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

When Bujie got closer, he was surprised to find Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong there as well.

What are you doing here?

Linghu Chong said, "Master Bujie, today Junior Sister Qin brought my junior brother and me to visit the Hanging Temple."

Bu Jie nodded.

"Go ahead and look, I'm going to find my wife."

He then said to Yilin, "Daughter, come on, take some food to your mother."

Yilin had something else to say, but Bujie pulled her away.

Linghu Chong watched the two go up, exchanged a glance with Jiang Ning, and neither of them spoke.

After a while, Bujie and his daughter finally came down.

"Brother Linghu, Junior Brother Jiangning, would you like to continue your tour? I can wait for you."

Yilin said.

Linghu Chong remained silent, while Jiang Ning smiled and said, "We've seen enough, let's go down with Senior Sister Yilin."

Yilin nodded, and then led Jiang Ning and the other two down the mountain.

The path down was dangerous and terrifying to look at, but it wasn't a problem for the group.

After descending Cuiping Mountain, there was still some distance to Jianxing Peak, and the group remained silent along the way.

Linghu Chong glanced at Yilin and her father from time to time, and then at Jiang Ning.

"Junior Sister Yilin, I want to go over there and take a look. Please take me there."

Linghu Chong suddenly stopped and pointed to a spot not far away.

"what?"

Yilin looked around blankly and found it was just an inconspicuous cliff. She didn't understand why Linghu Chong was so interested in it, but she nodded anyway and turned to look at Jiang Ning.

"Junior Brother Jiang Ning, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Linghu Chong interrupted, "My junior brother probably isn't interested. Let him wait here, and I'll go take a look."

Yilin hesitated upon hearing this and looked at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning smiled and nodded.

"I will wait here for my senior brother and senior sister Yilin."

Yilin looked at Bujie.

"Father, you..."

Bu Jie remained calm and said, "Go ahead, I'll wait here."

Seeing that neither of them would go, Yilin had no choice but to nod and leave with Linghu Chong.

Before leaving, Linghu Chong glanced at Jiang Ning discreetly.

Jiang Ning watched Linghu Chong and Yilin walk away with a smile on his face. After Linghu Chong and Yilin had walked a distance, he suddenly spoke.

"The master seemed very interested in what Zen Master Lingxuan said to me the night before he passed away."

Bu Jie remained calm, as if he were not surprised.

"Didn't Linghu Chong already tell you? Master Lingxuan was my master. Now that he's dead, I naturally have to ask him about it."

Bu Jie knew very well that now that Linghu Chong had deliberately sent Yilin away and Jiang Ning had asked about this matter, it was natural that Linghu Chong would tell her everything that happened last night.

Jiang Ning nodded, and instead of asking further, said...

"How much does the master know about the Sunflower Manual?"

Bu Jie couldn't help but turn to look at Jiang Ning, only to find that the other party's expression had not changed, nor did he show any murderous intent, as if he had just asked casually.

Bu Jie's expression remained unchanged, but the atmosphere in the room became somewhat strange.

"I've only heard of it, but I've never seen it, so I'm not very clear about it."

"What does the master know?"

Chapter 541: I Only Kill Those Who Deserve to Die

Jiang Ning spoke softly, his expression unchanged, but the atmosphere in the air became even more oppressive.

Bu Jie couldn't help but look towards Jiang Ning.

"I don't know anything."

"Really? I thought the master knew something."

Bu Jie's expression remained unchanged. "I know nothing."

Jiang Ning turned her head to look at him, but did not say anything.

Bu Jie showed no fear at this moment; instead, he laughed. "Are you going to kill me?"

Jiang Ning turned around.

"I don't actually like killing."

Bu Jie couldn't help but look over, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He found it hard to believe that such words came from Jiang Ning's mouth.

If you don't like killing, then where did your title of King Yama come from?

Bu Jie ultimately didn't foolishly ask that question.

Jiang Ning did not get an answer from Bu Jie, and did not pursue the matter further.

Clearly, Bu Jie knows something, but he is unwilling to say it, or rather, he feels that saying it would cause a major change in his current life.

Since the other party was unwilling to talk about it, Jiang Ning saw no need to press further.

Similarly, he had no intention of killing the other party.

He only kills those who deserve to be killed.

The two did not speak again and waited there for Linghu Chong to return.

……

"Brother Linghu, the scenery here is actually quite ordinary, there's nothing to see."

Yilin said to Linghu Chong.

"Yeah, I'll just take a look."

Linghu Chong looked around and responded casually; in truth, he wasn't there to admire the scenery.

Yilin waited quietly for him to finish reading.

After calculating in his mind that the time was about right, Linghu Chong prepared to go back. He turned around to call Yilin, but found that she was lost in thought, with a clear struggle on her face.

"Let's go back."

Linghu Chong said.

Yilin was not in a daze until Linghu Chong called out again.

"Ah good."

On the way back, Linghu Chong suddenly asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Yilin looked at him blankly.

Linghu Chong said, "You seem conflicted. Is it because of the mute old woman?"

Knowing that her thoughts had been exposed, Yilin slowly lowered her head.

"Brother Linghu."

After a long while, Yilin's voice rang out.

Linghu Chong turned his head and saw Yilin looking at him with red eyes, as if she had been crying.

“The mute old woman is my biological mother. She was originally a disciple of Hengshan Sect. Later, she had me with my father. We are all monks in Hengshan Sect and cannot marry. However, my mother married my father and had a child. Now, my master and senior uncles do not know that my mother is the mute old woman. If they find out, they will definitely be angry and my mother may die. But if they do not tell, I, as a disciple, would be protecting my mother and violating the sect rules. What should I do?”

Linghu Chong was speechless.

Clearly, Yilin was troubled by this question. After pondering for a long time, he did not answer but said, "I think Master Dingyi and Uncle Dingxian are good people and would not be so heartless."

Yilin looked at him with teary eyes: "Do you think I should tell Master?"

Linghu Chong didn't answer. If he said something wrong and Yilin actually listened to him, leading to the death of the mute old woman, then he wouldn't be able to say anything.

Having received no answer, Yilin sighed softly.

The two didn't speak again until they were almost back when Linghu Chong suddenly said, "I think you should trust your master. Dingyi and the others are all first-rate people. I don't think they would do anything to break up a family."

Yilin turned to look at him, but Linghu Chong didn't say anything more.

When the two returned, Jiang Ning and Bu Jie were still waiting for them, but neither of them spoke, and Linghu Chong noticed that the atmosphere was a bit quiet.

"Junior brother, Master, we apologize for keeping you waiting."

Linghu Chong burst into laughter.

Jiang Ning smiled slightly and nodded.

Bu Jie didn't look at him, but looked at Yi Lin beside him and noticed that her eyes were slightly red. He thought that Linghu Chong had bullied Yi Lin, and immediately became angry.

"Linghu Chong, did you bully my daughter?"

Linghu Chong was taken aback and was about to explain when Yilin spoke first.

"Father, Brother Linghu didn't bully me."

Bu Jie frowned at her: "Don't be afraid. If it's really that brat Linghu Chong who bullies you, your father will stand up for you. Although I can't beat those fellow disciples, my daughter won't be bullied by anyone!"

"Brother Linghu really didn't bully me!"

Yilin spoke again, and Bujie snorted coldly, then pulled Yilin forward, ignoring Jiang Ning and the other two.