Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

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After all, one wrong move and it could be the death of the Hengshan Sect.

Tianmen Daoist had already closed his eyes, pretending that he was deaf and blind, unable to see or hear anything!

Wherever Lu Bai looked, he was met with evasive gazes. No one dared to have anything to do with the Songshan Sect now!

Seeing this, Yue Buqun took Liu Zhengfeng's hand and said earnestly, "Junior Brother Liu, why don't you write a report to the Emperor and the court, and present everything that happened today to the Emperor for his decision?"

Liu Zhengfeng's mind was buzzing. Although he didn't quite understand, he subconsciously nodded when he saw Yue Buqun's gaze.

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With a "whoosh..." sound.

As Liu Zhengfeng nodded, the heroes subconsciously took a step back, and those with less courage were already preparing to sneak away.

Lu Bai felt weak all over and couldn't use any martial arts. His legs gave way and he knelt on the ground.

Seeing that no one dared to speak, Yue Yuchen laughed and said, "Master, it shouldn't be that bad. I think Senior Uncle Lu must have said something wrong!"

Ning Zhongze nodded and said, "Senior brother, Junior Brother Lu must be confused. He probably didn't understand what Alliance Leader Zuo meant."

"Oh?" Yue Buqun waved his hand and looked at Lu Bai, saying, "Junior Brother Lu? What brings you here today? You'd better think it over before you speak!"

As soon as he said, "Think it over before you speak," Lu Bai's mind started racing.

"I was wrong, I didn't understand what Alliance Leader Zuo meant," Lu Bai said quickly.

"Fellow practitioners, heroes, I, Lu, am here on the orders of the Left Alliance Leader to congratulate Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan Sect, Third Master Liu, on retiring from the life of crime and dedicating himself to serving the country from now on!"

Yue Buqun asked, "Did you collude with the Demonic Sect?"

Lu Bai quickly shook his head: "No, absolutely not. Master Liu was conscripting heroes to serve the country and contribute to the court!"

Yue Buqun then asked, "Did Alliance Leader Zuo say anything else?"

Lu Bai waved his hand quickly: "No, no. Senior Brother Zuo was just too happy and sent us to congratulate Third Master Liu."

Yue Buqun glanced around and asked, "Fellow practitioners, heroes, what do you think?"

These wandering martial artists hurriedly waved their hands, indicating that everything was to be decided by Sect Leader Yue. Abbess Dingyi and Daoist Tianmen also indicated that they would follow the Huashan Sect's wishes.

Yue Buqun then took Liu Zhengfeng's hand and asked, "Junior Brother Liu? Shall we retire from this life and begin the feast? Everyone's been starving all morning!"

Liu Zhengfeng nodded repeatedly, indicating that everything should remain the same.

After Liu Zhengfeng finished washing his hands of the business, Lu Bai said a few words of congratulations and then left in a hurry.

The nun Dingyi and the Taoist Tianmen wore complex and indescribable expressions. These were directed at both Liu Zhengfeng and the Huashan Sect.

Everyone knows that the Five Mountains Sword Sect will be defunct in name only in the future. The gap between the other four sects and the Huashan Sect is that Huashan is the only one that is superior. It is obvious that the other sects have long stopped playing with them.

Yue Buqun sat back down in the head seat, watched Liu Zhengfeng wash his hands of the pot, and then called his disciples to start the feast!

Regardless of what others thought, Yue Buqun and the members of the Huashan Sect exchanged a smile. From today onward, these people should understand the gap between themselves and the Huashan Sect.

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At the entrance of the Liu residence.

Master Dingyi looked at Yue Buqun, who had a harmonious smile on his face, and couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother Yue, you are so well-versed in officialdom, why don't you seek an official position for the Huashan Sect so that you can protect the people of Huashan?"

Yue Buqun waved his hand and said, "Abbess Dingyi has misunderstood. What belongs to the court belongs to the court, and what belongs to the martial world belongs to the martial world. I only wish that the Huashan lineage will endure forever!"

Although Abbess Dingyi was puzzled, Yue Buqun would not explain, as this was a matter within the Huashan Sect and did not need to be discussed with others.

After seeing off all the guests, Liu Zhengfeng grabbed Yue Buqun's hand and insisted that he stay and discuss things further.

Unable to refuse Yue Buqun's hospitality, he had no choice but to let Yue Yuchen lead his junior brothers and sisters back to the inn to settle down first.

The grand ceremony to retire from martial arts was fraught with twists and turns, and soon spread throughout Hengyang Prefecture through the mouths of the martial arts practitioners present.

Everyone in the martial arts world knows that in the future, the Hengshan Sect will be the leader of the Five Mountains Sects. They already have a powerful general with a prefecture and 6,000 troops to cooperate with them. Who would dare to cause trouble under the feet of the Hengshan Sect?

Chapter 40 Lu Bai Goes Mad, Laudenau Informs 1

Hengyang Inn.

In the backyard, Yue Yuchen sat at the head of the table, listening to Yue Lingshan chattering away.

Seeing the little girl's excited face, Yue Yuchen and Linghu Chong exchanged a smile.

Suddenly, Yue Lingshan asked, puzzled, "Senior brother, why should we help Lu Bai out of this predicament? This is such a rare opportunity!"

Yue Yuchen shook his head and chuckled: "Silly girl, things aren't that simple!"

Linghu Chong explained indulgently...

"This is just our opinion, and it doesn't count at all."

“This matter won’t even reach the imperial court before it’s suppressed. Not to mention anything else, Shaolin won’t just stand by and watch us destroy the Songshan Sect.”

"Moreover, the Songshan Sect is too small. At most, in the eyes of the court officials, it is just a group of bandits who can be wiped out with ease."

"Moreover, the imperial court also needs the Songshan Sect to exert its strength in suppressing the surrounding martial arts forces."

"In short, there are many things involved here. Even if we use all our strength to destroy the Songshan Sect, it would be a loss that would not outweigh the gains. Instead, it would offend certain forces in the court, which is really not worth it."

Yue Lingshan was confused. Although she didn't quite understand, she knew it wasn't worth it: "Is this what Senior Brother meant by always standing at the right level?"

Linghu Chong nodded: "That's right, that's the point."

Watching his junior brothers and sisters teach and learn, Yue Yuchen smiled slightly. This feeling was wonderful; the Huashan Sect had finally completed its transformation.

Before he could think any further, a system notification appeared in his mind...

Lu Bai felt deeply humiliated, and he decided to pull off a big heist to wash away his resentment for himself and for Zuo Lengchan.

Lu Bai secretly sought out Lao Denuo; he planned to ambush the Huashan Sect outside the city.

Laudenau was deeply shocked and speechless at Lu Bai's reckless behavior, but he decided to offer advice.

[Laudeno informs Lu Bai that Liu Zhengfeng's family is outside the city. Laodenuo and Lu Bai refine their plan for a showdown between the Hengshan and Huashan factions, with the Songshan faction lurking in the shadows.]

[Lao Denuo is going to inform on you. He feels obligated to carry out the plan to kill Lu Bai and the Songshan Sect. He now genuinely wants to join the Huashan Sect.]

“Ha…” Yue Yuchen’s lips twitched. He originally thought that after this incident, Lu Bai had already led the Songshan Sect away from Hengshan, and all his previous plans were useless.

Unexpectedly, things took an unexpected turn, and Lu Bai delivered himself to my doorstep. Thinking back to the original novel, Lu Bai seemed to have died after retiring from his criminal activities.

Is this the world's corrective force? But the overall situation has already changed beyond recognition.

Yue Yuchen couldn't understand it.

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"Dong dong dong..."

"Senior brother, it's me, Lu Dayou." A knocking sound came from outside the door.

Linghu Chong, who was talking in hushed tones, suddenly turned his eyes and called out, "Come in."

Lu Dayou pushed open the door and came in with a strange expression, holding a name card in his hand: "Senior Brother, someone just delivered this, saying it's for you."

"Oh? Who sent it?" Yue Yuchen reached out and the name card flew into his hand automatically.

Lu Dayou's expression became even stranger: "They are servants from Quncui Tower."

"Quncui Tower? Where is that?" Yue Lingshan asked curiously.

Lu Dayou lowered his head and dared not speak. Yue Yuchen opened the name card and replied, "That is the largest brothel in Hengyang City."

Ignoring the others' playful reactions, Yue Yuchen only noticed that the name card read...

The inscription reads, "Tomorrow at noon, thirty li east of Hengyang City, I would like to meet you." The inscription is signed by Dongfang Bai.

Between the lines, it's as if a slender sword is being wielded, swift as a ghost and lightning fast.

"Good swordsmanship!"

Yue Yuchen carefully pondered the changes in the sword technique and sighed.

"Huh? What kind of swordsmanship? Senior Brother, let me see." Yue Lingshan reached out to take the name card.

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"Snapped……"

Yue Yuchen closed the name card, slapped away her outstretched hand, and handed the name card to Linghu Chong, who was standing to the side: "Junior Sister, you can't look at this. It's not good for you. Second Junior Brother, you take a look."

As Linghu Chong opened the name card, a flash of sword light appeared in his eyes, as if a swift sword was rushing towards him. He instinctively reached out to block it.

The rapier had changed position, from a thrust to a straight slash. Linghu Chong felt as if the sword was about to slice off his eyes. Before he could react, the sword technique had changed from a horizontal slash to a vertical chop.

Linghu Chong felt as if he was about to be split in two. The name card in his hand snapped shut and fell into Yue Yuchen's hands.

"How are you feeling?" Yue Yuchen asked.

Linghu Chong gave a bitter smile: "Such swift swordsmanship, as fast as lightning and as fast as thunder. I was killed before I could even defend myself. Whose swordsmanship is this?"

"This is Dongfang Bubai's swordsmanship." Yue Yuchen pointed to the name card on the table.

"Dongfang Bubai!" Yue Lingshan exclaimed in surprise.

Yue Yuchen nodded and said, "Dongfang Bubai invited me to meet tomorrow, so she sent me her sword technique."

“However,” Yue Yuchen chuckled, “I can’t be stingy.”

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He immediately instructed Linghu Chong to prepare pen and ink, and took out a blank name card...

"I am deeply honored by your invitation and will certainly arrive at noon tomorrow." Signed: Yue Yuchen.

To Yue Lingshan and Lu Dayou, their senior brother's handwriting was vigorous, powerful, and grand, with flowing lines that possessed an indescribable beauty.

In Linghu Chong's eyes, at this moment, it seemed as if he saw the Deadly Three Immortal Swords, the Xi Yi Sword Technique, the Cloud and Mist Hundred Transformations Thirteen Years Old, the Hengshan Sword Technique, the Songshan Sword Technique, and so on.

The sword lights, sometimes offensive, sometimes defensive, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes heavy, sometimes light, were a variety of contradictory yet harmonious combinations of sword techniques that made Linghu Chong want to vomit blood.

With fluid movements and agile maneuvers, even the simplest gestures produced a series of different sword techniques.

Yue Yuchen picked up the name card, dried the ink, and handed it to Lu Dayou, who was standing next to him, saying, "Send someone to deliver it to Quncui Tower for Dongfang Bai to see."

Linghu Chong sat there in a daze, not even noticing Yue Lingshan waving her finger in front of him.

"Second Senior Brother, what's wrong?" Yue Lingshan asked worriedly, seeing Linghu Chong's distraught appearance.

Yue Yuchen smiled and said, "He's just taken a hit. He'll be fine once he figures things out."

"Is it because of the sword technique you mentioned, Senior Brother?" Yue Lingshan asked cleverly.

Linghu Chong suddenly gave a bitter smile: "I was too arrogant, thinking that my level was not much different from that of my senior brother, Dongfang Bubai. Now I realize how ridiculous my arrogance was."

Yue Yuchen said, "You don't need to underestimate yourself. Tomorrow you will come with me to see Dongfang Bubai. How much you can understand depends entirely on your own comprehension."

Linghu Chong perked up upon hearing this: "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Seeing Linghu Chong regain his spirits, Yue Lingshan happily said, "Then I want to go too."

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"Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, Master, and Mistress are back. They say they need to see you." Lu Dayou's voice rang out again.

"I'm going right now!"

Chapter 41 Lu Bai Goes Mad, Laudenau Informs 2

When Yue Yuchen and Linghu Chong arrived, Yue Buqun and his wife, along with Lao Denuo, had been waiting for a long time.

"Master, Mistress," Yue Yuchen and the other two greeted.

Yue Buqun nodded: "On the way back, I ran into your third junior brother. He said he had something to report and asked you all to come and listen."

Yue Yuchen and the others turned their attention to Laudenau.

Laudenau bowed and said...

"When I returned to the inn this afternoon, Lu Bai sent someone to summon me. He said that the Songshan Sect was severely humiliated during this trip to Hengshan, and if they could not retaliate, Zuo Lengchan's reputation would be damaged."

"According to Lu Bai, he wanted his disciples to find out which route their master and mistress would take on their return to Mount Hua, and then he would lead his men to ambush us in dangerous places along the way."

"Then we can pin the blame on the Demonic Sect. As long as we don't find any fault with them, no one can say anything."

"Later, I remembered my second senior brother's plan, so I took it upon myself to reveal to Lu Bai that Liu Zhengfeng's family was hiding outside the city."