Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 155 Acting Gang Leader

After Xiao Feng finished speaking, his eyes glanced at Jiang Mingzhe.

Jiang Mingzhe was very active today. His wisdom and martial arts skills are evident to all. Although he is a bit young, Xiao Feng took over the Beggars' Sect at the age of 23, which is a year younger than Jiang Mingzhe.

Moreover, the Beggars' Sect is a gang, which is different from a sect with the same lineage. The heroes in the sect each have their own masters, and there are precedents for choosing heroes from outside the sect to serve as the sect leader over the past few hundred years.

Jiang Mingzhe's expression changed drastically; he vaguely remembered a terrifying rule in the Beggars' Sect—

The Beggars' Sect disciples live by begging and suffer the humiliation of the world. Therefore, the leader of the sect must first suffer the humiliation of his disciples!
Each person has a mouthful of thick phlegm, and they can spit it out wherever they want!
Although Jiang Mingzhe helped Xiao Feng a lot today, he offended quite a few people in the Beggars' Clan, such as Elder Xu and Elder Chen, and countless of their confidants. What if these people want to spit in his face?
In an instant, Jiang Mingzhe's face was filled with fear. Even when he first met Xingxiu Laoxian, his expression was not as bad as it was now.

Azi, observing his expression, immediately knew that Jiang Mingzhe was unwilling.

She thought to herself with dissatisfaction: "My brother-in-law is no good either. It's one thing for him to be a beggar himself, but he actually wants Da Shengjiang to beg too. Doesn't he realize that I'm going to marry Da Shengjiang in the future? Wouldn't I become a beggar's wife?"
Seeing Xiao Feng say, "The person I want to recommend is my good brother. He is highly skilled in martial arts, exceptionally intelligent, and of the highest moral character. He is..."

Azi laughed heartily, clapping her hands and cheering, "Is this my family's big ginger? Junior brother, if our master knew you had become the leader of the Beggars' Sect, he would be overjoyed! These beggar brothers in the Beggars' Sect are the best at catching snakes. Once you become the leader, you can have them catch snakes to offer as tribute to our Xingxiu Sect, and Master will definitely make you the senior brother!"

She spoke these words quickly and loudly, and the expressions of the Beggars' Sect members all changed.

Xiao Feng was also taken aback, thinking to himself, "So this little girl is my second brother's senior sister. Oh dear, the little girl is so ignorant, she has revealed my second brother's background. What should I do?"
Bai Shijing immediately said, "Chief, your second brother's master is actually the Starry Sky Immortal? If he becomes the chief, wouldn't our sect become a vassal of the Starry Sky Sect? That's absolutely unacceptable!"

Xiao Feng was annoyed, but his expression remained unchanged. He forced a smile and said, "Elder Bai, you misunderstand. I was referring to Brother Lü Zhang!"

Lü Zhang's expression brightened with joy, and he exclaimed in surprise, "It's me?"

Xiao Feng nodded and said, "That's right! Among the members of our gang, the most prestigious position is the Elder of Transmission of Skills. Elder Lü's family has been members of the Beggars' Gang for generations, so his feelings for the gang are beyond question. Since becoming the Elder of Transmission of Skills, he has been working diligently. Many of our brothers' signature skills were taught by Elder Lü, and he has a very high reputation in the gang. He is the best candidate to temporarily act as the gang leader."

Lu Zhang was both surprised and delighted. He turned his head and saw that most of the other elders nodded silently, clearly agreeing with Xiao Feng's proposal.

Bai Shijing was slightly disappointed. He had an excellent relationship with Xiao Feng, and his martial arts skills were no weaker than Lü Zhang's. However, he did not expect that Xiao Feng would recommend Lü Zhang instead.

However, he was always experienced and knew that he had repeatedly lost his composure because of Kang Min, and Xiao Feng was probably already suspicious. If it weren't for the fact that he was a Khitan and could not sit in this position, Xiao Feng would probably investigate him next.

Therefore, while disappointed, I was also secretly relieved.

Azi exclaimed, "Oh dear, isn't that my big ginger? This brother-in-law of mine, so easily startled, made me happy for nothing!"

Xiao Feng glanced at her sideways, thinking to himself that the little girl was really quick-witted and had ruined his plans. Although Lü Zhang was mature, he lacked ambition. If he had known this would happen, he should have let the Transmission of Skills and the Enforcement of Law jointly wield the Dog-Beating Stick and slowly choose a wise person as the leader.

However, hearing her call him "elder brother-in-law," it was clear that she was his younger brother's sweetheart. He couldn't say anything, so he could only sigh, reach behind his back to untie a long cloth bag, pull it down a little to reveal a crystal-clear green bamboo stick, and hold it horizontally in front of Lü Zhang.

"Elder Lü, since you are the acting leader, you should be in charge of the Dog-Beating Stick. After I go to Shaolin to see Abbot Xuanci, if he is indeed a Khitan, I will come back to you to teach you the Dog-Beating Stick Technique."

Lu Zhang accepted the gift with both hands with a solemn expression, nodding and saying, "Chief, no matter if your surname is Qiao or Xiao, we will always be your good brothers!"

Qiao Feng felt a warmth in his heart, nodded, and instructed, "Chief Lü, after I leave, if our gang encounters a formidable enemy, you can seek help from my second brother. Although he comes from the Xingxiu Sect, he is an upright and righteous man."

Lu Zhang was initially worried that with Qiao Feng gone, the Beggars' Sect would lose a top-tier master. But after hearing Qiao Feng's words, he breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "Of course. Otherwise, how could I be your brother?"

Qiao Feng laughed and walked to Jiang Mingzhe's side, whispering, "Brother, I originally wanted to entrust the Beggars' Sect to you, but your senior sister revealed that you came from the Xingxiu Sect, so I had to think of something else. However, I have one more thing I want to ask of you." Jiang Mingzhe smiled and said, "Brother, there's never a need for the word 'ask' between brothers. Just tell me what you want me to do."

Qiao Feng raised his voice and laughed, "I'm planning to go to Shaolin Temple immediately, lest someone beat me to it and give the abbot a heads-up. So I can't delay even a moment, but the Beggars' Sect and Yipintang have an appointment..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Mingzhe immediately said, "Don't worry, I'd like to experience the martial arts of the Western Xia people."

Qiao Feng was overjoyed and had no more doubts. He clasped his hands in a fist and said, "In that case, I'll be off!"

He then clasped his hands in a fist salute to the Beggars' Sect members and said, "Brothers, farewell for now!"

The Beggars' Sect disciples all knelt down in a rush, shouting, "Have a safe journey, Chief Qiao!"

Qiao Feng laughed heartily, leaped into the air, and disappeared in two bounds.

By this time, the sky was gradually brightening, and the golden rays of the rising sun dappled through the branches and leaves of the apricot tree. Everyone looked in the direction where Qiao Feng had disappeared, and they all felt that everything that had happened last night was like an unreal dream.

Azi covered her mouth and yawned, then pulled Jiang Mingzhe and said, "I'm so sleepy, I'm so sleepy, Big Ginger. Brother Beggar sleeps under the open sky, but we're not that good. Let's find an inn to sleep."

While speaking, he winked at him, and Jiang Mingzhe immediately understood that he was looking for an excuse to slip away, then lie in ambush and prepare to rob Master Tan of his incredibly effective ointment!
Unexpectedly, Lü Zhang walked over, politely cupped his fists and said, "Second Master Jiang!"

Jiang Mingzhe quickly returned the greeting: "Chief Lü, how dare I accept such a title? You and I are brothers, please don't mind that I'm just starting out, just call me brother."

Seeing his amiable and polite manner, Lü Zhang said happily, "Good, Brother Jiang. Before he left, Chief Qiao said that you are a good friend we can ask for help. We are going to a meeting at Yipintang in a little while, and we would like to ask Brother Jiang to stand up for us and keep us company."

He was a perceptive man. After saying that, he saw that Azi was pouting and unhappy, so he immediately said, "Although we are all on the same side, there is no reason for us to ask you for help for nothing. I saw that Senior Sister Ling really liked that golden snake. Actually, our Elder Chen has a very beautiful scorpion, which is perfect to give to this young lady to keep as a pet."

Jiang Mingzhe asked in surprise, "Five Elements Poisonous Scorpion? My older brother killed that scorpion."

Lu Zhang laughed and said, "Elder Chen has two poisonous scorpions, one male and one female. I only found out about this because I am on good terms with him. The one that Chief Qiao killed should be the female scorpion."

Azi exclaimed with delight, "Five Elements Poisonous Scorpion? Is it the kind of scorpion with five colors? I've only heard of it but never seen one. Is it poisonous?"

Jiang Mingzhe shook his head and said, "It wasn't very poisonous. The scorpion stung my older brother, and I sucked out the venomous blood and spat it into his mouth. It seems that the man is still alive."

Azi said, "Then you don't understand. Male scorpions are five times more poisonous than female scorpions. Besides, if the poisonous blood doesn't see blood, it's hard to kill a person. But is that person a man or a woman? If it's a woman, wouldn't that be the same as kissing you?"

Lü Zhang said, both amused and exasperated, "It's a man, one of the leaders of our gang."

Azi said, "Ugh, how disgusting. Take me to see what he looks like."

Lu Zhang was overjoyed. He thought to himself that this woman was from the Xingxiu Sect and must have unique skills in using and detoxifying poison. Quan Guanqing was quite capable, and it would be a pity if he were to die from poisoning like this.

He hurriedly took Jiang Mingzhe and Azi to see Quan Guanqing. Quan Guanqing was lying under a big tree, being cared for by several close gang members. Overnight, his face, neck, and hands were covered with many large and small blisters, each one a different color, making him look disgusting.

Ah Zi beamed with joy: "Oh my, this is excellent material for making corpse poison! It can save him, but we'll need that old man's ointment!"

(End of this chapter)