Chapter 36: Gentleman Sword

Yue Buqun had made up his mind, so he no longer hesitated and immediately wrote a letter to the leaders of the three sects of Hengshan, Taishan and Hengshan.

He also summoned Shi Daizi, Liang Fa and Lu Dayou, ordered them to set off immediately, and instructed them to make sure the letter was delivered to the leaders of the three sects.

Afterwards, Yue Buqun asked Ning Zhongze: "Junior sister, I remember you bought a lot of cloth some time ago, saying that you wanted to make some new clothes for Ran'er and the others?"

Ning Zhongze nodded, a little surprised: "Why are you asking this, brother?"

Yue Buqun smiled and said, "Since you want to do them a favor, then just do it completely. Bring me all the cloth."

Ning Zhongze didn't understand what was going on, but he still went back to the inner room and took out all the cloth he had bought.

Afterwards, the three of them carried the cloth, climbed up the Cliff of Repentance, and entered the cave.

Linghu Chong was holding a torch and looking into the tunnel. When he heard the noise outside, he quickly retracted his head and put on an appearance of guarding the place seriously.

However, he couldn't help but be curious and asked, "Big Brother, where does this cave lead to? It looks very deep."

Yue Buqun said: "Chong'er, don't ask any more questions! You will know it naturally when it's time for you to know it! You stay here and guard it. If anyone else comes, tell us immediately!"

The cave under the cliff is a trap prepared by the Five Mountains Sword Sect for the Ten Elders of the Demon Sect. There is only this narrow passage. If it is blocked by someone, it will be troublesome.

After saying that, Yue Buqun took the torch and rushed in first.

Ning Zhongze and Li Anran followed closely behind.

Only Linghu Chong was left outside scratching his head. He wanted to go in and see what was inside, but he didn't dare to disobey his master's order.

Entering the cave through the passage, Yue Buqun immediately saw the carvings all over the walls and Lu Bai and the other two who had their acupoints pressed by Li Anran.

Yue Buqun pretended to be angry and said, "Ran'er, why don't you help your three uncles to unblock the acupuncture points!"

Li Anran responded "yes" and stepped forward to help Lu Bai and the other two to unblock the acupuncture points.

Yue Buqun picked up the cloth and threw it towards the picture engraved on the stone wall.

The cloth spread out in the air with a "rustling" sound.

Yue Buqun leaped forward, picked up a sword from the scattered swords nearby, poured his internal force into it, and threw it towards the cloth.

Then came the second and third.

when!when!when!
Three long swords were arranged in the shape of a "one" and nailed above the cloth, firmly pinning the cloth to the stone wall.

The cloth hung down like a curtain, just covering up the sword pattern engraved on the wall.

Ning Zhongze then understood Yue Buqun's intention of wanting the cloth, and her eyes were full of admiration and appreciation as she looked at her husband.

Lu Bai and the other two stood there in a daze, looking at each other, not quite understanding what Yue Buqun was going to do.

Yue Buqun did not stop, and immediately threw out the second piece of cloth, the third piece of cloth, the fourth piece of cloth...

He stopped only after the cloth had covered up all the sword techniques on the wall except for those of the Huashan Sect. He then said to Lu Bai and the other two, "Three senior brothers, the sword techniques on the stone wall are all the secret techniques of each sect. To prevent them from being leaked out, we should cover them up first."

"I have already written to inform the leaders of the Hengshan, Taishan, and Hengshan sects. Before they arrive, no one, including me, will unveil the cloth. The three brothers can stay here to supervise and be a witness for me."

The three of them were stunned, their faces full of disbelief.

They originally thought that Yue Buqun would kill them to silence them, and take these lost sword techniques and the methods to crack the sword techniques of various factions for himself. They never expected that Yue Buqun would actually inform the leaders of various factions about this!
He also covered his sword skills with cloth so that no one could get a peek before the leaders of each sect arrived.

After a long while, Lu Lianrong and Tianfeng Daoist came back to their senses and exclaimed loudly: "Senior Brother Yue is worthy of the title of Gentleman Sword! He is truly a modest gentleman with high moral character. I admire him! I admire him!"

There is an element of flattery towards Yue Buqun in these words in order to save his life, but there is also genuine admiration.

Before this, they never believed that there were real gentlemen in the world, and thought that Yue Buqun was a hypocrite who was seeking fame and reputation. But now they have changed their minds.

At least if it were them, no, it should be said that if it were 99% of the people in this world, they would just claim these sword techniques as their own.

Lu Bai also quickly followed suit and praised him a few words, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Yue Buqun just mentioned the leaders of Hengshan, Taishan and Hengshan sects, but missed out on the Songshan sect!

Yue Buqun smiled and said, “My three brothers, thank you for your praise. I just did some of my duties, it’s not worth mentioning.”

If it were half a year ago, when Yue Buqun discovered this wall full of sword techniques, he would have kept the news secret without hesitation and brought his disciples here to practice sword techniques and improve their strength.

But now, especially after knowing that Li Anran defeated Feng Qingyang, Yue Buqun firmly believed that "controlling the sword with Qi" was the right way, and naturally he no longer had such a strong desire for these sword techniques!
Yue Buqun looked at Lu Bai and asked, "Brother Lu, I heard from Ran'er that the matter of the Sword Sect was not your original intention. Were you forced to come to Huashan with the banner of the Five Mountains Sword Sect?"

Lu Bai's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had an ominous premonition.

But Li Anran was watching from the side. What could he say? What did he dare to say?
Lu Bai could only bite the bullet and admit it: "That's right. Feng Buping and his men were expelled from Huashan 25 years ago. They are no longer disciples of Huashan Sect and have no qualifications to compete for the position of Huashan Sect Leader."

Yue Buqun said: "Senior Brother Lu is indeed a reasonable person. I just don't know who is so unreasonable as to force Senior Brother Lu to support Feng Buping and the others?"

The air stagnated for a moment.

Lu Bai's body stiffened, a look of fear on his face.

Lu Lianrong and Tianfeng Taoist were no exception. Who else but Zuo Lengchan could take out the Five Mountains Alliance Flag and force Lu Bai?
The Huashan Sect is about to turn against the Songshan Sect!
"me……"

Lu Bai trembled, opened and closed his mouth, and said "I" for a long time, but he didn't dare to say the second word.

Yue Buqun asked: "Could it be that Senior Brother Lu wants to protect this evil man?"

Lu Bai's face changed again and again, and his expression was uglier than crying.

Lu Lianrong and Taoist Tianfeng wished they could poke out their ears rather than get involved in such matters.

But just as they were about to find an excuse to leave, they felt a chill on their backs. When they looked up, they saw Li Anran looking at them coldly.

The two of them shuddered in their hearts and dared not move.

at this time.

Yue Buqun spoke again: "Senior Brother Lu refuses to tell me? Or has Senior Brother Lu been lying to me all along?"

Lu Bai was completely panicked. He knew that if he didn't speak up, he would probably die here. He said tremblingly, "Yes, yes..."

“It’s Zuo Lengchan!”

A high-pitched and somewhat sharp voice spoke before Lu Bai.

Everyone followed the sound.

The person who spoke was Lu Lianrong.

Lu Lianrong has realized that Yue Buqun wants to unite with the other three sects to deal with Songshan Sect, so there are only two options before him -

Be a tainted witness or be a traitor to the Hengshan School!
The former may live, but the latter will definitely die!

Lu Lianrong gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and shouted out the name "Zuo Lengchan" at the top of his voice.

After this introduction, the rest of the speech becomes smoother and smoother.

"Brother Yue, although Zuo Lengchan is the leader of our Five Mountains Sword Sect, he is ambitious, sinister and vicious. He is not satisfied with the position of leader of the Five Mountains and wants to become the head of the Five Mountains. He has done countless evil things behind the scenes!"

"He promised me that if I told him about Brother Liu Zhengfeng's situation, he would spare Brother Liu's life and kill only the demon leader Qu Yang. But in the end, he broke his promise and killed Brother Liu's entire family. I felt extremely remorseful, but there was nothing I could do."

"They also promised me that as long as I supported the merger of the Five Mountains, they would find a way to make me the head of the Hengshan Sect. I wanted to refuse, but I was afraid they would kill me to silence me, so I could only pretend to be in agreement with them."

"It's the same with Feng Buping and the others. Songshan Sect promised them that as long as they support the merger of the Five Mountains, Songshan Sect will help them take the position of the head of Huashan Sect."

"Brother Yue, I was forced to do this. You must believe me!"

In the end, Lu Lianrong seemed to believe it all, and cried bitterly.

It turned out that the matter between Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang was leaked from him? !

Li Anran, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze looked at each other, but they were not surprised.

As Liu Zhengfeng's junior fellow apprentice, Lu Lianrong could enter and leave Liu's house freely. It was not impossible that he learned about the affair between Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang by chance.

As for what Lu Lianrong said about hypocrisy, the three of them didn't believe a single punctuation mark.

Collusion is the most likely scenario.

When Lu Lianrong spoke, Taoist Tianfeng could no longer hold back.

"Brother Yue, I can testify for Brother Lu! Zuo Lengchan used threats and bribes to coerce me in the same way! He said that as long as I agreed to the merger of the Five Mountains, he would help me become the head of the Taishan Sect."

"Master Brother treats me very well, I have never thought of such a thing. But, I dare not refuse Zuo Lengchan. I have been extremely tormented in my heart these years, I just want to hit my head against the wall and die, which is better than living like a ghost!"

Taoist Tianfeng's acting skills were much worse than Lu Lianrong's. He just howled at the top of his lungs without shedding a single tear.

Yue Buqun didn't care about these minor details and consoled them: "Admitting one's mistakes and correcting them is the greatest virtue. It's great that the two brothers can turn back from their mistakes. I just don't know if Senior Brother Lu..."

Lu Baiben was already shaken, and now seeing Lu Lianrong and Tianfeng Taoist like this, he dared not hesitate any longer: "Zuo Lengchan forced me to do this! Zuo Lengchan is vicious and ruthless and is not worthy of being the leader of the Five Mountains. The position of the leader of the Five Mountains should be held by Senior Brother Yue!"

Lu Lianrong and Taoist Tianfeng reacted and echoed: "The position of the leader of the Five Mountains must belong to Senior Brother Yue."

Yue Buqun did not respond to this, but said: "Zuo Lengchan is so unreasonable, not only is he unworthy of being the leader of the Five Mountains, he is also unworthy of being the head of Songshan Sect! The head of Songshan Sect should be someone like Senior Brother Lu who understands the greater good!"

Lu Lianrong: “…”

Taoist Tianfeng: “…”

Lu Bai: "..."

This cake looks so damn familiar!
　Because the original novel did not specify who the middle-aged Taoist priest from Mount Tai was who followed Lu Bai to Mount Hua, I previously wrote it as Yu Ji Zi from the Taishan School.

　　It turns out that Yu Jizi is an old Taoist priest with white hair and withered skin, and is Tianmen's uncle. Now I have corrected it to Tianfeng Taoist (Yu Jizi's apprentice). [Corrected]

　　
　
(End of this chapter)