Chapter 360 Apricot Forest

As soon as Xin Zhen said this, the tense atmosphere in the room relaxed and some people couldn't help laughing.

Because Bao Bu Tong likes to use "Fei Ye Fei Ye" to confront others, I didn't expect that there was a young man who also spoke in this way and used it to deal with Bao Bu Tong. It was very funny.

Bao Bu Tong was about to speak when Feng Bo said angrily, "Third Brother, the Beggars' Sect has some internal affairs to deal with. How about we leave first?"

Bao Bu Tong said, "Why are you leaving? We'll just stay here and watch. It's not our style to ignore the excitement. I also want to see what happens to this kid."

Bao Bu Tong walked up to Wang Yuyan and the others, then crossed his arms over his chest, looking like he was watching a show.

The storm was so bad that he had no choice but to stand aside.

At this time, Quan Guanqing pointed at Xin Zhen with a stern face and asked, "Boss, do you recognize this man?"

Qiao Feng said, "Of course I recognize him."

Quan Guanqing said: "This man brutally killed more than a dozen people from the Dali branch of the Beggars' Gang. The leader did not avenge the tragic deaths of his gang members, but instead drank with the enemies in the gang. I wonder what his intention is?"

These words seemed respectful, but his expression was aggressive and he showed no courtesy of a subordinate.

Qiao Feng said: "We came to Jiangnan originally to avenge Second Brother Ma, and also for the matter of the division of the helm.

I have made many inquiries in the past few days and feel that the murderer of Brother Ma Er may not be Master Murong.

The matter of the division of Dali was very clear. It was because Zhong Dongbo did something dirty that he was killed by the Xin brothers.

Even if Brother Xin didn't kill them, according to the gang rules, they still have to die. This is our Beggars' Gang's fault, so what revenge can we take?"

Quan Guanqing said, "The so-called story about Master Zhong abducting and trafficking women is just the one-sided story of this thief. I asked Ou Dingrong and Tong Zhida about it, but they said there was no such thing. I wonder where the gang leader got the news from?"

Qiao Feng's face changed. Ou Dingrong and Tong Zhida were the two beggars guarding the gate. One was short and fat, and the other was tall and thin. Qiao Feng and the law enforcement elder interrogated them together, and both of them confessed.

Qiao Feng saw that he was not friendly in his words, and he also noticed that the gang members were in a very different mood than usual, so he knew that something serious must have happened in the gang. He asked, "Where are the two elders who are in charge of passing on the skills and enforcing the law?"

Quan Guanqing said: "I didn't see the two elders today, but Ou Dingrong and Tong Zhida are here. The leader can ask them in person."

At this time, two beggars, one short and fat, and one tall and thin, came out. The short and fat beggar Ou Dingrong pointed at Qiao Feng and said loudly, "My fellow brothers, the story of the Dali branch trafficking women is completely false. Qiao Feng forced us to admit it. We in the Dali branch have always followed the gang rules. How could we do such a heinous thing!"

Quan Guanqing said: "That's strange. Why did Xin Zhen massacre the Dali branch? Why did Boss Qiao frame you? This doesn't make sense, does it?"

The short fat beggar burst into tears upon hearing this and said, "Boss Qiao privately asked for a bribe from Captain Zhong. Captain Zhong is a righteous man, and there is no way the helm would have that much money.

So Boss Qiao secretly asked Master Zhong to perform live cutting and trafficking of women and children. Master Zhong was too righteous to submit, so he was retaliated by Boss Qiao.

This Xin Zhen and Gang Leader Qiao are good friends. Gang Leader Qiao was reluctant to take action, so he let this Xin Zhen take action. Today, everyone also saw that Gang Leader Qiao and that villain Xin Zhen were drinking and chatting happily. "

As soon as these words were spoken, the beggars in the apricot forest all changed color and looked at Qiao Feng.

Qiao Feng's expression remained unchanged as he asked Quan Guanqing, "Where are the leaders of the four helmsmen, namely, Daren, Daxin, Dayong and Dali?"

Quan Guanqing turned his head to a Seven-Bag disciple in the northwest corner and asked, "Zhang Quanxiang, why didn't your captain come?" The Seven-Bag disciple said, "Hmm... Hmm... I don't know."

Qiao Feng had always known that the leader of the Dazhi branch, Quan Guanqing, was cunning and capable, and that he was a very capable subordinate of his.

But at this time, he was plotting rebellion and became a very powerful enemy. He saw that the Seven Bags disciple Zhang Quanxiang had a guilty look on his face, spoke hesitantly, and did not dare to look him in the eye.

Qiao Feng shouted, "Zhang Quanxiang, you killed our helmsman, didn't you?"

Zhang Quanxiang was shocked and said hurriedly, "No, no! Captain Fang is there fine, he is not dead, not dead! This... this has nothing to do with me, I didn't do it."

Qiao Feng asked sternly, "Then who did it?"

The words were not very loud, but they were full of majesty.

Zhang Quanxiang couldn't help but tremble all over and looked at Quan Guanqing.

Qiao Feng knew that the chaos had already happened. If the elders in charge of passing on the skills and enforcing the law were not dead, they would be in great danger. The opportunity was fleeting. He sighed and turned to ask the four elders, "Four elders, what happened?"

The four elders looked at each other, hoping that someone else would speak first. Seeing this, Qiao Feng knew that the four elders were also involved in this matter, so he smiled and said, "From the bottom of my heart, everyone in this gang values ​​loyalty..."

Having said this, Huo Di took two steps back, each step was several feet long. Others would leap forward, but not as fast as him, and their strides were certainly not as long.

His face was facing west, and he took two steps back to the east. He was only three feet away from Quan Guanqing. Without even turning around, he reached out with his left hand and grabbed with his right hand, just in time to catch the "Zhongting" and "Jiuwei" points on Quan Guanqing's chest.

Quan Guanqing's martial arts skills were not inferior to those of the four elders, but he was restrained without even being able to fight back.

Qiao Feng gathered his energy with his hands, and his internal force penetrated into the Quanguanqing acupoints, following the meridians and heading straight to the "Zhongwei" and "Yangtai" acupoints on his knee joints.

His knees felt weak and he fell to the ground unconsciously. All the gang members were horrified and didn't know what to do.

Xin Zhen couldn't help but applaud when he saw this. Qiao Feng was worthy of being Qiao Feng. He handled the matter decisively.

It turned out that Qiao Feng knew from his observations that Quan Guanqing must be the mastermind behind this rebellion. If he was not subdued in one fell swoop, the disaster would be serious. Even if the traitor was subdued, a bloodbath was inevitable.

Seeing that except for the members of the Dayi branch, all the other gang members seemed to have been instigated by Quan Guanqing and were about to start fighting, it would be difficult to control.

Therefore, he deliberately turned around to question the Fourth Elder, and when Quan Guanqing was completely unprepared, he stepped back and tapped his meridians.

These moves were done in one go, seemingly without incident, but in fact, they were all his lifelong learning. If the backhand strike was a little off by half an inch, although he could have restrained Quan Guanqing, he would not have been able to stimulate the acupuncture points in his knee joints with his internal force, and his accomplices might have come to his rescue, and a fight would still be inevitable.

Being forced to kneel down, everyone around him thought that Quan Guanqing had surrendered voluntarily, so no one dared to move.

Qiao Feng turned around and tapped him twice on the shoulder with his left hand, sealing the vital points on his body and making him kneel down unable to move. He said, "Since you have admitted your mistake, there is no need to kneel down. The crime of causing trouble and offending your superiors is unavoidable. It will not be too late to discuss the punishment later." He gently thrust his right elbow and hit his mute point.

Qiao Feng knew that Quan Guanqing was eloquent and if he had the chance to speak, he would incite the gang members and cause disaster. At this moment, the crisis was lurking everywhere and he had to use his power and take drastic measures to deal with it.

He restrained Quan Guanqing, made him kneel down, and said loudly to Zhang Quanxiang: "You lead the way and guide the leader Jiang of the Dayi branch to invite the elders who teach skills and enforce the law to come here together.

If you obey my orders carefully, your crime will be mitigated. Everyone else, please sit down and do not stand up without permission."

Zhang Quanxiang was surprised and delighted, and responded repeatedly: "Yes, yes!"

Leader Jiang of the Dayi branch did not participate in the rebellion plot. When he saw Quan Guanqing and others dared to rebel, he was extremely angry. His face turned red and he was gasping for breath.

It was not until Qiao Feng told him to follow Zhang Quanxiang to rescue people that he regained his composure and said to the twenty or so members of his gang, "Unfortunately, our gang has been in turmoil. Now is the time for everyone to do their utmost to repay the leader's kindness. Everyone should do their utmost to protect the leader and must obey the leader's orders without disobeying them."

He was afraid that the four elders would rise up in rebellion immediately. Although the number of people in the Dayi faction was far greater than that of the rebels, the leader would not be alone.

Qiao Feng said, "No! Brother Jiang, you should bring all the brothers with you. Saving people is a big deal..."

Qiao Feng ordered the captain to rescue the people. After waiting for a long time, the night gradually darkened. Suddenly, he heard the sound of footsteps and wind. Many people came running from the northeast corner with a lot of noise. Some asked, "How is the leader? Where is the traitor?" Some said, "We were tricked by them and are locked up like crazy." It was a mess.

I saw a lot of beggars coming, but they were people I had never seen before. I guess they were the people who were imprisoned.

Qiao Feng first talked about the love between brothers, and then said that it was just a dispute of pride and there was no need to take it too seriously.

Xin Zhen naturally understood that it was Qiao Feng who was determined to handle things calmly, to avert a catastrophe before it became apparent, and to not cause the Beggars' Sect brothers to kill each other at all costs.

After hearing what he said, the tense situation relaxed a little.

However, controversy arose again. An elder named Bai Shijing insisted on pursuing the crime of rebellion, and the beggars were immediately panicked. One of them, named Li Chunlai, actually stabbed himself with a knife, causing an uproar among the crowd.

What followed was a story of internal punishment within the Beggars' Sect. When Qiao Feng asked Quan Guanqing to speak, Quan Guanqing immediately accused Qiao Feng of murdering Gang leader Ma, and then brought up the story of Qiao Feng's meeting with Murong Fu. Qiao Feng then offered the rebellious elders as a scapegoat, and his loyalty was so great that the beggars were impressed.

However, another person came on horseback, it was the highly respected Elder Xu, followed by the widow of Gang leader Ma, Mrs. Ma, and the extremely exciting drama finally reached its climax.

Then Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan appeared, the Five Heroes of Mount Tai gathered, Zhao Qiansun, and Master Zhiguang of Mount Tiantai also arrived, and finally it was revealed that Qiao Feng was the descendant of the Khitan who was involved in the Yanmen Pass case.

After reading Wang Jiantong's letter, Qiao Feng was distraught, so he handed over the dog-beating stick and turned away.

When Xin Zhen saw Qiao Feng leaving, everyone was thinking about their own things. No one paid attention to Xin Zhen. Xin Zhen quietly led Qiao Feng into the apricot forest, then caught up with Qiao Feng and said with a smile: "Brother Qiao, don't leave yet. I'll take you to see a good show."

When Qiao Feng saw that it was Xin Zhen, he suddenly remembered that Xin Zhen still had a dispute with the Beggars' Sect, and immediately said with shame: "Brother Xin, Qiao Feng can't protect himself now, I'm afraid I can't help you. If you get entangled with me, your situation will probably be even worse."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Brother Qiao, I'm not looking for your help, but to invite you to watch a good show."

"A good show?" Qiao Feng was a little confused. Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Brother Qiao, follow me."

Qiao Feng didn't understand what was going on, but he trusted Xin Zhen quite a bit, so he followed behind him. He saw Xin Zhen identify the wind direction, then go to the upwind side and head towards the apricot forest. Not far away, he climbed a tall tree.

The trees here are so dense that people hiding underneath can't see them, but they can see them clearly if they look down.

Qiao Feng didn't understand what was going on, so Xin Zhen whispered, "Wait a moment."

Just as he finished speaking, Qiao Feng and his companions on the tree saw a large group of knights galloping over. Qiao Feng was surprised when he saw them and said, "Those are from Xixia Yipintang! We originally agreed to meet in three days, why are they here today?"

The knights were seen rushing into the apricot forest and coming into contact with the Beggars' Sect, and a conflict ensued. Qiao Feng, who was watching from the tree, felt mixed emotions. He also saw that three of the four evil men had arrived, except for Duan Yanqing. The rest had all arrived.

However, the elders of the Beggars' Sect were no match for the two evil men and were killed one after another. Qiao Feng felt even more sad.

Just as Qiao Feng was feeling mixed emotions, the situation suddenly changed. The Beggars' Sect members, as well as Bao Bu Tong, Wang Yuyan and others present, started coughing loudly and crying. Qiao Feng was shocked and asked in a low voice, "Brother Xin, what's going on?"

Xin Zhen laughed and said, "It's poisoned. In just a moment, the Xixia people have spread the "Sad and Soft Breeze" in the apricot forest.

It was a colorless and odorless poison gas, which was made by collecting poisons from the Happy Valley in the Great Snow Mountain of Western Xia and refining them into water, usually stored in bottles.

When using it, the antidote has already been stuffed in your own nose. When you pull out the cork, the poisonous water will turn into steam and come out like a breeze blowing on your body. No matter how clever you are, you will not be able to detect it.

When the eyes start to hurt, the poison has already rushed into the brain. Tears fall like rain after being poisoned, which is called "sorrow";
The whole body is unable to move, which is called "suffering"; the poisonous gas is colorless and odorless, which is called "clear wind."

Qiao Feng was surprised and asked, "There are actually such poisons in the world. How did Brother Xin know about this?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "There is a golden house in the book. I have read a strange book called the Book of Poisons. It said that there is such poisonous gas in the Happy Valley of the Great Snow Mountain in Western Xia. The Western Xia people made it into a poison. Judging from their symptoms, it should be this thing."

Qiao Feng also felt strange in his heart, thinking that even if you knew there was such a poison, how could you know that the Xixia people would come at this time and use this sad and cool breeze?

However, the situation was urgent and there was no time to ask more questions. Qiao Feng quickly said, "Then how should we save them? The poisonous gas is spreading throughout the forest. We will definitely be poisoned if we go in."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Don't worry, let's wait a little. When it rains, this sad breeze will be useless."

Qiao Feng asked in surprise: "It's raining?"

Xin Zhen was surprised and asked, "Brother Qiao, don't you smell the moisture in the air?"

(End of this chapter)