Yue Buqun: My Mount Hua has been time-traveled.

Chapter 123 Master, don't worry, I will wash myself clean.

These men were dressed in rags, but they were extremely strong and robust; they were clearly disciples of the Beggars' Sect!

Before Yue Buqun went down the mountain, he had a very brief conversation with Gao Yanan.

They knew that the reason they were not on guard against the Songshan Sect was because the Songshan Sect had never taken action itself during this period.

On the contrary, the Salt Gang and the Beggar Gang, which belong to the legitimate and illegitimate worlds respectively, kept the Huashan Sect busy during this period.

To date, a total of nine disciples have died in the conflict in Qixia Town.

If it weren't for the mutual respect between the Beggars' Sect and the Salt Sect, and if either side had gone all out, the Huashan Sect would have already adopted their name long ago.

Seeing that Jin Lingzhi was being entangled by them.

Yue Buqun quickly ran up to him.

He said in a deep voice, "What are you doing?"

"Master!"

Jin Lingzhi quickly ran back behind Yue Buqun, grabbed his sleeve, and whispered, "Master, I may have caused a great disaster."

"Oh?"

Yue Buqun glanced at Jin Lingzhi with some surprise. He hadn't expected that this disciple, who would remain stubbornly defiant even when his whole body was exhausted from practicing martial arts, would give in so quickly.

At that moment, the three shady-looking men sidled up to them.

Zi Guang first glanced at Yue Buqun, then his gaze fell on Ning Zhongze and Hua Zhenzhen.

A strange light flashed in his eyes, and he exclaimed, "I thought that little girl was already amazing, but I didn't expect two even prettier ones to come along."

Upon hearing this, Jin Lingzhi's beautiful eyes widened in anger and displeasure, but when she thought of the trouble she had just caused, she immediately shrank back.

They thought it was unimportant, but their master thought it was the most important.

The other person, feigning righteous indignation, said, "Your female companion is suspected of using counterfeit money, which is a violation of the law. Believe me, if I drag her to the authorities, she'll at least be hanged or beheaded."

Counterfeit money?

Yue Buqun was taken aback upon hearing this and glanced at Jin Lingzhi.

Jin Lingzhi whispered, "Master, I just saw a very beautiful garment. I thought it would look great on you, so I was thinking of buying it. But I forgot that this isn't the place I was looking for—I took the silver notes I had taken earlier."

The previous banknotes?

Yue Buqun suddenly realized what was happening.

Yes, the two worlds are not fully integrated, but only a small part of the Huashan Sect is integrated.

In other words, although they were both from the Ming Dynasty.

However, for example, the silver notes from Datong Money Shop, which are used in Wanfu Wanshou Garden, would definitely not be redeemed for silver in this metal-based world, and might even be considered counterfeit!

Although it is a martial arts world, the government and national laws still exist.

Regardless of the dynasty, the punishment for counterfeiting currency was extremely severe, and it only got worse over time.

In the Qin Dynasty, the punishment ranged from exile to execution!

In the Han Dynasty, executions were carried out in the marketplace.

During the Tang Dynasty, exile was carried out over a distance of three thousand li!

By the time of the Ming Dynasty, the punishment was either beheading or strangulation, and death was the only option!

Jin Lingzhi taking money from another world and spending it in this world—at best, it's just a misunderstanding; but if we really take it seriously—

Yue Buqun remained calm, gently patting Jin Lingzhi's head and sighing, "The silly girl at home is spoiled. She often plays games like pretending blank paper is money at home, and as a result, she gets used to it outside. It was just a momentary lapse in attention—"

"You're talking nonsense! I clearly saw that it was a banknote with a stamp on it!"

Another thug smirked and sneered, "Anyway, you don't want your female companion to be beheaded and you to be exiled, do you? If you know what's good for you, hand over all your money and let these three girls keep us company. We can pretend to let this go."

"Silver notes? I don't see them?"

Yue Buqun waved his hand behind him.

Hua Zhenzhen immediately understood and placed two gold leaves in his hand.

He said coldly, "With the immense wealth of the Jin family, would we use counterfeit money? A few filthy beggars dare to slander me? Get out, or I'll take your life!"

"Wow—so much money! That's perfect! Hand over all your cash, or else...hehe—"

"Little girl, think this through carefully. Do you want to stay with just the three of us, or are you going to be beheaded, and maybe even have to stay with hundreds more before you're beheaded?"

The group became even more excited.

"Okay, here you go!"

Yue Buqun raised his hand and flicked it lightly.

The small, thin gold leaf drew two golden lines in the air.

The two thugs from the Beggars' Sect who had just been speaking rudely suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.

Reaching out to touch it, they found traces of bright red blood—clearly, if the leaf had cut any deeper, they would probably be dead.

At this moment, the gold leaf had already been embedded in the blue brick wall next to it.

Although gold is precious, it is not hard. This person was able to use gold as a dart to injure people and embed gold leaves into the wall at the same time.

Such military power was beyond their wildest imagination.

"You—you wait here, we're going to report this to the authorities right now!"

The three were so frightened they were out of their wits and didn't dare say anything more, quickly fleeing away.

Yue Buqun's expression was extremely solemn as he said, "Let's go back to Mount Hua first."

Having said that, he turned and left.

en route.

Looking at Yue Buqun's back, which was much more serious than before, Jin Lingzhi felt a sudden sense of fear and couldn't help but run a few steps to grab Yue Buqun's sleeve.

He said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Master, it's my fault, I shouldn't have—I didn't know, why don't you punish me? A beating will do—"

"I don't blame you; on the contrary, I'm glad it was you!"

Yue Buqun turned around and smiled, saying, "We overlooked this matter. We'll just pay a little more attention in the future. They're just making empty claims without any evidence; they're just trying to take advantage of us."

"Then why are you making such a stern face, Master?"

"I'm amazed that the situation in Qixia Town is even worse than I imagined!"

Yue Buqun sighed, "Ya Nan said before that both the Beggars' Sect and the Salt Sect regarded Qixia Town as their own territory. It was fine to listen to that, but now seeing how they acted so arrogantly in Qixia Town is truly infuriating."

Ning Zhongze looked dejected.

He sighed softly, "Back when my father and I came here to play, Qixia Town was a place of simple and honest people. I never imagined that after so long, it would be turned into such a mess by these people."

"Yes, yes, I just bought clothes, and the shopkeeper didn't say anything, just reminded me if I had given the wrong amount of money. These two people came to my door to collect protection money, they weren't polite at all."

Upon hearing this, Jin Lingzhi immediately became furious.

"Let's go back first. Now that we're back, we can't tolerate these people continuing to act so arrogantly!"

Yue Buqun said, "But we can't be hasty in everything. Let's go back and discuss it. There's also the matter of money. Luckily, Lingzhi caused this mess. Otherwise, if we really went down the mountain to spend money in the name of the Huashan Sect and someone found fault with us, we really wouldn't be able to shake it off."

"So you're saying I've done something good?"

After being comforted for a few moments, Jin Lingzhi couldn't help but feel a little smug again.

She blinked and asked, "Master, how are you going to reward me?"

"Instead of wasting your time, you should practice your skills properly. The composition of the Huashan Sect is quite complex now. I plan to recruit more disciples to be promoted to elders. If you don't want to suddenly have several elders, you should work hard to comprehend the Zixia Divine Skill."

Yue Buqun glanced at Jin Lingzhi and said, "Come to my room tonight, and I will help you with your cultivation."

Strictly speaking, Ganoderma lucidum is still not qualified at all.

But Yue Buqun was ultimately not the kind of selfless, old-fashioned person.

As someone's aunt's husband, it's natural to give his niece some preferential treatment.

This way, Jin Lingzhi is taken care of, and when facing hardship in the future, it can be used as an excuse to ask her for credit.

Yue Buqun understood the cause of suffering all too well.

She's the type who usually keeps a high profile, but if you give her a plausible reason, she can easily let go of her pride.

Hmm, I've already practiced dual cultivation with your niece to increase my power, so why don't you give me a big reward?

"Really? Master—"

Upon hearing this, Jin Lingzhi's eyes lit up immediately, her eyes brimming with uncontrollable joy. She said happily, "Master, don't worry, I will clean myself up."

Cleaning?

What area are you cleaning?

Yue Buqun wondered if she had misunderstood something.

However, the more you talk about these things, the more complicated they become. Eventually, she will realize that this is actually just a very proper transmission of skills.