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

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A hundred years ago, during the period depicted in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," the Emei Sect favored women over men. Male disciples had a lower status than female disciples, and only female disciples could acquire the sect's superior martial arts skills. The position of sect leader could only be held by female disciples.

But now, the Emei Sect is led by a man named Jin Guang Shangren, and the disciples have been replaced by Taoist priests.

The Emei Sect was originally a Buddhist sect, but it has now become a Taoist sect, completely reversing its nature from a hundred years ago. It is hard to understand what enormous changes have taken place within the Emei Sect over the past century to become what it is today.

Chapter 130: Miao Nu

Early the next morning.

Jiang Ning bid farewell to the Miao family and continued on his way under the reluctant gaze of the Miao child.

They had been traveling for three days and were getting closer and closer to Mount Emei.

After traveling another thirty miles, Jiang Ning stopped to rest in a dilapidated temple.

It wasn't that he didn't want to continue his journey, but rather that it started raining again.

Wow!

Jiang Ning sat inside the dilapidated temple, while outside, raindrops fell densely from the sky like marbles, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier.

A bonfire was lit in Jiangning, and several pigeons were roasting over it.

These pigeons were caught on the road earlier and can be used as food.

After roasting for a while, the pigeon's skin turned yellow, and the fat seeped out from under the skin and dripped into the campfire below, causing a few more sparks to rise.

rustle.

rustle.

Jiang Ning finally finished roasting the pigeon and was about to eat it when footsteps sounded outside the temple.

The footsteps grew closer and closer to the temple.

Jiang Ning's ears twitched slightly.

The footsteps were dense but scattered. One of them was far away from the others and sounded very light, like a woman's footsteps. The footsteps behind were approaching the first one, as if they were chasing after her.

The sound grew closer, and Jiang Ning turned his head to look. A graceful figure appeared at the temple entrance.

"Brother!"

The woman who entered the dilapidated temple saw Jiang Ning eating roasted pigeon and her eyes lit up with joy. She quickly ran over and called out, "Brother!"

Before long, the sound of heavy footsteps outside the temple grew closer and closer, and seven or eight men appeared at the entrance of the dilapidated temple.

"Cabbage, where are you running off to? Come back with us right now!"

One of the older, middle-aged men shouted angrily.

"I'm not going back!"

The woman who had run into the temple earlier hid behind Jiang Ning and shouted at the middle-aged man.

"I won't marry Wengwa, I don't like him!"

"Go back and tell him that I have someone I like, and make him give up on that idea!"

The middle-aged man angrily retorted: "You think you can decide your own marriage? Who is the person you like?"

Gan Lan pointed at Jiang Ning and said, "It's him."

Jiang Ning frowned.

As they entered, he observed them. Judging from their clothing, they were all Miao people. He wondered what had happened to bring them to this dilapidated temple. However, from their conversation, it seemed that the woman was dissatisfied with the marriage arranged for her by her father, so she ran away here and used him as a scapegoat.

The middle-aged man flew into a rage upon hearing this, took a few steps forward to stand in front of Jiang Ning, and demanded, "Was it you who sent Gan Lan here?"

The other Miao people also looked at Jiang Ning with unfriendly expressions.

Jiang Ning glanced at him, then at the Miao girl, seemingly deep in thought. He then turned back to eat the pigeon he had just roasted, saying as he ate.

"No, I don't know her."

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, the Miao woman froze for a moment, and the others couldn't help but be taken aback as well.

The woman called Gan Lan tensed up and called out to Jiang Ning, "Brother."

After saying that, Gan Lan approached Jiang Ning and pleaded in a low voice, "Brother Han, please save me. I don't want to marry Wengwa. They sent people to take me back. If I go back, I will never be able to get out again."

Gan Lan's voice was trembling with tears. She had fair skin, a beautiful appearance, and a clear voice. Even when she spoke with a sob, her voice was still very melodious and pleasant to listen to.

The middle-aged man was clearly surprised by Jiang Ning's answer. After a moment of stunned silence, he flew into a rage: "If Gan Lan didn't know you, would she call you 'brother'? You look respectable, and she ran away from her marriage for you. You tricked Gan Lan into coming here, but when you saw that there were many of us, you didn't dare to admit it. You're a coward! I despise people like you the most!"

"Father, this man is a coward. Don't waste your breath on him. Beat him up and take him back to Wengwa to deal with!"

A young Miao man attacked Jiangning directly.

Jiang Ning frowned and glanced at him.

next second.

Bang!

The young Miao man was sent flying backward, crashing into the gate of the dilapidated temple before falling to the ground, clutching his chest and crying out in pain.

The other Miao people were shocked to see this.

They didn't even see what happened before the young Miao man was sent flying backwards.

"How dare you hit my brother!"

Another young Miao man became furious with Jiang Ning.

Only Jiang Ning could have made that move.

The next second, the young Miao man also rushed up.

Jiang Ning glanced at it again, and with another thud, the young Miao man followed in his brother's footsteps. The two brothers fell one after the other in front of the dilapidated temple, clutching their chests and crying out in pain.

At this point, the other Miao people also realized that Jiang Ning had made the move, and they all looked at Jiang Ning with fear in their eyes.

Maodou, who had just woken up, stared blankly at the scene.

"Okay, you're something else."

One of the Miao people looked at Jiang Ning in shock and anger: "Not only did you steal someone else's bride, but you also beat him up! Everyone, attack him together!"

The remaining Miao people rushed forward.

Two seconds later.

Seven or eight Miao people lay at the entrance of the dilapidated temple, clutching their chests and crying out in pain, their cries echoing throughout the area.

At this moment, the Miao girl named Gan Lan was completely stunned.

She was closest to Jiang Ning and saw things most clearly. Just now, when these Miao people rushed up, she saw Jiang Ning kick them away with one foot each, and the speed was extremely fast, clearly indicating that he was a master.

Seeing this, Gan Lan's expression brightened, and she put her hands on her hips and shouted to the Miao people.

"Aren't you leaving yet? If you anger my brother again, you won't be able to leave."

Gan Lan, feigning intimidation, intimidated the group with an unusually endearing demeanor.

Upon hearing this, the Miao people gritted their teeth, helped each other to their feet, looked at Jiang Ning with apprehension, and retreated from the dilapidated temple step by step until their footsteps faded into the distance.

Gan Lan watched their retreating figures with unusual excitement, then turned to look at Jiang Ning.

"Brother, you..."

Jiang Ning glanced at her, making her swallow her next words.

"Brother Han, thank you for helping me drive them away, otherwise they would have taken me back to get married."

Gan Lan moved a little closer, smiled at Jiang Ning, and her eyes curved into crescent moons.

Jiang Ning fanned the campfire with his hand, eating pigeons while roasting the remaining ones, and said, "They're gone, you can go too."

Just a moment ago, Ganlan was smiling and looking beautiful with the moon, but the next second she had a long face and pouted: "Brother Han, it's raining so hard outside, they can't have gone far. If you chase me away, they will catch me."

Jiang Ning didn't say anything more; he only offered a reminder.

This dilapidated temple doesn't belong to him alone; he can rest here temporarily, and so can others.

The pigeon was roasted until crispy, and Jiang Ning stuck the stick with the pigeon upright on the ground and continued eating.

It tastes good, not too greasy, but it's lacking in salt.

Gulu~

Gulu~

The Miao girl next to me had a rumbling stomach.

Gan Lan rubbed her stomach, licked her lips as she looked at the roasted pigeons, and smiled at Jiang Ning as she approached the campfire: "Brother Han, I didn't eat anything when I came out, I'm so hungry."

Ganlan looked at Jiang Ning pitifully.

Jiang Ning handed over one of the pigeons.

"Thank you, Brother Han."

Gan Lan's eyes lit up, and she happily reached out to take the pigeon. Her fingers seemed to be about to touch Jiang Ning's hand unintentionally, but Jiang Ning subconsciously pulled his fingers away.

"You're a really nice person."

As he ate, Gan Lan spoke to Jiang Ning.

"Brother Han, what's your name?"

"Jiangning."

Gan Lan chuckled and said, "Brother Jiang, where are you from? You don't look like someone from Sichuan."

As they were talking, Jiang Ning had already finished eating a pigeon.

"Shaanxi".

"Oh."

Gan Lan nodded, then asked curiously, "So what are you doing in Sichuan? Just having fun?"

Jiang Ning nodded: "More or less."

Gan Lan became excited upon hearing this: "Where do you want to go? I know Sichuan very well, I'll take you there."

Jiang Ning laughed: "No need, thank you."

Gan Lan looked at him, as if there was something on Jiang Ning's face.

Gan Lan suddenly said, "Brother Jiang, I've seen you with a straight face ever since I came in. I thought you never smiled. You look quite handsome when you smile."

Jiang Ning didn't say anything more and continued eating the pigeon in his hand.

Gan Lan came closer, giggling, "Is Brother Jiang angry?"

She had just run in from outside and was soaked from the rain. Her clothes clung to her body and her hair was stuck to her cheeks. Gan Lan stared at Jiang Ning with wide, curious eyes, her eyelashes fluttering and covered with tiny water droplets.

Jiang Ning glanced at her and said, "No."

He is generally not angry.

Gan Lan stared at him for a while before sitting back down, eating the food in her hand, without saying another word.

Crackling

The dilapidated temple was completely silent, with only the crackling of branches burning in the campfire.

Jiang Ning had finished eating and was resting with his eyes closed, leaning against a Buddha statue enshrined in the dilapidated temple.

It's raining heavily outside, we'll set off tomorrow.

"Brother Jiang, Brother Jiang."

At that moment, the Miao woman's voice rang out again.

At this moment, Gan Lan looked a little awkward and embarrassed.

"Brother Jiang, my clothes are wet and I don't have any spare clothes to borrow. I'll return them to you after they're dried."

A blush crept onto Gan Lan's fair cheeks, and she spoke softly.

Jiang Ning opened his eyes, looked at her, and nodded, saying, "Yes."