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

Zuo Lengchan stopped him from continuing, looked at Abbess Qingzhu, and said.

"Please make yourself at home, nun."

"Thank you very much."

Master Qingzhu smiled slightly.

Despite having decided to stay, the people from the Huashan sects did not give the Songshan sect a friendly look, and all went down from the Fengchan Terrace to their rooms where they had rested the night before.

"Senior brother, why are you letting them stay another night!"

After the Huashan sects left, Fei Bin couldn't help but say to Zuo Lengchan.

"Yes, they embarrassed our Songshan Sect in public today and even forced you to cripple your martial arts. Why should you still be so nice to them?"

Another bodyguard spoke up.

“Without my Songshan Sect, what would they think they are? Without my Songshan Sect bearing the name of the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sect, their Huashan Sect would have been swallowed up by other sects long ago.”

Ding Mian was even more furious.

Lu Bai said to Zuo Lengchan, "Senior brother, since they want to withdraw from the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Five Mountains Sword Sect has now been disbanded, in our opinion, you don't need to step down as the head of the Songshan Sect. We, your fellow disciples, all respect you and will obey your orders."

Faced with his fellow disciples' resentment, Zuo Lengchan remained calm and did not respond to them. Instead, he turned to look at Tang Ying'e.

"How are those people I asked you to arrange doing?"

Tang Ying'e nodded.

"Senior brother, they are all hiding in the mountains not far from Shengguan Peak, waiting for your orders at any time."

Zuo Lengchan nodded, took a deep breath, and remained calm.

"Inform them that they should all go up Mount Song tonight."

Chapter 396: The Prelude to the Melee

night.

"Master, are you saying that Zuo Lengchan's self-criticism of martial arts was too easy, and that there might be a trap?"

Jiang Ning asked.

"good."

Yue Buqun nodded.

“A man like Zuo Lengchan wouldn’t give up so easily, but he didn’t hesitate at all. I’m afraid there’s something fishy going on.”

Although Zhenshanzi and Abbess Dingxian had personally examined Zuo Lengchan and confirmed that he was now a cripple, the suspicious Yue Buqun remained skeptical.

"Speaking of today's competition, I intended to kill him during the match, but I never expected that his last palm strike would be so strange."

Yue Buqun continued.

He then recounted in detail the events of his duel with Zuo Lengchan.

"There is no such palm technique in the Songshan Sect. I have never seen such a palm technique in all my years of traveling the world. It must have been created by Zuo Lengchan himself."

Yue Buqun couldn't help but say, "His palm technique is indeed powerful. His palm strike even caused my body to stiffen. If I didn't have this much internal energy, I probably wouldn't have been able to withstand it."

However, Yue Buqun stopped speaking after saying a few words.

"Tomorrow's farewell banquet will probably be a feast with no substance."

Yue Buqun continued.

Even now that things have come to this, Zuo Lengchan still tries to persuade them to stay, and Tianmen Daoist actually agrees. This scene is extremely strange.

Yue Buqun wanted to ask Tianmen Daoren, but Tianmen Daoren remained silent the whole way and went to his room to rest after returning. Yue Buqun didn't know what he was thinking.

"In short, we must be extra careful. I have a feeling that Zuo Lengchan will not let this go."

Yue Buqun thought for a moment, then gave Jiang Ning some instructions before getting up.

"I'm going to see your Uncle Tianmen; I'm worried about him..."

Yue Buqun didn't finish speaking, but Jiang Ning already understood what he meant.

"Master, let me go with you."

Jiang Ning also got up.

"Alright."

Yue Buqun nodded, and the two left the house and headed towards the guest rooms of the Taishan Sect. On the way, they happened to meet Abbess Dingxian and Abbess Qingzhu.

The two nuns walked hand in hand under the moonlight, seemingly enjoying a pleasant conversation.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, Abbess Dingxian immediately asked a question.

"Sect Leader Yue, are you going to find Daoist Tianmen?"

Yue Buqun nodded.

"good."

A hint of worry appeared in Master Dingxian's eyes.

Yue Buqun asked, "Two nuns, are you also here?"

Master Dingxian and Qingzhu nodded.

The two of them were also planning to go find the Taoist Tianmen.

"In that case, let's go together."

Yue Buqun extended an invitation.

The two nuns nodded.

"Sect Leader Yue, have you decided on a name for the alliance of the Huashan, Emei, and Hengshan sects?"

On the way, Abbess Qingzhu asked a question.

Yue Buqun shook his head.

"Not at the moment."

After descending from the Fengchan Terrace, Abbess Dingxian learned about the alliance with the Emei Sect. Unsurprisingly, Abbess Dingxian had no objection to it and even welcomed the alliance.

San Ding had already met with Abbess Qingzhu and had a very good impression of this Emei Sect Leader, especially Abbess Dingyi.

Master Qingzhu also greatly admired Master Dingyi's temperament.

The five factions have no objections to the alliance now; all that's needed is a suitable opportunity to announce the alliance to the world.

After discussing with Abbess Qingzhu, Abbess Dingyi, and Master Mo, Yue Buqun unanimously decided to officially announce the news in October, at Abbess Qingzhu's inauguration ceremony.

The Hengshan and Hengshan sects have now agreed that after descending Songshan tomorrow, they will not return to their respective sects. Instead, they will go to Huashan to rest for a few days and then travel together to the Emei sect in Sichuan.

When Yue Buqun, Jiang Ning, and their group arrived at the guest room area where the Taishan Sect was staying, they were surprised to find that someone was already waiting for them.

"Mr. Mo? You're here so early too?"

Yue Buqun was somewhat surprised.

Master Mo chuckled and said, "Sect Leader Yue, you all must be worried about something as you come here together. That's why I've been waiting for you all here."

Nobody is a fool. Tianmen Daoist, who has the greatest hatred for Zuo Lengchan, chose to stay for the night. Not only Yue Buqun, but everyone else guessed that Tianmen Daoist might fight the Songshan Sect tonight, so Yue Buqun also chose to stay. The leaders of various sects also came here by coincidence.

"In that case, let's go in."

Yue Buqun said this, and then found a disciple from Mount Tai and asked him to go find the Taoist of Tianmen.

"Please wait a moment, fellow disciples. I will go and inform the sect leader immediately."

The Taishan disciple dared not be careless and hurriedly went to report. Not long after, a group of Taishan Taoists rushed over.

Approaching from the front was Daoist Tiansong.

"Sect Leaders, Senior Brother Tianmen has gone missing."

Master Tiansong had an anxious look on his face.

"What? It's gone?"

The expressions on their faces changed.

"When did it disappear? When did you find it?"

Master Dingxian pressed for an answer.

Taoist Tiansong shook his head bitterly.

"We just found out too. After our senior brother returned, he said he wanted to go back to his room to rest and asked us not to disturb him."

"not good!"

Yue Buqun's gaze sharpened slightly, and he exchanged a glance with Jiang Ning.

The two turned around at the same time and sped off towards the Songshan Sect.

"Huh? Sect Leader Yue? Junior Nephew Jiang?"

Daoist Tiansong called out hurriedly, but Yue Buqun and Jiang Ning had already disappeared.

"Go back and gather your men quickly."

Master Mo and Abbess Dingxian also realized what was happening and quickly went back to gather their respective sects' disciples.

……

"Senior brother, Junior Brother Tang has already gone down the peak to inform them. In an hour, all those people will arrive at Shengguan Peak."

Lu Bai said respectfully.

At this moment, Zuo Lengchan was sitting in the main seat of the hall with his eyes slightly closed.

Zuo Lengchan did not open his eyes after hearing Lu Bai's words, but simply nodded slightly.

"Ah."

Lu Bai, Ding Mian, and the others exchanged glances.