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

For Ning Zhongze, learning the basics of Ganoderma lucidum was an unexpected delight.

However, after a brief examination of her aptitude and the sword techniques she had learned, she was overjoyed.

Clearly, Jin Lingzhi had been lazy and hadn't put much effort into practicing his skills, focusing only on pursuing exquisite sword techniques.

But her family was very wealthy.

The foundation he laid was actually quite good, especially the Thirteen Forms of the Hundred Transformations and Thousand Illusions Cloud and Mist, which he practiced with great skill. Although it was a little rigid, it was clear that he had put his heart into it.

What a pitiful girl. She was sold out by her senior brother, and she even helped him count the money. Now she's completely become his woman.

Thinking about it, Ning Zhongze's mood immediately improved.

He took Jin Lingzhi by the hand and led her to choose her own place to live, helping her to tidy up her bedding, bed, and other daily necessities.

In any case, the gold offered by the Jin family allowed the Huashan Sect, which was originally short of funds, to recover a significant amount of money.

Ning Zhongze also became much more magnanimous.

Everything I buy is the best.

During this process, Ning Zhongze, who appeared to be a very energetic person, keenly noticed Hua Zhenzhen's unusual behavior.

She suddenly seemed to be deep in thought.

After arranging for Jin Lingzhi, she quietly pulled Hua Zhenzhen aside.

Looking at this shy and delicate-looking girl, even though she had gone through the bloody battle with the Beggars' Sect with her, Ning Zhongze still felt that this girl did not seem like a martial arts person at all, but rather like a young girl waiting to be married in her boudoir.

She asked with a smile, "Zhenzhen, are you jealous?"

"Jealous? No... not at all."

Hua Zhenzhen quickly shook her head.

"Then why do you look so troubled?"

Ning Zhongze gently held Hua Zhenzhen's soft hand, which was calloused from diligent sword practice, and said softly, "I know that your senior brother has been taking good care of you during this time. You have enjoyed all of your senior brother's love. Now that your senior brother has taken on other disciples, it is normal for you to feel disappointed. There is no need to feel embarrassed."

"Actually... no."

"Also, when I prepared clothes for you before, I used my old clothes. It was mainly because we were really not well-off at the time. Don't laugh at me, but we couldn't even come up with a hundred taels of silver for the entire Huashan area. Eating on the mountain was also troublesome, so we needed to think long-term."

Ning Zhongze said, "That Miss Jin has prepared so much money for our tuition. It would be inappropriate for us to let her use her old things. Besides... Miss Jin can't wear my old clothes either. The circumstances are different."

Upon hearing this, Hua Zhenzhen's gaze involuntarily fell on the golden lingzhi in the distance.

At this moment, the girl was curiously fiddling with the decorations of Huashan Zhengqi Hall. However, when she turned to the side, the bulging curve of her chest made Hua Zhenzhen feel an even more complicated feeling.

Unconsciously, she slightly puffed out her chest, trying to make herself look like she wasn't at a disadvantage.

Then, after a simple comparison, she felt inferior and shrank back.

In this respect, she is no match at all.

"Don't worry, it's not just about Lingzhi's tuition. These Beggar Clan disciples are also quite wealthy. Now that our Huashan Sect is rich, your share will definitely be made up. It won't be any less than Lingzhi's. Your senior brother will treat you all equally and fairly."

Ning Zhongze said generously, "There's also the Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng. I might sound like I'm just spouting nonsense, but I assure you, after my senior brother gets this sword technique, he will teach it to Lingzhi and you at the same time. Didn't my senior brother also say that if you want it, he will give you everything without holding back a single bit?"

"It's not actually because of that..."

Hua Zhenzhen's voice was as weak as a mosquito's buzz.

Faced with Ning Zhongze's care and concern, and recalling Yue Buqun's deep concern and affection for her over the past month, she felt even more ashamed.

She harbored no hostility towards the Huashan Sect, but she certainly had ulterior motives.

At first, she only wanted to investigate the background of the two senior and junior disciples, but now she has discovered that they are really working hard to revitalize the Huashan Sect. They are really good people. Compared with them, her ulterior motives seem so despicable.

What worried her even more was that she had to intervene to stop Elder Qin.

She could make sure that her master didn't see her displaying her divine power.

But at that time, all her attention was on Qin Song and Yue Buqun, and she overlooked the presence of Abbess Kuyin, who must have seen her.

Did she tell her master about this?

Hua Zhenzhen recalled that when Yue Buqun returned, his brows furrowed, and when she greeted him, he ignored her...

Did they discover that she was hiding her strength, and that's why they were angry with her?

Is he going to kick me out of the mountain?

No... He has no right to send me down the mountain. After all, I am the supervisor of Mount Hua, and my status is even higher than that of the sect leader.

But whenever he thought of Yue Buqun's cold face, his eyes filled with the disappointment and anger of being deceived, and his cold words, "Since Miss Hua has such amazing skills and such a deep connection with the Huashan Sect, it makes my concern for her these past few days seem like a joke. Well, if Miss Hua still wishes to stay in Huashan, then so be it. But let's not mention the master-disciple relationship again. I really don't have the honor of being close to Miss Hua."

Just thinking about it made Hua Zhenzhen feel a sudden, intense panic in her heart.

She could have received the Huashan Sect's courtesy if she had revealed her identity, but now, just thinking about how Yue Buqun no longer cared about her and instead transferred his previous attitude towards her to his junior sister Lingzhi, she suddenly felt like an outsider.

Her heart-wrenching discomfort remained uncontrollable.

"It seems that some things need to be decided sooner rather than later."

Looking at Ning Zhongze, who was still rambling on and on, showing concern for her, Hua Zhenzhen's heart was filled with determination!

………………

That night.

Mount Hua is located at a high peak.

There was no wind or moon, only the Milky Way hanging in the sky.

The bright starlight reflected off the white snow, giving the entire Mount Hua a sense of cold solitude.

Especially after a major war.

They hadn't slept for two days and one night, and were all exhausted, so they went to bed early to rest.

Under the starlight, a young girl in a pink dress moved with light and agile steps, leaving no trace on the snow.

They quietly sped towards the Pavilion of Unwavering Will.

The door was bolted from the inside, but that clearly didn't pose a problem for the girl.

She simply drew her sword and gently flicked it through the crack in the door. The latch immediately fell off, but just as it was about to hit the ground, the girl braced it with the spine of her sword.

Despite being blind, the girl so easily maintained the balance of the door latch, demonstrating her exquisite and masterful control over her strength.

She quietly pushed open the door.

Suddenly, a strong gust of wind rushed towards her, aiming straight for her neck.

The girl did not resist, allowing the other person to grab her neck with one hand and press his other hand firmly against her chest.

The palm strike was poised to be unleashed, about to be released but not yet.

Clearly, as long as he understood the meaning, he could directly use his powerful Zixia Divine Skill to blast into the girl's heart meridian, causing her heart meridian to be damaged and leading to her death.

But the moment he touched it, Yue Buqun also let out a surprised exclamation.

Firstly, the ease with which he succeeded puzzled him, and secondly, the softness in his palm was even more...

At that moment, a soft call came from the other side.

"Master."

"Really?"

Yue Buqun withdrew his hand with an extremely natural expression.

He turned around and lit the lamp.

Under the lights, Hua Zhenzhen was still dressed in her daytime clothes, indicating that she had not washed up or even rested at all.

Yue Buqun said reproachfully, "Zhenzhen, why did you suddenly pull this stunt tonight? Do you know that if I had been more murderous and attacked with the Longevity Sword, you would probably be dead by now?"

Hua Zhenzhen suppressed her embarrassment and said, "If Master uses the Longevity Sword, I will naturally dodge it. However, there are some things that are inconvenient to say during the day, so I had no choice but to ambush Master at night. I hope Master will forgive me."

"Oh? You're planning to ambush me at night?"

Yue Buqun chuckled to himself, thinking to himself, "My dear girl, you probably don't know the true meaning of a night raid."

"Yes, disciple has something very important to report to Master."

"What is it?"

Before Hua Zhenzhen could speak, she took two steps closer to Yue Buqun and then knelt down with a thud.