Ma Jiamen: I was forced to fight for supremacy

"The Great Shu gathers the martial arts evaluation list, and gathers all the extraordinary talents in the world."

Hearing Meng Yao read out the fourteen large gold-plated characters, Ma Zhan muttered inwardly.

"Why do you want to take over the whole world? Don't you know that my Second Master is invincible?"

Turning to the first page of the martial arts list, there was a man in black clothes, who looked quite handsome.

The words "Ghost Emperor" were written in the blank space of the picture, and below the picture, the life story of the Ghost Emperor was written in small characters.

The Ghost Emperor, Lord of Fengdu, a land of immortals, has a record of sixty-four battles...without a single defeat.

The battle record is very detailed, mainly highlighting the Ghost Emperor's overwhelming military power.

The second page shows an old man in a coarse grey robe, sitting cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed, holding a wooden sword in his arms.

Jiange, the Sword God Wu Dao, the fairyland on land, has no sword in his hand, but thousands of swords in his heart, he attacks without any moves, but no moves are better than moves.

Fifty-nine battles are recorded... without a single defeat. Unfortunately, I was unable to fight the Ghost Emperor.

Page three, Xiulou Yunniang...

Page 4, Miss Guo from Mount Emei...

Page 5, Yu Donghai of Qingcheng Mountain...

When they turned to the sixth page, Ma Zhan and Meng Yao exclaimed at the same time

"Second Master..."

Oh my god, I was shocked.

Ma Zhongtong unexpectedly appeared on the Shu Kingdom's martial arts rankings. Ma Zhongtong was dressed in red, with a flaming spear in his hand, his eyes contemptuous and murderous.

Ma Zhan immediately looked at the life story below.

Liang State, Ma Zhongtong, first rank and first realm, indestructible.

He fought three times in his life, and defeated the leader of the Twin Demons Gang, Han Kun (Indestructible).

The second victory is over Tantric Buddhism, Mahārāshtra (the Vajra Realm of Buddhism).

Zhang Hanzhong defeated the Five Pecks of Rice Sect three times (the scene changes with the mind).

He won all three battles, and with a fire dragon spear, he challenged the Shu martial arts world.

Three battles... I see. The martial arts ranking list is based on the martial arts skills displayed by practitioners.

To be precise, the ranking should be based on the strength demonstrated in recorded battles within the territory of Shu.

Just like the Emperor of Tang, if he was a terrestrial immortal, he would not come to Shu to fight.

Ma Laoer, Ma Laoer, you brought so much blood and gore to the Kingdom of Shu back then.

Page 7, The Five Pecks of Rice Sect, Zhang Hanzhong...

Page 8, Tantric Buddhism, Dalai Lama...

Page 9, Tang Clan, Tang Xiaodie...

Page 10, Jade Dragon Gate, White Ape...

Only the top ten on this hardcover martial arts ranking list are eligible to appear in color illustrations. After the eleventh place, only their names are shown, without their faces.

When Ma Zhan saw the name of No. 11, he laughed.

The Shuangsha Gang, Han Kun, this poor guy, not only lost the battle, but was also squeezed out of the top ten. How much he hated Ma Zhongtong.

Ma Zhan nudged Meng Yao with his shoulder and said with a sly look:

"I'm telling you, the Second Master definitely traveled to Shu and met that beautiful old lover.

My old lover must have promised Second Master that he could enter the top ten of the martial arts rankings, believe it or not."

Meng Yao smiled and rubbed Ma Zhan's head. "I don't believe it. Unless you find evidence."

Ma Zhan turned to the sixth page of the martial arts evaluation list and pointed at Ma Zhongtong's evaluation and said:

"Puyang Yingjun told me that the top ten on the martial arts rankings have remained the same for nearly five years. Five years ago, the Second Master was traveling the martial arts world for the second time, and his cultivation had already reached a high level.

You see, in Erye’s first battle, he fought against the tenth-placed opponent on the list that year, Han Kun from the Twin Demons Gang. Erye won, and it should have been an easy win.

This was beyond the old lover's expectations. It might be another request made by the old lover, or there might be some other reason.

The Second Master directly challenged those who were one level higher than him and beat up Dalai Buddha and Zhang Hanzhong, who were one level higher than him.

Thus, the Second Master appeared on the Shu Kingdom Martial Arts Ranking, ranking sixth."

After Ma Zhan's analysis and thinking about how many female confidantes Ma Zhongtong had, Meng Yao already believed it to about 70%.

"That makes sense. It would be amazing if you could tell me who that old lover is."

"Mengyao, you have learned bad things." Ma Zhan curled his lips and turned back to continue looking at the rankings after eleventh place.

When he turned to the ninth page, he glanced at Tang Xiaodie's name intentionally or unintentionally.

——In the quiet and closed room of the Tang Clan, Tang Anru looked at the still round moon in the sky through the slightly larger ventilation window high up, and shed a line of clear tears in grievance.

She didn't understand why. She was the proud daughter of the Tang Clan and a rising star on the second list of martial arts. Her portrait appeared on the beauty list on the second list of Yanzhiping.

The leader of the Tang Clan, her aunt, doted on her from a young age, grooming her as his successor. Her fellow disciples flocked to her, and countless talented young men from Shu Kingdom pursued her.

However, everything had changed since she returned from Liangguo Luozhou. She had never seen her aunt so angry with her before, and she could even see a hint of murderous intent in her aunt's eyes.

Under the persuasion of her parents and a group of elders, her aunt locked her up in this dark and quiet room and ordered that no one was allowed to visit her.

This wasn't some kind of confinement room; it was a dark, gloomy dungeon. The usually attentive brothers were nowhere to be seen.

The dark and damp environment and the increasingly cold weather have been destroying Tang Anru's self-esteem. She thinks she has done nothing wrong, so why should she be punished like this?

She burst into tears, feeling very aggrieved.

"Sister~Sister~" A cautious voice came from the ventilation window, making Tang Anru happy.

"An Yue~..." she cried out in surprise.

Tang Anyue quickly pretended to be silent. "Shh~", I have temporarily knocked the guard unconscious, let's not wake them up

"Oh~" Tang Anru nodded. When she saw Tang Anyue, she felt aggrieved and wanted to cry again.

Tang Anyue carefully stuffed a cloth bag into the ventilation window and whispered:

"Auntie took my storage bag away. I'll give you this little bit of food first."

Tang Anru opened the cloth bag and found several cakes, candied fruits and other snacks inside, which were her favorite snacks.

She looked at Tang Anyue gratefully and said, "Thank you."

Tang Anyue smiled and said, "Eat quickly. I have to go back first, otherwise my aunt will find out."

Tang Anru looked at the empty ventilation window, and tears fell onto the pastry in her hand.

Tang Xiaodie was wearing a nightgown, leaning lazily on the recliner in the bedroom.

Moonlight streams into the bedroom, and the autumn wind occasionally blows the hair that hangs down her shoulders.

Autumn reminded her of some people and things, and she looked a little lonely.

"Master, Miss Xiaoyue has already gone back."

An old woman appeared beside Tang Xiaodie at some point and stood respectfully beside her.

"Hmm~" Tang Xiaodie closed her eyes slightly, and said lazily, "Did you see it?"

The old woman bowed and replied, "Yes, Miss Xiaoyue used the scent of wild fox to mask the scent of the requiem incense and bewitched the guard. I sent some food to Miss Xiaoru."

Tang Xiaodie raised the corners of her mouth slightly and muttered to herself.

"An Ru is too much like me back then. If she doesn't endure a little hardship, she won't be able to shoulder the entire Tang Sect."

"An Yue~" Tang Xiaodie shook her head. "He's more intelligent than An Yue, but he's not fit to be the leader of the Tang Sect."