Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 282 Kumārajīva: This humble monk is truly not a prophet!
Yue Buqun's worries only lasted until noon.

After lunch, the witnesses invited by Li Zhaoting arrived one after another. Yue Buqun immediately decided to hold a small martial arts conference to distinguish right from wrong.

Ku Mei's face was full of astonishment.

So quickly... the case was solved!

Then I realized I'd fallen for their trap!
These people were invited by Li Zhaoting.

Li Zhaoting's visit was ill-intentioned!
Sparring with Feng Qingyang serves two purposes: one is the swordsman's pursuit of martial arts, and the other is to divert attention.

By the time Ku Mei and the others realized what was happening, numerous martial arts masters had arrived, leaving them no choice but to grit their teeth and accept defeat.

Mu Renqing didn't feel anything about it.

Gui Xinshu's lineage was completely wiped out. Mu Renqing's disciples, while not all of them were chivalrous, were generally fine. No matter what happened, he couldn't be blamed.

Yue Buqun remained calm and composed.

With Yue Songtao dead, there are no more disciples under his tutelage.

Cheng Buyou was smug and triumphant.

Feng Qingyang agreed to help once.

Xianyu Tong was filled with unease, especially when he saw Lan Fenghuang's ambiguous smile. He felt as if insects were gnawing at his entire body, and his eyebrows and eyes trembled incessantly.

Ku Mei felt slightly uneasy, hoping that Young Master Bat would be discreet in his actions and not be noticed.

Time passed by minute by minute.

One after another, martial arts masters arrived.

Yan Tieshan, the number one jeweler in Guanzhong!
Deng Dinghou, the "Little Zhuge Liang with Divine Fist"!

Sima Chaoqun, the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) of the Chang'an镖局 (escort agency)

Zhou Baiyu is the newly appointed city lord of Wuyang City!
Tianqin Sect Protector Elders, Tiansong and Yunhe!
The virtuous and eminent monk who traveled the world, Kumārajīva!
Yue Buqun arranged the venue at Chaoyang Peak, and everyone took their seats according to their roles as host and guest. Li Zhaoting clasped his hands in greeting and said, "We can talk about pleasantries later. I prefer to get straight to the point!"

Yan Tieshan thought to himself, "Every time I see you, countless battles break out. For our own safety, we don't like small talk. Just get to the point!"

Kumārajīva silently recited the Rebirth Sutra.

Li Zhaoting said loudly, "Heroes, I have invited you all to Mount Hua today for no other reason than to settle three cases with a certain master of Mount Hua."

Please, heroes, be patient and listen to a story from twenty years ago. I must make it clear beforehand that anyone who dares to leave this place before I finish the story will be my enemy, and I will hunt them down for thousands of miles.

I'll punish myself with three drinks as a small token of my apology!

Li Zhaoting picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"More than 20 years ago, a young and handsome swordsman went on an adventure in Miao territory. He was bitten by five poisonous insects and was taken in by the priest of the Miao village on Moon Mountain, who carefully treated him."

This man was handsome and spoke elegantly. The Miao woman had never seen such a person before, and they quickly fell in love.

Unexpectedly, this man, greedy for fame and fortune, took the opportunity to steal the Miao treasure, the Golden Silkworm Gu. When he fled, the woman hoped he would change his mind and let the Golden Silkworm Gu bite him.

Even if the woman's Golden Silkworm Gu was a defective product, being bitten by it could still be fatal. Coincidentally, a divine doctor went to Miao territory to collect herbs and saved her.

The divine physician worked tirelessly for three days and three nights and finally cured his Golden Silkworm Gu poison. The two became sworn brothers. The divine physician's sister admired his youth, good looks, and elegant demeanor, so she married him. However, she eventually abandoned him after starting the affair.

This man returned to his sect and, in order to gain power, married his master's daughter. When his wife went to reason with him, he insulted her and she committed suicide out of shame and indignation. At that time, she was already pregnant, so this could be described as a double tragedy.

This is not finished.

This person's martial arts skills were weak, making it difficult for him to command respect. In order to inherit the position of peak master, he used the Golden Silkworm Gu to poison his senior brother and killed all those who posed a threat to him!
Fellow heroes, do you know which great hero of Mount Hua is this scoundrel who started this affair, then abandoned it, repaid kindness with enmity, forgot his benefactor, poisoned his fellow disciples, and is utterly wicked and unjust?
Do I need to point it out in public?

Li Zhaoting roared to the sky, as if struck by a thunderbolt.

Vajra Zen Lion's Roar!

Upon hearing Li Zhaoting's story, Xianyu Tong trembled with fear and broke out in a cold sweat. By the time the story was finished, Xianyu Tong was soaked through and had no power to refute it.

Besides, this is essentially a choice between two options.

There are only two handsome and refined peak masters of Mount Hua.

One is Yue Buqun, and the other is Xianyu Tong.

They both married their master's daughter.

However, Yue Buqun became the deputy leader because the battle between the sword and qi sects was so fierce that the qi sect was reduced to a husband-and-wife operation, and no one dared to challenge his position.

Anyone with a brain, after hearing Li Zhaoting's story and seeing Xianyu Tong's expression, would know that this hypocritical scoundrel is Xianyu Tong.

Xianyu Tong roared, "Li Zhaoting, what evidence do you have for all this? What evidence do you have?"

Li Zhaoting sneered disdainfully: "My wife is a witness to the matter in Miao territory, and you certainly won't accept that. However, I have invited your sworn brother to Mount Hua."

Li Zhaoting clapped his hands three times.

Hu Qingniu, the "Immortal Physician of Butterfly Valley," flung off his bamboo hat, revealing his true face: "You scoundrel! I swore brotherhood with you, saved your life, and even betrothed my own sister to you, yet you turned out to be a beast in human form, abandoning me after seducing me, causing my sister and her unborn child to die. Today, even if I have to fight to the death, I will make you pay the price!"

"You...how did you..."

"Why can't I come? I feel so stupid! I could have taken my revenge a long time ago! What Ping Yizhi did, I, Hu Qingniu, can do too!"

Hu Qing's pupils were filled with ox blood, and his eyes looked like they were about to burst.

Li Zhaoting sensed the superficiality in his words.

It seems that Hu Qingniu's seclusion in Butterfly Valley and his vow not to treat anyone but a disciple of the Ming Cult may have some karmic connection.

"I...I...I..."

Xianyu Tong was eloquent and usually would have found a reason to refute. However, Li Zhaoting's face was cold and stern, and his sword intent was restrained. The extremely strong and righteous sword intent gave people the feeling that there were gods watching over them. Xianyu Tong had done too many bad things and was so suppressed by the sword intent that he could not speak. He also felt that there were a hundred ghosts walking around him. How could he have any strength left?
"Li Zhaoting, you'd better die!"

Driven to madness by the provocation, Xianyu Tong brandished his folding fan and attacked Li Zhaoting. Xianyu Tong's disciples primarily used fist and foot techniques for grappling, and their moves were quite fierce.

With Xianyu Tong's limited abilities, Li Zhaoting could kill him with a wave of his hand. Xianyu Tong was well aware of this, and halfway through waving his folding fan, he exhaled a puff of yellow smoke.

Golden Silkworm Gu Poison!

Li Zhaoting snorted coldly, waved his hand, and blew the poison powder back. Xianyu Tong was terrified and fell to his knees with a thud, scratching his body in pain.

Lan Fenghuang roared, "You scoundrel! How dare you use the Golden Silkworm Gu poison to scheme against my husband, Xianyu Tong! The Golden Silkworm Gu poison will make you wish you were dead, torment you for forty-nine days, and you will never be able to be reborn!"

Hu Qingniu sneered: "Xianyu Tong, you used to curry favor with the powerful and call my sister a slut. Now, who is more useful to you? Who can cure your Golden Silkworm Gu poison?"

Ku Mei said, "Heroes, Xianyu Tong is, after all, an elder of Mount Hua. We cannot just leave it like this..."

"There's still one case that hasn't been resolved!"

Li Zhaoting interrupted Ku Mei: "Xian Yutong, my wife is the leader of the Five Poisons Sect. As long as you confess and tell us what you have done, we can cure your poison!"

Xianyu Tong could no longer hear.

The pain from the Golden Silkworm Gu poison was too intense, like thousands of silkworms gnawing at his internal organs. Xianyu Tong felt dizzy and disoriented, as if he had entered a ghost realm where vengeful ghosts were everywhere.

"Don't come any closer...don't come any closer! Senior Brother Bai!"

Brother Bai...you died a terrible death, but who told you to force me so hard back then...If you tell me about Miss Hu, Master will never forgive me!

I... I have no choice but to kill you to silence you.

How much paper money did I burn for you? How many rituals did I perform for you? Why are you still coming to take my life?

I will always take care of your wife, children, and elderly parents!
They have no shortage of food and clothing... Senior Brother Feng Buping... I didn't mean to! I hired Meng Shentong to kill someone. I wanted to kill Yue Buqun, but he attacked you instead. I wanted to kill Yue Buqun the most!

I will perform a ritual for you and burn paper money for you!

Don't take my life!

I'm wrong!
I was really wrong!

Xianyu Tong rolled on the ground in agony, pleading in a chilling and eerie tone, as if the ghosts of Feng Buping and Bai Yuan were right in front of him.

Hu Qingniu was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet. He had saved Xianyu Tong's life, but Xianyu Tong did not mention Hu Qingyang at all before he died. He was truly heartless and ungrateful.

Cheng Buyou roared angrily, "You scoundrel! You killed my two senior brothers! You bastard..."

Anger and cursing are meaningless.

Xianyu Tong could not hear any sound. All he could see was a scene of a hundred ghosts walking at night and vengeful spirits demanding his life. His whole body was covered in the poison of the Golden Silkworm Gu, and no one dared to come near him.

Even the two elders of Luoyan Peak, Gao and Ai, were helpless in this matter and could only let Xianyu Tong lose face, hoping that the guy would commit suicide to apologize and save some face.

Yue Buqun suddenly said, "Senior Sister Kumei, you asked me to find the murderer within three days. Now, the murderer has walked right into the trap. I have completed your mission."

Ku Mei gripped the dragon-headed walking stick tightly.

She desperately wanted to kill Xianyu Tong with one blow.

She can't.

Li Zhaoting stayed by Xianyu Tong's side.

Feng Qingyang stared coldly at the withered plum blossom.

Deng Dinghou and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

What a fascinating case!
Xianyu Tong has kept a low profile in recent years, but now that he has become famous in the martial arts world, he has made a big splash!

Zhou Baiyu shook his head and sighed, "How can there be such a heartless and ungrateful person in the world? It is said that a person's words are kind when he is about to die, and a bird's song is mournful when it is about to perish. Xianyu Tong still has no regard for the two beauties even at this moment."

With a doctor's heart full of compassion, Hu Qingniu saw Xianyu Tong's miserable state of pain and wanted to give him a quick death. However, upon hearing Zhou Baiyu's words, he wished he could invite his wife over and let her use all her knowledge to torment him for ten days and ten nights!
Hu Qingniu's wife was nicknamed "Poison Fairy." Her greatest hobby was poisoning others and then having Hu Qingniu try to cure them, so they could see who was more skilled.

A master of poisons, most skilled at torturing people.

The Huashan Sect has planted landmines in recent years, except for Yue Songtao, that gambling addict, who has some degree of affection for them. No matter how ruthless or evil they are, they can at least be called human.

Xianyu Tong has absolutely no humanity!
He's not even worthy of being called a pig or a dog!
If you feed stray dogs on the roadside, they might let you pat their heads and bark at you a couple of times. Hu Qingniu was Xianyu Tong's savior, but Xianyu Tong ignored Hu Qingniu and completely forgot his kindness.

Some say that great kindness can turn into enmity!
Hatred is also an emotion.

Xianyu Tong didn't even harbor any "hatred".

Most martial arts practitioners, especially the older generation, have a bit of compassion. Even if they have to kill someone, they will do it quickly and decisively, without the need for torture.

Is there anyone who can plead for Xianyu Tong?
Yan Tieshan certainly wouldn't speak up; he'd seen this kind of thing countless times when he was the chief eunuch!
Tian Song and Yun He wanted to plead for mercy, but upon hearing Zhou Baiyu's words, they awkwardly sat back down. Such a heartless and ungrateful person deserved to be tormented by the Golden Silkworm Gu poison!
Kumārajīva held prayer beads in his hands and bowed his head to recite scriptures.

As a great prophet from nine hundred years in the future, Kumārajīva knew long ago that a battle would take place today, and he recited the Rebirth Sutra for the dead in advance, hoping to deliver the wronged souls from suffering.

Even the withered plum tree didn't know how to speak.

The Huashan Sect Leader is to blame for this incident; he has no choice but to take the blame, even if he doesn't want to!

Xianyu Tong was spouting all sorts of despicable things in a frenzy.

Poisoning his senior brother, hiring assassins to kill fellow disciples, betraying the Huashan Sect's secret martial arts—Xianyu Tong was willing to do anything for profit or to advance further in his career.

"Shameless scoundrel, prepare to die!"

A tall, thin old man stepped forward, threw his steel knife, and cleaved Xianyu Tong in two.

Luoyan Peak has two guardian elders, one tall and one short, who are Xianyu Tong's uncles. The short elder is the senior brother, and the tall elder is the junior brother. The short elder is calm and composed, while the tall elder is impulsive and rash, and his words and actions are quite humorous.

The two men knew that if they kept Xianyu Tong alive, or if they killed him quickly, the Luoyan Peak lineage would be unable to hold its head high for thirty years. So they cut Xianyu Tong in half at the waist with one stroke.

As his blood flowed and the poison dissipated somewhat, Xianyu Tong regained some consciousness. Feeling the pain in his waist, he mustered his last strength to open his folding fan and pour all the Golden Silkworm Gu poison stored inside into his mouth.

Li Zhaoting picked up his wine glass and drank three cups as a self-punishment.

"I came to Mount Hua for the sake of this case. Now that the case is resolved, it is time for me to leave."

Before Feng Qingyang could stop them, Li Zhaoting and his family fled as if chased by lions and tigers.

Ku Mei rolled her eyes in exasperation.

Mu Renqing didn't know what to do.

Yue Buqun roused himself and began to entertain the distinguished guest.

Cheng Buyou wanted to vent his anger by slashing Xianyu Tong twice, but Xianyu Tong was covered in poison. He could only have his disciples bring hundreds of kilograms of lime to bury Xianyu Tong to prevent the poison from spreading. Then he directly burned it in a large fire.

Poisoning a fellow disciple is a crime that warrants expulsion from any sect. Even if the disciple is reduced to ashes, it is an internal matter of the sect, and outsiders have no right to interfere.

……

A secluded manor at the foot of Mount Hua.

Meng Shentong, who was meditating in seclusion, suddenly felt his eyelids twitching, as if danger was about to approach. Meng Shentong immediately got up, preparing to kill a few more people and exchange them for the next few levels of the Purple Cloud Divine Skill from Xian Yutong.

Meng Shentong had a vague feeling that as long as he obtained the fourth level of the Purple Cloud Divine Skill, he could break through to the Ninth Heaven.

The Purple Cloud Divine Skill's effect in dispelling malevolent energy was stronger than expected. With the help of the Purple Cloud Divine Skill, Meng Shentong no longer suppressed his cultivation and broke through to the peak of the eighth heaven, just one step away from the ninth heaven.

Meng Shentong's condition can be explained mathematically.

Because of the flaw in the Asura Yin Sha Technique, Meng Shentong could only stay at level 79 and dared not break through further. However, his experience bar kept increasing. After resolving his worries, Meng Shentong broke through the limit, and the experience bar turned into a level.

It soared all the way up, breaking through to level 89.

Meng Shentong's internal strength foundation is extremely strong. If it weren't for the mental cultivation method hindering him, he would have broken through to a higher realm long ago.

Meng Shentong wiped his sweat and prepared to go up the mountain when he suddenly noticed a bright red figure outside the window.

"boom!"

Without a second thought, Meng Shentong unleashed his palm strike.

The red shadow vanished silently and reappeared on the rooftop.

Li Shengnan roared, "You old scoundrel Meng! I've been looking for you for ages! You old scoundrel! Give me your life!"

Meng Shentong asked in surprise, "You...you are Li Shengnan, the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect? What grudge do I have against you?"

Li Shengnan sneered: "Meng Shentong, where did you get your Asura Yin Sha Technique from? Have you forgotten?"

"The last survivors of the Li family?"

"I didn't expect it!"

"Li Shengnan, you can't kill me!"

"What if you add me?"

Li Zhaoting blocked Meng Shentong's escape route.

Li Shengnan can defeat Meng Shentong, but she cannot guarantee that she will kill him. Meng Shentong is not stupid; if he can't win, he will definitely run away. He is very good at running away!
(End of this chapter)