Chapter 182 Xixia Yipintang Arrives
"My fellow elders, I don't know whether you participated in this rebellion, but this matter ends here, and I will not pursue it any further. I just hope that everyone can learn from this incident and not make the same mistake again."

Kang Min left, Quan Guanqing and Bai Shijing died at the hands of Chu Yuan, and Qiao Feng said to the remaining elders of the gang.

Perhaps it was because Quan Guanqing and Bai Shijing were defeated too quickly, leaving the other elders with no chance to take sides.

Seeing the reversal come so quickly, it turned out that Deputy Gang Leader Ma had faked his death and now reappeared, but the Green Lotus Messenger Chu Yuan acted decisively and killed the law enforcement elder Bai Shijing and the leader of the Dazhi branch and the gang elder Quan Guanqing with lightning speed, forcing Xu Chongxiao to give up his martial arts. The elders who were recruited to participate in this matter were frightened for a while.

They secretly felt lucky that they had not rushed to take sides before, otherwise they would have been among the elders who were either killed or forced to give up their martial arts.

On the contrary, those elders who did not participate in this matter felt that they had a clear conscience.

"Boss, we must take this as a warning."

The remaining four elders and the elder who passed on the skills said.

At this moment, there was a burst of shouting and screaming outside Xinglin.

"What happened over there?"

Qiao Feng asked.

"Reporting to the gang leader, it was Quan Guanqing's confidant from the Dazhi branch. After learning that the traitor Quan Guanqing had been killed, they thought they might have participated in the rebellion. Fearing punishment, they decided to go all out and rush into the forest, but the situation has been quelled."

Not long after, a Beggar Gang disciple came in from outside the forest to report.

"Just calm down."

Qiao Feng felt relieved.

"Pass the order down. Those who surrender will not be killed, but can make amends for their crimes in the future."

Qiao Feng then gave the order.

The most urgent task is not to hold those responsible accountable, but to restore order in the Beggars' Sect.

Speaking of which, Quan Guanqing had probably already discussed this with Kang Min, and wanted to use Qiao Feng's Khitan identity, in the name of justice, and by falsely accusing Qiao Feng of murdering Ma Dayuan, to pull Qiao Feng down from the position of gang leader in a fair and open manner, without ever thinking of using force.

Otherwise, if Quan Guanqing brought the disciples from the Dazhi branch and rushed into the apricot forest together, it would have caused some chaos.

But it only caused a disturbance. Except for the Dazhi branch led by Quan Guanqing, the leaders and elders of the other five branches were all loyal to Qiao Feng, and the power disparity between the two sides was huge.

This is also the reason why Quan Guanqing did not use force to seize power.

"As ordered."

The Beggar Gang disciple took his leave and left.

"Second brother, you have performed a great deed this time. You almost single-handedly quelled the internal strife of the Beggars' Sect. What reward do you want?"

Now that the crisis has passed, the next step is to reward people based on their merits.

The biggest contributor to helping the Beggars' Sect and himself survive this crisis was Chu Yuan.

If Chu Yuan had not done this magic trick to make the deputy gang leader Ma Dayuan fake his death, he would have been driven out of the position of gang leader by these people and might have been hated by everyone in the martial arts world from then on.

"Brother Qiao, I did this to save Master. As for calming the civil strife, it was just a side job. Besides, you have already appointed me as the Azure Lotus Envoy, so I don't want any reward this time."

Chu Yuan shook his head and refused.

He doesn't want to be the deputy gang leader!

Master Ma Dayuan can be the deputy gang leader. He would rather spend his time practicing martial arts. Playing the piano or the flute in his spare time are all great things.

"That won't work. The Beggars' Sect has a clear distinction between rewards and punishments. You have made such a great contribution, so the gang must reward you so that you can set an example for the other brothers in the gang."

Qiao Feng said.

"So, the previous Green Lotus Envoy was just a sinecure, without any authority. Now that the law enforcement elder Bai Shijing has passed away, the authority to enforce the gang rules will be handed over to you, the Green Lotus Envoy. Our Beggars' Gang is founded on loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and filial piety. If you find that any of the Beggars' Gang disciples violate the gang rules, you can deal with it on your own without asking me for permission."

Qiao Feng thought for a while and said.

Although he said that he wanted Chu Yuan to be the deputy gang leader, Chu Yuan is too young now and is not suitable for the position.

Chu Yuan is only eighteen years old. If he were to be made the deputy gang leader, many disciples in the gang would probably have objections.

In this case, it would be better to hand over the original power of the law enforcement elder to Chu Yuan, the Qinglian Messenger.

This would not only reward Chu Yuan, but also shut up his brothers in the gang.

Hearing the words of their leader, the other elders of the Beggar Gang were startled for a moment.

Just now, Chu Yuan killed two elders, Bai Shijing and Quan Guanqing, without any delay, and forced Xu Chongxiao, the most senior elder in the gang, to give up his martial arts. In addition, Chu Yuan's martial arts are extremely powerful. Now he is the Qinglian Messenger of the gang. If he also has the authority of the law enforcement elder, the gang will have one more terrifying person in power in the future.

In terms of power and the weight of his words, he is probably much more powerful than the deputy gang leader Ma Dayuan.

Chu Yuan saw that Qiao Feng did not forcefully appoint him as the deputy leader. He thought for a moment and said, "Brother Qiao, does the law enforcement elder usually have to deal with a lot of things?"

"Not much." Qiao Feng explained, "Usually I just enforce the gang rules and regulations, and monitor the morality of the gang disciples to prevent them from bullying men and women."

"Okay, in that case, I agree." Chu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Qiao Feng's explanation.

"Elder Xu, can you give me the package in your hand now?"

After dealing with this series of things, Qiao Feng finally remembered the urgent military intelligence report that the Beggar Gang disciples had just sent him.

This time, Elder Xu did not dare to stop him and could only obediently hand over the package containing the urgent military intelligence.

Qiao Feng opened the package and the outer layer of silk cloth, revealing a palm-sized wooden box. After opening the wooden box, he found a white wax pill inside.

When Qiao Feng saw the wax ball, his heart sank, because according to the rules of the Beggar Gang, if it was not extremely important military information, it would not be sealed in a wax ball.

I just don't know if this urgent military intelligence report has been delayed for so long.

Qiao Feng immediately rubbed the wax ball with his fingers, and the wax coating fell off, revealing the small piece of paper inside.

After reading the contents of the small note, Qiao Feng's expression immediately became serious, as if he had encountered something big.

When the Beggars' Sect elders and disciples saw Qiao Feng's expression, they were extremely curious as to what could have caused their leader to have such an expression.

"Everyone, a powerful enemy is coming!"

Qiao Feng put down the note in his hand and said.

Everyone was about to ask what kind of powerful enemy could make their gang leader so cautious.

There was a sound of horse hooves outside the apricot forest, and also the sound of marching horns.

Eight horses came in from outside the apricot grove, lined up in two rows.

The people on horseback were all strong men, holding spears with a small yellow flag tied to the tip of the spear. On the flag were written the words "Western Xia" in one line and "Helian" in another line, with Western Xia characters next to them.

Then another eight riders entered the forest, some blowing trumpets and some beating drums.

After the flag-bearer, bugler and drummer, eight Xixia warriors came in. Judging from their aura and physique, they all had superb martial arts skills.

In the middle of these eight Xixia warriors, a horse slowly walked into the apricot forest. The man on the horse was wearing a bright red brocade robe. He was about thirty-four or thirty-five years old, with a hooked nose and a mustache.

Following closely behind him was a very tall man with a very large nose. As soon as he entered the forest, he shouted, "The Xixia Kingdom's General of the Eastern Expedition has arrived. Why don't you come forward to greet him, Beggars' Sect leader?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Feng looked at the man on the horse and clasped his fists, saying, "I've long heard that there is a Yipin Hall in Western Xia, which was established by the emperor of that country. The hall recruits people with strong martial arts skills and provides them with generous gifts to teach martial arts to Western Xia officers. I didn't expect to see him today. This person should be General Helian Tieshu who is in charge of the Yipin Hall in Western Xia, right?"

The man on horseback, whom Qiao Feng called Helian Tieshu, said, "Boss Qiao, you and I agreed on a date to meet, but you missed the time. I have killed the people you sent."

As he spoke, the man whom Qiao Feng called Helian Tieshu winked at the man next to him.

The man waved his hand, and two Xixia warriors immediately threw the dead body of a Beggar Gang disciple, who was already dead and covered with scars, in front of the other Beggar Gang disciples.

"General Helian, when two countries have diplomatic relations, we should not kill envoys. You killed my Beggars' Sect disciples!"

When Qiao Feng saw this scene, his eyes turned cold.

"Boss Qiao, we already had an agreement before you broke it, but you broke your promise and were late. You, the Beggars' Sect, should pay the price."

Helian Tieshu smiled.

"Killing my Beggars' Sect brothers, you Xixia are going too far."

Qiao Feng said angrily.

He knew that the Xixia Yipintang's visit this time was with ill intentions.

According to the urgent military intelligence just now, Helian Tieshu brought the Western Xia Yipintang warriors with him this time, ostensibly to pay homage to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and to go on a diplomatic mission to Bianliang.

Actually, the audience was fake, but the real purpose was to spy on the strength of the Song Dynasty's martial arts world. They knew that the Beggars' Sect was a major pillar of the Song Dynasty's martial arts world, and they wanted to destroy it in one fell swoop to establish their prestige.

This laid the foundation for leading troops to invade the border and advance straight ahead in the future.

"Boss Qiao, I heard that your Beggars' Sect has a treasure called the Dog Beating Stick. It just so happens that this general is on a diplomatic mission to the Song Dynasty and doesn't have anything good to bring back as a gift to the emperor and empress. How about your Beggars' Sect help them and give this Dog Beating Stick to me?"

Then Helian Tieshu said again.

"General Helian, it seems we can't avoid a battle today."

Qiao Feng suppressed the anger in his heart.

The Dog Beating Stick is a legacy of the Beggars' Sect, how can it be given to others so easily?

Helian Tieshu's words were already a blatant provocation.

"You bunch of barbarians!"

"How dare you covet the inheritance of my Beggars' Sect!"

"Not only did he kill my Beggars' Sect disciples, he also coveted my Beggars' Sect treasures. He deserves to be killed!"

When the beggars heard this, they became furious and started shouting and cursing.

Helian Tieshu, who was on horseback, saw this scene and said with a smile, "Very good. Seeing the reaction of you stinky beggars, I am more interested in getting the dog-beating stick."

"Has anyone ever told you that you look like someone?" At this moment, a young man's voice came into Helian Tieshu's ears.

Helian Tieshu looked in the direction of the voice and saw a handsome young man who was no more than 18 or 19 years old. He lost interest for a moment. "Who is it?"

But he asked anyway.

"Ding Chunqiu!"

Chu Yuan said.

The person who spoke was Chu Yuan.

Just now, when Chu Yuan saw Helian Tieshu appear on stage and saw how extravagant the other party was, with flags raised, drums beaten, and trumpets blown, he couldn't help but think of "Xingxiu Old Immortal" Ding Chunqiu and his Xingxiu Sect.

"Ding Chunqiu, the head of Xingxiu Sect?"

Helian Tieshu said.

"good."

Chu Yuan nodded.

Chu Yuan's words made Helian Tieshu feel a little happy. Although Ding Chunqiu didn't have a very good reputation in the martial arts world and was called the "Star Old Monster", his martial arts skills were not low.

Chu Yuan's words made Helian Tieshu feel that Chu Yuan was not mocking him, but praising him.

"What's your name? If you are willing to turn from evil to good and serve me, I will spare your life."

Helian Tieshu said to Chu Yuan.

"I am Chu Yuan from the Beggars' Sect."

Chu Yuan said to Helian Tieshu.

"Chu Yuan..."

Helian Tieshu on horseback was stunned for a moment and then asked:

"The Chu Yuan who became sworn brothers with Qiao Feng and was named the Blue Lotus Emissary?"

The purpose of Yipintang's trip is to deal with the Beggars' Sect, so naturally they have to investigate the intelligence of the Beggars' Sect's masters and high-ranking officials.

Among them, although Chu Yuan does not have much power in the Beggars' Sect and is not as powerful as the elders, he is the most outstanding person among the top leaders of the Beggars' Sect.

Because Chu Yuan was only eighteen years old and was appreciated by the Beggars' Sect leader, Qiao Feng, the two not only became sworn brothers, but also Chu Yuan was named the Green Lotus Messenger.

"it's me."

Chu Yuan nodded.

"General, he is saying that you are just like that 'Old Monster Xingxiu', who is particular about pomp and circumstance."

At this moment, the voice of a middle-aged woman came from behind Helian Tieshu.

When everyone looked, they saw a woman standing there with a baby in her arms and a thin square blade in her hand.

When they saw this woman, many people's faces changed and they said, "Ye Erniang is a wicked woman!"

"Haha, and me, your grandpa!"

An ugly man, five feet tall, carrying a pair of scissors on his back, ran in from outside the forest like a gust of wind.

"South China Sea Crocodile God Yue Lao San!"

Someone recognized the identity of this ugly man.

Then another figure came leaping in from outside the forest using light skills.

This man's body was as long as a bamboo pole, but he was extremely swift in his movements. He held a strange weapon in each hand, with a three-foot-long handle and a five-fingered steel claw at the tip.

"Extremely vicious" Yun Zhonghe! "

"I didn't expect that three of the four greatest villains in the world have already arrived. I just don't know if Duan Yanqing, the greatest villain in the world, has arrived."

Wu Changfeng, one of the four elders of the Beggars' Sect, recognized the identities of these three people and exclaimed loudly.

"So you are laughing at me. Capture him and I will chop off his limbs with my own hands to vent my anger."

After hearing Ye Erniang's reminder, Helian Tieshu realized that Chu Yuan was mocking him, and he gave orders angrily.

The big man following Helian Tieshu, plus four Yipintang warriors, heard Helian Tieshu's order and surrounded Chu Yuan together.

"Do it!"

Qiao Feng also gave the order immediately.

He couldn't hold back the anger in his heart any longer.

"Surround him."

Seeing that the Beggars' Sect was about to take action, Helian Tieshu immediately gave the order.

Who in the world of martial arts doesn't know the name of Qiao Feng, the leader of the Beggars' Sect?

The main target of these masters he brought today is Qiao Feng.

Following Helian Tieshu's order, Ye Erniang, Yun Zhonghe and Yue Laosan went straight to Qiao Feng.

But just when he was halfway there, Yue Lao San heard a familiar voice: "Disciple, you are here too. Why don't you come over and kowtow to the master when you see him?"

Yue Laosan looked carefully and found a handsome and dull scholar hanging out with a few pretty girls, looking at him from afar.

After hesitating for a while, Yue Lao San stopped and walked towards Duan Yu.

Walking in front of Duan Yu, Yue Lao San said, "If you want to kowtow, then kowtow. What's the big deal?"

As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times towards Duan Yu.

Meanwhile, Ye Erniang and Yun Zhonghe had already rushed in front of Qiao Feng.

Seeing Yue Lao San running away midway, Ye Sanniang and Yun Zhonghe were furious.
Ye Erniang shouted, "Come back quickly!"

Yun Zhonghe cursed: "Idiot!"

But seeing that they had already reached Qiao Feng, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight Qiao Feng.

"Look at your palm."

When Qiao Feng saw the two men approaching him, he didn't say much and struck out at each of them with a palm.

Ye Erniang and Yun Zhonghe both held their weapons horizontally in front of them to block.

As a result, they felt that the weapons in their hands were hit by an unrivaled palm force, and the weapons in their hands were almost shaken out of their hands.

"What a strong palm force!"

Ye Erniang and Yun Zhonghe were shocked and groaned inwardly.

As soon as they fought with Qiao Feng, they realized that with their martial arts skills, they were no match for Qiao Feng, even if they joined forces.

Just as they were fighting, a figure holding a thin black iron rod suddenly shot out like an arrow from a bow, striking Qiao Feng from behind with a sound of breaking through the air.

It was as if Qiao Feng had eyes behind his back. He immediately turned around and slapped out with his palm, which broke through the air and hit the head of the opponent's iron rod.

The man was blown away by Qiao Feng's palm force, and somersaulted several times in the air. After the palm force was removed, he fell to the ground.

He was wearing a green robe, holding two thin iron rods, and his face was like a zombie. He was the leader of the Four Evils, Duan Yanqing, who was known for being "full of evil."

"Your Excellency's sneak attack from behind is a mean trick, and it is not honorable. It seems that all of you four evil men have surrendered to Yipintang."

Qiao Feng looked at Duan Yanqing and said.

Duan Yanqing just looked at Qiao Feng without saying a word, then rushed forward and attacked Qiao Feng fiercely with the iron rod in his hand.

Ye Erniang and Yun Zhonghe also had a very good understanding of each other. They worked together with Duan Yanqing to besiege Qiao Feng.

On this side, Qiao Feng was fighting three of the four evil men, while Chu Yuan and the Beggars' Sect had already started fighting with the Yipintang of Xixia.

The people who besieged Chu Yuan were the burly man behind Helian Tieshu, named Nurhai.

He is a master of Yipintang and is highly trusted by Helian Tieshu.

And those four warriors were all masters trained by Yipintang, and their martial arts skills were excellent.

Chu Yuan didn't say much and went straight to the four First-Class Hall warriors.

He stepped on the ground with both feet and leaped up to three or four feet off the ground. His speed was as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, he had landed between the four warriors.

Two of them hadn't reacted yet when they felt a suction force coming from Chu Yuan's hands. With terrified eyes, their bodies fell out of control and straight into Chu Yuan's hands. The next moment, Chu Yuan broke their necks and they died.

The remaining two Yipintang warriors also failed to react. They only felt a roar of thunder in their ears, and then they felt as if their chests were hit by a small mountain. They felt severe pain in their chests, and then they flew out in a dizzy spin.

Their chests collapsed, their sternums broke, and they flew out a full two feet. After crashing into an apricot tree in the grove that was as thick as a porcelain bowl, they fell to the ground along with the broken tree trunks, lying motionless, with blood spewing from their mouths. It was obvious that they were not going to survive.

Because Chu Yuan's attack speed was so fast that no one could see clearly, the four Yipintang warriors had been dealt with by Chu Yuan.

The burly Xixia warrior named Nurhai looked strong but was just a show-off. He was scared faster than anyone else. Seeing that four Yipintang warriors were dealt with by Chu Yuan in an instant, a trace of horror flashed in his eyes.

He didn't care about dealing with Chu Yuan anymore. He just wanted to save his life and immediately flew backwards.

Chu Yuan hesitated and paused for a moment, then gave up Nurhai and went straight to Helian Tieshu.

In Chu Yuan's opinion, since Helian Tieshu is the general in charge of Yipintang, this matter will be solved as long as Helian Tieshu is killed.

However, before Chu Yuan could make a move, Qiao Feng, who was fighting with the four evil men, suddenly distanced himself from them and staggered a little.

Qiao Feng shouted to the surrounding Beggars' Sect disciples, "Everyone be careful, it's poisonous! They've poisoned us!"

(End of this chapter)