"Second Brother, why are your eyes so dark?"
Early in the morning, the disciples sat around eating breakfast on the first floor of the inn. One of the disciples noticed Lao Denuo's dark circles under his eyes and asked him curiously.
"I didn't sleep well last night," Laudenau said with an embarrassed smile.
Just then, Yue Buqun and Li Daoyi came downstairs together, and the disciples quickly got up to greet them.
"Master, where is Master's wife?" Linghu Chong asked curiously.
“Your master’s wife went out with Yilin early this morning. I heard that the Hengshan Sect is located not far away, and Yilin is very anxious about it.”
"Oh dear, Yilin, you didn't even tell me," Yue Lingshan said, somewhat angrily.
Afterwards, everyone continued eating, and soon Yue Buqun also noticed Lao Denuo's unusual behavior.
"Deno, what's wrong with your eyes? Didn't you sleep last night?"
"Ah, Master, I had a dream last night and didn't sleep well," Laudenuo quickly got up to answer.
Li Daoyi ate his food, but a faint smile appeared on his lips.
“A martial artist must be free of distractions when sleeping. Do you have some worries that are causing you so many dreams?” Yue Buqun asked.
"Was it a nightmare?" Li Daoyi suddenly asked.
“Uh…” Laudenau’s face turned pale instantly.
"Hehehe, Second Senior Brother, you're a grown man and you still get scared by demons? Aren't you ashamed?" Yue Lingshan said with a grin.
Everyone laughed, clearly not taking the demon seriously.
Only Yue Buqun looked at Li Daoyi, seemingly lost in thought.
"Master, do you have something to say?"
“Your second disciple has a dark aura and is surrounded by resentment; his life is nearing its end,” Li Daoyi said slowly.
"thump…"
Laudenau was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
"Second Senior Brother." Several disciples quickly stepped forward to help him up.
At this moment, Laudenau was covered in cold sweat, and his lips were trembling uncontrollably.
"Denuo, have you done something wrong? I've noticed you've been distracted all this way. Speak up!" Yue Buqun scolded.
The group exchanged bewildered glances, some looking at Laudenuo with confusion. Indeed, Laudenuo often joked with his brothers in the past, but he had barely spoken along the way, which everyone assumed was because he was tired from the journey. Now, it seemed that he really had something on his mind.
“Master, I…” Laudenuo’s mouth trembled, wanting to say something but not daring to.
"Daoist Master, you are a true immortal. Do you know something? Just tell me." Linghu Chong looked at Li Daoyi. With his meticulous mind, he had already figured out that Li Daoyi knew something.
At this moment, Li Daoyi looked at Yue Lingshan.
"..." Yue Lingshan blinked, looking completely bewildered.
"Miss Yue, do you remember the first time we met?"
Yue Lingshan blushed immediately.
"I remember, Shan'er was ignorant back then and even called you a charlatan. I'm sorry, Taoist Master." Yue Lingshan lowered her head.
Li Daoyi nodded.
"It's good that you remember, but that's not what I'm talking about. You bought that teahouse specifically to investigate the Qingcheng Sect and the Fuwei Escort Agency, right?"
"Mm." Yue Lingshan nodded.
"Master, what does this have to do with my second senior brother having nightmares?" Lin Pingzhi asked curiously.
"Sigh, if you had just bought the tea shop from them normally, that would have been fine, but why take the lives of their entire family?"
"What?"
Yue Buqun was so startled that he stood up.
Upon hearing this, Laudenau suddenly stood up, turned around, and fled towards the door.
"Clang..."
Suddenly, Linghu Chong's sword was drawn and flew through the air towards Lao Denuo, instantly placing it against his neck. Lao Denuo stopped in his tracks and knelt down on the ground.
It was Li Daoyi who made the move.
"Take him down!" Yue Buqun roared.
Linghu Chong quickly got up and pressed the vital points on the other person's body, pulling him back.
With a "whoosh," the sword flew back into its sheath, but everyone's attention was now focused on Laudenau.
"Shan'er, what's going on?" Yue Buqun demanded.
Yue Lingshan, whose face was already pale, shook her head repeatedly.
"Father, I don't know. It was my second senior brother who went to discuss it with that old man that day. Later, when he came back, he told me that he had already bought the teahouse. I didn't know. I didn't know he killed the whole family. Waaah... I didn't know." Yue Lingshan cried as she spoke.
"Second Senior Brother." At this moment, Lin Pingzhi rushed up to Lao Denuo and grabbed his clothes fiercely.
"Why, Lao Cai, Lao Cai, why?" As he spoke, tears streamed down his face. He knew Lao Cai very well, and when he heard that he had returned to his hometown, he was saddened. He never expected that Lao Cai had been killed.
At this moment, Laudenuo was heartbroken. In fact, ever since he saw Xiaodie's ghost in the village that day, he had been living in constant fear. Although he had killed people before when he was traveling around the world, those were all people from the martial arts world. But this time, he had killed ordinary people.
Everyone stared at Laudenuo in disbelief, especially Yue Buqun, whose chest heaved and whose eyes were filled with regret. He regretted that he shouldn't have coveted the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, which had implicated innocent people.
Linghu Chong's eyes were filled with disappointment. Although he was Linghu Chong's senior brother, Linghu Chong was much older than him and had been taken care of by Linghu Chong since childhood. Linghu Chong had never regarded Linghu Chong as his junior brother and had always treated him with great respect.
“Actually, when I met you at the teahouse that day, I saw a lot of resentment around us. Sigh,” Li Daoyi said slowly.
"I have failed to teach my disciples properly," Yue Buqun said sadly. He always prided himself on being a gentleman swordsman, never bullying the weak. No matter how difficult the situation was for Mount Hua, he never thought of bullying the weak or doing anything against morality, let alone indiscriminately killing innocent people.
After Yue Buqun finished speaking, he flashed and appeared in front of Lao Denuo, slapping his palm towards Lao Denuo's dantian.
"puff…"
Laudenau coughed up a mouthful of blood and then fainted.
Yue Buqun deposed him.
"Ding-dong..."
At that moment, a token fell from Laudenau's waist.
Linghu Chong bent down to pick it up, then his eyes widened.
"Master, look."
Yue Buqun took a look and his pupils suddenly contracted.
“Mount Song…” Yue Buqun said through gritted teeth.
"What?!" Everyone was immediately shocked. Yue Buqun threw the plaque away, and the disciples hurriedly checked it.
"The Songshan Sect's token? How did it end up on my second senior brother?"
"Haha, your second senior brother is actually the third disciple of Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect. He joined the Huashan Sect back then to tell the Songshan Sect everything about the Huashan Sect." Li Daoyi spoke up at this moment.
"You bastard!" Linghu Chong was furious and drew his sword, placing it against the neck of Laudenuo, who had already fainted on the ground.
At this moment, everyone looked at Laudenau with resentment.
"Zuo Lengchan, you've gone too far," Yue Buqun said coldly.
"Chong'er, don't kill him yet. Return him to the Songshan Sect another day. I want to see what kind of people they really are."
"Yes, Master." Linghu Chong sheathed his sword upon hearing this; this was indeed not the place to kill him.
Three days later, the Liu residence in Hengshan City was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers. The servants at the gate kept chanting their orders, and martial arts sects and heroes would come from time to time.
Liu Zhengfeng, dressed in a brocade robe, looked like a wealthy old man, standing at the door with a smug smile on his face to greet the guests.
"Moo..."
A deep mooing sound came from the cow, immediately attracting the attention of those around. A group of people were heading towards the Liu residence.
Liu Zhengfeng glanced at him, then quickly went down the steps to greet him.
"So it's Sect Leader Yue! You've finally arrived. I heard you came to Hengshan City a few days ago."
"Elder Liu," Yue Buqun cupped his hands in greeting.
"I did arrive a few days early, but fearing that Elder Liu was busy, I did not come to disturb him."
The two exchanged pleasantries, and soon Liu Zhengfeng's gaze fell on Li Daoyi, who was leading a huge blue ox.
"Master, please forgive my poor eyesight, may I ask who you are?" Liu Zhengfeng asked with great curiosity, seeing Li Daoyi's otherworldly and dignified appearance.
"My name is Li Daoyi. Today, I've come with Sect Leader Yue to ask for a drink."
“Li Daoyi, ah, I remember now, you’re the one from Fuzhou City?” Liu Zhengfeng suddenly realized.
"Welcome, welcome, please come in."
One disciple stayed outside to attend to Qingniu, while the others went into the Liu residence.
"Wow, it's huge! Hengshan is really rich," Yue Lingshan whispered.
At this moment, the Liu residence was full of people, with hundreds of tables set up everywhere, where martial arts practitioners were already eating and drinking, which amazed everyone.
As one of the Five Sacred Mountains, the Huashan Sect naturally had a place reserved for them long ago. Liu Zhengfeng led everyone into the inner courtyard.
"Master Yue, the Gentleman Swordsman of Mount Hua, has arrived with all his disciples."
At that moment, someone shouted loudly.
People from the Five Mountains Sword Sect and other major sects were already waiting in the courtyard, and they all stood up to greet the Huashan Sect when they heard that they had arrived.
"Sect Leader Yue, you've finally arrived."
"Long time no see, Sect Leader Yue."
People from Hengshan, Hengshan, and Taishan greeted each other.
"Yilin." Yue Lingshan saw Yilin among the many female disciples of the Hengshan Sect and quickly called out.
"Hello, Senior Sister Yue." The little nun forced a smile and greeted her, then lowered her head again.
"It seems that Dongfang Bubai has already contacted her." Seeing Yilin's preoccupied expression, Li Daoyi understood that Dongfang Bubai had already recognized her.
"Senior Brother Yue, Senior Sister Ning, thank you for saving Yilin," said Abbess Dingyi.
"Sect Leader Yue, you did a great job! That villain Tian Boguang should have died long ago."
Those around them also began to praise him.
"Qingcheng Sect, Sect Leader Yu has arrived."
Just then, a group of people walked in. Their clothes and appearance were somewhat different from those in the Central Plains. They were the Qingcheng Sect members, and the leader was Yu Canghai.
As soon as he entered, Yu Canghai saw Yue Buqun, then looked at Li Daoyi beside him. His expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.
Yue Buqun sneered, completely disregarding the other party.
"Senior Brother, is this Yu Canghai?" Lin Pingzhi whispered. This guy had previously been plotting against his Lin family. If it weren't for Li Daoyi, the consequences would have been unpredictable.
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