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

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The girl closed the door, came to the woman's side, and whispered something.

Ren Yingying put down the book in her hand, looked at the girl in front of her, and smiled, "What's wrong, Feiyan?"

Qu Feiyan said, "I saw disciples of the Huashan Sect on the street today."

Ren Yingying asked in surprise, "The Huashan Sect? What are they doing in Sichuan?"

After a moment's hesitation, Ren Yingying asked again, "How many of them are there?"

Qu Feiyan said, "There's only one."

"one?"

Ren Yingying was startled again.

The girl then described Jiang Ning's age and appearance.

"Oh, it's him."

After hearing Qu Feiyan's description, Ren Yingying's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Seeing her appearance, Qu Feiyan couldn't help but feel curious and mustered up her courage to ask, "Does sister know him?"

Ren Yingying glanced at her and said indifferently, "I met her once in Xiangyang City two years ago."

Two years ago? That long ago?

To be honest, Qu Feiyan was very curious about the person who dared to speak up and save Liu Qin in front of so many people in the Liu family.

"Sister, what kind of person is he?"

Upon hearing this, Ren Yingying's eyes flashed with coldness, and she sneered, "An idiot."

Fool?

Qu Feiyan stared blankly at her.

Ren Yingying still sneered and said, "Just a fool who has unrealistic dreams."

Qu Feiyan was even more puzzled.

"A greenhorn, fresh out of school, has an unrealistic dream that he can save everyone."

"Who does he think he is? Does he think he can change the world with just his passion? Does he think he can sweep across the land and bring peace to the world by carrying the banner of justice?"

"Kill us until we're afraid? Kill us until we feel pain? That's arrogant and ignorant."

"How many can he kill? Can he kill one or two, or thousands or tens of thousands?"

“There are far too many people like Hu Anyu in this world, and far too few people as stubborn as him.”

"He wanted to save people, but how many could he save? Could he save one, two, three, or millions? He wanted to uphold justice, but he forgot that this is a living, breathing human world."

Ren Yingying spoke faster and faster, her voice grew colder and colder, and her expression became slightly ferocious.

Qu Feiyan, standing to the side, was trembling with fear.

Ren Yingying is the Holy Maiden of the Sun Moon Sect. She is usually capricious, ruthless, and unpredictable. Many members of the Sun Moon Sect who work under her are terrified of her methods.

After a while.

Ren Yingying regained her composure, as if nothing had happened.

Qu Feiyan cautiously asked, "In that case, should we send someone to kill him?"

Although it's unclear why Ren Yingying dislikes Jiang Ning of the Huashan Sect so much.

"Do not."

Instead, Ren Yingying shook her head and refused.

Ren Yingying sneered, "Killing him is easy, but he disgusts me. Killing him would be too easy for him."

"Isn't he supposed to hate evil? Isn't he supposed to be very righteous? Isn't he supposed to want to save people? I'd like to see what kind of person he is after he joins my religion."

Perhaps thinking of something pleasant, Ren Yingying, who had just had a ferocious expression, suddenly broke into a smile and let out a clear laugh.

Just moments ago, Ren Yingying had a fierce expression, but suddenly she started giggling. The stark contrast between her earlier and later behavior was chilling, and Qu Feiyan quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at Ren Yingying.

Should Jiangning be brought into the Sun Moon Sect?

Qu Feiyan felt a chill run down her spine.

Since the Hengshan City incident, Jiangning's reputation has spread far and wide. Everyone in the martial arts world knows that the Huashan Sect has a disciple whose martial arts skills are comparable to those of Yu Canghai, the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, even though he is young. He even managed to defeat Tian Boguang single-handedly. He is truly a rising star of the righteous path.

This disciple must have been the culmination of Yue Buqun's entire effort as the leader of the Huashan Sect, yet Ren Yingying now intends to have such a righteous disciple join the Sun Moon Sect...

Ren Yingying said to Qu Feiyan, "Go back and tell Uncle Qu that Yang Lianting is having his followers hunt him down. Tell him not to show up for now. I will tell him when it is necessary."

Qu Feiyan nodded, then asked cautiously, "What about Eunuch Liu?"

Liu Zhengfeng?

Ren Yingying pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry about it for now. Just let him stay with Uncle Qu. This man is obsessed with music and considers Uncle Qu his best friend. We can make use of him and see if he can be of any use to us."

Qu Feiyan didn't say anything more after hearing this.

At this moment, Ren Yingying gently waved to Qu Feiyan and picked up the book in her hand again.

"Okay, let's go."

"Yes."

Qu Feiyan respectfully withdrew, and finally breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the room.

The pressure of being with Ren Yingying is just too great.

inside the house.

Ren Yingying held the book in her hand, looking at it and muttering to herself.

"I've already got 'Guangling San,' 'The Blood-Stained Manual,' and 'The Freehand Scroll,' all I need are wine and a sword..."

Lost in thought, Ren Yingying unconsciously rested her arm on the table and gently tapped the surface with her index finger.

After a while.

Ren Yingying suddenly remembered that Qu Yang had once recommended someone, but the person Qu Yang recommended was a disciple of a righteous sect. She hadn't paid attention to it before, but now that she thought about it, this person might have some extraordinary qualities that made Qu Yang recommend him.

Thinking of this, Ren Yingying put down the "Guangling San" in her hand and planned to go to Shaanxi in a while to see it for herself before making any further decisions.

What she has to do next is very important, and there can be no accidents.

clap clap!

Ren Yingying gently tapped the table twice, and after a while, a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old pushed open the door and walked in.

The girl was wearing a blue cloth dress with floral patterns, with an embroidered belt around her waist. She wore ornaments on her head, wrists, and neck, which made a jingling sound as she walked.

After the girl entered, she gave Ren Yingying a special greeting without saying a word.

Ren Yingying merely glanced at her and chuckled, "Go tell your sect leader that a disciple of the Huashan Sect has come to Sichuan. His name is Jiang Ning. Tell him to give him a proper welcome."

"This young hero Jiang looks down on his senior sister, probably because he's used to seeing women from the Central Plains. Let him experience the charm of your Miao women."

Chapter 126: Ascending Mount Qingcheng

The word "hospitality" she used was certainly not a compliment.

"Yes."

The girl nodded and wrote down Jiang Ning's name.

"Don't kill him."

Just as the girl was about to leave, she heard those words again.

At this moment, Ren Yingying said something else.

The girl was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, then nodded respectfully and withdrew.

……

the next day.

Qingcheng Mountain.

Jiang Ning stood in front of a Taoist temple.

The Taoist temple gate was tightly closed, seemingly deserted, with the words "Songfeng Temple" written above it.

Jiang Ning looked at the Taoist temple, circulated his inner energy, and his voice carried extremely far.

"Jiang Ning of the Huashan Sect has come to visit the Qingcheng Sect."

Jiang Ning used internal force in his words, which caused the surrounding trees to rustle and the gate of the Taoist temple to tremble.

Wow!

A dense chorus of footsteps echoed inside the Taoist temple.

Squeak!

The heavy door opened from the inside, and a group of Qingcheng disciples stood in a row, densely packed together, numbering at least dozens.

At this moment, the Qingcheng disciples looked at Jiang Ning with expressions of shock and anger.

Yesterday, Jia Renda carried Xu Dazui's corpse back to Songfeng Temple and told them about their encounter at the foot of the mountain and Jiang Ning's words. The Qingcheng disciples were furious when they heard this. Now, seeing that Jiang Ning actually dared to go up the mountain alone, they felt that he looked down on the Qingcheng Sect and all glared at Jiang Ning.

"How dare you! You killed my Qingcheng disciple and still dare to go up the mountain alone."

A voice rang out from behind the Qingcheng disciples. Several Qingcheng disciples in the middle stepped aside, and Yu Canghai stepped out, looking at Jiang Ning with a cold smile.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "It's been a year. How have you been, Abbot Yu?"

The other party remained as polite as ever, but Yu Canghai said coldly, "What are you doing here at my Qingcheng Sect? You even killed my disciples. Does your Huashan Sect want to start a war with the Qingcheng Sect?"

Normally, Yu Canghai wouldn't act like this, but Jiangning is different.

Jiang Ning not only ruined his plans, but also embarrassed him in front of everyone in Hengshan City. This already constituted hostility. Moreover, the other party killed his disciple as soon as he arrived in Sichuan, so Yu Canghai no longer wanted to be polite with him.

The smile on Jiang Ning's face gradually disappeared.

"As I said before, I would visit your sect again."

Yu Canghai sneered: "Is this how you visit someone?"

As he spoke, Yu Canghai raised his hand, and the Qingcheng disciples behind him swarmed forward, carrying up a corpse—Xu Dazui, whom Jiang Ning had killed yesterday.

"You killed my sect's disciple, how do you intend to settle this score?"

Yu Canghai's voice turned cold.

"How to calculate?"

Jiang Ning also laughed: "Didn't that Qingcheng disciple tell Abbot Yu what happened yesterday? This person lays hands on ordinary women in your territory and insults my Huashan Sect. With such behavior from your sect's disciples, anyone who doesn't know better would think they are demons."

Jiang Ning's words left Yu Canghai speechless for a moment.

Jia Renda naturally dared not hide what happened yesterday and recounted the whole story.

Thinking of this, Yu Canghai felt that it was infuriating to compare himself to others. Other people's disciples were more talented, had stronger martial arts skills, and always protected their own sect.

Their own disciples have poor talent and low martial arts skills, often bringing shame to the sect.

He knew Xu Dazui. He often hung out with his son Yu Renyan and disciple Jia Renda. They were usually ignorant and lecherous. These three were truly the three disgraceful members of the Qingcheng Sect.

Regardless, the three of them knew their limits and wouldn't do such a thing in public. It's likely that Xu Dazui had been driven mad by his lust after a few drinks.

Thinking of this made Yu Canghai even angrier.

Since the year before last, when he sent his disciples to Hanzhong to spread the influence of the Qingcheng Sect, Hong Renxiong and Hou Renying made suggestive remarks about Yue Lingshan and were beaten back by Linghu Chong, it seems that the Qingcheng Sect has been at odds with the Huashan Sect. Last year in Fujian, his son Yu Renyan harassed a woman who turned out to be Yue Lingshan, and was later killed by Lin Pingzhi. Now, Qingcheng disciple Xu Dazui was killed by Jiang Ning for harassing a woman.

He discovered that the Qingcheng Sect seemed to be incompatible with the Huashan Sect by fate, as the Qingcheng Sect always lost face, and now its reputation in the martial arts world had become tarnished.

"Your sect has been a righteous sect for hundreds of years, but I never expected it to become like this. You have repeatedly provoked my Huashan Sect disciples and even insulted my Huashan Sect. If you treat my fellow righteous disciples like this, now I have caught your disciples attacking innocent women in Qingcheng territory. Abbot Yu, don't you have anything to say?"

Jiang Ning's voice rang out again, but these words made Yu Canghai's face grow colder and colder, and the Qingcheng disciples were even more furious.

"What do you want me to say?"

Yu Canghai's voice was extremely cold: "If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext. Even if my disciples are of bad character, it is up to my Qingcheng Sect to deal with them. When did it become your Huashan Sect's place to speak?"

After his trip to Hengshan City, Yu Canghai realized that the Huashan Sect and the Qingcheng Sect were now enemies, and there was no need to maintain any pretense of civility anymore.