Duan Zhengchun transmigrates to Yin Zhiping

"All good things must come to an end, but rest assured, brother, if the Song and Mongol states ever clash, I will certainly not be absent."

Duan Zhengchun smiled, then clasped his hands in a fist salute and turned to walk away.

Guo Jing did not try to persuade Duan Zhengchun to stay any longer, and together with his wife Huang Rong, they saw Duan Zhengchun to the door.

Wanyan Ping had been waiting silently outside the door. When she saw Duan Zhengchun finally come out, she hurriedly went to greet him.

Duan Zhengchun took Wanyan Ping's hand and slowly walked towards the gate.

Just as Duan Zhengchun was about to leave the Beggars' Sect headquarters with Wanyan Ping, they ran into Hao Datong, who had been waiting for them for a long time.

Hao Datong glanced at the sword case on Duan Zhengchun's back and hesitated, "Zhiping, the Lingxiao Sword was, after all, your grandmaster's sword, a sacred object of the Quanzhen Sect. Shouldn't it be wielded by you, or..."

"Rest assured, Master Hao. Now that this matter is settled, there is no need for me to stay here any longer. I will be heading to Zhongnan Mountain soon. I understand what you mean."

Before Hao Datong could finish speaking, Duan Zhengchun directly stated his meaning.

Upon hearing Duan Zhengchun's words, Hao Datong breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stepped aside without saying anything more, making way for Duan Zhengchun.

Duan Zhengchun nodded slightly in acknowledgment and left the Beggars' Sect headquarters with Wanyan Ping.

Night had fallen, and the streets were brightly lit and bustling with activity. People seemed completely unaware that a major battle could break out at any moment.

...

Yiyun Inn.

In the stillness of the night, Duan Zhengchun and Wanyan Ping nestled together, inseparable.

Wanyan Ping knew that from now on she would be following Duan Zhengchun, and she couldn't help but feel excited. After three years of waiting, she had finally received the result she longed for.

She wished she could give herself completely to Duan Zhengchun every day like this.

"Brother Duan..."

"Pingping..."

"Uh..."

Just as Duan Zhengchun was fully engrossed in his work, he suddenly noticed a slight noise coming from the roof.

"Who?!"

Duan Zhengchun hurriedly got up and pulled the quilt over Wanyan Ping's body.

Immediately afterwards, footsteps were heard on the rooftop; someone was fleeing!

"Take care of yourself. If there is any danger, immediately go to the Beggars' Sect headquarters for temporary refuge!"

Duan Zhengchun gave Wanyan Ping some instructions, put on his clothes, and chased after her.

Under the cover of night, a swift figure sped towards the outskirts of the city, looking like a top-tier martial arts master!

"Go away!"

Duan Zhengchun shouted sharply and chased after him like lightning.

After a half-hour chase, Duan Zhengchun finally caught up with the man outside Xiangyang City, only to discover that the man was an old man with white hair and beard.

"I never imagined that someone so young could possess such outstanding lightness skills. There are probably no more than five people in the world who could catch up with me!"

"I never expected that you, this rising star who just drove away the Mongolian Grand Preceptor, would actually be a little devil!"

The old man sized up Duan Zhengchun, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

Upon hearing this, Duan Zhengchun frowned. From the other person's words, he could tell that this person was also at the martial arts tournament, but he hadn't noticed at all!

"Aren't you also disrespectful to your elders, staying up in the middle of the night to eavesdrop on other people's business!"

"Shameless old man!"

After hesitating for a moment, Duan Zhengchun pursed his lips and made a disparaging remark.

"You brat, how dare you spout such nonsense! Take this!"

The old man roared and charged towards Duan Zhengchun at lightning speed, launching an attack!

Duan Zhengchun sneered and immediately engaged the old man in a fierce battle in the wilderness. Their moves changed constantly as they exchanged blows!

After exchanging blows, Duan Zhengchun realized that the old man's martial arts skills were by no means inferior to Guo Jing and Jinlun Fawang, and even far surpassed them!

However, the moves were complicated and unconventional, which caught him off guard for a while!

However, he soon realized that the other party had no ill intentions and seemed to just want to test the depth of his martial arts skills!

Moreover, although the opponent was trying his best to conceal his martial arts style, Duan Zhengchun still noticed from the details that there seemed to be some shadows of Quanzhen Sect martial arts in the opponent's moves!

Just as Duan Zhengchun was trying to figure out the other party's identity, the old man suddenly changed his moves again, throwing a punch with his left hand and a palm strike with his right, actually using two different skills at the same time, and launching another fierce attack on Duan Zhengchun!

Duan Zhengchun curled his lips and immediately unleashed the Spiral Nine Shadows Lightness Skill, combined with the Six Meridian Divine Sword and the Six Yang Finger, a combination of the two techniques!

After a long while, the endless duel finally came to an end after Duan Zhengchun struck the white-haired old man in the chest with a single finger.

The old man nervously touched his chest and, finding only a finger mark and no other injuries, breathed a sigh of relief and gently patted his chest.

"I never expected you, you brat, to be so skilled in martial arts! Even I am no match for you!"

"It seems that the Quanzhen Sect truly has successors!"

The old man carefully examined Duan Zhengchun and couldn't help but praise him.

"Accepted."

Duan Zhengchun clasped his hands in a fist salute, a faint smile appearing on his lips, and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, you must be my grandmaster uncle, the Old Urchin Zhou Botong, right?"

The old man paused for a moment, then stomped his foot in annoyance, puffing out his cheeks, "I didn't expect you to guess it so quickly. Ugh, how boring..."

Seeing the old man's reaction, Duan Zhengchun's smile widened. He hadn't expected that this trip to Xiangyang would lead him to unexpectedly meet his grandmaster Zhou Botong, who hadn't returned to his sect for many years.

"Wait a minute, that's not right. Although I haven't been back to the sect for a long time, you should have seen me before!"

"Why did it take you so long to recognize me?"

"Since you know who I am, and you almost hurt me just now, you've got some nerve!"

But soon Zhou Botong seemed to remember something, and he jumped up and down, pointing at Duan Zhengchun.

Duan Zhengchun clasped his hands in a salute and said, "To be honest, I was seriously injured once before, and I can't remember many things that happened after that."

"I only noticed during the exchange that my grandmaster's moves had the influence of Quanzhen Sect martial arts. In addition, my grandmaster's martial arts are superb, so I made this bold guess."

Upon hearing Duan Zhengchun praise his martial arts skills, Zhou Botong couldn't help but smile again, waving his hand and saying, "It's alright, it's alright. No matter how high my martial arts are, I still lost to you, you brat!"

"But then again, you rascal are quite likable. The Quanzhen Sect has strict rules, yet you secretly hid in the inn to get intimate with that woman, completely without any scruples. You're truly unique!"

Duan Zhengchun gave a wry smile and explained, "Grandmaster Uncle, you may not know this, but I was expelled from the sect long ago and am no longer a disciple of the Quanzhen Sect."

If it were someone from another sect, after learning what had happened at the inn, even if he was no longer a disciple of the Quanzhen Sect, he would probably have scolded him. Unexpectedly, Zhou Botong developed a liking for him instead. He is indeed a remarkable person.

"What? You're so extraordinary that Qiu Chuji, that old fool, actually expelled you from the sect? Oh dear, what a stubborn old man!"

"Not only him, the entire Quanzhen Sect is full of old fogies and young fogies! After all these years, they haven't changed a bit!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Botong shook his head and grumbled with disdain.

“It’s not Master’s fault. I asked to leave myself. I do things according to my own preferences and don’t like being bound by the rules of the sect. The reason I chose to leave is that I don’t want to ruin the century-old reputation of the Quanzhen Sect because of me.”

Duan Zhengchun smiled and took the initiative to defend Qiu Chuji.

Zhou Botong looked Duan Zhengchun over again with great interest and said approvingly, "Hmm, not bad. You may be a bit lecherous, but you live up to your reputation!"

"I've long heard that a once-in-a-century rising star has emerged in the Quanzhen Sect, and I've always wanted to see him for myself. Today, I've finally met you, and you certainly haven't disappointed me!"

Duan Zhengchun clasped his hands in a salute and said with a smile, "Thank you for your praise, Grandmaster Uncle."

Zhou Botong continued, "During our fight just now, your lightness skill and finger strength techniques weren't from the Quanzhen Sect. Where did you learn them from?"

Duan Zhengchun raised his eyebrows, knowing that Zhou Botong had already seen through his Spiral Nine Shadows Lightness Skill. After a slight hesitation, he slowly said, "When I was in the Tomb of the Living Dead in Zhongnan Mountain, I accidentally discovered part of the Nine Yin Manual that my master had carved in the stone chamber, so I learned it."

"Besides the Spiral Nine Shadows Lightness Skill, there is also the Nine Yin Divine Claw."

"I heard that the complete Nine Yin Manual is in the hands of my grandmaster uncle?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Botong frowned, his expression becoming slightly grave...