Yang Guo travels back in time to become Duan Yu, a different kind of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.

After Qiao Feng finished speaking, Wu Changfeng, who had been tied up, shouted, "Chief, the reason we betrayed you was because we were misled by rumors that you were at odds with Vice Chief Ma and were secretly colluding with the Murong Clan of Gusu to harm him. All these trivial matters piled up, making it hard not to believe. Now that I think about it, we were really too foolish. Elder Bai, please bring out your magic sword. According to the gang rules, we will end it ourselves."

Bai Shijing said in a deep voice, "Disciple of the Enforcement Clan, please summon our sect's magic sword."

His nine disciples responded in unison, "Yes!" Each of them took out a yellow cloth bundle from a bag on their back, opened the bundle, and took out a short knife. One of the enforcement disciples brought over a piece of wood, and the nine of them simultaneously inserted the nine short knives into the wood. The knives went in easily, showing that they were exceptionally sharp.

The nine people shouted in unison, "The magic swords are all gathered, and the verification is correct."

Bai Shijing sighed and said, "Elders Song, Xi, Chen, and Wu were misled by rumors and plotted a rebellion, endangering the great cause of our gang. They deserve to be executed with a single stroke. Quan Guanqing, the leader of the Dazhi branch, spread rumors and incited internal strife. He deserves to be executed with nine strokes. The disciples of each branch who participated in the rebellion will each take responsibility for their crimes. They will be thoroughly investigated and punished accordingly."

He announced the crimes and punishments of each person, and everyone remained silent. In any gang in the martial arts world, anyone who betrays the gang or plots against its leader is naturally executed, and no one would object. When they participated in the plot, they already knew this consequence.

Wu Changfeng strode forward, bowed to Qiao Feng, and said, "Chief, I, Wu Changfeng, have wronged you. I will take my own life. I hope you will understand my foolishness and forgive me after my death."

He walked up to the ritual sword and shouted, "Wu Changfeng has taken his own life. The disciples in charge of enforcement, release him from his bonds."

The Beggars' Sect has a rule that if someone who violates the sect's rules takes their own life, their reputation will remain untarnished after death, and their crimes and misdeeds will never be revealed. If anyone in the martial arts world speaks ill of him, the Beggars' Sect will step in to intervene.

In the martial arts world, every hero values ​​their reputation highly and is unwilling to let their name be tarnished after death. Wu Changfeng's proposal to end his own life was undoubtedly an attempt to preserve his reputation after death.

Just as one of the law enforcement officers was about to step forward to untie him, Qiao Feng shouted, "Wait!"

When Wu Changfeng saw that Qiao Feng forbade him to take his own life, he was filled with remorse and shame. In the martial world, nothing mattered more than face, but if Lord Qiao did not allow it, Elder Wu would only be seen as a villain after his death.

Even if his reputation doesn't quite match that of the Four Evils, it's probably not far off.

Elder Wu was truly panicked this time. His face turned ashen, and he whispered, "Chief, is it because my sins are too great that you forbid me from taking my own life?"

To Elder Wu's surprise, Qiao Feng did not recount his crimes. Instead, he told the Beggars' Sect members about Elder Wu's past achievements, hoping that Bai Shijing would show leniency and allow him to atone for his crimes with his merits.

Bai Shijing refused Elder Wu's offer to atone for his sins, citing the inviolability of gang rules.

Although Yang Guo had just rebuked Bai Shijing, he now felt that Bai Shijing's words made more sense. As the saying goes, a country has its laws and a gang has its rules. The four elders, as elders, must have made many great contributions. If everyone were to dwell on past merits, then any crime could be committed.

Moreover, this is a serious crime of treason, equivalent to rebellion in the Song Dynasty, and is unforgivable.

Elder Wu knew he was guilty of grave sins. Seeing that Qiao Feng was hesitant to make a decision, he simply broke the ropes and reached for the magic knife, but Qiao Feng stopped him.

Everyone thought Qiao Feng was going to personally execute Elder Wu, but they saw Qiao Feng grab the magic knife and stab it into his left shoulder.

"Snapped!"

Just as the tip of the blade was less than an inch from Qiao Feng's shoulder, a sword aura struck, breaking the magic blade in two and knocking the tip away. Only half of the blade left a gash on Qiao Feng's left shoulder.

Qiao Feng looked to the side and saw Yang Guo slowly retracting his fingers. It turned out that Yang Guo saw Qiao Feng about to harm himself and quickly struck out with his Shaochong sword. If Qiao Feng hadn't been so determined and skilled, Yang Guo's sword strike could have knocked the magic knife away.

Yang Guo asked, puzzled, "Brother Qiao, why are you doing this?"

Qiao Feng glanced at his wound and replied, "Brother, you may not know this, but there is a rule in our sect's regulations: 'Disciples of our sect who break the rules shall not be lightly pardoned. If the sect leader wishes to show leniency, he must shed his own blood to cleanse his sins.'"

So that's how it is! Although Yang Guo had a deep connection with the Beggars' Sect, he didn't know much about the sect's rules, so naturally he wouldn't know there was such a rule. Not to mention others, Aunt Guo certainly wouldn't need this rule.

Yang Guo turned to Bai Shijing and asked, "Elder Bai, does your gang's rule specify the parts of the body from which the leader bleeds or the amount of blood loss?"

Bai Shijing was a seasoned veteran, so he was well aware of Yang Guo's purpose. He replied, "There are no specific rules in the gang. Shedding a drop of blood is blood, and shedding a bowl of blood is blood. But if the gang leader sheds his own blood to wash away the sins of others, we must consider whether it is worth it."

Yang Guo was delighted and asked, "Then wouldn't it be considered that my elder brother is bleeding out of his own wits now?"

Bai Shijing answered without hesitation, "Yes, of course!"

Qiao Feng was able to remain the leader of the Beggars' Sect for so long, which shows he was not a rigid or pedantic person.

Since the elder in charge of law enforcement had spoken, Qiao Feng seized the opportunity to back down. He also admired Yang Guo's martial arts skills and wit, and bowed to him, saying, "Thank you, brother!"

Then Qiao Feng loudly announced: "Since I have shed blood, Elder Song's crime has been absolved."

After dealing with Elder Song's matter, Qiao Feng turned around and recounted Elder Xi's achievements to Bai Shijing. After finishing, just like before, he drew his second magic knife, lightly swung it, severed the tendon in Elder Xi's wrist, and then stabbed it straight into his own shoulder.

Although Qiao Feng was prepared and deliberately turned his back to Yang Guo when he struck, how could Yang Guo, who was standing next to Qiao Feng, let him succeed?

Yang Guo was also prepared. He used his Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to circle around to Qiao Feng's front and tried to snatch the magic knife from Qiao Feng's hand with his bare hands.

Qiao Feng raised his hand to dodge, and the two exchanged several blows. Soon, Qiao Feng was at a disadvantage.

Firstly, Qiao Feng's kung fu was primarily characterized by wide, sweeping movements. While his finer techniques were impressive, they were still somewhat inferior to Yang Guo's. Secondly, Qiao Feng had to guard against injuring Yang Guo with his magic knife. Due to this imbalance, Qiao Feng was caught off guard and Yang Guo grabbed his arm.

"My dear brother..."

Before Qiao Feng could finish speaking, Yang Guo had already snatched the dagger from Qiao Feng's hand and then lightly sliced ​​his left arm, creating a cut in the flesh, with a barely noticeable line of blood appearing on Qiao Feng's arm.

Yang Guo looked at Bai Shijing, who nodded resignedly. As the Beggar Clan's law enforcement elder, Bai Shijing could naturally tell whether Qiao Feng had gone easy on him or not. If this Young Master Duan continued to act this way, the Beggar Clan's rules might become a joke today.

Bai Shijing was a man of deep thought. After a moment's contemplation, he quickly made a decision. He then walked up to Qiao Feng, personally took a knife and cut Qiao Feng's arm twice. He then swung his knife to cut the ropes binding Elders Chen and Song.

This means that the crimes of the remaining two elders have been washed away by the gang leader's blood.

After Elders Song and Chen were pardoned, everyone looked at Quan Guanqing, thinking that he was the culprit who instigated this rebellion and had not made any outstanding contributions like the four elders. Even if Qiao Feng was magnanimous, he would never pardon him.