Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

"To assassinate my wife and children?"

Do you know how many Grandmasters my family has?
Do you think Grandmasters are as easy as radishes and cabbages?
Bian Mouting, do you have some misunderstandings about martial arts masters? What do you consider a grandmaster to be?
Sheng Nan, Huai Xiu, and Sheng Lan are all seasoned grandmasters who have traveled far and wide, challenging masters. They are not the sheltered young ladies who never leave their homes.

Even if Huai Xiu is pregnant and needs to take care of six children, don't forget that Sheng Lan's profession is a bodyguard, and being a bodyguard is an ancestral skill.

The assassins you sent need to break through the defenses of Shunfeng Escort Agency, overcome the four sword attendants of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum, and finally face Thunder Overlord Spear and Great Search God Hand.

You're not trying to tell me that when you decided to rebel, you sent the martial arts masters protecting you to assassinate my wife and children, leading to your capture!

Li Zhaoting was somewhat surprised, thinking to himself, "I just shaved your beard and let Cao Zhengchun see your chin. We don't have any deep-seated hatred between us, do we?"
Even if we assume that your beard is more important than your entire family, shouldn't you put all your strength into this desperate gamble when it comes to rebellion?

Sending out top-tier assassins only to get yourself killed in a one-on-one fight—did an elephant step on your brain?
Even if your brain were trampled by an elephant ten thousand times, it wouldn't be this stupid, would it? Pour out all the water from your brain and cook it into a pot of porridge; it would be enough to feed the entire capital city for a year!
Bian Mouting said coldly, "Li Zhaoting, you are always so arrogant and careless. This is your most fatal weakness, and it will lead to your complete defeat!"

"Go on, I'm listening!"

"In the past three or four years, you have been stirring up trouble in the martial arts world without restraint, offending countless masters. As long as I give them the opportunity to take revenge on you..."

"The Huashan Sect Leader, Ku Mei, is that right?"

"how do you know?"

"To kill me, Ku Mei was willing to betray the Huashan Sect's secret techniques and hire assassins to kill Chu Liuxiang, thus diverting my attention. She truly deserves to be called the Iron Fairy!"

Li Zhaoting pointed to the cell next to him: "This brother is named Wen Xue'an, nicknamed the Seventh in the World. He claims that in seven years, he will grow into the Seventh in the World."

He was the one who assassinated Chu Liuxiang.

He told me all the relevant information!
Commander Bian, he has exposed your plan.

When you confess, remember to include him.

His father's name is 'Wen Zhang', do you know him?

I remember 'Wen Zhang' was one of your former subordinates.

You two are really destined for each other!

Bian Mouting scoffed: "My father is a ruthless viper, and my son is a rat that can't stand the light of day. Seven years later, he'll be seventh in the world. How dare you say that!"
"I never even dreamed that you, the number one in the world, would be worthy of assassinating Li Zhaoting? You think you're worthy of assassinating Chu Liuxiang? Hiring such trash, Ku Mei was truly blind."

Li Zhaoting gave a thumbs up: "Kumei has indeed lost an eye, but Grand Commandant Bian has keen eyesight."

Bian Mouting lay down on the straw mat, leaving Li Zhaoting with only the back of his head, and ignored him completely.

Li Zhaoting gave Tang Zhuquan a wink.

Tang Zhuquan skillfully launched into a verbal attack: "Let me guess the process of this matter. It's probably that someone pulled you to form a force, attempting to rebel and cause chaos."

A few days ago, there was a flood in Chanzhou. Your subordinate accidentally exposed his identity, and you were used as a pawn by your allies and casually thrown out, turning from a Grand Commandant into a prisoner.

Not only will you become a prisoner, but your wife, children, and elderly parents will also be executed, and your entire family will be wiped out.

Don't you resent them?
Let me guess the specific execution process...

Your collaborators sent you a few expert bodyguards, and you had them hold off Yuan Shisanxian, Mi Cangqiong, and other top imperial guards, using the opportunity to redeploy your troops.

Unexpectedly, these experts have disappeared!
When you needed expert protection the most, these experts disappeared. Without expert protection, Yuan Shisanxian casually fired two arrows and easily captured you alive.

Did you ever cry out: "Heavens above! Where are my trusted men?! Come and protect me!"
As a complete bystander, let me be honest and say something fair: I think those people went too far!

They summoned him at will and dismissed him at will. The dignified Grand Commandant of the Imperial Guard was treated as cannon fodder and a pawn! Not only did he lose his official position, but his entire family was also dragged down with him!

Even a fool wouldn't be fooled like this!

I can't tolerate this!

I'd rather die than let them go to hell with me!
Otherwise, when I get to the underworld and my whole family asks me what happened, how can I explain that I was deceived, leading to the extermination of my entire family?

That's fucking stupid!

This is so damn frustrating!
Even if I die, I'll still bite them!
Can you bear it?

I just can't stand it!
No normal man could stand it!
That's so damn frustrating!

"How could anyone do something so stupid..."

Tang Zhuquan is an extremely talkative person. Since being imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, he has hardly spoken to anyone. He is almost suffocating with boredom and has an endless urge to confide in others.

Li Zhaoting could use his inner energy to seal his ear canals. Wen Xuean stuffed his ears full of dry grass and threatened Tang Zhuquan that if he dared to babble again, he would pierce his ears to make him deaf.

Wen Xuean gave Tang Zhuquan one hour each day to talk, after which he was forbidden to speak.

Otherwise, Wen Xue'an would deafen himself and let Tang Zhuquan talk to himself like a madman.

Now that Bian Mouting is imprisoned, Tang Zhuquan has completely unleashed his true nature, spouting nonsense and endlessly uttering all sorts of worthless drivel.

Bian Mouting's martial arts skills were weak, and he did not have the ruthless nature of Wen Xue'an. He dared not deafen himself, and after listening for more than an hour, he felt as if his insides were burning.

Bian Mouting angrily said, "Tang Zhuquan, doesn't your mouth feel dry? Save your saliva!"

Tang Zhuquan shrugged: "No need! It'll be lunchtime soon, and someone will bring over food and drinks."

Bian Mouting sneered: "This is a death row cell. Even I, the Grand Commandant of the Imperial Guard, will not receive the slightest preferential treatment. Who would bring you wine and food, you piece of pork and yellow wine?"

Just then, the person delivering the food arrived.

Meizhu and Xing'er hired two porters to carry four food boxes, each over three feet tall, to the outside of the cell and place them down.

The two food boxes contained: roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose, braised pork, braised duck, soy sauce chicken, cured pork, preserved eggs, small sausages, dried meat...

The other two food boxes contained fine wines, all from the imperial palace's collection, aged for over thirty years.

The jailers bowed and scraped to Mei Zhu and Xing'er like lapdogs. Mei Zhu took out a money pouch and gestured for the jailers to take it for tea before leaving the prison.

Under Bian Mouting's astonished gaze, Li Zhaoting pushed open the cell door and took the four food boxes back to his cell.

That's right, Li Zhaoting's cell was unlocked.

Bian Mouting: They've stopped acting altogether! Is this some kind of prison? Or is this a vacation?! Why aren't Li Zhaoting's enemies kicking him while he's down?
The answer to this question is very simple.

Because they couldn't beat Li Zhaoting.

Unless they want to see Li Zhaoting go in and out of the prison seven times, his battle robes stained with blood and his armor red, and he hacks and slashes for three days and three nights without blinking, who would dare to come?
The claim of poisoning is utter nonsense.

There is indeed a poison in the world that can kill a supreme grandmaster, but this poison is stored in the Demonic Cult's treasury and has already been used to assassinate Jade Rakshasa.

The remaining poison, about half a bottle, was carefully kept by Yu Luosha in his pocket.

If anyone tries to discuss assassinating Li Zhaoting with Yu Luosha, Li Zhaoting will not only not stop them, but will also provide them with provisions, travel expenses, camels, and guides.

Send it to the old man to cheer him up.

Li Zhaoting and Tang Zhuquan laid out the dishes, sipped their wine, and leisurely savored the food.

He smacked his lips as he ate.

His mouth was covered in oil from eating.

After a while, the jailer brought a bucket of swill and poured a bowl for Wen Xuean and Bian Mouting respectively.

Wen Xuean wolfed it down.

Bian Mouting lived a life of luxury for decades, spending as much as 30,000 taels of silver annually on beard maintenance, and his food and drink expenses were astronomical. How could he possibly afford to eat all that?
Bian Mouting roared, "You scoundrel! I am the Grand Commandant of the Palace Guard. Even if I have fallen on hard times and am imprisoned, I should be treated with the respect due to a high-ranking official. How dare you..."

Before he could finish speaking, the jailer grabbed a whip!
"Damn it! You bastard! You've fallen to this state and you still dare to swagger at me! You don't want to eat, huh? You'll just have to wait to starve to death!"
Let you taste what it's like to starve to death or die of disease!

Because of you bastard, half of my family was swept away by the flood, and my mother and wife are gone!
Do you know why I haven't sought revenge on you?
Because I'm going to spare your life! I'll let you watch your entire family be slaughtered, watch your nine generations of relatives be chopped in half by the executioner, and finally, I'll have you torn to pieces!

Hero Li and Hero Tang, this corrupt official Bian Mouting embezzled and accepted bribes while repairing the river embankment, and used inferior materials, which caused a flood in Chanzhou, resulting in the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people.

Half of my family, young and old, were swept away by the flood and disappeared without a trace, while the other half contracted the plague.

Please, my two esteemed heroes, do not pity him! Do not give him a single bite to eat! Also, please, Hero Li, help save his life and prevent him from dying of illness in prison!
Bian Mouting, that corrupt official, doesn't deserve to die of illness or starvation!
He should be torn to pieces and his bones crushed to ashes!
"My lords, I beg you!"

The jailer looked at the two men with pleading expressions.

When hatred reaches a certain point, one loses even the desire to take revenge personally. One's methods are too simple and swift, making the enemy die too easily.

Tang Zhuquan sighed, "Alas~ Bian Mouting is a bastard who has lost all conscience and is unforgivable. I will definitely let him live before he is executed by being torn to pieces."

The jailer gritted his teeth: "Bian Mouting, when you're taken to the execution ground, I'll come to see you! I'll eat your flesh, drink your blood, and trample your bones! I'll mix your bones with black dog blood and throw them into the filthiest latrine in the capital, so you'll never be able to rise again, never be able to be reborn!"
You bastard, you'll die a horrible death!
Even if you become a ghost, hundreds of thousands of wronged and vengeful spirits will chase after you and bite you until your soul is scattered!
Just wait!
Your retribution is coming soon!

The jailer carried the swill bucket away from the cell.

Tang Zhuquan grabbed Li Zhaoting's hand and poured some wine into Li Zhaoting's palm: "Li Zhaoting, the Life and Death Talisman is too cruel, I've never really liked it."

However, I think it's very appropriate to use it on such a depraved and despicable beast!
Plant a few Life and Death Talismans on him!

I want to see how many accomplices he has!

Li Zhaoting channeled his inner energy, condensing water into ice, and shot it at Bian Mouting. After three or four seconds, Bian Mouting felt pain and itching all over his body, suffering unbearable pain.

It hurts, it hurts so much I feel like smashing my head in.

It itches so much I feel like I could scratch my bones to pieces.

Tang Zhuquan sneered, "The pain of the Life and Death Talisman will become more severe day by day, lasting for eighty-one days, and then gradually decrease, but will still last for eighty-one days."

It goes on and on, endlessly.

You can't live, you can't die.

Bian Mouting, from today onwards, for every accomplice you name and provide reliable evidence, I will ask Li Zhaoting to remove a life-or-death talisman from your name.

If not, you should understand the consequences!

I don't want to use cruel methods to deal with others.

But you are not human!
You're not even as good as an animal!
Other corrupt officials are at most worse than pigs and dogs, but you're worse than dog shit, I'm going to skin you alive.

Li Zhaoting added, "Don't worry, I am proficient in the Dali Duan family's One-Finger Divine Skill, the Xuanmen Divine Illumination Skill, the Demonic Sect's Great Heaven-Mending Technique, and the Buddhist Rama Internal Skill."

As long as you have a breath left, I can bring you back to life. You won't die, you definitely won't.

Bian Mouting, make your choice.

"I...I want to eat some meat..."

Bian Mouting wriggled twice on the ground.

Tang Zhuquan tossed a rat over: "This is top-quality meat, even more fragrant than dog meat, and it's especially chewy. You must have eaten it a few times when you were in the army, right?"

Bian Mouting asked, "Li Zhaoting! Aren't you worried about your father? The equipment your father uses..."

Li Zhaoting sneered, "Bian Mouting, the reason you were able to scheme against my father back then wasn't because my father didn't discover your tricks, but because he wasn't the commander-in-chief."

My father was just a clerk in the army back then, and could only make suggestions to his superiors. He was constrained in every aspect.

Now that my father is the commander-in-chief, how could your little tricks possibly fool him?

If my dad could be tricked by such underhanded methods twice in a row, he would have been tricked to death a hundred times over!
The day my father returns in triumph will be the day you are beheaded.

I will use your head as a sacrificial offering.

A tribute to the soldiers who died unjustly twenty years ago!

“Li Zhaoting, Tang Zhuquan, as long as you promise not to torture me, I will tell you everything! I bet you’ve all been misled by bad guys.”

"Sure! Deal!"

Li Zhaoting snapped his fingers, releasing his domain. Everyone except Li Zhaoting and Bian Mouting was isolated, and even Tang Zhuquan was not allowed to listen in.

Bian Mouting smiled bitterly: "Whether you believe what I'm saying or not, I have to tell you that my original intention in that war more than 20 years ago was just to get promoted."

First, let the army suffer a crushing defeat, then I'll lead my troops to clean up the mess, earn military merit, and be promoted to Grand Commandant.

As I predicted!
I thought this matter was completely over, and I could finally settle down to be the Grand Commandant and enjoy a life of pleasure.

Five years ago, someone approached me, revealed all my secrets, and forced me to join their faction to plot... to plot a coup!

Bian Mouting was already seriously injured and had been tormented by the Life and Death Talisman for some time, making him extremely weak. He was already sweating profusely after saying only three or four sentences.

Li Zhaoting thought to himself, "Go to hell!"

To get promoted and make money, he sacrificed tens of thousands of soldiers. What's the difference between him and that genius who set fire to a mountain to collect plastic bottles left by firefighters?

How did someone like that become a Grand Commandant?
Was the emperor Emperor Renzong or Emperor Huizong of Song?
Li Zhaoting misunderstood something.

Setting fire to a mountain to collect plastic bottles and sacrificing tens of thousands of soldiers for personal gain and promotion may both seem like foolish whims, but their actual effects are drastically different.

Bian Mouting was originally the Commander of the Palace Guards, just one step away from becoming Grand Commandant. He only needed to make military achievements, without needing to make any great contributions, to be promoted to Grand Commandant.

This kind of thing is not without precedent.

After an emperor's ministers led troops to quell a rebellion and captured the rebels, he ordered them to release the rebels. The emperor, however, wanted to become the general who quelled the rebellion and capture the rebels himself.

Helpless, the minister submitted a memorial stating that the rebels were not captured by him, but by the General Who Punished the Rebels. He praised the General's wisdom and prowess, and only then did the emperor relent.

Throughout history, emperors and ministers have been countless examples of the worst of humanity when it comes to setting the bar, and have also engaged in countless bizarre and inhuman acts.

Li Zhaoting channeled some of his inner energy into Bian Mouting and stimulated his vitality with his One-Finger Divine Skill. Feeling the warm inner energy within his body, Bian Mouting regained some of his strength.

"These people use names based on stars and the Eight Trigrams. The leader claims to be the Ziwei Star and a member of the royal family. As for which prince he is, you can let Zhao Zhen figure it out himself!"
Below Ziwei are the eight trigrams.

I am in the Gen position, in charge of the Imperial Guards.

As far as I know, the Dui position is associated with a woman, shrouded in an eerie and unpredictable aura, with a sinister air about her. If I'm not mistaken, she should be the Fairy Disenchantment.

The Xun position represents an assassin, somewhat eccentric, who enjoys hunting down skilled individuals and has a strong interest in you.

The Kan position is the strategist of the Ziwei star. I overheard his name by chance; it's called 'Po Jun'.

If the Seven Killings, Broken Army, and Greedy Wolf stars can form the Greedy Wolf antagonizing Ziwei star pattern, even if Ziwei star succeeds in its scheme and becomes emperor, it will be betrayed by Broken Army star sooner or later.

It's laughable that a strategist would take such a title. He's far inferior to your father, who spends all his time carrying around a Vermilion Bird feather fan, pretending to be a successor to Zhuge Liang.

Just from his name, I know your father is a loyal and devoted minister. That scoundrel is bound to be a traitor sooner or later. Keeping such a menace around will only bring disaster upon Ziwei Xing.

Bian Mouting paused, then gestured for Li Zhaoting to send him two more streams of true energy. Li Zhaoting pointed out two fingers, removing the two life-and-death talismans from Bian Mouting's body, and then used his One-Yang Finger to tap him a few times to prevent the guy from being seriously injured and dying.

"I also know the identities of two people. The Kun position belongs to Prince Yao, and the Zhen position belongs to Zhu Wushi! Zhu Wushi was coerced by Ziwei Star with something. I lied and said that the thing was in my hands, and easily fooled Zhu Wushi."

I don't know what that thing is, but it must be something Zhu Wushi cares about most. When you care, you become confused. If you want to deal with Zhu Wushi, just say that I carried that precious item with me and that you took it away after I went to prison.

The Purple Star sent four experts to help me.

One of them is "Thief King" Chi Zunxin, who is said to be able to use all kinds of weapons. When fighting enemies, he chooses the weapon that is most effective against them and wins by relying on the advantage of his weapon.

I've never seen him use this technique before. I'm really curious, what weapon should I use to deal with your Purple and Green Twin Swords and Yuan Shisanxian's Heartbreaking Arrow?
I've also heard that Akatsuki Shin prefers to fight during the dawn, and that the arsenal during the dawn is Akatsuki Shin's domain, where he can unleash double the combat power.

One was "Poison Hand" Qian Luo, a loser who was defeated and fled in a sorry state by the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. After returning to the Central Plains, he planned to deal with the Nu Jiao Gang, but was seriously injured by Lang Fanyun.

I admire Qian Luo. He suffered repeated defeats, but he never gave up. Even in his sixties, he broke through and built anew, comprehending innate true qi and greatly improving his combat power.

One of them, named Bai Choufei, was the youngest and had the most indifferent aura, but he was also the most petty and ruthless. He must not be allowed to gain power, otherwise he would surely devour his master.

There was a man shrouded in bloody energy, whose name seemed to be something like Xiaoyao Hou. He was incredibly skilled and could transform himself into a giant, blood-red leech.

He's neurotic all the time and loves blood!
One last secret: Ziwei Star knows the Azure Dragon Society very well. Among the members of the Eight Trigrams Division, at least two are leaders of the Azure Dragon Society. He wants to use the Azure Dragon Society as bait to plot against you. He saw through your feigned weakness and wants to deal with these people. I suggest you leave the Heavenly Prison.

That's all I know.

If you want to kill or behead, please do as you please.

You'd better kill me now.

I really don't want to go to the execution ground!

Bian Mouting closed his eyes and awaited death.

Li Zhaoting sneered: "Why don't you commit suicide? Run your head against the wall and smash your brains out."

Bian Mouting said, "I'm afraid of death! I dare not! Only when facing death do I realize how difficult it is. From the moment Yuan Shisanxian shot through my collarbone, my spirit was shattered. I can be killed by you, but I dare not commit suicide."

"Tch! Still clinging to hope? Who's your collaborator? Is this some kind of self-inflicted injury ploy?"

"You...you actually..." (End of Chapter)