The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Chapter 987 Death

"You can't even cook properly, you might as well be a concubine!" Chu Luren shouted at Yaoyue.

Before him lay the meal that Yaoyue and Lianxing had just prepared, and Chu Luren was enjoying it…

Upon hearing Chu Luren's words, Yaoyue, though aloof, had a strangely apologetic expression, while Lianxing, on the contrary, felt a touch of pride.

……

Chu Luren was having a great time imagining himself among the various statues when Wei Wuyuan saw his silly grin and finally couldn't hold back any longer!

Wei Wuyuan had originally considered the possibility that the statues here might be destroyed, or even that they were originally intended to be destroyed, which is why he had such a mental illusion.

In his plan, it would be Yaoyue and Lianxing who would get caught up in it, not some bastard who would be happily laughing in the male lead's position!

"Stop! You're not allowed to move..."

The moment Wei Wuyuan couldn't help but make a move, Chu Luren immediately became alert and stabbed him to death on the mechanism base with a backhand sword—perhaps according to his plan, he would appear here later and then use an illusion to avoid the attack.

However, in a fit of anger, he actually stood up so openly...

"what?"

Feeling the sword truly pierce flesh and blood, and even pinning Wei Wuyuan to the mechanical base behind him, Chu Luren was somewhat surprised.

Given Wei Wuyuan's status in the martial arts world, it seems a bit... hasty for him to be killed so easily by a single sword strike.

Despite his surprise, Chu Luren was quick on his feet, immediately unleashing his sword energy to shred all of Chu Luren's meridians!

Wei Wuyuan had no chance at all; his entire body was covered in cracks and bleeding, and blood was gushing from his seven orifices.

He was now unable to move, but he was spared his life, though he still managed to give Chu Luren a sinister grin...

"Let's go up!" Chu Luren felt uneasy and quickly said to Yaoyue and Lianxing.

Before Yaoyue and Lianxing could react, Yaoyue said coldly, "First, find out where Wuque is being held!"

But at that moment, the stone chamber suddenly shook.

Before Chu Luren could say anything, a sudden feeling of falling came over him!

"Let's go!" Chu Luren suddenly shouted.

This time, Yaoyue and Lianxing had also realized what had happened. The three of them hurriedly tried to return the way they came, but just as they returned to the place where the big rat had dug through the floor, Chu Luren suddenly noticed something falling down and immediately realized what it was!

Chu Luren leaped forward and caught Su Ying as she jumped down...

"Ah! You really showed up and caught me!" Su Ying exclaimed in surprise, and without saying another word, she wrapped her arms around Chu Luren's neck and kissed him on the cheek.

Chu Luren: ...

Lianxing:? ? ?

Inviting the Moon: !!!

Just then, the hole above seemed to be pressed down by something heavy, not only blocking the light shining down from above, but also causing dust and small stones to fall down.

The three of them quickly stepped back half a step, and Chu Luren immediately asked, "What happened up there?"

“It collapsed. My godfather had already set up a self-destruct mechanism on it,” Su Ying said calmly.

"Are you tired?" Yaoyue asked Chu Luren.

Chu Luren felt quite tired, and seeing that Yaoyue was concerned about him, he put Su Ying down first.

At this moment, Yaoyue stepped forward, took a few steps closer to Su Ying, and looked down at her, demanding, "Wei Wuyuan has been here the whole time. Who activated the mechanism to seal this place off?"

"Yaoyue..." Chu Luren saw that Yaoyue's tone was unfriendly and wanted to explain for Su Ying.

"Me," Su Ying said honestly.

Chu Luren looked at Su Ying in surprise.

Yaoyue continued to look at her...

"My godfather set up this mechanism in advance. As long as he doesn't deactivate it, it will periodically pour mercury into this place. If it's not sealed in time, even if you are immune to all poisons, you can't possibly survive for a long time in an environment where mercury is knee-deep, right?" Su Ying explained.

She was indeed the one who caused the collapse, but it was to prevent more serious consequences.

Instead of verifying the truth of Su Ying's words, Yao Yue asked directly, "How do we get out?"

Su Ying fell silent for a moment after hearing this, before saying, "My godfather might know."

Actually, what Su Ying wanted to say was that there was a very high chance they wouldn't be able to get out!

The mechanism here was built by her adoptive father without telling anyone. However, on the way here, Su Ying had observed it and realized that it wasn't just a landslide, but a significant subsidence, after which the upper layer was built on top...

"Then why did you come down too?" Yaoyue asked, her tone more serious than before.

Upon hearing this, Su Ying smiled brightly and said, "I want to be with him," without caring at all about Yao Yue's expression.

Seeing that Yaoyue's face was becoming increasingly pale, Chu Luren sensed something was wrong and quickly... made a move he had been planning for a long time!

Chu Luren grabbed Yaoyue's hand and said, "Quick! Let's go back and ask Wei Wuyah what happened!"

Without saying another word, he pulled Yaoyue away...

Yaoyue was stunned for a moment, but instinctively activated her "Mingyu True Qi", which was probably only enough to freeze a few peerless masters to death. Chu Luren only paid the price of holding her right hand and getting frostbitten, and then pulled her back as if he didn't feel anything!

Lianxing stared at Su Ying and walked behind...

When Chu Luren brought Yaoyue back, Wei Wuya, whose meridians were completely destroyed, was still in the same spot, glaring venomously at Chu Luren's hand.

"Where's the secret passage to get out?" Chu Luren demanded, drawing his Heaven-Slaying Sword with his left hand.

"Hehehe, do you think such a thing exists?" Wei Wuyuan looked like he was determined to die together with his opponent.

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t tell me. Su Ying is here too. She will definitely be able to find your secret passage,” Chu Luren said confidently.

At the same time, the coldness in my right hand intensified.

Su Ying's rebellion did not cause any ripples in Wei Wuya's emotions.

After all, Yaoyue and Lianxing were already here, so the substitutes were no longer necessary for Wei Wuyuan.

and……

Since the original has already been taken, naturally no matter what happens to the substitute, it cannot shake Wei Wuyuan!

"Then you can die!" Yaoyue said, and was about to step forward to finish off Wei Wuyuan.

Wei Wuyuan's eyes darted between resentment and infatuation before he gritted his teeth and said, "Perhaps we can find Su Ying? We can't get out of here, but we do have enough food and supplies for three months... just wine and smoked meat, hahaha..."

What a pity, what a pity, I won't get to see the Palace Mistress of Yihua forced to drink and eat meat!

As Wei Wuya spoke, he glared at Chu Luren again.

Chu Luren looked completely bewildered and said, "Are you trying to say... that I got off easy? I already saw it! Back when we were on the boat... hey, hey, I meant the boat, not the bed... you..."

Before Chu Luren could explain things to Wei Wuyuan, he had already breathed his last.

Chapter 988 The Storm Is Brewing

Seven days after Wei Wuya's death.

Su Ying cremated his body, placed it in an urn, and then stored it away.

Although Wei Wuyuan didn't have any good intentions towards her, he did raise her to adulthood and didn't actually harm her—Su Ying herself didn't feel that raising her into this kind of person was a form of harm.

Just as Wei Wuya said, after Su Ying arrived here, she found a hidden storage room containing cured meat, wine, and a small amount of radishes and cabbage.

Su Ying even found several sets of ventilation holes—at least she didn't have to worry about suffocating here!

Moreover, the vent was about the thickness of a baby's head. Chu Luren suspected that if Wei Wuya were still alive, he could escape from here using his bone-shrinking technique.

As for Hua Wuque and Xiaoyuer, in Su Ying's words, if they are lucky and smart enough, they might be able to escape.

Now, only the deepest part where Wei Wuyuan last lingered has sunk underground; most of the underground palace remains in its original location.

To paraphrase Chu Luren's words of comfort to Yaoyue: "Although Que'er isn't very smart, there's still Xiaoyu'er around, so it's very likely that he has already escaped!"

However, the four of them, including Chu Luren, saw absolutely no hope of escaping.

The only thing that seems to be able to count on is these exhaust vents that appear to be escape routes.

However, no matter how much Chu Luren practiced his bone-shrinking technique, his body shape determined that he could not get out of here.

Moreover, this place is already underground, or even some unknown depths below the mountain. These exhaust vents must be extremely long and winding, and their ability to circulate air must be due to some other ingenious mechanism. Even with their true energy, the Chu Lu people cannot detect the outside!

There are even structures that absorb sound, so when Chu Luren tries to use sonic techniques to transmit his voice, he can't hear any echo at all.

Trapped for seven days, perhaps because of the "nonsense" Chu Luren said to Wei Wuyuan at the end, Yaoyue was in a fit of pique and didn't eat or drink anything for the past few days.

It wasn't until the tenth day, after much pleading and coaxing, that Chu Lu finally managed to appease him...

If we don't soothe her soon, Yaoyue will become so weak that she will need to be force-fed.

Wei Wuyuan only prepared wine, although it was all low-alcohol wine and did not contain any drugs or poisons, but it did have medicinal effects—relieving pain and promoting blood circulation. However, it was easy to get drunk and it was not easy to dispel the effects of the alcohol with internal energy!

After a few days, Chu Luren and the others all looked radiant...

For Chu Luren, this amount of wine was nothing, but Lianxing and Su Ying could sense that he seemed to be constantly drunk.

Inviting Yue was perfectly normal, and even occasionally helped the other two to sober up!

As for Chu Luren, he is still "not allowed" to get within a foot. If he insists on getting within a foot, he will have to bear the cold himself.

For half a month, they still couldn't find a way out, and Lianxing's mentality was greatly affected, her state of mind was on the verge of collapse.

Su Ying, on the contrary, didn't show much emotional fluctuation; she had jumped down on her own.

She was the most proactive when it came to finding a way out, but after failing to find one time after another, she was also the first to adjust her mindset.

However, rather than being optimistic, it's more accurate to say that they had long been prepared not to be able to leave.

Chu Luren and Yaoyue were relatively calm. The latter was calm because of her state of mind, while the former... Chu Luren believed that there would be many people outside who would not give up until they dug him out!

However, when the timeframe extended to a month, two months...

The situation gradually changed, and even Yaoyue and Chu Luren's mentality began to become somewhat unstable, and they began to become obviously emotional.

As for Lianxing...

She dared to be intimate with Chu Luren in front of Yaoyue, ignoring her sister's attempts to stop her... and even dared to argue with Yaoyue!

……