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

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Even Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze smiled slightly upon seeing this scene.

"Senior Brother, Sixth Brother's marriage is already arranged, when will your matter be resolved?"

Linghu Chong was enjoying himself when he heard his junior brother mention him. He pretended not to understand and asked, "What is it?"

Liang Fa laughed and said, "Senior Brother, all the junior brothers are waiting to drink your wedding wine."

"Go away, go away, what wedding banquet?"

Linghu Chong repeatedly rebuked him, but his rebukes were not threatening at all; instead, they only made the group of Huashan disciples laugh.

At this moment, a disciple of Mount Hua asked with some worry, "Won't the Demonic Sect attack us on the way?"

Another Huashan disciple laughed and said, "What are you thinking about?"

Among their group were five top-tier experts, two of whom were ranked second or third among the righteous sects. The rest of the Huashan disciples were the elite of the elite. Unless the Demonic Sect had lost its mind, it would not have come to ambush them. The number of people and experts needed to wipe them out would not be small.

The Huashan disciple who was worried about the Demonic Church's ambush also agreed with this reasoning and went to tease Lu Dayou as well.

Time passed slowly amidst the laughter and playfulness of the Huashan disciples, and they drew ever closer to Huashan.

March.

Huashan.

“Finally home!”

Seeing the familiar Mount Hua in sight, all the Mount Hua disciples were very excited.

"All right."

Yue Buqun, the patriarch of the Huashan family, said to his disciples, "You go up Huashan first. Your master and Ning'er have something to attend to and will be delayed for a while."

He wanted to go with Jiang Ning to Huaming Village to meet the mother and son who had saved Jiang Ning.

"Yes, Master."

The disciples agreed.

"Come, Ning'er, come with me to see your savior."

Yue Buqun laughed.

Jiang Ning also laughed.

When the two arrived at Huaming Village, the villagers warmly welcomed them.

"I have already arranged for Liu Lie and his mother to live with this family."

Jiang Ning led Yue Buqun to a family's house.

This is where an elderly couple lives; they have no children.

When Jiang Ning and Yue Buqun arrived, Liu Lie and his mother were also there.

"Benefactor!"

Liu's mother was working in the yard when she saw Jiang Ning and was overjoyed.

Liu Lie was playing in the yard when he saw Jiang Ning and stumbled over, calling out to him.

"Master... Master."

Jiang Ning picked him up and said to Yue Buqun, "Master, this is Liu Lie."

He then said to Liu's mother, "This is my master, and also the head of the Huashan Sect."

When Liu's mother saw Yue Buqun's superior demeanor, she wanted to kneel down and beg him to take in her son, but she was stopped before she could kneel down.

Yue Buqun smiled and said, "You saved Ning'er, which is a great favor to me. You don't need to worry about Liu Lie. I will not refuse him to join my Huashan Sect. He is destined to join my Huashan Sect."

Hearing Yue Buqun say this, Liu's mother was overjoyed, and a huge weight was finally lifted from her shoulders.

Yue Buqun looked at Liu Lie, checked his physical condition, and nodded, saying, "This child is indeed weak and needs some recuperation, but don't worry, he won't die young."

Upon hearing this, Liu's mother was overjoyed.

She made the right decision that time.

"Ning'er, let's go."

Yue Buqun said to Jiang Ning.

He just came to take a look and didn't plan to bring Liu Lie up Mount Hua right now, since Liu Lie is still young.

After the two returned to Mount Hua, Yue Buqun went back to the Suoyoubuwei Pavilion, and Jiang Ning also prepared to return to his residence.

He hadn't seen Maodou for quite a while and was starting to miss it.

Let's see if it runs away and gets turned into donkey meat sandwiches.

Chapter 472: A Gentleman's Self-Discipline

When Jiang Ning returned to his residence, he found a large donkey sleeping in his yard.

squeak~

Pushing open the courtyard gate, Jiang Ning finally returned to his home.

Jiang Ning's opening of the door startled Mao Dou awake.

"Oh? Still alive?"

Maodou glanced at him sleepily and was about to go back to sleep, but when he heard Jiang Ning's slightly amused voice, his eyes widened in the next second. He jumped up from the ground and ran straight towards Jiang Ning, barking excitedly as he ran.

"Hmm hum hum!"

Maodou was very fast, rushing over in a flash. It didn't seem like it wanted to see Jiang Ning; it seemed like it wanted to run him over.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning dodged to the side, avoiding the donkey's charge.

Losing its target, Maodou didn't even have time to brake and rushed straight out of the yard. Luckily, Jiang Ning hadn't closed the door, otherwise they would have had to replace it.

Finding no one in front of him, Maodou turned his head and aimed at Jiang Ning again, preparing to continue charging like a donkey, but Jiang Ning spoke first.

"Are you trying to kill me?"

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Maodou stopped and huffed at Jiang Ning.

Maodou came to Jiang Ning's side with a thud, and Jiang Ning patted its belly.

"Not bad, haven't gained weight in a year."

Maodou grunted.

Jiang Ning laughed and said, "You haven't been stealing the old lady's flowers and plants again, have you?"

Maodou raised its head, clearly unhappy.

What kind of talk is this? Is Maodou the kind of donkey that doesn't keep its promises?

“I was thinking that if I came back and found that you had been captured and made into donkey meat sandwiches, I would go and ask for two back so I could taste your flavor. It would be a good thing that we were master and servant together.”

Jiang Ning smiled.

Maodou glared at Jiang Ning and was about to bump into him, but Jiang Ning held his head down so he couldn't move.

"I won't tease you anymore."

Jiang Ning laughed heartily, patted the donkey's head, and then went back into the house.

He hadn't been back for a year, but the house wasn't dusty at all; in fact, it was quite clean. I wonder who cleaned it while Jiang Ning was away.

As you open the window, sunlight streams in, brightening the room.

Jiang Ning unwrapped the cloth covering the Zhenwu Sword, placed it on the table, and thought to himself that he would find a blacksmith to forge a scabbard in a couple of days.

Jiang Ning sat at the table for a while, then got up, changed his clothes, and took a basin to the river to wash his clothes.

When he returned with the washed clothes, he found a small figure sitting inside.

"Master."

Upon seeing Jiang Ning return, Liu Zhao hurriedly came out of the house.

Jiang Ning asked as he spread out the clothes and hung them on the drying rack.

"When did you come?"

Liu Zhao assisted from the side.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Liu Zhao said solemnly, "I came here immediately when I heard from my senior uncle that Master had also returned."

The senior master Liu Zhao mentioned is Linghu Chong.

Jiang Ning nodded and continued hanging the clothes to dry.

Liu Zhao didn't say anything more and quietly helped.

"You cleaned my room?"

Jiang Ning asked casually.

Liu Zhao nodded: "I thought that Master might not return for a long time after going down the mountain, so I often come to clean the room to prevent it from getting dusty when Master comes back."

"You have a heart."

Jiang Ning hung up all the clothes before turning to look Liu Zhao up and down.

When he first took Liu Zhao to Mount Hua, Liu Zhao was still very thin and his complexion was a bit sallow. But after arriving at Mount Hua, his nutrition improved and he grew much taller.

Jiang Ning returned to the room and sat down. Liu Zhao stood in front of him, his back straight.

"I haven't been back for a year. How's your internal energy cultivation going?"

Liu Zhao quickly replied, "Master, I have never dared to slack off for a single day. I have been diligently practicing my skills these past few days."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning reached out and grasped his wrist to begin examining it.

After a while.

Jiang Ning withdrew his hand, his gaze somewhat surprised.

Liu Zhao was indeed not slacking off. He practiced the Hunyuan Gong of the Huashan School and had already developed internal strength two years ago. After years of hard work, his internal strength had reached the third level. Although it wasn't much, it was still quite good. With a little more practice, he would reach the level of the second-generation disciples of Huashan School a few years ago before he went down the mountain to find the Xiantian Gong.

It seems Master was right; Liu Zhao does indeed have the talent for Qi cultivation.

Jiang Ning nodded and said, "Diligence is key to practicing martial arts, but you should also read more books to understand principles."

Liu Zhao's small face was serious.

"Yes, Master."

Jiang Ning nodded, then suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, I recently took on another disciple after going down the mountain. He's your junior brother, also surnamed Liu. I named him Liu Lie. He's currently at the foot of Mount Hua. I'll give you a lecture in a few days and bring him up so you can meet him."

Upon hearing that Jiang Ning had taken on another disciple, and one with the same surname as him, Liu Zhao became somewhat curious.

"Yes, Master."

"Okay, let's go."

Jiang Ning waved his hand.

Liu Zhao performed the ceremony with great solemnity before leaving.

Jiang Ning watched Liu Zhao's departing figure, then picked up a book from the table and began to read it.

"The five colors blind the eye, the five sounds deafen the ear, the five flavors dull the palate, and the pursuit of hunting and racing drives the mind mad..."

……

"Hey, what are you thinking about?"

When Yue Buqun returned to the Suoyoubuwei Pavilion, he found Ning Zhongze in a daze.

Upon hearing her husband's voice, Ning Zhongze turned around, her expression somewhat worried.

"Next month is Ning'er's birthday, and I still don't know what kind of birthday gift to prepare for him."

Hearing Ning Zhongze's words, Yue Buqun smiled and said, "Ning'er will be happy with whatever you give her."

Ning Zhongze rolled her eyes at him.

"Of course I know, but Ning'er has been away from home most of the past two years, and we even missed her birthday. We didn't prepare any gifts for her. We'll definitely have to think about it carefully this time, and you should think about it carefully too."