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

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Feng Qingyang gestured to Linghu Chong's hands with his eyes.

"oh oh."

Linghu Chong realized what was happening, but instead of going down the mountain, he went straight into the cave and soon came out with two jars.

"You hid the wine in the cave?"

Feng Qingyang was taken aback when he saw this.

Linghu Chong nodded. "Yes."

It wasn't a good place to store wine at the foot of the mountain, so he moved all his stock to the cave at the Cliff of Contemplation.

This is a good place; almost no one else comes here except him. It's safe and secluded.

Feng Qingyang looked into the cave and asked, "How many jars did you hide?"

Linghu Chong plopped down and casually replied, "Seven or eight jars, I don't know."

Feng Qingyang nodded thoughtfully, then sat down opposite Linghu Chong.

"Go ahead."

puff~

Linghu Chong pulled out the cork of the wine and took a swig, then began to talk about their descent from Mount Hua last year.

When Feng Qingyang heard Jiang Ning announce in front of everyone that he would take full responsibility for Lin Pingzhi's affairs, he couldn't help but show a strange expression.

"According to what you've said, your junior brother is indeed a man of great spirit."

Normally, one would choose to shift the blame, transferring the matter of the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual to someone else, such as the Demonic Sect, Zuo Lengchan, or others. However, Jiang Ning did the opposite, taking the blame upon himself. He claimed to have the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual even though he didn't actually possess it. This made Feng Qingyang realize that Jiang Ning was indeed quite unique.

Linghu Chong then recounted a series of events, including some that occurred on Mount Song.

Feng Qingyang's expression remained unchanged when he heard about the previous events, including the arrival of Ren Woxing. However, his expression hardened when he heard Fang Zheng's words, which indicated his intention to stop the bloody battle between the Huashan and Songshan factions.

"You mean Fang Zheng won't let you take the medicine?"

Linghu Chong was furious upon hearing this: "Yes, Master Fangzheng said there was no evidence for what Zuo Lengchan did, and he doesn't want us to fight."

Feng Qingyang remained expressionless, lost in thought.

“Tell me about this from the beginning, in detail. Tell me what happened, who said what, and don’t miss a single detail.”

Although Linghu Chong didn't understand why Feng Qingyang wanted to do this, he still explained everything as requested.

Feng Qingyang listened expressionlessly without interrupting, and didn't say anything after he finished listening.

"Grand Uncle?"

Linghu Chong asked a question.

Feng Qingyang glanced at him. "Let's continue with what happened next."

"Yes."

Linghu Chong nodded and then continued, recounting how they distributed the property of the victims in Dengfeng, attended the Emei Sect's ceremony in Emei, heard the news of Jiang Ning's fake death, Yue Buqun's hair turned white overnight, and finally the re-formation of the alliance between the five sects of Huashan and Emei.

Feng Qingyang remained calm throughout, his expression unchanged.

"Grand Uncle, that's all."

Linghu Chong laughed and said, "Under the leadership of my master, my Huashan Sect has grown stronger day by day, and now we are the leader of the Weiyi Alliance. In the future, the Huashan Sect will surely rise again."

Feng Qingyang smiled slightly and said nothing.

Gudong.

Linghu Chong took another sip of wine and laughed.

"By the way, Grand Uncle, Master has decided to make Junior Brother Jiang Ning the head of the Huashan Sect."

Feng Qingyang was slightly surprised upon hearing this, and glanced at Linghu Chong's expression.

"Looking at you like this, Yue Buqun didn't give you the position of sect leader, but gave it to your junior brother instead, and you feel relieved?"

Linghu Chong gulped down a few more mouthfuls of wine and laughed heartily, "Actually, I know my own abilities. I have no ability to manage a sect, nor do I want to. It's actually to my liking that Master gave the position of sect leader to Junior Brother Jiang Ning."

Linghu Chong doesn't have a strong desire for power and status; he doesn't value those things. What he cares about is Yue Lingshan. Before, he was afraid that if he couldn't become the sect leader, Yue Lingshan wouldn't be able to marry him. Now, whether he becomes the sect leader or not, Yue Lingshan is his. Linghu Chong doesn't care much about these external things.

"Besides, being the sect leader is not necessarily a good thing."

Linghu Chong said another sentence.

Although he seems carefree, his mind is as clear as a mirror.

He knew that accepting something meant bearing the corresponding responsibility, and he knew he couldn't shoulder such a heavy burden as the Huashan Sect.

Hearing his pathetic attitude, Feng Qingyang rolled his eyes.

"You are self-aware."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Feng Qingyang glared at him and snatched both the wine jar from Linghu Chong's hand and the other jar from the stone.

"Stop drinking. There are only two jars in total, and you've already drunk one and a half. What am I supposed to drink?"

Linghu Chong felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this.

He was overcome by his craving for alcohol and couldn't resist.

"Alright, alright, now that you've finished talking, hurry up and leave, don't bother me."

Feng Qingyang was already waving people away.

Linghu Chong looked rather regretful upon hearing this, as he still had much to say to Feng Qingyang.

However, since Feng Qingyang was already urging him to leave, Linghu Chong could not stay any longer and could only stand up and bow to Feng Qingyang.

"Take care, Grand Uncle. Your grand-disciple will come to visit you again when you have time."

Feng Qingyang was too lazy to tell him to stop bothering him. Hearing this, he waved his hand repeatedly without even turning his head.

Feng Qingyang only turned around and fell into deep thought after Linghu Chong descended the mountain.

After a long time.

Feng Qingyang shook his head slightly, got up and prepared to return to his cave, but before leaving, he seemed to remember something, turned around and walked into the cave on the Cliff of Contemplation. After a while, he left with eight jars of wine, having looted all of Linghu Chong's supplies.

Chapter 480: Old Friends in the Capital (Bonus Chapter 2/2)

After returning to his residence, Feng Qingyang placed the several jars of wine he had taken from Linghu Chong on the ground and then fell into deep thought again.

Feng Qingyang paced back and forth in the cave.

After a while.

Feng Qingyang paused, already having made up his mind.

He was going down the mountain to Henan.

Ask them carefully what the meaning of "方证" is.

……

Linghu Chong, who had just come down from the Cliff of Contemplation, smelled the alcohol on his body and his expression became somewhat serious.

"Go take a shower first."

Linghu Chong planned to take a shower and change his clothes.

Halfway there, a disciple of Mount Hua came towards them.

"Big brother."

Shu Qi bowed to Linghu Chong.

"Uh-huh."

Linghu Chong nodded and was about to leave.

However, he was in a hurry and Shu Qi stopped him.

"Senior Brother, where are you rushing off to? I happen to have some questions I'd like to ask you."

Shu Qi said.

Linghu Chong quickly dodged, not wanting Shu Qi to smell the alcohol on him. "You go find Junior Brother Jiang Ning, I don't have time right now."

Shu Qi had already sensed something was wrong. He sniffed the air and suddenly realized what was going on.

"Oh! Senior Brother, you've been secretly drinking again! I'm going to tell Master..."

Before Shu Qi could finish speaking, Linghu Chong covered his mouth.

"Shh, don't tell Master."

Linghu Chong covered Shu Qi's nose so tightly and urgently that Shu Qi's eyes rolled back in his head from the suffocation.

Just as the two brothers were joking around, they saw a disciple from Mount Hua walking towards Jin Suo Guan.

"Senior Brother, Junior Brother Shu Qi, what are you doing?"

The Huashan disciple asked in astonishment.

Upon seeing this, Linghu Chong quickly let go of his hand.

"fine."

After giving a perfunctory reply, Linghu Chong asked suspiciously, "Weren't you guarding the mountain at Thousand-Foot Cliff? Why did you come here?"

The Huashan disciple quickly said, "Senior Brother, someone has come up the mountain. He says he is an old friend of Junior Brother Jiangning from the capital."

Linghu Chong was taken aback.

"A friend of yours from the capital, junior brother?"

Jiang Ning actually has friends outside?

He thought Jiang Ning did nothing but kill people outside.

"Who is that person? Have you found out?"

Linghu Chong asked.

The Huashan disciple nodded.

"I asked, but the person didn't say who he was. He just said he was sent by his master and that as long as he told Junior Brother Jiang Ning to mention Zhu Shou, Junior Brother Jiang Ning would know who he was."

master?

Linghu Chong frowned.

Those who are addressed in this way are usually high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

My junior brother actually has a friend who is a high-ranking official?

"then you go."

Linghu Chong thought about it and decided it didn't matter; he didn't care about these things.

The Huashan disciple nodded and left.

"Elder brother, I..."

Just as Shu Qi was about to speak, Linghu Chong looked at him and said, "Junior brother, don't tell Master about my drinking. I'll teach you swordsmanship."

Shu Qi's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

He just happened to be unfamiliar with some of the Huashan sword techniques.

"Senior Brother, it's a deal!"

Only after reaching an agreement with Shu Qi did Linghu Chong feel relieved enough to leave.

……

"Junior Brother Jiang Ning, Junior Brother Jiang Ning."

The Huashan disciple began calling out as soon as he reached the house outside Jiangning's house.

Jiang Ning opened the door and walked out of the house.

"Brother, what's wrong?"