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

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At this moment, Jiang Ning spoke, but Yue Buqun held out his index finger behind his back, signaling him to stop.

"It's not your turn to speak yet."

Yue Buqun said something in a low voice, then looked at Ren Woxing.

Yue Buqun chuckled and said, "Mr. Ren has been trapped for many years. I suppose he has been dreaming a lot, which has made his speech more interesting."

It was impossible for him to make an appointment; Jiang Ning held an irreplaceable place in his heart.

Jiang Ning is the future of the Huashan Sect. He is still young and has a lot of room for growth. He will surely lead the Huashan Sect to its peak in the future. In Yue Buqun's heart, Jiang Ning's status has already surpassed that of himself.

Yue Buqun would rather die himself than let Jiang Ning die.

Now, whenever I act, I demand that he hand over Jiangning, which undoubtedly angers Yue Buqun to the point that even he, who usually presents himself as a gentleman, has become extremely aggressive in his speech.

"It is true that Ning'er injured your daughter, but my Five Mountains Sword Sect and your Demonic Sect have always been enemies. It was your daughter who sent people to attack Ning'er in Sichuan first, which led to Ning'er chasing after your daughter. If anyone is talking about revenge, it is Yue who should say it. It is not Mr. Ren's place to say such things."

"As for asking me to hand over Ning'er, that's even more ridiculous. I've been traveling the martial world for decades and have never heard such a thing. If you're so capable, Mr. Ren, you can do it now. If you can really slaughter the entire Huashan Sect, then that would be a testament to your skill. Why say such laughable things?"

Yue Buqun still had a smile on his face, but everyone present could clearly hear the sharpness and harshness in his words.

"Devil!"

Compared to Yue Buqun, who could still address Ren Woxing as "Mr. Ren," Tianmen Daoist, who had remained silent but stared at Zuo Lengchan with a death stare, finally spoke, his words quite impolite.

"Everyone should kill the demons of the cult, let alone your daughter, who is the most monstrous of all. So what if we hunt her down? Even if we kill her, it's no big deal. If you want to seek revenge against the Huashan Sect now, feel free to try."

Jiang Ning had saved his life before and helped him a great deal at Mount Tai. Without Jiang Ning single-handedly killing four Taibao, the Mount Tai Sect would have been taken over by Zuo Lengchan long ago. Tianmen Daoist has always kept in mind Jiang Ning's kindness to him and the Mount Tai Sect. Now that Ren Woxing is going to make a move against Jiang Ning, Tianmen Daoist will never sit idly by.

"Amitabha."

Master Dingxian shook her head, chanted a Buddhist prayer, and remained silent, but led the Hengshan disciples to stand beside the Huashan Sect.

"Whoever wants to destroy the Huashan Sect today, then destroy my Emei Sect as well."

At this moment, Abbess Qingzhu, who had remained silent until now, stepped forward in full view of everyone and clearly expressed her strong support for the Huashan Sect. Such an attitude drew the attention of heroes from all over the world.

When did the Emei Sect and the Huashan Sect become so close?

Fang Zheng's eyes flickered almost imperceptibly upon seeing this.

Not long after Abbess Qingzhu stepped forward, someone from the Sun Moon Sect's camp opposite her stared intently at her.

She was a woman dressed as a Miao person.

This Miao woman was beautiful, with very large, captivating eyes.

However, those alluring eyes revealed a chilling killing intent when they looked at Abbess Qingzhu.

Chapter 374: The Third World War

Abbess Qingzhu naturally noticed the Miao girl's piercing gaze.

Master Qingzhu turned her head and immediately realized that these were people from the Five Poisons Sect. She gave a cold laugh and then ignored them.

At this moment, her attention was entirely on Ren Woxing.

Ren Woxing glanced at the various sects of Mount Hua and Mount Tai, then at Abbess Qingzhu, his expression shifting between light and shadow. After a moment, he laughed.

"It seems that Sect Leader Yue is indeed very fond of you as a disciple, so much so that he is willing to risk the lives of dozens of disciples of the Huashan Sect to protect you."

Yue Buqun remained expressionless and silent.

Ren Woxing then looked at Zuo Lengchan.

"Master Zuo, this is a personal feud between me and the Huashan Sect. I'm taking action on your territory today. You have no objection, do you?"

Zuo Lengchan remained silent and expressionless.

No response is the best response.

Ren Woxing said loudly, "Since you sects want to help the Huashan Sect, then I will grant your wish."

"father!"

At this moment, Ren Yingying, who was behind Ren Woxing, looked somewhat surprised and quickly called out.

She did hate Jiang Ning intensely, but they weren't here to start a war.

Ren Woxing's decision was different from their previous plan.

Ren Woxing didn't turn around, but gestured to her with his hands behind his back to keep quiet.

Ren Yingying hesitated, but ultimately remained silent.

"Since you factions are courting death, I will grant your wish."

Faced with the support of Hengshan, Taishan, and Emei Sect for Huashan Sect, Ren Woxing showed no sign of backing down and turned to look at Fang Zheng.

"Abbot, I intend to settle my personal grudges with the Huashan Sect today, so as to avoid getting yourselves splattered with blood. All unrelated persons may descend the mountain now, or watch from the sidelines. But if anyone tries to help the Huashan Sect, they will be making an enemy of me and my Divine Sect."

Not right.

Something is very wrong.

Before anyone else could react to Ren Woxing's words, Fang Zheng sensed something was wrong.

Others may not know Ren Woxing, but Fang Zheng, as the leader of the righteous path, and Ren Woxing, who was the leader of the demonic sect more than a decade ago, are at the very top of the righteous and demonic paths, respectively. Fang Zheng can be said to know Ren Woxing very well.

In the past, Ren Woxing was very domineering and a man of his word. If it were more than ten years ago, Ren Woxing would not have had such patience and would have ordered the followers of the Sun Moon Cult to attack long ago. He would not have explained to them in advance that they should leave first, as he does now.

Ren Woxing didn't take these江湖人士 (jianghu figures) seriously.

This is not Ren Woxing's style.

If it weren't for years of knowing him, Fang Zheng would have thought that Ren Woxing in front of him was someone else in disguise.

Could it be that more than a decade of dark and hopeless imprisonment has changed Ren Woxing's personality?

No.

impossible.

A person's nature cannot be easily changed, especially someone as arrogant and domineering as Ren Woxing. More than ten years of imprisonment would only make him more extreme, not like that.

In just a few seconds, Fang Zheng's mind raced.

suddenly.

Fang Zheng seemed to realize something and glanced at Ren Woxing.

It turned out to be the case.

"Master Ren, please wait."

Fang Zheng opened his mouth.

"Oh? Does the abbot intend to get involved in this mess?"

Ren Woxing turned his gaze to Fang Zheng with an unfriendly look, as if he would attack Shaolin Temple if Fang Zheng said anything wrong.

"Amitabha."

Fang Zheng remained calm, ignoring Ren Woxing's threatening gaze.

"If Leader Ren were to avenge Miss Ren by committing massacres, the Fengchan Platform on Mount Song would surely be awash in blood today, with countless innocent people losing their lives. May Buddha have mercy, and this humble monk truly does not wish to see such a human tragedy occur."

"Oh? So the abbot wants me to let go of my grudges?"

Ren Woxing remained expressionless.

Fang Zheng sighed.

"As the saying goes, revenge only leads to more revenge. Could you please be magnanimous and let this matter go? If you can prevent a disaster from happening to the world, you will have done a great deed."

"Magnanimous? Immeasurably virtuous? Hahahaha."

Ren Woxing burst out laughing.

“Old monk, you’ve misunderstood me. I don’t believe in Buddhism, so merit is useless to me. Moreover, I’m a man of action who seeks revenge. The matter of that brat from the Huashan Sect chasing after my daughter must be settled today, or I will not rest until it’s over.”

"Fight if you want, are you afraid of me?"

Upon hearing Ren Woxing's words, Tianmen Daoist became quite assertive and immediately wanted to start a fight.

"Please calm down, Taoist priest."

Fang Zheng advised Tianmen Daoist to remain silent for now, and continued to say to Ren Woxing, "If Leader Ren insists on not giving up and insists on avenging Miss Ren, how about we settle the matter with martial arts?"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Ren Woxing seemed to become interested.

"tell me the story?"

Seeing the expression on his face, Fang Zheng became even more certain of his thoughts and felt reassured, so he voiced his suggestion.

"Master Ren is seeking revenge for his daughter, and this humble monk is unwilling to witness bloodshed. Why don't we settle this with a duel? Master Ren, your side can select three people to compete, and this humble monk's side will also select three to fight. Three rounds will determine the winner. If this humble monk's side wins two rounds, this matter will be over. If Master Ren's side wins two rounds, then Benefactor Jiang will be dealt with by Master Ren. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Ren Woxing fell into deep thought, as if he were pondering something.

"Best of three?"

As soon as Fang Zheng said this, the martial arts practitioners present started to discuss it, and some of them showed joy on their faces.

"That's good, that's good. If we win, we won't be killed. Even if we lose, only one person will be killed, and it won't affect us. Okay, okay, that's good."

Many people were overjoyed.

After discovering that the other party was a member of the Sun Moon Cult, they had been living in fear. Now that they could watch a battle without being caught in the crossfire, more and more people began to support Fang Zheng's proposal.

"Abbot, why be polite to them? At worst, I'll just die. I will never bow down to the Demonic Sect!"

Tianmen Daoist spoke again, his expression extremely angry.

He disagreed with the proposal. The Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demonic Sect were mortal enemies, and Jiang Ning had done him a great favor. He would never agree to such a proposal.

"Please don't be in a hurry, Taoist priest."

Fang Zheng spoke up to comfort them, then looked at Yue Buqun and Jiang Ning.

"Sect Leader Yue, Benefactor Jiang, what do you two think of my proposal?"

Jiang Ning was about to speak when Yue Buqun spoke first.

"Then let it be as the abbot says, I have no objection."

Yue Buqun agreed.

"Master."

Jiang Ning looked at Yue Buqun and was about to speak when Yue Buqun interrupted him again.

"You don't need to say anything, just rest assured. Your master will never hand you over. Now you can focus on recovering your health."

Upon hearing Yue Buqun's words, Jiang Ning said nothing more.

Having obtained Yue Buqun's consent, Fang Zheng then looked at Ren Woxing, who was still deep in thought.

What is your opinion on the appointment of the instructor?

Ren Woxing glanced at Fang Zheng, but remained expressionless and did not answer.

Fang Zheng's face darkened.

"If Master Ren insists on refusing and wants to stain the Fengchan Terrace on Mount Song with blood, then this old monk will risk his life to stop Master Ren."

Ren Woxing looked coldly at Fang Zheng.

After a while.

"interesting."

Ren Woxing laughed.

"Very well, I will agree."

Upon hearing that Ren Woxing had agreed to the proposal, many martial arts figures finally felt relieved.

Before Fang Zheng could fully relax after hearing this, Ren Woxing spoke again.

"However, I have one condition."

"What are your conditions? Please speak, Master Ren."