Qiao Feng quickly bowed to A'Zhu and said, "May I ask what advice you have for me, young lady?"
A'Zhu stepped forward and said softly, "No, no, I just want to ask this young master Duan to pretend to be a young master of a family and go with you, the gang leader, to Tianning Temple to rescue your gang brothers."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Feng asked, puzzled, "Why is that?"
A'Zhu explained, "Many brothers in your gang have wrongly accused you, Young Master Qiao, of secretly colluding and causing the death of Deputy Chief Ma. If you, Young Master, could go with you to resolve their predicament, they would stop their unfounded suspicions. However, you are currently unavailable and cannot accompany you to rescue them. Young Master Duan's martial arts and wisdom are no less than yours; if he goes with you, Chief, the rescue will surely be a success. I just wonder if Chief Qiao and Young Master Duan are willing?"
Qiao Feng nodded happily and said, "Haha, of course I'm willing. But I wonder what my opinion is, my worthy brother?"
Yang Guo had little interest in impersonating Murong Fu, and even less interest in saving the Beggars of the Beggar Clan. However, out of consideration for Brother Qiao and Yu Yan, Yang Guo couldn't very well refuse.
"Alright, I know Miss Azhu is skilled in disguise, but just do my makeup a little. I don't want to put too much of that messy stuff on my face."
A'Zhu nodded and said, "That's easy to say. Anyway, those Western Xia barbarians and Beggar Clan members didn't know my young master before. They only need to get a general idea of what his voice and appearance are like. My young master is about the same size and age as you. We are all young masters and scholars. It's not too difficult for you to give up your original appearance as Young Master Duan and become Young Master Murong."
After discussing it, the group arrived at a small town called Malangqiao. Azhu hired a boat and moored it in the river. Then she bought clothes, closed the cabin, and changed clothes in the boat.
A'Zhu first changed Yang Guo's white coat into a blue robe, then put a ring on his left hand, saying, "My young master wears a Han jade ring, but where can we buy one here? A Qingtian stone one will do."
Afterwards, A'Zhu applied some powder to his face, raised his nose, and made Yang Guo's cheeks appear fuller. Then she picked up her brush and changed his eyebrows and eye sockets. Once the makeup was finished, she smiled and asked Wang Yuyan, "Miss Wang, is there anything else that doesn't look right?"
Wang Yuyan did not answer, but stared at Yang Guo with a tender look in her eyes, clearly her heart was swayed and she was intoxicated.
Bao Butong, seeing Wang Yuyan gazing at Yang Guo with such infatuation, knew in his heart that she was looking at his young master, not Yang Guo, but he still couldn't help but cough to remind Wang Yuyan to be clear about who was in front of her.
However, upon hearing this, Wang Yuyan was suddenly startled: "What... what's wrong with me? I was clearly looking at Brother Duan and wondering if there was anything about him that didn't resemble my cousin, so why am I feeling a little fond of him? Is it because he is highly skilled in martial arts, handsome, and has an elegant demeanor? No, it must be because we are related by blood."
When Qiao Feng saw Yang Guo's current appearance, he laughed and said, "Brother, I don't even recognize you! This trip to Jiangnan to find Young Master Murong was not in vain. I didn't see Young Master Murong in person, but I now know what he looks like."
Yang Guo rose and bowed to Wang Yuyan and the others, saying, "May I ask what kind of weapon Young Master Murong usually uses?"
A'Zhu handed Yang Guo a sword she had bought on the spur of the moment, saying, "My young master usually uses a sword, I wonder if Young Master Duan..."
"Haha, what a coincidence! I am also skilled with a sword. Please wait here for good news. I, Murong Fu, will be right back."
After saying this, he and Qiao Feng flew ashore, mounted the horses they had bought earlier, and headed to Tianning Temple.
The two strode to the outside of Tianning Temple and saw more than a dozen Western Xia warriors standing at the temple gate, holding long swords and looking fierce.
Qiao Feng remembered something and said in a low voice, "Brother, just now Mr. Bao said that most of the Beggar Clan elders have been captured. Based on your understanding of the Beggar Clan and Yipintang, I'm afraid that the people of Yipintang used some underhanded methods. We must be on guard."
Yang Guo thought for a moment and said, "Brother is right. Here, brother, wait for me here for a while, and I'll go and capture a Western Xia warrior to ask him."
Qiao Feng knew that Yang Guo's martial arts skills were no less than his own, and his lightness skills were far superior to his own, so he nodded and said, "Brother, please be careful in everything."
Yang Guo used the Ancient Tomb Sect's lightness skill and quickly disappeared. After a while, Yang Guo was seen carrying a Western Xia warrior and rushing towards Qiao Feng's hiding place.
"Big brother, I'm back. Judging by this guy's attire, he's a military officer!"
With a "thump," the unfortunate Western Xia warrior was thrown to the ground by Yang Guo. The guy couldn't move or speak, clearly because Yang Guo had acupunctured him.
"Brother, release his pressure points first; I have something to ask him."
Yang Guo nodded and said to the Western Xia warrior, "I'm releasing your pressure points now. Don't even think about running away or calling for help, or you'll face the consequences!"
Yang Guo used the Shaoze Sword technique to cut a small tree in half, and then released the pressure points of the Western Xia warrior.
Perhaps intimidated by Yang Guo's earlier move, the Western Xia warrior was extremely cooperative, answering all questions. Yang Guo had originally planned to give the warrior a taste of the Soul Transfer Technique if he didn't cooperate, but now it seemed he should save that skill for Madam Ma.
I believe she will like it.
From his words, Yang Guo and Qiao Feng also learned the truth about the Beggars' Clan's capture. It turned out that the people of Yipintang used a poison called "Sad Breeze." This poison was a colorless and odorless gas, made by collecting poisonous substances from the Valley of Joy in the Great Snow Mountain of Xixia and refining them into water. It was usually stored in a bottle. When it was used, the antidote was already inserted into the nose of the person using it. When the bottle was opened, the poisonous water vaporized and came out, like a gentle breeze. No matter how clever you were, you would not be able to detect it. By the time your eyes started to sting, the poisonous gas had already rushed into your brain.
After being poisoned, tears flow like rain, which is called "sorrow"; the whole body cannot move, which is called "slump"; the poison gas is colorless and odorless, which is called "gentle breeze".
Coincidentally, the Western Xia warrior had a bottle of antidote on him. Yang Guo searched the bottle and found eight seal characters written on it: "Sad Breeze, smell it and you will be cured."
Yang Guo uncorked the bottle, and an unbearably foul odor assaulted his nostrils. He felt dizzy, swayed for a moment, and quickly put the cork back on.
Yang Guo was once poisoned, and his adoptive father, Ouyang Feng, known as the "Western Poison," was knowledgeable about various poisons and antidotes. The "Sad Breeze" was odorless, while the contents of the bottle were extremely foul-smelling, which was in line with the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint of medicines.
Yang Guo nodded to Qiao Feng and said, "This should be the antidote for the 'Sad Breeze'."
Qiao Feng said, "That's excellent. This gives us an extra layer of assurance for our journey."
Having said that, Qiao Feng knocked the Western Xia warrior unconscious with a chop to the neck, then nodded to Yang Guo and said, "Brother, let's go!"
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