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

Qiao Feng read the letter by the firelight in the Apricot Grove. He saw that the leader first praised him, then said that those who were not of his kind would surely have different hearts, and that if he became the leader of the gang, it would bring a catastrophe to the Central Plains martial arts world. He fell silent for a moment.

Seeing that Qiao Feng stood there speechless after reading the letter, Elder Xu handed him another letter and said, "This is Chief Wang's handwriting. You should be able to recognize his handwriting."

Qiao Feng took the letter and read: "A message to Vice Chief Ma, Elder of Skill Transmission, Elder of Law Enforcement, and all other elders of the Beggars' Sect: If Qiao Feng does anything to befriend the Liao or betray the Han, or to aid the Khitan and suppress the Song Dynasty, the entire sect must immediately join forces to kill him without fail. Poisoning or assassination are both permissible, and those who carry out the act will be rewarded without punishment. Written by Wang Jiantong."

The date noted below is "the seventh day of the fifth month of the sixth year of the Yuanfeng era of the Great Song Dynasty". Qiao Feng remembered it clearly, as it was the day he took over as the leader of the Beggars' Sect.

Yang Guo remained unconvinced, saying, "There are plenty of people in this world skilled at forging handwriting. To claim my elder brother is a Khitan based solely on a story told by that monk and this letter of dubious origin is to underestimate all the heroes present!"

Elder Xu sighed, ignoring Yang Guo, and slowly said to Qiao Feng, "Alas, Chief Qiao, believe it or not, this edict of Chief Wang was originally known only to Deputy Chief Ma. He kept it carefully and never told anyone. In recent years, Chief Wang has acted with integrity and has never colluded with Liao to betray Song, aided the Khitan to suppress the Han people, and even executed a Liao general. Chief Wang's last will and testament is of no use."

"It wasn't until Vice Chief Ma's sudden and violent death that Madam Ma found this will. Originally, everyone suspected that Vice Chief Ma was murdered by Murong Fu of Gusu. If the Chief could avenge the brothers of Dayuan, there would be no need to reveal the Chief's true identity. After much deliberation, for the sake of the greater good, I originally intended to destroy Chief Wang's will, but... but..."

He paused here, glancing at Madam Ma, and said, "Firstly, Madam Ma is deeply grieved by her husband's death and cannot allow the Yuan brothers to die unjustly at the bottom of the sea. Secondly, Chief Qiao's protection of the Hu people has truly endangered our gang..."

Qiao Feng asked, "How can you claim that I'm protecting the Hu people?"

Elder Xu explained, "The name 'Murong' is a surname of the Hu people. The Murong clan are descendants of the Xianbei, and like the Khitan, they are all barbarian tribes."

Yang Guo thought to himself, the Xianbei Murong family was a thing of the past. The current Murong family is more like Han people than Han people themselves. Just like the Yelü Qi siblings and Wanyan Ping that he used to know, although they still use Khitan and Jurchen surnames, they speak and act no different from Han people.

Chaos reigned in the Apricot Grove. The Beggars' Sect disciples admired Qiao Feng's talent, virtue, and martial arts skills, but were also surprised that he was a Khitan. However, none of them could bring themselves to expel him from the Beggars' Sect.

Suddenly, the young woman who called herself Madam Ma spoke up, pointing directly to Qiao Feng as the murderer of Ma Dayuan, and that his purpose in committing the crime was to cover up the evidence that he was a Khitan.

Qiao Feng slowly turned his head and said, "You suspect that I killed Vice Chief Ma?"

Madam Ma, who had been facing away from the ground, suddenly looked up at Qiao Feng. Her eyes shone brightly like jewels, sparkling in the darkness.

Qiao Feng was slightly startled as she said, "I am an ignorant and ignorant woman. It is already wrong of me to show my face in public. How dare I falsely accuse others? It is only because my late husband died unjustly that I beg you uncles and elders to remember our old friendship, investigate the truth, and avenge my late husband."

As she spoke, Yingying knelt down and kowtowed to Qiao Feng.

She never explicitly called Qiao Feng the murderer, but every word she uttered pointed directly at him.

Qiao Feng was furious to see her kneeling before him, but he couldn't show it. Just as he was about to kneel down in return, Yang Guo flashed in front of Qiao Feng with his Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) and completely accepted Madam Ma's bow.

Deliberately avoiding the resentment in Madam Ma's eyes, Yang Guo looked down at her and said, "Madam, I have a question in my mind. May I ask you a question?"

He deliberately referred to the other party as "old lady," already convinced that she was the mastermind behind everything, and his words were quite impolite.

Madam Ma asked, "What questions does this young master wish to ask me?"

Yang Guo said, "I heard from the old lady that Senior Ma's will was sealed tightly with sealing wax, and when Elder Xu opened it, the wax seal was still intact. So, before Elder Xu opened it, no one had seen the contents of the letter?"

Madam Ma said, "That's right."

Yang Guo continued, "However, apart from Senior Ma, no one knew about the letter from that leading hero and Chief Wang's last will. Therefore, the accusation of murder to silence them is unfounded. Moreover, as far as I know, retrieving the letter from the envelope without damaging the sealing wax isn't difficult. I wonder if the old lady read Chief Wang's last will first, and then contacted a group of people to frame my elder brother?"

Everyone who heard this felt that it made a lot of sense.

Upon hearing this, a fleeting look of fear crossed Madam Ma's face, but Yang Guo noticed it clearly. Just as Yang Guo was about to press further, Madam Ma turned to the Enforcement Elder and said, "Elder Bai, the rules of our sect are as solid as a mountain. What will happen if an elder violates them?"

Elder Bai Shijing's facial muscles twitched slightly, and he said sternly, "Knowing the law and breaking it is an even greater crime."

Madam Ma asked, "What if it's someone of even higher rank than Elder Bai?"

Bai Shijing knew what she meant, and couldn't help but glance at Qiao Feng, saying, "The rules of our gang were established by our ancestors. Regardless of seniority, rank, or status, everyone must strictly abide by them. Equal rewards for equal merit, and equal punishment for equal crime."

Madam Ma said, "This young master actually suspects me of stealing and opening important letters within the Beggars' Sect. That is indeed a great injustice to me, because on the night before my late husband's misfortune, someone suddenly broke into my house to steal."

Everyone was startled. Someone asked, "Theft? What was stolen? Was anyone hurt?"

Madam Ma said, "No one was hurt. The thief used a cheap sleeping potion to knock me and my two maids unconscious. He ransacked the place and stole about ten taels of silver. The next day, I received the devastating news of my late husband's tragic death. I had no mind to care about the thief stealing the silver. Fortunately, my late husband hid this will in a very secret place, so the thief didn't find and destroy it."

These words are crystal clear, implying that Qiao Feng either stole the book himself or sent someone to Ma Dayuan's house. Since he went to steal the book, he must have known the contents of the suicide note beforehand, and the plot to kill him to cover it up is obvious.

As for how he knew the contents of the suicide note, it was perhaps accidentally leaked by the leading hero, Chief Wang, or Deputy Chief Ma, which would not be surprising.

Yang Guo thought to himself, "What a vicious woman! I'll see what other tricks you have up your sleeve!"