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

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The young man didn't speak immediately after entering. He looked around the hall, glanced at him and the middle-aged Taoist priest, and then fixed his gaze on him.

"Your name is Li Yong'an?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yong'an and the middle-aged Taoist exchanged a glance, and Li Yong'an nodded, saying, "It is I. Who are you?"

"Jiangning."

Jiangning?

Li Yong'an frowned subconsciously, unable to recall who this person was for a moment.

The middle-aged Taoist priest standing to the side suddenly became serious and asked directly.

"Are you Jiang Ning from the Huashan Sect?"

Jiang Ning glanced at him and nodded.

Li Yong'an was startled.

Ning Yanwang!

What does Ning Yanwang of the Huashan Sect want with him?

Chapter 291: What face do you have?

No wonder the middle-aged Taoist priest felt that Jiang Ning looked familiar when he saw him before; he never expected that it was Jiang Ning.

"The Huashan Sect is in Shaanxi, what are you doing in Jinan, Shandong?"

The middle-aged Taoist priest frowned and asked.

"and who are you?"

Jiang Ning glanced at him.

This person was dressed in ordinary clothes, and it was unclear which sect he belonged to. Judging from his Taoist appearance, he should be from the Taishan sect, but it was unclear which branch he belonged to.

The middle-aged Taoist priest's expression froze, and he said with a grim look, "I am Tian Qi, a member of the Taishan Sect. I even went to the Huashan Sect to support you last year."

Tianqi?

Jiang Ning's eyes flickered slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he remembered.

I've heard Taishan disciples mention that this person is Yu Jizi's apprentice and usually doesn't get along with Tianmen Daoren.

However, he had no recollection of this person. He should have been among the group from the Songshan Sect. Yu Jizi and the others left that day, and Jiang Ning didn't notice them.

"Oh."

Jiang Ning nodded without saying anything.

Tianqi's face turned cold upon seeing this.

He had already explained his background and mentioned his seniority. As a junior, the other party should have immediately paid his respects, but instead, he was acting so coldly. Even though the other party was the infamous King Yama of the martial arts world, Tian Qi felt dissatisfied at this moment.

However, his composure prevented him from immediately snapping out of it, and he decided to see what the other party was up to.

For some reason, Li Yong'an suddenly had a bad feeling.

"I have never met Young Master Jiang before. May I ask what business Young Master Jiang has with me?"

Jiang Ning looked at him and asked, "Do you know Lin Pingzhi?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yong'an's pupils contracted sharply.

He remembered.

He didn't know why Jiang Ning had come to see him, but now that the other party mentioned his name, he instantly understood.

He remembered something.

That means Lin Pingzhi had already joined the Huashan Sect, and he had also participated in the pursuit and killing of Lin Pingzhi.

Now, the King of Hell from the Huashan Sect has come knocking on our door in person.

"Judging from your expression, it seems you already understand, then it's simple."

Now that Li Yong'an knew his purpose, Jiang Ning didn't need to waste any more words and sat down in the chair.

"Should I commit suicide or do it myself? Choose one."

Hearing these extremely bland words, Li Yong'an's heart pounded violently, and his face turned pale.

"What do you mean?"

Tian Qi frowned and looked at Jiang Ning and Li Yong'an.

He was unaware that Li Yong'an was hunting down Lin Pingzhi.

Upon hearing Tian Qi's question, Li Yong'an remembered that the other party was from the Taishan Sect, which was part of the Five Mountains Alliance with the Huashan Sect. Perhaps the other party could save his life.

"Master, it's like this..."

Li Yong'an briefly recounted what had happened, and Tian Qi frowned upon hearing it.

"Master, please save my life."

Li Yong'an stared intently at Tian Qi, his eyes filled with longing.

Upon hearing this, Daoist Tianqi frowned and remained silent, looking at Jiang Ning.

"Let's let this go for my sake."

Jiang Ning ignored him completely and said to Li Yong'an, "I don't have much time. If you can't make a choice, then I'll make the choice for you."

Li Yong'an's legs trembled, and his lips also trembled.

The infamous King Yama Ning has specifically asked for his life, and he no longer knows what to do.

"Are you really going to make a move against Li Yong'an?"

Daoist Tianqi looked at Jiang Ning with a gloomy expression.

Li Yong'an's eyes held a pleading look: "King Ning, can you spare my life? I'm willing to pay any price."

Jiang Ning just stared at him without saying a word.

Although Jiang Ning did not unleash any imposing aura at this moment, Li Yong'an was enveloped in intense fear.

"Why are you only looking for me? There are so many people chasing Lin Pingzhi, why don't you go after them? What do you want from me!"

Li Yong'an shouted at Jiang Ning, his emotions running high.

"You are the sixth."

Jiang Ning traveled all the way from Yangzhou Prefecture, and while traveling, he also checked the names on the list, until Li Yong'an was the sixth.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's nonchalant words, Li Yong'an's roar abruptly stopped, and he stared blankly at Jiang Ning.

Daoist Tianqi frowned as he looked at Jiang Ning: "Are you really not going to give me any face?"

Jiang Ning glanced at him.

"What face do you have?"

"you!"

Daoist Tianqi looked furious.

He almost scolded Jiang Ning, but swallowed the words back down.

Jiang Ning is different from other second-generation disciples of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. His martial arts skills have surpassed many veteran masters of the previous generation. Although he is a generation older than Jiang Ning, he only has second-rate strength. In the martial arts world, strength is still the most important factor.

Although he was Jiang Ning's senior uncle by seniority, he belonged to the Taishan Sect while Jiang Ning belonged to the Huashan Sect. If Jiang Ning really didn't give him any face, there was nothing he could say.

"I know! I know!"

Li Yong'an suddenly shouted, pointing at Jiang Ning and Tianqi Daoist with an expression that said he had seen through them.

"You guys are in the same group!"

Li Yong'an pointed at Jiang Ning, his emotions even more agitated than before.

"You're not King Ning at all, you're an imposter, he sent you!"

Li Yong'an then pointed at Tianqi Daoist: "You two are in cahoots. You deliberately sent him to impersonate King Ning Yama in order to swindle my family fortune and make me hand over all my property to save my life."

"?"

Daoist Tianqi stared blankly at Li Yong'an, wondering what had gotten into him.

Li Yong'an seemed to have discovered the truth and kept accusing Tianqi Daoist: "If you want money, just say so. Why bother with this? Do you think I'd believe anyone who can impersonate King Ning?"

"Are you crazy?"

Upon hearing this, Daoist Tianqi's expression darkened further.

"Heh, crazy?"

Li Yong'an seemed certain that Jiang Ning and Daoist Tianqi were in cahoots, and sneered, "Do you think I, Li Yong'an, have been working my way up in Jinan Prefecture for nothing all these years?"

"Your master just died, and you can't wait to take over his resources. You came here today because you're envious of my Debao Martial Arts School's wealth and power, right? You're even greedier than your master. We gave you so much before, but you still wanted more. I don't know where you found this person to team up with to trick me into handing over all my assets to buy my life. Do you think I don't know that?"

Hearing Li Yong'an's seemingly insane words, Tianqi Daoist's face darkened to the point of being dripping with water.

Li Yong'an seemed to have developed a manic disorder, continuing his incessant analysis.

"You and Ning Yanwang are both from the Five Mountains Sword Sect. If you say he is Ning Yanwang, then he is Ning Yanwang. Anyway, I don't know if it's true or not."

"Humph!"

The more Tianqi Daoist listened, the uglier his expression became. At this point, he was too lazy to pay any more attention to Li Yong'an, so he waved his hand and left.

Li Yong'an continued talking as if he hadn't noticed that Daoist Tianqi had left, but his voice grew softer and softer until he finally fell silent.

After a long time.

A servant cautiously entered and paused for a moment.

The lobby was empty; only a corpse lay on the floor.

Li Yong'an lay on the ground, holding a dagger in his hand. The dagger was stained with blood, and blood was flowing from his neck.

……

After leaving Debao Martial Arts School, Daoist Tianqi arrived at an inn. Several Daoists were already waiting for him in his room.

"what happened?"

Several Taoist priests, seeing Tianqi Taoist return with a gloomy expression, couldn't help but ask.

"Li Yong'an refuses?"

Daoist Tianqi shook his head.

"He may already be dead."

Chapter 292: Mount Tai

"what happened?"

One of the Taoist priests looked startled upon hearing this.

Daoist Tianqi's face was grim: "He was killed by Jiang Ning."

"Jiangning?"

The Taoist priests were a little taken aback.

Tianqi Daoist then said, "Jiang Ning from the Huashan Sect has come to Shandong."

"what?"

The words spoken by Daoist Tianqi left none of them understanding what he was saying.

"I went to Li Yong'an's martial arts school today and ran into Jiang Ning..."

Tianqi Daoist recounted everything he had seen, and the other Daoists' expressions gradually turned grim.

"He must have been summoned by Tianmen."