Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 134 Unresolved Grudges and Enmities: The Four Great Constables Suppress the Evil God
Two people really wanted to kill the Ancient Sword Soul.

One is Abbess Miejue, not because Gu Jianhun and Yang Xiao look alike, but because of Sun Jinling. Gu Jianhun bears direct responsibility for Sun Jinling's death.

One is Sun Biyun. Twenty years have passed, and Sun Biyun thought she could forget Gu Jianhun. The grudges and affections of the past had long since faded away with time.

As it turns out, this is impossible!
Grudges and affections are not like willow catkins, but like fine wine.

Willow catkins will drift away with the wind, and fine wine will only become more fragrant and mellow with the increase of aging time in the cellar.

Just when Sun Biyun thought she could use the excuse of "letting the past be the past" to have a simple meal with Gu Jianhun and completely let go of everything, she overheard a conversation between Gu Jianhun and Li Zhaoting.

"I came to Emei to pay my respects to Sun Jinling!"

"When my mind was in a daze, I only remembered three scenes: searching for treasure in the tomb, having a romantic time with Sun Jinling, and Sun Jinling being brutally murdered."

“I am convinced that I was defeated by you. You defeated me with fair and square means and brought me to the place where Sun Jinling once lived. I am very grateful to you.”

What regrets do I have?

"Gone!"

"I've long forgotten about everything else!"

“Apart from Sun Jinling, all other grudges and affections are worthless in my eyes, not worth a second glance, not worth a moment’s thought, I don’t care about any of them.”

"Kid, how about we make a deal? I'll teach you the Tathagata Palm technique, and you help me find the murderer."

"Judging from your handsome appearance, you must be a romantic and philandering man. I was like that when I was young, and after all these years, I only have one unrequited love."

Gu Jianhun drank and rambled on.

Sun Biyun's pent-up anger of twenty years erupted at this moment. Her face turned from blue to purple, and her anger almost materialized as she glared furiously at Gu Jianhun.

In Sun Biyun's view, she and Gu Jianhun had a happy time together. Even if she was Sun Jinling's substitute, they had at least had a relationship. Doesn't that make her worth remembering? Is my love so cheap?

Even if we assume that Sun Biyun was a stand-in and essentially an undercover agent, and that an undercover agent's love is inherently cheap, Sun Biyun stabbed Gu Jianhun in the back during their fierce battle. If Gu Jianhun can't remember the affection, can he not remember the grudge?
Even if Gu Jianhun categorized Sun Biyun as "an enemy I must kill without mercy," even if he forgot her name, even if all that remained was the word "etc.", after twenty years of time, Sun Biyun could let go of the past.

To my utter surprise, there wasn't even a "wait" option.

Worthless!
Not at all!

I never took it to heart!

Sun Jinling is the only one in my heart!
Even with a head injury, in a daze, and with only fragmented memories in his mind, he still only remembered Sun Jinling, and didn't remember any other woman besides Sun Jinling.

How could Sun Biyun tolerate this?
The greatest humiliation is not anger or insults, nor is it calling Sun Biyun a bitch, a slut, or a shameless traitor, but rather the complete disregard for Sun Biyun.

This is an absolutely intolerable trampling of dignity.

What angered Sun Biyun even more was that Gu Jianhun had not intentionally trampled on her dignity; Gu Jianhun only had Sun Jinling in his heart, and Sun Jinling was everything to him.

Looking at the furious Sun Biyun and then at the bewildered Gu Jianhun, Li Zhaoting shrugged, thinking to himself that even if the Heavenly King himself came, he wouldn't be able to tell right from wrong.

They are both mentally unstable lunatics.

Who can reason with a madman?

A person who can reason with a madman must be mentally unstable, or at least have elements of madness.

Li Zhaoting is a normal person.

The only thing Li Zhaoting could do was move a small stool over, sit down, and eat sunflower seeds.

The Ancient Sword Soul cannot die for the time being.

Liu E's mission is to capture the Ancient Sword Soul alive.

At least ensure that Gu Jianhun lives before reaching the Ministry of Justice prison, and then we can leave him alone.

"You...do we have a grudge?"

Gu Jianhun scratched the back of his head in confusion.

Sun Biyun said coldly, "Gu Jianhun, stop acting. Don't you remember me? I betrayed you back then, causing you to be seriously injured and to go insane for twenty years. I am the culprit."

Ancient Sword Soul: (灬)
Sun Biyun continued, "Don't remember? You really don't remember me? I am Sun Biyun! Gu Jianhun, I want you to remember forever that you were defeated by me."

Ancient Sword Soul: (⊙_⊙)?
Sun Biyun flew into a rage: "Ancient Sword Soul! You ungrateful wretch! Where's your Tathagata Palm? Stand up and kill me, slap me to death!"

Ancient Sword Soul: o((⊙﹏⊙))o
Sun Biyun: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

From beginning to end, Gu Jianhun didn't say a word, but he used only three expressions to drive Sun Biyun crazy. Sun Biyun drew her sword and pointed it at Gu Jianhun's chest.

Li Zhaoting said calmly, "Madam Tu, Gu Jianhun was defeated by me, not by you. You should ask me first how to deal with Gu Jianhun."

Sun Biyun asked, "Li Zhaoting, consider it a favor I owe you. Hand over the Ancient Sword Soul to me."

"Are your favors worth a lot?"

Li Zhaoting looked at Sun Biyun with a sneer: "Do you think I'm a three-year-old child who would give up the Tathagata Palm manual because of a mere verbal promise?"

Or do you think you can hide what you did back then from everyone? You may not know that the Six Doors has relevant files, which are recorded in great detail.

Anyone who has read the case file will understand a basic truth: Sun Biyun's promise is worthless.

Why should I believe you?

Are you suggesting that Tu Jin vouch for you?
Tsk tsk tsk~~

Li Zhaoting's eyes were full of contempt.

Sun Biyun was furious and wanted to kill Li Zhaoting with her sword, but she couldn't.

Even if she could do it, she wouldn't.

Sun Biyun was not an ungrateful beast. She had followed Tu Jin for twenty years, and Tu Jin had always granted her every request. Over the years, the two had developed some feelings for each other.

We can't let Tu Jin get into trouble!

"Young Master Li, do you think I did something wrong?"

"What's there to say about right and wrong? Do you even care about right and wrong? Does the Ancient Sword Soul care about right and wrong?"

"What guidance do you have, Young Master Li?"

"More than twenty years have passed. If Gu Jianhun can let it go, why can't Madam Tu? You have a husband and a daughter; you should live a good life."

"Making a living is not an easy thing."

"Because you have never let go of the past."

"How many people can truly let go of grudges?"

“Very few. I know what you want to say. Your idea is very correct. I’m just talking nonsense. It’s easy for me to talk when I’m not in the situation. I’m just spouting nonsense.”

Li Zhaoting's self-deprecating humor left Sun Biyun speechless. Gu Jianhun finally remembered who Sun Biyun was and sighed helplessly.

From the perspective of the martial arts world, Gu Jianhun is a warlike and mad demon. Sun Biyun sacrificed her beauty and used her charm to scheme against him. Although it was not very honorable, it was still a righteous act. In the original story, when she learned that Yang Xiao and Ji Xiaofu had a child, Abbess Miejue's first thought was to have Ji Xiaofu take the opportunity to assassinate Yang Xiao.

Unfortunately, Sun Biyun developed feelings for him.

When grudges are mixed with love and hatred, right and wrong, good and evil, black and white are all unimportant. What matters is what Sun Biyun thinks and what Gu Jianhun thinks.

Sun Biyun drew a line on the ground with her sword, signifying that they were now even and neither of them owed the other anything.

Gu Jianhun nodded in agreement.

Sun Biyun turned and left.

Gu Jianhun continued the previous topic.

Who plotted against him in the first place? Why did they want to assassinate Sun Jinling?
Gu Jianhun is highly skilled in martial arts, but he is not good at investigating cases. In addition, he is imprisoned and can only offer Li Zhaoting the Tathagata Palm manual as payment for his help in investigating this matter.

Li Zhaoting sighed deeply.

The TV series "Buddha's Palm" is essentially a hodgepodge of Jin Yong's novels, with "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" as the main body and some classic plots from "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

The storyline of Sun Jinling and Gu Jianhun is a replica of that of Yang Xiao and Ji Xiaofu. The difference is that Gu Jianhun's personality is even more arrogant than Yang Xiao's, and he has made countless enemies.

The tragedy stemmed from the fact that, during Gu Jianhun's pursuit of Sun Jinling, he drove away all of Sun Jinling's suitors and subjected them to personal insults.

One of his suitors was named Ou Feng.

Ou Feng wasn't even considered a "pursuer".

At that time, Ou Feng was an apprentice at a medical clinic at the foot of Mount Emei. He had a disease on his face, which made him look dejected and ugly. Even he himself felt that his admiration for Sun Jinling was like a toad wanting to eat swan meat.

Ou Feng can think of it this way.

The Emei Sect can think of it this way.

Only Gu Jianhun cannot think that way.

Gu Jianhun beat Ou Feng up, saying, "You toad, how dare you covet Sun Jinling? What the hell do you think you are? You're not even worthy of being called cow dung!"

How could Ou Feng withstand the immense power of Gu Jianhun's punches and kicks? Just as he was about to be killed by Gu Jianhun, Sun Jinling pleaded for his life, thus saving his own.

Ou Feng thus harbored a deep hatred for Gu Jianhun, a hatred that ran to his very core, and he was determined to launch a revenge at all costs.

Ou Feng endured hardship and studied medicine diligently, eventually becoming a renowned physician in the martial arts world. During his medical practice, he subtly or overtly hinted to his patients, fabricating lies and gradually weaving a vast web of lies that completely enveloped Gu Jianhun.

At that time, Gu Jianhun and Sun Jinling had already gone into seclusion in the countryside. Sun Jinling was pregnant, but Ou Feng still managed to find her and orchestrated a brutal ambush.

By using Sun Jinling's death to provoke Gu Jianhun, Gu Jianhun becomes a madman who indiscriminately kills innocent people, causing him to incur more hatred and attracting more people to surround and kill him.

Ou Feng won't personally take the lead in strategizing; instead, he'll spread rumors here and sow discord there, inciting everyone's anger, and then give them a gentle push.

Gu Jianhun has a terrible temper; when confronted with questions, he only resorts to forceful attacks and never sits down to explain properly. In the course of a fight, as long as blood is drawn and someone dies, the conflict will become increasingly intense until it engulfs everyone.

Under Ou Feng's scheme, Gu Jianhun was framed and his family was destroyed, leaving him in a daze for more than 20 years.

A family that accumulates good deeds will surely have abundant blessings.

As a person, you should do a few good deeds.

So that you don't die without even knowing how you died.

……

It's thousands of miles from Emei to the capital, and Li Zhaoting couldn't possibly escort Gu Jianhun all the way. So he sent a message directly to the Six Doors via carrier pigeon, saying that he had captured Gu Jianhun and that they should come to Emei to pick him up, or else he should stay in Emei.

Given the feud between Gu Jianhun and Emei, imprisoning Gu Jianhun in Emei is in line with the rules of the martial arts world.

However, the Emei Sect was unwilling.

The Tathagata Palm technique is too tempting.

The Dragon-Slaying Saber can be used to hold the "Lion-Slaying Heroes Gathering".

The Tathagata Palm can "slay evil gods".

The tricks of prestigious sects are too numerous.

Unless Wudang intervenes, who can withstand it?
This is a hot potato; it's better to just throw it away.

Li Zhaoting waited in Emei for several days before the Four Great Constables arrived together and put Gu Jianhun into a prison cart.

The Four Constables haven't been around for very long, especially Wuqing and Lengxue, who are relatively young and lack the experience of Tieshou and Zhuiming.

However, the four men were renowned throughout the martial arts world.

Ruthless: Ruthless in dealing with people, but compassionate in heart;

Iron Hand: Strong in attack, but kind at heart;

Pursuing Life: Unwavering in pursuing cases, yet unrestrained in playful antics;

Cold-blooded: Cold-blooded in killing enemies, but passionate in loyalty and camaraderie;

Another interpretation is: ruthless scheming, iron-fisted magnanimity, relentless humor, and cold-blooded perseverance.

Apart from "General of Terror" Ling Luoshi, there are very few cases that warrant the Four Great Constables working together. In most cases, it is handled by a single person, and it is extremely rare for two people to be involved, let alone for all four of them to gather together.

Iron Hand and Li Zhaoting were old acquaintances. Iron Hand was the one who received Qiu Batian when he was sent to the Six Doors. Because of this incident, the Four Great Constables had a very good impression of Li Zhaoting and thought he was a lucky star.

To be honest, compared to the Four Great Constables, what kind of jinx is Li Zhaoting? The Four Great Constables are the ones who truly bring death wherever they go. Every time they handle a case, at least twenty or thirty people die. Those who are lucky enough to survive will die in the next case. Very few people can escape.

Generally speaking, when the Four Great Constables solve a case alone, they will encounter about ten helpers along the way, and the number of enemies is roughly the same. In the end, only three or four will die.

The most tragic thing is being cold-blooded.

Not only were all those involved in the case wiped out, but even Leng Xue himself had to be carried back.

"Young Master Li, you've accomplished several great things in just one month! Your reputation is now rivaling that of Lu Xiaofeng!"

Tie Shou jokingly teased Li Zhaoting with a smile.

"First capture Qiu Batian, then seize Gu Jianhun, and incidentally expose Jiang Biehe's true colors. We should drink a big toast! This is what I took from the Marquis's mansion; there's only one jar left!"

Zhui Ming pulled out a large wine gourd.

Zhuiming suffered from severe internal injuries since childhood. His adoptive father, Wen Yuehong, used the method of fighting poison with poison to treat his injuries. In order to eliminate the harm of the toxins, it was necessary to mix them with strong liquor.

Over time, he developed a high alcohol tolerance and even mastered two unique skills from alcohol. One was the art of spraying alcohol, which allowed him to hide alcohol in his throat and use it to attack enemies. Ordinary people could only spray once, but Zhui Ming could spray twice. The other was a secret healing method, which allowed him to heal wounds with the help of alcohol. The more fragrant and mellow the alcohol, the stronger its effect, and the faster the recovery.

"I definitely have to try Brother Cui's wine."

Li Zhaoting took the gourd and drank half of it.

Cold-blooded and not good with words, he simply nodded.

As the senior disciple, Wuqing couldn't fall behind, so he took the initiative to exchange a few pleasantries, his demeanor extremely refined.

In terms of "numerical values", the Four Great Constables are not very high. People in the martial arts world like to compare their skills, but when Wuqing, Zhui Ming and Leng Xue are combined, their internal strength is not as good as Tie Shou's in normal condition. However, combat is not based on numerical values.

The Four Great Constables are four oddballs who defy the logic of numerical values, each capable of unleashing bursts of power tenfold or more.

If the battlefield is set in a jungle, where survival in the wilderness, continuous pursuit, and life-or-death struggles take place, the victor will inevitably be cold-blooded, and no one can outlast him.

If the battlefield is open and desolate, or surrounded by cliffs, storms, and abnormal weather, who could possibly catch up with Zhui Ming in such an environment?
If there are thousands of lights watching over you from behind, Iron Hand is an impenetrable wall that even natural disasters and floods cannot break through. Even if you beat him until he runs out of mana, you can unleash your divine power again with a single thought, and your true essence and internal energy will flow endlessly.

If given time to prepare and build a conduit room, even Guan Qi would be in a bind.

Guan Qi travels through time and space, seeing the past and the future. In Guan Qi's view, there will be three battles with the Four Great Constables in the future. The traps and secret chambers designed by Wuqing will successfully trap Xiao Qiushui decades later.

(PS: Wen is a Malaysian Chinese and doesn't know much about history. He thought "North and South" sounded right and believed that the Southern Song Dynasty came first and the Northern Song Dynasty came later, which confused the timeline. This was corrected later. What trapped Xiao Qiushui was not only the Tang Clan's Six Senses Formation, but also the ruthless traps.)
In short, the Four Great Constables don't have very high base stats, but when solving cases, they can often beat those with high stats to a pulp.

The Four Great Constables are all "state-based" players.

Even the most steady iron hand is no exception.

When Tie Shou is in good condition, he can compete with Ling Luoshi in terms of internal energy, and his skill is no less than that of Zhuge Zhengwo.

When Tie Shou was not in good condition, he was captured by Chu Xiangyu's thirtieth recruit. Chu Xiangyu had once attempted to assassinate the emperor in the palace, but was captured by Zhuge Zhengwo's one hundred and fifty-sixth recruit.

　The original text of "The Heartless Youth" reads: You would never imagine now that the threads of love, in a single thought, have given rise to countless possibilities and become myriad things. Yet, for this very thought of love, you later used traps to surround a truly great hero for decades to come!

　　
　
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