Chapter 42 Mistaking a Music Score for a Sword Manual—The Social Death of the Golden Blade Wang Family
The scene continued to play. After the battle at the Medicine King Temple, Feng Buping was defeated by Linghu Chong, and the Sword Sect had no face left to fight for the leadership of Mount Hua Sect. Thus, there was no need to visit Songshan.
However, fearing the Peach Valley Six Immortals, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze still did not dare to return to Mount Hua. So Yue Buqun proposed traveling around to broaden the disciples’ horizons. Their first stop: Luoyang.
It turned out that Lin Pingzhi’s maternal grandfather, “Golden Blade Invincible” Wang Yuanba, resided in Luoyang.
On the journey, since Yue Buqun was treating Linghu Chong coldly, the other disciples avoided talking to him. Feeling disappointed, Linghu Chong soon realized that Yue Buqun had even arranged for someone to secretly monitor him. This infuriated Linghu Chong.
He initially wanted to leave to avoid being treated like a criminal. But then he thought—if he left, wouldn’t that seem like an admission of guilt? So he decided to stay, letting them do whatever they pleased.
From then on, Linghu Chong became completely self-destructive, drinking all day and neglecting his appearance. By the time they reached Luoyang, he was unkempt and carefree, which only made the Wang family look down on him.
In private, the Wang family pressured Linghu Chong to hand over the Bixie Sword Manual, claiming.
“When Lin Zhennan entrusted you to deliver his last words to Lin Pingzhi, he must have also given you the whereabouts of the Bixie Sword Manual, but you secretly took it for yourself.”
Linghu Chong, of course, refused to admit to this baseless accusation. The Wang family then claimed that the sword techniques Linghu Chong used at the Medicine King Temple were precisely the Bixie Sword Technique.
Linghu Chong was stunned—so this was why the Mount Hua disciples, despite him saving their lives, viewed him with suspicion! They actually believed he had stolen Lin Zhennan’s Bixie Sword Manual!
Furious, Linghu Chong thought to himself.
I was the only one present when Lin Zhennan and his wife died. Naturally, everyone assumes that the highly coveted Bixie Sword Manual must have fallen into my hands.
It’s not surprising that outsiders think this way.
But my master and mistress raised me, and my junior sister is like a sibling to me. Do they really Searᴄh the NovelZone.fun website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
think so little of my character?
Hah! They really see me as nothing!
With this realization, Linghu Chong felt utterly disheartened.
Seeing that he refused to confess, the Wang family took advantage of his injuries and beat him mercilessly. Then, they searched his belongings and found a scroll titled The Smiling, Proud Wanderer Melody.
Ecstatic, they shouted, “The Bixie Sword Manual! The Bixie Sword Manual!”
They immediately dragged Linghu Chong to the main hall. Everyone in the Wang family was stirred by this so-called Bixie Sword Manual, demanding an explanation from Linghu Chong.
Linghu Chong laughed at their ignorance—mistaking a music score for a sword manual!
To settle the matter, they all went to Green Bamboo Alley to consult Green Bamboo Elder. Upon learning that it was indeed a music score, the Wang family suffered unprecedented humiliation.
Their patriarch, Wang Yuanba, awkwardly offered Linghu Chong a verbal apology. Linghu Chong sneered. He was about to make a sarcastic remark when Ning Zhongze shook her head at him. Reluctantly, Linghu Chong held his tongue.
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As soon as the scene ended, the barrage of mockery erupted in the chat.
【Yang Guo: HAHAHA! Are these people trying to kill me with laughter? They really thought it was the Bixie Sword Manual? Even if they couldn’t read, can’t they at least count the characters?】
【Noble Son of the Moon: Mistaking The Smiling, Proud Wanderer Melody for The Bixie Sword Manual—what an international joke!】
【Flying Swallow Fairy Yang Yan: What arrogance from the Wang family! A guest arrives, and just based on suspicion, they break his arm and forcibly search him.】
【Flying Swallow Fairy Yang Yan: If they’re so mighty, why don’t they go after the Qingcheng Sect to avenge Madam Lin?】
【Peach Blossom Island Huang Rong: Even if Linghu Chong had the Bixie Sword Manual, what does it have to do with the Wang family?】
【Peach Blossom Island Huang Rong: Lin Pingzhi himself isn’t even concerned, yet the Wang family is jumping up and down like their tail is on fire? If they want the Bixie Sword Manual, they should at least avenge the Lin family first!】
【Peach Blossom Island Huang Rong: They don’t care about revenge, but they sure want the benefits—what a disgrace!】
【Sun Moon Sect Qu Feiyan: What a disgrace!】
【King of Thieves Sikong Zhaixing: Yue Buqun is just too petty! As Linghu Chong suspected, they raised him, yet they don’t even trust his character?】
【Breeze Swordwoman Gao Yan’an: If they had doubts, fine. But to go so far as to spy on him? That’s just chilling. A true disgrace to Mount Hua Sect.】
【Great Yuan Dynasty Princess Zhao Min: Their disciple gets beaten to a pulp, but no one from Mount Hua stands up for him.】
【Great Yuan Dynasty Princess Zhao Min: Even after he clears his name, he isn’t even allowed to mock them? That’s just suffocating.】
【Zhu Qiqi: Hmph! If it were me, I wouldn’t stay in such a sect!】
【Heavenly King Xiang Wentian: Hahaha! I’ve said it before—Yue Buqun is a hypocrite! Petty, suspicious, jealous, obsessed with appearances. Even when his own disciple suffers, he’d rather maintain face than stand up for him.】
【……】
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The barrage was relentless. The forced father-son affection between Yue Buqun and Linghu Chong instantly collapsed. Not just that—many others in the scene looked uncomfortable, as they too had taken part in ostracizing Linghu Chong. They suddenly didn’t know how to face him.
Silence.
More silence.
Although no one spoke, Yue Buqun felt a thorn in his back. The barrage’s scorn, coupled with the scene’s events, branded him a hypocrite in everyone’s eyes. Linghu Chong remained silent as well.
He could understand Yue Buqun’s initial suspicion. But sending people to spy on him? That hurt his dignity. Still, Yue Buqun had raised and taught him—so he couldn’t lash out.
Yet, seeing himself in the future, arms twisted and broken, slapped until he spat blood, he clenched his fists in rage.
He gritted his teeth and spat, “The Golden Blade Wang family—vile and shameless! The dirtiest filth in the martial world!”
This time, however, Yue Buqun didn’t scold him like he did in the footage.
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Luoyang, Wang Family.
Wang Yuanba sat there, ashen-faced.
“It’s over. The Wang family’s reputation is ruined!”
Though the broadcast showed future events, their disgraceful conduct had been exposed for all to see. They had suffered true, irreversible social death.
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