Chapter 160: Those who have been cut are not to be trifled with

"Senior Brother, drink less in the future and stop making Father angry. After all, you are to inherit Father’s mantle and lead the Mount Hua Sect. Since I won’t be by Father and Mother’s side, I hope you can help me take good care of them!"

Yue Yue Lingshan looked up and gave her instructions with a serious expression to Brother Linghu Chong.

But it was clear that this was not what Brother Linghu Chong wanted to hear; he did not want Yue Yue Lingshan to leave with Lin Fan.

"Junior Sister, while Young Master Lin is indeed a talent of the Wu Lin and a dragon among men, he has too many women. Are you truly willing to share him with others?"

Brother Linghu Chong admitted that in terms of appearance, physique, Wu Gong, or literary talent, Lin Fan was far superior to him.

But Lin Fan was a philandering young master; he would not love only Junior Sister. Thinking of how Junior Sister might one day be like a concubine in the imperial palace, guarding an empty room and becoming a resentful woman in the boudoir, Brother Linghu Chong felt pity for her.

"Shut your mouth! Who gave you the right to speak here? Marriage is always a matter of parents' orders and matchmakers' words. Furthermore, Yue Lingshan herself is enamored with Young Master Lin. This is a match made in heaven; how can you oppose it?"

Seeing that Brother Linghu Chong was about to ruin his grand plan, Yue Buqun rebuked him with uncontrollable rage.

"Senior Brother, I am willing. Please take care of yourself!"

After saying this, Yue Yue Lingshan ran behind Lin Fan, making her stance clear.

"Since that is the case, then you shall follow me!"

Lin Fan nodded slightly. With Yue Yue Lingshan here, could Ning Zhongze be far behind?

"Excellent. Then I shall entrust Yue Lingshan to Young Master Lin. My daughter is headstrong; I ask Young Master Lin to please be patient with her!"

"Sect Master Yue is too polite. Mountains and rivers will meet again; we shall see each other in the future. Farewell!"

Lin Fan led the women away from Mount Song. Yue Buqun watched Lin Fan leave, and only when his back had completely disappeared did he withdraw his gaze.

"Senior Brother, why didn't you discuss it with me before handing Yue Lingshan over to Young Master Lin?"

Ning Zhongze spoke up at this moment.

"What is there to discuss? I am her father. Giving her to the person she is enamored with, who is also a young talent renowned throughout the Wu Lin—is this not a cause for celebration?"

Yue Buqun said dismissively, then turned and returned to the main hall of Mount Song to entertain the heroes.

"Chong'er, I know you like Yue Lingshan, but this girl has already given her heart to another. It has wronged you."

Ning Zhongze felt a pang of heartache as she looked at the somewhat dejected Brother Linghu Chong.

She had always treated Brother Linghu Chong like her own son and had always assumed he would marry her daughter Yue Lingshan, making him half a son as her son-in-law. She had not expected the diary copy to descend from the heavens and change Yue Lingshan’s heart, even shaking her own.

"Mistress, I want to be alone."

Brother Linghu Chong still found it hard to let go. He had spent every day with his Junior Sister since childhood and had thought they would be together for life; he never expected her to run off with someone else.

"Sigh, then think it over carefully yourself."

Ning Zhongze shook her head and left, leaving the space to Brother Linghu Chong.

Brother Linghu Chong remained silent for a long time before letting out a long sigh and returning to the Mount Song main hall. Since his Master was hosting a banquet for the heroes today, there would surely be plenty of wine; he wanted to drown his sorrows.

By this time, Lin Fan’s group had already descended Mount Song. Qu Qu Feiyan, precocious as she was, gave up the spot in Lin Fan’s arms to Yue Yue Lingshan and ran into the arms of Yin Yin Susu instead.

They had arrived as six people on three horses, and they left as six people on three horses—only now there was an extra Yue Yue Lingshan and one less Zhang Zhang Wuji.

"Husband, where should we go now? Do you feel that the Wu Lin is so vast that you are at a loss?"

Yang Yan looked at Lin Fan with a smile.

"Wherever we end up is fine. We are all wanderers of the Wu Lin; roaming the world requires no destination!"

After saying this, Lin Fan whipped his horse, holding Yue Yue Lingshan in his arms, and rode off on the Jade Lion of Night-Illumination.

"Eh? Aren't those people from the Qingcheng Sect? I didn't expect them to leave quietly instead of staying."

Not far away, Lin Fan spotted Yu Li Canghai of the Qingcheng Sect and his disciples.

"Who is that person opposite them? Why does his aura feel a bit like Yue Buqun's?"

"His name is Lin Lin Pingzhi. Yue Buqun learned his family's secret manual, the Evil-Warding Sword Art, to defeat Zuo Zuo Lengchan!"

"What? Brother Lin, you say my father learned the Evil-Warding Sword Art? How come I didn't know?"

Yue Yue Lingshan, in Lin Fan's arms, was shocked. Lin Fan's diary had suggested her father would cultivate the Evil-Warding Sword Art, but she didn't know when.

Furthermore, Yue Buqun had disguised himself so well that she had completely failed to notice he had already begun cultivating it.

"Your father's Wu Gong should not have been a match for Zuo Zuo Lengchan, yet today he defeated him with ease. Don't you find that strange? Also, how did you know about the Evil-Warding Sword Art?"

Lin Fan lowered his head and asked Yue Yue Lingshan in his arms.

"The Qingcheng Sect wiped out the entire Fuwei Escort Agency for the sake of the Evil-Warding Sword Art, and only Lin Lin Pingzhi escaped. This matter has already spread; I heard it by chance. But did my father really steal someone else's Wu Gong?"

Yue Yue Lingshan hurriedly explained, then lowered her head in disappointment. If her father cultivated the Evil-Warding Sword Art, did that not mean he had already castrated himself?

"I guided Lin Lin Pingzhi to the old residence in Xiangyang to retrieve the sword manual, but I don't know where your father got his. However, your mother should know; I saw her expression was not right today."

Lin Fan did not know, but Yue Yue Lingshan did: the Evil-Warding Sword Art had been a reward given to her mother by the diary copy. Could it be that her mother had given it to her father to cultivate?

"Traitor! To seize my family's Evil-Warding Sword Art, you killed my parents and dozens of lives at my Fuwei Escort Agency. Today, I will make you pay for this debt in blood!"

Lin Lin Pingzhi blocked the path of the Qingcheng Sect group and said coldly.

"Good, a very good 'pay in blood'! You killed my own son; I will also make you pay for that debt in blood!"

Yu Li Canghai was somewhat amused upon hearing this. He had been worrying about where to find Lin Lin Pingzhi and the sword manual, and here Lin Lin Pingzhi had delivered himself to his doorstep.

"Hmph."

Lin Lin Pingzhi suddenly leaped up and flew toward Yu Li Canghai’s group. Yu Li Canghai was so startled by Lin Lin Pingzhi’s ghostly speed that he failed to react in time.

However, to his surprise, Lin Lin Pingzhi did not kill him, but instead gave him and each of the Qingcheng disciples a slap across the face.

"Surprised? Wondering why I didn't kill you? Weren't you the same back then? You threatened to wipe out my entire Fuwei Escort Agency, but you weren't in a hurry to act. You enjoyed watching our panicked, helpless expressions, savoring the pleasure of a cat playing with a mouse!"

"Now it is the same for me. I won't kill you so quickly. I want you to slowly wait for your death to arrive. Hahaha!"

Lin Lin Pingzhi left with an effeminate laugh. Yue Yue Lingshan felt the hair on her arms stand up.

"Eh, he is so terrifying. Does everyone who cultivates the Evil-Warding Sword Art become like this?"

Yue Yue Lingshan said, filled with both fear and worry.