The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 343 Talisman of Life and Death

Wu Qianyu was seriously injured, while Wu Chengyu, who was used as bait, was unharmed. After leaving some people to clean up the mess, Princess Yuzhu took Wu Qianyu back to Yangwu Hall as soon as possible, and Wu Chengyu strolled back with her.

They were very close, but while chatting with Princess Yuzhu, Wu Qianyu kept glancing back at Wu Chengyu with a hint of resentment in her eyes. Wu Chengyu knew perfectly well that this effeminate man was definitely not a magnanimous person and would surely cause trouble for him later.

After Wu Chengyu returned to his own residence, he first took a bath. After everyone around him fell asleep, he immediately sneaked out and went to the council hall where he had eavesdropped on their conversation last time, but it was now empty.

Fortunately, he had a keen sense of smell, and the jasmine scent on the cross-dresser was quite unique. He quickly found where Wu Qianyu and Princess Yuzhu were, in a small courtyard about a hundred meters behind the council hall.

Wu Chengyu bypassed the guards outside and quietly found the most suitable corner to eavesdrop.

“Junior brother, your injury this time is quite serious. Fortunately, our powers complement each other and yin and yang are in harmony. As long as I accompany you to circulate your energy for a few cycles every day, you will recover in no time.”

"Thank you for your help, Senior Sister. However, the arena competition is less than ten days away. I don't know if it will be fully restored by then, otherwise it will delay this important event."

Wu Chengyu, who was listening in, was puzzled. Princess Yuzhu must have been practicing the Supreme Pure Yang Skill, but he was still unsure what kind of internal energy cultivation method Wu Qianyu was practicing.

Judging from Lingbo Weibu and Xiaoyao Zhemei Shou, Wu Qianyu is clearly a successor of the Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts. However, Wu Chengyu has never heard of the internal energy she practices. In any case, the Xiaoyao Sect in his memory does not have a corresponding technique.

It's definitely not the Lesser Formless Skill. This kind of skill can simulate various martial arts, which means it absolutely cannot be an extreme skill.

It wouldn't be the "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Alone Am Supreme" technique either. Although this technique is a reverse of the Supreme Pure Yang Technique, making it suitable for women to cultivate, it is still of the Yang attribute and cannot be considered a Yin-Yang cycle.

Of course, it couldn't be the Northern Darkness Divine Art either, as the Northern Darkness Divine Art doesn't distinguish between Yin and Yang, or it could be a combination of both.

But what other martial arts are of the extreme yin attribute, at the same time at the divine level, and can complement the Supreme Pure Yang Skill?

In his memory, whether it was the Tianlong era or the world after Jin Yong's martial arts novels, it seemed that no martial arts style could match his description.

Could it be some kind of martial arts technique beyond Wu Chengyu's comprehension? He had never imagined that Western Xia possessed such a profound foundation in martial arts before coming to Western Xia.

He had previously suspected that Princess Yuzhu should not have originally grown so robust, not at all like a man. But she was, after all, a princess, and her mother must have been beautiful and charming. He had never heard that the Emperor of Western Xia was a mighty and strong man. Unless it was a genetic mutation, it should not be like this from a genetic point of view.

The only explanation is that after she forcefully practiced the Supreme Pure Yang Technique, the technique's forced transformation of her body caused her to become increasingly masculine.

Since Wu Qianyu's internal energy cultivation method can complement the Supreme Pure Yang Skill, is it possible that Wu Qianyu, who is extremely feminine, practiced a martial art that is both opposite to and completely corresponding to the Supreme Pure Yang Skill, which led to her becoming completely feminine?
Meanwhile, their physical characteristics are still intact. The cross-dresser has everything he should have down there, and Princess Yuzhu, the fierce general, could probably still be identified as a woman if he took off his clothes.

Wu Chengyu thought about it again and again but still couldn't figure it out. It was a bit like the effect of forcibly injecting female or male hormones into the body without having undergone sex reassignment surgery.

So when Tianshan Tonglao thought that the Supreme Pure Yang Skill was not suitable for women to cultivate, she directly reversed it to the Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Supreme Skill because the Supreme Pure Yang Skill could forcibly reverse the female hormones in women into male hormones.
And Wu Qianyu's cultivation method is the opposite of it, is it really that magical? Wouldn't it have been more appropriate for the two of them to exchange cultivation methods in the first place? Why go through all this trouble?

The martial arts in the Jin-style martial arts world originally did not have such inexplicable effects, but considering that the Xiaoyao Sect cultivates immortality and the Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Supreme Skill can rejuvenate once every thirty years, then the changes in Princess Yuzhu and Wu Qianyu are not impossible.

Thinking of this, Wu Chengyu became even more curious about their mentor. This guy was unfathomable and a bit eccentric.

Wu Chengyu temporarily put aside his doubts and focused his attention on eavesdropping.

"Although there were some twists and turns, the result this time is good. You and I had already overestimated the martial arts of that Fire-Worker Monk, but we did not expect that you would be ambushed and poisoned, and still almost killed. If something really happened to you, how could I explain to my master?"

"That's right. My master said that although the martial arts we practice are at the divine level, we are ahead of ordinary martial artists from the very beginning."

But true masters must break free from the constraints of martial arts techniques. The strength of those top masters lies within themselves, not in the martial arts they practice. At the time, we disagreed, but now we realize that what our master said was a profound truth.

If it weren't for this assassination attempt, on the day of the arena match, whichever of us stepped onto the stage to face this Fire-Worker Monk, the final result would inevitably be a crushing defeat.

Having successfully captured the Fire-Worker Monk, the Crown Prince's Glory Club is no longer a threat. Their other experts are no match for us. The only one we need to be wary of is the Iron Wing Club of Wei Ming Tie Yu.

"Senior sister, the guy who ambushed you just now used a short spear, and his technique clearly indicated he was from the military. Wei Ming Tie Yu has been in the army since childhood, and his family's Iron Falcons are the strongest heavy cavalry in the world. Do you think he might be one of his men?" "No, although Wei Ming Tie Yu has always been at odds with us, he is very arrogant. With his pride, he always acts directly and would never stoop to ambushes or assassinations."

Moreover, this guy isn't stupid. Using such an obvious method to kill me, if he succeeds, he won't be able to explain himself. I am, after all, a princess of the Xia Kingdom. Although the Weiming family holds a high position and great power, they are still subjects. Weiming Tieyu wouldn't do something so contrary to the Heavenly Gang.

Therefore, tonight's assassination attempt was clearly an attempt to frame Wei Ming Tieyu. If I were dead or seriously injured, the Wei Ming family's Iron Wing Guild would naturally take the blame and automatically lose its chance to compete for control of Yipintang.

"So it's still the Ronghua Club playing the mantis stalking the cicada trick? Or... is there some other force involved?"

"Now it seems I'd rather it's Ronghua Club. If there really is an unknown fourth force lurking, trying to cripple all three of our clubs, that would be the most terrifying thing."

Wu Chengyu nodded. In his opinion, the martial arts marks on the guy who had just thrown the short spear to assassinate him were indeed too obvious, and it was definitely a frame-up.

Princess Yuzhu's performance has always impressed Wu Chengyu. This woman has trained herself to be as fierce as Zhang Fei with a shaved beard, but she is also meticulous and definitely not a person who is brave but reckless.

As for the leader of a faction in the Xia Kingdom, Princess Yuzhu is absolutely qualified. She has no shortage of martial arts skills, intelligence, and magnanimity. In fact, if she were a man, it would be difficult for the other princes to compete with her for the throne.

However, their subsequent conversation made Wu Chengyu somewhat unhappy, because Wu Qianyu was clearly trying to sow discord between him and Wu Chengyu.

"Senior sister, there's something wrong with that Nie Feng. When I was knocked to the ground by the Fire-Worker Monk, I tried to ask him for help, but he was completely unmoved. Not only did he not lift a finger, but the way he looked at me was clearly gloating."

But when he rescued you later, the situation became even more critical, and the pair of strange weapons he suddenly produced were so bizarre, which shows that he was capable of saving me.

This guy's martial arts skills are definitely not as simple as we've seen before; his identity is definitely questionable, and we absolutely cannot let our guard down.

Princess Yuzhu pondered for a moment, nodded, and said, "Indeed, the people who besieged him at Ronghua Guild today should have been unable to withstand his martial arts skills, but he was completely unharmed and even had the strength to save me."

And his pair of weapons, somewhat like the Universe Rings, but even more agile and swift. If he had taken out these weapons when you and I sparred with him, it's hard to say whether you or I could have defeated him. It's clear that this person has indeed been hiding a lot of things.

But he really did save me today, and he also deserves credit for killing the Fire-Worker Monk. Most importantly, the arena battle is in a few days. The Ronghua Guild is now greatly weakened, and although the Iron Wing Guild doesn't have a top expert like the Fire-Worker Monk, it shouldn't be underestimated.

Therefore, Nie Feng is still useful to us. Most importantly, talent is rare. If what he is hiding has no bearing on our interests, a master like him is priceless.

At this point, the two fell silent. Wu Qianyu wanted to cause trouble for Wu Chengyu, but Princess Yuzhu valued talent and was unwilling to take action, so Wu Qianyu could not force her.

Just then, Wu Qianyu's eyes lit up and she said, "In that case, why don't we introduce Nie Feng to our master? Our master said that he has the means to control people, but he made an agreement with the late emperor that he would never lay a hand on the people of Xia."

This Nie Feng is a true Han Chinese, and he will not break his oath to his master. No matter what secrets he may be hiding, once his master uses his methods, even a man of iron will have no choice but to submit to his master.

Upon hearing this, Princess Yuzhu, who had just been showing a look of appreciation for talent, nodded repeatedly. In her opinion, Wu Qianyu's suggestion was undoubtedly foolproof.

Wu Chengyu, who was standing next to her, almost cursed. Just now she had praised Princess Yuzhu for her magnanimity, but she turned her back on her. In the end, these Western Xia royals and nobles did not care about the Han people at all. Even though Wu Chengyu had saved her life, she was still no different from a cow or a horse.

However, the method by which the Free and Unfettered Sect can control people ultimately comes down to the Life and Death Talisman. These two guys wanted to introduce Wu Chengyu to their master so that this guy could plant the Life and Death Talisman on them, thereby achieving the goal of completely controlling Wu Chengyu.

Wu Chengyu fell into deep thought. The reputation of the Xiaoyao Sect's Life and Death Talisman was deeply impressed by everyone who had read Jin Yong's martial arts novels. Basically, once someone was hit by it, no one could undo it. So when he met Princess Yuzhu's master, he would be hit with the Life and Death Talisman if he did not resist.

But if he resisted, everything he had done before would be for nothing. For a moment, Wu Chengyu was caught in a dilemma.

He didn't know if all his knowledge could dispel the life-and-death talisman.

　There will be a second chapter before noon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)