Wuxia Fantasy: Starting with the Revitalization of the Beggars' Sect

With the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the complete Dog-Beating Stick Technique, the four elders knew that Lin Ye's identity was far from simple.

They were quite surprised when Lin Ye used the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the Dog-Beating Stick Technique, but they were engaged in combat with the enemy at the time and did not have a chance to ask him in detail.

Later, Lin Ye suffered internal injuries, so we could only ask him about it after he recovered.

The beggars could cheer and jump for joy, but as the four elders, holding high positions, they had to consider things more deeply.

Twenty years ago, Shi Huolong, the gang leader, left the gang to search for medicine and has been missing ever since. They need to find out whether this Brother Lin is his successor or an outsider who stole the gang's martial arts.

"I have never met Chief Shi. The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the Dog-Beating Stick Technique were passed down by Grandmaster Hong Qi."

Lin Ye had long anticipated this day and had already prepared his explanation.

"Nonsense! Grandmaster Hong passed away a hundred years ago, and you are only twenty years old. How could he possibly pass on his skills to you?"

"The place where immortals passed away, atop Mount Hua, where the soul continues the lineage, a flame passed down for a hundred years."

"What do you mean?"

"Although Grandmaster Hong's physical body is gone, his heroic spirit is immortal. When I was young, I wandered to Mount Hua and accidentally entered an ancient cave. I saw the essentials of martial arts carved on the wall, and every word carried the true meaning of the master."

After that, he dreamed every night of an old man who smiled and imparted his secret teachings, calling himself "Northern Beggar".

At first, I thought it was just an illusion, but as my meridians opened up and my inner strength began to grow, I realized that it was a spirit of a hero appearing in my dream to pass on his skills across lifetimes.

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the Dog-Beating Staff Technique that I possessed came from that time.

Lin Ye's explanation was quite mysterious, and the four elders looked at each other, unable to tell whether it was true or false.

People at that time were quite superstitious about ghosts and spirits.

"The stone man with one eye stirs up the Yellow River, and the world rebels."

Han Shantong, Liu Futong, and others used a trick to bury a one-eyed stone figure in a section of the Yellow River beforehand and spread prophecies, which made the people who dug it up believe that it was the will of Heaven.

In fact, the four elders just wanted to ask about the situation; more precisely, they just wanted a plausible excuse.

They were not blind to Lin Ye's contributions to the gang, and they knew that Lin Ye was not an enemy.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have risked his life to save Yan Benlei and his brothers.

To be honest, Brother Lin possesses both the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the Dog-Beating Stick Technique. Even if the four Nine-Bag Elders were to face him, they wouldn't gain the slightest advantage. Why would he bother putting on an act for you here?

The elder who was passing on his skills sighed, "Could it be that Patriarch Hong is intentionally looking for a successor to save our Beggars' Sect from this predicament?"

The leader of the dragon-headed cleaver shouted, "What else is there to doubt? Brother Lin is family, how could it be fake?"

"What my elder brother says is certainly true."

Lin Ye then stated, "Four elders, this junior is wholeheartedly devoted to the cause and has no other intentions."

"We understand Brother Lin's intentions; otherwise, you wouldn't have stepped forward today."

After a moment's hesitation, the elder continued, "Brother Lin, to be honest, the reason we kept you here is to entrust you with something."

Their use of the word "entrust" shows how polite they were to Lin Ye.

Although he is only at the fifth level now, no one will look down on him because of that. After all, everyone is not blind, and they know who has the highest martial arts skills in the Beggars' Sect.

Lin Ye said, "Elder, please speak."

"We hope you can bring the gang leader back."

"Bring the gang leader back? Isn't he perfectly fine at Lotus Manor?"

Lin Ye put on a puzzled expression. On the surface, only these four elders knew that Shi Huolong was not in the gang, and no one else in the gang knew.

The elder who passed on the skills sighed and told Lin Ye about Shi Huolong's situation in detail, including how he became paralyzed in his upper body from practicing martial arts and how he took the gang leader's wife to search for medicine. The account was largely consistent with the original story.

In the end, there was another sigh:

"We four are incompetent and have failed the trust placed in us by the gang leader. The gang leader has gone far away to seek medical treatment, but we have been unable to manage the affairs of the gang and share the burden of the gang leader."

When they said they couldn't manage the affairs of the Beggars' Sect well, they were actually referring to their inability to properly maintain the sect's reputation in the martial arts world. With these four people present, the sect's affairs could still operate smoothly.

They only hoped that Chief Shi could return soon and take charge of the overall situation.

As for the Lin brothers, although they received the skill from Master Hong in a dream, they were ultimately not the wielders of the Dog-Beating Stick.

They can admire it, but they dare not easily abandon it and establish a new one.

That would be utterly rebellious.

Therefore, they wanted to send Lin Ye to find the gang leader, whether he was alive or dead, they wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Lin Ye did not answer, but pondered silently.

There has been no news of Shi Huolong, the gang leader, for twenty years. Even if he wanted to find him, where would he go to look for him?

In the original story, Cheng Kun and Chen Youliang were lucky enough to encounter them, but he might not have had that luck.

Seeing that Lin Ye remained silent, the elder who had been transmitting the skills spoke up:

"Brother Lin, don't worry. If you can find the gang leader, you will be a great contributor to the gang and your status will definitely be high. Once you find the gang leader, I am willing to resign from my position as an elder and hand it over to you."

The leader of the gang said, "Brother, if anyone should give up their position, it should be me. Brother Lin, if you find the gang leader, you can have the position of leader of the gang."

"..."

The four elders spoke one after another, all with humility and deference. Seeing their enthusiasm, Lin Ye felt it difficult to refuse, so he said:

"Elders, please do not argue. I will go."

"That's excellent!"

The four elders were all delighted.

"Elders, although I have promised to find the gang leader, the world is vast and we may not be able to succeed."

"If Brother Lin is willing to go, he will surely succeed."

Lin Ye had already secretly planned that since there was still some time before the six major sects besieged Bright Peak, it wouldn't hurt to take advantage of this time to find Chief Shi Huolong.

However, it's best to inform these four elders of this matter sooner rather than later. Now that the matter of finding the gang leader has been settled, Lin Ye changed the subject and said:

"Elders, there's something that's been making headlines in the martial arts world lately. Have you heard of it?"

"Are you referring to the matter between Emei and Ming Cult?"

After a moment's thought, the elders understood what Lin Ye was referring to. The most talked-about topic in the martial arts world recently was the conflict between the Emei Sect and the Ming Cult.

Furthermore, there are reports that the Emei Sect is gathering the other five major sects in the martial arts world: Shaolin, Wudang, Kongtong, and Kunlun.

They intended to storm Bright Peak of the Ming Cult and fight the demonic sect to the death.

Lin Ye said: "Not bad."

He then said succinctly, "Elders, this is a rare opportunity. It is precisely the time for our Beggars' Sect to regain its prestige."

They understood what Lin Ye meant: he wanted the Beggars' Sect to participate in the Demon-Slaying Conference.

This is indeed a good idea. They had considered it before, but no one from Emei had invited them.

After all, the Beggars' Sect was the number one sect in the world, which really angered them.

Unfortunately, their Beggars' Clan leader, Shi Huolong, was not around, and there was no one in the clan who could keep them in check. No matter how angry they were, they could do nothing but fantasize.

When Lin Ye mentioned it, their hearts naturally surged with excitement once again.

"Brother Lin, you're right. Our Beggars' Sect deserves a chance to establish its authority!"