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One of the bodyguards spoke up.
Zuo Lengchan nodded and said nothing more.
He delegated these trivial matters to his junior brothers and didn't interfere much.
Zuo Lengchan then brought up another matter and looked at another person.
Where are the other four factions?
Tang Ying'e cupped his hands and said, "Senior brother, the Huashan Sect and the Taishan Sect are already in a small town not far from the foot of Mount Song. There is still no news about the Hengshan Sect and the Hengshan Sect."
Zuo Lengchan's face remained expressionless when the Huashan Sect was mentioned, but he frowned slightly when the Taishan Sect was mentioned.
"Master Brother."
At this moment, another person stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Senior Brother Zhong and the others died on Mount Tai, killed by Tianmen. We cannot let this grudge go unavenged. When Tianmen goes up Mount Song, we will definitely settle this score with him!"
The bodyguard's face was extremely cold, and not only him, but the other bodyguards also looked furious.
Zuo Lengchan remained silent.
Several months ago, he sent Zhong Zhen and others to Mount Tai, but they never returned and were never heard from again. After investigation, it was discovered that they had all died on Mount Tai, including more than a hundred disciples. This shocked and enraged him.
"Senior Brother Sect Leader, Tianmen's visit to Mount Song this time is definitely not with good intentions. We must be vigilant."
Tang Ying'e added.
With the four bodyguards killed, it's obvious to anyone with a brain that Tianmen Daoist's arrival at Songshan with the Taishan Sect was definitely not a friendly move. If Tianmen were to say something inappropriate in public, things would get very messy.
"Ah."
Zuo Lengchan nodded; he understood.
Just as he was about to say something more, footsteps came from outside the hall, and then a person walked in.
"Junior Brother Han, why are you only arriving now?"
Upon seeing the newcomer, Zuo Lengchan's face darkened, and his tone revealed a hint of displeasure.
After returning from Mount Hua last time, he handed over Guyang County to Han Tianpeng as compensation for the lack of extra income he had after Yu Canghai was killed by Jiang Ning. Han Tianpeng had been living comfortably for the past few months, but with the Alliance Leader Conference approaching, Zuo Lengchan needed manpower and sent someone to call Han Tianpeng back early on. However, he only returned now, which made Zuo Lengchan very unhappy.
Sensing Zuo Lengchan's coldness, Han Tianpeng's body trembled involuntarily, and he quickly said, "Junior brother dared not delay after receiving the sect leader's order, but an accident occurred."
"Accident? What accident?"
Upon hearing Han Tianpeng's words, Zuo Lengchan frowned subconsciously, thinking that Han Tianpeng was trying to find an excuse.
"Senior brother, Jiang Ning has gone to Guyang County."
Han Tianpeng said.
"Jiangning?"
Zuo Lengchan paused for a moment, then asked uncertainly.
"Is it Jiang Ning from the Huashan Sect?"
"It's him."
Han Tianpeng nodded and then recounted the whole story in detail.
"unacceptable!"
One of the bodyguards angrily said, "Guyang County is the territory of our Songshan Sect. He dares to act chivalrously and come here to bully us. Doesn't this mean he doesn't respect our Songshan Sect?"
"That's right. As a junior disciple of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, he showed no respect for Senior Brother Han whatsoever and even attacked him. It's utterly outrageous!"
Another bodyguard spoke up.
"I think the Huashan Sect is also dissatisfied with us."
A middle-aged man sneered, "If the apprentice is like this, I don't think he can escape the master's teachings."
Seeing his fellow disciples saying such things, Zuo Lengchan frowned, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"All right."
Zuo Lengchan stopped his fellow disciples from talking and then looked at Han Tianpeng.
"Isn't the Whiteboard Demon King also in Guyang County? Why didn't he come?"
Han Tianpeng shook his head: "I didn't see him. He's been hiding in the deep mountains and forests practicing his martial arts, only coming out occasionally. I left in a hurry and didn't have time to inform him."
Although Zuo Lengchan had gathered a large number of unorthodox masters, and these people were quite familiar with them from the Songshan Sect, Han Tianpeng and his group still intentionally kept their distance from some of the most wicked individuals.
For example, the blank board evil star.
This unorthodox figure has an eccentric personality and is unpredictable in his moods; he only has dealings with Zuo Lengchan.
"I see."
Zuo Lengchan didn't say much.
"I will send someone to Guyang County again to take a look later."
Afterwards, Zuo Lengchan raised some more questions, mostly about the details of the conference a few days later, and then asked his fellow disciples to step down.
He was the only one left in the lobby.
"Yue Buqun..."
Zuo Lengchan did not continue practicing his skills as usual. Instead, he frowned and remained motionless, muttering Yue Buqun's name, with a hint of fear in his eyes.
……
Early the next morning.
Jiang Ning was still asleep when he suddenly heard a commotion outside.
"what sound?"
Jiang Ning was a little puzzled, so he got up and opened the door, only to see Lin Pingzhi coming up from downstairs.
"Senior brother, people from the Songshan Sect have arrived. They say they want to invite us to Songshan."
The Way of Lin Ping.
Jiang Ning was not surprised to hear this news.
"Where are Master and the others?"
Jiang Ning didn't rush downstairs, but went back inside to tidy up her clothes.
Lin Pingzhi quickly replied, "They're all downstairs."
After tidying up, Jiang Ning prepared to go downstairs, where the lobby was already full of people.
Jiang Ning followed the gaze and saw that the people below were divided into two groups: one group was from the Huashan Sect and the other group was from the Songshan Sect.
I didn't see anyone from the Taishan Sect.
At this moment, one of the people sent by Songshan led the way, clasped his hands in greeting, and smiled.
"Brother Yue, now that we've arrived at Mount Song, why don't we go up the mountain?"
Chapter 353: First Test
The speaker was a middle-aged man whose attire differed from that of the other disciples of Songshan, clearly indicating that he was a high-ranking member of the Songshan Sect.
Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Yue Buqun smiled.
"I, Yue, have only been here a short time, and I didn't expect that Alliance Leader Zuo would find out so quickly."
Upon hearing this, Tang Ying'e smiled and said, "The Alliance Leader cares a lot about his fellow members from all the Five Mountains sects. After learning that Brother Yue and Brother Tianmen had arrived, he ordered me to come down and invite them up the mountain."
"By the way, where is Brother Tianmen?"
As he spoke, Tang Ying'e looked around and asked, seemingly out of curiosity.
There are only people from the Huashan Sect here now; not a single person from the Taishan Sect has appeared.
"Brother Dao is feeling a little unwell and is still resting."
Yue Buqun smiled slightly.
"That's it."
Tang Ying'e nodded, as if he had just asked casually, and said nothing more. Just as he was about to say something else, footsteps suddenly sounded outside.
Tianmen Daoren and several Taishan sect Daoists of the Tian generation strode in.
After entering, Tianmen Daoist went straight to a seat and sat down, nodding slightly to Yue Buqun.
"Sect Leader Yue."
They turned a blind eye to Tang Ying'e and other members of the Songshan School.
Upon seeing Tianmen Daoist enter, Yue Buqun's gaze showed a hint of worry.
"Brother Tianmen, it's been many years. How have you been?"
Tang Ying'e didn't care at all about Tianmen Daoist's attitude and still had a smiling face.
There was no mention of Zhongzhen and his companions going to Mount Tai and never returning.
"It's alright, I'm lucky to be alive."
Tianmen Daoist sneered.
Tang Ying'e seemed oblivious to Tianmen Daoist's hostility, and instead laughed heartily, "Brother Daoist is quite the joker. I see you looking refreshed and radiant, in the prime of your life."
Upon hearing this, Tianmen Daoist let out another cold laugh and said nothing more.
Tang Ying'e seemed completely unconcerned by his attitude, and then said, "Since Brother Yue and Brother Tianmen have already arrived, why don't you come up Mount Song with me? Our Five Mountains Sword Sect is scattered in various places, and we rarely see each other. My senior brother misses you all very much. Last time we parted hastily at Mount Hua and I didn't get to say goodbye to Brother Yue and Brother Tianmen. After learning that you two had arrived at the foot of Mount Song, he immediately sent me to invite you two up Mount Song for a chat."
Tianmen Daoist remained silent, as if he had not heard anything.
Yue Buqun smiled and said, "Thank you for coming down to invite me, Brother Tang. Abbess Dingxian and Master Mo will be arriving in the next couple of days. My brother and I have already arranged to wait for the two sects here, and we will go up Mount Song together. Please go back and report to the Left Alliance Leader first, Brother Tang."
Upon hearing this, Tang Ying'e frowned almost imperceptibly, then smiled again.
"Why go through all this trouble? Why don't you two and I go up Mount Song first? Anyway, it's not far from here. Once Abbess Dingxian and Master Mo arrive, we can go straight up Mount Song. Why wait here?"
"If you two don't go up here, people who don't know the situation might think that our five sects are at odds, or that my Songshan Sect is going to do something to you."
Tang Ying'e said it as if in jest.
"Who doesn't know what your Songshan Sect is up to?"
At this moment, a Taoist priest from the Taishan Sect spoke with a cold laugh; it was none other than Taoist Tiansong.
Tang Ying'e glanced at him and laughed, "I don't understand what you mean, brother."
As he spoke, Tang Ying'e seemed to understand something and said, "Could it be that my sect leader brought up the merger issue on Mount Hua last year, which displeased everyone? Wasn't that matter already dropped? Why is my Songshan Sect so hostile to me, fellow Daoist?"
Seeing his feigned ignorance, the Taishan Taoist priests who had come with him were all about to lose their temper and were about to speak with angry expressions.
Seeing this, Yue Buqun, who had been silent, couldn't help but feel a little worried. He was about to speak when Tianmen Daoist stopped them.
The usually hot-tempered Taoist Tianmen was now completely calm.
Tianmen Daoist sneered, "Now that we're here, we're bound to go up Mount Song. We don't care about a day or two."
Seeing this, Tang Ying'e didn't say anything more, but cupped his hands in greeting.
"In that case, I will take my leave now. Please do not delay the conference two days from now, Brother Yue and Brother Dao."
"Brother Tang, please rest assured."
Yue Buqun returned the greeting.
The Taoist of Tianmen remained silent.
Tang Ying'e ignored his behavior and left with several disciples from Songshan.
Only after Tang Ying'e had left, and Tianmen Daoist had been coldly watching them without making any move, did Yue Buqun finally breathe a slight sigh of relief.
He was somewhat worried that Tianmen Daoist might lose his temper and attack Tang Ying'e, but now it seems that Tianmen Daoist is quite rational.
"Don't worry, Sect Leader Yue."
As if knowing Yue Buqun's thoughts, Tianmen Daoist spoke up.
He was determined to give Zuo Lengchan a big blow at the Alliance Leader Conference, and wouldn't let a minor character like Tang Ying'e off the hook first.