The world of martial arts, the immortal swordsman in the mortal realm.

Chapter 37, 37. Annihilating a family and robbing them? It's robbing the rich to help the poor!

At this moment, Huang Rong also came over with her sword, looking at the Beggars' Sect disciples who were exchanging bewildered glances:

"You wouldn't be hiding Elder Peng's collusion with the Hanshui Gang to commit evil deeds from your gang leader, would you? Or perhaps you were also involved in the Hanshui Gang's evil deeds?"

Seeing Lu Chen's cold gaze, the Beggar Clan disciples broke out in a cold sweat and quickly shook their heads:

“We were only temporarily protecting Elder Peng to attend the banquet. We knew nothing about his actions! We have never colluded with the Hanshui Gang to commit evil.”

They were actually aware of Elder Peng's actions. But what could they do when Elder Nine Bags used his position to intimidate them?
Furthermore, they themselves did not participate in the evil deeds of the Hanshui Gang. Even if they reported Elder Peng's matter to the gang leader, they would at most be punished for failing to report something they knew about. Although they would be demoted and beaten, their lives would not be in danger.

However, if he were to clash with these three menacing figures, especially the "Little Sword Demon" who defeated Elder Peng with a single sword strike, he would be in immediate danger of losing his life.

It was truly not worth it for Elder Peng and the Han River Gang to lose their lives, so these Beggar Clan disciples naturally refused.

“Very good. You can leave now. Remember to take Elder Peng’s body with you and explain to your gang leader the evil he committed.”

Huang Rong, with a serious expression, said:

"We're so young, yet our martial arts skills are so high. You must know we're not ordinary people. Our elders can even speak with the Beggars' Sect leader! If you don't report the truth, the consequences will be... hmph..."

In fact, she did not know the leader of the Beggars' Sect—she grew up on an island and was new to the martial arts world, so of course she did not know any of the senior masters in the martial arts world.

But that didn't stop her from using her words to intimidate those Beggar Clan disciples, and her explanation sounded reasonable and was definitely effective.

The Beggars' Sect disciples, feeling as if they had been granted a pardon, repeatedly said, "We will definitely report the truth to the sect leader," while lifting Elder Peng's body and running away in a flash.

Li Mochou then came over and asked:
"What's next?"

Huang Rong snapped her fingers:
"Next, it's time to plunder the ill-gotten gains of the Han River Gang!"

Li Mochou's eyes lit up:
Murder, arson, annihilation of families, robbery... No! Helping the weak and oppressed, robbing the rich to help the poor—can I call this practicing the way of a chivalrous knight?
The three then went to the headquarters of the Hanshui Gang to rob the rich and help the poor.

Led by Huang Rong, who was an expert in mechanisms and skilled at finding secret rooms, they found a secret room and looted a large amount of paper money, gold and silver, IOUs, etc. They also found an underground prison cell and released more than ten women from it.

The gold, silver, and paper money together weighed only a few dozen kilograms, which Lu Chen could easily carry. After finishing his business here, he could go to Xiangyang City and find a bank to exchange most of the gold and silver for easily portable paper money, keeping only a small amount for use once he entered the Jin Kingdom.

As for all kinds of loan shark IOUs, just burn them all.

As for those dozen or so women, some were abducted by the Han River Gang, some were kidnapped by their families to pay off debts, and some were simply robbed by the Han River Gang at night from ships passing through other places, all of them were beautiful young women, whom they planned to train and send to brothels to make money.

Local women who were abducted or captured to pay off debts are easy to deal with; just give each of them a sum of money and send them home.

As for the women from other places, things are a bit more difficult.

After a moment's thought, Huang Rong had an idea:

"Take them to Xiangyang, find a reputable escort agency to escort them back to their homes. Well, give each of them a sum of money, whether they are local or from out of town, as a way for us to rob the rich and help the poor."

At this point, she remembered something else:
"By the way, the Han River Gang has a powerful backer, something called Inspector Song. If we openly take men to Xiangyang City to entrust our goods to the Han River Gang, we might attract the attention of Inspector Song. So..."

Lu Chen understood and nodded with a smile: "Eliminate evil completely."

In this world, true masters dare to break into even the imperial palace of the Song Dynasty. Examples include Qu Lingfeng, a disciple of Huang Yaoshi, as well as Hong Qigong, Ouyang Feng, and even the F4 of the Zhao Prince's Mansion in the Jin Dynasty—all of whom have ventured into the Song Dynasty's imperial palace.

Lu Chen felt that he was no match for Hong Qigong or Ouyang Feng, but he was no worse than Qu Lingfeng. He could even break into the Song Dynasty palace, and killing a lowly patrolman would be a piece of cake.

this day.

The headquarters of the Han River Gang was destroyed. The bodies of its leader, "River-Turning Flood Dragon" Cao Song, its second-in-command, "Black-Clad Scholar" Shen Qingshi, and a number of other skilled members were all hung at the main gate of the headquarters manor. A line of bloody characters was left on the gate:
Those who bring harm to the people deserve this retribution!
Below the large characters, there is a line of smaller characters:
Be careful, the little sword demon could come back at any moment...

This statement is not unfounded.

Lu Chen and Huang Rong would visit Brother Condor from time to time, and who knows, one day they might suddenly decide to come and do justice to Heaven.

Those Han River gang henchmen who fled, thinking the heat has died down and wanting to continue to prey on the locals, should think twice before deciding whether they have the backbone to withstand a single sword strike from "Little Sword Demon".

Not only that.

That same night, a patrol inspector surnamed Song was also stabbed to death in his home. The killer left no trace, and the case became unsolved. Those who knew of Inspector Song's connection to the Hanshui Gang, upon hearing about the attack on the Hanshui Gang's headquarters and the hanging of Cao Song and others' bodies outside the headquarters, naturally knew who the killer was. After all, the man had revealed his name: "Little Sword Demon Lu Chen." Besides a few Beggar Clan disciples, many Hanshui Gang members who had fled the gang had heard this name or even witnessed him committing murder within the Hanshui Gang's headquarters.

So the identity of the murderer was not a secret.

However, which local official would dare to easily provoke such a highly skilled and ruthless killer?
Pretend you don't know, and you can just brush it off.

In addition, the day after Inspector Song was assassinated, a well-regarded escort agency in Xiangyang City accepted a mission to escort several young women back to their respective hometowns.

The task wasn't difficult, and the reward was quite generous, but the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) was still trembling with fear when he accepted the mission, patting his chest and repeatedly guaranteeing that the body would live as long as the goods were there, or that the body would die if the goods were lost.

It is said that the person who entrusted the goods nodded with a smile and said:
"The goods are our life, the goods are lost, the people die? The chief镖头 (chief镖头) is right. When you're out on the road, you have to keep your word. I really take the chief镖头's words to heart."

The head镖师 (chief镖师) insisted that people in the martial arts world are men of their word, and that the distinguished guest could rest assured.

But as soon as the person who entrusted the goods left, the chief镖头 (head镖师) immediately broke out in a cold sweat and almost collapsed to the ground.

As a member of the escort agency, one must deal with "good friends" from all over the country, so one's information network is naturally quite extensive. Therefore, this chief escort knew very well who the smiling and seemingly easy-going young man carrying the goods was.

That's Lu Chen, the "Little Sword Demon," a notorious killer who slew over sixty people in a single day, including the Beggar Clan's Nine-Bag Elder and the Inspector!
So this chief镖头 (chief镖师) later indeed gathered the elite of the镖局 (镖局 is a type of security escort agency) and personally escorted the goods, successfully completing the mission.

now.

In a restaurant in Xiangyang City.

Lu Chen, Huang Rong, and Li Mochou were sitting in a private room, enjoying a celebratory drink.

The local women had all been sent back to their homes, and several women from other places had been entrusted to the escort agency. Most of the gold and silver had been converted into cash, and Li Mochou received a share of the profits, which gave her a taste of the sweetness of "robbing the rich to help the poor" and strengthened her determination to uphold justice.

"Brother Lu, Sister Rong'er, where do you plan to go next to right wrongs and uphold justice?"

Li Mochou toasted Lu Chen and Huang Rong, then asked with great interest.

Huang Rong asked with a smile, "Where is Sister Mo Chou planning to go?"

Li Mochou had originally heard that Dali had a spring-like climate all year round and that camellias were in full bloom, so she planned to travel south to visit Dali.

However, she has now changed her mind and wants to travel the world with Lu Chen and Huang Rong.

They looked at Lu Chen and Huang Rong with expectant expressions.
"May I travel with Brother Lu and Sister Rong'er?"

Hearing Li Mochou's suggestion and seeing her expectant eyes, Huang Rong originally wanted to refuse.

Although Li Mochou was very interesting, and they cooperated well when challenging the Han River Gang, but...

The two of them, Lu Chen and I, were just right, but with three people, it felt a bit cramped.

But then I thought about it again. Li Mochou's lightness skill and swordsmanship are quite exquisite. Lu Chen also needs to collect a lot of sword techniques and improve his swordsmanship. Perhaps Li Mochou's swordsmanship can be considered one of them.
He nodded with a smile:

“Alright! Sister Mochou, you can come with us then.”

Li Mochou was overjoyed. She filled a cup with wine, raised it to Lu Chen and Huang Rong, and drank it all in one gulp without saying a word.

After quickly drinking a cup of wine, a faint blush immediately appeared on her fair, jade-like cheeks.

Seeing Li Mochou's delighted expression, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Traveling the world with the future infamous "Red Serpent Fairy"...

Okay, if Li Mochou hadn't gone south but instead went north with him and Rong'er, she wouldn't have met Lu Zhanyuan, nor would she have experienced the heartbreak of falling in love first, leading to a dramatic change in her personality and her transformation into a twisted, dark female demon.

So as long as Li Mochou follows us, it will indirectly save many lives?

Lu Wushuang, who was not yet born, along with her entire family, and the innocent people who should have been slaughtered by Li Mochou years later, should all kowtow to me and Rong'er...

(End of this chapter)