Chapter 359: Next Year's Apricot Blossoms Will Be Even More Brilliant

Qiao Feng found it funny, thinking that my brother Xin may look weak, but he is actually very generous. He is not very good at drinking, but he is willing to risk his life to accompany a gentleman. This person is indeed worth associating with!

After suddenly drinking three or four bowls of wine, Xin Zhen's stomach did churn, but this body had no experience in drinking alcohol on a normal day and was far from being as experienced as in modern times.

However, Xin Zhen was not in a panic. He used the Nine Yin Qi in his body to push the alcohol in his body to various major acupoints.

Qiao Feng was about to persuade Xin Zhen not to drink anymore, but he saw wisps of white mist slowly appearing on Xin Zhen's body, and the white mist actually had the aroma of wine.

Qiao Feng was stunned, and then he was extremely surprised. He thought that his brother Xin was so young, but his internal strength had reached such a level. He didn't know what kind of master was behind him.

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Brother Qiao, you should now understand that I am not just bragging about my reputation as a wine god. However, I do suspect that I am cheating. In fact, I can't drink much either."

Qiao Feng laughed heartily and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Even though you used some tricks, it's a good thing that you can drink with me."

Qiao Feng himself was fond of drinking, and he knew that a scholar like Xin Zhen probably didn't drink much, so he didn't care much about it and just wanted to drink to his heart's content.

Xin Zhen didn't care. He drank slowly with Qiao Feng and asked him how he found him while drinking.

Qiao Feng laughed and said, "It's relatively easy for us beggars to find people. Brother Xin Zhen has revealed his name, so it's too easy to find him."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "That's right." In order to find out more about Xin Yu, he naturally couldn't hide his name. It wasn't because he lacked experience in the martial arts world.

Xin Zhen asked again, "Brother Qiao, did you come here just to talk to me about this?"

Qiao Feng shook his head and said, "Originally I should have come specially, but there happened to be an important matter here, so we came together to solve it. It's not that I don't have sincere intentions."

Xin Zhen smiled, raised his wine bowl, and said, "Then I wish Brother Qiao every success."

Xin Zhen didn't mean to ask too many questions. If you asked too many questions, you would get involved.

Xin Zhen naturally sympathized with Qiao Feng, but there was no way to conceal Qiao Feng's identity. Even if he helped, he could only help Qiao Feng escape danger. But why did Qiao Feng need help from others? With his martial arts, no one could stop him. If he went up to help, he would only get himself into trouble.

But Xin Zhen didn't ask, but Qiao Feng told him one by one: "I had a close friend who died half a year ago. People said it was Murong Fu who murdered him.

Oh, Brother Xin is not from the martial arts world, so he may not know who Murong Fu is. "

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!"

Qiao Feng nodded and said, "That's right. The fatal injury my friend suffered was caused by the use of his own famous skills. It turns out that Brother Xin is quite knowledgeable about the affairs of the martial arts world." When he said this, his voice choked and his expression was sad.

He paused, and then continued, "But things in the martial arts world are full of strangeness and are hard to predict. We cannot hastily convict people based on rumors alone. I came to Jiangnan to find out the truth."

Xin Zhen naturally knew the truth, but he just chatted with them and asked, "What is the truth?"

Qiao Feng shook his head and said, "It's very difficult to say. My friend has been famous for a long time. He is a decent and modest person. He has always acted prudently and would not offend Mr. Murong for no reason. How he could be plotted against is really puzzling."

At this moment, seeing two ragged men who looked like beggars running towards him on the road, Qiao Feng stopped talking.

The two men used Qinggong to rush over in the blink of an eye. They bowed together and one of them said, "Master, four people have broken into the 'Da Yi Branch'. Their skills are very impressive. Master Jiang saw that they seemed to have bad intentions and was afraid that he could not resist them, so he ordered his subordinates to ask the 'Da Ren Branch' to send people to support them."

Qiao Feng nodded and asked, "Who are these people?"

A man said: "Three of them are women, and one is a tall, thin, middle-aged man who is very rude and rude."

Qiao Feng snorted and said, "Captain Jiang, you are too careful. The other party is just one person. Can't you handle him?"

The man said, "Boss, those three women seem to have martial arts skills as well."

Qiao Feng smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look."

The two men showed joy on their faces and answered in unison, "Yes!" and then stepped behind Qiao Feng with their hands down.

Qiao Feng asked Xin Zhen, "Brother, will you go with me?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "I still have to go to class. The old teacher who teaches today... Oh, no, it's Master Li. Master Li is the most strict. Brother Qiao, I'm leaving first. When you finish your work here, please let someone know and we'll have a drink together. Next time, I'll treat you to a good drink at a restaurant in the city."

Qiao Feng knew that Xin Zhen did not want to get involved in the affairs of the martial arts world, so he understood and said with a smile, "Okay, once this matter is settled, I will come to find you."

Xin Zhen said goodbye to Qiao Feng and went to the city, saying that it was about Master Li's course, but in fact it was just an excuse. He did not take the imperial examination seriously, so it was impossible for him to feel anxious about it.

Therefore, Xin Zhen did not run back, but walked back leisurely. However, he had been a human for several lifetimes and had superb martial arts skills, so his walking was naturally rhythmic. Most people only thought that he walked very elegantly, but if you were a martial arts master, you would be able to see that he possessed extremely high-level lightness skills.

It was almost noon, but the Mid-Autumn Festival had passed and the weather had become very cool, so I didn't feel stuffy. When I passed a forest, a large group of beggars rushed out and blocked the road.

The first beggar with an elegant appearance shouted at Xin Zhen, "Master Xin, please stop."

Xin Zhen frowned slightly. He thought that after parting with Qiao Feng, his affairs with the Beggars' Sect would be over. He did not expect that he would be involved in the internal strife of the Beggars' Sect.

Xin Zhen sighed inwardly. Since the matter was unavoidable, what was there to say? It seemed that the mastermind behind him who allowed him to roam the heavens could not bear to see him doing nothing, so he dragged him into the world of martial arts.

Xin Zhen asked, "What's the matter?" Since he knew these people had bad intentions, there was no need to be polite.

The beggar said with a stern face: "Master Xin, you slaughtered more than a dozen people from my Daliduo and committed such a bloody crime, and you don't take it seriously?"

Xin Zhen did not argue, and asked, "What do you think?"

The beggar said, "Come with us to see the leader and wait for his decision." Xin Zhen suddenly asked, "Who are you?"

The beggar said, "I want to tell you that I am Quan Guanqing, the Eight-Pocket Leader of the Beggars' Sect, and I am in charge of the Dazhi Branch. Deputy Leader Zhong is my good friend. If you kill him, I will definitely avenge him."

Xin Zhen was surprised and said, "The one surnamed Zhong is the deputy leader, which means there is another leader who is not here? Okay, Leader Quan, lead the way."

Of course Xin Zhen knew what Quan Guanqing wanted to do with him, which was to add another crime to Qiao Feng: [privately releasing the enemy who massacred the branch].

If I don't go and resolve this matter today, there will be waves of trouble in the future.

Although Qiao Feng was unwilling to attack the Beggars' Sect, he did not have such concerns.

Quan Guanqing waved his hand when he saw that Xin Zhen agreed. Two beggars came over with ropes and tried to tie Xin Zhen up. How could Xin Zhen tolerate such an insult? He just slapped the two beggars, and they fell to the ground and died immediately.

Fifty or sixty beggars were all startled and surrounded the place with weapons in hand.

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "I can go with you, but you absolutely cannot insult me."

Quan Guanqing stared at Xin Zhen closely, then waved his hand and said, "Don't miss the important event, hurry over now."

Quan Guanqing looked at Xin Zhen again and said threateningly, "Just follow us. If you dare to sneak away, neither your parents nor your lovely sister will be able to escape."

Xin Zhen became more and more angry, but his expression remained unchanged. He nodded and said, "Don't worry. You are worried about me leaving, but I am also worried about you leaving."

Quan Guanqing snorted and said, "You're quite stubborn. Let's go!"

The beggars ran ahead for several miles before turning left and winding their way to a country track. This area was full of fertile fields and crisscrossed by rivers and harbors.

After walking for several miles and passing an apricot forest, Xin Zhen took a look and saw apricot flowers in full bloom, with clouds and mist rising up, and a group of red flowers filling the sky for half a day.

Xin Zhen nodded. This apricot forest is really beautiful. He can bring Xi'er and his parents to see the apricot blossoms next time. But then he changed his mind and said, "Forget it. Fifty or sixty people died in this apricot forest. The yin energy is too heavy. It may not be good for their health. But we can come next year and bury the bodies under the trees. The flowers will bloom more brilliantly next year."

Suddenly, the sound of weapons clashing was heard from the apricot bushes. Xin Zhen followed the group of beggars and walked in, only to see two groups of people standing opposite each other in the apricot forest, with three girls standing behind a man.

The three girls were more beautiful than each other, especially the one standing in the middle, who was almost as beautiful as Xiao Longnu.

The girl was naturally Wang Yuyan, the two beside her should be A-Bi and A-Zhu, and the man in the front should be Bao Bu Tong.

Standing opposite Bao Bu Tong in the apricot forest was a group of beggars in ragged clothes. The first one was Qiao Feng. Qiao Feng looked at the group of beggars in front with a serious expression. When he saw Xin Zhen behind him, Qiao Feng was immediately very surprised and said, "Brother Xin, why are you here?"

Xin Zhen laughed and said, "Brother Qiao, it seems that your words are not counted in the gang. Your subordinates used my family to threaten me and forced me to come here to see you and wait for your decision."

At this time, two people were fighting fiercely in the field. One was an old man with white eyebrows and beard who used a mace, and the other was a man in black. The man in black used a single sword, which he swung fiercely, and his body followed the sword, and he slashed wildly at the elder holding the mace. His sword skills were so fierce that the old man with white eyebrows could only defend himself, and he had no power to fight back.

After hearing what Xin Zhen said, Qiao Feng frowned and immediately knew that something was wrong. These people were all members of his gang and they usually respected him very much. As long as they saw him from afar, they would have run over to pay their respects. Why did they suddenly show up today without even calling him "Gang Leader"?
He was just feeling puzzled when he saw dozens of gang members from the west and south ends also arriving. Soon, they filled the open space in the apricot forest. However, except for the four elders and Captain Jiang who arrived first, all the other gang leaders were not there.

Qiao Feng was getting more and more frightened, cold sweat formed on his palms. Even when he encountered the strongest and most evil enemy, he had never been so shocked as he was at this moment. He just thought: "Could it be that there was a sudden internal strife in the Beggars' Sect? The two elders who teach skills and enforce the law and the leader of the branch were killed?

He then said to Xin Zhen: "Brother Xin, please wait for me for a moment."

As he said this, Qiao Feng walked straight to the center of the field, swayed to the side of Feng Bo'e, and grabbed him in the face with his left hand.

Feng Bo'e dodged quickly to the right, and Qiao Feng's right hand followed suit and grabbed his wrist, snatched his sword from him, and threw it to the ground.

Xin Zhen saw that Qiao Feng subdued his opponent with just one move. The skill was so amazing that it was hard to imagine. He was filled with admiration in his heart.

When Bao Bu Tong saw Qiao Feng taking action to stop the storm, he became very anxious and immediately jumped over to rescue him.

At this time, Wang Yuyan shouted, "What a great move, 'Dragon Claw Hand', 'Three Moves of Grabbing the Pearl'! Third brother, his left elbow is going to hit your chest, his right palm is going to chop your waist, and his right hand will follow up to grab your 'Qi Hu Point'. This is the 'Plenty of Rain' of the 'Dragon Claw Hand'!"

She said, "I'm going to hit your chest with my left elbow," and Qiao Feng's moves were exactly in sync with what she said. His left elbow just happened to hit Bao Bu Tong's chest. When Wang Yuyan said, "I'm going to chop your waist with my right palm," his right palm just happened to chop Bao Bu Tong's waist. One said, the other did. Even if they practiced, they couldn't achieve such coordination.

When Wang Yuyan said the third sentence, Qiao Feng hooked the five fingers of his right hand and grasped Bao Di Tong's "Qi Hu Point".

Bao Bu Tong felt sore all over and could not move. He said angrily, "What a 'plenty of rain'! Big sister, you said it neither too early nor too late, what's the point? If you had said it earlier, I could have avoided it."

Wang Yuyan apologized, "His martial arts skills are too strong. He made a move without any warning. I couldn't see it. I'm so sorry."

Bao Bu Tong said, "What do you mean by sorry? Sorry? We lost the fight today and it brought shame to Yanziwu."

When he looked back, he saw Feng Bo'e standing straight. It was Qiao Feng who pressed his acupoints when he took his sword, otherwise why would he stop fighting so obediently?
Xin Zhen found the conversation between Wang Yuyan and Bao Bu Tong very interesting and couldn't help laughing.

His smile immediately attracted the curious gazes of Wang Yuyan and the other two girls, as well as the angry glares of Bao Bu Tong.

Qiao Feng stopped his opponent only to prevent the misunderstanding between the Beggars' Sect and Yanziwu from increasing. He then untied the acupuncture points of Feng Bo'e and Bao Bu Tong and said, "Please do as you please, both of you."

As soon as Bao Bu Tong escaped, he immediately glared at Xin Zhen and asked, "What are you laughing at, kid?"

Xin Zhen glanced at Bao Bu Tong and said, "You control everything, and you even control whether I laugh or not. Are you crazy?"

Bao Bu Tong said loudly: "Are you making fun of me?"

Xin Zhen shook his head and said, "No, no, who are you? Why should I laugh at you?"

(End of this chapter)