Chapter 21: The Eldest Uncle Who Frequented Brothels, You Can't Afford to Offend Him

  Yue Buqun and Linghu Chong sat facing each other in the old man's study, their legs crossed. Linghu Chong washed the teacups clean with hot water, brewed two cups of Longjing tea, and gently placed them on the tea table in front of Yue Buqun.

  "You've been mischievous and cunning since you were young, never doing things by the book, making it hard for people to be at ease. Among all the disciples of Mount Hua, only De Nuo's temperament is most similar to that of a master, steady, firm, and able to endure humiliation and hardship."

  Yue Buqun lifted his teacup, and with his right hand holding the lid, he gently stirred the floating tea leaves on the surface of the water, took a small sip, and slowly said, "You want to ask why I value De Nuo so much?"

  "Disciple is indeed puzzled, Master knows the second master... Labour De Nuo is a mole from Mount Song's Zuo Lengchan faction, why does he attach so much importance to cultivating him? It will eventually lead to opposition, why bother putting in such great effort for nothing?" said Linghu Chong.

  "Because he is tenacious, bold, loyal and knows how to endure humiliation!" Yue Buqun said in a low voice, "Three years ago, Duan Yu came to me as a disciple, and I secretly investigated him. Zuo Lengchan's arrangements were meticulous, but how could they deceive me? And this investigation unexpectedly uncovered a secret."

  "Eighteen years ago, a small sect in the territory of Mount Song offended the elder of the Mount Song Sect and was exterminated. The entire sect only had six-year-old Zhang Youde, the son of the sect leader, who escaped with his life. Yue Buqun slowly revealed the hidden secret of the Jianghu that was covered up by the Mount Song Sect at the time," he said, "and the time when Laodenuo joined the Mount Song Sect and his publicly acknowledged background are very consistent with Zhang Youde's back then."

  "Does Master mean that Lauduo is actually Zhang Yide, and he joined the Left Cold Sect to wait for an opportunity to avenge himself?" Linghu Chong asked in surprise.

  "Not bad, he entered Mount Song at the age of six and knew how to endure, without showing any abnormality, even Zuo Lengchan was deceived. Enduring, bold, loyal, and steady, he is a rare talent. If utilized well, he will be a great help to Huashan Sect, while Mount Song Sect will at least suffer heavy losses."

  Yue Buqun let out a soft sigh and said, "The reason I've placed such importance on De Nuo is that I hope he will completely devote himself to the Huashan School and become a pillar in our school's revival."

  So it was, Linghu Chong suddenly enlightened, no wonder in the original work, the sinister and cunning Left Cold Mountain was easily killed by Old Yue. It turned out that Labor De No had long been subdued by Old Yue and colluded with him. In the end, Labor De No died miserably, probably due to Yue Buqun's self-mutilation while practicing swordsmanship, which greatly changed his temperament. At that time, Yue Buqun could even abandon his wife and daughter, let alone care about the life or death of a disciple, thus causing Labor De No's tragic ending.

  "Second Brother is a fellow disciple of the Mount Hua School, and I also appreciate his character. Since he has a deep-seated grudge against the Songshan School that involves life and death, we naturally should take his side. Moreover, the top fighting force of the Songshan School now is far inferior to ours."

  Linghu Cong understood Yue Buqun's meaning and nodded in agreement, saying: "We can teach him the Dugu Nine Swords' ultimate move and the Breaking Sword Style. Dealing with a few of Mount Song's top masters shouldn't be a problem. As for the thirteen Taibao of Mount Song, let our disciples handle them. As for Left Cold Mountain, since it's a battle between armies and generals, you can take care of him personally."

  Yue Buqun nodded slightly, and he could probably estimate the extent of Zuo Lengchan's strength. In those years when the Five Mountains Sword Sect attacked Hei Mu Ya, Zuo Lengchan was able to fight evenly with Ren Woxing, who was not in his best state. With the addition of his Bihai True Qi, his current combat power should be at the initial stage of an unparalleled expert. Before breaking through, Old Yue was indeed no match for Zuo Lengchan, but now, with the completion of the Zi Xia Shen Gong and the possession of the Du Gu Nine Swords, taking down Zuo Lengchan would be a trivial matter.

  This time, the Qingcheng Sect's trip is the best opportunity to subdue Lauderno. As long as Linghu Chong displays his extraordinary martial arts skills and suppresses Yu Canghai, he will definitely shock Lauderno out of his wits. Even Linghu Chong, who usually has a smooth tongue and doesn't practice hard, has such great strength. Then, what kind of realm should Yue Buqun, their master, be in? How strong should the true martial arts of Huashan Sect be? Moreover, since Old Yue has always favored him, he will not give up this opportunity to take revenge on Songshan Sect and will definitely surrender to Old Yue.

  The two of them discussed in the study for a long time before Linghu Chong took his leave, and then Old Yue, the top strategist in the world of Jianghu, thoroughly demonstrated his grand vision and control over details, and all Linghu Chong had to do was follow the plan.

  This arrangement made Huo Chung naturally happy to accept, this lazy ghost was most afraid of using his brain, the old Yue who had planned everything in advance had arranged all the details, and he was relieved.

  Before leaving, Linghu Chong went to the back mountain of Huashan School to visit Feng Qingyang. He liked to play pranks and as soon as he arrived at Feng Qingyang's cave, he shouted loudly: "Feng Taishu, your disciple has come to challenge you!"

  "Not long after, a furious roar came from inside the cave: 'I've had diarrhea recently, it's inconvenient for me to take action, you little brat go find someone else to fight.'"

  Linghu Cong chuckled and stepped into the cave.

  Feng Qingyang's current realm is now solid and extremely smooth, the true yuan in his dantian has grown to the size of a water droplet. The true qi circulating throughout his body merges with this droplet of true yuan, continuously improving his physique and expelling impurities from within his body. Once all the impurities are expelled, this process will come to an end, allowing him to draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, thoroughly breaking through to the legendary realm.

  The wind is clear and refreshing, and the recent mood has been extremely happy and comfortable. The self-martial arts constraints have been broken, and the Hua Shan Sect under Yue Buqun's leadership has become increasingly powerful. He sneaked into the Hua Shan Sect's martial arts training ground to take a look, but unexpectedly, the overall strength of the Hua Shan disciples had improved so much that this generation, except for Linghu Chong, all twelve direct disciples had reached the peak of third-rate masters, and even two people broke through to second-rate. Ordinary disciples also became mostly third-rate masters. This kind of strength only appears in the heyday of the Hua Shan Sect, and the revival of the Hua Shan Sect is promising.

  The two sat on the floor in Feng Qingyang's residence, discussing martial arts. Linghu Chong also told Feng Qingyang about his own situation. Although his martial arts skills had far surpassed Feng Qingyang's, he was still far behind in terms of martial theory and had much to learn from his senior.

  Linghu Chong's body has already formed a golden elixir, and his physical body is undergoing a silent transformation of rebirth, with all the true energy in his body transformed into true yuan, rotating in his dantian. The energy needed to nourish the golden elixir is too great, even if he absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with all his might, it still cannot meet the demands of the golden elixir. Helpless, he can only gather all the true yuan in his dantian, leaving only a thread to flow normally through his meridians, not daring to lightly use his internal strength, otherwise, he would be unable to replenish it.

  For this situation, Feng Qingyang also had no solution, and could only try not to use internal energy, then go find some heavenly treasures and earthly gems to take, perhaps it would temporarily satisfy the body's needs.

  Since he's already here, then so be it. Unable to think of a solution, Linghu Chong stopped thinking about it too much. When the time comes, no matter what, he'll just catch a few bad people with high martial arts skills and use the North Ming Divine Art to replenish himself a bit. However, unless absolutely necessary, Linghu Chong didn't plan on doing this, as absorbing things from other people's bodies into his own would inevitably make him feel nauseous.

  The two chatted happily, forgetting about time, and their conversation went beyond just discussing martial arts. They talked about all sorts of things, from the mundane to the strange and bizarre. As they chatted, Linghu Chong let slip a story about Feng Qingyang's past in Yihong Courtyard, and even added his own commentary. This made Feng Qingyang furious and embarrassed, causing him to immediately change his expression and kick Linghu Chong out of the house.

  Linghu Chong could only sulkily go down the mountain, why not just go to the brothel in Yihong Courtyard? It's not a big deal, why hide it? And yet others are not allowed to mention it, and if they do, he'll turn against them. What a petty mind.

  Alas, you can't afford to offend Taishu who has been through brothels.