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

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Jiang Ning murmured to himself.

Just then, Du Lanyin's voice rang out from not far away.

"Junior brother, I've found it!"

Du Lanyin's tone was both agitated and sorrowful.

"Okay, senior sister."

Interrupted from his thoughts, Jiang Ning turned and responded, then turned and headed towards Du Lanyin's direction, still holding the severed hand bone in his hand, not throwing it away.

When Jiang Ning arrived at Du Lanyin's side, he found her standing on a newly cleared open space. In front of her were two small mounds, and around her were two rotten wooden planks scattered about.

"Father, Mother, your daughter is unfilial; I haven't come to see you all these years."

Looking at the two small mounds, Du Lanyin's tears welled up instantly.

Du Lanyin knelt before her parents' graves, sobbing uncontrollably, and began to recount her longing over the years.

Jiang Ning stood quietly behind her without saying a word.

After a while, Du Lanyin's mood finally calmed down.

"Junior brother, thank you for coming with me this time..."

Du Lanyin turned around to thank Jiang Ning, but froze the next second.

"What's that in your hand?"

"This one? I just found it."

Jiang Ning raised the piece of hand bone in his hand in response.

"Picked it up?"

Du Lanyin was somewhat stunned.

"Ah."

Jiang Ning nodded.

"It's the skeleton of a child who has been dead for some time."

Upon hearing this, Du Lanyin paused for a moment, but said nothing more.

After a while.

"Father, Mother, don't worry, I have joined the Huashan Sect and mastered martial arts. I will avenge you."

Du Lanyin stood before her parents' graves and swore an oath, her tone resolute.

The area around her parents' graves has now been renovated, and Du Lanyin has carved two new wooden tablets to make tombstones, which are then placed in front of the two graves.

Meanwhile, a small grave appeared next to her parents' graves.

Jiang Ning reached out and placed his hand on the wooden plank in front of the burial mound, gently stroking it with his fingers.

There were no words written on the wooden board.

"I don't know your name, so I won't write it down."

Jiang Ning looked at the newly built burial mound and said softly, "I have searched, but I did not find any of your other remains. I only found this piece of bone, so I will bury you here. It will be a peaceful rest in peace."

“I don’t know what you suffered in your life, but at your age, you shouldn’t have to suffer like this.”

"If you were framed, I will avenge you if I have the chance."

Jiang Ning spoke calmly, his expression neither sad nor happy.

But Du Lanyin could see that Jiang Ning's eyes were slightly watery.

Du Lanyin stared blankly into space.

She could sense that Jiang Ning was feeling somewhat sad.

What is he grieving about?

Is it sadness over this child you've never met?

Yes.

But that's not entirely true.

Du Lanyin didn't know what Jiang Ning was thinking, but she thought he must be thinking more deeply.

At this moment, she began to recall Jiang Ning's past and the world's evaluation of him.

People say he is heartless, but Du Lanyin thinks the opposite.

He is a compassionate person; he is the most compassionate person in the world.

His inner emotions were richer than anyone else's.

However, people usually don't understand his inner feelings.

Du Lanyin didn't know either.

Jiang Ning gazed at the nameless burial mound.

A gust of wind blew by, brushing against his hair.

Chapter 342: Strange Events

"Let's go."

After finding her parents' graves again, Du Lanyin paid her respects and prepared to leave.

"Okay, senior sister."

Jiang Ning also came to his senses, nodded, turned and left, his expression unchanged.

The two returned to Guyang County once again. Jiang Ning and Du Lanyin walked down the street, looking at the county town.

"what?"

Du Lanyin asked in confusion.

It was still dark and curfew had not yet begun, but there were very few pedestrians on the road, and they all seemed to be in a hurry, as if they had something urgent to attend to.

bang~

A woman, with her head down and seemingly carrying something in her arms, rushed forward and accidentally bumped into Jiang Ning, who was walking towards her, letting out a cry of pain.

"Are you okay?"

Jiang Ning reached out and pulled her back in time.

The woman looked flustered and didn't have time to speak. She quickly looked at the long package in her arms, opened it discreetly, and then felt relieved.

"it's okay no problem."

The woman shook her head at Jiang Ning: "I'm sorry, young master, I bumped into you by accident."

Her movements were very discreet, but Jiang Ning clearly saw that there was a baby inside.

strangeness.

"Sister, aren't you afraid he'll suffocate if you hold him like that?"

Du Lanyin also saw the child wrapped tightly in the woman's arms and couldn't help but ask a question in surprise.

No sooner had the words left her mouth than the woman's expression changed drastically. She looked around as if afraid something might appear, then hugged the child in her arms tightly. She stopped talking to Jiang Ning and Du Lanyin, and quickened her pace as she walked away between the two of them.

"Hey, what's wrong with her?"

Du Lanyin found it very strange.

Jiang Ning turned to look at the woman's back, his eyes thoughtful.

"Let's go, junior brother."

Du Lanyin then spoke again.

Jiang Ning nodded and continued walking. After a while, he encountered another woman.

The woman was also carrying something in her arms, but it was wrapped up tightly, just like the woman Jiang Ning had encountered before.

Without a doubt, Jiang Ning knew that she was holding a baby.

After that, Jiang Ning saw several more people like this on the road, both men and women, all carrying such children in their arms, and walking in a hurry.

"strangeness."

At this moment, Du Lanyin also sensed that something was wrong.

The atmosphere in Guyang County was somewhat eerie.

"Has something happened here?"

Du Lanyin muttered to herself, then turned to look at Jiang Ning, only to find that Jiang Ning was also deep in thought.

"Excuse me."

Du Lanyin tried to stop someone to ask what had happened, but the person avoided her from a distance and ran away as if fleeing.

"This……"

Du Lanyin was stunned.

"Junior brother, what happened to them?"

Jiang Ning shook his head: "I don't know either."

By this time, it had gotten dark, and the entire main street of Guyang County was deserted.

"Junior brother, let's find an inn to stay for the night."

Du Lanyin said.

Although she came here for revenge, she had waited so many years, so there was no rush. She planned to scout out the place tomorrow to see if the people who killed her parents were still there.

Moreover, Jiang Ning, who accompanied her here, hasn't had much rest either.

"Alright."

After a moment's thought, Jiang Ning nodded.

He originally planned to finish the matter quickly, but seeing the strange atmosphere in Guyang County, he wanted to find out what had happened first.

The two reached an agreement and found an inn on the street to stay in.

The inn was preparing to close at this time, and the waiter was already shutting the door.

"Hey, wait."

Upon seeing them, Du Lanyin called out from afar. However, the waiter seemed startled upon seeing the two of them and instead of stopping, he quickened his pace to close the door.

Upon seeing this, Du Lanyin immediately rushed over and reached out to stop the door from closing.

What are you doing?

"We're closing up now, we're not serving you, you'd better leave."

The waiter stood on the other side of the door, waving his hand repeatedly, urging the two to leave.

"You're still open for business, aren't you? How can an inn refuse guests?"

Du Lanyin pushed hard, and the door opened inward. She then entered the inn with Jiang Ning.

"Hey, you guys..."

The waiter was about to say something when a middle-aged man, dressed as a shopkeeper, came out.

"What's wrong? It's so noisy."

The middle-aged man walked along, and the next second he saw Jiang Ning and Du Lanyin. His eyes narrowed, and then he looked at the waiter with a stern expression.

"Didn't we say we'd close immediately at the designated time? Why did you let them in again?"

"Shopkeeper, it wasn't me, they insisted on coming in..."

The waiter felt very wronged.

The middle-aged man glared at him, then looked at Jiang Ning and the other man, a smile spreading across his face.