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

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Lin Pingzhi suddenly called out, and Jiang Ning turned around to find Lin Pingzhi looking very serious.

"I will definitely work hard to improve my skills and not let my senior brother down. From now on, I will dedicate my life to upholding justice and helping others, and I will never change my mind!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning smiled and nodded.

"Ah."

After this little incident, Jiang Ning prepared to rest for a while. He hadn't been getting enough rest lately, and now he needed to rest properly to recover his energy.

At that moment, two people walked towards them; they were Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan.

"Junior Brother, Junior Brother Lin."

Linghu Chong was the first to greet them.

Now that Mount Hua has taken in many more disciples, Jiang Ning is no longer the lowest in seniority, but Linghu Chong still habitually calls Jiang Ning Junior Brother.

"Senior Brother, Senior Sister Lingshan."

Jiang Ning and Lin Pingzhi exchanged greetings.

"Hey, Junior Brother Lin, why are your eyes red?"

Yue Lingshan noticed that Lin Pingzhi's eyes were very red and couldn't help but ask a question.

"It's nothing, senior sister."

Lin Pingzhi quickly rubbed his eyes, then smiled.

"Hey."

Linghu Chong seemed to understand something and patted Lin Pingzhi on the shoulder to comfort him, "It's alright, Junior Brother Lin. That Miss Zhao is nothing special. Don't be too sad. As the saying goes, there are plenty of fish in the sea. Someone as handsome as you will definitely meet someone better in the future."

"what?"

Lin Pingzhi was a little dumbfounded, not following Linghu Chong's train of thought, but he didn't explain anything, only saying, "Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother."

"Yeah, try to take it easy."

Linghu Chong patted him on the shoulder again, then looked at Jiang Ning and asked curiously, "Junior Brother, where have you been all this time?"

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "I just traveled around a bit, going to Jiangnan and Shandong."

Ok?

Upon hearing that Jiang Ning had gone to Jiangnan, Linghu Chong's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "Junior Brother, I've heard that the wines in Jiangnan are delicious, especially Dukang wine. Have you ever tried it? What did you think?"

"I hadn't noticed that."

Jiang Ning shook his head.

"Hey, why didn't you bring me back some wine when you got to Jiangnan?"

Linghu Chong sighed.

"All you do is drink all day long. Have you forgotten what my father told you?"

Yue Lingshan glared at Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong chuckled and said, "I know, I know. Master told me to drink less because drinking is bad for my health, but he didn't tell me to quit drinking, did he?"

Yue Lingshan rolled her eyes.

"Senior Brother, Senior Sister Lingshan, I'll take my leave now."

Jiang Ning prepared to leave.

Upon hearing this, Linghu Chong quickly replied, "Alright, alright, Junior Brother, you must be tired from your journey. Go and rest."

Jiang Ning nodded and left, and Lin Pingzhi also bid farewell to the two of them.

Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan walked side by side in the academy, neither of them speaking, quietly strolling along the path, creating a sense of serene tranquility.

"The environment here is quite nice."

Yue Lingshan looked around. Everywhere she looked were pavilions, terraces, rockeries, flowing water, green pines and cypresses, red plum blossoms and green bamboo.

Linghu Chong chuckled and said, "If you like it, when we get back to Mount Hua, I'll build one for you on the West Peak, and I guarantee it will be exactly the same as the one here."

Yue Lingshan burst out laughing.

“You are the senior disciple of the Huashan Sect, how dare I order you around?”

Linghu Chong winked and said with a smile, "Even if you are my senior brother, you are still my junior sister. As long as my junior sister gives the order, no matter if I am the senior brother of the Huashan Sect or even the number one in the world, I would not dare to disobey."

Yue Lingshan smiled, feeling very happy.

……

Jiang Ning went to a guest room prepared for him and went straight to sleep. He didn't wake up until evening, and when he opened the door, it was already dark outside.

The moon hung high in the sky, its scattered silver light shining on the earth, and the quiet academy was occasionally filled with the rustling of leaves.

"Senior brother, you're awake?"

Hearing the commotion, someone from the next room opened the door and came out; it was Lin Pingzhi.

"Ah."

Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

"Senior brother, Master said you should go find him after you wake up."

Lin Pingzhi then told Jiang Ning the location of Yue Buqun's guest room.

"okay, I get it."

Jiang Ning nodded and left, following the road to Yue Buqun's room, where Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze were already waiting for him.

"Ning'er, you're up? You haven't eaten yet, have some."

Ning Zhongze got up and left, and soon returned with plates of food.

The food was still piping hot.

"Your teacher's wife was worried you were hungry, so she prepared the food and kept it warm. Eat up."

Yue Buqun then spoke.

"Yes, thank you, Master's wife."

Jiang Ning smiled and nodded, then sat down to start eating.

He ate very quickly, and the dishes were quickly devoured.

Ning Zhongze couldn't help but show a look of heartache as she looked at him.

“Ning’er has been traveling for so long, she must not have eaten well and is starving.”

Hearing this, Yue Buqun couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He always eats like this.

"Are you still hungry? I'll go make you another meal."

Seeing that Jiang Ning had quickly finished all the food on the table, Ning Zhongze got up to go to the kitchen.

"No need, Master's wife, I'm already full."

Jiang Ning quickly replied.

Ning Zhongze then began clearing the table of dishes, and Jiang Ning tried to help but was stopped.

After Ning Zhongze went to the kitchen, Jiang Ning sat obediently opposite Yue Buqun and waited for Yue Buqun to speak. However, Yue Buqun did not speak immediately, but instead reached out and grabbed his wrist, probing with a trace of internal force.

Jiang Ning did not resist.

Soon, a look of surprise appeared on Yue Buqun's face as he looked at Jiang Ning and asked, "You've broken through?"

Unlike when Jiang Ning came down the mountain before, Yue Buqun could now sense that Jiang Ning's internal energy was more abundant and purer, which led Yue Buqun to believe that Jiang Ning had broken through to the fourth level of the Innate Skill.

Jiang Ning smiled.

"almost."

Chapter 336: Thoughts

Although Jiang Ning had noticed that his strength was greater than before, he knew that he still hadn't broken through and was still at the third level of the Innate Skill.

However, Jiang Ning has already sensed that the shackles are gradually weakening, and he will be able to reach the fourth level once he breaks free of them.

"Still haven't broken through?"

Yue Buqun was somewhat surprised.

"Ah."

Jiang Ning nodded.

Jiang Ning's strength had already reached the third level bottleneck before, and now that he is even stronger, he is still at the third level.

This left Yue Buqun completely baffled as to how Jiang Ning practiced the Innate Skill, as it was different from what he knew.

"If you feel anything is wrong, tell me immediately."

Jiang Ning's situation was different from his, so he couldn't offer any advice and could only say this.

"Yes, Master."

Jiang Ning nodded.

What happened to you on your trip down the mountain? Were you in any danger?

After moving on from this chapter, Yue Buqun brought up his recent trip to Jiangning.

Jiang Ning then recounted the important events of his trip one by one, omitting some unimportant matters, and mainly focusing on the internal turmoil within the Taishan Sect.

"Master Tianmen actually managed to take care of Yu Panzi and the others?"

Upon hearing this news, Yue Buqun couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

In his memory, the Taoist of Tianmen was not such a ruthless person.

It seems that the attack in Shaanxi was a significant blow to the Tianmen Taoist.

"fair enough."

Yue Buqun nodded: "Hesitation will only lead to chaos. Yu Panzi and the others have already sided with Zuo Lengchan. For such traitors, who are beyond redemption, this is the only course of action. It's just that those hundred-odd Taishan disciples..."

Upon hearing that over 150 disciples of Mount Tai from Yu Panzi's lineage had also been killed, Yue Buqun couldn't help but sigh slightly.

This reminded him of the sword qi contest at Mount Hua back then.

These people could have become the backbone of the sect and fought against the evil cult, but they died in the internal strife.

What a pity.

However, Yue Buqun only sighed slightly, knowing that this was the only option under the circumstances.

After digesting the news, Yue Buqun burst into laughter again.

"Well done, Ning'er!"

"What's wrong? Why are you laughing so happily?"

At this moment, Ning Zhongze also returned and couldn't help but be curious when she saw Yue Buqun's appearance.

Yue Buqun then told her about the Taishan Sect, and continued, "Zuo Lengchan is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He sent four bodyguards from Zhongzhen and some Jianghu thugs to the disciples of the Taishan and Yupanzi sects to carry out anti-religious acts, but Ning'er thwarted them all, and Ning'er also killed all four bodyguards from Zhongzhen."

"Really?"

Ning Zhongze's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Yue Buqun laughed and said, "Daoist Tianmen has already cut off their heads and is preparing to take them to Zuo Lengchan."

Just imagining Zuo Lengchan's expression when he saw these heads, Yue Buqun couldn't help but smile.

But at this moment, he felt more gratified for Jiangning.

The Thirteen Protectors of Mount Song were veteran masters, known as the Thirteen Pillars of Heaven, and were renowned throughout the martial arts world.

But now four of the bodyguards have died at Jiang Ning's hands, at the hands of this rising star, which makes Yue Buqun want to laugh out loud.

In the past, the Songshan Sect was far stronger than the Huashan Sect. In addition to having more power, the Songshan Sect also had more experts. In the past, the Huashan Sect relied solely on Yue Buqun to hold on. Zuo Lengchan could easily bring the Huashan Sect to the brink of collapse with a simple trick. Even if Zuo Lengchan sent an undercover agent, Yue Buqun would not dare to expose him or turn against him.