Uncleared
Over the next few days, martial artists continued gathering in Jiangnan. Even Shaolin and Wudang sent people. Their original target had only been the Sun Moon Holy Cult, but when they arrived, they discovered its members had vanished without a trace.
After investigating carefully, they unexpectedly discovered that many Japanese pirates were ravaging the coastal areas of Jiangnan.
Some of the martial artists, driven by a sense of justice, took the opportunity to kill a few isolated pirates. Most, however, turned a blind eye and remained fixated on finding the Sun Moon Holy Cult's members.
As more martial artists arrived, Wang Yue gradually received news about the Huashan Sect.
It turned out that not long after the group from Huashan Sect left Medicine King Temple, they were intercepted by reinforcements from Songshan Sect.
Yue Buqun's martial arts were quite good, but he was only a little stronger than the Thirteen Guardians. This time, five of them had come to investigate Lu Bai's death, and Yue Buqun was no match for them.
Fortunately, Linghu Chong stepped in at the crucial moment. With his fierce swordplay, he drove off three of the Guardians and took a great deal of pressure off Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze, forcing Songshan Sect to retreat in defeat.
But although Songshan Sect withdrew quickly, Huashan Sect's disciples had already been injured at Medicine King Temple. After another beating at Songshan Sect's hands, they were all battered and bruised, making it unwise to continue traveling.
At that point, Lin Pingzhi suddenly suggested that his maternal uncle's family lived in Luoyang, and Huashan Sect could stay there for a while.
After only a brief hesitation, Yue Buqun decided to take the Huashan Sect group to Luoyang as guests of the Golden Saber Wang family.
But as soon as