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164: Liu Zhengfeng’s entrustmentOn the other side, when Ning Yuan arrived, he only saw Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng, who were heavily injured and dying.

”Headmaster Yue.”

Seeing Ning Yuan appear, Liu Zhengfeng forced himself to rally his spirits and smiled bitterly. ”I never expected that after not seeing you for a few months, I would fall to such a state. Now that my life is nearing its end, I wish to ask Headmaster Yue for a favor.”

Liu Zhengfeng spoke with difficulty.

”Brother Liu, please speak plainly. As long as it is within my power, I will certainly not refuse.”

Ning Yuan stepped forward, crouched down, and said with a solemn expression.

”I have already sent my wife and daughter away in advance, but I worry that they will still be persecuted by the people of the Songshan Sect. I implore you, sir, that one day, if they seek refuge at Mount Hua, I hope Headmaster Yue can take them in and offer some protection.”

”Rest assured, Brother Liu. Your wife and daughter are as my own. I will never let them be mistreated.”

Ning Yuan gripped Liu Zhengfeng’s hand tightly, making a solemn promise.

”With Headmaster Yue’s word, I can rest easy.”

Liu Zhengfeng let out a long sigh of relief.

”Master?”

At this moment, Linghu Chong’s voice suddenly came from behind.

”Senior Qu, Senior Liu...”

Linghu Chong walked over, and upon seeing the heavily injured Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng, he couldn’t help but look at Ning Yuan suspiciously. ”Master, what is this...”

”We were injured by Zuo Lengchan. Fortunately, we encountered Headmaster Yue.”

At this moment, Qu Yang spoke, addressing Ning Yuan solemnly: ”I previously heard that my granddaughter was saved by Headmaster Yue. I have nothing to repay you with. Now, there is only the song that Brother Liu and I composed together, which I gift to Headmaster Yue.”

Qu Yang took the musical score of Smiling Proud Wanderer from his bosom and handed it to Ning Yuan.

Ning Yuan hesitated for a moment before accepting it. ”In that case, I will not refuse.”

Ning Yuan watched them board a small boat and drift toward the center of the lake. As the song ended, there was no more sound.

”Heroes of the world emerge from our generation, once one enters Jianghu, the years hasten by!”

”Master, what do you say Jianghu is?”

Linghu Chong gazed at the small boat, suddenly moved to speak.

”Jianghu is watching the people around you leave one by one, until it is finally your turn.”

Ning Yuan turned around and said indifferently.

Linghu Chong looked at Ning Yuan in surprise and couldn’t help but say, ”Isn’t that too cruel? Is it true that once one enters Jianghu, there is truly no turning back?”

”Wherever there are people, there is Jianghu?”

”Retreat?”

”Where could you retreat to?”

Ning Yuan glanced at Linghu Chong and chuckled. ”It is better to have one’s heart in Jianghu and speak of Jianghu, than to be in Jianghu and resent Jianghu.”

”Let’s go!”

Ning Yuan mounted his horse, turned the horse’s head, and left.

Since Linghu Chong had met Yue Buqun, he naturally could not act alone anymore, so he immediately followed.

Not long after, the group arrived at an inn within Luoyang.

Returning to Luoyang once again, Madam Wang went to the Wang family residence, her face showing sorrow.

”Mother, rest assured, I will definitely avenge Grandfather and Uncle!”

Lin Pingzhi looked at the devastation, his gaze gradually becoming firm.

The Lin family’s great vengeance was basically fulfilled; the enemies were dead.

But the Wang family’s great vengeance had not been avenged in the slightest.

And this vengeance, he wanted to exact with his own hands.

This time, Madam Wang did not try to dissuade Lin Pingzhi; in life, one must always have a goal.

Having a goal meant that Lin Pingzhi would not act recklessly.

That night, the two returned to the inn, and Lin Pingzhi also met Linghu Chong. After some pleasantries, when the group dispersed, Lin Pingzhi sought out Ning Yuan and asked as if casually: ”Master, if a very strong martial art has a major flaw, do you think one should Cultivate it?”

Ning Yuan naturally knew Lin Pingzhi’s thoughts, so he smiled. ”That depends on what your goal is, and what your heart is.”

”If you are a martial arts fanatic, you can naturally give up everything for martial arts.”

”Some things, others cannot help you with; you need to make the decision yourself.”

”I originally intended to teach you the Zixia Divine Skill, but cultivating the Zixia Divine Skill requires perseverance, day after day for decades, and discarding distracting thoughts to make progress. With your great vengeance at hand, I fear you will not be able to endure the wasted time!”

Ning Yuan sighed lightly as he spoke. ”If one cannot persevere, then one’s internal energy will be difficult to increase. This is also the fundamental difference between my Qi Sect and the Sword Sect.”

”Master, I understand. I will definitely not let you down.”

Lin Pingzhi had long since learned about these secrets of the Zixia Divine Skill from Yue Lingshan, so he did not feel surprised.

He wanted to Cultivate the Zixia Divine Skill, but he did not want to waste so much time.

Otherwise, by the time he became strong, he wouldn’t know if Zuo Lengchan was dead or alive.

If he could not personally kill an enemy with his own hands, he would surely regret it for the rest of his life.

Therefore, thinking of these things, Lin Pingzhi’s resolve was set.

The next day, the matter of Yue Buqun protecting the Demonic Cult, his eldest Disciple Linghu Chong associating with the Demonic Cult, and befriending a lecherous thief like Tian Boguang, spread throughout the streets and alleys.

People of Jianghu were all discussing it.

”Is it true or false? The Gentleman Sword would actually protect people of the Demonic Cult?”

”I heard that the Gentleman Sword has always hated evil, and hates the Demonic Cult the most, right?”

”That’s nothing. Back then, when Liu Zhengfeng of Mount Heng colluded with an Elder of the Demonic Cult, the Five Mountains Alliance Chief wanted to kill his whole family to set an example, but was stopped by the Gentleman Sword. Furthermore, his eldest Disciple Linghu Chong also paraded through the streets with people from the Demonic Cult and even became confidants with the flower-plucking thief Tian Boguang. Therefore, it is not strange for the Gentleman Sword to do such a thing.”

”I heard that Yue Buqun intends to compete for the position of Five Mountains Alliance Chief, so he is now at daggers drawn with Zuo Lengchan.”

”Since when did the Gentleman Sword have the strength to fight Zuo Lengchan?”

Once this was said, it caused shock among many people.

Not many people saw the matter in Fuzhou.

”Zuo Lengchan is the Five Mountains Alliance Chief, the number one expert of the Righteous Path. Although the Gentleman Sword has a lot of fame, it is impossible for him to be mentioned in the same breath as Zuo Lengchan! How could he dare to covet the position of Five Mountains Alliance Chief.”

”Even Master Mo Da of Mount Heng dares not face Zuo Lengchan head-on, how could the Gentleman Sword dare to?”

”Back at the Liu residence, the Gentleman Sword dared to openly defy the Five Mountains Alliance Chief’s order flag to protect Liu Zhengfeng. I wonder if the Gentleman Sword really has some connection with the Demonic Cult, which gives him the confidence to deal with Zuo Lengchan.”

Someone suddenly said quietly at this moment.

”What do you mean by that? Are you saying Headmaster Yue colluded with the Demonic Cult?”

There were also people of Jianghu who already disliked the Songshan Sect who immediately retorted, ”I think the behavior of the Songshan Sect is even more like the Demonic Cult than the Demonic Cult itself.”

”What do you mean? Do you dare to say that in front of the people of the Songshan Sect?”

In an instant, people in the restaurant started arguing.

”Master, is what they are saying true? How could Headmaster Yue collude with the Demonic Cult?”

In a corner, a group of nuns sat.

Among them, a young nun spoke hurriedly.

Abbess Dingyi narrowed her eyes slightly and said calmly, ”What is there to panic about? Jianghu rumors are not worth believing. Furthermore, when the Liu residence was saved, we also took action. If this can be labeled as colluding with the Demonic Cult, then our Mount Heng can also be considered to be colluding with the Demonic Cult.”

”I don’t know why Zuo Lengchan is suddenly showing goodwill to us now, wanting to join forces with us to deal with Mount Hua. It seems Headmaster Yue’s strength is indeed unfathomable; he must have threatened Zuo Lengchan, making Zuo Lengchan feel wary, which is why his attitude has changed.”

Abbess Dingyi said with a calm face.

Although sometimes she could be misled by rumors, as a Sect Head, she could indeed see through many things.

”Master, then Zuo Lengchan invited us to discuss matters. Should we go or not?”

At this moment, another older nun asked.

”Naturally we must go. If we don’t go, how will we know what devilish scheme Zuo Lengchan is plotting?”

Abbess Dingyi flicked her horsetail whisk and said indifferently.

On the other side.

Plum Manor.

Having lurked for many days, Xiang Wentian discovered some clues and finally could not help but appear directly.

”Three, I only want to ask one thing: where is the person imprisoned below Plum Manor?”

Xiang Wentian asked solemnly.

Because for the past few days, he had discovered that Hei Baizi, one of the Four Friends of Plum Manor, had not appeared, and at the same time, he had not seen any of the three go to deliver food.

Moreover, this Plum Manor had been renovated, as if to cover up something.

Therefore, Xiang Wentian asked directly.

”Who are you?”

Dan Qingsheng and Tu Biweng looked at each other, their hearts trembling simultaneously. Then, Dan Qingsheng stepped forward. ”We don’t know what you mean. Plum Manor is just Plum Manor; there is nothing below. I think you have found the wrong place.”

Although he said this, the subconscious dodging of eyes by Dan Qingsheng and Tu Biweng betrayed them.

Moreover, when Xiang Wentian arrived here, he had already investigated clearly.