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

"Impressive skills!"

A thunderous shout suddenly rang out, startling Lin Pingzhi.

You should know that during the competition just now, he specially arranged for some patrolmen to patrol the surrounding area.

Moreover, he now possesses profound inner strength, and while instructing Daiyu and the others on martial arts, he had been secretly observing the surroundings.

The person before me was able to appear without a sound; he was truly extraordinary.

Looking up in the direction from which the sound came, I saw a burly man standing in front of me.

The burly man was about thirty years old, wearing an old gray cloth robe that was slightly tattered. He had thick eyebrows, large eyes, a high nose, and a wide mouth, and his imposing presence was evident in his every glance.

Lin Pingzhi secretly applauded: What a fine hero of the martial world!

The burly man strode forward and arrived beside them in an instant. The镖头 (bodyguard/escort) and his men immediately became alert.

Lin Pingzhi cupped his hands and asked, "This gentleman has excellent judgment. May I ask your name?"

The burly man laughed heartily and said, "Brother, why ask a question you already know the answer to? Let's not hold back and have a good, unrestrained competition, shall we? Once we've clearly distinguished friend from foe, we won't have such a pleasant opportunity anymore."

Lin Pingzhi also laughed and said, "Brother, you must have mistaken me for someone else. However, I really like the phrase 'unrestrained by convention,' so please come in!"

Now that he has mastered martial arts, he is eager to find a master to test his skills.

"Well done, brother, you're truly straightforward!"

The big man laughed loudly, his eyes filled with excitement.

The crowd cleared the space in the middle, leaving only Lin Pingzhi and the big man.

"Brother, be careful!"

The burly man couldn't wait any longer. With a swift motion of his left hand, he struck out with a palm strike of his right hand at Lin Pingzhi.

When he struck out, he was only four or five zhang away from Lin Pingzhi. By the time he finished saying "Be careful," his right palm was already in front of Lin Pingzhi.

The palm strikes were accompanied by a whooshing sound, clearly demonstrating the immense power of the palm strike. Lin Pingzhi, eager to test his skills, refused to back down.

He channeled his icy inner energy and struck out with his right palm!

boom!

With a soft sound, Lin Pingzhi felt a powerful internal force coming from his opponent's palm, and his body involuntarily retreated.

"what!"

Upon seeing this, Lin Daiyu and the others couldn't help but gasp softly, their faces filled with worry.

This burly man was none other than Qiao Feng!

Lin Pingzhi had already suspected the man's unusual appearance, but now that he saw the man's palm technique was extremely powerful and forceful, he had no more doubts.

"Again!"

Lin Pingzhi was eager to see the Twenty-Eight Subduing Dragon Palms, so he stood up again, stepped forward, channeled his inner energy, and began to strike with both palms.

"good!"

Qiao Feng was very excited and used the move "Kanglong Youhui" again, pushing his front palm with his back palm, combining the power of both palms to press down with overwhelming force.

boom!

Lin Pingzhi felt his breath catch in his throat, and the opponent's palm force surged like a raging tide. He quickly circulated his Frost True Qi and gradually recovered his inner strength.

"Again!"

Lin Pingzhi's competitive spirit was aroused, and he immediately used his palm technique to fight with Qiao Feng.

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged dozens of blows, kicking up dust and sending their clothes flying.

Lin Daiyu and the others were captivated by what they saw.

Seeing the relaxed expression on the big man's face as he looked around, Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but worry about him.

The Twenty-Eight Subduing Dragon Palms are extremely yang and powerful, and they are inherently able to suppress the Frost True Qi. At first, Lin Pingzhi's body was affected, but he gradually adapted to it later.

He competed and sparred with many masters in the system, and his practical experience was no less than that of Qiao Feng.

While using the Three-Layered Cloud Stomp technique, he also channeled his Frosty True Qi to continuously engage Qiao Feng in combat.

In a flash, dozens more moves were exchanged.

Qiao Feng knew that his opponent's internal strength was still slightly inferior to his own, but his opponent's palm strikes were very strange. Every palm strike was full of cold and yin energy.

The cold air assaulted my body, making it extremely difficult to bear.

Bang bang bang!

After several dozen more moves, Lin Pingzhi's internal energy gradually dwindled, and he greatly admired his opponent's palm strikes, which flowed endlessly like the Yangtze River and the sea.

He seized the opportunity, jumped out, and clasped his hands in greeting:

"Chief Qiao's martial arts are superb, I admit defeat."

Qiao Feng laughed heartily, stopped, and said, "Young Master Murong, I am truly impressed by you today. The Murong family of Gusu lives up to their reputation."

When Chief Escort Shi and the others saw that their young escort leader had been defeated, they were somewhat disappointed. However, when they heard the young escort leader address the other party as Chief Qiao, they felt a surge of pride.

That's the leader of the Beggars' Sect, the number one sect leader in the world, on par with Murong Fu.

"But why did they address you as Young Master Murong?"

This question was on everyone's mind.

Upon hearing the other person's words, Lin Pingzhi knew that Qiao Feng had mistaken him for someone else again.

This situation is not uncommon with the other party.

He quickly said, "Chief Qiao, you've mistaken me for someone else. I am Lin Pingzhi, the young head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) of Fuwei Escort Agency."

Qiao Feng asked in surprise, "What? You...you're not Young Master Murong Fu?"

Lin Pingzhi laughed and said, "In the south, Murong is like Qiao Feng in the north. I admire Young Master Murong very much, but I am indeed not Young Master Murong."

Qiao Feng pointed at Lin Daiyu and asked, "Then this one isn't Wang Yuyan, Miss Wang?"

Lin Pingzhi said, "This is Miss Lin Daiyu, my cousin."

Qiao Feng pondered for a moment and asked, "Brother Lin, what brings you to Jiangnan?"

"It's a long story."

Lin Pingzhi then recounted the most important things he had seen and heard along the way to Qiao Feng.

Qiao Feng was both surprised and delighted, and said:

"So you are Lin Pingzhi, the young head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) of the Fuwei Escort Agency who killed Tian Boguang?"

Lin Pingzhi humbly replied, "I didn't expect Chief Qiao to know about this matter; I'm just a minor figure."

Qiao Feng said, "Tian Boguang has committed numerous evils, and our Beggars' Sect has long wanted to kill him. Brother, you have done a good deed." He then said, "Brother Lin, you are a righteous and generous man. We hit it off immediately. How about we become sworn brothers?"

Lin Pingzhi was surprised that the effects of killing Tian Boguang were still taking hold, and immediately said happily, "I couldn't be happier."

The two exchanged ages; Qiao Feng was thirteen years older than Lin Pingzhi, so he was naturally the elder brother.

They immediately gathered some soil as incense and bowed eight times to the sky. One called him "Brother" and the other called him "Elder Brother," both overjoyed.

When Chief Escort Shi and the others saw that Young Escort and Qiao Feng had become sworn brothers, they were overjoyed.

Lin Pingzhi asked, "Brother, you look travel-worn. Where are you headed?"

Qiao Feng said, "To be honest, I came to Jiangnan this time for Murong Fu."

It turned out that Ma Dayuan, the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect, died from his own signature move, the "Throat Lock Technique." Qiao Feng suspected that Murong Fu was responsible, so he went to Jiangnan to investigate.

In Jiangnan, he also heard that Wang Yuyan was instructing the heroes at Tingxiang Pavilion, and later he heard that Murong Fu had already gone north.

So they rushed over.

Today, he rushed to the woods and saw Lin Pingzhi instructing everyone on swordsmanship. He did not intend to eavesdrop.

However, upon seeing Lin Pingzhi wield the "Flame Blade," displaying profound internal strength, he suspected that the other party was Murong Fu.

He then mistook Lin Daiyu for Wang Yuyan.

He naturally treated Shi Biaotou and his men as his retainers.

Looking back now, Lin Pingzhi and his group had already established the name of Fuwei Escort Agency, and Lin Pingzhi and Lin Daiyu were much younger than Murong Fu and Wang Yuyan.

After hearing Qiao Feng's explanation, everyone suddenly realized that if it weren't for this misunderstanding, they might not have gotten to know each other.

Qiao Feng asked, "Brother, your Frostbite True Qi seems to be a unique skill of Mount Song?"

Lin Pingzhi nodded and said, "Brother, you truly have discerning eyes. I learned this skill by chance."

Qiao Feng warned, "Zuo Lengchan is an ambitious man. Now that you've learned his Frostbite True Qi, you should be careful. I've seen him colluding with monks from Shaolin Temple."

"Shaolin monks?"

Lin Pingzhi was puzzled. Logically speaking, Zuo Lengchan had always wanted to become the leader of the martial arts world, and Shaolin Temple should have been his opponent. How could he have colluded with the monks of Shaolin Temple?

Qiao Feng shook his head and said, "This person is a Shaolin monk. I don't know exactly who he is, but I do know that his true energy is also of the Yin-cold type."

It turns out that Qiao Feng's adoptive parents lived at the foot of Shaolin Temple, and Qiao Feng would occasionally visit them.

After that visit, on the way back, I saw Zuo Lengchan secretly colluding with a Shaolin monk, seemingly plotting something.

After the two met, Qiao Feng secretly followed him, intending to capture the man and ask him questions. However, he did not expect that although the man's martial arts were not as good as his own, his moves were very strange.

Qiao Feng was accidentally struck by the opponent's finger, which was extremely cold. Fortunately, he had profound internal strength and was able to neutralize the cold poison of the finger, but the opponent still managed to escape.

This was one of the few times Qiao Feng suffered a loss, so he kept it in mind and specifically reminded Lin Pingzhi of it this time.

"Could he be an undercover agent from Shaolin Temple?"

Lin Pingzhi thought to himself.

Zuo Lengchan was an extremely treacherous man who loved to send in undercover agents.

However, this person was able to escape from Brother Qiao's clutches, so his martial arts skills must be quite strong; he doesn't seem like an undercover agent.

"Wait, the chilling finger technique."

Lin Pingzhi suddenly remembered someone.