Seeing the old man's strong reaction, Wan Yunting said, "Actually, I don't believe it either, so I came back to Hua Du City this time to ask you."
Chang Wude downed a cup of wine in one gulp and shook his head, saying, "I really don't know about this matter."
Wan Yunting raised his eyebrows and said, "Then I'll have to find time to go back to Wuliang Daoist Temple and ask Master Gui."
Chang Wude sighed and nodded, "That's good. Perhaps Master Uncle knows something. But is the main god of the Heavenly Eye God Cult you mentioned really that strong?"
Wan Yunting nodded, "Even the Old Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain couldn't defeat him!"
This startled Chang Wude. Although he had never met the Old Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain in person, he had heard of his reputation.
In the entire martial arts world today, who could be as famous as the Old Heavenly Master? Yet, to hear Wan Yunting say that the Old Heavenly Master couldn't defeat the main god of the Heavenly Eye God Cult, Chang Wude immediately had a premonition that the martial arts world would soon be in turmoil.
"Old man, I'm worried that the Heavenly Eye God Cult will go after the people around me for the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate!"
Wan Yunting looked at Chang Wude and pleaded, "I'm not in Hua Du City right now, but my second brother and the others are. So, I'm asking you, old man, to take good care of my second brother and his family, alright?"
Chang Wude continued to eat roasted goose and drink wine, knowing that nothing good was coming from this meeting. He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on them and take care of them. When are you returning to Wuliang Daoist Temple? Give my regards to Master Uncle for me."
"Mm."
Wan Yunting nodded, then saw Kang Nuolan walk in. The girl was also surprised to see him. "Teacher is back."
"Come, Nuolan, have a roasted goose leg..."
Chang Wude handed another roasted goose leg to his disciple Kang Nuolan. Wan Yunting also smiled and said, "Sit down and eat with the old man. I'll be leaving shortly."
Kang Nuolan nodded. She was currently learning martial arts from Chang Wude and rarely contacted Wan Yunting anymore.
After sitting in Chang Wude's security office for a while, he unexpectedly ran into Huang Yuqing and Jiang Peipei. The two were also about to leave school to have lunch nearby. They glanced at the security office and saw Wan Yunting. Huang Yuqing immediately grabbed Jiang Peipei and exclaimed in surprise, "Yunting..."
Jiang Peipei, wearing loose athletic wear, still had a boyish aura about her, just like before. But when she saw Wan Yunting, her expression froze.
Wan Yunting turned his head and saw Jiang Peipei. His expression also faltered for a moment. He quickly recovered, stood up, and went out with a smile, "Yuqing, Peipei, are you going out for lunch?"
"Yes, have you eaten yet?"
Huang Yuqing and Jiang Peipei didn't expect to run into him here. They had seen the news yesterday about Wan Yunting's return to Hua Du City...
"Oh, I'm eating with Uncle Chang."
Wan Yunting gestured towards Chang Wude and Kang Nuolan inside. Huang Yuqing glanced over, smiled, and nodded. Jiang Peipei, beside her, lowered her head and said nothing.
Although they had already cleared the air between them, there was still some awkwardness when they met again, and they didn't know what to say.
Huang Yuqing naturally sensed the awkwardness between the two and said to Wan Yunting with a smile, "Yunting, you guys eat slowly. I'll go out for lunch with Peipei first."
"Okay, go ahead." Wan Yunting reacted and nodded with a smile.
Huang Yuqing nodded and pulled Jiang Peipei away. After walking out of the school gate, Jiang Peipei couldn't help but look back. Coincidentally, Wan Yunting hadn't gone into the security office yet. Their eyes met. At that moment, their hearts felt as if an electric shock passed through them...
"Let's go."
Huang Yuqing looked at Jiang Peipei, who still looked reluctant, and forcibly pulled her away, sighing, "We've already agreed, why bother making yourself uncomfortable?"
Jiang Peipei felt terrible because she simply couldn't forget this man...
Wan Yunting, standing at the door, was also stunned for a long time. It wasn't until Chang Wude called him that he went back into the security office to continue drinking with the old man. However, the more he drank, the more depressed he felt.
For some reason, encountering Jiang Peipei again made Wan Yunting feel unable to let go. Although he really wanted to act impulsively, his current situation made Wan Yunting choose rationality and maintain a distance from Jiang Peipei!
"Yunting, I saw the news that you've returned to Hua Du City!"
As Wan Yunting was driving home, he received a call from Ruan Xingwen. He paused before saying, "Yes, I'm back to handle some matters and will return to the capital tomorrow."
Ruan Xingwen, who was at her company at the moment, said, "My condolences."
Wan Yunting hummed and said, "Wen Jie, I don't have time to visit you and Moyi now. Can we do it next time?"
Ruan Xingwen smiled and said, "I know you're busy. I'm not calling to ask you to visit me, I just want to comfort you."
Wan Yunting felt warmth in his heart, but also more helplessness. He smiled and said, "Thank you, Wen Jie. I have something else to do, so I'll hang up now."
"Okay, bye..."
Ruan Xingwen finished speaking with a smile and ended the call with Wan Yunting. However, after putting down her phone, her brows slightly furrowed. Although she couldn't detect anything unusual in the man's words, Ruan Xingwen suddenly had an inexplicable feeling that the man was deliberately distancing himself from her!
Wan Yunting, after putting down his phone, sighed. The reason he didn't go to see Ruan Xingwen was for her safety!
After all, he had become the primary target of the Heavenly Eye God Cult. Therefore, it was necessary for him to distance himself from Ruan Xingwen, Jiang Peipei, and Huang Yuqing to prevent the Heavenly Eye God Cult from harming them in order to deal with him.
"Become stronger!"
Wan Yunting's eyes suddenly emitted a sharp and tenacious gaze. He believed more firmly that only by becoming stronger could he avoid the danger from the Heavenly Eye God Cult and not fear that main god!
Afterwards, Wan Yunting returned home. He refused visits from Ma Zhendong, Pang Yuan, and Kang Hongwen. In the evening, he invited Chang Wude and Grandma Mu to his home as guests, and also invited Zhong Hongmei, naturally for the safety of his second brother and sister-in-law's family.
After arranging these matters, Wan Yunting flew back to the capital the next morning with Su Ke'er and Zhang Xian'er. After sending Su Ke'er back to the hospital, he also arranged for a bodyguard assistant named Lu Dong, arranged by his father, to secretly protect Su Ke'er's safety.
Of course, in the short term, the Heavenly Eye God Cult would not dare to act recklessly in China. However, Wan Yunting still made thorough safety arrangements for those around him.
"Xiao Wan, what are you planning to do next?"
Upon returning home, his father Ouyang Zhixin was also there. He took Wan Yunting to the courtyard's tea room for a private chat about this topic. Wan Yunting narrowed his eyes and revealed a determined gaze, saying, "I'm going to Wuliang Daoist Temple to go into seclusion and practice for a period of time. It's also mainly to divert the attention of the Heavenly Eye God Cult!"
Ouyang Zhixin raised his eyebrows, understanding why his son was going to Wuliang Daoist Temple. Seclusion and practice were one aspect, but the most important thing was to divert the Heavenly Eye God Cult's attention, because only when he was not in the capital would the Heavenly Eye God Cult not cause trouble in the capital.
This was also his consideration for his family's safety!
"The martial arts convention, which is held once every three years, is next month. After I return from my seclusion and practice, I will also go directly to participate in the martial arts convention!" Wan Yunting said.
Although the time was tight, he had at most one month for seclusion and practice. Within this month, even with his extraordinary talent, he wouldn't be able to break through in such a short time.
However, his main goal this time was to go into seclusion and practice to heal his internal injuries.
Because confronting the main god of the Heavenly Eye God Cult was not something he could achieve alone. Even if he had ten years, Wan Yunting could not improve his skills enough to defeat the main god.
Therefore, he had to unite the masters of various martial arts sects to resist together, which was the correct approach!
Since Wan Yunting had very little time, and he didn't know when the main god of the Heavenly Eye God Cult would set foot in China, he could only try to unite the various martial arts sects.
Next month's martial arts convention was an opportunity. Wan Yunting wanted to take advantage of the presence of people from various sects to try to get them to unite and resist the Heavenly Eye God Cult.
"Uniting the major martial arts sects is not an easy task!"
Ouyang Zhixin listened and felt that although Wan Yunting's idea was good, it would not be so simple.
"Yes."
Wan Yunting lit a cigarette and nodded, saying, "Although the major sects appear to be coexisting peacefully, they are constantly engaging in covert struggles. To put it bluntly, the changes of the times have also caused them to change."
The people of the major sects today may have forgotten their original intentions due to the peaceful era. If it weren't for the president of the Martial Arts Association, Zhong Yulong, the sect leader of Wudang, who maintained the roots of traditional martial arts culture, the entire martial arts world would have fallen apart.
After all, the major martial arts sects were distributed across the land of China. The new era had made them forget their traditional foundations, just like the Hengshan Sect back then. It was no longer the sect that wholeheartedly promoted Chinese martial arts culture.
This was why most of the young disciples in the sects were mediocre. It was because their focus on practicing martial arts was not to promote Chinese martial arts culture, but to profit from it.
Of course, this was a change in the peaceful era. People who practiced martial arts now only did so to strengthen their bodies, and no one could change this. Even Wan Yunting couldn't change anything.
Each sect had its core and successor disciples, but most of them were mediocre. Prodigies like Wan Yunting, who appeared once in a thousand years, were very rare.
"Let's try."
Wan Yunting was not confident that he could unite the major martial arts sects to resist the Heavenly Eye God Cult with him. He could only wait for next month's martial arts convention to see how the major sects would react when he proposed it.
At this moment, Ziqing brought Yao Xin, a female disciple of Zhang Yansong, over. Wan Yunting looked over, gestured to his father, and got up to greet them. Yao Xin was holding a small box in her hand and handed it directly to him, saying, "Master Wan, this is a medicinal pill refined by my master. It has the effect of treating internal injuries. She specially asked me to deliver it."
Wan Yunting did not refuse. He took it with both hands and smiled at Yao Xin, "Please convey my regards to your master and thank her."
"Okay." Yao Xin nodded. Ziqing, standing beside her, said, "I need to return to my sect!"
Wan Yunting looked at Ziqing in surprise, then nodded with a smile and said, "Good, I'll arrange for someone to send you back."
Ziqing nodded and said nothing more. As she was preparing to take Yao Xin back to the Wudang Sect, Wan Yunting suddenly thought of something. "Wait, I have something for you..."
Saying this, Wan Yunting turned and quickly went back into the house. A moment later, he came out with a small booklet and handed it to Ziqing, saying, "This is some of the key principles I've recently understood about the Great Dao Swordplay. Take it back and study it carefully."
Upon hearing that it was the Great Dao Swordplay, Ziqing's naturally dazed phoenix eyes instantly lit up. Without hesitation, she took it and began to flip through it. Wan Yunting smiled and said, "With my current realm, I can't fully comprehend the profound meanings of the later sword techniques of the Great Dao Swordplay. These key principles are only my insights into the earlier forms, which may be helpful to you."
Ziqing closed the booklet and looked up at Wan Yunting. Although she appeared calm, her heart was anything but. She nodded and said, "Thank you."
Wan Yunting waved his hand and smiled, "I should be the one thanking you. I almost implicated you."
Ziqing did not speak. Seeing this, Wan Yunting didn't need to say more. He smiled and said, "I'll have someone send you to the airport."
Yao Xin nodded, and then left with Ziqing. Wan Yunting watched them leave the courtyard and disappear from sight...
Regarding Ziqing's continuous companionship with him during this time, although he knew her purpose was the Great Dao Swordplay, after experiencing life and death several times, Wan Yunting was sincerely grateful to her and considered Ziqing a friend.
Perhaps, only Ziqing hadn't realized it yet...