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Bu Jie took several steps back, and this time he felt unsteady on his feet.
Jiang Ning stepped forward and kicked at him, but Bu Jie crossed his arms in front of his chest to block.
Bang!
Bu Jie let out a muffled groan, feeling a burning pain in both arms. However, Jiang Ning did not stop. He used one leg to kick Bu Jie in the chest, making him spin around in mid-air. Bu Jie was kicked to the ground.
"Junior Brother Jiang, please show mercy!"
Jiang Ning only stopped when Zheng E's panicked voice rang out.
At this moment, Bu Jie felt excruciating pain all over his body and looked disheveled.
Zheng E was stunned when she saw this.
Three punches and two kicks?
Chapter 535: Unrestrained
Zheng E was completely stunned by what she saw.
Bu Jie is now making no secret of his identity within the Hengshan Sect. The Hengshan disciples all know his identity and that his martial arts skills are very high, even higher than San Ding's. However, Zheng E did not expect that Bu Jie would be defeated by Jiang Ning with just a few punches and kicks.
That's right, it's exactly what it sounds like – a few punches and kicks.
"father!"
Seeing Bujie kicked to the ground, Yilin turned pale with fright and rushed over to help him up, saying as she did so.
"Father, how are you?"
"Hi~"
Bu Jie's arms were burning with pain, especially after being pulled by Yi Lin. He said repeatedly, "Let go, let go, Dad will get up by himself."
Now that Bu Jie had regained his senses and Jiang Ning had stopped making a move, Zheng E finally came to his senses and quickly stepped forward to Bu Jie, saying, "Master Bu Jie, Junior Brother Jiang and Senior Brother Linghu are from the Huashan Sect, they are our own people. You have misunderstood."
"My junior brother was a bit too heavy-handed, please don't mind, Master."
Linghu Chong stepped forward, cupped his hands in apology.
After all, Jiang Ning had indeed hit him quite hard, but Linghu Chong knew that Jiang Ning was venting his anger on his behalf.
Although the fight was rather inexplicable and the responsibility lay with Bujie, they were not enemies after all. Linghu Chong still hoped to resolve the conflict peacefully and avoid leaving any lingering resentment in the other party's heart.
Bu Jie also stood up. After hearing Zheng E's words, he looked at Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong and was speechless.
What a shame.
Yilin looked earnestly at Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong.
"Brother Linghu, Junior Brother Jiang, I'm sorry. My father is just too concerned about me. Please don't be angry, Brother Linghu and Junior Brother Jiang Ning."
"it's okay no problem."
Linghu Chong waved his hands repeatedly to indicate that it was alright.
"I'm so sorry, you two. I was too impulsive and almost hurt you just now."
Hearing his daughter apologize on his behalf, Bu Jie couldn't save face and apologized to Linghu Chong as well.
"We became friends after a fight, hahaha."
Linghu Chong laughed heartily.
Jiang Ning then cupped his hands and said, "Master, I was a little too heavy-handed in the heat of the moment. Please don't take offense."
Bu Jie looked at Jiang Ning, unsure of what to say, and nodded, saying, "It's not your fault."
The fight was a misunderstanding, but fortunately nothing serious happened. Apart from sore arms, Bu Jie was fine and had no internal injuries.
The group prepared to leave, but the atmosphere was somewhat silent.
As Zheng E walked, she would occasionally glance at Jiang Ning out of the corner of her eye.
Today's events truly surprised her, and she was also shocked by the strength Jiang Ning had displayed.
Thankfully, they weren't enemies.
Zheng E couldn't help but think to herself.
"Junior brother, you were a bit too heavy-handed just now."
Linghu Chong and Jiang Ning walked closer together. He glanced at Bu Jie not far away and Yi Lin, who was supporting Bu Jie, and then turned back to Jiang Ning and whispered something.
"Thank you nonetheless."
Jiang Ning didn't say anything, but said, "Senior Brother, you should learn more martial arts."
Although Linghu Chong refrained from drawing his sword or retaliating when fighting Bujie, considering Bujie's identity, his martial arts skills were indeed lacking, and he couldn't even withstand more than a few moves.
Linghu Chong is somewhat unbalanced. In the past, he was very skilled in swordsmanship, but his internal strength and fist and foot techniques were his weaknesses. Now, after consuming the Great Rejuvenation Pill, which increased his internal strength by twenty years, and with the Zixia Divine Skill nearing completion, his internal strength is no longer a weakness. However, his fist and foot techniques are still very poor. This means that if he doesn't have a sword in hand, it will be difficult for him to fully utilize his martial arts skills.
"This...hehe."
Linghu Chong scratched his head and chuckled.
"Those two leg techniques you just used were from the Twelve-Road Tan Leg style?"
Suddenly, Bu Jie's voice rang out.
Jiang Ning looked over upon hearing the sound and found Bu Jie staring at him.
Jiang Ning nodded.
"good."
The two kicks he delivered while fighting Bujie were from the Lion Playing in the Water from the Twelve Styles of Tan Tui.
The Lion Playing in the Water is an advanced leg technique in the Twelve-Road Tan Leg style. It uses the kicking and stomping leg techniques from the Lion Playing in the Water style.
Bu Jie asked curiously, "How did you learn this leg technique?"
The Twelve-Road Tan Leg is a Shaolin leg technique, and Jiang Ning, a member of the Huashan Sect, also knows this leg technique.
Jiang Ning replied, "I learned it in the Sutra Repository of the Southern Shaolin Temple."
Southern Shaolin?
Bu Jie, Yi Lin, and Zheng E were taken aback.
Especially Bu Jie, whose eyes widened in shock upon hearing the name of the Southern Shaolin Temple.
Bu Jie looked at Jiang Ning.
"The Sutra Repository is a very important place in Shaolin Temple. How did you get in?"
Before Jiang Ning could speak, Linghu Chong interrupted, "Last year when we visited the Southern Shaolin Temple, my junior brother broke the Southern Shaolin Temple's 108 Arhat Formation, so he was able to enter the Sutra Repository and read all of the Southern Shaolin Temple's martial arts manuals."
Arhat Formation?
They had indeed heard the rumor that as long as they could pass through the Shaolin Arhat Formation, they could enter the Sutra Pavilion, but what the hell was this 108 Arhat Formation?
Zheng E and Yi Lin were so shocked by the news that they were speechless.
Bu Jie's gaze changed even more.
"You went all by yourself?"
Jiang Ning was about to answer when Linghu Chong spoke first.
"My junior brother and I tried to break through the formation together, but my martial arts skills were not good enough and I failed. However, my junior brother broke through the Shaolin Temple's 108 Arhat Formation all by himself!"
Jiang Ning tried to speak twice, but Linghu Chong beat him to it. Jiang Ning couldn't help but look over and saw that Linghu Chong was holding his head high with a proud expression, as if he was the one who had successfully broken through the formation.
Do not refrain from speaking.
No wonder the opponent is so powerful; he was able to beat him up like this in just a few moves. Judging from the opponent's calm and composed demeanor, it seems that he didn't use his full strength just now.
"You're Jiang Ning?"
Bu Jie asked.
Although it is a question, it is a statement of fact.
The only person with the surname Jiang who could defeat him so easily and break through the Shaolin Arhat Formation alone, and who is also a young man from the Huashan Sect, is Jiang Ningning, the infamous King Yama, who has been notorious in the martial arts world in recent years.
Jiang Ning nodded.
"It's the junior."
Bu Jie fell silent and sighed.
"Talented people emerge in every generation, and the later generations surpass the old ones."
This is a monster.
Without being cautious, he began to make his own assessment.
Jiang Ning was also sizing him up. At this moment, Jiang Ning was not thinking about the other party's identity as Yilin's father, but about the conversation he had overheard between Lingxuan and Buhuo outside Lingxuan Zen Master's room that night at Southern Shaolin.
It seems that the person Bujie, who was mentioned by Buhuo as someone who defected from the Southern Shaolin Temple, is the one standing before us.
Sure enough, before Jiang Ning could continue thinking, Bu Jie looked at him again and brought up something.
"You visited the Southern Shaolin Temple last year. Did you meet Abbot Lingxuan?"
Jiang Ning nodded. "I saw him."
Upon hearing this, Bu Jie paused, as if he were thinking about something.
"Is he... alright?"
Jiang Ning said, "Zen Master Lingxuan has already passed away."
"what?"
Bu Jie was taken aback for a moment, then looked at him with disbelief.
"Impossible. Although he was old, he still had at least a few years left to live. How could he have passed away so soon?"
Chapter 536: Hengshan (Arrogant, Martial Emperor 3/8)
Bu Jie's reaction was so strong that even Zheng E and Yi Lin were surprised.
However, Jiang Ning already had a guess in his heart and had anticipated Bu Jie's reaction.
“Master Lingxuan passed away the night before my fellow disciple and I left. The current abbot of the Southern Shaolin Temple is Master Bu Huo.”
Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Bu Jie stared blankly into space.
Yilin, Zheng E, and Linghu Chong were all puzzled as to why Bujie reacted so strongly to the news.
However, Bu Jie quickly regained his senses, and his expression returned to calm.
His gaze fell upon Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong, his thoughts unreadable.
Jiang Ning glanced at him.
Judging from the other party's reaction just now, it seems that he has feelings for Zen Master Lingxuan. Considering that he once heard Zen Master Lingxuan forbid Buhuo from sending people to arrest Bujie, it shows that Zen Master Lingxuan also has feelings for Bujie.
Why would the other party defect from the Southern Shaolin Temple?
Jiang Ning glanced at Yilin again before looking away.
But Bu Jie turned his gaze to him and Linghu Chong, finally looking at Linghu Chong.
"I just heard my daughter call you Brother Linghu, are you Linghu Chong?"
Upon hearing this, Linghu Chong replied, "It is indeed this junior."
Bu Jie said, "A few years ago, that lecherous scoundrel Tian Boguang bullied my daughter. Thanks to your desperate rescue, my daughter was not violated. Great monk, thank you very much."
Linghu Chong felt flattered and quickly said, "Master, there's no need for that. My junior sister Yilin and I are allied brothers and sisters. It's only right that we help each other when one of us is in trouble. Besides, punishing evil and upholding justice is what we righteous people should do."
Bu Jie nodded, showing some goodwill towards Linghu Chong.
“Your martial arts skills were inferior to Tian Boguang’s at the time, yet you still risked your life to save him. You are a true hero. And coincidentally, my daughter Yilin also likes you. Why don’t you two get married and make him my great monk’s son-in-law?”
Bu Jie's words were astonishing, not only surprising Linghu Chong, but also greatly astonishing Yilin and Zheng E.