Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 495 The Western Regions Volume Ends, The Wind Rises in Dali

One should be consistent in one's actions and words.

When Li Zhaoting arrived in the Western Regions, the first place he visited was the Kingdom of Kucha. When he left the Western Regions, he had a recap with his confidante, which also took place in the Kucha royal palace.

This trip to the Western Regions lasted no more than three months, but the intensity of the battles, the extraordinary changes, and the bizarre events kept Li Zhaoting on his toes.

Many of her confidantes decided to analyze the major events in the Western Regions based on the changes in the various sects, with each sect as the basic unit, and each person compiled two sets of documents.

First, there are the dossiers compiled by the Queen of Kucha.

Volume One: The Sky-Supporting Sword Sect

The underground water veins of the Qingtian Sword Sect were cut off, and in order to continue the sect's legacy, they had no choice but to seek refuge with the Kingdom of Kucha.

Sect leader Song Lingxiao took the initiative to shoulder the blame, deciding to step down and let his disciples compete for the leadership after taking the blame.

In order to become the sect leader, Yi Shuihan, with the help of Yun Fei, chased after Nangong Lie and secretly learned the ultimate skills such as the Sky-Piercing Sword and the Sky-Piercing Thunder Palm. He thought he had victory in his grasp, but unexpectedly, he was knocked off the stage by Yuan Xiaotian in the duel.

Stealing martial arts skills is a major taboo in any sect.

Moreover, the martial art he stole was the vicious Thunderclap Palm, and Yi Shuihan was imprisoned in a cage.

Jia Shifang sensed Yi Shuihan's resentment and took the opportunity to plant a demonic seed, thus laying an important pawn in the game.

Yuan Xiaotian married his junior sister Song Yinhe and became the head of the Qingtian Sword Sect. Under Yuan Xiaotian's leadership, the Qingtian Sword Sect pledged allegiance to Kucha and became the Kucha Protectorate Sword Sect.

Yuan Xiaotian went from being a martial arts master to a layman, completely settling down and caring nothing for anything but living a quiet life, concealing his swordsman's sharpness.

Volume Two: Zhao Min and Consort Yun

The two men led their experts to infiltrate Kucha.

Zhao Min and her guards were captured, but Prince Ruyang paid a huge ransom to get her back.

Yunfei's entire army of experts was wiped out. With Yi Shuihan's death, Yunfei was disheartened and no longer cared much about her forces. No one paid the ransom, and the Four Ghosts of the Underworld worked as laborers in Kucha, moving stones and repairing roads to atone for their sins.

Secondly, there are the files compiled by Jianxiong.

Volume Three: The Supreme Alliance

The Supreme Alliance leader, Guan Yutian, and his personal disciple, Ren Qianxing, are actually father and son. They are the patriarchs of the Demon Sword Clan. In order to open the Chess King Cave and find the treasure left by their ancestors, they asked the Sword Forging City to forge a key.

Sword Forging City spent sixty years successfully forging the Frost Sword, which is also both a sword of the heart and a sword of the demon.

On the day the sword was forged, Ren Qianxing subdued it with his deep-rooted demonic nature, while Xin Jian, under the threat of Qing Suo Jian, willingly surrendered to Cheng Huaixiu.

After leaving Sword Forging City, they were ambushed by Fang Yeyu.

Guan Yutian severely injured Helian Ba, and Ren Qianxing severely injured Beitang Mo. The elder of the Demon Sword Clan fought desperately to cover their retreat. The two fought their way through the encirclement and hid to wait for Mars to appear in the heart of the sky.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Fang Yeyu broke through the Supreme Alliance and appointed Liao Rushen, the former strategist of the Supreme Alliance, as the leader of the Supreme Alliance.

When Mars guards the heart, the Chess King Cave opens.

Various forces flocked to the scene.

Several grandmasters fought a bloodbath that left rivers of blood flowing.

And then there's Jia Shifang, this centenarian devil.

The details of the fierce battle are unnecessary to elaborate on.

Ren Qianxing realized he had been tricked by Jia Shifang and committed suicide by sword. Guan Yutian was furious and attacked Jia Shifang with Li Zhaoting. After that, he was disheartened and stayed in the Kingdom of Kucha to live out his days. The Demon Sword Clan was completely wiped out.

Volume Four: The Sea Shark Palace

Helian Ba, the master of the Sea Shark Palace, suffered the most miserable defeat in this gamble. He was first manipulated by Zhao Min in an attempt to seize the Ling Shuang Sword, and was then severely injured by Guan Yutian.

Fang Yeyu deliberately imprisoned Helian Ba, making the leaderless Sea Shark Palace the target of everyone's attacks. Helian Ba ​​realized he had fallen into a trap, but he was powerless to reverse the situation. In the end, he died under Ren Qianxing's sword during the battle at Chess King Cave.

The disciples of the Sea Shark Palace, Bai Yu'er and Lian Chixue, knew that the Sea Shark Palace was a piece of fat meat in Fang Yeyu's eyes, and they were worried that with a new emperor comes a new court, and that Fang Yeyu would ruthlessly purge them.

After a brief discussion, the two took Helian Ba's belongings and sought refuge in the Sword Forging City, where they became Jianxiong's secretaries.

Zhao Min took the opportunity to seize the territory of the Sea Shark Palace.

The Sea Shark Palace's inventory was swallowed up by Sword Forging City.

Next came the files compiled by Shangguan Yan.

Volume Five: The Four-Sided City

Bantianyue used the fake Ding Xuelian as bait to plot against Shangguan Yan. Shangguan Yan fell into the trap. Fortunately, Ouyang Feiying had a conflict with Bantianyue and deliberately caused trouble, which allowed them to break through the encirclement. During her escape, she encountered Li Zhaoting.

With Li Zhaoting's help, Shangguan Yan found her mother in the desert and broke free from the shackles of swordsmanship. Her martial arts improved rapidly, and she defeated masters such as Ouyang Feiying, Bantianyue, and Wudimenzhu, becoming the city lord of Sifang City.

Ouyang Feiying, the former lord of Sifang City, was exposed for his hypocrisy by Li Zhaoting, resulting in his disgrace and death. His widow and daughter then went into seclusion at Shuiyue Nunnery outside the city.

Bantianyue, the former leader of the underworld in Sifang City, was severely injured by Gu Mutian. His forces were subsequently attacked by Ouyang Feiying and Shangguan Yan, and the Shenyue Sect was completely destroyed.

Li Zhaoting recruited the Flying Camel Tribe.

In order to obtain the Five Ultimate Soul-Chasing Manual passed down by the Flying Camel Clan, the leader of the Invincible Sect joined forces with Yi Shuihan to launch a sneak attack, but was killed by Shangguan Yan, and the Invincible Sect was subsequently disbanded.

Volume Six: The Four Directions

Beitang Mo, an elder of the Four Directions Sect, was bribed by Fang Yeyu with a large sum of money. When he was vying for the Ling Shuang Sword, he was ambushed by Guan Yutian and Ren Qianxing. He used all his cultivation to make the Demon Sword complete.

Beitang Mo's daughter, Beitang Xin'er, brought the secret manual of Beidian Xuan Gong to join the Sword Casting City. Li Zhaoting even found the elder Ximen Ruoshui, who had been missing for twenty years.

What's even more surprising is that Dongfang Qingmu, the leader of the Four Directions Sect, has an older brother, Dongfang Baishi, who is highly skilled in martial arts and whose existence is unknown to most people. Not only the younger generation, but even Ximen Ruoshui didn't know that Dongfang Qingmu had an older brother.

Taking advantage of Beitang Mo's death and the leaderless state of Sifangmen, Wudimen attacked and occupied Sifangmen. Dongfang Baishi rescued Dongfang Yu. Just when everyone thought this was the most common script in the history of the martial arts world, Dongfang Baishi dropped a bombshell: Yi Shuihan was his biological son!
From this moment on, Dongfang Baishi's fate was sealed; he was destined to die by the Yi River.

After Jia Shifang's death, Yi Shuihan was confused about who he was due to the demonic seed. In order to improve his skills and break free from the shackles, he wanted to fight Cheng Huaixiu to the death. He joined forces with the Invincible Sect Master and devised a clever plan to deceive everyone.

Unexpectedly, the timid and submissive Dongfang Yu found an opportunity to betray the whereabouts of the Invincible Sect Master, ultimately causing Yi Shuihan's three-pronged plan to completely collapse.

Yi Shuihan was killed by Wang Shenglan.

Dongfang Baishi escaped with serious injuries, and with a death wish, sat down with Li Zhaoting to discuss philosophy, and died with a smile on his face.

The Invincible Sect Master became Shangguan Yan's stepping stone, not only enhancing Shangguan Yan's reputation and prestige, but also allowing Shangguan Yan to easily subdue the newly surrendered Flying Camel Clan.

Dongfang Yu rebuilt the Four Directions Gate in the Four Directions City.

It's not the original square door.

Dongfang Yu wants to create a new Four Directions Gate.

Finally, there was the file compiled by Cheng Huaixiu.

Volume Seven: The Demon Master's Palace

Pang Ban's two disciples debuted one after the other.

Zhao Min made several minor mistakes and went home to reflect on them.

Fang Yeyu suffered repeated setbacks and was exhausted.

First, he failed in his scheme against the Demon Sword Clan, and then he was ambushed by Guan Yutian. From the beginning of his career, he experienced failure almost every day, and all the experts around him were lost.

Even two of the eight great guards of the Mongol Yuan dynasty were lost by Fang Yeyu, thus losing their eligibility to compete for the throne. They are currently practicing martial arts diligently, striving to become unparalleled masters.

Pang Ban's demonic skills had reached near perfection. During his duel with Cheng Huaixiu and Li Zhaoting, he glimpsed the secrets of the shattered void based on the energy of the Immortal Embryo and the Heavenly Sword.

After the duel, he returned to the Demon Master's Palace to cultivate in seclusion.

From this moment on, Pang Ban will at most only take action for the Mongol Yuan once, and the Demon Master Palace will exist in name only.

Volume 8: A Chaotic Dance of Demons

The centenarian demon Jia Shifang stirred up trouble in the Western Regions, planting demonic seeds in the bodies of several deeply demonic beings, including Liao Rushen, Yi Shuihan, and Ren Qianxing, hoping to plunge the Western Regions into chaos so that he could experiment with the art of immortality.

During the Battle of Chess King Cave, Jia Shifang intended to take advantage of Ren Qianxing's death and Guan Yutian's mental turmoil to plant a demonic seed in Guan Yutian. However, Li Zhaoting found the trail and, together with several experts, rushed at him.

After the fierce battle, Jia Shifang was reduced to ashes.

Ren Qianxing and Liao Rushen died one after the other.

Yi Shuihan's mind was disturbed by the demonic seed.

One moment he felt like Yi Shuihan, the next he felt like Jia Shifang. When he was lucid, he felt like he had been possessed and resurrected. When he was confused, he sought out Dongfang Baishi to learn martial arts and wrote down the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique.

In the end, Yi Shuihan was killed by Wang Shenglan.

All of Jia Shifang's apparent crematorium members died.

Compared to the old devil Jia Shifang, the scorpion-raising sorcerer and the like are just insignificant interludes. Just a few notes are enough to complete the case file.

Wang Shenglan is not good at summarizing case files.

This part was done by Mei and Zhu.

Volume Nine: Li Zhaoting

First, to marry the fairy of the quiet retreat;
II. Marrying the Lords of the Four Cities;
Third, he obtained the ultimate skills such as Innate Qi, Dragon Palm, Four Directions Mysterious Skill, Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique, Sky-Supporting Sword, Dragon Soul Phoenix Blood Record, and Dao Heart Demon Seed Great Art.

Fourth, control over the martial arts world of the Western Regions;
Fifth, two chess pieces were buried in the Mongol Yuan dynasty;

VI. Leaving behind bloodlines in the Western Regions...

The Queen of Kucha lamented, "In less than three months, the martial arts forces of the Western Regions have been almost completely wiped out. The remaining forces have either been completely controlled by us or have surrendered to us."

The Supreme Alliance, the Sea Shark Palace, the Mountain City, the Four Directions Gate, the Four Directions City, the Sky-Supporting Sword Sect, Guan Yutian, Helian Ba, Qian Luo, Beitang Mo, Ouyang Feiying, Bantianyue, and the Invincible Sect Master—all of these have become history.

My lord, if I may be so bold as to say something offensive.

Rumors circulate that Lord Hou is the biggest mastermind behind the scenes in the martial arts world, the overlord of the underworld, the demon king who unleashes chaos, and the direct heir of the Western Regions Demonic Sect.

This is not nonsense.

If I didn't know the Marquis, I would have reached the same conclusion based solely on the available information.

I remember Lord Hou saying that if you don't know who the mastermind is, the first person you should suspect is the one who survives to the end and profits the most.

My lord, the misunderstandings and suspicions that the martial arts world has about you are all reasonable and well-founded speculations!
Sisters, what do you think?

Shangguan Yan sneered: "This is not a suspicion! It's an undeniable fact that this guy is the mastermind, especially when it comes to flirting and womanizing!"

Jianxiong nodded: "I agree!"

Cheng Huaixiu: "I agree!"

Mei Zhu: "This servant disagrees!"

Wang Shenglan: "I disagree! My husband is clearly a righteous hero, a renowned knight-errant, how could he be some kind of mastermind? I believe in my husband wholeheartedly!"

Li Zhaoting was deeply moved and hugged Mei Zhu and Wang Shenglan. Mei Zhu comfortably squinted her eyes, while Wang Shenglan bared her teeth and brandished her claws, defending Li Zhaoting's reputation and retorting to whatever others said on the spot.

Cheng Huaixiu: "Sister Wang..." Wang Shenglan: "You coward! Shut up! If you dare say another word, I won't help you next time!"

Cheng Huaixiu covered his face and wept, utterly defeated.

Just as the Queen of Kucha was about to speak, Wang Shenglan grabbed her by the back of the collar and angrily said, "How dare you, my concubine, question your master! I'll sell you off to Lingnan!"
What are you looking at?

Is the Queen really that great?
Don't think I don't know your background!
Let me tell you, even your saintess and princess have to call me "sister" when they see me. Five little chickens can't last more than fifteen minutes. How long can you last?

What should you call me?

Wang Shenglan proudly curled her nose.

"My lady, I know I was wrong!"

The Queen of Kucha suffered a crushing defeat and dared not advance.

Jianxiong: "Sister Wang, we..."

"Ok?"

Wang Shenglan gave a heavy snort.

Jianxiong: "Sister is right!"

Seeing the incompetent behavior of Cheng Huaixiu, the Queen of Kucha, and Jianxiong, Shangguan Yan retorted angrily, "Wang Shenglan, what makes you so great! I really don't believe it!"

"Don't believe me? I'll show you!"

Wang Shenglan ripped open Li Zhaoting's collar.

Shangguan Yan sneered: "You crude brute! Haven't you learned the Li family's secret techniques yet?"

With a wave of her hand, Shangguan Yan unleashed the Five Luo Light Smoke Palm, transforming a one-on-one skill into an "area of ​​effect" skill.

Exclamations of surprise echoed from the royal palace.

Wang Shenglan and Shangguan Yan glared at each other.

Just as Li Zhaoting was about to get up, Wang Shenglan and Shangguan Yan joined forces to hold him down. Then, seven or eight long legs stepped over at the same time, pinning Li Zhaoting under their feet.

...Moon Viewing Divider...

early morning.

Wang Shenglan is lifting a stone lock in the back garden.

Shangguan Yan obediently served tea from the back.

Cheng Huaixiu, Jianxiong, and the Queen of Kucha were still fast asleep. The spring night was too short and the sun rose high. From then on, the king stopped holding court in the morning, and the queen became a tyrannical ruler.

Mei Zhu was making breakfast in the kitchen, her face beaming with joy.

Kucha had a royal chef, but Li Zhaoting preferred Mei Zhu's breakfast. Mei Zhu understood Li Zhaoting's taste best, and with Mei Zhu by his side, he could eat at least one more bowl of rice every day.

Unbeknownst to Li Zhaoting, Jianxiong, who seemed to be the most honest and gentle, secretly got up, quickly wrote a letter, and sent it to his trusted confidant...

Soon, Beitang Xin'er, Bai Yu'er, and Lian Chixue received a letter—Jian Xiong's plea for help.

Looking at the contents of the letter, Beitang Xin'er blushed with embarrassment, unsure of what to do.

Bai Yu'er smiled and said, "This is a good thing! The city lord needs our help to win favor. As long as the plan succeeds, we can not only consolidate our position, but also greatly improve our martial arts. If we are lucky enough to get pregnant, we will have no worries for the rest of our lives."

Lian Chixue snorted coldly: "Back then, Master asked us to lure the Marquis. We waited and waited, until Master died in the Chess King Cave, but we still couldn't find an opportunity. Now that the opportunity has come to us, we must fulfill Master's last wish."

One of them had been determined to seek revenge since childhood, while the other had undergone rigorous training since childhood and greatly admired the strong. They had long coveted Li Zhaoting's good looks.

I was prepared when I came.

To put it bluntly, Jianxiong's reluctance to let the two of them help made them somewhat resentful.

First, you can see it, but you can't eat it, which makes you feel stifled.

Secondly, they have not been able to fully enter the core circle and are at risk of being replaced at any time, so their security is not guaranteed.

Bai Yu'er turned her head to look at Bei Tang Xin'er. Both of them were Jian Xiong's secretaries and worked together every day. But every time they met, Bai Yu'er was shocked: How could there be such a beautiful woman in the desert-strewn Western Regions? She didn't look like a Western Regions person, but more like someone born in the water towns of Jiangnan.

Lian Chixue asked, "Beitang Xin'er, when you were fighting for the Imperial Seal and the Ling Shuang Sword, did Beitang Mo tell you to find an opportunity to get close to the Marquis?"

Beitang Xin'er nodded, her face flushed.

Lian Chixue said bluntly, "Since it's your father's request, you must complete it seriously. Don't think that the Marquis is a lecherous fiend who wants everything. If you want to gain the Marquis's favor, we need to hone some skills."

Bai Yu'er smiled slightly and took out a thick booklet, which she had bought from Mei Zhu at a high price. It was roughly equivalent to a daily record.

"This is a treasure that Sister Meizhu gave me. It contains detailed records of the Marquis's preferences. The beauty trap requires not only beauty but also catering to his tastes."

"What does the Marquis like?"

"Hmm? The Marquis likes—jade feet!"

……

Jianxiong's little tricks in private could not be hidden from Shangguan Yan and the Queen of Kucha. Unfortunately, only Jianxiong could use this trick, and neither of them could.

Shangguan Yan disdained such tactics and had no suitable target. The Queen of Kucha dared not do so because this method was not invented by Jian Xiong. The last person to use this method was Li Shengnan, the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect.

To be precise, it was the Demonic Cult leader, Jade Rakshasa.

One saintess, four princesses (×)
One wife, four dowries (√)

How could the Queen of Kucha dare to offend the Jade Rakshasa?
Cheng Huaixiu goes without saying.

The Salt Gang brothers are all muscular hunks.

Cihang Jingzhai does have many beauties. Qin Mengyao, the current successor, has the greatest martial arts talent in the history of Cihang Jingzhai. However, Qin Mengyao is focused on pursuing the Dao and has no interest in romantic love.

Cheng Huaixiu and Qin Mengyao's relationship is limited to knowing each other's names and recognizing each other when they meet.

Watching his female confidantes' subtle actions, Li Zhaoting rubbed his lower back and thought to himself, "Damn, I'm so tired!"

……

Shuiyuean.

Master Yuzhu is disciplining her daughter.

Ouyang Yingying was spoiled by Ouyang Feiying. She was willful, impulsive, and reckless. She longed for a life in the martial arts world, but she didn't know any martial arts skills. Yet she wanted to become a female knight-errant.

After Shangguan Yan became the city lord, Ouyang Yingying even fantasized about the scenes in the Chronicles of Heroes, thinking that she would soon find a "master who imparts skills" and obtain unparalleled martial arts to easily defeat Shangguan Yan.

Of course this is impossible!

Shuiyue Nunnery has no martial arts manuals, only simple meals and Buddhist scriptures. It's not that Shangguan Yan is petty, but a nunnery should look like a nunnery. If a nunnery is built to be magnificent and glittering, who can concentrate on chanting Buddhist scriptures?
After much effort, Abbess Yuzhu dissuaded Ouyang Yingying from going out to search for treasure. Exhausted, she turned around and saw a handsome young man in a wheelchair outside the door.

The young man was in his early twenties, with a cinnabar mole between his eyebrows. He was as handsome as Pan An, with a face like jade, but he was not as gentle and refined as jade. There was a deep melancholy in his eyes.

The man pushing the wheelchair was a burly, rough-looking fellow.

With a face full of fat, a thick beard, and bulging muscles, he could easily lift the handsome young man, wheelchair and all, over his head and float lightly across the temple steps.

A slight flutter appeared in Master Yuzhu's heart.

Young, lame, depressed...

"Young master, this is a nunnery. We do not accept male guests. If you wish to visit and worship Buddha..."

"I neither worship Buddha nor burn incense!"

"What brings you here, young master?"

"Find someone."

Who lives in the nunnery?

"My mother!"

"You...you are..."

"My name is—Ouyang Mingri!"

The handsome young man slowly uttered his name.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Abbess Yuzhu nearly collapsed, but Ouyang Mingri caught her. She looked at him with overwhelming joy, exclaiming, "My son! You're really alive! That's wonderful! That's wonderful..."

Back then, Ouyang Feiying disliked Ouyang Mingri because of his congenital disability in both legs and ordered his servant to abandon him. The servant, loyal and kind, took Ouyang Mingri to find an old man on the frontier overnight to ask him for treatment. However, due to his excitement on the journey, the servant was exhausted and on his last breath when he found the old man.

After uttering his last words, he died on the spot.

The old man from the frontier, moved by his loyalty, vowed to cure Ouyang Mingri's leg within three months. However, Ouyang Mingri's leg was a congenital ailment that was incurable.

The old man from the frontier ruined his own reputation by taking Ouyang Mingri as his apprentice and passing on all his life's skills.

Ouyang Mingri learned about his background and wanted to find his parents, but he was worried that they would despise him.

Just as he was hesitating, news came that Ouyang Feiying had been killed. Upon hearing the news, Ouyang Mingri rushed to Shuiyue Nunnery and found that his mother was alright. Only then did he calm down a little and observe outside for several days before making up his mind to reunite with his mother to avoid any further complications.

Ouyang Feiying dislikes Ouyang Mingri.

Master Yuzhu never looked down on him, but she couldn't go against Ouyang Feiying's wishes, so she had no choice but to become a nun and live in seclusion.

Now that Ouyang Feiying has passed away, Ouyang Mingri has taken the initiative to come looking for his mother. Master Yuzhu was overjoyed and hugged Ouyang Mingri tightly, her clothes soaked with tears.

The two tacitly avoided mentioning Ouyang Feiying.

Ouyang Feiying, this "scum of humanity," deserves to be disgraced and condemned by everyone. It would be perfectly reasonable for such a piece of trash to be torn to pieces ten times over.

……

Jianxiong's plan was never implemented.

After three months of training, Li Zhaoting wreaked havoc throughout the Western Regions, successfully completing all his missions and greatly improving his martial arts skills. There was no need for him to remain in the Western Regions any longer.

Just then, a major event happened in Dali recently.

Xiao Qiushui fought against the Power Gang for years, relying on his unparalleled protagonist aura to slaughter the Power Gang's experts. Xiao Qiushui was never merciful; as long as he seized an opportunity, he would definitely wield his sword to kill them.

Nineteen demons were wiped out.

Half of the Eight Heavenly Kings were injured.

Li Chenzhou personally took action against Xiao Qiushui, but he did not expect Xiao Qiushui's comprehension to be so extraordinary. He used the nameless sword technique left by Zhang Danfeng to fight against him. In the process of chasing and killing, Xiao Qiushui became stronger and stronger. At the beginning of their fight, Li Chenzhou was able to defeat Xiao Qiushui in three moves. A month ago, the two fought for more than 400 moves and still could not be defeated.

Power came in handy in a life-or-death situation.

"Reigning supreme over the world" cannot be just a slogan; it cannot continue to fail. Li Chenzhou must give a response!

Li Chenzhou has decided to attack Dali!
(End of this chapter)