Martial Arts: After ten years of sword-drawing, the Sword God must bow his head when he sees me

Chapter 54: You can shave off the hair on your head, but you can’t shave off the greed, anger, and ignorance in your heart

When Shen Pingan's eyes fell on the note, Shen Tiannan added: "I just returned to the study and found this note on my desk. The servant outside the courtyard is also an old servant who has been with me for decades. After asking, he found that no one else had entered my study."

Then, Shen Tiannan asked, "Ping An, do you think the information on this note is true or false?"

Facing Shen Tiannan's question, Shen Pingan said truthfully: "It should be true."

Hearing this, Shen Tiannan's brows showed a hint of anxiety.

"The Ming Cult is a first-class force with over ten thousand disciples. Even though it has declined over the years, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse."

"Qingfeng is only at the Tongmai realm. If he really dares to join Wudang in attacking Guangmingding as the note says, he will surely be in great danger."

Shen Qingshan, who was standing by, cursed inwardly: "This kid is really too bold. How could he possibly get involved in something like this?"

Wudang is different from other top forces.

After hundreds of years of development, other top forces naturally have many talented disciples.

However, the reputation of Wudang Sect, a top-level force, was carried by Zhang Sanfeng alone.

Except for Mu Dao Ren who changed his ways and joined the Wudang Sect twenty years ago, the Seven Heroes of Wudang have only reached the Guiyuan Realm and are not capable of taking on major tasks.

Even if the people of Mingjiao are afraid of Wudang, at most they will not kill the Seven Heroes of Wudang. But if an ordinary Wudang disciple dies, then he dies. Who would care?
Listening to what the two said, Shen Pingan shook his head and said, "Qingfeng is just an ordinary disciple. How can Qingfeng make the decision for Wudang?"

"As for Qingfeng's matter, Second Uncle, there's no need to worry. I originally wanted to go to Wudang to see him, but since this has happened, I'll go to Guangmingding myself. It just so happens that the house in Yuyang will be completed soon, so I can take him back to Yuyang to introduce him to his family."

Seeing that Shen Ping'an was willing to go in person, Shen Tiannan felt relieved.

"If you're willing to go in person, I don't think there will be any problems with that kid."

As he spoke, Shen Tiannan sighed.

"Originally, I sent this kid to Wudang because I wanted to give him a safe life. I thought that with Wudang as my backer, nothing would go wrong."

"I never thought something like this would happen. If I had known earlier, I would have kept it at home and saved us the worry."

After some grumbling, Shen Tiannan asked, "But what do you think of this note, Ping An?"

Shen Pingan thought for a moment and shook his head, "At the moment, I can't tell his true intentions, but since he was able to remind Qingfeng, I don't think he has any bad intentions for the time being."

Shen Tiannan said in a serious tone, "I'm worried that the other party left this note specifically for you."

Shen Pingan responded: "Don't worry, uncle, your nephew understands."

If Shen Tiannan could think of this, how could Shen Pingan not think of it?

If the Shen family didn't have Shen Ping'an, they would be just at the bottom of the ninth class.

The siege of Guangmingding by the six major sects was no small matter. The person who left the note even knew about such a thing, so he was definitely not an ordinary person.

If they weren't coming for Shen Ping'an, how could the Shen family be worth the other party's efforts?
Therefore, the moment he saw the note, Shen Ping'an vaguely felt that the other party was the owner behind the note, and was most likely targeting him.

What Shen Pingan still didn't understand was the other party's identity and the real purpose of this action. If he was a friend and not an enemy, why would he be so hidden?
If it was an enemy and not a friend, Shen Ping'an had no hatred or friendship with the six major sects or even Guangmingding, so why would he involve himself in it for no reason?
After comforting Shen Tiannan and setting the time to leave for Guangmingding three days later, Shen Tiannan left in a hurry.

Back in the courtyard, Qu Feiyan suddenly said, "Young Master, did you know beforehand that the Third Young Master would join Wudang in attacking Bright Summit?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Qingshan suddenly remembered what Shen Ping'an had asked Shen Qingfeng in the room before, and he glanced at him belatedly.

Facing their puzzled gazes, Shen Pingan explained, "I had guessed that something was wrong with the Ming Cult, and I also thought that the six major sects might take action against the Ming Cult, but I didn't expect Qingfeng to be involved."

Shen Qingshan asked in confusion, "Brother, how did you know that the six major sects would attack the Ming Cult?"

Shen Pingan asked calmly, "Have you forgotten the news about the Ming Cult in the Jianghu Chronicles?"

"According to the news from Jianghu Fengyunlu over the past few years, since the disappearance of the current leader of the Ming Cult, Yang Dingtian, the Five Scattered Members left the Ming Cult, the White-browed Eagle King founded the Sky Eagle Cult, and Yang Xiao is the only protector left and right. It's no exaggeration to say that the Cult is falling apart."

"Yang Xiao is a very arrogant person. Even when he was defending Bright Summit alone against the four major sects all those years ago, he never asked for help from outsiders."

"There's only one possibility for Yang Xiao to issue an imperial decree to recall all Ming Cult disciples back to Bright Summit. That's because the Ming Cult is truly on the verge of destruction."

Qu Feiyan's mind was churning with thoughts, and with a look of sudden realization on her face, she said, "The Huashan Sword Sect, Kongtong Sect, Kunlun Sect, and Emei Sect are only second-tier forces after all. Even if Yang Xiao is the only one in the Ming Cult, with the Ming Cult's many years of foundation, they are no match for these four major sects."

"It is said that Yin Liuxia, one of the Seven Heroes of Wudang, had a grudge against Yang Xiao in the early years, and has also had many conflicts with the Ming Cult over the years."

"It would also be logical to bring the Wudang Sect along to besiege the Ming Cult."

"No wonder the young master suddenly asked about the third young master today. It turns out he had thought of this."

Shen Qingshan scratched his head and asked, "Wudang and Mingjiao have a grudge against each other, but there's no grudge between Mingjiao and Northern Shaolin. Why would Northern Shaolin want to get involved when there's nothing wrong?"

Qu Feiyan curled her lips and said, "What else could it be? To show off! Over the years, whenever there's something going on in Wudang, Northern Shaolin always has to get involved, fearing that Wudang will overpower them."

"They say monks are free from all desires, but I think the ones most eager to compete are these bald asses."

Listening to Qu Feiyan's words, Shen Pingan couldn't help but smile.

But he did not deny what Qu Feiyan said.

Shen Ping'an is not one of those ignorant people in the martial arts world, so he naturally knows what the true face of top forces like Northern Shaolin is like under the seemingly upright and majestic appearance.

To say that it harbors filth and dirt is an understatement.

Just from what he learned from Jianghu Chronicles over the years, Shen Ping'an could see the shadow of Northern Shaolin behind the collapse of many forces.

The evil in people's hearts cannot be eliminated simply by eating vegetarian food and praying to Buddha.
You can shave off the worries on your head, but you cannot shave away the greed, anger and ignorance in your heart.

"By the way, Guangmingding is a long way from the capital, and time is running out. Why do we have to wait two more days before setting off?"

Shen Pingan said, "There's still quite a while until the fifth day of May. It will take two months to get from the capital to Guangmingding. It will be useless if we go too early."

"I have two days to spare. Firstly, I need to take care of some of the wine brewed in the house, and secondly, I need to invite that God-waiter to come over and make a deal."

(End of this chapter)