Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 257 Golden Wind and Drizzling Rain, Six and a Half Minutes of the Martial World

"The Four Demons of Western Hunan, come out!"

Wan Sanqian called out softly.

Four figures appeared in mid-air.

The four men, dressed in green robes and wearing black masks, looked exactly alike. From beginning to end, they loyally followed Wan Sanqian and never left his side.

The Four Ghosts of Western Hunan: The Strongest Bodyguards in the World.

none of them!

Phantom Divine Skill, the strongest bodyguard technique in the world.

none of them!

This technique was created by a peerless master who was born without hands. Therefore, the martial arts he created were primarily defensive, while also incorporating illusion techniques and lightness skills.

The main attack method is to form a formation and use the Four Symbols cycle to wear down the enemy's internal energy. It is somewhat similar to the Five Thunder Transformation Hand, but its essence is the Four Symbols Formation.

Once entangled by the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi, even if one's martial arts level is higher, one's skill is more profound, and one's moves are more exquisite, one will be worn down to death little by little.

The Four Ghosts of Xiangxi were originally renowned figures in the martial arts world. Fifteen years ago, they retired from the martial arts world and lived a secluded life. It wasn't until Wan Sanqian used his financial power to bribe all their relatives and bring their descendants onto the Wan family's bandwagon that they returned to the martial arts world and became Wan Sanqian's personal bodyguards.

As long as Wan Sanqian lives, the Xiangxi Four Ghosts' family will forever be wealthy and prosperous, with endless gold and silver treasures. Even if they are dissolute and dissolute, their wealth will be guaranteed for three generations.

If Wan Sanqian dies, his family will fall into ruin. This will have far-reaching consequences, and the entire Xiangxi Four Ghosts family will inevitably decline, leaving their descendants to beg on the streets.

Wan Sanqian's methods are by no means gentlemanly, but the sacrifices and benefits are real. The Four Ghosts of Xiangxi are seasoned veterans. Why would they fight over a moment's pride for the sake of their descendants and the continuation of their family line?
There's nothing wrong with being a bodyguard.

The Phantom Divine Skill was originally a bodyguard's mental technique.

They served as bodyguards for Wan Sanqian, eating his meals first, sleeping in his bed first, enjoying endless delicacies and wearing countless silks and satins.

Two years ago there were some petty squabbles, but now they've long been defeated by money and are obediently becoming bodyguards.

In the original storyline, the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi even passed on their unique martial arts skills, which allowed Zhu Wushi to find a flaw in the Phantom Divine Skill and defeat the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi.

For martial arts practitioners, unique skills are more important than their own lives. The fact that the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi were willing to pass on their martial arts to outsiders shows that they had long been a community of shared interests, where one's prosperity was the other's, and one's loss was the other's.

The Four Ghosts of Xiangxi stood respectfully behind Wan Sanqian, awaiting his instructions. After a while, Wan Sanqian finally raised a question: "Can Li Zhaoting really tell fortunes?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, according to rumors in the martial arts world, Li Zhaoting is a fierce and malevolent deity who causes rivers of blood to flow wherever he goes. However, his earliest title was indeed the Divine Physician in Plain Clothes."

Will I encounter a love tribulation?

"I don't understand matters of the heart. How many people in the martial world can see through the love and affection in such a world?"

The tragic stories of people who risked everything for love, betrayed their masters, were abandoned by their families, were willing to die a hundred times without regret, and were even shattered to pieces are widely circulated in the martial arts world.

Given Li Zhaoting's womanizing nature, he might put both the Fairy of Jingzhai and the demoness of the Demonic Sect in his bed at the same time. Would that be considered a betrayal for both sects?
My lord, if we're talking about divination skills, the Heavenly Mystery Sect of the Western Regions was the best. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Mystery Sect was embroiled in internal strife and has now been wiped out. Its most skilled divination masters were...

"who is it?"

"Tianyi Jushi, Xu Xiaoyi!"

"Could you please ask him to come see me?"

“No! Xu Xiaoyi had a grudge against Yuan Shisanxian when he was young, and was imprisoned by Yuan Shisanxian. Wang Xiaoshi of Jinfeng Xiyu Tower is his personal disciple.”

"Can Wang Xiaoshi tell fortunes?"

"will not!"

"Who else is skilled in divination?"

"Grand Tutor Zhuge!"

"How did I not hear it being said?"

"His surname is Zhuge, and he may be proficient in the Eight Trigrams, astrology, and divination. If we can't find him for the time being, we can go to the prison and find a few tomb raiders. Yin-Yang and feng shui are their specialties, and they all have some real skills."

"Can you defeat Li Zhaoting?"

"To win a martial arts contest, one must consider one's condition. If Li Zhaoting intends to assassinate the Master, to be honest, the four of us cannot stop him, and even four more would not be able to stop him!"

"Li Zhaoting is that strong?"

"Li Zhaoting has too many experts around him: Xiao Feng, the former leader of the Beggars' Sect; Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows; Li Shengnan, the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect; Lan Fenghuang, the leader of the Five Poisons Sect; Cheng Huaixiu, the Fairy of Jingzhai; his wife Feng Suzhen; and his newlywed Miss Wang, the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect. Li Zhaoting has built a powerful force by relying on his handsome face!"

"What if it's one-on-one?"

"I am confident that I can hold off Li Zhaoting."

After a pause, the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi explained, "Unless Li Zhaoting knew the weakness of the Phantom Divine Skill in advance!"

"Does anyone know your Achilles' heel?"

"There are only the four of us!"

"Never let it slip."

"My lord, about Qingcheng Mountain..."

"Your life and fortune must be firmly in your own hands!"

"My subordinate understands!"

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Xinghualou (Apricot Blossom Pavilion)

After seeing Wan Sanqian off, Li Zhaoting and Xiao Shiyilang continued their drinking contest, drinking bowl after bowl until autumn rain began to fall from the sky, bringing coolness to the earth.

One drop, two drops, three drops, growing denser and denser, the sky darkening as if shrouded in a net, gloomy and overcast. Pedestrians hurried home, while some pedantic scholars and literary giants composed poems and essays in the autumn rain. Rainy days always have a touch of poetry, adding a touch of elegance to life.

As he watched the fine drizzle fall from the sky, Wang Xiaoshi thought of his fifteen ex-girlfriends and looked at his depressed and frustrated sworn brothers, and couldn't help but feel sad.

As Xu Xiaoyi's disciple, Wang Xiaoshi was quite accomplished in poetry and calligraphy. Xu Xiaoyi was a eccentric genius in the martial arts world who was on par with Huang Yaoshi and Wang Lianhua. How could his personal disciple not understand poetry and calligraphy?

The autumn wind rustles through the tattered paper, the ink still half-dry.

The place where I once wrote poems now stands as a place of farewell. A promise is as light as a feather, yet three lifetimes are as heavy as a rock.

The poor catkins and the rock, both were destroyed by the west wind.

Wang Xiaoshi recited poetry while shaking his head.

If it were a young man and woman deeply in love, Su Mengzhen, as the elder brother, would definitely offer some words of comfort. Wang Xiaoshi's reminiscences of his love affair would be best left to make him heartbroken and miserable.

Wang Xiaoshi began to experience romantic feelings at the age of seven, and every year he had a relationship that ended without a clear reason. Now he is twenty-two years old and has experienced fifteen heartbreaks.

While it can't compare to Sakuragi Hanamichi's monumental achievement of being dumped fifty times, it's still enough to make anyone cringe.

It's not all bad.

Wang Xiaoshi is exceptionally talented and has excellent comprehension skills. He mastered two sets of sword and saber techniques from fifteen heartbreaks.

A knife of longing across the distance!

A mid-air soul-destroying sword strike!

The Zizai Sect's martial arts are based on the unity of sword and saber, following the path of combining sword and saber techniques. Their direct lineage's ultimate skill, "Qianyi," is both a saber technique and a sword move. Wang Xiaoshi created this ultimate saber and sword technique with his own emotions, which best fits the Zizai Sect's mental cultivation method. No wonder Wei Qingqing's farewell sword was passed on to him.

Su Mengzhen was already tired of hearing Wang Xiaoshi's love story and couldn't be bothered to listen to him recite poetry. She looked down at the ants, which seemed to be more attractive than Wang Xiaoshi's sincere love poems.

Linghu Chong's face was ashen. He huddled in the corner, pretending to doze off, with a large wine gourd hanging from his waist.

Since being expelled from the Huashan Sect, Linghu Chong has been suffering from depression, thinking about his junior sister every day. When he heard Wang Xiaoshi reciting poetry, he couldn't help but... nothing happened!
Linghu Chong couldn't understand!

Linghu Chong had limited education.

In terms of intelligence, Linghu Chong has an excellent memory and comprehension. He can memorize more than 3,000 characters of martial arts manuals in a very short time and apply them to other situations. However, he really dislikes listening to lectures when it comes to learning academic subjects.

For example, the Huashan School has a sword technique called Boundless Falling Leaves, which comes from Du Fu's poem "Ascending the Heights": Boundless falling leaves rustle down, the endless Yangtze River rolls on.

Linghu Chong only remembered the first line; he didn't understand any of the other lines and was completely ignorant of the concepts behind poetry.

Perhaps Yue Buqun's lectures were just too boring!

Both are activities favored by scholars. When Ren Yingying taught Linghu Chong to play the zither, he quickly mastered the basics.

"Second brother, the autumn wind and rain are already depressing enough, but your recitation of poetry makes it even more depressing."

In fact, Linghu Chong was three or four years older than Wang Xiaoshi. However, Wang Xiaoshi was more mature psychologically, more organized, and better at using his brain, so he ranked second.

"I'm using the scenery to express my feelings, to vent the frustration in my heart. Every time it rains, I think of unrequited love, and it really makes me..."

Wang Xiaoshi fondly recalls his ex-girlfriend.

Linghu Chong wished he could go deaf.

Su Mengzhen whispered, "Let's get down to business!"

When the three masters of Jinfeng Xiyu Tower went out, they naturally had important business to attend to, and it was the most important business of all.

—Catch the traitor!
The management structure of Jinfeng Xiyu Building is as follows:
Original Poster: Su Mengzhen;

Sub-hosts: Wang Xiaoshi, Linghu Chong;

Bodyguard: Camellia;
Butler: Wolf;

The four stewards are: Yang Wuxie, Shi Wukui, Hua Wucuo, and Yu Wuyu.

The Five Evil Gods: Xue Xi, Dao Nan, Guo Dong, Mo Bei, and Shangguan Zhong;
There's no need to elaborate on the responsibilities of lower and middle-level managers.

The Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion and the Six and a Half Hall have been locked in a fierce struggle in the capital for many years, with spies planted in each other's pockets. Because there are too many spies planted, the "switch tactics" that are most effective among martial arts practitioners are not applicable to the two major forces in the capital.

If the leaders of the two families were to switch places directly, with Su Mengzhen taking Wang Xiaoshi and Linghu Chong to Liufenbantang and Lei Sun taking Di Feijing to Jinfeng Xiyulou, while the other managers remained the same, the two would feel that there was no difference.

What is the largest branch of the Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion?
A: Six and a half minutes!

What is the most stable branch of a six-and-a-half hall?
A: Jinfeng Xiyu Tower!
Although both sides have infiltrated each other like sieves, they certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity to catch an undercover agent.

Su Mengzhen recently received a secret message that "Yu Wuyu," one of the four stewards, is a traitor who has long been bribed by the Six and a Half Hall and is codenamed "Antique."

Su Mengzhen ordered Hua Wucuo to arrest the person.

After catching the person, they went to "General's Lane".

General Lane was not where the general lived, but a notorious slum filled with ruins.

Even if Li Zhaoting and Xiao Feng fought with all their might and recklessly destroyed half of the city in such a place, they wouldn't have to worry about being caught in the crossfire.

Hua Wucuo rarely makes mistakes.

Especially when arresting people.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, Hua Wucuo arrived carrying Yu Wuyu. The rain was getting heavier, but Hua Wucuo's steps remained steady: "Master, it's done!"

Hua Wucuo threw Yu Wuyu down!
Yu Wuyu was drugged and had no strength left in her body, nor any desire to resist.

In the gentle breeze and drizzling rain, upstairs and downstairs, who would dare to defy Su Mengzhen in this state? Even Lei Sun would have to give way to Su Mengzhen in this moment.

Su Mengzhen was a man of great loyalty.

You are my brother, I will protect you with my life.

You betrayed me, you are no longer my brother. You must face my blade. If you can catch it, you will live; if you cannot, you will surely die. But I will give you a coffin!
Nobody likes a traitor.

The more organized crime a gang is, the more it despises traitors.

"Antique, you hid it so well!"

Su Mengzhen looked coldly at Yu Wuyu.

Yu Wuyu was utterly speechless.

Since there's nothing more to say, then let's draw our swords!

A flash of light sliced ​​through the rain!
(End of this chapter)