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

The one accompanying them was called Er Gou. His parents died early, and he originally lived in the Xichuan area. After a severe drought, he fled the famine and begged his way east. Later, he met Xu Shou and became a disciple of the Beggars' Sect.

Lin Ye and Er Gou had been traveling for two days and nights, stopping and starting. After another half-day of walking, Er Gou felt his back and legs ache, and he plopped down on a stone bench by the roadside. Wiping the sweat from his face, he said:

"Brother Lin, take a break."

Lin Ye was younger than him, yet he could walk so much without showing any signs of fatigue; he was truly impressed.

Lin Ye glanced at the sun, which was blazing hot. There was no rush to continue his journey, so he found a shady spot next to Er Gou and sat down.

Er Gou looked up at the sky and said worriedly, "How long will it take us to get here?"

Lin Ye didn't reply for a moment. He had thought about this problem. Although he had some foundation and was faster than the average person, human strength was limited. Relying solely on his own two legs, it would probably take him several months to walk.

We need to find a way to get a horse.

"How far is it from here to the market?" Lin Ye asked.

Er Gou was confused, only thinking that he was going to town to beg for some food. He stood up and looked around.

"It's not far, there seems to be a town about five miles away. Brother Lin, are you hungry?"

As he was speaking, his stomach growled first, and he couldn't help but give an embarrassed smile.

Lin Ye said, "We need to find a way to get two horses; this can't go on."

Er Gou's eyes lit up immediately, and he exclaimed happily, "That's great!"

Although he was hungry, he would be happier with a horse than with ten chickens.

A low-grade horse would cost at least eight to ten taels, so two horses would cost twenty taels. Lin Ye felt a little unsure about the amount of silver he had on him.

One or two of them were given to him by Xu Shou. He only hoped that there would be a kind-hearted person in that town who would become very wealthy and powerful, so that he could use his golden touch to his advantage.

He immediately took out two steamed buns from his pocket and gave them to Er Gou. Er Gou took the buns and thanked him repeatedly. He then drank a bucket of water.

We took a short break.

A short while later, Er Gou suddenly felt unwell in his stomach and urgently needed to relieve himself.

Seeing him hurriedly break off two branches and dart into the bushes, the place soon reeked of a foul stench.

Lin Ye shook his head inwardly. This steamed bun had only been sitting for less than two days and hadn't gone bad. He was fine eating it, but you got sick after eating it?

A steamed bun costs fifty coins, and you can't even find one to buy.

Lin Ye waited outside for a quarter of an hour, but Er Gou didn't come out. He called out "Brother Gou" inside, but there was still no response.

Lin Ye frowned. These people didn't eat much, yet they could have diarrhea for so long.

Just as I was about to call out again, I suddenly remembered something.

Why not just leave now? This is a good opportunity to get rid of him. I can always have something to say when I go back, and Xu Shou won't say anything.

Just as Lin Ye was about to leave, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

and many more……

He and Er Gou weren't far apart, so there was no reason why he could smell the stench while Er Gou couldn't hear him...

An ominous premonition arose within him, and he stared intently at the clump of bushes that were obscuring Er Gou.

Depend on!

The next moment, he took off running.

Just then, five figures flew out from behind the trees and surrounded Lin Ye from the front and back.

"Sea Sand Faction!"

Lin Ye shouted, "These five men are wearing short blue shirts and trousers, and straw hats. They are the Hai Sha Sect members from the dilapidated temple that night."

Lin Ye glanced sideways at the bushes where Er Gou was. No wonder he hadn't come out for so long; he was probably in grave danger.

They were probably being watched a long time ago.

He was on guard for two days after leaving the dilapidated temple, but he didn't notice anything. On the third day, however, he was tricked. If Er Gou hadn't run into them, they probably wouldn't have shown themselves.

This truly shows how treacherous the world of martial arts can be.

"The Beggars' Sect has no enmity with your Sea Sand Sect, so why are you doing this?"

Lin Ye knew that fear wouldn't help, so even though he was surrounded by five people, he tried his best to remain calm.

The forty-year-old man in the lead said:

"We had no choice, young brother, please don't take offense. We know you have news of Xie Xun, but the Beggar Clan brothers are unwilling to tell us the truth, so we can only follow them in secret."

"So you killed one of our Beggars' Sect brothers?"

The man knew he was referring to the beggar from the Beggar Clan who had relieved himself, so he said:

"It was an accident, not our intention. Don't be afraid, young brother. If you lead us to Xie Xun, we will never harm you and will definitely come to apologize in person in the future."

Lin Ye frowned. They had already killed people, so why were they saying it was "not our intention"?

Although he wasn't heartbroken by Er Gou's death, he was still a member of the Beggars' Sect, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of shared fate, knowing that he might be next.

"To be honest, we really didn't know. Brother Xu already explained it very clearly a few days ago."

What difference would it make if he told them Xie Xun's true location? It would simply be on Icefire Island. However, these desperate criminals would inevitably try to force him to go to Icefire Island with them, and he didn't want to go to his death with them.

The leading man chuckled and said:

"It seems you still won't tell the truth, young man. Could it be that everything we heard about the Western Regions and the golden-haired bastards that day was all a lie?"

Lin Ye cursed inwardly, realizing that he had only made up the story to deceive Xu Shou, and these bastards had actually believed it.

Lin Ye retorted bluntly, "Since you're convinced Xie Xun is in the Western Regions, why are you following us?"

"Enough with the nonsense! Lead the way if you don't want to die, or you'll force us to fight!"

The Hai Sha faction members clearly had run out of patience to deal with this brat any longer.

Lin Ye secretly calculated that fighting five against one was actually quite difficult.

Lin Ye waved his hand dismissively, "Don't make a move, I'll take you there."

There's a saying, "Where there's life, there's hope," and another, "A wise man knows when to yield." He's on a journey to the Western Regions that will take months on foot; there's no need for him to engage in a bloody battle here.

Hearing Lin Ye say this, the man smiled again: "It would have been better to do this from the beginning. It would be so much better if everyone got along well."

Lin Ye glanced in Er Gou's direction and sighed inwardly: Brother, you're just unlucky. May you have better luck in your next life.

He then turned to the leader of the Hai Sha faction and said, "Could I bury my brother first?"

One of the Hai Sha faction members angrily retorted, "I'll give you some more money, throw a banquet for relatives and friends with a hundred or so tables, and hire a Taoist priest to perform a ritual for his soul? You think you're so great?"

"Enough talk, let's get going!"

As he spoke, the man shoved Lin Ye's shoulder.

Lin Ye staggered forward but did not fall. His gaze inadvertently swept over a group of figures in the distance, all dressed in white.

He paused for a moment, then smiled and murmured, "Yes, let's get going."

As soon as he finished speaking, he gathered all his strength and struck the man's chest with a move from the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.

The man hadn't expected that with so many people in the Hai Sha Sect, this kid would still dare to make a move, and he certainly hadn't anticipated that the kid had a powerful palm technique hidden in his hand.

He was immediately sent flying, his body flying four or five feet away, before he lost consciousness and his fate was unknown.

"And dare!"

The rest of the Sea Sand Faction members were furious and clapped their hands, ready to attack Lin Ye.

Suddenly, a sharp female voice came from not far away. The voice was clear and contained a strong internal force.

"Wow, it's really lively here."

The Hai Sha faction members were startled and immediately stopped, all looking towards the source of the voice. They were momentarily stunned, and their voices trembled as they said:

"Emei... Abbess Miejue!"