Yue Buqun pondered for a moment and nodded: “Okay, you are right. You will have to meet the other uncles and uncles from the Five Mountains Sword Sects. This is a good opportunity.”

As they were talking, Yue Buqun and Jiang Ning finally arrived at the cafeteria. Food was already laid out on the table and several disciples were busy preparing the dishes.

“Master.”

“Master.”

They said hurriedly after seeing Yue Buqun.

“Ah.”

Yue Buqun smiled and nodded.

These disciples also saw Jiang Ning standing aside and smiled.

They already knew that Jiang Ning had returned to Huashan.

“Ning’er is back?”

At this time, Ning Zhongze came out from the kitchen carrying a plate of food, saw Jiang Ning, and smiled.

Jiang Ning bowed and said with a smile, “Master’s Wife.”

“It’ll be good to come back, it’ll be good to come back.”

Ning Zhongze also had a smile on his face: “Let’s eat.”

Jiang Ning nodded.

Yue Buqun had already sat down at this time.

“We’ll eat here today.”

The other disciples looked surprised.

In the past, they ate in the cafeteria and Yue Buqun ate in his residence. Why was it different today?

Ning Zhongze had no objection, it didn’t matter where she ate.

Yue Buqun sat in the main seat, Jiang Ning and Ning Zhong sat on both sides, and the other disciples also sat around the table. They started eating only after Yue Buqun started to eat.

The children who had been in Huashan Sect for more than a year were also called over by a female disciple and sat down at another table to eat. From time to time, a few children turned their heads to look at Jiang Ning with curiosity in their eyes.

They remembered that this senior brother was the one who recited the sect rules to them that day. However, Jiang Ning went down the mountain to gain experience on the third day after they came to Huashan. Later, they met this senior brother again in Xiangyang City, but they didn’t communicate much and Jiang Ning left again.

Although they had only met a few times, they were deeply impressed by Jiang Ning. In addition to what Jiang Ning had done in Xiangyang Prefecture, they often heard their master Yue Buqun mention the name of this senior brother when they were practicing sword.

They also often heard their master mention Linghu Chong’s name, but Yue Buqun usually mentioned this eldest brother as a negative example, while Jiang Ning’s name was used as a positive example by Yue Buqun, asking them to learn from Jiang Ning instead of Linghu Chong.

In addition to their master, they also often heard Jiang Ning’s name from their senior brothers and sisters.

In the words of his master Yue Buqun, the eldest brother Linghu Chong is a lazy and unfocused person, a useless person who is not enthusiastic about anything except drinking. Jiang Ning, on the other hand, is the opposite; he is humble, polite, and hardworking.

But in the eyes of all the senior brothers and sisters, the eldest brother Linghu Chong is a free and easy, generous person, not fussy about details, and humorous. On the other hand, Jiang Ning is serious, solemn, stern, and rigid. He is the one who is most like the master among all of them.

These two people are the most outstanding among Huashan disciples, but they are evaluated in two completely different ways by their master and senior brothers and sisters.

The eldest brother Linghu Chong and the others have already met him many times. He is indeed as the senior brothers and sisters said, he likes to talk dirty and sometimes likes to tease them.

As for Jiang Ning, they had only heard about him from their master and senior brothers and sisters, but had never met him in person, so they were full of curiosity about Jiang Ning and what kind of person he was.

Chapter 64: He is a fool

Chapter 64: He is a fool

After a brief observation they found that Jiang Ning was indeed very different from Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong was not serious when eating. He was a chatterbox. He kept chatting and joking with his senior brothers and sisters during the meal. He liked to make funny moves and make them laugh.

At this time, Jiang Ning was eating quietly, and every move he made was polite and courteous, as if he was a young master from a wealthy family.

“By the way, Wang Yuan from Yunmeng County came to see you.”

Yue Buqun suddenly spoke.

The other Huashan disciples looked up in surprise.

Yue Buqun usually insists on not talking while eating or sleeping, why is he not following the same rules now?

Jiang Ning was also surprised: “Wang Yuan? What does he want to see me for?”

Yue Buqun smiled and said, “He wanted to thank you for redressing his grievances and standing up for him, but you were no longer in Huashan at that time. He has now moved his family to Huayin County. During this period of time, he would come up the mountain every once in a while to ask when you would be back, and he also brought some very expensive gifts to express his gratitude.”

Jiang Ning laughed when he heard this and shook his head, “I don’t need him to thank me, and I don’t need him to give me a gift.”

Yue Buqun also nodded and said, “My master said the same thing, but he said that if it weren’t for you, his family would have been destroyed and his wife and daughter would have been humiliated. To him, you are his benefactor in another life. If you don’t come to thank him in person, he would be no different from an animal.”

“I asked him to take back the things he gave me, but he still wants to wait for you to come back and thank you.”

Jiang Ning nodded.

“I see.”

After saying this, Yue Buqun did not stop and continued: “Master, I have something that I need you to do.”

Jiang Ning was a little surprised, but he still put down his chopsticks, sat up straight, and said, “Master, please give me your instructions.”

Yue Buqun waved his hand and said with a smile: “Don’t be so serious. What I want you to do is not a big deal.”

Jiang Ning smiled when he heard that and his body relaxed a little.

“The master wants you to teach your fellow apprentices a lesson.”

Yue Buqun spoke.

“Attend class?”

Jiang Ning looked surprised and turned to look at the children at the other table.

These children were secretly looking at Jiang Ning, but when Jiang Ning looked over, they quickly turned around and sat up straight to eat.

Jiang Ning turned around and asked in confusion, “I wonder what Master wants me to teach them?”

Yue Buqun said: “Since they came up the mountain, in addition to teaching them swordsmanship, I have also been teaching them to recognize characters, but I haven’t started teaching them to read. This first lesson in life is very important. After much thought, I think their first lesson should teach them what kind of person they should be in the future.”

“You are the smartest among the Huashan disciples, so it is most appropriate for you to teach them.”

If there is anyone in the Huashan Sect who is most like Yue Buqun, it would be Jiang Ning.

But Yue Buqun knew that Jiang Ning was different from him. He had realized that Jiang Ning’s current actions and thoughts destined him to walk a lonely path in the future without any companions.

Most people in the martial arts world put chivalry first, and Yue Buqun is no exception.

But he found that Jiang Ning was incompatible with this world, and the justice in his eyes was different from that of the people in the world.

He is like a fool, persistently practicing the justice in his heart, firmly believing that evil must be eradicated and he will not turn back even if he gets a bloody head.

Therefore, Yue Buqun wanted Jiang Ning to personally teach these fellow apprentices, while they were still young and had not yet been indoctrinated with certain ideas and formed fixed concepts. This was the age when they were most malleable. He wanted them to accept Jiang Ning’s teachings from an early age, inherit Jiang Ning’s will, and follow Jiang Ning’s footsteps, so that Jiang Ning would not be so lonely in the future.

Ning Zhongze also looked at Jiang Ning with a smile on her face. Apparently Yue Buqun had talked to her about this before and she agreed.

Jiang Ning thought about it and nodded.

“it is good.”

There was no need to refuse. Teaching his disciples meant leading the future of Huashan Sect, so Jiang Ning would not refuse.

Yue Buqun was very satisfied with his attitude, nodded and said with a smile: “You just returned to Huashan and you are exhausted. Take a good rest in the next few days. The first class will start in five days.”

Jiang Ning nodded and had no objection.

After dinner, Yue Buqun let Jiang Ning go back to rest, and started teaching him swordsmanship early the next morning.

When I returned to the room that I hadn’t lived in for a year, I found it was not dusty as I had imagined. Instead, it was clean and bright. It was obvious that someone cleaned it regularly.

Pushing open the window, a breeze blew in his face and the familiar scenery returned to his eyes. Jiang Ning lowered his eyes and looked. The ivy outside the window had grown another inch.

I haven’t been home for a year, but the scenery is still similar to last year.

Jiang Ning put the package beside the bed and walked out of the room. Maodou was shaking his head outside in boredom, and the bell around his neck kept making noises.

Jiang Ning untied its rope and said to it, “Now we are back. Huashan is your home. You can play anywhere you want in Huashan, but remember not to run too far, or you will be caught and cooked.”

I don’t know if Maodou understood what Jiang Ning said, but he rolled his eyes at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning smiled and patted its head.

“Go play and come back early.”

There is no need to feed it special food. It is not very interested in concentrated feed. It seems to not eat it even if you feed it. Instead, it likes to eat the grass on the ground. In just a short while, all the grass outside Jiang Ning’s room was eaten by it.

Hearing Jiang Ning’s words, Maodou grunted and brayed twice, then ran away with its tail spinning, looking very happy.

Looking at Maodou’s back, Jiang Ning shook his head, went back to his room, sat cross-legged on the bed and began to practice Xiantian Gong.

Early the next morning.

Jiang Ning practiced Xiantian Gong until the evening yesterday and then took a rest. He didn’t wake up until dawn.

He did not just practice Xiantian Gong blindly, but also emphasized the combination of work and rest. People should rest when they need to, as excessive hard practice would lead to the opposite effect.

After washing up, Jiang Ning looked at the sky and found that it was almost time, so he went to Yue Buqun’s residence. When he arrived, he found that Yue Buqun was already waiting for him in the open space in front of Yousuobuweixuan with his hands behind his back and a sword in his hand.

At this time, Yue Buqun was wearing a white robe and had a calm smile on his face. The breeze blew up the corners of his robe, and he looked like an immortal.

“Sorry to have kept you waiting, Master.”

Jiang Ning came and stood in front of Yue Buqun.

“Haha, I am just getting up too.”

Yue Buqun smiled, then turned and walked in another direction.

“Come as master.”

Chapter 65: Sword Dance in the Bamboo Forest

Chapter 65: Sword Dance in the Bamboo Forest

Jiang Ning followed Yue Buqun to a bamboo forest.

Huashan is at a high altitude, with a large temperature difference between day and night. After one night, the bamboos in this bamboo forest were covered with a thin layer of frost, and a few drops of morning dew were on the bamboo leaves.

Arriving at the bamboo forest, Yue Buqun turned around to look at Jiang Ning and said with a smile: “This move of my master is called ‘Boundless Falling Trees’. Watch carefully.”