Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Several top-tier experts led three hundred Imperial Guards and five hundred Imperial Regiments to surround the Jingyuan Marquis's residence.

Leading the group were: Mi Cangqiong, Chief Steward of the Imperial City Guard; Cao Zhengchun, Supervisor of the Eastern Depot; Guo Bujing, the God of Arrest; Yuan Shisanxian, Chief Steward of the Imperial Palace; and Bian Mouting, Grand Commandant of the Palace Guard.

In addition, there are Duan Tianya, the top-ranked secret agent of the Dragon Guard Manor; Gui Haiyidao, the top-ranked secret agent; Shangguan Haitang, the top-ranked secret agent; and Cheng Shifei, the prince consort.

There are the world's top eunuchs, two of the top eight in the martial arts world, four secret agents of the Dragon Guard Manor, and Grand Commandant Bian, who is nominally in charge of the capital's imperial guards.

Surrounded by so many people, they felt not only unsafe, but also sweating profusely with tension, because the Marquis's mansion housed the pinnacle of the martial arts world.

He was a monster born with a brilliant mind and unparalleled swordsmanship; the three hundred Imperial Guards and five hundred Imperial Regiments were nothing more than the result of a casual sword strike he made last March.

In the year that followed, the monster continued to advance fiercely, and apart from a handful of old-timers and the exceptionally talented Lang Fanyun, no one could stand against its might.

Cheng Shifei laughed and said, "How boring! What's the use of bringing so many people? Just to show off your grand entourage? When a fight breaks out later, who knows how many people will die!"

Shangguan Haitang chimed in, "Grand Commandant Bian, please send the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Guards back! If the Duke of Zhenguo is willing to be bound, there's no point in bringing these people along!"

If the Duke of Zhenguo resists, bringing these people along will be of no use; it will only increase casualties!

Just as the prince consort said, the eight hundred soldiers, besides showing off your grandeur and making a big scene so that everyone in the capital knows about it, have no real effect.

Do you want to escalate this situation?

Duan Tianya followed up, saying, "The situation in the capital is too oppressive. It does need a trigger, but no one can afford the consequences of detonating a powder keg."

Gui Haiyi sneered: "Grand Commandant Bian, you want to gamble the lives of eight hundred soldiers on Li Zhaoting's kindness, on the fact that Li Zhaoting won't go on a killing spree in the capital."

Bian Taiwei was tall and stout, the standard image of a "general" in traditional paintings, with a large belly that made him look quite dignified.

In his youth, Bian Mouting fought on the battlefield, engaging in numerous battles with the Liao cavalry and accumulating many military merits. He rose through the ranks based on his achievements, unlike Gao Qiu, who was a fraud.

Bian Mouting's martial arts skills were inferior to those of the four secret agents of the Dragon Guard Manor, but his murderous aura and imposing presence would overwhelm even Zhu Wushi if he were present.

Hearing the four secret agents' questions, Bian Mouting didn't even look at them and sneered, "You've followed Zhu Wushi for so many years, and this is all you've learned?"

Cao Zhengchun sarcastically remarked, "Zhu Wushi is a gentleman who only knows how to teach gentlemen to be upright and dutiful, and he looks down on conspiracies and tricks."

Mi Cangqiong sneered disdainfully: "The Four Great Secret Agents are upright and honest gentlemen, while I am a notorious, dog-shit-like old eunuch. I am no gentleman!"

Yuan Shisanxian snorted and glanced at the six disciples behind him: Lu Shuyi, Yan Shier, Gu Tiesan, Zhao Huasi, Ye Qiwu, and Qi Wenliu!

The six were collectively known as the "Six Harmonies Azure Dragon".

The founder of the Zizai Sect, Wei Qingqing, had four exceptionally talented disciples. Among them, the third disciple, Zhuge Zhengwo, was the most gifted, talented, and capable. If he were to stray onto the evil path, no one in the world could stop him.

Wei Qingqing created six unique skills and combined them with the "Six Flower Formation" left by Li Jing, the military genius of the Tang Dynasty, to create the "Six Harmonies Azure Dragon Formation" to counterbalance Zhuge Zhengwo.

The formation diagram was originally passed down to his eldest disciple, Ye Aichan, but it was later learned by Yuan Shisanxian. He trained six disciples, hoping to use this formation to completely defeat Zhuge Zhengwo.

Unfortunately, Zhuge Zhengwo went to Yanyun, and the Four Great Constables followed him, so the formation was never used.

Now, in order to deal with Li Zhaoting, Yuan Shisanxian decided to activate this formation, thinking that the great formation passed down by Wei Qingqing should not collapse at the first touch!

Bian Mouting, who had the lowest martial arts skills, had several martial arts masters behind him. They were his "collaborators" and bodyguards. Others could die, but Bian Mouting absolutely could not be harmed, otherwise half of the plan would collapse.

While everyone was lost in their own thoughts—some watching the play, some arguing, some sweating profusely, and some writing their wills to their wives and children—Mei Zhu pushed open the door.

Mei Zhu smiled and said, "My lords, are you here to deliver an imperial decree or to watch the spectacle? If you are here to deliver an imperial decree, please come to the Marquis's residence for a chat."

The crowd looked at each other, but no one stepped forward.

Cheng Shifei said in a sleazy tone, "The Marquis is absolutely right. The higher the official rank, the smaller the courage. You high-ranking officials all have the courage of rats!"

As he spoke, Cheng Shifei took the lead, swaying and staggering like a street thug as he entered the Marquis's residence, followed closely by the other three secret agents.

Guo Bujing shrugged: "I'm just a retired old man who's been rehired. There's nothing for me to care about. If I'm ambushed by the Duke of Zhenguo, he can ambush me first!"

Guo Bujing entered the Marquis's residence with his head held high.

Yuan Shisanxian angrily said, "I dare to break into Zhuge Zheng's Marquis's mansion, let alone the mere Jingyuan Marquis's mansion!"

Cao Zhengchun: "I'm pretty resilient!"

Mi Cangqiong: "I don't have many years left to live!"

As the group entered the Marquis's residence, Bian Mouting felt somewhat embarrassed. He gestured to the eunuch Wang, who was delivering the imperial decree, to invite them in. The two entered the residence surrounded by guards.

Li Zhaoting is having breakfast.

No matter what happens, three meals a day are a must. Mei Zhu's mouth was stuffed with noodles, which were the "instant noodles" that she bought from Master Lei's house last night.

"Gentlemen, would you like something to eat? The weather has been getting weirder lately, going from hot to cold and back again. A bowl of hot soup noodles is perfect for breakfast."

"Li Zhaoting, don't be so smug. Everyone says you are the most romantic swordsman in the world, but now that you're in trouble, why are you only surrounded by maids? Where are your beautiful wives and concubines?"

Bian Mouting crossed his arms and passionately launched the group.

Unfortunately, this guy was a bad person, and even infamous old eunuchs like Cao Zhengchun and Mi Cangqiong, whose reputations were as bad as dog shit, couldn't be bothered to agree with him.

Li Zhaoting pointed in the direction of Jinling: "They are taking care of their children in Jinling and cannot leave home for the time being! It's really not easy being a female knight-errant! Especially after getting married."

She was pregnant, which took a year.

It takes at least two or three years to recuperate and raise children. Even with a wet nurse to take care of them, they can't leave home for long periods of time, thus missing out on seven or eight parts of their experience.

When the children grow up, it will be close to retirement age. Of course, the same goes for me. Since the children were born, I don't want to leave their side for even a moment.

Unfortunately, there are always people who cause trouble for no reason.

Have you ever thought about this: if the assassin wasn't Lu Xiaofeng, but someone framed me, whose house should I go to to celebrate after I get out?
Don't give me that chance!

Li Zhaoting picked up the large bowl, finished the last mouthful of soup, and looked at Eunuch Wang: "Usually, Eunuch Wang can charge a small fee for delivering imperial edicts."

Unfortunately, the imperial decree I received was probably not kind, so they wouldn't pay me the errand fee.

Even if I wanted to give it to you, you wouldn't dare accept it.

Give me the imperial edict!

Li Zhaoting reached out and gently grabbed the bright yellow paper tube in Wang Gonggong's hand. The tube suddenly jumped up and flew into Li Zhaoting's hand, and Li Zhaoting casually opened the imperial edict.

"Your Majesty has granted me one opportunity to argue my point. Who will ask a question first? I'd like to think about how to respond!"

Li Zhaoting looked up at the crowd.

Cheng Shifei, along with Duan Tianya, Shangguan Haitang, and Gui Haiyidao, ate noodles with gusto, their mouths stuffed full.

Seeing this, the others secretly regretted it. If they had sat down to eat noodles earlier, they could have used the meal as an excuse to refuse the questions. Now they were truly in a dilemma.

Once Li Zhaoting leaves the prison, the first to attack him today will likely be his entire family, which will be exterminated.

Mi Cangqiong pretended to have rheumatism and sighed repeatedly.

Cao Zhengchun feigned rheumatism and became unsteady on his feet.

This is indeed a common ailment among eunuchs. Given their age, they should have developed the disease long ago if they weren't so skilled in martial arts. Cao Zhengchun was slightly better off, as he practiced the Heavenly Gang Boy Skill, which allowed him to dispel the cold with pure Yang energy. Mi Cangqiong, on the other hand, practiced a deadly technique that was extremely dangerous, and the death energy that had been lingering in his body for a long time inevitably affected him.

Guo Bujing, shameless, sat down to eat noodles and casually pressed Yuan Shisanxian onto a stool. In the blink of an eye, only Eunuch Wang and Bian Mouting remained standing there. Eunuch Wang skillfully took a half step back. As a eunuch, he was very good at hiding his aura and leaving the spotlight to his master. When his master was about to speak, Eunuch Wang was lighter than a shadow.

Bian Mouting shouted, "Li Zhaoting, Lu Xiaofeng has repeatedly attempted to assassinate the emperor in the palace. You are his close friend and have vouched for him. What do you have to say now?"
A real man keeps his word. You said yesterday that if Lu Xiaofeng is the murderer, you are willing to bear the guilt of being implicated and imprison yourself in the Ministry of Justice's prison.

Hundreds of Imperial Guards witnessed Lu Xiaofeng's assassination attempt on His Majesty, and Imperial Bodyguards testified that the assassin used the "Lingxi Finger" technique. The evidence is overwhelming.

What do you have to say in your argument?

Li Zhaoting gasped: "Lu Xiaofeng is not the only one in the World Society who knows the Spiritual Finger Technique."

"Who else knows the Spirit Finger?"

"I!"

"If that's the case, then the assassin must be you if not Lu Xiaofeng. Did you assassinate His Majesty and frame Lu Xiaofeng? That's no joke!"

"What I mean is, for a supreme grandmaster who has reached the pinnacle of mastery, 99% of the martial arts techniques in the world can be learned after seeing them only once. In my eyes, there are no secrets in the world's martial arts. Don't believe me? You can try it!"

"An assassin is not a grandmaster."

"Therefore, I am definitely not the assassin!"

"You deliberately concealed your strength."

"Since you're deliberately hiding your strength, how do you know the assassin isn't a Grandmaster? Do you know him? With your eyesight, can you recognize my moves?"

Li Zhaoting formed a sword shape with his fingers and casually slashed across Bian Mouting's face, shaving off Bian Mouting's carefully groomed beard cleanly.

"Eunuch Cao, go and see if Grand Commandant Bian's chin is cleaner than yours? Chief Steward Yuan, what school or sect's ultimate technique was the sword strike I just used?"

"White face and no beard" was the standard for eunuchs. Cao Zhengchun's attire was that of a typical eunuch. Mi Cangqiong was castrated after reaching adulthood and had some beard.

Shaving is inherently humiliating. To shave someone's beard and then have a eunuch look at their chin is an unforgivable humiliation that no normal person could tolerate.

Not wanting to offend Bian Mouting, Cao Zhengchun subconsciously looked away. Yuan Shisanxian narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "You used the Zizai Sect's martial arts. That sword strike just now was the 'Momentum Sword' from my Thirteen Sects' ultimate techniques!"

How is it working for me?

"As expected of the Supreme Heavenly Sword, you can use all kinds of sword techniques in the world with consummate skill."

"I heard that the Free and Easy Sect has a rule that a martial art can only be used by one person. If a master passes on a martial art to a disciple, that disciple cannot use that martial art." "That's right!"

"Why can I use it at will?"

"Because you learned it by stealing! You can only imitate the form of the sword technique, but the essence of the inner cultivation method is completely different."

"In the whole world, besides you, who can recognize that the sword technique I use is an imitation? There must be quite a few martial arts techniques in the world that can imitate other schools' skills, right? The Lesser Formless Skill of the Free and Unfettered Sect and the Western Thunder Profound Skill of the Four Directions Sect have this effect. Haven't you seen them?"

"The assassin used the authentic Spirit Rhinoceros Finger technique."

"how do you know?"

"Under the whole world, besides Lu Xiaofeng, which other master can catch my arrow with two fingers?"

"You used the Heartbreak Arrow?"

"no!"

"Hiss~ With Chief Steward Yuan's archery skills, even without using the Heartbreak Arrow, he is still the best in the world. Catching an arrow with two fingers is something even I would find difficult to do."

"So, what else do you have to say?"

"Gone!"

Li Zhaoting stood up and straightened his clothes.

Bian Mouting shouted, "Guards! Bring over the thickest iron chain, and then seal him with a magnetic needle..."

Guo Bujing said, "Grand Commandant Bian, even if you make chains out of black iron, you can't bind Li Zhaoting. Even if you insert 108 magnetic needles, you can't restrain him. His martial arts are already profound. Apart from himself, no one in the world can control him. Li Zhaoting keeps his word. We must show respect and absolutely cannot push our luck."

Bian Mouting thought to himself, "Are you fucking crazy?!"
When he shaved my beard and made Cao Zhengchun compare my chin, why didn't you uphold justice?
Do you know how precious my beard is?

To maintain my beard, I spend at least 30,000 taels of silver every year, equivalent to five hundred years of your salary, and it gets shaved off just like that, making me cleaner than a eunuch.

Who is more unreasonable between us?
Can you speak like a normal person?

……

Heaven Prison.

Li Zhaoting returned to his familiar small single room.

On the left is Wen Xue'an, known as "Seventh in the World".

On the right is Tang Zhuquan, who accidentally killed someone. Since being imprisoned in the dungeon, he hasn't had a drop of alcohol. Tang Zhuquan looks gloomy and has lost at least seven or eight pounds.

"What a coincidence that you two are here!"

Li Zhaoting looked at the two of them with a smile.

Wen Xuean glared at Li Zhaoting. He had been beaten up by Li Zhaoting, then had more than a dozen life-and-death talismans planted on him, and then tortured by Ren Lao and Ren Yuan, two perverts, for more than three hours. He felt like his bones were about to break.

Of course, all these hurts combined are nothing compared to the humiliation Li Zhaoting inflicted on him. Wen Xuean's proudest achievement in his life was trampled into the dust by Li Zhaoting.

Wen Xue'an was relatively lucky; he was only tortured by the Ren family uncle and nephew. In the original story, when this part of the story was written, Wen Ruian's old illness relapsed, and he was in a semi-mad state. Wen Xue'an's death was very characteristic of Wen Ruian's style. After just one viewing, my brain was polluted, and I will never forget it for the rest of my life.

Tang Zhuquan got up and asked, "How did you end up locked up here too? Did you also accidentally kill someone?"

Li Zhaoting laughed and said, "Of course not."

"What crime have you committed?"

"Assassinate the Emperor!"

"what?"

Tang Zhuquan was so angry he almost fainted!

He's still in the mood to joke around at a time like this!

Do you think I'm in a good mood?

I want to die with you!
Li Zhaoting explained, "I didn't lie! The emperor was assassinated, and the prime suspect was Lu Xiaofeng. I vouched for Lu Xiaofeng, and just after I vouched for him, the emperor was assassinated again. The assassin caught Yuan Shisanxian's arrow with the Lingxi Finger. He couldn't find any reason to refute it."

Tang Zhuquan: Are you kidding me?

Wen Xuean laughed heartily: "Good! Good! Heaven has eyes! Li Zhaoting, you are narrow-minded, wicked, incorrigible, and your crimes are too numerous to count!"
Heaven couldn't stand your arrogant and domineering attitude, so it finally decided to take you down!

This is not the crime of assassinating the king and killing the emperor!

This is divine punishment for you!

At most, I'll be beheaded!

You'll be torn to pieces, sliced ​​to pieces...

On the road to the underworld, my ghost will definitely give your skeleton a good beating. See you in hell!

Hehe ...

Tang Zhuquan asked, "Li Zhaoting, what's wrong with this idiot? When did you offend such a crazy guy? It's wrong to bully a madman! He's already mentally challenged, and you still bully him. You really deserve retribution. Did you bring sunflower seeds with you when you came?"

Tang Zhuquan's turn of events was unexpected.

Wen Xuean was initially angry, feeling that Tang Zhuquan looked down on him, but then he was filled with doubt. What did this have to do with melon seeds? Were the two exchanging secret signals?

Li Zhaoting lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "This idiot tried to assassinate Chu Liuxiang in Xiaohuaxi. I chased after him with my dog, found his hiding place, and captured him!"
Have you heard of this guy's nickname?

Seventh in the world!

He claims that if I give him seven years, he can become the seventh strongest in the world, and then he'll challenge me to a battle. He asks if I have the magnanimity to let him continue to grow!

Fatty!

You're absolutely right!

It's wrong to bully crazy or stupid people!
I did bring two bags of sunflower seeds!
The plum and bamboo were stir-fried this morning.

One pack of original flavor, one pack of five-spice flavor.

What flavor do you like?

Li Zhaoting pulled out two small cloth bags from under his cloak, which were filled with melon seeds.

Tang Zhuquan laughed and said, "Nonsense! Of course we eat plain sunflower seeds. Sunflower seeds should be eaten plain! Freshly roasted plain sunflower seeds are so fragrant they'll make you dizzy!"

Li Zhaoting looked at Wen Xuean: "The seventh genius in the world in seven years, want some melon seeds?"

Wen Xuean: Beep beep beep beep beep beep...

……

The Eight Princes' Mansions.

Zhao Yuanyan instructed, "Qingqing! Li Zhaoting's entry into the prison this time is most likely a feigned weakness to lure out a bigger fish. Go and keep an eye on Lu Xiaofeng."

In this situation, there are only three people who can help Lu Xiaofeng: Hua Manlou, Sikong Zhaixing, and Ximen Chuixue. He will most likely go to Ximen Chuixue.

There's no need to search for Lu Xiaofeng's whereabouts.

Go to the vicinity of Wanmei Mountain Villa and wait for the rabbit to run into the tree stump.

To complete the plan, Lu Xiaofeng is indispensable!
The Spiritual Finger... The Spiritual Finger...

"You haven't practiced martial arts for long enough. If you had three years, you might be able to reach a high level."

Qingqing shook her head: "Godfather! Even if I had thirty years, I could never master the Spirit Rhinoceros Finger to the same level as my master. Not to mention me, even if Li Zhaoting had thirty years, he wouldn't be able to do that."

The Spiritual Finger Technique is a unique skill created by the master. It is integrated with the master's essence, energy, and spirit. Others can only achieve 99% of it at most, but only the master can achieve 100%.

Godfather, please don't kill Master.

Let our master do things for us!

Master can accomplish many things!

Master can definitely do it…

"Qingqing, those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles. If Lu Xiaofeng is willing to work for me, I can certainly let him go. But if Lu Xiaofeng is stubborn and unyielding, for the sake of our great cause, we absolutely cannot be soft-hearted!"

Zhao Yuanyan unleashed an aura that was both divine and demonic.

Zhao Yuanran's identity was too special, and he was under surveillance at all times. He claimed to like martial arts, but due to his poor physical talent and being pampered since childhood, he could not endure the hardship of martial arts training and could only reach the third or fourth level at most.

However, the aura he had just unleashed was in no way inferior to that of masters like Lu Xiaofeng and Long Chengbi; it was as powerful and deep as ocean waves.

"The throne belongs to me!"

No one can take my throne!

Zhao Heng and Liu E, you two traitors, you may have taken my throne and my son, but you cannot take away my ambition! I will eventually rule the world!
No one can stop me!

"You all should die!"

Due to the excessive force of his inner energy, Zhao Yuanyan's hair ornament was shattered, leaving him disheveled. He frantically climbed onto the dragon throne in the secret chamber, his eyes filled with greed. (End of Chapter)