Chapter 32: Yue Buqun's Heart Turns Cold

The Smiling Proud Wanderer World.

After Yue Buqun saw that Ying Zheng had already joined the Heavenly Court, he quickly began to take action.

Nowadays, the Huashan Sect has already declined; even if Yue Buqun struggles to maintain it, the Huashan Sect can still only rely on Yue Buqun alone to barely hold it up.

Facing the step-by-step pressure from Zuo Lengchan, as well as other powerful sects in the pugilistic world.

Yue Buqun does not know how much longer he can hold on.

Yue Buqun has few doubts after seeing the plot uploaded by Su Xiaoxiao in the Chat Group.

But it is precisely because he knows that if it reaches a point where he cannot hold on.

He might truly spare no cost, even if it means self-castration.

Of course, there is no need to fall into such a situation for now.

Yue Buqun ordered the Huashan Sect Disciples to build an altar, and many Huashan Disciples were confused.

But they did not say anything; Linghu Chong, however, stood out without the slightest hesitation and launched a series of accusations.

Linghu Chong condemned Yue Buqun, "Master, look at what our Huashan has become; how can you still spend so much to build some altar?"

Looking at this Disciple in whom he had always placed his hopes, Yue Buqun felt an unprecedented heartache in his heart.

Linghu Chong is an orphan, and Yue Buqun adopted him when he was young.

It can be said that Yue Buqun not only treated Linghu Chong as a Disciple but even more so as a son.

Over these years, Yue Buqun has always done his utmost to cultivate Linghu Chong, holding nothing back.

This was all so that one day, Linghu Chong could take over the heavy burden of Huashan and truly carry forward the Huashan Sect.

Yet, Linghu Chong has ultimately disappointed Yue Buqun.

That he did not tell the sect after obtaining the Dugu Nine Swords inheritance from Feng Qingyang, he could understand.

But in that back mountain, there are inheritances from the Elders of the Five Mountains Sword Sects and the Demonic Cult, especially the lost inheritances of the Huashan Sect.

Is Linghu Chong unwilling to contribute even those?

The sect raises the Disciple, and the Disciple repays the sect.

This is inherently a mutually beneficial matter.

Moreover, as a Disciple raised by his own hands, Yue Buqun's.

Does this Linghu Chong not know that his greatest wish has always been to see the Huashan Sect flourish and stand at the pinnacle of the pugilistic world?

Especially since this Linghu Chong even calls Tian Boguang and Xiang Wentian brothers.

This is the thing Yue Buqun finds most incomprehensible.

Since he was young, he taught Linghu Chong the principles of being a person, teaching him propriety, justice, integrity, and shame.

Yet how could this Linghu Chong do such a thing?

Tian Boguang is a rapist, in other words, a lecherous thief.

Yue Buqun most despises such people.

The other is a cannibal, using human flesh to cultivate martial arts.

Yue Buqun is not some pedantic person; whether it is the Righteous Path or the Demon Sect in this pugilistic world.

Actually, there is no difference.

But for people like Tian Boguang and Xiang Wentian, Yue Buqun feels deep disdain.

For such people, he kills one whenever he sees one.

Yue Buqun took a deep breath and did not respond to Linghu Chong's accusations.

He looked at Linghu Chong and said, "Linghu Chong, this Sect Leader has heard that you call that Tian Boguang and Xiang Wentian brothers; is this true or not?"

After all, he is a child raised by his own hands, and Yue Buqun still felt some reluctance in his heart.

Therefore, he still gave Linghu Chong a chance.

Hearing Yue Buqun's words, Linghu Chong could not help but stammer and could not speak.

Yue Buqun said with disgust, "I am asking you, is it or is it not? If it is, then it is; if it is not, then it is not. Acting so coy and hesitant, what kind of decorum is this?"

At this moment, Yue Buqun finally discovered that perhaps he had been wrong about this Disciple all along.

Perhaps it was because he had always placed high hopes on Linghu Chong and had been strict with him.

So this Disciple, now that he has stepped into the pugilistic world, has instead become a wayward and rebellious person.

Unfortunately, this is not a reason for Linghu Chong to become an ungrateful wretch.

Even if he, Yue Buqun, has a thousand faults and ten thousand wrongs, and has failed everyone, he has absolutely not failed Linghu Chong.

Hearing Yue Buqun's words, Linghu Chong also knew that what he had done had been discovered.

Linghu Chong no longer hid it; he threw caution to the wind and said, "Master, I am indeed friends with Brother Tian and Brother Xiang, but Master, those rumors in the pugilistic world are not to be believed. Brother Xiang comes from the Demonic Cult, is free and easy with his grudges, and only kills those who deserve to be killed. Brother Tian is righteous and eager to help; most people in the pugilistic world misunderstand them."

Hearing Linghu Chong's words, the Huashan Sect Disciples widened their eyes, looking at him in disbelief.

Is this still their Senior Brother?

He actually defends a lecherous thief and a demon, and even calls these scoundrels brothers.

Yue Buqun, on the other hand, laughed out loud, his smile full of mockery.

He mocked, "So that is how it is; everyone in this pugilistic world is blind, and only you have the discerning eye to recognize people."

"Master, as long as you get to know Brother Tian and Brother Xiang, you will definitely clear up your misunderstandings about them."

Linghu Chong said excitedly, "I believe you, Master; you are not that kind of pedantic person."

"Hahaha! Good! Good! Good! You truly are a good Disciple of mine."

Yue Buqun looked coldly at Linghu Chong, but the anger in his heart could not be suppressed no matter what.

This is his good Disciple.

He can call Tian Boguang and Xiang Wentian brothers, can risk his life for them, and can consider things for them.

Look at how he fails to consider Huashan, fails to consider his own master.

Not to mention that Tian Boguang and Xiang Wentian are, by nature, the dregs of the martial arts world.

Even if Tian Boguang and Xiang Wentian were truly as Linghu Chong described, for Huashan to associate with Tian Boguang and Xiang Wentian today—

Tomorrow, Zuo Lengchan and the Righteous Path of the martial arts world will come knocking at our door.

Zuo Lengchan has always been eyeing us covetously, wanting to annex Huashan.

This action of Linghu Chong's is directly providing the opponent with an excuse.

If Zuo Lengchan were to attack Huashan on the grounds of colluding with the Demonic Cult,

what should Huashan do?

Without the moral high ground, who in the martial arts world would still help Huashan?

To annex the Five Mountains Sword Sects and merge them into a single Five Mountains Sword Sect—this has always been Zuo Lengchan's ambition.

Of course, Yue Buqun has this ambition as well.

But a sorrowful fact is that Huashan has already declined, far inferior to the currently powerful Songshan Sect.

Has Linghu Chong ever thought about these things?

Heh, perhaps he has not thought about them.

Perhaps he simply does not care at all.

Yue Buqun took a deep breath and said, "Linghu Chong, I, as Sect Leader, give you one last chance: go down the mountain, sever all ties with Tian Boguang and Xiang Wentian, execute them, and bring their heads to me."

Upon hearing Yue Buqun's words, Linghu Chong refused without a second thought.

Instead, he retorted with an angry face, "Master, oh Master, I thought you were not that kind of pedantic person; I never expected that you would be no different from those hypocritical, prestigious sects in the martial arts world."

At this moment, Yue Buqun felt only a profound sense of sorrow in his heart.

It was precisely because he had poured so much effort into Linghu Chong that he felt this sorrow.

Yue Buqun closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time.

(End of this chapter)