Chapter 68: The Time Has Come

  Wu Ming was excited, and just then Bai Shiming said: "Li Chun, you knew the signal was fake but didn't report it to the leader, instead you came to deceive me. You should be put to death for this. But since you have shown remorse and our leader's sworn brother has pleaded on your behalf, I will spare your life for now and deal with you later. Take him away."

  Even an ant would struggle to survive, Li Chunlai saw that he had indeed escaped death and Bai Shiming was no longer interrogating him, couldn't help but glance at Wu Ming with gratitude, his heart admiring his abilities even more.

  At the order of Bai Shiming, two law enforcement disciples quickly came up and tied Li Chun's hands behind his back and took him away.

  Bai Shiming immediately turned to Chuan Gong Lao and asked: "Xiang brother, who was it that deceived you onto the boat again?"

  Chuan Gong Lao was about to answer when Wu Ming suddenly discovered that someone in the crowd jumped up and prepared to run out of Xinglin.

  It's obvious that this guy is the fake transmission of the Help Master, deceiving the Transmission Master and getting on the boat. Wu Ming saw that he had five cloth bags hanging on his back, which should be a five-bag disciple in the Beggar Gang, and his generation is not low.

  This person's lightness skill is just ordinary, and it's estimated that he can't escape from the apricot forest. Wu Ming sees the situation clearly and naturally won't take the initiative to make a move, so as not to give people the feeling of usurping someone else's role.

  As expected, that person had just escaped a few steps when suddenly a figure flashed in the slanting sunlight and someone appeared to block his way.

  That man's face was flushed with red light, holding a ghost-headed knife, Wu Ming naturally recognized him, he was the Wu Changlao introduced by Qiao Feng before.

  "Liu Zhuang, where are you running to?" he shouted loudly.

  The five disciples saw that the one blocking their way was Wu Changlao of their own gang, and immediately felt disheartened. Trembling with fear, they stuttered: "I... I..." They repeated the word "I" several times but couldn't say a complete sentence, revealing that they had guilty consciences.

  "Wu Chang shook his head and said, 'As a disciple of the Beggar Gang, I should follow the gang's rules and teachings. A real man should be open and honest in his actions, right is right, wrong is wrong, dare to do and dare to take responsibility, this is what it means to be a true man.'"

  Wu Ming couldn't help but give him a thumbs up in his heart, this Wu Changlao should be a person with blood, only his thinking is too traditional, that's why he was instigated by Quan Qing.

  In a flash, Wu Changfeng turned around and said to Qiao Feng: "Leader, I'll tell you the truth. We previously discussed this and decided to strip you of your leadership position. This important matter was also participated by Song, Yue, and Chen, three other elders. We were worried that Transmission and Execution, two other elders, would not agree, so we imprisoned them beforehand. What we did was not for personal gain or loss, but for the sake of the Beggars' Sect's hundred-year foundation. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, since you have the upper hand now, we'll let you handle it. I, Wu Changfeng, have been in the jianghu for decades, and everyone knows I'm not a coward who fears death."

  As he spoke, he casually flung the Ghost Head Knife to the ground, wrapped his hands around his chest, and assumed an air of fearlessness towards heaven and earth, as if he was ready to die.

  Wu Changlao spoke out boldly and revealed the plot to overthrow the leader, stunning everyone in the Beggar Clan, who were all left wondering what was going on.

  When Wu Chang Lao spoke his mind, Wu Ming admired his straightforwardness and bravery, but couldn't help but shake his head in silence, pitying that he was being used without realizing it.

  However, with the traditional concept of "if they are not from our tribe, their heart must be different" in ancient times, after knowing Jue Feng's origin, Wu Ming thought about it and felt that this reaction was also reasonable.

  At this time, Wu Ming only heard Bai Shiming say in a loud voice: "Song Xue Chen Wu four elders betrayed the leader of the gang and violated the first rule of the gang. Where is the law enforcement brother, quickly go up and tie them up."

  The law enforcement disciples immediately stepped forward and first tied up Wu Changlao who had voluntarily confessed.

  Wu Changlao stood with a faint smile, without any resistance, as if he had accepted his fate.

  Immediately afterwards, the two Song Xia elders also shook their heads and sighed, throwing down the weapons in their hands and surrendering.

  Only Old Man Chen's face changed greatly, and he muttered: "Cowards, you are all cowards. Just now if we had fought together, we might not have lost, but who seemed to be afraid of Qiao Feng? Alas, what a pity."

  What he said actually makes a lot of sense, if the four great elders had launched a rebellion earlier, Qiao Feng would have been isolated and outnumbered, which would have been very advantageous for them.

  However, the powerful strength that Qiao Feng has established in the Beggar Clan over the years is something that everyone acknowledges and dares not to underestimate.

  Elder Chen's words were elegant, but in Wu Ming's view, he himself was also afraid of Qiao Feng. Otherwise, when Qiao Feng asked him to give the antidote to Wang Yu Yan earlier, he could have refused and taken the opportunity to attack, so it can be said that he is actually a post-event Zhuge Liang.

  As he pondered, Wu Ming only saw Old Man Chen ultimately shaking his head and sighing, dropping the half sack of hemp in his hand, then letting the law enforcement disciples bind his hands and feet.

  At this time, the sky was already completely dark, Qiao Feng ordered his disciples to ignite a fire, and the light shone on the faces of the four great elders. Wu Ming saw it very clearly, and no matter how beautiful everyone had said before, their faces were now full of ominous intentions.

  Bai Shiming coldly gazed at Liu Zhuzhuang, who had previously tried to escape, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Zhuzhuang, your actions are not worthy of being a disciple of the Beggar Clan. Will you take care of yourself or do you need someone else to do it for you?"

  “Ah……ah……” Liu Zhuang's face turned deathly pale, his whole body trembling violently. In the end, he still managed to draw out the long knife from his waist and place it across his neck, but his arm shook so hard that he couldn't bring himself to make the cut.

  "You're so useless, yet you're still a disciple of the Five Bags Sect." A law enforcement disciple couldn't bear to watch anymore, and thus pulled his arm, slashing towards his neck.

  "Thank... you..." Liu Zhuang smiled wryly and immediately fell to the ground, dead.

  Wu Ming had read The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils and knew that the Beggar Gang's rules were very strict. Generally, if someone broke a rule punishable by death, they could clear their name of all guilt if they took their own life. The gang would still consider them a brother. But if an Enforcement Brother carried out the execution, the guilt could not be washed away. This was also why Li Chun had suddenly wanted to take his own life earlier.

  Qiao Feng stared blankly at the scenes from just now, and his heart was not only without a hint of joy, but instead filled with doubt and discomfort. These were all brothers who had once shared life and death with him, why did they suddenly betray him?

  Qiao Feng couldn't help but wonder if he had done something wrong, causing his brothers' displeasure.

  Wu Ming saw that Qiao Feng's eyes were not quite right and knew he was uncomfortable in his heart, so he immediately used the secret technique of transmitting sound to say: "Big brother, you don't have to be uncomfortable, this is not your fault, it's just fate. Moreover, no matter what, you still have me and second brother as two brothers, we will always support you."

  Qiao Feng's expression changed, and he immediately used a secret transmission to ask: "Third Brother, do you know something?"

  "Wu Ming transmitted again: 'Big brother, no need for me to say, just keep watching and you'll know'."

  Qiao Feng was about to say something, when Bai Shiying suddenly spoke out in a loud voice: "Brothers, you all should know that Qiao Bangzhu has been the leader for many years, and it's not a position he obtained through force or robbery. It was passed down by the previous leader, Wang Bangzhu. You don't have any objections to this, do you?"

  "No." The disciples of the Beggar Clan all shook their heads in response.

  Glancing around the room, Bai Shiming said: "Very well, since everyone has no objection to Qiao Bangzhu's succession rights, I will continue to speak."

  "Many people should still remember that in those years, Wang helped the master to give Qiao the master three major difficulties and also asked him to replace the beggar gang to establish nine great achievements. Master Qiao did it one by one, and he became the master of this gang. Moreover, since Master Qiao took office as the leader, he has been working hard, managing the beggar gang in an orderly manner. In these eight years, the beggar gang's momentum has been growing stronger every day, and Master Qiao's achievements are undeniable. Furthermore, Master Qiao is kind and righteous to people, and fair in handling matters, which has won everyone's support over the years. Do you guys think I'm right or not? Is Master Qiao a good leader?"

  Apart from a few individuals, most of the Beggar Gang members themselves have always admired and respected their leader, Qiao Feng. Now, under Bai Shiying's eloquent speech, they naturally responded with a resounding "yes". The overwhelming response also demonstrated that Qiao Feng had won the hearts of many.

  Seeing the beggar gang's disciples respond like this, Qiao Feng felt very relieved in his heart. Wu Ming was also happy for him, but as soon as he thought of what would happen to Qiao Feng after his true identity was revealed, his heart felt extremely uncomfortable.

  However, Wu Ming also knew that this was a hurdle that Qiao Feng had to overcome, and as for the future, he would try his best to help him break free from his previous fate.

  The butterfly of the Heavenly Dragon had long taken flight due to its own emergence, and as for where it would go in the future, even if Wu Ming knew about the Heavenly Dragon's plot, with the appearance of the Butterfly Effect, he still couldn't know at all, and could only move forward step by step, walking and looking around.

  Wu Ming sighed, and saw Bai Shiming press down his hand to quiet the crowd. He continued in a loud voice: "Boss Qiao is so good to us, we can't even keep up with our support for him. Why would someone be so disloyal as to betray the boss? Quan Guanqing, you come forth and explain yourself."

  Quan Guan Qing was struck by Qiao Feng's mute acupoint and upon hearing Bai Shi Jing's words, he wanted to speak but couldn't.

  At this time, Qiao Feng hurriedly went over to untie his acupoints and asked: "Quan Dangzhu, what did I, Qiao Feng, do wrong to my brothers that you want to betray me? You can say it to my face, don't be afraid, no need to be polite."

  The entire hall saw that Song, Chen, Wu and the four great elders who were in cahoots with him had all been subdued, and it was clear that this battle was lost, but they couldn't help making one last struggle. So he loudly shouted: "Qiao Feng, Vice Master Ma has been harmed by someone, I believe it's due to your orders."

  Wu Ming was worried that he couldn't find a suitable entry point to take advantage of the opportunity to kill with a borrowed knife, but Quan Guanqing's groundless and slanderous words against Qiao Feng had undoubtedly given him a good chance.