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

"Senior Brother Yue, Madam Yue, it's been a long time."

Upon seeing Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze arrive, Abbess Dingyi smiled, stood up, and bowed to the two. The Hengshan disciples behind her did the same.

Yue Buqun returned the greeting, then said with a smile, "Why didn't you send a message in advance if you were coming to Mount Hua? I would have been able to come down the mountain to welcome you in person."

Master Dingyi smiled and said, "This humble nun has already troubled you by coming uninvited; how could I possibly ask Senior Brother Yue to personally welcome me?"

After she finished speaking, Abbess Dingyi noticed that Yue Buqun's clothes were different from those she had seen before.

In the past, when Yue Buqun led his Huashan disciples to visit Hengshan, although their clothes were not exactly shabby, it was clear that Yue Buqun and the Huashan Sect were in dire financial straits.

But this time when she came to Mount Hua, she found that the disciples' clothes were brand new and their spirits were also very different. For example, Gao Genming and Lu Dayou and a few others had met in Hengshan City last June. The changes in just a few months greatly surprised Master Dingyi.

Master Dingyi looked at Yue Buqun's obviously expensive clothes and exclaimed in surprise, "Senior Brother Yue, your clothes are quite nice. They must have been expensive!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun immediately smiled, waved his hand, and said seemingly unconcernedly, "Oh dear, this was bought for me by my disciple Jiang Ning when he went on a trip. He also bought one for his master's wife. Young people always spend money recklessly and without any sense of propriety."

"As for how much this outfit costs..."

As he spoke, Yue Buqun seemed to forget and looked at Ning Zhongze beside him, asking, "How much was it again?"

Seeing Yue Buqun's expression, Ning Zhongze felt a little embarrassed, but she still cooperated with her husband and said, "Forty taels."

"Oh, right, right, right."

Yue Buqun suddenly realized and said, "Young people don't know the value of money when they're not in charge of the household. Why buy such expensive clothes? The ones you had before are still wearable. It's just that Ning'er meant well, and as her master, I can't refuse."

"..."

Master Dingyi looked at him speechlessly.

She just asked that casually...

Chapter 98: An Irreconcilable Hatred

The female disciples of Hengshan behind Abbess Dingyi couldn't help but cover their mouths and giggle.

They never expected that Yue Buqun, known to outsiders as the Gentleman Sword, was actually a maniac who loved to show off his disciples.

Remove the filter of the "gentleman's sword" image, and Yue Buqun becomes more approachable in their eyes.

"Oh, right."

Yue Buqun looked at Abbess Dingyi and asked, "Abbess, what important matter brings you to our Huashan Sect?"

Mount Hua is nearly 1,600 li away from Mount Heng. If it weren't for a special purpose, Abbess Dingyi wouldn't have come all this way.

When it came to serious matters, Abbess Dingyi frowned slightly, unsure of where to begin.

Seeing her like this, Yue Buqun knew that this was not something that could be explained in a few words, so he said, "Please sit down, Master."

Master Dingyi nodded and then sat down, but her brows were furrowed, as if she didn't know what to say.

Yue Buqun was slightly surprised by her attitude and asked, "Is there something you're trying to hide?"

Upon hearing Yue Buqun's words, Abbess Dingyi's face immediately turned ugly.

After a while.

"Brother Yue, you may not know this, but my disciple Yilin left Hengshan last month."

Yilin?

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun lowered his head and recalled, a thoughtful look in his eyes. After a moment, he remembered that the name was that of the nun that Linghu Chong had saved at Hengshan.

After remembering, Yue Buqun looked up at Abbess Dingyi and asked, "Did you come down the mountain this time for your niece Yilin?"

Master Dingyi nodded with a grim expression: "Not bad."

Yue Buqun was even more surprised upon hearing this.

What are you doing sending your disciples to my Mount Hua?

Although Yue Buqun remained silent, Master Dingyi's expression grew increasingly grim.

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Senior Brother Yue."

Master Dingyi's face showed anger: "Ever since Yilin returned from Hengshan City, she has been absent-minded and often lost in thought."

Oh?

Yue Buqun asked curiously, "Why is that?"

Upon hearing this, Abbess Dingyi's face darkened even further: "After being saved by Junior Nephew Linghu, Yilin has been wanting to come and thank him. I think she came down the mountain this time specifically for Mount Hua, so I thought I'd come and see if I could find her here."

Hearing this, Yue Buqun finally understood.

This silly child has fallen in love with Linghu Chong at first sight.

No wonder Abbess Dingyi found it difficult to talk about this matter and was extremely angry.

How could a nun have worldly desires?

Yue Buqun was also speechless and couldn't help but shake his head. After a while, he said, "In that case, Master, you might as well stay at Mount Hua for the time being. If your niece Yilin really comes to Shaanxi to look for Chong'er, then you can take her back with you."

Master Dingyi's expression softened slightly, and she nodded, saying, "I'm sorry to have troubled Senior Brother Yue."

Yue Buqun shook his head and smiled, "It's alright."

Having explained her purpose, Abbess Dingyi no longer maintained a stern expression and smiled: "On my way here, I heard from your disciples that Senior Brother Yue is going to recruit many disciples?"

Speaking of this, Yue Buqun smiled and said, "That's right."

Recruiting disciples signifies that the Huashan Sect is moving upwards, and Yue Buqun does not hide his joy.

Master Dingyi smiled upon hearing this.

The Five Mountains Sword Sects have been allied for so long, and their bond is extraordinary. The other four sects have all witnessed the decline of the Huashan Sect. Now that they see the Huashan Sect rising again, Master Dingyi, as an ally, is also very happy.

The alliance of the Five Mountains Sword Sects was not without reason. A hundred years ago, the Sun Moon Sect suddenly rose to prominence and stirred up trouble in the martial arts world. Its members were thieves, swindlers, and committed all sorts of evil deeds. Among them were even cannibalistic demons who stirred up a mess in the martial arts world like a troublemaker.

In order to fight against the Sun Moon Cult, the Huashan Sect took the lead and formed the Five Mountains Sword Sect with the Songshan Sect, Hengshan Sect, Taishan Sect and Hengshan Sect. From then on, the Five Mountains Sword Sect were united in spirit and only wanted to fight against the evil cult.

At that time, apart from the Huashan Sect, the other four sects were relatively weak. With the support of the Huashan Sect, the four sects developed rapidly, closely followed the steps of the Huashan Sect, and followed the Huashan Sect's lead to fight against the Demonic Sect.

Although the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects are distributed across the north and south of China, geographically speaking, the headquarters of the Sun Moon Sect is located at Black Cliff in Hebei Province, the Huashan Sect is in Shaanxi Province, the Hengshan Sect is in Shanxi Province, the Songshan Sect is in Henan Province, the Taishan Sect is in Shandong Province, and the Hengshan Sect is in Hunan Province.

Apart from the relatively distant Hengshan Sect, from the perspective of the entire map, the headquarters of the Sun Moon Sect is surrounded by the four sects of Huashan, Songshan, Taishan, and Hengshan, and even Shaolin and Wudang, locking the Sun Moon Sect in Hebei.

From the perspective of the overall tactical plan, the Huashan Sect leader at the time undoubtedly had a very sharp eye.

Since the Five Mountains Sword Sects formed an alliance, the five sects have been interdependent, sharing both prosperity and adversity. They have kept the Sun Moon Sect firmly confined to Hebei, preventing it from making any progress.

At that time, the Huashan Sect was incredibly powerful. Before the sword qi conflict broke out, the Huashan Sect alone had more experts than the four other sects combined. Even Feng Qingyang was not considered the strongest within the Huashan Sect back then.

However, decades ago, the Huashan Sect, which was the leader, was embroiled in internal strife, and the Five Mountains Sword Sects also experienced turmoil. The decline of the Huashan Sect allowed the Sun Moon Sect to tear a hole in the encirclement formed by the five sects.

Ren Woxing, the leader of the sect at the time, tried several times to wipe out the Five Mountains Sword Sect in one fell swoop, but he was always one step short. Finally, at the critical moment when Ren Woxing was preparing to launch another major attack, Dongfang Bubai, the former left envoy of the Sun Moon Sect, suddenly rose to power and replaced Ren Woxing as the new leader. Ren Woxing disappeared without a trace after that.

After taking power, Dongfang Bubai was initially ambitious. With his vigorous development and the Sun Moon Sect's modus operandi, he quickly infiltrated the Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan regions, making these three areas Sun Moon Sect territory. He prepared to launch a counterattack against the Five Mountains Sword Sect in a counter-encirclement strategy.

However, ever since Dongfang Bubai started practicing the Sunflower Manual, he suddenly went into seclusion at the headquarters on Blackwood Cliff, ignoring all matters within the sect, leaving the Sun Moon Sect leaderless.

Later, after Yang Lianting came to power, he carried out a major purge within the sect. Anyone who was loyal to Ren Woxing could not escape his clutches, except for Ren Woxing's only daughter.

Yang Lianting was ambitious but incompetent. After Dongfang Bubai's purge, the Sun Moon Sect was already weakened. Yang Lianting was even worse than Dongfang Bubai. His methods were so bloody that even the most wicked members of the Sun Moon Sect were terrified.

Dongfang Bubai suddenly underwent a drastic change in temperament, and Yang Lianting's bloody methods forced the Sun Moon Sect to halt its expansion. Since then, the martial arts world has maintained this fragile balance.

But this balance will be broken sooner or later, and then it will be a life-or-death battle between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Sun Moon Sect.

The century-long feud between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Sun Moon Sect has created an irreconcilable hatred. The Five Mountains Sword Sect has stopped the Sun Moon Sect's expansion, while the Sun Moon Sect has killed countless members of the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

The hatred accumulated over the past century has made the two sides irreconcilable enemies.

It cannot be resolved, nor is it possible to resolve it.

Although Master Dingyi didn't say it, she was still worried about this matter. Now that she saw signs of the Huashan Sect's revival, she was genuinely happy.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Yue! I wish you a complete success in accepting your new disciple."

Master Dingyi offered her heartfelt blessings.

Yue Buqun chuckled and said, "Then I'll accept your kind words, Master."

"By the way, where are Linghu Chong and Jiang Ning?"

At this point, Abbess Dingyi asked a question.

Linghu Chong goes without saying. Yilin's sneaking down the mountain this time was mostly for him. As for Jiang Ning, she left a deep impression on Master Dingyi when she was in Hengshan City, so she didn't notice the two of them along the way and couldn't help but be a little curious.

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun couldn't help but show a satisfied smile, saying, "Chong'er is currently in seclusion at the Cliff of Contemplation."

After that big cry, Linghu Chong finally turned over a new leaf. Without Yue Buqun saying anything, he started practicing his martial arts diligently. To avoid being distracted, he even took his luggage and went to the Cliff of Contemplation on the back mountain, just for a quiet place to practice. He ate and slept on the Cliff of Contemplation, truly treating it as his home.

"As for Ning'er..."

Yue Buqun paused slightly, then his smile widened: "He is currently giving a lesson to his junior brothers at Wuyou Pavilion."

Attend class?

Master Dingyi was surprised.

The meaning behind Yue Buqun's words is not simple.

After pondering for a moment, Abbess Dingyi suddenly said, "In that case, may I go and take a look?"

She was quite curious about how that idiot taught his junior classmates.

Chapter 99: The Greatest Hero

Yue Buqun readily agreed.

Actually, even without Master Dingyi saying it, he himself had the idea of ​​letting Master Dingyi take a look.

Jiang Ning was his most prized disciple, and he wanted to showcase Jiang Ning to his fellow disciples from the other Five Mountains Sword Sects in every way possible.

Without further ado, Yue Buqun got up and led Master Dingyi and a group of Hengshan disciples to Wuyou Pavilion.

Before I even got close to the classroom, I could hear the childish voices coming from inside.