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

Yue Lingshan suddenly said, "Junior Brother Lin, this incident in your family is somehow related to me. When you seek revenge against the Qingcheng Sect, I will help you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Pingzhi bowed to Yue Lingshan and said gratefully, "Thank you, Senior Sister."

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun frowned almost imperceptibly. He glanced at Jiang Ning, who was standing quietly to the side, then at Yue Lingshan, who had already made a promise, and then at Lin Pingzhi. Finally, he sighed silently.

"Alright, let's go."

Yue Buqun waved his sleeve, indicating that they were returning to Mount Hua.

The Huashan disciples all boarded the carriages. Lu Dayou went to Linghu Chong's carriage to take care of him. Yue Lingshan also wanted to go in, but she was not as quick as Lu Dayou.

Not long after, Lu Dayou came out, looking dejected.

Yue Lingshan's eyes lit up at the sight, and she walked towards Linghu Chong's carriage with her head held high and chest puffed out, even making a point of passing by Lu Dayou, like a proud rooster.

Lu Da looked resentful, staring intently as Yue Lingshan entered the carriage, waiting for Linghu Chong to kick her out. But even as the carriage was about to depart, the curtain remained still, and Yue Lingshan did not emerge.

Lu Dayou felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

"You value romance over friendship, Senior Brother..."

Lu Dayou muttered to himself.

"I am grateful to my senior brother for standing up for me. If it weren't for his righteous help, I probably would never have seen my parents again."

Inside the carriage carrying Jiang Ning and Lin Pingzhi, Lin Pingzhi said gratefully to Jiang Ning.

The rules of the Huashan Sect are based on the order of entry. Linghu Chong was the first to enter, so he is the eldest brother. Even if later disciples are older than him, they still have to call him the eldest brother. In fact, Jiang Ning was originally the same. He entered the sect a few years later than Linghu Chong, so in principle he should be the second brother. However, he and Yue Lingshan are exceptions.

When he was brought back to Mount Hua by Yue Buqun, he was only three years old. He was too young, even younger than Yue Lingshan, so he could not be considered a normal Mount Hua disciple. By the time he grew up and was taught martial arts by Yue Buqun, he was already the last one and could only be the junior brother.

Yue Lingshan, being Yue Buqun's daughter, couldn't be considered a disciple, so she was addressed by her age. Coincidentally, she was older than Jiang Ning, so Jiang Ning was still the youngest.

But after Yue Buqun took those children into the sect last year and Lin Pingzhi joined the Huashan Sect, Jiang Ning finally became a senior brother and could hear others call him senior brother.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "No need for thanks. From now on, you just need to practice your skills diligently to avenge your parents."

There was no need to emphasize that Lin Pingzhi should have a sense of justice, as he already possessed a sense of justice and was of good character, so he didn't need much guidance.

"Don't worry, senior brother!"

Even without Jiang Ning saying anything, Lin Pingzhi would work hard to practice his skills.

Lin Pingzhi paused for a moment, looked at Jiang Ning cautiously, and asked, "Senior brother, may I practice with you?"

Jiang Ning was somewhat surprised: "Why?"

Lin Pingzhi finally spoke the words he had been thinking about for a long time.

"I want to learn martial arts from my senior brother, learn his thoughts, and become a person like him."

That's one reason. Another reason is that although he has become a disciple of Yue Buqun, Yue Buqun has many disciples. Even if he can teach him martial arts, he probably won't have time to pay attention to him most of the time. Rather than that, it's better to stay by Jiang Ning's side, where Jiang Ning will have more time to guide him in his martial arts practice.

After all, Jiang Ning was able to fight Yu Canghai to a standstill in the inner hall of the Liu family mansion, and he was also able to single-handedly defeat Tian Boguang outside Hengshan City. Therefore, his martial arts skills must be very high. With such a master teaching him alone, he will grow faster and have a better chance to avenge his parents.

Jiang Ning did not answer immediately upon hearing this, but instead lowered his eyes, a thoughtful look in them.

He understood Yue Buqun's intentions when Yue Buqun asked him to teach his fellow disciples last time, so he did not refuse.

However, the junior disciples in the Huashan Sect are too young, and it will take time for them to grow up, while Lin Pingzhi is different.

He now wants to learn from Jiang Ning, to learn his martial arts and his ideas; this is a great opportunity.

And it wasn't just Lin Pingzhi, but also Liu Qin.

Both of them have the opportunity to inherit Jiang Ning's thoughts and will. The seeds have already been planted in their hearts. All Jiang Ning needs to do is water them and wait for a flower called thought to bloom.

Seeing Jiang Ning deep in thought, Lin Pingzhi's heart couldn't help but jump, feeling extremely uneasy.

"can."

Jiang Ning nodded.

Lin Pingzhi looked excited.

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Chapter 86: Is it feasible to merge the Five Mountains Alliance?

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late at night.

Yue Buqun and his group stayed at an inn in a town, planning to set off again the next day.

At this moment, Yue Buqun was sitting at the table, with Jiang Ning opposite him.

"I have decided that after returning to Mount Hua this time, I will pass on the improved Mount Hua sword technique and the revised Zixia Divine Skill."

Yue Buqun said.

Jiang Ning had no objection; Yue Buqun's words implied that Laudenuo's death was imminent.

"How do you think we can make Laudenuo's death seem natural, so as not to arouse Zuo Lengchan's suspicion?"

Sure enough, Yue Buqun was already planning how to arrange Lao Denuo's death.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning's eyes showed deep thought. After a moment, he looked up at Yue Buqun and said, "I will handle this matter."

Yue Buqun thought for a moment and said, "Alright."

Early the next morning.

Yue Buqun and Jiang Ning were in the same carriage, while Ning Zhongze went to Linghu Chong's carriage to check on his injuries.

Jiang Ning and Yue Buqun had something to discuss at the moment, but it wasn't about how to make Lao Denuo die naturally and peacefully; it was about something else entirely.

"You're saying that Zuo Lengchan will come looking for trouble with Mount Hua not long after this incident?"

Yue Buqun frowned and looked at Jiang Ning, asking a question.

Jiang Ning nodded: "Zuo Lengchan wants to annex the Five Mountains Sword Sects. He has already made his move on the Hengshan Sect first. Although it is true that Uncle Liu has made friends with Qu Yang of the Demonic Sect, he has probably been investigating this matter for a long time. Choosing to make his move at the Golden Basin Assembly not only wipes out the Hengshan Sect's vital forces, but also damages the Hengshan Sect's reputation."

"Now that Uncle Liu's fate is unknown, the Hengshan Sect's strength has been greatly reduced. Zuo Lengchan will next target the other Five Mountains Sword Sects. Our Huashan Sect is currently the weakest among the Five Mountains Sword Sects. We also need to kill Lao Denuo, his pawn. His next target is very likely to be the Huashan Sect."

Jiang Ning stated very directly that the Huashan Sect was the weakest of the Five Mountains Sword Sects.

Yue Buqun didn't react much. It was indeed the truth, and he had nothing to say. If he still cared about saving face at this point, then the Huashan Sect was truly beyond saving.

"Your analysis makes a lot of sense."

After careful consideration, Yue Buqun slowly nodded, but he frowned and said, "Zuo Lengchan attacked the Hengshan Sect on the grounds that Liu Zhengfeng had allied with the Demonic Sect. What means will he use to deal with my Huashan Sect? Will it be for the same reason?"

Jiang Ning shook his head: "Impossible. One example like Liu Zhengfeng is enough. Unless he has lost his mind and wants to ruin the reputation of the Five Mountains Sword Sect in the martial arts world. Of course, judging from what he has done so far and his ambition, it is still debatable whether his intelligence is normal."

Yue Buqun nodded, agreeing with Jiang Ning's assessment.

Jiang Ning continued, “The internal situation of each sect in the Five Mountains Sword Sect is different, and the plans that Zuo Lengchan wants to formulate are also different. He started his plan based on the fact that Uncle Liu and Qu Yang have become friends, so that the Songshan Sect has a legitimate reason to fight. He will use the same method to target my Huashan Sect. It is also based on the same fact, so that the Songshan Sect can also have a legitimate reason to fight.”

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun frowned deeply: "But my Huashan Sect has no internal conflicts."

Jiang Ning reminded him, "Those people from the Sword Sect back then are still alive."

Yue Buqun was startled.

He thought of the three characters "Feng Qingyang" carved in the cave on the Cliff of Contemplation.

"He wants the remnants of the Sword Sect to regain control of the Huashan Sect?"

A flash of anger crossed Yue Buqun's face, and his voice was extremely cold.

Although his views on the conflict between the Sword and Qi factions have changed, it doesn't mean he has no opinions about the Sword faction, nor does it mean he has no objection to Zuo Lengchan's plan to use the Sword faction to attack the Huashan faction.

Jiang Ning nodded: "It's very possible. After the Sword Sect members left Mount Hua back then, they disappeared without a trace. Zuo Lengchan may have found them and made a solemn promise to them, allowing them to take control of the Mount Hua Sect again and then merge it into the Mount Song Sect."

"These beasts!"

Veins bulged on Yue Buqun's forehead, his expression filled with rage: "The Huashan Sect is the foundation left by our ancestors, how dare they hand it over to others!"

Jiang Ning said expressionlessly, "They have been away from Mount Hua for many years and are not deeply attached to it. Their only thought is that as long as the Qi Sect is driven out of Mount Hua, and then the Mount Hua Sect is merged into the Songshan Sect, they should not care."

From a human nature perspective, the remnants of the Sword Sect had absolutely no reason to refuse Zuo Lengchan.

Yue Buqun frowned deeply and looked at Jiang Ning.

After a while.

"Last year, you discovered the lost sword techniques of the Five Mountains Sword Sect in the heart of the Cliff of Contemplation on Jade Maiden Peak. There are some secrets about this that you may not know."

Yue Buqun voiced his unease: "You know that when I was on my way to the Cliff of Contemplation, I discovered the three characters engraved with Feng Qingyang."

Jiang Ning was somewhat surprised, wondering why Yue Buqun would suddenly bring this up, but he still nodded.

Yue Buqun continued, "But what you don't know is that the handwriting was left in recent years, so it couldn't have been there for very long."

"You know the name Feng Qingyang. He was a senior of the Sword Sect. After the Sword Qi War, this senior disappeared without a trace."

"At the time, I thought that some remnants of the Sword Sect had secretly gone up Mount Hua without my knowledge and deliberately left words there, trying to lure me there through you so that they could ambush and kill me. But after thinking about it carefully, I realized that was not the case. There are many logical inconsistencies here."

"If they wanted to kill their master, why would they leave behind Uncle Feng's name?"

"After thinking about it, I realized that it was possible that this Uncle Feng wanted to lead the Sword Sect to reclaim the Huashan Sect, but that seemed unlikely."

Yue Buqun's eyes showed a look of reminiscence. After a moment, he came back to his senses and said, "Back then, the swordsmanship of this Uncle Feng of the Sword Sect was divine. If he wanted to take back the Huashan Sect, he would have attacked me directly after he returned. There is no reason why he has only thought of taking action after so many years."

"So my idea is that perhaps this Uncle Feng never left Mount Hua after returning, and has been living in seclusion there. The words on the stone wall were carved by him, but I didn't know it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning glanced at Yue Buqun in surprise.

One can guess very close to the truth just by looking at a name carved on the stone wall.

Yue Buqun lowered his eyes, his brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about something: "I knew nothing about the corpses in the heart of the Cliff of Contemplation and the lost sword techniques of the Five Mountains Sword Sects, which means it happened before I entered Mount Hua. Uncle Feng might know. He knows the secret of the Cliff of Contemplation. He wants those sword techniques to reappear in the world, but he doesn't want to see us, so he carved his name there. As long as my descendants, the disciples of Mount Hua, can go up the Cliff of Contemplation, they will discover the anomaly sooner or later."

At this point, Yue Buqun seemed to have thought of something and sighed inwardly. He looked up at Jiang Ning and said, "Chong'er often goes to the Cliff of Contemplation, but he is too careless to notice. If it weren't for your meticulousness, these sword techniques would probably still be unknown."

Jiang Ning didn't care about that; what he cared about was a sentence Yue Buqun said.

"Master, do you mean that this was something Uncle Feng deliberately wanted us to discover?"

Jiang Ning was somewhat surprised.