The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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This is a force powerful enough to change the outcome and balance of the game between the two sides.

If the Emei Sect also gets involved, it's hard to say who will win or lose.

"Amitabha."

Just as Zuo Lengchan was feeling overwhelmed, a Buddhist chant rang out from afar.

Fang Zheng stepped forward once again.

"Leader Zuo, Sect Leader Yue, Daoist Tianmen, may I have a word to say?"

When both sides saw that Fang Zheng, the leader of the righteous path, had stepped forward to speak, Yue Buqun and Zuo Lengchan, regardless of their true thoughts, still gave him face.

"Abbot, please speak."

Yue Buqun and Zuo Lengchan spoke at the same time.

Tianmen Daoist, who was itching to fight Zuo Lengchan immediately, forcibly suppressed his temper.

"Amitabha."

Fang Zheng said with a compassionate expression, "Sect Leader Yue, Alliance Leader Zuo, please forgive my bluntness, but if this matter were to occur today, I'm afraid there would be countless deaths and injuries on both sides."

Neither Yue Buqun nor Zuo Lengchan spoke.

Fighting is not child's play; it can result in death.

"Sweeping the floor may harm the lives of ants, and protecting moths from the flames is precious."

Fang Zheng had a compassionate expression on his face.

"This old monk truly does not wish for rivers of blood to flow today."

Before Yue Buqun and Zuo Lengchan could speak, Tianmen Daoren couldn't hold back any longer.

"Abbot Master."

The Taoist priest of Tianmen suppressed his anger.

"Zuo Lengchan sent men to ambush and kill me, causing the deaths of dozens of my disciples. If this grudge is not avenged, how can my Tianmen sect live on in this world?"

"Master, I understand your feelings, but there is one thing I still don't understand."

Fang Zheng looked at him.

Is there conclusive evidence that the attack on the Taishan Sect in Shaanxi was carried out by Zuo Mengzhu?

"Is the abbot going to defend him?"

When Fang Zheng spoke up for Zuo Lengchan, Tianmen Daoist's gaze turned cold.

"This old monk had absolutely no such intention."

Fang Zheng shook his head.

"However, if such a major event is brought to a head without solid evidence to prove that it was the work of the Left Alliance Leader, it will only allow the real mastermind to go unpunished."

It must be said that Zuo Lengchan was indeed cautious in his actions, leaving no trace behind. Even when he sent assassins to ambush the Taishan Sect, he did not send a single member of the Songshan Sect, nor did he leave any trace of the Songshan Sect. Even if the assassins betrayed him, the Songshan Sect could deny it to the death.

"Yes."

Kunlun Sect Leader Zhenshanzi echoed this sentiment.

“Brother Tianmen, this matter may not necessarily be the work of Brother Zuo. It is more likely that it is a frame-up by the Demonic Sect, with the aim of making the Five Mountains Sword Sect kill each other so that the Demonic Sect can reap the benefits. Today, Ren Woxing went up Mount Song. Perhaps he was planning to wait for you to fight to the death so that he could wipe out our righteous path in one fell swoop.”

Zhenshanzi had never wanted the Five Mountains Sword Sects to fight amongst themselves, but he had held back because Fangzheng hadn't spoken up before. Now that Fangzheng had spoken up to mediate, he immediately followed suit.

Chongxu, Xie Feng (the leader of the Beggars' Sect), and the head of the Diancang Sect all tried to persuade him.

The Taoist priest of Tianmen was so angry that his hands were trembling.

If he hadn't experienced what happened on Mount Hua, he probably would have thought it was the work of the Demonic Sect. However, he already knew about Zuo Lengchan's ambition beforehand, and since Yue Buqun told him about it, he trusted Yue Buqun more than Zuo Lengchan.

But now Fang Zheng and his ilk are using the lack of evidence to defend Zuo Lengchan, which makes Tianmen Daoist very angry.

"Abbot Master."

Just then, Yue Buqun spoke.

"Zuo Lengchan refuses to admit to the assassination alliance, but surely it's true that he sent spies to my Huashan Sect?"

Yue Buqun's face was very cold.

"He sent Laodenuo to infiltrate my Huashan Sect as an undercover agent to monitor my every move. Could this also be the work of the Demonic Sect?"

After saying that, Yue Buqun threw out some items, all of which were Lao Denuo's personal belongings, including several letters that were correspondence between Lao Denuo and Zuo Lengchan.

During the years that Laudenuo was monitoring the Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun was also monitoring Laudenuo.

"And what about last year when he instigated his junior brother Feng to go to Mount Hua in an attempt to overthrow our Mount Hua Sect? Could that also have been the work of the Demonic Sect?"

Yue Buqun pointed at Feng Buping.

Fang Zheng remained silent for a moment.

But Yue Buqun wasn't finished speaking.

"Zuo Lengchan sent Zhong Zhen and others to the Taishan Sect to collude with the disciples of Yu Jizi's lineage in an attempt to seize the position of sect leader from Brother Tianmen. My disciple Jiang Ning was also in Taishan at the time and overheard everything clearly. Was this also the work of the Demonic Sect?"

Yue Buqun's questions left Fang Zheng speechless.

Yue Buqun's words were somewhat impolite, so much so that many Shaolin disciples looked at him with dissatisfaction.

Chongxu, Jiefeng, and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

The scene was a little awkward for a while.

"Cough cough."

Mr. Mo coughed twice and then spoke.

“Abbot, Zuo Lengchan has secretly bribed many of my Hengshan Sect disciples to side with his Songshan Sect. Abbot, this is all true, and Zuo Lengchan cannot deny it.”

In fact, besides this matter, the Hengshan Sect and the Songshan Sect have another grudge, which is about Liu Zhengfeng.

Although Liu Zhengfeng is not dead yet and his whereabouts are unknown, the Hengshan Sect has been disgraced because of him. This was all done by the Songshan Sect. Although Master Mo does not say it, he still feels resentful.

It's true that Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang became friends, but your Songshan Sect didn't need to go to such extremes, did it?

Couldn't we have discussed it with them beforehand? Couldn't we have done it privately? Why did we have to expose Liu Zhengfeng's actions in public?

Master Mo had always been dissatisfied with what the Songshan Sect had done, but he had never said anything about it.

Master Dingxian glanced at it but said nothing.

So far, only her Hengshan Sect has not been targeted by Zuo Lengchan. Since there are no examples, I will refrain from commenting for now.

Faced with Yue Buqun's questions and Master Mo's words, Fang Zheng was unable to answer and could only remain silent.

Fang Zheng glanced secretly at Zuo Lengchan, who remained silent.

Say something!

If you're so capable of doing this, then you're so capable of saying it.

Chapter 390: Beware of Shaolin...

"I admit."

Sensing Fang Zheng's gaze, Zuo Lengchan spoke.

"What Headmaster Yue and Master Mo said was indeed done by me, Zuo."

Everyone was shocked when Zuo Lengchan said this.

None of the martial arts practitioners present expected that the renowned leader of the Songshan Sect and the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance would actually do these things.

But before they could even begin to discuss it, Zuo Lengchan chimed in.

"It is true that Zuo sent Lao Denuo into the Huashan Sect for the matter of merging the Five Mountains Sects, as well as the Huashan Sword Sect. What Master Mo said is true. Zuo did indeed win over many disciples within the Hengshan Sect to agree to the merger."

Zuo Lengchan directly admitted to these matters.

But before he could finish speaking, Zuo Lengchan added, "As for what you say about me sending people to assassinate and ambush various factions, I have never done such a thing. Although I want to merge factions, it is a decision I have to make in order to fight against the Demonic Sect. I would never do such a thing as harming my allies."

Although he didn't know why Fang Zheng was helping him, Zuo Lengchan wouldn't let this opportunity pass and immediately began to defend himself.

But he won't deny everything like before; that won't work anymore. He can't deny the evidence Yue Buqun provided.

Zuo Lengchan simply admitted it outright; he would admit what he couldn't deny, but he would never admit to sending people to ambush the Taishan Sect.

As long as he insists that he did these things for the sake of the annexation faction and did not lay an ambush on any allies, he will at most be branded as dishonest, and the issue can be brought back to a political one, without putting the Songshan faction on the opposite side of the righteous path.

If his secret alliance with the Songshan Sect is exposed, Fang Zheng will be unable to help him.

Yue Buqun quickly understood his thoughts.

Just as Yue Buqun was about to speak, Fang Zheng said angrily.

"Leader Zuo, how could you do such a thing!"

Fang Zheng looked at him with a face full of disappointment.

Zuo Lengchan knew that Fang Zheng was helping him, so he cooperated and said, "I know that this is unfair to the Huashan and other sects, but I have never had any selfish motives. All I have thought about and done is to deal with the Demonic Sect. Now the Demonic Sect is powerful and our Five Mountains Sword Sect is weak. If we do not change, we will be defeated by the Demonic Sect sooner or later. The only way for the Five Mountains Sword Sect to be united is to merge."

"Leader Zuo, how utterly foolish you are."

Fang Zheng shook his head and sighed, "I know that your Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demonic Sect are mortal enemies. You want to fight against the Demonic Sect by uniting the Five Mountains Sect, but you must also discuss it with the leaders of the four sects. You did this immoral thing without consulting them. You have wasted your life's reputation and made a foolish mistake on this matter."

Zuo Lengchan lowered his head slightly, seemingly ashamed.

Watching the two of them sing in unison, Yue Buqun didn't say what he was about to say, his expression turning somewhat cold.

Fang Zheng is determined to protect the Songshan Sect.

“Abbot, you are so eager to defend Zuo Lengchan, it’s as if you have some unspeakable secret.”

Master Qingzhu said coldly.

"What do you mean!"

Many Shaolin disciples glared angrily at Abbess Qingzhu.

Fang Zheng glanced at Abbess Qingzhu, his expression unwavering.

"Amitabha, I am only stating the facts."

After finishing speaking, Fang Zheng ignored her and turned to look at Yue Buqun.

"Sect Leader Yue, in my opinion, there are still many suspicious points regarding the ambush of Daoist Tianmen. Without solid evidence, we should not draw any conclusions. Otherwise, we will only fall into someone else's trap. What do you think, Sect Leader Yue?"

Fang Zheng is the apparent leader of the righteous path. The abbot of Shaolin, Wudang, Kunlun and other sects follow his lead. His words represent the attitude of these sects.

Fang Zheng has now said that no conclusions should be drawn without evidence. Although he did not explicitly exonerate Zuo Lengchan, his words already indicate that this matter has nothing to do with Zuo Lengchan. At least for now, the various factions cannot bring up this matter again, otherwise they would be disrespecting Fang Zheng.

Yue Buqun looked at Fang Zheng quietly, his face expressionless.

For some reason, he suddenly remembered something that a disciple of the Emei Sect named Huiyin had said to him before.

Beware of Shaolin...

"No matter what, Zuo Lengchan took advantage of the weakness of my Huashan Sect to send an undercover agent to monitor the Huashan Sect, attempting to provoke internal strife within the Huashan Sect's sword qi again. I, Yue, will never let this matter rest."

Yue Buqun spoke.

"I also need an explanation from Sect Leader Zuo regarding the matter of the Songshan Sect secretly bribing members of my Hengshan Sect."

Mr. Mo followed Yue Buqun's attitude closely.

"The same applies to poor nuns."

Although these matters are temporarily unrelated to the Hengshan Sect, Abbess Dingxian expressed her support for both Yue Buqun and Master Mo Da.

Needless to say, Tianmen Daoren's attitude was completely different. He was now staring intently at Zuo Lengchan, and if there were no one else around, Tianmen Daoren would have already started the fight.

Fang Zheng fell silent and turned to look at Zuo Lengchan.

That's all I can do for you. If you can't even solve this, then I'm out of ideas.

Faced with the relentless pressure from several factions, Zuo Lengchan had already devised a countermeasure.

"Zuo knew that he was morally deficient and unworthy to serve as the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance. He voluntarily resigned from the position of leader of the Five Mountains Alliance and also resigned from the position of head of the Songshan Sect. This matter was done by Zuo and has nothing to do with the Songshan Sect."

Zuo Lengchan looked at Yue Buqun and the others and said.