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

After all, the Qingcheng Sect is still a righteous sect.

But then he thought of Lin Pingzhi's hatred for Yu Canghai, Yue Lingshan's words about helping Lin Pingzhi, and Jiang Ning's words about visiting the Qingcheng Sect later.

The expression in Yue Buqun's eyes kept changing.

After a while.

"Hey."

Yue Buqun let out a long sigh.

"The principle that I have always believed in is that I will not offend others unless they offend me. Over the past few decades, my Huashan Sect has no grudges against other righteous sects except the Demon Sect. But from now on, my Huashan Sect and Qingcheng Sect may be... Never mind. Now that I have already set foot in the martial arts world, it is not easy to avoid offending others in everything I do."

"Ning'er."

Yue Buqun looked at Jiang Ning and said, "After our Huashan Sect survives the next crisis, I will go to Sichuan with you."

His words meant that the Huashan Sect officially opposed the Qingcheng Sect.

Although his decision was due to the fact that his disciples and daughter had grievances with the Qingcheng Sect, what was more important was that Yue Buqun was now beginning to be dissatisfied with Yu Canghai.

Yue Buqun sneered and said, "It seems that Master Yu feels that our Huashan Sect is not as good as before and wants to take action."

Now Yue Buqun sensed that something was wrong. Although Linghu Chong had taught Hou Renying and Hong Renxiong of the Qingcheng Sect a lesson in Hanzhong last year, things would not be that simple.

His Qingcheng Sect is located in Sichuan. What are the disciples of the sect doing in Shaanxi?

Yue Buqun, who discovered this anomaly, later questioned Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan in detail and found out that not only Hou Renying and Hong Renxiong, but also some Qingcheng disciples had come to Hanzhong. After arriving, they did not do anything else but to be chivalrous and help those in need.

This discovery is surprising, but it is just so weird.

If the other party was just being chivalrous, Linghu Chong would not teach them a lesson. There must be a reason for it.

Linghu Chong discovered that every time they performed heroic deeds, they brainwashed the people, telling them how good the Qingcheng Sect was, how righteous the disciples were, how powerful they were, and how only the Qingcheng Sect could save them.

Linghu Chong was not very clear about the competition for territory and resources, but seeing the other party being so rampant in his own territory and not taking the Huashan Sect seriously, Linghu Chong subconsciously felt angry, as if his territory was being invaded. He himself might not know the reason for his anger, but he took action.

He and Yue Lingshan deliberately caused trouble for the Qingcheng disciples. Hou Renying and Hong Renxiong were so angry that they said a few rude words to them. Linghu Chong found an excuse to beat them up and drove them out of Hanzhong.

Later, after Linghu Chong returned to the mountain, he was afraid that Yue Buqun would punish him, so he did not tell the whole story. Instead, he chose the Spring and Autumn style of writing and simply mentioned it in a few words. Therefore, Yue Buqun did not react at first. When he was questioned later, Linghu Chong did not dare to hide it, and Yue Buqun only then knew about it.

Unlike Linghu Chong, Yue Buqun could see at a glance that the Qingcheng Sect was trying to seize their Huashan Sect's territory.

Although Huashan is weak now, in its heyday, the whole of Shaanxi was the territory of Huashan Sect. What Qingcheng Sect did was to snatch food from the tiger's mouth, just to see that Huashan Sect was in a difficult situation and wanted to take advantage of it.

As for why the other party dared to be so bold, there was no suspense.

Now the Qingcheng Sect and the Songshan Sect have a very good relationship, and Yu Canghai and Zuo Lengchan have a close personal relationship.

Yue Buqun sneered, “Master Yu is just like his master Chang Qingzi. In the previous generation, when Huashan Sect was still the leader of the Five Great Sword Sects, his master Chang Qingzi was on good terms with my master. Now that Songshan Sect is the leader of the Five Great Sword Sects, Yu Canghai has switched to Songshan Sect and become friends with Zuo Lengchan. I guess it was with Zuo Lengchan’s tacit approval that he dared to come to Shaanxi to seize Hanzhong.”

It’s not that Zuo Lengchan didn’t take action against the Huashan Sect, but he didn’t personally lead the Songshan Sect to fight. Instead, he let the Qingcheng Sect take action. The Qingcheng Sect was his chess piece, used to test and suppress the Huashan Sect.

If we put aside Zuo Lengchan's unrealistic ambitions, his methods are indeed brilliant.

Jiang Ning also laughed and said, "There is a saying in chess that a pawn crossing a river becomes a rook. It seems that Master Yu doesn't want to just stay in Sichuan and wants to move around."

Chapter 88: Give Linghu Chong a Chance

Chapter 88: Give Linghu Chong a Chance

"It's just a pawn that has crossed the river. It's still a pawn, not a real rook. It's just a chess piece controlled by the chess player. Its life and death are completely controlled by the chess player. You never know when the chess player will use it to gain greater benefits, and it will only make things easier for others."

Life is like chess, everyone is a chess piece, but there is always someone who jumps out of the chessboard and controls the chess pieces. At this moment, Yu Canghai and his Qingcheng Sect are Zuo Lengchan's chess pieces.

With Zuo Lengchan's ambition, even if he succeeded in merging the two sects in the end, with his character of targeting his own people, the Qingcheng Sect would not be able to escape his clutches.

Yue Buqun smiled when he heard this.

At this moment he was really satisfied with Jiang Ning.

Not to mention his strength, Jiang Ning's talent is there. He is also hardworking and has a very clear mind. He is not impulsive and is organized. He is not procrastinating. He will be ruthless when necessary and has a strong sense of righteousness in his heart.

So far, Jiang Ning's performance has been impeccable except for the incident in Xiangyang City which Yue Buqun thought was too impulsive.

God has mercy on me, Yue Buqun.

While Yue Buqun was still sighing, he noticed that Jiang Ning seemed to be hesitant, and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"

Jiang Ning thought for a moment and said, "Master, Senior Brother..."

"What the hell has he done again?"

Yue Buqun interrupted Jiang Ning before he could finish his words.

Yue Buqun frowned, a hint of anger appearing on his face.

"what?"

Even with Jiang Ning's temperament, he couldn't help but feel confused for a moment.

But Jiang Ning immediately reacted and shook his head, "No, it was Senior Brother who did a great job this time."

Jiang Ning told Yue Buqun everything he heard about the conversation between Linghu Chong and Tian Boguang in the woods outside Hengshan City.

Yue Buqun's expression gradually relaxed.

Finally, Jiang Ning added one more sentence.

"Big Brother usually has a carefree personality, but he stood firm when facing a rapist like Tian Boguang. Although his language was a little inappropriate during the process, it was for the sake of saving people, so it is understandable."

"Ah."

Yue Buqun couldn't help but stroke his beard and nodded: "From what you can see, although Chong'er has a lazy personality, he still has a good character. He didn't agree to befriend Tian Boguang just to survive. He can still distinguish right from wrong in the face of major issues."

Yue Buqun was used to hearing about Linghu Chong getting into trouble, but when he suddenly heard that Linghu Chong was actually a good boy, he felt quite complicated.

However, Jiang Ning frowned slightly at this moment, and seemed to be hesitant to speak. Finally, he said, "Master, are you usually too harsh on Senior Brother?"

"Ok?"

Yue Buqun looked at Jiang Ning in surprise: "Why do you say that?"

"In the past, no matter how seriously and hard Senior Brother practiced swordplay, it seems that Master never praised Senior Brother."

Jiang Ning said: "Master seems to have higher expectations for the eldest brother than for the other brothers, and seems to be too strict with him."

Yue Buqun frowned slightly at this time: "He is the eldest disciple of Huashan Sect, your eldest senior brother. His every move represents our Huashan Sect. Isn't it normal for a master to have high expectations of him? Isn't it normal for him to be strict with him?"

Jiang Ning nodded: "Indeed, he should, but in my opinion, Senior Brother seems to want Master to pay more attention to him."

Yue Buqun was stunned.

"care?"

Jiang Ning nodded: "Big Brother regards Master as his father. As a child, although it is true that Master is strict in his discipline, he also wants Master to recognize him."

In the past, when Linghu Chong was practicing sword in Huashan, he also worked very hard. In order to gain the recognition of Yue Buqun, he worked no less hard than others. However, he did not receive a response for a long time, which made Linghu Chong feel frustrated and started to give up, so that his talent is now only a second-rate strength.

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun did not say anything, but fell into deep thought.

After a while.

Yue Buqun asked, "According to what you said, it was my way of disciplining him that was wrong?"

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Big Brother has a cheerful and outgoing personality. A repressive education will only suppress his nature. If this continues for a long time, he may become a mediocre person, or go the completely opposite way."

Yue Buqun stopped talking again.

After a long time.

Yue Buqun spoke again: "You mean, you want me to change the way I discipline him?"

Jiang Ning nodded: "Perhaps Master can try to care more about Senior Brother, praise and recognize him more."

Yue Buqun's eyes were filled with hesitation, and he frowned and said, "Master has been so strict in disciplining him before, but he is still so lazy. If Master relaxes his discipline, I'm afraid he will be even less willing to practice martial arts."

Jiang Ning smiled again and said, "Sometimes strict discipline may not be effective. Maybe we can try other methods. Then the eldest brother may give the master a surprise."

In fact, Yue Buqun has always had high expectations for Linghu Chong, hoping that he can shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Huashan Sect. Therefore, his discipline of Linghu Chong is much stricter than that of other Huashan disciples.

The relationship between Yue Buqun and Linghu Chong, the master and apprentice, is like a strict father disciplining his child. Linghu Chong hopes to get praise or recognition from Yue Buqun, but he has never received a word of approval. Perhaps it is for this reason that Linghu Chong gives up on himself, likes to drink, and is often drunk.

In fact, Jiang Ning had not originally planned to say this, but the scene he saw outside Hengshan City made him feel that Linghu Chong might not be a hopeless person. As long as he could be properly guided, he might be able to get on the right track in the future.

For Linghu Chong, Yue Buqun is the most suitable and the only person who can guide him.

Therefore, Jiang Ning was willing to say these words in front of Yue Buqun.

Yue Buqun remained silent, lowering his head in thought.

After a long time.

"Ok."

Yue Buqun finally agreed. He looked up at Jiang Ning and said, "Since you are speaking so for him, I might as well change the way I teach him according to your words. I just hope that he can change his past as you said, restrain his character, and walk on the right path in the future."

In fact, if Jiang Ning had said these words to anyone else, Yue Buqun would have been furious, even if it was Yue Lingshan.

But Jiang Ning is different after all. His position in Yue Buqun's heart is different from that of other disciples.

So when Jiang Ning said these words, Yue Buqun was not actually angry, but felt a little relieved instead.

In the past, although Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong were both disciples of Huashan, and they had spent the longest time in Huashan among all the disciples except Yue Lingshan, the relationship between them was not very close. It was just the relationship between ordinary brothers.

But Jiang Ning can say these words for Linghu Chong now, even if it will anger him, he still said it. This means that in Jiang Ning's heart, the relationship between brothers is still very important, which makes Yue Buqun very happy.

He had experienced the sword energy struggle of the previous generation of Huashan Sect, witnessed fellow Huashan disciples killing each other, and now had a new understanding of that tragic civil war within the sect, so he felt that Jiang Ning's emphasis on the relationship between fellow disciples was very precious.

So he was willing to listen to Jiang Ning's advice and give Linghu Chong a chance.

(PS: I got up early in the morning to write, are you touched?)

Chapter 89: Frost Blade Never Tried

"What are you talking about? You look so happy?"

At this time, the front curtain of the carriage was lifted, Ning Zhongze brought Yue Lingshan into the carriage, and smiled at Jiang Ning and Yue Buqun.

"Master's wife, Senior sister."

Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

Yue Buqun laughed and said, "I was just checking Ning'er's progress in training. By the way, how is Chong'er's injury?"