Chapter 412

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The tenth private room in the North District.

Wang Chongyang couldn't help but shake his head.

Back at the Huashan Sword Discussion, the few of them discussed for seven days and seven nights, and they all admired each other's understanding of the martial way.

Although he was a head taller than the other four Greats, he never underestimated Ouyang Feng's martial arts attainment.

Yet he didn't expect Ouyang Feng to be so despicable.

Now seeing him reap what he sowed, he couldn't help but feel a thousand emotions.

On the Bai Yu Platform.

Su Chen sipped some tea, and without waiting for the crowd to finish discussing, he continued:

"Sixth place on the Grandmaster Ranking, Zhou Botong."

"This person is named the Junior Brother of Wang Chongyang, but in reality, he is his disciple; all his Quanzhen martial arts were taught by Wang Chongyang."

"Zhou Botong has a simple nature, loves to tease others, and behaves like a child, hence the nickname 'Old Urchin'."

"But his martial arts talent is extremely high, and he has mastered all Quanzhen martial arts."

"Later, Wang Chongyang faked his death, and he was ordered to handle the 'Nine Yin Manual,' but was instead deceived by the Eastern Heretic Huang Yaoshi and imprisoned on Taohuadao, practicing martial arts every day, his power growing deeper day by day."

"During his imprisonment, Zhou Botong had nothing to do, so he amused himself by having his right hand and left hand fight each other, and over time, he realized the method of using two minds at once."

"After continuous research, he finally organized this technique into a secret art, naming it 'Left-Right Combat Technique'—one spirit guards the inside, one spirit wanders the outside, using different martial arts moves with both hands."

"When facing an enemy, using this secret art to perform two martial arts simultaneously is like fighting two people at once, doubling combat power; it can be said to be a very practical and powerful secret art."

"Regarding Zhou Botong, there is also a strange secret."

"Back then, Wang Chongyang concluded that Ouyang Feng would not give up his covetous heart for the 'Nine Yin Manual,' so he intended to take precautions."

"He knew that the One Finger Zen of the Dali Duan family was the nemesis of Ouyang Feng's Toad Technique, so he took Zhou Botong to the Dali Imperial Palace to ask for the One Finger Zen supreme skill."

"The Southern Emperor Duan Zhixing was initially unwilling to teach it, but upon learning that Wang Chongyang was willing to exchange his own 'Innate Skill,' he gladly agreed."

"Just as the two were verifying each other's supreme skills, Zhou Botong was strolling in the palace garden and met the Imperial Concubine Yinggu."

"Yinggu was a person who loved martial arts and often practiced sword in the palace. Zhou Botong saw that she was interesting and went to guide her, unknowingly capturing Yinggu's heart, which led to an excessive act."

"After the incident, Wang Chongyang was extremely angry and severely admonished Zhou Botong, telling him to apologize to Duan Zhixing."

"Zhou Botong said that he didn't know it was a wrong thing, otherwise, even if his head were cut off, he would absolutely not do it. Since he knows now, he will definitely not do it again."

"These words were indeed true. From then on, whenever Zhou Botong saw a woman, he would retreat three times, not daring to get close at all."

"Later, as time passed, Zhou Botong also understood the error of this matter and vowed never to see the two again."

"One was Emperor Duan, and the other was Yinggu."

"He felt he had no face to see these two people again."

After this commentary ended, everyone in the hall couldn't help but sigh.

The Old Urchin, Zhou Botong!

No one expected that this Old Urchin, Zhou Botong, who looked like a tag-along following Wang Chongyang, would have such powerful power.

It was even a notch higher than the Western Poison, Ouyang Feng.

And he had realized the 'Left-Right Combat Technique,' a secret art that could double combat power.

But what surprised everyone the most was the strange secret about Zhou Botong.

This strange secret solved many of everyone's doubts.

For example, why Wang Chongyang was proficient in the One Finger Zen of the Dali Duan family.

And how Zhou Botong met the Imperial Concubine Yinggu.

It turned out that Wang Chongyang and Master Yideng were verifying martial arts with each other, which gave Zhou Botong an opportunity.

But hearing what followed, everyone couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

In their view, the combination of Zhou Botong and Yinggu was a tragedy.

The former was simple and ignorant, and the latter was bold in love and hate.

Zhou Botong's subsequent series of actions could be considered atonement for this mistake.

The tenth private room in the North District.

Zhou Botong laughed: "Good! My power has already surpassed that old poison!"

He was heartless, or perhaps he was a highly intelligent person, automatically shielding himself from matters related to Duan Zhixing and Yinggu.

Wang Chongyang was surprised: "Mr. Su actually praised that 'Left-Right Combat Technique' you created so highly. Is this technique really that powerful?"

He had heard Zhou Botong mention this secret art on the way here, but he didn't take it to heart.

Hearing Su Chen's praise again at this moment, he couldn't help but take it seriously.

Zhou Botong said: "Senior Brother, don't think about it; you probably won't be able to learn it."

Wang Chongyang had been strong his whole life; how could he listen to such words? He immediately raised his eyebrows and said:

"What a big tone. Teach me and see if this old Daoist can learn it or not?"

Zhou Botong pushed a cup of tea in front of Wang Chongyang and said: "Then please, Senior Brother, dip your finger in the water and draw a square with your left hand and a circle with your right hand."

"Just this? What's difficult about this?"

Wang Chongyang rolled up his sleeves, dipped his finger in the water, and began to draw on the table.

But after several attempts, he failed, and he couldn't help but exclaim in suspicion, "This thing is strange."

Zhou Botong laughed: "Didn't I say Senior Brother wouldn't be able to learn it?"

On the Bai Yu Platform.

Su Chen sipped some clear tea, listening to the crowd below discussing, and said calmly:

"Fifth place on the Grandmaster Ranking, Hong Qigong."

"This person is the 'Northern Beggar,' one of the Five Great Grandmasters. He is righteous and witty, highly respected, and has a famous reputation in the Great Song Jianghu."

"His martial arts talent is extremely high; he is proficient in the supreme skills of the Beggar Sect, the 'Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms' and the 'Dog Beating Staff Technique'."

"He is not a master of internal energy, but specializes in external skills, having practiced external skills to the pinnacle realm, and from the outside to the inside, he naturally generated supreme internal energy."

"Regarding this Grandmaster on the list, there is also a strange secret."

"Hong Qigong was pure and desireless his whole life, except for his love of food. He once delayed matters because of gluttony and punished himself by chopping off his right index finger, hence the nickname 'Nine-Fingered Divine Beggar'."

"And although Hong Qigong has heaven-defying cultivation, he never kills people easily. In his life, he has killed 231 people, each of whom was a proven villain who deserved to die."

As soon as these words were spoken, a round of applause immediately rang out in the hall.

Commenting until now, Hong Qigong is undoubtedly the most righteous and awe-inspiring figure of the righteous path.

As a martial arts Grandmaster, he cut off his finger to repent for his mistakes and never killed anyone indiscriminately. Throughout the Jianghu, very few people can do both of these things.

"What a Northern Beggar, Hong Qigong! He is a true hero!"

A'Fei shouted loudly.

"Compared to the Western Poison, Ouyang Feng, the Northern Beggar, Hong Qigong, is truly on a much higher level."

Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but sigh.

The Great Song Jianghu heroes in the hall held their heads even higher, feeling proud that Great Song had such a figure.

"Ding!"

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Su Chen listened to the system prompt, and the speed at which he shook his Autumn Moon Fan increased by three points.

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It seems that getting all six Platinum Lottery Cards for this issue should not be a problem.

Thinking of this, Su Chen became even more spirited, drank a cup of clear tea, and read in a resonant voice:

"Fourth place on the Grandmaster Ranking, Huang Yaoshi."

"This person is the 'Eastern Heretic,' one of the Five Great Grandmasters, sitting in command of Taohuadao, and can be called a strange person of his generation."

"He is proficient in astronomy and geography, five elements and eight trigrams, strange gates and hidden armor, zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and even agriculture, water conservancy, economics, and military strategy—there is nothing he does not know and nothing he is not proficient in."