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

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Feng Qingyang fell silent, took a sip of wine, and said to Linghu Chong's expectant gaze, "Your junior brother is a monster."

Linghu Chong was taken aback.

"What do you mean?"

"Why don't you go see for yourself and see for yourself?"

Feng Qingyang casually pointed upwards, which was the summit of Jade Maiden Peak. That was the site of the grand competition between the two sects of Huashan Sword and Qi nearly thirty years ago, and also the place where Yue Buqun and Jiang Ning had their duel.

"Your master and junior brother's martial arts skills have far surpassed those of the Huashan Sect from decades ago."

Feng Qingyang then said, "I have to admit that in the hundreds of years since the founding of the Huashan Sect, there has never been anyone like your junior brother. At such a young age, he has such profound internal strength. I'm afraid that even the martial arts of our Huashan Sect's founder, Hao Datong, are no match for him now."

Linghu Chong was even more taken aback.

He hadn't expected Feng Qingyang to give Jiang Ning such a high evaluation.

“I take back what I said to him before.”

Feng Qingyang said calmly, "I once said that people like your junior brother don't live long and will most likely die before they fully mature. Now it seems that I was short-sighted."

Upon hearing Feng Qingyang's words, Linghu Chong couldn't help but say, "Grandmaster Uncle..."

However, before Linghu Chong could speak, Feng Qingyang continued, "Your junior brother has already surpassed the achievements of most people in their lifetime at such a young age. There are only a handful of people ahead of him now. The word 'premature death' is no longer appropriate for him. Now we should talk about where he will go in the future."

Linghu Chong stared at him blankly.

"However, some of the things I said to him remain unchanged."

Feng Qingyang took a sip of wine and continued, "With your junior brother's personality, especially since Yue Buqun has already designated him as the next leader of the Huashan Sect, it's hard to imagine what the Huashan Sect will become in his hands after your master actually hands it over. Perhaps it will reach its peak, or perhaps it will fall into an abyss."

Hearing this, Linghu Chong chuckled softly.

Even if it's a bottomless abyss, so what?

"but……"

Feng Qingyang then said, "If the Huashan Sect cannot escape the fate of destruction in the hands of someone like your junior brother, then let the Huashan Sect perish."

Listening to what the other person said, Linghu Chong knew that Feng Qingyang still had deep feelings for the Huashan Sect.

Thinking of this, Linghu Chong couldn't help but say, "Grandmaster Uncle, please come back to Mount Hua. Mount Hua needs you now. With you here, the Mount Hua Sect will be even better."

Feng Qingyang smiled faintly.

"The Huashan Sect doesn't need me."

He was already an old man in his twilight years, and he spent the rest of his life on this Cliff of Repentance.

Besides, the Huashan Sect would be even better without him.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

Feng Qingyang skipped over that topic and instead brought up Linghu Chong's own affairs.

"Didn't you say last time that Yue Buqun had agreed to marry his precious daughter to you? Now your sixth junior brother is about to get married, so why haven't you, the eldest disciple, heard anything?"

When his marriage was mentioned, Linghu Chong became somewhat shy.

"Well... although Master has betrothed my junior sister to me, he hasn't said when the wedding will take place yet, so I'm not in a hurry."

Feng Qingyang smiled and said, "You're not in a hurry, but your junior sister is probably."

Hearing Feng Qingyang teasing him, Linghu Chong also showed a silly smile.

Fortune favors fools.

Feng Qingyang couldn't help but shake his head.

Linghu Chong is talented but doesn't like to get involved in things. Fortunately, he has a junior brother who is taking on the future of the Huashan Sect. Linghu Chong likes his junior sister, and now Yue Buqun has agreed to let Yue Lingshan marry him.

Linghu Chong now has everything he wanted and is living a carefree and easy life.

"Alright, that's enough drinking. I'm going back now."

Feng Qingyang stood up and said.

Linghu Chong quickly stood up and bowed.

"Take care, Grand Uncle."

Feng Qingyang left with his hands behind his back, but returned a short while later.

"Oh right, I forgot to give you this."

Under Linghu Chong's bewildered gaze, Feng Qingyang took a book out of his pocket and casually tossed it to Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong hurriedly took it, looking completely bewildered.

"Grand Uncle, what is this?"

Feng Qingyang casually said, "I picked it up on the way down the mountain last time, so I'm giving it to you."

Did you just pick it up randomly?

Linghu Chong was taken aback, then opened the book and felt dizzy.

"Grandmaster Uncle, this...this seems to be a Buddhist scripture?"

Linghu Chong exclaimed in astonishment.

"Ah."

Feng Qingyang said calmly, "This book is good. Read it carefully; it will be helpful to you."

After saying that, Feng Qingyang flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

"Alright, enjoy this book. I'm leaving."

Seeing that Feng Qingyang was about to leave, Linghu Chong quickly called out.

"Grand Uncle...Grand Uncle!"

No matter how much Linghu Chong called after him, Feng Qingyang did not stop. In a short while, he disappeared without a trace, leaving Linghu Chong dumbfounded.

"I don't understand, Grand Uncle!"

Chapter 603: Meeting Liu Lie

Feng Qingyang had already gone far away, and Linghu Chong looked helplessly at the book in his hand.

"Hey, why did my grandmaster give me a Buddhist scripture? Is it so I can learn about Buddhist doctrines? But I can't understand it at all."

Linghu Chong muttered to himself, casually put the nameless scripture into his pocket, then looked at the empty wine jar on the ground, which had been emptied, and kicked it off the cliff.

After destroying the evidence, Linghu Chong left with peace of mind, but instead of descending Jade Maiden Peak, he continued to ascend it.

Before long, Linghu Chong finally reached the summit, which was an open space.

This place was once the site of a battle between the Sword Sect and the Qi Sect of the Huashan School. Blood was once spilled here, staining the ground with the blood of Huashan disciples. But as time passed, this place gradually became desolate.

Upon reaching the summit, Linghu Chong was stunned by the sight before him.

Linghu Chong had been here a few times before, but this time he looked at the place with a look of astonishment, as if it were his first time here.

"Just how badly did Master and Junior Brother fight?"

As far as the eye can see, there are countless large and small pits, and even some of the ground is crisscrossed with gullies, as are the stone walls. It is hard to imagine what kind of great battle took place here before.

Linghu Chong thought to himself.

Among these traces, some were clearly sword marks left by sword energy, while others were craters blasted out by internal force. However, Linghu Chong observed that some of these sword marks were not only deep but also wide, clearly left by someone with extremely profound internal force.

Ok?

Linghu Chong noticed something in the grass and quickly went over to investigate.

"Isn't this Master's sword?"

Linghu Chong was taken aback when he discovered that what was in the grass was a broken sword.

Unexpectedly, even my master's sword broke during that battle.

Linghu Chong observed for a long time but still couldn't tell which of the sword marks and the densely packed pits were left by Yue Buqun and which by Jiang Ning.

But then Linghu Chong remembered the last few words Feng Qingyang had said.

Your junior brother is a monster. In the hundreds of years since the founding of the Huashan School, there has never been anyone like him. I'm afraid even the founder of the Huashan School, Grandmaster Hao Datong, is no match for him...

With Feng Qingyang's words in mind, Linghu Chong probably knew who the winner of that battle was.

Knowing the answer in his heart, Linghu Chong did not linger there any longer and turned to go down the mountain.

After an unknown amount of time, visitors appeared here again.

Feng Qingyang looked around calmly, his gaze lingering, as if he were looking at people from decades ago.

After a long time.

"You are all wrong."

Feng Qingyang said softly, "You once led the Huashan Sect into the abyss, but now the Huashan Sect has been reborn. In the future, there will be someone more powerful than the ancestors of Huashan to lead the Huashan Sect to its peak."

As he spoke, Feng Qingyang's eyes gradually brightened, as if he had returned to the present moment.

"If I could, I really want to see that day..."

Feng Qingyang said softly.

After a long while, Feng Qingyang turned and left.

……

Huaming Village.

"Disciple Liu Lie greets Master."

Although three-year-old Liu Lie still speaks somewhat unclearly, he is much better than last year, and is now respectfully bowing to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning nodded.

"Get up."

After Liu Lie got up, Jiang Ning reached out and grabbed his wrist.

Liu Lie did not struggle.

After a while.

Jiang Ning withdrew his hand.

Seeing this, Liu's mother's heart jumped.

"My benefactor, my son's health..."

Jiang Ning said, "His health has improved a lot after a year of medication, and he should be able to withstand internal energy treatment in a few months."

Liu Lie's body was too weak, and Jiang Ning dared not treat him with internal energy, fearing that Liu Lie's body could not withstand it. For the past year, he had been given a lot of medicine, and after a year of medication, his health had improved significantly.

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, Liu's mother burst into tears of joy.

Although Liu Lie's illness has not been fully cured yet, she knows that her son will not die young, and with the help of Jiang Ning and Huashan Sect, Liu Lie will get better and better in the future.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Liu's mother couldn't help but kneel down and thank Jiang Ning.

"Thank you, benefactor and Mr. Yue, for saving my son's life."

Upon seeing this, Jiang Ning said, "There's no need for that. Heaven cherishes life, and Liu Lie's life was not meant to end."

Since men and women should not touch each other, Jiang Ning did not help her up himself, but said to Liu Lie, "Help your mother up."

Three-year-old Liu Lie was very obedient and quickly helped his mother up after hearing Jiang Ning's words.

After Liu's mother got up, Jiang Ning asked, "How have you been in the village this past year? Have you adapted well?"

Liu's mother nodded repeatedly: "I'm getting used to it, everyone is taking good care of me."

When Liu's mother first arrived, she was a little worried that the orphan and widow would be bullied by other villagers. But when she actually arrived, she found that her worries were unnecessary. Everyone was very kind, and they treated her even better after they learned that she was Jiang Ning's savior.

It's important to know that most of the people in Huaming Village were people Jiang Ning had saved before, so their respect for Jiang Ning goes without saying. Therefore, after learning that Liu's mother had saved Jiang Ning's life, Liu's mother had almost no living expenses in the village. She had no worries about food and drink, as everything was given to her by the villagers.

After learning that Liu Lie's mother was financially secure, Jiang Ning got up to leave.

"Liu Lie should continue with the same treatment as before, without stopping his daily medication. I will come again in a few months, and I will personally treat him then so that he can completely get rid of his illness."