Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 69 One sentence can make you furious (Long chapter, please subscribe)

Mei Zhu looked at Li Zhaoting with adoration.

Feng Suzhen noted down Li Zhaoting's analytical methods.

Feng Suzhen is a super student with a photographic memory. She is good at analysis, reasoning, and applying what she has learned to other situations. Recently, she has learned a lot of knowledge.

This knowledge accumulates in the mind and can be naturally retrieved when needed.

It's like a library!

The memory palace technique.

Wang Yuyan has the same memory ability.

Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou nodded in agreement.

Li Zhaoting's analysis was not without flaws. If Bao Butong were here, he would definitely find fault with it. Lu Xiaofeng was too lazy to argue, but Hua Manlou had a feeling about it.

Hua Manlou had a vague feeling that the Iron Shoes Thief was not dead and had been hiding in the shadows all along.

Now I finally know the source of this feeling.

Lu Xiaofeng asked in a low voice, "Li Zhaoting, are there so many cases in Dali? Where did you learn this from? What's the most complicated case you've ever seen?"

"The most complex case?"

"Correct!"

"It's not the right time to say this!"

"Just treat it as a way to pass the time."

"I didn't see it with my own eyes. I heard it from a storyteller. It was called Nine Heads and Thirteen Lives. Nine people died. Three murderers were beheaded, and a poor man hanged himself. It originated from rumors in the streets."

"Uh... let's not talk about it!"

Lu Xiaofeng awkwardly shut his mouth.

This kind of case is not suitable to be discussed before a birthday banquet.

Hua Manlou had no interest in cases involving human homicide.

When Feng Suzhen was a child, she saw Feng Shaoqing solving cases and was quite interested in solving them. Unfortunately, Feng Shaoqing was only so-so in this regard and mainly relied on beating people to solve cases.

The case is bizarre, unpredictable, and full of twists and turns.

A clever, decisive, and meticulous detective.

A fair, honest, and impartial county magistrate.

A chivalrous knight-errant with superb martial arts skills and invincible in battle.

This is the perfect scene that ordinary people dream of.

This fantasy eventually coalesced into a story.

—The Cases of Judge Bao!

Similar cases include the Shi Gong case and the Peng Gong case.

There are many "family generals" series, but the one that people mention most often is the "Yang family generals".

There are many "cases" in the series, but the one that people mention most often is "The Case of Judge Bao".

The journey was incredibly boring, so Li Zhaoting came up with a few interesting mystery stories to tell everyone to pass the time.

The journey was uneventful, and we arrived safely at Peach Blossom Castle.

This lineup is terrifying.

There are no bandits in the martial arts world who can defeat Li Zhaoting, Feng Suzhen, Lu Xiaofeng, and Hua Manlou.

There are no more than a handful of gangs capable of dealing with this lineup and preventing the four from escaping.

Peach Blossom Castle was an important residence of the Hua family.

The birthday banquet is held at Peach Blossom Castle every year.

Because this mansion has the most rooms, it can accommodate relatives and friends from all over the country.

Hua Ruling arrived at Peach Blossom Fort early to welcome friends from all over the world. Merchants believe that harmony brings wealth, and Hua Ruling's friends come from all walks of life, from the martial arts world to the imperial court.

Master Kuzhi was one of the three remaining senior monks of the Ku generation in Shaolin Temple. He was a generation older than Xuanci. The three senior monks of the Ku generation practiced the three great divine palm techniques respectively.

Because of his failure to capture the Iron Shoe Thief years ago, Zen Master Kuzhi, after much reflection, decided to cultivate a powerful technique called the Splitting Palm, and thus practiced the Mount Sumeru Palm.

No matter how the Iron-Shoeed Thief leaped and bounded, a single strike of the Mount Sumeru Palm could turn him into a meat patty.

Master Shi Que is the junior brother of Master Shi Yan, the head of the Wudang Yuxu Palace. Disciples of the "Shi" generation all use birds as their names, such as Shi Que, Shi Yan, and Shi He.

Shi Que was skilled in hand-to-hand combat, and due to the trauma inflicted by the Iron Shoes Thief, he also learned steel darts and hidden arrows.

Eagle Eye Old Seven, the chief leader of the Twelve Linked Docks.

The Twelve Linked Fortresses are a continuous fortified village, and each fortress is inhabited by people of the same clan and kinship, who intermarry within the village. These people are extremely xenophobic, even more so than the Tang Clan.

The twelve fortified villages were more fortified than the last. The most fortified village looked like an ordinary village. This village was called Eagle Eye, and the village chief was Eagle Eye Seven.

No one wanted to offend the fortified villages.

They may not have any masters, but they have hundreds or even thousands of fearless warriors. During the Wu Zhou period, the invincible General Li Yuanfang of the Thousand Bull Guards faced his most difficult battle in life when he was besieged by the Wubao assassins.

That fortified village was called... the Iron Hand Gang!

The ants kill the elephant.

Who can withstand endless pursuit?

Even the most ruthless and ruthless old devil could not possibly have completely slaughtered all twelve fortified villages.

If anyone dared to do such a thing, they would immediately become a public enemy of the martial arts world, and would most likely be hunted down and completely annihilated by Zhang Sanfeng and the Sweeper Monk.

Jin Jiuling, a detective in the Six Doors.

I have just escaped from the troubles in Luzhou.

Hearing that someone was plotting against the Hua family, he rushed to the Hua family to make his presence known. When he saw Lu Xiaofeng and Li Zhaoting, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, but he had no choice but to force a smile.

Song Wencao, a legendary healer in the martial arts world.

His true identity is the Iron-Shoe Thief.

His iron shoes were hidden inside his medicine pouch.

Song Wencao was born on Poison Dragon Island in the East China Sea. Around Poison Dragon Island, there is a type of seafood called "Beauty Abalone", which is delicious, rare, and worth a fortune.

To harvest this abalone, one must wear iron shoes and dive into the seabed, walking step by step on the seabed. It is easy to be swept away by the ocean currents or stung to death by poisonous creatures.

In order to gain profits, Song Wencao's brother, who is also the master of Poison Dragon Island, cruelly abused the islanders, forcing them to go into the sea to collect abalone and sell it to merchants at high prices.

Unable to endure the island lord's mistreatment, the islanders united to rebel against him, bound him, cast a pair of iron shoes on his feet with molten iron, and threw him into the sea.

The island owner was picked up by the Queen of Hanhai Kingdom and became her lackey. He formed a thief gang with Song Wencao and stole gold and silver jewelry under the name of the Iron Shoe Thief.

His reason for coming to the Hua family was very simple.

The "Imperial Seal of the State" of the Hanhai Kingdom, a jade Buddha carved from beautiful jade, is hidden in the Hua family's treasure trove.

This was given to Hua Ruling by the King of Hanhai. The king was old and frail and saw that the country was unstable, so he gave the jade Buddha to Hua Ruling to keep it safe.

In return, they gifted the Hua family an oasis.

The cause and effect of all events can be summed up in just two words: interests. The world is bustling with activity, and everyone is here for fame and fortune. How many people are exceptions?

Lu Xiaofeng counts as half.

Li Zhaoting is the other half.

These two don't care about fame, fortune, or official positions, but they can't possibly miss out on a stunning beauty!

Watching the guests come and go, Li Zhaoting quietly flicked his left finger with the Shaoze Sword, the force of which was gentle and silent, pointing towards Song Wencao's large medicine pouch.

Li Zhaoting dislikes "silent attacks".

Because my good friend Hua Manlou is blind.

The thing blind people fear most is "silence".

The principle of "sharing weal and woe" applies to all beings. If you don't want Hua Manlou to be ambushed with the Silent Palm, it's best not to use this move recklessly, lest you suffer karmic retribution.

Why didn't Guo Jing use the Silent Palm technique to strike Mei Chaofeng?
Because Ke Zhen'e is blind.

Guo Jing was unwilling to hurt people with "silence".

Even if Guo Jing's opponent was Mei Chaofeng.

This kind of "morality" sounds incredibly outdated, but the reason the martial arts world can maintain its stability and be passed down from generation to generation is because there are a group of martial artists who value reason and conscience. Li Zhaoting's attack was silent and swift as lightning; when it landed on the medicine pouch, a metallic clang rang out.

With a clang, Song Wencao's medicine pouch was shattered by the sword energy, revealing a pair of iron shoes.

Song Wencao doesn't trust anyone.

Iron shoes were his trump card for escaping.

He had to keep the iron shoes with him at all times.

"Cang! Cang!"

A pair of iron shoes fell to the ground.

All the guests were stunned.

In fact, everyone believed that the Iron-Shoe Bandit was killed by Hua Ruling, and Hua Manlou's belief that the Iron-Shoe Bandit was lurking near the Hua family was purely psychological.

Hua Ruling invited so many guests to the banquet, intending to put on a show to break Hua Manlou's inner demons. Unexpectedly, before the show even started, the werewolf had already made his move.

Song Wencao retreated in shock.

Lu Xiaofeng leaped ten zhang in one step, blocking Song Wencao's retreat. Feng Suzhen blocked another direction, while Zen Master Kuzhi, Daoist Shi Que, and Eagle Eye Lao Qi quickly surrounded them. In an instant, more than thirty experts surrounded them.

Hua Ruling covered her chest, her face ashen.

Back then, Hua Ruling suffered internal injuries while chasing the Iron Shoe Bandit, and it was Song Wencao who treated him.

Over the years, Hua Ruling has consumed several cartloads of rare and precious herbs. Her internal injuries seem to have fully recovered, but in reality, she has been left with chronic conditions. There was no doubt about this before, after all, she was ambitious and enterprising in her youth, experienced countless battles, and suffered countless injuries. It is normal to have chronic conditions.

I never expected that I would be the one being schemed against.

Hua Ruling could even imagine the smug mockery Song Wencao gave her when she sought his medical advice.

Li Zhaoting sneered, "Dr. Song, these iron shoes don't seem to be plasters. You are a divine doctor, your duty is to treat the sick and save lives, why are you wearing iron shoes? Could these iron shoes have a life-saving function and be able to save your life?"

Lu Xiaofeng snorted coldly: "You were right. It really is a twin trick. The Iron Shoe Bandit is not a single thief, but a gang of thieves."

Feng Suzhen said, "The net of heaven is vast, and the Iron Shoe Bandit has committed many evils. Today is the day he will be beheaded."

Song Wencao barely regained some of her composure and tried to defend herself, but Li Zhaoting suddenly stood up, his Purple Rose Soft Sword flashing out and transforming into divine punishment to punish evil and uphold justice.

The sword that once accidentally wounded a righteous man has now been completely reformed and transformed into a divine sword that punishes evil and upholds justice. Its awe-inspiring sword light is as vast as thunder, and it cannot tolerate the slightest sin.

Song Wencao sensed the killing intent in the swordplay.

There's absolutely no way I'll stop this sword strike.

No one will shield him from this sword.

If you want to survive, you can only rely on yourself.

In a life-or-death situation, there's no time to think things through.

Song Wencao subconsciously swung out a palm, then his body twisted and turned on the ground like a fish, and he pushed down with both feet to put on a pair of iron shoes.

The movements were clean and crisp, clearly the result of thousands upon thousands of hours of practice. Everyone present was a seasoned veteran, so how could Song Wencao's skill hide it from them?

The palm technique is the Bone-Melting Palm of Poison Dragon Island, an extremely yin and soft palm force that shatters the bones of those struck. Hua Ruling has been injured for so many years because of this palm.

The movement technique is unique to Poison Dragon Island and was developed in the water, where its speed doubles.

The final move was footwork. Since the Poison Dragon Island Lord's iron shoes could not be removed, he specially practiced a set of leg techniques using the iron shoes as weapons in order to plunder treasures.

This martial art is so familiar.

It's even more familiar to them than their own hands and feet.

Song Wencao instinctively used his sword, mistakenly believing he had dodged a fatal blow. But upon closer inspection, he discovered that Li Zhaoting had already sheathed his sword and was looking at him with a mocking expression.

"Song Wencao, is there anything else to say?"

Li Zhaoting picked up his fingers, trimmed his nails, and flicked his right middle finger. A flash of sword energy cut Song Wencao's disguise mask into pieces.

Having worn a disguise mask for a long time, Song Wencao's face was unusually pale, and there was an ugly scar on her face.

When wearing the mask, Song Wencao is a miraculous doctor who heals the sick and saves lives; when she takes off the mask, her sinister and ruthless nature is completely exposed to the light of day.

Song Wencao was angry, roared, howled, and questioned.

"Song Wencao, your medical skills are so superb, you should be helping people and saving lives, why did you become a thief?"

Hua Manlou looked at Song Wencao gently.

"How could you understand how pleasurable it is to toy with other people's lives? Every time I look into your eyes, I feel so happy."

Song Wencao ruthlessly provoked Hua Manlou.

Song Wencao was a highly skilled doctor who understood that a mental illness requires a mental cure. If Hua Manlou were to become enraged and kill him with his sword, his life would be completely over.

Punishing the wicked and eliminating evil is the right thing to do!
Song Wencao has a hundred sins that deserve to die!
Hua Manlou had a hundred reasons to kill Song Wencao!
It's a matter of course, and no one has the right to stop it!
However, Hua Manlou cannot do that.

Once he made his move, the murderous aura clouded his mind, and Hua Manlou's state of mind was completely shattered, never to be restored.

Song Wencao angrily cursed: "You piece of trash, I'll blind you and bury you in darkness for the rest of your life. I'll poison your father and leave him with a chronic illness!"
Do you have the guts to take revenge?
I'm right here, kill me!

You wouldn't dare to make a move, would you?
Killing is a very simple thing.

The feeling of killing is extremely pleasurable.

Once you've done it, you'll never forget it.

You now have every reason to kill me.

Everyone will think you are a young hero.

Kill me, Hua Manlou, kill me...

Draw your sword and pierce my throat!

Let's get started! Let's get started! Let's get started!

Song Wencao's voice grew lighter and lighter, filled with the flavor of bewitching illusions. Feng Suzhen snorted and activated the Demon-Subduing Qin, repelling the bewitching demonic sound.

Psychological attack, exploiting the weak with the strong.

Song Wencao suffered a backlash and vomited blood.

Bloodshed can stimulate a martial artist's ferocity.

Hua Manlou is a martial artist.

Every martial artist has a temper.

Instead of patiently guiding her, Song Wencao launched into a tirade of filthy language, her mind completely deranged, like a gambler who had lost everything, lying on the ground in a helpless rage.

"Qiang!"

Hua Manlou put away his sword.

"I hate you, I should hate you, but I won't kill you. Someone else will kill you!"
What you just said is wrong!
My eyes are in darkness, but my heart is full of light. I have family and friends, and I can live freely and unrestrained in the sunlight.

You are the one living in darkness.

It's you who dares not show your true colors.

You don't even dare to show your voice.

Iron Shoes, after all these years, are you still the divine physician Song Wencao, or the Iron Shoes Bandit?

Is there any point in having a master thief in iron shoes?

Hua Manlou turned and left.

Lu Xiaofeng and Li Zhaoting followed.

Eagle Eye Old Seven swung his fist, as big as a sandbag, and punched Iron Shoe. The Wubao Township militia was the most vengeful, and Iron Shoe had tricked him so many times, he had to get revenge.

Iron Shoes was in a trance and could no longer feel the pain in his body. Just then, he heard Li Zhaoting's voice: "I took the Jade Buddha of the Vast Ocean. I borrowed Iron Shoes's name. Your name is really useful."

Upon hearing this, Tiexie flew into a rage.

"Li Zhaoting! Li Zhaoting! Li Zhaoting!"

"I...poof..."

Song Wencao coughed up blood, his eyes wide with anger, and then he breathed his last. He had died of anger.

Eagle Eye Seven spat: "This guy is too petty. I've punched him so many times, but I'm no match for Li Zhaoting. Li Zhaoting is really capable!"

Kuzhi chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, the Iron-Shoe Thief's heart was wicked, this is the karmic retribution."

Jin Jiuling watched Li Zhaoting's retreating figure and couldn't help but clench his fists. The chance to manifest divine power was gone again!
Li Zhaoting has once again stolen his limelight!
Li Zhaoting, I will kill you!
(End of this chapter)