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A young man looked at Yue Buqun and the others with a face full of grief and indignation and said: "Your Linghu Chong from Mount Hua and the lecherous Tian Boguang kidnapped Sister Yilin from Mount Heng and forced her to drink with them at Huiyan Tower in Hengyang. Linghu Chong even called Tian Boguang his brother. When my Senior Brother Chi and Uncle Tiansong from Mount Tai saw this, they wanted to step forward to rescue her, but who would have thought that Tian Boguang would kill Senior Brother Chi and injure Uncle Tiansong."
Next to the young man sat a red-faced Taoist priest, whose expression was extremely unpleasant, and he did not utter a single word.
Yue Buqun frowned and remained silent as he listened.
Before Linghu Chong went down the mountain, he told him that he should cheer up, work hard, and start to exert himself. But he ended up exerting himself in this way.
"My senior brother would never do such a thing!"
At this moment, a familiar voice rang out from among the group of female disciples of the Hengshan Sect, and a figure squeezed out from within.
"Ling Shan?"
Yue Buqun was taken aback.
What are you doing here? Where's Denor?
Yue Buqun glanced over and noticed Lao Denuo, whose face was swollen, in a corner. Several disciples of the Taishan Sect were guarding him.
Yue Buqun was even more bewildered upon seeing this.
What are you doing here? What's going on?
Yue Lingshan squeezed out from among the Hengshan Sect disciples, ran to Yue Buqun's side, tugged at his sleeve, and pointed at Yu Canghai.
"Father, we came from Fujian with Yu Canghai and the others."
Yu Canghai snorted coldly.
Jiang Ning at least addressed him as Abbot Yu, but Yue Buqun's daughter called him by his given name right away.
Although Jiang Ning fought with him and slapped his own disciple, he still had to admit that, despite being fellow disciples of Mount Hua, this young man he had never met was indeed far superior to the other Mount Hua disciples in both strength and character.
“After we arrived, they insisted that our senior brother had stolen some female disciples from the Hengshan Sect and demanded that we return them. Uncle-Master Dingyi even slapped our second senior brother several times, leaving his face swollen.”
Dingyi snorted coldly.
Upon hearing that Laudenuo had been beaten, Yue Buqun showed no reaction, but instead frowned and asked, "They say that Chong'er and Tian Boguang are like brothers, what's going on?"
Yue Lingshan panicked: "Senior Brother would never do such a thing, they must have misunderstood."
"Misunderstanding? Humph!"
The Taishan Sect disciple who had spoken earlier snorted heavily and pointed at the corpse on the ground: "What misunderstanding? Senior Brother Chi died at the hands of Tian Boguang. My Uncle-Master Tiansong heard them calling each other brothers with his own ears. What misunderstanding is there?"
The red-faced Taoist said coldly, "Sect Leader Yue, how will you explain the death of my Taishan Sect's Junior Nephew Chi and the injury to Junior Brother Tiansong?"
Yue Lingshan looked anxious and wanted to explain, but looking at the scene, she didn't know what to say.
Jiang Ning, who had been listening to their conversation, already understood the details of what had happened.
It seems that the events happening here are the opening plot of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
Now that Yue Lingshan has come here from Fujian, does that mean Lin Pingzhi has also come?
Out of curiosity, Jiang Ning scanned his surroundings to see if there were any suspicious figures.
"Master, Master."
Just as Jiang Ning was searching for Lin Ping's whereabouts, a delicate and clear voice came from outside the hall.
"Yilin?"
Dingyi recognized the voice and his expression brightened with joy.
A young nun in a monk's robe ran in, looking panicked.
"Master, please go and save Brother Linghu! He's dying!"
The nun was beautiful and refined, with fair skin and a pair of large, bright black eyes. She looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, about the same age as Jiang Ning, and was already an exceptionally beautiful woman.
The others present were immediately impressed when they saw the nun.
Is this Yilin?
Jiang Ning watched the nun rush into the hall, thinking to himself.
He remembered that Yue Buqun seemed to have died at her hands.
"You escaped from Tian Boguang? That lecherous Linghu Chong colluded with Tian Boguang; he's dead, so why bother saving him?"
Upon hearing Yilin's words, Dingyi frowned and reprimanded her.
"What happened to my senior brother?"
Upon hearing Yi Lin's words, Yue Lingshan exclaimed in alarm that she would have rushed over if Ning Zhongze hadn't been holding her back.
Yilin burst into tears, her face streaked with tears, a pitiful sight to behold.
"Master, please save him!"
Seeing her rambling incoherently, like an innocent child, Jiang Ning frowned slightly and stepped forward to ask, "Senior Sister Yilin, where is my senior brother Linghu Chong now?"
Yilin, who was crying loudly, stopped crying a little when she heard this. She looked at Jiang Ning and asked through teary eyes, "Senior brother, are you Brother Linghu's junior brother?"
Jiang Ning and she were addressing each other like "senior brother" and "senior sister," their titles all mixed up. Jiang Ning was too lazy to argue with her and asked again, "Where is he now?"
Yilin sniffed, but her voice still trembled with tears as she said, "In...in the woods thirty miles north of Hengshan City. Brother Linghu was still there when I left last night. He had many injuries."
Jiang Ning pressed further, "Was Tian Boguang there too?"
Yilin nodded, then shook her head: "I don't know either. Tian Boguang was still chasing us when we escaped from Hengyang City."
After receiving the answer, Jiang Ning stopped looking at her and turned to look at Yue Buqun.
"Master, let me go and take a look."
"Go ahead, and be careful in everything you do."
Yue Buqun nodded.
He can't leave now. Dingyi and the Taishan Sect are convinced that Linghu Chong and the infamous Tian Boguang are in cahoots. He has to find out the truth.
"Junior sister, you go with Ning'er."
Fearing something might happen in Jiangning, Yue Buqun said to Ning Zhongze.
Although Tian Boguang's skills are not as good as his, he is still a first-class master. Jiang Ning may not be able to deal with him. It would be safer to have Ning Zhongze go with him.
"it is good."
Ning Zhongze nodded.
Seeing this, Yue Lingshan also wanted to go, but after being glared at by Yue Buqun, she had no choice but to stay where she was.
"Senior brother, Uncle Ning, you must be careful, Tian Boguang is very powerful."
Seeing Jiang Ning and Ning Zhongze leave, Yi Lin quickly wiped away her tears and called out.
"What senior brother! He's younger than you, he's your junior brother!"
Seeing Jiang Ning's previous and current behavior, and seeing Yi Lin's completely lost state, Ding Yi angrily rebuked her.
However, after being scolded like that, Yilin's eyes immediately welled up with tears again.
"Junior sister Yilin, what exactly happened between you and my Huashan disciple Linghu Chong and Tian Boguang? Could you please tell me in detail?"
Yilin turned her head and found that it was Yue Buqun speaking to her.
……
“Ning’er, although Tian Boguang is a lecherous thief, he is quite skilled in martial arts, especially in lightness skills. You must be extra careful when facing him.”
On the way, Ning Zhongze spoke to Jiang Ning as they traveled.
"Don't worry, Master's wife."
Jiang Ning nodded and said.
Ning Zhongze added, "But you don't need to worry too much. With your master's wife backing you up, if we find any trace of Tian Boguang when we go there, your master's wife will take action to suppress him for you, and then you can kill him."
Having been married to Yue Buqun for many years, Ning Zhongze understood why Yue Buqun had asked her to come as well. Besides fearing that something might happen to Jiang Ning, he also wanted her to pave the way for Jiang Ning and use Tian Boguang's life to boost Jiang Ning's reputation.
Previously, Jiang Ning had stayed on the mountain and had never met anyone from the other Five Mountains Sword Sects, which meant that others were not familiar with Jiang Ning. Yue Buqun's move served two purposes: first, to boost Jiang Ning's reputation, and second, to clear the Huashan Sect disciples of the stigma of colluding with Tian Boguang.
Seemingly fearing the impetuousness of the young man from Jiangning, Ning Zhongze added, "Don't be afraid of losing the code of the martial world. There's no need to talk about fighting one-on-one with someone as wicked as Tian Boguang. When we get back, I will tell Master Dingyi and the others that you captured and killed Tian Boguang all by yourself."
Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master's wife, I understand."
There's nothing to be awkward about. As long as we're dealing with those evil scoundrels, we should all stand together and let them experience the power of a righteous brawl.
(Today's 10,000-word goal achieved, I haven't let my darlings down. If you urge me to update 400 words before midnight, I'll continue with 10,000 words a day tomorrow. I mean what I say. Oh, and if you like this book, please remember to give it a five-star review. Thank you!)
Chapter 73: How can I uphold justice if I'm not more shameless than you?
Jiang Ning and Ning Zhongze continued to use their lightness skills to advance towards the forest thirty miles outside the city. Although Jiang Ning's martial arts were much weaker than Ning Zhongze's, the lightness skills he displayed at this moment amazed Ning Zhongze.
Despite using his lightness skill to travel for such a long time, Jiang Ning not only did not run out of energy, but judging from his rosy complexion and steady breathing, he still had plenty of strength left.
Is the Innate Skill really that powerful?
Ning Zhongze couldn't help but think of this idea at this moment.
She was genuinely interested in seeing how the Innate Skill was cultivated.
It's a pity that the Innate Skill can only be practiced by men, and women cannot cultivate it. She felt a pang of regret when she saw the cultivation conditions for the Innate Skill.
Shaking his head to clear his mind, Ning Zhongze quickened his pace and fully activated his internal energy to unleash the Huashan Lightness Skill.
"arrive."
After leaving Hengshan City, Jiang Ning and Ning Zhongze never stopped, and finally arrived at the forest that Yilin had mentioned.
"Look for each other separately."
Ningzhongze Dao.
The woods in front of us are too dense; searching together would take too much time.
Jiang Ning nodded upon hearing this and began searching in one of the directions.
The surrounding trees were tall and dense, and the vegetation was lush, making it difficult to find people. However, Jiang Ning soon made a discovery.
A drop of congealed blood was visible on a blade of grass not far away.
Jiang Ning walked over to check, and looking up, he found that there were bloodstains all along the way westward from this drop of blood.
Linghu Chong is walking this way?
Jiang Ning did not hesitate and immediately headed in that direction.
As Jiang Ning passed through the dense jungle, he could faintly hear laughter and voices coming from not far ahead.
"Brother Linghu, you let that little beauty get away. You won't play with her, and you won't let me play with her either. You've ruined my fun. Today I'm going to kill you."
"You're willing to sacrifice your own life to save that little nun, which makes you a true man, far superior to countless righteous people. Although my martial arts are superior to yours, I, Tian Boguang, deeply respect your character. I'm willing to befriend you and become brothers. Let's call it even today, shall we?"
As Jiang Ning approached, he noticed a middle-aged man in fine clothes holding a single-edged sword, smiling as he spoke. The man in front of him was none other than Linghu Chong.
Linghu Chong lay on the ground, his clothes torn and covered in knife wounds, his body stained with blood, his face pale, looking quite frightening.
"hey-hey."
Upon hearing Tian Boguang's words, Linghu Chong sneered and said, "I am honored that Brother Tian thinks so highly of me, Linghu Chong, but good and evil cannot coexist. I will never associate with you. Just kill me."
Tian Boguang shook his head and sighed, "Why bother, Brother Linghu? Why do you do this? I, Tian Boguang, don't have many friends, but I sincerely want to become brothers with you."
Linghu Chong sneered, "I would never dare to associate with a lecherous scoundrel."
"You call me a lecher? I can accept it if others say so, but Brother Linghu, we once drank and laughed together at Huiyan Tower. I thought you understood me. Do you really think of me that way too?"
A flash of anger crossed Tian Boguang's face, and he was about to speak.
call out!
A gust of wind swept in from behind, and Tian Boguang immediately felt a strong warning jolt behind him.
when!
Tian Boguang quickly turned around and held his single-edged sword horizontally in front of him. The swords clashed, producing a piercing screech.
"Little junior brother!"
Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Linghu Chong shouted with delight.