Chapter 33: Martial Arts Masters
In the reception hall of the Tie Mansion, Tie Wushuang, Shui Dai and Chu Luren were chatting happily.
Before coming to Tie Wushuang's mansion, Chu Luren had already recited his "homework", praising Tie Wushuang's commendable deeds. Later, when he heard from the Jianghu farmers in the mansion that Shui Dai was also there, he also came to the front hall on his way, so he used the excuse of going to the bathroom to take out the chivalrous list and recite it.
Shui Dai is old and rarely travels around the world. He is not a hot topic and does not have much power or influence, so he was naturally removed from the Heavenly List long ago.
However, the "Four Wonders of the South" are famous after all. Although it is not enough to support Shui Dai on the list when there is no hot spot, the old continent Tian Shu has always been at the bottom of the list and is now 30th!
Moreover, Shui Sheng and Wang Xiaofeng are from famous families. If they are more capable, they can still be ranked on the list.
The deeds of Lu Tianshu and the two heroes of Lingjian also included some of Shui Dai's life. Chu Luren took a few glances in the toilet and praised them in a very appropriate way...
With Shui Sheng and Wang Xiaofeng, two such "young masters" on the list, Chu Lu Ren naturally admired them.
But...the two of them didn't seem to appreciate it? Shui Dai, on the other hand, seemed very happy!
In fact, it is normal. Chu Lu Ren has already figured out the rules of the "Human List". In fact, the top of the Human List is always more prominent than the bottom half of the Earth List, and this is a symbol of "having a backer".
However, Shui Sheng is still young, and Wang Xiaofeng is a bit like a greenhouse flower. At this moment, he is like a rebellious teenager, feeling that compared with the Human List and the Earth List, they are "children's" stuff.
Naturally, they were somewhat envious and jealous of the Chulu people who were about the same age as them, but since Shui Dai was present, they would not be rude. At most, they would just feel a little dissatisfied in their hearts.
"Young Master Chu, you have come all the way to Sanxiang, are you pursuing that evil villain, the Blood Knife Patriarch?" Shui Dai took the initiative to mention the purpose of Chu Lu Ren's visit.
"The Blood Knife Patriarch is extremely cunning, especially in actual combat. He is good at taking advantage of the terrain and people's hearts when fighting. He is very dangerous... But I am just traveling around the world now, without any special intention." Chu Lu Ren did not mention Duan Yu.
Firstly, “children and grandchildren have their own blessings”, and as a good brother, Chu Lu Ren did not specifically look for him; secondly... this is after all the territory of the Song Dynasty, and it is better not to reveal the fact that the royal heir of Dali was kidnapped.
Shangguan Haitang was transferred before, which made Chu Luren lose trust in the Shenhou Mansion and even the Song court!
However, when Wang Xiaofeng and Shui Sheng heard Chu Luren’s words, they both curled their lips, especially the former... his expression management was very poor!
This time he didn't blame others. After all, Chu Lu Ren mentioned how powerful the Blood Knife Ancestor was for no reason, which seemed to be a bit of an exaggeration for himself.
The fact that Tie Wushuang and Shui Dai showed no sign of surprise only shows that they are veterans and have good expression management skills.
But in fact, Chu Lu Ren just wanted to remind Shui Dai that the Blood Knife Ancestor was difficult to deal with!
It is not easy to state it directly. After all, no one in Chu Lu knows whether the Blood Knife Patriarch came to the Song Dynasty with Jiumozhi or has returned to the Blood Knife Sect on his own.
And judging from her age, when the Blood Blade Patriarch kidnapped Shui Sheng in "The Untold Story", she should have been around 20 years old. If this world also follows this timeline, then it shouldn't have happened recently...
Of course, Chu Lu Ren did not think that everything would be as he knew since his junior brother Ben Yin, Ben Guan, Ben Chan and Ben Xiang had the Dharma name "Yi Deng"!
"Since you have nothing to do, that's great! You can stay in the mansion for a while, and I can introduce you to some old friends!" Tie Wushuang was very enthusiastic, and just as rumored, he liked to support young people. It was obvious that his "old friends" must be famous martial artists in Sanxiang.
In Tie Wushuang's opinion, Chu Lu Ren was already ranked on the Earth List at a young age. He had both talent and needed help, so he would naturally be willing to help him.
However, Chu Luren obviously did not have the time to stay for a few more days, so he quickly said, "Thank you, Mr. Tie, for your kindness. I came to your house rashly because I have something to ask for."
It was clearly the first time they met, but he had something to ask for help, and Tie Wushuang still asked in a kind manner.
This kind of thing is very common. Not to mention young and promising "young heroes" like Chu Lu Ren, some distressed "heroes" are sometimes really short of money and do not have the goal or ability to rob the rich to help the poor. If they are in Xiangtan, they can pay a visit and hint... and when they leave, they can also receive a farewell gift ranging from dozens to hundreds of taels.
If you really can't make it, Tie Wushuang will directly introduce you to the escort agency.
Of course, Chu Lu Ren is not so trapped. As a 90s generation who grew up playing Japanese RPGs, killing small (qiang) monsters (dao) to replenish his wallet is a daily routine!
So Chu Lu Ren told the whole story "truthfully" about how he "chancedly met a disciple of Songshan who had hidden his identity", "analyzed Songshan's purpose through the invitation to retire", and "heard that they were going to kill the whole family".
However, after Chu Lu Ren finished speaking, he found that Tie Wushuang had a somewhat conflicted look on his face, especially the disciples behind him, who were even looking at Chu Lu Ren with some resentment at this time!
"The Songshan Sect is close to the Zen ancestral temple. After all, it is a famous and upright sect. How could it be so cruel?" Tie Wushuang was obviously dissatisfied with the "killing the whole family" and so on, but...
The disciple behind Tie Wushuang advised, "Master, since this is the Five Mountains Sword Alliance's own business, there is no need for us to interfere, right? Fourth Senior Brother was also invited to Hengshan City before. If this is true, I believe Fourth Senior Brother and other senior masters of the Three Xiang martial arts world will not stand idly by."
He himself can't say this, so can the effect be the same if "Fourth Brother" goes and "Master" goes in person?
Chu Lu Ren also heard at this time that this disciple of Tie Wushuang was clearly dissatisfied with the "Five Mountains Sword Alliance"!
Come to think of it...
Originally, we were all sects in the Three Xiang martial arts world. But your Hengshan sect suddenly formed an alliance with the four sects of Guanzhongshan, Zhongzhou Songshan, Hedong Hengshan, and Qilu Taishan. What kind of Five Mountains Sword Alliance is this? How powerful are you? Can Three Xiang no longer accommodate you?
Although nominally intended to counter the Sun and Moon Sect, the Five Mountains' alliance actually damaged the "regionality" of each faction from the outset.
If Songshan attacked some other martial artist from Sanxiang, the famous masters from Sanxiang like Tie Wushuang and Shui Dai would not tolerate his reckless behavior, but as for Hengshan Sect... it would be a bit subtle!
Shangguan Haitang had no time to remind him of these things before, and Chu Luren only reacted now, feeling a little embarrassed.
This world... is so hard to survive in!
But at this moment, Tie Wushuang stopped his disciple and asked Chu Lu Ren, "What is the relationship between Young Master Chu and Hengshan Sect?"
"It doesn't matter, I just heard it..." Chu Lu Ren answered truthfully.
"Who in the Liu Mansion is he connected to?" Tie Wushuang asked again.
"Well... actually I only know Mi Weiyi and Mi Xiong. I met them when they sent me the invitation." Chu Lu Ren said embarrassedly.
"Then why did you come to Liu Mansion and ask me for help?" Tie Wushuang stared at Chu Lu Ren and asked.
"The junior is rude, but... I just can't stand it at the moment." Chu Lu Ren felt more and more embarrassed. He couldn't stand it himself, but he came to trouble Tie Wushuang. Now that he thinks about it, it is indeed not a good idea.
Moreover, Chu Lu Ren had already planned in his mind how to break the impasse if he was the only one there. As for Songshan? He couldn't stand it anyway, so he would offend him. At most, he would go to Zhongzhou less often in the future. The world was so big, could Zuo Lengchan just do nothing and chase him all day?
But at this moment, Tie Wushuang suddenly laughed and said, "Hahaha, you, a junior in the martial arts world, can't stand it, so how can I sit back and watch? Bai Qiong , go and make arrangements. Tomorrow morning, let's go to Hengshan City together to see what Liu Zhengfeng has done!"
