Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

However, although Shan Zheng was righteous and impartial, he would not directly attack Zhou Feng and the others. Instead, he praised Zhou Feng for killing three of the Four Evils.

He is indeed known as the Iron-Faced Judge, but the Four Evils have been famous for a long time and are highly skilled in martial arts. They are not people he can easily provoke.

If his family dared to provoke the Four Evils, his lineage might be wiped out.

He was very pleased that such a young hero had appeared in the martial arts world to punish evil and promote good.

Zhao Qiansun, Tan Gong, and Tan Po were beaten to the ground by Zhou Feng and were left questioning their existence. Naturally, the scene where they were originally causing trouble and making a scene was no longer part of their lives.

Before the group could exchange more than a few pleasantries, two burly men carried a small sedan chair and quickly arrived at the apricot grove.

The sedan curtain was lifted, and a young woman dressed entirely in white mourning stepped out. She bowed gracefully to Xiao Feng and said, "The widow of the Ma family, Wen, greets the Chief."

Zhou Feng smacked his lips beside him.

As the saying goes, if you want to look good, wear mourning clothes.

Regardless of her character, if we're just talking about looks, Madam Ma is truly impeccable.

Not only is she pretty, but she also has the air of a young married woman. She looks pure and innocent on the outside, but is seductive and alluring on the inside. Who can resist that?

No wonder Bai Shijing, Quan Guanqing, and even the old but immortal Xu Chongxiao all fell at her feet.

The only one who could rival her would probably be Lin Xian'er from "Little Li Flying Dagger".

Old Duan is still the best. You can doubt his character, but you can never doubt his judgment.

Upon seeing Madam Ma's arrival, Elder Xu coughed lightly: "Since Brother Shan and his son, as well as Madam Tan and her husband, are all here, Madam Ma, please start from the beginning."

Xiao Feng frowned and glanced at Elder Xu, then his gaze swept over everyone present, instinctively sensing that something was amiss.

Why have these people come today? What is their purpose? He, as the gang leader, is completely unaware!

Now, Elder Xu is asking Madam Ma to say something without his knowledge. It's obvious that something terrible has happened in this group, and it could even be said that it's aimed at him!

"yes!"

Madam Ma bowed her head and gave a slight curtsy, her voice trembling with sobs: "My late husband has passed away. After his burial, while sorting through his belongings, I found a letter sealed with wax. It says... it says... if he dies of old age, this letter should be burned. But if he dies a violent death, it should be handed over to the elders of our gang for joint reading."

"At that time, the gang leader and all the elders were not in Luoyang, so I rushed to Zhengzhou to see Elder Xu and presented him with the letter. Please inform everyone of what happened next, Elder Xu."

Hearing her plaintive voice, the men in the apricot grove felt their bones melt, and they couldn't help but want to step forward, hold her in their arms, and cherish her tenderly.

However, such a scene was clearly not suitable for doing that, and Kang Min was enjoying the feeling of being the center of attention, so she immediately lowered her head, afraid that others would see the upturned corners of her mouth.

"Alas... I have examined this letter, and it is indeed written by the Yuan Dynasty. When Madam Ma handed the letter to me, the sealing wax was still intact, and no one had touched it. When I opened the letter, this Iron-Faced Judge Brother Shan was also present, which can serve as proof."

Dan Zheng quickly stepped forward and said loudly, "Elder Xu is right. I was a guest at Elder Xu's residence at the time and saw him open and read it with my own eyes. I can testify to this."

At this moment, Xiao Feng's expression became even stranger.

Elder Xu, Shan Zheng, and Madam Ma each told a story, which were then interwoven together, forming a closed loop.

One provides evidence, one examines the evidence, and one testifies...

"The recipient of this letter is not Da Yuan, but our former gang leader Wang Jiantong, and the signatory is an unexpected person."

"That's right, that's right! I never expected it to be him!"

As Elder Xu continued his story, Shan Zheng nodded repeatedly beside him.

"I say, isn't your Beggars' Sect interesting? Has Chief Qiao been sidelined? He's not allowed to see military intelligence, nor letters. Everything has to be decided by this Elder Xu. Even this outsider, Hero Shan, can read the letters, but the Chief can't. It's really strange."

Listening to them cooperating with him line by line, Zhou Feng gave a cold laugh in annoyance.

To put it bluntly, these people are just taking advantage of Xiao Feng's upright and magnanimous nature, and his unwillingness to stoop to their level.

Try replacing Xiao Feng with someone else who is highly skilled in martial arts.

For example, Tianshan Tonglao, try bullying one of hers and see what happens?

Those people with the "36 caves and 72 islands" thing, do you think they would dare to say such things to the Heavenly Child Granny?

What Liao people and Western Xia people?

Even if she were a Mongol, if any of her subordinates dared to utter a word of dissent, she would have them all slapped to their deaths.

Even now, Xiao Feng insists on reasoning with them.

With just one set of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, all those Iron-Faced Judges, Tan Gong and Tan Po, and Xu Chongxiao would be done for.

"Who are you? How dare you humiliate my father like this?"

"Speaking the truth is an insult? Then it seems your family isn't all that great either! Even the emperor isn't punished for his words, so what are you?"

Zhao Pan'er stepped forward again.

She had read the entire novel "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and felt absolutely no liking for these so-called heroes of the martial arts world.

How many people died to protect Xuanci's reputation?

Some people call themselves strict, others call themselves compassionate, but they are all just being hypocritical.

If the leader wasn't Xuan Ci, would so many things have happened?

With a monk who seeks fame and fortune, fathers children, and allows Ye Erniang to wreak havoc on the people as abbot, it seems that Shaolin Temple is also a place where filth and evil reside!

She simply couldn't believe that Abbot Xuanci, as the head of Shaolin Temple, wouldn't know that the second of the Four Evils was Ye Erniang, or that she wouldn't know about the despicable things she had done over the years!

Other villains wreak havoc in the martial arts world, but Ye Erniang specifically targets ordinary people's homes to cause trouble. Over the years, how many families have been torn apart, their homes destroyed, and their lives ruined?

Let alone the fact that he spent his whole life chanting scriptures before the Buddha, it would not be an exaggeration for the two of them to be cast into portraits and cursed by people for all eternity.

What good could anyone be among those present who would go to such lengths to cover for someone like that?

On the contrary, the other women looked at Zhao Pan'er with some surprise in their eyes.

Since Zhou Feng declared himself emperor in the Dream of Splendor and made her empress, Zhao Pan'er has intentionally learned court etiquette. She is gentle and graceful in daily life, quite like a queen.

The three girls who joined the team later, Zhong Ling, Mu Wanqing, and Wang Yuyan, also received her care.

But unexpectedly, Zhao Pan'er would step forward at this moment.

Qin Jingru, who was behind him, noticed the surprise on the faces of Zhong Ling and the other girls. She secretly tugged at their sleeves and then pointed at Zhou Feng.

The meaning is quite clear: Zhao Pan'er will only unlock this form when it comes to Zhou Feng.

"You woman are..."

Before Shan Zheng's son could finish speaking, his expression changed, and he held his weapon in front of his son's chest. With a clang, a deep dent appeared on the weapon.

Even through the blade, Zhou Feng's internal force still struck Shan Zheng's son, who was about to say something, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"If you have anything to say, just say it to me. If you dare to speak disrespectfully to my wife again, I will take your life."

Zhou Feng spoke calmly, but the surge of internal energy emanating from him caused everyone present to change their expressions.

Xiao Feng never expected that Zhou Feng hadn't used his full internal energy when they sparred.

The others were surprised that Zhou Feng, at such a young age, possessed such skill. Apart from Xiao Feng, probably no one present could be his opponent!

"It was...it was your wife who first insulted my father."

"Just take whatever my wife says. If you can't take it, come to me. I'll take care of it for her."

Zhou Feng's words left the Shan family speechless.

The affairs of the martial world should be settled within the martial world itself. But with Zhou Feng's martial arts skills, the father and sons would only be easy prey if they went up against him. However, after all, they have been in the martial world for so many years. If they were to be humiliated by Zhou Feng today, the Shan family would truly lose all face.

Seeing that Shan Zheng was about to speak, Zhou Feng snorted coldly: "I'm not Chief Qiao, I won't reason with you. I'm meticulous and never stoop to petty squabbles. Whoever messes with me, I'll slaughter them. If you don't believe me, try using the code of honor of the martial world to intimidate me."

Shan Zheng, who had just opened his mouth, froze on the spot. People had already said they didn't care about the greater good of the martial world, so what could he say?

"My esteemed guests, I have presumptuously overstepped my bounds. Perhaps we should return to the matter of the letter..."

Just as Shan Zheng was being held there, Madam Ma, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up, giving him a way out.

After all, their target today was Xiao Feng. If Zhou Feng disrupted their plans, it would be too difficult to set up such a scheme again in the future.

"Yes, yes, yes. Let's settle the matter of my Beggars' Sect first. As for the conflict between Young Master Zhou and Mr. Shan, I will resolve it for them another day."

Elder Xu exchanged a polite greeting, then said loudly, "Brothers, I cannot reveal the name of the person who signed this letter. But I have been with the Beggars' Sect for over seventy years, and my time in this world is running out. I have neither descendants nor disciples, and I have absolutely no selfish motives. Do you believe what I say?"

"We certainly believe it!"

Elder Xu turned to look at Xiao Feng, who nodded in return: "I have always respected Elder Xu, and you know this well."

After seeing Xiao Feng nod, Elder Xu opened the letter: "The contents of this letter are truly shocking. I was afraid there might be some errors, so I had Brother Shan read it to verify its authenticity."

Shan Zhenggang, whom he mentioned, wanted to speak, but thinking of Zhou Feng's sarcasm just now, he hesitated for a moment, but finally stood up: "I have known the person who wrote the letter for many years, and I have many of his letters in my possession. I have compared them with the old letters used by Madam Ma and Elder Xu, and the handwriting is exactly the same. They are definitely genuine."

"So... you have letters too, and Elder Xu has letters too, just compare them directly! The three of you are like a bunch of clowns, you have to look at the letters together, and compare them together, or you might as well just state your conclusions."

Zhou Feng retorted sarcastically once again.

He already liked the character Xiao Feng, but seeing these people putting on airs made him feel a little annoyed.

But he had no evidence to directly expose Kang Min's conspiracy, so he simply used his power to intimidate people.

If he really gets angry, we can just leak the information of this world back to our own world and send some planes and cannons over.

If it's not just about firearms, these martial arts practitioners are nothing!

He's keeping this world hidden away now simply because he's worried that this new world will attract the covetous eyes of some people.

This is the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and the ability to be the only one in the Eight Desolations and Six Directions allows the Heavenly Mountain Child Granny to remain like a child even at over 90 years old. How could no one possibly covet it?

At that time, Ms. Li and Mr. Zhou, who are still in this world, will be in danger!

But of course, they wouldn't want to be brought to ancient times, so Zhou Feng could only keep it a secret for the time being.

In any case, the resources from the two worlds of Siheyuan and Menghualu are enough to sustain the Dragon Kingdom of this world for a long time!

When he has the ability of a native, to loudly declare to the world that he does not eat beef, and to arrange for protectors for his parents, then he will naturally be free from all taboos.

Elder Xu seemed not to hear Zhou Feng's sarcastic remarks, and continued to speak to the Beggars' Sect members: "This matter involves the rise and fall of our sect, and concerns the reputation and life of a hero, so I dare not act rashly."

As soon as he said this, all the Beggars' Sect members present turned their gazes to Xiao Feng.

If we're talking about the heroes and valiant men present, who could compare to this Steve Jobs?

It's just unknown what the contents of Elder Xu's letter are that could possibly concern Xiao Feng's reputation and life!

Xiao Feng, however, paid no attention to what Elder Xu said, believing that he had lived a life without regrets.

His actions were worthy of the Song Dynasty, the Beggars' Sect, and his brothers. No matter what was written in the letter, he was fearless.

However, her feelings of affection for Zhou Feng only intensified.

After all, Zhou Feng had never had any contact with the Beggars' Sect, let alone Elder Xu, who had been retired for 30 years.

The reason Zhou Feng is standing up to make things difficult for the other party is simply because Elder Xu wants to harm him.

Anyone can add flowers to brocade, but a true brother offers charcoal in the snow!

On the other hand, three or four out of ten Beggars' Sect members present had received his kindness, but with Quan Guanqing instigating the four elders to rebel and now Elder Xu targeting them, not a single one of them stood up to speak for him. How lamentable!

"I learned that the Tan couple from Taihang Mountain had a close relationship with the letter writer, so I went to Chongxiao Cave to consult them. The Tan couple explained the ins and outs to me. Alas—"

Seeing Elder Xu sighing and lamenting, everyone realized that the Tan couple, like Shan Zheng, had been invited by him to testify!

"Grandma Tan said that she had a senior fellow disciple who had personally experienced this matter, so she wanted to invite him here to tell the story in person. This is Mr. Zhao Qiansun."

As soon as Elder Xu finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to the three people, Tan Gong, Tan Po, and Zhao Qiansun, who were supporting each other.

Now that all of them are injured, they haven't gone through the melodramatic love triangle that happened in the original story. The biggest reason for this is probably that Zhou Feng has also turned his attention to the three of them.

If that guy says something unpleasant again, this place is full of Beggar Clan members. In just over a month, the news will spread throughout the entire martial arts world. Wouldn't they become the laughing stock of everyone else?