The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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"You can't kill me!"

"I admit that some of them were forced by me, but some weren't! Some of them were there voluntarily. I didn't force them. I've already returned the contracts of indenture to those who were forced, and I've also returned the contracts to those who were there voluntarily. What more do you want?!"

"It's not just my brothel that's like this; all brothels in the world are like this. Why are you holding onto me like this, insisting on killing me? In our line of work, who doesn't have some shady methods? If we don't exploit them, if we don't force them, where do we get the money for food, drink, and entertainment? Where do we get the money to bribe officials?"

"The government hasn't done anything to us. At worst, I'll just give them more money later, right? I'll compensate the families of those who died, a huge sum of money that they could never earn in their entire lives. Is that alright?"

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Ning spoke up.

“Some of them may have done it voluntarily, and that’s none of my business, but those who were forced, or whose families were destroyed, I have to take care of.”

Wan Deming exclaimed in shock and anger, "All brothels in the world are like this. How can you possibly manage them all?"

Jiang Ning calmly said, "If I can manage it, I will manage it; if I can't manage it, I will still manage it. If there is one brothel in the world that forces women into prostitution like you, I will manage one; if there are two, I will manage two. I will manage them one by one. You say I can't manage them? I want to see if I can manage them."

Wan Deming looked at Jiang Ning with trembling eyes. He could tell that what the other party said was true.

"Madman! Madman!"

Wan Deming shouted.

Jiang Ning said no more, and with a single thrust of his sword, ended Wan Deming's life.

When Jiang Ning came out of the room, the outside was already full of brothel women.

At this moment, each of these brothel women held a piece of paper in her hand; those were their contracts of servitude.

"Thank you, benefactor! Thank you, benefactor! We are so grateful to you for saving us from this sea of ​​suffering!"

The courtesans knelt down before Jiang Ning, weeping as they spoke, while many others burst into loud sobs.

They overheard Jiang Ning's words from outside the room. They never imagined that someone would actually save them, people so insignificant they were practically dust.

Yi Hua Lou and the government colluded. Some of the women were indeed there voluntarily, but that was because they could no longer survive outside. If they weren't desperate, who would be willing to sell their looks and flesh to please others and live a wretched life?

Many of them were forced into it. Some resisted, while others resigned themselves to their fate, thinking that their final destiny would be to contract genital diseases and be thrown into a coffin to starve to death.

But Jiang Ning's appearance was like a ray of light piercing through the darkness, shining upon them and allowing them to see the sun in the mire.

Looking at these courtesans who were breaking down and crying, Liang Fa and Du Lanyin, who were standing outside, felt something trembling in their hearts. The Huashan disciple who had said that these courtesans had given themselves to others, were servile and had no self-respect, now felt as if there was a knife in his heart, cutting him piece by piece.

“Some of you are here voluntarily, and some are forced.”

Jiang Ning looked at them and spoke slowly.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning speak, the women stopped crying and looked up at him.

"But this is not your fault. It is the world that makes it impossible for you to survive, that makes you oppressed, forced, and persecuted."

"But as I said inside, this is not your fault. As long as I encounter it, I will take care of it. Didn't that person say that all brothels in the world are like this and I can't manage them all? I want to see if I can manage it and if the Huashan Sect can manage it."

Jiang Ning spoke these words calmly, and although his tone was understated, everyone present could see his determination.

The women kneeling on the ground stared blankly at Jiang Ning. Suddenly, one of them covered her face and burst into tears. The other women did the same. Although their emotions were not as intense as before, they made Liang Fa, Du Lanyin and the others feel even more heartbroken.

"Junior brother, now that we've rescued all these girls, let's go."

At this moment, a disciple of Mount Hua said to Jiang Ning.

"Benefactor."

But at this moment, a woman looked up at Jiang Ning and said, "Benefactor, could you please save the other sisters as well? Most of the brothels on this street are like Yi Hua Lou, and they are just like us. Please, benefactor, save them."

After saying this, the woman kept kowtowing to Jiang Ning.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning narrowed his eyes and then stepped outside.

"Junior brother, where are you going?"

Seeing his appearance, Liang Fa couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"Since she says that all the brothels on this street are like Yi Hua Lou, then I'll go and take a look, ask around, and see if that's true."

Upon hearing this, Liang Fa's face showed worry.

Jiang Ning said that before entering Yihualou, and now we've seen it for ourselves.

It wasn't that Liang Fa disagreed, but there were more than a dozen brothels on this street, forming an entire industry chain. Such a huge money-making industry chain must be controlled by a powerful force. Jiang Ning had already shut down one of the brothels, and if things continued like this, the person behind that force would definitely come to stop them.

"Junior brother, let's go back and prepare!"

Liang Fa shouted loudly as he watched Jiang Ning's retreating figure.

"I am ready."

Jiang Ning didn't turn back, only leaving a message before walking into the brothel across the street with his sword.

Chapter 48: Sweep

Jiang Ning's commotion at Yihua Tower had alerted nearby brothels. The women there knew Jiang Ning's purpose, and after confirming that they were all being forced, and that some of them, like Shuyun, had been persecuted, Jiang Ning took action.

This time he held back, killing each of the thugs who rushed at him with a single sword strike.

These people, who aided and abetted evil, must all die.

Although the courtesans were terrified by the scene, they knew that Jiang Ning had come to save them, so they forced themselves to lead the way.

The madam of this brothel was named Ruxiang. She managed the brothel. Under Jiang Ning's sword, she admitted that she had indeed oppressed the women. After the oppression, Jiang Ning found all the women's indentures and killed her with one sword. Then, amidst the women's constant thanks, he left and went to the next brothel.

Seeing that Jiang Ning was really preparing to sweep through each and every shop, Liang Fa and the others looked very serious.

“Let’s go tell our master right away and ask him to handle it.”

Liang Fa said.

"Senior brother, you should go back. I need to go help junior brother."

Du Lanyin said, however.

Liang Fa exclaimed in astonishment, "Junior Sister Du, you..."

Du Lanyin looked at the brothel Jiang Ning entered and said earnestly, "Junior Brother is all alone here and can't manage on his own. I'll go help him so that I can keep an eye on him."

Regardless, Jiang Ning's words had touched her deeply, and she was no longer willing to leave.

After speaking, Du Lanyin drew her sword and headed towards the brothel Jiang Ning had entered.

"I am coming too!"

Qiaojun gritted her teeth, drew her sword, and followed.

“Junior Brother Shi, go back and tell Master what happened here. We won’t go back; we’ll go help Junior Brother.”

Liang Fa then turned to one of the Huashan disciples and said something. He then tried to draw his sword and rush forward, but when he reached for his waist, he found nothing and realized that his sword had been borrowed by Jiang Ning. So he simply took the sword from the junior brother Shi and pointed it at the brothel.

"Junior brothers, it is our Huashan Sect's duty to punish evil and promote good!"

After saying that, he rushed out, and the other Huashan disciples also drew their swords and followed.

The junior disciple Shi, who had been instructed by Liang Fa to go back and find Yue Buqun, watched this scene nervously. Without daring to linger, he immediately ran towards the inn. Not long after, he saw several Huashan disciples eating, chatting, and laughing while strolling around. He rushed over, said a few words to them, and then told one of the Huashan disciples to go back and report to Yue Buqun. He then drew the disciple's sword, said "borrow my sword," and turned and rushed back.

The other disciples were also furious upon hearing this and went with Junior Brother Shi.

The disciple whose sword was lent stared blankly at his empty hands, then gritted his teeth and ran wildly toward the inn. But soon he saw several fellow disciples who were about to return to the inn. After exchanging a few words, he followed the example of his junior brother Shi and borrowed a sword from one of the disciples before rushing toward the brothel.

This went on several times until the last disciple, whose sword had been borrowed, shouted as he ran back to the inn.

"Master, Master."

Yue Buqun, who was practicing the Innate Skill in his room, heard his disciple shouting. He frowned, stopped practicing, and walked out of the room with Ning Zhongze.

What are you shouting about?

"Master, they...they..."

The disciple, panting from running, said, "They went to a brothel."

"what?"

Yue Buqun was furious and demanded, "Did Linghu Chong take his junior brothers to a brothel?"

The disciple was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head and said, "It's not the senior brother, it's the junior brother. The junior brother and Senior Brother Liang Fa went to the brothel."

"Oh?"

Yue Buqun was taken aback upon hearing this, but his expression softened.

"Since it is Ning'er who wants to go, he must have his reasons."

Yue Buqun frowned and said, "Tell me in detail, what happened?"

The disciple then recounted what had happened.

Yue Buqun first frowned and remained silent, then his brows relaxed, but when he heard that Jiang Ning was going to take over an entire street of brothels by himself, his face darkened again.

"Master, Senior Brother Liang and Junior Brother Wang have gone to help. They asked me to come back and tell you and your wife."

The disciple looked anxious; he wanted to help as soon as possible.

"Senior brother, let's go quickly. Ning'er and the others don't know how deep the waters of the martial world are. I'm afraid they'll get hurt."

Ning Zhongze had already turned back to her room to get her sword and prepare to go and provide support.

"it is good."

Yue Buqun nodded. There was no use thinking about it now. His disciples had already started fighting, and as their master, he definitely had to go and help them.

Taking the sword from Ning Zhongze, Yue Buqun prepared to leave, but then he noticed that his disciple's hands were empty, and he frowned and asked, "Where is your sword?"

The disciple said with a mournful face, "Senior Brother Wang borrowed it, then Senior Brother Zhao borrowed it, then Senior Brother Li borrowed it, and then Senior Brother Li..."

"OK OK."

Yue Buqun felt a little dizzy listening to this, so he stopped him and set off immediately.

When Yue Buqun arrived at the famous brothel street in Xiangyang City, he found that the entrance to the street was already crowded with people, who were talking amongst themselves.

"Give way, please give way."

Yue Buqun tried to squeeze in for a long time, but found that he couldn't get in. So he used his lightness skill to jump over the house next to him.

When he saw what was inside, he found that the main street was already ablaze.

The disciples of Mount Hua clashed with a group of thugs.

"Hahahaha, you bunch of bastards who forced good women into prostitution, today your Grandpa Linghu will teach you a lesson."

Linghu Chong's arrogant laughter came from inside.

Yue Buqun frowned as he looked at the crowd fighting in the distance. Although the Huashan disciples were stronger than these thugs who only knew how to use fists and feet, there were too many of them. Four or five of them ganged up on one Huashan disciple. Although they were still no match for them, they could at least hold them off. Moreover, the Huashan disciples were constantly adding more people. There were only about thirty Huashan disciples in total. If this went on for too long, they would definitely not be able to hold out.

On several occasions, when some Huashan disciples were attacked and nearly killed, Linghu Chong intervened in time to save them.

"Where is Ning'er?"

Yue Buqun looked around and saw that Jiang Ning was not among the crowd, and wondered to himself.

But his doubts were soon dispelled. A figure suddenly rushed out of one of the brothels, crashed to the ground, and screamed. Then Jiang Ning walked out.

Jiang Ning was covered in blood, and the sword in his hand was stained crimson. Drops of blood dripped from the tip of the sword, leaving a trail in the path Jiang Ning walked.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me."

"I was wrong, I was really wrong. I will never again force good people into prostitution or do evil."

The man who was thrown out kept begging Jiang Ning for mercy.

Jiang Ning looked at him coldly, walked towards him step by step, then raised his sword and flicked it, sending the man's head flying.

Chapter 49: Do People Really Change?

Seeing Jiang Ning's murderous aura, Yue Buqun felt as if he were getting to know his disciple for the first time.

"Who dares to cause trouble in Xiangyang Prefecture!"

A loud shout rang out from the other end of the street, and a young man led a group of burly men into the street, his anger burning at the sight before him.

"It's you?"

The young man was startled when he saw Jiang Ning.