Chapter 72: Brothers United

  Wu Ming's display of sentiment and righteousness not only infected the beggars, but also secretly moved Wang Yu Yan and the other three women, this kind of man is the hero they admire in their hearts.

  Just thinking that if the Beggar Gang agrees, Wu Ming will have to take a knife, but they are also very reluctant in their hearts, especially Wang Yu Yan.

  Alas, everyone calm down for now. It's clear that this Brother Wu has a deep bond with our leader, and if I don't agree, it would seem inhumane. Moreover, this time it's not just my own will, but the brotherly love between them has moved our entire gang. So, my decision is to make an exception and allow this Brother Wu to take the place of our leader and inflict a wound on himself.

  Bai Shiming said with a cold smile in his heart, having seen foolish people before, but never one as foolish as this, who threatened himself just to stab him once.

  What he didn't know was that Wu Ming's actions were not only driven by brotherly love, but also a mysterious task from the Book Spirit.

  If he knew, he might not have agreed so easily.

  Wu Ming bowed and said, "Thank you, Bai, for your support." Then he turned to Qiao Feng and said, "Big brother, now that Bai has agreed, you have no reason to object anymore, do you?"

  "Alas... Third Brother, what's the point of this again..." Qiao Feng sighed, his heart racing with excitement. There hadn't been a lack of people willing to take a knife for him before, but only Wu Ming, whom he had just sworn brotherhood with, could make it seem so effortless.

  "Big brother, you don't have to persuade me, my mind is made up." As he spoke, Wu Ming swiftly pulled out the third flying knife from the wooden head and, following the same trajectory, inserted it into his own left shoulder.

  "Ah......" Seeing the cold light flashing short knife stabbed into Wu Ming's shoulder, Wang Yu Yan couldn't help but softly exclaim, and everyone else was also moved.

  This knife was inserted extremely mysteriously, avoiding the vital points and meridians around the shoulder. Although it seemed very deep and flowed out with a gurgling sound of fresh blood, in fact, for a top-notch master like Wu Ming, apart from the pain, it didn't count as anything.

  "Ding Dong!"

  "Congratulations, you have completed the Book Spirit System task [ Shared Difficulty ], and obtained the reward 'Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms'."

  As the prompt sounded in his mind, Wu Ming had a portion of information poured into his memory, and he immediately grasped the "Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms", but to master it, he still needed to practice for a while.

  "Third brother, I've dragged you into this." Qiao Feng shook his head and sighed. Seeing that the other party had suffered on his behalf, he couldn't bear to look directly at him, but he still had to continue saving those who needed help, and couldn't give up halfway. So, his gaze slowly shifted towards Old Man Chen.

  Elder Chen was a man of eccentric temperament, and having made mistakes in the past, he had been living incognito. He was deeply afraid of being exposed, so he was always cautious and didn't dare to form close relationships with others. He didn't have much affection for Qiao Feng either. Seeing Qiao's gaze, he immediately said loudly: "Qiao Bangzhu, I've wronged you in many ways, I don't dare ask you to shed blood to redeem me."

  As he spoke, Old Man Chen flipped his arms over, and suddenly moved from behind to in front. His "Tongbi Boxing" had long since reached perfection, and his two arms stretched out freely, slightly longer than usual, and in an instant, he snatched a wooden handle knife from the wood.

  Qiao Feng saw it with his own eyes and naturally wouldn't ignore it, so he immediately turned around and seized the law knife, taking it into his hand. Then he said loudly: "Elder Chen, I'm a rough man, my temperament doesn't match yours, and we rarely have pleasant conversations. I also don't like Vice Leader Ma's behavior, so whenever he comes, I'll avoid him and go drink with others instead. But if you think that just because of this, I intentionally want to get rid of you and Vice Leader Ma, then you're greatly mistaken."

  "You and Vice Master Ma are mature and steady, never drunk, this is your advantage, I, Qiao Feng, am not as good as you."

  As he spoke, Qiao Feng was about to stab the knife into his own right shoulder when a "hiss" sound came through the air, and immediately the knife in his hand almost fell off with a "ding" sound due to an invisible sword energy.

  "What an incredibly powerful Six Pulse Divine Sword." Wu Ming couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart.

  At this time, Duan Yu suddenly called out: "Wait, big brother."

  Qiao Feng naturally also knew that it was Duan Yu who had intervened to stop him, and he couldn't help but be shocked, exclaiming: "Second Brother, you're using the Six Meridians Divine Sword, aren't you? Indeed, it's invisible and leaves no trace, extremely formidable, making it impossible for anyone to defend against."

  Duan Yu said: "Big brother is overpraising, I only have a rough understanding of the Six Meridians Divine Sword now and can't use it proficiently. Just now was just an emergency block, that's why I used it. Please forgive me, big brother. As for my intention in blocking you, I hope big brother will also give our brothers another chance. We three brothers share difficulties together, how can we lack this one?"

  Qiao Feng was deeply moved, but shook his head and said: "Second brother's intention, big brother understands, but you are a noble son of the Dali Sect, how can you harm yourself like this? If your father finds out, won't he blame me for not protecting you well as your elder brother?"

  Duan Yu insisted, "Big brother, your words are wrong. The three of us have sworn to be as close as the golden orchid, and we've long ago vowed to share good fortune and bad together. What does it have to do with my identity? If big brother isn't willing to let me take this knife for you, then that means you don't truly regard me as a brother."

  "Wu Ming secretly admired Duan Yu, knowing that he was sincere, and immediately said: 'Big brother, since this is the intention of the second brother, you should fulfill it for him. Otherwise, how can he be at peace?'"

  He said, turning his head to Bai Shijian: "Bai, we three brothers are one entity. Since I have made an exception here, I ask you to make another exception for my second brother, so as to fulfill the oath of solidarity that we three brothers made when we were in difficulties together."

  Bai Shiming suddenly asked: "Brothers in the gang, do you think we can agree?"

  "Alright, alright." The crowd on the scene all shouted in unison. Bai Shiming sighed and said: "Since all of you brothers are willing to help, I'll make an exception this time for the sake of your deep brotherly love, but this is the last time, don't mention it again from now on."

  Duan Yu bowed and clasped his hands, saying: "Thank you, Elder White, for your kindness." He then walked to Qiao Feng's side and said: "Big Brother, although I, Duan Yu, am not very capable, I'm willing to share good fortune with you and Third Brother, and face difficulties together."

  After saying that, he snatched the knife from Qiao Feng's hand and without hesitation, stabbed it into his own left shoulder.

  "Good brothers, it's hard on you." Even if Qiao Feng's heart was as tough as ever, at this moment seeing the two newly sworn brothers suffer one after another, his tiger eyes couldn't help but become slightly moist.

  Although it was someone else who took the blame for Qiao Feng, Old Man Chen knew that if it weren't for Qiao Feng, he would already be a corpse. He immediately knocked his head to the ground and thanked him: "I, Chen Gu Yan, was blind to the truth in the past and misunderstood our leader. From now on, I will definitely make amends and repay our leader's great kindness today."

  "Old Master Chen, you're being serious." Qiao Feng shook his head and walked to Wu Changfeng's front, saying: "Old Master Wu, back then when you single-handedly defended Eagle Gorge, you resisted the Western Xia 'First Rank Hall' expert who attempted to assassinate General Yang. Just with the 'Merit Gold Plaque' that General Yang awarded you, it can exempt you from today's crime. Take it out and let everyone see."

  "Wu Changfeng's face turned red, and his expression became embarrassed and uneasy, as if he was too ashamed to say it out loud."

  Qiao Feng said in surprise: "Old Master Wu, we are all brothers of the same family. What kind of danger is there that you need to hesitate and not speak clearly?"

  Wu Changfeng said: "That merit gold medal of mine... this... I won't hide it from the leader, it's already gone..."

  Qiao Feng strangely said: "It was fine just now, why did it disappear?"

  Wu Changfeng muttered, "It's because I lost it..." Then he thought that deceiving people wasn't good, so he said loudly, "Actually, it wasn't lost. That day, my craving for wine was severe and I had no money to buy wine, so I sold the gold medal in exchange for wine."

  Qiao Feng didn't think it was a big deal and laughed: "This is quite refreshing, but I feel a bit sorry for General Yang."

  The laughter had barely faded when Qiao Feng suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed it into his own right shoulder.

  Three brothers stood together, Wu Ming and Duan Yu stood on either side, each with a flying knife inserted into their shoulders, while Qiao Feng in the middle had two.

  Three people's shoulders were still bleeding profusely, but their expressions were calm and serene, as if the things stuck in their shoulders weren't knives, but rather something that brought them great pleasure.

  Everyone saw it afterwards, and they all praised the three men with admiration, "Great hero", "Great heroic", "Deep brotherly love", "Deep meaning", "Not biological brothers are better than biological brothers" and other praises kept coming from the crowd.

  Wu Changfeng was extremely grateful and said loudly: "Boss, you and the two brothers are very kind and righteous. From now on, Wu Changfeng's life is in your hands."