The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

"You couldn't even touch the hem of someone's skirt and you got your teeth broken, and you still have the nerve to say that? If it were me, I'd say I fell down!"

After being ridiculed all the way, Lord Huo finally lost his temper.

However, the people of Lingjiu Palace were actually the most unhappy—why are we all female warriors of the Righteous Alliance, but you think you're so great just because you wear white clothes?

Firstly, the people from Yihua Palace simply don't acknowledge their origins in the Righteous Alliance; secondly, the sisters from Lingjiu Palace also dislike having such an arrogant group of women...

After sending away the person who came to complain, Fu Minyi also complained to Granny Yu: "These crazy women from Yihua Palace, I don't think they consider themselves members of the Righteous Alliance at all! They are too arrogant, and they even hit their own brothers in the alliance so hard!"

Upon hearing this, Grandma Yu glared at her—we can agree with the first statement, but as for the second… who hit harder, do you think we don’t know?

"Now that Palace Master Yaoyue is not here, the ordinary disciples of Yihua Palace have not had formal contact with the alliance, so friction is inevitable. We are all close to the Lord, and we must not be like those scoundrels who only cause trouble!" Granny Yu admonished, and not only Fu Minyi, but the other leaders also listened and agreed.

Just then, the door of the inn, which had been booked out long ago, opened, and Chu Luren walked in...

He had arrived nearby long ago, but he was afraid that someone would complain again, so he hid for the time being. As expected, Granny Yu was reliable. She was indeed a good helper of the Lord and a good role model for the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments.

"Who is it?" Fu Minyi looked over immediately upon hearing the voice.

after that……

A moment of silence fell over the lobby.

"Huh? What's wrong with you guys?" Chu Luren asked, puzzled.

"Ah! Lord Bai!" Fu Minyi immediately reacted and hurriedly tried to bow and pay her respects.

Chu Luren moved swiftly to support her, saying, "Chief Fu, there's no need for such formalities... Also, who is Lord Bai?"

“No, no, I meant to say, greetings to Your Majesty!” Fu Minyi immediately corrected herself.

"Greetings, Your Excellency." The other Lingjiu Palace disciples around also paid their respects.

Chu Luren flicked his sleeve, and the women felt a force that seemed soft yet firm lift their upper bodies, preventing them from bowing down.

"Everyone, please rise." Chu Luren greeted everyone, then encouraged them, "Recently, I have often seen the sisters of Lingjiu Palace mediating internal conflicts within the Righteous Alliance. They truly are my right-hand women, so considerate and thoughtful."

Chu Luren was deeply moved that he still had such a loyal and untroubled subordinate.

"Your Majesty, you said we are your right and left hands, so we have to say a few more words. Those crazy...those sisters in Yihua Palace clearly don't take those dog servants seriously!" Fu Minyi began to complain.

"Didn't take anything seriously?" Chu Luren confirmed again.

“They didn’t take their brothers from the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands seriously!” Fu Minyi repeated.

Chu Luren couldn't help but purse her lips—"You guys should just talk about the eldest sister, not the second sister!"

"The disciples of Yihua Palace have been in the South China Sea for a long time and haven't had much contact with the martial arts world in the Central Plains. Moreover, they haven't specifically paid homage to the Righteous Alliance, so it's inevitable that they're a bit estranged from everyone. Please bear with us... When I meet the two Palace Masters later, I will definitely speak to them!" Chu Luren made a promise that even he himself didn't believe.

Fu Minyi wanted to say something more, but was glared at by Granny Yu and could only pout and say, "Yes, what the Lord says is absolutely right. Since we are so close to them, we should naturally give in to them!"

The disciples of Yihua Palace generally come from three backgrounds: first, adopted orphan girls; second, women who have never experienced love or marriage; and third, women who have been hurt by love and, after much agonizing reflection, join Yihua Palace...

The palace maids of Lingjiu Palace were merely domineering, but the palace maids of Yihua Palace were absolutely even more disdainful of people, especially men.

However, there are also advantages, namely that their emotions are more detached and reserved, and their awe of the two palace masters is even greater than that of the Lingjiu Palace disciples towards "Grandma".

For the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments, Tong Lao was the patriarch, while for the palace maids of Yihua Palace, Yao Yue and Lian Xing were the mistresses.

As long as Yaoyue says a word, the people of Yihua Palace will definitely not dare to complain about Chu Luren or the Righteous Alliance anymore.

However, Yaoyue hasn't returned to Yihua Palace for a long time, so naturally there's no concrete evidence for anything.

At first, anyone who dared to spread gossip in Leizhou was wiped out by the Yihua Palace. However... later, as the "rumors" became more and more detailed, they became at a loss.

Even now, although the palace maids of Yihua Palace are unhappy with Chu Luren and the Righteous Alliance, they have always been very restrained. They went up to chat with him and only knocked out two teeth. Do they really think that Yihua Palace is so kind and approachable to everyone?

If it were any other江湖闲人 (jianghu xiong xian ren, a wandering swordsman) who wasn't from the Righteous Alliance, their head would have been taken long ago...

However, after hearing a lot of gossip about Chu Luren and the two palace masters, they felt an instinctive resistance, and at the same time... an instinctive fear.

Along the way, Chu Luren encountered disciples of the Yihua Palace, but he didn't dare reveal his identity, otherwise it would have been very awkward for both sides.

Just then, shouts suddenly came from outside: "Grandma Yu, ladies! Something terrible has happened..."

Then, another sycophantic island lord rushed in. Upon seeing Chu Luren, he was startled: "Alliance Leader Bai?"

"Hmm?" Chu Luren frowned.

"Greetings, Alliance Leader!" The newcomer immediately bowed down, and Chu Luren did not stop him.

"Stand up and speak. What is it?" Chu Luren asked directly.

"Reporting to the Alliance Leader, it's the sisters from the Yihua Palace... They've started fighting with the Xingxiu Sect and are even challenging them to a duel outside the city!" a certain island lord immediately reported.

Chu Luren: ...

"Alliance Leader, you must be tired from your journey. Why don't you rest first? Let us go and persuade him," said Granny Yu, showing her keen insight.

However, Chu Luren shook his head and said, "Forget it, you guys stay here, I'll go see what's going on!"

Chapter 937 Kind and Approachable

Chu Luren arrived at the small bamboo grove outside the city and could hear the commotion from afar...

"A mere few servants dare to boss around our Xingxiu Sect like that?"

"How dare you! You—tell me who the servant is!"

"Am I wrong? The two palace masters of Yihua Palace, Yaoyue and Lianxing, have already agreed to join my Righteous Alliance. In that sense, we, the Three Goddesses of Xingxiu, are on equal footing with the two palace masters..."

"How dare you!"

"You dare to be so bold! Do you see this lady? She is my sister, the Goddess Taiwei. Back in Mount Song, she fought alongside Palace Mistress Yaoyue. Even Palace Mistress Lianxing calls her 'sister.' How dare you servants be so disrespectful?"

"You, you're talking nonsense! Zuo Lengchan of Mount Song is not even as good as the Grand Palace Master's finger, why would he need to join forces with others?"

……

Azi immediately drew out all the hatred and engaged in a verbal battle with a group of Yihua Palace disciples.

The demons and monsters of the Xingxiu Sect made up 80-90% of the crowd, while the disciples of the Yihua Palace numbered only twenty or thirty...

However, in Chu Luren's opinion, if a real fight breaks out, if Wang Yuyan doesn't take action, the outcome will likely be a 50/50 chance. If Azi and Mu Wanqing don't take action either, then it will just be a rabble that scatters like birds and beasts after a dozen or so of them die!

However, given Wang Yuyan's strength, apart from the palace masters, no one in the Yihua Palace can say they are guaranteed to win. Even Hua Wuque can only be said to have a high chance of winning. Considering that he doesn't hit women, if he is really forced into a corner, he will definitely be restrained, and his chances of winning may not be that great...

"How could our goddess be wrong?"

"That's right! Everyone knows that our alliance leader dotes on the goddess the most... Ouch!"

"I warn you to behave yourselves and not to anger our goddess!"

……

The members of the Starry Constellation Sect were all aware of the situation. Although they started talking all at once, they only praised the three goddesses on their side and did not dare to directly insult the Flower Shifting Palace.

After all, the fear of the Yihua Palace among people in the martial arts world is still very deep—even when Ding Chunqiu was the sect leader, even the sycophants of the Xingxiu Sect wouldn't dare to do something so reckless…

Besides, they're criticizing each other now, but who knows whose side the leader will take when they meet him in the future?

The three goddesses might get a few words of criticism, but if they themselves had a foul mouth, they'd probably become the scapegoats...

This left the Chu Lu people quite helpless—they wanted to find someone to give a good beating to show both sides, but they couldn't find anyone suitable.

Just as Chu Luren was about to step forward with a stiff upper lip, he suddenly sensed someone approaching, and it was none other than Hua Wuque, the young master of Yihua Palace!

So Chu Luren hid for a while, preparing to see what Hua Wuque would say.

Hua Wuque made no attempt to conceal himself; his clothes fluttered in the wind, and everyone immediately noticed that someone was approaching.

At this moment, only Helu followed behind him; as for the other lotus...

Even though Hua Wuque has forgiven her, she still can't very well appear in front of the other disciples of Yihua Palace, otherwise countless people would want to expel her from the sect.

Upon seeing that it was Hua Wuque, the disciples of Yihua Palace were greatly excited—compared to Yaoyue and Lianxing, the disciples of Yihua Palace clearly loved Hua Wuque much more.

Of course, they didn't dare to reveal it when Yaoyue and Lianxing were around.

"Little Lord!"

"Welcome, young master!"

The women of Yihua Palace immediately felt a bit more cheerful.

Immediately, someone complained, "Young Master! The Righteous Alliance people came to provoke us, and they even said... they even said that the Grand Palace Master and the Little Palace Master... Shouldn't we cut out their tongues?"

Some of the older palace maids quickly stopped them with their eyes.

Why ask? What if it's true?

"Young Master, has our Yihua Palace really joined some Righteous Alliance?" the women asked, still uneasy.

Seeing the hesitant expression on Hua Wuque's face, the women of Yihua Palace felt a chill in their hearts.

“This… I haven’t heard my master mention this either, but it’s true that my master and Young Master Chu… have some connection.” Hua Wuque said, frowning and gritting his teeth.

After hearing the first half of the sentence, everyone was somewhat happy, but after hearing the second half, their hearts sank!

"How could the Grand Palace Master be with someone like that..."

"Be careful!"

Some of the young palace maids were about to complain when they were immediately stopped by the older matrons—"Young people, things are complicated here. You can't handle it. Don't say anything. Let the Grand Palace Master deal with it!"

"Hey! I told you before that your master and my sister fought together on Mount Song, right?" Azi asked Hua Wuque deliberately.

And the questions were asked very skillfully.

"Azi," Wang Yuyan interrupted, as she had no intention of getting into any conflict with the people from Yihua Palace, especially Hua Wuque—back when she and Brother Chu "used" Hua Wuque's "shameless tricks" outside Lu Manor, Wang Yuyan still blushed when she thought about it.

Even if Brother Chu were here, he would definitely feel embarrassed, right?

Just then, a voice rang out—"Que'er!"

Hua Wuque: LOL.

The members of the Yihua Palace: !!!

Wang Yuyan and Mu Wanqing: ...

Azi: (*^▽^*)

The constellations said, “Heaven and earth possess righteous energy, which manifests in various forms. Below, it becomes rivers and mountains; above, it becomes the sun and stars…”

Accompanied by a hastily prepared recitation of "Ode to Righteousness," Chu Luren swung out from the side with an open and honest demeanor, taking three steps at a time to arrive in front of Hua Wuque.