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

It was already afternoon. The county town was not far from Mount Song, but it was still a bit of a distance. By the time Jiang Ning, Yue Buqun, and the others arrived at the foot of Mount Song, a rosy glow had already appeared on the horizon.

Mount Song.

It is located in the center of the Four Sacred Mountains.

Jiang Ning had never been to Mount Song before; this was his first time.

Mount Song is majestic and precipitous, with overlapping peaks. The feeling of grandeur and magnificence when viewed from below is different from that of Mount Hua and Mount Tai.

Without lingering, Jiang Ning and his group did not stop at the foot of Mount Song and chose to continue up the mountain. The journey was very quiet, and they did not encounter many people until they saw a few Mount Song disciples waiting above the mountain path when they were halfway up the mountain.

At this moment, the disciples of Mount Song were somewhat bored, but when they saw so many people coming from the foot of the mountain, they were startled and quickly perked up to observe carefully.

"It's the Huashan Sect and the Taishan Sect who have arrived."

One of the Songshan disciples called out, and several people hurriedly went down the mountain to greet them. They stopped when they arrived in front of Yue Buqun and the others, and bowed deeply in respect.

"Disciples of Songshan respectfully welcome Headmaster Yue of Huashan Sect, Headmaster Tianmen of Taishan Sect, Headmaster Moda of Hengshan Sect, and Headmaster Qingzhu of Emei Sect."

The disciples from Mount Song bowed respectfully, their tone extremely deferential, showing no sign of disrespect.

"Yes, thank you for waiting here."

Yue Buqun smiled slightly and nodded.

"No, no, Sect Leader Yue is too kind to us."

The disciples from Mount Song repeatedly said they dared not.

Compared to Yue Buqun's response, Tianmen Daoist stood by and treated the Songshan disciples with cold indifference, while Master Mo squinted his eyes as if he were about to fall asleep.

Master Qingzhu, however, seemed somewhat surprised.

These people didn't send a message to the Songshan Sect before coming up the mountain. It's understandable that these Songshan disciples recognized the various sects of Huashan, but they even recognized her.

That was somewhat unexpected.

At this moment, the disciples of Songshan said again: "Our sect's left leader has been waiting on the mountain for a long time. Leader Yue, Leader Tianmen, Leader Mo Da, and Leader Qingzhu, please come with us."

After saying that, the disciples from Mount Song led the way.

Yue Buqun had no objection, even though he had been to Mount Song before.

Led by these disciples from Mount Song, the group followed the mountain path uphill. The path was spotlessly clean, and banners hung along the sides with slogans such as "The Five Mountains Sword Sects are of one mind," "The Five Mountains are one family," and "A century-long alliance, let's move forward hand in hand."

"Tch, it's actually quite well written."

People from the three schools of Huashan, Taishan, and Hengshan would occasionally sneer when they saw these banners.

The road to Mount Song is not short, but every two or three miles there are some disciples of Mount Song waiting, and they have prepared wine and snacks to welcome guests, which is quite thoughtful.

However, these snacks were not enough for Jiang Ning and his group.

"Is there any more? Give me some more. I'm so tired and thirsty after walking for so long. How come your Songshan Mountain is even harder to climb than our Huashan Mountain?"

Lu Dayou had a pastry in his mouth and a bag tucked under his arm. He kept reaching out to the Songshan disciples stationed there.

"Pack me some more to eat on the way."

"It's gone, it's all gone."

The faces of the few Songshan disciples waiting there were somewhat ashen.

By this time, the pastries they had brought to welcome their guests had already been looted.

"What do you mean it's gone? It's still there, isn't it?"

Lu Dayou, with his sharp eyes, noticed that one of the Songshan disciples seemed to be hiding something behind his back. Tao Jun, Shu Qi, and the others rushed over upon seeing this and, sure enough, found some pastries and drinks. They immediately began to snatch them.

"Leave some, you guys leave some!"

Seeing this, the disciples of Mount Song panicked and quickly called out.

"You're so anxious about eating my food. You're so stingy. We've come all the way to Songshan, and you won't even give us something to eat. Are all the people in the Songshan Sect this stingy?"

Lu Dayou shouted.

"you!"

Several disciples from Mount Song were furious.

Chapter 358: I'll make you hold in a huge lump

The path to Mount Song was not difficult to climb. Before long, Jiang Ning and the others arrived at a waterfall, led by several disciples of Mount Song.

"This is Shengguan Peak."

One of the disciples from Mount Song explained.

The Songshan Sect is located on Shengguan Peak.

Looking up from Jiangning, one can see two jade pillars cascading down the cliff, with the sound of rushing water echoing loudly—a truly beautiful sight.

"The scenery is quite nice."

Linghu Chong, who had been silent the whole way, finally spoke up.

Upon hearing this, a disciple from Mount Song standing beside him laughed and said, "Mount Song is located in the center of the world. During the Han and Tang dynasties, it was the foremost of all mountains in the world. Back then, Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty performed the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Song."

Linghu Chong smiled but didn't say anything.

These disciples from Mount Song led the group around the waterfall and began their ascent to the summit.

The mountain path to Shengguan Peak is extremely dangerous, much more treacherous than the previous route. The Songshan disciples leading the way pointed out and introduced the scenery on the peak along the way.

At this time, Jiang Ning and his group arrived at a place called Tieliang Gorge.

"Everyone be careful, there's a sheer cliff to the left."

A disciple from Mount Song reminded him, and then picked up a pebble to demonstrate.

After the stone fell into the cliff, it remained silent for a long time. Seeing this, the disciples from the various sects became even more careful as they walked.

Jiang Ning walked along the mountain path for an unknown amount of time. By then, the sky had completely darkened, and it was pitch black all around. Fortunately, his eyesight was excellent, so it didn't have much of an impact.

After walking for a while, we saw that the twin peaks abruptly ended, revealing a natural gateway.

"This is Chaotianmen."

Yue Buqun said to Jiang Ning.

He had been to Mount Song before and knew these places.

They also knew that once they passed Chaotianmen, they would soon reach the Songshan Sect.

Yue Buqun was reminding Jiang Ning to be careful.

Jiang Ning nodded slightly, without saying anything more.

The group continued up the mountain, and after climbing for a while, they were finally close to the summit.

It was already night, but the summit was brightly lit by fire, and the sounds of people talking could be heard from below, making it very noisy and indicating that there were a large number of people.

Meanwhile, the disciples from Songshan who were leading the way quickened their pace and went up the peak ahead of time to report the news. Before long, the sound of drums and music rang out from the summit, and Zuo Lengchan was the first to come down.

"Ha ha ha ha."

The person arrived before the voice.

Zuo Lengchan's previously stiff expression was now filled with a smile.

"Brother Yue, how have you been lately? You've finally arrived. I've been looking forward to seeing you for so long."

Zuo Lengchan grabbed Yue Buqun's hand, his expression quite excited.

"I heard a few days ago that Brother Yue and several sect leaders had arrived at the foot of Mount Song. I missed Brother Yue and everyone else. Now that we are finally reunited, I am overjoyed."

Yue Buqun smiled slightly, subtly withdrawing his hand, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, Alliance Leader Zuo. I am doing well."

The moment Tianmen Daoist saw Zuo Lengchan, his eyes turned bloodshot and his expression became somewhat ferocious, but he quickly calmed down and stared coldly at Zuo Lengchan without saying a word.

Zuo Lengchan seemed not to see Tianmen Daoist at all. After exchanging pleasantries with Yue Buqun, Zuo Lengchan looked at Master Mo Da.

"Brother Mo looks great."

Mr. Mo squinted, looking as if he hadn't woken up yet, and smiled slightly after hearing Zuo Lengchan's words.

Zuo Lengchan didn't care about his attitude. He turned to look at Abbess Qingzhu and said, "The fact that the Emei Sect is willing to come to Mount Song to participate in the Five Mountains Sword Sect Alliance Conference is truly an honor for our Mount Song Sect."

Master Qingzhu smiled and said, "The Emei Sect and the Huashan Sect have a deep friendship, so it's only natural that we'd like to come."

Zuo Lengchan chuckled twice, said nothing more, and then looked at Jiang Ning beside him, his smile unchanged.

"I heard that Nephew Jiang has rid Guyang County of a white-faced evil spirit who was afflicting the people?"

Zuo Lengchan said, "I never expected such a thing to happen in my Henan territory. I was completely unaware of it before."

As he spoke, Zuo Lengchan looked at the person behind him.

"Junior Brother Han, you were in charge of Guyang County before, why didn't you tell me about this? Why didn't you handle it? What were you doing?"

Earlier, when Zuo Lengchan was speaking, there was a person behind him staring coldly at Jiang Ning. It was Han Tianpeng, and Zuo Lengchan was now asking him questions.

Hearing Zuo Lengchan's question, Han Tianpeng lowered his head and said, "Senior brother, I already knew about this matter before, but I thought it was just an ordinary case of evil spirits pretending to be demons to harm the people, and I could handle it myself, so I didn't bother you, senior brother."

Zuo Lengchan coldly rebuked, "You'll solve it? Where are you going to solve it?"

Han Tianpeng said, "I was investigating the White-Faced Evil Ghost before, and I had made some progress, but someone beat me to it."

"What? You're blaming my nephew Jiang for meddling in other people's business?"

Zuo Lengchan glared and said.

"Don't dare."

Han Tianpeng quickly replied.

Zuo Lengchan snorted coldly: "You've been in charge of Guyang County for a while now, and you've been unable to resolve the problems that have arisen there. You're incompetent!"

"Yes."

Han Tianpeng could only lower his head and agree.

After reprimanding Han Tianpeng, Zuo Lengchan snorted coldly, then turned to look at Jiang Ning, a smile appearing on his face.