Chapter 20: Old Yue, you're the one and only movie emperor

  Inside the grand hall of Huashan Sect, Yue Lingshan and Lu Dahu hung their heads low, while Lin Pingzhi dozed off with his eyes half-closed, watching Yue Bogong in a rage.

  The night before last, the three of them returned to hand over their duties. Old Yue saw that they had handled the procurement task properly and thought that they had made progress in handling matters, so he broke the rules and praised them together with Madame Yue Ningzhong. However, unexpectedly, early this morning, he received a letter of accusation from Yu Canghai, the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, and his face turned green with rage. He immediately summoned the three to the main hall and scolded them in a thunderous manner.

  "Robbing civilians, bullying and being tyrannical, what does it have to do with you? Such things will naturally be handled by the authorities, how did it become your business to interfere?" Yue Buqun said indignantly. "Now Yu Canghai has come to ask for an explanation, saying that a Huashan disciple sneakily attacked and seriously injured Qingcheng's Four Fairies, and wants me to give him an explanation. What do you say we should do?"

  "Master, it's not like that, we didn't ambush..." Lu Dahu said hastily.

  "Damn it, Yu Canghai is a useless piece of crap. I'll take care of him," Linghu Chong interrupted Lu Dahai's explanation. He said with disdain: "That so-called Qingcheng Four Beasts are just a bunch of empty fame. I can take down one of them in three or two moves. As for that cowardly guy named Yu Renhao, he was kicked to the ground by Lu Hua'er in a fair one-on-one duel. What sneak attack?"

  "Oh?" Old Yue looked at Lu Dahai with surprise. It didn't surprise him that Linghu Chong had defeated those few insignificant people, but this usually unassuming sixth disciple had actually beaten one of the famous Qingcheng Four Fairies in a fair one-on-one match. This gave Old Yue a sudden feeling of unexpected delight. It turned out that Mount Hua School was also full of talented people, and its revival was not far off.

  The old father-in-law, who had never intended to punish Linghu Chong and the others, scolded them a few times before dispersing them with a loud thunderclap and heavy rain, telling them to go about their business.

  As for Linghu Chong, he was summoned by Yue Buqun alone to the study room to discuss matters of reconciliation.

  Yue Buqun still lit three incense sticks, bowed respectfully to the ancestral portrait on the wall, and then carefully inserted the incense into the incense burner. Then he turned around and said to Linghu Chong: "Chong'er, it's okay that you taught a lesson to the disciples of Qingcheng Sect, but why did you have to seriously injure those two? How can I explain this to Yu Canghai?"

  "Master, the Qingcheng Sect is far inferior to our Huashan Sect. What kind of person is Yu Canghai? Is he that impressive? Do we still need to give him an explanation?" Linghu Chong spoke up.

  "The Qingcheng Sect has been passed down for a long time, with a long history. As the leader of the Qingcheng Sect and the master of the Clear Wind Pavilion, Yu Canghai has fully enjoyed the foundation of the Qingcheng Sect, so his martial arts are profound and immeasurable, and his strength has already surpassed that of his teacher, Qingzi, becoming a master of his generation." Yue Buqun said with a somewhat heavy tone, "Three years ago, I had contact with him once, and his martial arts had already reached great heights, not inferior to mine at the time."

  "Huh, what else can you hide from me? If we really fight, Yu Canghai that old turtle definitely won't be able to withstand even a hundred moves from you. Moreover, now that you've broken through the peak of the highest level and reached the realm of being one of the few unparalleled masters in the world, do you still need to fear him?" Linghu Chong said with a smirk.

  "As a master, it's not that I'm afraid of him, but as the leader of Huashan Sect, I naturally have to think more about the sect. The Jianghu world is treacherous, having one more friend is always better than having one more enemy." Yue Buqun sighed.

  After the fierce battle between the Hua Shan Sect's Qi Zong and Jian Zong, the entire Hua Shan Sect suffered a significant loss of power, its foundation severely depleted. Yue Buqun had to think deeply about every step he took, being extremely cautious in his efforts to preserve the Hua Shan Sect's strength, fearing that one wrong decision would lead to another blow to the sect.

  Looking at the tall and upright figure before him, Yue Buqun felt a surge of joy in his heart. Probably the most correct decision he had made this lifetime was to take in Linghu Chong as his disciple. This disciple valued relationships, was filial, and coincidentally had an extraordinary encounter, possessing the great fortune of being the main protagonist of heaven and earth, and at such a young age, had already broken through to a legendary realm that countless talented martial artists throughout history could not even touch in their entire lives. As his master and father figure, he would naturally reap many benefits from this.

  A set of unparalleled swordsmanship allowed him to break through his own shackles, surpass the peak of the invincible expert that he thought he could never reach in his lifetime, and become a truly top-notch master in the Jianghu world. He had confidence, Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect was no longer his opponent, as long as the Huashan Sect's overall strength rose, they could replace Songshan and become the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sects, restoring their ancestral glory.

  "Master, the Qingcheng Sect will never be friends with us. Yu Canghai is sinister and treacherous, always seeking revenge, and is notorious for being despicable. Throughout the entire Jianghu world, Linghu Chong looks down on the Qingcheng Sect the most."

  "The disciples of the Qingcheng Sect are all crooked, we can't be friends with them without losing our dignity. How can a fierce tiger befriend a mouse? They will only become obstacles to us, not our helpers."

  Yue Buqun, as the most dedicated and broad-minded leader in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, would not have failed to notice this point. It's just that in the original work, the Hua Shan Sect was weak and lacked depth, so they had no choice but to yield everywhere. Now, the Hua Shan Sect has an extraordinary realm, a quasi-mythical level, and a genuine mythical super high-hand, three super high-hands standing at the top of the Jianghu golden pyramid, any one of whom can change the entire Jianghu pattern with just one move, what else is there to worry about? Which sect still dares to compete with Hua Shan Sect in terms of depth?

  "These are naturally known to the master, you and De Nuo bring this letter of friendship together, go to Qingcheng Sect to apologize, explain it." Ignoring Linghu Cong's astonished eyes, Yue Buqun continued: "Recently, I have heard a message from my master that Yu Canghai is preparing to take action against Lin Yuan's descendants, so let you take the opportunity to go to Qingcheng Sect to investigate the truth."

  Linghu Chong took the letter and opened it directly. The letter was indeed as Yue Buqun said, a friendly letter that could even be described as a humble letter. The words were extremely polite, without any boastful language praising the Qingcheng Sect. It was truly worthy of being called a "gentleman's sword". The article was well-written and it was a pity that he didn't take the imperial examination to become a scholar-official. Linghu Chong admired him greatly.

  However, this Laodun is really not easy to deal with. According to the original story, Laodun was a direct disciple of Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan School and was sent to the Huashan School as an undercover agent. Later, he killed Lu Dahu, the best friend and fellow student of Linghu Chong, and then was used by Yue Buqun, causing the death of Zuo Lengchan. In the end, he came to a bad end, a complete fool and a tragic hero.

  After this period of contact, combined with my own analysis, this Laborde is absolutely not as despicable as the original work, he actually has many advantages, mature and steady, loyal and brave, and can also bear humiliation and heavy burdens, if it weren't for the protagonist of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer being Linghu Chong, he should be a positive character.

  Although he hesitated and couldn't bear it, for the sake of Huashan Sect, Linghu Chong still spoke to Yue Buqun: "Master, actually Second Brother...".

  "Is he a mole from the Mount Song Sect?" Yue Buqun suddenly interrupted.

  Looking at Linghu Chong's shocked expression, Yue Buqun smiled complacently and said: "Lao De Nuo is the third disciple of Zuo Lengchan, the leader of the Songshan Sect, who was sent to infiltrate our Huashan Sect and monitor our movements."

  "If even this can't be found out, does the leader of Huashan Sect still have the face to challenge Zuo Lengchan?" Yue Buqun sighed: "Lao De Nuo is a good seedling, what a pity..."

  Linghu Cong was thoroughly shocked, and you knew it all along. Yet, you still pretended to trust him and gave him the entire internal affairs of Huashan Sect. You spent so much effort misleading Left Cold Mountain, no wonder in the original story he was killed by your chess piece, and his death wasn't unjustified.

  Linghu Chong gazed at Yue Buqun's stern face in front of him with wide eyes, and a ridiculous idea suddenly popped into his mind.

  "So it turns out you are the true king of the Jianghu world and a real Oscar emperor!"