Chapter 119: Cleaning up the Jianghu, the Purple-robed Girl

Even today, there are still many people in the martial arts world who cannot reconcile such a ruthless and ungrateful villain who killed his mentor's parents with the image of a great and righteous man he once was, and they cannot accept that it was Qiao Feng who did all this.

But the trend in the martial arts world has clearly attributed all of this to Qiao Feng.

There are many different opinions about his motives.

Some say that after Qiao Feng learned of his Khitan identity, he became furious and took revenge on everyone who knew about it.

Some said that Qiao Feng was still harboring evil intentions and wanted to come back to compete for the position of leader of the Beggars' Sect, so he killed all the people involved in this matter so that there would be no evidence.

Some people also said that guys like Qiao Feng were born vicious, had no conscience, and didn’t know how to repay kindness, and now his true nature was revealed...

Li Ming had vaguely heard about what happened during this period, but knowing the truth, he did not take these rumors to heart.

Li Ming scoffed at such speculation.

These guys don't even think about it. With Qiao Feng's strength, if he really covets the position of the leader of the Beggars' Sect, who can stop him when he comes back?
It's nothing more than speculating about the other person with a petty mind.

If Qiao Feng was really as they said, he would not have allowed this matter to be exposed in the first place.

The reason why I left the Beggars' Sect now is that I couldn't get over the hurdle in my heart.

Li Ming usually helps train Beggars' Sect disciples and has a good relationship with the sect. He has also heard a lot of discussions about Qiao Feng.

It can only be said that Qiao Feng has been extremely important to the Beggars' Sect over the years and has brought so much glory to the sect.

With his departure, the Beggars' Sect in both Ming and Song suffered a considerable blow, and they have only recently recovered.

And to this day, there are still many disciples within the Beggars' Sect who miss their leader Qiao and the days when Qiao Feng led them in the martial arts world.

But now I dare not express these emotions.

As for the Heroes Conference in Juxian Village...

Li Ming weighed the invitation in his hand.

Li Ming simply had no interest in these. After all, all those who claimed to be heroes at the conference were basically just background figures.

But according to Li Ming's memory, Qiao Feng did appear in Juxian Manor. In order to ask Doctor Xue to treat Azhu's injuries, he used his Taizu Changquan to defeat all the heroes in the world.

Li Ming would be quite interested if he could meet the legendary Boss Qiao.

But I still need to think about leaving Qixia Town.

His fame has risen in recent days, but he has also made many enemies. If the news gets out, it is inevitable that some of his enemies will take advantage of the situation.

Although the martial arts school is now quite powerful, we still need to be cautious.

Li Ming looked thoughtful, but some warriors in Tongfu Inn had already started whispering.

The farmhand of Juxian Manor did not hide the news. The news that Juxian Manor was going to hold a hero conference would soon spread throughout the world. The more people who came, the better. There was no need to conceal the news.

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing that will also be discussed at this meeting in Juxian Manor."

"What's the matter?" Li Ming raised his eyebrows.

But this time, the farmhands of Juxian Manor lowered their voices slightly.

"It is about the recent destruction of several sects. This disturbance may spread to the entire martial arts world, so we must be on guard. This time, our two owners have specially invited heroes from all over the world to discuss this matter together."

After hearing this, Li Ming's expression became a little more serious.

He knew what the other party was referring to.

There has been unrest in the underworld of the Ming Dynasty recently. Several large sects and gangs have been wiped out overnight, which has caused quite a stir.

There are many fighting and killings in the martial arts world, but it is rare to destroy several forces so cleanly and efficiently.

It is difficult for ordinary forces to have such energy and strength to accomplish this, especially since it leaves no traces after being done, and the hands and feet are extremely clean.

Therefore, Li Ming heard a lot of discussions about these things while he was in Qixia Town.

Everyone is not a fool. Those who have been in the world for many years have extremely sharp eyesight and sense of smell. Someone soon found the direction and pointed the finger of suspicion at the court.

Because of the destruction of these forces, both righteous and evil forces have recently had conflicts with the imperial court to varying degrees.

For example, a group of bandits from Niutou Mountain were said to have robbed a passing imperial equipment escort team some time ago and even injured a member of the Dongchang team.

As a result, not long after, the stronghold on Niutou Mountain was breached. In one night, everyone from the boss to the minions were killed. No one survived, leaving only a pile of corpses.

There is also the Purple Moon Sect. I heard that it had some imperial background before, but after getting a new leader recently, they wanted to break away from the imperial control. As a result, they were still wiped out overnight. When the warriors found out, everyone in the sect had already lost their lives, even the gatekeeper was not spared...

There are several similar cases.

It's impossible not to make associations.

After all, whether it is the leader of the bandits in Niutou Mountain or the head of the Ziyue Sect, they both have strong innate strength and are not so easy to deal with.

The power that could accomplish things so cleanly and efficiently, without any sequelae afterwards, was most likely the power of the imperial court.

And along with these events, a rumor gradually began to spread in the world.

That is, the Ming Dynasty court has lost its patience with the martial artists who are out of control, undisciplined, and engaged in fighting and killing. Next, it intends to rectify the martial arts world and eliminate all disobedient forces.

The emergence of this rumor immediately caused panic among many martial artists.

There is no smoke without fire. When everyone thought about the increasingly frequent activities of the imperial forces such as the East and West Factories and the Hulong Villa, and their extremely strong style of action, they couldn't help but feel deeply worried.

Many people feel that this rumor should be true, and the collapse of those underworld forces should be the prelude to this storm.

This makes many people more anxious.

Especially those forces that have some foundation and strength, which are easily targeted and shot down, but do not want to compromise with the court, are the most worried.

Although they didn't say it out loud, they had already started contacting each other privately, discussing how they should deal with it if the imperial court showed its power.

Juxianzhuang is one of them.

When Li Ming thought of this, he roughly understood what the other party meant.

It seems that calling on everyone to discuss how to deal with Qiao Feng is one purpose, and discussing how to deal with the court is another purpose.

This is somewhat different from the original plot.

Li Ming thought about it, nodded and put the invitation away.

He said to the farmhand of Juxian Manor: "I will consider this matter. You have come all the way here, thank you for your hard work. Why not..."

Li Ming thought about entertaining the other party according to the rules and giving them some tips.

However, the farmhand of Juxian Manor immediately said that his things had been delivered and he had other things to do, so he would not bother him anymore. Then he turned around and left.

Li Ming did not try to persuade him to stay.

But as he was thinking about this matter, Li Ming lost much interest in eating.

After dealing with it casually, he got up and said goodbye.

"Master Li, are you leaving now? You won't stay for a while? Then remember to come next time. We at Da Zui have recently developed a few new dishes, and we would like to invite Master Li to give us a taste..."

Tong Xiangyu enthusiastically sent Li Ming out and watched him walk away before coming back.

But he had already begun to think in his heart that Li Ming still had a great influence on the inn's business, and Yihonglou must have also seen this. No, he must keep this hurdle well and absolutely cannot let Li Ming, an important source of customers, go.

Fortunately, the location of their Tongfu Inn is closer to Qianming Martial Arts School than Yihonglou. If Li Ming passed by the street in front of the door, he would definitely be able to find him.

Tong Xiangyu secretly made up her mind that if Li Ming wanted to go to Yihonglou, she would stop him. If it really didn't work, she would let Bai Zhantang take charge of this matter...

Tong Xiangyu was just thinking about it, but just as she walked to the door of the inn, the other guests in the inn saw that Master Li had left and they lost interest in staying any longer, so they all stood up and walked out.

"Hey, won't you guys sit for a while? You guys..."

Before Tong Xiangyu could stop them, the lobby of the inn was almost empty again.

Tong Xiangyu looked at Lv Xiucai and Bai Zhantang and asked, "Have these tables paid their bills?"

Lu Xiucai shook his head.

Tong Xiangyu's mood, which had just improved, suddenly fell again. She lifted her skirt and sat down at the door of the inn, looking worried: "What kind of day is this!"

Especially when I look at the unprecedentedly deserted inn and the sharp contrast with the bustling scene of the Yihong Building opposite, I feel even worse.

After a while, even Captain Xing and Yan Xiaoliu came running over, but they didn't go into their own inn, but went straight into Yihong Tower, which made Tong Xiangyu's face even more resentful.

When he turned around and saw Bai Zhantang, he said, "What are you still standing there for? Go out and attract customers!"

Bai Zhantang knew that Tong Xiangyu was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to confront her. He quickly retracted his neck and ran out, shouting as he ran.

"Sir, please accept my sincere blessing first..."

On the other side, Li Ming returned to Qianming Martial Arts School.

It is now lunchtime and the disciples in the martial arts hall are all eating.

There are too many people in the martial arts school, and it is obviously unrealistic for them to all go out to eat, so they hired their own full-time chef to prepare meals every day.

And to be honest, the chef of the martial arts hall has good skills. He was hired by Li Ming at a high price. He is no less skilled than the master chef from Zuixianlou who was poached from Yihonglou.

Moreover, after this period of adjustment and running-in, Li Ming has developed many interesting dishes.

This makes the food in the martial arts school much higher than the standards outside.

However, Li Ming usually goes to Tongfu Inn.

When he arrived at the canteen entrance, he looked around and saw Zhou Botong and Xuan Cheng at a glance.

Ever since joining the martial arts gym, Zhou Botong felt like he had discovered a new world. Not only are there many fun things here, but even the food is much more special than outside.

As a result, Zhou Botong has gained a lot of weight recently and his face is greasy.

At this moment, he was using a pair of tongs to fill himself a bowl of sumptuous food.

This is a unique model developed by Li Ming for Qianming Martial Arts School. It is like eating at a buffet, with everyone being able to choose.

Zhou Botong brought a lot of delicious food and deliberately sat opposite Xuan Cheng.

“This one is good, this one is also good…”

As Zhou Botong spoke, he picked up the chicken leg and chicken elbow in each hand and devoured them.

This made Xuan Cheng feel uncomfortable.

No matter what, Xuan Cheng is still a monk and cannot bear to see this.

Even after joining the martial arts school, he still insisted on being a vegetarian.

But somehow, seeing Zhou Botong eating so happily and the smell of meat wafting over and lingering around his nose, Xuan Cheng, who always prided himself on being very principled, actually felt a little greedy.

Then I looked down at the food in front of me. It was indeed a bit bland and even more tasteless.

"Amitabha, no, no."

Xuan Cheng simply ignored Zhou Botong, stood up with the food and walked out.

The more he did this, the more Zhou Botong found it fun to seduce a monk like him, and he didn't forget to shout from behind.

"Master, don't go. This smells really good. Why don't you have a bite? Just one bite. I won't tell anyone."

Xuan Cheng couldn't help but roll his eyes at Zhou Botong and walked outside on his own.

When I looked up, I saw Li Ming.

"Amitabha."

Xuan Cheng was startled, and even Zhou Botong, who saw him from afar, had less teasing in his expression.

Now Li Ming always appears silently and approaches them casually.

Both of them clearly felt that Li Ming's strength had made a huge leap in a short period of time, making it even more difficult for them to see through him.

Even Zhou Botong felt the pressure.

He always felt that if he fought with Li Ming again, he might not be as relaxed as last time.

But it’s so strange. Zhou Botong clearly felt it last time. Li Ming’s realm has not reached the peak of the Grandmaster level, so it is impossible for him to break through so quickly!
The more he couldn't figure it out, the more curious Zhou Botong became.

Xuan Cheng pondered while taking the bowl and leaving.

Anyway, he was not very eager for food, as long as the food could fill his stomach.

Soon Xuan Cheng arrived at the entrance of the martial arts hall and saw Di Yun who was still guarding the door.

Di Yun is rather shy and doesn't like to mingle with others. He feels quite content to be able to guard the martial arts gym every day. Therefore, even at mealtimes, he does his job conscientiously and generally does not leave.

It happened that Di Yun had just finished his meal, and was practicing his left and right hands to counter attacks, practicing Zhou Botong's unique skill of fighting with both hands.

Zhou Botong had a casual personality, and during those days in the martial arts gym, as long as he had fun, he would easily teach others a move or two.

Yang Guo was a smart man, and he often researched strange things to seduce Zhou Botong.

So over the past few days, they have learned a lot of Zhou Botong's self-created Left and Right Fighting and Kongming Fist.

Yang Guo and the others mastered the Kongming Fist quite quickly, and also had a good understanding of the martial arts principles contained therein.

But Mo Xiaobei, Yang Guo, Lin Pingzhi and others could not learn the technique of fighting with both hands. Only Di Yun, who seemed not very smart, learned it very quickly.

"what?"

Xuan Cheng saw Di Yun and exclaimed in surprise.

He has a unique secret skill that allows him to see through the inner strength of people whose realm is lower than his.

Unexpectedly, in such a short period of time, Di Yun's internal strength has made another leap forward, and now he has reached the peak of the acquired realm!
It seems that it won’t take long for Di Yun to become the fourth innate master in Qianming Martial Arts School, besides Li Ming.

Just as Xuan Cheng was about to ask, he heard a clear girl's voice coming from outside the martial arts hall.

"Is this the martial arts gym? Hey, is there anyone here? Come out quickly. I want to duel with you."

Upon hearing someone coming, Di Yun hurriedly stopped his fighting and stuck his head out to look.

I saw a very young girl in purple standing at the entrance of the martial arts hall, speaking with a haughty look on her face.

(End of this chapter)