Chapter 21: Mount Shu Sect

  "Who is this...?"

  Liu Zhenren was very curious about Ye Wen, who had been standing beside Yue Hang all along, because he couldn't guess what relationship this young man had with Yue Hang.

  If he is a junior, then he should have greeted me as soon as he arrived. If he is an outsider, then why would Yue Hang keep him by his side? Moreover, judging from the situation, this young man will likely be joining us for dinner later, otherwise Yue Hang wouldn't still let him follow him around.

  "This is Ye Wen, the young hero I've just invited! He will also be escorting this shipment of goods!" As soon as Yue Hang explained, Liu Zhenren immediately understood. It turned out that this young man was someone Yue had invited to lend a hand, but looking at his age, he seemed even younger than his own apprentice, and it was unclear why Yue held him in such high regard.

  However, as a seasoned veteran who had been traveling the world for many years, Liu Zhenren was puzzled in his heart, but he didn't show any expression on his face. He just smiled slightly and stopped asking questions.

  At this time, Ye Wen made a timely bow to Liu Zhenren, showing respect for his senior: "Junior has seen Liu Zhenren!" Afterwards, he also greeted Liu Zhenren's two apprentices with courtesy. Traveling the world of martial arts, and being new to the scene himself, having good manners would never be a bad thing.

  When he saw Ye Wen, Liu Zhenren smiled and accepted his courtesy. After all, he was older and of a higher generation, so it was only natural for him to receive such respect from his juniors. His two disciples then returned the courtesy one after another, but the younger disciple seemed somewhat reluctant when doing so.

  In fact, Zhao Heng didn't want to return the courtesy, but seeing his senior brother clenching his fist in respect, he, as a junior brother, couldn't just ignore it or he would appear even more arrogant than his senior brother. So he reluctantly returned the gesture, but his eyes were looking elsewhere, not even giving Ye Wen a proper glance.

  As for Zhao Heng's attitude, Ye Wen saw it clearly and knew that this person was probably from a noble family and looked down on him, an unknown small official. So he didn't have the mood to continue chatting with these two brothers, after exchanging pleasantries, he stopped talking and just stood aside watching Liu Zhenren and Yue Hang chat.

  Liu Zhenren has been traveling the world for so many years, how could he escape this kind of thing from his eyes? He felt helpless about the performance of his own apprentice and secretly thought: "I just hope that this trip down the mountain can give Zhao Heng more experience and make him understand some human emotions!"

  This is also the reason why he will bring two apprentices this time, as for Liu Mo, it was him who brought out to look after Zhao Heng, and even asked his senior brother to teach himself more.

  In addition, for this young apprentice who is proud and looks down on others, he probably can think of it too. However, for Ye Wen, a young man who, after realizing that Zhao Heng looked down on him, immediately ignored the three of them, including himself, he was very interested in what reason made this young man so ignore them?

  No matter how you say it, the Hu Shan School is also one of the strongest schools in Pingzhou's territory. Although it can't be compared to the traditional big schools in the martial arts world, it has also made a name for itself. Can't this young man even see that?

  They came to a large house, where wine and dishes were already prepared. Yue Hang first invited Liu Zhenren and his disciples to take their seats, and then made an inviting gesture to Ye Wen, who sat down afterwards. This move also sparked Liu Zhenren's interest in Ye Wen, and as soon as he sat down, Liu Zhenren smiled and asked: "I wonder which school this young hero comes from?"

  He wanted to ask Ye Wen about his lineage, so he could know if Ye Wen had any backing.

  As soon as he said this, Ye Wen didn't react yet, but Yue Hang's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly exclaimed "Not good!"

  Because according to what he knew, Ye Wen was the leader of the Book Mountain School this generation, but more than half a year ago, he was brought by the Zhengquan Gate and robbed of the mountain gate. If the other party had not chosen to fight for victory or defeat, the Book Mountain School would have been completely annihilated. However, even so, the Book Mountain School has already been eliminated from the current Jianghu, unless the Zhengquan Gate is willing to use the name of the Book Mountain School to open a branch, otherwise this title will be held by others, and others need to ask the Zhengquan Gate if they want to use it. Of course, you can also ignore the Zhengquan Gate if you are strong enough.

  So he always thought that Ye Wen's sect affairs were the young man's heart's reverse scales, and it was best not to touch them. When addressing each other, they only used "young hero" and not "sect leader", which was based on this consideration.

  Who would have thought that Liu Zhenren and Ye Wencai had only met for a short time before asking this question, he didn't even have the chance to secretly signal. Now he just hopes that Ye Wen has already let go of this matter in his heart, don't turn against Liu Zhenren on the spot. Or leave immediately due to shame.

  Yue Hang's consideration of this matter is actually no big deal, normally speaking his thinking has taken into account the normal behavior of people.

  He never thought that Ye Wen was not a 'normal person', the thing about losing the signboard when competing with others was not done by him, although he took the blame for this unlucky guy and got scolded, but in his heart, he didn't think it was his fault.

  Of course, if it's a humiliation as vast as the ocean, that's a different story.

  He doesn't care about these things at all, and as for the issue of his sect, he has already re-established his mountain stronghold and is worried about how to promote it. Now that Liu Zhenren asked, he should take it as an opportunity to make the first advertisement for his own sect.

  "Under the Shu Shan Sect's leader, even a small door and a small household like Liu Zhenren may not have heard of it!" Ye Wen deliberately emphasized the two words "Shu Shan", fearing that others would mishear.

  Liu Zhenren was taken aback, never expecting that this young man would be a leader of a sect. This was indeed beyond his expectations. "I didn't expect Ye Shaoye to be a leader of a sect, I apologize for the disrespect!"

  He also has some understanding of the situation in Shushan County, knowing that there are many sects here, as numerous as hairs on an ox, and if one were to really count them, it's likely that even the local martial artists wouldn't know how many factions are established on Mount Shu.

  It's rare to see a young master like Ye Wen, but what makes Liu Zhenren even more curious is that Yue Hang, who has traveled extensively and has a broad vision, attaches such importance to this Ye Zhangmen. It seems that his martial arts skills are not weak, so the strength of the Shu Shan Sect is worth careful consideration.

  Yue Hang was even more surprised, he naturally heard the name of the sect that Ye Wen had deliberately emphasized, so it seemed that the former "Shu Shan" sect leader had established a new sect and changed its name to "Shu Shan Sect" to distinguish it?

  However, he didn't want to ask too much about these things, and just assumed that the Shu Shan Sect had been established for a long time. He raised his wine cup towards Ye Wenyan and said: "I only thought that Young Master Ye's martial arts skills were extraordinary, and that you were a lone wanderer of the Jianghu, I didn't expect you to be the leader of the Shu Shan Sect! Forgive me, forgive me, Yue will punish himself with a cup!" After finishing speaking, he drank the whole cup in one gulp, not leaving a single drop behind.

  Ye Wen also hastily accompanied a cup and smiled: "General Yue is too polite!"

  Yue Hang then said, "Is the mountain gate of Ye Zhangmen also on this book mountain?" Although he didn't often go to the top of the book mountain, if a new sect was really established, it shouldn't be without any movement. Moreover, Ye Wen had a vendetta with Zhengquan Gate, and if a new sect was really established, there would likely be many conflicts.

  "The mountain gate I set up is a bit biased, it's near the top of the mountain, few people come, and General Yue has never seen it before, which is not surprising." One sentence made Yue Hang understand what was going on, originally Ye Wen Jiangmen stood in such a high place, no wonder nobody detected it.

  "If that's the case, it seems that Ye Wen has been secretly practicing his skills on Book Mountain for half a year and has now achieved some success before coming down from the mountain! It seems he has two goals: one is to find some wealth to support himself, and the other is to truly start developing his own sect! He also wants to find Zhengquanmen to seek revenge!"

  In a few moments, Yue Hang had roughly figured out the situation, after all, he was running a security firm, his martial arts skills might not be great, but his brain was absolutely agile enough.

  "Now it seems that Ye Wen must have had some kind of extraordinary encounter, either meeting a famous master or obtaining the secrets of an internal skill manual. His martial arts skills have improved greatly in just half a year. It's likely that before long, he'll be able to single-handedly destroy Zhengquan Gate and make his own Shushan Sect the most renowned sect on Mount Shu!"

  "So should I take advantage of his current state and get to know him better?" Yue Hang's thoughts were racing, but his hands didn't slow down as he continued to toast with Liu Zhenren.

  Liu Zhenren, although a Taoist, did not abstain from meat and fish. He truly enjoyed drinking to the bottom of his cup and was delighted by the delicious food in front of him, including chicken, duck, fish, and other meats.

  But although he eats quickly, he always maintains a dignified demeanor and would never make people feel that his eating habits are unrefined or unsightly.

  In comparison, his two apprentices were not as capable. Liu Mo, who was slightly older, was still okay and had seen the world a bit, paying attention to his image while eating.

  Zhao Heng was much worse off, on the one hand wanting to eat more, and on the other hand afraid of not looking good while eating, as a result he neither ate well nor looked good.

  However, Yue Hang didn't mind this, and Liu Zhenren also didn't say anything. After all, most of the people in Hu Shan Sect were cultivators who lived a simple and austere life. Although he himself wasn't a vegetarian, he couldn't let everyone on the mountain be as unrestrained as him. If that were the case, his senior brother, the sect leader of Hu Shan, would have to severely punish him.

  As for Ye Wen, he didn't say a word and just slowly ate his food - in the past half year, he hadn't eaten badly at all, and because of eating well, his physical condition was much better than it had been six months ago. So although the wine and dishes in front of him were tempting, they weren't enough to make him lose control.

  For a while, several people were busy eating and drinking, chatting about some Jianghu anecdotes during their leisure time. Yue Hang occasionally exchanged a few words with Ye Wen to avoid making him feel neglected.

  It can be said that this meal was enjoyed by both the host and the guest, but due to one thing, the meal ended ahead of schedule.

  Because the employer Mr. Xu brought his own son, Xu Xian, who needs protection, to ask if Yuhang's side is ready and when they can set off?

  "Please ask Old Master Xü and Young Master Xü to wait in the main hall for a moment, I'll go ahead!" After that, he said to several people at the banquet: "Why don't you all come with me to meet the person we're going to protect on this trip south?"