Ten years later.
The martial arts tournament was held again.
Heroes gathered in Bancheng, where there is a Buddha's Hand Mountain and a Thousand Buddha Temple. This martial arts tournament was held at the Thousand Buddha Temple.
The number of guesthouses in Qianfo Temple is limited, so apart from the famous sects that have close ties with the temple, everyone else can only stay in the inns at the foot of Foshou Mountain.
These past few days, every inn at the foot of Buddha's Hand Mountain has been fully booked. Many heroes and warriors have nowhere to stay, so they spend the night sleeping in the open wilderness, while others simply sleep on the floor in the inns.
With more people, more troubles arise. Several days before the martial arts tournament officially begins, several people have already died due to their love of fighting.
Having no other option, Thousand Buddha Temple posted a notice prohibiting combat during the martial arts tournament. Anyone found engaging in such combat would be barred from participating. Thousand Buddha Temple disciples patrolled the area, approaching anyone found to be fighting and offering advice. Only then did Ban City become much quieter.
This day.
night.
Sakajo Fukurai Inn.
Many wandering heroes, unable to find a place to stay, simply sat together in the inn's lobby, chatting and boasting. It was late autumn, and the weather was already a bit chilly, so the more people huddled together, the warmer it became.
Some people in the room mentioned the martial arts tournaments of previous years, lamenting that it had been ten years since the last tournament before the second one was held, their words filled with sighs.
One of the young men, who was attending the martial arts tournament for the first time, asked, "Was a martial arts leader elected at the last martial arts tournament? Why haven't we heard of a martial arts leader coming forward to uphold justice all these years?"
Upon hearing this, the room fell silent.
The young man was somewhat frightened, unsure of what he had said wrong. He hurriedly said, "I was rash, perhaps I said something wrong."
"It's not that you misspoke, it's just that the way the previous martial arts alliance leader was chosen was rather peculiar. She was already showing great mercy by not beating everyone up; how could she possibly come out to uphold justice? Moreover, in the past ten years, she hasn't appeared since the martial arts tournament. I wonder..."
"Ahem, with so many people around, it's best to keep quiet about what needs to be said and what shouldn't be said."
"..."
Everyone fell silent for a moment, and someone tried to change the subject.
"In recent years, a legendary figure has emerged in the martial arts world. I wonder if you've heard of him?"
"who?"
"You heartless man!"
"A heartless man? I've heard of that."
"I've heard of it too."
The young man asked, "Please forgive my ignorance, seniors, but who is this heartless man? How does he come to have such a name?"
"It's a long story. I heard that he gave himself the title of 'heartless man' because he felt he had wronged his wife, so he gave himself this nickname to reflect on his actions. As for how he wronged his wife, I don't know."
“I know!” a handsome man in white said coldly.
He had a white jade flute tucked into his belt, making him look exceptionally dashing. Among the seated young female warriors, their eyes kept glancing at him.
If Linghu Lan were here, she would definitely recognize that this person is Jin Wuhuan, the young leader of the Demonic Sect. However, more than ten years have passed, and Jin Wuhuan has now inherited the position of leader and become the true leader of the Demonic Sect.
"Oh? May I ask, sir, why did he give himself such a name?"
Jin Wuhuan sneered, "He practiced evil arts, stole his wife's martial arts skills, and made his wife a cripple without any martial arts skills. On the contrary, he cultivated a peerless divine skill. What is such a person if not heartless and unfaithful? Now he calls himself a heartless man and makes such a big fuss to gain the sympathy of the world. He is truly shameless to the extreme."
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