Chapter Eighty-Fifth: Lin Ping's Master

  "Brother Linghu, where did you get this amulet from?" Dongfang Bubai's hands trembled slightly as he asked excitedly.

  "This was given to me by Yilin, the little sister of the Hengshan Sect. Last time I rescued her from Tian Boguang's hands, she gave this small gourd to me. That little girl is quite stubborn, when I said I didn't want that tear drop, it started rolling around in her eye socket, no choice, could only accept it and wear it as an ornament."

  Linghu Cong exclaimed in surprise: "Dong brother's martial arts skills are outstanding, and his family is wealthy, why would he be so emotionally agitated over an ordinary small gourd?"

  Dongfang Bubai didn't respond, carefully pondering the unremarkable calabaza amulet in his hand, and suddenly recalling a memory hidden deep within his heart.

  At that time, Dongfang Bubai was still an ordinary woman. Her younger sister was weak and sickly, so she went to the temple to ask for a protective charm for her sister and personally carved their surname "Dongfang" on the bottom of the gourd. Later, a famine broke out in their hometown, causing great chaos, with bandits and robbers roaming everywhere, making life unbearable for the people. Most people began to flee their homes and move far away, until they were targeted by the thieves.

  To protect his little sister, Dongfang Bubai hid her in a wooden barrel and hung the calabash amulet he made himself around her neck, telling her to stay put. Alone, he lured the bandits away and met his benefactor by a small lake, thus changing his life and becoming the present-day overlord of the martial arts world.

  For so many years, she has not given up searching for her own relatives, but the repeated failures have made her feel disappointed and hopeless. However, unexpectedly, she got a clue from Linghu Chong today.

  According to Linghu Chong, the little nun Yiru of the Hengshan Sect is very likely to be his own long-lost sister, which makes Dongfang Bubai's emotions surge as he has always yearned for kinship, almost losing his composure in front of Linghu Chong.

  "Sister, I've finally found your trail..." Dongfang Bubai muttered.

  The master is indeed a man of temperament. It's not in vain that Linghu Chong made arrangements with all his heart. The clues have been provided, and now it's just waiting for the sisters to recognize each other.

  Dongfang Bubai was preoccupied with her own thoughts, and Linghu Chong's mind was elsewhere too. The wine had lost its appeal to him now. Linghu Chong stood up to take his leave, and Dongfang Bubai bid him farewell with a polite bow, but didn't try to detain him.

  " Wei Jingyuan!"

  Dongfang Bubai let out a low shout towards the window after Linghu Chong left.

  "Long live the Emperor!"

  A black-clad young man with a clear brow and resolute expression suddenly appeared in the guest room, kneeling on one knee and saluting respectfully.

  If Linghu Chong could recognize him again, this Wei Jingyuan was the fellow who served him at "Xiao Xiang Yuan" in the past. His martial arts skills had already reached the top level of Jiang Hu, and he was absolutely a core disciple of the Dayan Sect.

  "Investigate a disciple of the Hengshan Sect named Yi Lin, and get all the details." Dongfang Bubai ordered.

  "Yes!"

  Wei Jingyuan, dressed in black, replied briefly and forcefully, without wasting a single word. To be a qualified subordinate is not that easy, the right way is to accomplish what the master has instructed, talking too much will only lead to a faster death.

  ……

  Linghu Chong bid farewell to Dongfang Bubai and immediately headed towards a desolate forest outside the city. He had already investigated and found out that Lin Zhennan and his wife were being held captive by the Qingcheng Sect in a small wooden hut deep within the forest. To avoid any unexpected events, he had to arrive early, and couldn't let them meet their demise at the hands of Muke Feng like they did in the original story.

  What a beauty, staying with the Eastern Master for a while and forgetting about time, wasting an entire evening. Hopefully nothing unexpected happens, otherwise if Lin Pingzi that kid becomes like the original work's unscrupulous revengeful man, it would be terrible. The plan discussed with Old Yue would be completely ruined.

  Apart from Linghu Chong, Yue Buqun led a group of Mount Hua disciples and Lin Pingzhi to hasten their journey to the desolate forest where Lin Zhennan and his wife were being held captive by the Qingcheng Sect.

  Lin Ping is now defeated under the door of Yue Buqun and has become the personal disciple of Old Yue. According to the current tradition of Huashan School, how could they let Lin Zhen Nan and his wife be imprisoned again?

  Yesterday, the Golden Basin Hand-Washing Conference at Liu Zhengfeng's mansion ended in a dramatic finale. The various Jianghu heroes had nothing more to see and dispersed in all directions. Yu Canghai was also preparing to retreat with his disciples and take Lin Zhennan back to Qingfeng Guan for severe interrogation about the whereabouts of the Evil Sword Spectrum.

  Lin Ping was anxious to save people, and with Lao Tuo Bei Mu Gaofeng, he searched the entire Hengshan City inside and out, but found nothing. Mu Gaofeng was originally a hot-tempered and poisonous little man, being ordered around by Lin Ping like a follower for half a day, had long been impatient, if not for still wanting to get the Lin family's evil-suppressing sword manual, he would have probably slapped him to death on the spot.

  Fortunately, Lin's mind was quick-witted and he decided to secretly follow Yu Canghai. As long as he followed Yu Canghai, he would definitely be able to find out his parents' whereabouts. However, Lin Pingzhi was after all young, and his martial arts skills and experience were far inferior to those of Yu Canghai. He didn't follow for long before being discovered by Yu Canghai.

  A Qingcheng disciple recognized Lin Pingzhi's identity, making Yu Canghai overjoyed. It was truly a case of searching high and low to no avail, only to have it delivered right to his doorstep. He had been looking everywhere for this little scoundrel, but instead, the latter had come knocking on his own door. How could Old Yu not accept this gift from heaven? How else could he face the ancestors of the Qingcheng Sect?

  Yu Canghai excitedly reached out and grabbed Lin Pingzhi, but Mu Gaofeng, hiding in the dark, could not bear to see this important chess piece being taken by Yu Canghai, so he angrily struck at Yu. The two top-notch masters refused to yield to each other, fighting to the death, and finally inevitably used Lin Pingzhi as a medium to clash their internal energy.

  Two completely different true energies were wreaking havoc inside Lin Ping's body, almost bursting him apart. However, Yu Canghai and Mu Gaofeng were both ruthless and merciless, not caring about Lin Ping's pleas for mercy, and instead increased their strength to finish off their opponent.

  As the true energy of the two top masters poured into his body, Lin Ping's face turned increasingly purple and red, extremely unsightly. His breathing became more and more urgent, and he was about to lose his life when Yue Buqun finally arrived in time and saved him with a timely move.

  Lin Pingzi, who saw through Mu Gaofeng's nature, was naturally unwilling to leave with him and abandon his life. How could he sincerely help him rescue his parents? He might be no better than the old scoundrel Yu Canghai.

  It was this so-called "Gentleman Sword" Huashan School leader, Mr. Yue, who gave him the strength, not only with high martial arts skills, but also with a kind heart and mind, most importantly, he turned out to be Yue Lingshan's old father, if he could join the Huashan School, not only would there be hope of saving his parents, but he could also be with that lovely girl together, how could this opportunity be missed.

  Lin Pingzhi quickly knelt down and kowtowed, begging Yue Buqun to accept him as a disciple. Yue Buqun had already intended to do so, and with the help of Yue Lingshan's intercession on Lin Pingzhi's behalf, he readily agreed and accepted Lin Pingzhi as his disciple.

  (PS: Thanks to book friends Yuè Yá Píng Guǒ, Suí Fēng Piāo Yáo, Fate Lǐn, Jiǔ Zuì Rǎn Hóng Chén, Richardlee for their rewards. Thanks to Xiǎo Yuè Yá for becoming the first guardian of this book. Book friend Labour's dragon suit Wei Jing Yuan has made an appearance, of course, not showing his face. There will be more exciting plots in the future, and book friends who are interested can leave a message in the review area.)