Chapter 89: The Five Mountains Sword Sects, a Common Root

The traitor that Mr. Yue had been thinking about was now eating and drinking in Huiyan Tower, with a pretty little nun sitting next to him.

"Amitabha, Senior Brother Linghu, everyone has gone to the city gate to pick up Senior Brother Ou. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us not to go?" Yi Lin looked at the table full of chicken, duck, fish and meat, chanted a Buddhist name in a low voice, and asked with some concern.

"You saw it too, there were too many people going to pick me up, and I was injured, so I couldn't squeeze in!" Linghu Chong's face was a little pale, but his expression was still very free and easy.

Yi Lin thought about it and it seemed to make sense, but then she changed her mind and felt that it was not right: "But Senior Brother Ou helped us."

At this time, voices came from outside the city, "Welcome the editor of the Imperial Academy and the inspector Ou to come back to visit his relatives!" Linghu Chong smiled and said, "See! There are so many people welcoming us, they don't need two of us. Come on, you don't eat meat, so I specially ordered two vegetables for you. I don't eat vegetables, it's not good to waste them."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Linghu." Seeing Linghu Chong placing two dishes of vegetables in front of her, Yi Lin felt inexplicably touched, but she didn't know what this emotion was.

Not long after, Ou Zanghua entered the city surrounded by the crowd. He grew up in this city and this was his base camp.

So when he entered the city, many people from Hengshan County lined the streets to greet him.

Ou Zanghua smiled warmly and bowed to the people around him as a response.

On the Huiyan Tower, Yilin saw Ou Zanghua's appearance and said in surprise: "Senior Brother Ou looks like a Bodhisattva."

"What is this statement?"

Linghu Chong was biting a chicken leg. This time he finally saw Ou Zanghua's appearance clearly. He was surprised that the other party was more handsome than himself. After hearing Yi Lin's words, he asked with some confusion.

Yi Lin explained: "Master said that appearance is determined by the heart, and appearance can be improved. Brother Ou is so handsome, he must have a heart of a bodhisattva!"

Linghu Chong was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to suppress the words "judging a person by his appearance".

When Ou Zanghua and his companions returned to Liu's residence, they saw a plaque with the words "Tanhua Jidi" hanging in the living room as soon as they entered the house. They immediately expressed their gratitude to Hengshan County Magistrate Zhou Tong.

After sitting down, Ou Zanghua asked Xiang Danian to arrange for Lu Fang to live in Liu's house, first talk with the leadership team of Hengshan County Government, convey the latest developments of the court, and then encourage Zhou Tong with a few words.

Zhou Tong was also a sensible man. He agreed with Ou Zanghua to meet again in a few days, and then left with the county magistrate, the chief clerk, the registrar and others.

Next was Liu Zhengfeng's main stage. He led the leaders of various sects into the hall and introduced them to Ou Zanghua one by one:

"This is the abbot of Shaolin Temple, Master Fang Zheng."

"This is the head of the Wudang sect, Taoist Chongxu."

"This is the head of the Emei Sect, Master Jin Guang."

"This is the head of the Songshan Sect. Zang Hua has to call him Uncle Master."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zuo Lengchan's body stiffened. In terms of seniority, he could indeed respond with "Uncle Master".

But, he doesn't want to be called "Uncle Master".

Ou Zanghua looked at Zuo Lengchan and said gently, "Uncle Zuo, I have often heard Master mention you over the years."

Zuo Lengchan was stunned and felt his heartbeat quicken. Fortunately, Ou Zanghua continued, "Master often praises Uncle Zuo for his extraordinary talent in martial arts. He is a rare genius in the martial arts world."

"I don't deserve it. I only have a modest skill." Zuo Lengchan smiled. He was right about the man. Liu Zhengfeng was a kind and righteous gentleman who would not speak ill of others behind their backs.

"Zang Hua, this is the head of Huashan Sect, Mr. Yue, who is also your uncle." Liu Zhengfeng smiled and continued to introduce: "This is the head of Hengshan Sect, Master Ding Xian."

Afterwards, the leader of the Beggars' Sect, Jie Feng, the head of the Taishan Sect, Taoist Tianmen, the master of Songfeng Temple of the Qingcheng Sect, Yu Canghai, the head of the Dian Cang Sect, Liu Yizi, and other heads of the sects were introduced one by one.

No matter how famous these leaders are in the martial arts world or how bad their tempers are, in front of Ou Zanghua, they all have kind faces and are easy to talk to.

After everyone was seated, Ou Zanghua spoke up, "I have only achieved a small success, but I am sorry to trouble all the leaders to come to Hengshan from all directions."

"Amitabha, Donor Ou is too modest."

Master Fang Zheng put his hands together and said kindly, "Your Excellency has won the third place in the imperial examination, which is an unprecedented blessing in the martial arts world. It is only natural for us to come and congratulate you. Moreover, this is a rare gathering of righteous martial artists, and I am taking this opportunity to meet my old friend whom I have not seen for many years."

Master Jin Guang, who was sitting in the opposite seat, smiled and nodded. He and Master Fang Zheng had known each other in their early years and had not seen each other for nearly twenty years.

Taoist Chongxu also said: "Yes, normally, we can't find such an opportunity to get together!"

Zuo Lengchan also nodded with a smile, especially because Liu Zhengfeng arranged his seat in the first four, which made him even more satisfied.

After hearing this, Ou Zanghua smiled and continued, "You are all seniors in the martial arts world. It is a rare opportunity for us to get together. It is great for us to exchange experiences and make progress together."

After hearing this, everyone thought that this was a good suggestion, but they were also worried that their unique skills would be stolen by others, so they were hesitant for a moment.

Seeing this, Ou Zanghua smiled and said, "I studied literature and calligraphy and found that scholars in every dynasty would gather together to write poetry and prose. This is why there were so many great writers, such as the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, the Four Talents of the Early Tang Dynasty, the Ten Talents of the Dali Period, the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and so on."

"From this we can see that communication between people of the same level can yield more benefits. Just like the five greatest masters of the world who met at Mount Huashan to discuss swordplay."

"Of course, more importantly, you are all well-known masters who have already mastered the martial arts you have learned. If you start from scratch to study the martial arts of other schools, it would be a loss!"

After Ou Zanghua finished speaking, the sound of cups breaking suddenly came from the hall.

Everyone turned their heads and saw Yu Canghai, the abbot of Songfeng Temple of Qingcheng Sect, who was sitting in the last seat.

At this moment, Master Yu's expression looked like he was both crying and laughing, which was very strange.

"Master Yu, do you have any different opinions?" Ou Zanghua asked gently.

"No, no."

Yu Canghai lowered his head. He felt like a complete idiot!

Why the hell you said earlier that you were going to organize friendly exchanges among the major sects!

He had already slaughtered the Fuwei Escort Agency and even sacrificed a son. But the result might not be as good as coming to hold a meeting?!
What a fairy board!

Just as everyone was discussing the feasibility of this matter, Huiyan Tower welcomed two ugly, hunchbacked people, one old and one young.

It was none other than Mu Gaofeng, the bright camel from the northern frontier, and Lin Pingzhi, who was dressed as an ugly man.

Yi Lin raised her eyes and was stared at by Mu Gaofeng, who sneered and said, "That little nun is looking at my grandson like this. Could it be that she has taken a fancy to my good grandson? Well, although she is a monk, she has a big breast and a big butt. She is a fertile woman."

Linghu Chong frowned slightly. Seeing that the newcomer was carrying a strangely shaped long sword, he guessed that he was a martial artist, so he said, "Senior, my sister-in-law just glanced at you. There's no need to be so arrogant!"

Mu Gaofeng glanced at Linghu Chong's table and said disdainfully, "A nun has a brother who eats meat and drinks alcohol? The Central Plains martial arts world is full of weird things. It really opens my eyes."

"The Five Mountains Sword Sects are of the same origin. My sister is from the Northern Mountain Hengshan, and I am from the Western Mountain Huashan. Isn't it normal that we have different beliefs?"

Linghu Chong suddenly changed the subject when he said this, "Oh! I remember that the abbot of Shaolin, the head of Wudang, the head of Songshan, and other pillars of the Central Plains martial arts world are all in Hengshan County! May I ask your name, senior? When I return, I will definitely convey your words to them."

Mu Gaofeng was shocked, and then became angry.

But he didn't dare to offend Linghu Chong and Yi Lin in Hengshan County, so he slapped Lin Pingzhi on the back of the head and scolded him, "Eat, eat, eat, all you know is to eat! Your grandfather was bullied, and you didn't even say a word. You are such a loser!"

Lin Pingzhi was slapped to the ground and felt dizzy for a while before he recovered. He looked at Linghu Chong and Yi Lin, and saw Yi Lin's reluctant look, and also saw Linghu Chong reaching out to stop him.

Thinking about what they had just said, Lin Pingzhi decided to take a gamble.

He looked at the two men and mouthed, "Save me."

Linghu Chong was stunned for a moment, and then he saw Mu Gaofeng kicking and stomping Lin Pingzhi on the ground, and scolding him, "Why don't you get up? Do you want me to help you?"

"senior!"

Seeing this, Linghu Chong spoke up to stop them, saying, "That's enough."

"You want to intervene when I teach my grandson a lesson?" Mu Gaofeng kicked Lin Pingzhi again and sneered, "You Five Mountains Sword Sect are meddling too much!"

Lin Pingzhi was kicked so hard that his mouth was bleeding. After hearing what Mu Gaofeng said, he mustered up the courage to shout, "He is not my grandfather!"

"You unfilial grandson!" Mu Gaofeng's eyes turned cold and he kicked him again.

Linghu Chong jumped up, protecting Lin Pingzhi behind him, and said in a cold voice: "Senior, this is Hengshan County, not a place for you to mess around."

"How dare you protect that unfilial grandson?!" Mu Gaofeng suddenly drew his sword and attacked Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong was prepared and immediately drew his sword to block, but he found that the old hunchback's sword moves were extremely strange. After the two sides exchanged blows for about ten times, Linghu Chong was stabbed by him.

Hero Linghu is injured again!

"Senior Brother Linghu!" Yi Lin saw that Linghu Chong was injured again and wished she could go forward to help.

This shout was heard by the people from the Five Mountains Sword Sect who were patrolling downstairs.

Huashan disciple Liang Fa asked in amazement: "Could it be my senior brother?!"

Yiqing, a disciple of Hengshan, also said: "This voice sounds like Yilin!"

"Go up and have a look!"

The leader of the Songshan Sect, Le Hou, immediately flew upstairs and said, "Who dares to be so bold as to cause trouble in Hengshan County?!"

After yelling, Le Hou felt a strange emotion inside, and felt something was wrong.

Why can I roar so smoothly and naturally?

Mu Gaofeng saw that the person who came was Le Hou, the Great Yin-Yang Hand, one of the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan Mountain. He also heard the sound of someone coming up the stairs behind him. His expression changed and he said in a cold voice, "Boy, I will remember you!"

After saying that, he broke open the window and escaped using his lightness skills.

Le Hou chased for two steps and saw that Linghu Chong was injured and there was a little hunchback lying on the ground, so he hesitated.

In just a short while, Mu Gaofeng disappeared.

Liang Fa and Yi Qing went upstairs. One saw the beloved senior brother, and the other saw the group's favorite junior sister. They both ran over excitedly:

"Big Brother!"

"Yilin!"

Linghu Chong sat on the ground, looked at his third apprentice brother, and greeted him with a smile: "Xiao Liangzi, why are you here?"

Liang Fa said cheerfully: "It's not that the Hengshan Sect is short of manpower, we are all from the Five Mountains Sword Sects, let's all help maintain order!"

He had a very happy time these days and was very friendly with the other four factions. They were just like a family.

Yi Lin also threw herself into her senior sister's arms and cried, "Senior sister, I finally see you."

Yiqing patted the little apprentice sister on the back, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Le Hou looked at Chi Baicheng from Taishan School and Lu Shiwei from Hengshan School and asked, "Do you recognize that hunchback?"

Lu Shiwei shook his head and said, "There is no such person near Hengshan."

Linghu Chong heard their conversation and said, "This man uses a strange-shaped long sword, speaks with a different accent than us, and always talks about the Central Plains martial arts world."

"Hmph, it's Mu Gaofeng, the camel from the northern frontier. He actually dared to cause trouble in the Hengzhongyuan martial arts world. I'll remember this!" Le Hou said coldly, preparing to go back and sue this damn hunchback.

　Thanks to boss Wu Tianhaosheng for the reward and support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)