The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Becomes a Disciple of Yue Buqun

Hearing this, Fang Zheng smiled slightly but said nothing.

Chongxu smiled and said, "Huashan Sect and Shaolin and Wudang are both righteous sects. They should help each other. Why should Leader Zuo thank you?"

"No matter what, Zuo still wants to thank you here."

Zuo Lengchan said again.

Fang Zheng and Chongxu laughed, looked at each other, and said nothing more.

They clearly expressed their intention to support the Huashan Sect, but Zuo Lengchan responded to them as the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, and his words revealed his possessiveness and desire for control over the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

After just a few simple conversations, Fangzheng and Chongxu could already sense Zuo Lengchan's ambition.

Now everyone knows what Zuo Lengchan is thinking.

At this time, behind the three of them were a large number of people, including people from Songshan Sect, Shaolin Sect, Wudang Sect, and Taishan Sect.

"Alliance leader."

At this time, a Taoist priest from Taishan Sect came over.

Yu Jizi said with a smile: "These villains have offended our Five Mountains Sword Sect. Today, we are going to Huashan under the leadership of our Alliance Leader. If they knew that it was Alliance Leader Zuo who was leading the group, they would be scared to death."

Yu Panzi also echoed, "Under the leadership of Alliance Leader Zuo, none of these people will be able to escape."

Facing the flattery of the two, Zuo Lengchan showed no joy on his face, and a hint of imperceptible disgust appeared in his eyes.

These two men are already old, but they act in such a fawning manner. Although it is to please him, doing so will simply make people look down on the Five Mountains Sword Sect, especially in front of Shaolin and Wudang, the leading figures in the righteous martial arts world today. It makes people think that all the people in the Five Mountains Sword Sect are such sycophants.

Zuo Lengchan was determined to merge the Five Mountains Sword Sects and make them bigger and stronger. He cared a lot about their image. People like Yu Jizi and Yu Panzi were not very good at martial arts, but they were good at currying favor with the powerful.

It’s just that these people have already joined him and are older than him, so he will have to rely on them to plan for the Taishan Sect in the future.

Although Zuo Lengchan was somewhat unhappy at this time, he still said nothing and his expression was indifferent.

Chapter 214 Those who achieve great things

Not long after, a disciple from the Songshan School ran up from the foot of the mountain and saluted Zuo Lengchan.

"Uncle Master."

Zuo Lengchan looked at him and asked, "How is it? Have you found out? How many people are there on the other side?"

Now they are on a mountain 400 miles away from Mount Hua. As they arrived late, Zuo Lengchan, Fang Zheng and others did not go to Mount Hua directly, but sent people to the front to gather intelligence first.

The Songshan Sect disciple nodded: "We have found out that there are about three to four thousand people, and now they are all gathered at the foot of Huashan Mountain."

Hearing this number, Fang Zheng and Chongxu both frowned slightly.

Among the sects that came this time, Songshan sent more than 400 people, Wudang and Shaolin sent more than 150 people each, plus the more than 100 people from Taishan, there are only nearly 1,000 people in total. The number of people is far less than that of the opposite side. If a fight breaks out, they will suffer a loss.

Zuo Lengchan also frowned, and then asked, "Have the people from the Demon Cult come too?"

The organizational structure of the Demon Cult is the leader, followed by the left and right emissaries, then the ten elders, and below them are the hall masters, incense masters, and so on. What Zuo Lengchan was asking was whether these people had arrived.

The Songshan Sect disciple quickly shook his head: "I didn't see anyone from the Demon Sect coming."

After hearing these words, everyone felt relieved.

Zuo Lengchan asked again: "What is the current battle situation?"

The disciple quickly replied, "Those people are trapped under the Qianchi Clan and cannot get up. Hundreds of them have died and the situation is now at a stalemate."

Thousand-foot building?

Upon hearing the news, Fang Zheng and Chongxu's expressions changed slightly.

They were quite familiar with Mount Huashan and knew that it was very dangerous, especially Qianchi Chuang, which was the first dangerous pass on the way up Mount Huashan. The road was narrow and extremely difficult to climb. It was a good place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as they defended Qianchi Chuang, they would be safe.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng couldn't help but say, "Since Sect Leader Yue has secured the Qianchi Chuang, then resisting these people shouldn't be a problem. I just don't know how many casualties the Huashan Sect has suffered."

Even those who attacked the mountain died hundreds of people, and the Huashan Sect must have suffered casualties as well.

"Humph."

Someone from the Songshan Sect spoke up and sneered, "He is just a young boy who stirs up trouble everywhere. Now he has brought trouble to his own sect and wants us to clean up his mess."

The person who spoke was standing among Lu Bo, Ding Mian, Fei Bin and others. It was obvious that he had a high status in the Songshan Sect. He must be one of the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan.

This person was sarcastic and mocking towards Jiang Ning, and it was obvious that he was hostile to Jiang Ning.

After hearing what this person said, before Fangzheng and Chongxu could say anything, Zuo Lengchan's face turned cold and he glanced over there.

"Junior Brother Jiang's actions were to hunt down the demon girl of the Demon Cult, which caused the demon girl to get angry and take revenge on him. Dealing with the people of the Demon Cult is what we righteous people should do, especially our Five Mountains Sword Sect. Are we not going to do anything to the demon girl just because we are afraid of her revenge because of her power?"

Zuo Lengchan scolded coldly.

The main reason why his junior fellow apprentice was hostile to Jiang Ning was because of the Qingcheng Sect.

Before his death, Zuo Lengchan's master left him thirteen fellow disciples, who became the Thirteen Guardians of the future.

The Thirteen Guardians each had their own duties and handled the affairs of the Songshan Sect for him. For example, Ding Mian and Fei Bin were tasked with doing errands for him outside, Tang Ying'e handled the affairs within the sect for him, and the other fellow disciples also had their own responsibilities.

The person who spoke just now is the one who is mainly responsible for contacting Yu Canghai.

In the past, Yu Canghai often exchanged letters with this person. He was in charge of the diplomacy between the Songshan Sect and the Qingcheng Sect, and they had some friendship over the years.

More importantly, during festivals, Yu Canghai would send gifts to the Songshan Sect to maintain relations, and would also send him one, not to mention that Yu Canghai would often give him gifts and things on ordinary days.

Now that Yu Canghai is dead, even his disciples have been killed by Jiang Ning, and they will no longer give him gifts. Without this source of income, this man is very dissatisfied with Jiang Ning.

Cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing their parents. If Zuo Lengchan hadn't been suppressing him, he would probably have secretly caused trouble for Jiang Ning.

Zuo Lengchan knew about his relationship with Yu Canghai, and he also knew that his junior brother usually received many gifts from Yu Canghai, so it was normal for him to be dissatisfied, but he couldn't just show it like that, without any scheming. It would also make it easy for others to see that there was actually no harmony within the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

The person who spoke was a high-ranking official of Songshan Sect, and to a certain extent, represented the attitude of the high-ranking officials of Songshan Sect. He expressed his dissatisfaction with Huashan Sect so obviously. This was revealing the internal situation of the Five Mountains Sword Sect to Chongxu Fangzheng and others. Zuo Lengchan's face looked very ugly.

No matter how they discuss internally, or how dissatisfied they are with the Huashan Sect, this attitude cannot be made public, let alone shown in front of outsiders. In the eyes of outsiders, the Five Mountains Sword Sect must be united and harmonious, and must be as close as a family.

I saw that Ding Mian, Lu Bai and Fei Bin were all silent, but this man was the only one who spoke and couldn't control his emotions. He was living in vain at his age.

Especially since he also mocked Jiang Ning by referring to the revenge he had brought upon Ren Yingying. This was even more unacceptable and was the point that must not be mentioned.

The Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demon Cult have been fighting for a hundred years, and their hatred has long been irreconcilable. To deal with the Demon Cult's high-ranking officials, they naturally have to do their best to kill them, even if this leads to retaliation. They have to do it. Only in this way can they express the Five Mountains Sword Sect's firm determination to fight against the Demon Cult.

Even if someone is to be blamed for this matter, it should be blamed on Jiang Ning for being incautious and eventually letting the evil woman escape, which led to this disaster, rather than blaming Jiang Ning's behavior.

The person who spoke this way was mocking Jiang Ning. He was not only denying Jiang Ning, but also denying the actions of the Five Mountains Sword Sect in dealing with the Demon Sect and the position of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. This was a mistake of principle. If the news got out, it would be a devastating blow to the reputation of the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

By then, word will spread in the martial arts world that the Five Mountains Sword Sect appears to be confronting the Demon Sect, but in fact is weak inside and is so afraid of the Demon Sect that even its disciples who want to fight against the Demon Sect will be reprimanded by their elders. Zuo Lengchan will never tolerate this.

Zuo Lengchan didn't know what to say to Yu Jizi, Yu Panzi and other people from other sects, but he scolded his own junior fellow apprentice without any hesitation.

Zuo Lengchan's tone was very stern and his expression was extremely cold.

"That's what senior brother taught me."

Seeing Zuo Lengchan scolding him, the person who spoke quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

Seeing that he admitted his mistake, Zuo Lengchan did not hold on to it anymore and the matter was forgotten.

In fact, he was also very dissatisfied with Jiang Ning's elimination of Yu Canghai. Originally, the Qingcheng Sect was a chess piece planted by Zuo Lengchan in Sichuan. He still had some use for this chess piece, but it was eliminated by Jiang Ning before he had the chance to use it. He was also dissatisfied, but he could bear it.

Those who achieve great things keep things in their hearts, act on them, and do not consult others. If you can't even control yourself and care about gains and losses, and can't keep things to yourself, then what can you accomplish?

Chapter 215 Zuo Lengchan's Ambition

Zuo Lengchan has extremely high demands on himself. He sees himself as more than just the head of the Songshan School and the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. He has higher aspirations.

As a superior, it is extremely stupid to never show your true emotions.

"Leader Zuo is right."

Chongxu spoke up at this time: "Now we still need to think about how to deal with this crisis to avoid causing a greater disaster."

Chongxu did not mention how Zuo Lengchan reprimanded his junior brother and maintained the unity of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, but changed the subject.

"God is merciful to all living things. We should reduce killing to avoid destroying lives. In my opinion, we should mainly use persuasion to resolve this dispute."

Fang Zheng spoke.

He and Chongxu still wanted to avoid this fight. A fight like this would not be good for both sides. The main purpose of his and Chongxu's visit this time was to stop the fight, otherwise they would not have brought so few people.

"Master Abbot, what you said makes sense. So how do you think we can solve this problem?"

Zuo Lengchan actually agreed with Fang Zheng's idea. He also didn't really want to fight. It wasn't that he was afraid of these people, but he felt that the gain would not outweigh the loss, and it would be best if the problem could be resolved without bloodshed.

"Um……"

Fang Zheng hesitated for a moment and asked the Songshan Sect disciple, "Who is the leader among these people?"

The disciple quickly replied, "It seems they are called the Four Immortals of Taogu. They were sent by the demon woman, but these four people are not in charge. They are commanded by a man named Sima Da. I heard that there seemed to be a mutiny among them, and Sima Da was replaced. Now a man named Jia is in charge."

Fang Zheng nodded upon hearing this, as if thinking about something.

Since Ren Yingying did not come in person, but asked these people called the Four Immortals of Taogu to come, and these four people have not shown up yet, there must be something fishy.

"Master Abbot, since these four Taogu Immortals were sent by the Saint of the Demon Cult, why don't we negotiate with them and persuade them to retreat?"

Chongxu spoke at this time.

"Well, what the Taoist said makes sense."

Fang Zheng nodded when he heard this. He had the same idea.

"I'm just afraid they won't negotiate."

Zuo Lengchan frowned and said something at this time.

"hehe."

Fang Zheng smiled upon hearing this: "Don't worry, Alliance Leader Zuo."

"I have already written a letter to the head of Kunlun Sect, the head of Emei Sect, and the leader of Beggars' Sect. I believe they will reunite with us soon. We might as well wait here for a few more days and then head to Huashan after reunion with other righteous sects. I believe the Saint of the Demon Sect will give me some face."

The major righteous sects in the world today are Shaolin, Wudang, Kunlun, Emei and the Five Mountains Sword Sect. With all the righteous sects present, Fang Zheng has confidence as long as the Demon Sect does not intend to start a war between good and evil.

As the leader of the righteous sect, he knew the current situation within the Tianyue Sect and was sure that Ren Yingying would not dare to start a war lightly.

Hearing this, Zuo Lengchan nodded slightly, as if he agreed with Fang Zheng's words, but his brows were slightly frowned.

Today, Shaolin is the leader of the righteous path, which is reflected in all aspects. Just like what Fang Zheng said now, it seems that as long as he receives a letter, he is sure that Kunlun Emei and the Beggars' Sect will come. This confidence reflects absolute self-confidence.

But this is indeed the fact. In the martial arts world today, except for the Five Mountains Sword Sect, all other sects follow the lead of Shaolin, including Kunlun, Emei and Beggars' Gang.