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

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Upon hearing Ding Mian cite the example of the Taishan Sect, Tianmen Daoist remained silent, but his expression grew even more somber.

"impossible!"

Liu Zhengfeng continued to loudly retort: ​​"I don't believe he's that kind of person. People can lie, but music can't!"

Liu Zhengfeng acted like a lovestruck teenager, his words sounding like an ignorant girl defending her scumbag boyfriend, saying he wasn't that kind of person and that he truly loved her.

Jiang Ning couldn't help but shake his head. Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. This is how people are. They can see the world clearly, but they can't see themselves clearly. When things happen to them, their former wisdom and shrewdness disappear. They only believe in their own feelings and believe that they are the exception.

Jiang Ning stepped forward and said, "Uncle Liu, I have been to Yuzhou and have heard a little about Qu Yang. He robbed the tomb of Cai Yong, a minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in Yuzhou, stole the 'Guangling San' from it, and also slaughtered Cai Yong's descendants. Are you going to defend him for this? Do you still think he is sincerely befriending you?"

“Yes, Junior Brother Liu, those evil cultists harbor wicked intentions. You must not be deceived by them.”

"Yes, as long as you wake up in time and stop associating with Elder Qu Yang of the Demonic Cult, we will support you."

Dingyi and some other martial arts figures also seemed to offer their advice.

Liu Zhengfeng was surprised that Jiang Ning would come forward to persuade him. Hearing Jiang Ning and the others' words, Liu Zhengfeng was taken aback at first, then shook his head and said, "Junior Nephew Jiang Ning, Brother Qu told me about this matter. I know that he is obsessed with music and naturally misses the timeless masterpiece Guangling San. But Brother Qu would never do something like slaughtering Cai Yong's descendants. What you heard must be slander against him by others."

"I appreciate everyone's kindness, but my mind is made up."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning said no more and took a step back expressionlessly.

Good words can't persuade a damn ghost.

"Liu Zhengfeng!"

Fei Bin said coldly, "Now that I've said all this, are you still going to remain stubbornly ignorant?"

Ding Mian continued, "Junior Brother Liu, Alliance Leader Zuo said that the Demonic Sect is treacherous. Alliance Leader Zuo believes you have been deceived by this incident. As long as you are willing to turn back and use Qu Yang's head to prove your sincerity, Alliance Leader Zuo guarantees that this matter will not be pursued in the future."

Liu Zhengfeng shook his head: "You don't understand music, so naturally you won't understand. Senior Brother Ding, there's no need to say more."

I don't know if all musicians are like this, preferring to believe in music rather than the most basic behavioral logic of things.

If we were to describe the two camps in terms of politics, the high-ranking officials on both sides would be political figures. Qu Yang was able to fight his way up to the position of elder in the Demonic Sect, which means he was no ordinary person. Such a person suddenly approached the high-ranking official of the opposing side, communicated with him using the music that the other party liked and was good at, and even persuaded him to retire from the martial arts world.

Jiang Ning believed that there were indeed such people in the world, but they were extremely rare, especially since both sides were high-ranking members of their respective camps, making the probability even more slim.

Ding Mian's expression turned furious, and Lu Bai drew his sword, pointing it at Liu Zhengfeng's family members, and shouted:

"Liu Zhengfeng! We've said everything we can, but you still refuse to turn back?!"

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Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengfeng's expression changed. Looking at the faces of his wife, daughter, and son, a conflicted and hesitant expression appeared on his face. Finally, he sighed and did not answer.

But silence is the best answer.

"Good, good, good."

Lu Bai laughed cruelly, repeatedly saying "good," and the next second he pointed his sword at the girl in the green dress, saying fiercely, "Speak, what conspiracy does your demonic sect have in colluding with Liu Zhengfeng!"

Qu Feiyan was only thirteen or fourteen years old, but she remained calm when faced with a sword pointed at her, and chuckled, "What conspiracy? Didn't you already know? What's the use of asking me? Do you think you'd believe me if I said no? Would you let Eunuch Liu and his family go? You're only asking me now to get confirmation from me. Does it matter whether it's true or not? Kill them if you want. The Five Mountains Sword Sect prides itself on being a righteous sect, yet they threaten Eunuch Liu with the old and young to do unjust things. It's truly an eye-opener."

Lu Bai chuckled: "What a sharp-tongued girl."

He then pointed the sword at Liu Zhengfeng's wife and said sternly to Liu Zhengfeng, "Liu Zhengfeng, are you going to break off your relationship with Qu Yang or not?"

Liu Zhengfeng's expression shifted, but he remained silent throughout.

"what!"

A scream rang out as Liu Zhengfeng's wife was stabbed in the heart by Lu Bai's sword.

"mother!"

"Mother!"

Tears welled up in Liu Zhengfeng's children's eyes.

Jiang Ning frowned slightly upon seeing this, and his fingers twitched. But the next second, Jiang Ning realized that someone was tugging at the corner of his clothes.

Jiang Ning looked down and saw that it was Yue Buqun who made the gesture.

Yue Buqun looked straight ahead without glancing at Jiang Ning, but shook his head slightly.

Seeing this, the other martial arts practitioners also couldn't bear it.

"By order of the Five Mountains Alliance Leader!"

Ding Mian shouted and took out a yellow command flag, saying, "The Five Sacred Mountains Command Flag is here. Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan Sect has made friends with Qu Yang, an elder of the Demonic Sect, and he still does not repent and remains obstinate. Today, our Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sect is cleaning up its own house. We ask all fellow martial artists not to interfere."

After saying this, Ding Mian looked at Yue Buqun, Tianmen Daoist, and Ding Yi and said, "Sect Leader Yue, Tianmen Daoist, Ding Yi, and all the senior and junior disciples of Hengshan Sect, if you want to sever ties with Liu Zhengfeng, please go to the left."

Without saying a word, Tianmen Daoist led the Taishan Sect members directly to the left, without saying a word to Liu Zhengfeng, and Master Dingyi did the same.

“Brother Liu, you… sigh.”

Yue Buqun shook his head at Liu Zhengfeng. He didn't know how to persuade Liu Zhengfeng. Jiang Ning had already said it, but Liu Zhengfeng was still insistent. He had nothing more to say. Then he led Jiang Ning, Ning Zhongze and other people from the Huashan Sect to the side of Tianmen Daoist and Dingyi Shita.

Even many disciples of the Hengshan Sect quietly left Liu Zhengfeng, with only a few of Liu Zhengfeng's disciples still standing with him.

Lu Bai pointed the still-blood-stained sword at Liu Zhengfeng's daughter, Liu Jing, and asked with a sneer, "Tell me, when did your Liu family begin colluding with the Demonic Sect?"

"I bother!"

Liu Jing spat at Lu Bai and angrily cursed, "What's the difference between your Songshan Sect and the Demonic Sect?"

He then lunged forward, landing on Lu Bai's sword, which pierced through his chest.

"daughter!"

Liu Zhengfeng was overcome with tears.

Lu Bai wiped the drool off his face expressionlessly, withdrew his sword, and turned to look at Liu Zhengfeng's eldest son.

"What do you have to say?"

Liu Yin looked numb, with tear stains still on his face. He looked at Liu Zhengfeng not far away, his face expressionless, but with a heartbreaking look.

“Father, I told you long ago that your friendship with Qu Yang would be detrimental to the Liu family sooner or later. But you love music and consider Qu Yang your lifelong friend. You scolded me for not understanding music and your relationship with him, and you valued him more than your family. You forbade me from talking about Qu Yang anymore, or you would sever our father-son relationship. You cherish music as your life and discard us like trash. If that's the case, why did you give birth to us? Wouldn't it be better for you to roam the world with your best friend?”

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengfeng's previously sorrowful expression turned into one of rage. He shouted, "You beast! I named you Yin so that you would love music and understand your father's good intentions, but you have never liked music since you were a child, and now you dare to talk about other things. How can you understand the feelings between your father and Brother Qu?"

"People in this world talk about sons but not fathers, yet you speak so much about my faults. Have I wronged you? Can't a father have his own ideals? Must I live my whole life for you?"

"You are unworthy of being a son, not even as good as your sister Jing'er. Jing'er was able to sacrifice herself for righteousness. Do you think you can get them to let you go by saying these things? Having a son like you has ruined my reputation. What use is your life as a rebellious son? You might as well be dead!"

Liu Yin simply shook her head silently: "I didn't say anything bad about you, nor will I. My father doesn't treat me as his son, my sister doesn't treat me as her brother, and now that my mother is gone, what use am I to the world? If my father wants me to die, I have no choice but to die. But if there is an afterlife, I don't want to be your son again. If there is a Yellow Springs, I will never see you again when I reach the Yellow Springs."

After saying that, Liu Yin snatched a sword from a Songshan Sect disciple next to her and committed suicide by cutting her throat.

Liu Zhengfeng was stunned and speechless upon seeing this.

Liu Yin's last words before she died pierced his heart like a sharp sword.

Am I really wrong?

But I just want to do what I like to do, what's wrong with that?

Looking at Liu Yin's corpse, Ding Mian shook his head: "She was someone with backbone."

After saying that, he looked at Liu Zhengfeng's youngest son, Liu Qin, who was only fifteen years old, and said, "What your brother said before he died proves that not everyone in your Liu family is colluding with the Demonic Sect. Since that's the case, I'll give you a chance. As long as you sever ties with your father, I won't kill you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengfeng immediately looked up, staring intently at his young son, hoping for his support.

Liu Qin was usually a timid and cowardly person. After seeing the deaths of his mother, brother and sister, his legs began to tremble. He was about to speak after hearing Ding Mian's words, but the next second his eyes fell on Liu Yin's corpse, and he froze.

He thought of Liu Yin's words before she died, and how his father, Liu Zhengfeng, had neglected them and disliked Liu Yin during this time, and how his sister, Liu Jing, had distanced herself from Liu Yin. He stood there, stunned.

"Qin'er".

Liu Zhengfeng looked at Liu Qin with a certain expectation in his eyes, and his lips trembled slightly as he spoke.

Liu Qin turned to look at Liu Zhengfeng, her eyes carrying a meaning that made Liu Zhengfeng uneasy.

"Father."

Liu Qin spoke up, his face filled with doubt: "What am I to you? What is your brother to you? Is your family really not as important to you as Qu Yang? Not as important as your music?"

Liu Zhengfeng's heart sank.

Liu Qin did not continue speaking. Instead, he picked up the sword that Liu Yin had used to commit suicide and called out loudly, "Brother, wait for me."

He was about to follow Liu Yin's example and commit suicide by drawing his sword.

next second.

Ding!

Liu Qin's sword was deflected by a pebble, knocking it to the ground.

Before anyone present could see what was happening, a figure flashed and someone stood beside Liu Qin.

Liu Qin stared blankly at the person who had suddenly appeared before her.

"Uncle Ding, could you please let Liu Qin go?"

Jiang Ning looked at Ding Mian and said.

Jiang Ning originally had no intention of getting involved in the matter between Liu Zhengfeng and the Songshan Sect. People have to consider the consequences when doing anything. Since Liu Zhengfeng did this, it already represents his choice.

What Jiang Ning didn't expect was that his son, Liu Yin, would say those words.

Family or ideals, which is more important?

Jiang Ning wanted to save Liu Yin when he attempted suicide, but Liu Yin moved too quickly and Jiang Ning didn't have time to act.

Moreover, for Liu Yin, what Liu Zhengfeng had just said to him had made him too ashamed to live in the world. He had already made up his mind to die and could only go to his death.

Liu Yin was dead. Jiang Ning had been preparing to act until his younger brother Liu Qin finished speaking and was about to commit suicide.

Ding Mian looked Jiang Ning up and down. The other party had rushed out from Yue Buqun's group, so he must be a disciple of the Huashan Sect.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Ding Mian sneered, "He hasn't even said he's severing ties with his father, Liu Zhengfeng. How can I keep him here?"

"Brother Ding, why be so aggressive?"

Yue Buqun, who was not far away, frowned and spoke.

"The fact that this child said he wanted to die with his brother already shows that he doesn't approve of Liu Zhengfeng's actions. If that's the case, why are you being so harsh on him? As a son, you're forcing him to break with his father verbally. That's against human ethics. Even if he survives, with so many people from the martial arts world here, how will this child have the face to live on in the future?"

"good."

Tianmen Daoist also spoke up: "This was done by Liu Zhengfeng alone. What does it have to do with the child?"

Although he disliked Liu Zhengfeng's association with members of the Demonic Cult, the behavior of Liu Zhengfeng's two sons prevented him from feeling any ill will towards them.

Master Dingyi looked at Ding Mian and said, "I don't care how you deal with Liu Zhengfeng, but you can't kill this child."

Seeing that the three sect leaders and representatives, who had been watching silently from the sidelines, had all expressed the same stance, Ding Mian frowned and remained silent.

After a while.

"Ok."

Ding Mian nodded.

"In that case, spare his life."

With the exception of the Hengshan Sect, the other three sects among the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects were now on the opposite side, so he could not continue.

Having received a reply, Jiang Ning pulled Liu Qin aside and took her hand.

At this moment, Liu Qin still had that blank expression on her face, as if she had no idea what had just happened.

He must be feeling incredibly hurt right now.

There's nothing to comfort Jiang Ning about; only time can heal the wounds.

Although the Songshan Sect released Liu Qin under pressure from the crowd, Liu Zhengfeng is still alive.

Lu Bai looked at Liu Zhengfeng with a cold smile, his long sword, stained with blood, pointing at him.

"Liu Zhengfeng, if you remain stubbornly unrepentant today, then you can't blame the Songshan Sect."

After saying that, Lu Bai shouted and rushed towards Liu Zhengfeng, his long sword aimed directly at Liu Zhengfeng's face.

But at that moment, several whooshing sounds came from behind.

Lu Bai's ears twitched, sensing the strangeness behind him. He turned around and swung his longsword, clattering as more than a dozen black needles were cut down to the ground.

Just then, a masked man in a black bodysuit flew down from the outer wall, grabbed Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Feiyan's hands, and said urgently, "Quick, come with me!"