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

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"But it takes ten years to hone a sword, and its sharp edge has yet to be tested. Our Huashan Sect has been dormant for long enough, and has been recovering for long enough, to the point that other sects have begun to have designs on us. Now that you have grown up, you no longer need to cultivate hard on the mountain. You must also take up the banner of the Huashan Sect and let those demons and monsters test the sharp sword of our Huashan Sect."

"Let's start eradicating the villains from the four prefectures!"

Chapter 90: The Suppression of Bandits Officially Begins

Yue Buqun's words stirred up a restless desire among the disciples, their expressions revealing a surge of emotion.

At this moment, Yue Buqun said again, "Over the years, I have explored eighteen of these bandit strongholds. Your next task is to wipe out these eighteen bandit dens."

Upon hearing this, the disciples of Mount Hua couldn't help but want to go down the mountain and fight the bandits right now.

But Yue Buqun continued, "Considering that some bandit dens are far apart, it would take a long time for you to cross them one by one. Therefore, I have decided to send you to different places, and let the disciples with the best martial arts skills lead you to fight the bandits."

At this point, Yue Buqun paused, raising his voice slightly.

"Linghu Chong".

"Jiangning."

"Lauderno".

"Exit!"

When Linghu Chong's name was called, he became excited and was the first to stand up. Jiang Ning walked alongside Linghu Chong with a calm and composed expression.

Huh? There's still some for me?

A look of surprise flashed across Laudenau's eyes, but he didn't think much of it and stepped forward to stand alongside Linghu Chong and Jiang Ning.

Of the three, Linghu Chong was full of vigor, Jiang Ning was young and highly skilled in martial arts, and only Lao Denuo was old and frail.

Yue Buqun looked at the three people in front of him and said, "I have divided these eighteen bandit dens into three parts. Next, I will divide the Huashan disciples into three groups, each of you three will lead one group, and each of you will be responsible for six groups."

"Yes, Master."

Linghu Chong, Jiang Ning, and Lao Denuo bowed and agreed.

Linghu Chong was excited.

Before returning to Mount Hua, Yue Buqun had already taught him all of the Mount Hua sword techniques, and even explained the sword techniques of the other five mountain sword sects to him. Yue Buqun's attention to him touched him deeply. So when Yue Buqun decided to suppress bandits in the four prefectures and asked him to personally lead a team of junior brothers, he secretly made up his mind to work hard and do a great job in the task Yue Buqun gave him.

Jiang Ning remained calm as always, while Laudenuo seemed somewhat indifferent.

He's here as an undercover agent, not to contribute to the Huashan Sect; his enthusiasm is really low.

But what Yue Buqun said the next second made him tense.

Yue Buqun said to Linghu Chong, Jiang Ning, and the other two, "In order to increase your enthusiasm, I have decided to give you part of the cultivation manual of the Zixia Divine Skill as a reward this time."

"what?"

Linghu Chong and Lao Denuo were dumbfounded, as were the other Huashan Sect disciples.

"Father, isn't the Purple Cloud Divine Skill a martial art that only the head of the Huashan Sect can practice?"

Yue Lingshan called out.

"good."

Yue Buqun nodded and said, "But techniques are static, while people are dynamic. Only living people are the treasure of my Huashan Sect. I have decided to pass on part of the Zixia Technique."

After saying that, Yue Buqun said to Linghu Chong, Jiang Ning and the other two, "The three of you will all receive my Zixia Divine Skill, but I have one request for you."

Yue Buqun paused slightly, and after seeing that Linghu Chong and Lao Denuo were looking at him seriously, he continued, "That is, whoever can wipe out the area they are responsible for within half a month, whoever is the first to finish, will get a part of the Zixia Divine Skill's incantation."

Upon hearing this, Linghu Chong said urgently, "Master, rest assured, your disciple will do his utmost!"

"No need to rush, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Yue Buqun continued, "Besides the first person to complete the goal receiving a portion of the Zixia Divine Skill's manual, the second and third place winners need not be disappointed. I will also teach you a portion of the Zixia Divine Skill, but not as much as the first place winner. The second place winner will receive less of the Zixia Divine Skill's manual than the first place winner, and so on down to the next place."

"Yes, Master!"

Linghu Chong and Lao Denuo's eyes lit up at the same time, and they shouted loudly.

Yue Buqun looked at Jiang Ning and said, "Ning'er, your strength is the strongest among all my fellow disciples, so for the sake of fairness, I will assign you fewer people than Chong'er and Denuo. Do you have any objections?"

Jiang Ning shook his head: "No, Master."

"it is good."

Yue Buqun nodded, then looked at his disciples and said, "Next, I will start assigning people. Those whose names are called, step forward. You will be in a group with Linghu Chong."

"Yue Lingshan, Lu Dayou, Gao Genming, Liang Fa..."

Yue Buqun called out the names of fourteen people in total, and the disciples whose names were called stood behind Linghu Chong.

"Shi Daizi, Tao Jun, Shu Qi..."

Fourteen more people stepped forward and stood behind Laudenau.

"Du Lanyin, Qiaojun, Lin Pingzhi..."

In the end, only six people were assigned to Jiangning, which was more than half fewer than the other two groups.

Finally, one person was left out and not assigned to any team; they were singled out.

After dividing the team into groups, Yue Buqun took out three pieces of paper from his pocket and handed them to Jiang Ning, Linghu Chong, and Lao Denuo, saying, "The locations marked on these are the targets you need to eliminate. I have set an order for each bandit stronghold based on its difficulty. You should eliminate them in this order."

Linghu Chong and Lao Denuo opened it and took a look. It was a simple map, and they were each in charge of six bandit dens.

Jiang Ning glanced at it casually and didn't pay any attention to it.

He had already looked at these three drawings before.

After the three of them looked at the simple map in their hands, Yue Buqun gave Ning Zhongze a slight nod, and Ning Zhongze turned around, took out a package, opened it, and placed it on the ground.

Inside were eighteen signal arrows, each three fingers wide and half a foot long.

Yue Buqun said, “These are the signal arrows used by the Huashan Sect Leader to summon the disciples. Normally only the Sect Leader can use them, but this time the situation is special, so each of you will take six.”

"I have already discussed it with the people of Huaming Village. Many of them will assist in this bandit suppression operation. When Songnian is stationed in Hanzhong, you will fire a signal arrow on the mountain every time you destroy a bandit's den. The people of Huaming Village who are waiting for you at the foot of the mountain will see it and report your progress to Songnian. At the same time, you can also learn about the progress of the other two teams in suppressing bandits from these people."

Song Nian was the disciple who wasn't assigned to any team.

The villagers of Huaming Village were very enthusiastic when they heard that the Huashan Sect was going to do something big. If it weren't for Yue Buqun's strong insistence, they wouldn't have wanted the hard-earned money.

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Yes."

Jiang Ning, Linghu Chong, and Lao Denuo all agreed.

Yue Buqun nodded: "Alright, the task has been assigned to you. The sooner the better in suppressing the bandits, so you can set off today."

"Yes, Master."

Linghu Chong, Jiang Ning, and the other two agreed.

Yue Buqun then looked at his disciples and said, "Although you will not be able to obtain the cultivation manual of the Zixia Divine Skill this time, I will teach you some Huashan sword techniques that you have not learned before when you return."

The other Huashan disciples were delighted upon hearing this. This seemed like a good idea: the eldest, second, and youngest brothers would eat the meat, and they would drink the soup.

"Yes!!"

"Yes!!"

The disciples replied excitedly.

Yue Buqun waved his sleeve: "You may proceed."

After saying that, Linghu Chong led his team to hurriedly pack their things and set off in a grand procession.

Even the seasoned veteran Laudenau showed a fighting spirit, determined to win second place.

"Junior brother, when are we going down the mountain?"

Qiaojun asked.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Senior brothers and sisters, you can go back and prepare now."

Upon hearing his words, the rest of the people didn't hesitate and hurriedly went back to their rooms to pack their things. Lin Pingzhi was especially nervous.

His kung fu was the worst, yet Yue Buqun still assigned him to Jiang Ning's team, because he was genuinely afraid of holding Jiang Ning back.

"Do not be nervous."

Seemingly noticing his emotions, Jiang Ning comforted him, "Just treat this as an ordinary bandit suppression operation."

Others assumed this was Yue Buqun's intention to pass on his skills, but Jiang Ning already possessed the Innate Skill, so the Purple Cloud Divine Skill was useless to him.

Jiang Ning's gaze met Yue Buqun's, and the two smiled.

it is more than words.

"Junior brother, we're ready, we can set off now."

Du Lanyin, Qiaojun, and the others had already packed their luggage and were just waiting for Jiang Ning to speak.

Jiang Ning nodded: "Okay, let's go."

Jiangning also brought edamame this time.

Maodou has been on Mount Hua for so long that it has grown much stronger and is now much bigger than an ordinary horse, with strong and powerful limbs.

Maodou, who hadn't been down the mountain for a long time, was also very excited, jumping up and down all the way.

After descending the mountain, Jiang Ning and his group did not linger and headed straight for the first destination on the simple map.

……

"kill!"

"Today is the day to eliminate demons and defend the Way!"

Du Lanyin and Lin Pingzhi, along with their disciples, drew their swords and charged at the bandits opposite them. At this moment, they were in the bandits' lair, surrounded by corpses.

"kill!"

The bandits opposite them also shouted and began to fight back.

Jiang Ning sat on a large tree not far away, holding a cloth in his hand, wiping the bloodstains from his sword, and calmly watching the battle on the ground.

Chapter 91: A New Storm Has Arrived

He had just killed most of the bandits and some of the stronger ones. The rest were those that Du Lanyin, Lin Pingzhi, and Qiao Jun could handle, but there were too many of them, so it was difficult for Lin Pingzhi and the others to deal with them.

But Jiang Ning no longer intends to intervene; flowers in a greenhouse cannot withstand wind and rain.

While observing the battle on the ground to prevent casualties on his side, Jiang Ning was also thinking about the next steps in his mind.

According to the villagers of Huaming who were collecting progress reports, Lao Denuo has already wiped out four bandit dens. Linghu Chong's side is doing the same, but his progress is a bit slower, as this is only the third bandit's lair.

It's been seven days now. Linghu Chong and Lao Denuo have each wiped out four bandit strongholds and dens. If you include the time spent traveling, their two teams have hardly rested and are determined to win first place.

Jiang Ning had also seen Laudenau's route for suppressing the bandits. At the current pace, they should be able to start clearing out the last bandit's lair in about three days at most.

Jiangning needs to speed things up; he also needs to get to the last location within three days.

His bandit suppression campaign ended only a few dozen miles away from Laudenau's.

puff!

Lin Pingzhi slashed the neck of the bandit opposite him with his sword, and blood splattered everywhere. Lin Pingzhi was unable to dodge in time and the blood sprayed into his eyes. But with the bandit falling, the den had been completely cleared.

Du Lanyin and the others finally relaxed, supporting themselves on their knees and panting heavily.

They didn't know how the other two teams cleared out the bandits, but when their team arrived at a bandit's den, Jiang Ning only killed the leader and some of the stronger ones. He left the rest to deal with themselves, while Jiang Ning watched from the sidelines. Any bandits who tried to escape were killed. They could only fight Lin Pingzhi and his men to the death.

The pressure on them in this environment was immense; they were nearly killed several times, but Jiang Ning always intervened in time to save their lives. However, that was all; they still had to fight the enemy afterward.

However, under this kind of training, which is similar to raising poisonous insects, their combat experience increased rapidly, but it was too tiring.

"Senior brothers and sisters, thank you for your hard work."

Seeing that the battle was over, Jiang Ning jumped down from the tree branch and smiled at Lin Pingzhi and the others.

However, his smile seemed a bit devilish to the others.