Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 273 Li, That Person, Zhaoting

In late spring, in March, the grass grows long in Jiangnan, and flocks of orioles fly about.

Li Zhaoting and Miss Wang rode south on horseback.

The Li family has an unwritten rule.

Each of the sisters who married into the family was able to have a honeymoon and a solo trip with Li Zhaoting.

With Su Xinghe managing the escort agency and Xue Muhua's prestigious reputation attracting a large number of escorts, Miss Wang didn't need to worry about it. Just then, Li Zhaoting received a message from Medicine King Valley requesting assistance.

Li Zhaoting wasn't very familiar with the martial arts sects, at least not to the point of sending a letter asking for help. The only exception was Medicine King Valley, which was his own sect's home base.

The ancestor of Medicine King Valley, several generations back, was the aunt of Li Zhaoting's master. Back then, Yi Jifeng was severely injured by the Carefree King, which damaged his brain. Thanks to the help of the divine physician of Medicine King Valley, he was able to survive.

The downside is that it leaves behind a mentally unstable aftereffect.

Coupled with the psychological trauma caused by the carefree king, and the bad luck of always encountering the top three despite considering himself fourth, he is a bit neurotic and often does surprising things.

He was occasionally very competitive and aggressive, and sometimes he liked to force others to accept disciples. But there was one thing he remembered clearly: Medicine King Valley.

If Medicine King Valley is in trouble, we should definitely help.

According to a letter from Xu Qiaozhi, the current master of Medicine King Valley, a "medical troublemaker" is trying to cause trouble.

"Medical Dispute" is a notorious old devil at sea, whose favorite woman in his life is a witch who wreaks havoc on the martial arts world.

More than a decade ago, the witch was poisoned and only Medicine King Valley could cure her. However, Medicine King Valley refused to treat her, so the old demon could only use all the rare and precious herbs he had accumulated in his life to try his best to prolong the witch's life. Now that his time was up, the old demon was in despair and wanted to perish together with Medicine King Valley.

The old devil's whereabouts are very easy to ascertain.

His vehicle was a boat.

A giant ship that travels on land.

Yaowang Valley is located at the junction of Yunnan and Guizhou. March is the season when azaleas bloom. Looking out, the Wumeng Mountains connect with the surrounding mountains. Moonlight shines on Xiangshuitan, and azaleas bloom for miles, turning the mountains red. Flowers bloom in clusters all over the mountains.

"Crossing a mountain and a river~"
No matter how far or how far we travel, we will never be lonely~
You came to Nianhua and became a legend~
The azaleas never fade!

Li Zhaoting hummed an exciting melody as he and Miss Wang rode their horses across the land with great style.

……

Medicine King Valley is a sacred place for medical skills.

Seventy or eighty years ago, the martial arts world was in constant chaos, and Medicine King Valley was depleted of talent, even worse off than a husband-and-wife shop. It wasn't until masters like Zhang Sanfeng and Yi Tianxing emerged that Medicine King Valley developed rapidly under their protection, regaining its former glory and opening up multiple courses within the valley.

Pediatrics, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Orthopedics...

A more detailed division is a good thing.

Human strength has its limits, and life is finite, but knowledge is infinite. To pursue the infinite with the finite is perilous!
No one can be an expert in all medical subjects.

Unless there is a "medical system".

The more refined the division of medical subjects, the more conducive it is to studying medical skills. Just like the modern medical system, different subjects treat different diseases, which not only facilitates the training of doctors but also makes it easier for patients to see a doctor, effectively improving medical efficiency.

This is the healthiest training system.

After getting started, choose a subject that interests you.

Develop talent based on interests.

For example, Qiu Yingluo is skilled in orthopedics.

When you're out in the world, you're bound to get hurt.

The martial arts world is never short of external injuries, and orthopedic doctors are in high demand. Escort agencies hire orthopedic doctors not only by providing various resources but also by paying them high salaries.

In the TV series "Longmen Express", Lu Sanjin treats Qiu Yingluo the same as the chief镖头 (bodyguard) Wen Liangong. This is a friendly price, and the actual price is even better.

Since its founding, Medicine King Valley has had at least three or four hundred doctors who study medicine in the valley every day. Their medical skills rely on a lot of practice. On the first and fifteenth of each month, Medicine King Valley apprentices will conduct free clinics outside the valley. If they encounter any difficult or unusual diseases, they will ask the elders of Medicine King Valley to treat them.

In order to "get a number," many martial arts practitioners chose to stay in inns outside the valley. Over time, these people formed a city. Because Medicine King Valley grows countless herbs and butterflies flutter in the valley, it was named Butterfly City.

The city lord's surname is Zhao, and his given name is Zhao Tianjue.

There was a letter on Zhao Tianjue's desk.

A revenge letter written in blood:

37/24, Dog.

The fifth day of the thirty-eighth month, the Sheep.

Thirty-eighths month, twelfth day, black sesame seeds.

On the ninth day of the thirty-ninth month, Zhao Tianjue...

To be precise, the first three lines were stained with blood, and the last line was written in ink. Between the lines, there was a sense of ferocity, resentment, and hatred. If you looked closely, you could see the irreconcilable blood feud between the lines.

—A blood debt must be repaid in blood. Zhao Tianjue's blood will soak this white silk a hundred times, a thousand times, until his last drop of blood is squeezed dry!
There are only twelve months in a year.

What the heck is "thirty-nine months"?

This question cannot be answered.

Zhao Tianjue racked his brains but couldn't come up with an answer.

What kind of people are the dog, the sheep, and the black sesame?

The answer to this question is quite obvious.

They were Zhao Tianjue's most trusted subordinates, his right-hand men, especially Hei Zhima, who was Zhao Tianjue's junior sister and also his lover.

He is a lover, not a mistress.

The death of a lover can be resolved with money.

The death of a loved one can only be ended with bloodshed.

That's what the other party thought too.

Only death could resolve their feud.

One last question.

Was it Zhao Tianjue who asked Li Zhaoting for help?

of course not.

Zhao Tianjue wouldn't dare!
Zhao Tianjue was a powerful figure in the martial arts world. He saw the potential of Medicine King Valley and spent all his wealth to open inns, taverns, casinos, and brothels outside the valley, gradually transforming it into Butterfly City.

Medicine King Valley allows Zhao Tianjue to make money from this.

Zhao Tianjue provides armed protection for Medicine King Valley.

Disputes involving medical staff are a recurring issue in every era.

Military protection is very important to Medicine King Valley.

How many times can Zhang Sanfeng use his favors?

Besides, a local official is more powerful than a distant one!

Wudang is thousands of miles away. If a patient suddenly becomes violent and kills someone, the patient still has to rely on their own strength.

There are also martial arts masters in Medicine King Valley.

They are skilled in swordsmanship.

The sword technique passed down by Yi Tianxing.

According to seniority, they are all lower than Li Zhaoting!
An elderly man in his seventies or eighties might be of the same generation as Li Zhaoting, while those under fifty years old would definitely be of a lower generation than Li Zhaoting, some even two or three generations lower.

The time gap is too long.

The issue of seniority is a source of endless complaints for many.

Especially during the Chinese New Year.

Li Zhaoting dared not go to Medicine King Valley, fearing that the sixty-year-old man would call him "Uncle-Master" and ask for New Year's money!
More than 300 people were Li Zhaoting's juniors.

Who can afford to give out so many red envelopes?
You can't actually enter the valley; just wander around Butterfly City, where you can sample local delicacies.

……

One mile east of Butterfly City, there is an inn.

The mountain wind blew across the old signboard, revealing a very straightforward name... This is an inn!
The innkeeper, nicknamed "Uncle Qin," was an extremely lazy old man who dozed off all day long, sleeping for six hours a day and possibly passing out in his sleep at any moment.

The innkeeper's waiter was named "Little Eagle," a lively and clever boy who was always running around. Miss Wang was delighted to see him and thought to herself that she hoped her future child with Li Zhaoting would be just as smart and adorable.

There are five seats in the inn.

The three seats were full of people. Three dwarfs, at least seventy years old, sat against the wall. Their faces were full of wrinkles, and they looked very dangerous. They were dressed like people from overseas.

Three burly men sat near the door. They were tall, strong, and broad-shouldered, with weapons hanging from their waists, thick beards, and embroidered with dragons and phoenixes. They looked like notorious bandits.

Li Zhaoting was the last to enter.

"Five catties of wine, three catties of meat, two cold dishes, ten steamed buns, and three or four hot dishes stir-fried at random."

Li Zhaoting handed over a piece of silver.

Xiao Ying said with a regretful look, "Sir, our shop is a small business and we don't keep much wine. You've come too late, we don't have a single pound of wine left."

"Ever heard of a saying?"

"What...what are you talking about?"

"Money can make the devil turn the millstone, but what's the devil turning the millstone compared to the millstone turning the devil? That's real skill! Brother, I think you definitely have the ability to find a jar of wine!"

Li Zhaoting stuffed the silver into Xiao Ying's hand.

The little eagle frowned and went to the kitchen to search.

He is very lucky.

There was actually an unopened jar of wine.

The moment the mud seal was broken, an intoxicating aroma of wine filled the entire inn. The three burly men near the door, smelling the aroma, flew into a rage: "Damn it! Such good wine and you didn't give it to me, but to that pretty boy!"

Little Eagle chuckled and said, "Sir, you mustn't drink this jar of wine. If you do, you'll be heading to the underworld!"

"The liquor is poisoned? This is a rip-off? Damn it! This kid who hasn't even grown his first hairs yet dares to scare me!"

The burly man in the gray robe smashed the wine jar on the ground.

He had just drunk two jin of liquor; if this were a shady establishment that preyed on outsiders, he would have already passed out.

Little Eagle explained with a grin, "Our shop is an inn run with integrity, but unfortunately, that old man broke the mud seal, and the rim of the wine jar is covered in poison."

The little eagle pointed to the three dwarfs against the wall.

Li Zhaoting seemed not to hear any of this. He ate a plate of braised pig's head and drank with Miss Wang. After drinking half a jar of wine, he showed no signs of poisoning.

The dwarf's face revealed a sinister expression.

The burly man in the yellow robe laughed loudly, "Hahaha! You little brat, you've misjudged me! What skills do those three old hags have? What do they know about poison!"

The burly man in the black robe looked terrified.

Just now, he glanced outside.

A tall, magnificent horse, nothing particularly remarkable, but instead of wooden stakes, its reins were bound by a spear.

There seems to be only one woman in the martial arts world who is skilled in using the Overlord Spear, and she got married last year.

A yellowish-brown ugly horse with curly, unkempt hair was quite unsightly. Next to its hooves was a wooden barrel, from which emanated the smell of alcohol.

The taste of strong liquor.

Ugly Horse, who likes to drink strong liquor.

There is only one in the entire world.

This is "that person's" mount.

Handsome man, beautiful woman, ugly horse, long spear.

The burly man in the black robe grew increasingly terrified, his trousers becoming soaked. He and his brother were notorious bandits in the Liaodong region, having robbed eight escort agencies and been hunted down by Baili Changqing, all the way to Yunnan and Guizhou.

Originally, I thought that since the Yunnan-Guizhou region is mountainous, I could find a dangerous peak to build a stronghold. But I never expected that as soon as I stopped and found an inn to rest, I would meet that person.

What made the burly man in black robes feel most desperate was that his two foolish brothers actually provoked him...

Things become more valuable away from home, but people become less valuable away from home.

The bandits, who had been chased to the ends of the earth by Baili Changqing and were terrified, dared not offend him... The man in the yellow robe was so frightened that he didn't even dare to mention his name.

The little eagle asked curiously, "Where's that urine smell coming from?"

The burly man in the black robe mustered his courage and shouted, "I'm fucking having a hysterical episode! Take me to see a doctor right now! It'll be too late if you wait any longer! You two, stop dawdling!"

The other two burly men turned around and saw that their audacious eldest brother had been so frightened that he wet his pants.

"Bai... Baili Changqing is here?"

"Stop talking nonsense and take me away!"

Take you away?
What are bandits?

When disaster strikes, everyone flies away!
I have no interest in sworn brothers!
The burly man in the gray robe rushed towards the little eagle, intending to use the child as a hostage. The burly man in the yellow robe jumped towards the window, while the burly man in the black robe sat down in despair, trembling all over.

"Whizzing!"

Two soft sounds, two sword beams, and two heads fell to the ground, rolling seven or eight times.

"Ah~ have mercy... have mercy..."

Bitter bile dripped from the corner of the burly man's mouth.

Terrified, he collapsed and died.

Li Zhaoting laughed and said, "Brother Er, keep these three corpses safe. When you see the flag of Changqing Escort Agency, take the corpses there and ask them for a hundred taels of reward."

The three dwarfs knew they had met a master.

They are the leaders of the "Three Immortals Sect".

The "Three Immortals Sect" is not a major martial arts sect. Its full name is the Three Immortals Sect of Three Immortals Island and Three Immortals Town. It is a group of pirates who occupy an isolated island overseas, with about three or four hundred people.

The three leaders are:
Jiao Jianghun, the "Poisonous Hand King".

"A Heart-Stealing Knife" by Bai Xi.

Fei Lianhuan “turns back and smiles”.

Nicknames like "Heart-Stealing Knife" and "Smile Back" are one thing, but "King of Poisonous Hands" is truly domineering. The reason they've survived to this day is because they've lived overseas for a long time.

Fifteen years ago, five pirate groups—the Hidden Whale Gang, the Sea City Gang, the Flying Thieves Society, the Water Demon Hall, and the Three Immortals Sect—were forcibly subdued by an old devil and formed the Sea Demon Sect.

The leader of the Sea Demon Cult is named He Yu.

Li Zhaoting's mission is to destroy the Sea Demon Cult.

At the very least, He Yu must be killed.

The best way to deal with the masters of the Demonic Cult is to first clip their wings and then attack them all at once. Since we have encountered He Yu's subordinates, we cannot let them go for nothing.

Jiao Jianghun stood up and asked, "May I ask your esteemed name? What brings you to Butterfly City? Butterfly City is about to fall; do not throw your life away in vain."

Li Zhaoting said, "I came to kill someone."

"Kill who?"

"He Yu, Lord of the Sea Demon Sect."

What grudge do you have against the Sea Demon Cult?

"He Yu wanted to kill my disciples and their descendants. In order to protect my family's lineage, I had no choice but to kill He Yu!"

"Nonsense! Pretty boy, we brothers are giving you good advice, don't be ungrateful!"

"Are you all full?"

"What do you mean?"

"Once we've eaten our fill, we can set off!"

Li Zhaoting lowered his head and ate his food.

Miss Wang reached out towards the door and the Overlord Spear flew into her hand. Since inheriting the Jade Linglong Spear, a full six months had passed. Miss Wang had long since mastered Wu Yazi's skills. The Overlord Spear was too powerful, and she couldn't unleash its full potential at home. Now, she could finally show its sharpness!

"You three come together!"

"Overlord Spear? A mere child's play!"

Jiao Jianghun charged towards Miss Wang with a disdainful sneer. Having lived overseas for a long time, he knew nothing about the experts in the Central Plains. Upon seeing the Overlord Spear, he mistakenly thought that Miss Wang was a reckless brute who only knew how to attack recklessly.

That assessment is correct!

Miss Wang is indeed very reckless!
The recklessness of "overpowering skill with brute force"!

The recklessness of trying to "overpower ten techniques with one force"!

(End of this chapter)