Chapter 220: The pitiful Linghu Chong

rested his sword on his shoulder, his hands on the hilt and the end of the scabbard. Holding a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth, he squinted his eyes, seemingly content but actually lost as he walked.

Since leaving Huashan, Linghu Chong had initially been targeted by the Songshan Sect.

Although most of the Songshan Sect members covered their faces or concealed their identities, Linghu Chong recognized their martial arts and swordsmanship after their exchanges.

By the time Linghu Chong returned from the mountain, he had become a master of the Xiantian realm. Though only at the first level, his Nine Swords of Dugu made him a formidable fighter. Even those at the third or fourth level might not be Linghu Chong's match.

With the Nine Swords of Dugu, Linghu Chong fought his way through battles,

and naturally, he took some injuries, some of them quite serious.

Later, while seriously injured, Linghu Chong encountered a woman.

That woman was Lin Xian'er!

Yes, that Lin Xian'er.

Linghu Chong was once surrounded by the Songshan Sect. Although he killed several of them, he was also seriously injured. After fighting his way out, he met Lin Xian'er.

Linghu Chong's clothes were tattered, stained with dirt and blood, making him look like a beggar.

Lin Xian'er had slept with more than one beggar before, so when she encountered the beggar-like Linghu Chong, she was eager to have sex with him. However,

Linghu Chong, unconscious, kept mumbling Yue Lingshan, "Junior Sister,"

which made Lin Xian'er realize that Linghu Chong was still a lovestruck man.

Lin Xian'er's thoughts changed.

She had originally planned to sleep with Linghu Chong and then walk away. But after learning that Linghu Chong was obsessed with Yue Lingshan, she decided to seduce, or rather, charm, him. She wanted to

make Linghu Chong fall in love with someone else, to stop thinking only about Yue Lingshan. She wanted to make this lovestruck man fall in love with her.

Lin Xian'er knew that for someone as infatuated as Linghu Chong, the most appropriate approach wasn't direct sexual intercourse.

So, she began to treat Linghu Chong as her savior, deliberately adopting a style that Linghu Chong would find appealing.

Truth be told, Lin Xian'er's skill was quite high; Linghu Chong's heart was entirely devoted to Yue Lingshan, which was why he didn't immediately fall for her.

However, facing Lin Xian'er, who seemed to perfectly match his preferences in appearance, personality, and other aspects,

Linghu Chong seemed unable to resist for long.

Especially since the Songshan Sect constantly pursued Linghu Chong, causing him to be frequently injured, Lin Xian'er would personally care for him each time, truly demonstrating to Linghu Chong the true power of tenderness.

Linghu Chong even felt that Lin Xian'er was a net that had ensnared him. Whenever he tried to struggle, the net only tightened, tightening.

Fortunately, after news of the Huashan Sect's alliance with the Wudang Sect spread, the Songshan Sect's pursuit of Linghu Chong ceased.

No longer wounded, Linghu Chong naturally no longer needed Lin Xian'er's care.

However, the role Lin Xian'er played made it difficult for Linghu Chong to break free, and Linghu Chong gradually began to fall for her.

Lin Xian'er treated Linghu Chong in the same way she treated Ah Fei in the story of Little Li Flying Dagger.

She presented herself as a pure, chaste young woman to Linghu Chong,

and Linghu Chong fell for it.

Furthermore, while being pursued by the Songshan Sect, Linghu Chong's cultivation had reached the second level of Xiantian, and his proficiency in the Dugu Nine Swords had grown, increasing his overall strength.

Consequently, Linghu Chong became increasingly valuable and exploitable in Lin Xian'er's eyes.

Even Linghu Chong's Dugu Nine Swords caught Lin Xian'er's eye.

Of course, Lin Xian'er herself didn't practice martial arts, and even if the Dugu Nine Swords were given to her, she wouldn't be able to master them.

But she had a penchant for collecting stamps, especially men, and their martial arts.

At least she possessed many copies of the Shaolin Temple's Seventy-Two Secret Skills, as well as numerous sword techniques, martial arts, and even vicious weapons like the Green Devil Hand.

Naturally, Lin Xian'er also wanted to acquire a powerful sword technique like the Dugu Nine Swords for her collection. However, Lin

Xian'er understood Linghu Chong's character well and knew she couldn't directly ask him for it anytime soon.

But Lin Xian'er also had patience. She would find a way to make Linghu Chong inseparable from her, even

to the point of turning him into a completely obsessed and useless person. Then, naturally, the Dugu Nine Swords would be hers. To achieve this, Lin Xian'er even planned to marry Linghu Chong.

Of course, a wedding meant just the two of them, with no family, no friends, and no witnesses.

In reality, Lin Xian'er had already staged this kind of wedding more than once.

In modern times, she would have committed bigamy countless times.

On the night of Linghu Chong and Lin Xian'er's simple wedding, just as Linghu Chong was about to enter the bridal chamber, Lin Xian'er had already devised a plan to prevent him from having physical relations with her.

In her mind, anyone could sleep with her, except Linghu Chong. Only in this way could she, like a hawk, completely wear down Linghu Chong's spirit, turning him into a dog circling at her feet.

But before Lin Xian'er could carry out her plan, a woman no less beautiful than Lin Xian'er appeared.

It was Lian Nishang.

Lian Nishang came to Lin Xian'er to inquire if she was the owner of the diary.

Unfortunately, Lin Xian'er knew nothing about the diary.

On the contrary, Lin Xian'er looked at Lian Nishang, who was surprisingly as beautiful as herself, and especially possessed a certain aura that Lin Xian'er lacked.

Even if she didn't want to admit it, she understood that Lian Nishang was a very charming woman.

Thus, Lin Xian'er became murderous towards Lian Nishang. She wanted to kill her. No, she didn't want Lian Nishang to die so easily. She wanted to make her a promiscuous woman, to torture her until she was worse than death.

Knowing Lin Xian'er's true face, Lian Nishang found her disgusting.

Furthermore, Lian Nishang sensed Lin Xian'er's murderous intent, so she acted decisively without hesitation, slapping Lin Xian'er on the forehead, killing her instantly.

Linghu Chong, dressed in a bright red wedding suit, pushed open the door, preparing to enter the bridal chamber, only to see his wife, Lin Xian'er, fatally struck by a palm strike from a woman he didn't recognize.

"Ah!!! Xian'er!!! You, you actually killed Xian'er? I want you to die--" Linghu Chong's eyes were red, and he roared, rushing towards Lian Nishang.

Linghu Chong was no match for Lian Nishang to begin with, not to mention that due to his marriage, he didn't even have his sword with him, making his full fighting power limited.

Just as he charged forward, Linghu Chong was knocked to the ground by Lian Nishang's kick.

Although the kick made Linghu Chong realize he was no match for Lian Nishang, it was clear that Linghu Chong wouldn't give up his hatred.

He turned and rushed out, finding his sword, and drawing it, he charged at Lian Nishang once again.

Seeing Linghu Chong charging again, Lian Nishang frowned. If she hadn't known that Linghu Chong was also a poor man deceived by Lin Xian'er, she might have slapped him to death.

But even though she didn't want to kill him, she didn't want Linghu Chong to keep pestering her. So, Lian Nishang prepared to cripple Linghu Chong.

Cripple Linghu Chong, and then spare his life.

But just as Lian Nishang was about to cripple Linghu Chong, she discovered that the sword in Linghu Chong's hand was the standard longsword of the Huashan School.

So, even though Linghu Chong used the Dugu Nine Swords, Lian Nishang still held onto Linghu Chong's sword with two fingers.

"Are you a disciple of the Huashan Sect?" Lian Nishang asked.

For Ye Xiu's sake, Lian Nishang didn't want to harm the Huashan Sect's disciples.

"Yes, I am Linghu Chong of the Huashan Sect. No matter who you are, I will kill you to avenge Xian'er." Linghu Chong said, and seeing that he couldn't pull the sword out of Lian Nishang's hand, he simply let go of the hilt and used the scabbard as a sword, continuing to kill Lian Nishang.

Lian Nishang swung the sword in her hand, and the powerful true energy directly shook the scabbard out of Linghu Chong's hand: "Linghu Chong? Humph, you are also a waste. You don't even know that you are being fooled by a scumbag like Lin Xian'er."

"Humph!" Linghu Chong snorted coldly. He knew that he was no match for Lian Nishang, but he still wanted to continue charging.

"I'm too lazy to talk to a loser like you. You should be glad that you are a disciple of Huashan Sect. Investigate Lin Xian'er carefully later. There will definitely be a surprise. Maybe you will thank me then." Lian Nishang was too lazy to get entangled with Linghu Chong and just left. Because Lian Nishang was much stronger than Linghu Chong, Linghu Chong couldn't even catch up with her.

Watching Lian Nishang leave, Linghu Chong quickly rushed to Lin Xian'er. He found that Lin Xian'er had died secretly a long time ago. Of course, Lin Xian'er's body was still warm.

Looking at Lin Xian'er in a bright red wedding dress, Linghu Chong was filled with grief.

This is his bride!

Linghu Chong was filled with grief and indignation. He stared at Lin Xian'er's body until Lin Xian'er's body became cold and even stiff. Linghu Chong left the room in despair. He used all his money to buy a fine coffin for Lin Xian'er, then dug a grave with his bare hands not far from the house where he and Lin Xian'er lived, leaving his hands bloody and mangled.

After burying Lin Xian'er, Linghu Chong remained dazed and stunned.

He wanted to avenge Lin Xian'er, but he knew that her strength was too great, too great for him to defeat.

He even thought she was a master, not even a beginner.

This made Linghu Chong even more desperate.

Feeling like a loser, he tried to drink and get drunk.

However, he had spent all his money on the coffin, leaving him with nothing left.

Finally, he looked at the house where he and Lin Xian'er lived, a simple two-room apartment, and decided to go to Lin Xian'er's room to tidy up and pack up her belongings.

But when Linghu Chong went to clean up Lin Xian'er's room, he saw a slew of martial arts manuals lying under her bed. There were titles like

"Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand," "One Clap, Two Scatter Palm," "Bodhi Heart Sutra," "Great Compassion and Great Mercy Thousand-Leaf Hand," "Dragon Wandering Sword Technique," "Thirteen Styles of the Clear Wind," "Taiyi Mysterious Gate Sword," "Weituo Palm," "

Three Folds of the Cloud Dragon," "Mother and Child Dragon and Phoenix Ring," "Left-Handed Sword," and so on. Linghu Chong quickly counted them—there were forty or fifty of them.

"What the hell is going on? How could there be so many martial arts manuals in Xian'er's room?"

"Doesn't Xian'er

know martial arts?" "How did Xian'er get so many?"

"Fake, they must all be fake, yes, they must all be fake," Linghu Chong couldn't help but mutter, but he subconsciously picked up one of the manuals and flipped through it.

"Really? Surprisingly, they're real?" Although Linghu Chong hadn't practiced any of these martial arts, he was, after all, a congenital master, and he could tell the authenticity of a martial arts manual.

He put one down and picked up another one. It was real. Then he picked up another one. It was still real.

Really, really, all the martial arts secrets were real.

At this time, Linghu Chong suddenly thought of what Lian Nishang said to him before she left: 'I'm too lazy to talk to a loser like you. You should be glad that you are a disciple of Huashan Sect. Investigate Lin Xian'er carefully later. There will definitely be surprises. Maybe you will thank me then.'

Linghu Chong was confused and didn't know how he left the room.

Staggering and dazed, Linghu Chong didn't know where he was. Then he heard two beggars in tattered clothes and even smelling bad arguing in the corner of the road.

"Li Si, I, Zhang San, didn't lie at all. I tell you, I really slept with a woman who was as beautiful as a fairy. That woman was really very beautiful."

"Come on, Zhang San, what are you bragging about? Forget about your looks. Just look at the smell on you. Who would sleep with you?"

"Really, Li Si, I swear, if I lied to you, I'll be struck by lightning. I tell you, that woman was really beautiful. I still remember that she was wearing a pink dress..."

Linghu Chong heard Zhang San and Li Si, the two beggars, discussing the woman in a daze. Inexplicably, Linghu Chong felt that the woman Zhang San described was very familiar, very familiar -

"Wait, the woman the beggar was talking about was Xian'er? No, no, it's impossible. How could Xian'er sleep with a beggar -" Linghu Chong shook his head vigorously. When he heard the two beggars talking about the posture of the woman and Zhang San, Linghu Chong couldn't help getting angry. He grabbed Zhang San and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I, I'm not talking nonsense, really, really, I'm not talking nonsense..." The beggar Zhang San was frightened.

Then Linghu Chong questioned him again and again, but what the beggar named Zhang San said was very true.

After Linghu Chong verified it, he found that the woman Zhang San said who took the initiative to sleep with Zhang San was Lin Xian'er.

Linghu Chong couldn't help but recall the time when he lived with Lin Xian'er. It seemed that there were often nights when he slept very deeply, so deeply that he himself felt a little puzzled.

Now think about it, it was clearly Lin Xian'er who drugged him. After knocking him unconscious, she came out to do shameful things with other men. Even including beggars.

After figuring out the truth of the matter, Linghu Chong almost went crazy.

He couldn't understand why Lin Xian'er did this? Could it be that he, Linghu Chong, was not even as good as a beggar?

According to what the beggar Zhang San said, Linghu Chong found the rickshaw drivers, horsemen, waiters, and others who were said to have had sex with the fairy, and got the answers from them one by one. After that, Linghu Chong felt even more disgusted.

It turned out that Lin Xian'er had slept with almost every rickshaw driver, horseman, waiter, beggar, and other people in the small town where they lived.

He returned to the place where he dug a grave for Lin Xian'er and erected a tombstone.

Looking at the words written on the tombstone: "The Tomb of Lin Xian'er, Wife of Linghu Chong - Linghu Chong Weeps." Linghu Chong suddenly felt ashamed and angry.

Then, Linghu Chong kicked the tombstone.

He felt disgusted that the words "Wife of Linghu Chong" were actually written on the tombstone.

Linghu Chong took out his sword and wiped out all the words on the tombstone. When he could no longer see any of his name, he stopped. He

thought about how he almost married Lin Xian'er.

When he thought about how he was reluctant to even touch a finger of Lin Xian'er before he got married.

When he thought about how he treated Lin Xian'er as a pure girl.

When he thought about how he used to be - Linghu Chong couldn't help but feel sick, extremely sick, so sick!

"Pooh!" Linghu Chong couldn't spit out the evil in his heart, and finally just spat at the grave without a tombstone, then turned around and left angrily.

After leaving in a daze and wandering around the world for a while, Linghu Chong's condition finally got better.

One day, Linghu Chong was walking on the road and suddenly found a group of people in front of him, and this group of people were all beautiful women.

Linghu Chong couldn't help but take a few more glances, and then he saw three familiar people in this group of people.

"Junior sister? Master's wife?" Linghu Chong ignored his junior brother Ye Xiu and exclaimed with surprise.

"Hey? Senior Brother? Senior Brother, it's really you, Senior Brother!" Yue Lingshan subconsciously turned her head upon hearing Linghu Chong's voice, and seeing Linghu Chong, she exclaimed in surprise. She even wanted to run over, but before she could, she subconsciously glanced at Ye Xiu next to her, and ultimately couldn't lift her feet.

Linghu Chong, who had originally been surprised, saw Yue Lingshan's action, and his smile froze, and he suddenly looked embarrassed.

"Chong'er, it's really you. Long time no see. Where have you been all this time? I didn't even know you came back to Huashan. Huashan is very different now than it was before." Ning Zhongze noticed Linghu Chong's embarrassment and spoke to him.

"Master's Wife, I've been staying in Huashan all this time, and I've been longing for life outside. So after leaving Huashan, I've been having a blast out there." Linghu Chong scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

"You - Chong'er, we just happened to meet this time, why don't you go back to Huashan with us? After all, it's been a while since you left Huashan, and your master also misses you." Ning Zhongze knew the reason why Linghu Chong said that, and felt a little sorry for Linghu Chong.

After all, Linghu Chong was the child she raised since he was a child, even though many of Linghu Chong's actions made Ning Zhongze very disappointed, she still had feelings for him.

"Okay, Master's wife, I will go back with you." Linghu Chong also missed Huashan.

In fact, after he understood Lin Xian'er's true face, he was emotionally frustrated, and he wanted to go back to Huashan, but when he thought of the scene when he left Huashan, he couldn't help but hesitate.

Now that Ning Zhongze said this, he no longer hesitated.

"Great, Senior Brother, it's time for you to return to Huashan. You have no idea how much the Huashan Sect has changed in your absence," Yue Lingshan said excitedly. After all, Yue Lingshan considered Linghu Chong her own brother, a feeling she had long cherished. Even though Yue Lingshan instinctively tried to distance herself from Linghu Chong after falling for Ye Xiu, the bond between them persisted.

Dongfang Bubai and the other women glanced at Linghu Chong, but didn't look at him again.

They knew Linghu Chong well enough from his diary: a charlatan with no sense of responsibility. Huashan was truly unlucky to have a disciple like him.

It was fortunate they had Ye Xiu, otherwise Huashan might be gone by now.

Dongfang Bubai and the others naturally looked down upon such people.

"Senior Brother, let's have a duel. I tell you, my skills are incredibly powerful now, and I'm sure they'll astound you, Senior Brother." Yue Lingshan wanted to fight Linghu Chong.

After all, Yue Lingshan was now a junior master of the sixth level of Xiantian, so she wanted to show off, and Linghu Chong was undoubtedly the perfect target.

"Well, since you, Junior Sister, wish to spar with me, then do so," Linghu Chong said with a smile, drawing his sword and gazing at Yue Lingshan.

Linghu Chong looked across at Yue Lingshan, who had also drawn her sword, and for a moment, he felt transported back to the past, before he had traveled to Hengyang City to attend Liu Zhengfeng's retirement ceremony.

"Big Brother, be careful," Yue Lingshan warned. With the help of her diary, she unleashed her exceptionally skilled Huashan swordsmanship, instantly reaching Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong had initially dismissed Yue Lingshan as a threat. After all, he was already a master of the second level of Xiantian. Although his cultivation and even his techniques had been somewhat compromised due to Lin Xian'er's struggle, he still considered Yue Lingshan a piece of cake.

However, he did not expect that Yue Lingshan's strength had already reached the sixth level of the Xiantian realm. Her level of cultivation was beyond Linghu Chong's imagination.

Before Linghu Chong could react at all, Yue Lingshan's sword had already descended in front of him.

Linghu Chong had almost no time to react and could only roll on the ground in a panic to avoid Yue Lingshan's sword.

"Ah, senior brother, are you okay?" Yue Lingshan asked with concern.

"No, I'm fine. It's just that your martial arts, junior sister—" Linghu Chong looked at Yue Lingshan in astonishment and confusion. He even wondered if he was dreaming.

"Hehehe, senior brother, you can't imagine that I am now an Xiantian master, and a sixth-level Xiantian master. Awesome!" Yue Lingshan boasted.

"Ah? Junior sister, how, how can you have the sixth level of Xiantian cultivation? You clearly haven't entered the Xiantian realm before." Linghu Chong was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it at all.

"Hehehe, who made me a genius? I didn't know the situation of our Huashan Sect before, and I ran around and played with you, senior brother, and had no time to practice. In the past six months, I focused on practice, and my strength has improved. It's very simple." Yue Lingshan couldn't talk about the diary, so she naturally called herself a genius.

After hearing what Yue Lingshan said, Linghu Chong was stunned again, and then he even wondered if Yue Lingshan's words were meaningful.

After all, Linghu Chong took Yue Lingshan to run around and play everywhere, so that Yue Lingshan didn't focus on practice at all. He felt that Yue Lingshan was pointing fingers at him, the senior brother, for delaying her.

Therefore, Linghu Chong's expression was embarrassed, but he couldn't help but feel a little regret and annoyance in his heart. Perhaps, he shouldn't have been so foolish at the beginning, but should have focused on practice. Now even the junior sister began to blame him.

It can only be said that Linghu Chong thinks too much.