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The young man stood up and thanked him, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, brother. I am deeply grateful."
The person accepted it with a smile.
The young man turned and left.
The group watched the young man's departing figure until he disappeared from sight, and then one of them spoke up.
"Judging from his fine clothes and exquisite sword, he must be a wealthy young master with a lot of money. Why don't we take advantage of him?"
Before the man could finish speaking, the others began to chuckle sinisterly. Even the older man who had kindly reminded the young man earlier remained silent, drinking his wine with a leisurely expression.
Jiang Ning first went to the inn to take a bath. He hadn't had a proper rest in a while, and the next morning he prepared to leave the city for Mount Emei.
But they encountered a problem not long after leaving the city.
Several people stopped him.
"Young man, we meet again."
The martial arts figures in the restaurant yesterday looked at Jiang Ning with a half-smile, and the leader from before even spoke with a smile.
"As a veteran of the martial arts world, let me give you another piece of advice: when you're out in the world, always remember not to flaunt your wealth, or you'll likely die a violent death in the wilderness."
Jiang Ning looked surprised, then smiled.
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Chapter 446: Mount Emei (Bonus Chapter 9, 9/26)
"Boy!"
One of the men's expressions suddenly changed, and he said in a menacing voice, "I know you have a lot of valuables on you. Hand over everything you have, or you'll lose your life!"
Jiang Ning looked at the group expressionlessly without saying a word.
The person who had spoken to Jiang Ning earlier thought that Jiang Ning was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"Young man, I know you must be very angry right now, but that's the way of the martial world."
The man laughed and said, "Don't blame us for not following the code of honor. Considering that you treated us to dinner yesterday, as long as you obediently hand over all your money today, we can guarantee your life. But if you resist, your brothers are not good people. They all have several lives on their hands, so they don't care about taking one more."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning's expression changed.
"Stop wasting your breath on him. I think he just won't pay. Let's just kill him!"
It was the same burly man who had threatened Jiang Ning earlier. Seeing that Jiang Ning was not making any move, he became impatient and didn't want to wait any longer. He took off his weapon and charged towards Jiang Ning.
"Kid, I think you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!"
The burly man drew his axe and swung it down at Jiang Ning's head.
The imagined brain splattering did not occur.
Boom!
The axe fell to the ground with a thud, accompanied by a scream.
"what!!!"
The others looked ahead with serious expressions.
Jiang Ning gripped the big man's wrist with one hand and applied slight force, causing the big man to break out in a cold sweat from the pain.
No one expected that the big man would be subdued in one move.
Several people looked at each other.
It's like they've hit a brick wall.
"Help me! Help me!!"
Upon hearing their companion's cry for help, the group turned and ran, while the person who had been talking to Jiang Ning ran in another direction.
Jiang Ning glanced at the fleeing men, kicked the burly man in the chest, knocking him to the ground, and then chased after him in one direction.
The group ran for their lives, not daring to stop for even a moment. After running for a distance, one of them couldn't help but look back. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Jiang Ning hadn't caught up. But when he looked back, he froze.
He was the only one left who had escaped with several others. Just as he was wondering what was going on, everything went black and he became a corpse.
After killing the man, Jiang Ning chased after him in one direction.
His good older brother was waiting for him there.
"It's scary."
The person who spoke to Jiang Ning yesterday ran a great distance before stopping to catch his breath.
He could barely run anymore.
He still feels lingering fear when he thinks back on it now.
Who would have thought that the seemingly foolish and rich young master was actually a ruthless killer? I was pretending to be a newbie to him yesterday.
"Luckily I was smart enough not to run with them. There were too many of them, and that guy probably went after them."
This person is still feeling fortunate for their own cleverness.
Now that he had recovered and was no longer being chased, he leaned against a large rock to catch his breath.
"Damn it, he looks so young, but his martial arts are so good. He even defeated Da Long in one move. It seems that you can't judge a book by its cover. I have to be more careful when I travel around the martial arts world in the future. I must never provoke someone like this again, or I won't even know how I died."
The man was still talking to himself. After resting for a while and regaining his strength, he stood up with the help of a stone and prepared to leave. But the next second, he froze and his legs began to tremble.
A figure was crouching on the rock, watching him.
Upon seeing the figure, he was so frightened that his lips trembled and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
"you you……"
Jiang Ning looked at him with a smile on her face.
"Why don't you run away?"
Jiang Ning's words startled him, and as if he had finally come to his senses, he pointed at Jiang Ning and shouted.
"You...who are you!"
At this moment, besides shock, he also felt grief and indignation.
Judging from your high level of martial arts, you must be a famous person. Why are you pretending to be a newbie to fish with me, a nobody? What kind of twisted sense of humor do you have?
Jiang Ning reminded him.
“Read my name backwards.”
The man remembered the name Jiang Ning had given yesterday and unconsciously read it aloud.
“Ningjiang…Jiang…”
The man could only utter one word before he could no longer continue. His eyes were filled with horror as he looked at Jiang Ning, and he cried out in alarm.
"Ning... Ning Yama? You're not dead?!"
Rumors are circulating that King Ning is dead, but Jiang Ning himself is standing in front of him. He is as if he has seen a ghost.
Jiang Ning's smile vanished, and he wasted no more time, asking, "Yesterday you said my master was killing all over the martial world to avenge Ren Woxing for me, what happened next?"
This man hadn't expected Jiang Ning to ask him this question. He was terrified, but dared not refuse to answer Jiang Ning's question. He trembled for a while before finally speaking.
"Yue Buqun... no, Sect Leader Yue killed for three months in the martial world, killing countless evil people. He was also ambushed by the Sun Moon Sect many times, but he was still killed by Sect Leader Yue and still couldn't find Ren Woxing's whereabouts. Finally, Sect Leader Yue stopped."
Jiang Ning continued, "Was my master injured?"
The man quickly shook his head.
"I don't know, I just heard it from someone else."
Jiang Ning frowned and asked again, "Is he in Emei now?"
The man nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, the Emei Sect's leadership succession ceremony will be held in a few days. The Huashan Sect, Hengshan Sect, and other sects have already arrived quite some time ago."
After learning what he wanted to know, Jiang Ning glanced at him.
Realizing what was happening, the man's heart tightened, and he was about to beg for mercy when Jiang Ning struck him on the top of the head with a palm.
After dealing with this person, Jiang Ning continued on his journey.
Several days later, we finally arrived at the foot of Mount Emei.
This wasn't Jiang Ning's first time visiting Mount Emei, and he immediately began climbing the mountain.
……
Golden Summit Temple.
Ning Zhongze arrived at the edge of the cliff, looked at the figure standing quietly not far ahead and sighed inwardly. She took two steps forward and called out.
"Senior brother."
The figure turned around, looked at Ning Zhongze, and smiled.
"Junior sister, why are you here?"
Ning Zhongze remained silent, gazing at the figure before him.
This person was none other than Yue Buqun.
At this time, Yue Buqun's appearance was drastically different from before.
He used to look like a middle-aged man, but he looked no more than forty years old.
Yue Buqun's appearance hasn't changed much, but his full head of white hair is a shocking sight.
Looking at Yue Buqun's current state, Ning Zhongze felt as if she had been pricked by needles, and tears welled up in her eyes.
A few months ago, Yue Buqun's hair turned white overnight after learning of Jiang Ning's death.
Ning Zhongze didn't know what Yue Buqun was thinking, but she knew that Jiang Ning's death must have been a huge blow to Yue Buqun.
"Senior brother..."
Ning Zhongze's lips trembled slightly.
Yue Buqun glanced at her, then turned back to look into the distance, his eyes glazed over. After a moment, he murmured softly, as if asking Ning Zhongze, or perhaps asking himself.
"Junior sister, do you think if I hadn't let Ning'er go out that day, he wouldn't have gotten into trouble?"
Chapter 447: Reunion of Master and Disciple (Bonus Chapter 10, 10/26)
"Ning'er's appearance is a gift from heaven, a sign of heaven's mercy upon me, Yue Buqun, which is why Ning'er came to the Huashan Sect and led it to its peak. Unfortunately, my fortune is insufficient..."
Yue Buqun murmured softly.
"Senior brother."
Hearing Yue Buqun's words, Ning Zhongze knew that he was blaming himself again for not stopping Jiang Ning from leaving. She said, "I know that Ning'er's death has been a great blow to you, but the dead cannot be brought back to life. Don't blame yourself too much. After all, none of us expected that something would happen to Ning'er when she left."
Ning Zhongze was also shocked when she received news of Jiang Ning's death. She found it hard to believe that someone with such high martial arts skills as Jiang Ning would die. She suspected that the Demonic Sect had sent a large group of experts to deal with Ning'er.
Yue Buqun remained lost in thought, as if he hadn't heard Ning Zhongze's words.
Ning Zhong felt even more distressed.
She had never seen Yue Buqun like this since she learned of Jiang Ning's death, especially the sight of his white hair that night, which shocked her.
However, Ning Zhong was able to understand Yue Buqun's feelings.
Yue Buqun had told her more than once that Jiang Ning was very talented, upright, and very filial to him and Ning Zhongze. He even selflessly offered her the Taoist treasure, the Innate Skill. Jiang Ning had made an indispensable contribution to the development of the Huashan Sect.
Yue Buqun had no son, but he had long regarded Jiang Ning as his son. Now that Jiang Ning, whom he regarded as his own son, had died outside, he was unable to avenge Jiang Ning. Yue Buqun's heartache at this moment was beyond words.
Ning Zhongze knew that Jiang Ning was very important to Yue Buqun, but she did not expect that Jiang Ning's death would be such a huge blow to Yue Buqun.
But Ning Zhongze still wanted to persuade Yue Buqun at this moment.
“Senior brother, we are all heartbroken by Ning’er’s passing, but what’s more important now is that you pull yourself together and don’t let yourself be defeated. Chong’er, Dayou, and Shan’er don’t want to see you like this. You must pull yourself together and lead the Huashan Sect to become stronger. Only in this way can we wage war against the Demonic Sect and avenge Ning’er.”
Now, not only Ning Zhongze doesn't want Yue Buqun to become decadent, but Tianmen Daoren, Dingxian Shitai, Mo Da Xiansheng, and Qingzhu Shitai also don't want Yue Buqun to become decadent. They have all tried to persuade Yue Buqun during this period of time, but with little effect.