Chapter 6: Being Smart (Please Read~Please Collect~)

"Big Brother, I was wrong. Let's go see the master now."

Linghu Chong was scolded so hard that his face turned red and he felt extremely ashamed. He wished he could dig a hole and bury himself in it.

Li Anran sighed and said, "I hope you really know you are wrong and you are not just talking about it!"

After a pause, he handed the music score back to Linghu Chong: "When you meet Master later, you can say that you took the initiative to tell me about this because you felt guilty."

Linghu Chong was startled for a moment, then overjoyed. Admitting one's own fault and being exposed were two completely different things. He thanked him gratefully, "Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Li Anran waved his hand unhappily: "The greatest thanks you can give me is if you can use your brain more and do less stupid things in the future!"

The two men came to Yousuobuweixuan and were surprised to see the door was closed.

However, the matter was urgent and no time was allowed to pass, so he immediately shouted, "Disciple Li Anran (Linghu Chong) wants to see Master and his wife."

The door opened quickly.

Ning Zhongze came out and said with a smile: "You came at the right time. Your master just happened to want to see you about something. Come with me."

The two followed Ning Zhongze into Yousuobuweixuan and walked all the way to the back hall.

Li Anran and Linghu Chong looked at each other and felt even more puzzled.

The back hall is where the ancestors of the Huashan Sect are enshrined. Why is Master meeting them here today?

When we arrived at the back hall, a strong scent of sandalwood hit our noses.

It was obvious that the sacrifice had just been made.

The two bowed respectfully: "Disciple Li Anran (Linghu Chong) greets Master."

"Get up."

Yue Buqun did not rush to mention the matter of Zixia Magical Skills, but asked: "What do you want to see me for?"

Li Anran looked at Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong took a step forward, fell to his knees with a plop, and kowtowed heavily, saying, "I have violated the sect's rules, and I am in great pain and fear. I have come to apologize to Master."

Ning Zhongze was shocked to see that Linghu Chong was talking so seriously, and asked hurriedly, "Chong'er, what did you do? Which sect rule did you break?"

Linghu Chong raised the music score above his head with both hands and said, "Before his death, Uncle Liu Zhengfeng gave me the music score he and Qu Yang composed, and asked me to find a successor for them. I was soft-hearted and agreed, thus violating the seventh commandment of the sect's rules, 'making friends with bandits and colluding with demons.'"

Li Anran glanced at Linghu Chong and thought to himself, "You are a fool when it comes to dealing with people. You can't tell the difference between close and distant relatives. But you are experienced in admitting your mistakes and are very skilled in avoiding the important issues."

Linghu Chong only mentioned Liu Zhengfeng and not Qu Yang, so the crime of "making friends with bandits and colluding with evil spirits" was greatly reduced.

As expected, Ning Zhongze heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that it was just this matter. He defended Linghu Chong to Yue Buqun and said, "Liu Zhengfeng is your uncle from Hengshan Sect after all. Although he made friends with the Demon Sect and went astray, he himself did not do anything to harm the righteous path, so he cannot be considered a bandit or a demon. Just agree to give me a piece of music, it's no problem."

Yue Buqun snorted coldly and said, "Besides this music score, what else did you do? Don't hesitate, tell me everything!"

He knew his third disciple very well. He was willful and undisciplined.

If it was just this matter, he would definitely not be so panicked, and he would not even ask his senior brother Li Anran to plead for him.

There must be something else going on here.

Linghu Chong said hurriedly, "The only thing between me and Uncle Liu Zhengfeng is the score. It was just that something happened when Uncle Liu Zhengfeng was handing the score to me."

"I didn't know the seriousness of the matter before, and I was afraid of being blamed by the master, so I concealed it. It was not until I was awakened by the senior brother just now that I realized that I almost made a big mistake. That's why I hurriedly came to confess my crime to the master."

Yue Buqun looked at Li Anran, and when he saw Li Anran nod, his expression eased a little, and he asked, "What happened to you?"

Linghu Chong swallowed hard, then gritted his teeth and told everyone the things he had concealed.

At first, Yue Buqun was able to remain calm and composed, but when he heard that "Mo Da sneak attacked and killed Fei Bin", his face changed instantly and he shouted, "It was Senior Brother Mo who killed Fei Bin?! Are you sure?"

Linghu Chong said: "I saw it with my own eyes, it is absolutely true."

Yue Buqun's face changed several times and his mind was shaken, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

The bodies of Liu Zhengfeng, Qu Yang and Fei Bin had already been found.

However, everyone, including him, thought that Fei Bin was killed by Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang's counterattack before their death.

Unexpectedly, the murderer was Mr. Mo Da, the leader of Hengshan Sect who had always been at odds with Liu Zhengfeng!

Then, Yue Buqun asked the same question as Li Anran: "Who else knows about this?"

Linghu Chong said, "Except for my senior brother, my master, my master's wife and me, no one else knows."

Yue Buqun stopped talking and fell into deep thought. Linghu Chong did not dare to speak, and knelt there trembling with fear.

The back hall fell silent for a moment.

After a long while, Yue Buqun suddenly asked, "Does your Master Mo know that you know about this?"

Linghu Chong nodded quickly: "I know. Master Mo killed him in front of his disciples."

Yue Buqun asked again: "After killing someone, what did he say? What did he do?"

Linghu Chong recalled for a moment before saying, "After Master Mo killed Fei Bin, he left without speaking to his disciples or paying any attention to Master Liu and the others."

Yue Buqun looked puzzled: "Since Senior Brother Mo killed Fei Bin in front of Chong'er, Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang, why did he cut the wound to confuse others?"

Linghu Chong raised his head and said timidly, "Master, the wound on Fei Bin's body was not incised by Master Mo, but... it was stabbed by this disciple later..."

Li Anran: “???”

Ning Zhongze: "???"

Yue Buqun: "???"

Yue Buqun almost couldn't catch his breath, his face turned pale, and he shouted angrily: "Evil creature, do you know what you have done!"

Linghu Chong was so frightened that he was shaking all over, his hands and feet were a little weak, and he said in a trembling voice: "If it weren't for Master Mo's help, I would have died at Fei Bin's hands. I thought that Master Mo's sword blade was narrow and thin, and it would be easy for people to see it, so..."

Yue Buqun was furious: "Senior Brother Mo has been in the martial arts world for decades, doesn't he know about these things? Is there any need for you to meddle in his affairs? Have you ever thought that Senior Brother Mo just wants people to know that he was the one who did it!"

As soon as these words came out, not only Linghu Chong, but even Li Anran was stunned.

Yue Buqun continued, "Zuo Lengchan issued an order from the Five Mountains leader to annihilate Liu Zhengfeng's entire clan in front of all the heroes and the other four sects of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. If Senior Brother Mo doesn't respond, how can the Hengshan Sect keep its reputation?"

"Do you think Senior Brother Mo took action for Liu Zhengfeng? He did it for the Hengshan Sect's century-old reputation!"

"Linghu Chong! Do you think you are very smart? Do you think you are so righteous that you are willing to take huge risks to repay the life-saving grace?"

"You are being too clever for your own good. You have ruined Senior Brother Mo's plan!"

With every word Yue Buqun spoke, Linghu Chong's face turned paler.

At the end of his speech, Linghu Chong's face turned pale, without a trace of blood, and his body was shaking continuously.

He thought of the rumors about Hengshan Sect and Mo Da that he heard on his way back.

"There was internal fighting in the Hengshan Sect, and brothers were at odds with each other. In order to keep his position as the Sect Leader, Mo Da used the Five Mountains Sword Sect to murder his fellow disciple Liu Zhengfeng and his entire family."

"The Hengshan Sect is weak and can be bullied. The Sect Leader Mo Da is cowardly and incompetent. My junior brother's entire sect was wiped out, and he didn't even dare to fart."

"Mo Da was in Hengshan City at the time, but he didn't even dare to show his face. He just acted like a coward!"

……

It seemed that he helped Mo Da conceal the fact that he killed Fei Bin, but in fact he confirmed the rumors!

Li Anran also realized that he had been wrong before.

If the news of Mo Da killing Fei Bin gets out, it will cause friction and conflict between the Hengshan School and the Songshan School, but it will never be a complete break, and the Five Mountains Sword School will not fall apart.

All the noble and upright people pay attention to "having a legitimate reason" when doing things, but beyond "having a legitimate reason", there is also the question of degree.

There is solid evidence that Liu Zhengfeng is befriending the evil cult member Qu Yang.

If the Songshan Sect had simply killed Liu Zhengfeng, no one would have anything to say.

But, they simply wiped out Liu Zhengfeng's entire family, which was beyond the limit!

This made Master Dingyi furious and she turned against the Songshan Sect and started a fight with it. It also gave Mo Da, the head of the Hengshan Sect, a name to be chosen!

Although his killing of Fei Bin was not justified, it was at least understandable!
No matter how domineering the Songshan Sect is, it is impossible for them to wipe out the entire Hengshan Sect just for this matter!

At most, they would force him to pay for Fei Bin's life!
In this way, the Hengshan School and his reputation and integrity will be preserved!
It will even create an atmosphere of "pitiful soldiers", stimulating the next generation of the Hengshan School to grow faster!

Mo Da's plan was perfect, and he himself was prepared to break the impasse by dying.

But he never expected that Linghu Chong would not only help him conceal the matter, but even dare to help him clean up the mess!

Moreover, Linghu Chong's post-processing work was very crude and simple. He just stabbed the wound a few more times with the sword, which actually completely cleared his suspicion.

Li Anran could imagine how confused Mo Da felt after waiting in the sect for more than half a month, only to find that nothing happened.

(End of this chapter)