Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

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Bei Haishi reluctantly cupped his hands in a gesture of respect...

"If you don't agree, you are welcome to point out my mistakes, and I will definitely give you an explanation."

"Now that the four of you suspect me, I can't just be burdened with this fabricated charge, can I? Please produce the evidence..."

After hearing this, Gao Sanniang was speechless, yet unwilling to admit defeat easily, and the atmosphere became tense.

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After a moment, Fan Yifei asked, "Mr. Bei keeps saying that Brother Situ is so worried about something that he has even gone mad while practicing his martial arts. What is this important matter?"

"This……"

Bei Haishi lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said...

"Very well, even if I don't say it, you all should know about this."

"As you all may not know, our gang holds an annual gathering at our headquarters on the third day of the third lunar month. The heads of all halls and branch leaders gather together to discuss the gang's important affairs."

"Three years ago, at a gathering, He Tongzhi, the leader of the Yangzhou branch, suddenly said, 'Our gang has been thriving these past few years, with thousands of members. In another three years, the two envoys of Xia Ke Island, who are responsible for rewarding good and punishing evil, will return to the martial world. How should our gang respond?'"

"You are all heroes of the martial arts world, chivalrous figures of the Jianghu. Once the Order of Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil of Xia Ke Island is issued, those who accept the bronze plaque can be spared from calamity for a time. If they do not accept it, they will suffer calamity on the spot."

"So as soon as these words were spoken, they were immediately remembered by all the brothers, and even the old gang leader Situ was worried about them every day."

"With the arrival of the two envoys who reward good and punish evil, Chief Situ will inevitably have to make a trip to Xia Ke Island. There is no way to avoid it. Who can not be worried?"

"If Elder Chief Situ refuses to go to Xia Ke Island, I fear our entire gang will be slaughtered. Tell me, how can Elder Chief Situ not be overly worried?"

"Do you four heroes think that Chief Situ wouldn't be worried about such a momentous matter?"

When Bei Haishi uttered the four words "reward good and punish evil," everyone present was deeply moved, and a chill ran through them.

Xia Ke Island is like a curse hanging over the martial arts world. Every few years, famous heroes of the martial arts world are forcibly invited to Xia Ke Island to drink Laba porridge.

The key point is: if you go, you will never return; no one who has ever been to Xia Ke Island has ever come back. If you don't go, at best you will die, and at worst your entire gang, family, and sect will be slaughtered.

Everyone felt a pang of sympathy.

"This...this is indeed...sigh!" Fan Yifei remained silent for a moment, unable to say anything.

Bei Haishi then cupped his hands and said, "So that all the heroes may know, our gang received a message from the branch headquarters a few days ago, but it was... but it was the Flying Fish Gang and the Iron Fork Society. The entire gang was slaughtered, and two bronze plaques were nailed to the door."

Everyone was startled upon hearing this, and someone asked, "But... but is it the decree for rewarding good and punishing evil?"

Bei Haishi nodded helplessly and said, "It is indeed the Order of Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil. Gentlemen, the two envoys of rewarding good and punishing evil have already entered the martial world!"

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Sitting on the right, Bai Wanjian's expression changed, and he said tremblingly, "The two envoys of reward and punishment have returned to the martial world, then Father... Father, won't that mean..."

The Snow Mountain Sect members all paled. Shi Wancui couldn't help but curse, "Serves him right for asking for death! He insisted on giving himself the title of 'Mr. Weide.' Now look what he's done! He can go to Xia Ke Island and be Weide!"

Bai Wanjian stamped his foot and said, "Mother, what time is it? Stop saying such hurtful things!"

Shi Wancui retorted, "What if I tell you? What if I don't? Can you really stop that broken bronze plaque from Xia Ke Island?"

Upon hearing this, not only Bai Wanjian, but also no one else thought that Bai Zizai could refuse the order to reward good and punish evil.

No one thought Bai Zizai would be a match for the two envoys of reward and punishment. The old scoundrel was arrogant and domineering in the Great Snow Mountain, but no matter how arrogant he was, he wouldn't dare to gamble with the lives of everyone in the Snow Mountain Sect.

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At this point in the discussion, no one cared about the cause of Situ Heng's death anymore; the decree for rewarding good and punishing evil had become a huge weight on everyone's minds.

Mr. and Mrs. Shi exchanged a glance, and Shi Qing stood up, clasped his hands in greeting, and said...

"Mr. Bei, with the passing of the old gang leader Situ, why did your Chang Le Gang choose such a young gang leader? Isn't that too hasty?"

"Or is it that Mr. Bei and your family are afraid of the decree of rewarding good and punishing evil, so you deliberately sent this boy to his death!"

Min Rou said from the side...

"Indeed, Mr. Bei, you should not deny it. As you just said, your gang has been worried about this matter for three years."

"At that time, the old gang leader Situ was still alive, and as Mr. Bei said, this young gang leader was not recommended by the old gang leader Situ, but was decided by you later."

"Mr. Bei, how can you deny the suspicion that you didn't promote this boy to take the blame?"

Before Bei Haishi could speak, Shi Wancui patted the armrest and said, "That's right, that's right, that's what I wanted to say too. Mr. Bei, it's not right for you to scheme against a young man like this."

Bai Wanjian said, "That's right. This Chief Su has done a great favor for my Snow Mountain Sect, and my Snow Mountain Sect will not sit idly by. Mr. Bei should give us an explanation."

Xie Yanke chuckled from the side, "That makes sense, that makes sense! That's what I meant too, Mr. Bei. You're pushing this young man out as a scapegoat, and once he's gone, you, Mr. Bei, can take over the Chang Le Gang. What a brilliant plan!"

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If it were just Xuan Suzhuang's opinion, Bei Haishi wouldn't be afraid. But now, with the addition of the Snow Mountain Sect and the unpredictable Xie Yanke, Bei Haishi dares not make so many enemies.

Putting aside the others, just dealing with Xie Yanke alone would keep the Chang Le Gang busy.

"Boss, this..."

With no other option but to face the pressure from the crowd and the imminent threat of death, Bei Haishi could only turn to Su Yuchen for help.

But then they discovered that Su Yuchen had opened his eyes at some point and was quietly looking outside the door, ignoring Bei Haishi's words.

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“Now that the two envoys have arrived, please come in and speak with us. I have been waiting for you for a long time,” Su Yuchen said, rising to his feet.

The crowd stared at the tightly closed gate, puzzled. Then, with a flick of his sleeve, a gust of wind howled out from a distance of twenty-seven or twenty-eight feet and slammed violently against the gate.

In an instant, a loud "thump" was heard as the door was slammed open, and the strong wind made the clothes of two people outside the door, one fat and one thin, one tall and one short, one smiling and the other with a cold face, flutter loudly.

Chapter 104 Su Yuchen obtains the reward and punishment order

The two people, one fat and one thin, walked in side by side at the door, and looked around.

The skinny man, with a cold face, said, "Excellent! Excellent!"

The fat man grinned and said, "It's really great!"

Recalling what Su Yuchen had said earlier, and the elusive fat and thin men, Bei Haishi and the others felt a chill run down their spines, thinking to themselves, "Could these be the two envoys who reward good and punish evil!"

The fat man grinned at Su Yuchen, who sat at the head of the table, and said with a grin, "We brothers had just entered the martial world when we heard that the leader of the Chang Le Gang was a master of martial arts, a womanizer, and a wicked man. Now it seems that..."

"That's an exaggeration," the skinny man said.

The fat man chuckled and replied, "Having seen your skills today, it's true you're quite the martial artist. But your lustful nature and wickedness are certainly..."

“It’s fake,” the skinny man said.

The fat man chuckled and said, "Seeing is believing. My brothers and I are even more certain that this gang leader is also..."

The skinny man's already cold face grew even colder as he said, "It's fake."

The fat man chuckled and said, "As far as we two brothers know, the second leader of the Chang Le Gang was Shi Zhongyu, the son of Shi Qing from Xuan Su Zhuang. We don't know when the leader was replaced by Su."

"Trying to avert disaster, you've lost your temper," the skinny man said coldly.

The two men, one fat and one thin, each spoke a sentence, making Bei Haishi and the members of the Chang Le Gang break out in a cold sweat.

The fat man grinned and said...

"Chief Su, do you wish to continue as the leader of the Chang Le Gang? If not, please step down. We brothers will not make things difficult for you."

"If I become the leader of this gang, I would like to ask Chief Su to do me the honor of coming to Xia Ke Island for a bowl of Laba porridge."

Su Yuchen simply nodded calmly and said, "Please take them out, both of you!"

As they spoke, the fat and thin men each produced a bronze plaque. One plaque bore a smiling face and the inscription "Reward Goodness," while the other displayed a crying face and the inscription "Punish Evil." With a wave of their hands, the plaques flew towards Su Yuchen.

With a flick of his right sleeve, Su Yuchen sent two bronze tokens flying towards his sleeve, where they landed lightly inside.

The fat man and the thin man narrowed their eyes. The fat man grinned and gave a thumbs up, saying, "Chief Su, you have great skills. This is reminiscent of Wudang Tai Chi and Shaolin Kasaya Subduing Demon Skill."

The skinny man nodded and said, "Impressive skill!"

Su Yuchen smiled, put away the two bronze medals, and sat back down in the main seat, saying, "I'm really sorry to have made you two come all this way for nothing!"

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The others present were even more confused, wondering what he had wronged them about. He had already accepted the bronze medal, yet he said he had made the two of them come all this way for nothing?

The fat man nodded in agreement and said with a smile, "What a waste of a trip, what a pity!"

The skinny man also said coldly, "It is indeed a pity!"

As the two expressed their regret, their eyes swept across the necks of the Chang Le Gang members present, clearly regretting that they could not go on a killing spree.

Bei Haishi and the others broke out in a cold sweat under their gaze. Among the dozens of members of the Chang Le Gang present, not one dared to meet their eyes. They all lowered their heads and cowered like turtles.

Bei Haishi saw the two men sneering repeatedly, clearly because Su Yuchen's acceptance of the order to reward good and punish evil had caused their plans to go awry.

Bei Haishi immediately disregarded everything else; saving his life was the most important thing.

He knelt down with a thud before Su Yuchen and said, "On behalf of the thousands of brothers of the Chang Le Gang, I thank the gang leader for saving my life."

Bei Haishi's words seemed to rouse the others, and dozens of the leaders, branch leaders, and members of the Chang Le Gang knelt down to thank him for saving their lives.

Su Yuchen ignored them and looked at the two people at the door, saying, "I have been waiting for you two to return to the martial world. Thank you for giving me the bronze token, which allows me to visit the island."

The fat man nodded and said with a grin...

"Then please ask Chief Su to go to the mouth of the sea in Suzhou on the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month this year. At that time, a ship from Xia Ke Island will come to pick you up."

"Since the two of us left the island, only Chief Su has been truly willing to come. The others always make excuses and are so unpleasant. It's wonderful that Chief Su has graced us with his presence!"

The skinny man nodded, glanced around at the people, lingered on Gao Sanniang and Shi Xiaocui for a moment, and said, "Excellent! Excellent!"

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Shi Xiaocui, who had the worst temper, retorted, "Good my ass! What's so good about it? Tell us what you think is good!"

The fat man wasn't angry at all. Hearing this, he looked at Shi Xiaocui with a grin and said, "With so many of you gathered together, it really saves us brothers a lot of trouble and spares us the trouble of traveling back and forth. Isn't that wonderful!"

The skinny man looked at Gao Sanniang with a cold face and said, "Excellent!"

As he spoke, the skinny man flicked his sleeve, and two bronze tokens, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, hurtled towards Gao Sanniang.

Gao Sanniang instinctively reached out and grabbed, only to feel a jolt in her hand, and a force pushed her back three steps with a 'thump thump thump', just as she sat back down in the chair.

She looked down and saw two bronze plaques in her hand, one with a smiling face engraved with rewarding good deeds and the other with a crying face engraved with punishing evil deeds.

Although this was the first time Gao Sanniang had seen this item, it had been widely circulated in the martial arts world. Just by looking at the bronze plaque, she knew it was undoubtedly a reward and punishment order.

"I...I...I accepted the order to reward good and punish evil? I'm going to Xia Ke Island?" Gao San Niang looked at the bronze plaque in her hand in disbelief.

She then raised her head and looked around. The three men from Guandong met her gaze, their eyes revealing a mixture of fear and determination.

Fan Yifei cupped his hands to the fat and thin men and said, "We four from Guandong have always advanced and retreated together. There is absolutely no reason for us to retreat now. Please grant us a bronze token so that we can go to the island."

Upon hearing this, Gao Sanniang said bitterly, "Brother Fan, why... why... do this!"

Everyone knows that this journey is one of no return, and few people can disregard life and death.

Have you not seen how terrified the members of the Chang Le Gang were when they saw the bronze medal? One by one, the heroes were gone, and they all became cowards.

Shi Xiaocui cheered loudly for the four men's loyalty, and even the others looked at them with admiration.

Fan Yifei waved his hand and said, "The four of us have always stood together through thick and thin. I, Fan, will not be a coward."

The other two chuckled and said, "Brother Fan is right. If we leave Fourth Sister alone, we men from Northeast China are no better than women. It's the right thing to do to go together."

The fat and thin men exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously. Then, the fat man flicked his sleeve, and three pairs of bronze medals flew out at the same time, spinning around in front of the three men.

Fan Yifei and the other two reached out and took the bronze plaque, saying, "We four from Guandong will definitely arrive on time!"

The two men, one fat and one thin, returned the greeting and said, "Thank you for your presence, friends. We look forward to seeing you!"

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Shi Xiaocui cheered loudly from the side, then suddenly shouted, "You were all cheering for this old woman just now, why didn't you give me a bronze medal?"

"Grandma!" "Mother!" Ah Xiu and Bai Wanjian exclaimed at the same time, stamping their feet and looking at the fat and thin men with worried expressions.

The fat man laughed and said to the skinny man...

"Since the two of us left the island, we have seen many strange things here at Chang Le Gang today!"

"Others would avoid it like the plague, but today someone has tried to take the bronze medal three times in a row. Excellent!"

The skinny man nodded first, then shook his head, saying, "Good! What a pity!"

The fat man nodded in agreement, looking at Shi Xiaocui and saying, "It is indeed a pity!"