Chapter 440: The Resurgence of Jianghu
Zuo Lengchan came to the Ou Mansion. He had already asked for leave from Emperor Zhengde to carry the coffins of his three junior fellow apprentices back to Songshan for burial.

When Ou Zanghua heard that Ding Mian, Zhao Sihai and Zhang Jingchao had died in battle, he also sighed. Who could have thought that the people with whom he had been sitting and chatting before would be gone just a few months later?
After comforting Zuo Lengchan for a few words, Ou Zanghua then instructed: "Uncle Zuo, I have contacted Uncle Mo and Uncle Yue, they will meet you in Luoyang. I need the three of you to go to Blackwood Cliff, the headquarters of the Sun Moon Divine Sect."

Zuo Lengchan was stunned, and asked in confusion: "Master Ou, are you going to wipe out the Sun Moon Sect? This is easy, I can destroy it with my three thousand battalions!"

"I did think about wiping them out before, but I received news from the Beggars' Sect that since Ren Woxing's death, the Sun Moon Sect has been led by Ren Yingying and has restrained itself a lot. In this case, why not give them a chance?"

Ou Zanghua explained: "The Jurchens often harassed the people of Liaodong when they were outside the Great Wall. When we sent troops to mop up the people, they would hide. Once the army left, they would come out to harass again. This cycle was very annoying."

"Therefore, I suggest to your majesty that martial artists go out of the pass to destroy the Jurchens. Each head of an adult Jurchen man will be worth five taels of silver. If one hundred heads are collected, one can get a bronze medal for the Outer Pass Hero. If five hundred heads are collected, one can get a silver medal for the Weiyuan Hero. If one thousand heads are collected, the court will make him famous, and in addition to the gold medal, his name and nickname will be recorded in history books for future generations to admire."

Zuo Lengchan heard this and couldn't help but let out a bitter smile and said, "Ou Lord, if you use this set of fame and fortune boxing, no one in the martial arts world will be able to refuse it. I can already imagine the scene of tens of thousands of martial arts people coming out of seclusion."

Ou Zanghua continued calmly, "In order to prevent these people from being lawless and even attacking their own people, we need a strong person to suppress them. So I recommended Master Zuo to Your Majesty as the commander of Liaodong, and send 3,000 troops to go with you."

"Then Master Zuo can build a treasure house in Liaodong to collect rare items from Liaodong and Nurgansi."

Zuo Lengchan was delighted. He had never thought that he would have a chance to become a big boss. He suppressed his joy and thought for a while before asking, "Master Ou asked Junior Brothers Mo and Yue to go to Black Wood Cliff just to persuade Ren Yingying to transfer the followers of the Sun Moon Sect to Liaodong?"

Ou Zanghua nodded: "That's right, after they leave, the righteous people can leave."

He didn't want to wait for all the righteous martial artists to go and win glory for the country, only to be attacked by the evil cult in the backyard.

"I see."

Seeing Zuo Lengchan thinking seriously, Ou Zanghua smiled and explained, "I asked Master Mo and Master Yue to go with Master Zuo because they can influence Ren Yingying and Linghu Chong."

"Linghu Chong is still in Black Wood Cliff?" Zuo Lengchan obviously did not expect this. After the fight at the Ancestral Mountain, he felt that something was wrong between Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying, but he did not expect that Linghu Chong had been staying in Black Wood Cliff.

After explaining all the matters, Zuo Lengchan stood up and said goodbye.

He led his fellow apprentices and a group of soldiers from the Songshan Sect, and took the remains of Ding Mian, Zhao Sihai and Zhang Jingchao, and rode at full speed, returning to Songshan in just five days.

The first place they went to was Ding Mian's villa. When Wang Sanniang learned the news that Ding Mian had unfortunately died in battle, her expression instantly dimmed, her sadness was beyond words, and crystal tears quickly gathered in her eyes.

Zuo Lengchan looked at her flat belly and asked nervously, "Where is Junior Brother Ding's child?"

Wang Sanniang came to her senses and asked the wet nurse to take the child out.

Zuo Lengchan checked it and said with a smile: "It's a boy. Good, good. Junior Brother Ding has a successor!"

Then he looked at Wang Sanniang and promised earnestly, "Before his death, Junior Brother Ding said that he hoped the child would be named Ding Peng. His Majesty also issued an order that when he grows up, he can go to the Imperial Academy to study. Before that, I will treat him like my own son."

Wang Sanniang nodded. She was just the daughter of a poor peasant family at the foot of Mount Song. She could barely read and write. Ding Mian married her only because of her clean family background.

Now that Zuo Lengchan is willing to take care of them and their son, it is naturally great.

After comforting Wang Sanniang, Zuo Lengchan went to Zhao Sihai and Zhang Jingchao's homes, which naturally caused another burst of sad crying.

Zhao Sihai left behind a daughter, whom Zuo Lengchan named Zhao Xiangling. Zhang Jingchao left behind a son who looked very smart, and Zuo Lengchan thought for a long time before naming him Zhang Biqi.

"Junior Brother Zhao hopes that these two children will get married, and I think Junior Brother Zhang will not object." Zuo Lengchan said, taking out two jade pendants from his arms and putting them in their swaddling clothes, introducing them: "This is a chain of jade pendants that I asked someone in the capital to make. The two jade pendants can be combined into one, and it can be used as their engagement token."

Naturally, these two families would not object. Zuo Lengchan was not only their elder, but also their uncle. His high status did not allow them to have any objections.

The next step was to hold the funeral for the three junior brothers, which was also organized entirely by Zuo Lengchan, and all expenses were borne by the court.

After finishing all this, the living people will have time to return to their homes.

Zhong Zhen found that the pretty widow was indeed fertile and gave birth to a big fat son for him. The son weighed 9 kilograms when he was born. Zhong Zhen happily named his son Zhong Buhui to express that he had no regrets in his life.

When some people are happy, others are sad. Deng Bagong's concubine suffered heavy bleeding during childbirth, resulting in two deaths. After examination, it was discovered that she was pregnant with a boy.

He sat in front of the grave of his concubine and unborn child, his expression full of depression, and finally stood up and left lonely in the sunset.

Zuo Lengchan knew that his fellow disciples now had families and could not just leave as they did before, so he asked them to stay in Songshan to accompany their families before leaving for the capital. He himself went to Luoyang first to meet up with Mo Da and Yue Buqun.

After not seeing each other for a while, Mo Da and Yue Buqun became different again.

Yue Buqun cooperated with Mi Weiyi to open the Huangzhuang store in Xi'an City. During this period, he made a lot of money and became more elegant.

Mr. Mo Da lived in seclusion in Hengshan, where he devoted himself to cultivating his inner strength and improving his sentiments. Over the years, the sadness on his face faded away quietly, replaced by the calmness and indifference unique to artists, and his temperament became more and more extraordinary.

The two men sat in an ordinary teahouse outside Luoyang city, listening to the storyteller telling "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" very leisurely.

They were so leisurely that even if a martial artist sat at the table next to them, they wouldn't be able to detect a trace of martial arts spirit from them.

These martial artists secretly looked at the two men with extraordinary demeanors, trying to guess how much money they had and whether they were going to make a killing.

But before they could finish discussing, there was a sound of horse hooves outside the door, and then Zuo Lengchan walked in slowly. After seeing the two of them, he bowed and said, "Junior Brother Yue, Junior Brother Mo, how are you?"

"Alliance Leader Zuo!" Yue Buqun and Mo Da stood up and greeted him with a bow.

"Left, Left Alliance Leader?!"

When people in the martial arts world heard this title, they were all shocked. Could it be that this person is Zuo Lengchan, the number one in the righteous martial arts world, the leader of the Five Mountains, and the head of the Songshan School?
Zuo Lengchan looked at the other party and asked calmly: "Hmm? Have you heard of Zuo's name?"

"I've heard of your name for a long time, it's like thunder in my ears!"

This group of people in the martial arts world immediately stood up, bowed and said excitedly: "I didn't expect to see Alliance Leader Zuo here today. It's a great honor!"

"You are welcome, I will treat you to dinner today." Zuo Lengchan smiled and added, "I am catching up with my two junior brothers and don't like being disturbed."

"We'll leave now!" These Jianghu people were quite tactful, picking up their weapons and hurried out the door. They even took a look at Mo Da and Yue Buqun as they passed by. Many people had already guessed their identities, and there was more discussion.

Yue Buqun stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It seems that there will be a lot more rumors in the martial arts world tomorrow."

"Junior Brother Yue, are you still worried about this?" Zuo Lengchan sat down and asked with a smile.

Yue Buqun paused, not knowing what Zuo Lengchan meant by this.
(End of this chapter)