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

Upon hearing this, Liu Qin finally reacted.

What's the point of saying all this now?

Liu Qin gave a bitter smile.

Looking at Liu Qin's appearance, Jiang Ning remained silent for a while, then took out something.

"This is what Uncle Liu asked me to give to you."

Jiang Ning handed the jade flute that Liu Zhengfeng had given him to Liu Qin.

"Uncle Liu said that if you don't want it, just bury it."

Liu Qin remained motionless and did not respond to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning turned and left, but Liu Qin remained motionless, as if frozen in place.

After an unknown amount of time, a gust of wind blew by, lifting the hem of Liu Qin's clothes.

At this moment, Liu Qin gritted his teeth and tried to suppress his emotions, but tears still welled up in his eyes uncontrollably.

Chapter 618: The Wedding is Approaching

Jiangning, who had just left Liu Qin's place, happened to run into Yue Buqun.

"Master."

"Ah."

Yue Buqun nodded and asked, "Have you spoken to Liu Qin about it?"

Jiang Ning said, "I already said that."

What was Liu Qin's reaction?

"There was no reaction."

"is it?"

Yue Buqun pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

"Even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes, let alone the complex relationship between father and son."

"Forget it, let's not worry about that."

Yue Buqun said to Jiang Ning, "Next month will be a major event for our Huashan and Emei sects. Other sects will come one after another. You will be in charge of receiving them, so please take good care of them."

"Yes, Master."

Jiang Ning cupped his hands in greeting.

"By the way, still not feeling like you've made a breakthrough?"

Yue Buqun asked.

"No."

Jiang Ning shook his head.

He has now reached the peak of the fourth level of the Innate Skill. Although he is only one step away from breaking through, that one step is like an insurmountable chasm.

Yue Buqun patted Jiang Ning on the shoulder.

"Don't rush, especially at this point, you must not rush."

Jiang Ning nodded to indicate that he understood.

"I need to go down the mountain now. Lie'er is recovering very quickly, and it won't be long before he is completely healed."

The "Lie'er" that Yue Buqun mentioned was Liu Lie. Yue Buqun also paid close attention to Liu Lie, who had saved Jiang Ning's life.

Watching Yue Buqun descend the mountain, Jiang Ning thought for a moment, then went to the classroom to see how his junior brothers were doing with their studies.

……

Mid-June.

The Hengshan Sect has arrived.

The Hengshan Sect was the second to arrive, accompanied by two nuns, Dingyi and Dingjing. Although nun Dingxian did not arrive, the Hengshan Sect still sent a considerable number of people, more than two hundred.

A few days later, the Taishan Sect arrived, and it was the Heavenly Gate Taoist himself who came.

"Brother Dao has come from afar; I am overjoyed beyond words."

Yue Buqun greeted him with a broad smile and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect.

But Tianmen Daoist's first words surprised Yue Buqun.

"Sect Leader Yue, be careful."

Yue Buqun was completely bewildered.

"Be careful of what?"

Tianmen Daoist said with a serious expression: "The Beggars' Sect is going to harm the Huashan Sect."

"Yes."

Tianmen Daoist's junior brother, Tiansong Daoist, also stepped forward with a solemn expression and said, "Sect Leader Yue, last month our Taishan Sect unexpectedly discovered that the Beggar Clan branch in Jinan Prefecture seemed to be making a lot of moves. After my senior brother sent people to investigate, we learned that they were preparing to come to Huashan, shouting that they wanted to teach the Huashan Sect a lesson. My senior brother was worried, so he brought us here urgently."

Yue Buqun was taken aback.

Tianmen Daoist continued, "Now the Beggars' Clan is spreading rumors throughout the martial arts world that the Huashan Sect is abusing its power and bullying others. They say that you, Sect Leader Yue, injured several elders and drove them off Huashan. Then Jiang Ning threatened them, saying he would not let the Beggars' Clan off the hook. The Beggars' Clan has reached its limit and wants to seek justice from Sect Leader Yue."

Hearing Tianmen Daoist's words, Yue Buqun's brows furrowed slightly.

The Beggars' Sect's strategy was simple: first, they had to stand on the moral high ground and criticize the Huashan Sect, thus giving them a legitimate reason to attack the Huashan Sect. This way, other people in the martial arts world wouldn't say anything.

At this moment, the Taoist of Tianmen spoke in a firm and resounding tone.

"Don't worry, Sect Leader Yue. If the Beggars' Sect really intends to harm the Huashan Sect, our Taishan Sect will certainly not stand idly by."

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun cupped his hands and said, "I am deeply grateful for your kind offer, fellow Daoist."

The Taishan Sect sent quite a few people this time, several hundred in total, practically their entire force. Coupled with Tianmen Daoist's words, it's clear that the Taishan Sect is determined to stand on the same side as the Huashan Sect.

Congratulations!

Li Jinyu congratulated Lu Dayou with a broad smile.

"You've finally arrived, kid."

Lu Dayou punched Li Jinyu, then laughed: "I still have to thank you for helping me get the letter out last time, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to show it to Junior Sister Xiaohan, and this day would never have come."

Li Jinyu teased, "I just couldn't stand it, you know? The way you two looked back then was truly unbearable to watch."

As she spoke, Li Jinyu even reenacted the actions from that time, causing everyone else to burst into laughter.

Lu Dayou went up and started arguing with Li Jinyu.

After laughing and joking for a while, the other Huashan and Taishan disciples came up and said, "Stop fooling around, stop fooling around."

A disciple from Mount Tai spoke up: "Senior Brother Lu, your wedding is coming soon, you must be very busy during this time."

Lu Dayou shook his head and said, "I'm not busy. It's my senior brothers and junior brothers who are busy, especially Junior Brother Jiang Ning. He's been busy lately."

……

"Put it here, put it here."

"Put it there, put it there."

Jiang Ning directed the others to arrange the items and hang the red lanterns.

"Hang it here?"

"Move a little further, yes, the position is exactly symmetrical, okay, that's it."

Jiang Ning commanded.

After finishing his work, Jiang Ning looked at the results and nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright, that's almost done here. Everyone's worked hard, so take a break."

Jiang Ning addressed the crowd.

Because of the severe shortage of manpower, Yue Buqun recruited many people from nearby counties to work.

Jiang Ning has been extremely busy lately. In addition to being in charge of the wedding arrangements, he also has to receive people from other sects who are arriving one after another. He also has to find time to check on how his junior brothers are doing with their studies. He is basically busy from morning till night.

"Senior brother, senior brother, Master wants you to come over. The Taishan Sect has arrived."

At this moment, Lin Pingzhi ran over from a distance and said to Jiang Ning.

"it is good."

Jiang Ning nodded and then went over.

Time passed day by day, and it was almost the end of June. The Kunlun Sect arrived, but to Yue Buqun's surprise, the one who came from the Kunlun Sect this time was Zhenshanzi.

"Brother Zhenshan's personal visit to my Mount Hua is truly a surprise and an honor for me."

Zhenshanzi laughed and said, "How could I not come on the joyous occasion of Brother Yue's disciple's wedding?"

Yue Buqun greeted Zhenshanzi with a smile as he entered the main hall, but as soon as they entered, another disciple reported that someone from another sect had arrived.

"Master, the Wudang Sect has arrived."

Ying Bailu bowed and said.

Oh?

Wudang Sect?

This news not only made Zhenshanzi feel strange, but also made Tianmen Daoren, Dingyi Shitai, Mo Da Xiansheng and others look at Yue Buqun with strange eyes.

They knew about the Zhenwu Sword incident that had caused such a stir recently. Although there was no follow-up, they were all paying close attention to it.

Yue Buqun was also surprised and asked, "Is it Daoist Chongxu who has come this time?"

Ying Bailu shook his head and said, "No."

No?