Chapter 172 Zuo Lengchan lost his leader!
"I think what Master Yue said makes sense."

Nun Dingxian immediately stood up to express her support.

Master Ding Xian had long since lost patience with what the Songshan Sect had been doing over the years.

But unfortunately, Songshan was very powerful and she had no other options. She could only offer help when she saw them, but was helpless at other times.

Now that the head of Huashan has the strength to fight against Zuo Lengchan and has come to the fore, she will naturally choose to help.

I don’t know how the future will turn out, but it’s better than Zuo Lengchan.

After all, there are only a few dozen people in Huashan, and the rules of Huashan are relatively strict, so the disciples cannot do the things that the disciples of Songshan do.

"I, Hengshan, have no objection."

Mr. Mo Da also spoke.

Zuo Lengchan killed his fellow apprentice Liu Zhengfeng. No matter what the reason was, Liu Zhengfeng was still his fellow apprentice and his beloved relative.

So since there is such an opportunity, he certainly would not object.

Whoever becomes the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance must avoid Zuo Lengchan.

"I, the Taishan sect, object."

Before the Taoist priest Tianmen could speak, Yu Yinzi immediately shouted loudly and jumped out excitedly, "Yue Buqun cut off the tongue of my senior brother Yu Jizi and treated his fellow disciples with cruel methods. When he becomes the leader of the alliance, will there be any hope for us to survive?"

"I support Alliance Leader Zuo to continue to serve as Alliance Leader. Only when someone like Alliance Leader Zuo who cares for his fellow disciples serves as Alliance Leader can our Taishan Sect feel at ease."

“I also support the left leader.”

Yu Panzi also nodded seriously.

Taoist Tianmen's face looked a little ugly at this moment.

"When did you two become the masters of Taishan Sect? Can you decide things that only the master can decide?"

Ning Yuan asked calmly, but his eyes fell on Taoist Tianmen.

"Yue Buqun, you!"

Yu Yinzi's face looked ugly, showing shame and anger.

The other party's words clearly showed that he did not take him seriously.

Taoist Tianmen sighed and said, "My Taishan Sect will not be involved in this matter."

Taoist Priest Tianmen cannot support Huashan's decision. After all, the other party has hurt Tianjizi. As the head of the sect, he naturally cannot support it, otherwise he will easily be criticized.

But if he was asked to support Zuo Lengchan, the upright man would also be unwilling to do so.

Therefore, they can only choose not to help either side, or in other words, no matter what the final decision is, their Taishan Sect will participate.

"Left Sect Leader, three to one, it seems everyone wants to change someone to be the leader. I think you should step down today!"

Ning Yuan stood in front of Zuo Lengchan without any hesitation and spoke directly.

"Yue Buqun!"

Zuo Lengchan's eyes were grim and he gritted his teeth.

But unfortunately, I am no match for the other party.

"Okay, okay, since you want to change, then re-elect."

After a moment, Zuo Lengchan suddenly sneered, "Then I wonder who Master Dingxian and Mr. Mo Da are going to let be the leader of the martial arts world?"

Zuo Lengchan suddenly asked.

"This……"

Nun Dingxian hesitated for a moment and looked at Ning Yuan. "Now in our Five Mountains Sword Sect, there is a person who can take on this responsibility and convince everyone, and that is Sect Master Yue at Huashan. I think it would be better for Sect Master Yue to take on the role."

"I have no objection either."

Mr. Mo Da standing by also nodded slightly.

He was used to living a carefree life. Even the leader of Hengshan was originally wanted to be his junior brother Liu Zhengfeng. It was naturally impossible for him to become the leader of the Five Mountains since he was traveling around the world.

Zuo Lengchan snorted and looked at Ning Yuan, "Yue Buqun, you are really good at scheming. Since both Hengshan and Hengshan are on your side, it seems that there is no suspense about you becoming the leader of the Five Mountains. In this case, Zuo has nothing to say."

Zuo Lengchan's eyes flickered for a while, and he turned and left after he finished speaking. "I still have important matters to deal with in my sect, so I won't stay to congratulate Alliance Leader Yue."

"Has Sect Leader Zuo forgotten something?"

Ning Yuan spoke again.

Zuo Lengchan froze when he heard that, then said, "I'll have someone deliver the leader's flag."

Although Zuo Lengchan was very reluctant, he had no choice now. The Fifth Miss was not as good as the other party, so he could only accept it.

"You are wrong. Sect Leader Zuo slandered Yue so much today. Shouldn't you apologize to Yue?"

Ning Yuan said calmly with his hands behind his back.

"what?"

After saying this, Zuo Lengchan's face became even uglier, and he stared at Ning Yuan in disbelief, "You want me to apologize to you?"

"Don't you think it's wrong, Master Zuo?"

Ning Yuan looked at Zuo Lengchan, "Master Zuo, you have ruined my reputation today. To be honest, I should kill you to serve as a warning to others."

"You still want to kill me?"

Zuo Lengchan's expression became increasingly ugly.

"But since we are both the heads of the Five Mountains, I don't want to kill you. I just want you to apologize to me in public. Don't you think that Headmaster Zuo is unwilling to do even this?"

There was a dangerous light in Ning Yuan's eyes.

Zuo Lengchan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

After a long time, Zuo Lengchan suddenly laughed and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay!"

"I should apologize. I didn't distinguish between truth and falsehood and believed the rumors. I insulted the reputation of Sect Leader Yue. It's my fault. I sincerely apologize to Sect Leader Yue now."

Zuo Lengchan said through gritted teeth.

"It is a great honor to know your mistakes and improve them. I hope Sect Leader Zuo will remember your mistakes today and reflect on them after you go back. Never make the same mistake again!"

Ning Yuan patted Zuo Lengchan on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Okay, Zuo will remember this and will never do it again!"

Zuo Lengchan suppressed his anger and replied through gritted teeth.

"Since there is nothing else, Zuo will go back first."

Go ahead, Zuo Lengchan won’t stop.

He suffered too much humiliation in this place today.

His goal of joining forces with other factions to slander Yue Buqun's reputation was not achieved. Instead, he was defeated by the other side in public and lost the throne of the leader of the Five Mountains.

Now he has to apologize to Yue Buqun in public.

Thinking about how proud he was, yet he had to bow his head, Zuo Lengchan felt very angry.

After Zuo Lengchan left, Fang Zheng and Chongxu also congratulated him.

At this moment, they were also shocked.

Obviously, I didn't expect things to change so quickly and so suddenly.

The candidate for the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance can be changed at any time.

However, this does not cause any harm to Shaolin and Wudang.

"Master, Taoist priest, you are too polite. No matter what position you hold, you are serving the righteousness of the martial arts world, and for the betterment of the martial arts world, with less killing and fewer evil people."

Ning Yuan looked humble.

At this time, Master Dingxian and Mr. Mo Da also came up to congratulate.

Yu Yinzi and the others had stiff faces at this moment. Seeing Zuo Lengchan leave in dismay, they could only force out a flattering expression on their faces, "Master Yue is indeed a rare talent. Now that he sits on the throne of the leader, we can serve him with more confidence."

Yu Yinzi said shamelessly.

He is also a man who knows the times.

Now that Zuo Lengchan has retreated, he naturally dares not continue to offend Ning Yuan.

Especially since the other party dared to directly touch his senior brother Yu Jizi's tongue in front of so many people, if he continued to go against the other party, who knows what would happen. It was too dangerous, he didn't dare to do it, he still wanted to live a few more years.

Ning Yuan smiled slightly and just looked at Taoist Tianmen, "Taoist Tianmen, it is not my wish to attack the elders of your sect. Now that the matter is over, I hope Taoist Tianmen can forgive Yue's impulsiveness."

"Master Yue, no, it was Alliance Leader Yue who was joking. It was inappropriate for Master Yujizi to say that. I will comfort Master Yujizi after I return."

Taoist priest Tianmen clasped his fists and said solemnly.

He had never wanted to become enemies with Huashan. Everything he did before was forced. Now that Zuo Lengchan was gone and the remaining two uncles seemed to have surrendered, there was naturally no need for him to continue to make things difficult for Yue Buqun.

……

On the other side, after Zuo Lengchan returned to the sect inn, people immediately surrounded him.

"Brother, how could this happen?"

"Aren't we going to deal with Yue Buqun? How come Yue Buqun became the leader of the Five Mountains?"

Ding Mian asked hurriedly.

Zuo Lengchan's expression was extremely ugly. "You ask me, how should I know?"

Zuo Lengchan said unhappily.

"Did the words we spread have no impact on him?"

Tang Yingjie's eyes widened.

"Humph, people in the martial arts world do like to listen to gossip, but people from the Five Mountains Sword Sect will not easily believe it, not to mention that we don't have any evidence at all."

Zuo Lengchan sat down, slammed the table hard, and then sneered, "There are only a few people in Huashan. Does he really think that he can command the Five Mountains just by sitting on the throne of the leader?"

"He has no one under him and cannot command anyone, so he is just the leader in name only, but not in reality."

"Senior brother means..."

The eyes of Ding Mian, Lu Bai and others lit up.

"No matter what orders Yue Buqun issues, we in Songshan Sect will secretly obey them and see what Yue Buqun can do."

Zuo Lengchan sneered repeatedly.

"Brother, that's a good idea indeed."

A group of people in Songshan gave a thumbs up to show their agreement.

"In this case, Yue Buqun will have no one to rely on, and no one will heed his orders. Then, as the leader of the Five Mountains, he can only manage the internal affairs of Huashan, which is still the same as before."

Ding Mian said loudly.

"In this case, Senior Brother is still the de facto leader of the Five Mountains."

Ding Mian boasted.

But Zuo Lengchan snorted, "Not anymore. Without this identity, the other sects will not obey my orders. All this is because of Yue Buqun."

"By the way, have the deaths of Zuo Ting and the other three been investigated?"

At this time, Zuo Lengchan suddenly asked.

"Brother, judging from the way they died, they must have lost all their powers before they died. I'm afraid that Ren Woxing really appeared."

Lu Bai said solemnly.

"Let me do whatever I want, hateful!"

Zuo Lengchan slammed the table fiercely, "It's a pity that I failed to accuse Yue Buqun of secretly communicating with the Demon Sect and practicing the Star Absorbing Art this time. The people from the Five Mountains Sword Sect, Shaolin, and Wudang are actually unwilling to believe that Yue Buqun would practice such a person."

"Brother, the main reason is that Yue Buqun hid himself so well that people really thought he was a gentleman, open and honest, and a role model of righteousness. But in my opinion, this person must be hiding something very deeply."

"Otherwise, why would they force us to this point?"

Lu Bai said in a deep voice.

"It's okay. They don't believe it now, but there are many people who like to gossip in the martial arts world. If you spread the word about this possibility, remember not to say it directly. You should hint at something and leave room for imagination, so that they can guess for themselves."

"People in the underworld are often more willing to believe the truth they have inferred, and they believe it without a doubt. Even if someone else tells the truth and explains it clearly, it is impossible for them to believe it."

“As long as more people in the martial arts world mention this possibility, then even if Yue Buqun has not practiced the Sword Manual of Exorcism or the Star Absorbing Art, he will be confirmed to have practiced these two martial arts and colluded with the Demon Cult.”

"When the time comes, I will not only take back the position of the leader of the Five Mountains, I will also unify the Five Mountains!"

Zuo Lengchan stood up and said with high spirits.

He may not be Yue Buqun's opponent now, but facing this situation, Yue Buqun, with just a few people from Huashan, is unable to suppress the spread of news or control other people's mouths.

In the end, it will naturally be regarded as a joke.

If you only have strength but no influence, you won't be able to survive in this world.

"He will understand why I did such extreme things in the first place. It's because only if I am fierce and evil enough, ordinary people in the martial arts world will be in awe of me and dare not be rude to me."

"On the contrary, you, Yue Buqun, have a good reputation as the Gentleman Sword, but you cannot win the respect of the people in the martial arts world. They only make fun of you."

"It depends on what choice you will make when you are faced with such ridicule."

"If you also stop killing by killing, it will be no different from what I did. The people of the other three factions will also turn away from you, and then you, the leader of the Five Mountains, will also lose your position."

Zuo Lengchan stood up and said with his hands behind his back.

After this period of time, he had calmed down and came up with a plan.

"Alliance leader, do you want us to add fuel to the fire?"

Ding Mian asked.

"Not for now. Arrange people to keep an eye on the movements of each faction first."

"Yes!"

……

Soon, the news about Yue Buqun becoming the leader of the Five Mountains spread throughout Luoyang, and quickly spread to other places with Luoyang as the center.

Similarly, there were various news reports that Yue Buqun castrated himself to practice the Book of the Evil-Defeating Sword, practiced the Star-Absorbing Art, and colluded with the Demon Cult.

However, any discerning person can tell that these news are fabricated.

But people in the martial arts world like to gossip about the secrets of these martial arts masters.

Even if it is fake, people still talk about it with relish.

As the news spread that three of the Thirteen Guardians of the Songshan Sect had died, some of them under the influence of the Star-Absorbing Art, some people also put the blame on Yue Buqun.

Many people have already begun to be interested.

"Could it be that Gentleman Sword really has practiced the Star Absorbing Technique?"

"Ren Woxing has disappeared for more than ten years. Could it be that he died somewhere and was found by Gentleman Sword, and inherited the Star Absorbing Art?"

"It is really possible. Otherwise, how could Gentleman Sword's martial arts improve so rapidly that even Alliance Leader Zuo is no match for him?"

"I don't think so. How could a gentleman swordsman with a great reputation practice the magic martial arts? I heard that Ren Woxing was murdered by the current leader of the Sun Moon Divine Sect, Dongfang Bubai. Maybe Ren Woxing is not dead, and has returned now, which is why all these things happened."

"Is there a possibility that Yue Buqun and Ren Woxing have reached a cooperation, one wants to be the leader of the Five Mountains, and the other wants to take back the throne of the leader of the Sun Moon Sect?"

Someone suddenly put forward this conjecture.

The people around him all had thoughtful expressions.

In the corner of the inn, a big man with a full beard was sitting and drinking.

Hearing these rumors, his expression changed slightly.

"Has anyone from the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan died from the Star Absorbing Technique?"

"It seems that the leader really escaped and ascended to heaven."

"But why are there suddenly such rumors now? Could it be that the leader and Yue Buqun really reached an agreement at the bottom of West Lake?"

Until this moment, Xiang Wentian did not feel that Ren Woxing had been killed by the other party.

"Where is the leader, and what is he planning?"

"He didn't show up. Could it be that he no longer trusts the people in the Divine Religion and is hiding under the surface?"

"The leader has come to Luoyang. I wonder if he will know that Saint Lady is also here and whether he will go to see her."

"Maybe I should go ask the Saint Aunt."

(End of this chapter)