Chapter 30: The Infighting of Quanzhen

  Spring goes and winter comes, three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

  Wu Ming grew from a half-sized child into a handsome young man, his height even surpassing that of Little Dragon Maiden by half a head.

  The two have been together for many years, and under the long-term companionship, the emotional bond between them has become increasingly deep.

  "Two young brothers ride bamboo horses and play with green plums around their bed. Living together in the Longgan village, the two little ones have no suspicion or doubt."

  Wu Ming enjoyed the life of being with Little Dragon Girl, similar to a childhood sweetheart, so he didn't rush to break through this layer of window paper. Firstly, his age was still young, secondly, he also didn't want Little Dragon Girl to be embarrassed, after all, Little Dragon Girl was deeply influenced by the rules of the Ancient Tomb Sect and it was not possible for her to completely put it down in a short period of time.

  What Wu Ming wants most is a feeling of water flowing into the canal, which is the perfect love in his heart.

  Xiao Long Nu also naturally felt Wu Ming's heartfelt love for her, she was very happy, although occasionally thinking about the door rules issue, but she could handle it calmly, because what she wanted wasn't much, as long as she could be with him forever.

  In three years' time, whether it was Wu Ming or Little Dragon Girl, or even Sun Bao Pu, their martial arts had made earth-shattering progress.

  Wu Ming's Chunyang Rongxue Gong has now reached a state of complete absorption and exhalation at will, while his Lingkong She Wu Zhang has been practiced to perfection.

  The current Wu Ming is far from being comparable to Yang Guo of the same period in The Return of the Condor Hero, his kung fu is much stronger than the other's.

  Little Dragon Maiden and Old Lady Sun had also become top-notch experts due to their cultivation of the Nine Yin Manual.

  If three people set foot in Jianghu, they will definitely cause a stir among the martial arts community.

  It was Grandma Sun's birthday today.

  Wu Ming and Little Dragon Girl set out early from the ancient tomb, planning to go hunting in the forest, then cook a delicious meal to celebrate Grandma Sun's birthday, which was Wu Ming's idea.

  Although there was a little dragon girl to accompany him in the ancient tomb, not seeing sunlight for a long time was still bad for his body. Therefore, Wu Ming would always use improving his diet or some other excuse to walk out of the ancient tomb and bask in the sun, absorbing the fresh air from the mountains and forests.

  The rules of the Ancient Tomb Sect are that they cannot go down to the foot of Mount Zhongnan, but going out of the ancient tomb and hunting in the nearby mountains is allowed. After Xiaolongnü's change of heart, she actually also likes to accompany Wu Ming in the mountains to hunt or take a stroll, so she will not refuse even more.

  Two people walked out of the ancient tomb hand in hand, facing the morning light, and quickly entered the mountain forest.

  Wu Ming had been practicing the Ling Kong Sao Wu Palm, and since then, he never used any other weapons when hunting. With just his bare hands, he could grab prey from far away, it was truly a divine skill.

  Of course, at the beginning, Wu Ming chose animals that were relatively close and smaller in size, such as wild rabbits and mountain chickens, and they often ran away from him.

  However, after Wu Ming practiced the Ling Kong Sheo Wu Palm to the Great Completion Realm later on, this situation never occurred again. As long as it was within a suitable distance, it was almost always effortless, without even having to blow dust off.

  After entering the forest, the two of them displayed their lightness skills, leaping and bounding between the trees with an elegant posture, as if they were mountain fairies, making almost no sound.

  As soon as the two of them arrived near the valley, a quarrel suddenly came from the front, and they immediately stopped in pairs.

  Wu Ming's sharp ears picked up what seemed to be the voices of Yin Zhiping and Zhao Zijing, so he immediately made a "shh" sound and leaned in close to Little Dragon Girl's ear, saying softly: "Sister, there are people ahead, it seems like those stinky Taoists from Quanzhen Sect, let's sneak past quietly and listen to what they're arguing about."

  This mountain valley and forest are the forbidden land of Quanzhen Sect, which Little Dragon Girl is very clear about. Now these stinky Taoists dare to intrude, there must be some reason. So Little Dragon Girl nodded: "Hmm, let's go quietly and see what they're doing."

  As the two of them drew closer, it became clear that the ones arguing were two Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes. If not Yin Zhiping and Zhao Zhijing, who else could they be?

  The Kung Fu of the ancient tomb school has always been known for its lightness and agility, and the two are also displaying their top-notch light skills. The quarreling Yin Zhiping and Zhao Zijing were distracted and didn't even know someone was approaching, continuing to argue.

  Zhao Zhirong sneered: "Yin Shidi, you can't deny it even if you want to. I'll go tell Qi Shibo right now."

  The little dragon girl hiding in the thicket suddenly couldn't understand, while Wu Ming, who was familiar with the plot of the Divine Eagle, already understood what was going on.

  Yin Zhiping was extremely angry and shouted: "Zhao Zhijian, you and I were originally fellow disciples. Why are you forcing me so hard? Do you think I don't know the reason? You just want to replace me as the first disciple of the third generation and then take over the Quanzhen Sect, right?"

  Zhao Zhi Jing smiled and said, "Yin Shidi, this can't be blamed on others. If you want to blame someone, it can only be yourself. I think it's better for you to give up the position of first junior brother obediently. Otherwise, after your reputation is ruined, you still won't be able to sit in this position."

  Yin Zhiping was unmoved, spat on the ground and said: "Pfft, what nonsense! I haven't committed any great crime, why should I give it to you?"

  Zhao Zhi Jing coldly snorted: "Hmph, you don't follow the rules, you've broken the Great Precepts of Quanzhen, how can you still be considered the head disciple?"

  Yin Zhiping scolded: "Nonsense! What great taboo have I committed? If entering the forbidden area is considered a crime, aren't you also guilty?"

  "Hah, Brother Yin, you really can pretend to be confused with me. Don't you know what precepts you've broken?"

  Yin Zhiping said coldly: "I, Yin Zhiping, have always followed the rules and regulations. Apart from this, I can't think of anything else."

  Zhao Zhirong smiled slyly and said: "Alright, since you can't think of it, I'll give you a hint. The precept you've broken is the one against lust."

  Yin Zhiping's heart skipped a beat, but his mouth quickly defended: "What lustful thoughts? You're just trying to frame me, what evidence do you have?"

  Zhao Zhi Jing sneered, "Don't rush to defend yourself, since I said so, it's naturally based on evidence. Ever since you saw the little dragon girl in this ancient tomb four years ago, you've been daydreaming every day, thinking of nothing but that beautiful little dragon girl, wishing you could hold her in your arms and be intimate with her as you pleased. Our Quanzhen Sect has always emphasized cultivating one's mind and nature, yet you think like this - isn't it a violation of the lust prohibition?"

  Wu Ming and Little Dragon Girl hiding in the thicket heard this, couldn't help but exchange a glance, their hearts filled with contempt and disgust for Yin Zhiping, and of course, they didn't have any good feelings towards Zhao Zhijian either.

  In ancient times, women attached great importance to their reputation. Little Dragon Girl was worried that Wu Ming would be unhappy in his heart and frowned: "Younger brother, I'll go kill this shameless stinky Taoist..."

  Wu Ming hastily hugged Little Dragon Girl and said: "Sister, don't go yet, let them fight among themselves, when it's almost done we'll go out and clean up the mess."

  "En, that's good." Being tightly hugged by Wu Ming, Xiaolongnv's heart warmed up, and her previous unhappiness and worries were all gone.

  While the two were talking, only Yin Zhiping's trembling voice was heard: "You're talking nonsense, you're not a tapeworm in my belly, how do you know what I'm thinking?"

  Zhao Zhi Jing was quite pleased with himself and couldn't help but sneer coldly: "What you're thinking in your heart, I naturally don't know. However, you have the habit of talking in your sleep at night, and it was only by chance that I heard you calling out 'Little Dragon Maiden' in your dreams. Moreover, I once saw a note you wrote, which was filled with the name 'Little Dragon Maiden', how do you explain this?"

  Zhao Zhirong proudly pulled out several sheets of white paper filled with handwriting from his pocket, waved them in his hand and said: "See that? This is the evidence, it has your handwriting on it. Next time I go back, I'll give it to Master Qiu and Master Ma, let's see how they deal with you."

  Yin Zhiping knew that this matter could not be resolved peacefully. If Zhao Zhijing reported it to the higher-ups, losing his position as the eldest son would be a minor issue, but ruining his reputation would be a major one. So he steeled himself and suddenly drew out the long sword from his waist, stabbing fiercely at Zhao Zhijing.

  "What are you doing? Want to kill me?" Zhao Zhi Jing did not expect Yin Zhi Ping to make a sudden move, and under the unexpected attack, he almost got stabbed by a sword. Fortunately, he was familiar with the Quanzhen Swordsmanship, and with an Iron Plate Bridge and a Lazy Donkey Roll, he managed to narrowly escape unscathed.

  Yin Zhiping stabbed his sword into thin air, but didn't respond. Instead, he continued to wield his sword and attack, as if determined not to stop until Zhao Zhirong was dead.

  Under this form, Zhao Zhirong hastily jumped out and drew his long sword from his waist to engage in a fierce battle with Yin Zhiping.

  Wu Ming's current kung fu has already entered the ranks of top-notch masters, and his vision naturally improved with it. At a glance, he could tell who was superior and who was inferior between the two.

  Both of them used the Quanzhen Swordsmanship, one attacking and the other defending, but it was clear that Yin Zhiping was a notch higher than Zhao Zijian.

  In the past, Zhao Zhi Jing's kung fu was not inferior to Yin Zhi Ping's. Now he can't even beat Yin Zhi Ping, is this another butterfly effect caused by himself? Wu Ming smiled, but didn't mind. Four years ago, Zhao Zhi Jing ambushed him, causing Old Lady Sun to almost die. He still hasn't settled the score with him, so for now, let him suffer a bit.

  Ding ding dang dang, the two men exchanged blows, their two steel swords colliding in mid-air and producing countless sparks.

  Although Yin Zhiping's kung fu is better than Zhao Zhirong, they belong to the same school and are extremely familiar with each other. It's not easy to distinguish between victory and defeat in an instant.

  The two of you came and went, with mutual scolding in between, and soon finished a set of Quan Zhen swordsmanship.

  "Yin Shidi, although your martial arts skills are slightly higher than mine, but wanting to kill me is out of the question. Why don't we just make peace instead?"

  Yin Zhiping coldly stared at Zhao Zhijing and didn't respond, but his sword strikes became even more powerful, forcing Zhao Zhijing to continue struggling to hold on.

  After the two men fought for more than half a day, Zhao Zhirong's strength gradually waned and he was stabbed in the hip bone by Yin Zhiping. In pain, his steel sword suddenly fell to the ground.

  The scapula was pierced, and Zhao Zhi Jing's kung fu basically became useless.

  "Yin Zhiping, you're so vicious..."

  "Zhao Zhi Jing, this is what you've forced me into, if there's anyone to blame, it's yourself."

  Yin Zhiping was about to swing his sword and kill Zhao Zijian, who had no ability to fight back. Wu Ming timely used his Lingkong Suowu Palm, sucking the long sword out of Yin's hand in one move, and laughed loudly: "Elder Yin, it's been a while."