Chapter 182 The enemy is dead, Lonely Su Murong

“So serious!”

After hearing what Li Ming said, Qiao Feng's expression changed instantly.

He finally learned that his relatives were still alive and was ecstatic, but he did not expect to hear such tragic news so suddenly.

Could it be that my fate is so miserable that I have just reunited with my biological father and now we have to be separated again?
However, Li Ming's words were not intentionally exaggerated or made up. Xiao Yuanshan had secretly learned Shaolin martial arts for decades, and his hidden injuries were indeed serious, which could not be cured by ordinary medical skills.

Otherwise, the Shaolin monks would have found a shortcut to practice Shaolin's unique skills long ago.

In the original novel, Xiao Yuanshan was saved by the Sweeping Monk who relieved the hidden injuries in his body by risking his life.

Li Ming is expected to gradually heal him with the help of his Changsheng Zaohua Gong.

Apart from this, Li Ming couldn’t think of anyone who could heal this hidden injury.

Qiao Feng was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze for a long time before suddenly reacting.

Just now Xiao Yuanshan was wailing in pain, but as soon as Li Ming took action, his condition immediately improved. Thinking back to the scene when Li Ming cured Azhu, Qiao Feng's eyes lit up.

"Brother, you can help, right? You can save my father, right?"

Qiao Feng looked at Li Ming expectantly.

"We can give it a try. I can help you for Brother Qiao's sake, but it all depends on whether Senior Xiao is willing to do it."

Li Ming's answer did not disappoint him. Qiao Feng was overjoyed, as if he had found a life-saving straw.

"Dad, don't worry, my brother can heal your injuries, you..."

Before Qiao Feng could finish his joyful words, he saw that Xiao Yuanshan's expression was still cold and defensive, and he choked on the rest of his words.

Years of solitary and hateful life have made Xiao Yuanshan not easily trust anyone.

At this moment, he looked at Li Ming warily: "Who are you, and what do you intend to do to me?"

Faced with the questioning, Li Ming did not give Xiao Yuanshan a direct answer, but changed the subject.

"Senior Xiao, do you know how much injustice Brother Qiao has suffered because of your actions? How can you treat your own son like this?"

As he spoke, Li Ming explained to Qiao Feng.

"Brother Qiao, didn't you always wonder who the villain who was always one step ahead of you was? Look, it's this person in front of you, Senior Xiao. Shaolin Temple's Master Xuanku, Brother Qiao's adoptive parents Qiao Sanhuai and his wife, as well as Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan, Zhao Qiansun and other people who knew about it, should have all died at your hands, right?"

"what!"

After hearing this, Qiao Feng was shocked beyond words again and looked towards Xiao Yuanshan.

"Yes, it was indeed all done by this old man."

Xiao Yuanshan pondered for a moment and readily admitted it.

Then he turned to Qiao Feng and said, "Feng'er, these people have caused our family to be torn apart, and we have not been able to recognize each other for many years. They really deserve to die, so I will kill them for you. In addition, I am doing this so that you can have a deeper hatred with those so-called Central Plains martial artists, and be tempered more so that you can shoulder the responsibility of avenging your mother."

Xiao Yuanshan didn't feel any remorse when he spoke, but instead his face was full of as if it was a matter of course.

After learning the truth, Qiao Feng's face was full of bitterness. After a long time, he reluctantly nodded and responded.

But his mood is very complicated now. The guy who killed people everywhere and framed him turned out to be his biological father. This made him lose his target of revenge.

What else can I do except accept it?
Moreover, it seemed that his father's personality was a little paranoid, so he didn't know what to say.

"Feng'er, I originally wanted you to go through all the hardships, then show up again and tell you who the leader was, and then we can join forces to avenge our hatred. That's why I wanted to stop this...younger brother when he wanted to reveal the identity of the leader. I didn't expect that he had already seen through my identity."

Xiao Yuanshan sighed.

But when Qiao Feng thought of the way Xiao Yuanshan would kill him, he couldn't help but feel that he owed Li Ming a lot and cast an apologetic look at him.

"Now that your identity has been exposed, there is no need to hide it anymore. I will tell you now..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Ming withdrew the true energy of the Changsheng Creation Technique.

Xiao Yuanshan felt a knife-like pain in his meridians again, which made him break out in a cold sweat and he held back the rest of his words.

Li Ming stood up and said.

"Senior, you may not know that your enemy is actually someone else. But compared to that, you should consider your own injuries first."

After a few words, cold sweat broke out on Xiao Yuanshan's forehead. After enduring for a long time, Xiao Yuanshan's feeling of pain gradually faded away.

Qiao Feng hurried forward to support Xiao Yuanshan.

"Dad, I never dreamed that I would be able to meet you again one day. You have suffered so much over the years. Please listen to me. Revenge is not urgent. Take care of your injuries first. My brother will definitely find a way to heal you!"

Seeing that Xiao Yuanshan was still hesitating and seemed unable to let go of his pride, Qiao Feng continued to persuade him.

"Dad, I have never been able to show my filial piety to you, and we have been forced to be separated from each other. You can't leave me anymore."

Seeing Qiao Feng, a man of integrity, begging for mercy and even with tears in his eyes, Xiao Yuanshan, whose heart was filled with hatred, finally felt his softest spot touched.

After all, it is the love between father and son. Xiao Yuanshan thought about it for a while and finally sighed.

"Forget it, I'll just listen to you first."

Qiao Feng was overjoyed and hurriedly helped Xiao Yuanshan to stand up.

after a while--

Xiao Yuanshan was already lying in the room where Qiao Feng stayed in Qianming Martial Arts School.

For many years, Xiao Yuanshan has been living a life of hiding from the public.

He was full of hatred and never took the time to enjoy or improve his life.

This was the first time that I could lie peacefully on such a soft bed with my son by my side.

Suddenly, Xiao Yuanshan felt his nose a little sour.

Li Ming, who was standing nearby, once again passed on a trace of the true Qi from the Changsheng Creation Technique to check Xiao Yuanshan's injuries.

At the same time, behind Qiao Feng, A'zhu was lying on Qiao Feng's shoulder with a look of curiosity on her face, looking at Xiao Yuanshan.

However, when Ah Zhu and Xiao Yuanshan made eye contact, they couldn't help but dodge repeatedly, showing great fear.

She didn't know if it was her illusion, but Ah Zhu always felt that Xiao Yuanshan's gaze towards her was extremely fierce and even hostile, which made Ah Zhu dare not get too close.

But when she heard that the old man was actually Qiao Feng's biological father, Ah Zhu tried her best to suppress her fear and wanted to establish a good relationship with the other party.

"How is it, brother?"

Qiao Feng anxiously asked Li Ming beside him.

Li Ming withdrew his hand and glanced at Ah Zhu beside him.

Ah Zhu was very smart and understood immediately. She took the initiative to leave the room and closed the door.

"Senior Xiao's injuries are indeed serious. I currently have two options to choose from."

"Tell me about it!" Xiao Yuanshan narrowed his eyes beside him.

"First, this hidden injury is the result of Senior Xiao's years of stealing Shaolin martial arts. Hidden injuries come with it, and they can naturally go away with it. I can start to dissolve Senior Xiao's power, and the hidden injury will naturally be solved. This is the fastest way, and it only takes one day, but Senior Xiao's cultivation is..."

Xiao Yuanshan understood what Li Ming meant, and his expression changed immediately, shaking his head repeatedly. "Impossible, absolutely impossible! Boy, I think you are exaggerating on purpose, just to make me lose my martial arts and let you control me!"

Xiao Yuanshan was full of rejection and distrust.

He has spent most of his life to achieve such an accomplishment. How could he give up just because of a few words from Li Ming?

Besides, a master like Xiao Yuanshan has experienced the taste of strength. To suddenly turn him back into an ordinary old man would be more painful than killing him.

"Then there is a second option. My skills can slowly heal Senior Xiao's hidden injury, but the injury is serious and requires a long time of healing to completely eradicate the root cause. This process may take several months to one or two years. During this process, Senior cannot leave our martial arts hall, and at the same time, he cannot fight with others to avoid worsening the injury."

"This……"

Xiao Yuanshan was still hesitant, his eyes full of unwillingness.

In fact, Xiao Yuanshan already believed that he had a hidden injury.

He was just stuck here for a long time and couldn't fight with others, but he was still unwilling to accept it.

"Feng'er, I know you are filial, but I can't give up my martial arts. I won't rest in peace until I get my revenge!"

"Dad, don't worry, just let me heal your wounds. Just tell Feng'er who the enemy is, and I will avenge him!"

Hearing Qiao Feng's firm words, Xiao Yuanshan couldn't help but turn around and look at Li Ming. After hesitating for a moment, he finally softened his tone a lot.

"Hey... little brother, how did you know my identity? And how did you know who the leader was? Also, you just said that our enemy is someone else. Do you know any secrets?"

"I have no information to share with you, but everything I said is true. The leader is actually the current Shaolin abbot Xuanci."

"really!"

Qiao Feng stood up suddenly.

It turned out to be him. I didn't expect that his martial arts came from Shaolin. It turned out that the leader who led people to kill them outside Yanmen Pass was Xuanci!

"Yes, it is that old bald donkey! The reason why I let him live until now is, on the one hand, it would be too easy for him to kill him directly, I want to let him suffer for a long time, and on the other hand, there is another person whose identity I have not figured out."

Li Ming spoke up.

"I believe Senior Xiao also knows that the reason why there was a great battle outside Yanmen Pass was because a fool spread rumors that your Khitan warriors wanted to steal Shaolin's unique skills in order to invade the Central Plains. That's why Xuan Ci led his men to take action. This fool who spread the rumors is your real enemy."

"Not bad!"

When this person was mentioned, Xiao Yuanshan felt so hateful that his teeth itched and flames of anger burst out of his eyes.

"It's just that after so many years, I have made many inquiries, but I still haven't figured out who this person is."

Before he finished speaking, Li Ming took out a human skin mask and threw it in front of the two men.

"This is……"

Both Qiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan's attention was drawn to it.

"To be honest, this is your enemy. His real identity is the previous generation's head of the Gusu Murong clan, Murong Bo!"

"Murong Bo!"

Xiao Yuanshan sat up directly.

"Yes, this Murong Bo is a descendant of the Great Yan royal family. He has always dreamed of restoring Great Yan and becoming the emperor. He spread this rumor in order to provoke a war between the Central Plains and the Khitans, causing chaos in the world so that he could take advantage of the situation."

"Squeak..."

Hearing that his family was destroyed just for such a ridiculous reason, Qiao Feng clenched his fists so hard that his joints crackled.

"But his original plan was not successful. After the battle of Yanmen Pass, he knew that the plan was exposed, so he was so scared that he pretended to be dead. Over the years, he has been operating in secret... By the way, Senior Xiao, you have seen him, because he, like you, went to Shaolin to secretly learn martial arts."

"Ok?"

Xiao Yuanshan was stunned when he heard this, but he reacted immediately.

"It's him!"

Xiao Yuanshan recalled that when he was secretly learning martial arts in Shaolin Scripture Library, he ran into a man in gray. The two even fought twice, but there was no winner.

Xiao Yuanshan felt that the other party was quite strong, and even had a sense of mutual respect.

"So he is Murong Bo!"

Upon learning that he and his enemy had actually narrowly escaped each other's grasp twice, Xiao Yuanshan was almost furious.

If Xiao Yuanshan had known the inside story earlier, he would have died together with him even at the cost of his own life!
"Then where is this Murong Bo now?"

Qiao Feng asked in a deep voice, with a strong murderous intent in his tone.

"Look, it's right here. Murong Bo came to my martial arts gym some time ago to steal martial arts. I found him and killed him. He is buried not far from Qixia Town."

"Ah? Dead!"

Xiao Yuanshan and Qiao Feng both let out low cries of disappointment.

Especially Xiao Yuanshan, he was petrified instantly.

He suffered for decades, and the belief that supported him in his heart was revenge.

Now he suddenly learned that his enemy was dead, and it felt like he had lost the goal of his life for an instant. The emptiness in his heart was beyond words.

Xiao Yuanshan was stunned, and kept muttering: "Dead, hehe, dead?"

He slowly reached out and took the human skin mask that Murong Bo had used at the beginning, his eyes blank for a moment.

"Senior Xiao, although Murong Bo is dead, his descendants are still alive. If you want revenge, you are not without a target. But before that, you should try your best to treat your injuries. Otherwise, how can you take revenge?"

Li Ming's reminder woke the dreamer up immediately.

"That's right! Gusu Murong Fu is still alive. As the saying goes, a son must pay for his father's debt. We can't let him go!"

In an instant, Xiao Yuanshan seemed to have found the meaning of living again.

"Feng'er, help me heal my hidden injuries. When you recover your strength, I will personally destroy Yanziwu!"

Xiao Yuanshan's words hit exactly what Qiao Feng was thinking.

He hurriedly comforted him: "Don't worry, Dad. My brother will definitely be able to cure you. When the time comes, we will go to Gusu Murong Sect to settle this account together."

After comforting him for a long time, seeing that Xiao Yuanshan was finally willing to cooperate, Qiao Feng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Soon, Qiao Feng and Li Ming came out.

When they got outside the yard, Qiao Feng looked at Li Ming with gratitude in his eyes.

"My dear brother, I really don't know what to say. Thanks to you, we are able to be reunited as father and son. Otherwise, otherwise..."

When Qiao Feng said this, he was choked with sobs.

Then Qiao Feng waved his hand.

"My dear brother, from now on, I will be myself again. From now on, my surname will be Xiao instead of Qiao."

(End of this chapter)