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

The speaker's name was Xu Shou, and he was in his early thirties. Everyone here respectfully called him Brother Xu. He was in charge of all the Beggars' Sect disciples around Taipingdian Town, and he was considered a fairly upright person.

He was quite skilled in using the Mountain-Splitting Palm technique. Although he was only a four-bag disciple of the Beggars' Sect, in terms of skill, some five-bag disciples might not be able to match him.

As for when he will be promoted to a five-bag disciple, it will probably only be a matter of tomorrow or the day after.

"Yes, Brother Xu."

Lin Ye responded and sat down in an open space next to the others.

Lin Ye's martial arts skills surpassed those of all the other disciples, earning him Xu Shou's high regard. If it weren't for his young age and lack of experience, Xu Shou would have recommended him as a third-bag disciple of the Beggars' Sect.

Xu Shou continued, "Where was I?"

"The Dragon-Slaying Saber," someone reminded him.

"Yes, the Dragon-Slaying Saber is in Xie Xun's hands. We missed our chance ten years ago."

Now that Zhang Cuishan is dead at Wudang Mountain, Xie Xun will surely return to the martial world to avenge the Zhang couple. The leader's message is that brothers, keep your eyes peeled and don't miss this opportunity. This time, you must find Xie Xun's whereabouts.

One of them said, "Brother Xu, we have also searched for a long time in the past, but we have never seen a single hair of Xie Xun. Perhaps Xie Xun is already dead."

"Whether he's dead or not, we have to find the knife."

Lin Ye thought to himself: My guess was right. The news of the Dragon-Slaying Saber being obtained again will definitely cause unrest in the martial arts world. It is only natural that my Beggar Clan would have something to say about it.

Although Lin Ye had read the original novel and knew Xie Xun's approximate location, he did not intend to reveal it at the moment.

Xie Xun was far away on Icefire Island, a perilous journey. Those unfamiliar with the sea would be practically committing suicide if they went there.

Besides, what good would it do for the Beggars' Sect to obtain the Dragon-Slaying Saber?

You can't obtain both a fine sword and a precious saber at the same time; the Dragon Slayer Saber is just a weapon with slightly greater power.

However, he could take this opportunity to use the pretext of going to the Western Regions to find and cultivate the Nine Yang Manual, and thus said:

"Brother Xu, I heard that I saw a man with a full head of blond hair in the Western Regions not long ago. It might be Xie Xun. Why don't you let me go there to look for him?"

"The Western Regions?"

As Xu Shou pondered, he said, "The Western Regions are full of strange, hairy people, so it's not necessarily the Golden-Haired Lion King. However, the Western Regions have complex terrain and are sparsely populated, so it's not impossible that Xie Xun used it as a hiding place..."

He suddenly stopped speaking and looked out the window. Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, they heard very light footsteps coming from outside the temple. All the disciples immediately fell silent and stared intently at the direction of the temple gate.

someone!

Before long, a group of men dressed in blue cloth short shirts and trousers and wearing straw hats entered the temple.

The men all carried bamboo baskets with a piece of gray cloth inside, making it impossible to see what was inside.

Upon seeing the Beggars' Sect disciples, they merely glanced at them without exchanging a word, then sat down in a group, taking out dry rations and drinks to eat as if no one else was around.

Xu Shou noticed that these people walked with light and steady steps, clearly indicating they were from the martial arts world. Although this dilapidated temple was not built by the Beggars' Sect, the Beggars' Sect disciples had rested here first. These people entered without even a greeting, which was truly rude! Xu Shou was already quite displeased.

However, since these people hadn't done anything wrong, he didn't want to cause any more trouble. He simply signaled to his brothers to be on guard and to draw their sticks if things went wrong.

These people were strangely dressed and appeared here late at night, so Lin Ye was on high alert and kept a close watch on them.

No one discussed Xie Xun's matter anymore. After a moment of silence, they began to chat about trivial matters.

Just then, one of the people in the group suddenly stood up, and the Beggars' Sect members immediately fell silent and looked sideways.

The man was holding a small wine bottle in each hand and walked straight toward them. Under his hat was the face of an ordinary forty-year-old man.

The man laughed:

"We are from the Hai Sha Sect. After a day's journey, we are taking a short rest here tonight. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and hope that our fellow Beggars' Sect members will not take offense."

As he spoke, the man handed over a bottle of wine, seemingly intending to offer a toast as an apology.

Everyone wondered, why did they not greet me in the first place, but now they're coming to apologize?

Xu Shou coldly replied, "I wouldn't dare."

He didn't take the other person's wine bottle, but instead grabbed his own wine gourd, took a sip, and then put it down.

"The Sea Sand Faction..."

Lin Ye repeated these three words, feeling that they were somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place them.

Xu Shou's blatant disrespect didn't anger the Hai Sha faction member. He silently put away the wine bottle and smiled:

"I overheard you talking about Xie Xun, the Golden-Haired Lion King, outside the temple just now. Do you have any information about that villain?"

Xu Shou frowned. These people who called themselves the Sea Sand Sect were indeed eavesdropping on their conversation. It turned out they had come to extract information.

Perhaps they heard it vaguely outside, so they came in to find out more clearly.

Seeing no response, the man didn't mind and continued:

"Brothers, rest assured, our sect has absolutely no interest in the Dragon-Slaying Saber. It's just that our leader was killed by that villain, and we have a blood feud with him. If any of you brothers know his whereabouts, please inform him. We would be eternally grateful!"

His words carried a great deal of sincerity.

"The brothers of the Sea Sand Sect are overthinking things. We truly do not know Xie Xun's whereabouts," Xu Shou replied coldly.

He was already prepared to take action when he said this. Regardless of whether the people from the Sea Sand Sect believed him or not, if the other side used force, the Beggars' Sect would not be trifled with.

Lin Ye finally remembered the Hai Sha Sect.

The government was tyrannical and levied extremely heavy salt taxes, making it unaffordable for ordinary people. They had no choice but to buy smuggled salt from salt dealers.

The Hai Sha Sect is a group of salt smugglers who sell smuggled salt. They have a great reputation in the Jiangnan region and have many famous martial arts masters in the sect. However, they are ruthless and rely on poisoned salt to harm people. Presumably, the bamboo baskets they carry on their backs must contain that poisoned salt.

However, at the Dragon-Slaying Saber Appraisal Conference at Wangpan Mountain ten years ago, the Grand Master Yuan Guangbo was killed by Xie Xun, and his followers also went mad. Since then, the Hai Sha Sect has been in decline. Unexpectedly, they have met again here today.

These people act unpredictably and might actually resort to force. We need to be careful when things get serious.

However, the man just smiled:

"If that's the case, we won't bother you any further."

With that, he bowed and led the rest of the Sea Sand Faction members away.

The other party appeared suddenly and then disappeared just as suddenly, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.

Fearing that the other side was using some trick, Xu Shou ordered two disciples to check outside the temple. They reported back that the Hai Sha Sect members had already left and there was no one outside the temple.

Lin Ye was quite surprised. These people were so polite. Could it be that they were different from the descriptions in the novel?

"That's strange, Brother Xu, what are they up to?" someone asked.

"I don't know. Let the brothers take turns keeping watch tonight, it'll be a bit tough."

No one discussed anything else that night, and everyone remained on guard until dawn. Fortunately, nothing happened that night.

It seems that those from the Sea Sand Sect were just passing by unintentionally. Unable to find Xie Xun here, they went elsewhere, or perhaps Xie Xun is their mortal enemy now, and they did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

In any case, the tense atmosphere has eased considerably.

The incident disrupted their discussion from the previous night, so Xu Shou called the brothers together again to continue their business from the previous night, and had two disciples stand guard outside the door.

Taking this opportunity, Lin Ye brought up the matter of the Western Regions again.

Xu Shou pondered for a moment and said, "I thought about what you said last night. Xie Xun may indeed be hiding in the Western Regions. However, the journey to the Western Regions is dangerous, and it might be dangerous for you to go alone. So, I will go with you."

Lin Ye was taken aback. He wasn't actually going to find Xie Xun, and he didn't want to be led around by Xie Xun again, so he declined.

"Brother Xu, I can go alone. I've been practicing martial arts diligently lately, and my skills are quite proficient. I'll be able to protect myself in the martial world."

Lin Ye spoke earnestly in order to convince Xu Shou.

To his surprise, Xu Shou chuckled, shook his head helplessly, and gave him an expression that said, "Young man, you're too naive."

"Brother Lin, the world is a dangerous place. How could you know? Let's not talk about the distant past. Just take yesterday as an example. If we had really fought with those people from the Hai Sha Sect, all of us combined might not have been able to gain the upper hand. We would have inevitably suffered heavy losses."

Seeing Lin Ye's hesitant expression, as if he still didn't believe him, he shook his head and sighed, "Come with me."

Lin Ye was thinking about how to persuade the other party, but seeing what the other party said, he had no choice but to follow suit.

The two arrived at the open space outside the temple. Xu Shou turned around and stood with his hands behind his back.

Lin Ye was wondering what to do when he heard Xu Shou say:

"Throw a punch."