Zongwu: Storytelling makes you stronger, and female knights compete to be maids

He can be said to be the most dazzling legendary figure in the entire Ming Dynasty martial arts world.

The only one who has a hope of competing with Ximen Chuxue is Ye Gucheng, the lord of Baiyun City who lives far away on Feixian Island in the South China Sea.

Compared to Ximen Chuxue, Ye Gucheng became famous earlier. He was a master of the previous generation and was known as the "Sword Immortal of the South China Sea".

However, since Ye Gucheng lived in the South China Sea for a long time, he never fought with Ximen Chuxue, and this has always been a regret for countless swordsmen.

Now that they know that the two have finally faced off and the winner has been decided, how can everyone not be extremely excited?

At the same time, they all eagerly wanted to know the whole truth of this battle.

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this side.

Xu Fengnian also became interested and whispered, "Ximen Chuxue? Old Huang, we heard of this name when we were traveling, right?"

The toothless old servant beside him laughed and said, "This Ximen Chuxue is a remarkable swordsman. He achieved great success at a young age. For ten whole years, no one could surpass him in the way of the sword. Those Ming Dynasty warriors practically hailed him as a sword immortal."

"A sword that has suppressed the martial arts world for ten years is truly powerful."

"There's a common argument among Ming Dynasty swordsmen that the South Sea Sword Immortal Ye Gucheng might not lose to him."

"I didn't expect that the two of them would actually fight, and Ximen Chuixue was the more skilled one."

"Now no one should dare to question his status as the number one swordsman."

Xu Fengnian tasted the fine wine and commented on it with great interest.

Old Huang snorted coldly, "Ximen Chuxue is indeed powerful, but to say he is the number one swordsman in the Ming Dynasty is not necessarily true. When I was young, I met someone even stronger in the Ming Dynasty..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly seemed to remember something and immediately stopped talking.

Xu Fengnian narrowed his eyes slightly. "Old Huang, what did you want to say just now? Have you ever seen a swordsman stronger than him in the Ming Dynasty? I knew that you must know kung fu."

Seeing he couldn't hide it, Old Huang could only laugh dryly and said, "I only know a little bit."

Xu Fengnian, however, looked unconvinced.

This old Huanglian has seen swordsmanship even more powerful than Ximen Chuxue's, so how could he only know a little bit about it?

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At the same time, on the high platform.

Yu Youwei couldn't help but frown as she listened to the noise from the crowd below the stage.

Ximen Chuxue was indeed very famous, and almost everyone in the audience was looking forward to his explanation of the "Top of the Forbidden City".

But this decisive battle had just happened not long ago, and it took place in the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, thousands of miles away.

Yu Youwei was not sure whether Su Chen really knew all the details of the battle.

What if Su Chen knows nothing about this, wouldn’t he be embarrassed?

Just when Yu You was slightly worried, Su Chen smiled. Instead of being panicked by the sudden challenge, he seemed a little happy.

Others would have thought that he was happy to have obtained a rare treasure worth two million taels of silver.

But no one knows that gold, silver and jewelry are nothing to Su Chen.

The only thing he cares about is popularity!

Chapter 2: Investigating a Tragedy Twenty Years Ago

The storyteller system owned by Su Chen is all-encompassing. As long as one has enough popularity points, any content can be exchanged.

In just a short moment, he had gained nearly 10,000 popularity points.

To redeem the complete secrets of "The Final Battle at the Forbidden City", only 2,000 popularity points are required.

After this trip, I made a net profit of 8,000 popularity points.

Not to mention that you can gain a lot of popularity points during the subsequent storytelling process.

With this in mind, Su Chen immediately unfolded his folding fan, glanced across the room, and said loudly:

"With a broad understanding of the past, present and future, one can describe everything in the world."

"This forum specializes in telling anecdotes from around the world, and this incident atop the Forbidden City is truly worth recounting in detail."

"However, there are three inaccuracies in what the gentleman mentioned above."

"First, although Ximen Chuxue's swordsmanship is unparalleled, he is far from being the number one swordsman in the Ming Dynasty."

"Secondly, although Ye Gucheng's 'Flying Fairy from the Sky' is extremely powerful, it's hard to call him a Sword Immortal just based on this one move."

"Third, in the battle atop the Forbidden City, it wasn't Ximen Chuxue who defeated Ye Gucheng. Although Ye Gucheng died under the sword, it was Ximen Chuxue who was truly defeated."

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As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall suddenly erupted in exclamations.

Countless swordsmen showed excitement on their faces. They didn't expect that Su Chen was really willing to tell the story of this highly anticipated duel.

But after hearing the last few sentences, everyone's faces showed confusion again.

Ximen Chuxue, who once suppressed the martial arts world with a single sword for ten years, is actually not worthy of being called the number one sword god of the Ming Dynasty?

Ye Gucheng has been famous for more than twenty years and is known as "a sword coming from the west, a fairy from the sky". But he is not worthy of being called a sword fairy?

The most puzzling thing is Su Chen’s last sentence.

In the battle on top of the Forbidden City, it was Ye Gucheng who died and Ximen Chuxue who lost. What does this mean?

When swordsmen fight, victory or defeat is often decided in a split second. Wasn't Ye Gucheng's death due to his inferior skills?

If these words came from an unknown storyteller, he would have been booed off the stage long ago.

But Su Chen's reputation was well-known after all, and although people were not convinced, they only looked at him with suspicion.

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Private room on the west side of the third floor.

Xu Fengnian's eyes lit up, and he looked at Old Huang and said, "You're right. Ximen Chuxue is not the best swordsman in the Ming Dynasty."

Old Huang was also quite shocked and whispered, "Mr. Su seems to have never set foot in the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty, yet he even knows about that person. He really knows everything about the world."

"It's too early to draw conclusions now."

"The person Mr. Su is talking about may not be the one you saw that year."

Xu Fengnian shook his head slightly and corrected.

Old Huang nodded and said, "Young Master, what you said makes sense. Let's listen to it first."

In an instant, both the master and the servant became interested and looked towards the platform at the same time.

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The east side box on the third floor.

Lu Xiaofeng was also surprised. He didn't expect that Su Chen would find three flaws in his words.

After thinking about it carefully, I found it difficult to refute it. I couldn't help but feel interested and said aloud:

"Mr. Su's words are shocking. I am all ears."

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On the high platform.

Facing the expectant gazes of the crowd, Su Chen did not pretend to be mysterious and spoke directly:

"I will now analyze the ins and outs of this Purple Gold War in detail for you all."

"This battle took place half a month ago, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Therefore, it is currently only circulated in the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty and has not yet spread to the martial arts circles of other dynasties."

"Rumor has it that this duel was initiated by Ximen Chuixue, who was at the peak of his powers, challenging Ye Gucheng."

"After all, Ye Gucheng became famous earlier. He was already a powerful figure in the martial arts world at least twenty years ago. He was one of the top masters of the previous generation."

"But the reality is quite the opposite."

"It was Ye Gucheng who actually proposed the duel. He arranged the time and location."

"Ximen Chuxue is solely devoted to the pursuit of the sword, and only wants to fight Ye Gucheng with all his might. He has no objection to these things."

"But what he didn't know was that Ye Gucheng had no intention of a decisive battle at all."

"From the beginning to the end, Ye Gucheng was just using Ximen Chuxue to accomplish a shocking plot."

"That is - usurping the throne!"

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As soon as Su Chen finished speaking, there was a cry of surprise in the hall.

Usurping the throne?

Such a major event would be shocking no matter which country it happened in.

Even though people in the martial arts world are known for being unruly and unrestrained, it is hard to imagine that anyone would dare to get involved in such a taboo.

No one expected that Ye Gucheng, who lived in seclusion on Feixian Island in the South China Sea, had planned an event that shocked the world half a month ago.

"Is Mr. Su joking? Is Ye Gucheng planning to usurp the throne?"

Someone in the crowd immediately questioned it.

"That's ridiculous! Ye Gucheng's swordsmanship is indeed extraordinary, but I don't believe he can shake the Ming Dynasty."

Another person immediately echoed.

"From what I understand, there are many spies and guards with special skills in the Ming Dynasty court, who are top figures even in the martial arts world.

Ye Gucheng alone probably wouldn't be able to defeat even these people, right?"

Another person offered an opinion.

"Is this the rumored Mr. Su? He's like a street sorcerer, his words are absurd."