Chapter 84

Yue Fangxing, seeing his sister Yue Lingshan freed, felt even more relieved. He threw a series of punches, causing the black bear to spurt blood and fall to the ground, unable to move.

The white bear, having been hit by several palms from Yue Lingshan, was also in bad shape. Turning around, it saw the black bear lying on the ground, unsure if it was dead or alive. Realizing it was now fighting two against one, it roared in anger and fled without checking on the black bear.

Yue Fangxing's lightness skills had been honed and had reached a new level. Now, with his full speed, he was extremely fast. It seemed he would catch up soon, but suddenly he heard someone "gurgling" behind him, and then the sound came from the right side in a blink.

Yue Fangxing was startled and turned to look. A pair of bright eyes flashed and disappeared in an instant. When he turned back, the white bear had already run a considerable distance.

Yue Fangxing, unsure of how many opponents there were and worried about his sister's safety, stopped chasing.

Yue Lingshan, who had been held captive by the two all along, was already filled with hatred. Seeing the black bear still breathing, she finished it off.

This black bear, who took pleasure in eating humans, could not escape the fate of being killed by humans, truly reaping what it sowed!

After resting for a while, Yue Fangxing and Yue Lingshan, fearing that the Hua Mountain group would worry, decided to return overnight. However, after a long run and a fierce battle, their energy was greatly depleted, and they were unfamiliar with the route. As a result, they moved much slower and did not return until dawn.

Upon reaching where the Hua Mountain group was staying, Yue Fangxing found no one there. When he asked the surrounding people, they all said they did not know. After a thorough inspection, he found nothing unusual, except for a large stone that seemed to have been scraped off. Although he found it strange, he did not pay much attention.

Yue Fangxing knew that the Hua Mountain group had likely left. Thinking of the gathering at Wuba Gang in the original story, he believed it was not far off and decided to head to Wuba Gang. The boats hired by the Hua Mountain group had all left, so he had to rent another one. However, he could not find a single boat willing to go to Wuba Gang at the ferry. When he looked for carriages, they also refused to go.

Yue Fangxing was puzzled but had no choice. He and Yue Lingshan asked for directions and set off on foot.

The direction they took was the same as the one they had taken at night, and there were many similarities. Yue Fangxing, worried that the white bear might bring people to attack, was very cautious all the way. By the time the sun set, they had not yet reached Wuba Gang.

After a sleepless night and a day and a night of travel, the two were exhausted and could hardly keep going. They had to rest for a night before continuing.

The next day, around noon, Yue Fangxing and Yue Lingshan finally arrived at Wuba Gang.

At the foot of the hill, they saw the Hua Mountain group waiting. Both sides were extremely happy to see each other. Yue Buqun and his wife were delighted to see their son and daughter unharmed.

Yue Fangxing scanned the area but did not see Linghuchong. He asked, "Where is Master Brother?"

Everyone fell silent. Yue Buqun said, "Last night, we were gathered at Wuba Gang. When Chong'er was toasting with them, they suddenly dispersed and took us away. When we returned to the hill, we only found the body of a Kunlun disciple. We searched everywhere but found no trace of Chong'er."

Hearing this, Yue Fangxing knew that Linghuchong had been tricked away. Just as he was about to go look for him, Yue Buqun said, "Xing'er, look at this first!" He handed over a letter.

Yue Fangxing saw that it was from Zuo Lengchan of Songshan. He was puzzled: What new trouble was Songshan causing? He opened it and was shocked by the content.

The letter did not say anything else but was about Linghuchong. It stated that the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, Zuo Lengchan, had noticed that Linghuchong was associating with evil and was a threat to the righteous path. Therefore, he issued an order to expel Linghuchong from the Five Mountains Sword Sect, and any disciple of the Five Mountains who encountered him could kill him.

Yue Fangxing was extremely surprised. Zuo Lengchan's actions were treating the five sects as one, disregarding the other four. If they really followed this, what credibility would the Hua Mountain Sect have?

After reading it several times and confirming it was correct, Yue Fangxing said loudly, "Is our Hua Mountain Sect going to follow this order?" He found it hard to believe.

Yue Buqun looked as if he had aged several decades and said dejectedly, "Zuo Lengchan issued this order a few days ago. It has already been communicated to all the sects. This letter was delivered by Fangsheng Master of Shaolin Temple, who also said that Chong'er was with a demoness and had killed several Shaolin disciples."

Yue Fangxing was stunned. The situation was already a fait accompli, and the Hua Mountain Sect had no way to refute it. Denying Linghuchong's expulsion would make the Hua Mountain Sect a laughingstock, and Shaolin and Kunlun might take action. How could the Hua Mountain Sect bear that? Moreover, the gathering at Wuba Gang was widely known, and Linghuchong's association with evil could not be avoided. Zuo Lengchan's actions were understandable.

Yue Lingshan and others, hearing that Master Brother had been expelled, wept. Yue Fangxing stood there in a daze, wondering if he had been too rigid. Otherwise, how could things have turned out this way?

Yue Buqun called out several times, but Yue Fangxing did not respond. Knowing that he and Linghuchong were close, Yue Buqun also felt great pain thinking of Linghuchong.

After a long while, Yue Fangxing said, "Did Fangsheng Master say where Master Brother is?"

Yue Buqun replied, "How could Fangsheng Master know where Chong'er is? He was not there at the time, or he would not have let the disciples be killed."

Yue Fangxing thought: You didn't think of it, but who would have known that the monk would let the disciples be killed if not for the original story?

After asking about Fangsheng Master's route, Yue Fangxing rushed off. He thought that Linghuchong, being seriously injured, could not have gone far. He had to catch up and take the initiative, whether to have Linghuchong learn the Yi Jin Jing, the Xi Xing Dafa, or some other method to heal him.

Following the secluded path that Fangsheng Master had taken, he ran for a while and soon left the Hua Mountain group far behind.

After a while, a group of people came running towards him. Three of them had their eyes covered with white cloth, showing bloodstains, indicating they had just been blinded.

Yue Fangxing, recalling the original story, knew that these people had likely seen Ren Yingying and Linghuchong, so he ignored them and continued on.

After a short while, Yue Fangxing sensed that the group was following him. Just as he was about to use his lightness skills to shake them off, he suddenly stopped, scanned the area, and called out, "Friends, since you have been waiting here for so long, why not show yourselves?" He had sensed that there were people ambushing ahead, and he was about to be attacked from both sides, so he had to stop.

The person hiding in the dark, realizing he had been detected, sneered and jumped out, saying, "You little thief are quite alert. You killed my brother the other day, and today you will pay with your life!"

At this moment, the group behind him also caught up. One of the elders, who seemed to be the leader, said, "You are Yue Fangxing, right? I heard that you and your hypocritical father harmed Linghuchong to take over the Hua Mountain Sect, and you even prevented him from being treated. Such a heartless and ungrateful person, today we will capture you and hand you over to Linghuchong for punishment!"

A blind man said, "Perhaps Linghuchong will be happy and plead for mercy, and we will be spared the suffering of being exiled to a desolate island."

"This is all thanks to Brother White Bear. Otherwise, how could we have achieved such a great feat!" someone in the crowd said, and then everyone laughed.

Yue Fangxing recognized the leader in front as White Bear from the Mobei Twin Bears. He had killed the black bear the other night and had been cautious on the way. Seeing that this person had not appeared, he thought he had given up, but now he had gathered so many people and blocked his path.

Yue Fangxing suddenly remembered the person with the bright eyes and excellent lightness skills he had seen the other night. He called out, "Since Night Owl Ji Wushi is here, why not show yourself?"

A long laugh came from behind, "Prince Yue is indeed perceptive. I have other important matters to attend to, so I will leave this to Brother White Bear!" As he spoke, his voice faded away.

Yue Fangxing's heart sank, knowing that this person was likely going to block the Hua Mountain group. Although he did not know their method, he believed they had some confidence. It seemed he would have to rely on himself. Seeing White Bear, he knew a fight was inevitable. He had wanted to call for the Hua Mountain group, but it was now impossible.

Surrounded by so many people, including several experts, Yue Fangxing was not confident. He tried to persuade them, "Why do you have to do this? I have a deep relationship with Master Brother. If you force me, he will not be pleased when he finds out!"

Someone in the crowd sneered, "You and your father are concerned about your reputation, so you asked Zuo Lengchan to expel Linghuchong. This is already widely known. Now you say this, it is truly shameless!"

Yue Fangxing did not expect this. His face turned extremely ugly. Zuo Lengchan, as the leader of the Five Mountains, had struck at the heart of the matter, not only forcing the Hua Mountain Sect to lose a skilled disciple but also tarnishing his and his father's reputation. This was truly vicious.