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

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"Love is exclusive, love is selfish, and love is the one thing that cannot be shared with others."

Linghu Chong's heart skipped a beat.

"me……"

Linghu Chong stared blankly, muttering to himself for a long time but unable to utter a single word.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning knew that Linghu Chong had realized what was happening, so he didn't say anything more and continued to regulate his breathing.

Ultimately, Linghu Chong lacked confidence and even felt inferior in his feelings for Yue Lingshan. He was too cautious, which prevented him from seeing clearly and being certain of Yue Lingshan's feelings for him.

After Jiang Ning's words pointed out the truth, Linghu Chong seemed to wake up from a dream.

Linghu Chong glanced at Jiang Ning and, seeing that his expression remained calm, couldn't help but say, "Junior Brother knows a lot."

Jiang Ning chuckled upon hearing this.

"Onlookers have a clearer perspective."

Looking at Jiang Ning's calm smile, Linghu Chong was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

After a while.

Linghu Chong spoke again.

"Thank you."

Jiang Ning glanced at him and shook his head.

"It doesn't matter."

Having received the answer, Linghu Chong did not disturb Jiang Ning any further, but instead sat down on the other side.

The night passed.

The sky was already showing the first light of dawn.

Jiang Ning stood up and went to the end of the Thousand-Foot Cliff to continue guarding it.

The smell of burning was still present at Qianchizhuang, but it was much fainter than it had been the night before.

There has been no further activity since the last offensive last night, and the latter half of the night passed peacefully.

call out!

An arrow shot up from below.

A new offensive has begun.

After yesterday's fierce attack, the troops below were replaced with ranged attackers.

However, because the Thousand-Foot Cliff was so tall, the arrows fell down halfway through their flight. The few arrows that did come at once were weak and powerless, and Jiang Ning easily deflected them back.

That's it?

Jiang Ning was slightly surprised, as this was not the offensive he had anticipated.

"Brothers, Island Master Sima has started a feint attack with a rain of arrows. We need to speed things up."

At the foot of the mountain, Ji Wushi spoke to the dozen or so men behind him.

These men all carried ropes on their backs, and each of them had thick, strong arms.

Just as dawn broke, Ji Wushi had already gathered his men. These men were all expert rock climbers, and Ji Wushi was leading them to test whether there was a path on the back of the North Peak.

Upon arriving at the foot of the back mountain and seeing the towering cliff, a man couldn't help but exclaim.

"How do we climb this?"

"Stop talking nonsense and get up there."

The other men had already untied their ropes and started looking for climbing spots to go up.

Looking at these men, Ji Wushi said something.

"Everyone, it's up to you whether you can find a way out from here. If you do find one, don't alert the enemy."

These men responded upon hearing this.

"Don't worry, Mr. Ji."

After saying that, they all started climbing.

……

North Peak, the back mountain.

Yue Buqun had been sitting here all night, and everything had remained calm.

"Father, will they really climb up from here?"

Yue Lingshan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but say something.

She doubted how anyone could climb such a steep cliff.

Yue Buqun said it indifferently.

"Since Ning'er said they might climb up from here, we can't let our guard down."

Upon hearing this, Yue Lingshan couldn't help but purse her lips and scoff.

Yue Buqun treated Jiang Ning even more like a biological son than he treated her.

Chapter 196: Attacking the Mountain Again (Part 2 Combined)

"What are you mumbling about?"

Yue Buqun glanced over and saw Yue Lingshan muttering to herself, seemingly muttering something to herself.

"nothing."

Yue Lingshan quickly shook her head, then said with a bitter face, "Father, your Taiyue Three Green Peaks are so hard to learn."

Taiyue Three Green Peaks is a sword technique created by Yue Buqun. He did not teach it to any other disciples besides Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong, not even Yue Lingshan.

It was only recently that Yue Buqun taught Yue Lingshan his self-created sword technique, but no matter how hard Yue Lingshan practiced, she couldn't learn it. Yesterday, Linghu Chong sparred with her using this sword technique.

Yue Buqun smiled faintly upon hearing this.

"This sword technique of your father is not something you can learn so easily. I will teach you it again after some time."

As the father and daughter were talking, Shi Daizi exclaimed in surprise and pointed to the cliff.

"Master, look!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun looked up and saw an arm reaching up from the steep cliff, followed by the head of a man.

Yue Lingshan's eyes widened.

Jiang Ning was right.

"Shall we do it, Father?"

As they spoke, Yue Lingshan was already preparing to draw her sword, and Shi Daizi and several other disciples who had come to guard her were also ready to make their move.

"Shhh."

Instead of making a move, Yue Buqun instructed Yue Lingshan and the other disciples to remain silent.

"Look what he's going to do."

Yue Buqun said something in a low voice, then led his disciples to hide and observe the man's actions.

The man who climbed up from the bottom of the cliff did not rush to come up. Instead, he looked around and, after finding no one around, climbed up.

After coming up, the man didn't move. He looked around again, and after confirming that it was safe, he turned to look down the cliff. He reached out and grabbed something, and then another man climbed up. In total, three men came up.

The three carefully left the cliff and walked further in. When Yue Lingshan saw this, she was about to make a move again, but Yue Buqun stopped her and gently shook his head.

The three men, unaware of Yue Buqun and his group lurking in the shadows, continued walking inside.

"You wait here, I'll go see what they're up to. If anyone else comes up from the cliff, don't make any sudden moves or alert them."

After saying something in a low voice, Yue Buqun followed behind the three men.

"Master, don't worry."

Shi Daizi nodded solemnly.

The three men ventured deep into the North Peak without exchanging a word, moving with extreme caution and frequently glancing around.

Yue Buqun followed quietly behind them without making a sound.

There was no one guarding the area behind the North Peak, and the three of them made their way through without incident until they approached Lao Jun Li Gou, where they encountered a group of disciples from the Five Mountains Sword Sect patrolling and defending the area. Only then did the three of them stop.

Seeing this, they hid in the shadows and observed the situation ahead. The three of them nodded and headed back the way they came, returning to the edge of the cliff.

Hiding in the shadows, Yue Lingshan and the others saw the three people return and wondered what they wanted to do. When they saw them preparing to go down the cliff, several Huashan disciples couldn't help but want to make a move, but Yue Buqun appeared and stopped them.

"Father, shouldn't we kill them?"

Yue Lingshan whispered.

Yue Buqun nodded slightly: "Let them go back."

Yue Lingshan didn't know why Yue Buqun didn't make a move, but she held back and watched helplessly as the three people climbed down the cliff again.

After a while, the three people did not come up again. Yue Lingshan glanced at the edge of the cliff and found that the three had disappeared. Only then did she speak up.

"Father, why did you let them go?"

The other Huashan disciples also had this question.

Faced with the doubts of his daughter and disciples, Yue Buqun wore a faint smile.

“These three were just scouting ahead. They’re probably going back to call for reinforcements now. Shan’er, go tell your Uncle Feng to come to the back mountain and invite Abbess Dingjing and the Diancang Twin Swords. Also, call some disciples over. We’ll trap them like turtles in a jar.”

Yue Lingshan then realized Yue Buqun's intentions and became excited.

"I know, Dad!"

They then headed towards Jin Suo Guan.

Yue Buqun then looked at Shi Daizi: "Go to Qianchizhuang and tell Ning'er about the situation here, and tell him to be careful over there."

"Yes, Master!"

Shi Daizi accepted the order and left.

Yue Buqun arrived at the edge of the cliff, looked down, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face, as if he had thought of something.

Shi Daizi arrived at Qianchizhuang, with Jiang Ning still standing in front. The rain of arrows from below never stopped, but to no avail.

"Fourth Junior Brother, what brings you here?"

Linghu Chong was quite surprised to see Shi Daizi.

"Senior Brother, those people did indeed climb up from the back mountain. Master sent me to tell you to be extra careful here."

Shi Daizi then recounted what had happened on his end, which startled Linghu Chong, Ning Zhongze, and the others.

"Okay, go back and tell your master that we understand."

Ning Zhongze frowned and said.

"Yes, Master's wife, this disciple will take his leave now."

After finishing her sentence in a hurry, Shi Daizi left.

"Junior brother was right after all."

Linghu Chong was astonished.

Jiang Ning also overheard their conversation. He wasn't surprised. Yue Buqun had already made preparations on the back mountain. As long as they held their ground, there wouldn't be any major problems.

when!

Jiang Ning casually deflected the arrows that were being shot up from below, his expression calm.

……

Ji Wushi, who had been waiting at the bottom of the cliff behind the mountain, would occasionally look up at the towering precipice with a furrowed brow.

Nine bodies lay around them; they were all men who had climbed the cliff earlier, and they had fallen while climbing.