Chapter 358 Qiao Feng (4000 chapters, there should be more to come in the evening)
Xin Zhen took a quick look and saw that there were ten people here, plus the two short, fat and tall beggars outside, a total of twelve people. He had to kill them all, otherwise he would inevitably expose himself.

It’s not that I’m afraid of anyone, but once my identity is leaked, I’ll have one foot in the underworld.

At a command from Captain Zhong, the other beggars surrounded Xin Zhen. Xin Zhen did not bother to waste time talking to them, and quickly moved among them. He slapped and poked them with extremely swift strokes. In an instant, except for Captain Zhong, all the others fell to the ground.

Captain Zhong was so frightened that he turned around and tried to run away, but Xin Zhen quickly grabbed his neck and poked him a few times, and he immediately became motionless.

Xin Zhen chased them out of the door like a ghost, but found that the two beggars had disappeared.

Xin Zhen's face suddenly turned dark. He had not been out in the world for fifteen or sixteen years, and his vigilance had dropped a lot. He should have directly touched the two beggars outside first, and then dealt with the beggar inside. This way, he would be absolutely safe.

If we let these two beggars run away now, there might be some trouble next.

But first he had to find Xin Yu. Xin Zhen quickly went back inside, grabbed Master Zhong, slapped him, untied his acupuncture points, and asked, "Where is my sister?"

Master Zhong trembled and said, "Spare my life! I'll tell you!"

Xin Zhen snorted, kicked the beggar at his feet with his toes, and asked, "Do you want to live?"

The beggar said quickly: "If you want to live, I will take you to find your sister, right away!"

Xin Zhen kicked him again, and the beggar stopped talking. He then said to Master Zhong: "Did you hear that?"

Master Zhong gritted his teeth and said, "You must spare my life, otherwise..."

Xin Zhen slapped Master Zhong on the chest. Master Zhong's eyes widened and he looked at Xin Zhen in disbelief.

Xin Zhen threw it to the ground and snorted coldly, "So much nonsense."

Then Xin Zhen picked up the beggar who had just spoken and poked him. The beggar immediately said, "Your sister is in the farm behind the Medicine King Temple. I'll take you there."

Xin Zhen reached out and picked up another person, then patted the others. The beggar was terrified. He beat all his companions to death. The scholar looked only in his teens, but he was so cruel.

Not only was he ruthless, but he was also very careful in his actions. He was afraid that I would deceive him, so he even kept another person as a precaution.

The beggar knew that he was no match for Xin Zhen and did not dare to run away. He quickly led the way. When they arrived at the Medicine King Temple, they found a small village.

Xin Zhen whispered, "How many people are guarding inside?"

The beggar said quickly, "There are two people. I'll knock on the door."

Xin Zhen looked at the beggar coldly, picked him up and jumped over the wall, looked down at the inside, and then made a gesture to the beggar.

The beggar understood what he meant and quickly knocked on the door. There was movement inside and as expected, there were only two people. After they opened the door, Xin Zhen jumped down from above and knocked the two men down.

Then the beggar quickly led the way inside. Before he entered, Xin Zhen heard the crying of girls in the room. The beggar hurriedly opened the door, and immediately dozens of pairs of eyes stared at him.

Xin Zhen stood at the door and asked loudly, "Xiao'er?"

Suddenly a little girl stood up from the ground and cried, "Brother?"

Xin Zhen flashed in front of the girl, picked her up, and then flicked his hand. The beggar at the door immediately covered his throat and fell to the ground. The other beggar in his hand was also dead.

Xin Zhen glanced at the girls in the room and asked softly, "Do you all know the way to your home?"

The girls cried with joy and nodded repeatedly.

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Okay, get out now and go home by yourself."

All of a sudden, all the girls in the room rushed out. Xin Zhen took Xin Yu and followed behind these girls. When these girls entered the city where there were lights, Xin Zhen took Xin Yu and quickly rushed home.

The moment Xin Chang and his wife saw Xin Yu, they burst into tears and were overjoyed. Xin Yu also cried loudly.

Xin Zhen quickly asked Xin Chang and his wife to comfort Xin Yu and discuss the rest of the matter the next day.

The next day, Xin Zhen told Xin Chang about this matter. Xin Chang was terrified at the thought that his daughter might have been sold to a brothel. He was so scared that he couldn't stop crying and kept saying that he was lucky.

Xin Zhen didn't think Xin Chang was weak. A man who loves his children doesn't necessarily mean he is a bad man. As a parent, it is understandable.

In the following days, Xin Zhen increased his vigilance to prevent the Beggars' Gang from coming. However, after more than ten days, the Beggars' Gang did not make any major movements, so Xin Zhen finally felt relieved.

It seems that the two beggars who escaped were afraid that if they informed the Beggars' Gang, their trafficking of women would be known to the gang, so they simply kept it secret.

The Xin family resumed their normal life, and Xin Zhen continued to study and practice martial arts as before, living a happy life.

Xin Zhen thought that the matter would just pass like this, but it did not.

Early one morning, Xin Zhen was carrying a schoolbag and heading towards the academy. He was thinking of going to the street to buy some breakfast to eat at the academy. When he passed an alley, he suddenly felt something. He turned his head and looked to the side, only to see a big man standing at the crossroad.

Just as Xin Zhen looked over, the big man turned around and two cold, lightning-like eyes suddenly flashed across his face twice.

Xin Zhen saw that the man was of sturdy build, about thirty years old, wearing an old grey cloth robe that was a little tattered, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose and a wide mouth. His square face looked quite weathered, and he looked very imposing when he looked around. Xin Zhen's heart moved, and he immediately had some guesses.

The big man smiled at Xin Zhen, then turned and left.

Xin Zhen sighed and followed the big man.

The big man walked faster and faster, but Xin Zhen followed behind him at a moderate pace. The big man occasionally looked back, and when he saw Xin Zhen following him, he quickened his pace.

The two of them walked like this and actually left the city very quickly.

After leaving the city, the big man took bigger strides and rushed forward along the road. Xin Zhen held his breath and walked side by side with him. Although he was only sixteen years old, his internal force cultivation has always been very fast, and his internal force is extremely abundant. He walked so fast without feeling his heartbeat or breathlessness at all.

The big man glanced at him, smiled slightly, and said, "Okay, let's compete in running speed." He immediately started to run. At this point, Xin Zhen accepted his fate and sped up his pace.

The two walked side by side, all they could hear was the whistling of the wind and the trees beside the road passing by.

The big man took big strides, walking faster and faster, and in an instant he was far ahead of Xin Zhen, but as long as he slowed down for a few minutes, Xin Zhen would catch up with him.

The big man glanced at him and saw that Xin Zhen was moving in an unrestrained manner, as if he was strolling in the yard. There was no trace of arrogance in his steps. He admired him secretly and quickened his pace, leaving him behind again. However, Xin Zhen caught up with him soon.

After trying several times, the big man knew that Xin Zhen's internal strength was even stronger than his own. It was not difficult for him to defeat him within a dozen miles. Once the distance reached thirty or forty miles, it would be hard to say who would win or lose. If the distance reached more than sixty miles, he would definitely lose.

He laughed heartily, stopped and said, "Master Xin, Qiao Feng is convinced by you today."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Boss Qiao, nice to meet you."

Qiao Feng and Xin Zhen bowed and said sincerely, "Master Xin, Qiao Feng came here today to apologize to you on behalf of the Beggars' Sect.

Our Beggars' Gang was originally established for beggars to help each other, to provide a shelter for the poor people in the world, and to fight for the poor people.

I never expected that there would be disciples of the Beggars' Sect who would do such unscrupulous things. I, Qiao Feng, have led the Beggars' Sect for many years, but I didn't even notice that there were such scums in the Sect. It really makes Qiao Feng ashamed.

Fortunately, Master Xin is an extraordinary martial arts expert and did not let your sister fall into such an embarrassing situation. Otherwise, I, Qiao Feng, would really be ashamed to face all the heroes in the world.

Even so, Qiao Feng still found it difficult to face Master Xin. Master Xin, I, Qiao Feng, apologize to you on behalf of the Beggars' Sect!"

As Qiao Feng spoke, he bowed deeply to the ground.

Xin Zhen reached out and supported Qiao Feng, saying, "Boss Qiao, I was a little ruthless, don't you have any objections?"

Qiao Feng stood up and said solemnly, "Harvesting and dismembering people and trafficking women and children are the most taboo things in our Beggars' Sect. Master Xin killed them, which was a quick death for them. Even if they survived, they would not be able to survive the death penalty according to the sect rules. Master Xin did a great thing. We in the Beggars' Sect do not have any resentment against him. On the contrary, we should be grateful to him for not spreading the news in the martial arts world and ruining the reputation of the Beggars' Sect."

Seeing Qiao Feng's frankness and open-mindedness, Xin Zhen was impressed and began to admire Qiao Feng. He smiled and said, "That's great. It's not that I'm cruel and ruthless. I'm just extremely saddened by the trafficking of women and children."

Qiao Feng nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand, I understand, Master Xin, we feel like old friends today. How about we go have a drink?"

Xin Zhen smiled immediately. It turned out that Qiao Feng loved drinking. He drank when he first met Duan Yu, drank before the fight in Juxianzhuang, and now he wanted to drink with him too.

Xin Zhen doesn't care whether he likes drinking or not. Sometimes he will have a few drinks when he is in the mood. When he meets good friends, he will accept any offer.

Xin Zhen really admired Qiao Feng. In Jin Yong's world, Qiao Feng was the protagonist Xin Zhen admired the most. He was spotless in terms of justice and impeccable in minor matters. He was gifted in martial arts and was wise in dealing with people.

He was loyal to his brothers, regretted his decision for his lover, kept his promise to take care of Ah Zi from beginning to end, planned and strategized for the Beggars' Sect, assassinated the Western Xia in the tiger's den for the Song Dynasty, and was willing to die to avoid war.

Such a great hero is a role model of a man who is true to his lover, righteous to his friends, loyal to his country, and kind to the people.

How could Xin Zhen not admire such a person who hit it off with him from the first sight and wanted to have a few drinks with him? How could he refuse?
Xin Zhen also felt heroic and said with a smile: "Let's go and drink a few dozen bowls!"

Qiao Feng was shocked when he heard this, but then he was overjoyed and said, "Brother Xin is indeed a generous man, no wonder he hates evil so much. Let's go, let's go get drunk!"

Qiao Feng stretched out his hand to stop Xin Zhen, and suddenly an extremely strong masculine aura enveloped Xin Zhen. Xin Zhen was already quite tall, nearly 1.8 meters, but Qiao Feng's stature was particularly strong, and he embraced Xin Zhen in one go.

Xin Zhen felt a little uncomfortable, so he quickly moved his legs, broke free from Qiao Feng's arms, and ran forward, laughing loudly, "Brother Qiao, I'll wait for you at the tavern ahead."

There is a roadside tavern a few miles ahead. Although the place is simple, the drinks are good.

Qiao Feng laughed and said, "Brother Xin, I'll wait for you."

Qiao Feng took big strides, and the trees beside the road passed by him one after another. This time he tried his best, hoping to defeat Xin Zhen for once.

He thought to himself, I may not be as good as you in long-distance sprinting, but you are not as good as me in short-distance burst.

But the next moment, Qiao Feng was suddenly surprised to see Xin Zhen running away like a ghost, and his speed was getting faster and faster until he disappeared into the woods.

Qiao Feng could not help but be amazed, thinking, "So Brother Xin was just letting me go. His Qinggong is much better than mine."

What he didn't know was that when Xin Zhen was an emperor in his previous life, he collected martial arts from all over the world. After collecting many famous secret manuals of light skills, he eliminated the dross and retained the essence, and summarized a new set of light skills, which he named Yingfeng Liubu.

This Windward Willow Step not only has top performance in jumping and maneuvering in a small space, but is also the fastest in the world in running in a straight line. Just now, Xin Zhen was indeed giving way to Qiao Feng, but this time he went all out and left Qiao Feng far behind.

By the time Qiao Feng arrived, Xin Zhen had already ordered wine from the store owner. The store owner was a little surprised that someone came to drink so early in the morning. Apart from the hard laborers nearby, it was the first time he saw a scholar coming to drink so early in the morning.

As soon as Qiao Feng sat down, the store owner brought out several large jars of wine. Even the worldly-wise Qiao Feng couldn't help but be amazed: "Brother Xin, you drink so much?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "If you don't drink it, you can use it as a footstool. Brother Qiao, are you afraid?"

Hearing this, Qiao Feng smiled proudly and said, "Qiao Feng may not be as good as Brother Xin in terms of Qinggong and internal strength, but when it comes to drinking, Qiao Feng has never been inferior to anyone. If Brother Xin wants to beat me in this regard, you are overthinking!"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Brother Qiao, don't talk too much. I'm not bragging about being the God of Wine in Pingjiang Prefecture."

Qiao Feng was stunned when he heard this and asked, "Brother Xin, are you still a scholar?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Yes, if they hadn't provoked my sister, I wouldn't have gotten involved in the underworld. There are many disputes in the underworld. If it weren't for someone as reasonable as Brother Qiao, if it were someone else, there would be no way to end it peacefully today."

Qiao Feng felt very guilty when he heard this, "It was me, Qiao Feng, who failed to discipline my subordinates, that caused all this. I hope Brother Xin won't take it personally. Come, I'll punish myself by having three bowls of wine!"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Brother Qiao, there is no need to be like this. Today I recognize you as my brother. There is no such thing as rewards or punishments between brothers. Come, I will accompany you."

Xin Zhen poured two large bowls of wine, one for each of them, and they drank together.

As they talked, the two of them had already drunk three or four bowls of wine. Qiao Feng remained calm, but he saw a blush on Xin Zhen's fair face.

(End of this chapter)