Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 95 Candidate for Sword Master, the Number One Swordsman of Buddhism
"Something's not right!"

Li Zhaoting rubbed his chin.

The process of breaking through the Lianghu Longsha Gang went smoothly without any resistance. The Lianghu Longsha Gang's defenses were like paper, not even as tough as an eggshell.

It wasn't that the Lianghu Longsha Gang was weak, but rather that Li Zhaoting launched a sneak attack, playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses. The Lianghu Longsha Gang could only unleash half of their full strength at most.

Who are the members of the Longsha Gang in the two lakes?

Water bandits! Water ghosts! Ospreys!
These people were skilled in naval warfare, adept at diving underwater to sink large ships, and skilled at dragging enemies underwater, using their abnormal lung capacity to suffocate them.

If a battle were to take place on the Yangtze River, even a master like Lu Xiaofeng would have a 30% chance of being captured alive by the water ghosts; naval warfare is far too difficult.

Is Li Shengnan strong enough?
She was being tortured underwater by Li Zhaoting. If Li Zhaoting hadn't shown her mercy, he could have easily captured her alive.

Li Zhaoting launched a surprise attack on the headquarters. The Water Ghosts were all resting at the headquarters, sleeping soundly in the early hours of the morning. With Li Zhaoting's sudden attack, who could withstand even half a move?

To put it bluntly, Li Zhaoting used his rich combat experience to throw a fish onto the shore and fight it on land. What could the fish do? It could only obediently wait to be killed and made into braised fish, pickled fish, sweet and sour fish fillets, chopped chili fish head, or carp tofu soup!

The weather was fine; it was dawn, and both men and horses were exhausted.

Advantage of location, ground environment, and sealing off the surroundings.

With the help of the people, a sudden attack was launched, and one man held the pass.

With the right timing, location, and people all in their grasp, the mere Longsha Gang from the two lakes jumped around twice, then collapsed to the ground with a wail.

That's the problem.

Am I overlooking something?

What was overlooked?

Li Zhaoting looked around and happened to see Ding Dian running away with Ling Shuanghua. Remembering his earlier threat to Ding Dian, he smiled self-deprecatingly, and then…

The whole family was slaughtered!

The whole family was slaughtered!

The whole family was slaughtered!

Li Zhaoting realized there was a problem.

The problem lies in the phrase "execution of the entire family"!

Is Ling Tuisi afraid of having his entire family executed?

Of course I'm not afraid!
Because Ling Tuisi is an old bachelor, and he is the only one in the entire family, so how can there be a whole family?
Even including the maids and servants in the household, it wouldn't amount to a "full family," because all of them were eliminated by Ling Tuisi. And those who eliminated them were...

——Blood Blade Sect!
If Ling Tuisi hired the Blood Blade Sect to commit the crime, where are the Blood Blade Sect monks? Why are they nowhere to be found?

Alternatively, the Blood Blade Sect masters accidentally learned that Ling Tuisi was the leader of the Two Lakes Dragon Sand Gang. They traveled thousands of miles to Jiangling to annihilate Ling Tuisi's entire family. Ling Tuisi turned the tables and devised a plan to fake his death and escape.

There are two problems.

The Blood Saber Sect is far away in the snowy mountains of Tibet. How could they know about the events in Jingzhou? This is too much of a coincidence.

If someone invites the Blood Blade Sect to the Central Plains, and they inadvertently discover Ling Tuisi's secret, who is it that invited the Blood Blade Sect? What does this guy want to do?

Compared to these two questions, the last one is irrelevant: Who is the mastermind behind this?

This question does not need to be answered.

Li Zhaoting quietly waited until the matter was over to determine who benefited the most and who was the mastermind behind it all. He had a few candidates in mind, but he couldn't be sure yet.

Thinking of the Liancheng Treasure, Li Zhaoting's mind flashed to a stunning red dress. Li Shengnan was secretly watching, and Li Zhaoting knew it all too well. His repeated public deductions and deliberately loud speeches were all aimed at guiding Li Shengnan.

Li Shengnan may or may not know.

Whether you know it or not, pretend you don't.

Li Shengnan came here to practice martial arts.

Pretending to be confused is the only way to keep fighting.

Being too clever and hesitant will hinder one's growth and development.

While the martial arts world certainly requires consideration of human relationships and social etiquette, its essence is always "drawing a sword in a fit of rage!"
During the selection of the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect, many witches who were more cunning, more meticulous in their planning, more adept at handling situations, and skilled at navigating social situations were easily defeated by Li Shengnan. The smart ones who took a step back became the fourth princess of the Demonic Sect and became candidates for Holy Maiden, while those who were even slightly slower in their thinking were all cut down by Li Shengnan.

They were all very clever. They used their shrewdness to balance the various forces and leverage their strengths to push Li Shengnan into desperate situations multiple times, bringing her back from the brink of death more than a dozen times.

However, they all failed.

Because they are too clever, too shrewd, and too adept at playing both sides, they lack the ruthlessness to fight to the death. In a trap surrounded by enemies, they dare not personally clean up the mess.

In contrast, Li Shengnan dared to charge straight into the heart of the enemy's lair despite being severely wounded, wielding a blood-stained sword to fight them to the death, a fight where it was either surrender or death.

It's not that you can't plan and scheme, but that you should treat yourself as the last link in the chain during the planning process.

The final killing trap in the ambush from all sides must be set up by the person who orchestrated it. If they want to be the leader, they must draw their sword, take the lead in killing, charge into battle, and be brave and invincible.

Li Shengnan is that kind of person.

Li Shengnan's sword is just like this.

Li Shengnan is not the smartest, wisest, most talented, luckiest, or most skilled witch, but she is certainly the bravest and most resolute witch.

Even Mei Niansheng, a vengeful figure who crawled out of hell, was intimidated by Li Shengnan's aura. No matter how many sword moves Mei Niansheng made and how many changes his sword energy made, he could only seize 30% of the offensive against Li Shengnan's fierce attack.

If you keep it for a long time, you will lose it!

Counter-attacking is a very dangerous tactic.

Especially for elderly people like Mei Niansheng, the longer the battle goes on, the greater the burden becomes. When the battle gets intense, they are prone to developing age-related illnesses such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, and presbyopia.

Shenzhaogong is not a panacea.

Unless one shatters the void and ascends to immortality, one will eventually turn into withered bones. The strongest weapon in the world has never been the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, but the erosion of time.

"Whoosh!"

Li Shengnan thrust her sword toward Mei Niansheng's chest. Swift as lightning and swift as thunder, her figure instantly multiplied into seven or eight, each wielding a sword and unleashing a move far surpassing the exquisite Liancheng Sword Technique.

Mei Niansheng calmly responded to the challenge, wielding his sword in defense. He used the seven defensive moves of the Liancheng Sword Technique to make his entire body impenetrable, turning his sword into an iron barrel.

If Wan Zhenshan, Yan Daping, and Qi Changfa saw this scene, they would probably be so angry they would die.

When Mei Niansheng was teaching, he saw that the three disciples had impure intentions. He neither rejected them nor guided them properly. Instead, he taught them fancy but crooked moves when teaching swordsmanship. The moves looked agile, but they were actually full of flaws, leading the disciples astray in their martial arts.

According to Mei Niansheng's thinking, his three disciples had gone astray on the path of martial arts, and would only ever be third-rate, at most reaching second-rate, and would never cause any trouble.

He never expected his apprentice to betray him.

Even an honest kid like Di Yun couldn't help but complain about the Tang Poetry Sword Sect: Why are the Grandmaster, Master, and Senior Uncle all so ruthless and insidious?
Di Yun even insulted Mei Niansheng.

"clang!"

The two swords were locked together. Mei Niansheng barely managed to block Li Shengnan's powerful attack and retreated several steps. Taking advantage of the moment when Li Shengnan was guiding her qi back to its origin, Mei Niansheng thrust her sword at Li Shengnan's shoulder with a backhand. This was a special move of the Tang Poetry Sword Technique, which was specifically designed to stab people's shoulders and was called "Shoulder Stabbing Style".

If this sword strikes, a follow-up sword move can be used. Back when Mei Niansheng fought against the Blood Saber Ancestor, he defeated the Blood Saber Ancestor with these two skillful moves.

Mei Niansheng's sword was decisive enough, but Li Shengnan's sword was even more decisive. With the sword at her side, she neither dodged nor avoided, but swung her sword vertically, the sword light slashing towards Mei Niansheng's arm.

Mei Niansheng could at most wound Li Shengnan, but Li Shengnan could cut off Mei Niansheng's arm. This was a desperate move of exchanging injury for injury, and Mei Niansheng hurriedly changed his move.

With a change in tactics, their momentum vanished in an instant.

Mei Niansheng is old and frail, lacking strength. He should have launched a powerful attack and launched a fierce assault in one fell swoop. Now, his momentum has waned, and his sword strikes have weakened again.

Li Shengnan's sword slashed downwards in a perfect arc, like the graph of an exponential function. The sword energy exploded in mid-air, transforming into hundreds of powerful rays.

Before Mei Niansheng could dodge, Li Shengnan leaped past Mei Niansheng and jumped behind her. The two stood back to back, with Li Shengnan holding Su Qin's sword behind her back.

Vertical slash, horizontal cut, reverse thrust.

The Huashan Sect, the Deadly Three Immortal Swords.

The Demonic Cult had spies within the Huashan Sect. Apart from the Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng, they copied all of the Huashan sword techniques. Li Shengnan picked and chose, and practiced a deadly move.

The key to this sword technique lies in its speed, leaving the enemy no time to make a judgment. They rely on their physical senses and combat experience to launch attacks, like a frog being slowly boiled in water. It may seem like they've reached a safe zone, but in reality, it's gradually pushing them to the brink of death.

With a flash of sword light, Mei Niansheng had nowhere to dodge.

Just then, a flash of light appeared in mid-air.

A smile flickered across Li Shengnan's lips.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, take this!"

"clang!"

The precious swords clashed together.

Li Shengnan took a half step back, raised her head, and prepared herself.

The swordsman was a handsome young man with a dashing and roguish smile on his face. His name was Shen Yumen, and his origins were very mysterious. He was a womanizer and had superb swordsmanship.

Rumor has it that the leader of the swordsmen will change within ten years at most, and there are five swordsmen who are most likely to become the new leader, one of whom is Shen Yumen.

There are two that are the most popular.

Long Chengbi, the third young master of the Long family in Jinan, is a descendant of the Old Ancestor of Wind and Snow, the son-in-law of Tang Songting, the brother-in-law of Tang Zhuquan, and a notorious troublemaker in the martial arts world.

Long Chengbi loves to meddle in other people's business, and every time he does it, it results in a bloodbath. He earned his reputation as the Snow Blade Prodigal by cutting his way through countless battles, and he has never been defeated since his debut.

Ding Peng, the successor of Bai Xiaolou, the Left Envoy of the Demonic Sect, inherited the Demonic Sect's supreme sword technique, "Divine Blade Slash".

A single slash cleaves it in two, and even gods and demons tremble in fear.

There are many skilled swordsmen in the martial arts world, and many talented swordsmen are still in the training stage. The two with the most famous reputations are Shen Yumen, who is slightly inferior.

Shen Yumen was ambitious and eager to establish his own martial arts sect and become the leader of the martial arts alliance in a certain prefecture or several prefectures. Li Shengnan had read about Shen Yumen, but she did not know his background.

After exchanging a single blow, it was discovered that he was a Buddhist disciple.

The sword technique Shen Yumen just used was the "Killing Sword Technique" from the Seventy-Two Shaolin Arts. The sword energy was pure and the true essence was profound, clearly indicating that he had been practicing sword techniques diligently since childhood.

"Are you a Shaolin disciple?"

"I'm so handsome, it would be a waste for me to be a monk. I have no interest in Buddhism, I prefer beautiful women."

"How could someone who has no interest in Buddhism possibly master Buddhist swordsmanship to this level? Shen Yumen, you can fool others, but you absolutely cannot fool me."

"The Demonic Sect has many experts, but they are always defeated by experts from the Central Plains and cannot set foot in the Central Plains. This is because the Demonic Sect likes to fight among itself and because its intelligence is too poor."

When martial artists from the Demonic Cult challenge the martial arts world of the Central Plains, Shaolin, as the leading force, often takes the lead.

After fighting for hundreds of years, you still don't know that the strongest sword technique in Buddhism comes from a passionate monk.

A vow made a thousand years ago, yet we are destined to be apart in this life.

One thought can lead to Buddhahood, another to demonic possession.

I am a demon now.

Demons live on desire.

Why bother following the precepts?

This knife is called 'Rouge'.

Are you prepared for failure?

With a flick of his wrist, Shen Yumen unleashed a dazzling Buddhist seal on the Rouge Blade. In less than half a second, the seal reversed its rotation, and the golden Buddhist light turned into a black glow.

The first knife in Buddhism.

Anao Knife!

(End of this chapter)