Chapter 36 Respect is worse than obeying orders
"Young Master Chu!"

"Long time no see!"

When Chu Yuan and Dongfang Sheng walked into Zhengqi Hall together, Ning Zhongze and Yue Buqun stood up from their wooden chairs and greeted Chu Yuan.

"Master Yue, Lady Ning, long time no see."

Chu Yuan also smiled and clasped his fists in response to Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze.

"No, I should call them Master Yue and Madam Yue now."

Then Chu Yuan smiled and joked.

"Young Master Chu, my brother and I have been married for many years. You are our old friend. You can call me whatever you want."

Ning Zhongze smiled slightly.

"Who is this?"

Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze turned their gaze towards Dongfang Sheng who was standing beside Chu Yuan.

Only then did they realize that Chu Yuan did not come to Huashan Sect alone, but brought someone with him.

"This is Brother Dongfang Sheng. He is a friend I met at the foot of the mountain. He also wanted to go to Huashan for a visit. I happened to be coming to Huashan Sect, so I invited him to come with me."

Chu Yuan said with a smile.

"Since you are Mr. Chu's friend, you are also my Huashan Sect's friend. Since you are here, you should stay in Huashan Sect and have fun for a few more days."

Ning Zhongze said with a smile.

"Since Madam Yue has invited us, Brother Dongfang and I will not hesitate to stay at Huashan Sect."

Chu Yuan also followed the path of beating the snake with the stick.

By observing Ning Zhongze's expression, Chu Yuan realized that Ning Zhongze should not have any dissatisfaction with him and his senior brother Yu Canghai for not attending his and Yue Buqun's wedding banquet.

On the contrary, although Yue Buqun hid it very well, Chu Yuan still noticed the glimmer of dissatisfaction in the depths of his eyes.

It seems that the idea of ​​inviting Chu Yuan and Yu Canghai to the Huashan Sect to attend the wedding banquet, to support the Huashan Sect, and even to drag the Qingcheng Sect into the water must have been proposed by Yue Buqun.

"I am sorry to bother Master Yue and Madam Yue."

Dongfang Sheng also bowed.

"It's okay. Huashan Sect has many rooms and can accommodate two of you."

Yue Buqun looked normal, his eyes were very kind, and he smiled at Dongfang Sheng.

"Young Master Chu has done a favor for our Huashan Sect. When my junior sister and I got married, we invited Young Master Chu, but he didn't have time to come. This time when you come to Huashan Sect, you must spend a good time with my husband and me."

After inviting everyone to take a seat and asking the Huashan Sect disciples to serve tea to Chu Yuan and Dongfang Sheng, Yue Buqun suddenly changed his tone.

Ning Zhongze understood her senior brother, and she could hear the dissatisfaction and blame in his voice.

He quickly nudged his senior brother who was sitting next to him with his elbow, reminding him not to offend others by talking nonsense.

Chu Yuan seemed not to have heard the hidden meaning in Yue Buqun's words. He smiled and said:
"I was still young at the time, just ten years old, still a child, not yet fully grown, so I didn't dare to go down the mountain casually. After all, it was dangerous down there. If I got involved in a fight in the martial arts world, it would be bad to lose my life."

Yue Buqun was suddenly speechless. He really couldn't find any fault with what Chu Yuan said.

Chu Yuan was young when he entered the martial arts world, and even younger when he became famous. In addition, his martial arts skills were quite good, so he and other martial artists would subconsciously ignore each other's age.

At that time, Chu Yuan had indeed just turned ten years old and was still a child.

Now, ten years have passed, and Chu Yuan is only twenty years old and has just reached adulthood.

"It's not easy for Young Master Chu to come to Huashan Sect. My senior brother and I will host a banquet tonight to entertain Young Master Chu and Mr. Dongfang."

Ning Zhongze followed up.

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Chu Yuan smiled.

"Chong'er, come in."

Yue Buqun shouted to the outside of the door.

"Master, you called me?"

A young man about fifteen or sixteen years old, with loose hair tied with a cloth belt, wearing a gray cloth shirt, with sword-like eyebrows and black eyes like cold stars, heard the voice and walked in from outside the door and saluted Yue Buqun.

"Go find a room for Young Master Chu and Mr. Dongfang and let them stay there first."

Ning Zhongze interrupted.

"Master, Master's Wife, don't worry, I will settle the distinguished guest down."

The young man looked very casual and relaxed. He clasped his fists and smiled.

"Is this the disciple of Sect Leader Yue and Madam Yue?"

Chu Yuan looked at the young man who walked in and asked.

"Young Master Chu, let me introduce him to you. He is Linghu Chong, the eldest disciple of my senior brother. If you have any problems in Huashan Sect, you can just tell him and ask him to handle it."

Seeing Chu Yuan asking, Ning Zhongze introduced with a smile on his face.

"So he is Sect Leader Yue's eldest disciple."

Chu Yuan looked as if he was suddenly enlightened.

"I'll be in trouble for the next period of time, Young Master Linghu."

Chu Yuan turned around again and looked at Linghu Chong.

Calculating the time, Linghu Chong should have been joining the Huashan Sect for some time during this period.

"It's not a trouble. You two are our Huashan Sect's distinguished guests. It's our duty to entertain you well." Linghu Chong said with a smile.

After Chu Yuan and Dongfang Sheng said goodbye to Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze, they followed Linghu Chong and left Zhengqitang.

"Brother, Young Master Chu has helped our Huashan Sect before. No matter what, we cannot offend Young Master Chu."

Seeing that Chu Yuan and Dongfang Sheng had already walked away, Ning Zhongze turned around and advised his senior brother Yue Buqun who was sitting next to him.

"When we got married, Chu Yuan didn't even come to the wedding banquet..."

Linghu Chong took Chu Yuan and Dongfang Sheng away, leaving only him and his junior sister in the room. Yue Buqun no longer pretended, he looked unhappy, and his dissatisfaction was almost written on his face.

"Brother, back then our Huashan Sect and Songshan Sect were fighting fiercely. You proposed to take advantage of our wedding to invite Qingcheng Sect's leader Yu Canghai and Young Hero Chu to come and drag Qingcheng Sect into the fight with our Huashan Sect to deal with Songshan Sect. I was against your proposal at first."

"Later, you insisted, so I agreed to your request."

"From the perspective of the Qingcheng Sect, it is understandable that they are unwilling to get involved in the fight between the Huashan Sect and the Songshan Sect."

"We can't blame them for not coming at that time."

"Young Master Chu, we have done a favor to Huashan Sect, and we must not repay kindness with hatred."

Ning Zhongze's tone was gentle but firm as he persuaded his senior brother Yue Buqun.

"Moreover, given the current situation of our Huashan Sect, we cannot afford to offend Young Master Chu. Huashan Sect already has a great enemy, the Songshan Sect, and cannot afford a second great enemy."

Ning Zhongze continued.

"Junior sister, are you talking about Chu Yuan's martial arts?"

Yue Buqun asked with a frown.

Just now he also paid attention to the martial arts of those two people.

All that can be seen is that both of them have steady steps and long breaths, and they are both masters with extremely high martial arts skills.

However, he couldn't tell how high his martial arts skills were at the moment.

“That’s right, Senior Brother, didn’t you notice that when we walked into Zhengqi Hall just now, Mr. Dongfang Sheng was still dripping with water, and his clothes were soaked.”

"Only Young Master Chu was dry and without a single stain on his body..."

Ning Zhongze recalled what had just happened.

Yue Buqun then remembered that it was raining heavily outside the house.

He casually said, "Maybe he held an umbrella?"

Ning Zhongze shook his head: "It was pouring rain outside just now. Even if I opened an umbrella, there would be no water stains on my body."

Yue Buqun was confused: "So what does Junior Sister mean?"

Ning Zhongze connected all the scenes he had just seen and said in an uncertain tone:

"Brother, in my opinion, in the past ten years, this young hero Chu's martial arts has greatly improved. I am afraid he has become one of the best masters in the world. When he was eight years old, he was able to defeat Lin Yuantu's adopted grandson Lin Zhennan and repel Fei Bin, making it impossible for the Songshan Sect to attack him. Now twelve years have passed, and no one knows how advanced his martial arts have become."

Although Yue Buqun felt that what his junior sister said made sense, he still found it a little hard to believe.

He questioned: "In addition to talent, martial arts training also requires powerful magical skills. The Qingcheng Sect's unique skills, "Songfeng Sword Technique" and "Heart-Destroying Palm", are somewhat famous in the martial arts world, but they cannot be considered magical skills..."

"That is because Young Master Chu has a unique skill." Ning Zhongze continued: "Anyway, Young Master Chu is no longer the same as before, so we must not offend him."

Yue Buqun stood there in a daze for a moment.

"Thank you for your reminder, Junior Sister. Don't worry, Junior Sister, I have kept your words in mind."

After coming to his senses, although Yue Buqun didn't want to admit it, he felt that his junior sister Ning Zhongze's analysis made sense.

"I hope you can really remember it, brother."

Ning Zhong nodded.

Ning Zhongze did not notice the hint of unwillingness hidden deep in the corner of Yue Buqun's eyes when he said this.

Chu Yuan was obviously much younger than him, but after listening to his junior sister's analysis, he realized that the other party's martial arts skills had actually surpassed his.

"I am the head of Huashan Sect, but the position of the leader of the Five Mountains has changed hands. No matter what, I must take back the position of leader, and I can't let my martial arts be surpassed by a young Taoist priest."

These thoughts flashed through Yue Buqun's mind.

He had to defeat Chu Yuan and take back the position of leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect from the Songshan Sect.

There is an opportunity right before your eyes!
This opportunity...

Yue Buqun looked towards the south.

Right in Fuzhou City!
……

"Master Chu, I've heard of your great name for a long time, and today I finally see you in person!"

"Young Master Linghu, have you heard of my name before?"

"Of course I have heard of you. My master's wife often mentions you, and she even uses the fact that you were already famous in the martial arts world at the age of eight to inspire us, the disciples of Huashan Sect."

"Then we can be considered to have been friends for a long time!"

……

After Linghu Chong helped Chu Yuan and Dongfang Sheng arrange two adjacent guest rooms in the backyard of Huashan Sect, he said goodbye and left.

"Brother Chu, I think Yue Buqun doesn't seem to welcome you very much, right?"

Dongfang Sheng did not return to his room. He used his inner strength to dry his wet clothes while speaking to Chu Yuan.

(End of this chapter)