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

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Chapter 232 My Son Has Grown Up

With everything arranged, Jiang Ning finally had time to talk to Yue Buqun.

"Master, is there anything I forgot to do in my arrangements just now?"

One person's plan is short-sighted, but two people's plans are long-sighted. Yue Buqun is a seasoned veteran with plenty of experience, and he can help look after things that Jiang Ning might not have thought of.

Yue Buqun smiled upon hearing this: "There's nothing wrong with it. You've made very meticulous arrangements."

There's really not much to say. Jiang Ning has thought of everything he could for the next steps and plans, and it's been detailed enough. There's also nothing more to say about his interpersonal skills.

Jiang Ning did not keep the six thousand taels for himself or divide it equally among the three parties. Apart from the five hundred taels used to buy medicine, he divided it equally between Qingcheng and Emei. He also gave them face and respect in his words, which made him very satisfied.

Yue Buqun now feels as if his beloved son has grown up.

For Yue Buqun, Jiang Ning was someone he had raised since he was three years old. Although they were not biological father and son, they were practically like father and son.

Actually, Linghu Chong is in a similar relationship, but he usually acts like a rebellious son, unlike Jiang Ning who is much easier to manage.

Although Linghu Chong has changed a lot and become more sensible, and he and his daughter are in love, Yue Buqun still wants to observe Linghu Chong for a period of time before considering marrying Yue Lingshan to him.

Now Yue Buqun doesn't have such high expectations for Linghu Chong, but he still has some expectations, at least he must completely give up gambling.

As for alcohol, Yue Buqun did not demand that Linghu Chong give it up, but at least he should not be drunk all the time. If Linghu Chong could not do these two things, even if Yue Lingshan was in love with him, Yue Buqun would not marry her to him.

How could Yue Buqun's daughter marry a gambler and a drunkard?

"..."

Although Yue Buqun said there were no omissions, Jiang Ning still went through the implementation process of the plan in his mind again and again to check for any gaps.

After thinking for a while and finding nothing missing, Jiang Ning then spoke to Yue Buqun: "Master, I need you to go back to Mount Hua to tell Master's wife and the others about our plan, so that they can cooperate with us."

There are already nearly 600 people from Qingcheng and Emei, plus several hundred disciples from Huashan, Hengshan and other sects on Mount Hua, making a total of 1,000 people, which is enough for the operation.

"it is good."

Yue Buqun nodded, and after a moment of silence, he frowned and said something.

"I wonder if the Songshan Sect has actually come to Mount Hua."

There has been no news from the Songshan Sect so far, which worries Yue Buqun. He fears that Zuo Lengchan might be plotting something.

Jiang Ning didn't care much about Yue Buqun's worries. What the Songshan Sect planned to do was secondary. What he needed to do now was to get rid of the people surrounding the foot of Mount Hua.

After resting for a while, Jiang Ning was ready to get up.

He didn't really need to rest; the exercise he did just now wasn't very strenuous, mainly to let the Emei disciples rest.

"Sect Leader Yue, Benefactor Jiang, we can set off now."

Master Qingwei came over at this time; they had rested enough.

"Yes, Master."

Jiang Ning and Yue Buqun replied, and then set off with the Emei disciples for Mount Hua, leaving the Taoists of Mount Qingcheng to deal with the corpses there.

Zhang Quandao had already distributed the silver notes to the Taoist priests, and most of them accepted them without saying anything.

Some Taoist priests refused to accept the money, but Zhang Quan persuaded them and explained what Jiang Ning had said before they finally accepted it. These priests had already discussed how to spend the money in private. Most of them planned to use it to help the people, some planned to raise funds to open a school to teach poor children, and others planned to use it to repair roads.

"Wow, this corpse is really heavy, all fat, it's impossible to drag."

A rather thin-looking Taoist priest dragged a corpse out of the pit, and it took him a long time to pull it up.

"You fatso, you did no good deeds in life, and now you're causing me trouble even in death."

The Taoist muttered something, then he and another Taoist carried the corpse away from the road, to a wide open space where they dug a hole and buried it.

The group of Taoist priests were busy until almost evening before they finally cleaned up. By then, the places where they had buried the bodies were all mounds of earth.

In front of these graves stood some Taoist priests, who had changed into different clothes at some point and were holding incense and paper money.

"You didn't do good deeds in your life, so you'll never have a chance to reform in this life. Be a good person in your next life."

"Cherish this opportunity to help others pass on to the afterlife. No one has ever experienced something like this before, where someone not only kills but also buries the dead and helps you pass on to the afterlife."

The leading Taoist priest first said something, and then began chanting scriptures to help the corpses pass on to the afterlife.

After the entire integrated funeral process of murder, burial, and chanting sutras was completed, the Taoist priests left.

……

"Abbot, has there been any news from the Emei Sect yet?"

Zuo Lengchan looked at Fang Zheng and said.

At this moment, besides Daoist Chongxu, there were two more people around them: a man dressed as a beggar and a handsome man in a blue robe who looked like a gentleman.

These two are Xie Feng, the current leader of the Beggars' Sect, and Zhen Shanzi, the head of the Kunlun Sect.

At this moment, the two people were standing on either side of Fang Zheng.

While Zuo Lengchan and Fang Zheng were waiting, the Kunlun and Beggars' Sect finally arrived.

"No."

Fang Zheng shook his head.

"Why haven't they arrived yet after all this time?"

Chongxu frowned and asked.

The Kunlun Sect has come all the way from Kunlun, but the Emei Sect, which is in Sichuan, hasn't arrived yet and hasn't even sent a message.

"Is the Emei Sect not planning to come?"

Zuo Lengchan said.

"impossible."

Fang Zheng shook his head.

"The heretical sects are besieging our righteous sects. Although the Emei Sect does not concern itself with worldly affairs, it should not stand idly by in the face of the current situation."

More importantly, this time it was Fangzheng who wrote the letter asking Jin Guang Shangren and the others to come, and Fangzheng felt that the Emei Sect would definitely come.

The Kunlun Sect leader, Zhenshanzi, said from the side, "Perhaps Master Jinguang was delayed by something."

Fang Zheng nodded in agreement: "It should be."

"In that case, let's set off first."

Zuo Lengchan said from the side.

At first, like Fang Zheng, he wasn't in a hurry to support Huashan, but as time went by, Zuo Lengchan became restless.

Logically speaking, since the Songshan Sect is closest to Mount Hua, they should be the first to arrive, but they haven't shown up yet. Zuo Lengchan felt that if they delayed any longer, it would be unacceptable.

If Ren Yingying's men really manage to breach Mount Hua and cause heavy casualties, then the reputation of the Songshan Sect in the martial arts world will suffer.

"This……"

Fang Zheng hesitated, worried that something might have gone wrong in Emei.

Chapter 233 Impossible

Zuo Lengchan thought that Fang Zheng was worried that his side was not strong enough.

"Abbot, in my opinion, our current strength is sufficient."

Originally, the Songshan Sect had over four hundred members, not counting the forces they brought in secretly. Including the Shaolin, Wudang, and Taishan Sects, there were nearly a thousand members. Now, the Beggars' Sect and Kunlun Sect have also joined the fray.

The Kunlun Sect sent about 300 people this time, while the Beggars' Sect sent more than 700. Now, the total number is 2,000. Adding the several hundred people from Mount Hua, Zuo Lengchan felt that the number was sufficient and there was no need to wait for Mount Emei.

"..."

Fang Zheng remained silent, his brows slightly furrowed.

Unlike Zuo Lengchan, he was never worried about the siege of Mount Hua. If Mount Hua were to be besieged by those people, it would be a way of weakening the Five Mountains Sword Sects, and it would not be a loss to Shaolin.

He is now more worried that something might have gone wrong in Emei.

"Why don't we set off first? Master Jin Guang must have already set off. We can meet up with them at Mount Hua."

At this moment, Chongxu said something.

Fang Zheng glanced at him.

"Ok."

Fang Zheng finally relented.

Upon hearing Fang Zheng speak, Jie Feng and Zhen Shanzi went down to instruct their disciples to prepare for departure.

Zuo Lengchan, who was standing to the side, showed no change on his face when he saw this scene, but his heart grew colder.

Both of them were leaders of their own factions or gangs, but the fact that the other party testified to obey orders put even more pressure on Zuo Lengchan.

Zuo Lengchan's heart was in turmoil, but his expression remained unchanged. He instructed Lu Bai to go down and tell the people from the Songshan and Taishan sects to prepare for departure.

Fangzheng and Chongxu also went down.

"Is the abbot worried about the Emei Sect?"

When they were alone, Chongxu finally spoke.

"good."

Fang Zheng nodded and said, "Logically speaking, Venerable Jin Guang should have arrived long ago after receiving my letter, but not only has he not come, he hasn't even replied to my letter. I'm worried that something might have happened."

"The abbot is overthinking it."

Upon hearing this, Chongxu smiled faintly and said, "In my opinion, Master Jinguang probably had some urgent business to attend to, which is why he was delayed for a while. He should be on his way by now."

Although the Emei Sect doesn't roam the martial arts world much and keeps a low profile, he and Fang Zheng know its strength best.

How could such a large sect suddenly encounter trouble?

"The Taoist priest is right."

Hearing his political ally and old friend say this, Fang Zheng felt relieved, nodded, and then sighed.

In this martial world, there are always some restless people. Just when the Sun Moon Sect finally calmed down, the righteous path produced another troublemaker like Zuo Lengchan.

……

Master Qingwei and the other Emei disciples returned to the deep mountain they had been in before.

"Master."

An Emei disciple stepped forward and bowed to Abbess Qingwei.

"Hmm, has anything been discovered here in the past few days?"

Master Qingwei nodded and asked.

Before they left to set up a trap, they left dozens of disciples here to guard the place just in case.

"Reporting to Master, no."

The female disciple shook her head.

The past few days have been relatively quiet.

"Then let's get started."

Abbess Qingwei nodded and then began to make arrangements. They planned to set up a trap here, which was also Jiang Ning's plan. He had sent Emei here before because he intended to use this place as a battlefield.

After these past few days, the Emei disciples have become quite familiar with this terrain, and upon hearing Master Qingwei's words, they immediately set to work.

Jiang Ning and Yue Buqun were no longer there at this time.

Jiang Ning went to the enemy camp to find Master Mo, while Yue Buqun went to the back of the North Peak to inform Tianmen Daoist and others of the news and plans from below.

……

When Jiang Ning arrived at the enemy camp, the people there hadn't yet realized that the troops they had sent out to buy grain were never to return.

This was Jiang Ning's fourth visit. He arrived at Master Mo's tent with practiced ease. Master Mo was still drinking and chatting with a few people. Jiang Ning only appeared after they left.

"Is it all resolved?"