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

Chapter 603: Meeting Liu Lie

Feng Qingyang had already gone far away, and Linghu Chong looked helplessly at the book in his hand.

"Hey, why did my grandmaster give me a Buddhist scripture? Is it so I can learn about Buddhist doctrines? But I can't understand it at all."

Linghu Chong muttered to himself, casually put the nameless scripture into his pocket, then looked at the empty wine jar on the ground, which had been emptied, and kicked it off the cliff.

After destroying the evidence, Linghu Chong left with peace of mind, but instead of descending Jade Maiden Peak, he continued to ascend it.

Before long, Linghu Chong finally reached the summit, which was an open space.

This place was once the site of a battle between the Sword Sect and the Qi Sect of the Huashan School. Blood was once spilled here, staining the ground with the blood of Huashan disciples. But as time passed, this place gradually became desolate.

Upon reaching the summit, Linghu Chong was stunned by the sight before him.

Linghu Chong had been here a few times before, but this time he looked at the place with a look of astonishment, as if it were his first time here.

"Just how badly did Master and Junior Brother fight?"

As far as the eye can see, there are countless large and small pits, and even some of the ground is crisscrossed with gullies, as are the stone walls. It is hard to imagine what kind of great battle took place here before.

Linghu Chong thought to himself.

Among these traces, some were clearly sword marks left by sword energy, while others were craters blasted out by internal force. However, Linghu Chong observed that some of these sword marks were not only deep but also wide, clearly left by someone with extremely profound internal force.

Ok?

Linghu Chong noticed something in the grass and quickly went over to investigate.

"Isn't this Master's sword?"

Linghu Chong was taken aback when he discovered that what was in the grass was a broken sword.

Unexpectedly, even my master's sword broke during that battle.

Linghu Chong observed for a long time but still couldn't tell which of the sword marks and the densely packed pits were left by Yue Buqun and which by Jiang Ning.

But then Linghu Chong remembered the last few words Feng Qingyang had said.

Your junior brother is a monster. In the hundreds of years since the founding of the Huashan School, there has never been anyone like him. I'm afraid even the founder of the Huashan School, Grandmaster Hao Datong, is no match for him...

With Feng Qingyang's words in mind, Linghu Chong probably knew who the winner of that battle was.

Knowing the answer in his heart, Linghu Chong did not linger there any longer and turned to go down the mountain.

After an unknown amount of time, visitors appeared here again.

Feng Qingyang looked around calmly, his gaze lingering, as if he were looking at people from decades ago.

After a long while.

"You are all wrong."

Feng Qingyang said softly, "You once led the Huashan Sect into the abyss, but now the Huashan Sect has been reborn. In the future, there will be someone more powerful than the ancestors of Huashan to lead the Huashan Sect to its peak."

As he spoke, Feng Qingyang's eyes gradually brightened, as if he had returned to the present moment.

"If I could, I really want to see that day..."

Feng Qingyang said softly.

After a long while, Feng Qingyang turned and left.

……

Huaming Village.

"Disciple Liu Lie greets Master."

Although three-year-old Liu Lie still speaks somewhat unclearly, he is much better than last year, and is now respectfully bowing to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning nodded.

"Get up."

After Liu Lie got up, Jiang Ning reached out and grabbed his wrist.

Liu Lie did not struggle.

After a while.

Jiang Ning withdrew his hand.

Seeing this, Liu's mother's heart jumped.

"My benefactor, my son's health..."

Jiang Ning said, "His health has improved a lot after a year of medication, and he should be able to withstand internal energy treatment in a few months."

Liu Lie's body was too weak, and Jiang Ning dared not treat him with internal energy, fearing that Liu Lie's body could not withstand it. For the past year, he had been given a lot of medicine, and after a year of medication, his health had improved significantly.

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, Liu's mother burst into tears of joy.

Although Liu Lie's illness has not been fully cured yet, she knows that her son will not die young, and with the help of Jiang Ning and Huashan Sect, Liu Lie will get better and better in the future.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Liu's mother couldn't help but kneel down and thank Jiang Ning.

"Thank you, benefactor and Mr. Yue, for saving my son's life."

Upon seeing this, Jiang Ning said, "There's no need for that. Heaven cherishes life, and Liu Lie's life was not meant to end."

Since men and women should not touch each other, Jiang Ning did not help her up himself, but said to Liu Lie, "Help your mother up."

Three-year-old Liu Lie was very obedient and quickly helped his mother up after hearing Jiang Ning's words.

After Liu's mother got up, Jiang Ning asked, "How have you been in the village this past year? Have you adapted well?"

Liu's mother nodded repeatedly: "I'm getting used to it, everyone is taking good care of me."

When Liu's mother first arrived, she was a little worried that the orphan and widow would be bullied by other villagers. But when she actually arrived, she found that her worries were unnecessary. Everyone was very kind, and they treated her even better after they learned that she was Jiang Ning's savior.

It's important to know that most of the people in Huaming Village were people Jiang Ning had saved before, so their respect for Jiang Ning goes without saying. Therefore, after learning that Liu's mother had saved Jiang Ning's life, Liu's mother had almost no living expenses in the village. She had no worries about food and drink, as everything was given to her by the villagers.

After learning that Liu Lie's mother was financially secure, Jiang Ning got up to leave.

"Liu Lie should continue with the same treatment as before, without stopping his daily medication. I will come again in a few months, and I will personally treat him then so that he can completely get rid of his illness."

Upon hearing this, Liu's mother was about to kneel down to express her gratitude, but Jiang Ning stopped her.

“You don’t need to do that. Sometimes I will not be at Mount Hua. If you encounter any difficulties in your life in the future, you can inform my fellow disciples at Mount Hua.”

"Thank you, my benefactor. I understand."

Liu's mother nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Ning then left.

Not long after leaving Liu's mother's house, Jiang Ning left Huaming Village and headed towards Huayin County.

There are dozens of children in Huayin County who were rescued from the Yanping branch of the Beggars' Gang.

After being brought back to Huashan, these children were placed in Huayin County and cared for by Wang Yuan.

That's right, it was the Wang Yuan family that Jiang Ning rescued the first time he went down the mountain.

At that time, Wang Yuan's house was occupied by an evil servant, and his wife and daughters were imprisoned. In despair, he was about to commit suicide when Jiang Ning came down the mountain to get rid of the evil servant and help him take back his property, wife and daughters. Later, Wang Yuan moved his family to Huayin County and started a business. I heard that the business is doing quite well now.

When Jiang Ning saw Wang Yuan again, he found that Wang Yuan looked much better than he had a few years ago, and even appeared somewhat prosperous.

Wang Yuan was overjoyed to see Jiang Ning and talked to her for a long time.

During his conversations, Jiang Ning learned that the children were doing well. After meeting them in person, he noticed that their eyes were no longer dull and lifeless, and their clothes were clean. He also discovered that their lives were much better than before, which put Jiang Ning at ease.

After learning the details, Jiang Ning bid farewell to Wang Yuan and returned to the mountain.

He needs to start preparing for Lu Dayou's wedding next July.

This matter concerns the further development of the relationship between the Huashan and Emei sects, and cannot be taken lightly.

……

"Master, why did you summon me here?"

Yunnan, a certain place.

Shangguan Yun, who was completely blind, was suddenly summoned by Ren Woxing and followed the followers to a house.

The room was completely silent; not even a breath could be heard. Shangguan Yun's heart pounded with anxiety.

As soon as Shangguan Yun finished speaking, Ren Woxing's voice rang out.

"Brother Shangguan, how long have you been a member of the Divine Cult?"

Ren Woxing's voice was somewhat soft and sinister.

Chapter 604: Shangguan Yun Dies

Suddenly, Ren Woxing's voice rang out from the previously silent room. In a panic, Shangguan Yun knelt down in front of the source of the voice.

"Your subordinate Shangguan Yun pays respects to the Master."

Looking at Shangguan Yun kneeling on the ground, Ren Woxing sat in the shadows, his expression obscured by darkness.

"Brother Shangguan, you don't need to bow if you're not feeling well. Please get up."

Ren Woxing said softly.

"Thank you, Master."

Shangguan Yun immediately stood up.

Ren Woxing looked at him calmly and asked the same question again.

"Brother Shangguan, how long have you been a member of the Divine Cult?"

Unable to see, Shangguan Yun didn't know why Ren Woxing was asking this question, and cautiously answered.

"Reporting to the Lord, I joined the cult when I was young, and it has been more than thirty years since then."

"More than thirty years have passed..."

Ren Woxing nodded and said, "Brother Shangguan, you have risked your life for the Divine Sect for more than 30 years. You have worked hard."