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

If you want to go to the desert, Lanzhou is the only way.

The journey from Huashan to Lanzhou is long, no less than a thousand miles. Knowing Hu Tiehua's temperament, he couldn't wait to ride there as fast as he could.

Instead, Yue Buqun rented a carriage, found several sturdy horses, and leisurely headed towards that direction.

Faced with Hu Tiehua's complaints.

His reasons are very valid.

"We're going to kill Shi Guanyin, not to be sent to our deaths. Even if we've made all the preparations, we might not have a 50% chance of winning, let alone the fact that we're not even ready yet."

Yue Buqun advised, "I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. At this point, whether it's sooner or later doesn't make much difference."

Chu Liuxiang added, "Yes, Xiao Hu, you should understand the principle of sharpening your axe before chopping wood, so why do you get so worried and confused when it comes to yourself?"

While offering verbal advice, Chu Liuxiang was inwardly quite amazed.

You should know that he has been famous in the martial arts world for many years as the "Master Thief".

Over the years, wherever he goes, he is always a distinguished guest.

Even when working together on something, he is always the one who takes the lead, without anyone even realizing it!

To paraphrase Yue Buqun's words from his previous life, he was always in the center of attention wherever he went.

But now, after being with Yue Buqun, the center position is gone.

Yue Buqun handled everything perfectly, leaving Yue Buqun with nothing to offer but to obediently follow his lead.

He knew this was the optimal solution, so he didn't have any objections.

But deep down, there was still a sense of disappointment. It seemed that this Sect Leader Yue was a little younger than himself, but he seemed to have more experience in dealing with people.

Along the way, the four of them diligently studied the sword formation.

Yue Buqun sought out this sword formation because in the story, Chu Liuxiang fought against Shi Guanyin and still managed to last nearly a hundred moves before almost being defeated.

However, when he mastered the Returning Wind Sword Formation, if he hadn't seized upon a weakness in one of the swordsmen, thus adding an extra sword to the formation, he probably wouldn't have lasted more than ten moves before dying, even if the formation wasn't complete!

If we take the BOSS gatekeeper Chu Liuxiang as a reference.

If Yue Buqun could replicate the complete version of this sword formation, he would have a good chance of defeating Shi Guanyin.

The only problem now is that we don't know how strong the assassins summoned by the Xuan Tie Sword Token are. If they are capable, they would be perfect for use in a sword formation.

If it doesn't work...

Then we'll have to let Ji Bingyan and the others take their place.

Although Ji Bingyan's strength is not weak, she is still significantly inferior to Chu Liuxiang and others, and can only be considered a substitute among substitutes.

The journey was tiring.

When we arrived in Lanzhou, it was clearly April, a time of warm spring weather and blooming flowers.

However, being close to the desert, the climate here is already dry and scorching. Even if you sit and do nothing, you can still sweat a little.

Hu Tiehua had already impatiently sat down outside the carriage.

At first, he just wanted to escape the sweltering heat, but when the scorching sun beat down on his face, burning like fire, he began to empathize with the feeling of his face being melted by the sun!

Then, he gave up on himself and refused to get into the carriage, wanting to experience what it felt like to get sunburned.

So, when the carriage entered Lanzhou...

Hu Tiehua had become noticeably thinner and darker.

"Let's split up for now."

Yue Buqun said solemnly, "You two should go find your friend, Hero Ji, to say goodbye. We have also arranged for several skilled fighters to meet here. To save time, we will meet at the Lanzhou city gate early tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing this, Chu Liuxiang asked in surprise, "Aren't you planning to go and find that Hero Huangfu?"

"We were planning to find him before, since he's the only one who escaped from the Stone Guanyin's lair. We have to rely on him to find the Stone Guanyin. But now, we've already got the map."

Yue Buqun sighed, "Having been tormented by that Stone Guanyin so much, it seems that my senior brother is already terrified of her. I plan to wait until Stone Guanyin dies before seeking her out and inviting her back to Mount Hua. Before that, why disturb her peace?"

"That's true."

Chu Liuxiang sighed, quite agreeing with Yue Buqun's reasons.

If there are solutions, why force others to do the same?

The four of them split up into two groups and acted separately.

Hua Zhenzhen followed closely behind Yue Buqun. Her delicate and frail appearance showed no trace of a master swordsman.

But in fact, her understanding of sword formations is even greater than Yue Buqun's... The little girl's disguise is just too strong.

It can only be said that even with the blessing of his past life memories, Yue Buqun's swordsmanship talent is ultimately not top-notch, at least not comparable to a martial arts prodigy like Hua Zhenzhen.

She asked, "Master, where are we going?"

"Go to Mingchuan Inn! I have an appointment to meet someone there."

Yue Buqun said he wasn't in a hurry, but in reality, he was more anxious than anyone else...

After all, Shi Guanyin's name was renowned throughout the martial arts world, but very few people had actually seen her. Yue Buqun, on the other hand, was the one who understood her terrifying nature the most.

If she really recklessly rushed into the Central Plains martial arts world, slaughtered the entire Huashan Sect, and then leisurely returned, the martial arts world is so vast, do you think the Water Mother Yin Ji could find out?

Therefore, even when Yue Buqun made an appointment with that group of assassins, it was in Lanzhou, on the edge of the desert, in order to save time as much as possible.

The master and apprentice arrived at Mingchuan Inn.

Lanzhou is near the desert, and water is extremely scarce, so even the names of the inns are related to water.

Inside the Mingchuan Inn, guests were indeed coming and going like a flowing river.

The two had just entered the door.

Yue Buqun's gaze was immediately drawn to two men at a table in the deepest part of the inn's lobby.

One of the two men was facing away from the other, dressed in a Taoist robe, so his face was not visible. However, his back was ramrod straight. He could have sat comfortably, but he seemed to prefer discomfort to bending over even a little.

The other person was wearing a gray robe.

From the side, his beard and hair were all white, indicating that he was quite old, and his face was thin and aloof, giving people a sense of indifference and detachment.

They sat quietly, yet seemed to be distinguished from the rest of the inn, just as there is a difference between a cold, austere ink painting and a richly colored oil painting!

Before they even introduced themselves, Yue Buqun was already certain that these two were the people he was waiting for.

He led Hua Zhenzhen over.

He sat down on one side and said apologetically, "I'm sorry to have kept you two waiting."

Only then did he see the face of the person whose back was to him.

He was a Taoist priest in blue robes, around forty or fifty years old, with a calm and composed demeanor, exuding a sense of otherworldly elegance.

He smiled slowly and said, "It's alright. This matter has been on our minds for over twenty years. If we can resolve it now, it will be a great weight off our hearts."

Hua Zhenzhen's expression suddenly changed.

Unlike Yue Buqun, who was shrewd despite his limited experience, she learned martial arts from Mount Hua at home from a young age. Her family also arranged for her to learn about some of the most respected elders and grudges in the martial arts world.

So when she saw the two people, she recognized them.

He whispered in Yue Buqun's ear, "Master, this Taoist is Master Tieshan of the Wudang Sect. It is said that his mastery of the Yin-Yang Sword Technique is second only to the Wudang Sect Leader, Master Shuhan, making him one of the top three masters in the Wudang Sect! The other one is named Shuai Yifan, also known as the Star-Picking Feathered Scholar. His swordsmanship is so powerful that it can shake three mountains and cleave stars in the sky. His swordsmanship is superb, and he has not been defeated in more than ten years!"

She kept her voice extremely low, concealing it with her inner energy, and her entire face was almost touching Yue Buqun's ear.

But the Taoist priest Tieshan chuckled and said, "Young lady, there's no need for you to hide anything. Our presence here has nothing to do with reputation or strength. This is Sect Leader Yue, isn't it? Sect Leader Yue has quite the nerve to ask the three of us for help. Well then, whatever Sect Leader Yue wants to do, as long as it doesn't violate the code of the martial world, we will naturally do it for him!"

Yue Buqun's expression had become somewhat strange.

Tieshan Daoist and Shuai Yifan?

Could this be considered divine intervention?