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Chapter 38 Linghu Chong: Have I Become a Discarded Pawn?

【Yang Guo: (⊙o⊙) This scene is too intense!】

【Daming Yunluo Princess: Too bloody!】

【Tang Dynasty Changping Princess Li Cuiyu: So brutal!】

【Four Eyebrows Lu Xiaofeng: I didn’t expect these six weirdos to speak so confusingly but have such terrifying killing methods.】

【Thief Lord Chu Liuxiang: Ripping someone apart while they’re still alive… such a killing method would make even those stronger than them hesitate before attacking.】

【Huashan Sect Cheng Buyou: Devil! This is a devil!】

【Sun Moon Holy Cult Qu Feiyan: Hehe, Miss Yue Lingshan of Huashan Sect fainted in fear.】

【Huashan Sect Yue Lingshan: (???)】

【Huashan Sect Ning Zhongze: Huashan and Songshan are allies, not subordinates. Yet the Alliance Leader Zuo is meddling in Huashan’s leadership! This is overstepping!】

【Five Mountains Alliance Leader Zuo Lengchan: …Misunderstanding! There must be a misunderstanding!】

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“Dammit!”

Zuo Lengchan’s face turned pale with rage as he cursed. If it weren’t for Feng Qingyang’s appearance, he wouldn’t have backed down. At worst, he would have torn everything apart and fought directly. But now, he couldn’t. A man should be able to bend and stretch.

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【Peach Blossom Island Huang Rong: Linghu Chong is from the Qi Sect, but he defeated the Sword Sect’s Cheng Buyou with techniques.】

【Peach Blossom Island Huang Rong: Cheng Buyou is an elder of the Sword Sect and used his decades of internal energy to overpower Linghu Chong.】

【Peach Blossom Island Huang Rong: Qi Sect, Sword Sect, hehe, this is quite amusing!】

Huang Rong’s sudden comment made many people realize the irony. Indeed, the Qi Sect focuses on internal energy, but Linghu Chong won using techniques; the Sword Sect focuses on techniques, but Cheng Buyou relied on internal energy to win. This was truly ironic!

The comments quickly turned to mock the ‘separation of sword and qi’ in Huashan Sect. Yue Buqun and Cheng Buyou were both ashamed, their faces red. However, in the face of this undeniable evidence, there was no room for argument.

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The scene continued. Linghu Chong, severely wounded and unconscious, was carried down the mountain by the Six Immortals of Peach Valley.

Due to the severity of Linghu Chong’s internal injuries, the Six Immortals of Peach Valley immediately attempted to transmit their internal energy to him.

However, the Six Immortals were all half-crazy and clueless, meaning their good intentions only worsened the situation. They mistakenly divided their internal energy into six meridians in Linghu Chong’s body.

Linghu Chong suffered greatly, and his life hung by a thread. The Six Immortals, realizing the danger, hurriedly returned him to Huashan and hoped that Yue Buqun could save him. However, because the Six Immortals were unaware of the world’s ways, a conflict broke out with Ning Zhongze.

Ning Zhongze injured Tao Shixian with a sword. The remaining Four Immortals captured Ning Zhongze and attempted to dismember her. Fortunately, Linghu Chong regained enough strength to stop them in time.

The Five Immortals, in a rush to save Tao Shixian, hastily left the mountain. After this incident, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze mistakenly believed the Six Immortals of Peach Valley were enemies.

Yue Buqun checked Linghu Chong’s body and found six conflicting streams of internal energy ravaging his system. To save Linghu Chong’s life, these conflicting energies had to be resolved.

Though Yue Buqun’s ‘Purple Mist Divine Art’ could dissolve foreign internal energies, he believed the Six Immortals of Peach Valley had deliberately harmed Linghu Chong to weaken his internal energy.

Since Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze saw the Six Immortals as enemies, they grew cautious and decided to leave Huashan to avoid potential disaster for the sect. But how to deal with Linghu Chong became a problem.

If they treated him immediately, Yue Buqun feared over-exerting his energy, which could lead to an attack from others. Taking Linghu Chong along was also dangerous, as his injuries were too severe for travel.

Leaving the ‘Purple Mist Manual’ for Linghu Chong to practice alone was risky, as they feared someone would steal it after they left. This situation left Yue Buqun feeling truly conflicted.

In the end, Yue Buqun decided to leave Linghu Chong at Huashan, leaving one disciple to care for him while the rest of the sect would depart. This decision effectively meant abandoning Linghu Chong. Simply put, it was leaving him to die in place.

Ning Zhongze, deeply distressed, cried bitterly. But as the heroine of Huashan, she understood the bigger picture and knew that the survival of the sect came first. Though her heart ached, she tearfully agreed.

Thus, Yue Buqun used the excuse of going to Songshan to discuss the interference of the Five Mountains Alliance and led the sect members away from Huashan. Only Lu Dazhao remained behind.

(Note: When Yue Buqun mistakenly believed the Six Immortals were enemies, Linghu Chong was unconscious and unable to explain. When he awoke, Yue Buqun didn’t tell him the truth, as it would have been embarrassing, so the misunderstanding remained unresolved.)

Lu Dazhao saw Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze, and the disciples off at the mountain’s entrance, then returned, feeling terrified as he walked back to the small house where Linghu Chong lay.

At the peak of Huashan, only an unconscious Linghu Chong and Lu Dazhao remained. As dusk fell, Lu Dazhao couldn’t help but feel a growing sense of dread.

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By this point, Linghu Chong’s eyes were filled with tears. He had fought for the Qi Sect, suffered severe wounds, and now, due to a misunderstanding, he was abandoned as a discarded pawn.

Though he understood the concerns and struggles of Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze, knowing they had no other choice, he didn’t resent them. But seeing himself lying in bed, waiting to die, how could he remain indifferent? Linghu Chong felt suffocated.

In the footage, his master had left, his mistress had left, his beloved little junior sister had also left…

Only Lu Dazhao remained to keep him company. He couldn’t help but think of Yue Lingshan’s infatuation with Lin Pingzhi, which left his chest feeling as though it had been struck by a heavy blow, and his face turned pale.

“Big brother, you… how are you?” Yue Lingshan asked, worried.

Ning Zhongze rushed to support Linghu Chong’s swaying body, her voice filled with pain.

“Chong’er! Mistress is sorry for you. Do you… do you blame me?”

Linghu Chong shook his head and smiled weakly.

“Mistress, what are you saying? How could I blame you?”

“I… I’m just… a little dizzy.”

“I think… I think it’s because I was hurt badly by

Tian Boguang before, losing too much blood.”

Ning Zhongze wept silently, unable to speak. The disciples of the Huashan Sect stood around, not daring to speak. Yue Buqun stood with his back to them, his expression unreadable.