Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

"I am deeply grateful for your support. However, I have limited troops and cannot accompany you all. But I have prepared some things for you."

As he spoke, he clapped his hands, and a dozen or so guards entered, each carrying two yellow gourds. He took one, opened it, and said, “This contains kerosene from beyond the Great Wall. Just sprinkle some on it, and the fire will be impossible to extinguish, except perhaps by being covered by sand.”

The martial arts practitioners nodded, feeling much more confident now. Qiao Feng gestured for the Beggars' Sect disciple to take it, then cupped his hands and said, "General Guo, you only need to hold the pass and wait for our return."

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Time flew by and it was already late at night. At the third watch, five figures flashed past Yanmen Pass and landed before stealthily heading towards the Liao army camp in the distance.

All five were skilled in martial arts. They bypassed the lurking Liao spies and quietly sneaked into the camp. After finding the grain and fodder, the five split up and poured the kerosene on the grain stacks.

The five men nodded and threw their tinderboxes up the tower. The fire was immediately spotted by the Liao soldiers on the watchtower, and with the sound of gongs, they rushed towards the location of the supplies.

Seeing that the fire was not big enough, the five men exchanged glances, nodded, and charged towards the oncoming Liao soldiers, instantly creating chaos.

Qiao Feng unleashed his iron palms, accompanied by a deafening dragon's roar. The force of his palms was sometimes hard, sometimes soft, sometimes curved, sometimes straight. The Liao soldiers who approached him either had their bones broken or their necks and chests collapsed, and it was clear that they would not survive.

The five men moved swiftly and supported each other, preventing the Liao soldiers from getting close. Qiao Feng clapped his hands together, breaking the incoming spears. Then, with another clap, a gentle force swept the spearheads back, causing the Liao soldiers to fall to the ground.

The three Shaolin monks formed a defensive triangle, moving swiftly and rapidly, using punches, kicks, claws, and palm strikes to keep the approaching Liao soldiers at bay.

The bearded man in black possessed a variety of martial arts skills. He casually snatched a spear and unleashed a set of Yang Family Spear Techniques. With a flick of the spear, the powerful force broke the bones of a row of Liao soldiers. He then grabbed a long saber and switched to the Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber, each strike domineering and powerful, like a tiger descending the mountain.

The fire had grown too large to extinguish. Qiao Feng shouted, "Go!" With that, he struck out with both palms, and with the move "Hidden Dragon Ascends to Heaven," two dragon-shaped energies enveloped the three monks, sending them soaring into the air and throwing them into the distance. Before they landed, the three men struck each other's palms to gain momentum and then headed out of the camp.

Upon seeing this, the bearded man in black leaped into the air, his body moving like a dragon in the clouds, twisting and turning, heading into the distance—a display of the Kunlun School's lightness skill.

Seeing that the others had already broken through, Qiao Feng immediately clapped his hands together, and instantly the palm shadows spread, forcing the Liao soldiers around him back.

"Fire!" A loud shout rang out, and the Liao archers all nocked their arrows and fired them into the air.

While in mid-air, Qiao Feng turned around, his palms forming a circle as if embracing a sphere. Arrows flew towards his palms, but with a flick of his wrist, he channeled his inner energy and threw the arrows back, causing another rout of the Liao army.

When the man reluctantly stood up, there was no one left in mid-air. Seeing the fire raging ever stronger, he stamped his foot angrily and returned to his tent. Others arranged for firefighting and treatment of the wounded.

When Qiao Feng returned to the pass, the people on the city wall watched him return safely, and the fire that had spread across half of the Liao army camp cheered. They were just waiting for the Liao army to replenish their supplies so they could deliver a fatal blow to the Liao army.

Inside Yanmen Pass, the bearded man returned to his tent. The four men inside relaxed upon seeing him enter.

The bearded man sat for a moment and then said, "Brother Bao, you asked me to join forces with Qiao Feng and others to burn the Liao army's supplies, but you forbade me to reveal my identity. I wonder what the deeper meaning is behind this."

It turned out that this person was Murong Fu in disguise, and the four people were the four great generals of the Murong family.

Bao Butong stepped forward and explained in a low voice...

"If you wish to join forces with the Liao people, you must first weaken their army. Otherwise, if they are strong and we are weak, the Liao army will certainly not bother to join forces with us."

"Only when they suffer a great loss, and then you step in to help them, will the Liao people dare not underestimate us."

Murong Fu nodded, and then they discussed their next move. They wanted to strike at the Liao people without inflicting too much damage.

Chapter 308 Murong Fu's Humiliation

As the Liao army's supplies were burned, they indeed dispatched heavy troops to guard both ends of the narrow pass, waiting for reinforcements to arrive and replenish their supplies.

Seeing this, Qiao Feng and the others discussed the matter and decided to use the cliffs on both sides of the canyon to transport the many martial arts practitioners to the top of the canyon. Then they quarried rocks, felled trees and built trenches, waiting for the Liao army to arrive with supplies.

As they expected, the Liao army could only pass through here for supplies. With a large fire thrown down, the Liao army camp had no strength left to stay outside Yanmen Pass and could only cover their retreat.

At this time, the Liao army was short of clothing and food, the return journey was long, and morale was completely low. Unfortunately, there were not enough soldiers and officers in Yanmen Pass to pursue them, and they could only watch the Liao people retreat calmly.

"Ah! Such a golden opportunity." At Yanmen Pass, Qiao Feng slammed his fist against the wall in frustration, his expression one of disappointment.

General Guo, the garrison commander, looked out of the city with a somber expression. He comforted the troops, saying, "Even without our pursuit, these Liao troops will suffer a quarter of their losses if they retreat due to lack of supplies. They won't have the strength to hold the pass for several years."

Qiao Feng nodded helplessly, finding solace only in this way. Just then, a Beggars' Sect elder rushed up the city wall and handed over a letter: "Chief Wang is seriously ill and needs to return to Junshan as soon as possible to take charge of the situation."

Qiao Feng took the letter, glanced at it, and immediately cupped his hands in farewell, saying, "General Guo, I must take my leave now. Until we meet again."

After Qiao Feng and his Beggars' Sect disciples left, other martial arts figures also took their leave. As the war receded into the distance, Yanmen Pass returned to its former tranquility.

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The Liao army camp outside the city.

Yelü Chuci (this is a made-up story, don't take it too seriously), who was directing the Liao army's retreat, looked at the visiting card handed to him by his personal guard, opened it and was stunned for a moment, then threw it to the strategist next to him.

"You mean there are five Song people outside the camp?"

The guard said, "That's right. The leader said that as long as we present a visiting card, the general will definitely see us."

"What are you!" Yelü Chuci shouted angrily, then slammed his hand on the table, about to order his men to drive them away.

The strategist took the visiting card and examined it carefully before stopping him, saying, "Wait!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the seal printed on the visiting card and said to Yelü Chuci, "General, if I am not mistaken, this seems to be the jade seal of the Murong clan of the Great Yan during the Five Dynasties period."

"Oh?" Yelü Chuci took it and looked at it, but he couldn't understand the inscription at all. He casually threw it away and said, "Who cares about the Great Yan Kingdom? That's all ancient history from hundreds of years ago. Who even knows them anymore?"

The strategist said, "General, why don't you see what he wants to say? He didn't come here just to make fun of you, did he?"

Yelü Chuci thought it made sense, so he waved his hand and ordered his personal guards to bring them in.

These five people were none other than Murong Fu and his entourage. When he entered the tent, Yelü Chuci didn't even look at him, only cutting the roasted meat with his knife, showing no regard for his arrival.

The strategist beside him asked, "Who are you? And what is your relationship with the Great Yan?"

Murong Fu straightened his expression and cupped his hands, saying, "I am Murong Fu, a descendant of the royal family of Great Yan, the sixteenth generation descendant of the Murong clan."

The strategist nodded, but seeing that Yelü Chuci ignored him, he could only continue to ask, "Then what brings Young Master Murong here today?"

Murong Fu said, "The Murong clan is willing to join forces with the Liao Dynasty to attack the Song Dynasty from both the north and south. At that time, the Liao Dynasty can occupy the area north of the Yellow River, and the Yan Dynasty can occupy the area south of the Yangtze River, thus dividing the world together."

"Oh?" Yelü Chuci paused in his actions, then looked up at Murong Fu and asked, "The Great Yan has been destroyed for a long time, yet it still has such strength? Are the Song people just letting the Murong clan cause trouble in Jiangnan?"

Murong Fu paused, then said awkwardly, "My Murong family is still developing in secret and has not yet raised an army."

"Ha!" Yelü Chuci glanced at Murong Fu, chuckled, then looked at the strategist beside him and burst into laughter.

After a long while, Murong Fu's face turned red. Yelü Chuci threw the meat cleaver in his hand and slammed it hard onto the chopping board, angrily saying, "So you came here to make fun of me?"

"Why do you say that, General? We have come here with the sincere intention of cooperating with you to jointly conquer the Song Dynasty," Murong Fu said earnestly.

Yelü Chuci stood up and cursed, "You, a destitute man whose country has been doomed for who knows how long, with not a single soldier or general and no place to stand, dare to make empty promises and want to form an alliance with me? What makes you think you can? Just because you're a pretty boy?"

Murong Fu said, "As long as the general is willing to lend me troops..."

"Ha...haha..." Yelü Chuci said angrily, "What did you say? Lend you troops? Say it again?"

As he spoke, he looked at the strategist beside him and said, "Damn it, where did this idiot come from? He wants me to lend him troops? Who does he think he is? Does he think I'm stupid?"

The strategist looked embarrassed. He had thought it was some kind of surprise, but it turned out to be a fool. He immediately waved his hand and said, "Men, throw him out."

The guards inside the tent immediately waved for Murong Fu and his men to get out. Murong Fu tried to say something, but Yelü Chuci yelled, "If you don't get out, don't even think about leaving!"

Even after Murong Fu walked out of the tent, he could still hear Yelü Chuci cursing behind him: "Pah! What a piece of trash! Does he think I'm an idiot!"

Murong Fu was filled with shame and anger. He was in the main camp, surrounded by Liao troops, and could only slink away.

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Just as the Liao army was retreating, Duan Yu had already spent two days studying the Lingbo Weibu technique in the stone chamber. With Wang Yuyan occasionally discussing it with him, the two had made significant progress in mastering it.

That day, while Duan Yu was eating, he kept walking, stepping on the eight trigrams. Wang Yuyan would occasionally give him pointers. Starting from the 'Mingyi' position, Duan Yu quickly walked to the 'Wuwang' position. When he stopped, he felt a surge of energy flowing along his meridians, which made him feel refreshed.

He then shouted, "I've got it! I've got it! Miss Wang, I've learned it!"

Wang Yuyan nodded and said, "Young Master Duan, you have indeed learned it. Let's go." With that, she got up and walked towards the stone cave.

Duan Yu was taken aback, then followed up and asked, "Where is Young Master Su?"

Wang Yuyan said calmly, "He learned this footwork before you and went into the cave to investigate first."

When Duan Yu entered the stone chamber, he saw that the stone door on one side had been opened, but he did not notice that the stone table he had just passed and the martial arts footwork on the ground had disappeared.

"Young Master Duan, you've arrived! Come in and have a look around. I just took a stroll around," Su Yuchen said, waving from beside the stone gate.

Duan Yu nodded and walked closer to take a look. He immediately exclaimed "Ah!" He looked at the jade statue in front of him, then at Wang Yuyan, and stared at it for a moment before saying with embarrassment, "Miss Wang, how come this looks exactly like you?"

Then he said angrily, "You two are clearly the owners of this place, so why did you lie to me and make me waste two days?"

Su Yuchen said from the side, "I would never lie to you. The owner of this place is Miss Wang's maternal grandmother, who has not returned for a long time. Miss Wang and I have come here to revisit this place and reminisce about the past. I am not lying to you."

Having said that, Su Yuchen took the lead and walked towards the back of the stone chamber. Duan Yu was taken aback, and seeing Wang Yuyan follow without saying a word, he couldn't help but think: Right, what good would it do them to lie to me?

Then, remembering that Wang Yuyan hadn't even glanced at him, he couldn't help but sigh: That Young Master Su was no less than him, so how could she possibly be interested in him? Sigh, if she were to fall for someone else, would he then look down on her?

Duan Yu thought about many things for a while, but to no avail. He immediately shook his head and followed.

Chapter 309 Preparing to go to Dali

Duan Yu chased after them, passing through the stone chamber on the left. He found that Su Yuchen and the other person had already gone through the stone door of the bed and entered. He didn't have time to look at them much, and only glanced at them briefly before following them.

Approaching the stone gate, one can see the four characters "Langhuan Blessed Land" carved on one side of the stone wall.

As soon as Duan Yu stepped inside, he found that it was a huge stone chamber filled with wooden bookshelves. Many of the bookshelves were rotten over the years, and those that were not broken were covered with dust, clearly indicating that no one had taken care of them for a long time.

The wooden shelves were empty, with nothing on them. Su Yuchen and the other person who had entered first stood by the bookshelf at the entrance, looking at the empty stone chamber.

"Your family's 'Langhuan Paradise' originated from this, but your mother emptied the martial arts manuals stored here."

Upon hearing Su Yuchen's words, Wang Yuyan simply stepped inside and glanced at the nearby bookshelves. She immediately saw the names of various sects, such as the Beggars' Sect, Shaolin, Kunlun, and Qingcheng. It could be said that their structures were eight or nine parts similar to those of the Mantuo Manor.

Duan Yu followed behind the two and was taken aback when he heard Su Yuchen's words: "So the books in this stone chamber were all taken away by Miss Wang's mother? Well, that makes sense, they originally belonged to her family, so it's only right that she took them."

The three of them circled the stone chamber but found no other entrances. Duan Yu was taken aback, while Su Yuchen shook his head and said, "We must have overlooked something. This place can't be a death trap, otherwise, why would they leave a test here?"

Wang Yuyan resisted the urge to roll her eyes and thought to herself: Wasn't that test something you decided on your own? How come you're blaming my elders now?

Thinking about how this man could lie without even changing his expression, and how many of his past statements had been lies, she couldn't help but feel annoyed. She pondered, "Mother always says that my cousin is good at deceiving me, and that I was the only one who was foolish enough to believe him. Now that I think about it, all men are good at deceiving people. Even with his high level of martial arts, he still managed to deceive this foolish young master."

Then he thought, "Oh dear, wasn't I also a fool who was tricked out of Mantuo Manor by his few words, leaving my mother worried in the manor? Wasn't I the fool too?"

Thinking of this, Wang Yuyan became even angrier, wondering if she had been too stupid in the past. Without saying a word, she turned and left the stone chamber.

Wang Yuyan felt that your words had a hidden meaning, that you were calling her stupid and dumb, and she got angry and left.

Upon seeing the narration, Su Yuchen was taken aback, and Duan Yu beside him also asked in surprise, "Young Master Su, is Miss Wang angry?"

Su Yuchen shrugged and said helplessly, "Probably! After all, women have their 'days'." He then turned and walked back the way he came.

Duan Yu shook his head, not understanding what Su Yuchen meant, but he was always cheerful, so he didn't think about it if he couldn't figure it out, and immediately followed.

The three returned to the jade statue. Wang Yuyan, holding a long sword, stood beside the statue and, upon seeing Su Yuchen, couldn't help but say, "If Grandmother knew... I wonder how she would feel?"

Su Yuchen shook his head and said, "Maybe he'll be so angry he'll die. After all, who can be more interesting than a dead person?"

"You..." Wang Yuyan held back her curses and said helplessly, then pointed to the stone wall next to her and said, "Look, there's a stone step over there."

"Where? Where?" Duan Yu looked in the direction she pointed and saw only a stone wall. He walked closer and found that there was actually a set of steps. However, over the years, the steps were covered with green moss, which matched the color of the stone wall and looked as if they had blended into one. It was easy to miss if you didn't look carefully.

“The rest of this stone chamber is dry, but there’s green moss here, which means there’s moisture, and therefore there’s an exit connecting it to the outside,” Su Yuchen said.

Duan Yu's expression brightened, and he carefully stepped onto the steps. Wang Yuyan held a long sword and used the light of the gemstone as a light source. The three of them walked up more than a hundred steps and then felt a gentle breeze blowing in their faces, bringing with it a moist atmosphere.

"There's an exit! There really is an exit!" Duan Yu immediately disregarded his fatigue and rushed upwards, unaware that he was moving much faster than usual and wasn't as tired.

The three of them turned five corners and climbed more than two hundred steps. The green moss on the stone wall grew thicker and thicker, and they could faintly hear the sound of flowing water. They immediately quickened their pace. As Duan Yu casually pushed aside the vines in front of him, with a cry of "Ah!", what appeared before them was a surging river.

"This is the Lancang River." Duan Yu had already pinpointed the location after just one look around. He immediately climbed out of the cave and found the three of them standing on a platform about twenty feet above the riverbank. Looking back, the cave entrance was completely obscured by lush ancient vines.

“No wonder no one noticed. It turns out we were on a cliff, surrounded by ancient vines that we could only climb. Hunters and herb gatherers were unwilling to risk coming up here,” Su Yuchen nodded and looked around.

Duan Yu nodded and said, "Let's hurry down." As he spoke, he was about to climb down the ancient vine, but as soon as he stretched out his foot, some loose stones fell down and rolled down the mountainside with a loud crash.

Su Yuchen shook his head at the stunned Duan Yu and said, "Never mind, I'll take you down." With that, he grabbed one of them with each hand and began to fall off the platform. Before Duan Yu could panic, he saw Su Yuchen step on the ancient vines, using the momentum to stop, and then fall again. After several attempts, the three of them were standing on flat ground by the river.

The three of them walked along the riverside path. Now that they all possessed lightness skills, their speed was naturally much faster. Before they knew it, they could see the suspension bridge across the river in the distance. Duan Yu cheered and quickly went over to it.

"Good people crossing"

Seeing the stone tablet erected on the iron chain bridge, Su Yuchen smiled disdainfully. It was just another Buddhist trick. But then he thought about it and it wasn't surprising. Dali was a Buddhist city with many temples, so these kinds of tricks were probably everywhere.

After the three crossed the iron chain bridge, Duan Yu, having entrusted something to someone, decided to turn left, while Su Yuchen was determined to visit Dali. They took different routes.

"In that case, let's part ways here. When I return to Dali, if Young Master Su and Miss Wang are still alive, I will certainly pay them a visit," Duan Yu said, cupping his hands in greeting.

Duan Yu harbors feelings for Wang Yuyan, but he is too embarrassed to show it too obviously because of the presence of others.

Duan Yu was on his way to Wanjie Valley to seek help, rescue Zhong Ling who was being held captive by the Shennong Gang, and cure himself of poison. Though reluctant to leave, he had to say goodbye.

Su Yuchen nodded, and Wang Yuyan, not minding their words, immediately rose to take her leave. Once the two had gone some distance, Duan Yu sighed softly and continued on his way.

"Having survived this ordeal, why isn't that young master Duan in a hurry to return to Dali? What is he planning to do?" Not long after they left, Wang Yuyan asked, puzzled.