Chapter One: Breaking Apart

  Next, the disciples followed Yue Buqun and his wife to Yue Buqun's "Yousuo Wuzhuan". On the way, Ning Zhongze called out Linghu Chong again to scold him. However, this matter was not really Linghu Chong's fault, nor did he have any mistakes. At that time, his own strength was still insufficient, and in order to rescue Yilin, he almost lost his life. This matter, seen from the perspective of others, is a great righteousness and bravery, and it can be said that it has added honor to the Hua Shan Sect.

  As she spoke, Ning Zhong couldn't help but laugh too. Although Ling Jing and Lin Hu Dang's actions this time were a bit rash, their behavior was still in line with the chivalrous code of conduct. Despite her worries, she also deeply appreciated them.

  In the "You Suo Bu Xuan", Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze sat in the top two positions, while the disciples stood on either side below. At this moment, Ning Zhongze asked Linghu Chong: "Chong'er, it's said that Tian Boguang's swift knife is unmatched in the martial world. If we only talk about speed, few can match him. You and Jing'er have fought with him for a long time, have you figured out the secrets of his knife technique?"

  Linghu Chong shook his head and sighed, turning to look at Ling Jing, saying: "Master's wife, the disciple is foolish. On that day, he was entangled with Tian Boguang for a long time, but couldn't break through his swift sword. If not for Little Master arriving in the end, I'm afraid both the disciple and the sister of the Hengshan Sect would have been in trouble."

  "Oh?" Ning Zhong's face flashed a hint of surprise, she had thought that Ling Jing was just assisting Linghu Chong in his fight against Tian Boguang, after all Ling Jing was still young and his skills were not as deep as Linghu Chong's. She naturally assumed that the incident at the Returning Goose Tower was Linghu Chong taking charge.

  Many of the disciples also started whispering to each other, because Linghu Chong had always been one of the strongest in terms of martial arts among their generation of disciples. As his junior brother, Ling Jing was talented and intelligent, but in terms of martial arts, he was at most on par with Liang Fa and others in the past, and was still a distance away from his senior brother.

  Now that they heard Linghu Chong's words, it seemed that in the end, Lin Qingxuan had forced Tian Boguang to retreat. This made them feel a bit incredulous, and they were all wondering in their hearts whether this young junior brother really had such high martial arts skills?

  Ning Zhong then said, "Chong Er, how is Jing Er's martial arts? Master's wife should be very clear about it. If even you can't defeat that Tian Bo Guang, how could Jing Er possibly beat him?"

  Linghu Chong sighed, feeling somewhat disheartened. "Shi Niang, Little Brother's martial arts have indeed made rapid progress recently, but now I am far inferior to him. If Shi Niang and Shifu don't believe me, you can ask Little Brother yourself."

  Huashan disciples below transmitted a sound, just now they may still be suspicious in their hearts, but now listening to Linghu Chong personally admit that his martial arts are not as good as Ling Jing, they are naturally greatly shocked.

  Many of these disciples have grown up in Mount Hua since childhood, and Linghu Chong, as the eldest disciple of the Hua Shan Sect, has already received the true transmission from Yue Buqun in terms of swordsmanship and internal skills. In terms of martial arts, he has been far ahead of other disciples since childhood, and among these people, he is naturally the one with the highest prestige. Now, hearing him say that his martial arts are not as good as Ling Jing, the youngest junior brother, how can people's hearts not be shocked?

  Yue Lingshan glanced at Ling Jing, and suddenly felt a sense of loss. Before that thing happened, she and Ling Jing had been practicing martial arts together every day. At that time, Ling Jing's martial arts skills were already slightly better than hers, but not much stronger.

  But in the more than a year that she wasn't by his side, she didn't think that his martial arts skills would have advanced to such an extent, even surpassing those of her senior brother. Her heart felt both joy and loss, and a hint of melancholy flashed across her face.

  Ning Zhongze and Yue Buqun also shifted their gaze to Ling Jing at this time. Yue Buqun's face was expressionless, but a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes. Ning Zhongze, however, said strangely: "Jing'er, your Eldest Martial Brother often speaks nonsense, but he wouldn't dare deceive Master and Mistress about this matter. Since you can counter Tian Boguang's swordsmanship, why don't you tell Mistress about the subtleties of Tian Boguang's swordsmanship?"

  Ling Jing smiled lightly and said, "Master's wife, Tian Boguang's swordsmanship is indeed extraordinary, even the eldest senior brother couldn't break through it, how could I possibly deal with him? It's just that Tian Boguang is quite arrogant, I racked my brains and used many cunning tricks to force him back. If we were to talk about true skill, I wouldn't stand a chance against him."

  What he said was indeed the truth. On that day, when he returned to the Yanlou, he was actually forced by the system to be a second-rate master with barely enough skills, far inferior to Linghu Chong. If it weren't for the coincidence of understanding "Fast Sword Thirteen Styles", he might have already been defeated long ago.

  Ning Zhong suddenly scolded: "You stinky little brat, you're still not being honest with your master's wife. Since your eldest brother dares to say so, then Tian Boguang was naturally forced back by you. I don't care if you used any tricks or not. You should use Tian Boguang's knife skills to exchange moves with your master's wife and see if we can come up with a way to break his fast knife technique. That way, next time you encounter him, you won't be so humiliated."

  Ling Jing smiled wryly and said, "Master's wife, I won't be able to wield Tian Boguang's swift sword, but my disciple has grasped a similar sword technique from his knife method. Let me show it to you and Master."

  Yue Buqun heard that Ling Jing had come up with a set of sword techniques on his own, and his eyes immediately flashed with a hint of sharpness. This new understanding of martial arts was by no means an easy task. He had been immersed in the Huashan Swordsmanship for many years before he could create superior sword moves like "Taoyue Sanqingfeng". But Ling Jing, this young man, was able to understand his own sword moves based on Tian Boguang's knife method at such a young age, and in the end, he was even able to force Tian Boguang back by himself. This sword technique must be extremely powerful.

  Thinking of this, the color of appreciation in his eyes increased a bit more, and then he looked back and forth between Linghu Chong and Ling Jing several times, frowning slightly, as if there was something difficult to decide in his heart.

  Ning Zhongze's face lit up with joy, and he turned to Yue Buqun saying: "Elder brother, our Jing'er is indeed a prodigy, at such a young age she can already comprehend new sword techniques on her own. In the future, her achievements will definitely not be inferior to yours as the leader of Mount Hua Sect."

  Yue Buqun lightly coughed and said, "You kids, don't praise him like that, or he'll become complacent and get a big head."

  Ning Zhong then hummed lightly and turned to face Ling Jing, saying: "Jing'er, your master saw that you've come up with a new sword technique on your own, I'm afraid he's already delighted in his heart, but he won't say it out loud even if you beat him to death. Don't blame your master for being too strict."

  Yue Buqun shook his head and sighed, thinking that after all these years, his junior sister still had no temper to speak of. He could only pretend to turn his head away and continue drinking his tea by himself.

  Ling Jing smiled slightly and said: "Master's kindness is naturally known to his disciples."

  Ning Zhong smiled and said to Yue Lingshan, "Lingshan, lend your sword to Jing'er for a try. Let me test his new understanding of the sword technique."

  Yue Lingshan drew out her long sword, turned the hilt over and handed it to Ling Jing, laughing: "Hehe, mother is going to take action to teach you a lesson now."

  Ling Jing glared at her and said, "If Master's wife is going to scold me, then I'll scold you afterwards. Don't forget, Eldest Sister, you still owe me an explanation."

  Yue Lingshan made a ghostly face and retreated to one side with a smile.

  Ning Zhong then saw that these two people had finally revealed their long-absent little girl appearance, and his heart moved, thinking to himself, could it be that these two little troublemakers have already made up?

  At this thought, she suddenly smiled. She and Yue Buqun had always been non-interfering in the affairs of their children. Since more than a year ago, her daughter and Jing Er had gradually become estranged. She often saw her daughter alone, depressed and secretly crying, and naturally, she was also worried.

  Now seeing this child is as good as before, it's naturally extremely delightful.

  At this time, she drew out the sword in her hand, with the long sword across her chest, saying: "Jing Er, come and try your luck."

  Ling Jing's heart skipped a beat as the moves of "Fast Sword Thirteen Styles" flashed through his mind, and in an instant, his long sword suddenly shot out like a startled swan.

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