Chapter Eighty-six: Arriving Just in Time

  Lin Pingzhi's stalking attempt failed and he was captured by Yu Canghai. Lao Tuo Bei Mu Gaofeng was unwilling to let go of the fat meat that had fallen into his hands, but it was snatched away by Yu Canghai, who took action to seize Lin Pingzhi. Both men were ruthless and didn't care about Lin Pingzhi's life or death. If not for Yue Buqun's timely intervention, Lin Pingzhi would have probably lost his life.

  Lin Pingzhi was originally a clever person, taking advantage of the opportunity to kowtow and ask Yue Buqun to be his master. Old Yue half-pushed and half-accepted him into the sect, becoming the youngest disciple of Huashan School.

  Since they are already their own people, they cannot tolerate others being bullied. Even if it's the top-notch master Yu Canghai and Mu Gaofeng, it won't work.

  "Junzi Jian" Yue Buqun's great name and prestige spread far, is one of the strongest big shots representing the orthodox path of Jianghu. Mu Gaofeng naturally did not dare to oppose him, so he put down a few harsh words and slipped away.

  Lin Pingzhi is lucky to have Yue Buqun, the leader of Mount Hua Sect, protecting him. He can't make a move even if he wants to. If Yue Buqun and Yu Canghai join forces, Old Camel's back will probably be finished off here.

  But having seen the methods of Ding Mian, the great protector of Mount Tai, collected by Yue Buqun at Liu Zhengfeng's residence, Yu Canghai naturally understood that Lin Pingzhi was not to be trifled with. The odds of winning against Old Yue were extremely low, and if things went wrong, he might end up like Ding Mian, losing face in a big way.

  Yu Canghai also retreated with a group of Qingcheng disciples, not daring to fart, only thinking of taking Lin Zhennan and his wife back to the Clear Wind Pavilion to force out the Evil-Expelling Sword Manual. After mastering the unparalleled sword technique, they would come back to deal with the Huashan Sect.

  Lin Pingzhi had originally wanted to beg Yue Buqun to intervene and spare Yu Canghai, forcing him to hand over Lin Zhennan and his wife. However, he was secretly stopped by Yue Buqun. As a person who valued face extremely highly, Yue Buqun would not engage in a fierce battle with another Jianghu big shot in the middle of the city, regardless of whether he won or lost, as it would damage the reputation of Huashan Sect.

  Of course, Yue Buqun would not ignore it. Rescuing Lin Pingzhi's parents was also one of the main purposes of this trip to attend Liu Zhengfeng's Golden Basin Washing Hands Conference. Rescuing Lin Zhen and his wife would bring a hundred benefits to Huashan Sect without any harm, not only could it make Lin Pingzhi grateful to Huashan Sect, but also gain the financial support of the Lin family.

  The Lin family has been operating in Kyoto for many years and has a solid foundation. With the full support of the Lin family, the development speed of Huashan Sect will also accelerate greatly. How can construction be carried out without money? Without money, what's the point of developing? Who would join Huashan Sect if they didn't eat or drink?

  The next morning, Yue Buqun led Lin Pingzhi and a group of Huashan disciples to block Yu Canghai's party on the mountain path in the quiet wilderness. Old Yue spoke humbly, taking the high ground of morality, asking Yu Canghai to hand over Lin Zhennan and his wife.

  Yu Canghai was unwilling to give up the fat meat that had reached his mouth, but he couldn't help but take action against Yue Buqun. Although he knew it was futile, he still had to exchange blows with him. The result was naturally tragic. Yue Buqun, who had already become a supreme master, was not someone to be trifled with. Despite his humble tone and elegant demeanor, he was ruthless when he struck, showing no mercy. A single intense palm strike sent Yu Canghai stumbling backward over ten steps, spitting blood from his mouth.

  Yu Canghai had to lower his head under the eaves, and honestly told Yue Buqun the location where Lin Zhen Nan and his wife were being held captive. He personally led Yue Buqun there, but unexpectedly met a dusty and disheveled Qingcheng Sect disciple who was originally in charge of guarding Lin Zhen Nan and his wife halfway.

  This Qingcheng disciple, as soon as they met, hugged Yu Canghai's thigh and loudly cried out that Lin Zhen Nan and his wife had been taken away by Mu Gaofeng, and the other Qingcheng disciples were all killed.

  Yue Buqun and Lin Pingyi were stunned on the spot, immediately abandoning Yu Canghai and others, galloping swiftly to the desolate forest where Lin Zhennan's couple was imprisoned. Mu Gaofeng's martial arts were high but he came alone, wanting to get Lin's family's evil-suppressing sword spectrum, must be forced to confess at the original place, leaving early might still have a chance to save them.

  Linghu Cong and Yue Buqun led their troops, all wearing star-studded uniforms, rushing non-stop to the place where Lin Zhennan was being held captive.

  In the end, it was Linghu Chong who arrived at the small wooden hut first. Inside, there were bursts of sinister and vicious laughter, accompanied by faint moans of pain.

  "Lin Zhennan, I say you two are really tough, being cut by Lao Humpback so many times and tortured for a whole night but still refusing to tell the truth."

  It turned out to be Saiwai Mingtuo Gaofeng, who finally found this place last night and killed nearly half of the Qingcheng Sect disciples guarding it. The Qingcheng Sect disciples were so scared that they fled in a hurry, not even thinking about reporting back. If he hadn't been too lazy to bother with those Qingcheng Sect minions, none of them would have escaped, let alone gone to report anything.

  "Lin said, my Lin family doesn't have any evil-warding sword spectrum, only seventy-two roads of evil-warding sword method, if you want to learn, just take it away." Lin Zhennan said weakly in a low voice.

  "Haha, I see you're not crying until you see the coffin." Mu Gaofeng revealed an evil smile, as if he had thought of another sinister plan. He came alone and didn't bother to change places after finding this place yesterday. After dealing with the Qingcheng disciples, he interrogated Lin Zhennan on the spot, but unfortunately, these two were very stubborn and insisted that the Lin family did not have the Evil-Repelling Sword Spectrum.

  Seeing that it was already bright, Mu Gaofeng also lost his patience. He stretched out his hand and pinched Lin Furen's chin, saying evilly to Lin Zhennan: "Although Mrs. Lin is no longer young, her figure is well-maintained, her skin is smooth, and Mr. Lin's good fortune is not shallow."

  "I, Old Camel Back, have little interest in those 17 or 18 year old girls, but I am quite taken with the middle-aged beauty, Mrs. Lin. If Mr. Lin doesn't reveal the whereabouts of the Pi Xie Sword Manual soon, I'll have no choice but to reluctantly take your place and perform the Zhou Gong ritual with Mrs. Lin."

  Mu Gaofeng's tone was frivolous and lewd, extremely despicable. He wasn't a good person to begin with, killing people without batting an eye, doing all sorts of evil things. To get the Lin family's Evil Vanquishing Sword Manual, he would stop at nothing.

  Lin Zhennan's face turned pale with rage, his lips trembling as he cursed: "Mu Gaofeng, you're a shame to the title of senior master, how could you stoop so low? Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by your peers in the Jianghu?"

  Mu Gaofeng pinched Lin Furen's cheeks to prevent her from biting her tongue, and sneered at Lin Zhennan: "What's the use of being ridiculed? The old camel back comes and goes alone, what's the use of reputation to me? What is Jianghu? Jianghu is a place where people kill each other. If you have skills, you can kill people; if you don't have skills, you can only be killed. As long as I can get the ultimate martial arts, being ridiculed doesn't matter. When I practice the ultimate divine skill, who dares to ridicule me? I'm asking for the last time, will you say it or not?"

  Mugao Feng's hands had already reached Lin Furen's collar, Lin Zhennan watched with eyes wide with rage, his heart bleeding with hatred, wishing he could die together with Mugao Feng.

  Just as Muke Feng was about to succeed, "Bang" a sound, that not very secure wooden door was kicked by Linghu Chong into four pieces and flew into the house, making a huge noise.

  "Damn it, Mu Gaofeng you old camel's hump is really shameless. I've been nauseated by you for three days and can't eat. If I don't flay you alive today, how can I face myself."

  The smoke and dust dispersed, a handsome young swordsman appeared in front of Mu Gaofeng and Lin Zhennan's couple, holding a giant xuan iron sword.

  (PS: Thanks to book friends yhdxzx1 and tiān táng diào jié cāo for the reward, tomorrow is a holiday, you know what I mean———)