novelGlobal #196 - What! Duan Lao Mo wants to be the leader of the martial arts world? (55K subscription require
#196 - What! Duan Lao Mo wants to be the leader of the martial arts world? (55K subscription require
Chapter 196: What! Old Devil Duan wants to be the Leader of the Martial Arts Alliance? (5.5K seeking subscriptions)
Leizhou, known for its thunder.
It is said that Chen Tianshui, the founder of the Thunder Lord Mother Sect, was born in Leizhou. He spent most of his life as a fool, barely surviving in the streets, even being secretly taken advantage of by some old women. But one day, he had a dream in the thunderstorm.
He dreamed of the Thunder Lord Mother descending beside him on a massive thundercloud.
It is said that on that day, when Chen Tianshui woke up, he actually saw a thundercloud identical to the one in his dream floating above him. In the swirling clouds, he could even see the massive figure of the Thunder Lord Mother.
At that moment, the thunder suddenly boomed, and a torrential rain fell from the sky, mixed with countless strange metals. Chen Tianshui vaguely felt a giant palm stroking his head.
After that, he who was originally foolish and silly suddenly felt refreshed and enlightened.
At that time, when Chen Tianshui raised his hand, those strange metals on the ground gathered together, and then he rubbed them into two hollow iron pillars with his hands and inserted them into his head.
From then on, Chen Tianshui could often hear the "teachings" of the Thunder Lord Mother, and later he truly achieved great divine power and founded the Thunder Lord Mother Sect.
Of course, this was a long, long time ago, and it's hard to tell whether it's true or false.
After all, even Duan Yun, a heroic young man, has been rumored to be an old devil, so such an ancient story must have even more inaccuracies.
However, the fact that Chen Tianshui suddenly went from being a fool to normal, and even comprehended divine power, is true, otherwise there would be no Thunder Lord Mother Sect.
Since Chen Tianshui, the history of the Thunder Lord Mother Sect has been over a thousand years.
This sect is truly an anomaly in the martial world. Unlike other sects, it does not like to occupy mountains and land, forming a closed collective and carving out territories.
They are relatively scattered, and the connections between fellow disciples are not close. They seem to spend their entire lives chasing the footsteps of the Thunder Lord Mother in the thunder.
Compared to most Jianghu(江湖: the martial world) forces that kill and rape, the Thunder Lord Mother Sect does not seem so cruel and murderous.
Or rather, they are not devoted to this path.
But it depends on the time.
For example, when Duan Yun first met them, he was used as a test subject by a thunder lunatic. There are often some sensational rumors in the Jianghu(江湖: the martial world), such as a town's women being skinned alive, and these human skins being used as kites to attract thunder, which was also done by the people of the Thunder Lord Mother Sect.
According to Jianghu(江湖: the martial world) rumors, the people of the Thunder Lord Mother Sect would mostly say that it was the guidance of the Thunder Lord Mother when they did these horrifying things.
In Duan Yun's eyes, this group of people is like time bombs that plague the Jianghu(江湖: the martial world).
They are fine usually, but once they explode, innocent people will inevitably suffer, like him, an innocent handsome passerby, and like the women in that town who were skinned alive.
Yes, it would be fine if the Thunder Lord Mother told them to eat sh*t, but it's hard to guarantee that she won't give some harmful guidance.
Duan Yun's trip to Leizhou is with a sense of mission. He not only wants to eliminate these "time bombs", but also to control the power of these "time bombs" in his own hands.
Such dangerous things as the power of thunder and lightning can only be controlled by a heroic young man with his uprightness, and only when he possesses it will it be beneficial to maintaining peace in the Jianghu(江湖: the martial world).
Duan Yun's plan is to first move some of the thunder lunatics' lightning to charge himself, to replenish his depleted thunder true qi, and then to find those elders and sect leaders, kill them cleanly, and see if he can master the mysteries of the Thunder Lord Mother Sect.
In short, the great hero serves himself and the people.
Unfortunately, whether it's bad luck, or even in Leizhou there are still seasonal reasons, since leaving the Qiongling Sect, he hasn't encountered much thunder and rain, nor has he encountered any thunder lunatics listening to thunder.
These days, he is still approaching Thunder Mother Mountain.
It is said that the Thunder Lord Mother Sect's mountain gate is in that area, and the current sect leader of the Thunder Lord Mother Sect has also lived there for a long time after obtaining a piece of Thunder Mother Divine Iron, and has not left for four years.
Duan Yun's main purpose of this trip is to kill him.
If the thunder lunatics are bombs that explode randomly, then this sect leader is the biggest one.
He is the one who should be eliminated the most.
That skinning incident was done by him alone.
Duan Yun is not in a hurry to move forward, he is leisurely and carefree, treating it as a trip to Leizhou.
It has to be said that the customs and culture of Leizhou are already quite different from those of Yunzhou.
Here there are both hills, mostly not steep, and most of them are rolling meadows. It is said that behind Thunder Mother Mountain, there is an even larger mysterious swamp and rolling desert.
And the Jade Guanyin, who makes countless handsome men in the Jianghu(江湖: the martial world) tremble with fear, lives in that mysterious swamp, and the desert country behind the swamp is said to be under her control.
Duan Yun rode his horse leisurely on the road.
This horse was sent by Yu Zhenzhen, it is very easy to ride and very obedient.
At this moment, he is holding an iron plate in his hand.
This iron plate is of excellent quality, with delicate patterns engraved on it.
The first thing that catches the eye is a Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute).
This iron plate was searched from the Jade Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute) Prince. The Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute) engraved on the iron plate should represent the Jade Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute) Prince himself, but what is more striking on this iron plate is the hand behind the Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute).
It is a hand with nine fingers, and an eye is engraved on the back of the hand.
A silk thread hangs down from one of the fingers and wraps around the Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute).
"What does this specifically represent?" Duan Yun looked at the iron plate and pondered.
Before separating from the Murong brothers, they had discussed this matter.
But even the Murong brothers, these veterans of the Jianghu(江湖: the martial world), did not know the specific origin and meaning of this iron plate.
However, they analyzed that the Jade Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute) Prince seemed to have joined an organization, and the Jade Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute) Prince's status in this organization should not be low, but he was not the boss after all.
From the description of this iron plate, the one who truly controls everything should be this hand with nine fingers.
The silk thread on one of the fingers wraps around the Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute), representing that the mastermind behind the scenes controls the Jade Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute) Prince. If this hand has a total of nine fingers, does it mean that it controls nine people similar to the Jade Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute) Prince?
This hand is undoubtedly terrible.
After all, the Jade Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute) Prince is already an extremely powerful figure, but he is also controlled by this person.
There are many deliberate scratches on the iron plate. These scratches are basically scratched on the silk thread and the strange hand. Does this mean that the Jade Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute) Prince wants to get rid of the control of this hand?
The Jade Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute) Prince suddenly disappeared ten years ago, and no one in the Jianghu(江湖: the martial world) knew his whereabouts.
If it hadn't been for Duan Yun and Yu Zhenzhen's accidental discovery of digging the cellar, I'm afraid his whereabouts would still be a mystery.
The Jade Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute) Prince has been hiding in the Qiongling Sect, not hesitating to pretend to be ghosts with Guanyin statues to hide his whereabouts. Is he avoiding this hand and trying to get rid of it?
Of course, this is just Duan Yun's guess, after all, the Jade Xiao(箫: a chinese vertical bamboo flute) Prince is dead.
Dead people don't talk if they don't like to write diaries.
It has to be said that riding a horse in winter is not a very enjoyable thing.
The cold wind whizzes by, and the frost from the night before has not yet dissipated, giving one the feeling that their nose is about to be frozen off.
At this time, Duan Yun passed by a small town.
This small town is built on a gentle hillside, with people coming and going from time to time, looking quite lively.
Duan Yun got off his horse and bought four steaming hot buns and started eating.
He stopped after eating only two buns.
The taste of these buns with cold water is really average, and there is a teahouse here.
Honestly, after traveling for several days in this cold winter, Duan Yun felt a sense of kinship when he saw a storyteller telling stories.
There were many people listening to the story in the teahouse, and Duan Yun also sat down.
You know what, the storyteller's expression on the stage is somewhat similar to Lao Guo's.
Just a little younger.
The storytellers in Yunzhou like to tell anecdotes about Yunzhou, those in Yuzhou like to tell about Yuzhou, and those in Leizhou naturally tell about Leizhou.
As an outsider, Duan Yun was quite happy to hear about the fresh things in Leizhou.
Originally, it was all good at the beginning, telling the story of the abbot of Thunder Rain Temple and the abbess of Green Water Nunnery who were a pair of infatuated lovers, but later found out that they were half-siblings, so they became monks and nuns one after another, a story of love, hatred, and grudges.
As soon as this story was finished, the storyteller clapped the table with his gavel and said, "Next, I am going to talk about recent major events."
"What major events can there be? You haven't said how the abbot and the nun were specifically doing things in the cellar."
A listener who only wanted to hear the details said dissatisfied.
"What I am going to talk about next is the matter of the female sword immortals of Qiongling Sect," the storyteller said.
"What, are there new female sword immortals taking customers again? Tell me quickly!"
Immediately, the listeners became excited.
It can be seen that the female sword immortals of Qiongling Sect have high popularity no matter where they are.
"New female sword immortals taking customers? You're thinking too much! I have received news that the female sword immortals have all turned over a new leaf!" the storyteller said with a wave of his sleeves.
"How is that possible!"
"The female sword immortals have turned over a new leaf? How can they turn over a new leaf when their desires are hard to control?"
"Bullsh*t! I've saved up two years' worth of silver!"
For a time, the teahouse became even more lively, with some mourning their losses and others jumping up and down in disbelief.
"Have you heard about the fact that Sword Immortal Lin has turned over a new leaf?" the storyteller said.
"That was Old Devil Duan's doing! Aren't there still three? It is said that more female sword immortals inside the Qiongling Sect are about to lose control, and there will be even more coming out to take customers!"
This listener was obviously a loyal fan of the Qiongling Sect, talking eloquently.
"This brother knows a lot, but the news is too slow. Do you know that Old Devil Duan has come to Leizhou!"
"What!"
Hearing the three words "Old Devil Duan", the teahouse listeners were all surprised.
"Old Devil Duan has not only come to Leizhou, but also went to the Qiongling Sect. You all know that the female sword immortals of the Qiongling Sect have changed from jade maidens to lustful women, which is said to be the work of Old Devil Duan. Everyone is happy to see this, after all, it is the first time that pure and jade-like female sword immortals have taken customers, and who wouldn't want to spend some money to taste the taste of pure and jade-like female sword immortals.
But this time, Old Devil Duan is not being human!"
As soon as the storyteller said this, the listeners became nervous.
"The Qiongling Sect has specially sent people to clarify a few days ago, saying that their uncontrollable desires have nothing to do with Old Devil Duan, and that Old Devil Duan is wronged. And what is even more terrible is that with the help of Old Devil Duan, they have become pure and jade-like again.
In other words, the female sword immortals of the Qiongling Sect will no longer take customers!"
"What!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"You storyteller, you're talking nonsense! Absolute rumors! My uncle was still working there as a gatekeeper some time ago!"
The storyteller showed a look of heartache and said, "I can understand everyone's mood, but the facts are in front of you. I have a tip, it is said that this group of female sword immortals of the Qiongling Sect are not only no longer uncontrollably lustful, but even become very 'xia tou(下头: cringey/unattractive)'."
"'Xia tou(下头: cringey/unattractive)'?"
"The female sword immortals of the Qiongling Sect were already arrogant, but recently they have become overly arrogant. They went to buy sesame cakes, and the sesame cake boss kindly wrapped them up, but they suspected that the boss was trying to deliberately please them, and said that a pheasant could not match a phoenix.
They also said that the boss's eyes were wandering around, and he looked like he had ulterior motives. The boss told them that he was old and his eyes were blurred and could not see clearly, but he was scolded again, saying that he was quibbling and dared to look but dared not admit it.
But the sesame cake seller was indeed born with a squint, and as he got older, his eyes became even worse."
The storyteller described.
"So 'xia tou(下头: cringey/unattractive)'?" someone asked in surprise.
"This is just one thing. It is said that after the pedestrians on the road knew their style, they deliberately turned their heads and dared not look at them, but they were also said to be sneaky and had dirty thoughts in their hearts, otherwise why would they not dare to look at them."
Through such a description, the listeners knew that if this was true, it meant that the female sword immortals of the Qiongling Sect had completely changed.
You must know that before, there were many people peeping at the Qiongling Sect, but I have never seen this situation.
Those peepers all described that the female sword immortals of the Qiongling Sect were becoming increasingly confused, exuding a charm all over their bodies, and feared that it would not be long before they would follow in the footsteps of their predecessors and fall into prostitution.
As a result, looking at it this way, their fire was not only extinguished, but even formed a kind of ice called "'xia tou(下头: cringey/unattractive)'".
"Did Old Devil Duan do this?" someone asked.
"If it wasn't him, who else could it be! This devil can turn female sword immortals from jade maidens to lustful women, and naturally he can turn them from lustful women to 'xia tou(下头: cringey/unattractive)'. And the female disciples of the Qiongling Sect are spreading everywhere that they are very grateful to Old Devil Duan for saving them from the fire and water.
Poor female sword immortals, it is difficult to see their demeanor in the Jianghu(江湖: the martial world) again! They have already become Old Devil Duan's exclusive property!"
"It is said that when the female sword immortals were being planted with demons by Old Devil Duan, they were all sucked onto the old devil's body, constantly spraying water! The eldest senior sister of the Qiongling Sect, Yu Zhenzhen, personally said that Old Devil Duan had also beaten her ass hard!
But even though Old Devil Duan treated them so harshly, they were still grateful to Old Devil Duan, reluctant to part with him, unforgettable, what is it if it's not Old Devil Duan's exclusive property?"
The storyteller said with deep feeling.
"Doesn't the sect leader Gu Xue care?" someone asked.
"You say how coincidental, as soon as Old Devil Duan came to 'treat the disease', Gu Xue passed away," the storyteller said.
Hearing this, many people turned pale.
"What a Old Devil Duan, really ruthless, in order to occupy the female sword immortals of the Qiongling Sect, even Senior Gu Xue did not escape the clutches of the devil!"
"If that's the case, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Qiongling Sect is now surnamed Duan."
"Damn it, the female sword immortals have all become his, isn't he more blessed than the emperor."
"If the emperor knew, I'm afraid he would be envious."
"Damn it, he didn't even leave us a sip of soup, my silver was saved for nothing!"
"Senior Gu Xue has passed away, wouldn't that mean that the Qiongling Sect has lost its pillar?"
"What, now that you've lost your pillar of support, you dare to provoke him? Is Lonely Snow more powerful, or Old Devil Duan?"
At this, everyone was completely silenced.
Duan Yun was also speechless.
Yu Zhenzhen, is this how you clarify things for me?
Yes, these clarifications all sound true, even the spanking details are real, but why do these truths, when combined, sound so strange?
"Old Devil Duan can be said to have occupied the Qiong Ling Sect. What exactly is he trying to do?"
"Could he be aiming to become the leader of the martial arts world?"
"Martial arts leader!"
As soon as this idea was voiced, many people gasped.
"Old Devil Duan now has the Jade Maiden Sword Sect, which is divided into two factions. It's said that many men, unable to bear the pressure, have all 'feminized' and joined them, resulting in rapid growth. Later, he created the Great Hero Sect, filled with madmen who want to kill all 'turtle men,' evil women, and evil masters, causing endless harm. It's said that many 'turtle man' experts have died tragically, and ordinary 'turtle men' are dying in droves.
Now he has reshaped the Qiong Ling Sect to his liking. With these three sects under his control, if he does anything else, he might really become the leader of the martial arts world!"
At this, the storyteller nodded and said, "Wasn't the previous martial arts leader, Yue Bushan, the one who mastered an unparalleled sword technique, using the excuse of the five major sword sects being interconnected, and then forcibly combining the five swords into one, taking it for himself, and ascending to the position of martial arts leader?"
"Yes, that's right, I remember now. Duan Yun killed his way through the White Stocking Sect in Yuzhou. At the time, some people praised him for acting chivalrously, but now it seems he was far-sighted. He was competing with the White Stocking Sect, accumulating prestige, and building a power base to become the leader!"
"The position of martial arts leader has been vacant for over a hundred years. Why does Old Devil think he can just become it?"
"Now that he says he wants to become the martial arts leader, at least the Qiong Ling Sect, the Jade Maiden Sword Sect, and the Great Hero Sect support him. Who dares to object?"
"That's right, who would object? This old devil is extremely petty. Whoever objects will be killed. Look at the daughter of the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect's leader, who was driven to urinate on her golden sword and die by the old devil, yet the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect didn't dare to fart."
"By the way, it's said that Old Devil Duan has also taken in a younger brother, who is none other than the infamous Green Saber Old Devil."
"What! Green Saber Old Devil is Old Devil Duan's younger brother!"
At this, everyone was even more shocked.
"What should we do? We can't possibly let this fiend become the leader, can we?"
"What fiend? He's Duan the Great Hero. Let me say first, my Yellow Stone Sect recognizes Duan the Great Hero," a middle-aged man suddenly said.
Everyone immediately realized that Old Devil Duan was probably still in Leizhou.
If they spoke ill of Old Devil Duan now, and if Old Devil Duan really became the martial arts leader later, with Old Devil Duan's petty nature, not only would they themselves be implicated, but their sect might also be purged.
Yes, not to mention Old Devil Duan's 'feminization' technique, the Dao Heart Demon Seed, and the evil skill of sucking people dry until they're upside down, just having his younger brother, Green Saber Old Devil, give them a slash would be worse than death.
"That's right, heroes shouldn't be judged by their origins. The position of martial arts leader should naturally be held by the capable. If Duan the Great Hero is widely supported, then it's only natural. Let me say first, my Cold Mountain Leg Sect hasn't said anything foolish."
"Well said, in this martial arts world, the only one who dares to call himself a hero and convince people is probably Duan the Great Hero," one person gritted his teeth and echoed.
In fact, there were quite a few people who outwardly agreed but inwardly gnashed their teeth.
Duan Yun sat there, somewhat dumbfounded.
Martial arts leader?
Did this martial arts world have a martial arts leader before?
At this moment, the storyteller slammed his gavel and said, "Hahaha, to think you're all martial artists from Leizhou, yet you're afraid of an old devil who came from afar!"
"You're not afraid!" someone retorted.
At this, the storyteller flicked his hand, revealing a red silk scarf, wrapped it around his forehead, and said loudly, "What is there for a storyteller to fear?"
"Even if the old devil 'feminizes' me and rapes me, I will still speak!"
"You're all watching the old devil occupy the Qiong Ling Sect's female sword immortals, hating him with gritted teeth, hopping mad, but as soon as you think about the old devil possibly becoming the leader and targeting you with his petty nature, you don't even dare to speak the truth."
"Let me say first, if Old Devil Duan wants to become the martial arts leader, I will be the first to object!"
"I also object! Unless Old Devil Duan returns the Qiong Ling Sect's female sword immortals to the martial arts world, I will never coexist with him!" a person who had saved up several years' worth of silver shouted.
"Remember? A year ago, Old Devil Duan randomly killed members of my Leizhou martial arts world's Thunder God Mother Sect. This is simply making an enemy of our Leizhou martial arts world!"
"The Thunder God Mother Sect has always been non-competitive. So what if one of them had an epiphany while listening to thunder and accidentally electrocuted a few Yunzhou civilians? For a Yunzhou native to kill so many heroes of the Thunder God Mother Sect because of that, he's really not giving our Leizhou martial arts world any face!"
"That's right, this is Leizhou territory after all. If he dares to stay in Leizhou, the Thunder God Mother Sect probably won't agree!"
"He showed off his strength in Yunzhou, relying on the favorable timing and location to kill an elder of the Thunder God Mother Sect, but here, he'll know the power of the Thunder God Mother Sect!"
As soon as the topic shifted to regional divisions and the Leizhou martial arts world, many people suddenly puffed out their proud chests.
Duan Yun even noticed that some of these people didn't even know martial arts.
Therefore, he silently made a decision.
Since the Leizhou martial arts world has such high hopes for the local sect, the Thunder God Mother Sect, then he can only spend more effort to ensure the Thunder God Mother Sect is exterminated!
He wants to show these ignorant people that there's no difference between Leizhou and Yunzhou, and no room for such stupid regional divisions. As long as they are evil heretics on his little notebook, this young hero will chase them to the ends of the earth and kill them all!