Cut or not?

In Hengyang City, people carrying swords and sabers walked shoulder to shoulder, all here for Liu Zhengfeng's Golden Basin Hand-Washing Ceremony.

This Liu Zhengfeng was quite a character. His senior brother, Mo Da, although the Sect Leader, basically ignored sect affairs, acting like a completely hands-off manager whose only passion was his music.

As for Liu Zhengfeng, with the Sect Leader senior brother not managing things, he had to step up. Liu Zhengfeng was practically a deluxe upgraded version of Lin Zhennan. He was adept at social graces, tactful in all situations, and his martial arts were decent too.

Because of him, Hengshan had remained stable. Furthermore, through his social skills, he had forged many good relationships for Hengshan. Just look at the current situation: the martial arts heroes attending his Golden Basin Hand-Washing Ceremony had almost filled every inn in Hengyang City.

What was most commendable was that even though Liu Zhengfeng had taken over most of Hengshan's affairs, he had no desire for power. His heart was still set on music.

Even his disagreement with Mo Da wasn't because Mo Da dumped all the messy work on him, but because their musical philosophies clashed. The Hengshan Music Academy truly lived up to its name.

When Wang Jingyuan and his party entered the city, there were no empty rooms left in any of the inns. However, this was not their concern. After all, they were all from the Five Great Sword Sects, and the Hengshan Sect had already arranged accommodation for the other four sects.

Currently, the city was filled with Hengshan disciples maintaining order. Wang Jingyuan casually found one to ask and learned the location where the Mount Hua Sect was staying.

As for why there were so many Hengshan disciples maintaining order in the city, it had to be mentioned that last night, Third Master Liu was attacked at his home by an elder from the Demonic Cult. Although Third Master Liu repelled the powerful enemy, unfortunately, many Songshan disciples living next to the Liu residence were caught in the crossfire and tragically killed.

Hearing that Qu Yang had already begun his actions, Wang Jingyuan bid farewell to the Hengshan disciple and headed directly to the Mount Hua Sect's lodging. As soon as he walked in, he encountered Yue Buqun.

Upon seeing him, Yue Buqun looked at him with a meaningful, slightly twisted expression, as if he had a thousand words to say but couldn't. However, due to the presence of others, he couldn't speak directly.

Seeing him like this, Wang Jingyuan sighed and stepped forward, saying, "Master, this disciple has something important to report."

Yue Buqun immediately walked over, grabbed Wang Jingyuan's hand, and turned towards his room, saying, "Is there something important you need to tell me, Jingyuan? Then tell me in detail..."

BANG!

Yue Buqun's room door slammed shut.

Standing where they were, Yue Lingshan raised her hand, the smile still on her face. The word "Dad" got stuck in her throat, unable to come out. Finally, it turned into a sigh, "Dad still favors him too much."

But fortunately, if she didn't have her father, she still had her mother. Ning Zhongze walked over, carefully examining Yue Lingshan, wanting to see if she had lost weight during her absence or if she had suffered any grievances.

Lin Pingzhi, that honest boy, also politely greeted her, "Disciple Lin Pingzhi pays his respects to Mistress."

Ning Zhongze smiled kindly at him but didn't reply. Then, she looked at Qu Feiyan, who was following them, and asked, "Whose child is this?"

Beside her mother, Yue Lingshan felt emboldened. She was about to tell her mother about Wang Jingyuan's glorious deeds during this period, but then she suddenly remembered that if Qu Feiyan's identity were revealed, then in Hengyang City...

So, she simply introduced her, "This is Xin Yi. Her parents are deceased. Junior Brother Wang took pity on her and accepted her as a disciple. Mother, Junior Brother has taken a disciple without authorization, which violates sect rules, but..."

Hearing Ning Zhongze ask about her, Qu Feiyan immediately put on a well-behaved appearance. Ning Zhongze looked at her pitiable state, reached out, pulled Qu Feiyan to her, stroked her cheek, and said kindly, "From today onwards, Mount Hua is your home."

Inside Yue Buqun's room. Yue Buqun invited Wang Jingyuan to sit at the table, poured him a cup of tea, and then pondered for a long time, seemingly choosing his words carefully.

Wang Jingyuan, too impatient for pleasantries, directly said, "Judging by your expression, the news must have reached you. That's right, I accepted Lin Pingzhi on your behalf and also protected the Bixie Swordplay from covetous eyes for Mount Hua. However, there were still gains..."

Yue Buqun's eyes lit up, "So, you really obtained the Bixie Swordplay?"

"I did indeed obtain the Bixie Swordplay, but that's not important. What's important is..."

Hearing this, Yue Buqun became even more excited, "Really? May I have a look?"

Wang Jingyuan sighed, turned, and found paper and a brush in the room, then began to write from memory. Before long, a fresh copy of the Bixie Swordplay was produced.

Wang Jingyuan handed the Bixie Swordplay to Yue Buqun and said, "Besides the crucial points of the martial art and the medicinal prescriptions required for practice, everything else is here. The crucial points are not convenient for outsiders to know, and I want to keep the prescriptions secret for revenue generation, so I won't copy them to avoid leaks. Come closer, and I'll tell you the crucial points."

Yue Buqun leaned in, and Wang Jingyuan whispered in his ear. Then, Yue Buqun's pupils dilated in shock.

"This... this..."

"It's true. Lin Yuantu had no heirs; this branch of Lin Pingzhi was adopted by Lin Yuantu."

Yue Buqun's face fell, and he sat back down. Seeing his dejected state, Wang Jingyuan said, "Although there are rather harsh prerequisites, as a quick-to-learn martial art, it's quite cost-effective. Furthermore, with the Sunflower Manual as a follow-up martial art, there are no blind spots in the early, middle, or late stages. It can be considered a supreme skill. Take off your pants."

Yue Buqun was startled, "What are you doing?"

Wang Jingyuan drew his sword, "It's just the two of us, why are you pretending? It's easy to develop psychological trauma if you do this yourself. I'm fast and accurate. Just close your eyes, and it'll be over."

Yue Buqun waved his hands repeatedly, "No, I don't want to practice it."

In the original story, the Zixia Divine Skill he cultivated was the most powerful martial art in the Hengshan Sect's possession. However, due to his constant worries, his progress was extremely slow. He was forced to switch to practicing the Bixie Swordplay. But now, he had encountered an immortal descending to the mortal world, and she was willing to help him. He felt his situation wasn't so bad anymore.

After obtaining the Bixie Swordplay, he had only read the beginning, but he could discern that it was indeed an extremely profound martial art. Although he hesitated, it wasn't as resolute as in the original story. Perhaps under the torment of the slow progress of the Zixia Divine Skill, he might have hardened his heart to practice it in the future, but now, with Wang Jingyuan drawing his sword and saying he was going to castrate him, he absolutely could not accept it.

Seeing his firm refusal, Wang Jingyuan sheathed his sword and handed it back to him, "Since you don't want to practice it, then do me a favor and help me perform the excision. Without cutting this thing off, practicing the Bixie Swordplay is really too troublesome."

Saying that, Wang Jingyuan was about to take off his pants. Yue Buqun was stunned for a moment, then immediately stopped Wang Jingyuan, "This is not permissible!"

"I'm the one being cut, not you, why are you so nervous?"

Yue Buqun said in a low voice, "Immortal Elder, must it come to this!"

Wang Jingyuan said calmly, "Anyway, this thing is of no use to me. As long as I cut it off, I can practice the Bixie Swordplay. This swordplay is fast to practice, and it won't take long to advance my martial arts to an extremely profound level. Then I'll directly take you to sweep through the martial world. Won't this 'Revitalize Hengshan' quest be completed quickly? Then I'll find the Final Boss and take him down, and this instance will be over. Everyone benefits. Stop being so indecisive and hurry up."