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

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Jiang Ning looked at the group of women who had appeared. They were not nuns; they were dressed in ordinary clothes and had long hair.

"Master, you..."

Just as Jiang Ning was about to speak, Huiyin knew what he was thinking and said directly, "Benefactor Jiang, our sect purged the villains within the sect and restored order last month. After learning that the Demonic Sect was going to attack your sect, our sect leader specially sent us to support the Huashan Sect."

Sure enough, these people succeeded.

Congratulations to your esteemed sect.

Jiang Ning congratulated Huiyin and the others.

"hehe."

Huiyin smiled too; she was indeed very happy that the Emei Sect was back in their hands.

“Benefactor Jiang, please. This time we are led by Martial Aunt Qingwei, who has been waiting upstairs for quite some time.”

Huiyin gestured for Jiang Ning to enter.

"Alright, please, nun."

Jiang Ning nodded and followed Huiyin's footsteps.

The Emei Sect disciples who had surrounded him dispersed and hid again, their movements swift and orderly.

Jiang Ning only needed one glance to know that these Emei Sect disciples were not just for show, which surprised him.

He didn't know the overall strength of these orthodox Emei sects, but the fact that they could still spare so many to support the Huashan sect after suppressing the lineage of Jin Guang Shangren showed that their strength was not to be underestimated.

This is a powerful ally.

As Huiyin ascended the mountain, Jiang Ning encountered many disciples of the Emei Sect along the way. These disciples varied in age. Under the watchful eyes of these Emei Sect disciples, Jiang Ning reached the top of the mountain, where four middle-aged nuns were already waiting for him.

"This is Jiang Ning, a benefactor from the Huashan Sect, who has come here specifically to meet with us."

Huiyin first introduced Jiang Ning to the four nuns, and then introduced the four nuns to Jiang Ning.

"This is Martial Uncle Qingwei, this is Martial Uncle Qinghe, and these two are Martial Uncle Qingxu and Martial Uncle Qingxuan."

These four nuns were all quite tall, especially Qingwei, who was the tallest, standing half a head taller than the average person, and her face exuded an imposing presence.

"This junior greets the four nuns."

Jiang Ning bowed.

"Amitabha."

Abbess Qingwei raised her whisk and returned the greeting with one hand clasped together.

"This humble nun, Qingwei, greets Benefactor Jiang."

The other three nuns returned the greeting in turn.

Jiang Ning observed the four people and found that among them, Abbess Qingwei had a long and powerful breath, a bright and clear divine light, and her martial arts skills were not weak, even stronger than the Taoist priest named Songwen that Jiang Ning had met on Mount Emei last time.

The other three nuns were slightly inferior to Qingwei in terms of aura, but their martial arts skills were also quite high, making them first-class masters.

The combined strength of Abbess Qingwei and others, along with the Emei Sect leader and other Emei disciples whom Jiang Ning has yet to meet, is already comparable to, or even surpasses, the Emei Sect of the lineage of Venerable Jin Guang. Yet they have held back until now before making their move. It is hard to imagine the extent of their fear of Venerable Jin Guang's lineage, or certain forces.

While Jiang Ning was observing them, Abbess Qingwei and others were also observing Jiang Ning.

They couldn't sense Jiang Ning's specific strength, but they did notice that his breathing was rather peculiar, which is why they began to take him seriously.

The fact that they couldn't sense Jiangning's strength already says something.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "I heard from Abbess Huiyin that your sect has corrected the wrongs, which is truly a cause for celebration. I would like to extend my congratulations on behalf of my master."

Master Qingwei smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Benefactor Jiang."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Abbess Qingwei then recounted their previous actions.

After receiving Yue Buqun's reply, Huiyin immediately returned to Sichuan to report back to them. Qingwei's senior sister, Qingzhu, immediately took action. After a month of preparation, when everything was foolproof, they launched a night attack on Ejin Guangshangren. That night, the top of Mount Emei was filled with shouts of killing and screams of agony.

Master Jin Guang was killed on the spot by Qing Zhu, and only Daoist Song Wen and one or two other Daoists escaped.

After the successful night raid, Qingzhu and other orthodox Emei disciples quickly took control of the Emei Sect, while the remaining male Emei disciples were captured alive.

The direct disciples, such as Venerable Jin Guang and Daoist Song Wen, were ruthlessly killed by the Emei orthodox sect. However, the lower-ranking disciples, who were not direct disciples of Venerable Jin Guang and Daoist Song Wen, were not exterminated by the Emei orthodox sect. Instead, they were given a chance: they would not be killed if they surrendered to the Emei orthodox sect. There were not many male disciples of the original Emei sect, only about two hundred. Some of them refused to surrender and were killed. After that, more than one hundred people remained. These people chose to surrender. Only then did the Emei orthodox sect completely control the Emei sect.

They didn't have time to pursue Songwen Daoren's escape, and then they received news that the Huashan Sect was under siege. Qingzhu, who had become the head of the Emei Sect, immediately sent her junior sister Qingwei with some Emei disciples to come and provide support.

"Originally, the sect leader intended to come in person, but she was injured and needed to heal, so she sent me to lead the Emei disciples to support your sect."

"I see."

Jiang Ning nodded.

"Benefactor Jiang, I wonder how your sect is doing now?"

After explaining the history of the Emei Sect, Abbess Qingwei inquired about the Huashan Sect.

"Thank you for your concern, Master. Currently, the Hengshan, Taishan, and Hengshan sects of the Five Mountains Sword Sects have arrived at Huashan to defend it. Those people from all walks of life are still surrounding the foot of Huashan and there is nothing we can do. For the time being, we are safe."

Jiang Ning replied.

"That's good."

Master Qingwei and the others breathed a sigh of relief. They had been really worried when they learned that so many people were besieging the Huashan Sect. They had rushed all the way, but now they couldn't get to Huashan. They were worried about what the situation inside was like. Now, after hearing Jiang Ning's words, they finally felt relieved.

“Benefactor Jiang, we are new here and not familiar with the specific situation. Please give us a suggestion, and we will cooperate fully.”

Although Abbess Qingwei was older than Jiang Ning, she did not put on airs.

"Let's join Master Zhang and the others from the Qingcheng Sect, and then we'll head to Mount Hua together."

Jiang Ning had previously planned to look for other people to support the Huashan Sect, but now he has changed his mind and intends to have the people from both Emei and Qingcheng leave together.

Chapter 223 Jia Bujia

The two groups together numbered nearly six hundred, which was no small number. It would take too much time for him to call them back after he had gone to other places. Jiang Ning told them to travel together, while he himself would go ahead first, so that neither side would be delayed.

"You all go first..."

Jiang Ning was familiar with the terrain around Mount Hua, so he quickly drew a map on the ground and pointed to one of the places.

"You and Master Zhang will stop here."

Jiang Ning was referring to a remote mountain area, not far from Mount Hua, but very secluded and outside the reach of Sima Da and his group.

"You all wait here first. I will meet up with you after I have finished visiting the other places."

Jiang Ning then pointed out the route ahead.

"Ok."

The nuns looked at the route, memorized it, and then nodded.

"The situation is urgent, so I won't linger any longer."

Before leaving, Jiang Ning informed Master Qingwei and the others of the direction of Zhang Quandao and the other Taoist priests from Qingcheng Mountain, and then went down the mountain and left.

Watching Jiang Ning's retreating figure as he descended the mountain, Abbess Qinghe spoke.

"Who do you think is more powerful, him or his senior sister?"

The senior sister she mentioned is none other than Qingzhu, the current head of the Emei Sect.

"Hard to say."

Abbess Qingwei shook her head.

Qingzhu is the most skilled martial artist in the Emei Sect, and they all know how powerful she is, but they also can't see through Jiang Ning's strength.

"The future life is terrible."

The three nuns, including Master Qingwei, couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"Okay, let's go."

"That's what Master Qingwei said."

Previously, they had no way to contact the current Huashan Sect and dared not act rashly without knowing the specific situation. Now that they have a direction and contact, they must take action.

After hastily bidding farewell to the Emei Sect, Jiang Ning set off for other places.

He's been away for quite a while now, so he can't linger any longer. He needs to get back as soon as possible in case something happens at Mount Hua and he's not there in time.

……

Seven days later.

Crash.

It rained heavily.

Raindrops the size of marbles fell densely from the sky, accompanied by occasional thunderclaps.

Jiang Ning was alone on his way to Mount Hua in the pouring rain.

The torrential rain lasted for seven days, turning the ground into a muddy mess, making it difficult for ordinary people to walk.

Jiang Ning, holding an umbrella, leaped continuously, his expression calm.

He hadn't rested much in the past seven days. After arriving in Xi'an, Pingliang and other prefectures, he was basically certain that no other sects would come to his aid. Without stopping in Jiangning, he immediately headed towards Mount Hua.

Three days later, Jiang Ning arrived at a remote mountain not far from Mount Hua, the place where he had arranged to meet the Emei Sect.

The rain had stopped by then, but the ground was still full of puddles and potholes.

Jiang Ning stepped into the puddles, splashing water everywhere.

Winter is approaching, temperatures are dropping, and the cold wind is biting.

After traveling some distance along the muddy mountain road, Jiang Ning finally met the Taoist priests from Qingcheng Mountain and the people from the Emei Sect.

After briefly explaining his identity, Jiang Ning was led by them to meet Zhang Quandao, Abbess Qingwei, and others.

"Master Jiang, you've finally arrived."

Zhang Quandao was also very happy to see Jiang Ning again.

“Benefactor Jiang.”

Abbess Qingwei raised her whisk.

"Master, Abbess, what's the situation now?"

There was no time for reminiscing, Jiang Ning asked.

Master Qingwei said, "We have been here for two days and have encountered several fleeing martial artists. From them, we learned that they are still locked in a stalemate with the Huashan Sect at Qianchizhuang."

After bidding farewell to Jiang Ning, Abbess Qingwei found Zhang Quandao and others and set off with them. Upon arriving here, Zhang Quandao sent several Taoist priests who knew martial arts to disguise themselves and scout out the situation. They discovered that some Jianghu people who were surrounding Mount Hua were sneaking out.

Upon hearing this news, Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

"correct."

Zhang Quandao then said, "I heard that there has been an internal change. Some time ago, the person in charge was someone named Sima Da, but he was replaced."

Jiang Ning was not surprised to hear this news.

He happened to be there and witnessed it firsthand, so it was normal for Sima Da to be replaced under those circumstances.

"Later, it seems that a person surnamed Jia took over their command."

Zhang Quandao added another sentence.

"Jia?"

Jiang Ning was stunned for a moment.

"Well, what happened?"

Seeing Jiang Ning's expression, Zhang Quandao was somewhat puzzled.

"nothing."

Jiang Ning shook his head, saying nothing more, but his gaze was somewhat strange.

He remembered that Mr. Mo Da seemed to have the alias Jia.

Could it be that Mr. Mo has infiltrated the enemy command post?

It shouldn't be possible, right?