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

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Chapter 396: The Prelude to the Melee

night.

"Master, are you saying that Zuo Lengchan's self-criticism of martial arts was too easy, and that there might be a trap?"

Jiang Ning asked.

"good."

Yue Buqun nodded.

“A man like Zuo Lengchan wouldn’t give up so easily, but he didn’t hesitate at all. I’m afraid there’s something fishy going on.”

Although Zhenshanzi and Abbess Dingxian had personally examined Zuo Lengchan and confirmed that he was now a cripple, the suspicious Yue Buqun remained skeptical.

"Speaking of today's competition, I intended to kill him during the match, but I never expected that his last palm strike would be so strange."

Yue Buqun continued.

He then recounted in detail the events of his duel with Zuo Lengchan.

"There is no such palm technique in the Songshan Sect. I have never seen such a palm technique in all my years of traveling the world. It must have been created by Zuo Lengchan himself."

Yue Buqun couldn't help but say, "His palm technique is indeed powerful. His palm strike even caused my body to stiffen. If I didn't have this much internal energy, I probably wouldn't have been able to withstand it."

However, Yue Buqun stopped speaking after saying a few words.

"Tomorrow's farewell banquet will probably be a feast with no substance."

Yue Buqun continued.

Even now that things have come to this, Zuo Lengchan still tries to persuade them to stay, and Tianmen Daoist actually agrees. This scene is extremely strange.

Yue Buqun wanted to ask Tianmen Daoren, but Tianmen Daoren remained silent the whole way and went to his room to rest after returning. Yue Buqun didn't know what he was thinking.

"In short, we must be extra careful. I have a feeling that Zuo Lengchan will not let this go."

Yue Buqun thought for a moment, then gave Jiang Ning some instructions before getting up.

"I'm going to see your Uncle Tianmen; I'm worried about him..."

Yue Buqun didn't finish speaking, but Jiang Ning already understood what he meant.

"Master, let me go with you."

Jiang Ning also got up.

"Alright."

Yue Buqun nodded, and the two left the house and headed towards the guest rooms of the Taishan Sect. On the way, they happened to meet Abbess Dingxian and Abbess Qingzhu.

The two nuns walked hand in hand under the moonlight, seemingly enjoying a pleasant conversation.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, Abbess Dingxian immediately asked a question.

"Sect Leader Yue, are you planning to go find Daoist Tianmen?"

Yue Buqun nodded.

"good."

A hint of worry appeared in Master Dingxian's eyes.

Yue Buqun asked, "Two nuns, are you also here?"

Master Dingxian and Qingzhu nodded.

The two of them were also planning to go find the Taoist Tianmen.

"In that case, let's go together."

Yue Buqun extended an invitation.

The two nuns nodded.

"Sect Leader Yue, have you decided on a name for the alliance of the Huashan, Emei, and Hengshan sects?"

On the way, Abbess Qingzhu asked a question.

Yue Buqun shook his head.

"Not yet."

After descending from the Fengchan Terrace, Abbess Dingxian learned about the alliance with the Emei Sect. Unsurprisingly, Abbess Dingxian had no objection to it and even welcomed the alliance.

San Ding had already met with Abbess Qingzhu and had a very good impression of this Emei Sect Leader, especially Abbess Dingyi.

Master Qingzhu also greatly admired Master Dingyi's temperament.

The five factions have no objections to the alliance now; all that's needed is a suitable opportunity to announce the alliance to the world.

After discussing with Abbess Qingzhu, Abbess Dingyi, and Mr. Mo Da, Yue Buqun unanimously decided to officially announce the news in October, at Abbess Qingzhu's inauguration ceremony.

The Hengshan and Hengshan sects have now agreed that after descending Songshan tomorrow, they will not return to their respective sects. Instead, they will go to Huashan to rest for a few days and then travel together to the Emei sect in Sichuan.

When Yue Buqun, Jiang Ning, and their group arrived at the guest room area where the Taishan Sect was staying, they were surprised to find that someone was already waiting for them.

"Mr. Mo? You're here so early too?"

Yue Buqun was somewhat surprised.

Master Mo chuckled and said, "Sect Leader Yue, you all must be worried about something as you come here together. That's why I've been waiting for you all here."

Nobody is a fool. Tianmen Daoist, who has the greatest hatred for Zuo Lengchan, chose to stay for the night. Not only Yue Buqun, but everyone else guessed that Tianmen Daoist might fight the Songshan Sect tonight, so Yue Buqun also chose to stay. The leaders of various sects also came here by coincidence.

"In that case, let's go in."

Yue Buqun said this, and then found a disciple from Mount Tai and asked him to go find the Taoist of Tianmen.

"Please wait a moment, fellow disciples. I will go and inform the sect leader immediately."

The Taishan disciple dared not be careless and hurriedly went to report. Not long after, a group of Taishan Taoists rushed over.

Approaching from the front was Daoist Tiansong.

"Sect Leaders, Senior Brother Tianmen has gone missing."

Master Tiansong had an anxious look on his face.

"What? It's gone?"

Several people's expressions changed.

"When did it disappear? When did you find it?"

Master Dingxian pressed for an answer.

Taoist Tiansong shook his head bitterly.

"We just found out too. After our senior brother returned, he said he wanted to go back to his room to rest and asked us not to disturb him."

"not good!"

Yue Buqun's gaze sharpened slightly, and he exchanged a glance with Jiang Ning.

The two turned around at the same time and sped off towards the Songshan Sect.

"Huh? Sect Leader Yue? Junior Nephew Jiang?"

Daoist Tiansong called out hurriedly, but Yue Buqun and Jiang Ning had already disappeared.

"Go back and gather your men quickly."

Master Mo and Abbess Dingxian also realized what was happening and quickly went back to gather their respective sects' disciples.

……

"Senior brother, Junior Brother Tang has already gone down the peak to inform them. In an hour, all those people will arrive at Shengguan Peak."

Lu Bai said respectfully.

At this moment, Zuo Lengchan was sitting in the main seat of the hall with his eyes slightly closed.

Zuo Lengchan did not open his eyes after hearing Lu Bai's words, but simply nodded slightly.

"Ah."

Lu Bai, Ding Mian, and the others exchanged glances.

Ding Mian asked cautiously, "Senior brother, why are you transferring all those people to the summit? Is it because..."

Zuo Lengchan remained silent, only glancing at him before closing his eyes.

Ding Mian and the others perked up, and one of the bodyguards said with resentment.

"These factions have suffered such a great humiliation before the world in front of my Songshan Sect today. I swear I will not be a man if I do not avenge this!"

As Zuo Lengchan's junior brothers, they all understood Zuo Lengchan's plan.

These bodyguards were furious about what had happened today.

Zuo Lengchan let them make a racket.

After the bodyguards finished speaking, they all looked at Zuo Lengchan.

"Master Brother."

Fei Bin looked at Zuo Lengchan and said, "No matter what, you are our sect leader and senior brother. We, your fellow disciples, only recognize you as the sect leader of Songshan Sect."

"Yes, senior brother, we all only recognize you as our sect leader!"

The other bodyguards also spoke up.

Upon hearing these words, Zuo Lengchan opened his eyes, looked at them, and finally spoke.

"You guys go down first."

"Senior brother..."

Seeing this, Fei Bin assumed that Zuo Lengchan was still heartbroken over his self-inflicted martial arts failure, and quickly tried to comfort him, but Zuo Lengchan waved his hand.

"Everyone, please leave. Let me have some peace and quiet."

Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to take their leave, leaving only Zuo Lengchan in the empty hall.

Zuo Lengchan sat expressionlessly in the main seat, his posture upright, gazing at the starry sky outside the door, lost in thought.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of faint footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, pulling Zuo Lengchan back to reality.

Zuo Lengchan looked toward the main entrance.

A figure stood in front of the gate.

"Left."

"cold."

"Zen!"

Tianmen Daoist held his sword, looking at Zuo Lengchan sitting in the main seat not far away, his eyes filled with deep hatred.

……

"Why are there so many people?"

Yue Buqun and Jiang Ning also arrived at the Zen temple where Zuo Lengchan lived, and both of them discovered something.

At this time, many disciples of the Songshan Sect, who were shrouded in darkness, were carrying swords, along with a large number of martial arts practitioners.

"who!"

Disciples from Mount Song discovered them.

"They're from the Huashan Sect!"

Some sharp-eyed people noticed that Jiang Ning's clothes were Huashan Sect attire.

"Kill them! Don't let them go back and report!"

A disciple from Mount Song shouted.

Upon hearing this, the group of martial arts practitioners who were not from the Songshan Sect rushed over along with the Songshan disciples.

Yue Buqun's face darkened at this moment.

"Leave this to me. Go in and see if your Uncle Tianmen is inside."

Yue Buqun made a decisive move. After saying something to Jiang Ning, he immediately rushed into the crowd and began to kill. The next second, screams rang out from the crowd.