The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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One person slammed his fist on the table, making a loud noise.

"Is this unpredictable plan even going to work? It's been so long and there's been no news or any action from above."

The man was shouting and cursing loudly; he had a very volatile temper.

Upon hearing this, Sima Dacai remembered that the man he had sent out had not yet returned, so he immediately sent another subordinate to the back mountain to check what was going on. Half a day later, this man returned.

"Island Master, Island Master."

As soon as the man returned, he knelt down before Sima Da, looking terrified.

"Island Master, something terrible has happened! Zhang Lao Er has died in the back mountain."

Zhang Lao Er was the person who was sent out earlier.

Sima Da and the others immediately stood up.

"what happened?"

Sima said urgently.

The man then recounted the two corpses he had seen in the back hill.

The faces of everyone in the room were grim.

"What if we can't apply our strategies to others?"

A middle-aged man said angrily.

"I don't know. When I went there, I didn't see anyone, only Zhang Lao Er and another corpse."

The man hurriedly shook his head.

"Mr. Ji went up too?"

Some people even thought that Ji Wushi had also gone up the back mountain to launch a sneak attack.

"Still calling him Mr. Ji? What a load of rubbish!"

Sima Da looked furious.

"We've been tricked! This kid and the Five Mountains Sword Sect conspired to lure us up to our deaths. Those people are probably all dead already, and that bastard has already run away!"

He said that the Five Mountains Sword Sect was so well guarded, how could they possibly leave a loophole? It must have been a trap set by Ji Wushi and them. Now that the mission was complete, they killed the people he sent and ran away.

Enraged by this, the crowd launched into a tirade of profanities at Ji Wushi from afar.

After a while.

"What do we do now?"

After cursing Ji Wushi, he sat down alone and said angrily.

Even the attempt to break through at the back mountain failed; the only remaining breakthrough was to charge up Thousand-Foot Cliff, but...

"What a lousy place this is."

One of them muttered angrily.

If it were anywhere else, they would have already massacred the Huashan Sect, but the terrain of Huashan left them with a great deal of helplessness.

"Let's all think of a solution. Why keep quiet like this?"

Seeing the somber mood, someone spoke up.

"any idea?"

Upon hearing this person speak, someone immediately said irritably, "There's only one way to get to Mount Hua. We can't force our way up no matter what. What can we do?"

"Why don't we just surround the Huashan Sect at the foot of the mountain and besiege them for a few months until they run out of ammunition and food and starve to death?"

One person suggested.

However, this person's suggestion was not echoed by others.

This method is good if a direct assault doesn't work, but it's not suitable for them.

These people came from all over the country and had no cohesion to begin with. Now that they couldn't take a direct assault and so many people had died, some were already having second thoughts. It was not only unrealistic to expect them to besiege Mount Hua for several months, but they also didn't have the time or resources.

More importantly, they are besieging a righteous sect. If they cannot take it down in a short time, will other righteous sects stand idly by? If other righteous sects also come to Shaanxi to help the Huashan Sect, they will be caught in a pincer movement.

"Since we can't break through with a direct assault, why don't we use poison?"

Suggestions have been made.

His words reminded everyone.

"Yeah, I heard the Five Poisons Sect came too? Where are they?"

someone asked.

"I don't know, I haven't seen any of them."

Sima Da said.

Upon hearing this, Chief Shi of the White Dragon Gang frowned: "Aren't they here to deal with the Huashan Sect?"

At first, when they heard that the Five Poisons Sect was also heading towards Shaanxi, they thought they were also under the Holy Maiden's command, coming to avenge her. But now they haven't seen a single member of the Five Poisons Sect.

Seeing that the attack on Mount Hua had reached a stalemate, everyone fell silent.

After a while, someone came in from outside.

"Lord Sima, the Holy Envoy summons you."

Upon hearing this, Sima Da immediately stood up and said respectfully.

"Subordinates obey orders."

He then went with the man to the carriage. Sima Da bowed outside and requested an audience before entering.

"Your subordinate, Sima Da, has met you..."

Sima Da was interrupted by Tao Ganxian before he could finish speaking after kneeling down.

Tao Ganxian asked anxiously, "Didn't you send people to launch a sneak attack from the back mountain? How did it go?"

Sima Da's head was pressed tightly against the ground.

"Your Majesty, the plan has failed. I'm afraid those people have been completely wiped out."

The Four Immortals of Peach Valley were dumbfounded.

Sima Da was still talking.

"We have been attacking for two days, suffering hundreds of casualties. Our subordinates have failed in their duties. We beg Your Majesty to take charge of the overall situation."

Upon hearing Sima Da's words, the Four Immortals of Peach Valley exchanged bewildered glances, unsure of what to say.

Letting them take charge of the overall situation is putting them in a difficult position.

Sima Da then said, “Your Majesty, in my opinion, the reason why the Huashan Sect has been able to resist so stubbornly until now is not only because they have the advantage of terrain, but also because the enemy has experts guarding the area. Our side does not have any experts who can defeat them, so we are stuck in a stalemate. The only solution now is to ask the four Your Majesty to personally take charge so that they can lead us to victory in every battle.”

The Four Immortals of Peach Valley stared blankly at Sima Da. Peach Leaf Immortal hesitated and asked, "You said the other side has a master guarding the Thousand-Foot Cliff. Which master is it?"

Upon hearing this, Sima Da said, "I heard it's Ning Yanwang."

Upon hearing these three words, the Four Immortals of Peach Valley shuddered, and Peach Branch Immortal even showed a hint of fear, though Sima Da did not see it.

"In my opinion, although Jiang Ning is highly skilled in martial arts, he is not as good as the four Holy Envoys. As long as the Holy Envoys are willing to lead us to attack Mount Hua, no one like Yue Buqun, the Gentleman Sword, or Ning Yanwang is a match for the four Holy Envoys."

The Four Immortals of Peach Valley had never heard anyone flatter them before, but Sima Da's flattery did not make them happy. Instead, their bodies trembled subconsciously upon hearing the names of Yue Buqun and Jiang Ning.

After Sima Da finished speaking, the Four Immortals of Peach Valley remained silent, looking at each other, unsure of how to begin.

They remembered what Ren Yingying had told them before they came.

"cough."

Tao Genxian, quick-witted as ever, said, "The Holy Maiden sent us here saying that you, Sima Da, are both wise and brave, and that you are very suitable to lead us. We will not interfere. Since we cannot take a direct attack, let's not attack for now and plan for the future."

Upon hearing this, Sima Da hurriedly replied, "I dare not. How can my humble light compare to the radiance of the Holy Envoy? Since the Holy Envoy has other arrangements, I will obey his orders."

"Subordinates retire."

His flattery made the Four Immortals of Peach Valley beam with joy, and they all said...

"go Go."

Sima Da respectfully withdrew, wiping the sweat from his forehead after getting out of the carriage.

We finally managed to fool them.

Chapter 206 Tell the truth

He thought these four people were as cunning, cruel, and violent as the Holy Maiden, but they were easy to fool. He thought a few flattery would be enough to get them out of trouble. He thought if it were the Holy Maiden, he would be skinned alive.

"This Sima Da is quite nice, and he speaks very pleasantly."

Peach Leaf Fairy chuckled.

The other three nodded repeatedly, but then they all looked worried.

"Brother, they can't get up there, what should we do?"

Tao Ganxian's entire face was covered in wrinkles.

They thought it would be easy and wanted to impress Ren Yingying, but it turned out to be just as Ren Yingying had said when she arrived.

With several thousand people, they couldn't even take down a mere Huashan Sect.

"When will we be able to avenge the fifth and sixth brothers?"

Peach Leaf Fairy was chewing on a peach, but as she chewed, it felt like chewing wax.

The same applies to the other three.

"Forget it, let's just finish the task Yingying gave us. Anyway, Yingying said she would avenge us."

Tao Genxian sighed.

Peach Leaf Fairy, Peach Branch Fairy, and Peach Trunk Fairy remained silent.

……

"Those people down the mountain seem to have given up."

A thousand-foot-tall pillar.

Master Dingyi looked down.

They had been holding out for several hours. Since Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong took over, there had been no further attacks from below, and they had been very well-behaved.

"We still shouldn't let our guard down."

Ning Zhongze said.

Master Dingyi and Taoist Tianmen both nodded.

Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong sat on the stone steps behind them, eating pancakes.

Jiang Ning had long since recovered his strength, and Linghu Chong had also almost fully recovered and no longer looked weak.

"Why haven't those people launched an attack yet? Are they plotting something?"

Linghu Chong took a bite of the pancake, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Jiang Ning remained calm: "When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it."

A thousand-foot-high cliff can stop countless people. As long as the demonic sect doesn't launch a full-scale attack, it's more than enough to defend Mount Hua in the current situation.

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A drop of water landed on the back of Jiang Ning's hand. Jiang Ning looked up and saw countless raindrops falling from the sky, followed by a torrential downpour.

"It's raining."

Linghu Chong finished the flatbread in a few bites, and then thought of the plan to replace Ning Zhongze and Master Dingyi so that they could go upstairs to take shelter from the rain. However, Lu Dayou hurriedly came down from upstairs.

"Uncle Tianmen, Uncle Dingyi, Master sent me to invite you upstairs to discuss something."

Tianmen Daoren and Master Dingyi were both surprised.