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

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Since he started practicing martial arts, Lin Pingzhi felt that practicing was a tedious and inefficient thing. Before entering Huashan, his martial arts skills were even inferior to those of ordinary disciples of Qingcheng Sect. After entering Huashan Sect, despite having experts to guide him, Lin Pingzhi is still only a second-rate master, and there is still a considerable distance between him and a first-rate master.

As for Cheng Buyou, needless to say, he originally came down the mountain hoping to find an opportunity to break through his bottleneck, but instead of finding an opportunity, he was beaten all the way and became unable to take care of himself.

Jiang Ning was already stronger than the two of them, and they were still stuck at a bottleneck and unable to break through. But Jiang Ning actually told them that he was about to break through again. Lin Pingzhi and Cheng Buyou's feelings at this moment were hard to describe.

"I won't be leaving Mount Hua for a while. You can think carefully about which people you know are hunting you down. Write them down and give them to me after you've thought it through."

After checking on Bu You's injuries, Jiang Ning left.

Five days later.

Qingcheng and Emei are also leaving.

"Now that the snow is covering the ground, it's difficult to travel outside. Why don't you Taoist priests and nuns stay on Mount Hua and return after the snow melts in spring?"

Early in the morning, the people from Qingcheng and Emei got up to prepare to leave Mount Hua, but Yue Buqun sincerely tried to persuade them to stay.

Unlike his attempts to retain Zuo Lengchan and Fang Zheng Chongxu, Yue Buqun's attempts to retain Zhang Quandao and Abbess Qingwei were genuine. After all, apart from the Hengshan, Taishan, and Hengshan sects, only Qingcheng and Emei were truly there to help Huashan and contributed the most. Naturally, they held a different place in Yue Buqun's heart.

"No need, Sect Leader Yue."

Master Qingwei smiled and said, "Not long ago, our Emei sect purged the rebels, and now it is a time when everything needs to be rebuilt. Only the sect leader and a few junior sisters are managing things. We have been away for so long and do not know how things are in the sect. It is time for us to go back."

Zhang Quandao also said, "It's not that I don't want to stay any longer, but there are still some junior Taoists in my temple. We've been away for so long, and I'm really worried about leaving a few junior brothers to take care of them. The other Taoist brothers are also eager to go home. Please understand, Headmaster Yue."

Since Jiang Ning dealt with the Green Gang in Sichuan, those little beggars have been raised by the Taoist priests of Qingcheng Mountain. There weren't many of them to begin with, and now that they've arrived, there aren't many people left in their Taoist temple. They're all worried about those little Taoist priests.

Every family has its own scriptures. They have already done their best to come from afar to help the Huashan Sect. Now that the crisis of the Huashan Sect has been resolved, they are all eager to go back.

Both Qingcheng and Emei are located in Sichuan, and the two families plan to return together.

"Ok."

Since the other party had already said that, Yue Buqun could no longer persuade them to stay, and his face showed deep regret.

"I am truly ashamed that I have not yet properly entertained you all during your visit to Mount Hua."

Master Qingwei smiled and said, "Sect Leader Yue has made very good arrangements."

Over this period of time, the disciples of the Emei Sect and the disciples of the other four sects, including Huashan, have established friendships and get along very well. Perhaps it is because they fought side by side before that the relationship between the sects has improved by leaps and bounds.

Even the Taishan Sect disciple named Li Jinyu wanted to pass on their Five Mountains Sword Sect's most secret skill to the Emei Sect, but fortunately, Tianmen Daoist stopped him in time.

The Taoist Tianmen, who never disciplined his disciples, chased Li Jinyu all over Mount Hua with a wooden stick that day, giving him the same treatment as Linghu Chong.

"Alright, everyone, there's no need to see me off anymore."

Master Qingwei addressed the crowd.

Unlike his previous escorts of Zuo Lengchan and Fang Zheng, Yue Buqun accompanied Qingcheng and Emei down the mountain for another five miles before stopping.

"Master Qingwei, Master Zhang, please wait a moment, everyone please wait a moment."

Yue Buqun cupped his hands in greeting to the Qingcheng and Emei sects.

"Sect Leader Yue, farewell."

Master Qingwei bowed and took her leave, then looked at Jiang Ning and said with a smile, "Young Master Jiang, October is the grand ceremony for my senior sister to take over the leadership of Emei. The sect leader has already heard of you, Young Master Jiang, so please come along."

“Master Jiang, please come visit my Qingcheng Mountain when you have time. The children there miss you and Xiao Zhao very much.”

Zhang Quandao also said to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning cupped his hands and smiled, "Please rest assured, my master and I will come to offer our congratulations and pay our respects when the time comes."

Master Qingwei smiled and nodded, then prepared to leave.

"Junior Sister Xiaohan, please take care on your journey."

Among the crowd, Lu Dayou was reluctant to part with an Emei disciple.

"I'm going back with my master and the others, so I'm sure nothing will happen."

The Emei disciple laughed.

"I'm just worried."

Lu Dayou scratched his head awkwardly, then seemed to have thought of something.

"Oh, right, I don't have anything to give you before I leave, so please take this."

As he spoke, Lu Dayou took the broken sword off his neck and handed it to the Emei disciple.

"Ok?"

The Emei disciple was somewhat surprised.

"Didn't Junior Brother Ying and Junior Brother Tao say this was your family heirloom? Why did they give it to me?"

Lu Dayou's face flushed red instantly.

"Don't listen to Ying Bailuo and the others' nonsense. I was just joking. I...I..."

Seeing his helpless expression, the Emei disciple chuckled, took the broken sword from his hand, and then took out an exquisite pouch from his own pocket.

"I don't have much to give you, but I embroidered this purse myself, so I'll give it to you."

Looking at the fair hand that was being offered to him, Lu Dayou's heart started pounding uncontrollably, and his hand holding the purse trembled slightly.

The Emei disciple looked at him and suddenly asked, "Will you come to Emei in October?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Dayou, who was lost in thought, immediately replied.

"meeting!"

At this moment, Abbess Qingwei also bid farewell to Yue Buqun and prepared to leave.

The Emei disciple stretched out her fair and delicate hand and waved to Lu Dayou.

"Goodbye."

Lu Dayou also reached out his hand, a silly grin on his face.

"goodbye……"

After a while.

"Still looking? They've already gone far away."

A hand landed on Lu Dayou's shoulder; it was Tao Jun speaking.

"Junior Sister Xiaohan, as we part ways, I have nothing good to give you, so I'll give you my family heirloom."

Ying Bailuo, standing to the side, imitated Lu Dayou's mannerisms from earlier, making exaggerated movements and speaking in a very funny tone, which made the other Huashan disciples burst into laughter.

"It's all because you said those things to Junior Sister Xiaohan that I'm so embarrassed."

Lu Dayou snapped out of his daze and chased after Ying Bailuo.

Seeing the situation, Ying Bailuo ran away, shouting as he ran.

"That's what you said, not what I said. You're the one who keeps talking about the family heirloom, so why are you blaming me?"

The two chased each other, playfully fighting with the other Huashan disciples, their laughter echoing through the air.

Yue Buqun shook his head as he watched this scene.

Normally he would have scolded him, but since it's New Year's Day, a rare festive day, he couldn't be bothered to care.

Yue Buqun couldn't help but glance at Jiang Ning, who was standing quietly smiling to the side, and nodded slightly.

Fortunately, he has the sensible Ning'er to save him trouble.

“Master, I plan to go down the mountain for a trip in a while.”

After returning to Mount Hua, Yue Buqun had just sat down in his room when Jiang Ning brought up the matter to him.

"travel?"

Yue Buqun was taken aback.

"Ah."

Jiang Ning nodded: "I've been stuck at a bottleneck lately and can't break through it. I think that instead of staying on Mount Hua without making any progress, I should go down the mountain to temper my mind and maybe I can break through."

"Alright."

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun nodded and advised Jiang Ning, "However, you don't need to be too impatient. Sometimes, blindly pursuing breakthroughs can lead to a lower level. You should know that my Taoist martial arts emphasize following the natural course. Sometimes, when the time is right, you will naturally enter the next realm."

"You're still young, there's no need to rush to improve your skills. You need to hone your abilities to go further."

Unlike other masters who would complain about their disciples' poor martial arts skills and lack of serious practice, he was the opposite, worrying that Jiang Ning was too serious.

Yue Buqun feared that Jiang Ning was too hasty, which would only deplete his potential.

"I understand, Master."

Jiang Ning nodded; he understood this principle.

Seeing that Jiang Ning understood, Yue Buqun didn't say anything more. He always told his disciple not to worry about him.

When are you planning to come down the mountain?

Jiang Ning thought for a moment and said, "February, then I'll go down the mountain after spring. In June, there will be the Five Mountains Sword Sect Alliance Leader Conference. If I can make it, I'll come back to Mount Hua and travel with my master. If I can't make it, we'll meet up at Mount Song."

Yue Buqun nodded.

"it is good."

There's nothing wrong with this arrangement. It's only a few months, not too long. With Jiang Ning's current strength, he can easily make his way in the world.

There are few in the martial arts world who can defeat Jiang Ning, and even fewer who can kill him. Yue Buqun is not worried at all. As long as Jiang Ning is simply traveling, he will be fine.

Thinking of this, Yue Buqun couldn't help but laugh, and looked at Jiang Ning teasingly, "Besides traveling, you're not going down the mountain this time to seek revenge on those martial arts figures, are you?"

Jiang Ning chuckled softly upon hearing this, but remained silent.

Seeing the smile on his face, Yue Buqun's heart skipped a beat.

"You wouldn't go looking for revenge on those people, would you?"

Yue Buqun asked somewhat uncertainly.

Jiang Ning remained silent.

Yue Buqun's smile froze.

"Don't worry, Master, I know what I'm doing."

Seeing Yue Buqun's expression, Jiang Ning comforted him.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Yue Buqun opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Although Jiang Ning said that, he was somewhat skeptical.

When Jiang Ning went down the mountain to Sichuan last time, he thought Jiang Ning had already cultivated himself in the mountains, but when he went there, he directly wiped out Yu Canghai's entire family.

Now that Jiangning is going down the mountain again, who knows what kind of bloodshed he will unleash next.

Yue Buqun is now somewhat reluctant to let Jiang Ning leave the mountain.

But when the words reached his lips, Yue Buqun couldn't bring himself to say them.

After a long time.

"Don't act rashly, act according to the situation, and leave immediately if there is danger. Don't be reckless."

Yue Buqun said with a hint of helplessness.

In the end, he still chose not to restrict Jiang Ning and chose to give Jiang Ning enough freedom.

"Master, don't worry."

Jiang Ning nodded.

"What are you talking about? Come and have some tangyuan (sweet rice balls)."

At this moment, Ning Zhongze walked into the room carrying a plate.

"It's nothing, Ning'er is just planning to go down the mountain for a trip next month."

Yue Buqun laughed.

"Traveling down the mountain?"

Ning Zhong was somewhat surprised.

Yue Buqun then told her about it.