Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 84 The Most Cruel and Evil Person

There are many reasons to kill.

For money, for power, for women.

Determining the motive for the murder is very important.

Only by clarifying the killer's motive can we avoid being misled and deduce the truth of the matter.

At this time and in this place, the vast majority of people believe that the murderer killed Jiechen in order to win the abbot election; this is the most obvious motive.

The more obvious it is, the more likely it is to be taken advantage of.

The probability of Jiechen becoming an abbot is extremely low.

If you want to eliminate your rivals, you should assassinate Jieyi and Jiexian, who have the highest success rate. Even Jiekong has a higher chance of winning the election than Jiechen.

If one intends to use the precept against anger to frame the precepts against Yi and Xian, thereby eliminating multiple targets in one fell swoop, it would be far too obvious.

There are only four candidates.

One person died, two are suspects, and the remaining one is either the murderer or someone who hired someone to kill him.

If we strip away the background of the abbot's election and analyze Jiechen himself, we will find that he has many secrets, especially secrets about money.

How many people in charge of managing money are clean?

It's not unbelievable that martial arts masters would kill for money; in fact, it's quite common in the martial arts world.

It is also very common in temples.

Wasn't Di Renjie amazing?

The most dangerous trap I ever encountered was set up by a desperate imperial guard for a treasure.

Di Renjie racked his brains but never imagined that the reason he had plotted to harm the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister, the Prince, and even the Emperor was because his salary was too low.

The cases that Di Renjie usually investigated were either the Snake Spirit's conspiracy to rebel or foreign invasion. How could he have imagined that someone would scheme against the Crown Prince and the Emperor for money, causing them to fall directly into a trap?

Such things also happen in the world of martial arts.

The eldest brother of the Happy Forest, Gao, was a cunning and calculating man who would stop at nothing for profit, all for a few land deeds.

Then consider the backstabbing of the master. The ventriloquist, the bricklayer, the archaeology expert, the Bug-type Pokémon trainer, the master of playing dead, and the king of backstabbing—all these are understandable.

Li Zhaoting analyzes various clues.

An image came to mind.

Feng Suzhen asked, "My lord, the case at Daxiangguo Temple is too strange. If Jiechen was killed for money, why kill Damozhi? Was he guarding a treasure?"

"It's possible!"

Li Zhaoting took out a small iron box.

The treasure map given by Xiao Yuanshan.

Sanhe Yishi found it in Tibet when he was young.

Damo Zhi was a Tantric lama, and it is very likely that he knew the relevant secrets, which made him a target of desperate villains.

Kumārajīva was responsible for facilitating the connection.

The other party produced what Damo Zhi needed.

Li Zhaoting did not continue his reasoning.

No further clues have been found yet.

Continuing to reason is pointless.

It is very likely that we will reach a dead end.

If Li Zhaoting's guess is correct, there won't be any more killings to come, but things will change tonight.

For example... stealing secret manuals!
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night!
The Great Xiangguo Temple was quiet.

Jie Xian led the warrior monks to guard the east wing.

Jieyi led the warrior monks to guard the west wing.

Jiekong was reciting Buddhist scriptures in his room.

Zhan Zhao was responsible for protecting Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce.

Two figures swept across the sky, their dark forms flitting past the full moon, resembling two bats. With a sharp whistle, the two shadowy figures landed gracefully.

Both of them smelled strongly of sandalwood.

Blending in with the temple, no one would suspect anything.

The two pulled out a map and quickly searched for the location.

Dormitory area, canteen, teaching area, monastic quarters, storage room, scripture library, Bodhi courtyard...

Their goal is Bodhi Monastery.

There's nothing to worry about in the library.

The martial arts techniques in the Sutra Repository of Daxiangguo Temple are mostly external martial arts techniques involving punches and kicks. The core martial arts techniques are all stored in Bodhi Courtyard and are personally guarded by the abbot.

"boom!"

A dark figure broke through the gate.

With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a variety of ultimate techniques, such as the Prajna Palm, the Vajra Palm, and the Formless Finger, making his moves dazzling.

Master Yan Hui was prepared. He raised his palm and slashed at the shadowy figure's shoulder. This was a unique skill that Master Yan Hui had suddenly realized after experiencing grudges and passions.

Empty Palm.

Seemingly empty yet not empty, it reveals one's true nature.

Seemingly clear yet not truly clear, revealing one's true nature.

The pure nature is originally clear and still, without wavering, and does not belong to existence or non-existence, purity or defilement, long or short, taking or rejecting. Its essence is naturally free and unrestrained. Such clear seeing is called seeing one's nature and becoming a Buddha.

Master Yanhui possessed profound Buddhist knowledge and comprehended the Kongming Palm technique from Buddhist teachings, which perfectly aligned with his own understanding.

Unless one has the exact same experience and the exact same Buddhist insights, even if one's martial arts talent is ten times greater than Yan Hui's, one will not be able to unleash its full power.

Back then, when Long Qianshan challenged Yan Hui, Yan Hui defeated Long Qianshan with the Kongming Palm, shattering Long Qianshan's left shoulder bone with a single palm strike, leaving him with a permanent injury.

The shadowy figure was well-versed in Buddhist principles and possessed extremely high martial arts skills, but he dared not remove his veil or reveal his identity, so his attack was somewhat weakened and he was repelled by a single blow from the Empty Palm.

"Whoosh!"

A dark figure launched a sneak attack from the rooftop, using the same Shaolin martial arts technique, aiming a blow at Master Yan Hui's crown.

Facing the combined attack of two masters, Master Yanhui remained calm and composed, engaging in fierce combat for seven or eight moves. At the same time, Jieyi and Jiexian arrived, and the monks formed a formation to surround and attack him.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!" One by one, the monks, holding wooden sticks, formed large and small circles, surrounding the dark figure.

The 108 Arhats Formation!

It can be simplified into the Eighteen Arhats Formation (both positive and negative), and three sets of the Eighteen Arhats Formation (both positive and negative) together form the Three Powers Formation.

The Eighteen Arhats Formation can be further simplified into six groups of Three Powers Formations, with three groups representing positive and three groups representing negative. These positive and negative formations overlap, creating endless variations.

In other words, the core number of the 108 Arhats Formation is "three," which is the Three Powers Formation.

Father, like son.

Li Zhaoting could see it clearly.

The two men in black were covered in cold sweat.

Even if you know the principle, what can you do?
The Three Talents Formation can be used to forcibly kill one person by exchanging injuries, breaking the formation with brutal means. Even the 108 martial monks, Madam Qian could not afford to exchange for them.

(PS: Madam Qian, from the TV series "My Own Swordsman", is known as the person with the strongest recovery ability in the martial arts world...)
Yan Hui shouted loudly, "Amitabha! The Buddha's teachings are boundless, but turning back is the shore! You two benefactors, this humble monk is unwilling to wage war again. Please surrender!"

"It's up to you!"

The black-clad man with a fierce look suddenly sprang into action, charging directly into the formation and tearing open a gap with a wave of his hand.

Upon closer inspection, it wasn't that the monks were afraid to step forward, but rather that this person was skilled at using the monks' strength against them to counter their attacks and break the formation. His own losses were almost zero, and he could fight against weaker opponents for an entire day.

Upon seeing this, Jie Xian leaped forward.

Yan Hui faced off against another man in black.

All eyes were drawn to that, completely unaware that a man in black was smiling as he sneaked into the Bodhi Courtyard. This man wore a mask, revealing only his eyes, which were clear and kind but contained madness, insanity, and demonic tendencies.

Just as the man in black was about to search for the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra, he suddenly discovered that there was another person inside the Bodhi Courtyard.

Li Zhaoting.

Li Zhaoting held his sword and looked at him.

His eyes held an unspeakable murderous intent.

The Purple Rose Soft Sword was taut and straight. Li Zhaoting and the Purple Rose Soft Sword became one, and he felt the disgust, anger and punishment contained in the sword's heart.

This is a unique gain of the Ziwei Soft Sword after its transformation and merging with Li Zhaoting: it can be used as a crime detector to identify the most heinous and incorrigible evildoers, and the person in front of him is such a person.

No one can guarantee that they have never made a mistake in their life.

The concept of wrongdoing also varies from person to person.

Some people feel they are right, and they genuinely believe they are right. In other words, how do we judge the battle-hardened warriors of the Manchu and Mongol dynasties?

The Purple Star Soft Sword is not artificial intelligence and cannot make a fair and impartial judgment. It can only judge a portion of the situation, and the person in front of it just happens to be within the scope of its judgment.

Utterly inhumane.

A vicious and ruthless criminal who is utterly wicked.

Even Yun Zhonghe and Tian Boguang did not feel such a terrifying sense of guilt. Li Zhaoting could sense that the sins this person had committed deserved to be skinned alive and burned.

Even being torn to pieces ten times wouldn't be too much.

Li Zhaoting sniffed.

The man in black smelled strongly of sandalwood, clearly a monk. Which monk was so fierce?

Li Zhaoting said, "Your Excellency, we can't fight properly here. How about we go to the woods outside the temple? As long as you can defeat me, you can leave Daxiangguo Temple."

"You're so confident?"

"I have always been very confident."

"I hope you won't regret it."

"My only regret is that I met you too late!"

"Really? I'll give you that chance!"

The two left Bodhi Temple one after the other.

Two streaks of black light flashed across the night sky and stopped simultaneously in the woods outside the temple. Li Zhaoting blocked the man in black's path and offered a suggestion: "You can take off your veil."

"why?"

“If I win, you will surely die. I can remove your veil and recognize your identity. If you win, you can kill me to silence me.”

"That's a great suggestion."

"You agree?"

"I have no reason to object!"

The man in black waved and removed his mask.

He looked down on Li Zhaoting.

They looked down on impetuous young knights-errant.

They looked down on the constables who pursued them across thousands of miles.

Because he had fought fiercely with the Six Doors constables dozens of times when he was young, and each time he was able to easily turn the tables and kill them, until the Six Doors' chief constable took action, which forced him to flee.

To conceal his identity, he became a monk.

The veil fell away, revealing a round, plump, and kind-looking face. He looked very benevolent and was clearly a highly accomplished monk, which greatly increased people's goodwill towards him.

Upon closer inspection, one can discover that beneath the kind and benevolent exterior lies a vicious, cruel, and violent heart.

Li Zhaoting thought of someone.

The most cruel, violent, and disgusting supervillain in the Young Justice series, Abbot Lai En of Kinryu-ji Temple.

Lai En's real name is Qiu Batian. He is a notorious womanizer with an extremely perverted personality. He likes to capture women, imprison them, and humiliate them. When a woman becomes pregnant, he sends her back to her place and leaves her to fend for herself. If the woman gives birth to a child, he will take the child away.

Qiu Batian committed numerous evils and was incorrigible. He was skilled in using poison and the Six Doors organized several manhunts, but Qiu Batian easily defeated them all. It wasn't until the God of Arrest intervened that Qiu Batian was severely injured by the God of Arrest. To avoid trouble, he became a monk and lived in seclusion at Jinlong Temple. Later, he seized the abbot's seat.

After becoming the abbot, Qiu Batian took all his children in and made them do hard labor to build a thirty-three-story pagoda. Many children died from exhaustion, and the pagoda eventually collapsed. Qiu Batian was furious and, in order to punish these children, forced them to kill each other.

In addition, Qiu Batian used his kind and benevolent appearance to deceive wealthy families, drug them with sleeping potions, and steal their valuables. Then, imitating Sun Erniang, he shared pots of meat porridge with the poor people outside the temple. The people were unaware of this and mistakenly thought that Lai En was a holy monk.

The poor people around Jinlong Temple called Lai En "the living Buddha of ten thousand families" and believed in him as a deity.

Greed, lust, cruelty, violence, murder, twistedness, perversion, evil, insanity...

Qiu Batian is a collection of evil.

This is a villain who is "purely evil".

Regardless of the judgment system, Qiu Batian is an extremely evil person and deserves to be torn to pieces.

Since that's the case, then... let's kill them!
(End of this chapter)