The Proof of the Heavens Begins with The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Chapter 66: The Northern Beggar Hong Qi
Dongting Lake, Junshan Island

Hong Qigong had a rectangular face, a slight beard under his chin, rough hands and feet, and was dressed in clean clothes. He sat bored at the top seat, listening to the gang elders discussing current important matters.

"Now the Great River Alliance has swallowed up the entire Iron Palm Gang. The Taihu Lake and Poyang Lake along the Yangtze River have been connected and are completely under their control. They are threatening our Junshan headquarters."

Elder Jian, one of the four elders, spoke passionately: "For now, the only way to stop the Dajiang League's offensive is to withdraw our disciples to the south of the Yangtze River."

"I object!" Lu Youjiao, the most radical of the four elders of the Beggars' Sect, said, "Fighting the Jin Kingdom in the north and restoring the territory of our Song Dynasty are the foundation of our sect. How can we give up so easily? Besides, since the Great River Alliance swallowed up the Iron Palm Gang, it has not interfered with our Beggars' Sect. Why should we provoke trouble?"

"The Great River Alliance just annexed the Iron Palm Clan, so naturally they don't dare to have any ideas about our Beggar Clan, but what about the future?"

Elder Peng, one of the four elders, said, "Don't forget, the leader of the Dajiang League, Fang Hao, is Huang Lao Xie's apprentice. This person's actions cannot be guessed by common sense."

"That's right!" Elder Liang, the last of the four elders, also chimed in, "Huang Lao Xie is both good and evil, and does things based on his own preferences. Since Fang Hao has inherited Huang Lao Xie's true teachings, his behavior is not much better."

"Hmph! I think you are just exaggerating because you are afraid of death!" Lu Youjiao retorted.

Today, the Beggars' Sect is known as the largest gang in the world because of its leader Hong Qigong.

But there are also factions within the Beggars' Sect, namely the Clean Clothes Faction and the Dirty Clothes Faction.

The Jingyi Sect's daily life is no different from that of ordinary people, except that they wear patched beggar clothes. These people were originally heroes in the world, and were not actually beggars.

The Wuyi Sect actually makes a living by begging, and strictly abides by the rules: they are not allowed to use money to purchase things, they are not allowed to eat at the same table with outsiders, and they are not allowed to fight with people who don't know martial arts.

The two factions held their own views and argued endlessly. To show his impartiality, Hong Qigong wore clean clothes in the first year and dirty clothes in the second year, alternating year by year, and finally he was able to suppress the situation.

However, today, due to the pressure from the growing strength of the Dajiang League, the dispute between the Dirty Clothes and Clean Clothes factions revived.

Among the four elders of the Beggars' Sect, Jian, Peng and Liang are all from the Clean Clothes Faction. There is only one person, Lu Youjiao, from the Dirty Clothes Faction. It is obvious that he is unable to handle the debate alone against the three of them.

"Alright!" At this time, Hong Qigong said, "Elder Lu is right. Fighting against the Jin people is the righteous cause of our gang, and we must not give up on this matter. But what Elder Jian said also makes sense. We cannot sit idly by and watch the threat of the Dajiang League. Let's send someone to the Dajiang League to test it first."

"Yes, boss!" Since Hong Qigong had made the decision, the four elders had no choice but to obey.

Just then, a disciple of the Beggars' Sect came to report that an envoy from the Dajiang Alliance came outside the door and said he wanted to meet the leader of the Beggars' Sect.

"Speak of the devil and he will appear. Let him in!" Hong Qi said.

After a while, the Beggars' Gang came forward, leading a large man in black clothes.

When Elder Jian saw the newcomer, he was quite surprised and asked, "Isn't this the 'Flying Dragon' Hero Ke? Even you have joined the Great River Alliance?"

"Flying Dragon" Ke Pixie is a chivalrous man who hates evil. He is also the leader of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan and the elder brother of "Flying Bat" Ke Zhen'e. He enjoys a high reputation in the martial arts world.

Originally this person was used to being at ease, but after several invitations from Zhang Shiwu and Lu Chengfeng, he could not refuse the kindness and finally joined the Dajiang League and became a worshiper of the league.

Ke Pixie smiled and said, "Boss Hong, I came here to dispel your worries. Our leader Fang has always respected you and said that it was the countless heroes of the Beggars' Sect fighting against the Jin on the front line that brought peace and prosperity to the people..."

"Therefore, Alliance Leader Fang specially asked me to come here to ask Gang Leader Hong to go to Peach Blossom Island for a while."

"Boss, Peach Blossom Island is the base of the Dajiang League. You can't take risks easily." As soon as Ke Pixie finished speaking, Elder Peng subconsciously objected. Since Fang Hao was able to kill Qiu Qianren, his martial arts must be strong. With the addition of Huang Laoxie, even though Hong Qigong is a hero, he can't beat four people with two fists.

"Boss, it's not clear whether we are friends or enemies with the Dajiang Alliance, so it's really not convenient to go to Peach Blossom Island at the moment." Lu Youjiao also advised.

Although there are many conflicts between the clean-clothes and dirty-clothes factions of the Beggars' Sect, they can still unite and face the outside world at critical moments.

Both parties reached a consensus that Hong Qigong would never take risks.

“Hahaha!” At this moment, Ke Pixie laughed and said, “Ke I heard that Gang Leader Hong is a peerless hero and was revered as one of the five greatest warriors in the world at the Huashan Contest. I didn’t expect that he is actually a coward!”

After hearing this, Elder Jian and the others glared at Ke Pixie, but Hong Qigong remained calm and said, "Brother Ke, why do you have to provoke me? I don't know about the leader of that faction, but I still respect your character as Feitian Shenlong."

"It just so happens that I haven't seen Senior Brother Yao for more than ten years. What's wrong with going to Peach Blossom Island?"

After hearing what Hong Qigong said, Elder Peng said anxiously: "Boss, don't fall for this guy's provocation. You can't go to Peach Blossom Island!"

"I thought the Beggars' Sect was full of heroes, but I didn't expect it to be full of cowards."

Ke Pixie said loudly: "My leader is inviting you sincerely. If you have any ill will towards Gang Leader Hong, then you should do so!"

As he said that, Ke Pixie actually took out the long knife in his hand and was about to cut off one of his fingers.

"Why do you have to do this!" Hong Qigong let out a long roar, slapped out his palm, and used the "Sudden Attack" move from the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

The palm force came later but was anticipated, landing on the long sword in Ke Pixie's hand, knocking the long sword away without hurting the opponent at all.

Such miraculous martial arts skills show that Hong Qigong's control over his internal strength has reached the level of being able to do whatever he wants.

"Although I have only met Senior Brother Yao a few times, I know that he is by no means a sinister or cunning person. Alliance Leader Fang is his disciple, so he is naturally an upright person. Alliance Leader Fang took the initiative to invite me, so how could I not go?" Hong Qigong said loudly.

Seeing that Elder Jian, Lu Youjiao and others were trying to persuade him again, Hong Qigong waved his hand and said, "I have made up my mind. You don't need to persuade me anymore."

Lu Youjiao thought for a moment and said, "In that case, the leader should take one or two people with him."

Hong Qigong thought for a moment and said, "Let Li Sheng go with me."

The Beggars' Sect is divided into different levels according to the number of bags they have, with the highest being nine bags and the lowest being no bags.

Although Li Sheng is young, he is already an eighth-generation elder. He was also noticed by Hong Qigong, who taught him the "Dragon Wagging its Tail" move from the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. He is the leader among the younger generation of the Beggars' Sect.

The four elders then nodded in agreement, but they became more wary of the Dajiang Alliance.

Heroes like Ke Pixie are also willing to be under the command of the Dajiang League. The power of the Dajiang League is beyond everyone's expectations.

Hong Qigong obviously discovered this, and he went to the meeting this time to test the strength of the Dajiang Alliance.

Although he doesn't take charge of the matter, he will never sit idly by if it involves the life and death of the Beggars' Sect.

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(End of this chapter)