Chapter 356: The Vice Sect Leader of Mount Songh Sect’s Path of Self-Destruction
"He just left like that."
Ren Yingying felt a sense of loss.
Green Bamboo Elder sighed:
"Ding Ling is truly a peerless talent. Trying to win him over with mere external things would be difficult. Unless through kinship, love, or friendship."
"Love..."
Ren Yingying’s jade-like face flushed slightly red. She glanced at Green Bamboo Elder, not hiding anything, frankly saying:
"I genuinely admire such a great man like Ding Ling. After all, searching through Jiuzhou, it’s hard to find anyone who can match him.
If I could unite with such a heroic man, I believe my father would be pleased.
Unfortunately..."
She felt a bit melancholic:
"It seems Ding Ling doesn’t fancy me."
"Aunt, you’re belittling yourself."
Green Bamboo Elder sized up Ren Yingying, listing her qualities one by one, finally concluding:
"Aunt is as beautiful as a fairy, stunningly gorgeous. Any man would like you. How can you be sure that if you actively pursue, Ding Ling would definitely reject you?"
"Really?"
Ren Yingying, a resolute and decisive woman, found herself flustered and undecided when it came to love at this moment:
"How should I pursue him?"
"..."
"You know, I have no experience. But you might not be. Given your age, you’ve been through a lot and seen a lot. Maybe you have some insights into love."
"This..."
Green Bamboo Elder was speechless, finally saying:
"I can only say, I don’t understand love much either. But I’ve heard a saying: Love arises unknowingly and grows deep. When love reaches its peak, one may die for it or come back to life."
If true affection grows, despite being thousands of miles apart, you will meet! Even after reincarnation in hundreds of lives, one day perhaps you’ll fall in love with each other at first sight amid the vast sea of people!"
"Really?"
Ren Yingying looked at Green Bamboo Elder suspiciously:
"It feels like you’re pretending to understand."
"..."
Green Bamboo Elder shrugged, sighing:
"I told you, I don’t understand it much!"
...
...
Ding Ling’s group hurriedly hastened their journey.
In less than a day.
They arrived at the foot of Mount Songh.
At that moment.
The Great Sun was just rising.
Golden sunlight spread across the earth.
Ding Ling could clearly see the chaos at the foot of Mount Songh.
Ding Ling felt a jolt in his heart.
He sent Deng Bafeng to inquire.
Deng Bafeng quickly returned, respectfully reporting:
"Hero Ding, the news of Sect Leader Zuo and Li Yuanba’s deaths has already been spread. Now Mount Songh Sect is in turmoil, with people fighting over items everywhere. However, the Thirteen Grand Protectors are suppressing it, so the chaos is only small-scale and still controllable."
Ding Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
He was truly worried that the Mount Songh Sect’s Treasure Vault that he had set his sights on would be plundered by others.
Thus, after staying a day at Ren Yingying’s place.
He couldn’t stay any longer.
Anxiously heading towards Mount Songh Sect.
Fortunately, despite the delay.
Everything remained within controllable limits, which was manageable.
He signaled Deng Bafeng to lead the way ahead.
Deng Bafeng was obedient, clearly determined to align with Ding Ling, energetically leading a group of disciples ahead.
Encountering those who dared to obstruct, he would loudly reprimand them.
Cooperative disciples, he allowed them to join his team.
Those who dared to directly confront him were simply cut down by him.
Fortunately, such hard-boned individuals were few.
In addition, Deng Bafeng, as one of the Thirteen Grand Protectors, held significant status and prestige within Mount Songh Sect.
Some disciples saw Deng Bafeng leading a grand procession of over a hundred disciples, initially softening their stance, and after being scolded by Deng Bafeng, dared not resist, voluntarily joining the team.
Thus.
Deng Bafeng’s team gradually grew like a snowball.
By the time they reached Mount Songh Sect’s mountain gate.
The team had already grown to over two hundred people.
A sect, gathering scattered disciples outside the mountain gate, amounted to so many.
This doesn’t even account for those killed in Luoyang and disciples scattered within Mount Songh Sect.
Judging by this hint.
One can imagine, the immense influence of Mount Songh Sect, easily enough to crush other sects.
No wonder Sect Leader Zuo was ambitious to unite the Five Mountains Sword Sect, leveraging countless experts from both the orthodox and unorthodox factions, the sheer number of people within his sect is comparatively substantial compared to Huashan Sect and others.
"Deng Bafeng!"
A booming shout came from afar, roaring like thunder.
With the falling voice.
A figure swiftly approached from afar like a whirlwind.
At a closer look.
Only to see this person’s features were handsome, demeanor graceful, yet clearly talented.
Although somewhat aged, it couldn’t conceal his exceptional charm.
However, at this moment, he wore a face full of anger, clothes rustling in the fierce wind, hair billowing wildly, adding to his bold and overbearing aura.
"Tangg Ying’e!"
Deng Bafeng seemed to recognize this person, screamed in surprise, retreated several feet, only felt safe standing behind Ding Ling.
Seeing Qu Feiyan and others staring.
Deng Bafeng felt quite embarrassed, but thick-skinned, he didn’t care, peeking half his head from behind Ding Ling, earnestly watching Tangg Ying’e:
"Tangg Ying’e, you’re the Vice Sect Leader of Mount Songh Sect! It’s good you came."
He pointed to Ding Ling:
"This is the unmatched, towering, invincible, World’s Number One Ding Ling, Hero Ding! Why don’t you come and pay your respects to Hero Ding instead of dawdling there!"
Tangg Ying’e’s face froze with fury, then burst out in anger, drew his sword, rushing towards Deng Bafeng like the wind:
"Deng Bafeng, you shameless scoundrel. I, Tangg Ying’e, will clean up the sect today. Irrelevant people, scatter quickly!"
His voice was like Thunderbolt.
With one booming shout.
Startled numerous outer disciples of Mount Songh Sect to scatter, clearing a path of Heaven-Reaching Dao.
Allowing Tangg Ying’e to smoothly reach Ding Ling.
Seeing Ding Ling standing barehanded before Deng Bafeng, not dodging, he laughed heartily:
"A bold fellow indeed. Just right, I’ll finish you off too!"
He had heard of Ding Ling’s deeds.
Knew Ding Ling was the one who murdered Zhang Jingchao and others!
Also knew Ding Ling killed Zuo Lengchan and Li Yuanba.
Upon seeing Ding Ling, his heart was filled with fear.
But recalling the recently taught Divine Skill and Inner Strength.
His strength soared, incomparable to the past.
Even if confronting Sect Leader Zuo himself, he was confident of defeating him easily!
Since then, his confidence surged immensely.
Despite this imparting of skills, which would cut others’ lifespan and power;
Similarly, it would diminish his meridians and lifespan, utterly severing his Martial Dao prospects, not to mention the impermanence of this skill.
But fundamentally, he aimed for timely enhancement to safeguard Mount Songh Sect.
He initially thought he would meet Ding Ling and Deng Bafeng after some time.
Unexpectedly, he saw them today.
Ecstatically overjoyed, he couldn’t help himself.
His power couldn’t last long, now was his strongest moment, yet Ding Ling and company coincidentally arrived.