The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 5 The Changes of the Huashan Sect
After arranging for a disciple to take Chu Liuxiang to his residence for further discussion, Fang Yunhua also approached Master Kumei to explain the misunderstanding that had just occurred.

Master Kumei nodded, not in a hurry to ask further questions.

She was very worried about the various romantic entanglements her prodigal son had gotten into, but she had great faith in his abilities when it came to handling other matters.

After all, the fact that the Huashan Sect has grown to have more than a thousand disciples, far exceeding its peak period, is basically due to Fang Yunhua's efforts.

Before she took over as sect leader, she had experienced a crisis when she was almost swallowed up by a scum gang like the Rakshasa Gang. At that time, her master, Master Yinyu, had only taken in seven disciples.

In fact, ever since Xu Shuzhen took over Huashan in the earlier novel "The Legend of the Swordsman", the position of sect leader has been held by a woman. Subsequent sect leaders have always strictly followed Xu Shuzhen's instructions, being extremely strict in selecting disciples and preferring to have none rather than accept inferior ones. This has ensured to the greatest extent possible that there are no bad apples among the sect members.

However, this also limited the development of the sect, causing the number of talented people under the Huashan Sect to gradually decline.

Previously, before Fang Yunhua awakened his memories, he suggested that by gathering some branches that had separated from the Huashan Sect, the entire Huashan Sect's power structure could be reorganized into outer sect, inner sect, and core.

Disciples who lack sufficient qualifications can open escort agencies, engage in guard work, or complete the route of opening a business through martial arts.

Because of the prestigious reputation of the Huashan Sect, they can leverage its prestige and fame to generate substantial wealth, unlike before when they struggled to develop their business by relying solely on a few plots of land within the sect's assets.

The rigid and withered plum tree would not so easily abandon the traditional rules passed down from the older generation.

However, she softened her stance slightly towards her beloved student Fang Yunhua, on whom she had placed high hopes, giving him only three months.

Fang Yunhua personally oversaw the execution of his plan, first recruiting some branches that had previously separated but failed to make a name for themselves and successfully bringing them back, and then establishing the position of Huashan Special Envoy for oversight.

This has gradually increased the prestige of the Huashan Sect in the martial arts world, and some branches that are doing quite well have also taken the initiative to return to the Huashan Sect.

The end result was a continuous supply of gold and silver to support the disciples and elders within the sect in enjoying better cultivation resources.

It is well known that there has been a saying since ancient times that "scholars are poor, martial artists are rich." Whether those who study literature are poor or not is unclear, but if those who practice martial arts are poor, they will definitely not be able to develop any fancy skills, unless they are the kind of chosen ones who can lie down and wait for precious medicines to fall from the sky.

As things gradually improved within the sect, Ku Mei began to personally manage the selection of special envoys responsible for oversight, and thus silently accepted this change.

After all, the Huashan Sect had gradually adapted to a life of wealth by this time, and they couldn't go back to their original miserable life.

Fang Yunhua, who had not yet awakened her memories of her past life, unintentionally taught Ku Mei a lesson, making her understand that individual strength cannot withstand the overwhelming tide of events.

Afterwards, Ku Mei began to turn a blind eye to the reforms led by Fang Yunhua within the sect. Of course, she still adhered to the disciple selection criteria left by her master, and currently only recruited Gao Yanan, Hua Zhenzhen and Fang Yunhua. This is different from the original work, which recruited a total of seven disciples, and a butterfly effect has also occurred.

Because in her heart, Fang Yunhua was already considered her last disciple.

After all, the misdeeds of this wicked disciple had exhausted her. She would rather spend the time she had spent teaching other disciples than taking charge of the special envoy's supervisory work.

On the other side, Fang Yunhua was dealing with the onlookers, and of course he also signaled to some of the more talkative outer sect members that they could appropriately reveal that he and Chu Liuxiang had reached a 50/50 draw in their sparring match.

The Huashan Sect needs prestige now, and Fang Yunhua also needs a better reputation to salvage her previously spread notoriety for her beauty.

After regaining his memories of his past life, he inadvertently thought that some of the reform policies he had originally proposed had problems, and some of the methods were too crude. Now that the Huashan Sect is on the right track and has begun to develop rapidly, he also needs to make some minor adjustments to them.

Furthermore, due to my previous lack of knowledge, I overlooked a crucial point: although martial arts sects seem to exist in two separate worlds from the imperial court, mutual support between the two sides is actually essential for the continued existence of the Huashan Sect.

There's no need to get involved in the power struggles and intrigues of the imperial court, but when problems arise, it's necessary to have a powerful figure in the court willing to speak on your behalf. This reminds him of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng," another story from Gu Long's world, where every sect that gains a reputation is bound to a prince in the imperial court.

Choosing a royal family that is not ambitious enough to rebel, yet possesses sufficient influence to unite the martial arts world and the imperial court, would be extremely beneficial for the development of the Huashan Sect.

The Huashan Sect is located in Shaanxi Province, and the Prince An's Mansion, which is the closest to it, is a good choice.

Just as Fang Yunhua was dispersing the onlookers, Hua Zhenzhen, who had been blinking her big eyes, came closer.

"Junior brother."

There was a faint hint of resentment in his voice.

"Senior sister, what's wrong?" Fang Yunhua looked at Hua Zhenzhen, who suddenly showed a resentful side, with some puzzlement.

You know, even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow. He hadn't intended to flirt with this senior sister before, but now, looking at her smile that blooms like spring flowers, and her crescent-moon eyes that radiate a brilliance that could make all the stars in the sky pale in comparison.

He felt that people should not, or should not, use the rabbit's rules to constrain themselves.

"When you sparred with me, were you deliberately letting me win?"

Fang Yunhua blinked. He dared to say that he had gone all out before. In the past, when he hadn't thought things through, he thought that he could win by slightly defeating his senior sister and thus gain her admiration.

After all, a young man in his early twenties is at the age when he has some of the impetuousness and youthful spirit.

But just when he was about to get really angry, Hua Zhenzhen used a wooden sword to knock out his memories of his past life.

Now he no longer needed to dwell on the internal struggle of why he couldn't defeat this seemingly weak and delicate senior sister no matter how hard he tried, and he was more concerned about the question Hua Zhenzhen had raised.
"Senior sister, haven't you always been giving in to junior brother too?"

Hua Zhenzhen hesitated, for the origin of her martial arts skills was related to her hidden identity.

As the great-niece of Hua Qiongfeng, the former leader of the Huashan Sect, also known as the "Ruthless Fairy," and an invisible person responsible for monitoring the current leader, she has witnessed the changes in the Huashan Sect and is therefore particularly aware of how much effort her junior brother has put into the sect's current success.

He could even be considered the greatest contributor to the growth of the Huashan Sect.

Because of her love for the entire sect, she easily transferred that admiration to her junior brother.

However, her identity must not be revealed unless absolutely necessary, and the next sect leader has basically been decided, and Fang Yunhua will definitely take the position, which makes her feel a little conflicted.

"Senior sister, so we're even this time!"

Fang Yunhua's words left Hua Zhenzhen, who was momentarily at a loss for words, completely bewildered.

Without giving the other party a chance to continue thinking, Fang Yunhua tapped the longsword that the other party was still tightly gripping in his right hand with the scabbard.

"I need to make arrangements with that master thief first. We can't hold back in our next sparring match, that's settled."

Watching her junior brother's carefree departure, Hua Zhenzhen, whose face had inexplicably flushed, nodded and softly uttered:
"Ah."

(End of this chapter)