Chapter 90: In name only
The group boarded the boat and entered the cabin.

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Jiumozhi told Murong Bo about the agreement he had made with him.

Before Li Anran could say anything, Ah Zhu and Ah Bi were already furious. They didn't even care about the rules between master and servant, and shouted at them: "Shut up! My master has always been upright and honest. How could he do such a thing as stealing scriptures? If you dare to talk nonsense again and ruin my master's reputation, don't blame us for being rude to you!"

The two of them were adopted by Murong Bo and his wife since they were young. They regarded Murong Bo and his wife as their parents and were unwilling to believe that Murong Bo was such a person.

Li Anran checked the time and found that Murong Bo was indeed not in Chanhe Manor at the time mentioned by Jiumozhi.

Judging from Jiumozhi's expression when he spoke and Murong's usual style of doing things, what Jiumozhi said is very likely true!

Well, this is very Murong!

His mind is full of thoughts about restoring the country, but he only does things that are out of place!
The 72 Shaolin unique skills are considered top-notch martial arts in the martial arts world, but what use are they in rebelling against the country?

The vast majority of superior martial arts not only require extremely high talent and qualifications, with very few people being able to learn them, but also require a lot of prerequisite martial arts.

And religious skills like the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills, which were created by Bodhidharma, also have certain requirements on Buddhism and the mind!

When Li Anran heard Jiumozhi say that he had mastered more than twenty of the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills, he understood why the aura of Jiumozhi was so awkward and contradictory.

Jiumozhi forced himself to practice too many of the 72 Shaolin unique skills without practicing the prerequisite martial arts, and his temperament was not compatible with them, so these superior martial arts caused conflicts in his body.

This conflict is not only a conflict between essence and qi, but more importantly a conflict in "intention", that is, a conflict in spirit!

Jiumozhi himself has a solid foundation in martial arts, is proficient in Buddhism, and has excellent natural comprehension. The conflict between essence and energy has been forcibly suppressed by him!
However, Jiumozhi was not aware of the conflict in "intention" at all.

No matter which of these two things breaks out, Jiumozhi will immediately go crazy. In the best case, his meridians will be severed and his martial arts will be ruined. In the worst case, he will die on the spot.

Jiumozhi is still trying to collect the remaining seventy-two unique skills, simply because he is afraid that he will not die fast enough!

Li Anran thought again of the person who almost made him take the blame and "return the favor in his own way".

This is also something that is full of Murong style and extremely inappropriate!

Murong's unique martial art "Dou Zhuan Xing Yi" can use the opponent's force to counter attack. When practiced to the extreme, no matter what kind of kung fu the opponent uses, the force can be transferred and counterattacked to the opponent himself.

If you want to “return the tables”, you need to learn the opponent’s moves!

But what’s the point of doing this?

Now that you can use the opponent's force to your advantage and change your moves to restrain him, wouldn't it be easier to kill him?
He just had to use the exact same moves as his opponent!

Whose martial arts aren’t regarded as precious as one’s life?
If Murong does this, it will only make people resentful and covetous, which will only bring harm and no benefit to the restoration of the country!

Fortunately, people in the martial arts world did not understand Dou Zhuan Xing Yi, and thought that Dou Zhuan Xing Yi could even transfer martial arts moves. Otherwise, the Murong family would have been regarded as an evil demon who stole martial arts from various sects and would have been attacked by everyone.

Jiumozhi was confused by Azhu and A Bi's reactions.

In his opinion, A-Bi and A-Zhu were nominally Li Anran's maids, but in reality they were Murong Bo's carefully trained disciples, and they should know these things.

However, Azhu and Abi's reactions didn't seem fake.

Jiumozhi was also confused, so he could only look at Li Anran and ask, "Master Murong, you and this girl should know about the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills, right?"

Li Anran shook his head: "Never heard of it."

Jiumozhi was a little annoyed, and said in a cold voice: "Mr. Murong, now that things have come to this, what's the point of hiding it? You have simply humiliated the reputation of the Gusu Murong family!" He pointed at Wang Yuyan and said: "Let's not beat around the bush. If Mr. Murong didn't give you the copy of the Shaolin 72 unique skills, how come this girl knows all of them so well?"

Wang Yuyan was simple-minded and subconsciously explained: "I know that the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills have nothing to do with my uncle. I saw them in the Langhuan Jade Cave."

Jiumozhi naturally didn't believe it, and sneered: "You mean to say that your Langhuan Jade Cave already has the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills? Humph, if that's the case, why would Mr. Murong risk going to Shaolin? Wouldn't it be better to go directly to the Langhuan Jade Cave to see it?"

Wang Yuyan wanted to explain, but Li Anran stopped her and said, "Cousin, this has nothing to do with you."

Li Anran did not answer Jiumozhi's question.

Wang Yuyan has a simple personality and what she said must be the truth. There must be 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills in the Langhuan Jade Cave.

Murong Bo ignored the Langhuan Jade Cave in front of him and instead took such a big risk to go to Shaolin Temple to steal the scriptures.

There is only one possibility.

That is, Murong Bo only knew that there were many martial arts secrets in the Langhuan Jade Cave, but he did not know exactly which martial arts secrets were in there!
In addition, he was obsessed with having Murong Fu marry Wang Yuyan and directly annexing the entire Mantuo Villa, which was why he did not sneak into the Langhuan Jade Cave.

Otherwise, given Murong Bo's determination to restore his country, he would definitely not care about family ties and would definitely sneak into the Langhuan Jade Cave to steal the martial arts secrets as soon as possible.

Li Anran said, "Let's not talk about the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills. Even if it's true, what about the Master's "Six Meridians Divine Sword Manual"? "

Jiumozhi said: "The old monk Ku Rong of Tianlong Temple is cunning and wise. He took advantage of me when I was not prepared and destroyed the "Six Meridians Divine Sword Manual". The boy outside is the only one in the world who knows the "Six Meridians Divine Sword Manual". I will go and capture him now and force him to reveal the manual."

Li Anran said, "No need. Master, you must have been practicing the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills for quite some time. Don't you notice anything wrong?"

Jiumozhi said: "The 72 Shaolin unique skills are all Shaolin's superior martial arts, broad and profound, what's wrong with that?"

Li Anran said: "Master, don't you know that most of the top martial arts in this world have prerequisites? If you reverse the order and force yourself to practice, at best your meridians will be severed and your martial arts will be lost, at worst you will die on the spot."

Jiumozhi didn't believe it at all, and sneered: "If Mr. Murong doesn't want to fulfill the agreement left by Mr. Murong, just say it clearly, don't make alarmist remarks here! The martial arts in the world all have the same end! I have already mastered 23 kinds of unique skills, why don't my meridians appear to be broken? Why do I lose all my martial arts?"

Jiumozhi already bore a grudge for having lost face at the hands of Li Anran before, and now hearing Li Anran talking like this, he became even more angry and unwilling to accept. He put his hands in his sleeves and secretly used the "Formless Robbery Finger" to shoot towards Li Anran without anyone noticing.

Wang Yuyan obviously knew about the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills, so he naturally didn't care about Li Anran's life or death!
Unexpectedly, just as the finger force reached three feet away from Li Anran, it seemed to encounter an extremely soft and extremely hard invisible barrier. With a few hissing sounds, the finger force disappeared without a trace.

Li Anran said calmly: "I was kind enough to teach you, but you attacked me secretly with ulterior motives. No wonder you are not suitable for practicing the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills. This kind of mentality is indeed incompatible with Buddhism."

Jiumozhi was furious: "Boy, the Buddha gave you some face for the sake of Mr. Murong, but you are ignorant and speak nonsense. Today, the Buddha will let you see the power of Shaolin's 72 unique skills!"

Jiumozhi's eyes were wide open with anger, and he circulated his internal energy. His cassock suddenly swelled up, and a faint golden sheen appeared on his exposed skin.

Wang Yuyan recognized it at once and shouted, "Cousin, be careful! This is the Vajra Indestructible Body, one of the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills!"

"The little girl has a good eye!" Jiumozhi was quite proud.

There are only a few monks in Shaolin Temple who have mastered the 72 Shaolin unique skills, and even fewer who have mastered several of them!

But, he did it!
Jiumozhi raised his palms as if to salute, but did not close them. With a whoosh, a force shot out from between his palms and headed straight for Li Anran. It was the “Sky Wind of the Canyon” of the Vajra Prajna Palm!
Li Anran said calmly: "It's just a form." He slapped out with his backhand.

Bang!
Jiumozhi only felt a palm force as strong as a mountain pressing down on him, and his full-strength palm was instantly shattered like an ant trying to shake a tree.

He didn't even have time to react before his whole body of energy was dispersed. He could no longer maintain his indestructibility and flew backwards, hitting the wall with a bang and falling heavily again.

(End of this chapter)