“Six-Monkey? You actually succeeded?”
Liang Fa, Shi Dai Zi, and the others all looked incredulous. They couldn't believe that their usually carefree sixth junior brother actually had the aptitude to learn the Dual-Wielding Technique.
Lu Da You scratched his head. He didn't know how either.
He just tried drawing, and it worked.
Their martial aunt, Ning Zhong Ze, immediately rubbed Lu Da You's small head with affection, smiling gently: “It seems our Huashan Sect has a hidden little prodigy!”
Lu Da You, praised, was overjoyed.
Everyone always called him carefree and carefree. This was the first time his martial aunt had praised him.
Linghu Chong was also surprised, and then envious. This was the first time he had ever envied someone, but he also knew that this kind of aptitude was unique and couldn't be forced.
Lian Cheng was also surprised, and decisively said: “Sixth Junior Brother, I didn't expect you to have such aptitude. You must practice hard. When you are older, I will teach you the Dual-Wielding Technique. This is a powerful martial art, you must learn it well, protect Huashan Sect, protect master, martial aunt, senior brothers, and junior sisters, understand?”
The little guy immediately puffed out his chest and thumped it: “Don’t worry, Second Senior Brother, I will learn it well!”
After that, martial aunt and Linghu Chong began to inquire about the progress of the little ones’ martial arts practice.
Learning that Lian Cheng had arranged for Liang Fa to lead the sword practice, and even taught him the ‘Lingbo Wei Bu’ (Drifting Cloud Steps), the two were inevitably surprised, but they didn't say anything.
‘Lingbo Wei Bu’ was created by Lian Cheng. Although it had been handed over to the sect, he was still qualified to teach it to others, especially since he was only teaching it to disciples of the sect. So there was no problem.
As for letting a ten-year-old little guy lead the sword practice, after seeing Liang Fa's mature and steady demeanor, they immediately understood Lian Cheng’s intentions.
He was planning to start focusing on cultivating the older Liang Fa.
Huashan Sect was still short-staffed. Even though Lian Cheng and Linghu Chong had grown up, the disciples who could stand on their own were still far from enough. Naturally, they needed to cultivate more disciples.
Now that the eldest and second disciples didn't need to be taken care of, they should focus their attention on the other disciples.
Ning Zhong Ze also had her own thoughts. She planned to discuss this with her husband after he came out of seclusion.
After sending the little guys off to play, the three returned to the study.
The study had now become the meeting place. They had brought back many books from the Chen family, and these books were always available for them to read, and they could learn about many secrets of the martial world, broaden their horizons, and even, with good luck, discover lost martial arts. Therefore, both Yue Buqun and his wife, as well as Lian Cheng and Linghu Chong, loved this study.
Each took a book and chatted while flipping through it.
Lian Cheng casually asked: "Martial Aunt, do you have any follow-up information about the Huayin bloodbath a month ago? We killed a Demon Sect elder and a sect leader, they can't just not react, right?"
Ning Zhong Ze shook her head: "I just came out of seclusion, I don't know much about current external news."
"This won't do."
Lian Cheng frowned. "The Demon Sect and some sects are determined to destroy Huashan Sect. We must know ourselves and our enemy. If the enemy takes action, but we only find out very late, wouldn't that be very passive? The sect's intelligence channels are too backward. We need to speed up the construction of our intelligence agency."
Linghu Chong suggested: "Why not cooperate with Hengshan Sect?"
Lian Cheng and Ning Zhong Ze exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.
Over the years, the four master and disciples had been inquiring about news in the martial world, and they also knew quite a lot about the Five Mountains Sword Sect.
Hengshan Sect was made up entirely of women, and they believed in Buddhism. The three senior sisters, Ding Jing, Ding Yi, and Ding Xian, were compassionate and had no ambition whatsoever. They were excellent partners for cooperation.
Moreover, Shanxi was very close to Shaanxi, so it was easy for the two sides to communicate.
Hengshan Sect had been operating for many years, and their intelligence network was naturally more complete than the declining Huashan Sect. If Huashan Sect asked for cooperation, Hengshan Sect shouldn't refuse.
Ning Zhong Ze was actually quite worried. After all, they had killed a Demon Sect elder and a sect leader, so the Demon Sect would definitely retaliate.
If the Demon Sect sent people to attack Huashan Sect, then Huashan Sect would indeed be in danger.
At that time, among the other four Five Mountains Sects, only Hengshan Sect would be able to come, because Songshan Sect would welcome the destruction of Huashan Sect, Taishan Sect was often restrained by Songshan Sect, and Hengshan Sect was unstable internally. Only Hengshan Sect had the strength and the heart to remember the Five Mountains Alliance.
"I will contact Hengshan Sect immediately. I will ask them to share intelligence and defend against the Demon Sect's attack."
Ning Zhong Ze said this, but she wasn't very nervous.
After all, it had been over a month. If the Demon Sect had taken action, Huashan Sect's news would have been slow to arrive, but they would have received it by now.
However, it was precisely because the Demon Sect was not making a move that it seemed strange.
Lian Cheng was able to guess a little. Two years ago, there was news that Ren Woxing, the leader of the Demon Sect, had died, and Dongfang Bubai had become the new leader. He had also appointed Ren Woxing's daughter, Ren Yingying, as the Holy Maiden.
In fact, very few people knew that Ren Woxing had practiced the ‘Star Absorbing Great Law’ and gone mad, and had been stabbed in the back by Dongfang Bubai.
Now Ren Woxing was imprisoned in the bottom of the West Lake prison, and Dongfang Bubai had just ascended to the throne. He was busy suppressing internal opposition and practicing the ‘Sunflower Manual’ at the same time, so the Demon Sect didn't have the time to deal with other matters.
Therefore, Huashan Sect's greatest threat now was actually Songshan Sect.
But Songshan Sect dared not blatantly target Huashan Sect, which gave Huashan Sect more time to develop.
Therefore, while they had time, they should quickly establish and improve their intelligence agency, ideally promoting full cooperation with Hengshan Sect. This would be the safest way to ensure that news from the martial world could be received as soon as possible.
However, to prevent accidents, they still needed to be cautious.
What if a die-hard loyalist of Elder Du came to seek revenge?
So Lian Cheng said: "Then I will go down the mountain and take a look. See if there are any Demon Sect people lurking around. I will send carrier pigeons to the outposts at regular intervals."
Linghu Chong quickly said: "I will go with Second Senior Brother. That way we can look out for each other."
"Alright, be careful."
Ning Zhong Ze wasn't too worried about the two disciples' safety.
Not to mention that Lian Cheng already had first-rate skills. Even if he couldn't beat his opponent, the two of them could escape with ‘Lingbo Wei Bu’. Unless Dongfang Bubai personally took action, it would be difficult for the two of them to have an accident.
The three of them immediately took action.
Lian Cheng carried two swords on his back. One was his old long sword, and the other was the ‘Cold Light Sword’, which gave him a rather chivalrous air.
Linghu Chong also returned to his room to get his own treasured sword. Yue Buqun had custom-made one for him in Longquan County, and it had just arrived recently. The blade was faintly blue, and he named it the ‘Green Peak Sword’.
The two of them descended the mountain using ‘Lingbo Wei Bu’, and soon reached the outpost at the foot of the mountain. They inquired with the servants stationed there and learned that there was nothing unusual at the foot of the mountain.
However, the two didn't let their guard down. Instead, they searched the nearby area and found some clues.