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

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Lin Pingzhi made a move to kneel down to express his gratitude, but Jiang Ning seemed to have anticipated his action and stopped him from kneeling down the next second.

"stand up."

Jiang Ning remained calm, as if he had only done something insignificant.

"A man's knees are worth gold; he should kneel to heaven and earth, to his parents, his master and mistress, and no one else."

"Yes, senior brother."

Lin Pingzhi's voice choked with emotion. The two moved discreetly and spoke very softly, so as not to attract the attention of the audience.

"This matter is settled, let's go."

Jiang Ning turned and walked off the stage.

"Yes, senior brother."

Lin Pingzhi quickly followed.

As Jiangning walked outwards, the crowd of onlookers spontaneously made way for him.

As Jiang Ning walked along this road, no one spoke; they all watched him silently.

The crowd's gazes held a mix of emotions—greed, surprise, fear, and admiration—but regardless of their feelings, no one dared to stop them at that moment.

Lin Pingzhi followed behind with his head down, and no one came out to stop him.

"From now on, your path will be smooth sailing."

Jiang Ning's voice came from ahead.

Lin Pingzhi looked up and gazed ahead.

Jiang Ning walked ahead with his hands behind his back, along the path that everyone had made way for, and Jiang Ning followed behind.

"Yes, senior brother."

Lin Pingzhi responded softly, then raised his head and straightened his back.

The two walked to the end of the road, and only then did Jiang Ning notice Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze, Linghu Chong, and others.

"Master, Mistress, Eldest Brother."

Jiang Ning looked surprised, but not unexpected.

The commotion he's causing is too great; Yue Buqun and the others will definitely find out.

When Lin Pingzhi saw that Yue Buqun and the others had also arrived, he quickly bowed.

"Junior brother, you're a hero!"

Linghu Chong gave Jiang Ning a thumbs up, his face full of admiration.

Although he usually acted carefree and irresponsible, he was actually very proud and arrogant. There weren't many people he admired, but Jiang Ning was someone he truly respected at this moment.

Jiang Ning smiled but didn't say anything.

"Go back first."

Yue Buqun didn't say anything, he just turned and left.

Ning Zhongze originally wanted to say something more, but seeing that Yue Buqun had already left, she had no choice but to shut up and looked at Jiang Ning with considerable worry.

"Senior brother, Master..."

Lin Pingzhi noticed that the atmosphere seemed a bit off and looked somewhat worried.

"It's okay, let's go."

Jiang Ning calmly shook his head.

He wasn't worried at all that Yue Buqun would be angry.

"Ok."

Seeing Jiang Ning's words, Lin Pingzhi had no choice but to nod and follow the others back.

"Wait for me! Wait for me!"

A female voice sounded behind her, and Chen Lanjin quickly followed, walking behind the Huashan Sect members.

At this moment, Chen Lanjin looked at Jiang Ning in front of her, her eyes sparkling.

That was awesome! That was awesome!

So exciting!

Chen Lanjin never expected this trip to be so exciting.

She felt that she had wasted the past ten years or so.

She had been asking her grandfather what the martial arts world was, but he could never give her a clear answer. Only now did she understand.

This is what the martial arts world is all about!

"Little junior brother."

On the way back, Linghu Chong sneaked up next to Jiang Ning and whispered like a thief, "Did you really entrust Junior Brother Lin's family sword manual to you for safekeeping?"

"Oh, you're so stupid."

Before Jiang Ning could say anything, Yue Lingshan, who had come closer, rolled her eyes.

"When Junior Brother Lin returned to Mount Hua last time, he mentioned that the cassock with the sword manual written on it was stolen by the Demonic Sect. Where would Junior Brother Lin get the sword manual to give to you?"

It's one thing for outsiders not to know, but for Linghu Chong to ask this question is simply unbearable for Yue Lingshan.

Sometimes she felt that Linghu Chong was as clever as a ghost, and other times she felt that Linghu Chong was missing a screw in his head.

"oh oh."

Linghu Chong nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Jiang Ning didn't say anything more and returned to the academy in silence.

The next few days were very peaceful. After returning, Yue Buqun did not specifically talk to Jiang Ning about this matter. He just talked with Dean Chen and played chess every day, as if he did not care about this matter at all.

In the past few days, Jiang Ning has searched all over Luoyang, trying to find the whereabouts of Ping Yizhi and his wife, but to no avail. It is likely that the two of them are no longer in Luoyang.

Two days later, Yue Buqun decided to set off.

……

"What? You want to become a disciple of Mount Hua?"

Yue Buqun stared in astonishment at Chen Lanjin kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but glance at the headmaster Chen beside him.

Even though Dean Chen was eighty years old, he still looked completely bewildered.

Chen Lanjin, however, remained very determined.

"I beg Sect Leader Yue to accept me as his disciple."

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"Miss Chen, what's wrong...?"

Yue Buqun looked surprised, not understanding why Chen Lanjin would suddenly want to join the Huashan Sect.

However, Chen Lanjin's expression was very firm, not like it was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Yue Buqun looked at the headmaster Chen beside him and found that the headmaster Chen was shaking his head at him.

"Miss Chen, please get up."

After Chen Lanjin stood up, Yue Buqun said, "Our Huashan Sect has only recruited disciples once so far, and we do not plan to recruit any more disciples for the time being."

The Huashan Sect now has standards for accepting disciples: in addition to having a clean family background, the disciples cannot be too old.

Chen Lanjin has a good family background; her grandfather, Master Chen, was an old friend of Yue Buqun. However, she is quite old.

Upon hearing this, Chen Lanjin's eyes showed a slight disappointment, but she quickly asked, "Sect Leader Yue, when will the Huashan Sect recruit disciples next?"

Yue Buqun replied, "Two years later."

Upon hearing this, Chen Lanjin immediately replied, "Then I will go to Mount Hua in two years."

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun paused, not because he found the matter troublesome, but because he suddenly thought of something.

To ensure stability and prevent the emergence of spies like Lao Denuo, the Huashan Sect is currently only accepting young children as disciples. Those who are over the age limit or who already possess skills are temporarily not accepted. However, this does not mean that the Huashan Sect will not accept disciples in the future.

Chen Lanjin did give him a heads-up this time.

Later, an opportunity was opened for those who were past the age limit but wanted to join the Huashan Sect. When accepting these people, they had to take an exam, and only those who passed the exam could enter Huashan.

However, Yue Buqun will have to consider this issue later.

"Li Qingwu, Li Yuan..."

Lu Dayou was holding a list and reading the names on it.

Outside the academy.

The Huashan disciples around also gathered to watch.

"Junior brother has been to so many places."

"I want to go too."

The disciples of Mount Hua also chimed in with their comments.

Jiang Ning watched from a distance, his eyes filled with doubt.

He remembered that he had thrown the paper away.

Lu Dayou seemed to understand Jiang Ning's gaze and chuckled, "Last time I went to my junior brother's room, I saw him practicing calligraphy. I happened to see him throw this piece of paper into the wastebasket, so I asked him about it and, feeling it was a waste, picked it up."

Yue Lingshan looked at him with disgust: "You're disgusting."

Lu Dayou didn't think anything of it and said to Jiang Ning, "Junior brother, why throw it away? You can keep it as a souvenir."

Jiang Ning was somewhat speechless: "It's just a piece of paper, what's there to commemorate?"

"Look, all the names on this list are dead. And you came here in person. It's just like the Book of Life and Death. Why don't you do the same when you kill evil spirits and demons in the future? Write down their names and hometowns and make a Book of Life and Death for the King of Hell. That would be so powerful. Anyway, you are the King of Hell. It suits you perfectly."

Lu Dayou got more and more excited as he spoke, as if he had been inspired, and his eyes lit up.

"From now on, the legend of the Book of Life and Death will spread throughout the martial arts world, and all evil practitioners will tremble in fear."

"Yeah."

Tao Jun also got excited and offered his suggestion: "However, we shouldn't write about those minor characters in the Book of Life and Death; it would lower the overall quality."

"What King Yama, what Book of Life and Death, what utter nonsense."

Just then, Yue Buqun, who had finished bidding farewell to Dean Chen, came out and, upon hearing his disciples' words, gave them a stern reprimand.

"We are righteous people, why are you messing around with the Book of Life and Death?"

Yue Buqun stared at Lu Dayou.

Among his many disciples, Linghu Chong was the most unreliable, followed by Lu Dayou.

Linghu Chong is much better now, but Lu Dayou is still a worry.

“Look at you, always shouting and yelling, worrying about this and that, but never focusing on your cultivation. If you put that energy into practicing your skills, you would already be a top-notch master.”

Yue Buqun gave Lu Dayou a severe dressing-down, and Lu Dayou didn't dare to argue back at all.

After reprimanding Jiang Ning, Yue Buqun looked at him and asked, "Where's Ping'er? Hasn't he returned yet?"

Jiang Ning shook his head: "Not yet."

Just then, several figures appeared on another corner of the street, one of whom was none other than Lin Pingzhi.

"Master, Mistress, and fellow disciples, we've kept you waiting."

Lin Pingzhi hurriedly bowed to everyone upon arrival.

"It doesn't matter."

Yue Buqun shook his head slightly, then looked at the others who were with him.

"These must be Ping'er's relatives."