Chapter 65: The Reinforcements Arrive

  Wu Ming and Duan Yu exchanged a smile, both admiring Ge Feng's decisive behavior as the big brother. At this time, they couldn't show any weakness, only by taking down the leader could they quickly calm down the chaos.

  "Alright, since you already know your mistake, there's no need to kneel down. Of course, the crime of offending a superior cannot be excused, we'll discuss and decide later." Qiao Feng said while lightly patting Quan Guanqing's shoulder, making it seem like Quan Guanqing had voluntarily knelt down to confess his guilt.

  Quan Guanzheng wanted to speak out in refutation, but Qiao Feng had long been prepared. With a light tap on the elbow, he secretly sealed Quan's acupoint of speechlessness, leaving him unable to utter a word.

  Everyone didn't notice, but sharp-eyed Wu Ming saw it clearly, and couldn't help but secretly praise Qiao Feng's meticulous mind again, indeed worthy of being the leader.

  After Quan Qing's arrest, Qiao Feng's gaze was like lightning, and wherever he looked, the beggar gang disciples who followed Quan Qing in his rebellion did not dare to face him, they all lowered their heads and remained silent. The scene suddenly became quiet, as if even a needle dropping on the ground could be heard.

  Qiao Feng said in a low voice, "Zhang Quanxiang, you lead the way and guide the two great elders, Chuan Gong and Zhi Fa, to come here. If you can listen to my orders and act accordingly this time, your punishment will be reduced. Everyone else, sit down where you are and do not get up without permission. Those who disobey will be dealt with according to the rules of the gang."

  Zhang Quanxiang was both surprised and delighted after hearing this, and hastily responded: "Yes, yes, I will definitely follow the leader's orders."

  The leader of the Big Righteousness Gang, Jiang, had not participated in the secret plot to rebel. Earlier, when he saw Quan Guanqing and others committing treason, he was extremely angry, his face flushed bright red. Now that Quan Guanqing has surrendered voluntarily, the leader ordered him to go and rescue people, and only then did he calm down. He immediately said to more than 20 gang members: "Unfortunately, our gang has encountered internal strife, which is exactly the time for everyone to exert their strength to repay the kindness of the leader. When I am not around, you must all follow the leader's orders and do not disobey."

  Jiang Ziya was afraid that after he left, Qiao Feng would be isolated and helpless, so he instructed him thus.

  At this time, Qiao Feng shook his head and said: "No, Brother Jiang, rescuing people is a big deal, it can't be taken lightly. Take all your men with you and make sure to rescue the person back, no room for error."

  Jiang Duozhu didn't dare to disobey the leader's order, and immediately nodded: "Yes, I'll set off right away, and I must rescue the two elders." As he said this, he seemed a bit worried, and reminded him again, "Leader, be careful, I will hurry back as soon as possible."

  Qiao Feng's heart warmed, but his face only showed a faint smile as he said: "We're all brothers who have been through thick and thin together for many years. We just had some differing opinions, it's not a big deal. You can rest assured and go now. Oh right..." As he finished speaking, Qiao Feng remembered something and added, "Also send someone to inform the Western Xia's Yi Pin Tang about the Huishan agreement, and tell them to come seven days later."

  "Yes." Jiang Duozhu nodded and answered, leading his subordinates away.

  It was now late afternoon, and the sky gradually darkened as dusk fell, with a thin mist swirling around the apricot forest.

  Wu Ming looked at Qiao Feng, who was arranged in a measured manner, but between his eyebrows seemed to have a worried color. He knew that he was worried that the helpers around him would take action at any time, and when that happened, no matter how high their skills were, it would be very difficult to control the scene. So he made an eye contact with Duan Yu, who quickly understood, then the two of them walked together to Qiao Feng's side and stood still, one on the left and one on the right.

  "Wu Ming said in a low voice: 'Big brother, we are brothers through thick and thin. No matter what happens, I am willing to face it with you together.'"

  Duan Yu also nodded and said, "Big brother, third brother is right. We three people have always been like the Peach Garden Oath, sharing good fortune and bad together. Although I don't have second brother's good martial arts skills, I am willing to face any difficulty with big brother."

  Qiao Feng's heart warmed up, and he stretched out his hands, one on each of their shoulders, gently patting them as he said, "Good brothers, big brother really didn't misjudge you."

  As they spoke, Qiao Feng glanced around at the beggars and saw that their faces were all very awkward. Some were trying to appear calm, some were terrified, while others seemed eager to take risks, with a hint of desperation in their eyes.

  About two hundred people surrounded them. At this moment, no one said a word, but if anyone had spoken up, chaos might have ensued.

  Qiao Feng thought to himself, "At this moment, I can only use stillness to control the situation, it's best to shift their attention and line of sight, wait for the return of the two elders, Transmission and Execution, then things will be easily settled."

  Then Qiao Feng, holding Wu Ming and Duan Yu's hands, said loudly: "Fellow brothers, I am truly delighted today, for I have made two good friends."

  Actually, when Wu Ming and Duan Yu walked to Qiao Feng's side just now, everyone was a bit tense and very curious about the identities of these two people. Now hearing the leader suddenly introduce their identities, the gaze was instantly attracted over there.

  Pausing for a moment, Qiao Feng saw that everyone's attention had indeed been successfully diverted, so he smiled and began to introduce: "The one on my left is called Wu Ming, also known as Wu the Unmatched. He's not some unknown nobody, but rather a young man from Yuhang in Jiangnan whose martial arts skills have already reached the realm of perfection, making him one of the most talented martial artists I've ever seen."

  In the martial arts world, there is a saying "Qiao Feng in the north and Murong in the south". Qiao Feng's high martial arts skills can be seen from this.

  In the eyes of the Beggar Gang's disciples, Qiao Feng, this leader, was like a godly existence. When had they ever seen him praise someone's martial arts skills so much? Suddenly, their curious gazes turned to Wu Ming on Qiao Feng's left side.

  When they found out that Wu Ming was just a sunny and handsome young man who looked slightly immature, they couldn't help but have some doubts. This person is so young, can his martial arts skills really be this high?

  Wu Ming's spiritual awareness was keen, and he naturally discovered the gaze of the crowd, which mostly carried suspicion and curiosity, as if they didn't believe that he really had such high skills. At this time, he didn't mind, his face maintained a faint smile, and at the same time, he cooperated with Qiao Feng's introduction, nodding to all directions.

  Wang Yuyan and Ah Zhu Ah Bi did not expect that Qiao Feng would give Wu Ming such a high evaluation. Wang Yuyan had also seen Qiao Feng's moves before, and at that time, the Dragon Subduing Palm he displayed was so powerful that it scared her, its power absolutely surpassing that of her cousin Murong Fu.

  Now that they heard the praise of Qiao Feng, all three women couldn't help but take a few more glances at Wu Ming. Wang Yu Yan was even more flustered, thinking to herself: "Qiao Feng is already so formidable, if Wu Gongzi goes to help him again, then my brother will be in an even tighter spot. Alas, this is getting increasingly troublesome."

  The crowd's curiosity was stirred up by Qiao Feng, who continued to introduce: "And the one on my right is Duan Yu, brother of Duan Yu. He comes from the Duan family in Dali, Yunnan Province. His internal strength is abundant, and his light body skills are excellent. He is also a rare young talent in the current martial arts world."

  Duan Yu imitated Wu Ming's actions. When it was his turn to be introduced, he also smiled and bowed to the people around him in all directions.

  Duan Yu's age was slightly older than Wu Ming, but because he looked too beautiful, giving people a weak and delicate impression, such a person was also an expert? The crowd was shocked and suspicious, their thoughts inevitably shifted again.

  At this time, Qiao Feng continued to say: "The three of us have a deep understanding and are like old friends. We have come together just like Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu did in the Peach Garden Oath."

  Wang Yuyan and Ah Zhu Ah Bi heard that Wu Ming and Duan Yu had become sworn brothers with Qiao Feng, the leader of the Beggar Gang, and were shocked beyond words.

  The Beggar Gang people were also extremely surprised. Qiao Feng, as the leader of a gang, had never sworn brotherhood with anyone before. It seemed that Wu Ming and Duan Yu were indeed extraordinary.

  "Two brothers, come, let me introduce you to the main figures in our Beggar Clan." Qiao Feng said with a slight smile, walking towards the old man with white hair and beard, who was holding an iron rake, with Wu Ming on one side and Duan Yu on the other.

  Wu Ming had also read "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and knew that at this time, the Beggars' Sect had six senior elders. Apart from the Transmission and Enforcement Elders, this person's qualifications were the oldest.

  "Just listen to Qiao Feng's introduction: 'This is Song Changlao, a respected elder in our gang. He wielded the inverted teeth iron rake and dominated the jianghu when you two were not yet born.'"

  Wu Ming cupped his hands and said: "Greetings, Elder Song, I have long admired your great name."

  Duan Yu also clasped his fists and said: "I have long admired you from afar, today I am fortunate to meet a noble gentleman like you, it is truly a blessing of three lifetimes."

  Song was quite embarrassed and reluctantly returned the courtesy to the two of them.

  Then, Qiao Feng introduced the short and stout old man who was skilled in using steel sticks to the two of them: "This is Qi Changlao, an external expert of our sect. More than ten years ago, I often went to him for guidance on martial arts. Qi Changlao can be considered as half-teacher and half-friend to me, with a very deep relationship."

  Wu Ming and Duan Yu also paid their respects, repeatedly saying "I have long admired you".

  Xie Chang saw Qiao Feng, not only did he not mention the rebellion, but instead mentioned old feelings. He thought back to the past and felt very regretful for believing Quan Qing's words, his face suddenly showing a look of shame.

  Chen Changfeng of the hemp sacks, Wu Ming and Duan Yu were naturally more familiar, but Qiao Feng still introduced them as usual, so as not to make people think he didn't take him seriously enough.

  Wu Ming actually didn't like this elder very much in his heart, the sack hid a poisonous scorpion, not a kind-hearted person at all, perhaps he had done many bad things secretly over the years.

  Because Wu Ming didn't remember many of the plotlines in Tian Long, and Chen Lao wasn't a key character, he couldn't recall what evil deeds he had done, so he just muttered to himself and continued to flatter him with words of admiration.

  At this time, Wu Ming suddenly heard a large number of people rushing towards Xinglin in the distance, and thought: "Could it be that the two elders of Chuan Gong and Zhi Fa have been rescued?"

  He cast a sidelong glance at Qiao Feng and found that he too had noticed the approaching footsteps, but merely revealed a hint of expression, so he didn't utter a word to alert him.

  After Qiao Feng introduced them to the fourth elder Wu, they finally arrived at the edge of Xinglin.

  "How is our leader doing?"

  "Who is the traitor? Which ones are the traitors?"

  "This time I'm really suffocated, and I was actually deceived by them and locked up for so long."

  ……

  The man had not yet arrived, but the sound of urgent conversation had already been heard.

  Qiao Feng was overjoyed in his heart, turned around to look, and saw the Transmission Elder, the Law Enforcement Elder, the helmsmen of the four major halls - Da Ren, Da Yong, Da Li, and Da Xin, leading a large group of sect members, arriving in an instant. Everyone seemed to have countless words to say, but in front of Qiao Feng, the sect leader, no one dared to speak freely.