Chapter 642: Stone-Breaking Blade
It seemed that all the gang members except those from the Dayi branch had been instigated and bewitched by Quan Guanqing. Once a dispute arose, it would be difficult to deal with.

Therefore, Qiao Feng deliberately turned around to question the four elders, and when Quan Guanqing was off guard, he stepped back and tapped his meridians.

These moves were done quickly and smoothly, seemingly effortlessly, but in fact they were the result of all he had learned in his life.

If the backhand grab was in the wrong position by a tiny bit, although he could restrain Quan Guanqing, he would not be able to stimulate the acupoints on his knee with his internal force, and his accomplices might come to his rescue, and a fight would still be inevitable.

Qiao Feng forced him to kneel down, and everyone else thought that Quan Guanqing had surrendered voluntarily, so naturally no one dared to move.

"My second brother is really smart and decisive in his actions."

Chai Xin turned and said to Duan Yu beside him.

Duan Yu was a newcomer to the martial arts world after all, and he hadn't realized the dangers involved. He asked in confusion, "What's going on?"

Chai Xin didn't have time to explain at this moment, he just whispered: "Just protect Guo'er later, don't ask about other things."

"it is good."

Duan Yu realized that the situation was not right, so he agreed without any hesitation and pulled Yang Guo behind him.

At this time, Qiao Feng reached out his hand and patted Quan Guanqing's shoulders twice, saying, "Since you have admitted your fault, you don't have to kneel down. But you must be severely punished for your crime of causing trouble and offending your superiors. Let me discuss this with the elders first."

After saying this, he lightly thrust his right elbow and hit his mute point.

Qiao Feng knew that Quan Guanqing was good at speaking and was bad at making arguments. If he had the chance to speak, he was afraid that he would incite the gang members and cause great trouble.

The situation was dangerous at the moment, and he had no choice but to deal with it according to his discretion.

Many people think that Qiao Feng is heroic and unrestrained, but they don’t know that he is bold and careful, acts in an orderly and decisive manner, and is truly a talented person.

Sure enough, the gang members, who had been somewhat agitated, saw Quan Guanqing kneeling on the ground without saying a word, and thought that he was admitting his mistakes, so they gradually calmed down.

Qiao Feng then said to Zhang Quanxiang, the Seven-Bag Disciple, "Quickly bring the leader of the Dayi branch, Jiang, to invite the elders who teach skills and enforce the law to come here. If you follow their orders carefully, your guilt will be mitigated. The rest of you, sit down together and do not stand up without permission."

Zhang Quanxiang had no intention of rebellion, so when he heard that there was a chance to redeem himself, he was surprised and delighted, and responded repeatedly: "Yes, yes!"

Leader Jiang of the Dayi branch did not participate in the conspiracy of rebellion. He was extremely indignant when he saw that Quan Guanqing and others dared to rebel.

After hearing Qiao Feng's instructions, he immediately said to the twenty or so members of his gang, "Unfortunately, our gang has encountered a turmoil. Now is the time for everyone to do their utmost to repay the leader's kindness. Everyone should do their best to protect the leader. You must obey the leader's orders and not disobey them."

After all, the four elders are highly skilled in martial arts and are loyal to him. He is worried that they will rise up in rebellion. Although the number of people in the Dayi Division is far less than that of the rebels, they are unwilling to let the leader fall into a situation where he is alone.

Qiao Feng said, "No! Brother Jiang, you should take all the brothers with you. Saving people is a big deal and we cannot afford any mistakes."

Captain Jiang did not dare to disobey the order and replied, "Yes!"

Chai Xin smiled and said, "Master Jiang, you can go without any worries. These chickens and dogs can't hurt your leader."

Captain Jiang had heard it all before, and knew that this young man who looked unbelievably young was the sworn brother of his gang leader, so he said, "Thank you for protecting the gang leader, Jiang and others will be grateful."

Although he didn't know Chai Xin's strength, he knew that since he could be regarded as a sworn brother by his own gang leader, he must be no ordinary person.

The most important thing is that in such a chaotic situation, the person in front of him can still remain calm and composed, which shows that his demeanor is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

After saying this, Captain Jiang led all the brothers in the helm away.

Qiao Feng then said, "Send someone to inform Jin Qing's Yipintang that the appointment at Huishan will be postponed for seven days."

Captain Jiang turned around and responded respectfully, and soon left the forest.

When Qiao Feng encountered a sudden change in the situation, he was not too worried about his own safety and the position of the leader of the Beggars' Sect. Instead, he was worried that once the change really took place, no matter what the final result was, the Northern Branch of the Beggars' Sect would suffer great losses.

What's more, they are brothers. How could he bear to see them turning their swords against each other so suddenly?
As the sky gradually darkened, a thin mist began to rise beside the apricot forest.

Seeing everyone in silence, Qiao Feng knew that suppressing the situation like this was not a solution as it would easily lead to unexpected events, so he decided to change the subject.

He looked back at his two sworn brothers and suddenly said in a loud voice: "My brothers, I am very happy today to have met two good brothers. This is Brother Duan Yu, and this is Chai Xin, the hero you have admired for a long time!"

When everyone heard the name Duan Yu, they didn't think much of it, after all, they had never heard of him before.

However, in the past few days, Chai Xin's name has spread among the Beggars' Sect and even many martial arts sects.

Especially among the Beggars' Sect, the news was extremely well-informed. They all knew that a hero had forced back Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Depot, with one palm outside the city of Lin'an and rescued the Bai brothers from Xiankong Island.

"Hero Chai? Could it be the hero Chai who saved Jinmaoshu and his brothers and severely injured Cao Zhengchun with one palm strike?"

"I was wondering who could be the gang leader's eldest brother, it turns out to be Master Chai!"

"Is this true? How could Hero Chai be so young?"

As expected, Qiao Feng's words diverted everyone's thoughts.

Quan Guanqing, who was subdued by him and unable to speak, was stunned when he heard Chai Xin's name.

Qiao Feng already has extraordinary martial arts skills, and now he has a sworn brother who can frighten off Cao Zhengchun. How many people in the world can do anything to him?
Thinking of this, his expression became even uglier.

Qiao Feng continued, "Big Brother, Third Brother, let me introduce you to the chief figure of the Northern Clan of the Beggars' Sect."

He held Duan Yu in one hand and Chai Xin in the other, and walked to the white-haired and white-bearded Elder Song, who was holding an iron mace, and said, "This Elder Song is a respected elder in our gang. When he used this inverted iron mace to dominate the martial arts world, you, the third brother, were not yet born, and my eldest brother and I were still toddlers."

Duan Yu and Chai Xin bowed and said in unison, "I have heard of you for a long time."

Elder Song had a strange look on his face, but he still reluctantly returned the greeting.

He had never heard of the name Duan Yu, but he had heard of the name Chai Xin in recent days.

Qiao Tifeng led the two men to the short and fat old man who was good at using a steel staff and said, "Elder Xi is a master from outside our sect. More than ten years ago, I often asked him for martial arts lessons. To me, Elder Xi is half a teacher and half a friend, and we have a deep friendship."

Duan Yu said, "Just now I saw Elder Xi and that Fourth Brother Feng fighting each other. Their martial arts were truly amazing. I admire them!"

Chai Xin still smiled: "I've heard a lot about you."

Elder Xi was a straightforward person. When he heard Qiao Feng say that he had not forgotten their old friendship, especially mentioning the kindness he had shown him in teaching martial arts in the past, and that he had actually believed Quan Guanqing's words, he could not help but feel ashamed.

Qiao Feng introduced Elder Chen, who used a sack, and was about to introduce the last Elder, the red-faced Elder Wu, who used a ghost-head knife, when he suddenly heard footsteps. In an instant, many people came running from the northeast corner of the apricot forest, making a lot of noise.

Some asked: "How is the gang leader? Where is the traitor?"

Some said: "I fell for their trick. It's really frustrating to be locked up."

Qiao Feng was overjoyed, but still did not want to be impolite and make Elder Wu feel resentful, so he still introduced Chai Xin and Duan Yu to show Elder Wu's status and reputation.

Then he turned around and saw the elders who taught skills, the elders who enforced laws, and the leaders of the Da Ren, Dayong, Da Li, and Da Xin helms, all arrived with many gang members.

Everyone was talking at first, but when they got in front of the gang leader, they all fell silent and didn't dare to speak casually anymore.

Qiao Feng raised his hand and pressed it, saying, "Everyone, sit down. I have something to say."

Everyone said yes in unison, and then sat down around the table according to their position and seniority. It seemed random, but it was actually orderly.

"Thanks to the support of our friends in Jianghu, our Beggars' Sect has been known as the world's largest gang for more than a hundred years. With so many people, it is inevitable that there are some differences in their opinions."

Seeing that everyone was still abiding by the rules, Qiao Feng felt a little relieved.

"As long as we talk it over carefully and have discussions, we can still be good brothers. We don't have to take this momentary dispute too seriously."

His words were reasonable and his expression was extremely kind. He had really made up his mind to handle the matter calmly and to avert a catastrophe before it became apparent. He must not, under any circumstances, cause the Beggars' Sect to kill each other.

After hearing what he said, the tense situation relaxed a lot.

At this time, an old beggar with a sallow complexion who was sitting to Qiao Feng's right suddenly stood up, looked at Song Xi, Chen Wu and the other four, and said with an angry look on his face, "Excuse me, four elders, why did you order us to be imprisoned on a small boat in the Taihu Lake?"

This man was the law enforcement elder of the Beggars' Sect, named Bai Shijing, who was always impartial and ruthless. No matter who was in the sect, even if they had not violated the sect's rules, they would be afraid of him when they saw him.

Among the four elders, Elder Song is the oldest and is implicitly the leader.

Hearing this, his face flushed, and he coughed a few times, saying, "Well... um... we have been good brothers who have shared hardships and life and death for many years, so naturally we have no ill intentions... Bai... Bai Zhifa, please don't mind it for the sake of my elder brother."

When everyone heard this, they all felt that this was odd. If someone in the gang committed rebellion, it would be a serious matter, so how could it be brushed aside with just a few words?

Bai Shijing was naturally dissatisfied and said angrily: "I and the elders who passed on the skills were imprisoned on three ships and trapped in Taihu Lake. The ships were piled with firewood, straw, saltpeter and sulfur. Some people even said that if we wanted to escape, they would immediately set fire to the ships. How can you say that there was no malice?"

Elder Song said, "This... this, it's really too much. We are all family, how can you be so reckless? When we meet in the future, this... won't this be quite embarrassing?"

As he spoke, he was actually talking to Elder Chen beside him.

Bai Shijing suddenly pointed at a big man and shouted, "You tricked us into boarding the ship, saying that the leader had summoned us. What crime should you be charged for falsely issuing orders?"

The man was so frightened that he trembled all over and fell to the ground, saying: "How dare I, a disciple of low rank, do such a disrespectful thing? It's all...it's all..."

He didn't dare to say anything more, but he glanced at Quan Guanqing, and his meaning was self-evident.

But he was Quan Guanqing's subordinate, so he did not dare to testify openly.

Bai Shijing said, "It was Captain Quan who ordered it, right?"

The man bowed his head and said nothing, not daring to say another word.

Bai Shijing shouted again: "The captain ordered you to fake the leader's order and trick us into boarding the ship. Did you know that the order was fake?"

The man's whole body was shaking more and more violently, his drooping face suddenly turned completely pale, and he dared not say a word.

Bai Shijing sneered, "Li Chunlai, you have always been a tough guy who dares to do anything. A real man has the courage to do things, so don't you have the courage to promise?"

When Li Chunlai heard this, his trembling stopped abruptly. He raised his head abruptly, and a look of strength appeared on his pale face.

He knelt on the ground, puffed out his chest, and said loudly: "What Elder Bai said is right. I, Li Chunlai, did something wrong. Whether I am killed or cut, if a Li frowns, he is not a hero. When I conveyed the leader's order to you, I knew it was false."

Bai Shijing asked, "Is it the leader who is sorry for you? Is it me who is sorry for you?"

Li Chunlai said, "Neither. The leader is loyal to his subordinates, and Elder Bai is fair and strict. No one has any objection."

Bai Shijing asked sternly, "Then what is the reason? What is the reason?"

Li Chunlai glanced at Quan Guanqing who was kneeling on the ground, then glanced at Qiao Feng, and said loudly, "I have violated the gang rules, and I deserve to die. I dare not explain the reasons."

As he spoke, he actually turned his wrist, and in a flash of white light, he was about to stab the sharp blade into his heart.

Although the people on both sides had their eyes on him, they had never expected that he would suddenly commit suicide, so of course they were unable to react in time.

Just as the blade was about to pierce through the left chest and go straight into the heart, there was a sound of breaking through the air, followed by a "clang" sound.

The dagger in Li Chunlai's hand collapsed immediately, turning into pieces that fell to the ground with a clanging sound.

From Li Chunlin suddenly swinging the knife to the knife suddenly being hit and shattered, although it sounds complicated, it happened in a flash.

Under the bright moonlight, everyone was silent for a long time before they cried out in surprise and came to their senses.

Some people with good eyesight, such as the four elders and the leaders of each branch, all realized that the object that broke through the air and shattered the blade was actually a stone the size of a fingernail!

The direction from which the stone came was exactly where Chai Xin was standing.

"You should be executed for falsely spreading my second brother's order. But as the saying goes, there is no evidence after death, and now is not the time for you to die."

Chai Xin still stood with his hands behind his back, his face calm and composed, and no one could tell when he had made his move.

Gang members like Bai Shijing who had just arrived didn't know who he was. Seeing how skillful his moves were, and the powerful internal force he used to hit stones, they were all shocked.

Even those who had already learned Chai Xin's identity from Qiao Feng were horrified when they saw this scene.

A stone as big as a fingernail was thrown from a distance of dozens of feet, but it arrived first and broke the blade of the dagger into pieces!
It's about smashing, not bouncing off!

What a profound inner strength this is?
Even though Qiao Feng was concerned about the changes in the gang, he was still startled by Chai Xin's finger snap.

He was the only one with the highest skill among those present, and he vaguely saw Chai Xin withdraw his right hand without leaving a trace, but he could not see the process of his attack.

(End of this chapter)