The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Upon hearing this, Chu Luren walked to the side, touched the slippery rock wall, and then said, "I can go up now, and then pull you up."

In fact, even if he brought two more people, Chu Luren was confident he could get up there, since there was a rock wall to use as leverage—even if it was straight up and down, even if it was very slippery.

However, upon seeing Qiu Qianchi... Chu Luren was not very happy whether he carried her on his back or in his arms.

"I'll go twist a rope." Upon hearing this, Gongsun Lü'e immediately took the initiative to look for one, and then set her sights on the jujube tree.

They set their sights on its bark!

"No, your mother will be heartbroken." Chu Luren glanced at Qiu Qianchi, whose body was tense but who did not say anything to stop her.

Chu Luren had noticed that the jujube tree was unusual before, but he didn't say anything. Qiu Qianchi also didn't want him to know and never mentioned it.

"Huh?" Gongsun Lü'e hadn't quite understood yet.

"After I go up, I can just let the bandage hang down... I can stop taking the medication now."

After Chu Luren finished speaking, he began to untie the hemp bandages.

Chapter 912 Beauty

Chu Luren began by gradually unwrapping the hemp bandages from the top of his head...

First, she had short hair—she was the first to lose her hair in the Cold Dragon's stomach, and her scalp basically died afterward as well.

Chu Luren used his divine illumination true energy to repair the scalp for a long time before the hair follicles were completely regenerated—the difficulty of hair follicle recovery is second only to the regeneration of a severed limb.

Because he only recently fully recovered, Chu Luren still has a buzz cut. People who don't know him might think he just recently left the monastic life!

While Chu Luren could certainly increase the speed of hair growth, it wasn't something that could be done overnight. To grow his hair back to waist length, he would need to go into seclusion for a while, and clearly, he didn't have time to do that in the last few days.

Further down, Chu Luren revealed her fair skin...

But she's just fair-skinned!

Putting everything else aside, returning to eighteen years old and getting some skin whitening treatments are definitely included, but that's about it.

Upon seeing this, Qiu Qianchi was taken aback—it seemed that this person, who ranked second on the Heavenly Ranking, truly possessed real skill!

But why does he have this "wait until I reveal my true face, and you'll all have to kneel down and look at me" expression?

Qiu Qianchi couldn't figure out where Chu Luren's expression came from either...

Chu Luren noticed that Gongsun Lü'e had indeed lowered her head shyly, and only then did he reveal a satisfied expression.

"Wait for me to go up first." Chu Luren did not remove all the bandages.

The reason I showed my face first was to prove that I wasn't disfigured. Secondly, I was worried that if I didn't show my face now, Gongsun Lü'e wouldn't recognize me when I went upstairs. Thirdly, I wanted to scare them—with my looks, if I were a little fairer, I wouldn't be any worse than Jiang Feng, right?

I don't think Uncle Duan had this level of skill when he was young...

As Chu Luren spoke, he darted up the rock wall and disappeared without a trace.

"Idiot! What are you shy about?" Qiu Qianchi scolded him with exasperation.

"Brother Shi Jue... he's quite handsome," Gongsun Lü'e said shyly.

Qiu Qianchi: ? ? ?

Qiu Qianchi opened her mouth to this, but could only sigh – she herself had felt the same way, thinking that Gongsun Zhi was even more handsome than the legendary Duan Zhengchun and Jiang Feng.

It seems the daughter really is...

But isn't this overthinking a bit? Qiu Qianchi vaguely remembers that Gongsun Zhi back then was at least a real pretty boy!

But... does being fair-skinned automatically make someone a pretty boy?

"Mom, what's going on with this jujube tree?" Gongsun Lü'e asked somewhat displeased.

She's just a bit naive, but not stupid. She didn't realize it on the spot, but now she's figured it out.

"Hmph! What do you mean, 'what's going on'? Just because I discovered something, does that mean I have to tell your lover?" Qiu Qianchi never held back when she spoke.

"W-what wild man? Mom!" Gongsun Lü'e said, blushing.

Qiu Qianchi: ...

Why do you look like you've been praised?

Qiu Qianchi felt that her body, which was originally quite healthy, had suddenly become unwell today, and she often felt dizzy from anger.

As for why Qiu Qianchi was able to not only survive despite being crippled, eating only dates, and having a poor mental state, but also maintain good health?

That brings us to the special features of this jujube tree...

For the first ten years or so, Qiu Qianchi was also very surprised that she could survive by eating only dates and even continue to cultivate her internal energy.

Moreover, this jujube tree bears fruit all year round...

She immediately realized that this jujube tree was extraordinary!

Especially in the last three years, Qiu Qianchi's internal strength has not only not declined but increased, and has even improved more significantly than when she was in her best physical condition.

At first, Qiu Qianchi thought she had unlocked some secrets of the body, but she gradually realized that it was thanks to the jujube tree.

As for why jujube trees have this effect, and why the effect has been particularly noticeable in the last three years, she has no idea.

Qiu Qianchi, who was by nature mean-spirited and especially after experiencing such a great change, would not easily trust anyone, so she naturally wouldn't tell Chu Luren these words!

However, Chu Luren immediately sensed the extraordinary nature of this jujube tree—it gave his Dao Embryo a faint feeling, indicating that it possessed a slight spiritual seed quality.

It was only "slightly". Otherwise, the jujube tree should have withered and died before Master Zhang knocked on the Heavenly Gate. It would have gradually come back to life after Master Zhang knocked on the Heavenly Gate.

Because it wasn't a true spiritual seed, the jujube tree stubbornly and nutrient-richly survived until the Heavenly Gate opened.

After the Heavenly Gate opened, it even displayed some of the properties of a spiritual seed.

Of course, it was only "some," not even as much as the mouthful of snake blood Bai Zizai swallowed when he was young. Otherwise, Qiu Qianchi's tendons and meridians might have healed on their own, and she would have rushed up to seek revenge on Gongsun Zhi.

Now, Qiu Qianchi's internal strength has only deepened, reaching the level of a first-class master. Moreover, because her limbs have been crippled, the strength she can unleash is... immeasurable.

She is somewhat like Duan Yanqing, but Duan Yanqing is more adapted to his disabled body and his external martial arts skills are not as bad as Qiu Qianchi's!

If we disregard the jujube pit nails, Qiu Qianchi would probably have a hard time even dealing with a second-rate character.

However, once the jujube pit nail is used, even a top-notch master could be instantly killed within three moves if caught off guard—the jujube pit nail can only be used for three moves at a time.

Moreover, the attack is designed to catch you off guard; if you are prepared, it is much easier to defend yourself.

It was Qiu Qianchi who, when there was no hope for the recovery of her limbs and meridians, but her internal strength had improved by leaps and bounds in the past few years, took a different approach based on her ability to spit out date pits and pick up dates. She focused on training the Ren and Du meridians, as well as the meridians from the dantian to the upper jiao of the tongue, and developed a martial art.

It was only when he encountered Chu Luren that he seemed so useless.

After Qiu Qianchi briefly explained the unusual condition of the jujube tree, Gongsun Lü'e looked at the tree happily and said, "Then this will definitely help Brother Shijue, right?"

"Hmph, anyway, even if I gave you the jujube tree, you definitely wouldn't be able to keep an eye on him!" Qiu Qianchi said angrily.

It wasn't just a difference in martial arts skills—Gongsun Lü'e ate dates every day, and at most she could only be second to Qiu Qianchi, she could never catch up with Chu Luren, but there was also a problem with mentality. Qiu Qianchi felt that her silly daughter was simply a freebie!

"What... what am I supposed to do to look after Brother Shijue?" Gongsun Lü'e only felt a little embarrassed by her mother's choice of words, but she was not ashamed of the "incompetent" evaluation.

“Husband, husband, you’re only a husband within a ten-foot radius. Once you’re a ten-foot radius away, you can’t be relied on! You…” Qiu Qianchi was about to scold her daughter when Gongsun Lü’e interrupted, “No! Brother Shijue isn’t that kind of person, and we’re not in that kind of relationship. Besides… Mother, please don’t scold me for this!”

Chu Luren is not the Yang Guo of this time in the original work. While he silences Qiu Qianchi, he also makes Gongsun Lü'e less afraid of her mother. At least in her eyes, "Brother Shi Jue" is the most powerful...

Chapter 913 Chaos

The bandages didn't come off until some time after Chu Luren went up there.

After all, the bandages were for the whole body, otherwise they wouldn't hang down enough. Chu Luren would have to find a place to untie the bandages on his lower body as well...

The pool was extremely high. Looking up, even with the moonlight, it already gave one a sense of "distance." With a little mist, the entrance to the cave above could not be seen.

The bandage, only two fingers wide, was undeniably thin and offered little sense of security.

However, Gongsun Lü'e did not hesitate at all. She carried her mother on her back and went forward to grab the bandage.

Gongsun Lü'e pulled it down a bit, and the bandage began to rise, and... gradually accelerated!

Later, they were moving at breakneck speed. Gongsun Lü'e couldn't help but close her eyes. After a short while, she felt herself leave the mountain wall. After a brief moment of being lifted into the air, she was then supported by the bandages and slowly fell to the ground.

It was Chu Luren who used a clever trick to make the seemingly narrow bandage easily support the weight of the two people.

"Brother Shi Jue!" Gongsun Lü'e looked at Chu Luren with great interest.

At this moment, Chu Luren was shirtless—his outer garment had been given to Qiu Qianchi, and he hadn't worn an inner garment because of the bandages.

Bathed in moonlight, it appeared even more translucent and jade-like. After peeling away its skin and growing anew, it perfectly showcased the effects of the "Mingyu Gong," "Yu Nu Xin Jing," and "Tian Chang Di Jiu Bu Lao Chang Chun Gong," as well as some of the essence of the "Sunflower Manual" and the "Great Brightness Manual"...

Qiu Qianchi already felt her eyes burning with rage. Looking at her daughter's sparkling eyes, she couldn't help but grind her teeth in hatred!

This person...

It would have been better if she were a bit darker and rougher; at least then she would have looked like an honest, unassuming passerby. Now that she's reached the extreme of being fair-skinned, it just looks incredibly incongruous with her current appearance!

"Something seems to have happened in the valley; everything is in a flurry of activity," Chu Luren interrupted Gongsun Lü'e's reverie.

"Mom, go to my place and change your clothes first. Then I'll go out and see what's going on," Gongsun Lü'e said quickly after regaining her senses.

If others were to encounter Chu Luren or Qiu Qianchi, they would likely treat them as enemies.

Furthermore, Gongsun Lü'e vaguely felt that the chaos in the valley at this moment was likely caused by those "guests"!

Although Qiu Qianchi climbed faster than Gongsun Lüe using her lightness skill, she became unsteady on her feet when she stood up. However, Gongsun Lüe naturally did not want her mother to climb and did not want to waste time, so she carried Qiu Qianchi on her back all the way to her small residence.

After the two went inside, Gongsun Lü'e came out with Chu Luren's outer garment. Chu Luren wanted to take it, but Gongsun Lü'e lowered her head and walked around it.

Without even looking at Chu Luren, she walked directly behind him, helped him put on his clothes, and even replaced the belt around his waist with a new one.

"What are you dawdling about? Come in and help me get dressed!" Qiu Qianchi's voice came from inside the house.

It wasn't that she couldn't dress herself; she still had the strength. She was just angry that her daughter was so useless.

Gongsun Lü'e blushed and then hurriedly ran inside.

"I'll look around from the shadows first. Don't be afraid when you come out; I'll be watching you," Chu Luren said to Gongsun Lü'e.

Chu Luren used the Mingyu Terrace to keep a close eye on Gongsun Lü'e's situation while also exploring other parts of the valley.

The chaos in the valley was far more severe than Chu Luren had initially imagined, but the core area of ​​the chaos was not within Chu Luren's exploration range before!

Previously, Chu Luren only noticed that at the entrance of the Valley of Heartbreak, the Persian caravan members were fighting with a group of disciples of the Valley of Heartbreak. The former not only had many people who knew martial arts, but also carried swords, leather armor, and crossbows, so they were obviously prepared. However, the latter were not like ordinary people in the martial arts world, and they also knew how to arrange troops in a simple formation. They also held off the crossbowmen.

At this moment, Chu Luren realized that the valley entrance was only a small part; there were many more disciples of the Heartbreak Valley in the direction of Broken Heart Cliff. No wonder he hadn't spotted Gongsun Zhi earlier...