The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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Upon seeing the silver, before the elders of the Beggars' Sect could speak, Yue Buqun took something out of his pocket and tossed it onto one of the boxes, saying casually.

"This is the ledger of the Yanping branch of the Beggars' Sect. It records the income from the dirty deeds your branch has done, as well as many other shady businesses."

Upon hearing Yue Buqun's words, the expressions of the Beggars' Clan members changed. Tianmen Daoist suddenly stood up, strode forward, picked up the account book, and began to look through it. However, after flipping through just two pages, his face turned red with anger.

"Chief Jie!"

Tianmen Daoist turned to look at Jie Feng, his expression furious, and said, "You had better give everyone here an explanation for this."

Mr. Mo and the others also stepped forward to examine the account book, and their expressions changed.

Upon seeing the ledger, Jie Feng's face darkened further.

How did they even get hold of the ledgers?

Jie Feng had a bad feeling. He didn't expect the people at the Yanping branch to be so useless, even the account books had fallen into someone else's hands. This put him at a complete disadvantage, and no matter how he explained, he couldn't explain it.

At this moment, Jiang Ning spoke up again: "When I was rescuing those children, I captured a person at the Yanping branch. He was your gang's Qinglian Envoy. Before I killed him, he said that he was there to collect the Yanping branch's revenue from last year. He also admitted to these things himself. Gang Leader Jie, you are unaware of what happened at the Yanping branch?"

Mentioning the Azure Lotus Envoy caused Xie Feng's heart to stagnate for a moment.

Tianmen Daoist pressed further, "Chief Jie, do you have anything else to say?"

Master Mo, Abbess Qingzhu, and Dingyi and the others looked at him with unfriendly expressions.

Faced with Tianmen Daoren and Jiang Ning's persistent questioning, Jie Feng remained silent.

Confused!

Fang Zheng, who hadn't spoken since Jie Feng entered, saw this scene and knew something was wrong.

The matter of the Yanping branch is already a done deal, so it shouldn't be brought up again; doing so would only put us at a disadvantage.

Realizing that if he didn't speak up, Jiefeng would be on the opposite side of the various factions, Fang Zheng couldn't care less about anything else and quickly stood up.

"Chief Jie, are you aware of the Yanping branch's affairs?"

Fang Zheng's words made everyone stop and look over.

Pressed relentlessly for answers, Xie Feng finally realized what was happening and said, "I have no idea."

"You didn't know?"

Tianmen Daoist's voice was loud and clear, his eyes sharp.

Xie Feng had calmed down by now and said, "I was unaware of this matter."

Xie Feng looked at Yue Buqun and said, "This ledger belongs to the Yanping branch. Neither I nor the elders knew about it, nor did we know that the Yanping branch would do such things."

After discussing the account book, Xie Feng looked at Jiang Ning and said, "It is an annual event for the main branch to send the Qinglian envoy to the Yanping branch to collect silver. Each branch of our Beggars' Sect has some businesses, and this is a common practice. As for whether the Qinglian envoy said those words before he died, no one except you knows. Now that he is dead and there is no way to verify, I, Xie, do not acknowledge it."

Seeing that Feng had completely washed his hands of the matter, Linghu Chong was furious and demanded, "Do you dare say that none of the other branches of your Beggars' Sect have had such an incident?"

Faced with Linghu Chong's questioning, Xie Feng remained calm and said, "Of course I dare not say whether other branches have this situation. After all, our Beggars' Sect has branches all over the world, and I cannot possibly know the true situation of each branch. But I think this is an isolated case."

Shameless!

Tianmen Daoist's face turned red with anger, but he had nothing to say and couldn't help but look at Fang Zheng.

Just now, when they were all asking Xie Feng how he would explain, Fang Zheng stepped forward and asked Xie Feng if he knew anything about it, which was clearly to help Xie Feng out of the predicament.

Not only Tianmen Daoren saw this, but everyone else also understood it.

Linghu Chong sneered: "Since what your branch did is true, why are you blaming us for killing the people from the Yanping branch? Isn't that a contradiction?"

"Where's the contradiction?"

After Fang Zheng's intervention, Jie Feng calmed down and asked in return, "I was unaware of the Yanping branch incident before. After receiving news of the branch's massacre, I sent people to communicate with your sect. I even wrote to Headmaster Yue to inquire about it, but your sect is arrogant and disrespectful. Headmaster Yue demanded an explanation from me at every turn and even beat my elders so badly that they were driven down the mountain. Such arrogance is something I can tolerate, but my Beggars' Sect cannot."

Jie's ability to distort the truth made Linghu Chong laugh in anger.

Yue Buqun smiled faintly: "According to what Chief Xie said, Chief Xie was completely unaware, and it is actually my Huashan Sect that made a mistake?"

Xie Feng looked at Yue Buqun and said, "I only have one thing to say: no matter what, the matter of the Yanping branch should be handled by my Beggars' Sect. Your Huashan Sect has overstepped its bounds by frequently massacring my branch. I will leave this matter aside for now, but Sect Leader Yue, I will not let the matter of you injuring several of my elders go unpunished."

Yue Buqun coldly asked, "What do you intend to do?"

Jie Feng ignored him and turned to look at Jiang Ning.

"The reason for this matter is that it originated from your apprentice Jiang Ning, so it is naturally inseparable from him."

Chapter 622: The Dog-Beating Formation

Linghu Chong snorted coldly.

"So you're still going to make us hand over Junior Brother Jiang Ning to you for disposal? Absolutely not!"

Linghu Chong refused outright, saying, "Fight if you want, don't think you're afraid of the Beggars' Sect."

Yue Buqun remained silent, but Linghu Chong's words clearly reflected his attitude.

Upon hearing that a fight was to be fought, Tianmen Daoren immediately voiced his support.

"Our Taishan Sect and Huashan Sect will advance and retreat together."

"The Hengshan Sect will not stand idly by."

"The five factions of the Weiyi Alliance are united, sharing weal and woe, and my Hengshan faction is no exception."

"The same applies to the Emei Sect."

After Tianmen Daoist spoke, Master Dingyi, Master Mo Da, and Master Qingzhu all expressed their attitudes, which were very clear: they wanted to stand with the Huashan Sect.

Jie Feng let out a cold laugh.

"Don't think that your Weiyi Alliance is so powerful. Do you really think my Beggars' Sect is afraid of you? My Beggars' Sect has hundreds of thousands of members and we are never afraid of any threat. So what if it's your Huashan Sect? So what if it's the Weiyi Alliance?"

Jie Feng's attitude was also very firm, and he did not back down at all.

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the hall plummeted to freezing point. Master Mo and Abbess Qingzhu, among others, stared directly at Jie Feng, while the disciples of the five sects outside drew their swords.

The scene that unfolded startled the onlookers.

Zhenshanzi stared at the scene in astonishment.

He originally came only to attend the happy occasion, congratulate Yue Buqun, and incidentally strengthen the relationship between the various factions. He never expected to see the other party and the Beggars' Sect fighting each other.

What should he do?

To help or not to help? Or just watch the show?

This is a problem.

The old Taoist priest from Wudang Sect frowned deeply. He didn't know how to explain the current situation. At this moment, he remembered Chongxu's words and couldn't help but look at Fang Zheng.

A chilling atmosphere permeated the air. The Beggar Clan elders, surrounded by so many people, felt uneasy, fearing that they would be swarmed and killed.

But Xie Feng remained calm and showed no fear, as if he was not afraid of dying there at all.

Jie Feng knew very well that he had gone to Mount Hua on Fang Zheng's advice, and that Fang Zheng would not allow him to die here.

really.

"No!"

At this most tense moment, Fang Zheng was the first to speak.

Fang Zheng stopped them, saying, "Sect Leader Yue, Chief Jie, everyone, you mustn't!"

Fang Zheng first looked at Xie Feng and said, "Chief Xie, we are all righteous people, why must we do this?"

After saying that, Fang Zheng looked at Master Mo Da and Abbess Dingyi and said, "Master Mo Da, Daoist Tianmen, Abbess Dingyi, you must calm down. The Demonic Sect has not yet been destroyed. If infighting breaks out within our righteous path, wouldn't that give the Demonic Sect an opportunity?"

Faced with Fang Zheng's mediation, Tianmen Daoren and Master Mo Da remained silent, instead turning their gazes to Yue Buqun.

Fang Zheng's heart sank upon seeing this, but he did not show it. He looked at Yue Buqun and advised, "Sect Leader Yue, please think twice before you act."

"Abbot Master."

Yue Buqun said calmly, "This matter was not something I wanted to provoke. Chief Jie came to my Mount Hua in a menacing manner and demanded that I hand over my disciples. I would never agree to that. It's just a matter of a battle."

Yue Buqun's attitude was very firm.

Fang Zheng was also helpless and turned to look at Jie Feng.

"Chief Jie, although Young Hero Jiang was the one who acted first, he is ultimately without fault. The subsequent events are an extension of this incident. It is wrong of you to insist that Headmaster Yue hand Young Hero Jiang over to you to handle. If the two sides were to fight over this matter, it would only result in mutual destruction and would not help the situation. Chief Jie, if you can heed my advice, please think it over carefully."

Upon hearing Fang Zheng's words, Jie Feng's expression changed slightly.

After a long silence.

Jie Feng finally spoke.

“Since the abbot has said so, I, Xie, can back down and not punish Jiang Ning.”

Hearing Jie Feng's words, Fang Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, but Jie Feng immediately added.

"But Mr. Jie has one condition."

Fang Zheng's heart was in his throat again.

"What conditions?"

Jie Feng looked at Jiang Ning: "Our Beggars' Sect has a Dog-Beating Formation. As long as you can get past our Beggars' Sect's Dog-Beating Formation, this matter will be over."

The Dog-Beating Formation?

Upon hearing this, everyone paused, their expressions changing as they began to think.

The Beggars' Sect does indeed have this formation. As everyone knows, although the Beggars' Sect only has the sect leader as its top expert and the rest of the members are not particularly powerful, there are still a lot of them.

The Beggars' Sect's formation is very much in the style of the Beggars' Sect. The more people there are, the stronger the formation becomes, which is a human wave tactic.

No one spoke; instead, they looked at Yue Buqun and Jiang Ning.

"If we succeed, we'll stop; but what if we fail?"

No one spoke inside the hall, but a female voice rang out from outside. Everyone looked over and saw that it was a female disciple from Mount Hua speaking.

Du Lanyin, who was outside, had been very concerned about Jiang Ning's safety. When she heard Jie Feng's conditions, she finally couldn't help but ask.

Jie Feng turned to look at him. Although the other party was only a disciple, he had also given an answer.

"If we can't get through, then we'll die under the Dog-Beating Formation."

Upon hearing this, everyone frowned, and Du Lanyin's face turned even paler.

Jie Feng ignored what others thought and only looked at Jiang Ning.

"This matter began with you, and it will end with you. If you can get through the Dog-Beating Formation, then we'll stop here. If not, then die under this formation. Do you agree?"

Before Jiang Ning could speak, Linghu Chong interjected, "I'll do it!"

Linghu Chong snorted coldly: "Your so-called Dog-Beating and Pig-Beating Formation is not worthy of my junior brother's help. Let me break it."

Jie Feng refused outright, pointing at Jiang Ning and saying, "I only want him to enter the formation."

Jiang Ning's expression hadn't changed from the beginning until now, and he nodded after hearing Xie Feng's words.

"can."

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's agreement, Yue Buqun couldn't help but look at him, wanting to say something, but after thinking for a moment, he didn't speak, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Jie Feng nodded, preparing to have the elders send someone up, but was interrupted by Linghu Chong.

"Wait a moment."

Linghu Chong asked first, "How many people do you need for that lousy formation?"

The Beggars' Sect's Dog-Beating Formation is very similar to the Beggars' Sect itself, with its strength lying in its numerical advantage. The more people there are, the stronger the formation becomes, employing a human wave tactic. Everyone understands this, but Linghu Chong wanted to clarify it to prevent the enemy from continuously sending in more people to wear down Jiang Ning. In that case, no matter how powerful Jiang Ning was, he would be worn down to death.

An elder sneered, "Of course, the more people in my Beggars' Sect's Dog-Beating Formation, the better."

"no!"

Linghu Chong refused, saying, "Are you going to send thousands of people to fight my junior brother? We must limit the number of people."

"good."

Yue Buqun also nodded in support.

Jie Feng frowned, and after a long while, he spoke.

"Seventy-two people."