Volume 3 Huashan Xiaoao Chapter 18: The modest gentleman Yue Buqun and the polite Linghu Chong
Among the Five Mountains sword sects, the Huashan Sect is in Shaanxi and the Hengshan Sect is in Shanxi. The two are relatively close, and the Hengshan Sect has always been the last of the Five Mountains and poses no threat to any of the other sects. Therefore, the relationship between the Huashan Sect and the Hengshan Sect is quite good.
Yiqing was the second disciple of Master Dingyi, the head of Hengshan. Upon hearing that she had urgent matters to attend to, Yue Buqun did not ask Su Yan for his opinion and said directly, "Take her to the living room of Qingsong Courtyard first. I will go to see her later."
"yes."
Liang Fa responded and left.
Yue Buqun then said: "I don't know why Yiqing came here."
On the surface, he was asking for the opinions of other people in the Huashan Sect, but in fact, he was asking Su Yan.
Su Yan thought about the original plot and felt that although the Huashan Sect had escaped from Zuo Lengchan's conspiracy to merge the sects, the other three sects of the Five Mountains Sword Sect might still follow the original plot line.
So he said, "I'm afraid she came to ask Huashan Sect for help. You will know when you meet her."
"The disciple left."
Yue Buqun stood up, bowed to the jade pendant, nodded to the others, and left the Zhengqi Hall.
Su Yan's spiritual consciousness was not actually on the jade pendant, but was attached to Yue Buqun's purple palace .
Yue Buqun arrived at the main hall of Qingsong Courtyard. Yiqing bowed and said, "Yiqing greets Uncle Master Yue."
The Five Mountains Sword Sects are nominally of the same blood and call each other brothers and sisters. There is nothing wrong with Yiqing calling them that.
Yue Buqun held up his folding fan and said, "Master-nephew Yiqing, there is no need to be so polite. But I wonder what is the important matter for you to come to Huashan?"
Yiqing said: "A few days ago, the Songshan Sect's Zuo Mengzhu came to Hengshan and told my master that the Demon Sect wanted to go to Fujian to seize the Sword Manual of Exorcism and needed the Five Mountains Sword Sect to go to Fujian. My master couldn't refuse, so he had to agree.
But she always felt that this trip might be quite dangerous, so she sent me to deliver a letter to Master Yue, hoping that Huashan Sect could take care of Hengshan Sect on the way. "
As he spoke, Yiqing took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Yue Buqun.
Ding Yi first said in the letter that he had heard that the Qi and Sword sects of the Huashan School had reconciled, and congratulated them. Then he talked about the expedition to Fujian ordered by Zuo Lengchan and expressed his concern.
On the surface, his words show that he is worried that he cannot defeat the master of the Demon Sect, but he is also hinting that he is worried that Zuo Lengchan has a conspiracy.
She knew that the Huashan Sect was now much stronger than before, so she wanted to ask the Huashan Sect to go with her so that they could take care of her on the way.
After reading the letter, Yue Buqun frowned and asked in confusion: "Leader Zuo didn't ask anyone to invite me to the Huashan faction?"
"Ah?" Yi Qing was surprised and frowned, wondering, "Even if Alliance Leader Zuo delivered the letter personally, first coming to my Hengshan Mountain and then to Huashan Mountain, he should be faster than my walking speed. Could it be that he was delayed by something?"
Yue Buqun pondered and said, "If it is just to pass on the message, there is no need for Alliance Leader Zuo to personally go to each faction. It would be the same if he asked Senior Brother Lu from Songshan and others to come.
I'm afraid that it's really as your master thought. Alliance Leader Zuo asked you Hengshan Sect to go to Fujian not to prevent the Demon Cult from seizing the Sword Manual of Exorcism. "
Yiqing was also smart. Hearing that it was Zuo Lengchan who was plotting against Hengshan Sect, he could not help but ask anxiously, "What should we do?"
Yue Buqun pondered in silence.
Su Yan knew that Yue Buqun was waiting for his opinion again.
After thinking for a while, Su Yan said in a voice transmission: "Huashan Sect still needs you, the leader, to lead many important tasks, so you can't leave.
Let Linghu Chong go, and ask him to retrieve the Sword Manual of Exorcism and give it to Lin Pingzhi, so that he can fully understand the affairs of the Lin family."
Yue Buqun felt that it was inconvenient to communicate with Su Yan in front of Yiqing, so he smiled and said to her: "Junior apprentice sister Yiqing, please wait a moment. I will go and discuss this matter with several elders in the sect.
No matter what, since Master Dingyi trusts me, I will definitely not ignore this matter."
What can Yiqing do?
I could only nod.
After Yue Buqun left Qingsong Courtyard, he said, "Grandmaster, whether Zuo Lengchan is plotting against Hengshan Sect or the Demon Cult really wants to seize the Sword Manual of Exorcism, this trip to Fujian will probably be very dangerous. Would it be inappropriate to let Chong'er go alone?"
Even though Yue Buqun didn't treat Linghu Chong very well in the original drama, he now values him very much and even intends to marry Yue Lingshan to Linghu Chong.
Su Yan said: "This is actually a good opportunity to expose Zuo Lengchan's conspiracy and strike at Songshan Sect. If the people you send are too strong, I'm afraid the people from Songshan Sect may not dare to take action.
Besides, I will follow Linghu Chong to Fujian, so you don't have to worry about his safety."
Yue Buqun was puzzled after hearing this, "Grandmaster... don't you only have spiritual consciousness and can't take action?"
Su Yan smiled mysteriously, "Who said that we can't take action if we only have spiritual consciousness?"
Having said this, Su Yan did not explain any further.
Yue Buqun was quite curious , but tactfully didn't ask.
He thought to himself: The Grand Master must be a god-like figure. How can a mortal like me imagine his methods?
However, with the guarantee from the Grandmaster, Linghu Chong will definitely be able to return to Huashan safely.
Thinking of this, Yue Buqun immediately called Linghu Chong to Qingsong Courtyard and said to Yiqing in front of him, "You should go with Yiqing to meet up with Master Dingyi of Hengshan Sect and escort them to Fujian.
I am waiting for Leader Zuo at Mount Hua. If I cannot see you in a few days, I will send someone to join you."
"Yes, Master." Linghu Chong responded straightforwardly.
Yiqing glanced at Linghu Chong, clearly doubting his ability to escort the nuns from the Hengshan Sect.
Linghu Chong saw Yiqing's look and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Junior Sister Yiqing. Even if the Demon Cult leader Dongfang Bubai comes, I can block a few of his moves."
“Don’t talk nonsense.” Yue Buqun reprimanded Linghu Chong, and then said to Yi Qing: “Don’t worry, nephew. Although my disciple’s words are a bit frivolous, his martial arts skills are comparable to mine, and he will be able to protect you.”
Yiqing's expression became even more strange after hearing this, and he thought: Isn't it said that Yue Buqun of the Huashan Sect is known as the Gentleman Sword, and is he a humble gentleman?
Why is it that when I met him today, I felt that he and his disciple Linghu Chong were both more boastful than the other?
Did I go to the wrong mountain? Did I see a fake Yue Buqun?
Yi Qing couldn't say such suspicion, so he could only force a smile and said, "Then I'll trouble Senior Brother Linghu."
"No trouble, no trouble." Linghu Chong waved his hand and said with a smile.
Yue Buqun saw this and warned, "After you reunite with Hengshan Sect, you must abide by the rules and be polite. Do you understand?"
"Got it." Linghu Chong knew that he had displeased his master, so he quickly corrected himself.
Then, Linghu Chong simply packed up his revenge, picked up his sword, and went down the mountain with Yiqing.
The two men each chose a horse in the town at the foot of Mount Hua and rode at full speed towards the ferry.
Because according to Yiqing, on the day she came out of Hengshan, Master Dingyi also led all the disciples of Hengshan School to the south.
Soon after leaving Hengshan, they took a boat into the Yellow River, then went south via the Grand Canal, and only changed to land travel when they reached the border between Zhejiang and Fujian.
This route was the fastest one heading south to Fujian. Therefore, even though Linghu Chong and Yiqing were chasing them by boat and speedboat, they still had to wait until they landed in southern Zhejiang and walked to the Xianxia Ancient Road before they caught up with Master Dingyi and the others.
After hearing from a roadside shop that Master Dingyi and others had just left, Linghu Chong was about to chase after them with Yiqing, but Su Yan stopped them through voice transmission.
"Now the Hengshan Sect's people are in the open, while the enemy is in the dark. If you join them directly, you will be under the enemy's eyes and you will be targeted.
It would be better to let Yiqing catch up and secretly tell Master Dingyi that you are following them in secret. This way, even if the enemy in the dark attacks, they will not take you into account, and you may be able to catch them off guard."
"The Grandmaster is still very thoughtful."
When Linghu Chong heard this, he felt that Su Yan was right and did as he was told.
After hearing what Linghu Chong said, Yiqing was worried that this was an excuse for Linghu Chong to stay out, but she couldn't say it out loud. She could only agree and go alone to chase after Master Dingyi and others.
She walked quite fast and caught up with Master Dingyi and others in just half an hour.
Seeing her chasing after her alone, the angry senior sister Yihe asked directly: "Yiqing, where are the people from Huashan Sect? Didn't you invite them?"
