The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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Lin Pingzhi shook his head: "No."

"Oh dear, what happened? They look so haggard."

A disciple of Mount Hua noticed the group of beggars' demeanor and couldn't help but ask curiously.

Lin Pingzhi laughed and said, "Last night, my senior brother said not to let them sleep. If they do sleep, wake them up. They are sleepy, cold, and hungry."

It's still late March, not yet April. Although winter is over, the temperature is still quite cold, especially in the middle of the night. These beggars are shivering from the cold.

Hearing Lin Pingzhi's words, the Huashan disciples couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement.

They originally thought that imprisoning these beggars and depriving them of food and water was already torturous enough, but they didn't expect Jiang Ning to not even let them sleep, especially now that it's so cold, it's simply torture.

Looking at Jiang Ning's calm face, Ying Bailuo couldn't help but sigh, "As expected, Master is too gentlemanly. He can't do anything about these rogue beggars. Junior Brother is much more resourceful and has plenty of ways to deal with them."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Ying Bailu realized his mistake and quickly added, "I didn't mean you're not a gentleman, Junior Brother. What I meant was..."

Jiang Ning smiled, not minding, and said, "I understand what you mean, Senior Brother. There's no need to use gentlemanly methods to deal with these people."

Just like what he said to Linghu Chong in Hengshan City, you should use different methods to deal with different people. For gentlemen, be upright and honest. For reasonable people, reason with them in the same way.

But to deal with evil spirits and scoundrels, we need to use even more ruthless and shameless methods.

Just like this time when the Beggars' Sect disgusted the Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun was too fixated on the methods and had no way to deal with them.

How can we uphold justice if we are not more shameless and more wicked than them?

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, the Huashan disciples, including Lin Pingzhi, all became serious and fell into deep thought.

Lin Pingzhi goes without saying. No matter what Jiang Ning says or does, he thinks it's right. Now he has become Jiang Ning's staunch supporter. He wouldn't hesitate for a second even if Jiang Ning asked him to die.

The other Huashan disciples thought that Jiang Ning was already Yue Buqun's personally designated successor and the future leader of the Huashan Sect. The Huashan Sect's style of doing things would definitely be influenced by Jiang Ning. Since Jiang Ning had said so, they should follow his example.

"Ah."

At that moment, a beggar couldn't help but sneeze. His face was cold, and his hands and feet were trembling, as if he had caught a cold.

Not only this beggar, but several other beggars also caught a cold.

"Let...let us go."

A beggar, shivering from a cold, spoke.

Upon hearing this, Ying Bailuo laughed and said, "I told you to leave before, but you wouldn't. Now you want to leave? Too late."

Another beggar couldn't help but grit his teeth and say, "You've been treating us so cruelly, our leader and elders won't let you get away with this."

Ying Bailu chuckled and said, "What abuse? Isn't this just doing what you wanted? You can't get rid of me or keep me here. You guys are quite difficult to please."

At this moment, another Huashan disciple sneered, "You won't let us go? If your Beggars' Sect dared to start a war with my Huashan Sect, you wouldn't resort to such despicable means."

The group of beggars were furious at Ying Bailuo's appearance and the words of another Huashan disciple, but they were helpless.

They could only hope that the elders would come to their rescue as soon as possible.

……

It is a county located a few dozen miles from Mount Hua.

"Gentlemen, the brothers who went to harass the village yesterday said that King Ning is back. What should we do? You tell me."

The burly man addressed the others present.

They were all elders of the Beggars' Sect, and they came to Yue Buqun to demand an explanation and account. However, instead of getting an explanation and account, they were beaten up by Yue Buqun.

The burly man who just spoke was the mastermind behind the Huashan Sect's scheme to have the beggars harass the villagers.

"What else can we do? Of course, we need the Huashan Sect to give us an explanation and hand over Ning Yanwang!"

"A hot-tempered elder shouted."

However, his words did not elicit any agreement from the others; instead, they all fell silent.

Just kidding. Last time they went to demand an explanation, they got beaten up. Now that King Ning has returned to the mountain, if they still go to demand an explanation, it won't just be a beating; they'll lose their lives.

Yue Buqun is a gentleman swordsman, so they can reason with him. But what kind of person is Jiang Ning? Can the King of Hell, Jiang Ning, reason with them? If they come up the mountain and start wailing about wanting Jiang Ning to commit suicide or something like that, Jiang Ning will probably slash at them with his sword before they even finish their sentences.

They dared to say to Yue Buqun that they would hand over Jiang Ning, but they wouldn't dare to say such a thing to Jiang Ning.

Yue Buqun could still treat them like human beings, but Ning Yanwang truly didn't.

Chapter 589: Why is the Huashan Sect so different from before?

No one agreed with him, and the hot-tempered elder remained silent.

To be honest, he was a little scared too.

Seeing that the elders present remained silent and unable to offer any advice, the burly man also didn't know what to say.

The burly man coughed and said, "When we came to Mount Hua before, the gang leader instructed us not to personally initiate the conflict with the Mount Hua Sect. We are only here to inquire and communicate, and to discuss a solution with Yue Buqun. It has little to do with whether Ning Yanwang returns or not. Now the gang leader has gone to Shaolin Temple, so let's wait here for the gang leader's letter."

"Of course, that doesn't mean we'll stop doing anything. We'll continue doing what we're doing now. Anyway, Yue Buqun can't do anything to us, and he has no excuse to take action. If we just keep dragging this out, Yue Buqun will eventually get fed up and come to talk to us again."

Immediately after the burly man spoke, an elder nodded in agreement: "Very well."

The other elders seemed to have no objection to this.

After the discussion, the big man got up to write a letter to Jie Feng explaining the current situation between them and the Huashan Sect, and asking in the letter what the Shaolin Temple's attitude was and what Jie Feng should do next.

After the big man left, the other elders did not leave, but remained seated.

After a long time.

"Why is the Huashan Sect so different from before?"

One of the elders couldn't help but mutter to himself.

The other elders remained silent upon hearing this.

Yes, how come it's different?

Although the Huashan Sect was famous in the past, that fame belonged to the Five Mountains Sword Sects. To put it bluntly, the Huashan Sect was not taken seriously by them in the past.

If it were the Huashan Sect of the past, they could have wiped out any branch of the Beggars' Sect. If the Huashan Sect had dared to provoke them in the past, their leader could have made Yue Buqun tremble with fear with just a word, lest he bring disaster upon himself.

Originally, they planned to use the Beggars' Sect's reputation and prestige as the number one sect in the world to pressure Yue Buqun into handing over Jiang Ning for them to deal with.

In their minds, Yue Buqun wouldn't dare to oppose the Beggars' Sect.

But now, a disciple of the Huashan Sect has not only wiped out one of their branch sects, but the entire Beggars' Sect is also somewhat afraid to start a war with the Huashan Sect, and can only resort to such despicable means to disgust the Huashan Sect.

How could such a rapid change have occurred in just a few short years?

……

Snapped!

A beggar who was almost asleep was slapped awake by a disciple of Mount Hua.

"Why did you hit me?"

The beggar said angrily.

The Huashan disciple who had assaulted the man sneered and pointed to the doorway of a villager's house, saying, "Who gave you permission to sleep? Go, lie down over there, in the spot you've always been lying in, and keep begging for me."

"you!"

The beggar was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Previously, these Huashan disciples didn't dare to touch them, but now they not only dare to touch them, but also dare to fight them. They are not afraid of starting a war with the Beggars' Sect at all, which leaves them helpless. They can't beat them in a fight, and they can't run away. If they don't listen to the other side, they will get slapped.

"hurry up!"

Seeing the beggar dawdling, the Huashan disciple who had assaulted him shouted angrily.

"When our elders arrive, they'll make you pay!"

The beggar couldn't help but speak angrily.

The Huashan disciple who had hit the man chuckled, "Then we'll talk about it when your elders arrive. Right now, the most important thing for you is to lie there."

The other beggars were also driven away. By this time, the villagers all knew what had happened. Although the Huashan Sect still hadn't driven the beggars away, the villagers were no longer as annoyed with them as before. Instead, they watched them with amusement.

"Hey, weren't you all high and mighty yesterday? What happened to your appearance?"

A villager couldn't help but laugh when he saw the beggar, whom he had tried to chase away but couldn't get rid of, being driven to lie down at his doorstep.

"Hmph, you just wait."

The beggar spoke fiercely to the villager.

"Oh? Threatening me now?"

Seeing his arrogant attitude, the villagers said, "You haven't eaten all day, aren't you hungry? Why don't you beg me and I'll give you something to eat."

Upon hearing about food, the beggar couldn't help but lick his lips, but he remained silent.

"That stinking beggar actually has some backbone."

The villagers couldn't help but laugh.

Besides him, other villagers who had beggars lying in front of their houses also mocked and ridiculed these previously arrogant beggars. At noon, some villagers even brought their food to their doorsteps to eat, deliberately making a lot of noise.

The aroma of the food kept tantalizing the beggars' noses, making their stomachs rumble even louder.

At this moment, a beggar could no longer bear his hunger. He looked around at the other beggars and, seeing that no one had noticed him, secretly took out an oil cake from his pocket and hid in a corner to eat it.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, the fried dough in his hand disappeared. The beggar looked up and the fried dough was in Ying Bailuo's hand.

"Give it back to me, it's mine."

The beggar panicked and couldn't resist trying to snatch it, but Ying Bailu sneered and kicked him to the ground.

“My junior brother said that you can only eat what the people give you, and you can’t eat anything else.”

The beggar was filled with grief and indignation.

"You've shown no mercy, the Beggars' Sect will not let this go."

"feelings?"

Ying Bailu chuckled twice and then walked away.

"Please, give me some food."

Some beggars, unable to bear their hunger any longer, have already begged the villagers for food.

But the villagers were already suffering terribly from the harassment of these beggars, so how could they possibly give them food just because they felt sorry for them? Not only did they not give them food, they also humiliated them.

But not all villagers do this.

"Eat."

An old woman from the village saw that the group of beggars were hungry and tired and looked terrible. She felt sorry for them and brought them a bucket of food.

Seeing that some villagers were finally willing to give alms, a beggar rushed forward, grabbed a handful from the bucket, and stuffed it into his mouth, but spat it out the next second.

"Isn't this spoiled?"

The beggar flew into a rage and glared at the old woman.

"You fucking fed me swill?"

When the old woman saw that her good intentions had been wasted, she lost her temper, her face hardened, and she threw the food from the bucket at the beggar.

"So what if it's spoiled? You're a beggar complaining about spoiled food? You're ungrateful for my kindness, you only deserve to eat swill!"

A large bucket of leftover food was poured over her, and a strong smell of various kinds of food mixed together hit her nose. The beggar was even more furious. Coupled with the anger he had suffered at the hands of the Huashan disciples, he could no longer hold back and was about to slap the old woman.

"You dare!"

Upon seeing this, a Huashan disciple who was nearby raised his eyebrows and used his lightness skill to step forward and kick him away.

The other villagers were even more furious that the beggar dared to physically disturb them.

"Damn it, you were arrogant when the heroes weren't around, and you're still arrogant now that they're here."

The villagers, who had been holding back their resentment for a long time, could no longer contain themselves. With the Huashan disciples emboldening them, they rushed up and started punching and kicking the beggar.

The beggar's screams were drowned out by the shouts of the crowd.

The Huashan disciples standing at a distance had no intention of stepping forward to help.

After a while.