Chapter 60: Turning against guests
Jin Renfeng and Yue Lingshan walked into the venue, only to see hundreds of seats set up around the Zhengqi Hall inside and outside.
In order to hold the ceremony, Huashan hired a lot of people to arrange seats and handle miscellaneous matters.
In the field, two half-grown boys were busy running around under the leadership of their master's wife Ning Zhongze.
Jin Renfeng took a few steps forward, walked in front of his master's wife, and bowed.
"Master's wife!"
Hearing the sound, Ning Zhongze, who was busy, turned around and saw Jin Renfeng. A look of joy appeared on her face.
"Renfeng, you're back! Was your journey smooth?"
"With the guidance of Master's Wife, everything will go smoothly."
Seeing the busy scene, Jin Renfeng asked.
"Do you need any help?"
"There's not much to do. Your two junior brothers and I can still handle it." Ning Zhongze said with a smile, "You just came home, so don't get involved in these trivial matters. You should have a good rest."
"By the way, you haven't met your two fellow apprentices yet!"
Having said that, Ning Zhongze called out twice and called over the two half-grown boys.
Two figures stood in front of Jin Renfeng.
"Feng'er, these are your two junior brothers." Ning Zhongze introduced.
"This is your third junior brother Liang Fa." She pointed at a tall boy and then pointed at another boy with a dull face and a simple and honest look.
"This is your fourth junior fellow apprentice Shi Daizi."
"Hello, Senior Brother!" The two young men saluted in unison.
"My two junior brothers, there's no need to be so polite." Jin Renfeng helped the two young men up.
Looking at the two young boys' tender faces, Jin Renfeng was filled with emotion.
In Jin Renfeng's memory, these two junior brothers were just minor roles in the original novel. Their martial arts skills were mediocre and they had no roles in the whole story.
But because of this, the two young men are reliable Huashan disciples, and there is no possibility that they are spies like Lao Denuo.
Of the two, Jin Renfeng had a good impression of Liang Fa. In the original novel, after being captured by a gangster master, he would rather die than surrender, and was finally beheaded to death. He was a real tough guy.
So even though he is poor in martial arts, he is still worthy of admiration.
Jin Renfeng exchanged a few pleasantries with the two men, asked about their backgrounds and ages, and got to know them a little better.
Both of them were orphans who had been wandering around before. They were accepted into their master's sect because their master Yue Buqun took pity on them.
"Master was able to accept these two people as his disciples. It seems that the original plot was not influenced too much by me." He thought secretly in his heart.
. . . . . .
As the auspicious time approached, Jin Renfeng, Liang Fa and Shi Daizi respectfully invited all the guests to take their seats.
According to his status and reputation in the martial arts world, the head of the Taishan sect, Tianmen Taoist, should be the chief seat. However, the Five Mountains Sword Sects formed an alliance, and Tianmen Taoist, Yue Buqun, Master Dingyi and half of them were the masters, so it was inconvenient for them to take the seat. So a group of senior masters gave way and no one was willing to take the chief seat.
At this moment, a thin man was seen climbing up the mountain, followed by a dozen yellow-robed disciples.
Yue Buqun and Linghu Chong followed along.
Seeing this person coming, the crowd of heroes exclaimed "Eh, Ah!" and many people stood up.
"Leader of the Left Alliance!"
Everyone said hello one after another.
Hearing everyone calling out, Jin Renfeng immediately understood that the leading man was the head of Songshan, Zuo Lengchan.
Taoist Tianmen, Master Dingyi, and Mr. Mo Da all stood up and greeted Zuo Lengchan when they saw him coming.
The man clasped his fists in return. He had a stern face, gray hair, and looked very sinister.
Seeing that the chief seat was vacant, Zuo Lengchan went straight to the chief seat and then sat down. Seeing this, Jin Renfeng frowned. Zuo Lengchan was really arrogant. It was fine that he made the heroes wait for him for a long time, but he wanted to sit in the chief seat right away. He didn't even ask the Huashan Sect, the main family, and it was obvious that he didn't take the Huashan Sect seriously.
However, Yue Buqun did not react much and his expression remained calm as usual.
After lunch, the heroes sat down in the open space in front of the Zhengqi Hall. Yue Buqun sat on the west side, and four disciples stood behind him in order of age.
As soon as the auspicious time arrives, the ceremony of taking over will be performed.
At 2:00 pm, Yue Buqun slowly stepped forward, stood in the middle of the field, and said loudly,
"My fellow senior heroes, I, Yue Buqun, am truly grateful for coming from afar."
"Our Huashan Sect has been closed for a long time. We have experienced plagues and hardships. Now our population is small and our survival is in danger."
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"In this dangerous situation, I, Yue Buqun, will carry on the aspirations of the ancestors of Huashan and be willing to shoulder the responsibility of the sect and formally inherit the position of the head of Huashan."
"Please bear witness to this."
A cold voice suddenly interrupted Yue Buqun's words.
"The position of the head of Huashan is related to whether the Five Mountains Alliance can fight against the Demon Cult in the future. We must be more cautious."
When everyone looked over, they saw that the person who spoke was none other than Zuo Lengchan, the head of Songshan.
Zuo Lengchan continued,
"According to the conventions of each sect, only those who have made great contributions can succeed as the head of the sect. Huashan has been closed for a long time, and we don't know what happened. We don't know what Junior Brother Yue did. Now Junior Brother Yue has not made any contributions and has a mediocre reputation. It is difficult for him to succeed the head of Huashan."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but start talking.
Jin Renfeng's face changed. What did this Zuo mean? Could it be that he came here just to cause trouble?
Ning Zhongze saw Zuo Lengchan's rude words, so he stepped forward and said in a cold voice,
"Brother Zuo, the succession of the headmaster is the family affair of our Huashan Sect, so it is natural that our sect should make the decision. Whether my brother is convinced or not is not something that Brother Zuo needs to comment on."
"Brother Zuo, you are meddling in Huashan's affairs, which is a bit too much."
Zuo Lengchan snorted coldly and said,
"The Five Mountains Sword Sects are of the same blood and are fighting against the Demon Sect together, so naturally they have to help each other. Could it be that when fighting the enemy, they help each other, but on ordinary days, they act on their own?"
"We are all in the same alliance, so we must understand each other. If Huashan Sect is weak, if the Demon Sect attacks, I'm afraid we won't even be able to support them. How can we, the other four sects, rest assured?"
"Letting a mediocre person take over as the head of the sect is absolutely unacceptable."
"So even if I have to bear some bad reputation, I, the leader of the Five Mountains, cannot just sit there and watch."
Yue Buqun in the field remained calm.
"Then according to Senior Brother Zuo's opinion, how should we deal with it?"
Zuo Lengchan's cold voice sounded.
"Junior Brother Yue is not well-known at the moment, and it is difficult to judge his ability for the time being."
"However, in addition to being in charge of a sect, the head of the sect has always had the responsibility of teaching disciples and promoting martial arts. The Huashan Sect is now sparsely populated, and Brother Yue shoulders the hope of promoting the Huashan Sect. Why not let the disciples show their martial arts? If the disciples are outstanding, it can prove his talent as the head of the sect, and then he can convince everyone to take over as the head of the sect."
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
Using the martial arts of his disciples to demonstrate the master's ability to teach his disciples is also a reasonable approach.
Ning Zhongze looked at Zuo Lengchan with a slightly cold gaze.
Now she could see clearly that Zuo Lengchan came here with bad intentions.
It would be fine if they just took the initiative, but the other party also wanted to interfere in the succession of the leader of Huashan to demonstrate the majesty of the leader.
(End of this chapter)
