The Counterattack of the Villains

In a large inn in Wuxi City, A'Zhu took out his wallet and rented the entire inn to provide accommodation for more than eighty disciples.

In the private dining room on the second floor, A'Zhu, Lu Da and Qiao Feng were sitting at the same table. Lu Da was having a drink with Qiao Feng.

A'Zhu knew that the elder brother was depressed at the moment, so he didn't try to persuade him. He just poured wine for the two of them silently.

Qiao Feng and Lu Da were rivals. From nearly noon until the sun set, both of them had drank no less than twenty kilograms of strong liquor, but they were only slightly tipsy.

This drink made him lose his temper, and Qiao Feng temporarily put aside all the anguish in his heart, and just drank bowl after bowl with Luda.

It's a pity that he wanted to stay drunk with Luda, but it was impossible today.

A Changkong disciple suddenly came upstairs and said to several people: "Senior Brother, Senior Brother Lu, and Junior Sister A'Zhu, we just received news that all the beggars in the Beggar Clan have been caught in one sweep."

Qiao Feng was shocked. He stood up and asked: "Junior brother, what is going on? Who did it?"

The disciple said: "They are from the Xixia Yipin Hall. The leader is the Prince of Xixia, Helian Tieshu, who has the title of General Zhengdong."

"They used a poisonous gas that was colorless and odorless, making people unable to move without realizing it, and stinging the eyes, causing tears to stream down their cheeks, to knock down all the beggars."

Qiao Feng suddenly said: "Yes, we made an appointment with Xixia Yipintang to stay in Huishan for a while. I think the Beggar Clan missed the appointment, so Yipintang came directly to our door."

After saying that, he looked at A'Zhu and said seriously: "Junior sister, we have to save people."

A'Zhu nodded and said, "That's natural. They are unkind to you, but we cannot be unjust to them."

"When facing foreign enemies, some personal grudges need to be put aside, and we should first deal with the outside world unanimously."

A'Zhu's two words made Qiao Feng look at her with admiration and praised her: "Junior sister said it well, there are really few women in the world who understand righteousness as well as you do."

Ruda said happily: "Fortunately we took the first step, otherwise wouldn't we also be in jail?"

A'Zhu said solemnly: "Xi Xia has mastered this powerful poisonous gas. No wonder they dare to come to the Central Plains to cause trouble. Maybe after destroying the Beggar Clan, their next target will be our Changkong Sword Sect."

"It seems that after returning this time, I will advise my father to take action against Xixia as soon as possible. Otherwise, if they accumulate a large amount of this poisonous gas and use it on the battlefield, our Song Dynasty will be in danger."

As soon as she said this, Qiao Feng and Lu Da also nodded repeatedly.

A'Zhu asked the disciple who reported the news: "Where are the people from Yipintang now? How many people are there in total?"

The disciple said: "In the Tianning Temple not far from the Apricot Grove, there are more than 300 Xixia warriors."

"Eight of them are the so-called first-grade masters of the first-grade hall, but in my opinion, they are about the same level as the brothers from the inner sect."

Tianning Temple is not unique to Jiangling. The word "Tianning" means "peace, harmony and tranquility in the world", which has a very good meaning. Therefore, there are temples named Tianning Temple all over the Central Plains.

After hearing what he said, A'Zhu immediately ordered: "Summon brothers immediately and go to Tianning Temple to rescue people."

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A'Zhu and others gathered their troops and rushed to Tianning Temple.

After leaving the city, everyone started their Qinggong and ran quickly, running for more than ten miles at once, passing through a large mulberry forest, when they suddenly heard the cry of two young people beside the forest.

Everyone ran to follow the sound, but they turned out to be two young monks aged fourteen or fifteen. The monks' robes were stained with blood, and one of them even injured his forehead.

A'Zhu stepped forward and asked, "Little Master, what's wrong with you?"

The novice monk with an unwounded forehead cried: "Many foreign evildoers came to the temple and captured more than a hundred beggars. They killed our master and drove us out."

All the disciples of Changkong were filled with indignation and furious.

Luda said loudly: "Brothers, when we arrive at the temple soon, there is no need to hold back. Feel free to let me kill you, and don't let anyone go."

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A'Zhu reminded: "Everyone should be careful. If you notice any difference, use the secret of breath-holding immediately."

After comforting the two young monks for a few words, everyone continued to go to Tianning Temple.

After approaching Tianning Temple, Qiao Feng suggested that the disciples spread out, avoid the main entrance, and climb over the walls from the other three directions of the temple to enter.

He took Ruda and A'Zhu and entered through the main entrance in the name of visiting Helian Tieshu.

This was to prevent the Xixia people from leaping over the wall and killing the beggars, and also to catch them off guard and prevent them from using poison gas.

In addition, the Xixia people carried bows and arrows. If a swarm of swarms entered from the main entrance, a burst of arrows would inevitably cause casualties.

Qiao Feng has led the Beggar Gang for many years and has fought countless battles with Xixia and Liao Kingdoms. He has richer experience in this aspect than Changkong's disciples.

In addition, he is the senior brother, so the disciples of Changkong are willing to listen to his arrangements.

Qiao Feng took A'Zhu and Lu Da and strode towards the temple gate.

There were more than ten Xixia warriors holding long swords at the entrance of the temple. When they saw the three people, they immediately surrounded them. The leading warrior shouted: "Who are you?"

Qiao Feng said loudly: "Qiao Feng has come to pay a visit to General Helian of Xixia. Go and report."

The leading warrior was shocked and hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed: "It turns out that it was Gang Leader Qiao who was in front of me. He was very rude and I will report it immediately."

After saying that, he quickly turned around and went inside. The others stood respectfully with their hands lowered, and no one dared to put their hands on the handle of the knife at their waist.

Not long after, the temple door opened wide, and Helian Tieshu came out with more than thirty first-grade masters.

A bright light flashed in Qiao Feng's eyes, "Very good, Helian Tieshu came out to greet him in person. All the masters of Yipintang must be here."

Helian Tieshu stood still more than ten feet away, followed closely by two Xixia warriors with strong auras on the left and right, and the rest formed a fan shape intentionally or unintentionally, surrounding the three of them.

Yipintang has now turned against the Beggar Clan, and Helian Tieshu also knows that Qiao Feng is here to save the beggars of the Beggar Clan, so there is no need to be so polite.

At the same time, he had to guard against Qiao Feng trying to capture the thief first, so he set up such a battle.

It's a pity that he doesn't know Qiao Feng at all. There are some things that cannot be guarded against.

Helian Tieshu looked at Qiao Feng and said: "I heard that there are two young masters in the martial arts world in the Central Plains, namely Bei Qiao Feng and Nan Murong. Today, Gang Leader Qiao is here. How's your luck? Please come in and serve tea."

He said it politely, but there was no hint of politeness on his face, and he didn't even raise his hand.

Qiao Feng did not move and just said: "There is no need to offer tea. Qiao is here just to ask the general to release my brother from the beggar gang."

Helian Tieshu curled his lips and said with a half-smile: "If you want me to release the heroes of your gang, Gang Leader Qiao must show his skills to everyone, so that our Xixia people will be convinced."

Qiao Feng said: "If the general wants to see Qiao's Kung Fu, it's not difficult. Qiao will show off his shame now."

After saying this, his body suddenly slid forward without any warning. Because his speed was too fast, a string of afterimages appeared behind him. In an instant, he passed over a distance of more than ten feet and approached Helian Tieshu's body.

He raised his arms and palms and fired at the same time, seizing Helian Tieshu's left and right. This was a move in the Dragon Subduing Palm, "Double Dragons Fetch Water".

No one expected that, surrounded by more than thirty masters, he would dare to take action.

This time, he was caught off guard, and the two people guarding Helian Tieshu were immediately hit in the palm and flew back, spurting blood.

After knocking the two men away with one move, Qiao Feng's right palm turned into a claw, grabbed Helian Tieshu's "Qihu point" on his shoulder, and then slid back more than ten feet.

The Qihu point was restrained, and Helian Tieshu's whole body suddenly became weak and unable to move. Qiao Feng easily pulled him back to Luda and A'Zhu.

The narrative is slow, but in fact from the time Qiao Feng took action until the Helian Iron Tree fell into his hands, there was not even a breath, and the surrounding Xixia warriors did not react at all.

Even after Qiao Feng captured the Helian Iron Tree, the afterimages in the field had not completely disappeared.

Seeing that the senior brother had already taken action and captured Helian Tieshu, Luda and A'Zhu could not hesitate.

Luda was shocked, and the giant sword behind him jumped up immediately. He grabbed it in his hand, and then he shouted loudly: "Do it."

This loud shout was heard all over the place, and the Changkong disciples on the other three sides heard it clearly. They had been waiting under the wall for a long time, and they immediately jumped over the wall and headed towards the temple.

The reason why the Western Xia warriors killed the abbot of the temple was because they wanted to kill chickens and cows in the temple, but the abbot stopped them.

So at this moment, they were roasting chicken and stewing beef and were very busy. This sudden attack really caught them off guard.

Many of them didn't even have weapons or bows and arrows with them. As soon as Changkong's disciples entered, the Xixia people suffered heavy casualties.

As for the front door, after Qiao Feng grabbed Helian Tieshu, the Xixia warriors threw rat weapons and did not dare to step forward.

But Luda and A'Zhu had no scruples. A'Zhu drew out his long sword, took small steps on the waves, and used the long sky sword technique to rush into the group of Xixia warriors.

Although in terms of skill level, the eight first-level masters of the first-level hall are not much weaker than her. It stands to reason that everyone surrounding her should be a situation where they are suppressing her.

But the fact is that they couldn't even get a piece of A'Zhu's clothes, so they drank in hatred under her long sword.

Not only was her footwork exquisite, her movements were traceless and impossible to judge, her sword skills were also as fast as lightning, and she couldn't even see where the sword was.

Often a cold light flashes through, and one is struck by the sword without even realizing it.

As for Ruda on the other side, this guy is basically a ferocious beast in human form.

He is holding a huge sword, and does not need any sophisticated moves, just horizontal slashes, vertical slashes, diagonal thrusts, back sweeps and other simple movements.

But he drew the sword quickly and with great force. A huge sword weighing sixty-eight kilograms was moved smoothly by him, without any sense of stiffness or simplicity.

The sound of wind caused by the giant sword slashing out made even Qiao Feng feel numb.

The Xixia warriors were unable to dodge and were either cut in half or chopped into two pieces. In front of him, these Xixia warriors were like chopping melons and vegetables.

But after Qiao Feng captured Helian Tieshu, he shouted: "Hand over the poison gas antidote and I will spare your life, otherwise I will kill you on the spot."

Seeing the scene of Ruda and A'Zhu slaughtering Xixia warriors, and hearing the death screams coming from the temple, Helian Tieshu was already terrified.

He said in a trembling voice: "Most of these thirty people have antidotes, but I didn't bring them."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Feng tapped a few acupuncture points on his chest and let him stand frozen in place.

In this moment, more than half of the Xixia warriors were killed by Ruda and A'Zhu.

Without hesitation, he jumped up towards the Xixia warriors who were besieging A'Zhu, and struck him with a palm while he was in mid-air. The air shook, and there seemed to be a dragon's roar.

It is the famous "Flying Dragon in the Sky".

"Bang"

The flying dragon in the sky used by Qiao Feng is completely different from Jie Feng who is proud of the world.

He was still more than two feet away from the target, but the Xixia warrior had been knocked away from the air and died with blood spurting from his mouth.

After landing on the ground, he slapped one palm with his left hand and another with his right hand, using the "Sudden Attack" technique, and knocked several Xixia warriors away one after another.

The air force of the Dragon Subduing Palm consumes a lot of energy. If it were Qiao Feng in the original plot, he would never dare to waste it like this.

He is born with divine power. Even if he does not use his internal power, he can still exert great power with the Dragon Subduing Palm simply by relying on his physical strength.

Therefore, he mostly chooses to fight in close quarters, and only at critical moments will he use his air force. Only in this way can he ensure the maximum endurance.

But it was completely different now. After the Nine Yang Divine Art was completed, the true energy circulated on its own, endlessly, and the recovery speed was extremely fast, so he was not afraid of consuming it at all.

With the number of remaining enemies, even if he kills them all with air separation power, it will only consume two or three success points.

There is no need to meditate or do exercises, you will be able to recover on your own in a short time.

With the addition of Qiao Feng, the efficiency of the three in killing the Xixia warriors was greatly increased. The remaining dozen Xixia warriors were killed by the three of them in an instant.

Qiao Feng said to A'Zhu and Lu Da: "Let's collect the antidote to the poisonous gas in these people."

The two of them agreed and immediately began to search for the corpses. Of course, he would search the ones that Ruda had killed by himself. A'Zhu didn't want to search for the corpses that were broken into two pieces.

Qiao Feng didn't say anything. He had seen scenes more cruel than this on the battlefield. This was nothing.

Although most of Ruda's attacks were to cut them off in two, the locations where he struck were all critical, and the enemy was killed instantly without suffering any torture.

The most terrifying and cruel way to cut someone in half is to cut them in half.

The three of them quickly collected a bunch of porcelain bottles. These porcelain bottles all had eight seal characters written on them: "Sorrowful breeze, smell it and it will be solved." It was obviously the antidote to the poisonous gas.

At this moment, Ruda carried the Helian Iron Tree in one hand and followed Qiao Feng and A'Zhu into the temple.

While they were searching for the antidote, the sound of fighting in the temple gradually stopped, but more than three hundred Xixia warriors were already dead.

Eighty versus three hundred, on average one person versus four. With the martial arts of elite disciples, there is no problem.

Moreover, fighting in a group is different from fighting with one enemy against many. Although Li Mu has not specifically learned any sword formations, with the combined martial arts knowledge of Yue Buqun and Duan Yanqing, it is not easy to create a sword formation.

Difficult matter.

Therefore, when the Changkong disciples form a large scale, their combat power will not only be doubled.

"How's it going? Is everyone okay?" After entering the temple, Qiao Feng asked the juniors.

A disciple said: "No one was killed in the battle, but a few brothers were injured. They were beaten by a Xixia warrior with a sallow face and an expressionless face."

"That man's swordsmanship was extremely sophisticated and his skills were very profound. We couldn't stop him and he escaped."

Qiao Feng asked with concern: "Is the injured junior brother in serious trouble?"

The disciple said: "There is no fear of life. It will take some time for him to recover."

Qiao Feng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Where are the members of the Beggar Clan being imprisoned?"

The disciple said: "Here, senior brother, come with me."

The disciple led Qiao Feng and others toward the east, and entered the door of the east wing. They saw that it was crowded with people, all of whom were captured by the Beggar Clan.

As soon as he saw Qiao Feng, Wu Changfeng shouted excitedly: "It's Gang Leader Qiao. It turns out it's Gang Leader Qiao who came to save us with his Changkong disciples."

Qiao Feng said to the group of beggars: "Don't worry, everyone, the Changkong Sword Sect has always made a distinction between public and private affairs. Even if Qiao is not there, they will come to rescue you."

"Qiao is no longer a member of the beggar gang, so there is no need to mention the word gang leader again."

A'Zhu and Ruda distributed the antidote to the disciples and asked them to detoxify the beggars.

Wu Changfeng, Xi Shanhe, Song Qingxi, Bai Shijing and the captains who supported him all gathered around him as soon as they regained their mobility.

Song Qingxi said loudly: "Everyone, if Gang Leader Qiao and the heroes of the Changkong Sword Sect hadn't rescued us today, what would have happened to us if we had fallen into the hands of these Xixia evil dogs?"

"My members of the Beggar Clan have always had a clear distinction between grudges and grievances. I must repay the great favor of saving my life."

Wu Changfeng said in a choked voice: "Gang Leader Qiao, you don't remember the mistakes of villains, so you should come back and be our gang leader!"

Qiao Feng sighed and shook his head: "Qiao's life experience is unknown. This gang leader has decided not to do anything. Elder Wu does not need to persuade him."

The beggars who supported Qiao Feng were anxious and angry, almost crying.

What they were anxious about was losing Qiao Feng, because the Beggar Clan would no longer be able to find a wise and courageous person with strong martial arts skills who could convince the crowd as its leader. What they were angry about were those who exposed Qiao Feng's life experience.

While they were talking, most of the beggars had been rescued. Xu Chongxiao, Master Zhiguang, Zhao Qiansun, Tan Gong Tan Po, Shan Zheng and his son who were imprisoned in the inner room came out one after another.

When they saw Qiao Feng, they were either ashamed or grateful.

Quan Guanqing and Chen Guyan formed another circle at this time, standing aside.

Although he had nothing to say because he was rescued by Qiao Feng, he did not come up to express his gratitude and planned to treat him coldly.

When Song Qingxi saw Xu Chongxiao, he was furious and said angrily: "Gang leader, yesterday in the apricot forest, our gang's spies from Xixia sent urgent military information."

"Elder Xu took it upon himself to prevent you from seeing it. What do you think it is? Elder Xu, please take it out and show it to the gang leader."

At this time, he was already quite rude in his words. If Xu Chongxiao wasn't of a very senior level, he might have wanted to take action.

Xu Chongxiao also knew that he had made a huge miscalculation yesterday and had made people angry, so he did not dare to say anything at this time.

He took out the small paper ball with a look of shame on his face, handed it to Qiao Feng, and said sincerely: "I was wrong."

Qiao Feng shook his head and put his hands behind his back, not picking up the paper ball.

Of course it wasn't because he was stingy or worried about Xu Chongxiao not allowing him to read the secret report yesterday, but because he was following the rules.

Since he considers himself no longer a member of the Beggar Clan, he will not read the secret reports of the Beggar Clan.

Several elders were even more angry when they saw this. Song Qingxi snatched the ball of paper and read it loudly: "Report to the leader of the gang: I have found out that Helian Tieshu of Xixia led a large number of Yipintang masters to come to the Central Plains and want to deal with my gang.

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"They have a powerful poisonous gas that is completely breathless when released, making people unable to move without even realizing it."

"When you meet them, be sure to plug your nostrils first, or knock their minds out and grab the stinking antidote, otherwise it will be extremely dangerous."

"It's important, it's important. Daxin's sub-command, Yi Dabiao, is making an urgent report."

After Song Qingxi read the secret report, he, Wu Changfeng, Xi Shanhe and others looked at Xu Chongxiao angrily.

Qiao Feng tried to persuade him: "You don't have to be angry with Elder Xu. From the perspective of the Beggar Clan, he has done nothing wrong."

Hearing this, Xu Chongxiao was even more ashamed and lowered his head.

A'Zhu on the side curled his lips and said, "Even if he doesn't show it to you, you can still see it yourself or let others see it first!"

"If my disciple Changkong hadn't received the news today, the Beggars Clan would have mastered the martial arts inheritance and all the senior officials in charge would have been wiped out."

"What can such a big beggar gang do if only a bunch of little beggars are left? It won't be long before it falls apart and disappears."

"Our Song Dynasty lacks a big gang that serves the country and the people. Whose loss is it? It's not the millions of people in our Song Dynasty."

Hearing her words, the beggars became even more indignant, while Wu Changfeng and others were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweat.

They shuddered when they thought of the consequences A'Zhu said.

Xu Chongxiao's face was even more pale, without any blood, and even his hands were trembling.

Qiao Feng glanced at A'Zhu, who was standing in front of the fire, with a wry smile, and sighed: "Junior sister, please stop saying a word! After all, everything has passed, and Elder Xu didn't mean it."

A'Zhu didn't say anything more, but Ruda said angrily: "Although he didn't mean it, he is also an old fool. He was busy driving away senior brother and didn't even care about the military situation."

"Since I'm old, I just stay at home and take care of myself. Why do I want to go out and stir up trouble?"

Although these words also fall into the category of Gong Huo, they also gave Xu Chongxiao a step down.

Xu Chongxiao took advantage of the situation and clasped his fists and bowed to the group of beggars. He choked and said: "Brothers, what this young hero said is absolutely true. Xu Chongxiao is old and confused, and he almost caused the beggar gang to fall into an irreversible situation."

"From today on, I will no longer take care of any affairs in the gang. There is no need to inform me of anything that happens in the future."

Seeing this, the beggars couldn't blame him any more and ignored him.

Xi Shanhe said to Qiao Feng: "Fortunately, in this case, all the brothers only suffered a bit of bad luck, so they didn't suffer much damage at all."

"Gang leader, we all have to apologize to you. You are so kind and righteous. Alas...there is really nothing to say."

"I just ask the leader not to abandon the Beggar Clan because of our long-term friendship."

Wu Changfeng echoed: "Yes, Gang Leader, if you and the heroes of the Changkong Sword Sect hadn't come to the rescue in time today, the Beggar Clan would have been wiped out."

"If you were here, we would never have settled so easily. If you don't come back to take charge of the overall situation and be the leader of everyone, then the decision will not be successful."

Song Qingxi said with red eyes: "Gang leader, you grew up in the Song Dynasty, ate the rice of the Song Dynasty, wore the clothes of the Song Dynasty, and spoke the language of the Song Dynasty."

"No matter you are born as a Han or a Khitan, you are still a Song person. You are a Song person at your core!"

Wu Changfeng slapped his thigh and said loudly: "That's right! It's not like there are no foreigners in our Song Dynasty. As long as they join our Song Dynasty, they are Song people. Why should the gang leader worry about his life experience?"

After hearing what Song Qingxi and Wu Changfeng said, even Master Zhiguang, Shan Zheng and others started to persuade them.

They were just invited to testify about the incident that year. As for whether Qiao Feng should be the leader of the Beggar Clan or not, it was an internal matter within the Beggar Clan and they had no control over it.

But after receiving Qiao Feng's life-saving grace today, they naturally hope that Qiao Feng will be well.

Everyone said something to each other, which made Qiao Feng's eyes turn red and he was very excited.

Quan Guanqinghe had been huddled in the corner, trying to minimize his presence, but Kang Min felt that something was wrong.

If Qiao Feng really returned to the Beggar Clan and became the leader of the Beggar Clan again, wouldn't everything they had done before be in vain?

Kang Min originally wanted to point out that the truth behind Ma Dayuan's death has not yet been found out, and it has not yet been determined whether Qiao Feng is the murderer.

As a result, Bai Shijing's secretive cold look made her dare not speak again.

She suddenly realized that with the current mood of Wu Changfeng and others, if she really said those words, some people might offend someone and give her a knife regardless.

Fortunately, Qiao Feng himself did not accept it directly.

He cupped his fists and bowed to everyone, and said with wet eyes: "Qiao thanks you all for your love. No matter what, a person should always know his origins, otherwise he is like water without a source and a tree without roots."

"But you are right, it is better to cultivate kindness than to give birth to kindness. Whether Qiao is a Han or a Khitan, there is no doubt that he is a Song Dynasty person."

"When Qiao finds out his origins, if the brothers are still willing to recognize me as a brother and let me be your gang leader, Qiao will never refuse again."

Hearing what he said, the elders had no choice but to accept it.

Song Qingxi said sincerely: "With the help of the Changkong Sword Sect, I believe the gang leader will be able to find out everything soon."

"We are waiting for the gang leader. We just hope that the gang leader will not keep us waiting for too long."