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

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Watching Lu Dayou's wedding, Jiang Ning, who was pondering the Beggars' Sect's problems, felt the gaze on him and couldn't help but look over.

When Du Lanyin saw Jiang Ning looking over, she quickly looked away.

Jiang Ning was puzzled, but didn't think much of it and turned back to watch the wedding inside.

At that moment, a disciple of Mount Hua hurriedly walked towards the distance, looking flustered.

Ok?

Jiang Ning's gaze sharpened upon seeing this, and the disciple had already rushed into the main hall.

"Master, the Beggars' Clan has arrived. Many Beggars' Clan members have gathered at the foot of the mountain, and the Beggars' Clan leader has also come, saying he wants to see you."

"Master Fangzheng from Shaolin has also arrived and is heading up the mountain."

Chapter 620: Jie Feng and Yue Buqun

Upon hearing the disciple's words, Yue Buqun's smile faded.

The festive atmosphere in the lobby also turned to freezing point.

Zhenshanzi and the people around him looked at each other in bewilderment.

Yue Buqun then stood up, a smile returning to his face.

"Gentlemen, today is the joyous occasion of my disciple's wedding. I have some matters to attend to, so please continue with the ceremony."

After saying this, Yue Buqun strode out of the hall, and the disciples from various sects who were watching made way for him.

“Master, I’ll go with you.”

Jiang Ning stepped forward and said.

Yue Buqun glanced at him and nodded.

Watching the two figures leave, Linghu Chong looked anxious. He glanced around and hurriedly ran out of the main hall to get his sword.

Before Jiang Ning and Yue Buqun even descended the mountain, they arrived at Jin Suo Guan and encountered Fang Zheng and the rest of the Shaolin Temple.

"Amitabha, Sect Leader Yue, please forgive my lateness due to other matters."

Fang Zheng also saw Jiang Ning and the other person, and bowed first. Then he looked at Jiang Ning and said, "Benefactor Jiang, it's been a long time."

Jiang Ning smiled slightly: "Greetings, Master."

Yue Buqun smiled and returned the greeting, saying, "Not at all, it is a great honor for Abbot to personally come to Mount Hua to attend my disciple's wedding ceremony."

Before Fang Zheng could speak, Yue Buqun continued, "Abbot, please come to the main hall. I have some business to attend to down the mountain. I will personally entertain you later."

As Yue Buqun was speaking, he was about to continue down the mountain, but Fang Zheng blocked his way.

"Sect Leader Yue, please wait."

Fang Zheng asked, "Is Sect Leader Yue going down the mountain because of the Beggars' Sect?"

"good."

Yue Buqun nodded and said, "The Beggars' Sect has launched a large-scale attack on my Mount Hua. The Beggars' Sect's leader, Jie, requests that I, Yue, come down the mountain to meet them. I am about to head there."

"Master!"

Just then, Linghu Chong's voice rang out from behind, and Linghu Chong charged forward with a sword in his hand.

At this moment, he was followed by many disciples of Mount Hua, and behind them were people from several sects including Mount Heng, Mount Tai, and Mount Hengshan.

Everyone knew that the Beggars' Sect had come with ill intentions, so the wedding could not proceed, and people from various factions rushed over.

"The Beggars' Sect has come with ill intentions. Your disciple will fight them with you!"

Linghu Chong, who had just arrived, noticed Fang Zheng and the others and quickly bowed.

"Abbot, this junior greets you."

Mr. Mo and others also arrived to pay their respects.

Fang Zheng returned the greetings one by one, then frowned and looked at Yue Buqun, advising, "Sect Leader Yue, you must not have a conflict with the Beggars' Clan."

"hehe."

Yue Buqun laughed.

“Abbot, it is not our Huashan Sect that is about to clash with the Beggars’ Sect.”

"Several elders of the Beggars' Sect previously caused trouble at Mount Hua, and later harassed the people at the foot of the mountain. Now they have come to Mount Hua in a large force. Do they think that the Mount Hua Sect has no one to rely on?"

"Sect Leader Yue, Chief Xie did not mean that at all. There may be some misunderstanding. I happened to meet Chief Xie on the road and have learned the whole story. I advised Chief Xie, and he is willing to communicate with Sect Leader Yue again, which is why he wants to meet with Sect Leader Yue."

"Oh?"

Yue Buqun didn't care whether Fang Zheng and Xie Feng met by chance or not, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "If that's the case, then I'll go down and meet them."

"No need for that. I will send someone down the mountain to tell Chief Xie to invite Chief Jie to come up the mountain for a meeting."

Fang Zheng said.

There are too many Beggars' Sect members down the mountain, and their quality varies greatly. It would be bad if the two sides started fighting as soon as they met.

Yue Buqun thought for a moment and nodded: "Alright, then I'll trouble you, Abbot."

As he spoke, Yue Buqun gave him some more instructions.

"Now many members of the Beggars' Sect have gathered at the foot of Mount Hua. I would appreciate it if you could tell them not to harass the people at the foot of Mount Hua. Otherwise, the Mount Hua Sect will not let this go."

Upon hearing this, Fang Zheng replied, "Sect Leader Yue, rest assured, I will definitely give them instructions."

Yue Buqun nodded.

Fang Zheng instructed a Shaolin disciple to immediately go down the mountain and inform Xie Feng, and then he and Yue Buqun returned together.

"Junior brother."

Linghu Chong then leaned close to Jiang Ning and whispered, "Why does it seem like Abbot Fang is a bit of a softie? He always tries to stop anyone from fighting."

Linghu Chong recalled the last time at the Five Sacred Mountains Conference on Mount Song, when the Songshan Sect and the other sects were about to fight, it was Fang Zheng who persuaded them to stop.

A pushover?

Jiang Ning couldn't help but laugh at the way Linghu Chong was addressed.

"why are you laughing?"

Linghu Chong looked completely bewildered.

"Abbot, please have a seat."

Yue Buqun invited Fang Zheng to sit down, and at this moment the atmosphere in the hall had changed.

Lu Dayou and his bride Qin Xiaohan stood to the side, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"This……"

Lu Dayou couldn't help but laugh and said, "Being suddenly attacked at the wedding is quite a unique experience."

Qin Xiaohan, standing beside him, rolled her eyes at him. She had already gripped a sword in her hand, ready to stand behind the Huashan Sect and fight them if the Beggars' Sect were to go to war with the Huashan Sect today.

Master Qingzhu and the elders of the Emei Sect kept telling them that no matter who the Huashan Sect was at odds with, they would unconditionally support the Huashan Sect.

The hundreds of Emei disciples outside are now ready.

Before long, while everyone inside was still waiting, the disciples from various sects outside saw a group of people heading this way.

Leading the group was Xie Feng, the leader of the Beggars' Sect. Behind him were more than a dozen members of the Beggars' Sect, who, judging from their age and attire, were also elders of the sect.

Disciples from all factions made way for Jie Feng and his group to pass. As they walked in the middle, they could clearly feel the gazes directed at them from both sides.

Some of them were just watching the drama unfold; these were disciples of the Kunlun Sect.

However, most of those with unfriendly expressions, casting cold or even hostile glances, were disciples from the Huashan, Hengshan, Taishan, Hengshan, and Emei sects.

Without exception, the disciples from these sects gave them a cold shoulder. The disciples from the Emei sect even unconsciously tightened their grip on their swords as the group passed by, as if they were about to draw them at any moment.

As he walked along this road, Jie Feng's brows furrowed, and his heart sank slightly.

Finally entering the main hall, where all the leaders or high-ranking figures of various sects were present, Xie Feng's gaze swept around, and when he passed Yue Buqun's left, his gaze stopped and met Jiang Ning's eyes.

Upon seeing Jiang Ning, Xie Feng's gaze became complicated.

The last time he saw this young man was a few years ago on the Fengchan Platform of Mount Song. He witnessed the young man defeat Xiang Wentian and Zuo Lengchan also died at his hands. Without a doubt, the young man was an absolute genius.

To be honest, before joining the Yanping branch, Jie Feng actually had a good impression of Jiang Ning and admired him. He admired the young man's talent and chivalry, but at this moment, he no longer had that thought in his mind.

After a brief exchange of glances, Xie Feng looked away and turned to Yue Buqun.

"Sect Leader Yue, it's been a long time."

Jie Feng's voice was somewhat indifferent.

Yue Buqun smiled slightly and said, "Chief Jie, it's been a long time. I remember the last time we parted was at Mount Song. I never expected that we would meet again in such a situation."

"Today is the joyous occasion of my disciple's death, yet your esteemed sect has mobilized such a large force to the foot of Mount Hua. I must ask, does the Jie Sect intend to wage war against the Mount Hua Sect?"

Chapter 621: What do you intend to do?

Jie Feng, who was already somewhat aloof, turned even colder after hearing Yue Buqun's words.

"Does that mean there's nothing left to discuss, Sect Leader Yue?"

"hehe."

Yue Buqun chuckled.

"What I wanted to say was already said in my previous reply."

"Your disciple killed so many members of my Beggars' Sect, are you just going to let it go like this?"

An elder behind Jie Feng couldn't help but step forward and question him.

Yue Buqun sneered and said, "Then why did my disciple do this? Does your gang not know the reason? Or does your gang think that you can hide what you've done from the world?"

"When my disciple arrived in Yanping Prefecture, he discovered that your gang's branch had committed such heinous acts, buying and selling innocent women, and engaging in acts of mutilation and sexual exploitation. I, Yue, must ask without hesitation, how are such practices any different from those of the Demonic Sect? How are they any different from those of beasts?"

Yue Buqun spoke without any politeness, a stark contrast to his usual gentle and refined manner.

"you!"

The elder was so angry that he was about to continue speaking, but Xie Feng stopped him by raising his hand.

Jie Feng looked at Yue Buqun with a gloomy expression and said, "Sect Leader Yue, even if the people from my Yanping branch did these things, it should be dealt with by my Beggars' Sect. We have our own sect rules to handle them. When did your sect need to interfere?"

"Ah."

Before Yue Buqun could speak, Linghu Chong couldn't help but interject, sneering, "Let you handle it? You're all cut from the same cloth, how could you possibly handle it?"

"What do you mean?"

Immediately, an elder stepped forward and glared angrily at Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong retorted without backing down, "Don't play dumb here. You really don't know about your branch's affairs?"

Those present were all important figures from various factions. When Linghu Chong pointed them out like that, the expressions of many elders of the Beggars' Sect changed, and Xie Feng's expression became even more gloomy.

"What makes you say that? Show me the evidence!"

Another elder stepped forward and shouted angrily.

"You want evidence?"

Jiang Ning spoke, and with a wave of his hand, Huashan disciples immediately carried boxes into the main hall from outside.

Bang!

The box made a sound when it was placed on the ground.

These boxes were placed in the center of the group, and everyone looked at them and found that they were all sealed with the words "Yanping Branch Pays Silver" written on them.

Linghu Chong then pointed at the boxes and demanded, "Still trying to deny it! What are these?"

As he spoke, Linghu Chong drew his sword and stepped forward, severing the seals and chains with a single strike, lifting the top of the box to reveal its contents.

It's all silver.