Reborn as Lin Pingzhi, starting from escorting Daiyu to the capital.

The group quickly arrived at He Garden.

When the Imperial Guards made their move, no one in the He Garden dared to resist in the slightest and surrendered without resistance.

The park was thrown into chaos, with chickens flying and dogs barking about.

Soon after, a member of the Imperial Guard escorted He Zhiyuan to An Jianqing and Lin Pingzhi.

He Zhiyuan shouted, "What right do you have to arrest people? I have some connections with Prefect Wu."

An Jianqing snorted coldly, saying disdainfully, "Why would the Embroidered Uniform Guard need evidence to arrest someone?"

Lin Pingzhi coldly said, "He Zhiyuan, Bei Haishi has already confessed that you smuggled salt with him. What else do you have to say?"

He Zhiyuan shouted at the top of his lungs, "You're slandering me! I've always been innocent, how could I do such a thing?"

"Looks like you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin. Look at this." Lin Pingzhi said, taking out a string of pearls from his pocket.

Upon closer inspection, He Zhiyuan realized that the pearls were the very same string he had given to Bei Haishi that day.

Only he and Bei Haishi knew about this.

He was secretly alarmed: "Could it be that Dr. Bei really confessed?" His mind was in turmoil, and he lost all his previous composure.

At this moment, several Imperial Guards escorted a woman over.

When An Jianqing, Bai Er, Chen Qi, and the others saw the woman's face, they all exclaimed "Wow!" in unison.

The woman said in a sweet, melodious voice, "This humble concubine, Chen Yuanyuan, greets Your Excellency."

It turned out that this woman was Chen Yuanyuan. She had listened to He Zhiyuan's advice and stayed temporarily at He Garden, but she never expected to be captured.

An Jianqing stared intently at Chen Yuanyuan, his Adam's apple bobbing: "So you're Chen Yuanyuan."

Seeing this, He Zhiyuan shouted, "If you dare to be disrespectful to Miss Chen, Lord Wu... Lord Wu will certainly not let you off!"

He originally wanted to say "General Wu", but realizing that Wu Sangui's identity was inconvenient to reveal, he changed his address to "Lord Wu".

He Zhiyuan knew that Wu Sangui was ruthless. If he could protect Chen Yuanyuan, he might have a chance to live; but if something happened to Chen Yuanyuan, he would definitely lose his life.

An Jianqing assumed he was referring to Wu Zhirong and coldly replied, "It's not up to others to interfere in the work of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

After saying that, he turned to Lin Pingzhi and said gently, "Young Master Lin, this woman is a wanted criminal. Shouldn't you personally supervise her?"

As she spoke, she winked at Lin Pingzhi.

Lin Pingzhi knew that Wu Sangui valued Chen Yuanyuan highly, and after thinking for a moment, he said:

"Alright then, I'll keep an eye on this person for now, and we'll see what Lord Lin decides later."

Several Imperial Guards reluctantly handed Chen Yuanyuan over to Lin Pingzhi.

Lin Pingzhi instructed Bai Er to secretly arrange for Chen Yuanyuan's temporary accommodation.

After copying Heyuan Garden, the group rushed to Zhenjiang without stopping.

When the people on the street saw that it was the Imperial Guards traveling, they all stepped aside.

After Lin Pingzhi accepted Chen Yuanyuan, An Jianqing became even more affectionate towards him.

Lin Pingzhi naturally played along, giving a perfunctory response.

He knew in his heart that Bei Haishi's martial arts skills were much higher than An Jianqing's, but he couldn't remind him.

If An Jianqing were to actually lose, he would blame himself instead.

As the saying goes, it's better to offend a gentleman than a petty person, because petty people won't reason with you.

Upon reaching the ferry, the group abandoned their horses and boarded the boat.

Guo Yanzhi asked quietly, "Young Master Escort, are we really going to wipe out the Chang Le Gang?" His tone was filled with excitement.

Bai Er, Chen Qi, and others were also eager to try.

The Chang Le Gang was, after all, the largest gang in Jiangsu. Eradicating such a large gang was truly a remarkable achievement.

Since becoming the leader of the Chang Le Gang, Lin Pingzhi has not been able to access the core secrets, but he still knows the general things.

He calmly said, "That's right. In recent years, the Chang Le Gang has acted recklessly and committed many evil deeds. We've come here to rid the people of this scourge."

Although Fuwei Escort Agency has close ties with the government, if it were to join the government in suppressing ordinary martial arts forces, it would certainly arouse dissatisfaction among fellow martial arts practitioners.

Fortunately, the Chang Le Gang had a bad reputation in the martial arts world, so his actions this time were justified.

Before they knew it, everyone had reached the shore and headed towards the Chang Le Gang headquarters.

After the Chang Le Gang's general meeting, most of the gang members at headquarters had dispersed, leaving only a few members remaining.

At this moment, Bei Haishi was racking his brains to think about his next move.

He now has two things to do:

First, they needed to retrieve the account books, as this was crucial to the safety of the Chang Le Gang.

Secondly, finding the gang leader is also crucial to the safety of the Chang Le Gang.

Both of these incidents are related to Zhan Fei.

"Zhan Fei, you son of a bitch!" Bei Haishi couldn't help but curse again.

At this moment, Mi Hengye rushed in and said, "Dr. Bei, there are guests from the Snow Mountain Sect visiting outside."

"Snow Mountain Sect?" Bei Haishi was taken aback.

How could the Snow Mountain Sect, located far away on the Tibetan border, have found the Chang Le Gang?

"Please let them in," Bei Haishi said.

A short while later, seven people entered, all dressed in white and carrying long swords on their backs.

Leading the group was none other than Bai Wanjian, the eldest son of Bai Zizai, the leader of the Snow Mountain Sect, whose aura was chilling in the Northwest.

Geng Wanzhong, Huyan Wanshan, Wen Wanfu, Ke Wanjun, Wang Wanren, Hua Wanzi, and others are among them.

Bei Haishi was somewhat surprised to see so many people arrive at once. He cupped his hands and said, "Our entire gang has long admired the reputation of Mr. Wei De of the Snow Mountain Sect, the Twin Heroes of Snow Mountain, and all of you friends, but we have never had the opportunity to get close to you. It is truly an honor to meet the heroes of the Northwest Snow Mountain Sect today."

Bai Wanjian said, "Dr. Bei's skillful hands bring spring back to life, and his Five Elements Six Harmonies Palm is unparalleled in the world. I have always admired him greatly."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Bei Haishi, being a shrewd and calculating man, never inquired about the other party's purpose.

Bai Wanjian finally couldn't help but ask, "Doctor Bei, have you seen our sect's disciple, Shi Zhongyu?"

"Jade in stone?" Bei Haishi asked, somewhat puzzled.

Bai Wanjian said, "A month ago, someone saw our disciple Shi Zhongyu clashing with Doctor Bei in Huai'an Prefecture. After that, Shi Zhongyu disappeared. Doctor Bei, Shi Zhongyu has committed an unforgivable crime in our sect. Please hand him over. The Snow Mountain Sect will be extremely grateful."

The implication was that they suspected Dr. Bei of secretly arresting Shi Zhongyu.

It turns out that Shi Zhongyu is the son of Shi Qing and Min Rou, the two swordsmen of the Black and White Swords, and he has become a disciple of the Snow Mountain Sect.

Unexpectedly, Shi Zhongyu was so audacious as to attempt to assault Bai Axiu, the granddaughter of the sect leader, Bai Zizai. After the matter was exposed, the boy fled the Snow Mountain Sect to avoid severe punishment according to sect rules.

These days, Bai Wanjian and the others have been searching for his whereabouts everywhere.

Of course, it's not convenient to tell Dr. Bei these inside details.

Bei Haishi slowly said, "A month ago, I did have a conflict with a young man, but I didn't hold it against him. After teaching him a lesson, I released him. It turns out that this young man was a disciple of the Snow Mountain Sect. I really don't know where he went afterward."

It turned out that Bei Haishi had long planned to change the gang leader because he saw that Situ Heng was unwilling to accept the order to reward the good and punish the evil.

He captured Shi Zhongyu that day, intending to find an opportunity to make him the puppet leader of the gang.

The plan was changed later because a better candidate, "Kou Zhong," was found.

However, this is something that absolutely cannot be admitted now.

Wang Wanren roared, "Someone witnessed Doctor Bei capturing that traitor that day. Does Doctor Bei dare to do it but not admit it?"

Bei Haishi's face turned ashen. He said, "Let's not talk about whether this matter is true or false. It's not up to the Snow Mountain Sect to interfere in what our gang does."

As soon as he finished speaking, many members of the Chang Le Gang stood up and drew their weapons.

Wang Wanren remained unfazed and loudly proclaimed, "Doctor Bei's words are a gross underestimation of my Snow Mountain Sect."

Bai Zizai, the leader of the Snow Mountain Sect, is arrogant and conceited, which makes his disciples all very proud.

Although they are in the Central Plains, they don't think much of the Chang Le Gang.

Dr. Bei chuckled and said, "Whether I look down on you or not is not up to me; it depends on whether your school is worth it."

"Alright, let Doctor Bei see if it's worth it." With that, a flash of blue light appeared, and Wang Wanren thrust his sword toward Bei Haishi's chest.

Bei Haishi snorted coldly, picked up the teacup on the table, and, seizing the opportunity, flicked the tip of his sword away.

Wang Wanren felt a tingling numbness in his wrist, and his longsword almost slipped from his hand.

The Snow Mountain Sect members were all taken aback, not expecting that there was such a master in the Central Plains.

Just as Bai Wanjian was about to speak, a member of the Chang Le Gang rushed in and said:

"Dr. Bei, something terrible has happened! A group of Imperial Guards have arrived outside."