Chapter Twenty-Six: Yu Canghai

  In the end, Yilin and the other two were persuaded to leave by Ling Jing. Although Yilin was reluctant to leave and wanted to stay with Ling Jing, she knew that staying would only make things more difficult for him. If they were caught, Yu Canghai would surely use it as an excuse to tarnish the reputation of Huashan and Hengshan schools, accusing them of having a secret meeting in a brothel. The consequences would be disastrous for both schools.

  After sending off the three people, he let out a sigh of relief. This Yu Canghai was indeed a master of his generation, but he still couldn't be considered one of the top-notch experts in the Jianghu.

  He even dared to fight Tian Boguang when he was only at the fifth rank, and now that his strength has advanced to the fourth rank, although his injuries have not yet healed, he cannot be captured easily. Moreover, Ding Yitian and Liu Zhengfeng are both here, so it's unlikely that Yu Canghai will be allowed to get too arrogant.

  With this in mind, he sat down in the wing room, poured himself a cup of wine and started drinking alone. At this time, Yilin and others had not gone far, and he still had to think of a way to delay Liu Zhengfeng's people.

  Just a moment later, Liu Zhengfeng's apprentices had entered the room where he was in. The first two to enter were none other than Liu Zhengfeng's direct disciples, Xiang Danyan and Mi Weiyi.

  But seeing someone in the house, Danyan and Mizi were shocked on their faces, paused for a moment, and then clasped their fists: "I don't know if this brother is from my Five Peaks Sect?"

  Ling Jing stood up and smiled, saying: "The two of you must be Xiang Brother and Mi Brother. Just now I heard Liu Shifu mention you both outside. It's a pleasure to finally meet you, I am Ling Jing, a disciple of Mount Hua, nice to meet you two senior brothers."

  He turned to Da Nian with a smile and said: "Ling Shidi, I've finally found you. But I don't know if Yilintang's sister from the Hengshan Sect is here?"

  Ling Jing was taken aback for a moment, a look of surprise on his face. "Brother, you must be joking," he said in wonder. "What is this place? How could Yilin sister possibly appear here?"

  Dai Yan and Mi exchanged a glance, thought for a moment, and smiled: "Ling Shidi is right, our master also said that the Hengshan Sect has always been strict in its rules, how could someone as proper as Yilin Shimei appear in such a dirty place."

  Ling Jing and the two of them exchanged a smile, their faces revealing a knowing expression. In fact, they all belonged to the same Five Mountains Sword Sect, where one's honor was everyone's honor, and one's loss was everyone's loss. If Yu Canghai were not here at this moment, it would be fine even if Yilin were called out; at most, they would just be scolded by their seniors and then confined to their quarters. But Yu Canghai was not a member of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, and if he saw them, it would spread and greatly damage the sect's reputation.

  Just then, a cold laugh came from the doorway: "The rules of the Hengshan Sect are indeed strict, but whether the disciples under its gate keep the rules or not is unknown."

  A short Taoist priest less than five feet tall stepped in, saw Ling Jing and then stared at him coldly, with a hint of sharpness flashing in his eyes.

  Dai Yan and Mi saw this short Taoist and immediately bowed their heads in respect, saying: "We pay our respects to the master."

  Ling Jing's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly thought that Yu Canghai was indeed this kind of person. As expected, just like in the original story, his physique was so short and small. But he didn't dare to underestimate him because of this, as this person was a master of a sect, with skills that could rank among the best in Jianghu. Moreover, he knew that there was another secret about this person - the strength he usually showed to outsiders might not even be 70% of his true power, truly a profound and cunning person.

  He slightly bowed his hand and said: "Ling Jing, a disciple of Mount Hua, has seen Master Yu Guang."

  Yu Canghai sneered and said, "So it was you who killed Ren Jie and Ren Qi?"

  Ling Jing smiled faintly, his expression not changing in the slightest, and said: "If Yu Guan's two senior disciples want to take advantage of someone's misfortune and use their cunning hands, then I won't blame myself for fighting back in self-defense."

  "Hey, hey!" Yu Canghai suddenly sneered twice, glanced at Xiang Danyan and Mi Wei beside him, then said: "The skills of the Huashan School are indeed impressive, but you're a junior, I won't take action against you. When I see your master, Mr. Yue, I'll have to ask him for some advice."

  He actually wanted to kill Ling Jing and then feel relieved, but at this time, the disciples of Mount Heng were still on one side, and Liu Zhengfeng and Ding Yiyu were not far away. As a master who founded his own sect in Jianghu, how could he afford to lose face by taking action against a second-generation disciple at this time? This tone couldn't be spoken, it could only be swallowed for the time being, and could only wait until after seeing Old Yue to settle accounts properly.

  He turned and walked away with a flick of his sleeve, and Ling Jing only slightly breathed a sigh of relief. Yu Canghai was indeed a top-notch master, the pressure he had just given him was enormous. Although this person's words and actions were somewhat ruthless, he had a certain air of a grandmaster that captivated people's hearts.

  Ling Jing thought to himself that he was not yet a match for this person, but he wasn't the type to wait passively either. If Yu Canghai hadn't restrained himself and had attacked earlier, Ling Jing would have had no choice but to fight back with all his might.

  Fortunately, Yu Canghai didn't lose face in front of everyone and took action against this junior, otherwise he would have been in some danger himself.

  He rushed towards Da Nian and Mi, laughing: "Thanks to the two masters being here, otherwise I'm afraid I would have been in danger."

  Dai Yun said to Ling: "Junior Brother Ling, you're worrying too much. At this moment, our Master and the Abbess of Mount Heng are not far away, how could Yu Zhuo possibly do something as outrageous as bullying the weak?"

  Ling Jing smiled slightly, and Mi Wei said: "Since we've already found Ling Shidi, let's go meet up with the masters first. As for Yilin Shijie's matter, it can be left to the younger disciples."

  He had a mind to let Yilin off, and the next search was just a formality for the three of them. They all knew what they were doing, and if they really found Yilin, they feared that Dingyitai would not say anything in front of them, but would secretly resent them, the Hengshan Sect.

  Ling Jingxin knew that the two were intentionally letting them win, so she threw them a grateful glance and didn't say anything more. She followed the two as they rushed to the courtyard to meet up with Liu Zhengfeng and Ding Yitai.

  As the three of them walked into the courtyard, they saw a slightly plump and elegant man chatting with an old nun. When he saw the three approaching, Liu Zhengfeng smiled and said: "Shifu, I haven't found Yilin yet, but I've found Ling Shizhong first. I told you, how could Yilin Shizhong appear in such a dirty place?"

  Ding Yishi stared straight at Ling Jing, and after a moment, she said: "You are the Huashan disciple Ling Jing?"

  Ling Jing bowed with his fists and saluted the two, saying: "I am indeed Ling Jing of Mount Hua. I have seen both of my uncles."

  Ding Yishi suddenly smiled and said kindly, "Good child, don't be restrained. I should thank you for saving my disciple Yi Lin in the Returning Swan Pavilion."

  Liu Zhengfeng burst out laughing and looked at Ling Jing, then praised: "Indeed a young talent, Brother Yue's teaching skills are far superior to ours. I didn't expect that Young Master Ling would dare to fight Tian Boguang alone at such a young age, truly worthy of being an outstanding disciple of our Five Peaks Sect."

  Ling Jing said humbly, "Two masters are overpraising me. Our master often says that the five mountain sword schools are connected by a common breath, and all disciples are like close sisters and brothers. If I see Shiyin sister in distress and do not lend her a helping hand, I'm afraid our master will not forgive me either."

  Liu Zhengfeng and Ding Yi exchanged a smile, obviously very satisfied with Ling Jing's answer. At this time, Master Ding Yi hesitated for a moment and said: "Ling Shizhong, have you seen Yilin here?"

  Ling Jing's heart was calm, even if I knew Yilin was here, it's impossible to really say it out loud, so he said: "Yilin Shizi is naturally pure, how could she possibly appear in a place like this? The disciple has truly never seen her here."

  Ding Yishi let out a sigh of relief, and the few of them chatted idly for a while. After Liu Zhengfeng's disciples finished searching one by one, they prepared to thoroughly seal off this place before leaving this filthy place.

  Just then, a young man's stubborn voice suddenly came from afar: "I won't kowtow, I just won't kowtow!"

  Another hoarse voice said: "I'd like to see if you'll knock your head or not!"

  Then there were several muffled sounds of young men. Ling Jing and others were puzzled, and they all used their light skills to rush towards the place where the sound came from.