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

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The villagers then dispersed, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"died?"

A disciple of Mount Hua went over to take a look and found that the beggar had been beaten to death by the angry villagers in a righteous mob.

Chapter 590: What do you think I should do?

Upon seeing the beggar beaten to death by the angry villagers, the Huashan disciples who had stepped forward sensed something was wrong and panicked for a moment.

"How to do?"

The other Huashan disciples were also a little flustered, wondering if this would ruin things for Jiang Ning.

"I'll go ask my junior brother."

Ying Bailuo turned and left to find Jiang Ning.

At that moment, Jiang Ning was resting at a villager's house.

"Junior brother, junior brother."

Jiang Ning was still asleep when he suddenly heard someone calling him from outside, and he woke up immediately.

Pushing open the door, Jiang Ning found Ying Bailuo there and couldn't help but ask.

"what happened?"

Jiang Ning also saw the panic on Ying Bailuo's face and subconsciously thought that the Beggars' Sect had come to kill them after learning what was happening here.

Ying Bailuo's tone was somewhat panicked: "A beggar was beaten to death by the villagers."

"Beat to death?"

Jiang Ning looked surprised.

Ying Bailu nodded repeatedly and then recounted what had happened.

"Junior brother, what should we do?"

Ying Bailuo thought the matter had escalated and would put the Huashan Sect at a disadvantage. He also thought that they had failed to stop the villagers from ruining Jiangning's plans, and he was somewhat at a loss.

But Jiang Ning remained calm.

"If you die, then die."

Jiang Ning spoke calmly, as if it were as simple as the death of an ant.

Seeing Jiang Ning's calm expression, Ying Bailuo assumed he was trying to reassure them, and said with a mixture of guilt and worry, "If the Beggars' Sect causes trouble for our Huashan Sect because of this, we..."

Before Ying Bailuo could finish speaking, Jiang Ning had already started laughing.

"That beggar harassed the villagers before, and now he attacked the old lady first. As a result, he was beaten to death by the angry villagers. He deserved it. Why should we worry?"

Hearing Jiang Ning say this, Ying Bailuo finally felt relieved.

Jiang Ning added, "If those beggars anger the villagers and they kill them, you don't need to worry about it. Just make sure the remaining beggars don't get away."

"Ah."

Ying Bailuo nodded vigorously, then left to tell the others about Jiang Ning's answer. Leaving aside the other Huashan disciples, the villagers who had participated in beating the beggar to death were also calmed down. They went back with their heads held high, glancing at the other beggars as they passed by.

The other beggars who witnessed all this were shocked and frightened. One of them said to Ingberroth, "You treat human life like dirt."

"Ah."

Lin Pingzhi sneered.

Are you even human?

After witnessing the miserable state of the beggars at the Yanping branch, Lin Pingzhi developed a deep dislike and extreme disgust for the entire Beggars' Clan.

Seeing the stark difference in the Huashan disciples' attitudes towards them, the other beggars dared not utter a word and could only endure it.

However, as time went by, they had been starving and thirsty. After another day, their faces turned yellow and their eyes became dull. Apart from their limbs being intact, they were not much different from real beggars.

Seeing the pitiful state of the beggars, a Huashan disciple said, "Junior Brother Jiang Ning is really something. Only two days have passed, and he's already made them suffer like this."

The other Huashan disciples nodded.

According to reports from Huashan disciples from other villages, the beggars who harassed other villages were also dealt with quite a bit.

They finally got their revenge these past two days.

As expected, they liked Jiang Ning's style of doing things more!

The disciples of Mount Hua couldn't help but think to themselves.

At that moment, Jiang Ning was talking to a disciple of Mount Hua.

“Junior brother, a couple of days ago I followed those beggars all the way to a county fifty miles away, and sure enough I saw those elders who came to Mount Hua to cause trouble for us before.”

This disciple from Mount Hua had been tracking the beggars in place of Jiang Ning for the past two days and only returned today.

Jiang Ning asked, "Did you see any monks when you were following them, Senior Brother?"

"Monks? No."

The Huashan disciple looked surprised and then shook his head.

Ok?

Jiang Ning pondered for a moment, then said, "Thank you for making this trip for me, Senior Brother."

The Huashan disciple waved his hand and laughed.

"what is this."

After explaining his mission to Jiang Ning, the Huashan disciple left.

Jiang Ning was also preparing to take action. After finding Lin Ping, he said, "Junior Brother, I'm going out for a bit. I'll leave things here to you and the other senior brothers."

Upon hearing this, Lin Pingzhi quickly assured him that there would be absolutely no problems here. Jiang Ning then borrowed a horse and headed towards the county that the Huashan disciple had mentioned earlier.

……

"What's going on today?"

"A Beggar Clan elder said impatiently."

They haven't had a meeting since the meeting the day before yesterday, but today the big man called them in for another meeting, which made some of the Beggars' Sect elders unhappy.

The burly man who had previously orchestrated the beggar's harassment of the villagers looked solemn as he gazed at the elders.

"I have some bad news."

"what news?"

An elder frowned.

The burly man said, “Since one of my brothers reported to Ning Yanwang that he had returned two days ago, the brothers who went to harass the villagers at the foot of Mount Hua have not returned. This morning I sent people to check and found that there were several Mount Hua disciples in those villages. After investigation, I learned that Ning Yanwang had those Mount Hua disciples detain the brothers, not allowing them to leave the village and forcing them to beg.”

"what?"

The other elders were shocked to hear this, but one of them said excitedly, "If that's the case, then the Huashan Sect made the first move against our Beggars' Sect. Then we don't need to hold back anymore. We should immediately write to the sect leader and ask Shaolin for help."

The other elders' eyes lit up, but the burly man shook his head: "No."

The elders looked over, frowning, and asked, "Why?"

The big man explained to the crowd.

Previously, they sent people to harass the people in order to annoy the Huashan Sect and force the Huashan Sect to take action against them first, so that they would have a legitimate reason to attack. Now the Huashan Sect has finally made a move, but it has not yet reached the point of fighting.

Although the Huashan Sect had essentially imprisoned the people they sent, they hadn't actually taken any other action, and they couldn't make the first move.

The current situation is that they are disgusting the Huashan Sect, and the Huashan Sect is also disgusting them. It's a matter of seeing which side can't hold back and makes a move first, then the other side will have a legitimate reason to fight.

With a legitimate cause, the Huashan Sect can act against them with impunity, and can even rally the other four factions of the Weiyi Alliance to attack the Beggar Clan, while other sects such as Shaolin and Wudang can only watch.

With the Beggars' Sect having a legitimate reason to act, Shaolin Temple had ample justification to intervene.

After hearing the burly man's explanation, the other elders, though somewhat helpless, realized upon reflection that it made sense.

"Since that's the case, then let's continue to send people to harass them. Didn't you only harass a few villages before? Let's send more people and see who can annoy whom the most, and see who can't hold back and make a move first."

An elder sneered.

But no sooner had he finished speaking than a laugh suddenly rang out from outside.

"Who?"

The elders inside the room all stood up and looked towards the door. A figure appeared outside the door, and with a creak, the door opened from the outside and a person walked in.

Upon seeing the man's face, the elders of the Beggars' Sect inside the room all changed color, their faces filled with astonishment.

"Ning Yanwang, what do you want to do?!"

Jiang Ning didn't speak first. He glanced at everyone in the room, took in their expressions, and couldn't help but laugh.

"You went up Mount Hua before, demanding that my master hand me over, and even sent beggars to harass the people at the foot of Mount Hua to coerce my master. Now that I'm here, tell me what I'm supposed to do?"

Chapter 591: The Panicked Beggar Clan Elder

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, everyone in the room felt their hearts pound.

Besides the fear implied in Jiang Ning's words, what terrified them even more was how Jiang Ning had gotten in. With so many Beggars' Sect disciples outside, not a single one had noticed Jiang Ning or reported it beforehand.

At this moment, an elder spoke up in alarm: "You're going to attack us?"

The other elders were on high alert, not daring to breathe, for fear that Jiang Ning would suddenly kill them.

“Ning Yanwang, if you attack us today and kill us, your Huashan Sect will have no moral standing in the martial arts world, and your master Yue Buqun will no longer be able to protect you.”

An elder, though outwardly fierce, was inwardly weak.

Jiang Ning couldn't help but laugh as he looked at their seemingly threatening expressions, which revealed that they were actually terrified.

"I will not kill you today."

As soon as Jiang Ning finished speaking, everyone in the room subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, but Jiang Ning continued.

"I'm giving you one day to get out of Shaanxi province."

The elder, who had just relaxed after hearing Jiang Ning say that he wouldn't kill them, immediately asked a question upon hearing this.

"Why?"

Jiang Ning followed the gaze and saw that the elder who had spoken was no longer afraid.

Perhaps it was Jiang Ning's words that made him think that Jiang Ning was hesitant to attack them, so he became bolder.

The elder who spoke sneered and said, "My Beggars' Sect disciples are scattered all over the world, and their whereabouts are known throughout the land. Where they go to beg is their freedom. Does your Huashan Sect have to interfere?"

The other elders looked at each other, but none of them spoke first.

Jiang Ning remained calm and said, "Didn't you want to avenge the destruction of our branch? I'm right here now. If you want revenge, you can come directly to me. You don't need to bother the other people anymore."

“Ning Yanwang, don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you are skilled in martial arts. We do want to take revenge on you, but we are not stupid. If we want to capture you, we will suffer heavy losses. Unless you are willing to surrender and let our Beggar Clan deal with you, we will never let this matter rest.”

The world is full of fools who don't know their own mortality. This elder assumed that Jiang Ning wouldn't dare to make a move just because Jiang Ning hadn't. He became increasingly reckless in his speech.

“What’s so great about your Huashan Sect imprisoning those beggars? Our Beggars’ Sect has plenty of people. If you imprison this village, we’ll send people to that village. Let’s see how many people your Huashan Sect has.”

Seeing this person's attitude, Jiang Ning shook his head.

"You still don't understand."

“The fact that I’m not killing you doesn’t mean I can’t do anything to you. If it weren’t for my master, none of you would be standing alive in front of me right now.”

"Do you think it's over after I wiped out one of your branches? I will go down the mountain again and investigate each of your branches to find out if what your Beggars' Sect Yanping branch did was only done in Yanping Prefecture, or if it was done in every branch. I will wipe out each one I find."

Jiang Ning's words were calm, but they stirred up waves in everyone's hearts.

"You, are you going to become a complete enemy of my Beggars' Sect?"

An elder couldn't help but tremble as he spoke.

He realized that what Jiang Ning said was true.

Jiang Ning looked at him.