Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

This kind of gathering of many people basically involves bragging, chatting, greeting and flattery. The topics are not very meaningful, so she is not very interested.

Qu Feiyan quickly stood up and followed Song Qian away. As the young master's maid, since the young lady was going to rest, she naturally needed to follow and clean the room.

Linghu Chong sat to one side of Qu Yang. He touched the Huashan disciple's arm and said, "Young Master Linghu, could you please take me to see the young master's residence?"

As Song Xuan's appointed steward, he needs to arrange the trivial matters in life in advance. If everything requires the young master to give orders, then what is the point of having him as a steward?

"Mr. Qu, please follow me!"

Linghu Chong stood up and led Qu Yang away. He didn't like to stay in such occasions for too long.

Qu Yang stood up and bowed to Song Xuan, then left, and A Fei also left with him.

Now that Miss Song had left, he had no interest in staying here and listening to Yue Buqun bragging about how awesome the Huashan Sect was back then.

Ning Zhongze stayed in the living room for a while longer. Feeling that her husband seemed to have something to say to Song Xuan, she stood up and said with a smile, "I'll go arrange for someone to prepare dinner. I won't disturb your chat."

Walking out of the living room, Ning Zhongze's expression became serious.

Her husband's temperament changed drastically after he came back from Yangzhou. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be related to Song Xuan.

It seems necessary to find an opportunity to talk to Song Xuan alone, at least to find out the reason!

In the living room, only Yue Buqun and Song Xuan were left.

"Sir, I plan to convene a meeting of the Five Mountains Sword Sect's top leaders after the New Year to depose Zuo Lengchan from his position as leader!"

"You can handle such a small matter as you wish." He said casually, "You performed well in Liu's residence that day. At least the Hengshan Sect is on your side.

Your eldest disciple Linghu Chong negotiated with Tian Boguang and saved the life of Hengshan Sect's senior disciple Dingyi. If you compete for the leadership, she should stand by you!

As for the Taishan Sect, you'll have to fight for it yourself."

Yue Buqun smiled and said, "Young Master, there is no need to worry about this. Now the entire Mingzhou martial arts world knows that I am not only the head of the Huashan Sect, but also an outer sect elder of the Xuanmen Tianzong.

Even the Shaolin Great Compassion Master couldn't withstand a single move from the young master. As long as the Taishan Sect doesn't act foolishly, they will naturally know which side to stand on.

As for Zuo Lengchan, I'm a little unsure. If he voluntarily withdraws and gives up the position of alliance leader, should he be kept or killed? I'd appreciate your advice, sir."

Song Xuan pondered and said, "Your reputation as a gentleman swordsman is not easy to come by. If the opponent surrenders and you still kill him, you will ruin your reputation for nothing.

Zuo Lengchan is a real villain.

If you are weak, he will bully you; if you are strong, he will be afraid of you. As long as you can always suppress his strength and make him afraid, this person can become a knife in your hand."

"My subordinate understands!"

Song Xuan stood up and said, "This is my first time in Huashan. You go and do your work. I'll just wander around the mountain."

Yue Buqun hurriedly bowed and said goodbye before leaving.

Yue Buqun, or the Five Mountains Sword Sect, is just a casual chess piece for Song Xuan. As his own strength and status continue to increase, the role of the other party will become smaller and smaller.

But there is a saying that goes, it is always better to have more friends than more enemies. Although the Five Mountains Sword Sect is not strong, they are still a considerable force when united. At least they can help him collect some intelligence, which is still very useful.

After drinking some tea in the living room, Song Xuan wandered around the Huashan Sect casually.

As he walked around, he came to a back garden. When he turned around, he saw Ning Zhongze with his hair tied up high, looking like he was worried about something.

"Mrs. Ning!"

Song Xuan said hello and prepared to leave.

"Young Master Song, please stay. May I ask you a few questions?"

Song Xuan turned around and said with a faint smile: "I know what you want to ask, Madam."

As he spoke, he formed a sword with his fingers and raised his hand to draw it across the snow. Soon, a strange and magical sword technique appeared in the snow.

"Evil-repelling sword technique?"

Ning Zhongze read word by word. After finishing the entire sword technique, her heart trembled, and a look of disbelief appeared on her face. "You mean, he, he practiced this sword technique?"

Chapter 178 Wait, let me think about how to write it

Song Xuan casually flicked his sleeves, snowflakes flew, covering the sword skills on the ground, and then he smiled faintly and nodded.

“Practice!”

"Did you give him this sword technique?" Ning Zhongze's face looked a little ugly.

“I gave it to you!”

Song Xuan had no intention of denying it and admitted it very frankly.

Ning Zhongze's expression was uncertain, "Young Master Song, do you have a grudge against my husband?"

"No hatred, no resentment!" Song Xuan laughed, "Why, Madam, are you blaming me for making your husband no longer a man?"

Ning Zhongze remained silent.

Since her husband returned to Huashan, she had told him about the assassination attempt by Zuo Lengchan outside Yangzhou City, and also talked about the horror of Song Xuan.

She knew that the person in front of her was definitely a terrifying existence that Huashan could not afford to offend. Even if she had resentment in her heart, she must never express it.

"I gave you the sword manual, but whether or not to practice it is your husband's choice."

Song Xuan stared at her and said calmly, "As his wife, you should know why your husband took this step, right?"

Ning Zhongze shed tears and sighed, "I know he's suffering, but I didn't expect the situation to become so urgent.

He is such a proud man, yet he made such a great sacrifice for his family and his sect, and I can’t help him at all…”

Wiping away her tears, she bowed to Song Xuanyingying and said, "His temperament has changed drastically these days. He's been hot and cold towards me and easily irritated. I don't understand and I've argued with him several times.

Thank you, Young Master Song, for telling me the details today. Otherwise, the love we have had as husband and wife for so many years would have faded in our repeated quarrels.

His life has been so difficult. He will work under you in the future. I hope you can take care of him and support him. I am here to thank you!"

Looking at Ning Zhongze's graceful figure, a sentence inexplicably emerged in Song Xuan's mind.

Madam, you don’t want your husband to suffer at my hands, do you?

With a light cough, Song Xuan dispelled this inexplicable thought and nodded with a smile, "You don't have to worry about that... It's getting late, so I'll take my leave now!"

After he finished speaking, Song Xuan glanced in a certain direction out of the corner of his eye, and then his figure turned into a shadow and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Ning Zhongze's eyes were full of surprise.

What my husband said was right. This person's martial arts skills have indeed reached a superb level. Just her body movements are like those of a ghost.

After wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, she turned around and found that at the exit of the garden, her husband was looking at her with a complicated expression.

"Yue Lang!"

The tears that had been wiped away flowed out again, and Ning Zhongze threw herself into his arms, "Husband, you have been wronged!"

Yue Buqun's face was a little stiff, and then he smiled faintly: "For you, for Lingshan, for the entire Huashan, this is not a grievance at all.

It’s hard for you, my lady, because you will have to live like a widow with me from now on!”

Ning Zhongze hit him on the chest and said, "What nonsense! I'm already this old, I don't care about love. As long as our family is safe and sound, I'll be satisfied.

"But you, you suffered such a great injustice, why didn't you tell me? I still don't understand you. I have argued with you several times, and I must have hurt your feelings, right?"

Yue Buqun's eyes gleamed as he spoke softly, "My wife's words are worth my death, let alone a mere three-inch thing."

"Wow, when you were the saddest and most painful, I still didn't understand you and was angry with you. I'm not a good wife!"

"Madam, what are you talking about? In my heart, Lady Ning is the best wife in the world!"

In a shadowy corner, Song Xuan watched this scene quietly.

I have to say, Lao Yue is pretty good.

When Ning Zhongze was young, she was a famous beauty in the world and had countless suitors. It was really a great achievement for Lao Yue to stand out from all the suitors and win her heart.

As expected, there is always a teacher among three people. I learned it!

......

Behind Huashan Mountain, there is the Cliff of Repentance.

Song Xuan was like a breeze, soaring up the cliff. After a while, he arrived at the entrance of a cave on the cliff.

"I brought some good wine. Would you like to come out for a drink, old senior?"

As soon as he finished speaking, an old man with a white beard and a green robe, who looked depressed and had a face as white as gold paper, walked out of the cave.

"I have lived in seclusion here for decades, and no one in Huashan knows about it. How did you know I was here?"

Song Xuan laughed heartily and said, "The Jianghu is so vast that there are always some things that are hard to understand. Although Senior Feng lives in seclusion here in secret, it doesn't mean that no news can get out."

Feng Qingyang smiled noncommittally, "That's true. There are many extraordinary people and stories in the martial arts world, such as Datong and Dazhi. Their abilities are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people."

Song Xuan threw the jar of wine in his hand over to Feng Qingyang. Feng Qingyang took the jar without hesitation, broke the seal, and drank it happily in big gulps.

"I happened to see you, young man, arguing with someone at the foot of the mountain yesterday. As the Yangtze River's waves push past those ahead, the old are replaced by the new. Compared to you, I'm indeed old and useless."

After drinking some fine wine, Feng Qingyang looked at Song Xuan with admiration.

The young man in front of him had a reserved aura and it was hard to tell what his depth was. If I hadn't happened to see his astonishing sword skills yesterday, I would have thought he was Yue Buqun's new Huashan disciple.

"Young man, you came all this way to find me. It's not just to give me some wine, right?"

Feng Qingyang said with a carefree smile: "Let's make it clear first, forget about the sword fight. I can't even beat Yan Nantian, let alone you."

Song Xuan shook his head, "I'm not here to duel with you, Senior. I'm here to ask for something."

"what?"

"Dugu Nine Swords!"

Feng Qingyang was stunned at first, then subconsciously took a few steps back and said cautiously, "I have hardly used this sword technique in the martial arts world since I acquired it. How did you know about it?"

Song Xuan smiled and said, "Of course I have my own information channels."

Feng Qingyang frowned and asked, "With your swordsmanship, the Dugu Nine Swords is just a sword technique for you, and it is useless for improving your strength... Could it be that you have some connection with the Dugu Nine Swords?"

“There is some connection!”

Song Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Wait a minute, let me think about how to write it."

Under Feng Qingyang's curious gaze, Song Xuan slowly spoke.

"That Senior Dugu is considered an elder from a branch of my sect. I recently took over the position of head of the sect, and only discovered this while browsing through the sect's texts.

Before Senior Dugu passed away, he left the inheritance of swordsmanship in a certain tomb. Not wanting the elder's inheritance to be lost, I made a special trip there to take the inheritance back to the sect.

But unfortunately, I arrived too late, and the swordsmanship in the tomb had already been mastered by someone else."

As he spoke, he looked at Feng Qingyang with a smile, "If nothing unexpected happens, then Senior Feng will have obtained the Dugu Nine Swords. Am I right?"

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Chapter 179 Why did you drive Lin Xianer to the mountain?

Bluffing is a basic quality that the Xuanyi Guards must possess. This fine tradition needs to be practiced from time to time.

It would be best if you can fool people today, but it doesn’t matter if you fail, there are still other means.

Jin Yong's novels do not mention where Feng Qingyang got the Dugu Nine Swords from.

But in Song Xuan's opinion, the biggest possibility is that this person was lucky when he was young and found the tomb of Dugu Qiubai, from which he inherited the sword skills.

Feng Qingyang's face turned a little embarrassed. It was not known whether it was because he had been drinking or because his past deeds had been exposed, but his face turned a little red.

Seeing this, Song Xuan suddenly understood that he had guessed correctly.

In order to hide his embarrassment, Feng Qingyang raised his head and took another sip of wine.

It was really embarrassing. When he was young, he dug people's graves to get sword skills. Now he was visited by the descendants of the sect. At his age, he always felt a little embarrassed.

He didn't suspect that Song Xuan was lying.

After all, the matter of the Dugu Nine Swords is extremely secretive. If the other party was not a descendant of the sect of that senior Dugu, how could he know about it?

What's more, this young hero Song has a talent for martial arts that he has never seen before in his life. Although the Dugu Nine Swords is powerful, it is just a sword technique and is still at the level of skills.

Given the opponent's strength, there is no need to make up a story to fool him just for such a sword technique.

"So, young man, you came to me today with the intention of destroying my martial arts and taking back my inheritance?"