Chapter 53 Rumors
The hunchback was fat but extremely agile. Before he could finish his words, he was already in front of Shi Potian. His attack was extremely ruthless, and he hit Shi Potian directly on the Tanzhong point on his chest.

Shi Potian was startled and took a step back, shouting, “What are you doing! Stop it!”

If this palm strike is real…

He’s afraid he’s going to kill someone again!

The hunchback was a little surprised. He didn’t expect Shi Potian to be able to dodge his attack. He stepped on the ground and lunged forward, shouting, “You little bastard’s reaction is quite fast! Come here to my grandpa!” He formed three fingers into claws, whistling with a strong wind, and grabbed towards Shi Potian’s shoulder well point.

Shi Potian was naturally intelligent, but he had seldom fought with others before, so he lacked a clear understanding of the strength of martial arts and the consequences of his actions.

After fighting with people from the Qingcheng Sect, Tian Boguang, and the Songshan Sect during this period of time, he had a rough idea in his mind. He could tell at a glance that the person in front of him not only wanted to capture him, but also wanted to cripple his entire arm.

Shi Potian did not dodge again. He thrust his right hand diagonally from bottom to top, and grabbed the hunchback’s wrist first.

“Who are you? Why are you so mean? Do you want to hurt people as soon as you meet them?”

Shi Potian was a little angry, but he was kind-hearted and still didn’t want to hurt anyone, so he only used 30% of his strength.

But even so, the hunchback’s face changed. He felt as if he was tightly bound by an iron hoop. Not only his skin and muscles, but even his bones were aching.

The hunchback didn’t bother to answer, and hurriedly circulated his internal energy, pulling hard, but he couldn’t pull the hand out. He realized something almost instantly and shouted, “You, you are Linghu Chong?!”

Shi Potian was stunned: “Do you know me?”

The hunchback’s face changed several times, and finally he tried to force a smile and said, “Young Master Linghu of Huashan Sect fought alone against three of the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan, namely, Ding Mian, the Pagoda Hand, Lu Bai, the Crane Hand, and Fei Bin, the Great Songyang Hand. Everyone in the martial arts world knows this.”

“I recognized the wrong person just now, so I attacked him. It was all a misunderstanding. Please forgive me, Young Master Linghu. I apologize to you.”

The hunchback bowed and apologized, then looked at Shi Potian’s hand that was holding his, with a flattering smile on his face, obviously wanting Shi Potian to let go.

“Big Brother, don’t believe the lies of this ugly hunchback. He clearly called me Huashan disciple before he started to attack.”

Lu Dayou said: “He has mistaken you, but he also has bad intentions towards our Huashan Sect. Let’s catch him and hand him over to the master… Be careful!”

However, Lu Dayou saw a fierce look flash across the hunchback’s face. He reached into his waist with his left hand, pulled out a strange camel-shaped sword, drew an arc, and hooked it towards Shi Potian’s ribs.

Snapped!
Shi Potian was very familiar with this kind of sneak attack. At the same time the hunchback drew his sword, his other hand had already reached out and grabbed the hunchback’s left wrist.

The hunchback first wanted to hurt him, and now he wants to kill him!
Shi Potian also became a little angry and increased the strength in his hands.

The hunchback’s face twisted in pain in an instant, and he could no longer hold the sword in his hand, which fell to the ground with a bang.

If it were someone else, they would have no power to resist at this time.

The hunchback was extremely ferocious. There was no fear on his face, only ferocity. Suddenly he roared like a wolf, exerted force with his feet, flew into the air, and kicked Shi Potian hard in the stomach.

However, his skills were inadequate in front of Shi Potian, who was good at grappling techniques.

Shi Potian didn’t even bother to look at it. He grabbed the hunchback’s Lingtai Point with his right hand using the “tiger claw hand” and held his Xuanshu Point with his left hand using the “jade girl picking needles”. As soon as he held it firmly with both hands, his true energy suddenly came out.

The hunchback screamed and felt sore all over. He couldn’t exert any strength at all. His body, which had just been lifted into the air, drooped down, with his legs hanging in the air, like a little chicken, being held in Shi Potian’s hands.

Immediately, Shi Potian formed his fingers into a sword and tapped several places on his waist, ribs, larynx, and left breast, sealing off the acupuncture points all over his body.

“You stupid hunchback! You ugly hunchback! How dare you sneak attack my senior brother? Why don’t you piss yourself on the mirror? You don’t deserve it!”

Lu Dayou was angry at the hunchback’s sneak attack, and punched and kicked him before saying, “Big Brother, this hunchback is highly skilled in martial arts and is vicious. He must not be an ordinary person in the martial arts world. He suddenly appeared in Huashan, so he must be someone special. Let’s go back quickly and hand him over to Master for interrogation.”

Shi Potian nodded, picked up a branch, and wrote neatly on the open space in front of the yard gate, “Old man, where have you been? I will come to see you tomorrow.” Then he held Lu Dayou’s hand with one hand and carried the camel with the other and returned to Yunu Peak.

Lu Dayou was extremely curious about how Shi Potian made his internal strength improve by leaps and bounds.

However, in front of the hunchback, an outsider, he forced himself not to ask and just experienced the feeling of his internal energy surging again.

And just a few minutes ago.

In another forest on the back mountain of Huashan.

Feng Qingyang hid on the treetops, watching the three black-clad night walkers sneaking towards the Jade Maiden Peak not far away. His brows furrowed, and he cursed in his heart: “What on earth did this idiot Yue Buqun do? Why are so many messed-up people running to the Jade Maiden Peak these days?”

Immediately afterwards, Feng Qingyang heard Shi Potian shouting “Old uncle”.

It is now the end of spring and the beginning of summer, the moon is dark and the wind is strong. Shi Potian’s voice is very loud, but it cannot be heard very far, especially when mixed in the whistling wind, it is easy to be overlooked.

The three men in black not far away didn’t notice it at all.

However, this movement is already very obvious to those with profound internal strength and sharp hearing and eyesight.

Feng Qingyang’s expression changed slightly and he rushed back to his residence.

He was extremely fast, but still a step slow.

When he returned to his residence, Shi Potian had already left, leaving only the two lines of large characters on the door and two large bags of things in the house.

the other side.

Shi Potian and Lu Dayou returned to Yunu Peak.

It was already getting dark.

The Huashan martial arts arena was still brightly lit.

Under the pressure of Yue Buqun’s test, the Huashan disciples rarely changed their previous lax attitude, practiced hard day and night, and made the final sprint.

Lu Dayou looked at everyone sweating profusely and couldn’t stop smiling.

“In five days, Master will test my martial arts skills. I will make a stunning debut and shock everyone!”

The more Lu Dayou thought about it, the happier he became. He laughed foolishly and wished that time would jump to five days later immediately.

The two did not disturb their fellow disciples’ practice, and came all the way to the outside of Yousou Buwei Pavilion, and shouted loudly: “Disciple Linghu Chong (Lu Dayou) has something to report.”

Yue Buqun was already ready to rest when he heard the noise outside. He put on his clothes and walked out. When he opened the door, he saw the camel in Shi Potian’s hands.

“Mu Gaofeng?!” Yue Buqun was shocked.

Mu Gaofeng, also known as the “Bright Camel of the Northern Frontier”, is a martial arts master who has been famous in the outer frontiers for decades. He is a person of low character and will not do anything without profit. He has been hanging around in the outer frontiers for most of the year and rarely sets foot in the Central Plains.

Yue Buqun knew him because he had dealt with Mu Gaofeng when he went to the frontier to look for wild ginseng in his early years. Although Yue Buqun had not yet cultivated the Purple Cloud Magic Art at that time, his martial arts skills were already better than Mu Gaofeng’s, and his scheming was far beyond Mu Gaofeng’s, which made Mu Gaofeng suffer a lot.

But in the end, Yue Buqun still adhered to the idea of ​​peace being the most valuable and saved face for Mu Gaofeng, so the two sides did not become enemies.

They never thought that after so many years, they would meet again in Huashan in this way.

Ning Zhongze also came out after hearing the noise. When he saw Mu Gaofeng in Shi Potian’s hand, his face changed and he and Yue Buqun looked at each other, and they both realized the seriousness of the matter.

Yue Buqun immediately led Shi Potian and Lu Dayou to the study and asked, “Dayou, what’s going on?”

Lu Dayou said: “When the eldest brother was practicing Qinggong, he got lost in the mountains, and then he met an old man who showed him the way.”

“The eldest brother saw that the old man was lonely and miserable, so he wanted to give him some food and clothes and talk to him more.”

“As a result, when we arrived there today, we found that the old man was not at home, so we started looking for him in the surrounding area.”

“It should be that the eldest brother shouted too loudly and this ugly hunchback heard it, so he came over.”

When Yue Buqun heard the old man, his eyes narrowed slightly, but after hearing about the miserable life of being alone, his doubts were immediately dispelled.

There is no way a true master could live a miserable life in seclusion!

Lu Dayou said, “Master, this hunchback came for our Huashan Sect. He recognized that our eldest brother was from our Huashan Sect, and he attacked without saying a word, and his attack was extremely vicious, wanting to cripple our eldest brother’s martial arts and arms. If it weren’t for our eldest brother’s strong martial arts, we wouldn’t be able to see you.”

Yue Buqun stretched out his hand and tapped the mute point on Mu Gaofeng’s throat, saying, “Brother Mu, I haven’t seen you for many years. Why did you sneak into our Huashan Mountain without even telling me?”

Mu Gaofeng’s eyes shook a few times, his body remained motionless, and no sound came out of his mouth.

Yue Buqun’s expression froze slightly, and he reached out and clapped twice more.

Mu Gaofeng still didn’t respond.

Ning Zhongze saw her husband’s embarrassment and quickly said, “Chong’er, untie his mute point.”

Shi Potian hurried forward and untied Mu Gaofeng’s mute point.

Mu Gaofeng knew Yue Buqun’s strength very well, so he didn’t play tricks and said straight to the point: “Brother Yue, I, the hunchback, admit defeat this time and will never dare to provoke your Huashan Sect again. Tell me, what do you want in exchange for letting me go?”

Yue Buqun did not comment, and said calmly: “Brother Mu, please tell me why you came to Huashan.”

Seeing Mu Gaofeng’s expression change, he added, “Brother Mu, don’t try to use this as a threat. You have been living outside the Great Wall for many years and rarely set foot in the Central Plains. Even if you know something, there must be many people in the martial arts world who know it. Even if I can’t get it from you, I can find out by going down the mountain. It’s just a waste of half a day.”

Mu Gaofeng was a little embarrassed when his thoughts were exposed, and he forced an explanation: “Brother Yue, you are joking. How could I, a hunchback, have such an idea? If Brother Yue wants to know, I will tell you everything I know.”

Yue Buqun said: “This is the best.”

Mu Gaofeng no longer hesitated and said, “I came to Huashan for the Sunflower Manual.”

Yue Buqun: “!!!”

Yue Buqun’s heart was shocked and an expression of extreme shock and surprise appeared on his face.

“The Sunflower Manual? Are you talking about the one that caused a bloody storm in the martial arts world a hundred years ago? Wasn’t it burned in public by Master Hongye of Putian Shaolin Temple before his death? Is it in our Huashan?”

Mu Gaofeng had been observing Yue Buqun the whole time. Seeing that Yue Buqun’s expression did not seem fake, he felt as if struck by lightning, and his face instantly turned as pale as paper.

If his body had not been acupunctured and he could not move, he would have slapped himself hard a few times.

Yue Buqun took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and asked, “Brother Mu, what is going on?”

Mu Gaofeng was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses, wanting to cry but unable to, “It is now rumored in the martial arts world that Linghu Chong practiced the Sunflower Manual, which allowed him to increase his power so greatly in such a short period of time and defeat three of the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan on his own. I got this news and was worried that someone would get there first, so I rushed all the way to Huashan at full speed.”

Yue Buqun said: “The Sunflower Manual was written a hundred years ago. How can anyone believe such nonsense?”

Mu Gaofeng said: “No one would believe this alone, but there is something else in this rumor.”

Yue Buqun asked: “What is the content?”

Mu Gaofeng said, “Rumor has it that seventy years ago, the Sun Moon Demon Cult learned that your Huashan Sect had obtained the Sunflower Manual. They were worried that the Huashan Sect would become more powerful, so they sent their ten elders to attack Huashan without adequate preparation, which resulted in the death of the ten elders and a significant loss of strength.”

“Also, 25 years ago, there was no plague in your Huashan Sect. It was the Sword Sect and the Qi Sect that had an internal conflict in order to seize the Sunflower Manual, which ultimately resulted in both sides suffering losses.”

Yue Buqun was stunned, unable to hold back his anger any longer, and said, “Ridiculous! This is ridiculous! If my Huashan Sect really had the Sunflower Manual, why didn’t I practice it myself, and wait until today?”

Mu Gaofeng opened his mouth, seeming to want to say something.

Yue Buqun said: “Brother Mu, if you have any other rumors, just tell me.”

Mu Gaofeng said, “Rumor has it that…” He paused and emphasized, “Brother Yue, this is a rumor, not something I said.”

Yue Buqun nodded and said: “Just tell me, I won’t blame you. But, if I find out that you are hiding something…”

Mu Gaofeng’s heart trembled, and he said hurriedly: “I will tell you everything I know, and I won’t dare to hide anything. Rumor has it that Brother Yue, you don’t practice the “Sunflower Manual” because… your aptitude is too poor, and… and the “Sunflower Manual” is a virgin skill, and only virgins can practice it.”

Yue Buqun gnashed his teeth and said: “…Where did this idea of ​​a boy’s skill come from?”

Mu Gaofeng said: “Sunflower means facing the sun. The Sunflower Manual is a martial art of the utmost strength and yang, so only a boy with a yang body can master it.”

Yue Buqun said: “Since it is a virgin skill, then what are you doing here?”

Mu Gaofeng said awkwardly, “One can learn from others’ experience. This Sunflower Manual was able to cause such a bloody storm a hundred years ago, forcing Master Hongye of Putian Shaolin Temple to personally take action and not be willing to destroy it. It must be a supreme secret. Even if I can’t practice it, I can benefit a lot from reading it.”

Yue Buqun glanced at Mu Gaofeng and asked, “Are there any other rumors?”

What’s the point of using stones from other mountains to polish jade? This Mu Gaofeng is probably thinking that he is different from others. If others cannot cultivate, he may be able to do so.

From ancient times to the present, there have been many people in the world who have this idea.

It is for this reason that the rumor that “the Huashan Sect possesses the “Sunflower Manual” and Linghu Chong’s strength increased greatly after he mastered the “Sunflower Manual” is truly terrifying!
Mu Gaofeng shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and still couldn’t help asking: “Brother Yue, is the Sunflower Manual really not in the hands of your Huashan Sect?”

Yue Buqun said: “Not here.”

Mu Gaofeng asked, “How did Linghu Chong’s power increase so greatly in such a short period of time?”

Yue Buqun said: “He has awakened his wisdom and gained memories of his past life.”

Mu Gaofeng: “…” You might as well say that he practiced the “Sunflower Manual”!
(End of this chapter)