The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

This will also give the Huashan Sect more time to prepare.

"This……"

Yue Buqun was somewhat tempted by the words, and even considered staying, but there were still many things at Huashan Sect that he needed to arrange.

"If you want to do it that way, then you can. But you have to be careful. If the other side has more people, then don't be reckless. Come back quickly. Mount Hua is our home ground."

Yue Buqun pondered for a moment, then said to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning nodded: "Don't worry, Master."

He knew what he was doing. His purpose was to kill those independent individuals or some weaker small gangs. If the other side had too many people, Jiang Ning wouldn't insist on fighting them head-on.

"Then I will return first."

After agreeing to Jiang Ning's request, Yue Buqun did not intend to rest and prepared to return to Mount Hua.

It was already late at night, not long before dawn.

"it is good."

Jiang Ning nodded, and after Yue Buqun left, he also left.

The village, which was once full of people, was now deserted, with corpses scattered everywhere, a truly horrifying sight.

Two days later.

Four people came here.

"This...this..."

One of them hadn't even entered the village when he saw the corpses scattered throughout it and was so shocked he couldn't close his mouth.

"How is this going?"

His companion said in surprise and doubt, "These people should be from the martial arts world. They came to Mount Hua to cause trouble for the Mount Hua Sect. How come they are all dead?"

Someone suggested, "Why don't we go in and take a look? See if we can find anything?"

"This……"

The other three were also at a loss when they saw the village full of corpses.

They were companions who had known each other for over a decade, but none of them were particularly skilled in martial arts, with the highest being only second-rate. They had a little bit of fame in the martial arts world. They had originally planned to meet up with the others who had arrived before launching a major attack on Mount Hua, but they hadn't expected to see so many corpses as soon as they arrived.

"Why don't we leave first? So many people have died here. Let's get out of here and meet up with the others first."

One of them said with a rather unpleasant expression.

Immediately, someone echoed this sentiment.

"Brother Xu is right, that's exactly what I was thinking."

The group didn't know how things had turned out this way, but a strong sense of unease made them want to back down. Now that someone suggested retreating, the other two immediately responded. The person who had initially said he wanted to go into the village to check the situation also quickly changed his mind after seeing his companions' attitude.

Since the other three didn't dare to go in, he was even less likely to go in alone.

"Let's go back first."

Immediately someone spoke up, and the others nodded, preparing to leave, but a voice came from behind.

"Everyone, where are we going?"

The voice appeared very suddenly, startling the four people who turned around to find a figure standing not far behind them, smiling at them.

The others, seeing that he was a young man who looked harmless, subconsciously relaxed and didn't think much about the question they had just been asked.

Jiang Ning glanced at the four people, a smile on his face, and gestured with his chin towards the village behind them.

"Won't you come in and sit for a while?"

Upon hearing these strange words, the group quickly became alert.

Who are you?

One of them questioned him.

"Huashan Sect, Jiangning."

Jiang Ning smiled.

"Ning...Ning Yama?"

The group looked alarmed and quickly got ready.

Jiang Ning's name has been making headlines in the martial arts world recently, and they have heard of him by heart. Although Jiang Ning is very young, they dare not be careless.

Jiang Ning raised an eyebrow as he looked at these people.

"Let's go in and have a seat. It'll be more lively with more people."

Chapter 177: Since We're Already Here

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, the four men's hearts jumped. They looked around and, finding no one else lying in ambush, only Jiang Ning himself, they breathed a slight sigh of relief. One of them looked at Jiang Ning with great apprehension.

Jiang Ning's name was known throughout the martial arts world. Some people didn't believe it, some scorned it, and some thought it was true. These four people felt that even if there was some exaggeration, Jiang Ning's martial arts skills should not be low.

"you……"

One of them looked at Jiang Ning, about to say something, when Jiang Ning walked towards them.

"Since you're already here, don't leave."

As they spoke, Jiang Ning leaped several times to the man, grabbed his neck with his right hand, and with a crisp crack, kicked another man in the side, sending him flying backward toward the village entrance.

The other two were shocked. Jiang Ning's movements were so fast that they didn't even have time to react before two of them were killed. Just as the two were about to draw their weapons and attack, Jiang Ning grabbed the person in his arms, lifted him up, and slammed him down on them.

One person was hit, suffering a heavy blow to the chest, and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

The remaining man, seeing the situation was bad, tried to run away, but the next second a long knife pierced his back, the tip of the blade protruding from his chest.

These four people died as soon as they arrived here.

Jiang Ning glanced at the four corpses and then left.

These four are just small fry; killing them won't take much effort.

A figure, dressed as a disciple of Mount Hua, emerged from behind a tree in the distance after Jiang Ning had finished dealing with the situation.

Ying Bailu was speechless as he watched this scene.

He was one of the disciples responsible for going down the mountain to gather intelligence. After seeing these people, he went to tell Jiang Ning. He originally thought that it would take Jiang Ning some effort to deal with these people, but the process was so simple that he couldn't believe it.

"What's wrong, Senior Brother?"

Seeing his expression, Jiang Ning asked with a smile.

Ying Bailu felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason.

"No, it's nothing."

Jiang Ning had just killed those four people while smiling, and now Jiang Ning was smiling at him again, which he found hard to bear.

Ying Bailu quickly changed the subject.

"Junior brother, are you planning to keep ambushing and killing these people down the mountain?"

"No, that's not it."

Jiang Ning shook his head and smiled, "We'll just kill a batch of them while they're scattered."

His target was those audacious individuals who dared to come to Mount Hua alone or in small groups. If the number of the other side was too large, he would go back. Yue Buqun was right; Mount Hua was the home ground.

Even so, it left Ying Bailu speechless.

In his opinion, Jiang Ning was incredibly audacious to do this all by himself. If it were them, they would have been on high alert at the Huashan Sect long ago when they learned that a large group of people were preparing to besiege Huashan. They would never have dared to come out and intercept these people like this.

Ying Bailuo and some Huashan disciples were initially quite nervous, worried that the Huashan Sect would be no match for these martial arts figures and would not be able to withstand this crisis. However, Yue Buqun's composure and confident demeanor reassured them.

Jiang Ning's proactive interception gave them a false sense of security, making them feel as if they were the ones with the advantage.

Watching Jiang Ning kill these people as easily as drinking water, Ying Bailuo couldn't help but ask curiously, "Junior brother, what level have you reached in martial arts? Are you as powerful as Uncle Feng?"

Feng Buping was the top expert of the Sword Sect. They had seen him fight before and knew that his martial arts were very high, surpassing Ning Zhongze, making him the second-best expert of the Huashan Sect.

But Jiangning's recent record has left them all speechless.

Especially since Yue Buqun called out "Jiang Ning" instead of "Feng Buping" when he came down the mountain a few days ago, Ying Bailuo felt that Jiang Ning's martial arts skills had surpassed Feng Buping's.

"This……"

Jiang Ning chuckled; Ying Bailuo's question left him somewhat at a loss for words.

“Uncle Feng is a senior who has been immersed in the martial arts for decades and has superb martial arts skills. I have only been practicing martial arts for ten years, how can I compare to him?”

However, Ying Bailuo looked skeptical when Jiang Ning said that.

Seeing his reaction, Jiang Ning didn't explain further and left the area.

For the past two days, Jiang Ning had been waiting at the foot of Mount Hua. He encountered some scattered martial arts practitioners who were all preparing to gather at the foot of Mount Hua to attack the Mount Hua Sect together. Seeing that they had come from different places, Jiang Ning simply sent them down together to reunite.

Shortly after leaving the village, Jiang Ning and Ying Bailuo arrived at another grove of trees.

"Huh? Where's Senior Brother Shu?"

Ying Bailu looked at the place they had agreed upon in surprise and found that Shu Qi was no longer there.

"They probably went somewhere else."

Jiang Ning looked around and found no signs of a struggle, so it shouldn't have been an accident.

"Yeah."

Ying Bailu muttered in bewilderment, "They clearly said they would wait for us here."

"Let's go, senior brother, let's go and meet up with the others."

When Jiang Ning planned to ambush and kill the martial arts practitioners who came to Mount Hua, Yue Buqun went back and asked Shi Daizi and other disciples who had gone down the mountain to investigate to assist Jiang Ning.

Since Shu Qi isn't here, Jiang Ning doesn't plan to stay any longer.

"Ok."

Ying Bailuo nodded, and then left with Jiang Ning.