The Heavenly Dragon's Beginning in the Journey Through the Heavens

Not long after Ling Feng left with the three women, the commotion at Xingzi Forest in the original story arrived as expected. If Ling Feng hadn't slipped away quickly, they would probably have been caught up in it as well.

Although he possesses an invulnerable body and is unafraid of the Wei Su Qing Feng of the Xixia Yi Pin Tang, the three women do not have his ability. Therefore, he will inevitably have to take care of them, and a great battle will be unavoidable.

Moreover, because of Ling Feng's involvement, the Four Evils did not join the First-Class Hall, which resulted in the First-Class Hall's top combat power being inferior to that in the original story. Therefore, the number of people attacking this time was even greater than in the original story.

They had already laid an ambush upwind of the apricot grove, and each of them carried a bottle of "Sad Breeze" to let the medicinal effects spread in the breeze. Not long after Ling Feng and the others left, the medicinal effects had already spread to the open space.

Moreover, because Ling Feng had just engaged in a verbal battle with the crowd, the people in Xingzi Forest had not yet dispersed, and the remaining elders were preparing to attack the people Ling Feng had just mentioned.

Although Ling Feng didn't produce any substantial evidence, his account was quite detailed and convincing, and considering the behavior of the others just now, the elders were still prepared to investigate further.

Unexpectedly, just as they were about to attack Quan Guanqing and the others, everyone suddenly felt weak all over and lost all their internal energy.

This turn of events was quite significant. Before anyone could figure out what was happening, a large number of experts suddenly appeared from all around and captured them all alive.

Fortunately, Quan Guanqing's only thought at the time was to dismiss Qiao Feng, so he prepared a very large-scale operation, basically gathering all the beggars from the vicinity of Wuxi, which resulted in nearly a thousand beggars in Xingzilin.

In such a large forest, there are bound to be some who slip through the net. Some of the beggars on the perimeter, who were on guard duty, saw what was happening inside and, since they themselves hadn't been caught, the more shrewd ones took the opportunity to escape.

Under the leadership of Helian Tieshu, the many experts of Yipintang captured the Beggar Clan members alive, but he did not rush to kill them. Just like in the original story, he imprisoned them all.

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After listening to Ling Feng's story, Qiao Feng fell silent for a long time, simply drinking his wine, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Just as they fell into this eerie silence, several beggars stumbled in. Upon entering and seeing Qiao Feng sitting there drinking, they instantly seemed to find their anchor, scrambling to his side and anxiously saying:

"Boss, something terrible has happened! Right after you left, we were ambushed by villains, and now all the brothers have been captured."

"What? Do you know who did this?"

Upon hearing this news, Qiao Feng was immediately shocked. Although he had resigned from his position as the leader of the Beggars' Sect, he still had some feelings for the sect after serving as its leader for so many years. He was very worried when he heard that something had happened to the sect.

"Boss, we don't know who did it. The brothers inside were all instantly rendered unable to resist. We were on guard outside, so we weren't hit."

However, the beggar who brought the message could not answer Qiao Feng's question. After all, they were fast runners, otherwise they would have been captured long ago and would not have had the chance to bring the message out.

Qiao Feng couldn't sit still any longer. He had truly devoted himself to the Beggars' Sect, and although his true identity had been exposed and he had been expelled, he still couldn't let go of the sect. Then, as if remembering something, he quickly turned to Ling Feng and asked:

"Second brother, you just said you know the art of divination, but do you know who attacked my Beggars' Clan brothers?"

Ling Feng was certainly aware of Qiao Feng's question, but he couldn't simply answer it. He pretended to calculate with his fingers for a moment before speaking:

"Brother, don't worry. According to my calculations, the Beggars' Clan members are not in any immediate danger. The attackers are experts from the Western Xia First-Class Hall."

Hearing that they were alright for the time being, Qiao Feng was relieved.

After regaining his composure, Qiao Feng began to ponder carefully. He was no ordinary person to have become the leader of the Beggars' Sect.

Based on the intelligence gathered by the Beggars' Sect, and combined with Ling Feng's calculations, he quickly deduced the general outline of the whole affair.

The Beggars' Sect had received news that Helian Tieshu, the Grand General of the Western Xia's Eastern Expedition, was leading a group to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty. According to the news, they were ostensibly there to pay tribute, but in reality, they were secretly there to probe the Song Dynasty's strength and weaknesses.

Moreover, they had previously received news that Helian Tieshu had led a group to the Beggars' Sect headquarters in Luoyang, but when they arrived in Wuxi, they found nothing. It seems that Xixia Yipintang had planned this all along.

He then thought of the intelligence that had suddenly arrived in the apricot grove earlier, which might be related to the attack. It was just a pity that his identity had been exposed at the time, so he was unable to check the intelligence immediately. If he had been able to check the intelligence, the attack might have been avoided.

But it's too late to say anything now. The most urgent thing is to find a way to rescue our brothers.

After grasping the general outline, Qiao Feng turned to Ling Feng and said:

"Second brother, this matter concerns the life and death of our Beggars' Sect. I must rush to save my brothers in the Beggars' Sect immediately. We must part ways here. We will reunite after I have settled the Beggars' Sect matter."

After Qiao Feng finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave with several Beggar Clan disciples.

"Brother, wait a moment. Since you have something to do, how can I stand idly by? I will go with you so that we can look after each other."

Seeing that Qiao Feng was about to leave, Ling Feng quickly called him back, after all, he didn't want to miss such a good show.

The situation was serious, and Qiao Feng was also tempted. Although he was not clear about Ling Feng's exact strength, he felt that he should be quite strong.

But turning to look at the three women beside Ling Feng, including Wang Yuyan, he hesitated and said:

"But if you come with me, what will happen to these three girls?"

"Don't worry, brother. I can go with you alone. The others can go back to the inn and wait. I don't think anything will happen in Wuxi."

Ling Feng already had a plan to deal with Qiao Feng's concerns.

Seeing that Ling Feng had considered everything, Qiao Feng felt relieved. If helping him caused anything to happen to the three girls, he wouldn't be able to explain it to Ling Feng.

After discussing the matter with Qiao Feng, Ling Feng turned to Wang Yuyan and the other two women and said:

"We'll take you back to the inn first, then you can wait for me there. After my brother and I finish dealing with the Beggars' Sect matters, we'll come to the inn to find you."

The three women knew the situation was urgent and nodded in agreement.

After settling their bill, the group hurriedly left, escorted the three women back to the inn, and then rushed off to Xingzilin.

As for the beggars who brought the message, since they were weak and could not be of much help even if they went, Qiao Feng left them in Wuxi City to protect Wang Yuyan and the other girls.

Without the burden of these people, Ling Feng and his companion immediately used their lightness skills to rush to Xingzilin after leaving the city.

Ling Feng's Lingbo Weibu was already a top-tier lightness skill. When he used it at full power, it was as if he were teleporting, leaving behind afterimages.

Qiao Feng was equally impressive; it was unclear what kind of lightness technique he used, but his speed was comparable to Ling Feng's.

Ling Feng had never heard of any top-notch lightness techniques in the Beggars' Sect. It seems that Qiao Feng is indeed a combat genius who can always make ordinary techniques work wonders.