“Senior Brother, please don’t do this. I’m afraid Junior Brother will misunderstand.” Yue Lingshan, somewhat annoyed by her senior brother Linghu Chong’s entanglement, finally uttered these heartless words to Linghu Chong halfway to Hengshan Sword Sect.

Yue Lingshan is not a manipulative woman. She is a woman who dares to love and hate. Once she is sure that she has someone in her heart, she will never keep a backup plan or keep a lover as a backup. She will directly express her feelings to men she is close to.

In this respect, Yue Lingshan inherited her mother Ning Zhongze’s heroic and chivalrous character.

“Junior Sister, you are…” Linghu Chong was just like Yuan Hua in Goodbye Mr. Loser, only missing the background music of “Yi Jian Mei” (a popular Chinese song) and the sound of snowflakes falling.

Linghu Chong, his face contorted with pain and deep humiliation, said, “Why are you doing this to me? We were childhood sweethearts, inseparable…”

“I didn’t understand before, but I know now. The person I truly love is my junior brother. I only see you as my senior brother. As Lingshan’s good brother, you will grant us our wish, right?” Yue Lingshan still has feelings for Linghu Chong, but it’s more like brotherly and sisterly affection. At least after she met Zhang Weihao, she realized that this feeling was more like brotherly and sisterly affection than true love.

Shangguan Haitang, Xue Qianxun, and Ning Zhongze became bystanders. The first two were just watching the show, while Ning Zhongze felt a little reluctant and regretful. In fact, she favored Chong’er more.

It’s not that Zhang Weihua is bad, but his background is too powerful and influential. My daughter would suffer if she married him.

She wasn’t stupid; she knew perfectly well that even if her daughter were to enter the household, she would only be a concubine or mistress, never the principal wife.

Putting aside everything else, Zhang Weihai’s father, Zhang Erhe, had five wives by proper channels: one principal wife, four concubines, and even more concubines and mistresses. But that’s normal; after all, they were the richest family in the country, one of the top wealthy families in the Ming Dynasty.

However, Ning Zhongze could also see that her daughter’s feelings were different from before. Her heart was completely devoted to Zhang Weihao. In terms of talent, ability and background, he was indeed incomparable.

Ning Zhongze could also understand her daughter’s choice.

With his junior sister so resolute, what could Linghu Chong do? He could only leave the main force of the Huashan Sword Sect alone, looking heartbroken, and take a side path to Hengshan, intending to embark on a healing journey.

Although Zhang Weihao was somewhat surprised, he wasn’t particularly astonished. The plot’s ability to correct itself was indeed powerful. As expected, Linghu Chong would still encounter Tian Boguang. However, this time Zhang Weihao wouldn’t indulge Linghu Chong. There were plenty of destined protagonists in this world, and Linghu Chong was nothing special.

Others may spoil you, but I, Zhang Weihao, won’t be so polite. Since you’re so brainless and ignorant, don’t blame me, your junior brother, for not giving you, your senior brother, any face.

In the martial arts world, strength ultimately prevails. After Zhang Weihao, the Jade Prince, displayed astonishing strength, many of the original second-generation disciples betrayed him. Apart from a few die-hard loyalists like Lu Hou’er, almost all of them became Zhang Weihao’s supporters.

There’s no way around it. One is rich, powerful, and strong, and is willing to teach them truly superior swordsmanship; the other is a playboy who, apart from occasionally accompanying you to practice swordsmanship and steal chickens and dogs, provides almost no positive guidance and may even deliberately persuade you to drink and go to brothels.

Of course, Linghu Chong didn’t go to brothels; he just went to drink, but if word got out, it wouldn’t have a good impact.

Not everyone is like him, without family or relatives. Some people still want to save their monthly allowance to help their families and are unwilling to live a life of debauchery like Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong was a lone wolf who didn’t have to worry about anyone else, but the other disciples weren’t like that. They weren’t all orphans, so they couldn’t stay with him as a perpetually immature wanderer.

As the sect prospered and received more and more benefits and subsidies, people began to feel a sense of responsibility and mission.

This is also why Zhang Weihao felt that the second-generation disciples of the Huashan Sword Sect were not incapable of being cultivated. Although their talents might not be outstanding due to the sect’s previous decline, their values ​​were actually quite good.

Before revealing his true colors, Yue Buqun was actually a genuine gentleman. If it weren’t for Linghu Chong’s lack of ambition and Zuo Lengchan’s relentless pressure, he could have maintained this facade for a lifetime.

Under the influence of Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze, the disciples of the Huashan Sword Sect have absolutely no problems with their values; at most, they lack ability.

However, under Zhang Weihao’s correct guidance, and with the help of strong basic swordsmanship and physical training, his actual strength has improved significantly.

The so-called rank is actually just internal strength cultivation. It has little reference value below the fifth rank. Some highly talented swordsmen who are skilled in killing can still kill without internal strength cultivation. Internal strength level does not represent everything.

Therefore, the Huashan Sword Sect at this time was much stronger than in the original story, with most of its members reaching the level of the Four Heroes of Qingcheng, and some of its elite disciples even comparable to Linghu Chong in his early days.

The third disciple, Liang Fa, is a pleasant surprise. This quiet third brother, who doesn’t have much screen time in the original novel, is now very strong. In the previous sect competition, he fought to the very end with his senior brother, Linghu Chong, and the outcome was decided only after a hundred moves.

Although he is only a seventh-rank, his true strength is comparable to that of a sixth-rank.

However, if we’re talking about who’s truly formidable, it has to be Yue Lingshan. She’s no less powerful than the Four Sword Attendants now; she’s already a fifth-rank expert, comparable to the Thirteen Protectors.

If I continue to cultivate for another year or two, I will definitely be able to reach the third or fourth rank. It’s just that the innate difficulty is a bit difficult, and I need to rely on dual cultivation to help me. It’s very difficult to break through on my own.

Although we were on the road, we still set aside about three hours each day to practice swordsmanship, especially during the breaks when we arrived at a post station or set up camp to prepare for the night.

Shangguan Haitang would also practice these basic sword techniques together; she was a discerning person.

However, this tranquility was quickly shattered when they arrived near Mount Heng. At that time, Chu Yunfei, the Evil-Repelling Prince, was testing his sword against the Five Sacred Mountains. He had already defeated Mount Heng, Mount Tai, and Mount Hengshan. So this time, he came specifically to test his sword against Mount Hua, wanting to further hone his swordsmanship.