Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 125 Bouncing and Jumping on Zhang Sanfeng's Nerve Lines

"Iron Girl, please come with me to Emei."

Why should I go to Emei?

"If I'm not mistaken, you've come here for the Evil God's treasure. This is Emei territory. Can you defeat Dugu Yihe or Abbess Miejue?"

"We can't beat any of them!"

Tie Xinlan lowered her head and clenched her fists.

Li Zhaoting pointed to the Golden Summit of Mount Emei: "Instead of trying to keep the treasure for ourselves, we should give the treasure map to Mount Emei, earn a favor, and guarantee that this trip will be a sure win."

"The treasure map was eaten by the little fish."

"How could a little brat like him possibly destroy the real treasure map? Little Fish, stop looking, there's nowhere to escape from here, am I right?"

Li Zhaoting reached into Xiaoyuer's pocket and pulled out a roll of oiled paper map from the left pocket.

"Remember, the best way to destroy oil paper is to burn it; swallowing it won't do any good."

"why?"

"Because oil paper is hard to digest, if I were to cut open your stomach now, I could find the oil paper you just swallowed in your stomach. The education level of Evil Valley is too poor. The dignified successors of Evil Valley not only have no experience in the martial arts world, but they also have to learn the skills of destroying corpses, murder, and arson outside the valley."

Li Zhaoting shook his head in disappointment.

The little fish stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded.

Back in the Valley of Villains, Xiaoyuer was a fearsome little devil who outwitted Tu Jiaojiao, Li Dazui, and others. Even "Bloody Hand" Du Sha once seriously stated that Xiaoyuer had the ability to kill him.

After leaving the valley, Little Fish has not only encountered setbacks everywhere, but has also frequently suffered defeats in the past few days.

As a demon star carefully cultivated by many villains in the Valley of Villains to wreak havoc on the martial arts world, how could he be despised by Li Zhaoting in the very area where villains excel? Is there any justice left?
After thinking about it, Tie Xinlan agreed to go to Emei.

A treasure map is not a treasure, but a harbinger of disaster.

If your martial arts skills are not high enough, your courage is not great enough, your resourcefulness is not sharp enough, and your fortune is not deep enough, it is best not to let greed get the better of you, as greed can easily lead to death.

Tie Xinlan never expected to find the treasure.

This treasure map was left by her father, Tie Zhan. Tie Xinlan wanted to find her unreliable father. Tie Xinlan was very self-aware and not greedy for the treasure.

What good is it to stumble upon a treasure by chance?

If the treasure cannot be transformed into power as soon as possible, the evil god's treasure will become a scourge that destroys families and clans. Finding the treasure with great difficulty will only benefit others.

Using a treasure map to gain favor, I made a profit.

Tie Xinlan didn't care how much benefit Li Zhaoting could gain. If Li Zhaoting had malicious intentions, he could just kill her and Xiaoyuer and take all the benefits for himself.

Little Fish went to find Monkey Wine with a long face.

Tie Xinlan went to the Buddhist sect to see Abbess Miejue.

Extinction looked at the treasure map, then at Tie Xinlan. He pinched Tie Xinlan a couple of times to test her aptitude and found that Tie Xinlan's talent surpassed that of 99% of the disciples. She was no less than the Three Heroes and Four Outstanding Talents.

Thinking of this, Miejue thought to herself, "Good luck."

The treasure is meaningless to Emei.

Emei has no shortage of money or martial arts manuals.

What Emei needs are disciples to carry on its mantle, and peerless geniuses who can inherit the Emei tradition.

Abbess Miejue said softly, "Xinlan, I will give you three choices: first, I will teach you a set of sword techniques; second, I will help you fight once in the future; and third, I will take you as my disciple. From today onwards, you are a lay disciple of Emei."

The first two conditions are far less desirable than the last one.

As long as one becomes a disciple of Abbess Miejue, one can learn all the sword techniques of Emei. Given her protective nature, she would draw her sword and intervene dozens of times if her disciple was in trouble.

However, once she becomes an apprentice, Tie Xinlan will forever be marked with the Emei sect's identity and bound by its rules.

Tie Xinlan dislikes being restricted, but with such a great opportunity right in front of her, it would be a pity to refuse.

After a moment's thought, Tie Xinlan knelt down and kowtowed three times to Abbess Miejue: "Greetings, Master!"

Abbess Miejue nodded in satisfaction.

The number of Buddhist disciples far exceeds that of the Taoist disciples, but their elites are far inferior. None of Abbess Miejue's disciples can compare to the Three Heroes and Four Outstanding Talents. Abbess Miejue is proud and ambitious and has long wanted to recruit a few geniuses, but unfortunately, she has bad luck. She went out and wandered around dozens of times, but did not bring back a single hair to Emei.

Furthermore, Miejue was known for her hatred of evil. Tie Xinlan's father, Tie Zhan, was one of the Ten Great Evils. Miejue should have disliked Tie Xinlan and called her a "demon brat." Why would she take her as a disciple? Because there are different kinds of evil people. Most of the Ten Great Evils were extremely wicked, while a few were just there to make up the numbers.

Iron Warriors were just there to make up the numbers!
Tie Zhan is obsessed with martial arts and loves fighting. When he goes berserk, he will fight anyone. However, after injuring someone, as long as the other party admits defeat, Tie Zhan will think that the other party is weak and turn to deal with other people until his mind returns to normal.

Tie Zhan has a long history of injuring people, but he is definitely not someone with a bad reputation like Tu Jiaojiao, Haha'er, Yin Jiuyou, or Li Dazui, whose reputation is mixed.

This is within Abbess Miejue's tolerance level.

If it were Haha, he would have drawn his sword and attacked.

Don't let Haha'er's cheerful demeanor fool you; when he gets angry, even Tu Jiaojiao would have to give him a wide berth.

Before he became a villain, his junior sister Haha called him a fat pig. Because of that, Haha slaughtered his entire family and wiped out everyone in his sect.

This is what a capricious and wicked person is like.

Compared to the anthropomorphic nobles in Evil Valley, Tie Zhan, who often goes berserk and beats people, is like a harmless little white rabbit, with no flaws except for his belligerence.

Abbess Miejue instructed Ding Minjun to arrange accommodations and, incidentally, to make several sets of Emei-style uniforms for Tie Xinlan.

After dismissing the people around her, Abbess Miejue probed Li Zhaoting: "Young Hero Li, what are your thoughts on the Evil God's Treasure? Did you come to Emei for the treasure?"

"I am here to capture the Ancient Sword Soul."

"Don't you want the Tathagata Palm technique?"

"I practice swordsmanship."

“It’s always good to have many skills.”

"A jack of all trades and master of none will surely bring disaster."

“Young Master Li, I have heard that you are very good at investigating cases. Could you help me find out what the evil god’s treasure is all about? I have never heard of it before.”

You may not know this, but Gu Jianhun's beloved Sun Jinling is my senior sister. If Gu Jianhun was building a treasure vault for his senior sister, he would definitely have informed the Emei Sect.

Even if the Ancient Sword Soul is kept strictly secret, how could the craftsmen who built the treasure vault also keep it a secret? I'm not blind!

Another point is that, as far as I know, Gu Jianhun spends money like water and has no surplus wealth. His senior sister paid for his wedding banquet. Gu Jianhun likes to collect martial arts manuals, but he has no interest in gold and silver jewelry.

This humble nun feels that someone is plotting against Emei.

Young Master Li, this humble nun is not skilled in investigating cases, and wishes to ask for your assistance in the investigation. This humble nun will surely repay you handsomely.

Does Young Master Li have any leads?

Abbess Miejue looked at Li Zhaoting expectantly.

Li Zhaoting gently stroked the jade flute, his thoughts converging into one, and inspiration struck: "First, take a look at the location of the treasure map. Which blessed land in Emei is it?"

"It was my oversight."

Abbess Miejue quickly flipped through the map, her eyebrows unconsciously furrowing into a knot. Enraged, she slammed her hand on the table, shattering the rosewood table with a crash.

"Outrageous! This is outrageous! This is outrageous! Who on earth is this scoundrel who dares to think that Emei has no one to rely on!"

Abbess Miejue stomped her feet angrily: "This treasure map points to the ancestral tomb of the Emei Sect! How dare they use the Emei ancestral tomb as a trap? Are they trying to take advantage of my precious sword?!"

Li Zhaoting twitched his lips.

If Li Zhaoting remembers correctly, the ancestral tomb of the Emei Buddhist sect contains the remains of Zhang Sanfeng's beloved.

If martial arts practitioners are tricked by a map into searching for treasure at the ancestral tombs of Emei, damaging the coffins of their ancestors and destroying the remains of their beloved, Zhang Sanfeng, enraged, would descend the mountain with the Zhenwu Sword, and who knows how many years the martial arts world would be thrown into chaos!

That's incredibly audacious!
I've seen people who value money over their lives!

I've never seen anyone intentionally court death!

Then I thought about it.

Zhang Sanfeng is ninety-nine years old this year, and he will be a centenarian on the ninth day of the fourth lunar month next year. All the past grudges and affections have either been killed by him or died of old age on his sickbed.

How many people know the story of Zhang Sanfeng?

Ignorance is bliss!
or.

Knowing full well there are tigers in the mountains, they willingly feed them.

Some people always thrive on chaos. The more chaotic the world is, the more they can profit from it.

……

Little Fish, carrying a gourd of wine, strolled along the road to Mount Emei, cursing Li Zhaoting for bullying weak and helpless children and deserving a hundred lashes.

He grumbled and cursed, but his heart was unusually clear.

Li Zhaoting was teaching him principles.

Cleverness may bring temporary success, but to gain lasting benefits, one needs long-term diligent study and practice.

Even with all his wisdom, Little Fish could only obediently go to the monkey troop when faced with Li Zhaoting's fist.

Just as Xiaoyuer was feeling down, he suddenly heard a loud cry. Looking closely, he saw dozens of monkeys holding wild fruits and throwing them wildly at the mountain wall. Occasionally, stones would fly off the mountain wall, and the monkeys would "attack" each other.

Little Fish remembered the skills he learned in the Valley of Villains.

Monkeys are very vengeful.

If you throw stones at monkeys, they will retaliate with wild fruits or stones for a long time. Some legends about spirits and monsters originate from monkeys retaliating.

It is said that in a remote village, a family offended a troop of monkeys, who would come almost every day to throw stones at them. The family had to wear helmets while eating, try not to make any noise, and go to sleep immediately after dark.

Little Fish touched the scar on his face and thought to himself that this cliff was hundreds of feet high. If someone was trapped in a cave halfway up the mountain, unable to go up or down, the only way to survive would be to have the monkeys throw wild fruit at them.

Thinking of this, Little Fish grinned mischievously.

……

"Brother Li, I've found the monkey wine! But I can't get down there; the cliff is too steep."

"where?"

"Brother Li, I'll take you there!"

Xiao Yu'er takes Li Zhaoting on a treasure hunt.

Li Zhaoting looked at the cliff face and thought to himself that the legend of the Emei Sword Immortal probably originated from this.

How could such a smooth mountain wall be created except by a sword immortal slashing with a flying sword?
Even monkeys couldn't climb up such a steep cliff.

"Brother Li, can you climb down?"

"How difficult is this!"

Li Zhaoting leaped off the cliff, his cloak opening like a glider, and with his feet on the void step, he moved freely among the clouds like an immortal wielding a sword.

Each time the descent speed increased, Li Zhaoting would raise his palm into a knife shape and forcefully stab the mountain wall with his five fingers. The rock wall, which was harder than gold and iron, was like tofu in front of the Six Meridians Divine Sword. After several consecutive descents, he soon saw a cave.

Li Zhaoting leaped into the cave.

There were two "wild men" inside the cave.

It was a creature covered in black hair, with short, always bent legs, arms that reached past its knees, extremely ugly, resembling a monkey more than a human, wearing tattered clothes, and its eyes gleaming with ferocity.

A short man with shrewd eyes, dressed in tattered clothes, with several rather dilapidated wooden boxes beside him and a pile of wild fruit behind him.

They are not savages.

They are prisoners who have been trapped for many years.

The monkey is the Fruit Offering God among the twelve constellations, and the other is Shen Qinghong, the chief镖头 (bodyguard) of the Sanyuan Escort Agency.

More than a decade ago, on the same day that Yan Nantian and Xiaoyuer entered the Valley of Villains, Shen Qinghong led her bodyguards to escort a batch of gold and silver jewelry, which attracted the attention of the Twelve Constellations.

Knowing she was no match for the Twelve Constellations, Shen Qinghong sought help from others and used a pumpkin dart to switch the silver darts in the cave.

Then, the two of them were trapped in this place.

The cliff face was as smooth as a mirror, offering no foothold. Even a real monkey, let alone someone who looks like a monkey, would be smashed into a pulp by such a precipice.

The Fruit Offering God originally wanted to kill Shen Qinghong to vent his anger, but Shen Qinghong said, "It's just the two of us here. If you kill me, you will grow old alone here."

To prevent themselves from dying of loneliness, the bandits and the bodyguards completely let down their guard and have supported each other ever since.

After living like a ghost for more than ten years, he never expected that an outsider would arrive. The Fruit Offering God punched Li Zhaoting in the chest and abdomen with authentic monkey fist.

No one is more suited to Monkey Fist than the Fruit Offering God.

His innate talent is so high that no one can compare to him.

Others use monkey fist as "biomimicry," but the God of Offering Fruit uses monkey fist to return to his true nature. His heavy punches are like the wind, with hidden claws that can scratch and claw, and he can unleash seven or eight punches in an instant.

Li Zhaoting formed a sword with his fingers, and as the white clouds emerged from the mountain, the sword energy pierced towards the chest and abdomen of the Fruit Offering God. The Fruit Offering God dodged with a lazy donkey roll, but Li Zhaoting flicked his five fingers in succession, shooting out streams of finger force that sealed the Fruit Offering God's acupoints.

Sunflower Acupuncture Technique!
"Clap clap clap!"

The three fingers struck the chest of the Fruit Offering God.

The fruit-offering deity collapsed softly.

Shen Qinghong looked at Li Zhaoting with a wary expression.

Li Zhaoting said, "Chief镖 (bodyguard/escort) Shen, I'm here to rescue you. Are you ready to leave?"

"Are you a disciple of Emei?"

"A wandering swordsman!"

"Where's the rope?"

"No need for rope!"

Li Zhaoting stretched out his arms and grabbed Shen Qinghong. He jumped up from the cave entrance. The gaps he had left on the mountain wall when he fell earlier served as leverage points. He used the leverage to leap up and down, and soon reached the top of the mountain.

"Snapped!"

Shen Qinghong collapsed to her knees, feeling utterly powerless.

As the chief镖头 (bodyguard) of the Sanyuan Escort Agency, and having spent more than ten years with the God of Offering Fruit, Shen Qinghong had long since become indifferent to life and death, but this rapid flight still made him tremble with fear.

Is Li Zhaoting human?
How could humans possess such agility?

Could it be a deity descended to earth?
Little Fish was equally dumbfounded.

He was terrified when Li Zhaoting jumped off the cliff and waited obediently at the edge of the cliff. Unexpectedly, Li Zhaoting flew over along the mountain wall carrying a wild man.

His posture was elegant and graceful, and his temperament was like that of a sword immortal.

Little Fish couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Li Zhaoting said, "There's one more."

As he spoke, Li Zhaoting jumped off the cliff again. Just as he reached the cave, he discovered that the Fruit Offering God was gone, and there were drag marks at the cave entrance. He immediately understood the reason.

Li Zhaoting took Shen Qinghong away, and the thought of supporting the Fruit Offering God to live was gone. He thought that he would be locked in the cave for the rest of his life, so what was the point of living?
The Fruit Offering God forcefully broke through his acupoints and, with his last bit of strength, jumped down from the cave entrance.

In response, Li Zhaoting said... Serves him right!
Who the hell told you to become a bandit!
Shen Qinghong has been ruined by you!
Everyone in the martial arts world thought Shen Qinghong was dead. His wife, daughters and family members initially received care from the escort agency, but as time went on, the care became less and less. In the end, they were raped and killed by bandits, and the whole family was wiped out, a truly tragic end.

This group of strongmen was hunted down by the fairy Zhang Jing, and only one of them survived. He fled to the Valley of Villains, where he was tricked to death by Xiaoyuer. Seeing Xiaoyuer's ability to trick people, the villains thought that Xiaoyuer had graduated and allowed him to leave the Valley of Villains, which led to what happened next.

Li Zhaoting sighed a couple of times and then returned to the mountaintop.

"The God of Offering Fruit is dead."

"How did you die?"

"Seeing you being taken away by me, he mistakenly thought I wanted to imprison him to death, so he jumped down from the cave."

"Alas, karma is a cycle, and retribution is inevitable!"

Shen Qinghong sighed twice.

Li Zhaoting brought Shen Qinghong back to the Emei Sect.

Little Fish didn't follow.

His demeanor was too sinister and his personality too lawless; he might have been killed by Miejue with a sword.

The Buddhist sect of Emei consists entirely of nuns, while only the Taoist sect has clothes suitable for Shen Qinghong. Upon hearing that Shen Qinghong, who had been missing for over a decade, was still alive, everyone was utterly astonished...

Li Zhaoting, how amazing!

(End of this chapter)