Chapter 13 Three Things (Please read and collect)
"Disciple Li Anran pays homage to Master."
There are things that are not allowed in the pavilion.
Li Anran was delighted to see that Yue Buqun's eyes were bright and he was full of energy, no longer as depressed and frustrated as he was yesterday.
In Yue Buqun's opinion, he did not teach Li Anran much over the years, and he valued Linghu Chong much more than Li Anran.
But, in Li Anran's eyes, it was completely different!
A stranger is willing to risk his life to rush into a sea of fire to rescue you, raise you to adulthood, teach you to read and practice martial arts, and avenge you. What else do you want?
When Linghu Chong was young, he was playful and didn't remember anything, but Li Anran saw and remembered everything his master and mistress had done for them.
As the saying goes, "The poor are good at literature and the rich are good at martial arts."
If you want to practice martial arts and cultivate your qi, you must not only ensure that you have enough meat to supplement your nutrition, but you also need various medicinal herbs to regulate your body.
Among them, there are many precious medicinal materials such as ginseng and deer antlers.
Although the Huashan Sect is one of the five most famous sword sects in the martial arts world, due to a sword energy dispute more than 20 years ago, all the masters in the sect were injured and they were forced to close their mountain gates for several years, resulting in almost no income from the sect.
The first few years when Li Anran joined the Huashan Sect were the most miserable times for the sect.
The houses on the Yunu Peak have not been repaired for more than ten years and are in a dilapidated state. The master's wife also has to take care of the little junior sister who was just born.
The family's food, clothing and other expenses all depended on the master's running around, killing bandits and capturing wanted criminals in exchange for rewards from the government and rewards from local tycoons and wealthy businessmen.
Even so, the master still took out time to go to western Henan alone to help him avenge the original owner's family extermination.
This is also the reason why Li Anran did not just work hard to gain experience, but was willing to spend time training a group of fellow apprentices and sharing the pressure with his master and his wife.
The favor was so great that he would feel uneasy if he didn't do something!
"Ran'er, get up quickly!"
Yue Buqun's mentality changed. He looked at Li Anran again with satisfaction. He smiled at Ning Zhongze and said, "Junior sister, this is the future of our Huashan Sect! Seeing Ran'er, I am so happy!"
Ning Zhongze: “…” I don’t know who he is. He was pretending to be asleep and refused to see anyone just now, but now he’s so happy in just a short while!
Ning Zhongze complained in her heart, then nodded with a smile on her face, not offending her husband.
Yue Buqun continued to praise him, “Ran’er, you were able to cultivate the Purple Cloud Divine Art to such a level in just a short time. Your talent is no less than that of the legendary Bodhidharma and Zhang Zhenren. It is my honor and the honor of the Huashan Sect that you can become my disciple.”
Seeing Yue Buqun's exaggeration getting more and more outrageous, Li Anran interrupted him and said, "I am lucky to have met you, Master. If you were not so chivalrous and brave, and had not risked your own life to rush into the sea of fire to rescue me, I would have died long ago, and there would be no today."
Yue Buqun waved his hand and said: "Being chivalrous and righteous is what we righteous people should do. It's nothing serious." He had an expression that didn't matter, but the corners of his mouth were raised high.
Seeing Yue Buqun happy, Li Anran was also happy in his heart and flattered him: "If everyone could do what they should do, there would not be so many disputes in this world."
Yue Buqun could no longer suppress the smile on his face, and was about to say something else.
Ning Zhongze couldn't stand it anymore, he rolled his eyes at the master and disciple and said, "Alright, alright! There are no outsiders here, so you two shouldn't sing the same tune! It's your luck that you can meet Ran'er! It's also Ran'er's luck that he can meet you!"
Yue Buqun's face turned red, and he quickly ended the topic: "That's right, Junior Sister, what you said is reasonable and to the point!"
Then, his expression gradually became serious and solemn, and he said, "Ran'er, I called you over here because I have something to ask you."
Li Anran was startled and waved his hands hurriedly: "Master, you saved my life! Just tell me what you want, and I will do it at the risk of my life, but I will never ask you to do it!"
Yue Buqun looked at his fearful disciple in front of him, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.
If only the senior brothers from the Sword Sect back then could be as respectful and polite to their elders as Ran'er was, especially those who were not as strong as themselves.
The conflict between the Sword and Qi sects might not have intensified until they finally drew their swords and fought to the death, with both sides suffering losses.
Thinking of this, Yue Buqun couldn't help but laugh at himself. He was indeed getting old and started thinking about the past!
Yue Buqun took a deep breath, collected his thoughts, and said, "Okay, then there is no need to use the word 'ask'. Ran'er, before your master passed away, he entrusted me with three things."
"I have worked hard for this for more than ten years, but it is still out of reach and I don't see any hope of realization. I, the teacher, am so shameless that I want to entrust them to you."
Li Anran asked: "Which three things?"
Yue Buqun extended his index finger and said, "The first thing to do is to regain the position of leader of the Five Mountains."
"Since the beginning of the alliance between the Five Mountains Sword Sects, the Huashan Sect has always been the leader, and the position of leader has always been held by the head of the Huashan Sect."
"But twenty-five years ago, the Songshan Sect took advantage of the disaster on Huashan and your master's serious injury to seize the position of the leader of the Five Mountains. Your master could not let it go until his death."
Li Anran's heart moved, and he thought secretly: "This Zuo Lengchan is indeed one of the villains in the novel! If I hadn't traveled through time, the one standing here accepting Master's instructions should be Junior Brother Lin, right?"
After waiting for a while, Yue Buqun did not say the second point. He looked up and saw Yue Buqun staring at him intently, obviously waiting for his response.
Li Anran asked: "Master, how strong is Zuo Lengchan?"
Yue Buqun said: "The last time I saw him take action was at the Five Mountains Alliance twelve years ago. He overpowered Hengshan Sect's Mo Da and Taishan Sect's head, Taoist Tianmen, and took over the position of the Five Mountains Alliance Leader from his master."
"His martial arts skills at that time were much stronger than mine. However, I have mastered the Purple Cloud Divine Art over the years. Even if he is still stronger than me now, he should not be much stronger."
Li Anran: “???”
Li Anran was stunned.
Ever since Li Anran discovered yesterday that his internal strength far surpassed Yue Buqun's, his assessment of Yue Buqun's strength has directly changed from one of the top masters in the world to an ordinary first-class master in the world.
Unexpectedly, Yue Buqun actually said that Zuo Lengchan's strength was not much stronger than his? !
Is it that the master is too weak, or that I am too strong?
Li Anran thought about it and said, "If that's the case, this won't be difficult."
Yue Buqun knew how terrifying Li Anran's internal strength was, and he didn't think this was a problem. He nodded, stretched out his second finger, and said, "The second thing is to wipe out the Demon Cult."
"Since ancient times, good and evil cannot coexist. The hatred between our Huashan Sect and the Demon Sect is as deep as the sea. To wipe out the Sun Moon Demon Sect is not only the wish of your master and me, but also the common wish of the ancestors of the Huashan Sect and all the righteous people in the world."
This time, before Li Anran could speak, Yue Buqun continued, "The Demon Cult leader Dongfang Bubai has not left Blackwood Cliff for a long time. No one in the martial arts world knows how strong he is."
"However, he has never lost a single battle since he became an expert in martial arts, hence his name 'undefeated'. His strength should be far superior to Zuo Lengchan, and he is recognized by most people in the martial arts world as the best in the world."
Li Anran has been busy gaining experience in recent years and rarely went down the mountain. He only heard the name and various rumors about Dongfang Bubai from Linghu Chong and others.
He had always thought that since the Five Mountains Sword Sect had been able to fight the Demon Cult for so many years without a clear winner, the leader of the Five Mountains should be equal to the leader of the Demon Cult.
But now it seems that this is obviously not the case.
At least in Yue Buqun's eyes, Zuo Lengchan and he are on par with each other, and Dongfang Bubai is the real terror!
Even when the name Dongfang Bubai was mentioned, Yue Buqun's expression became solemn, and he even gave Li Anran some advice: "Dongfang Bubai is much older than you, you don't need to worry at all, in thirty years, he will be defeated without a fight."
Li Anran asked: "Master, how many Zuo Lengchan can Dongfang Bubai defeat? Ten? Twenty?"
Yue Buqun: "???"
Ning Zhongze: "???"
Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze were stunned. It was the first time they saw someone using Zuo Lengchan, the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance, as a basic unit.
They didn't know that Li Anran didn't ask how many Yue Buquns were equal to one Dongfang Bubai because he was concerned about Yue Buqun's face.
In Li Anran's mind, Zuo Lengchan is directly equivalent to Yue Buqun.
Ning Zhongze didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Ran'er, what are you talking about!"
Yue Buqun thought about it seriously, shook his head and said: "No matter how powerful Dongfang Bubai is, he can't be as powerful as ten Zuo Lengchan!"
"If that were the case, he would have led his demonic followers to kill us, wiped out the Five Mountains Sword Sect, Shaolin and Wudang, and unified the entire martial arts world!"
"At most, he can only match three or five Zuo Lengchans. That's already his limit!"
When Li Anran heard this, he was completely certain of one thing: it was not that his master was too weak, but that he was too strong!
Number one in the world, at least the number one in the world on the surface, is just like this!
Li Anran is full of confidence: "It's hard to do this in a short period of time, but it's not a big problem."
Yue Buqun was startled and said hurriedly: "Ran'er, you must not be careless!"
Li Anran said: "Master, rest assured, I will never do anything that I am not sure of!"
As he continues to gain experience, when will he be able to match thirty Yue Buquns... Bah, it’s Zuo Lengchan, going to cause trouble for Dongfang Bubai again!
Even if the master miscalculated Dongfang Bubai's strength, the error could not be five or ten times as large!
By then, it will definitely be safe and sound and we can win in one fell swoop!
Yue Buqun knew that Li Anran never spoke nonsense. Since he was so confident, he must be sure of it. He was overjoyed, but he did not forget to remind him: "Don't be impatient! Remember this!"
Li Anran asked: "What is the third thing?"
Yue Buqun said: "The third thing is to promote the Huashan Sect and make it the third largest sect in the world alongside Shaolin and Wudang."
“You don’t have to do this deliberately. As long as you can complete the first two things, it will happen naturally.”
(End of this chapter)