I would have to think twice before I even send him to my side." Chu Luren was about to express his disdain, but when he felt Gongsun Lü'e hugging his arm tightly behind him, he swallowed back his even more disdainful words.

"You...you know my father?" Gongsun Lü'e cautiously peeked out from behind Chu Luren.

"Your father?" The hoarse voice rose a few notches.

Seeing that the other party seemed about to rush at him, Chu Luren fearfully began to loosen his clothes...

One cannot help but feel fear—this person must be Qiu Qianchi, because Gongsun Zhi had severed her tendons in her hands and feet, and she had been living in the underground water cave for more than ten years. Her original clothes were long gone and barely covering her body.

The damage to the eyes of the Chu Lu people was too great...

At this moment, Chu Luren wished that the bandage around his eyes was completely opaque!

Seeing that the other party was excited to come out, Chu Luren quickly took off his outer garment and threw his cloak over as well—this face is a bit shabby, please make sure to cover it completely before coming out!

As for Chu Luren himself, his upper body was now covered in hemp bandages, and only his mouth was visible on his face.

"Brother Shi Jue! So...so you were injured so badly?" Although Gongsun Lü'e didn't know why she was injured, she still felt sorry for her.

Despite being so badly injured, Brother Shijue still came to thwart Father's plot. He is truly a noble person!

The "strange man" behind the jujube tree, after some rustling, appeared to be wearing a black robe and a cloak.

A creature resembling a scorpion, Hiruko, crawled out from behind the tree.

"Come here." Fei Liu Hu... no, it was Qiu Qian Chi, who stared at Gongsun Lü E behind Chu Lu Ren and commanded.

Gongsun Lü'e didn't know why, but this "strange person" was supposed to be terrifying, yet the more she looked at her, the more familiar she felt with her, as if... she wouldn't harm her.

"Speak your mind." Chu Luren stretched out his arm, which Gongsun Lü'e had been holding, and shielded her even further behind him.

Although Chu Luren believed that Qiu Qianchi had no ill intentions towards Gongsun Lü'e, this girl was inherently eccentric, and given her experiences, it was understandable that she would become even more perverted.

Therefore, it needs to be corrected; we shouldn't go along with her logic!

Qiu Qianchi glared at Chu Luren, gritted her teeth in anger, and then asked Gongsun Lü'e, "Do you have a birthmark the size of a thumb on your waist?"

Chapter 909 Amazing Brain Circuit

"How...how did you know?" Gongsun Lü'e asked in surprise, but also with some fear.

“Green Calyx…you really are E’er! How would I know? Of course I know! Because…because I am your mother!” Fei Liu Hu said something astonishing.

“You are my mother? But… my mother has already…” Gongsun Lü’e was stunned upon hearing this.

"What did that damned Gongsun Zhi say about me? Did he say I'm already dead?" Qiu Qianchi shook her head angrily, her face twisted beyond recognition, appearing and disappearing in the swaying cloak and gauze curtain.

“My father… doesn’t mention you much. I only remember when I was little, when I asked my mother about you, he… would always get furious. I thought it was because my father and you were a loving couple, so he couldn’t bear to recall the past…”

Gongsun Lü'e looked at her mother, who was as red as a jade pendant, and still felt the bond of blood ties in her heart. She couldn't help but step forward.

This time, Chu Luren did not stop it...

"Bullshit! That heartless bastard, deeply in love with him? I... I was blind and foolish back then!" Qiu Qianchi cursed repeatedly.

Upon seeing this, Gongsun Lü'e stepped forward and embraced her mother with heartache—partly because she guessed that her mother must have been terribly harmed by her father, and partly because she had always longed for maternal love.

However, Qiu Qianchi was badly injured after all. When she saw her daughter step forward, although a hint of tenderness flashed in her eyes, her expression turned cold in the end, and she pushed Gongsun Lü'e away.

Chu Luren noticed that she wasn't using much force, which is why he didn't make a move.

"You step aside!" Qiu Qianchi said warily.

“Mom…” Gongsun Lüe was stunned and aggrieved.

"Old woman, why are you being so fierce?" Chu Luren scolded, trying to deflate the old woman's arrogance.

"What... what did you call me?" Qiu Qianchi was indignant, but when she thought of the martial arts Chu Luren had just displayed—that his invisible true energy could block her jujube pit nails—she felt powerless.

He could only forcefully retort, "What business is it of yours how I discipline my daughter?"

"If it has nothing to do with me, then I can't interfere. Why would I bother practicing such advanced martial arts?" Chu Luren said matter-of-factly.

Qiu Qianchi: ...

"Brother Shijue, please don't blame my mother," Gongsun Lü'e whispered, trying to persuade her.

Although she said that, Gongsun Lü'e still felt a warmth in her heart.

Upon seeing Gongsun Lü'e's expression, Qiu Qianchi could easily guess her thoughts. While feeling a surge of anger, she also breathed a sigh of relief—at least it didn't seem like she was there to put on an act and harm her!

"Gongsun Zhi said I'm dead? Dead? Ha! He actually hopes I'm already dead..." Qiu Qianchi said through gritted teeth.

"Mom, what happened to Dad...?"

"Shut up! You still call him father?" Qiu Qianchi interrupted.

Although Gongsun Lü'e felt wronged, she did not retaliate, but looked at her mother with heartache.

Qiu Qianchi then explained why she was there...

Back then, Qiu Qianchi and Gongsun Zhi were in a relationship where the woman was older than the man. Qiu Qianchi was always assertive, and in terms of martial arts, she was much stronger. In fact, Gongsun Zhi's current martial arts skills were largely thanks to Qiu Qianchi teaching him a part of the Iron Palm technique.

Before the two got married, a major enemy came to the Valley of Heartbreak, and Qiu Qianchi fought desperately to drive him away.

However, Gongsun Zhi, that old scoundrel, eventually fell in love with someone else while Qiu Qianchi was pregnant—his love interest was a maid in the valley!

After Qiu Qianchi gave birth, she discovered their affair...

At that time, Gongsun Zhi could only be called a scumbag, not a complete scoundrel. Although he had fallen in love with someone else, all he was plotting was to live happily ever after with that maid and run away when Qiu Qianchi was going into seclusion for seven days, so that she would never find him.

However, Qiu Qianchi discovered the plot and threw the two into the love flower bushes. She then soaked almost all the antidotes for the love flowers in arsenic and told Gongsun Zhi that there was only one antidote left!

As a result, Gongsun Zhi killed the maid with a single sword strike, then turned around and apologized to Qiu Qianchi, begging for the only antidote...

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Lü'e couldn't help but gasp in shock, firstly because she was astonished that her father was so shameless, and secondly... also because she was shocked by her mother's ruthlessness.

However, Qiu Qianchi later believed that Gongsun Zhi had truly reformed because he treated her better.

Chu Luren: ? ? ?

When Chu Luren heard this, he was amazed by Qiu Qianchi's thought process. Anyone else would know that Gongsun Zhi was definitely plotting revenge, right?

It can only be said that Qiu Qianchi was so enamored with Gongsun Zhi that she didn't even realize something was amiss!

The outcome was, of course, tragic—during a casual drink between the two, Qiu Qianchi even took out another antidote for the love flower and told Gongsun Zhi that if he had begged her again, she would have softened and saved that lowly maid as well.

"Mom, if he had really begged again back then, would you have given him both pills?" Gongsun Lü'e asked a pointless question.

She probably didn't want her mother to be so ruthless.

After a moment of silence, Qiu Qianchi said, "I don't know either... I did think at the time that it would be better to save that wretched maid and then drive her out of the valley, so that Gongsun Zhi would not only give up his thoughts but also be grateful to me. Perhaps he would then reform and never dare to do anything wrong again... But in order to save his own life, he hastily killed his beloved. How can you blame me?"

Chu Luren frowned upon hearing this, while Gongsun Lü'e asked, "Brother Shijue, what have you discovered?"

"I was thinking about Gongsun Zhi. Back then, he didn't even want his ancestral property and wanted to elope with someone. He shouldn't have been so easily swayed by love... The reason he killed so quickly is probably because he already had a plan for revenge in mind," Chu Luren speculated.

Qiu Qianchi glared at him, but didn't say anything, and just continued to tell the story that followed.

After hearing her say that, Gongsun Zhi sighed and said, "It's better to kill them all." Qiu Qianchi even felt that Gongsun Zhi had come to his senses and had finally put an end to his worries.

Well, even Chu Luren doesn't know what kind of thought process this is.

Just as Chu Luren said, she lost consciousness after drinking the wine, and when she woke up, she was already here, and... Gongsun Zhi had severed her tendons in her hands and feet!

In Qiu Qianchi's words, even Gongsun Zhi dared not see her again, and he never appeared again afterward.

However, this place is not only steep, but the pool is also full of crocodiles!

If her hands and feet weren't crippled, she could climb up, or even cut down the jujube tree and use the wood to float away and fight her way out.

However, she was disabled in her hands and feet and unable to climb. Although she had mastered the unique technique of using jujube pit nails, she could only blow three in a row at most before she had to gather her strength again. It was impossible for her to fight her way out of the crocodile pack.

They could only make a living from these jujube trees, and more than ten years passed...

Chapter 910 Negotiation

People's physical constitutions are not the same, so they cannot be generalized. Qiu Qianchi ate only dates for more than ten years, and not only did she not finish, she also developed a strange internal skill.

People's joys and sorrows are not shared. Qiu Qianchi recounts her tragic experiences, but Chu Luren only thinks about using this story to tease Yaoyue later...

Well, but Yaoyue would definitely think she was stupid too—if Jiang Feng had been willing to give up Hua Yuenü back then, Yaoyue would never have let him go, she would only think it was pathetic.

"Kid! What are you thinking about?" Qiu Qianchi sensed that this faceless kid didn't seem to be thinking anything good, at least not out of pity.

"This Gongsun Zhi is truly despicable. Elder Qiu, how do you plan to retaliate?" Chu Luren asked directly.