Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

The nun flicked the two hidden arrows in her left hand, and with a whoosh, they fell towards his legs; the scholar bent over like throwing stones, leaped up, and his judge's pen shot like an arrow, aiming at the man's limbs.

The man was incredibly agile; with a twist and a swing, he leaped over the two men and headed towards the couple watching the fight from the sidelines.

Chapter 315 The End of the Cloud Crane

The young man was none other than Duan Yu. Just as the man reached out to grab his shoulder, the woman next to him raised her right hand and shot out several hidden arrows from her sleeve, which pierced straight into the man's face.

The man merely sneered, his right hand striking first, his steel claw deflecting the hidden arrow, while his left hand's steel claw continued to grab at Duan Yu.

At this moment, the Taoist nun seized the opportunity to block her way and closed in. With a flick of her whisk, she caught the steel claw. She tried to pull it but couldn't budge it, and was frozen in place.

The scholar held the judge's pen in both hands, one stroke pointing towards the man's back and the other towards the jade pillow behind his head. At the same time, the woman flicked her right hand, and a curved blade spun and slashed towards the man's face.

Caught in this pincer attack, the man could only twist his left hand, sending his steel claw and dust whisk flying into the air. At the same time, he swayed left and right, dodging the scholar and the scimitar, and leaped out of the three-man attack, quickly darting to one side, clearly displaying exceptional lightness skills.

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"Go and give it a try," Su Yuchen said.

Wang Yuyan glanced at him in surprise. Seeing that he was gesturing to her, she thought for a moment, then nodded and took a step. As soon as she moved, she left behind many afterimages. Her speed was so fast that dozens of figures appeared in the front yard in an instant.

At this moment, the man had retreated to the corner of the wall and was about to leap away, saying, "The experts of Dali Kingdom are nothing more than this..."

Before he could finish speaking, a figure moved with lightning speed, appearing before the scholar in the blink of an eye. With a flick of the wrist, the scholar snatched the judge's pen, and in a flash, the figure was right in front of him. The judge's pen trembled in his hand, and the scholar used it as a sword, creating five pen flowers with a move called "Clouds and Mist," which he then used to strike five major acupoints on his chest.

Before he could retaliate with his right steel claw, the judge's pen spun and transformed into a series of finger techniques. The judge's pen, made of fine steel, moved like a tender willow branch, swaying in the wind, and rapidly pointed upwards along the meridians of his right arm. The man had no time to change his move, and the three acupoints on his right arm, Yangxi, Yangchi, and Quchi, went numb and he lost all feeling. The steel claw in his hand fell to the ground.

The man's eyes widened in terror. Before he could utter a word, the figure spun rapidly around him, moving with fluid grace. The judge's pen in the figure's hand flashed like a blade, transforming into the Five Tigers Blade Technique, striking the man's chest, arms, and back. The man could no longer hold back, and with a soft "pfft," he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The figure fell backward, layer upon layer of shadows collapsing behind him. With a light tap of his toes, he retreated three feet, then spun around, creating countless afterimages as he reappeared to Su Yuchen's left. At the same time, his right hand slammed down, unleashing a powerful Vajra Palm strike to Su Yuchen's chest. With a 'bang,' the man was sent flying, landing at Su Yuchen's feet, his eyes rolling back in his head—he was already dead.

It sounds complicated, but it only took a moment. Before the scholar could react, the nun had just turned her head and saw the man she couldn't take down before lying on the ground like a broken sack, half-dead.

The figure flickered and returned to its original spot, leaving only a faint afterimage that gradually faded away: "How was it?"

Su Yuchen nodded and said, "To be able to use the Judge's Pen to perform the Diancang Sword Technique, One-Finger Divine Skill, Five Tiger Saber Technique, and the Vajra Palm with great force. The timing and power are just right. Not bad."

"Young Taoist priest!!"

"Young Master Su! Miss Wang!"

Two voices rang out at the same time, as the scholar and Duan Yu recognized the newcomer simultaneously.

Su Yuchen looked up and smiled slightly, then looked at the group and said, "Mr. Zhu, Young Master Duan, I didn't expect to meet you two here. It seems we are destined to meet."

The scholar was none other than Zhu Danchen, a retainer of the Duan family. He was still somewhat surprised. He had always thought Su Yuchen was an ordinary person, but he had such a master by his side. Most importantly, he seemed to know the young master.

Duan Yu, however, didn't have so many thoughts. At this moment, he finally reacted and happily ran over, saying, "Young Master Su, Miss Wang, what are you doing here? I must thank you both for subduing this villain. Miss Wang, I didn't expect you to be so skilled in martial arts."

Su Yuchen tapped the man on the ground with his foot and said to Wang Yuyan, "This man is Yun Zhonghe, one of the Four Evils, and is already considered a top-notch martial artist in the martial arts world. Don't waste his true energy, take it."

Seeing that she was still hesitant and disgusted, Su Yuchen smiled and said, "What you lack most right now is insufficient internal strength. If you want to become a first-class master, this is the fastest shortcut."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuyan immediately stopped hesitating, squatted down, and placed her hand on Yun Zhonghe's wrist. As she circulated the Beiming Divine Art, Yun Zhonghe, who was already powerless to resist, felt his internal energy surge out of his dantian like a flood. As the internal energy disappeared, Yun Zhonghe could no longer suppress his injuries. His eyes rolled back, he convulsed a few times, and then he died.

As the Northern Darkness Divine Art absorbed more and more true energy, Wang Yuyan's aura rose, her clothes fluttered wildly, and as the true energy was drawn into her Tan Zhong Qi Sea, a divine light flashed in her eyes, and her gaze became much brighter, clearly indicating that her internal strength had improved significantly.

Zhu Danchen and the Taoist nun narrowed their eyes, glancing at Yun Zhonghe's miserable state and then at the little girl's condition. While remaining on guard, they secretly wondered what kind of evil technique this was.

Only Duan Yu's eyes lit up, and he said, "Miss Wang, so you've also learned that internal energy cultivation method? Before, those people from Wuliang Mountain locked me in the dungeon, and somehow, as soon as they touched me, they all collapsed to the ground, just like these villains."

"What? Yu'er, what kind of internal energy have you learned? How can you practice so haphazardly?" The Taoist nun looked anxious and reached out to twist his ear.

Unexpectedly, Duan Yu instinctively dodged and used the Lingbo Weibu technique, leaving several afterimages as he arrived on the other side of the Taoist nun. He panicked, stopped in his tracks, and almost fell over because he couldn't stop in time.

At this moment, Zhu Danchen and the Daoist nun exchanged a glance. How could they not see that Duan Yu's lightness skill was exactly the same as that of the girl, and that he already had a solid foundation in internal strength?

The Taoist nun and the young woman helped Duan Yu up. The nun looked at him with doting eyes, while the young woman looked worried, but her gaze toward Wang Yuyan was unfriendly.

Wang Yuyan didn't bother to pay any attention. She stood behind Su Yuchen without even glancing at these people, her eyes empty and seemingly lost in thought.

Su Yuchen smiled and looked at Duan Yu, saying, "You absorbed the internal energy of those disciples from the Boundless Sword Sect, but didn't you properly regulate your breathing? Your internal energy is currently chaotic. If you don't cultivate seriously, you won't be far from going into qi deviation."

"Huh?" Duan Yu was taken aback, then suddenly realized, "I...I...Young Master Su, are you saying that they collapsed to the ground because I absorbed their true energy?"

Su Yuchen chuckled and said, "When you were studying that internal energy cultivation diagram, didn't you see it clearly? The Northern Darkness Divine Art is about stealing other people's true energy to achieve one's own."

Duan Yu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no. I don't like practicing martial arts, how... how can I do something like taking something without asking?"

Su Yuchen said...

"Whether you are willing or not is up to you, Young Master Duan. However, there are two things that I need to make clear to you."

"Firstly, although you have only mastered one-thirty-sixth of this internal skill, it is a closely guarded secret of the Xiaoyao Sect, and you cannot pass it on to outsiders without permission."

Upon hearing this, Duan Yu looked at Wang Yuyan instead, and then thought: So Miss Wang is from the Xiaoyao Sect? What a beautiful name.

The girl beside him saw his expression and immediately pinched his waist hard. Duan Yu felt a pain, and then he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Young Master Su, Miss Wang, please rest assured, this is the martial arts of Miss Wang's family, and I will never pass it on to outsiders."

Su Yuchen nodded and said, "Secondly, you have learned this internal skill, but you must kill someone."

“Kill…kill people…No, no, I can’t do it,” Duan Yu hurriedly waved his hands in refusal.

Su Yuchen said in a way that left no room for refusal...

"That's not up to you, Young Master Duan. But whether you take action yourself or ask the monks of Tianlong Temple to do it, as long as you can kill Ding Chunqiu, then the karma of your privately learning this internal skill will be cleared."

"Of course, if Young Master Duan is worried that his strength is not enough, he may wish to go to Tianlong Temple to learn the Six Meridians Divine Sword. Just say that I sent you there, and those monks will teach you."

Chapter 316 Kang Min's Actions

"Six Meridian Divine Sword!" Zhu Danchen and the Daoist nun looked at each other in disbelief. Could this martial art, which was only mentioned in the legends of the Duan family, really be real?

Su Yuchen looked at Duan Yu, shook his head, and sighed...

"You'd better hurry to Tianlong Temple. Your internal energy is becoming increasingly disordered. If you don't learn how to regulate your breathing, you'll soon suffer a qi deviation."

"However, I just finished explaining the essentials of One Finger Divine Skill to those monks at Tianlong Temple. Even if you suffer a qi deviation, they can still save you. It's not a big deal anyway."

Hearing him say this, Zhu Danchen looked even more puzzled. The One-Finger Divine Skill is a direct descendant of the Duan family. When did an outsider explain the essence of cultivation to the master of Tianlong Temple? And does this mean that he knows the One-Finger Divine Skill?

While Zhu Danchen was preoccupied with his own thoughts, the Daoist nun on the other side was already getting impatient and said, "Let's take Yu'er to Tianlong Temple right now."

Zhu Danchen hurriedly dissuaded him, saying, "The people in Tianlong Temple are all senior members of the Duan family. It might not be of any use if we go there. We should ask the Prince or the Emperor to intervene."

The nun hesitated for a moment, looked at Duan Yu, and sighed helplessly, "You naughty fellow, alright, alright, let's hurry back to the manor and go find your philandering father."

Zhu Danchen's face lit up with joy, and he immediately said, "Then, Your Highness, let's hurry back. The later it gets, the worse it will be for the young master." The nun was none other than Duan Yu's mother, Duan Zhengchun's legal wife, and Princess Dao Baifeng, the Princess of Zhennan of Dali.

The two were in a hurry to leave, but Duan Yu looked at Wang Yuyan beside him and said hesitantly, "Young Master Su, Miss Wang, would you like to come to my house as guests? My parents are very kind, and I haven't shown you my camellias yet."

The girl next to him pouted, stomped her foot hard, glanced at Duan Yu, and then at Wang Yuyan, who ignored them.

On the contrary, Princess Dao Baifeng had a big smile on her face. She grabbed Duan Yu's ear and laughed and scolded, "Your martial arts are a mess, but you've learned your father's flirtatious ways perfectly. I'll break your legs." As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Wang Yuyan.

Wang Yuyan, however, remained indifferent, not even glancing at any of them. She simply said, "Your Highness, please have some self-respect." After saying this, she gave them a cold look, turned around, and left the Taoist temple.

Dao Baifeng sighed inwardly, knowing that this girl didn't care about her foolish son at all; it was all just Duan Yu's unrequited love.

Su Yuchen smiled, took out a book from his sleeve, and handed it to Duan Yu, saying, "This belongs to the monk Kurong. Please return it to him for me, Young Master Duan. You only need to ask Benyin and the other three when you go to Tianlong Temple, and you will know."

He smiled slightly after speaking, and his figure vanished like the wind, as if no one had ever been there. The group exchanged bewildered glances, wondering what kind of technique this was; if it was martial arts, it was more like a celestial art.

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After Su Yuchen and Duan Yu left Dali, heading towards Suzhou and Hangzhou, Zhu Danchen and Dao Baifeng, seeing that the two had disappeared, immediately set off with Duan Yu into Dali City without further delay.

The group hadn't gone far when they encountered Duan Zhengchun leading his three other retainers out of the city. After exchanging information, they learned that Yun Zhonghe had been chasing Duan Yu and his group, while the second and third of the Four Evils had sneaked into the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

Although Dao Baifeng was willing to return to the Prince's Mansion for Duan Yu's sake, she still looked indifferent when she saw Duan Zhengchun. Fortunately, Duan Yu's jokes eased the tension between the two.

On the way back to the city, Duan Yu led Dao Baifeng and the girl ahead, while Zhu Danchen followed behind. Zhu Danchen spoke of the young Taoist priest they had met at West Lake, his unfathomable martial arts, the internal energy cultivation manual he had given Duan Yu, and his instructions to kill Ding Chunqiu.

Even Duan Zhengchun couldn't help but frown, unaware that so much had happened during Duan Yu's trip.

Gu Ducheng, dressed as a woodcutter, couldn't help but say, "According to what you're saying, scholar, weren't we all mistaken that day and made a fool of ourselves in front of them?"

Zhu Danchen said with a wry smile, "If anyone was mistaken, it was me. I was sure that the little Taoist priest didn't know martial arts, but I never expected to see him today and realize what a clown he is."

Chu Wanli frowned and asked, "Is his martial arts really that high?"

Zhu Danchen shook his head and said...

"I can only say that I don't understand his martial arts skills at all. But he said that he went to Tianlong Temple on this trip, and Your Highness only needs to go into the temple to ask him to find out."

"Moreover, according to that person, the young master's internal energy is currently in disarray, and he can only seek help from the temple. In any case, I'm afraid the prince will have to go to Tianlong Temple."

Duan Zhengchun shook his head and said, "The masters of Tianlong Temple, apart from my brother, have not received any guests for a long time. If Yu'er is really in trouble, we can only go to the palace first to inform my brother and ask him to take Yu'er there."

After a brief discussion, the group decided that Zhu Danchen would go first to the palace to ask Duan Zhengming to treat Duan Yu, while the others would return to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to settle down.

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Junshan Island in Dongting Lake is the headquarters of the Beggars' Sect.

Since Qiao Feng took over as the leader of the Beggars' Clan, first Xuan Bei was murdered in Dali, and the Beggars' Clan launched a full-scale investigation into his death. Not long after, news came that the Western Xia's First-Class Hall was about to make a big move, and Helian Tieshu was eyeing the Central Plains covetously.

As a result, Qiao Feng and Ma Dayuan were extremely busy, and even when they were at the headquarters, they were always in a hurry.

This finally gave Bai Shijing an opportunity.

On this day, Qiao Feng, Ma Dayuan, and several other elders hurriedly left the headquarters, and Bai Shijing sneaked into Kang Min's room.

Faced with Bai Shijing's arrival, Kang Min not only did not resist, but instead tried her best to seduce him. The two of them put a green hat on Ma Dayuan in the storeroom.

After Bai Shijing left with a satisfied look on his face, Kang Min dressed with a cold smile. But that was not enough. One Bai Shijing was no match for Qiao Feng, who had won the hearts of the people.

Just as Kang Min was secretly plotting who else she could win over, she glanced at something and quickly walked to the shrine on the wall to examine it closely. There, in a corner of the shrine, was a fingerprint that hadn't been wiped clean.

Kang Min carefully felt around with her hands. Suddenly, her fingers paused, and she pressed hard on the spot where her fingerprints were. With a "crack" sound, a wooden board inside the shrine sprang up, and a letter fell out.

Kang Min's eyes lit up, and she immediately picked up the letter to read it, only to find that it was sealed with beeswax. She angrily flung her sleeve; it seemed that to find out what was in the letter, she would first need to obtain Ma Dayuan's private seal.

Otherwise, as soon as the secret letter is opened without beeswax being replaced, Ma Dayuan will immediately know that someone has opened it.

With that thought in mind, she restored the mechanism to its original state and quickly left the storeroom.

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Xixia Yipintang.

After Murong Fu disguised himself and infiltrated Yipintang, he changed his name to Li Yanzong. He quickly gained Helian Tieshu's trust by providing a large amount of intelligence about the Suzhou and Hangzhou area, and was given a portion of the troops to command under his command.

As a result, Murong Fu became even more determined to seize military power in the First-Class Hall. He soon proposed to take action against the Beggars' Sect, the martial arts force with the strongest will to resist, and to eliminate this force.

Chapter 317 Encountering Qiao Feng in Dali

Inside the Yipin Hall.

Murong Fu (Li Yanzong) pointed to Eagle's Sorrow Gorge on the map and said to Helian Tieshu, "If the general is willing to personally risk his life to lure the Beggar Clan elders to Eagle's Sorrow Gorge, then we can use the strategy of 'besieging Wei to rescue Zhao,' and wait for Qiao Feng and the others to come to our rescue. We can then wipe out all the Beggar Clan masters in one fell swoop."

Helian Tieshu turned his gaze to the Eagle's Sorrow Gorge he was pointing to. This place was not only suitable for ambushes, but also easy for the enemy to ambush!

He turned to the man who hadn't spoken until now and asked, "What does Brother Duan think?"

The man, with disheveled hair and an ugly face, leaned on a pair of iron crutches. Without even glancing at the map, he asked in a muffled voice, "Brother Li, how can you be so sure that the Beggar Clan elders will definitely fall for the trap? Qiao Feng and the others are seasoned veterans of many battles and are not people who act rashly."

As soon as the sound started, it seemed to come from all directions in the hall at the same time, echoing everywhere, as if countless people were asking questions at the same time.

"Ventriloquism! You are the 'infamous' Duan Yanqing!" Murong Fu's eyes flashed, and he immediately cupped his hands in greeting.

This man was none other than Duan Yanqing, the leader of the Four Evils. At this moment, he simply stared intently at Li Yanzong (Murong Fu) without saying a word.

Li Yanzong (Murong Fu) was rebuffed, but he wasn't angry. He immediately said...

"As far as I know, the Beggars' Sect is currently searching for evidence regarding the death of Shaolin monk Xuanbei in Dali. At this time, Qiao Feng and Ma Dayuan are too preoccupied with other matters to care about anything else. If we handle things well, the other elders of the Beggars' Sect who are responsible for dealing with Xixia will definitely fall into the trap."

"These people will definitely inform Qiao Feng and the others before they take action. However, once the ambush begins, if Qiao Feng comes, it will be like sending sheep into the tiger's den; if he doesn't come, he will surely lose the support of the people, and those in the Beggars' Sect who are not convinced by him will definitely take the opportunity to stir up trouble."

"Regardless of the outcome, this matter will weaken the Beggars' Sect's power, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone."

Helian Tieshu's gaze shifted, and he clapped his hands, saying, "Excellent! What a brilliant plan to kill two birds with one stone! In that case, why not let this general act as bait?"

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Duan Yanqing immediately said, "General, you need to recall the other three immediately. Qiao Feng's martial arts skills are not to be underestimated. The more people you have, the more likely you are to succeed."

After discussing the matter in the hall and finalizing a general plan, the group dispersed.

Soon after, news spread throughout the Western Xia city that the Western Xia emperor was going out of the city to hunt, and Helian Tieshu was ordered to go outside the city ahead of time to investigate the situation.

Meanwhile, the Beggars' Sect disciples inside the city, having learned of the news and noticing the constant activity of the First-Class Hall, realized it was no exaggeration and immediately reported it to their elders.

After various investigations, the Beggars' Clan confirmed that Murong Fu was in Suzhou when the incident occurred in Dali. Ma Dayuan and the others became increasingly convinced of Qiao Feng's judgment that someone was trying to frame Murong Fu and incite internal strife in the martial arts world. Qiao Feng decided to personally go to Dali to see the body of the monk Xuanbei and confirm the cause of death; meanwhile, Duan Yanqing had already set off for Dali to find the other three villains.