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

Jiang Ning smiled and shook his head in refusal.

Seeing this, Wang Jiaju tried to persuade Jiang Ning several more times, but Jiang Ning still refused. Just as he was about to continue persuading him, Jiang Ning disappeared around a few corners.

"Hey."

The streets were bustling with people. Wang Jiaju searched everywhere, but he couldn't find Jiang Ning anywhere. He could only sigh helplessly and leave with his head hanging low.

"It seems you don't want to talk to me, sir."

Wang Jiaju said with a sigh.

He really wanted to thank Jiang Ning properly after seeing him again, but Jiang Ning didn't give him the chance, which made him very disappointed.

"But it's alright, hero, I will find you again."

Wang Jiaju quickly rallied and secretly encouraged himself.

“A person like this hero is definitely not an unknown figure. I will inquire further and I am sure I will be able to find him again.”

Jiang Ning had given his name before, and Wang Jiaju planned to inquire about it.

"The hero's name seems to be Jiang Ning, but which Jiang? Which Ning?"

Wang Jiaju began to ponder.

After thinking for a while, Wang Jiaju suddenly felt that the name was familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

"Hmm, why does this sound familiar?"

Wang Jiaju looked puzzled and thought for a long time but couldn't remember. Then he remembered the incident a few days ago when those people called Jiangning Yama.

"Jiangning...King Yama..."

Wang Jiaju muttered to himself, "Jiangning... Yama... Ning Yama..."

Wang Jiaju was suddenly startled.

"Jiang Ning? Ning Yanwang? He's Jiang Ning of the Huashan Sect?"

……

After leaving the young man, Jiang Ning walked the streets of Luoyang, looking around as he went, intending to find an inn.

Just as Jiang Ning was crossing another street, several voices called out to him from behind.

"Senior brother?"

"Junior Brother Jiang Ning?"

Hearing the shouts, Jiang Ning turned around and saw several people standing at the street corner not far away, namely Lin Pingzhi and Liang Fa.

Chapter 333: Huh?

"Senior brother? Junior brother? How did you get to Luoyang so quickly?"

Jiang Ning was somewhat surprised. According to his calculations, the Huashan Sect should have arrived in Luoyang a few days later, so how come they had arrived now?

"Senior brother."

Lin Pingzhi immediately responded: "We only arrived in Luoyang this morning. Our master said he was going to visit a friend, so we came ahead of time."

Visiting a friend?

"I see."

Jiang Ning nodded.

"Junior brother, when did you arrive in Luoyang?"

Liang said happily.

They had been quite worried about Jiang Ning's safety for the past few months since he came down the mountain, so Liang Fa was very happy to see that Jiang Ning was safe and sound.

The others were Shu Qi, Tao Jun, and Ying Bailuo, who were all very happy to see Jiang Ning.

"It just arrived today."

Jiang Ning smiled and asked, "Where are Master and Mistress?"

Lin Pingzhi quickly replied, "We're visiting the headmaster of Lingfeng Academy. We came out to buy some things."

Jiang Ning saw that Liang Fa, Tao Jun, and Shu Qi were all carrying some things, nodded, and said nothing.

At this moment, Tao Jun spoke up: "Junior brother, come back with us. Master and Mistress will be very happy to see you."

"Yeah yeah."

Shu Qi continued, "Junior brother, your master's wife has missed you terribly since you went down the mountain. She talks about it every day, worried that you're not eating or sleeping well outside, and that you might be in danger."

Liang Fa said, "Master is also very concerned about you."

"We're here for you too, we miss you too."

Ying Bailu chuckled.

"it is good."

Jiang Ning nodded with a smile.

Liang Fa and his companions originally intended to buy some more food, but after seeing Jiang Ning, they decided to go back.

"Junior brother, where did you go after you came down the mountain? Was there anything fun?"

"Junior brother, aren't those places outside amazing?"

"Junior brother..."

Along the way, Ying Bailuo, Shu Qi, Tao Jun, and the others kept asking Jiang Ning questions, their faces full of curiosity.

Jiang Ning couldn't respond to everyone, so he simply mentioned the places he had been and some local customs, which made Ying Bailuo and the others' eyes light up.

As they were talking, Jiang Ning occasionally glanced at Lin Pingzhi behind him out of the corner of his eye.

It's not appropriate to talk about that list right now; Jiang Ning plans to bring it up at a later time.

Lin Pingzhi walked behind Jiang Ning and couldn't help but smile as he watched her retreating figure.

Before Jiang Ning went down the mountain, he asked him for some names. During this time, he was quite worried that Jiang Ning might encounter danger because of the names he gave him. Now that he saw that Jiang Ning was safe and sound, he was relieved.

After navigating several streets, the group finally arrived at an academy.

This academy is very large and is called Lingfeng Academy. Jiang Ning had already heard Liang Fa talk about it on the way. He heard that the academy's headmaster had encountered bandits more than ten years ago. Fortunately, Yue Buqun saved him and saved his life. Since then, the headmaster and Yue Buqun have been good friends and often correspond. Now that they have arrived in Luoyang, Yue Buqun is planning to visit this friend.

"Master and Mistress are inside. Junior Brother, come in with me."

Liang Fa led the way, and along the way they saw many students reading. After passing through the academy, they arrived at a large courtyard.

"The academy master and my master are inside."

Liang Fa said.

"I'll go tell Master that Junior Brother Jiang Ning has returned."

Shu Qi immediately wanted to go in first, but Ying Bailuo stopped him.

"Don't tell Master yet."

Ying Bailu chuckled and said, "I'll give Master a surprise."

……

"It's been many years since we last met. I'm now in my forties and quite old, but Brother Yue still looks as dashing as ever. He doesn't look old at all; on the contrary, he's gained a lot of radiance, which is truly enviable."

An elderly man with a refined demeanor and a cane walked with Yue Buqun along a path. The old man looked at Yue Buqun and couldn't help but sigh.

He had known Yue Buqun for over ten years, but now he was old and frail, while Yue Buqun looked exactly the same as he had more than ten years ago, without any change. It was as if time had not left any marks on his face, and he even looked younger than before, which made him sigh with admiration.

"Elder Chen is joking."

Yue Buqun chuckled softly and shook his head slightly.

At this moment, he was dressed in a blue robe, holding a folding fan in his hand, exuding a gentle and refined temperament.

"I am already in my fifties, and in a few more years I will be sixty."

"Haha."

Dean Chen laughed and said, "But I see that Brother Yue is only thirty years old."

Yue Buqun smiled but remained silent.

Taoist kung fu nourishes the body, and his innate skill has reached the fourth level, making his martial arts even more refined than before, which is why he looks younger than before.

The two walked ahead, followed by Ning Zhongze, Feng Buping, Yue Lingshan, Linghu Chong, and other Huashan disciples.

As the group walked, they suddenly came to a small courtyard, where some weapons were displayed; it was clearly a training ground.

"Old Master, what is this?"

Yue Buqun was somewhat surprised.

Although Dean Chen was his friend, the other party was not a martial arts practitioner and had no martial arts skills. Moreover, this was an academy, so why would there be a martial arts training ground here?

Just as Dean Chen was about to speak, a young girl suddenly ran over.

"grandfather!"

The girl ran to Dean Chen, hugged his arm, and started acting coquettishly.

"hehe."

Master Chen affectionately patted her head before saying to Yue Buqun, "Brother Yue, this is my granddaughter, Chen Lanjin."

Then, Master Chen introduced Yue Buqun and his group to his granddaughter.

As a member of a scholarly family, the granddaughter of Master Chen was very well-mannered and impeccably polite, but she was dressed in a tight-fitting outfit.

“My granddaughter has never liked poetry and books since she was little. Instead, she likes to practice martial arts. This place is a training ground for her.”

Then Dean Chen began to explain.

Yue Buqun nodded slightly.

She turned out to be a woman who preferred military attire to makeup.