Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 233 A Cold Case, Twenty-Five Years of Hatred
"Li Nanxing is not a registrar, he is a strategist!"

Twenty-five years ago, Li Nanxing discovered that the army's whereabouts had been betrayed by a traitor and reported it to me. Unfortunately, I was too eager to make a name for myself and ended up falling into the enemy's trap.

Faced with certain defeat, Li Nanxing devised a plan to turn the tide, taking both the Mongol Yuan and Liao dynasties into account to minimize losses.

You know what happened next.

First came the Treaty of Chanyuan, followed by peace talks between the Song and Liao dynasties.

This was followed by more than ten years of recuperation and development.

When Zhao Zhen ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager ruled from behind the curtain.

So many years have passed, and that crushing defeat has long been forgotten. Most of those who knew about it have been eliminated, so trying to find out what happened back then is nothing short of wishful thinking.

To be honest, twenty years ago, if anyone could have solved the case, it would have been Li Nanxing.

Those who have the ability to investigate the case now... are better off praying to gods and Buddhas than relying on the investigation!
Life is like a game of chess!

Chu Xiangyu gave a self-deprecating laugh.

The impact of that crushing defeat was not significant.

Most people died on the battlefield, and the rest were either silenced or lived discreetly. After more than twenty years, even if Chu Xiangyu shouted those secrets in the street, no one would care.

Perhaps it will be turned into a story by a storyteller.

Li Si did not ask any further questions.

Li Si had a suspicion in his mind, a suspicion he absolutely could not reveal, otherwise he would surely be silenced.

This is the deepest thought of Chu Xiangyu Zang.

—The traitor is the head of the Green Dragon Society!

Following this line of thought, it is speculated that Chu Xiangyu did not genuinely join the Azure Dragon Society, and that his capture and imprisonment were actually a ruse orchestrated by him.

Zhuge Zhengwo and Chu Xiangyu put on a show, arranging a tragic backstory for Chu Xiangyu to fill him with resentment and make him fit the "hobbies" of the Qinglong Society's leader.

Is it even possible to say that?
Of course not.

Li Si has survived to this day because he is taciturn, cautious in his words and actions, and never utters an extra word.

Informing on someone is absolutely out of the question.

Li Si was the leader of a guild under Chu Xiangyu.

If Chu Xiangyu was a spy for the imperial court and was eliminated by the leader of the Green Dragon Society, Li Si would also be unable to escape death.

I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go.

The Green Dragon Society is best at purging its own members.

"Li Si, do you want to know what the plan was back then? I can give you a hint: the plan took root and sprouted in the Qingtian Sword Sect."

Can I go deaf myself?

"It's too late to take action now."

"General, I really want to stab you in the back."

Li Si was dejected, on the verge of tears.

"This is compensation for you."

Chu Xiangyu took out two items.

An identity document.

A waist badge belonging to a high-ranking imperial guard.

"I had someone create a new identity for your daughter. She can be a wealthy man or a royal bodyguard. Of course, she changed her name."

"Thank you, General."

Li Si opened his identity document.

Chu Xiangyu didn't have any special naming skills; he simply changed Li Si's daughter's surname to "Tang," keeping her given name the same. Her new identity was Tang Lan, a female knight-errant.

……

Li Zhaoting lay weakly on the bed, while Miss Wang served him. Miss Wang had no idea how to serve others; she was clumsy and flustered.

Feng Suzhen was handling the spoils of war.

Chu Xiangyu had one arm injured, the other was gripping the rope, and both hands were occupied. He didn't have time to take the Thunderflame Halberd with him, and the Heavenly Dragon Trident was held by Li Zhaoting with the Spirit Rhinoceros Finger, so no one could take it away.

The two divine weapons fell into Li Zhaoting's hands.

Li Zhaoting had no need for weapons, and planned to give these two divine weapons to his two friends.

The Thunderflame Halberd was given to Xiao Feng, whose heroic and fiery personality was perfectly suited to it. This divine weapon was a perfect wedding gift for him.

The Heavenly Dragon Trident was given to Tang Zhuquan. This summer was too hot, and Tang Zhuquan, who weighed over 300 jin, was almost scorched by the sun. He didn't even have the strength to drink.

You can use the Heavenly Dragon Trident to chill the drinks. The Tang family specializes in spear techniques, so there's no need to worry about him not knowing how to use it.

"My lord, judging from the moves he made, the mastermind behind Xue Zhi is 'King of Annihilation' Chu Xiangyu. Was his last words an attempt to sow discord?"

“My father never talks about official matters, but if Chu Xiangyu knows my father, I guess my father may have been a military clerk and Chu Xiangyu’s military advisor.”

"The Treaty of Chanyuan?"

"More than 20 years have passed, and the events of that year have long been buried in the torrent of history. Very few people survived, and most of them turned into bones. How can there be any truth left?"

"Doesn't my lord want to know the truth?"

“I have a guess. Do you remember Madam Tang? The Seven Eagles of Chongqing did something very secretive, and they were probably killed to silence them, leaving them to wander the world. I think what they did might be related to this matter.”

"Should we go to Dali and ask?"

“Let’s go to the capital and take a look! Even if everyone involved is dead or silenced, Mr. Zhuge’s Divine Marquis’s Mansion must still have the case files.”

The two quickly analyzed the case.

Miss Wang was completely confused. After a while, she asked, "Could you please keep your voices down? I don't want to be silenced!"

Feng Suzhen raised an eyebrow: "Too late! You already know these secrets. Either I silence you, or I drag you onto this pirate ship. Sister, which do you choose?"

"A pirate ship? What pirate ship?"

Miss Wang blushed and was at a loss for what to do.

Feng Suzhen reached out and patted Miss Wang's breasts, laughing, "Nice figure, bigger than a phoenix, looks like she's good at bearing children!"

Miss Wang covered her face and ran out of the room.

Just as Li Zhaoting was about to grab Miss Wang, Feng Suzhen stepped on his foot and stopped him, saying, "My lord is so romantic! He can win a beautiful woman just by going out to escort a shipment."

Li Zhaoting pointed to his face.

The hardware is too good, and the values ​​are too high.

Feng Suzhen grabbed Li Zhaoting's waistband.

What was the next most outstanding quality in a romantic official's five talents after Pan An's good looks?

Poor Li Zhaoting was too weak to move and could only let Feng Suzhen do as she pleased, being ruthlessly exploited by her.

Start: Big!
Cheng: Too!
Repost: Wood!
All: Jay!
……

Xue Zhi is dead.

The fishing plan was a great success, and Xue Zhi and his confidants were all captured. Shen Rong sent yamen runners to escort Xue Zhi to the capital, but Xue Zhi was assassinated halfway there.

After the coroner examined the body, it was learned that Xue Zhi died from a severe blow to the chest, with all his ribs broken and his chest soft and sunken, the wound resembling the Shaolin Great Vajra Pestle.

The Great Vajra Pestle belongs to the category of unusual weapons among the 72 Shaolin Arts. It can be regarded as a hammer technique that can break an enemy's ribs with a single blow. When mastered to a high level, it can be used with the fist. The internal energy is unpredictable. When a punch hits a tree trunk, the branches are broken instead.

Jin Jiuling and Xuan Bei were skilled in this technique.

Jin Jiuling could wield an 80-pound iron awl with the lightness of a feather, lifting heavy objects with ease and controlling the weight at will.

Among the eminent monks of the Xuan generation, Xuanbei's martial arts skills ranked at least in the top five, and possibly even in the top three.

In the original story, Murong Bo intended to assassinate Xuan Bei with One-Finger Divine Skill. When the two fought, Murong Bo was forced to retreat repeatedly by Xuan Bei without using his own family's martial arts. Murong Bo had no choice but to use his full strength to deflect the attack with Star Shift, which finally killed Xuan Bei.

At that time, Murong Bo had already sparred with Xiao Yuanshan three times and had a thorough understanding of the 72 Shaolin Arts and how to counter them. Xuan Bei was able to force Murong Bo to use the "Star Shift" technique, which shows his martial arts prowess.

The coroner sent the autopsy report to Nanjing.

Upon receiving the autopsy report, Shen Rong immediately summoned his sworn brother Feng Quan and angrily demanded, "Were you involved in all of this? You silenced Xue Zhi!"

Shen Rong and Feng Quan both belonged to the Imperial Guards of the Dragon Cavalry.

Back then, the Dragon Cavalry Imperial Guard was betrayed by a traitor, and more than forty experts were surrounded by enemy troops. A barrage of arrows killed or wounded most of them in an instant. Feng Quan carried Shen Rong out of the encirclement from the pile of dead bodies, and the two became sworn brothers.

As Shen Rong rose through the ranks, Feng Quan's status also improved. Putting aside everything else, it was clearly Feng Quan who used Shen Rong's seal to provide passes to the arsenal.

Feng Quan is a Shaolin disciple, skilled in martial arts but not adept at military combat; he excels at one-on-one duels.

When the Imperial Guards of the Dragon Cavalry sparred with each other, Shen Rong, codenamed Yaksha, and Wang Zhaoxing, codenamed Ghost Wolf, were the strongest. Feng Quan, on the other hand, was very low-key and never showed his true abilities. He always conceded defeat in every sparring match.

However, while fleeing amidst the chaos of battle, Shen Rong recognized Feng Quan's background and realized that Feng Quan's martial arts skills were no less than his own, especially his fist and foot techniques.

With Feng Quan's skill, he could easily break all of an enemy's ribs with a single punch. Thinking of Qin San's letter and the strange events that had recently occurred, Shen Rong knew that Feng Quan was colluding with Xue Zhi. Fearing that the matter would be exposed, Feng Quan used the opportunity of escorting prisoners to kill Xue Zhi to silence him.

"Brother, I was deceived by them! Xue Zhi is my superior. He deliberately set me up. He has something on me, so I can only obey Xue Zhi's orders."

"Hmph! Embezzlement, bribery, collusion with rebels—I'd like to know what kind of incriminating evidence is more serious than treason? Speak! Give me an explanation!"

"The handle is that he rebelled and caused chaos. Xue Zhi forged a military order to order me to transport weapons. Afterwards, he told me that he forged the order and that the weapons were given to the rebels. Even if I had a thousand mouths, I couldn't stop him from being framed!"

Why didn't you tell me?!

"I...I wouldn't dare..."

"Is there anything you wouldn't dare to do? For the sake of our years of friendship, I'll help you one last time. Write down what you know and go to the countryside to live a wealthy life."

"Brother, my future..."

"You're still thinking about your future? Do you know what happened a few days ago? Have you seen the traces of the fierce battle between Li Zhaoting and the Azure Dragon Society? Do you know who that leader is? You're lucky to have survived!"

"Brother... Brother thanks you, elder brother."

Feng Quan sighed, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes.

Shen Rong is good in every way, except that he is too upright. This is already the biggest concession Shen Rong has made. If Feng Quan refuses to confess, he will definitely be escorted to the capital.

Brother, you forced me to do this!
If you treat me unjustly, don't blame me for treating you unjustly!

I've worked my way up to where I am today with great difficulty. If I have to find a scapegoat, why can't it be you?
……

Jinling, Shen Mansion.

Shen Rong hosted a banquet for Wang Zhaoxing and Wang Zhenwei.

When the troops split into two groups earlier, the Wang family father and son worked together with their guns to defeat the enemy army, which made Shen Feiyan very envious. She wanted to become Wang Zhaoxing's apprentice and begged Shen Rong for a long time. Shen Rong finally agreed and held an apprenticeship banquet at home.

On the day Shunfeng Escort Agency opened, only Miss Wang displayed her martial arts skills, demonstrating the Overlord Spear. Shen Rong had never seen the martial arts skills of the Wang family father and son.

until today.

The apprenticeship banquet is not something to be held casually.

A highly respected martial artist is needed to bear witness.

The most respected martial arts master in Jinling was Li Zhaoting. Shen Feiyan dragged Feng Suzhen and Miss Wang to the banquet, asking them to help mediate.

After waiting for a while, the Wang family father and son arrived.

Looking at Wang Zhaoxing's walking posture, Shen Rong had a sense of familiarity and subconsciously frowned.

Age, posture, marksmanship...

Could this person be Youlang?

I've been searching for you for so long!
(End of this chapter)