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

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Jiang Ning slashed horizontally with his sword, the sword energy slicing out and sending several people flying, their blood splattering in the air.

Jiang Ning continued his charge, grabbing a Beggar Clan disciple by the cheek with his five fingers, lifting him up, and repeatedly slamming him against others.

Jiang Ning rampaged through the crowd, amidst screams of agony. Beggar Clan disciples were frequently sent flying into the air, only to be torn apart by sword energy, their blood and organs raining down like a bloody downpour, soaking many of them.

This scene was like hell on earth.

At that moment, a piece of filth hit a man's face. The Beggar Clan disciple picked it up and saw that it was human internal organs, and immediately let out a terrified scream.

"what!!!"

Such voices were heard in more than one place. As these Beggar Clan disciples watched Jiang Ning slaughter the crowd, with blood raining down from the sky, their fear was amplified infinitely. They had only been fighting Jiang Ning for a short time, and their morale was already on the verge of being crushed.

Compared to the bloody, hellish scenes in Jiangning, Linghu Chong's side was slightly better, at least there weren't any exaggerated scenes like blood rain.

Linghu Chong weaved through the crowd, his sword flashing up and down, each strike taking a life, each person dying with a single blow. Linghu Chong's killing speed was no slower than Jiang Ning's.

Seeing the two wreaking havoc in their branch, Chief Xu and other high-ranking members of the Beggars' Sect couldn't sit still any longer and took action.

call out!

Chief Xu swung his baton and charged towards Jiang Ning.

At this moment, the veins on his arms bulged, and he wielded the dog-beating stick with great force.

"Don't you dare cause trouble in my Beggars' Sect!"

Chief Xu roared, his eyes wide with fury, his hair and beard bristling, displaying the demeanor of a master.

Jiang Ning glanced at it and casually swung his sword, unleashing a burst of sword energy.

boom!

The sword energy grazed the staff in Chief Xu's hand, breaking it in two in the blink of an eye. The sword energy continued to graze, and Chief Xu was instantly dismembered.

"?"

The other high-ranking members of the Beggars' Sect branch who witnessed this scene stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

So outrageous?

It should be understood that although second-rate masters are not as skilled as first-rate masters, the difference is generally not this great. Even if they are not as good as first-rate masters, they are not completely powerless to fight back.

Xu, a second-rate top-tier expert, was killed so easily by the opponent with a single sword strike, like a chicken being slaughtered. He was treated like a clay chicken or a dog.

Jiang Ning's move completely blew them away.

They finally understood the true value of being the third strongest in the righteous path, and why Jiang Ning was able to surpass many veteran masters of the righteous path to become the third strongest.

The other high-ranking officials turned and ran immediately, and even the Azure Lotus Envoy did not stop at all.

Although they outnumbered each other, their numbers clearly did not affect their quality. Jiang Ning could not be worn down by them. Seeing that the situation was not good, these people ran away immediately.

Linghu Chong's internal strength is not very profound at present, but he has the Dugu Nine Swords by his side. If we really count, his strength in the orthodox path is only below Chongxu. These Beggar Clan disciples have no power to resist under the joint attack of Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong. At this moment, they have been scared out of their wits and are scattering and fleeing in all directions, causing great chaos.

"Run, run!"

These Beggars' Sect disciples fled one after another, with several running towards the gate.

Jiang Ning flicked his sword, and the sword energy swept out, instantly dismembering the men.

Looking at the people who had already fled, Jiang Ning continued his pursuit, glanced at a willow tree not far away, and leaped onto it.

Wow!

The wind blew, and the willow leaves rustled.

Jiang Ning grabbed a handful of willow leaves, channeled his inner strength, and threw them. The willow leaves flew towards many Beggar Clan disciples.

puff!puff!puff!

The willow leaves made muffled thuds as they entered the body. The once soft willow leaves had now become deadly weapons, and one by one, the Beggar Clan disciples fell to the ground, unable to get up.

Jiang Ning grabbed four or five handfuls of willow leaves and threw them, killing countless Beggar Clan disciples before jumping down to continue the pursuit.

Linghu Chong's side was also relentlessly pursuing them.

Jiang Ning chased after the pursuer while keeping an eye on his target in the crowd. He found his target after only a few glances and headed straight for a young man.

The fleeing Qinglian envoy heard screams coming from behind him, and the screams were getting closer and closer. He couldn't help but turn around. Just one glance made his face turn green with fright, and he ran even faster. But Jiang Ning was faster than him. He caught up with him in a few leaps and kicked him in the back.

puff!

The Azure Lotus Envoy was kicked forward and fell face-first, writhing in pain in his chest and back, and coughing up a mouthful of blood.

He turned around with difficulty and found Jiang Ning already in front of him.

"No...don't kill me."

Seeing the undisguised coldness in Jiang Ning's eyes, the Qinglian envoy couldn't help but beg for mercy.

Jiang Ning looked at him but did not immediately kill him.

Just now, Chief Xu referred to this young man as an envoy, and judging from his attitude, this person must be a high-ranking member of the Beggars' Sect.

"Are you also a high-ranking member of this Beggars' Sect branch?"

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, the Qinglian envoy, who was begging for mercy, quickly shook his head: "I am a member of the Beggars' Sect, but I have only come to Yanping Prefecture to collect the revenue of the Yanping branch from last year."

"Revenue?"

Jiang Ning noticed this term and asked, "What revenue?"

Upon hearing this, the Qinglian envoy froze, his mind racing to find the right words. But seeing Jiang Ning raise his sword, he stammered in alarm, "It's about human trafficking and...and..."

Human trafficking?

Jiang Ning frowned and asked, "What kind of people are you trafficking?"

Linghu Chong has already gone to hunt down those Beggar Clan disciples, so Jiang Ning is questioning them here.

At this moment, the Qinglian envoy was already frightened by Jiang Ning and dared not hide anything, saying, "We sell women and children to high-ranking officials and brothels."

Explain in more detail.

"Yes Yes."

Next, the Qinglian envoy recounted in detail how they had done these things.

Where there is demand, there is a market, especially for women.

The Beggars' Sect would abduct women and sell them. They divided these women into three classes: the first class consisted of women of exceptional beauty, who were sold to high-ranking officials and nobles; the second class were sold to brothels; and the third class, the worst, were sold to impoverished people.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning remained expressionless and continued to press for answers.

"anything else?"

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The Azure Lotus Envoy trembled slightly, then continued.

"And... our Beggars' Sect also kidnaps children."

The Beggars' Sect also divided these children into three classes, still targeting high-ranking officials, brothels, and the poor.

Below the third class, children whom even the poorest people were unwilling to buy were instead beaten up by the Beggars' Guild and forced to beg on the streets to earn money for them.

In other words, those dozens of children were originally healthy, but after being kidnapped by the Beggars' Guild, no one was willing to buy them. So they were deliberately maimed and turned into tools for the Beggars' Guild to make money, because only disability can arouse sympathy and make kind-hearted people give alms.

During the day, they would leave these children to beg on the streets, and at night they would sleep in that filthy room, eating food that was worse than pig slop. If the children didn't beg for copper coins, they would be beaten severely.

The children, wounded and sleeping in such an environment, were almost all infected and did not survive. Their deaths were of no consequence to these people; they were simply one less tool. They would dump the children's bodies in the wilderness under the cover of night.

Besides this, the Beggars' Sect has many other shady businesses. They have been doing these things for a long time, forming a complete industrial chain, and even have many high-ranking officials and nobles cooperating with them.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me."

After saying this, the Qinglian envoy kept kowtowing and begging for mercy. Due to the large movements, the 50,000 tael silver note in his arms fell out.

The Qinglian envoy was completely oblivious, still begging for mercy and trying to get Jiang Ning to spare his life.

"Ning Yanwang... no, great hero, please spare me! I didn't do any of these things. I was just following the gang leader's orders to collect the silver. It has nothing to do with me. Please let me go."

The Qinglian Envoy has been trying to absolve himself of responsibility.

Jiang Ning had already raised his sword.

Upon seeing this scene, the Azure Lotus Envoy was terrified and exclaimed repeatedly.

"You can't kill me! My father is Xie Feng, the leader of the Beggars' Sect. If you kill me, he won't let it go!"

At this point, the Qinglian envoy had no choice but to reveal his true identity in an attempt to make Jiang Ning wary.

Jiang Ning looked down at him, his face expressionless, and his sword swung down without pausing.

puff!

The head of the Azure Lotus Envoy flew off.

After killing the man, Jiang Ning looked at the silver note on the ground and then picked it up.

At this moment, there were corpses all around, and no one was alive except for him. Linghu Chong had no idea where the Beggar Clan disciples had gone to chase after them.

Jiang Ning wasn't worried and turned to walk towards the gate.

squeak~

Jiang Ning pushed open the door, and Lin Pingzhi was waiting outside.

"Senior brother."

Upon seeing Jiang Ning, Lin Pingzhi was overjoyed.

"Are you OK?"

Jiang Ning was covered in blood, which was quite frightening. The Beggars' Sect branch, which had been filled with a large group of people, was now littered with corpses, which was both gruesome and terrifying.

"fine."

Jiang Ning responded with a single sentence.

"What about the children?"

Lin Pingzhi quickly replied, "They're all nearby."

Jiang Ning looked in the direction Lin Pingzhi pointed and indeed saw the children hiding not far away. When they saw him come out, they all looked in his direction.

Feeling the attention, Jiang Ning said to Lin Pingzhi, "Junior Brother Lin, please take them to find a place to stay first. Senior Brother and I will come later."

Although the Beggars' Sect branch had been wiped out, and Linghu Chong was still nowhere to be found, Jiang Ning still needed to search the area, which would take quite some time.

"Okay, senior brother."

Lin Pingzhi nodded and then walked towards the children. After a while, the children followed Lin Pingzhi away.

Jiang Ning entered the Beggars' Sect branch.

He was fighting in the front yard just now, but now he has entered the backyard of the branch headquarters.

The backyard was also littered with corpses, and judging from the wounds on their bodies, it was Linghu Chong who had done it.

After walking for a short while, a noise suddenly came from the room on the right.

Jiang Ning looked over and saw Linghu Chong walking out from inside.

"Junior Brother Jiang Ning."

Upon seeing Jiang Ning, Linghu Chong greeted him.

"Senior Brother, how is it?"

Linghu Chong shook his head: "We couldn't kill them all; some escaped."

Jiang Ning wasn't too surprised to hear this.

"But I discovered something."

Linghu Chong suddenly chuckled.

Before Jiang Ning could ask any questions, Linghu Chong turned and left.

"Junior Brother Jiang Ning, come with me."

Jiang Ning then followed Linghu Chong into a room.