Wuxia Fantasy: Starting with the Revitalization of the Beggars' Sect

"I am extremely grateful."

Lin Ye was sincerely grateful. He had only wanted to ask for directions, but he hadn't expected to run into someone who would guide him.

The young man followed the old man, and the two chatted idly as they headed towards Red Plum Manor. The young man was rather quiet and didn't say much along the way.

After some conversation, Lin Ye learned that the old man was just an ordinary old man who did not know any martial arts, while the young man was his son who knew some basic fist and foot techniques.

The two lived in a town at the foot of the mountain. They were usually responsible for delivering goods to Hongmei Manor and were considered as handymen employed by Hongmei Manor. It just so happened that today was a delivery day, and Lin Ye happened to be there.

The group walked for twenty miles, and the surrounding area was already covered in snow, making the cold even more intense. Fortunately, Lin Ye had worn extra clothes, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to withstand it.

The road was rugged and winding, but luckily Lin Ye didn't rush in, or he would have definitely gotten lost.

They traveled an unknown distance, and as darkness fell, they made a fire in the dead woods and rested for the night.

Hongmei Villa is located deep in the mountains and forests. It takes three days to deliver a package, and about six days to go round trip.

Fortunately, the place was remote and sparsely populated, and the Red Plum Manor had a certain reputation in the area, so people dared not peek at it. Over the years, their deliveries had not gone wrong.

After traveling for two more days, the terrain ahead gradually became flatter.

The old man pointed ahead and said, "Young man, go another five li ahead and you'll reach Red Plum Manor."

Lin Ye looked ahead in the direction Lin Ye pointed, but his view was blocked by sparse trees. Upon closer inspection, he could vaguely see a red-roofed, gray-walled structure nestled among the red plum blossoms.

I knew we had indeed arrived at our destination.

Now that we've found the place, there's no need to continue following them.

Lin Ye made an excuse to go to the restroom and left them.

The old man was puzzled and continued to wait by the roadside with his son. After waiting for a while, when Lin Ye did not return, he was taken aback.

I wondered to myself, "Could that little kid have gotten lost?"

He hurriedly told his son to look in the direction Lin Ye had left, but after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find him.

Although the old man was quite worried, he dared not delay the journey and incur the wrath of the people at Red Plum Manor. With a sigh, he and his son continued on their way to Red Plum Manor.

I left some marks along the way, thinking that if the little kid saw them, he would surely come after me.

Little did they know, Lin Ye's urination had traveled two miles away.

Hongmei Villa is to the west. Lin Ye left the old man and headed north. During the time they went to find Lin Ye, he had already walked two miles to the north.

He had silently memorized the way back and wasn't worried about getting lost. Continuing north, he finally saw a cliff in the woods.

However, he did not rush down; he wanted to find a cliff mouth similar to a waterfall.

He searched along the cliff, but the cliffs were quite far away. He walked another mile through the woods, but he didn't see any trace of melting snow forming waterfalls on the cliff edge.

He traveled with the old man for a day, and when they parted, it was already dark. Now the sky was getting even darker.

Lin Ye cursed inwardly.

"Damn, they're really hard to find."

It would be even more risky for him to search after dark; if he were to fall off a cliff, he would surely be covered in bruises.

He decided to rest for the night and look for a new place the next day.

He found a grove of trees, gathered a pile of firewood, and was about to start a fire when he suddenly heard wolves howling in the distance.

"Really..."

Lin Ye frowned and looked up at the tall tree.

I'll probably have to sleep in a tree tonight.

Just as he thought this, he heard barking from the southwest. Looking up, he saw more than a dozen vicious dogs rushing toward him.

Lin Ye was taken aback.

"How could we run into Zhu Jiuzhen's vicious dog so far away?!"

In the original novel, Zhu Jiuzhen kept a bunch of vicious dogs. There was only one manor nearby, Hongmei Manor. If it wasn't hers, whose was it?

Lin Ye had tried his best to avoid Hongmei Villa, but he still ran into them here.

Lin Ye's thoughts raced in an instant; he had no time to think of anything else. These vicious dogs were coming on strong, and if he didn't do something, he would be torn to pieces.

He picked up a thick stick and used the "dog-beating stick technique" on these real dogs.

Those vicious dogs were incredibly fast, and soon they rushed to the edge of the forest, a large, menacing swarm.

Lin Ye immediately struck the vicious dog that was charging at the front with a stick. The dog let out a howling sound of pain and died instantly.

Although these vicious dogs came on fiercely, Lin Ye had learned the Dog-Beating Stick Technique, so he couldn't be said to have completely restrained them; it could only be said that these vicious dogs were there to give him experience points.

Using the same "dog-beating stick" method to beat a dog is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

With a single blow from Lin Ye's staff, a dog's head was severed.

Lin Ye banged on the dozen or so vicious dogs more than ten times, and after the dull thud, a large number of them collapsed.

For the last one, Lin Ye unleashed a palm strike with the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms. The dog tumbled in the air and flew more than ten feet before landing.

In the blink of an eye, he had killed more than a dozen vicious dogs.

I have to say, it was really comfortable.

Suddenly a voice rang out: "You brat, how dare you kill my dog!"

From the direction the pack of dogs had come from, five or six men carrying torches appeared, with a woman being protected in the middle. The one speaking was clearly this woman.

Without a doubt, this woman must be Zhu Jiuzhen.

With her charming appearance and fair skin, she was undeniably quite attractive. No wonder Zhang Wuji was so captivated by her.

Seeing that Lin Ye didn't answer, Zhu Jiuzhen shouted again, "You brat, I'm talking to you! Are you mute?"

Lin Ye said, "I was unaware that the dog owner was here. The incident was sudden, and I had no choice but to kill him for safety. Please forgive me."

Zhu Jiuzhen snorted coldly and said, "Too late! You've killed so many of my generals, you must pay with your dog's life! Seize him!"

"General" was the name of the vicious dogs that Zhu Jiuzhen kept. She didn't know how many she kept, and she named each one "General".

At her command, the guards rushed towards him, each holding a gleaming longsword in their other hand.

Lin Ye sneered, "I'm just tired of beating dogs."

Just as he was about to raise his stick to meet the attack, a voice called out from the west, "Wait!" followed by another, "Miss, please hold your hand."

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped.

Zhu Jiuzhen turned her head and saw the old man who often delivered goods to their village.

The old man and his son delivered the goods to the village and then tried to search for the goods again. After all, the son of the village owner's old friend was someone they wanted to do their part for.

He heard a light in the distance and came looking for it. He didn't expect to actually find it and even encounter the young lady.

Zhu Jiuzhen asked, "Uncle, do you recognize him?"

The old man said, "I recognize him. I brought him up the mountain. Miss, he is the son of an old friend of the master. You have hit the wrong person."

She quickly walked up to Lin Ye and said, "Young master, I've been waiting for you for ages. What brings you here?"

Lin Ye: "..."

This old man was actually quite kind.

"The son of my father's old friend..."

Zhu Jiuzhen was puzzled, but she knew that her father had many friends, and it was possible that he was indeed the son of one of his friends. So she didn't make things difficult for him, but she secretly made a note of it and thought that she would definitely ask her father about it when she got back.