socalfunplaces Chapter 52 Whose Heroic Spirit Reaches the Clouds?
Chapter 52 Whose Heroic Spirit Reaches the Clouds?
Mu Wanqing's beautiful eyes curved into a smile: "Of course, I'll go wherever you go."
Yesterday, she asked Zhou Cailing to write a letter for her and send it to Wanjie Valley, asking Gan Baobao to explain the situation to her master on her behalf. In addition, after today's events, she has also benefited from Russell's fame and has become famous throughout the world. She no longer needs to worry about her master worrying about her.
Russell nodded slightly and greeted Zhou Cailing and Zhou Yunting. Zhou Cailing was fine; she had gotten used to Russell along the way and could calmly return the greeting. Zhou Yunting, however, subconsciously bowed and gave a fawning smile, which immediately earned him a disdainful look from Zhou Cailing.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Qiao Feng and his group slowly finished their practice. Ma Dayuan and Wu Changfeng helped Qiao Feng stand up with difficulty, one on each side.
Qiao Feng's face was unusually pale, and his breathing was short, clearly indicating severe internal injuries. However, his face was full of determination. He forced himself to look at Luo Su and said, "Since Young Hero Luo has spared my life, I will handle this matter myself."
Russell laughed and said, "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. Chief Qiao, please do as you please."
Qiao Feng nodded, then stepped onto the wooden platform and addressed everyone present: "You must all be curious about where I have been these past few days. I can tell you right now that I went to Dali and have been following this path since Shifo City."
As expected... Weng Wuyan's last glimmer of hope sank to the bottom, leaving him feeling utterly cold. But deep down, a faint hope remained. He was gambling that Qiao Feng wouldn't dare to disregard the Beggars' Sect's reputation built up over hundreds of years.
Unfortunately, he made the wrong bet.
Qiao Feng, without any embellishment, stated directly: "I have investigated and confirmed that the abduction of women and human trafficking were committed by members of our Beggars' Sect, and have nothing to do with Young Hero Luo."
He had a vague feeling that something was wrong as soon as he received the news. He rode several fast horses to Dali to investigate, following Russell's route to gather information. Finally, he got the truth from forces such as the Liuyun Chamber of Commerce that had been involved in escorting trafficked women.
The truth was so cruel that he initially refused to believe it.
But the facts are the facts, and no one can deny them.
Therefore, he hurriedly returned from Dali to try to stop this erroneous demon-slaying ceremony, but unfortunately, he was too late.
"What! How is this possible!"
"Boss! What are you saying?"
Qiao Feng's revelation was so shocking that not only the Beggars' Sect disciples, but even eminent monks like Xuan Nan and Zhi Guang were filled with disbelief.
Zhou Yunting and the others were equally surprised. They never expected that after such a disgraceful incident in the Beggars' Clan, Qiao Feng would not try to cover it up, but instead make the matter public to prove Russell's innocence.
In an instant, Bai Shijing connected the strange things he had noticed recently and guessed the truth of everything. He sighed heavily, looked at Qiao Feng, and said, "Chief, you shouldn't have..."
At this point, human trafficking was no longer important to him. What mattered was that the entire martial arts world of the Song Dynasty had been wiped out because of the Beggars' Sect's invitation to heroes. Now, he had to tell the world that the Beggars' Sect had framed him, that Russell was innocent, and that the Beggars' Sect was about to be completely doomed.
Qiao Feng naturally knew what Bai Shijing meant, and shook his head firmly in response to his complicated gaze: "Elder Bai, Heaven is watching what people do, and you have to admit your mistakes."
These words were spoken with utmost sincerity, and no one could doubt the sheer heroic spirit emanating from them.
"Fine, you're the leader, you make the decisions." As a brother who had been with Qiao Feng day and night, Bai Shijing naturally knew Qiao Feng's temperament perfectly well. Since things had come to this point, there was no point in trying to persuade him further, so he could only choose to support him.
Qiao Feng glanced gratefully at Bai Shijing, ignoring the unease in everyone's hearts, and continued apologetically, "I, Qiao Feng, will give you all a reasonable explanation for this matter, but now..."
Qiao Feng paused, and Weng Wuyan's face turned ashen. Then Qiao Feng looked at Luo Su, cupped his hands, and said, "I beg Young Hero Luo to lend me a hand."
"No problem." Russell replied, then turned to look at Zhou Yunting. Zhou Yunting waved his hand, and several disciples behind him stepped forward and handed the baskets on their backs to Qiao Feng.
It contained the account books that Russell had collected along his journey.
Qiao Feng gave Bai Shijing a wink, and Bai Shijing immediately understood, took the account book, and began to recite the names.
The Beggars' Sect headquarters, a massive organization, involved as many as half of its elders and leaders, along with countless elite disciples.
As these people's names were called one by one, they either turned ashen-faced, wept bitterly, or stubbornly argued and refused to admit their guilt, but without exception, they were all immediately subdued by the disciples of the Enforcement Hall.
Weng Wuyan was restrained by two burly law enforcement disciples who had his arms tied behind his back. Struggling, he roared at Qiao Feng with bloodshot eyes, "Qiao Feng, are you trying to destroy the Beggars' Sect by doing this?! You are a sinner of the Beggars' Sect! You have failed all the past leaders! You are unworthy of being the leader of the Beggars' Sect!"
"You scoundrel! You're about to die, and you still dare to spout nonsense!" Bai Shijing's face turned ashen. The Beggars' Clan had produced so many scoundrels, which was his dereliction of duty as an enforcement elder. Now, hearing Weng Wuyan shamelessly insult Qiao Feng, he was immediately enraged and stepped forward to kill him with a slap.
"Elder Bai!" Qiao Feng shouted in a deep voice, shook his head, and looked calmly at Weng Wuyan, who seemed to have gone mad, and said slowly, "A country has its laws, and a gang has its rules. Everything should be done according to the rules."
"Alright." Bai Shijing's face was as cold as frost. He said in a deep voice, "Disciple of the Enforcement Sect, please bring our sect's magic sword."
His nine disciples responded in unison, "Yes!"
Each person took out a yellow cloth bundle from the cloth bag on their back, opened the bundle, and took out a short knife.
Logically speaking, in the case of internal affairs within the Beggars' Sect, especially among its higher-ups, they would usually give him a chance to commit suicide, preserving his last shred of dignity.
Suicide means that, at least within the Beggars' Sect, all past sins are wiped clean, everyone is still brothers, your name won't be removed from the roster, and you'll still receive offerings of incense during festivals.
But now, the things that Weng Wuyan and the others have done are too serious, too numerous to count, and too unforgivable to be tolerated by Heaven. Bai Shijing wishes he could tear them to pieces, so why would he give them the chance to commit suicide?
He immediately ordered his men to strip off their shirts, exposing their chests, and then went forward to cut off their hearts piece by piece. He was so angry that he even intentionally extended their sentences while he was doing so.
Thus, the internal strife within the Beggars' Sect came to an end. Qiao Feng, despite his injuries, announced in front of everyone that from this day forward, all Beggars' Sect branches located outside of Henan would be dissolved, all disciples would be recalled, and the disciple roster would be thoroughly investigated. Those who deserved to be killed would be killed without exception.
The Beggars' Sect will do everything in its power to compensate and provide relief to the heroes and their families who were injured or killed today because of its mistakes. Once he has recovered, the Beggars' Sect will personally visit him to apologize.
This move is tantamount to cutting off one's own limbs, greatly weakening the Beggars' Sect's strength. Coupled with today's scandal, no matter how Qiao Feng tries to remedy the situation in the future, the Beggars' Sect will never be able to regain its former glory as the number one sect in the world.