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

“These Miao people are covered in Gu worms, and even their blood is highly poisonous. If you get infected, you will be seriously injured even if you don’t die.”

Yue Buqun's expression turned serious.

Poison is not something to be taken lightly. It is not like martial arts. Even a mediocre person can easily kill a top-notch master if they use poison correctly.

He really needs to pay attention to this.

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun said gratefully, "Thank you for the reminder, Brother Liu. I am extremely grateful."

After the deployment was renegotiation, Jiang Ning planned to guard Qianchizhuang. Yue Buqun asked the other Huashan disciples to assist him, while the other two sects sent a portion of their disciples to Jin Suo Guan and Canglong Ridge to provide support at any time.

The war is imminent.

……

At the foot of Mount Hua.

A long, dark shadow appeared on the horizon far from Mount Hua. Upon closer inspection, it was clear that a large number of martial arts practitioners were heading towards Mount Hua. From a high vantage point, the area seemed to stretch endlessly, with at least several thousand people.

Chapter 189: In a hurry to be reincarnated? (Part 2)

After leaving the main hall, Jiang Ning returned to his room to retrieve his sword. He then planned to head to Thousand-Foot Crag. On the way, he passed an open space where Linghu Chong was sparring with Yue Lingshan.

Are you deliberately trying to mock me?

Yue Lingshan seemed very angry, and her voice was so loud that Jiang Ning could hear it.

Linghu Chong looked anxious and gestured frantically with his hands, trying to explain.

"Junior sister, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I wanted to teach you."

Yue Lingshan got even angrier.

"Teach me? Is this how you teach? You beat me up right away and then said I wasn't good enough. Who wants you to teach me?!"

"I'm not practicing with you anymore!"

Yue Lingshan snorted heavily, picked up the sword that Linghu Chong had knocked away from her, and stormed off.

"Junior Sister".

Linghu Chong called after her, but Yue Lingshan ignored him.

"Hey."

Watching Yue Lingshan's departing figure, Linghu Chong sighed, looking as dejected as a defeated rooster. He picked up his sword sheath from the ground and prepared to leave, only to see Jiang Ning not far away the next second.

"Junior Brother."

Linghu Chong gave a wry smile and then walked towards Jiang Ning.

"What's wrong, Senior Brother? Is it not working?"

Jiang Ning was surprised.

Normally, this situation would foster a relationship. All Linghu Chong needed to do was soften his stance and say a few nice words to coax Yue Lingshan. How did things turn out like this?

"I don't know either. Everything was fine at first, but then my junior sister got angry."

Linghu Chong, with a worried expression, recounted what had happened.

When he first came to find Yue Lingshan, she had a tense expression, but she was still willing to talk to him. It wasn't until the two started sparring that Linghu Chong started pointing out Yue Lingshan's weaknesses and shortcomings, making her increasingly embarrassed and angry. In the end, Linghu Chong got carried away and knocked Yue Lingshan's sword to the ground, which led to the scene that followed.

"Junior brother, I clearly did as you said, so why is junior sister even angrier?"

Linghu Chong sighed and looked very troubled.

"..."

Jiang Ning looked at Linghu Chong with a strange gaze.

He didn't know what to say.

"Senior Brother."

Jiang Ning said, "Your martial arts are so much better than hers, so teaching her will naturally be very easy. But that's secondary. The reason I'm having you spar with Yue Lingshan and teach her is to let you seize this opportunity to deepen your relationship, not to make you knock her sword away."

Linghu Chong said with annoyance, "Why didn't you say so sooner?"

Jiang Ning never expected Linghu Chong to be so mentally challenged.

Despite his considerable martial arts talent and usual smooth-talking nature, he was incredibly foolish when it came to Yue Lingshan.

Linghu Chong quickly rallied, his face resolute.

"I understand, I'll go find my junior sister now."

"Forget it, senior brother, don't go and get scolded."

Jiang Ning called out to him.

Yue Lingshan is currently furious, and Linghu Chong has gained nothing but being scolded.

Linghu Chong thought about it and realized he was right; it was better not to go looking for trouble.

"When should I go find my junior sister?"

Linghu Chong stared longingly at Jiang Ning, clearly seeing him as a lifeline.

Although Jiang Ning's previous method didn't work, Linghu Chong still felt that Jiang Ning was very reliable.

Jiang Ning thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it in a few days. Go after your senior sister has calmed down."

Linghu Chong sighed upon hearing this.

"That's all we can do."

After sighing, Linghu Chong noticed that Jiang Ning was all ready to go, even with his sword in hand.

Where are you going?

Linghu Chong asked in surprise.

"Master said that there are too many people on Mount Hua now, so we can move the battle line forward and wait for them at Thousand-Foot Cliff."

Jiang Ning walked and talked.

Linghu Chong seemed to be thinking about what he heard, and after a moment he chased after him.

"I'll go with you."

Jiang Ning turned around and looked at him in surprise.

Linghu Chong smiled helplessly: "Anyway, I have nothing else to do, so it's fine to go there and keep watch."

Jiang Ning had no objections.

The two walked along the road, and Linghu Chong looked preoccupied.

Before they knew it, Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong had arrived at Thousand-Foot Cliff, where some Huashan disciples were already guarding it.

"Senior Brother, Junior Brother Jiang Ning."

Upon seeing Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong arrive, Liang Fa hurried over.

Linghu Chong nodded to Liang Fa.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Senior brother, you've worked hard. How is the situation now?"

Liang replied, "It's quite quiet, there's nothing unusual for now. My junior brother is already keeping watch at the foot of the mountain, and he'll come and notify us immediately if anything happens."

Jiang Ning looked around. There were barrels of oil all around, as well as many torches and large stones, all of which would be useful later.

However, due to the narrow terrain, not much can be placed here. A large amount of supplies are placed on the North Peak, so that they can be quickly transported here should a fighting break out. They are well prepared.

Jiang Ning looked around and said, "You senior brothers have been guarding for so long, go and rest first. I'll take over the guard duty."

Liang laughed and said, "It's alright, we're just sitting here anyway."

Jiang Ning sat down at the end of the Thousand-Foot Cliff, casually placed his sword on a nearby stone, and began to guard the Thousand-Foot Cliff.

Linghu Chong also looked at Liang Fa and the other Huashan disciples and said, "Junior brothers, you should go and rest. Other junior brothers and sisters will come to relieve you later. Junior brother and I will stay here and keep watch for now."

"Ok."

Liang Fa nodded and led his fellow disciples back to rest.

Linghu Chong also sat down on the other side of Jiang Ning, and then looked at Jiang Ning's profile. He found that Jiang Ning's face was expressionless, and his eyes were looking down at the Thousand-Foot Cliff, as if he was waiting for something.

……

At the foot of Mount Hua.

"Island Master Sima, what do you mean? Should we charge straight up Mount Hua?"

Thousands of martial arts practitioners have gathered at the foot of Mount Hua, their heads thronging the ground, a dense and seemingly endless mass.

A middle-aged man with a imposing build was speaking to a burly man.

Upon hearing this, Sima Da, the island lord of Changjing Island, did not speak immediately. He looked up at the towering Mount Hua, pondered for a moment, and then looked at one of the people, cupping his hands in greeting.

"Mr. Ji, in your opinion, how should we attack Mount Hua?"

The person being questioned was not particularly handsome, but his eyes were bright and piercing.

This person is called Ji Wushi. Although he usually claims to be without a plan, he is actually very cunning and has first-class martial arts skills. He is a very powerful figure.

Upon hearing this, Ji Wushi lowered his head and pondered for a while before raising his head and saying, "In my opinion, we need to consider this carefully. Mount Hua is steep and difficult to climb. There has always been a saying that 'there is only one path to Mount Hua since ancient times.' I think you can all see that just by looking at Mount Hua from here."

"Mount Hua is easy to defend but difficult to attack, especially with Ning Yanwang and Yue Buqun, the Gentleman Swordsman, stationed on the mountain. These two are extremely skilled in martial arts. Moreover, I heard that people from the Hengshan, Taishan, and Hengshan sects have arrived. They occupy advantageous terrain. If we rush up like this, it will be like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge. The enemy will take advantage of the terrain and wait for us to tire themselves out. In that case, we may not gain any advantage. It would be better if we..."

"Why think so much? Just go for it."

Before Ji Wushi could finish speaking, a burly man next to him impatiently interrupted him.

“We have thousands of heroes here, why should we be afraid of a mere few hundred? We could drown them all.”

"What Ning Yanwang? What Gentleman Sword? So what if they have high martial arts skills? Are there fewer experts on our side?"

"No matter how skilled they are in martial arts, can one of them fight ten? Twenty?"

"Who among you here isn't a master? Who isn't an outstanding individual?"

A brute.