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

Kuyin did not stay at the Huashan Sect for long.

Nangong Lingzhi's matter is of great importance. If it weren't for escorting Qiu Lingsu, she might not have been able to make this trip at all.

Therefore, after delivering the generous gifts and settling Qiu Lingsu in, he hurriedly went down the mountain.

Next, she will contact the leaders of various sects to jointly condemn the leader of the Beggars' Sect.

We need to act quickly.

If Nangong Ling finds out that she was the one who kidnapped Qiu Lingsu, the Emei Sect will likely suffer setbacks, and the risk must be transferred away as soon as possible.

So he pulled his niece aside, whispered a few private words to her, and then hurriedly went down the mountain.

The maid Lu Yaofeng and Qiu Lingsu were left behind.

"Sister Wind, you've finally arrived! I'll show you where you live."

During this period, Jin Lingzhi clearly developed a close relationship with this woman who was called a female slave but was actually the only legitimate successor of the Kunlun lineage.

She affectionately pulled Lu Yaofeng's arm and dragged her towards her room.

Yue Buqun, meanwhile, sized up Qiu Lingsu, secretly sighing in his heart.

Judging from her graceful appearance alone, one can tell that Qiu Lingsu truly deserves the title of the most beautiful woman in the world. It's a pity that she was disfigured by Shi Guanyin.

Beneath the veil lay a face ravaged by wounds.

However, Qiu Lingsu's arrival on the mountain was completely unexpected, but it was a great thing for him.

All the risks were borne by Suffering on his behalf.

As long as he doesn't reveal Qiu Lingsu's whereabouts in the Huashan Sect, he can rest easy on Huashan Mountain.

However, with two more women added, isn't the Huashan Sect now too dominated by women and too weak by men?

Yue Buqun smiled sincerely and said seriously, "Madam Ren, there's no need to worry. Now that you've arrived at the Huashan Sect, you're safe. Just stay here and relax. Once Nangong Ling is brought to justice, you can rest easy."

Qiu Lingsu then slightly curtsied to Yue Buqun and said, "I am Qiu Lingsu, the widow, and I thank you, Sect Leader Yue, for taking me in. I am no longer Madam Ren, so please just call me Lingsu."

She paused for a moment, then said, "I came to Mount Hua as a maid, so the sect leader doesn't need to be too polite to me. Just give me a place to stay, and if there's anything I need to do, please feel free to ask. I will do my best without hesitation."

Yue Buqun nodded in agreement, thinking to himself, "You say that, but if I really treat you like a maid, you'll probably try to trick me in front of the other martial arts practitioners again."

He said, "There are only so many people in Huashan now, what is there to tell us? Now that you're here, just settle down. Abbess Kuyin has already contacted fellow martial artists, and we should get back to you in ten days to half a month at most."

"Thank you, Sect Leader Yue."

Yue Buqun then offered a few more words of gentle reassurance.

Then Ning Zhongze took her to rest.

Ning Zhongze's eyes were filled with intense inquiry, clearly indicating a great deal of doubt.

So, after making arrangements for Qiu Lingsu...

She ran back quickly, grabbed Yue Buqun's arm in shock, and exclaimed, "She's the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world? She's so beautiful! I never realized that someone could be this beautiful without even looking at their face!"

"The most beautiful woman twenty years ago!"

Yue Buqun said earnestly, "Junior Sister, there's no need to underestimate yourself. Twenty years from now, you will definitely surpass her!"

"Ugh... I practice swordsmanship every day, so I'm bound to get uglier and uglier. Unlike this Madam Ren, who looks so delicate and frail, I can't help but feel sorry for her."

Ning Zhongze, half shy and half pleased, playfully scolded, then praised, "But Senior Brother is truly amazing! The Beggars' Sect only dealt with us once, and you already captured their leader's wife. However, I'm a little puzzled, why did you capture their wife?"

By the end, her gaze towards Yue Buqun had become suspicious.

Yue Buqun said speechlessly, "Junior sister, what nonsense are you thinking? This is the wife of the former leader of the gang, the foster mother of the current Nangong Ling, not his wife."

"Not committing adultery with other men's wives but with other men's mothers? Senior brother, you're even worse than I thought."

"To doubt one's senior brother is a crime; one should be punished."

Yue Buqun gently tapped Ning Zhongze's head.

Then, he recounted in detail the grievances between Nangong Ling and the Ren Ci couple, and even Shi Guanyin.

"I see."

Ning Zhongze was completely absorbed in what she heard halfway through.

After listening, she couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, "Sure enough, children who aren't your own can't be trusted. We must never accept godchildren or anything like that in the future; they're all unreliable."

"That's right, I'm the same way."

Yue Buqun nodded in agreement.

He cautioned, "Although Nangong Ling may not know that Qiu Lingsu is on Mount Hua, he certainly knows what Qiu Lingsu's disappearance means. His actions will definitely become more and more reckless. Junior sister, we must be even more careful from now on."

"Don't worry, senior brother. I've set up alarm devices in several hidden locations along the main paths of Mount Hua. Once someone comes up the mountain, even if they have unparalleled lightness skills, they won't be able to escape our detection!"

Ning Zhongze's so-called alarm device refers to the large number of bells she buried in the snow.

These bells are connected to each other with ropes, and when touched, they make a clear sound at night.

No matter how skilled one is in light-footed skills, even if one can walk on snow without leaving a trace, one will inevitably have to walk on foot to conserve energy before reaching the enemy.

Who would have thought that there would be a trap buried in the snowdrift?

Yue Buqun said, "Junior Sister's idea is thoughtful, but not comprehensive enough. Tomorrow I will go down the mountain to buy some animal traps and put them in the snow. Maybe they can be used as a surprise attack."

"Alright."

Ning Zhongze's eyes lit up, feeling that her senior brother was indeed worthy of his reputation, and his methods were truly ruthless!

In the following days, Yue Buqun indeed noticed something unusual.

For example, in Luozhen at the foot of Mount Hua, there are noticeably more people behaving strangely.

Among these people were ragged beggars and ruthless江湖人士 (jianghu figures) with cold and sinister eyes. Judging from their movements, they were clearly investigating something.

These people are extremely violent.

Many ordinary people were beaten for simply offending them verbally. If it weren't for their public status, these people would probably have already been killed.

The Huashan Sect was attacked several times in the dead of night by unidentified individuals.

However, Yue Buqun was prepared.

His strength has greatly improved, and he is confident that with the Thirteen Styles of Gentle Breeze, he has powerfully advanced his strength to the level of a powerful elder!

This level of strength surpasses that of ninety percent of the elders of the Qi Sect back then, and may even be only slightly inferior to Ning Qingyu.

He was ruthless and merciless towards these members of the Beggars' Sect.

This resulted in a few more carcasses being devoured by the wolves on the back of Mount Hua.

This also suggests that Nangong Ling is genuinely panicked.

It should be noted that Yue Buqun had never left Mount Hua and had no opportunity to commit the crime. Even so, he still sent so many people here to investigate.

Other areas of the martial arts world are probably even more chaotic than he imagined.

"I wonder how things are going with Abbess Kuyin?"

Yue Buqun was quite worried, but upon closer examination, although the Emei Sect was not as powerful as the Beggars' Sect, how could they not seek help from their own sect in times of trouble?

If Wanfu Wanshou Garden is added to the mix, unless Nangong Ling completely abandons the so-called code of chivalry and leads the entire Beggars' Sect to suppress Kuyin by force, there is no need to worry about Kuyin's safety at all.

On the contrary, it was his side...

"Could it be that Nangong Ling is planning to take advantage of Qiu Lingsu's disappearance to frame me and then use the opportunity to destroy the Huashan Sect?"

On this day, as Yue Buqun carried rice, flour, and cooking oil for the next few days up the mountain, a worrying thought arose in his mind.

"who!"

He suddenly turned around and looked into the distance.

But all that could be seen on the way back up the mountain was the snow-covered landscape, and apart from his footprints, there was no trace of anyone else!

But for some reason, he had a feeling of unease as he went up the mountain this time.

But even when he maximized the effects of the Zixia Divine Skill, he still couldn't find the slightest clue!

Is it just my imagination?

Or... a master?