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

"Master Yue!"

"Master Abbot, Taoist Master Chongxu."

At this time, Ning Zhongze, Mr. Mo Da and others also saw Yue Buqun and others, and came over one after another, along with Tianmen Taoist who was supported over.

"Where's Zuo Lengchan?"

When Ning Zhongze approached, the first thing he asked about Zuo Lengchan's life or death.

Yue Buqun said: "He was defeated by Ning'er on the Fengshan Terrace and is dead."

When they heard the news that Zuo Lengchan was dead, everyone was very happy, but then they were shocked.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Jiang Ning.

They were extremely surprised that Jiang Ning actually defeated Zuo Lengchan.

Ning Zhongze and Feng Buping were both surprised.

For Huashan Sect, the stronger Jiang Ning is, the more he can lead Huashan Sect to the peak.

"Brother Tao."

At this time, Yue Buqun looked at Tianmen Taoist.

"We know that you and Zuo Lengchan have a deep blood feud. If you really want to fight with the Songshan Sect, we may not be afraid of the Songshan Sect if we unite. Why take such a risk to find Zuo Lengchan?"

If Jiang Ning had not arrived in time, Tianmen Taoist would be dead now.

"Master Yue, Mr. Mo Da, Master Ding Xian, I am sorry for you."

Taoist Tianmen didn't say much and directly apologized to the several leaders.

He originally wanted to come alone to find Zuo Lengchan to see if he had given up his martial arts.

If Zuo Lengchan had really given up his martial arts, then he would kill Zuo Lengchan to avenge his innocent disciples' deaths, and then he would commit suicide with his sword.

The Songshan sect would be furious after learning of Zuo Lengchan's death and would certainly seek an explanation from the Huashan sects or even go to war, so Tianmen Taoist planned to use his own life to get an explanation for this matter.

If he died, the Songshan Sect would most likely not go to war with several other sects over a disabled Zuo Lengchan, and might even choose to give up because his death provided an explanation. The remaining people of the Taishan Sect could also be preserved and form an alliance with Huashan, Hengshan, Emei and Hengshan, and he could also avenge his innocent disciples who died in vain.

If Zuo Lengchan had not given up his martial arts and was killed by Zuo Lengchan, he would have been able to remind Yue Buqun. By then, Zuo Lengchan would have completely lost his moral integrity, and the Huashan sects would not be criticized for wanting to deal with the Songshan sect, and Shaolin would have no reason to stop them.

All it took was his death.

It can be said that he had no intention of returning alive when he came to find Zuo Lengchan alone this time.

With the wronged souls of his disciples in front of him and the ancestral foundation that he must not forget behind him, Tianmen Taoist was caught in a dilemma and suffered a lot.

Taoist Tianmen knew that Yue Buqun and the others were right in advising him that there was still a long time to come, but he would not be a human being if he did not avenge himself. Taoist Tianmen could not wait that long. Moreover, with a man like Zuo Lengchan, if he did not end things with him this time, he would surely cling to the four Huashan sects like a leech and would never give up easily.

It is easy to dodge an open attack but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark. After much deliberation, Taoist Tianmen felt that the only way was to drag Zuo Lengchan to death with him. Only in this way could he live up to his dead disciple, Taishan Sect, and his allies.

Chapter 402: Yue Buqun's Heartbreak

Chapter 402: Yue Buqun's Heartbreak

Yue Buqun shook his head and did not blame Tianmen Taoist for this.

They and the Songshan Sect will have this battle sooner or later, it is just a matter of time, and it will not change because of Tianmen Taoist's choice.

"Amitabha."

Fang Zheng looked guilty at this time.

"Master Yue, I didn't know that Zuo Lengchan had secretly recruited many underworld assassins, and I blindly defended him. This is my fault."

Yue Buqun smiled, as if he didn't care.

"Zuo Lengchan is good at disguising himself. It is normal for the abbot to be deceived by him. This matter has nothing to do with the abbot. If it weren't for your help today, I'm afraid the disciples of my sect would have suffered even more serious losses."

Yue Buqun certainly knew that Fang Zheng wanted to speak for Zuo Lengchan, but now that Zuo Lengchan was dead, there was no point in dwelling on these things, so he simply passed it over.

Everyone began to clean the battlefield.

In this battle, the Taishan Sect suffered the greatest losses among the Huashan sects.

Among the several sects, the Taishan Sect and the Songshan Sect had the deepest hatred. The Taishan disciples fought even more desperately, and suffered the greatest casualties, with more than a hundred people killed, and nearly half of them were injured.

The second is the Hengshan School.

The hatred between the Hengshan Sect and the Songshan Sect is not as deep as that between the Taishan Sect, but it is not small either. More than fifty people died, which seems to be lighter than the casualties of the Taishan Sect, but the number of people in the Hengshan Sect is much smaller than that of the Taishan Sect, and the casualty ratio is second only to that of the Taishan Sect.

Then there was the Emei Sect, which suffered many casualties among its disciples, but the casualty ratio was not as high as that of the Taishan Sect and the Hengshan Sect.

The most eye-catching faction in this battle belongs to the Hengshan School.

The Hengshan Sect did not have many people, only about two hundred or so, but their sword formation was quite impressive. They formed a sword formation in groups of seven to fight the enemy, making it difficult for ordinary Songshan disciples and that group of martial arts people to resist.

These little nuns who usually look delicate are like meat grinders on the battlefield, killing people in the martial arts world and making them terrified.

However, the Hengshan Sect also suffered a dozen casualties.

The last one is Huashan Sect.

Although the Huashan disciples were not as stunning as the Hengshan disciples and had the smallest number of people, only a few dozen, their performance could not be ignored.

Two years ago, Yue Buqun had already started to teach Lu Dayou and his friends the Hunyuan Gong, a martial art second only to the Zixia Divine Art, and he also taught them all the Huashan sword techniques, including the sword techniques of other Five Mountains sword sects. Lu Dayou and his friends grew very fast, and their strength far surpassed that of the second-generation disciples of the other Five Mountains sword sects.

The Huashan Sect has the fewest people, but the most masters. Apart from Jiang Ning who fought a fierce battle with Zuo Lengchan, Ning Zhongze and Feng Buping are both top-notch masters, not to mention that Yue Buqun has the best martial arts in the entire sect.

Among the second generation disciples of Huashan, Linghu Chong is now also the top one, and there are twelve second-rate disciples such as Lu Dayou. The other Huashan disciples are also strong in martial arts, and Huashan Sect has a unique skill.

In the battle just now, although the group of evildoers recruited by Zuo Lengchan often used shady tricks, the Huashan disciples were not much inferior. The long-lost lime-sprinkling appeared on the field again, and coupled with their martial arts, the Huashan sect suffered the least casualties, with only a few dead and injured.

Overall, although the Huashan sects suffered heavy casualties, it was still a great victory.

On the other hand, the Songshan Sect had already suffered many casualties among the unorthodox people, and when they saw the situation was not good, they just ran away. Almost all the Songshan disciples were killed by the furious Taishan disciples.

None of the guards such as Lu Bai and Ding Mian survived.

It can be said that after this battle, the Songshan School was in name only and no longer existed.

However, although the Huashan sects won, there was not much joy on their faces, and the disciples of each sect all had sad expressions.

If Zuo Lengchan had not wanted to annex several sects and attack them, they would not have gone to war with the Songshan Sect, and they would even have become teammates fighting side by side in the war with the Demon Cult.

Many Taoists of Mount Tai were secretly wiping away their tears at this moment.

Many of the Taishan disciples who died had said before their deaths that they would stick to the right path and fight the Demon Cult for the rest of their lives, even if it meant their deaths. However, they did not die in the battle with the Demon Cult, but died in internal strife.

"Ugh."

Yue Buqun and other leaders of various sects who witnessed all this sighed inwardly.

"This battle has caused great losses to our righteous path."

Chongxu couldn't help but shake his head.

You must know that the martial arts world today is a situation of confrontation between the righteous and the evil. Now, the Five Mountains Sword Sect, one of the top forces of the righteous, is killing each other internally, the Songshan Sect has been destroyed, and the other sects have suffered heavy casualties. This is a huge blow to the righteous.

Fang Zheng also felt a little regretful at this time.

Although he had wanted to make the Songshan Sect and the Huashan Sects suffer losses on both sides and weaken the strength of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, the two sides fought too fiercely. The Songshan Sect was defeated and the Hengshan and Taishan Sects suffered heavy casualties. If the Demon Cult launched a large-scale attack on the righteous at this time, these sects could not be relied upon.

Fortunately, the situation at the Sun and Moon Sect is not optimistic either.

After learning the Sunflower Manual, Dongfang Bubai basically ignored the affairs of the sect and let Yang Lianting take charge of the power. The Sun Moon Sect was in disarray because of Yang Lianting. In addition, Ren Woxing would definitely compete with Dongfang Bubai for the power of the Sun Moon Sect after his return. The Sun Moon Sect would then fall into a civil war and would not be able to invade the righteous path for the time being.

Fang Zheng suddenly realized that although many things were beyond his expectations, the forces of good and evil were now in a strange balance. He believed that in the days to come, the forces of good and evil would be able to live in peace for a while.

It seems pretty good.

Fang Zheng said secretly after weighing the matter in his mind.

At this time, disciples from various sects such as Shaolin, Wudang, Kunlun, etc. also joined in cleaning up the battlefield.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

It was not until a hint of light appeared on the horizon that everyone finished cleaning.

At this time, the open space was filled with boxes, all filled with gold and silver.

These were all searched out from the Songshan School.

In addition to these gold and silver, there were also a large number of land deeds and silver notes.

At this time, some disciples were counting the gold and silver.

Yue Buqun was flipping through an account book, and Mr. Mo Da, Master Ding Xian and others also had an account book in their hands.

These are the records of the Songshan School’s income and expenditure.

There were basically no problems with the account books that Mr. Mo Da and others looked at, but the one in Yue Buqun's hand was a little different.

This is the account book kept by Tang Ying'e.

"Yujizi, three thousand five hundred taels of gold, and three beauties as gifts..."

Yue Buqun recited softly.

This is a private account book kept by Tang Ying'e. He is the deputy head, and Zuo Lengchan has entrusted him with many matters of the Songshan Sect, including bribing Yu Jizi and those unorthodox people, so Tang Ying'e kept a private account book.

Just like Yu Ji Zi, who was greedy for money and lustful, Zuo Lengchan gave him 3,500 taels of gold and three beauties, and Tang Ying'e remembered it.

"A jade plate, two thousand taels of gold, a pair of white jade horses..."

"Yuyinzi, ten thousand taels of silver..."

Yue Buqun looked down, and his brows furrowed more and more.

"Lu Lianrong, 10,000 taels of silver, three mansions, 80 acres of fertile land..."

This private account book was recorded in great detail. It recorded exactly who Zuo Lengchan bribed and how much gold and silver he spent. Even the record of the deceased Lao Denuo included several thousand taels of silver.

The more Yue Buqun read, the more heartbroken he became. He could not bear to read the rest any more, so he simply closed the account book, closed his eyes, and tried to soothe his wounded heart alone.

Chapter 403: Plan

Chapter 403: Planning

After calming his wounded heart, Yue Buqun continued to look through the account book carefully. His face turned ugly when he read the latter part.

The first half of this private account book records Zuo Lengchan's bribery of masters of the Five Mountains Sword Sects and evildoers, while the second half contains blood debts.