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

"Master Jiang, if I may be so bold, is your Five Mountains Sword Sect's inside man really capable of cooperating with you to accomplish this?"

Jiang Ning thought about Mr. Mo's position within the enemy ranks and nodded: "I think so."

Jiang Ning wasn't absolutely certain, but he was 90% sure, leaving the remaining 10% to allow for any unforeseen circumstances.

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, Master Qingwei and the others still felt that it was not very reliable, but they nodded nonetheless.

"Since Benefactor Jiang says so, then we will listen to what Benefactor Jiang has to say."

They had already witnessed Jiang Ning's leadership and command abilities; he was not someone who only talked the talk but didn't walk the walk, and they could trust him.

"Thank you for your trust, Master and Abbess."

Jiang Ning smiled.

Yue Buqun, who was standing to the side, remained silent, a smile always on his face.

Since neither Qingcheng nor Emei had any objections, he was even less likely to have any.

His purpose in coming down the mountain this time was to do only one thing: cooperate with Jiang Ning. He would do whatever Jiang Ning arranged and would not compete with Jiang Ning for command.

Flowers always have to go through wind and rain. Yue Buqun is almost sixty years old, and he can't live forever. He still needs the younger generation of disciples to grow up and protect the Huashan Sect.

To protect and promote the Huashan Sect, martial prowess alone is not enough; one must also possess the ability and means to handle matters.

Although these people have surrounded Mount Hua, the crisis is actually not that big now, which is a good opportunity for Jiang Ning to train his ability to handle this kind of situation.

Yue Buqun did not intend to interfere and do something unnecessary.

With the support of Zhang Quandao and Abbess Qingwei, Jiang Ning began to assign tasks.

"Master Zhang, please have you and the other Taoist priests from Qingcheng Mountain deal with these corpses and the ground here. Abbess Qingwei, please have you and the senior sisters from Emei accompany me later."

Although Jiang Ning changed his strategy, the original plan still had to continue, so that if the sleeping potion plan failed, the original plan could still be carried out, and the two plans could be carried out simultaneously.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's plan, Abbess Qingwei did not hesitate.

"it is good."

Master Qingwei nodded, offering no objection; on the contrary, she felt this was a safer approach.

Zhang Quandao was relieved.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's arrangement, Yue Buqun did not speak, but his smile deepened.

They don't take risks, nor are they arrogant enough to think their plans will definitely succeed; they make various preparations.

Yue Buqun was very satisfied.

“Master Jiang, since you want to use sleeping potion to knock those people out, you need quite a lot. Where did you get all of this? We don’t have any on us.”

Zhang Quandao frowned.

Jiang Ning replied, "Daoist, there's no need to worry. I have a way to handle this."

Seeing that Jiang Ning had said this, Zhang Quandao said nothing more, nodded, and prepared to go down to deal with the corpses.

"Please wait a moment, Taoist priest."

Jiang Ning stopped Zhang Quandao, and amidst the latter's confusion, took out 2,750 taels of the 6,000 taels in his hand and handed them to him, saying...

"Master, these silver notes were obtained from those people. Please accept them and distribute them to the other masters."

These Taoist priests helped the Huashan Sect out of pure enthusiasm. If the Huashan Sect were to pay them a reward, they would feel insulted. But these silver notes are different; they are not considered a reward from the Huashan Sect, so they can accept them.

"This……"

Zhang Quandao hesitated for a moment.

He was a monk and didn't want to accept the money. These were all worldly possessions. He came to help the Huashan Sect not for the money, otherwise he wouldn't have used all the jewelry and ornaments that Yu Canghai had decorated to help the people.

However, he can only represent himself, not the other Taoists. Although these Taoists came with him, it doesn't mean he can make decisions for them.

Jiang Ning noticed his hesitation and said, "Daoist Master, these silver coins don't necessarily have to be kept by you for your own use. You can also use them to help the people."

"In that case, thank you very much, Layman Jiang."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Quandao no longer hesitated. After accepting the silver note, he immediately gathered the Taoist priests and continued to explain the matter.

Jiang Ning then took out another 2,750 taels of silver and handed it to Abbess Qingwei, repeating the same thing he had said before.

Unlike Zhang Quandao, Abbess Qingwei did not hesitate and accepted the silver notes, thanking Jiang Ning in return.

"Master, you should go and rest for a while. We'll set off after a short rest."

Jiang Ning said to Abbess Qingwei.

"it is good."

Master Qingwei nodded and led the Emei disciples to rest aside.

"Uncle-Master Feng, please come with me."

Jiang Ning called out to Feng Buping, pulled him aside, and handed him the remaining five hundred taels along with the gold medal of the Guanzhong Hero.

"I would like to ask you to make a special trip to Hanzhong Prefecture and find Prefect Chen. Ask him to help us collect the sleeping potion. You will need this gold medal and silver note. Prefect Chen will help you once he sees the gold medal."

You can't just buy as much sleeping potion as you want. To knock out so many people, you'd need a huge quantity. It's only possible with the help of Prefect Chen.

"The Great Hero of Guanzhong?"

Feng Buping was stunned when he saw the gold medal in his hand.

Jiang Ning gave a brief explanation, and Feng Buping nodded.

"Okay, don't worry."

Feng Buping accepted the task without feeling uncomfortable at being directed by a junior.

"Then I'll leave it to Uncle Feng. Please be sure to go and come back quickly."

Jiang Ning gave a word of advice.

"do not worry."

Feng Buping's expression was somewhat solemn. He knew the importance of his mission, so he didn't delay and set off immediately.

Chapter 232 My Son Has Grown Up

With everything arranged, Jiang Ning finally had time to talk to Yue Buqun.

"Master, is there anything I forgot to do in my arrangements just now?"

One person's plan is short-sighted, but two people's plans are long-sighted. Yue Buqun is a seasoned veteran with plenty of experience, and he can help look after things that Jiang Ning might not have thought of.

Yue Buqun smiled upon hearing this: "There's nothing wrong with it. You've made very meticulous arrangements."

There's really not much to say. Jiang Ning has thought of everything he could for the next steps and plans, and it's been detailed enough. There's also nothing more to say about his interpersonal skills.

Jiang Ning did not keep the six thousand taels for himself or divide it equally among the three parties. Apart from the five hundred taels used to buy medicine, he divided it equally between Qingcheng and Emei. He also gave them face and respect in his words, which made him very satisfied.

Yue Buqun now feels as if his beloved son has grown up.

For Yue Buqun, Jiang Ning was someone he had raised since he was three years old. Although they were not biological father and son, they were practically like father and son.

Actually, Linghu Chong is in a similar relationship, but he usually acts like a rebellious son, unlike Jiang Ning who is much easier to manage.

Although Linghu Chong has changed a lot and become more sensible, and he and his daughter are in love, Yue Buqun still wants to observe Linghu Chong for a period of time before considering marrying Yue Lingshan to him.

Now Yue Buqun doesn't have such high expectations for Linghu Chong, but he still has some expectations, at least he must completely give up gambling.

As for alcohol, Yue Buqun did not demand that Linghu Chong give it up, but at least he should not be drunk all the time. If Linghu Chong could not do these two things, even if Yue Lingshan was in love with him, Yue Buqun would not marry her to him.

How could Yue Buqun's daughter marry a gambler and a drunkard?

"..."

Although Yue Buqun said there were no omissions, Jiang Ning still went through the implementation process of the plan in his mind again and again to check for any gaps.

After thinking for a while and finding nothing missing, Jiang Ning then spoke to Yue Buqun: "Master, I need you to go back to Mount Hua to tell Master's wife and the others about our plan, so that they can cooperate with us."

There are already nearly 600 people from Qingcheng and Emei, plus several hundred disciples from Huashan, Hengshan and other sects on Mount Hua, making a total of 1,000 people, which is enough for the operation.

"it is good."

Yue Buqun nodded, and after a moment of silence, he frowned and said something.

"I wonder if the Songshan Sect has actually come to Mount Hua."

There has been no news from the Songshan Sect so far, which worries Yue Buqun. He fears that Zuo Lengchan might be plotting something.

Jiang Ning didn't care much about Yue Buqun's worries. What the Songshan Sect planned to do was secondary. What he needed to do now was to get rid of the people surrounding the foot of Mount Hua.

After resting for a while, Jiang Ning was ready to get up.

He didn't really need to rest; the exercise he did just now wasn't very strenuous, mainly to let the Emei disciples rest.

"Sect Leader Yue, Benefactor Jiang, we can set off now."

Master Qingwei came over at this time; they had rested enough.

"Yes, Master."

Jiang Ning and Yue Buqun replied, and then set off with the Emei disciples for Mount Hua, leaving the Taoists of Mount Qingcheng to deal with the corpses there.

Zhang Quandao had already distributed the silver notes to the Taoist priests, and most of them accepted them without saying anything.

Some Taoist priests refused to accept the money, but Zhang Quan persuaded them and explained what Jiang Ning had said before they finally accepted it. These priests had already discussed how to spend the money in private. Most of them planned to use it to help the people, some planned to raise funds to open a school to teach poor children, and others planned to use it to repair roads.

"Wow, this corpse is really heavy, all fat, it's impossible to drag."

A rather thin-looking Taoist priest dragged a corpse out of the pit, and it took him a long time to pull it up.

"You fatso, you did no good deeds in life, and now you're causing me trouble even in death."

The Taoist muttered something, then he and another Taoist carried the corpse away from the road, to a wide open space where they dug a hole and buried it.

The group of Taoist priests were busy until almost evening before they finally cleaned up. By then, the places where they had buried the bodies were all mounds of earth.

In front of these graves stood some Taoist priests, who had changed into different clothes at some point and were holding incense and paper money.

"You didn't do good deeds in your life, so you'll never have a chance to reform in this life. Be a good person in your next life."

"Cherish this opportunity to help others pass on to the afterlife. No one has ever experienced something like this before, where someone not only kills but also buries the dead and helps you pass on to the afterlife."