Chapter 12 - Getting Started
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The next day, Yue Buqun packed his bags and followed Ning Qingman and his wife up to Mount Hua.
There are five main peaks on Mount Hua, and the Mount Hua Sect is located on the middle peak, Jade Maiden Peak. Yue Buqun travelled all the way up the mountain, and saw that there were big houses with pink walls on the peak from time to time, built on the mountain.
Ning Qingman introduced, "Most of these houses are the residences of your masters and uncles, there are a total of hundreds of these large houses in our Huashan Sect, scattered across the peaks, built when our Huashan Sect was at its peak."
"Unfortunately, my Huashan Sect has been gradually declining since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and up to now, although it has recovered a bit of vitality, the houses are still empty, and because there are people who clean them on a daily basis, the houses are still in good condition."
"Your Senior Mistress and I will bring Ah Li to live here at the top of Jade Maiden Peak, and we do not need anyone to serve with us. Bu Qun can go find a house to live in by himself later, and after you have passed on your power you must use it in the morning and evening, and you are not allowed to be playful."
"It's already a bit late for you to come into contact with martial arts now, all the more reason to redouble your efforts and bridge the gap early." Ning Qingman commanded.
Yue Buqun respectfully said, "Yes, Master."
A group of people went up to the peak, only to see that this peak was a large flat land, on the flat land stood four or five big houses with pink walls, a group of people greeted them out, and they saluted and said, "Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister are back."
Ning Qingman returned the salute and said, "Senior brothers and sisters, I won't greet you one by one, we'll go pay our respects to our master first, and then go to the Ancestor Hall to hold an initiation ceremony for this disciple of mine, so if you're interested, you can come to the Ancestor Hall to observe the ceremony."
The people responded and each went to the back of the Ancestor's Hall.
Ning Qingman and his group walked into a big house, only to see a thin old man waiting in the house, Ah Li took one look at the old man, happily shouted "Grandmaster Grandpa", and jumped headlong into the old man's arms.
The old man picked up Li and narrowed his eyes in delight.
Seeing this, Lady Ning busily said, "Ah Li, quickly come down, Grandfather Ancestor is not yet healed from his serious illness, he can't exert himself so much."
The old man said unhappily, "This little illness is nothing, I am happier to see Ah Li than anything else, and this illness will be cured immediately."
Ning Qingman stepped forward and saluted, "Master, my disciple is back, is master's condition better?"
The old man said, "This disease goes back and forth, can't get rid of the root, in any case can't die. This Wei sad autumn don't know where to learn from the XuanMei God palm, really some doorway, ZiXia ShenGong all take it can't do anything."
"Unless we find the Nine Suns Divine Kung Fu somewhere, we should be able to get rid of this cold poison. But that Wei Weiqiu didn't do well, my sword broke his qi gate, he wants to practice this poisonous kung fu again, I'm afraid it's hard."
This old man named Zheng Xuanji, is the Huashan sect head, three years ago and the devil sect master Wei sad autumn a battle between the two defeated, Wei sad autumn in a sword, he also hit Wei sad autumn a palm, cold poison invasion of the body, three years exhaustive methods, cold poison can never get rid of clean.
Zheng Xuanji turned his eyes to see Yue Buqun standing behind Ning Qingman and said to him, "Is this the young showman who saved Ah Li?"
Ning Qingman said, "Precisely, this person is quick-witted and resolute, with excellent qualifications, my disciple would like to take this person as his disciple, and I hope that master will grant him permission."
Then he greeted Yue Buqun and said, "This is your master ancestor, my Huashan Sect's head master Zheng Gong Hui Xuanji, my disciple quickly come forward to pay his respects."
Yue Buqun stepped forward and saluted, "I pay my respects to the Ancestor, and I hope that the Ancestor will be kind enough to allow me to join the Ancestor's disciples and practice martial arts to protect Mount Hua."
Zheng Xuanji said with warm words of encouragement, "Your things Qing Yang have told me, you this little showman is good, talent and courage and bravado and chivalry are all there, to worship the master I allowed."
"It's nothing for you to be older, just work harder, as long as you have chivalry in your heart, you are a member of my generation. Qing warrior is my Huashan school big disciple, you can practice diligently, don't degrade his prestige."
Yue Buqun loudly answered yes.
Zheng Xuanji said, "Alright, you guys go to the Ancestor Hall to hold the initiation ceremony, here Little Ah Li will just stay behind to accompany me."
Ning Qingman couple and Yue Buqun saluted and bid farewell to Zheng Xuanji, heading towards the Ancestor Hall at the back of the mountain.
Ning Qingman led the two men to the back of the mountain ancestor hall. Ancestor Hall is very large, directly across the door on the wall hung a painting, painted on the painting is a white-haired old Taoist priest, obese and tall, Taoist robes of the double sleeves are gone half, Yue Buqun thought this is the Guangning son of Hao Datong.
Above the portrait there is a plaque, written on the plaque, "sword Qi Chongsiao" four big words, two walls hanging a long sword, scabbard black, sword spike old, I think it is the Huashan school of the previous generations of masters of the sword.
An incense table was set up in front of the portrait, and Ning Qingman's senior brothers and sisters lined up on either side.
Ning Qingman lit incense and candles, kowtowed respectfully to the portrait and said to Yue Buqun, "This is the founding ancestor of our Huashan Sect, Ancestor Hao, come over and kowtow."
Yue Buqun walked over and was about to kowtow when he suddenly heard a man say, "Wait!"
Only heard the foot shoes chaotic, a line of people into the door.
When the first person's face is cold, eyes like a sword, slightly right of the person short and fat, with a smile on his face, as if a rich man, followed by dozens of people.
The first person's eyes only turned around on Yue Buqun, and then said to Ning Qingman: "Senior Nephew Ning, this disciple of yours has not even been in the mountain for half a day, how can he be directly worshipped in the Inner Sect?"
Ning Qingman recognised this man as the gate elder Wang Xuanfeng, and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Uncle Wang, my disciple is of pure character, quick-witted and resolute, and although he's a little older, his heart and bones are of the highest quality, so he won't disgrace the lintel of my Huashan clan, so how can he not be admitted to the mountain gate?"
Wang Xuan Feng snapped, "My Huashan Sect inner disciples have always been recruited from the outer disciples on the basis of merit, and the outer disciples must be observed for three years before those of pure character are given the epithet and admitted to the inner sect."
"This disciple of yours has not even known you for three days, how can you examine his heart and character?"
"The inner disciples are the backbone of my Huashan, they need to be carefully considered, how can they enter the inner gate straight away?"
"Senior nephew neglected to investigate and hastily took him in, can you guarantee that he is not a spy from another sect?"
Ning Qingman said, "Senior Uncle is overly concerned, this disciple of mine is from Huayang Town and has grown up at the foot of my Mount Hua since he was a child, and his character and behaviour is well known to everyone in the town."
"What's more, he's a fourteen year old Xiu Cai, the whole of Daming can't find a few teenagers like that, which sect can send such a talent to be a mole?"
"Master nephew dare to guarantee that this disciple of mine is bound to be not a traitor of another sect, if there is any problem, I am the only one to ask!"
Lady Ning stepped forward and said, "Master Wang, I can vouch for that as well."
Wang Xuanfeng ignored Lady Ning and looked coldly at Ning Qingman, "Master Nephew Ning, as the eldest disciple of the Huashan Sect, it is possible for you to take over the helm of Huashan in the future, being so sentimental, I'm afraid that this isn't a blessing for Huashan."
"Senior brother Wang, this is too much to say." A person spoke out from the doorway. The crowd looked over, and it was none other than the Huashan Sect's Sect Leader Zheng Xuanji who had arrived.
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