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

Qiao Feng immediately tightened his grip on the paper ball with his left hand, bowed respectfully, and said, "Greetings, Elder Xu." He then opened his palm and presented the paper ball to Elder Xu.

Elder Xu said "Excuse me," then took the crumpled paper from Qiao Feng's hand, held it in his left hand, and then swept his gaze across the group of beggars, saying loudly, "Madam Ma, the widow of Brother Ma Dayuan, is about to arrive. She has something to say to you all. How about you wait for her for a moment?"

The beggars all looked at Qiao Feng, wondering what he had to say.

Qiao Feng, filled with doubts, said, "If this matter is of great importance, then everyone should just wait and see."

Elder Xu said, "This matter is of great importance."

After saying these six words, Elder Xu said nothing more, bowed to Qiao Feng to pay his respects to the leader, and then sat down to the side.

Yang Guo couldn't help but frown. Logically speaking, as an outsider, he shouldn't be involved in the Beggars' Sect's confidential matters. However, the matter they were discussing was most likely related to Qiao Feng. Since the two had become sworn brothers, they would share both good and bad fortune. Besides, he had already gotten involved in this matter by taking action earlier, so he might as well stay here and see the whole thing through.

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves rang out again, and two riders galloped toward the apricot grove. The riders were Tan Gong and Tan Po from Chongxiao Cave in the Taihang Mountains. The short old man was Tan Gong, and the huge old woman was Tan Po.

Yang Guo only had a superficial understanding of the affairs of the martial arts world. Seeing Qiao Feng and several elders bowing to the two of them, he guessed that Tan Gong and Tan Po must be figures of considerable importance in the martial arts world.

As soon as Tan Gong and Tan Po arrived, they began to treat the Beggar Clan disciples, which gave Yang Guo a very good first impression of them. Most people looked down on the Beggar Clan disciples, and some self-proclaimed chivalrous people would not even touch the clothes of the Beggar Clan elders or leaders. However, these two seniors treated ordinary beggars without hesitation, without being disgusted by their filth.

Qiao Feng quickly thanked Master Tan and Granny Tan on behalf of his injured disciple.

The sound of hooves clattering filled the air as a donkey burst into the woods. A man rode it backwards, his back to the donkey's head and his face to its tail. When the onlookers saw the man on the donkey's back, he was curled up in a ball, appearing to be a seven or eight-year-old child. Granny Tan reached out and slapped him on the backside. The man tumbled to the ground, then suddenly stretched out his hands and feet, becoming tall and large.

Granny Tan called the visitor "Senior Brother," but the visitor addressed Granny Tan as "Xiao Juan." Upon hearing this, even Yang Guo, who had been on guard, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This old woman, Granny Tan, was tall and strong, with silver hair and a face full of wrinkles. Surprisingly, her name was "Xiao Juan," which sounded delicate and didn't match her appearance at all. But every old woman was once young. When she was a young girl, she was called "Xiao Juan," and she couldn't very well change her name to "Lao Juan" when she got old.

Yang Guo glanced at Tan Gong, Tan Po, and the "senior brother" who arrived on a donkey several times. His romantic intuition told him that there must be a story between the three of them.

Just as he was thinking about this, he heard the sound of hooves, and several more horses galloped in. The newcomers were "Iron-Faced Judge" Shan Zheng and his five sons. This "Iron-Faced Judge" was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also hated evil as if it were his enemy. Once he heard of any villains or misdeeds in the martial world, he would go to right the wrongs and punish the wicked. Besides his five biological sons, the Five Heroes of Mount Tai, Shan Zheng also had many disciples, totaling over two hundred. The name "Shan Family of Mount Tai" was feared by everyone in the martial arts world.

Although Shan Zheng was very famous, he was very well-mannered. Even when mocked by the man riding the donkey, he could hold back his anger. After exchanging greetings with Qiao Feng and the others, he said loudly, "I have come here to escort the widow of a great hero of the Beggars' Sect." As he spoke, he instructed the people outside the woods, "Please invite Madam Ma out for a chat."

Before the words had even finished, two strong men carried a small sedan chair swiftly into the woods, set it down, and lifted the curtain. A young woman dressed entirely in white mourning clothes stepped out. She bowed gracefully to Qiao Feng and said, "The widow of Ma Men, Kang Shi, greets the Chief."

Qiao Feng returned the greeting and said, "Greetings, sister-in-law!"

Madam Ma continued, "My late husband has unfortunately passed away. I am deeply grateful to the gang leader and all the uncles and elders for taking care of my funeral arrangements."

Her voice was clear and crisp, and she sounded very young, but she kept her eyes fixed on the ground, so her face could not be seen.

When Yang Guo saw Madam Ma, his heart skipped a beat. Her behavior was somewhat abnormal. Normally, even the leader's wife had no right to participate in the Beggars' Sect assembly. During the Xiangyang assembly, Guo Fu was rendered speechless by Huo Du, who was disguised as He Shiwo, using the same reason.

At that time, Guo Fu was the daughter of the former leader Huang Rong and the wife of Yelü Qi, the next leader of the Beggars' Sect, as recognized by all the Beggars' Sect disciples. In terms of status, she was much more noble than Madam Ma, the wife of the deputy leader.

Even Guo Fu wasn't qualified to speak much at the Beggars' Sect assembly, so why was this Madam Ma showing up here? Unless, of course, this matter was genuinely related to her.

The only major event that could connect the Beggars' Sect with Madam Ma at this time is the death of Vice Leader Ma Dayuan. Presumably, Madam Ma has discovered a crucial clue to her husband's death, but instead of reporting the matter to the sect leader first, she went to Elder Xu and the Iron-Faced Judge for advice. There must be something fishy going on here.

After everyone had exchanged greetings, Yang Guo learned that the guy who had been joking around and getting entangled with Granny Tan was named Zhao Qiansun, Zhao Qiansun Li.

Yang Guo thought the group would get down to business soon, but unexpectedly, due to Zhao Qiansun's unreasonable demands, things turned into a flirtatious session between Zhao Qiansun and Granny Tan. What's even stranger is that Granny Tan didn't care and just watched quietly.

To be honest, Yang Guo felt ashamed for Tan Gong. It's quite an achievement for a man to go to such lengths.

In the end, it was Elder Xu, the most senior member of the Beggars' Sect, who spoke up and stopped this disrespectful farce.

Madam Ma, who had been standing to the side with her hands at her sides and her back to the crowd, turned slowly around when she heard Elder Xu speak. She said in a low voice, "My late husband has unfortunately passed away. I can only lament my own misfortune, and I am even more saddened that he did not leave behind any son or daughter to continue the Ma family line. After burying my late husband, I was examining his belongings and found a will sealed with sealing wax in the place where he kept his boxing manuals. The envelope reads: 'If I die a natural death, this letter shall be burned immediately. Anyone who opens it shall be considered to have desecrated my remains, causing me unrest in the afterlife. If I die a violent death, this letter shall be immediately handed over to all the elders of this gang for joint reading. This matter is of great importance and must not be mistaken.'"

At this point, the apricot grove fell into complete silence; you could hear a pin drop. She paused, then continued, "Seeing how solemnly my late husband wrote it, I knew it was of great importance. I immediately went to see the gang leader and present him with the will. Fortunately, the gang leader, along with the elders, had come to Jiangnan to avenge my late husband. It was only because of this that I was unable to see the letter."

Hearing the unusual tone in her voice, as she said both "fortunately" and "thankfully," everyone couldn't help but look at Qiao Feng.

Yang Guo sneered inwardly. What a scheming woman! She subtly guided the attention to Qiao Feng with her words. Yang Guo had never seen such pretentious behavior in all his years of life.

Among the women Yang Guo knew, Li Mochou, the "Red Serpent Fairy," and Qiu Qianchi, the "Iron Palm Lotus," were exemplary in their ruthlessness, killing without hesitation and treating human life as worthless.

Although these two are bad, they are both bad in an open way, while the Madam Ma in front of us is more like a venomous snake that is scheming to harm people.

You could get bitten to death by her if you're not careful!