The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 409 The storm is coming

After making a three-point bet with Duan Yanqing, Murong Fu chased the three villains all the way through the night, leaving Ma Dayuan and his group far behind.

He left a letter before leaving. Ma Dayuan, Master Xuanbei and others had different ideas after reading the letter. Ma Dayuan saw the deterrent power of a top master. Duan Yanqing was also a top-notch master. No one in the Beggar Gang could defeat him except the leader Qiao Feng. It can even be said that except for Qiao Feng, even three or five other masters might not be able to defeat him even if they join forces. Not to mention other villains.

Master Xuanbei and Master Huangmei, however, believed it was a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and that they had already successfully lured Murong Fu, the fierce tiger, away from Ma Dayuan. Ma Dayuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying, "Master, you've filtered it out. With Master Murong's wisdom, how could he not have anticipated this? He tracked Duan Yanqing all the way there, convinced that with the three evil men gone, we wouldn't have to worry about any other threats."

"Master, you have extremely high attainments in martial arts and have few enemies in the martial arts world. You don't have to underestimate yourself. I am the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect, not because I haggle with Master Murong and earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year. If I hadn't encountered such a top-notch master who is full of evil, I would still have some ability to protect myself. What's more..." Ma Dayuan said here, his eyes cast on Master Huangmei, Duan Yu and others, his meaning was self-evident.

He believed in the masters around him, and was also quite confident in himself. After all, the training he had put in these days was not in vain. He practiced diligently when he was free, and gradually accepted most of the martial arts from Ma Dayuan. Now he is considered a real first-class master. Although he may be at the bottom among the first-class masters, other masters of the same level present can defeat him, but it does not mean that he is really weak.

After all, there are only a few first-rate masters in the martial arts world. Just look at the four evil men who have been plaguing the martial arts world for many years and have never been eliminated to understand their depth. Although the strength that Ma Dayuan can exert at this time may not be comparable to Yue Lao San and Ye Er Niang, it is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary second-rate masters.

What's more, he is surrounded by top-notch masters such as Master Xuanbei, Master Huangmei, and Duan Yu to protect him. If he is still killed, he may not be safe even if he returns to the headquarters of the Beggars' Sect.

Nice words are always easy to be heard by others. Master Xuanbei had fought with Duan Yanqing and knew that he was no match for him. However, apart from Duan Yanqing, he did not take other masters of Yipintang seriously. Although his helper Murong Fu, who was hiding in the dark, had left, he had also taken the three evil men with him, so he had the upper hand.

Well, actually they didn’t know that all the Xixia Yipintang masters who came to support them had been killed by Murong Fu, and they would no longer be in any danger on this journey.

As the former supreme ruler of Polar City, his sense of crisis was not weak. Through intelligence from various sources, especially correspondence with Qiao Feng, and the news he got from the Sichuan Beggar Gang branch, he vaguely felt a sense of unease.

Because of his disappearance, or "death", the entire Beggar Gang is filled with depression, and there is a feeling that a storm is about to come. A hidden storm seems to be about to erupt, making Ma Dayuan feel full of crisis, but he can't figure out what exactly caused it?

On the one hand, he wrote a letter to Qiao Feng, and on the other hand, he secretly wrote a letter to Elder Xu who had already retired, as a double insurance. With his own prestige, plus the strength of the gang leader Qiao Feng, and with Elder Xu's secret support, he believed that he could overcome any storm.

Even so, he still didn't dare to relax and kept urging everyone to speed up. However, both Duan Yu and the people from the Gusu Murong family who were responsible for arranging the itinerary still put his safety as the first priority, and always had to confirm his safety before considering other things. Even so, the speed increased a lot, allowing everyone to see the true strength of Murong Trading Company.

Ma Dayuan and his party continued to travel, and wherever they arrived at a place, they would contact the local Beggar Gang to exchange information. Ma Dayuan obtained more information about the Wuxi Beggar Gang Conference, and his expression became more and more solemn.

You know what? The closer we get, the more we discover something strange about this conference. Many leaders of local branches were not invited and didn't even know the details. They just heard about it and found out that it happened. But many more were not invited.

No one in the local branches knew who initiated it, who organized it, who presided over it, and what the purpose was. However, the closer they got to Wuxi, the more solemn the atmosphere became. However, his appearance still lifted the spirits of the Beggar Gang branches.

The rumor of Deputy Gang Leader Ma's death was a huge blow to the entire Beggar Gang. The deputy gang leader actually died in his own home, killed by his own unique throat-locking and grappling skills. How could this not make people think too much?

If the deputy leader of the Beggar Gang is not safe hiding at home, then who can guarantee the safety of other high-ranking members and disciples of the Beggar Gang?

Deputy Gang Leader Ma died from his own unique martial arts skills. This incident spread throughout the Central Plains martial arts world, and some people even secretly fanned the flames, pushing the Gusu Murong clan to the forefront. Does this mean that the Beggar Gang is going to become enemies with the Gusu Murong clan?

Although the Beggars' Sect is the number one gang in the world, the Gusu Murong is no pushover. Their Taihu base has been hit hard by their opponents and is as solid as an iron bucket. There is also a Gusu Academy outside, with so many top-notch masters that they cannot be counted on both hands. The power of the Gusu Trading Company in the entire Song Dynasty is even more astonishingly huge. If the Beggars' Sect really makes enemies with them, regardless of the outcome, both sides will suffer losses if they are not careful.

The reason why the Beggars' Sect was able to become the number one gang in the world was closely related to Qiao Feng's martial arts and the number of people in the Beggars' Sect, both of which were indispensable. However, in these two aspects, the Murong family was no less inferior to them. Qiao Feng in the north could not suppress the Murong family in the south. Although the Beggars' Sect had a large number of disciples, the Murong Trading Company was also spread throughout the Song Dynasty, and even in Dali, Western Xia, Tubo, and Liao Dynasty, they could be seen.

Not to mention that in the imperial court, there is the Imperial Censor Bao Bu Tong and in the military there is the border general Feng Bo'e. If they take action, the situation of the Beggar Gang will only get worse.

Facing the provocation of the Beggars' Sect, the Murong family's attitude is to convince them with reason!

What's the reason?

One is the principle of the underworld: whoever has the bigger fist has the final say; the other is the legal principle of the court: if you dare to break the law, I will sue you and arrest you.

However, in these two aspects, the Gusu Murong family was not at a disadvantage. In fact, because they were the passive party, they were more likely to find something to hold against the other party. In addition, Murong Fu's reputation and influence in officialdom, as well as the cooperative relationship between Murong Trading Company and local wealthy businessmen and families, and huge financial support, made some people who wanted to cause trouble suffer.

Not to mention Ma Dayuan, even Master Xuanbei, Master Huangmei, Duan Yu and others who followed him had sensed from various sources that something was amiss with the Beggars' Sect. However, they were not Ma Dayuan or Murong Fu, so they could only watch from the sidelines and be careful not to let Ma Dayuan get into trouble at the last moment so that they could complete their mission.

On the other side, Murong Fu chased the three evil men out of Sichuan. Duan Yanqing received the news and rushed to Wuxi. Once he arrived in the Central Plains, it was Murong Fu's world. His news transmission speed was faster and the intelligence was more complete and abundant.

"Is this the Xingzilin Conference?" Under the night sky, Murong Fu looked up at the sky. Among the stars in the sky, some stars emitted bright light, but some stars gradually dimmed.

"Should I stop it or not? This is your calamity, but it is also the calamity of the Beggars' Sect. Losing the position of leader of the Beggars' Sect may not necessarily bring you down to earth, but it may be the beginning of rebirth from the ashes." Even though he had laid so much groundwork in the early stages, whether it was the friendship with Qiao Feng, the repeated battles, open or covert, or secretly revealing the war thirty years ago and misleading others, he still felt a little reluctant.

I have heard the term "cheating father" many times before, but rarely heard of "cheating son". But why is it that after traveling through four worlds, the fathers in three of them are all cheating sons?

The world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer never took action against Lin Zhennan. If he had not received years of guidance, he might have really lost his entire family business.

In the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, his biological father is a scumbag. If he had not let his mother fake her death to escape in advance, his identity would have been very embarrassing. His adoptive father is also half a scumbag. He has helped him a lot and has a good vision, but he is a guy with high expectations and low skills. In the end, he was trapped in Guanzhong and barely survived.

And if the father of this world had not been sent to the wilderness to hunt and farm, he might have harmed himself badly. Qiao Feng is an example. In the original work, there were also many other wealthy people in the Central Plains martial arts world who died at his hands. In the end, he personally exposed the true identity of the Murong family: they were descendants of the Xianbei people of the Great Yan Kingdom, and directly became rebels.