The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

As they drew closer, their faces came into view.

The man was handsome, with bright, piercing eyes, a long face, sword-like eyebrows, thin lips, and two wisps of hair hanging down from either side of his forehead. He exuded an indescribable air of nonchalance.

The woman was beautiful, with a fair, oval face and bright, clear eyes. She wore a light green dress and was very attractive.

However, her bright, darting eyes carried a hint of liveliness and playfulness.

The girl's eyes lit up when she saw the group on the mountain. She waved to them, shouted, and strode up the mountain.

"Father, mother."

When the man next to her saw Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze on the mountain, he instinctively shrank back and quickly lowered his head to follow the girl's steps, but his movements as he climbed the mountain became awkward.

These two are Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan.

"Father~ Mother~, your daughter has missed you so much."

As soon as she stepped onto the flat ground, Yue Lingshan opened her arms and rushed towards Ning Zhongze, throwing herself into her arms.

Ning Zhongze patted Yue Lingshan's back with a smile, looking like a loving mother.

At this moment, Linghu Chong also walked towards Yue Buqun, but his steps were very strange, almost like he was moving step by step. His upper body was also very awkward, giving people the feeling that he was resisting in his heart, but his body had to make a movement that went against his heart. It was extremely comical, which was enough to show the inner struggle and fear of Linghu Chong at this moment.

"Master, Mistress, I'm back."

When Linghu Chong arrived in front of Yue Buqun, he didn't dare to look up at him. Instead, he looked down at the ground, his head twisting unnaturally. His body language made it seem as if he was about to leap out at any moment.

When Yue Buqun saw Linghu Chong, he stared at him coldly. After hearing Linghu Chong speak, he said in a cold voice.

"What, you're too ashamed to look up when you speak? Aren't you embarrassed to face anyone?"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Chong froze, then slowly raised his head to look at Yue Buqun, a smile on his face that was more like a grimace.

"I'm sorry, Master."

Yue Buqun snorted coldly and said, "Apologize for what?"

Linghu Chong said guiltily, "This disciple disobeyed Master's words and went down the mountain without permission, and even brought Junior Sister down the mountain with me. This disciple was wrong and is willing to accept Master's punishment."

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun took a deep breath. Before he could speak, Yue Lingshan beside him exclaimed.

“Father, it was my decision to go down the mountain with my eldest brother that really mattered. It has nothing to do with him. If you want to punish someone, punish your daughter.”

Yue Buqun glared and shouted, "Do you think you can escape?"

Yue Lingshan immediately shrank back and hid in Ning Zhongze's arms.

After scolding his daughter, Yue Buqun turned to look at Linghu Chong, frowned, and said indifferently, "What did you go down the mountain for?"

Linghu Chong opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Yue Lingshan interrupted again.

"We're going to make Father proud."

Yue Buqun looked at her with a deep frown.

"What kind of face does it have?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Lingshan revealed a smug expression.

"My senior brother and I encountered the Qingcheng Sect disciples in Hanzhong, and my senior brother beat them up."

"Nonsense!"

Yue Buqun rebuked him.

"The Qingcheng Sect is a prestigious and righteous sect, and Abbot Yu is a hero. Why are you attacking his disciples?"

Yue Lingshan shrank back, muttering to herself.

"Who told them to brag about being heroes and outstanding figures, the Four Heroes of Qingcheng, and even give themselves names like 'Hero' and 'Hero,' aren't they ashamed?"

Yue Buqun frowned and asked, "Hou Renying, Hong Renxiong?"

Yue Lingshan nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"Yes, yes, Dad, how did you know?"

“That’s Master Yu’s personal disciple.”

Yue Buqun's face was extremely ugly. He said sternly, "Others are just choosing a name. They can call themselves whatever they want. What business is it of yours? Just because of a name, you beat up someone's personal disciple for no reason. How arrogant and rude! You are my daughter, Yue Buqun's daughter, and Chong'er is my eldest disciple. When you two go out, you represent my Huashan Sect."

"Not only do you two fail to uphold the prestige of my Huashan Sect, but you also fight with your fellow disciples over such a trivial matter. What will others think of my Huashan Sect? What will they think of me, Yue Buqun? Everyone will say that I, Yue Buqun, am a hypocrite, and that my disciples are domineering and bully others with their power."

"Master, please calm down."

Seeing that Yue Buqun was angry, Linghu Chong quickly explained, "We didn't deliberately cause trouble. Those two people were trying to harass Junior Sister, and I couldn't stand it, so I taught them a lesson."

Yue Buqun, who was about to get angry, frowned and looked at him upon hearing this: "Are you telling the truth?"

Linghu Chong quickly extended four fingers.

"This disciple swears an oath."

“Senior brother, since they were the ones who were rude first, then it’s fine if Chong’er beat them up. How did Abbot Yu teach his disciples to produce such despicable people? It’s only because I wasn’t here that I did. If I were here, I would definitely teach them a lesson.”

After hearing Linghu Chong's words, Ning Zhongze became furious. If the Qingcheng Sect hadn't been so far away, she would have gone to cause trouble for them immediately.

Listening to his wife and disciple's words, Yue Buqun frowned and remained silent.

In fact, he now believed Linghu Chong's words. He understood Linghu Chong well; although he was impulsive, he dared not deceive him.

At this moment, a surge of anger also rose within Yue Buqun.

"Master, should we go to Qingcheng Mountain in Sichuan to find Yu Canghai and ask him for an explanation?"

Just then, Jiang Ning, who had remained silent until now, spoke up, his brows furrowed indifferently.

Yes, yes.

Yue Lingshan's eyes lit up.

“Father, Junior Brother is right. Let’s go find Yu Canghai and ask him for an explanation.”

Yue Lingshan couldn't help but glance at Jiang Ning, her eyes filled with admiration. She hadn't expected that her junior brother, who usually didn't get along with her, would be so helpful.

Jiang Ning remained expressionless.

He said this not to stand up for Yue Lingshan, but because he felt that Yue Buqun must have this thought in his heart.

Hou Renying and Hong Wenxiong encountered Yue Lingshan and Linghu Chong this time, and kicked a hornet's nest. But what if an ordinary person encountered them?

The other Huashan disciples agreed with Jiang Ning's words and all looked at Yue Buqun.

Chapter 16: Martial Arts Competition

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's suggestion, Yue Buqun first glanced at him in surprise.

When did this kid become so eager to go down the mountain?

However, after thinking for a moment, Yue Buqun shook his head.

"inappropriate."

He said to Jiang Ning and his disciples, “I think this matter was done by Hou Renying and Hong Renxiong on their own, and has nothing to do with Abbot Yu and the Qingcheng Sect. Abbot Yu is a hero of the righteous path, and he is not the kind of person who can teach disciples like this. It must be a misunderstanding. If we go to Sichuan to find Abbot Yu rashly, it will inevitably embarrass him.”

"Besides, Chong'er has already taught them a lesson, so it's not appropriate for us to go there. If we beat up their disciple and then go to them to demand an explanation, it will give the impression that the Huashan Sect is abusing its power."

"I will write a letter and send it to Abbot Yu to explain this matter and see what he says. If it is a misunderstanding, we can clear it up. But if Abbot Yu and the entire Qingcheng Sect are like this, it will not be too late for us to go then."

Yue Buqun still did not agree.

The other Huashan disciples felt somewhat disappointed, but they also felt that what their master said made a lot of sense.

Jiang Ning did not speak again.

Since Yue Buqun doesn't want to go, he can simply go to Dujiangyan in Sichuan when he goes down the mountain to see if the entire Qingcheng Sect is like Hou Renying and Hong Wenxiong. If so, he can kill them all.

Although he was a second-rate expert, apart from Yu Canghai, no one else in the Qingcheng Sect posed any threat to him. As long as he didn't confront Yu Canghai head-on, those people wouldn't escape his grasp.

Some of these martial arts practitioners use their skills to commit evil deeds, especially those from sects. They are used to bullying others and no one cares about them. No one knows how many evil things they have done.

These people and sects usually claim to be righteous and prestigious, but their actions are no different from those of the demonic path.

Since nobody else is in charge, then he will.

Jiang Ning thought to himself indifferently.

"Since the other party provoked you first, it's not your problem anymore. You two will not be punished for fighting with others outside."

When Yue Buqun spoke, Yue Lingshan and Linghu Chong were immediately delighted, but the next moment Yue Buqun's words made them uneasy.

"However, the fact that you two went down the mountain without permission must be punished."

Yue Buqun said calmly.

Yue Lingshan's face fell, but she didn't dare to say anything.

If even she didn't dare to speak, then Linghu Chong would be even less likely to.

"Your punishments will be postponed. Today is the day of the sect's assessment, so you two should take the assessment first."

Yue Buqun said to Linghu Chong, "Chong'er, Ning'er hasn't started her assessment yet. Originally, I was going to assess her myself, but since you're back, why don't you spar with Ning'er? It'll be a good opportunity to see if you two have improved during this time."

"Yes!"

Linghu Chong's eyes lit up immediately, and he replied loudly.

Among the second-generation disciples of Mount Hua, only Jiang Ning was at the same level as him, and the two were evenly matched. In previous sect assessments, they had always been evenly matched. Now, after a month apart, and with Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze away from Mount Hua and no one presiding over the sect assessments, they hadn't competed for several months. He wanted to have another match with Jiang Ning to see who could advance further.

Jiang Ning had no objections.

For him, Linghu Chong was indeed a very good opponent. Although he was not afraid of being hurt by Yue Buqun, Yue Buqun's strength far surpassed his own, and he would definitely hold back in every move. He could not intuitively feel how much he had improved when they fought.

"Hehe, junior brother, we were evenly matched last time, let's do it again this time."

Linghu Chong winked and smiled at Jiang Ning.

"Although my senior brother went down the mountain this month, I didn't slack off at all."

Jiang Ning nodded and placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"Please enlighten me, senior brother."

Upon hearing that Linghu Chong was going to have a duel with Jiang Ning, Lu Dayou, Gao Genming, and the other Huashan disciples all lit up with excitement and couldn't help but look forward to it.