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

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"Senior Sister Lingshan."

Lin Pingzhi quickly bowed.

Yue Lingshan asked directly, "You're back. Where is Senior Brother?"

Now that everyone in Huashan knows about Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan's relationship, Lin Pingzhi replied, "Senior Brother and Senior Brother Jiang haven't returned yet; they're traveling outside. I've come back first."

Yue Lingshan was immediately disappointed upon hearing this.

"Ok."

Yue Lingshan turned and left.

Looking at Yue Lingshan's back, Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but sigh. He never expected that the person he saved back then was actually the daughter of the Huashan Sect's leader, and he never expected that he would actually join the Huashan Sect now. It all felt like a dream.

At this moment, Yue Buqun paced back and forth in the hall, his brows slightly furrowed, seemingly lost in thought.

Not long after, Ning Zhongze walked in.

"Senior brother, I heard Ping'er is back? Where are Chong'er and Ning'er?"

In response to Ning Zhongze's curious voice, Yue Buqun casually replied.

"Ning'er and Chong'er are still out and haven't returned yet. I heard they went to the capital to visit friends."

"Aren't you coming back yet?"

Ning Zhong was surprised.

“It’s already Chinese New Year, why aren’t you coming home for the holiday? You can visit friends after the New Year.”

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun couldn't help but hum softly.

"This kid is afraid that I won't let him go out after he comes back."

Having already reached Shaanxi, why didn't they return to Mount Hua first, but instead went to the capital? Yue Buqun knew exactly what Jiang Ning was thinking.

She tried to play tricks on him, but he saw right through her.

Ning Zhongze laughed upon hearing this and changed the subject, asking, "Senior brother, what did Ning'er discover during her trip to the Southern Shaolin Temple?"

Yue Buqun shook his head: "Ning'er didn't reply, nor did she ask Pingzhi to deliver a message, so she probably hasn't discovered it."

Jiang Ning went to the Southern Shaolin Temple to investigate the sword qi dispute, but he didn't bring back any news, which proves that he didn't find anything.

"Ok."

Ning Zhongze nodded, and then chatted with Yue Buqun for a few words. However, she noticed that although Yue Buqun was replying to her, his eyes were wandering, indicating that he was preoccupied with something.

"Senior brother, what happened?"

At this moment, Yue Buqun was thinking about the Beggars' Sect. After hearing his wife's question, he was unsure whether he should tell Ning Zhongze about it. But thinking that he couldn't hide it even if he didn't say anything, he then told her about Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong's massacre of the Beggars' Sect's Yanping branch.

boom!

As soon as Yue Buqun spoke, Ning Zhongze slammed her hand on the table and stood up with a furious expression.

"How dare the Beggars' Sect do such a heinous thing?"

Ning Zhongze was extremely intolerant of injustice, and upon hearing this, she was furious enough to explode.

"Senior brother, we should immediately question the Beggars' Sect and demand an explanation from them to the world!"

Ning Zhongze, a radical, was extremely radical and directly demanded an explanation from the Beggars' Sect.

Yue Buqun was both amused and exasperated after hearing this.

Our Huashan Sect disciples massacred their branch, and they haven't reacted yet. We demand an explanation from them.

Those who don't know the situation might think that the Huashan Sect is using its power to intimidate others.

"Don't worry yet."

Yue Buqun was very composed.

"Although this was done by a branch of the Beggars' Sect, it's hard to say whether the entire Beggars' Sect did the same. If the Beggars' Sect finds out about this, they should take some action. Let's wait and see."

Yue Buqun chose to remain still and wait to see how the Beggars' Sect would respond before making a decision.

Ning Zhongze frowned: "The silver that the Yanping branch was going to hand over is still there, which means that the entire Beggars' Sect knew about it. Is there any need to look at it?"

Yue Buqun shook his head and said, "Things are not that simple. The Beggars' Sect is a powerful force, and it also has Shaolin Temple behind it. We need to be more cautious."

Although Ning Zhongze was angry, she nodded after hearing Yue Buqun's words.

"Tell Da You and the others to go down the mountain and settle those children."

Yue Buqun stood up and said.

Huashan then became very busy, and not long after, they received a letter from the Beggars' Sect.

The letter was written by Xie Feng, the leader of the Beggars' Sect, to Yue Buqun.

Yue Buqun was prepared, and opened the letter after receiving it.

The letter stated that the Beggars' Sect's branch in Yanping had been massacred, and some people said it was done by Ning Yanwang of the Huashan Sect. Xie Feng wrote the letter to ask if it was Jiang Ning himself who did it, and if so, he hoped that the Huashan Sect could provide an explanation.

Jie Feng wrote it rather tactfully, but it's clear that this is a letter of accusation.

Yue Buqun picked up his pen, thought for a moment, and then began to write.

Yue Buqun admitted that Jiang Ning was responsible, and then explained why Jiang Ning did it. He also asked if the Beggars' Sect knew about what the Yanping branch had done. At the end of the letter, Yue Buqun asked Xie Feng to give him an explanation.

Chapter 520: Candied Hawthorn

January.

"Junior brother, are we really alright?"

Linghu Chong whispered to Jiang Ning.

At this moment, he had a beard pasted on his face, making him look like a burly man with a full beard, while Jiang Ning beside him was also disguised.

There were many people coming and going on the street, and Linghu Chong looked visibly nervous.

There was no other reason than that the two of them had now arrived in Pingding Prefecture.

This is in Hebei Province. Pingding Prefecture is not far from the Sun Moon Sect's headquarters at Black Cliff. Pingding Prefecture is basically the territory of the Sun Moon Sect.

At this time, many people coming and going on the street were followers of the Sun Moon Cult, including many elders of the Sun Moon Cult.

Linghu Chong truly didn't expect Jiang Ning to be so bold as to dare come to the Demon Cave.

"We must know ourselves and our enemy. We don't know where Ren Woxing is now, there's no movement from Blackwood Cliff, and we don't know what the situation is on the demonic side. Didn't we hear from the White Dragon Gang that Ren Woxing's gangs would come to Pingding Prefecture? We came to check out the situation."

Compared to Linghu Chong's nervousness, Jiang Ning was much calmer.

"If this gets discovered, things will get really messed up."

Linghu Chong said he felt a lot of pressure.

Jiang Ning smiled.

"Pressure is necessary for growth, senior brother."

After saying that, Jiang Ning gave a shout.

"Candied hawthorn berries, fresh candied hawthorn berries, don't miss them when you pass by!"

At this moment, there was a stall in front of Jiang Ning, on which were strings of candied hawthorns.

Before arriving in Pingding Prefecture, Jiang Ning disguised himself as a candied hawthorn vendor and entered the city.

After all, Pingding Prefecture is the territory of the Sun Moon Sect, and his appearance has probably been spread far and wide. If he were recognized here, he would be besieged by the entire demonic sect.

Linghu Chong did the same, disguising himself as a vendor selling Guandong candy.

Seeing Jiang Ning shouting so loudly, Linghu Chong felt that Jiang Ning had a really good attitude. If these people on the street recognized them, they would be in big trouble.

However, Linghu Chong inexplicably found the moment interesting and started shouting loudly as well.

"Kanto candy, delicious Kanto candy~"

"Candied hawthorn? Grandpa, I want to eat candied hawthorn."

A child on the street saw this and his eyes lit up. He quickly pulled a burly old man toward them.

"well."

The burly old man had an imposing appearance, but at this moment he wore a doting smile.

The grandfather and grandson arrived at Jiang Ning's stall, and the old man asked a question.

How much does a candied hawthorn cost?

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Two coins a string."

As he spoke, Jiang Ning picked up a string of candied hawthorns and handed it to the child.

The child took it, licked it, and looked delighted.

The burly old man nodded, took out two coins from his pocket to pay, but then seemed to remember something, took out another two coins, making a total of four coins, and placed them in front of Jiang Ning. He then took a string of coins from the stall.

"Two skewers, please."

Jiang Ning's smile widened: "Thank you for your patronage."

Seeing the grandfather and grandson leave, Jiang Ning only glanced at them before turning away and continuing to hawk his wares.

Linghu Chong, on the other hand, narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing the grandfather and grandson, his gaze lingering more on the burly old man.

"This is a master."

Linghu Chong came to a conclusion.

This old man had an extraordinary presence; he was no ordinary person.

"Give me a few sticks of Guandong candy."

At this moment, customers also arrived at Linghu Chong's stall.

Linghu Chong turned around with a smile: "Alright."

On the other side.

The burly old man brought his grandson to an inn. The innkeeper was startled when he saw him and immediately knelt down.

"Your subordinate greets Elder Tong."

Tong Baixiong nodded and asked, "Has anything unusual happened here recently?"

The innkeeper said in a deep voice, "Reporting to Elder Tong, many martial arts practitioners have recently flooded into the city, and quite a few of them are staying at my inn. Judging from their accents, they come from all over the country. After investigation, we have found that these martial arts practitioners are the subordinates of the Holy Maiden. Now that they have come to Pingding Prefecture, it is likely that the Holy Maiden and Ren Woxing want to take action against our sect."

Upon hearing this, Tong Baixiong's expression hardened, and he nodded.

"I see."

The innkeeper asked, "Elder Tong, should we take action against these martial arts practitioners?"

Tong Baixiong shook his head: "Don't act rashly for now."

Ren Woxing and Ren Yingying are still missing and their whereabouts are unknown. They are in the dark, while Tong Baixiong's side is in the light. Tong Baixiong is very cautious before knowing the other side's next move.

"Tell the spies in the city to keep a close eye on these martial arts figures and report any unusual activity immediately."

"Yes, Elder Tong."

After explaining the situation here, Tong Baixiong took his grandson and left, heading towards Blackwood Cliff.

Blackwood Cliff is not far from here.

"Grandpa, the candied hawthorn is delicious."

At that moment, the child suddenly spoke.

Tong Baixiong looked down and saw that his grandson had finished eating the candied hawthorn in his hand and was now staring longingly at the skewer in his hand.

Tong Baixiong smiled. "Grandpa will buy it for you later."

The grandson didn't understand why his grandfather had a string of beads but wouldn't give it to him, but he still obediently nodded, and the two of them headed towards Blackwood Cliff.

After passing through numerous checkpoints, we finally reached the top of Blackwood Cliff.

After bringing his grandson back to his residence, Tong Baixiong headed towards the garden where Dongfang Bubai lived.