Chapter 503: King's Style (I)

"In broad daylight, in the vast universe, Master Xiao put aside past grudges and stood up for Master Luo. We all witnessed this heroic act."

Before Luo Tianjin and Xiao Zhirou could open their mouths to refute, Jin Fuyu continued to speak calmly, "Just now, we heard the heartfelt words of Lord Yun on the sword-discussing stage. The heroes of the world are clear-eyed and can naturally see that there seem to be some unknown twists and turns between Lord Luo, Lord Yun, and Lord Xiao. Since he is the future leader of the martial arts world, he should be a gentleman and give a clear explanation to the heroes of the world. After all, the leader of the Central Plains martial arts world shoulders the righteousness of the rivers and lakes, and he can't be a person who seeks fame and reputation and pretends to be emotional. He should not be short-tempered and fettered by love all day long. Jin is clumsy and may have offended me with his words. I hope Lord Luo will forgive me, but with Lord Luo's wisdom, I believe he will understand Jin's original intention."

Although Jin Fuyu's face was calm and his tone was gentle, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was actually a hidden thorn in the mud, a needle hidden in cotton. He seemed to be considering Luo Tianjin's reputation, but in fact he was hitting Luo Tianjin's weak spot.

After all, ever since the incident in Jiangzhou, the ambiguous relationship between Luo Tianjin and Xiao Zhirou has been widely circulated in the martial arts world.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, Luo Tianjin wanted to take the opportunity to clarify the matter, but unexpectedly, the scandal of Luo Hongxuan "defiled" Zhongli Wanying happened in the middle, which made the alliance banquet he had carefully planned end in vain and ended in a bad mood.

Although the Kunlun sect has made it clear that it will no longer pursue the matter of "stealing skills" from Jueqing Valley, as the saying goes, "a goose leaves a voice when it passes, and a person leaves a name when he passes. With Jin Fuyu's instigation, the affairs in Jiangzhou have already spread like a plague throughout the world, uncontrollably.

Coupled with the farce that just happened on the sword-fighting arena, people are even more curious about the complicated relationship between the three.

By now, this matter had become a thorn in Luo Tianjin's heart. He was often provoked by others, which put him in an awkward situation of being caught between a rock and a hard place, making him very worried.

Luo Tianjin's heart sank when his scar was exposed. He stared at Jin Fuyu with unkind eyes and said indifferently: "Forgive me for my stupidity. I don't understand what Master Jinwu meant."

Jin Fuyu smiled instead of getting angry, nodded and said, "Well! I will just speak out boldly, so as to clear Lord Luo's name."

"Thank you, Master Jinwu, for taking the trouble to clear my name." Luo Tianjin said with a half-smile, his words hinting at sarcasm.

Jin Fuyu pretended to be ignorant and said, "Jin has three questions, and I would like to ask Lord Luo to answer them truthfully. First, what is the relationship between Lord Luo and Valley Master Xiao? Second, what is the grudge between Lord Luo and Lord Yun Sheng? Third, Lord Luo just said that the Central Plains martial arts world is facing internal and external troubles, and the biggest internal trouble is the four major heretical religions. May I ask how Lord Luo will deal with Jueqing Valley and Longxiang Mountain once he becomes the leader of the martial arts world?"

"hiss!"

Jin Fu Yu asked three questions in a row, each one more fierce and sharp than the last, causing everyone around him to hold their breath and cover their faces in horror.

In fact, Jin Fu Yu's three questions were not spur-of-the-moment questions, but were closely linked and contained evil intentions. He had three purposes.

First, to uncover the shameful past between Luo Tianjin and Xiao Zhirou, to shatter his reputation as the loyal "virtuous king", and to alienate him from the Wudang Clan.

Second, use Yun Zhuiyue's hatred for Luo Tianjin to expose his past despicable behavior. Just now on the sword arena, Yun Zhuiyue's constant calling of "unfaithful man" surprised Jin Fuyu, so he wanted to make a big fuss about it.

Third, interpreting "Leader of the Wulin" and "love" as "good and evil cannot coexist" puts Luo Tianjin in a deadlock. Either making enemies with the righteousness of the Wulin, or making enemies with Jueqing Valley and Longxiang Mountain, no matter which one he chooses, it will be a hundred benefits for Jin Fuyu.

It is clear that he has a sinister intention.

In this regard, Luo Tianjin must deal with it carefully. If he is not careful, he will fall into the trap set by Jin Fuyu. If he contradicts himself and finds it difficult to justify himself, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Good question!" Qin Ming echoed, "Ren Wuya's death can be regarded as Qin's petty intention. However... since Lord Luo can explain Ren Wuya's matter clearly, he can probably also explain the matters of Jueqing Valley and Longxiang Mountain clearly."

"That's right!" Tang Yuan nodded and said, "This matter concerns the honor and disgrace of the future leader of the martial arts world, so a satisfactory explanation must be given to the heroes of the world. Lord Luo, don't be anxious, just tell us the whole story, and we are all ears."

Zuo Hongxuan urged in a sarcastic tone: "May I ask Lord Luo to answer Lord Jinwu's three questions!"

Since it was a test of "virtue", what Jin Fu Yu said was reasonable and well-founded, and not unreasonable. Therefore, others could not find an excuse to help Luo Tianjin shirk the responsibility. They could only cast their hopeful eyes on Luo Tianjin, hoping that he could rely on his intelligence and eloquence to turn the danger into safety.

At this moment, there was complete silence all around, as quiet as death, and the atmosphere gradually became somewhat depressing.

Everyone's expressions were tense, their hearts were pounding, and they all fixed their gazes firmly on Luo Tianjin. They pricked up their ears, afraid to miss every word he said.

Luo Tianjin was in the center of the vortex. The gazes from all directions turned into invisible sharp blades, tightly entangling him. He felt depressed, as if his chest was blocked, and even breathing became a little difficult.

He knew that his every move and every word affected the hearts of everyone present, and was related to whether he could successfully sit on the throne of the leader of the martial arts world.

As the old saying goes, "A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step." Luo Tianjin felt as if he was walking on thin ice and facing the abyss, but his faith never wavered.

He has worked hard and gone through countless hardships to finally get to where he is today. He must not capsize in the gutter and let his great cause in the martial arts world fall through.

Thinking of this, Luo Tianjin's eyes suddenly became fierce, he held his head high and chest puffed out, with a hint of coldness and arrogance between his brows.

"In fact, I had already explained the problem of Master Jinwu to many of my friends at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet several months ago."

After a long silence, Luo Tianjin's voice suddenly rang out on the top of Mount Huashan: "However, Master Jin was not in Luoyang that day, so it is inevitable that she does not know the details. Today, I will take this opportunity to explain it again in front of all the heroes in the world. First, before I went to Jiangzhou, Master Xiao and I had never met each other before. It is not as rumored in the martial arts world, is there any shameful ambiguous relationship? As for the 'love affair' mentioned by Master Jin, it is even more groundless and nonsense." "Really?" Jin Fuyu raised his eyebrows and asked suspiciously, "Since you have never met Master Xiao before, why did she help you fight against Master Yun? Everyone knows that the Xianwang Mansion and Jueqing Valley have always been at odds. According to common sense, Master Xiao is already very kind by not adding insult to injury, so why would he help you in times of need?"

"Bah!"

Chang Wuhui glared at him and angrily said, "Master Jinwu, you are so rude. You can blame Luo Tianjin, but why did you involve my Valley Master? Moreover, why are you adding insult to injury? Master Jinwu, please be careful with your words!"

"Whether we know each other or not, Valley Master Xiao can also testify." Luo Tianjin did not directly answer Jin Fuyu's question, but just said vaguely, "As for why Valley Master Xiao helped me..."

At this point, Luo Tianjin's eyes could not help but flash with a hint of entanglement. After hesitating for a long time, he murmured hesitantly: "Maybe there is another reason, but... Luo doesn't know."

Just this one sentence made Xiao Zhirou's bright eyes instantly become dim.

Teng Sanshi could no longer bear the anger in his heart and clenched his fists until they made a crackling sound.

Sure enough, Luo Tianjin is still the Luo Tianjin he was more than 20 years ago. His selfish nature has not changed from beginning to end.

"Humph!"

Xiao Zhirou didn't know whether she was angry or ashamed. She suddenly snorted coldly and said unhappily, "I have nothing to do with the man named Luo. Don't confuse me with this person anymore, or else don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Xiao Zhirou's martial arts skills were obvious to all. When they heard her utter such harsh words, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment and no one dared to respond rashly.

However, Xiao Zhirou's words also indirectly confirmed that what Luo Tianjin said was true, and she inadvertently helped him once again.

"If you two don't know each other, wouldn't it be very strange what happened on the sword arena just now?" Jin Fuyu was not afraid of Xiao Zhirou's threat at all, and said faintly, "Saint Master Yun kept accusing Lord Luo of deceiving Lord Xiao's feelings. I don't know about this..."

"That's just nonsense!" Xiao Zhirou said angrily, "Yun Zhuiyue insulted me too much. I just taught him a lesson. As for his crazy talk, how can Master Jinwu take it seriously?"

"Valley Master Xiao means...Saint Master Yun deliberately framed Lord Luo?" Jin Fuyu seized on Xiao Zhirou's words and asked back, "This leads to my second question. I wonder what kind of deep hatred there is between Saint Master Yun and Lord Luo that made him frame him so cruelly? He even...didn't hesitate to drag Valley Master Xiao into it."

"enough!"

Yun Zhuiyue's eyes turned cold, and she said sternly, "Jin Fuyu, you have a feud with Luo Tianjin, that's your business, don't drag it into me and Valley Master Xiao's head. Be careful not to put the cart before the horse and confuse the priorities!"

"If something is out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on." Jin Fuyu smiled calmly, and then said, "If Valley Master Xiao didn't help House Master Luo, then Saint Master Yun wouldn't have gotten angry and said those 'crazy words', right? In that case, explaining why she helped House Master Luo is the key to solving all the doubts, isn't it? Saint Master Yun, Valley Master Xiao, heroes in the world are not fools, how can they be easily fooled by your perfunctory words?"

"you……"

“Don’t be angry, Lord Yun!” Jin Fuyu waved his hand to interrupt Yun Zhuiyue’s rebuttal and said with a faint smile, “I can ignore your ‘crazy talk’, but Valley Master Xiao suddenly stepped forward…”

At this point, Jin Fuyu's eyes suddenly focused, and he said word by word: "Today we must give the heroes of the world a reasonable explanation."

"Jin Fuyu!" Xiao Zhirou looked at him coldly and asked, "What do you want to ask?"

"I'm just curious, what secrets are there between you and Lord Luo?" Jin Fuyu said calmly, "Why does Saint Yun hate him so much that he is willing to risk his life to slander the future leader of the martial arts world."

"you……"

"In fact, I am also very curious! Rumor has it that Master Jinwu is a descendant of the Jin Kingdom and not a Han Chinese. I wonder if this is true or not?"

Seeing that Jin Fuyu was relentless and wanted to force Xiao Zhirou and Yun Zhuiyue into a desperate situation, Teng Sanshi could not bear to make the ugly incident of the year public and let his daughter and adopted son be insulted again, so he spoke up to help, which immediately caused an exclamation.

Jin Fuyu felt his soft spot was touched and his heart sank. He turned around suddenly and looked at Teng Sanshi in disbelief, with a look of deep shock on his face.

Jin Fuyu never expected that at this critical moment, Teng Sanshi, who had always shared the same hatred with him, would stab him in the back.

Teng Sanshi and Jin Fuyu fell out in public, not only to protect Xiao Zhirou and Yun Zhuiyue, but also foreshadowed the long-standing brotherhood between the Teng clan in Xiangxi and Jin Jianwu, which had since melted and collapsed.

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(End of this chapter)