Chapter 47: Third in the world
When Yue Buqun heard Liu Zhengfeng say this, he smiled and said, “Brother Liu, you have such a sincere heart. It is a blessing for the people of Fuzhou. If the news gets out, our Five Mountains Sword Sect will also be proud.”

“Brother, if you need any help in Fujian, just ask. I will do whatever I can to help you.”

He was really worried that Liu Zhengfeng was determined to retire, and then he would have offended the Songshan Sect in vain.

He asked Shi Potian to come in together so that he could use Shi Potian’s mouth to make this suggestion to Liu Zhengfeng.

Being an official for the imperial court is criticized and looked down upon in the world, but if one becomes an official to protect the people, then he is enduring humiliation and his reputation will not only not be damaged, but will even be improved.

At the same time, Liu Zhengfeng can also use this opportunity to temporarily stay away from the underworld without completely leaving it.

If any changes happen in the future, he can immediately transform back into a gangster and participate.

Of course, this switch can only be done once.

Once you enter the world of martial arts again, it will be unlikely to get out again.

Taoist Tianmen and Master Dingyi were in Shandong and Shanxi respectively. They didn’t know much about the Japanese pirates, but they had all heard of their notoriety. Upon hearing this, they all said that although they didn’t want to have anything to do with the government, they were willing to help if it was just to deal with the Japanese pirates and protect the people.

Liu Zhengfeng was naturally very grateful, and his determination to do his best to accomplish this matter became even stronger.

——Liu Zhengfeng himself knew best that Qu Yang had never had any idea of ​​abandoning the dark and joining the light. Although he did not regret making friends with Qu Yang, he felt full of guilt towards the righteousness of the martial arts world, especially the Five Mountains Alliance.

He wanted to repay Shi Potian’s kindness through this incident and also to find peace of mind.

Afterwards, everyone started talking about the Songshan School.

Yue Buqun was always very considerate in what he said. Even though he had already fallen out with the Songshan Sect, when he mentioned the Songshan Sect again, he still did not criticize any of the sect’s practices. Instead, he spoke well of Zuo Lengchan.

“Brother Liu, please don’t blame Alliance Leader Zuo. Once he gives an order, it is up to his subordinates to decide how to execute it. Although Senior Brother Lu and Senior Brother Ding’s actions were a bit excessive, they were also out of good intentions, fearing that you would fall into the Demon Cult’s trap. You…”

“Senior Brother Yue.”

Nun Dingyi interrupted Yue Buqun and said in dissatisfaction: “It has come to this point, and you are still saying something good for them! They are going too far? They are despicable and shameless!”

“Defiling people’s innocence, ruining their reputations, kidnapping family members, breaking promises, using numbers to bully the few, and attacking from behind… What’s the difference between them and the Demon Cult?”

“As the saying goes, ‘what goes up is what goes down’, and the same is true in reverse. I don’t believe that they dare to be so unscrupulous and it has nothing to do with Zuo Lengchan!”

“Zuo Lengchan thinks that the Five Mountains Sword Alliance is part of his Songshan Sect, and the rest of the four sects are his subordinates, ordering us around and not taking us seriously.”

Yue Buqun wanted to applaud Master Dingyi in his heart, but he smiled bitterly and waved his hands repeatedly: “Not really! Not really! We Five Mountains Sword Sects have been helping each other in attack and defense for so many years. We have always been equal, without any distinction between superiors and subordinates. Alliance Leader Zuo would not have such thoughts.”

Master Dingyi said, “That’s not necessarily true. He was able to use the Five Mountains Banner to forcibly stop Junior Brother Liu from retiring today without any evidence. He may find an excuse to forcibly interfere in the affairs of our four sects in the future.”

Taoist Tianmen’s expression changed, and he realized the mystery behind today’s incident.

Liu Zhengfeng said: “Senior Brother Yue, you are a gentleman and would not have such thoughts, but it is hard to say for others.”

Yue Buqun pretended to be silent for a moment and said, “Today’s incident is over. Let’s not mention it again, lest it ruin the friendship between our Five Mountains Sword Sects.”

“But in the future, if something similar happens again, our four sects will go to Songshan together to ask Leader Zuo for clarification.”

Tianmen Taoist is the leader of Taishan Sect and he directly accepted the matter on behalf of Taishan Sect.

Master Dingyi and Liu Zhengfeng also expressed their agreement and promised to report the matter to Mr. Mo Da and Master Dingxian as soon as possible.

After saying this, everyone left the back hall and came to the main hall. They apologized to Xia Lao, the old boxer from Liuhe Sect, Zhang Jinao, the deputy leader of the Beggars’ Sect, and others who were already seated, and then sat down.

This chief seat is reserved for the most distinguished guests.

Even Ning Zhongze is not qualified to sit here.

As a junior, Shi Potian was the same, but in the martial arts world, seniority is important, and strength is equally important.

In the battle with the Songshan Sect, he not only demonstrated his amazing strength, but also saved his master Liu Zhengfeng.

He sat at the last seat of the chief, and no one had any objection.

Apart from……

Shi Potian himself. Shi Potian looked at the lively gathering of his fellow disciples at the Huashan seat and couldn’t help but said, “Master, I think…”

As soon as he opened his mouth, Yue Buqun guessed what he was thinking and glared at him.

Shi Potian instantly wilted and could only sit down obediently.

“My dear senior heroes, my dear friends…”

Liu Zhengfeng did not mention whether to retire or not. He only announced in public that he was inspired by Shi Potian and decided to ask the court for permission to go to Fujian to resist the Japanese pirates and protect the peace of the people.

As expected, it received a round of applause.

Shi Potian’s reputation for chivalry also became more famous.

Then, the banquet officially began.

As the host, Liu Zhengfeng began to greet the guests and toast them to express his gratitude.

Yue Buqun and his friends spent three-tenths of their energy on drinking tea and wine, and seven-tenths on chatting and building relationships, and only occasionally would they pick up a piece of food with their chopsticks.

Shi Potian was concentrating on eating.

Although it is the same banquet, the dishes for the chief seat and the ordinary seat are completely different.

Dong’an chicken, goldfish playing with lotus, Yongzhou blood duck, Jiuyi Mountain rabbit, Jishou sour meat, steamed cured meat…

Yue Buqun watched helplessly as his own disciple devoured the food in front of him like a whirlwind, and then leaned out half of his body to grab an elbow from the other side of the table. His face turned dark, and he only regretted not teaching Shi Potian table manners earlier.

Taoist Tianmen, Old Boxer Xia and others were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, praising Shi Potian’s genuine nature.

Seeing that Shi Potian was having a hard time picking up the food, Master Dingyi simply brought the dish to Shi Potian and told him to eat slowly and not to rush.

Liu Zhengfeng’s banquet was supposed to start at noon and end in the afternoon, but because of the Songshan Sect incident, it was postponed for nearly two hours. By the time they finished eating and drinking, it was already getting dark.

All the people from the martial arts world dispersed and left. The once bustling Liu Mansion gradually became quiet, with only the servants busy cleaning up the mess.

Shi Potian sat in the chief seat, surrounded by respected elders in the martial arts world. People without status and position did not dare to come forward to toast him, so he did not drink much this time.

But listening to Yue Buqun and the others exchanging pleasantries was so boring that he almost fell asleep.

Return to the side yard.

The Huashan disciples now had the opportunity to get close to Shi Potian and flatter him, implicitly and implicitly ranking him as the third best master in the world.

Ok.

The first is Master Yue Buqun.

The second is Master’s Wife Ning Zhongze.

In the end, Yue Buqun was not thick-skinned enough and could not bear to listen any longer, so he sent them back to their room to rest on the grounds that “we have to set off back to Huashan tomorrow.”

Only Lin Pingzhi was an exception.

He was not very familiar with Shi Potian, and as a young escort leader he was reserved, so he did not come forward, but returned to the room quietly.

That night, the lights in his room went out exceptionally early.

Yue Buqun saw all this and was not surprised.

Not to mention Lin Pingzhi, even he felt powerless when facing Shi Potian.

Yue Buqun glanced at the little yellow dog that was shaking its tail at Ning Zhongze’s feet, and sighed secretly. The gap between people is sometimes even bigger than that between people and dogs.

　Sorry, I haven’t finished writing the next chapter yet… I’ll read it in the morning…

　
(End of this chapter)