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

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Previously, Yue Buqun warned him to be wary because of his deep thoughts and that his martial arts skills were inferior to Zuo Lengchan's, let alone his own. However, after their last parting at Mount Hua, he discovered that Yue Buqun's martial arts skills had also become extremely profound and unpredictable.

Fang Zheng still remembers the move Yue Buqun made in the chess pavilion last time.

With a simple wave of his hand, he swept away all the dust in the pavilion, which shows that Yue Buqun's internal strength was extremely profound.

Having such profound martial arts skills, yet keeping them hidden all this time, now is the perfect opportunity for Fang Zheng to see Yue Buqun's true strength.

Ren Woxing looked at Yue Buqun and suddenly laughed.

"I have heard that the Purple Cloud Divine Skill is the best among the Nine Skills of Mount Hua. I see that Mr. Yue's divine light is restrained and his aura is extraordinary. It seems that he has already mastered the Purple Cloud Divine Skill."

Ren Woxing did not agree immediately, but instead started chatting with Yue Buqun.

Hearing Ren Woxing's words, Yue Buqun remained expressionless, neither denying nor speaking.

So far, only he, Jiang Ning, and Ning Zhongze know about the Innate Skill; no one else knows.

Ren Woxing was still talking.

"Speaking of the Zixia Divine Skill, I am reminded of an old story."

Ren Woxing continued, "I've heard that the Zixia Divine Skill is extremely difficult to master, requiring decades to reach its peak. In the past few hundred years, only the previous headmaster of the Huashan Sect, Master Ning, has mastered it. I wonder if we'll have to add another Master Yue now."

Upon hearing Ren Woxing mention his father, Ning Zhongze was the first to step forward.

"Demon, my husband wants to have a second round with you, but you keep refusing and bringing up the Huashan Sect again."

Ren Woxing laughed.

"Miss Ning, please don't be anxious. I just thought of some things and wanted to say them. Did I mention your father and make you sad?"

Ning Zhongze snorted coldly.

Ren Woxing continued, "Speaking of this Sect Leader Ning, he seems to be Mr. Yue's master as well. More than 20 years ago, this Sect Leader Ning was quite extraordinary. In the battle of sword qi, he single-handedly defeated more than ten people from the Sword Sect, all thanks to the Purple Cloud Divine Skill."

When Ren Woxing mentioned the most tragic internal strife within the Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun's expression turned cold.

But Ren Woxing seemed oblivious and continued, "The previous leader of the Huashan Sect was extremely skilled in martial arts. It's a pity that I hadn't become the leader of the Divine Sect at that time, otherwise I would definitely have had a match with such a master."

Ren Woxing now appears to be dressed as a middle-aged man, but like Yue Buqun, he looks very young because of his martial arts training. In reality, he is over sixty years old. However, even more than twenty years ago, he was only a high-ranking member of the Sun Moon Sect, not the sect leader. He became the sect leader after the sword qi dispute occurred in the Huashan Sect.

After Ren Woxing took over as leader of the Sun Moon Sect, the Huashan Sect had already declined. He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to conquer the Five Mountains Sword Sects in one fell swoop to establish his prestige within the sect, but he failed several times due to various reasons. Finally, when the Star Absorbing Technique went wrong, Dongfang Bubai suddenly rebelled, and he was imprisoned in the dark and sunless West Lake prison.

However, he was also quite clear about the details of the Huashan sword qi dispute back then.

"However, although the previous leader of the Huashan Sect was highly skilled in martial arts, his actions were not very upright."

Ren Woxing changed the subject and said again.

His words immediately made Ning Zhongze's eyebrows furrow, and with a clang, she drew her sword and pointed it at Ren Woxing.

"You devil, how dare you insult my father!"

The previous leader of Mount Hua was Ning Zhongze's father. Since Ning Zhongze was brought to Mount Hua by her father when she was thirteen, she had been listening to her father's stories. From a young age, she regarded her father as a role model and her pride, and she would never allow anyone to slander her father. Now, when she heard Ren Woxing say such a sentence, the hot-tempered Ning Zhongze could not hold back.

Ning Zhongze was furious, as if he was about to chop down Ren Woxing at any moment.

"Why are you angry, Miss Ning? I am merely stating a fact."

Ren Woxing smiled, ignoring Ning Zhongze's anger, and turned to look at Yue Buqun.

Yue Buqun looked at him with a cold expression.

"Sect Leader Yue."

Ren Woxing laughed and said, "If your master hadn't used tricks to defeat the Sword Sect back then, the Sword Sect would be in charge of the Huashan Sect now. You, Yue Buqun, would have no chance of becoming the Huashan Sect Leader, and you probably wouldn't even know where you are now, let alone enjoy your current glory."

Ren Woxing's words left the martial arts practitioners present looking at each other in bewilderment.

Ok?

There is gossip.

Hearing Ren Woxing's words, Yue Buqun remained expressionless and did not respond to Ren Woxing.

Ning Zhongze, however, couldn't help but question him again.

"Devil!"

Ning Zhongze glared at Ren Woxing: "Explain yourself clearly in public. What methods did my father use back then? If you can't explain it clearly, I will fight you to the death!"

Ning Zhongze was still young at the time and did not know the specifics of the sword qi dispute, but Yue Buqun already understood what Ren Woxing was trying to say.

"Hahaha, since Miss Ning insists on getting to the bottom of this, then I will tell you the story."

Ren Woxing laughed loudly.

"Miss Ning, before I reveal the truth, I have a question for you."

Ning Zhongze snorted coldly and remained silent.

Ren Woxing didn't take it to heart and asked, "Miss Ning, who do you think had the highest martial arts skills in the Huashan Sect back then?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ning Zhongze blurted out, "Naturally, it's my father!"

"Back then, my father single-handedly defeated more than ten masters from the Sword Sect atop Jade Maiden Peak, thus laying the foundation for our Huashan Sect,"

"Humph."

Ren Woxing sneered.

"I don't think so. In my opinion, your father is not the strongest. There is at least one person in the Sword Sect who can definitely compare to him."

"who is it?"

Ning Zhongze frowned and asked a question.

By this time, Yue Buqun and Jiang Ning already understood who Ren Woxing was referring to.

"The wind is clear!"

As expected, Ren Woxing uttered those three words.

"Back then, when your Huashan Sword Qi Sect split into two factions, it was ostensibly because the two factions had different philosophies, but in reality it was a power struggle. Back then, in order to drive out the Sword Qi Sect and take control of the Huashan Sect, your Qi Sect plotted to transfer away Feng Qingyang, a master of the Sword Qi Sect. Without Feng Qingyang, this top master, your Qi Sect was able to win the Sword Qi Sect struggle and slaughter all the disciples of the Sword Qi Sect."

Ren Woxing shouted loudly, and his words spread throughout the Fengchan Terrace on Mount Song.

Linghu Chong was shocked when Ren Woxing said these words.

Uncle-Master Feng was transferred back then? Why didn't you tell me?

The crowd of martial arts practitioners were already in an uproar, but before they could even discuss it, Ren Woxing pointed at Feng Buping.

"You are a disciple of the Sword Sect and participated in the Sword Qi Competition back then. You should understand what I am saying very well. Is what I said true? Have you disciples of the Sword Sect been dissatisfied with the despicable methods used by the Qi Sect all these years?"

"what?"

At this moment, Feng Buping looked somewhat bewildered, not yet having processed Ren Woxing's words.

Is Uncle Feng a member of our Sword Sect? How come I, a disciple of the Sword Sect, don't know him?

Chapter 381: A Young Man with a Sharp Tongue

"You're talking nonsense!"

Ning Zhongze was already furious.

"Back then, Uncle Feng missed the sword qi competition because he wanted to go to Jiangnan to get married. What does that have to do with my father!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Ren Woxing, however, laughed uncontrollably.

"Speaking of this matter, your father did something extremely despicable. He disguised a courtesan as a wealthy young lady and tricked Feng Qingyang into going to Jiangnan to get married. By the time he returned to Mount Hua, your Qi Sect had already won. When Feng Qingyang came back, it was too late to turn the tide. Everything I have said is true."

Ren Woxing chuckled coldly and said, "Master Feng Qingyang's swordsmanship was divine back then, and no one in the martial world could rival him. Even I admire him greatly. If he were still at Mount Hua and had participated in the sword qi contest, your Qi Sect might not have been able to defeat the Sword Sect."

Wow!

Many people in the martial arts world were in an uproar.

Since the reunification of the Huashan Sword and Qi sects last year, the conflict between the Huashan Sword and Qi sects has spread throughout the martial arts world. Some martial arts practitioners know about this past event, but they don't pay much attention to it. At most, they just discuss how an internal strife could cause the once powerful Huashan sect to decline to its current state.

But now, when the many martial arts figures present heard Ren Woxing mention this past event of the Huashan Sect again, especially recounting the various details of that year, they were all incredulous at this explosive news.

Most of them didn't know who Feng Qingyang was, but since Ren Woxing had mentioned the name and the Huashan Sect members didn't deny it, it meant that this person did exist.

"You're talking nonsense! My father would never do such a thing!"

Ning Zhongze was so angry that her hand holding the sword was trembling. Her eyes were blazing with fire as she looked at Ren Woxing, unable to control herself and wanting to kill him, but Yue Lingshan and Linghu Chong held her back tightly.

"Please calm down, Master's wife."

Linghu Chong anxiously advised.

Yue Lingshan also said, "Mother, this is the devil deliberately trying to provoke you. Don't fall for his trick."

However, Ning Zhongze was extremely angry at this moment and wouldn't listen to her. If Linghu Chong's martial arts skills hadn't been higher than Ning Zhongze's, the two of them wouldn't have been able to restrain her.

"hey-hey."

Ren Woxing chuckled and said, "Although this matter was your Huashan Sect's affair back then, it wasn't unknown to everyone."

Ren Woxing looked at Fang Zheng.

“Great monks, you should all be well aware of this matter.”

"Amitabha."

Fang Zheng, who was called out, said: "This matter is an internal affair of the Huashan Sect, and twenty-five years have passed since then. I am not very clear about this matter. However, I have had contact with Sect Leader Ning a few times back then, and I believe that given Sect Leader Ning's character, he would not do such a thing."

The Shaolin Temple was indeed very clear about the sword and qi conflict of the Huashan Sect, and they knew it better than anyone else. Fang Zheng naturally knew whether what Ren Woxing said was true or false, but at this moment he could not say it out loud, he could not say it in front of the world, and could only use these ambiguous words.

Ren Woxing chuckled.

"You can know a person's face but not their heart, Great Monk. Some people look righteous and awe-inspiring, but who knows how many dirty tricks they are hiding behind the scenes. Just like our Grand Master Zuo, he says that the Five Mountains Sword Sects are one family, but who knows how many shameful things he has done in secret. Don't you agree? Grand Master Zuo? Why don't you say anything? Grand Master Zuo?"

Zuo Lengchan, who had been watching the commotion without saying a word, was called out by Ren Woxing again, and at this moment he snorted coldly.

"I am indeed not as consistent as Mr. Ren, who is a devil inside and out, and does the things that a devil does."

The current situation has nothing to do with his Songshan Sect for the time being, and he doesn't intend to say anything more. But since Ren Woxing has pointed something out to him, he naturally has to retort.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Ren Woxing burst out laughing.

"Although I don't like you, Master Zuo, I still acknowledge what you said. At least I am true to myself, I dare to admit what I do, and I kill people without hesitation. Unlike you, Master Zuo, who is utterly hypocritical. You hate someone to death in your heart, but you never show it and secretly use countless dirty tricks."

Zuo Lengchan stopped humming and couldn't be bothered to argue with him anymore.

Ren Woxing had no intention of continuing to argue with him.

"Some people are like that; they may appear to be very upright and virtuous on the surface, but they are actually hypocrites behind the scenes."

Ren Woxing looked at Yue Buqun, as if he had suddenly discovered something, and said, "Sect Leader Yue, I heard that your master is also a gentleman, just like you."

Yue Buqun didn't bother to respond to Ren Woxing, but Ren Woxing's words made Fang Zheng think of something, and he couldn't help but look at Yue Buqun.

It felt like a familiar face.

Fang Zheng finally remembered why he had been so wary of Yue Buqun before.

This is all because of the new leader of Mount Hua.

Ning Zhongze's father also had the appearance of a refined gentleman, and now Yue Buqun's image is exactly the same as his master's.

Fang Zheng had met Yue Buqun's master a few times. He greatly admired and appreciated the Master Ning, whose gentlemanly demeanor and gentle manners impressed him greatly.

But after learning what Sect Leader Ning had done in the sword qi contest, he found it hard to believe that such a person would do such a thing.

Later, as Yue Buqun gradually made a name for himself in the martial arts world and even earned the title of Gentleman Sword, Fang Zheng felt that Yue Buqun's temperament was very similar to his master's. In addition, given that Yue Buqun's master had done such a thing, Fang Zheng became very wary of Yue Buqun.

"Devil!"

Linghu Chong could no longer hold back.

"If what you say is true, and Master Feng was really deceived by my grandmaster, and he is highly skilled in martial arts, why didn't he take revenge on us after returning?"

Linghu Chong felt he had a lot to say on this.

He had personally met Feng Qingyang. If what happened back then was really as Ren Woxing said, then why would Feng Qingyang have lived in seclusion on Mount Hua for decades? Why didn't he take revenge on their Qi Sect? Why would he be so kind to him, a disciple of the Qi Sect? And why would he even teach him such a peerless sword technique as the Dugu Nine Swords?

Ren Woxing glanced at Linghu Chong.