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

The Beggars' Clan brothers lowered the flag from the Eagle Sect's ship, and several brothers guarded the ship, following behind the Beggars' Clan's cargo boat, heading north along the Tangbai River together.

Qiao Han greatly admired Lin Ye and they had a pleasant conversation. When he heard Wang Nian recount that Lin Ye had traveled west to the Western Regions for the sake of their gang and had been searching for Xie Xun for more than four years before returning, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

"Brother Lin has devoted himself wholeheartedly to our gang; it is truly commendable."

The group rested overnight and arrived in Xinye by noon the next day.

To avoid attracting attention, they released several of the Sky Eagle Cult's henchmen here, leaving only Yu Sanpao behind.

They continued north by land, and when they reached Nanyang, they abandoned their ships and traveled through Fangcheng and Xuzhou. After three days, they finally arrived at the Jiangbei branch outside Kaifeng.

Yan Benlei was quite surprised to hear that they had captured a leader of the Sky Eagle Sect.

He had his brothers bring the man up to confirm his identity, and was even more delighted to find that he was the leader of the Sky Eagle Sect.

At this moment, a group of Beggar Clan disciples from various branches were gathered in the council hall.

Looking at Yu Sanpao ahead, Yan Benlei said smugly:

"Yu Sanpao, you've finally met your match."

The two had fought several times, with each gaining the upper hand. Now that the other was their prisoner, how could they not take the opportunity to mock each other?

Yu Sanpao snorted coldly, "What's it to you?"

"Hmph, still dare to talk back? Take him away and lock him up!"

Yan Benlei knew this man was always stubborn, and he wouldn't get anything out of him by pressing him for answers. It would be better to just lock him up and have the Sky Eagle Cult pay to ransom him later, which would be a good deal.

Two disciples came forward to take him away, but Yu Sanpao shrugged and shouted, "I'll walk myself."

But he took the opportunity to say to Lin Ye, who was standing to the side.

"Young brother, you have excellent martial arts skills, but you're only a second-class disciple in the Beggars' Sect. It's such a waste. Why not join our Sky Eagle Sect? Our leader will at least make you a vice-leader. Wouldn't that be better than being a stinking beggar here?"

Before Lin Ye could speak, Qiao Han punched him in the chest and abdomen.

This punch, though delivered without internal force, was still quite powerful. With his internal force sealed, Yu Sanpao was left dizzy and unable to speak.

Qiao Han shouted, "Do you really think Brother Lin is a treacherous and unfaithful person?"

As soon as Yu Sanpao spoke, the members of the branch, including Yan Benlei, all looked at Lin Ye.

Yan Benlei had just ordered Qiao Han and others to bring Yu Sanpao to the court for training, and hadn't had time to ask about the situation yet.

He was curious. Yu Sanpao was a skilled martial artist, and Qiao Han was no match for him. It was already good that the grain transport ship hadn't been hijacked, so how could they have captured the people?

Hearing Yu Sanpao say this, he vaguely felt that this matter was probably related to this young disciple.

This Yu Sanpao poaching his disciple right in front of him was a bit too much, but it also proved that this disciple was no ordinary person.

Lin Ye had no interest in Yu Sanpao's suggestion, not because they were considered a cult by the people of the martial arts world.

Which of these sects in the martial arts world can be considered absolutely righteous? They are simply driven by different interests.

It wasn't because Lin Ye liked being a beggar.

He simply had this inexplicable thought: to restore the elite gangs that had sacrificed thousands of members to fight against the Mongol army and protect the Han people of China from the ravages of the Tartars to their original place in the martial arts world.

My thoughts are in my heart, but I will not tell anyone else.

After Yu Sanpao was pushed down, Yan Benlei asked Qiao Han, "Brother Qiao, tell me what happened?"

Qiao Han then recounted his ordeal, explaining how he was ambushed by the Sky Eagle Cult, how he met Lin Ye, and how Lin Ye saved him, among other things.

When talking about Lin Ye's skills, they couldn't help but praise him again.

Yan Benlei listened with amusement.

He asked suspiciously, "Are you one of Xu Shou's men?"

Yan Benlei asked Lin Ye, though Lin Ye had met Yan Benlei once before, but Lin Ye was still young then and had changed so much since then, he couldn't remember.

Most importantly, Xu Shou never mentioned to him any skilled fighters he had.

Lin Ye said, "Exactly."

He took out Xu Shou's letter of authorization from his pocket and handed it to the other party.

Yan Benlei opened the letter and read it from beginning to end. With Wang Nian, who was accompanying him, acting as a witness, his doubts were dispelled, and he realized that Lin Ye had come to produce a disciple with four bags.

He laughed loudly.

"Indeed remarkable! It seems our gang has produced another expert!"

He patted Lin Ye on the shoulder as he spoke, his gesture full of strength.

Hearing the leader say this, Qiao Han and Wang Nian were both happy for Lin Ye.

Qiao Han, in particular, said, "Chief Yan, Brother Lin is probably not as simple as just a skilled fighter."

Yan Benlei knew he was right; the fact that he could capture a leader of the Sky Eagle Sect spoke volumes about his strength.

But no matter how much Qiao Han raved about it, he had never actually seen Lin Ye's skills, so he couldn't help but feel curious.

"Brother Lin, would you be so kind as to show us your skills and impress the brothers?"

He made this suggestion, but not for the sake of the review process for upgrading from two bags to four bags. Lin Ye had captured a leader of the Sky Eagle Sect, and this had been confirmed. Based on this alone, he could be exempted from the review.

He simply wanted to feast his eyes and satisfy his curiosity.

His suggestion immediately raised the spirits of the Beggars' Clan members, who shouted, "Show us your skills!"

Lin Ye wasn't one to show off, but given the atmosphere, he couldn't refuse their hospitality, so he said:

"Thank you all for your kind invitation, but I have no choice but to make a fool of myself."

Lin Ye cupped his hands in greeting, and the brothers voluntarily made way for him.

With no one to challenge him, Lin Ye thought for a moment. Using the Beggars' Sect's basic boxing techniques would be a sham, while the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the Dog-Beating Stick Technique would be too much.

He then performed the Free and Unfettered Fist Technique from beginning to end.

After many years, Lin Ye used this boxing technique again, and it was now completely natural. It was more elegant and less flashy, and became simpler and more practical.

After the thirty-six moves were completed, the entire hall was filled with cheers.

"good!"

Yan Benlei also cheered.

He knew this wasn't all of Brother Lin's skills, but even in this aspect alone, he was already more skilled than everyone else present.

Little did he know that the greatest truths are the simplest. He knew that even the same ordinary fist technique would be used better by Brother Lin than he could.

The higher your martial arts skills, the better you can see the intricacies of things.

At the same time, he secretly rejoiced that he hadn't suggested sparring with Brother Lin, otherwise it would have been embarrassing in front of so many brothers if he had lost.

"Brother Lin's skills are indeed remarkable. Hmph, the people of the Sky Eagle Sect are underestimating us too much. With Brother Lin's abilities, he could easily handle not just four bags, but six or seven bags. Why would we need him to cause trouble here?!"

He said this to Lin Ye, but also to the other disciples of the Beggars' Sect. He couldn't let others think that the Beggars' Sect didn't recognize talent.

He even considered saying that Lin Ye could become an eight-bag disciple, but he was only a seven-bag disciple, so saying that would be presumptuous.