The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

She didn't care that Yan Nantian recognized her; he wasn't exactly a positive character anyway...

Yan Nantian: ...

Seeing the situation suddenly change, Yan Nantian became the target of everyone's criticism, and both sides present were on high alert.

However, when the Palace Master of Yaoyue Palace clashed with the Alliance Leader of Chu, the disciples of Yihua Palace glared angrily at the other members of the Righteous Alliance. The other disciples of the Righteous Alliance, except for the people of the Sun Moon Divine Sect, did not take it to heart.

Boss Wu and the others pretended not to see anything—only a fool would take sides at this time…

Other martial arts figures outside the Righteous Alliance were even more eager to watch the spectacle.

However, with Yan Nantian involved, the distinction between friend and foe, and between opposing camps, immediately created a tense atmosphere between the two sides.

Wang Chongyang coughed twice and said, "Ahem, junior brother, this is the great hero Yan Nantian. Do not be rude."

If a real fight breaks out, there will still be differences in kinship. Wang Chongyang and his wife will definitely be on the side of Chu Luren, but now he can't just pretend to be stupid too.

"So you're Master Yan? My apologies for not recognizing you sooner." Chu Luren cupped his hands in greeting, as if he had just found out.

Although Yan Nantian suspected that Chu Luren was pretending to be stupid, he didn't take offense and cupped his hands in return, saying, "I'm a person who has wasted my life, and I've long heard about what Alliance Leader Chu has done."

Not to mention those who were just watching the drama unfold and were secretly encouraging Yan Nantian, "I've heard of you, so why don't you act on behalf of Heaven?" Yan Nantian himself didn't seem to have any hostility towards the Chu Lu people.

"It was truly a pity that Jiang Feng died at the hands of the Twelve Constellations... It's not that I'm being nosy, but... if Hero Yan really wanted to seek revenge on Wei Wuyuan, he would also be in mortal danger!" Chu Luren said very seriously.

Yan Nantian was taken aback upon hearing this, then realized—could it be that Wei Wuyuan was still alive? Had he escaped?

That's...very good!

Although many of the twelve constellations are still alive, Yan Nantian, seeking revenge, naturally had to take down their leader.

"Where is that fellow now?" Yan Nantian asked immediately.

Chu Luren seemed reluctant to speak, and asked Yan Nantian for confirmation: "Is Hero Yan truly determined to sacrifice his life?"

"Hahaha, Alliance Leader Chu, there's no need for you to test me! I will definitely kill that Wei Wuyuan!" Yan Nantian said with boundless pride.

"Jiang Feng's son is still alive. I imagine that Hero Yan would risk his life to protect his nephew, wouldn't he?" Chu Luren asked meaningfully.

"Not bad." Yan Nantian suddenly felt that Chu Luren was annoying, he had been talking for so long without getting to the point.

What are you talking about with the little fish again?

Chu Luren clapped his hands and said, "That's right! I risked my life to kill Wei Wuyuan. I've also saved Xiaoyuer two or three times in the past few years... Hahaha, I didn't mean anything by it."

Yan Nantian: ...

Chu Luren said confidently, "When did I say that Wei Wuya was still alive?"

"So, Master Yan owes you at least two lives," Su Ying said without any hesitation from behind.

"No! How can you say that? Hero Yan is certainly not the kind of person who forgets kindness. However, I have always admired Hero Yan's character. Although I have never met Hero Yan before, we are both ranked second on the Heavenly Ranking, so we have long been friends. Hero Yan is willing to sacrifice for the people of the world, so I... am willing to sacrifice one and a half of my life for Hero Yan!" Chu Luren said passionately.

Yan Nantian: ? ? ?

Yan Nantian was stunned by what he was said—"Have we been communicating for a long time? I won't say anything for now, and I'll pretend I didn't hear you call me a boiled egg earlier..."

But how come I owe you two lives?

I haven't even admitted it yet, and you've already given me a piece of your mind...

So this confirms that I owe you half my life, doesn't it?

Just as Yan Nantian was about to speak, Chu Luren interrupted him, saying, "And Jiang Qin, when I 'punished' him back then, I was also on the verge of death!" As he spoke, he looked at Yaoyue and Dongfang Bubai.

Chu Luren wasn't lying. When Yaoyue and Dongfang Bubai fought back then to stop Jiang Biehe from causing trouble, what a commotion that was!

Does something bad really mean your life is in danger? Luckily, Chu Lu was quick-witted...

However, apart from Yaoyue and Lianxing, no one else knew who he was talking about. Even Dongfang Bubai was completely confused, wondering why her adopted brother was looking at her.

Moreover, Chu Luren emphasized the word "punishment" this time, which shows that Jiang Qin is indeed still alive.

"Where is that scoundrel?" Little Fish couldn't help but ask.

The Twelve Constellations ambushed Jiang Feng and his wife, and while it was true that they were sworn enemies of Jiang Feng for killing his parents, their hatred was for Jiang Qin the most. This fellow was Jiang Feng's most trusted page, and Jiang Feng considered him a brother. However, after Jiang Feng and Hua Yuenü eloped, Jiang Qin not only failed to deliver the letter to Yan Nantian as promised, but instead went to tell the Twelve Constellations' gang of bandits...

Yan Nantian stared at Chu Luren with his bald eyes for a long time before calming down and saying, "This matter... is all thanks to Brother Chu. I am deeply grateful."

Although Chu Luren's words were exaggerated, Yan Nantian still accepted the favor.

Upon hearing Yan Nantian's words, Chu Luren immediately said, "Hero Yan, there's no need for that. Who in the martial world doesn't know my character? I'm definitely not the kind of person who would take advantage of someone's kindness... That scoundrel Jiang Biehe, after betraying his master back then, has been pretending to be a great hero of Jiangnan under the cover of the Dragon Guard Manor!"

Previously, he had tried to frame Old Master Tie, so I took the opportunity to expose his plot and temporarily imprisoned him and his son at Old Master Tie's residence, forcing them to work as laborers.

As soon as Chu Luren said this, the crowd of martial arts practitioners couldn't help but discuss it.

Back in Changsha, Jiang Biehe was thoroughly humiliated, and his reputation was already ruined. His later experiences did not garner sympathy from most people in the martial arts world. At most, those who had been too biased before secretly felt sorry for him because of "a moment of weakness."

But... his true identity is Jiang Qin, and this is the first time it has been revealed.

If Chu Luren had said this when Jiang Biehe's reputation was still intact, others might not have believed it. However, most of the people present believed it now.

Of course, Chu Luren also used the Spring and Autumn Annals style of writing—Jiang Biehe initially relied on Yihua Palace, which is how he rose to fame in Jiangnan, and later he joined Hulong Villa, even daring to feign friendship with Yaoyue.

But now, Chu Luren says that's not the case at all, as if it was all orchestrated by the Dragon Guard Manor.

Yaoyue did not refute at this time. Ever since Chu Luren made the right choice—to stand up and stand with her to confront Yan Nantian—Yaoyue's anger had subsided considerably.

Whether or not to actually fight Yan Nantian is not important; what matters is Chu Luren's attitude...

"Jiang Biehe? It's him?" Xiaoyuer was surprised at first, then looked at Yaoyue and thought it made perfect sense.

He had already guessed most of what was behind it, the only mistake being that he attributed Chu Luren's knowledge of the matter to Yaoyue informing him.

Yan Nantian had no idea who Jiang Biehe was. After all, when he reappeared in the martial arts world, people no longer mentioned that name. However, judging from Xiaoyuer's reaction, he understood that Xiaoyuer had accepted this explanation...

Chapter 993 Brothers Recognize Each Other

"Many thanks to Alliance Leader Chu for mediating this matter. I am deeply grateful... Yaoyue, how about we call off the fight between Xiaoyuer and your disciple for now? You are also a grandmaster. If you still hold a grudge, there is no need to make things difficult for a young man. Whatever methods you have, I will accept them!"

Although Yan Nantian saw through Chu Luren's trick, he still accepted Chu Luren's "favor".

Wei Wuyuan is dead, and Jiang Qin has been found and captured. For Yan Nantian, the two most important things have been accomplished by Chu Luren!

He had also heard Xiaoyu mention that Chu Luren had saved Jiang Xiaoyu...

More importantly, the battle between Xiaoyuer and Hua Wuque is now only possible because of Chu Luren.

Otherwise, the battle between Xiaoyuer and Hua Wuque was an agreement with Yaoyue. If Yaoyue did not agree to end it, even Yan Nantian could not do anything about it.

If Xiaoyuer were to die on the spot, Yan Nantian would have no choice but to settle a score with Yaoyue and avenge him!

Upon hearing Yan Nantian's words, Chu Luren immediately raised his voice several notches and said, "What do you mean by holding a grudge? Who's holding a grudge? Holding a grudge about what?"

As he spoke, he glared at Yaoyue, as if questioning, "Are you still thinking about that pretty boy?"

Seeing this, Yaoyue sneered and said, "Fine, it seems you're unwilling to take action either." As she spoke, she glanced at Hua Wuque.

"Master... Wuque knows he was wrong." Hua Wuque initially wanted to argue, but after realizing that he really thought that way, he quickly admitted his mistake.

“Wrong? You’re not wrong… Do you know why I asked you to kill Xiaoyuer? If I really wanted to kill him, I only needed one move!” Yaoyue said coldly.

"This... is it because Master doesn't want to bully the weak?" Hua Wuque asked tentatively.

However, he also knew that if the answer were so simple, why would his master have bothered to make it so mysterious?

"Hahaha, when have you ever seen your master let anyone go for such a reason?" Yaoyue's tone was somewhat mocking.

Chu Luren opened his mouth several times, wanting her to explain slowly so as not to hurt Hua Wuque, but he didn't say it.

Given Yaoyue's personality, it's unlikely that she'll offer kind words of comfort, and besides... there's no room for maneuver in this matter.

In fact, after more than ten years of raising him, Yaoyue had developed a deep affection for Hua Wuque. In the original work, Yaoyue once hoped that Hua Wuque could be killed by Xiaoyuer—because the living would later bear the pain of killing their own brother, and... Yaoyue didn't want to explain these things to Hua Wuque, so she might as well just die and end it all.

Little Fish then said with some dissatisfaction, "One move? Palace Master Yaoyue is underestimating us too much, isn't she?"

"Oh? If it weren't for Mr. Tong, you would have died several times already? Could you have blocked one of Mr. Tong's moves before?" When Yaoyue said the last part, her voice had changed to that of a man.

Upon hearing this, Little Fish exclaimed in surprise, "You...it's you? How is that possible...you...you're really crazy!"

When he was a child, Mr. Tong appeared in the Valley of Villains many times to tell him about his background. Later, when he was traveling the world, Mr. Tong even saved him, for example, when he was searching for the Emei Treasure!

Xiaoyuer had been guessing about Mr. Tong's identity all along—he had appeared when she was a child, so it couldn't be Chu Taisui, and Uncle Yan's injuries back then weren't faked...

Little Fish, unaware of the details, could only guess that it was a senior who was very familiar with Uncle Yan. Because of his stubborn and domineering behavior, Little Fish deduced that it was a master of the evil sect who was acquainted with Uncle Yan, which was why he had been hiding his identity.

Even before meeting "Dongfang Bai", Xiaoyuer had doubts about Dongfang Bubai, after all, there are not many people in the world whose martial arts have reached such a level.

However, no matter what, Xiaoyuer never imagined it would be Yaoyue...

This madman who's always wanted to kill me!

"Of course I'll save you. What's the point if you die at the hands of those nobody?" Yaoyue looked at Xiaoyuer and sneered.

At this moment, Xiaoyuer kept staring at Yaoyue while glancing at Hua Wuque from time to time; he had already begun to make some connections.

Hua Wuque was completely bewildered and hadn't figured out what was going on, but his master didn't even look at him.

"So you've already guessed? Heh, not bad. You and Wuque are about the same age and hit it off immediately... This is no coincidence, because you are biological brothers!" Yaoyue finally said it.

This means that Yaoyue has completely abandoned her original plan, but Hua Wuque is now too preoccupied to care about having another brother, and he stands there stunned.

"What?" Yan Nantian exclaimed, then looked at Hua Wuque and indeed found traces of his sworn brother Jiang Feng in his eyes and brows.

As for Xiaoyuer, he had a sword scar on his face when he was a baby, which tore his muscles. Therefore, his appearance was not only different from Hua Wuque's, but also not as similar to Jiang Feng and Hua Yuenü as Hua Wuque.

"Master... Master... you said..." Hua Wuque still couldn't believe it.

Lianxing saw that her sister wasn't looking at Hua Wuque, and she knew that her sister must be feeling uncomfortable—well, just plain uncomfortable, not exactly "distracted thoughts".

“That’s right! It was I who suggested to my sister that you two brothers be separated. We would adopt one of you, and Yan Nantian would definitely adopt the other. Only by fighting to the death in the future can we truly settle our karmic debt!” Lianxing stepped forward and admitted that it was her idea.

Of course, Chu Luren knew that Lianxing's many excuses at the time were mainly to save the lives of the two children first; the others were just rhetoric.

Lianxing probably never expected that Yaoyue would still be thinking about this matter more than ten or twenty years later. Even when Yan Nantian's plan backfired in the Valley of Villains, she still wanted to personally chase after him to "correct" the plan.

"This isn't real, this isn't real!" Hua Wuque, his mind in turmoil, coughed up blood. Seeing that his master still wasn't looking at him and his second master looked apologetic, he couldn't help but turn around and run away.

The figure running in the setting sun reminded Chu Luren of Yin Liting on Bright Summit...

Chu Luren didn't have time to comfort him. Instead, he grabbed Yaoyue and Lianxing's hands. Well, although Yaoyue was the one who started it all, and in a general sense, she deserves to be upset now... But Chu Luren is hypocritical!

Little Fish immediately chased after him.

"I'll talk to him properly when I see him next time," Chu Luren said softly.