Chaotic World of Martial Arts: I Have a Spirit Pearl of Desire

As Chen You walked through the front yard of the martial arts school, he saw Yang Zhenzhen and Tang Yan chatting in the pavilion from afar.

After several days of careful treatment, Tang Yan's originally pale and thin face has become rosy and her complexion is much better.

As they spent more time together, she and the outgoing Yang Zhenzhen grew closer and closer, becoming inseparable best friends.

"Junior Brother Chen, if you hadn't come soon, I would have thought you had forgotten about your senior sister after you found someone new." Yang Zhenzhen couldn't help but tease Chen You as soon as she saw him.

Chen You smiled and stepped forward, handing over the paper package in her hand: "Senior sister is too kind. I would never forget you, no matter who I forget. Knowing you like it, I specially brought you osmanthus cake from South Street."

Yang Zhenzhen's eyes lit up, and she took the food without hesitation: "You're thoughtful, kid! Tang Yan, come on, let's eat together."

"Thank you, Brother Chen." A gentle smile appeared on Tang Yan's delicate face as she nodded slightly.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chen You turned and asked, "Senior Sister, is Master inside?"

"He's in the inner room."

"Alright, I have something important to discuss with Master. Senior Sister, please come in too," Chen You said.

Yang Zhenzhen was holding a piece of osmanthus cake, about to eat it, when she heard this and suddenly stopped.

She keenly noticed that Chen You's expression turned unusually serious in that instant.

Based on her understanding of Chen You, she knew that unless the matter was of great importance, this junior brother would never reveal such a calm, composed, and even slightly murderous aura.

Yang Zhenzhen dropped her joking expression, nodded solemnly, stood up, patted the pastry crumbs off her hands, and followed Chen You into the inner room of the back hall.

Chen You stepped over the threshold and slammed the door shut behind him.

"Master." Chen You bowed to the old man inside the house.

In the center of the room, the old owner, Yang Yan, was sitting cross-legged on the couch.

Previously, in order to cooperate with Chen You's plan to wipe out the Hundred Refinements Armory, the Flame Sun Martial Arts School also participated in the encirclement and suppression of the remaining forces.

To the outside world, Yang Yan always claimed that his previous injuries had not yet healed, so he did not actually fight in that battle. Instead, he sat in the back and directed his disciples to charge into battle, thus concealing his true intentions and secretly accumulating strength.

Seeing Chen You enter the room with a solemn expression and close the door behind him, Yang Yan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp: "Chen You, is there something important?"

"Yes, junior brother, you look so serious, do you have something very important to say?" Yang Zhenzhen asked curiously from the side, forgetting to chew the osmanthus cake in her mouth.

Chen You cut to the chase, his expression solemn, and said, "Master, you claimed to the outside world that your injuries had not yet healed, but wasn't your real purpose to lure out the traitor within the academy? I know who this traitor is."

Yang Zhenzhen was completely stunned, somewhat incredulous: "Junior Brother Chen, are you serious? You really found out?"

Chen You nodded heavily and said in a deep voice, "This person is Senior Brother Hongwu!"

"impossible!"

To everyone's surprise, upon hearing this name, Yang Yan's expression changed drastically. He immediately waved his sleeve and shook his head firmly in opposition.

"Chen You, I don't know where you heard the rumors or how you found out, but I can say with 100% certainty that this matter has absolutely nothing to do with him!" Yang Yan's tone was extremely firm, leaving no room for wavering.

"Yes, Junior Brother Chen, anyone could be a traitor, but Senior Brother Hongwu could never be!" Yang Zhenzhen quickly chimed in, "If it weren't for Senior Brother Hongwu risking his life to save my father back then, he would have died long ago. He's utterly loyal to our martial arts school, how could he possibly betray us!"

Chen You sighed.

To be honest, he only found out about it through a message.

[Information: Hongwu, real name Fang Wu!! Thirty-two years old. As a child, he was found by Fang Sheng, the head of the Fang family, who raised him and named him Fang Wu.]

Hongwu was extremely grateful to Fang Sheng and called him his godfather.

At the age of fifteen, the Fang family wanted to expand their influence. Fang Sheng arranged for Hongwu to enter the Yanyang Martial Arts School, attempting to gain his trust and influence the school's decisions.

Months ago, the Fang family wanted to form an alliance with the martial arts school and have Fang Zheng marry Yang Zhenzhen, thus gaining complete control of the school. However, considering your strategy of never forming alliances, Fang Sheng had Hong Wu poison Yang Yan…

After Yang Yan was poisoned, Fang Zheng showed concern for Yang Zhenzhen. To avoid being discovered, Hongwu did not poison her again...

After Fang Sheng's death, Hongwu was deeply saddened and secretly investigated the cause of his death. During the investigation, he unexpectedly discovered that it was related to you.

[Because after Luo Yan was taken away by Fang Changkun, he later learned that Fang Changkun was responsible. He then learned from Yang Zhenzhen that you were the one who rescued Luo Yan, and he became certain that Fang Sheng's death was related to you.]

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Chen You was extremely shocked when he saw this information.

Because in his impression, his senior brother Hongwu was honest and simple.

In the entire martial arts school, if you were to ask who the truly good person is, it would be Hongwu.

He never fights with anyone, is always cheerful, and often helps his junior classmates.

Even when he first came to the martial arts school, Hongwu taught him.

It turns out that Hongwu was the one who was hiding the deepest secret.

The crucial point is that Hongwu has also set his sights on him!

Faced with the doubts raised by Yang Zhenzhen and her father Yang Yan, Chen You felt helpless.

Sure enough, they didn't believe it.

There was no way around it; Hongwu had hidden his true intentions far too well.

"Chen You, since you say so, what evidence do you have?"

Yang Zhenzhen asked.

"As far as I know, Hongwu's real name is Fang Wu, and he is Fang Sheng's adopted son..."

Chen You briefly explained Fang Wu's situation.

"How did you know all this?" Yang Yan couldn't help but ask.

"Didn't the Fang family fall apart? When I came back this time, I met a member of the Fang family, and I learned from him that I had given him some benefits for this."

Chen You casually made up an excuse and said.

"this…………"

Yang Yan still didn't believe it.

"Could this be a case of someone trying to sow discord?"

"Yes, how could Senior Brother Hongwu be such a person... this..."

"Actually, there is a way to know whether what I'm saying is true or false."

"What method?"

"The solution is..."

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After they reached an agreement, Chen You pushed open the door and came out.

As soon as I stepped out of the back hall, I saw Hongwu pointing out a junior brother's boxing technique in the center of the training ground.

Anyone who sees this will praise the honest and reliable senior brother.

Upon seeing Chen You emerge, Hongwu turned around and looked at him with his usual gentle smile: "Junior Brother Chen, everything is ready. Let's have lunch later and then set off out of the city."

"Okay, Senior Brother Hong." Chen You nodded calmly in agreement.

Earlier, Hongwu had inexplicably come to the door, claiming that he had accidentally discovered the hiding place of the remnants of the Hundred Refinements Armory.

Now that the government and various forces are hunting down the people of the Hundred Refinements Armory, with a hefty reward, Hongwu invited Chen You to go out of the city together to capture the remaining criminals and split the reward.

Chen You sensed something was amiss at the time.

After all, the two were not that close in private, so why would he be offered such a lucrative position for no reason?

Out of caution, he looked up information about himself in the vicinity.

Only after this investigation did they discover the truth behind it all.

He deliberately pulled Chen You out of the city with the intention of using someone else to do his dirty work. He wanted to find a secluded and deserted place to kill him and avenge his godfather, Fang Sheng!

Just now in the room, in order to convince Yang Yan and Yang Zhenzhen, Chen You's plan was to have them leave the city first and lie in ambush.

When Hongwu took action against him, the truth was revealed.

At this moment, Yang Yan and his daughter had already left through the back door.

After lunch, Chen You left the city with Hongwu.

Before long, the two arrived at a desolate mountain outside the city.

The place is full of jagged rocks, withered trees and scattered stones. Apart from the sound of the wind, there is not a single ghost in sight. It is indeed a good place for "murder and robbery".

At this moment, Yang Yan and his daughter had already quietly hidden behind a pile of rocks nearby, as agreed.

Chen You looked around and said casually, "Senior Brother Hong, this place is so remote, it doesn't look like a Tibetan area at all!"

Hongwu stopped, slowly drew his long sword from his waist, and sighed, "Junior Brother Chen, I have only one question for you. Did you kill Fang Sheng, the head of the Fang family?"

"I killed him," Chen You readily admitted, then laughed, "Why, Senior Brother Hong, are you asking about such a villain?"

"To others, Fang Sheng may be an utterly wicked person, but to me, he helped me..."

At this point, Hongwu's eyes fell into reminiscence as he recounted a past event: Once upon a time, there was a pitiful child who had lost both his parents, his family fortune had been squandered by relatives, and even his sister had been sold into a brothel. Just as he was on the verge of death, Fang Sheng happened to pass by and saved him. Fang Sheng not only buried his parents and redeemed his sister by marrying her off to a good family, but also taught him martial arts, which led to his current situation.