Chapter 27: The Gentleman's Sword

  Lin Ping's knees were on the ground, his neck was pressed down by a rough palm, making it hard for him to even slightly lift his head.

  His face, hanging low, was full of hatred and stubbornness. Recently, he had experienced the ups and downs of life. He used to be the famous "Fuwei Escort Agency" young master, spoiled since childhood, wearing fine clothes and riding a proud horse, with everyone around him flattering and obeying him, making him extremely arrogant.

  But in just one night, he lost everything. The "Fuwei Escort Agency" was slaughtered, and even his parents fell into the hands of Yu Canghai, their lives unknown. If it weren't for someone lending a helping hand halfway, it's uncertain whether he himself could have escaped.

  He then followed Yu Canghai and others all the way to Hengshan City, suffering a lot along the way, but still didn't know where his parents were being held. Finally, he saw Yu Canghai and others enter the Liu Mansion, so he disguised himself as an ugly camel and followed them in, only to be mistakenly identified by Yu Canghai as a disciple of "Sai Bei Ming Tuo" Mu Gaofeng.

  He pretended to be careless, and with a loud shout, he tore off the tiger skin of Mu Gaofeng. He ridiculed Yu Canghai for a while, but Yu Canghai, confident in his own righteousness, didn't give Mu Gaofeng any face and immediately seized him.

  But unexpectedly, Mu Gaofeng was in the Liu mansion at this time, seeing that Xiao Tuizi used his name as a gun, and Yu Canghai looked down on himself like this, he naturally wouldn't give up easily.

  Mu Gaofeng was a sinister and brutal man with a strange personality. He suddenly jumped out, grabbed one of Lin Ping's hands, and competed with Yu Canghai in internal force through Lin Ping's body, almost shaking Lin Ping to death.

  Lin Pingzi was resentful in his heart, but Mu Gaofeng's martial arts were powerful, so he wanted to borrow this person's power to avenge himself. As a result, his true identity was exposed, and Mu Gaofeng, in order to obtain the "Bixie Sword Spectrum" of his family, actually wanted to forcibly take him as an apprentice.

  He knew that Mu Gaofeng and Yu Canghai were both ill-intentioned, so he naturally didn't comply. Afterwards, he was subjected to all sorts of torture by him.

  At this moment, he felt that his neck was almost broken by Mu Gaofeng, but he still stubbornly said: "Mu Da Xia, if you save my parents first, I will kowtow to you and become your apprentice, but now asking me to kowtow is absolutely impossible."

  Mù Gāo Fēng let out a strange laugh, "Heh heh", the "Bì Xié Jiàn Pǔ" had already been famous in the Jianghu several decades ago, and he naturally had his own ambitions. Now that he had caught this little brat from the Lin family, how could he just let him go? He said: "You don't want to kowtow? I'd like to see just how hard your bones are!"

  As he spoke, his hands increased in strength, directly pressing Lin Ping's neck to make a "gurgling" sound.

  Lin Ping knelt on the ground, his pain almost causing him to faint, when suddenly he felt a thick inner energy enter his body from his back heart. His body slightly warmed up, and then this force suddenly rushed upwards. He immediately felt the pressure on his neck greatly reduced, and with a push of his hands on the ground, he stood up.

  Lin Ping was greatly surprised, knowing that there were seniors helping him behind the scenes, and he was grateful in his heart. Mu Gaofeng, on the other hand, had just been forced to take a step back by this powerful force, and he was greatly astonished in his heart. The inner strength that had just broken through his palm's power seemed to be the "Purple Mist Skill" of the Huashan School, which was famous in the martial arts world. It is said that when this internal skill first starts, it is as gentle as a cloud, but its power is extremely strong, and later on, it becomes overwhelming and unstoppable, hence the name "Purple Mist".

  Mu Gaofeng was shocked, and his palm quickly pressed onto Lin Ping's head. As soon as the center of his palm touched Lin Ping's head, a soft and flexible inner force rose from Lin Ping's crown. The two forces clashed, causing Mu Gaofeng's arm to go numb and his chest to ache slightly.

  He suddenly burst out laughing and said: "But isn't that Brother Yue of the Mount Hua Sect? Why are you hiding over there, playing a joke on me?"

  With a soft chuckle, a refined-looking middle-aged scholar emerged from the side, holding a folding fan in his hand, with an elegant demeanor, and smiled: "Mu brother, it's been many years since we last met, your elegance remains unchanged, congratulations are in order."

  Mu Gaofeng saw that the person was indeed the leader of the Huashan School, "Junzi Jian" Yue Buqun. His heart skipped a beat and he felt a sense of apprehension. Just now, this old man had only exerted his internal energy from a distance, yet Mu Gaofeng could hardly bear it. This person's internal energy was probably already at an extremely high level, and Mu Gaofeng feared that he might not be a match for him.

  He burst out laughing and said: "Brother Yue, you look younger and younger, but what kind of nourishing yin and supplementing yang method have you learned to make your face radiant?"

  Yue Buqun folded his fan and scolded with a smile: "You camel is so rude, old friends meet, don't talk about the past, but come to spout nonsense, really annoying."

  Mu Gaofeng smiled, then suddenly turned serious and said: "Brother Yue, let's not beat around the bush. This kid is connected to a set of unparalleled sword techniques. Are you also interested in this 'Devil-Expelling Sword Spectrum'? Why don't we compete with each other for it?"

  Yue Buqun shook his head, saying: "Brother Mu is joking. If this young man's family really had the 'Devil-Expelling Sword Manual', how could they end up in such a state? This 'Devil-Expelling Sword Manual' business is truly just an empty rumor, don't you believe it? Moreover, Brother Mu is a renowned master of the jianghu, and now he's treating a child like this - isn't that damaging his own reputation?"

  Mu Gaofeng sneered, thinking to himself that the Huashan School's "Zi Xia Shen Gong" was incredibly powerful. This old man had obviously cultivated it to an extremely high level, and his swordsmanship was also exceptionally sharp, with a great reputation in the Jianghu world. Now that this person had intervened, things were getting a bit tricky.

  He turned over several thoughts in his mind, and the intention to retreat had already been born. He said: "Brother Yue's words are indeed magnificent and reasonable, not disappointing as a scholar. Camels' skills are not as good as yours, this young man will let you have him, just hoping that Brother Yue can get the 'Devil-Expelling Sword Spectrum' as soon as possible, so as to dominate the Jianghu."

  After finishing speaking, he suddenly lifted his foot and kicked Lin Pingzi's buttocks, then tapped his feet and his body had already jumped out several meters, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

  This kick was completely beyond Yue Buqun's expectations, and under the circumstances, he didn't even have time to protect Lin Pingzhi. Fortunately, Mu Gaofeng's kick wasn't heavy, and Lin Pingzhi simply rolled a few times before getting up again, dusting himself off.

  Yue Buqun shook his head and sighed as he watched Mu Gaofeng disappear into the distance, muttering to himself: "This camel's kung fu is indeed impressive, but unfortunately it doesn't follow the right path. What a pity."

  Lin Pingzhi suddenly walked to the front of Yue Buqun, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed: "I beg Master to accept me as a disciple, I will strictly follow your teachings, guard the rules of the sect, and never dare to disobey your orders."

  He had long been convinced by the magnificent appearance of Yue Buqun, knowing that this gentleman was a legitimate master of a famous school, and not a vicious person like Yu Canghai or Mu Gaofeng. Moreover, Mr.'s kung fu skills were even more brilliant than Mu Gaofeng's, so if he could learn his skills, why worry about not being able to rescue his parents?

  ......

  When Ling Jing and his party arrived here, they happened to see Mu Gaofeng being scared away by Yue Buqun. Then Lin Pingzhi suddenly knelt down in front of Yue Buqun and asked to be accepted as a disciple.

  When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart. After all, the subsequent plot development was basically known to him, and now Lin Ping could be said to have fallen into Yue Buqun's trap.

  He was well aware of Yue Buqun's profound mind, even his bedside partner couldn't fathom his thoughts. As early as when Yu Canghai made his move, he had already begun to plot against the Lin family's "Evil-Repelling Sword Spectrum". He dispatched Luo De Nuo and Yue Ling Shan in disguise to monitor Yu Canghai's every move in Fujian. Unfortunately, even the Lin family members themselves didn't know where this "Evil-Repelling Sword Spectrum" was hidden, ultimately ending up with nothing but a futile effort.

  Now that Lin Pingzhi wants to make him his master, he is naturally delighted. This way, he can slowly plot against him later, and Lin Pingzhi will always be under his control. Is it still possible that the sword manual won't fall into his hands?

  As Ling Jing had expected, Yue Buqun just pretended to decline a few times before accepting Lin Pingzhi as his disciple, and from then on, Mount Hua Sect gained another true disciple.

  Ling Jing sneered inwardly, thinking that Lin Pingzhi was just a spoiled young master. If he wanted to play tricks, how could he possibly be a match for the old fox Yue Buqun? It's likely that Lin Pingzhi still regarded Yue Buqun as his savior, unaware that the latter had taken him in only for the sake of his family's treasured sword manual.

  Although he was disdainful in his heart, he still walked up to Yue Buqun with a normal expression, bowed and then smiled: "Master, when did you arrive?"

  Yue Buqun first chatted with Liu Zhengfeng and Ding Yitian, then used his folding fan to tap Ling Jing's forehead, his expression turning serious as he said, "Jing'er, I heard you and your senior brother have been causing trouble in Hengshan City again. Is that true?"

  PS: Lately, things have been pretty busy, and I'm still able to write a chapter at night. This chapter is a transitional plot, mainly to explain the destruction of "Fuwei Express Bureau". After all, some book friends may not have read Xiaoyao's story.

  So it may be a bit dull, let's just get through it, and next chapter will start the second main storyline.