While writing a diary at Zongwu, Wang Yuyan falls in love with someone else.

Knowing that she was protected by the "Kunji Seal" and was safe, Qiu Lingsu, who was heading to Suzhou alone to repay Jiang Sishui's great kindness, trembled involuntarily.

Upon seeing the words "Stone Guanyin," her memory was pulled back to the day she was forced to be disfigured.

That was her nightmare, the despair and pain she dared not look at.

"I'm not afraid of you anymore, I'm not afraid of you anymore..."

Qiu Lingsu muttered to herself, clutching the copy of the diary tightly.

Like a drowning person grabbing onto a life-saving piece of driftwood.

[Afterwards, Tianfeng Shisilang stormed into Shaolin Temple and challenged Abbot Tianfeng.]

Master Tianfeng, being a highly skilled cultivator, resolutely refused, so Tianfeng Shisi Lang went to burn down the Sutra Repository.

[Unable to resist, Master Tianfeng agreed to exchange three blows with him. On the third blow, Tianfeng Shisi Lang neither dodged nor evaded, taking the full force of Master Tianfeng's attack and sustaining serious injuries.]

Master Tianfeng was about to rescue him, but Tianfeng Shisilang ran away on his own, leaving behind a letter in which he revealed his sad past and asked Master Tianfeng to take in his eldest son, Pi.

[This refers to the later monk Wuhua.]

119. Wolfish ambitions, this is so Japanese!

"Wuhua is the eldest son of Tianfeng Shisilang. Does Shaolin Temple know that he is from Japan? Or is it only Master Tianfeng who knows?"

In reality, Shaolin Temple also has a Master Tianfeng, but he is not the abbot; he is just an elder.

Unlike other elders who usually stay in the temple and practice martial arts in seclusion, Master Tianfeng actively "engaged in the world." Many years ago, he went down the mountain with Master Liaojie to help the world and save people.

Because of his own virtuous reputation and the fact that he was the mentor of the famous "Seven Wonderful Monks," many of the women knew him.

Whether Wuhua's origins in Japan were known only to Master Tianfeng, as in the story, or whether the higher-ups of Shaolin were aware of it, remains a question.

The two represent completely different meanings.

This era is all about one thing: those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts.

This applies to both the imperial court and the martial arts world.

If the world were to learn that the top young talent of Shaolin Temple was actually a foreigner, it would be a significant blow to Shaolin Temple's reputation.

After leaving Shaolin Temple, Tianfeng Shisilang challenged Ren Ci, the then leader of the Beggars' Sect, before his injuries had healed.

Ren Ci, young and impetuous, bravely accepted the challenge to uphold the Beggars' Sect's reputation, determined to fight this Japanese swordsman to the death.

[In less than ten moves, Tianfeng Shisanlang was struck in the chest by Ren Ci's Dog-Beating Stick and died in less than a day.]

On his deathbed, he never uttered a word of weakness, nor did he complain about Ren Ci. He only entrusted Ren Ci with the care of his infant second son.

[Only then did Ren Ci realize that Tianfeng Shisilang had suffered severe internal injuries before the duel, and that his victory was dishonorable. Feeling guilty, he agreed to raise Tianfeng's son.]

[And this second son is Nangong Ling.]

Mengzhou, the Prince of Ruyang's Mansion.

Zhao Min tapped her fingers lightly on the table, her large, clear eyes sparkling with liveliness and cunning.

"Shaolin is the pinnacle of the martial arts world, and the Beggars' Sect has the largest number of members among all the sects. With one son left in one place, this Tianfeng Shisi Lang is not behaving himself."

Zhao Min herself grew up playing power games and scheming. As soon as she saw what Tianfeng Shisilang did, she knew that this guy had a wicked heart hidden under his pitiful appearance!

Not only Zhao Min, but also Huang Rong, A Zhu, Ren Yingying, Shangguan Haitang and other quick-witted girls quickly realized this.

Even if Tianfeng Shisilang was so desperate to live that he couldn't find his wife that he was contemplating suicide, he could have simply entrusted both of his children to Master Tianfeng.

But he did not. He only entrusted the matter to his eldest son and concealed the existence of his second son.

Furthermore, after refusing Master Tianfeng's treatment, he dragged his injured body to provoke Ren Ci.

This is not as simple as having the will to die; it's about using one's own life to instill guilt in others so that one can get their son into the Beggars' Sect.

They simply couldn't believe that there wasn't something fishy going on behind Tianfeng Shisilang's elaborate and meticulously planned scheme.

Sure enough, the diary entry read—

[Tenfu Shiro is from Japan, yet he dreams of ruling the Central Plains and dominating the martial arts world, but this is undoubtedly wishful thinking.]

So, on his deathbed, he played a trick.

He placed his eldest son in Shaolin, the "number one sect in the world" at the time, and his second son in the Beggars' Sect, the "number one gang in the world" at the time. If the twins could both take over their respective sects when they grew up, then he would have fulfilled his long-cherished wish.

Furthermore, Tenfeng Shiro left this dying wish and a martial arts manual to his eldest son, who was six years old at the time.

Master Tianfeng was also unaware of this matter.

really!

As expected, Feng Shisilang harbored ulterior motives that day, exploiting people's kindness to achieve his nefarious goals.

Whether in stories or in reality, those foreigners are still harboring wicked intentions and deserve to be punished!

[Tianfeng Shisilang's painstaking efforts were not in vain; Wuhua grew up to be almost a perfect person.]

But precisely because he was too clever and too famous, when Shaolin Temple was appointing a new leader, they chose Wuxiang, who was inferior to him in every way.

With no hope of taking over Shaolin, Wuhua pinned all his hopes on his younger brother, Nangong Ling.

At that time, under Ren Ci's tutelage, Nangong Ling also developed extraordinary intelligence, and her martial arts skills even showed signs of surpassing her master's.

After learning about her origins from Wu Hua, Nan Gongling, at Wu Hua's instigation, put a slow-acting poison into Ren Ci's food. As a result, Ren Ci lost all his martial arts skills and spent his days in bed.

Three years later, Nangong Ling simply poisoned Ren Ci to death and brazenly succeeded him as the leader of the Beggars' Sect.

In fact, Ren Ci had known all along that Nangong Ling was behind it, but he always felt sorry for Tianfeng Shisi Lang, so he refused to "harm" Nangong Ling in the slightest, ultimately leading to his tragic death.

"Because she's too smart and too famous, she was rejected?" The women were all surprised.

I originally thought that even if Wuhua was not selected, it would be because Master Tianfeng would obstruct him due to his background. I never expected it would be for this reason.

So this is a case of "being too clever for one's own good"?

The women couldn't quite understand why someone who was too smart couldn't be the sect leader, but they figured that the Shaolin elders must have noticed something was off about Wuhua during their daily interactions.

After all, no matter how well someone disguises themselves, they may eventually slip up.

The Shaolin leaders may not have any concrete evidence against Wuhua, but they must have realized that something was amiss.

……

Luzhou.

Zhong Yanyan (the second female lead in the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", whose character is based on Gongsun Yan in the original novel), who was on a business trip with her grandfather, was startled and stood up.

"Master Ren was poisoned by Nangong Ling?" The girl looked surprised and uncertain.

Ren Ci does exist in reality. Although he is not the leader of the Beggars' Sect, he is the leader of the Southern Vermilion Bird Branch of the Beggars' Sect's four branches.

Coincidentally, Ren Ci had a disciple named Nangong Ling.

Zhong Yanyan's grandfather, Zhong Changtong, was the deputy leader of the Eastern Azure Dragon branch, and his position was similar to Ren Ci's. The two were old acquaintances, which is why she knew these things.

"Reality is such a coincidence. Is the truth as it is in the story, or has it changed beyond recognition, just like Guo Fu and Guo Xiang?"

Zhong Yanyan felt deeply puzzled.

After all, the martial arts world setting of "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" is far removed from reality. If Tianfeng Shisilang's schemes in the story were applied to reality, they would be quite laughable.

Therefore, Zhong Yanyan was unsure whether the real Nangong Ling was still a Japanese person or whether he still harbored malicious intentions.

"No, we must ask Grandpa more about Chief Ren's past. We must not let outsiders bring disaster to our Beggars' Sect!"

Zhong Yanyan's eyes hardened.

[I have to say, Ren Ci is definitely out of his mind!]

[You say that even if you can't see through Tianfeng Shisilang's tricks, you feel guilty towards him and can't bear to "harm" his son, fine, you're so noble, I'll reluctantly accept that.]

[But you're still the leader of the Beggars' Sect! You're not alone; you're responsible for the sect's affairs. What kind of idiotic move is it to just sit idly by and watch Nangong Ling wreak havoc on the Beggars' Sect?]

[His personal life over public duty, his inability to distinguish between what was important and what was not, led to his tragic death, but it was entirely deserved.]

[When an honest person is this honest, that's a kind of achievement in itself.]

120 A wise monk turned into a lewd monk; even in death, his corpse was whipped.

Indeed, as the leader of a gang, every decision should be based on the principles and interests of the gang; otherwise, one is not a good leader.

A kind-hearted person like Ren Ci, who is impulsive, blurs the lines between public and private matters, and doesn't seem very bright, is really not suitable to lead a group.

Nangong Ling was just lucky to run into Ren Ci. If it were anyone else, they would have been killed long ago. How could he have been so arrogant?

After taking control of the Beggars' Sect, Nangong Ling stirred up trouble in the martial arts world in order to expand her power, eventually attracting the meddlesome protagonist.

Following the clues, Chu Liuxiang finally found Nangong Ling, only to discover that Nangong Ling had been poisoned to death by his most trusted older brother, Wuhua.

Unfortunately, even though Wu Hua sacrificed himself to save the king, Chu Liuxiang still set his sights on him and calculated that his next target would be Master Tianfeng.

When Chu Liuxiang arrived at Shaolin Temple after traveling day and night, he happened to witness Wuhua, who was an expert in Japanese tea ceremony, serving poisoned tea to Master Tianfeng, who was a great lover of tea.

To spare Master Tianfeng from heartbreak, and also to avoid embarrassing his former friend Wuhua, Chu Liuxiang summoned Wuhua to the wilderness, where he then exposed Wuhua's series of schemes.

There's nothing more to say now, let's just go and fight.

Unable to defeat the opponent, Wu Hua committed suicide by poison.

[At this point, Tenfeng Shisilang's meticulously planned scheme, which involved sacrificing his life, had come to nothing.]

"They're such ungrateful wretches!" the women sighed in unison.