With a reputation of 70,000, one leader travels across countless worlds with his adventure team.

After agreeing on their journey, Li Qingluo asked Bai Ze and the others to stay at the mountain villa for a few days. Once she had settled everything at the villa and packed up what she and Yu Yan needed for the journey, they would find an auspicious day to set off for Leigu Mountain.

After dinner, Bai Ze sought out his senior sister Li Qingluo for a private talk about Duan Zhengchun.

Li Qingluo looked at her junior brother, who was sipping tea, wondering if he had something important to discuss privately. Bai Ze took a sip of tea, looked up, and said:

“I came from the Dali Kingdom. I had already met with Prince Duan Zhengchun of Zhennan before I came here.”

Upon hearing Duan Zhengchun's name, Li Qingluo immediately glared angrily and said:

"Why bring up that heartless man? I wish I could grab him, chop him up, and bury him in the ground to use as fertilizer!"

Although Li Qingluo had been longing for her lover Duan Zhengchun for more than ten years, she thought about how Duan Zhengchun had abandoned her, and how she had no choice but to marry into the Wang family while pregnant with Yu Yan, only to be called a harlot by the Wang family's younger sister who married into the Murong family of Yanziwu.

Although Li Qingluo was furious, she was helpless because she knew in her heart that what Madam Murong said was not actually slander.

Bai Ze looked at his senior sister and smiled:

"Don't worry, Prince Duan won't have many good days left. His son, Duan Yu, was injured while practicing martial arts some time ago. Princess Dao Baifeng was anxious and left Yuxu Temple. In the end, with my help, Duan Yu recovered from his internal injuries, and Prince Duan also begged Princess Dao Baifeng to return to Dali."

One by one, her lovers surfaced, and she had a whole host of illegitimate daughters. Two of them were among the women I was with; they were the ones Prince Duan had nowhere else to go and had entrusted to me for care.”

Upon hearing her junior brother Bai Ze's words, Li Qingluo smiled wryly and said:

"Ha~ He deserves to be in this state. If I see him again, I'll definitely scrape him with a knife and bury him in the ground to use as fertilizer. With a womanizer like him, the flowers he grows will definitely be beautiful!"

Bai Ze was still somewhat disgusted by his senior sister Li Qingluo's use of the common people to vent her personal grievances, and said:

"Is this your excuse for using ordinary people as fertilizer, Senior Sister? To vent your hatred for Duan Zhengchun's abandonment of you!"

"you!"

Li Qingluo never expected that her junior brother Bai Ze would set a trap for her here. She was the one who had done it, and she couldn't refute it. She was furious and turned away, refusing to look at her junior brother.

Bai Ze looked at his silent senior sister Li Qingluo, sighed, and said:

"Senior sister, you should be kinder to others in the future. Do you know that the city of Suzhou is avoiding your Mantuo Manor like the plague!"

"Alright, junior brother, after seeing Father this time, I'll put away my temper and live a good life, and I won't do those things again."

I hope so~

Bai Ze cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to his senior sister Li Qingluo, indicating that he believed her this time. After that, the two went back to their rooms to rest, and nothing more was said that night.

The next day, Li Qingluo treated Bai Ze and the other women to a feast. The Suzhou cuisine of Song Dynasty was indeed excellent, and everyone ate to their heart's content. Bai Ze even met his junior apprentice, Wang Yuyan, for the first time.

Yu Yan was tall and slender, her figure graceful and elegant. Her skin was as white as snow and as smooth as jade, radiating a captivating glow.

Those eyes shone with intelligence and liveliness, captivating all who looked into them. Her eyebrows, like crescent moons, were slender and long, slightly curved, and every smile and frown was mesmerizing. Her eyes were crystal clear, bright and spirited, seemingly speaking volumes with every blink.

Bai Ze looked at Yu Yan and thought to himself that she was indeed the fairy sister that Duan Yu had been longing for; her heavenly appearance was truly breathtaking.

Seeing that her young junior brother was staring at her daughter, clearly having some designs on her, Li Qingluo then asked Yu Yan to take Bai Ze to tour the manor while she made arrangements for their departure.

Wang Yuyan led Bai Ze and the other women on a tour of the manor, finally settling down to rest in a flower pavilion. Bai Ze watched the women playing and admiring the flowers, then looked at Yuyan sitting with him, and smiled:

"Yu Yan, do you know who I am?"

Wang Yuyan had only ever met two men since childhood: her deceased father (whose surname was Wang) and her cousin Murong Fu. The fact that her mother had mentioned this junior brother today made her extremely shy; her face flushed red, and she murmured for a long time before finally saying:

"My mother told me that you were her junior brother, and a disciple of my maternal grandfather."

"What should Yu Yan call me?"

Bai Ze deliberately asked questions, hoping to get Yu Yan to talk to him. He really liked this shy junior sister.

"It should be...it should be...Master...Uncle-Master..."

Hearing the beautiful voice calling him "Uncle-Master," Bai Ze felt so comfortable that his bones felt light. He then shook his head and said:

"Ah~ Martial Uncle is too old. I am just a rising star in the martial world, a young hero. How can I call him Martial Uncle? I should call him... Junior... Martial... Uncle!"

Wang Yuyan blushed so much that her neck and ears turned red, even redder than the lotus-colored gauze dress she was wearing. Finally, under Bai Ze's urging, she shyly called out, "Junior Uncle!"

Bai Ze felt satisfied and nodded vigorously, saying repeatedly:

"Mmm~ That's right!"

At this moment, Mu Wanqing and Tifa arrived at Bai Ze's side together. Mu Wanqing grabbed Bai Ze's ear and said:

"You big jerk! You don't even spare your own nephew! You're just looking at the flowers by yourself. Come on, Yu Yan, let's go admire the flowers together. Some of the flowers are really beautiful, but we don't recognize any of them. Yu Yan, come and introduce them to us."

Without waiting for Bai Ze to speak, she and Tifa each took one arm of Wang Yuyan and walked towards the flower bushes where the women were playing, leaving Bai Ze alone in the flower pavilion.

Bai Ze awkwardly touched his ear, watching several girls playing among the flowers in the distance. It truly reflected the saying, "People are more beautiful than flowers, flowers pale in comparison; even flowers lose their luster in the presence of people."

The women, each with their own unique style, were like different kinds of flowers in a garden. Some were charming and lovely, some were pure and elegant, and some were passionate and fiery. It was a scene of dazzling beauty that Bai Ze could not forget.

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Three days later, Li Qingluo finished arranging affairs in the manor and prepared several carts full of bags and packages for the journey. Finally, she set off with Bai Ze. This time, none of the women chose to ride horses; Li Qingluo arranged for them to ride in carriages. The women rode in two carriages on the road, laughing and playing in the carriages every day.

When passing through Wuxi, the Wuxi Beggars' Sect members, who had already received news from the Suzhou branch of the Beggars' Sect, stepped forward to greet Bai Ze and said:

"But Young Hero Bai Ze of the Free and Unfettered Sect, our Beggar Clan leader is drinking and waiting for you at Songhelou outside Wuxi City. I wonder if Young Hero Bai would be willing to go and attend the meeting?"

Bai Ze had long wanted to meet the famous Qiao Feng of the North, but he had been delayed for a long time due to a lot of things on his mind. It was here that Duan Yu met Qiao Feng.

Bai Ze naturally wanted to get to know Qiao Feng, so he arranged for his senior sister and the other women to rest at an inn in Wuxi City. They would continue their journey the next day, and he and the Beggar Clan disciples would go to see Qiao Feng.

Bai Ze followed the Beggars' Sect disciples to Songhe Tower, where he saw a burly man sitting by the window. He appeared to be in his thirties, wearing an old, slightly tattered gray cloth robe. He had thick eyebrows, large eyes, a high nose, a wide mouth, and a square face that looked weathered. His gaze was extremely imposing.

Bai Ze quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said:

"But it is Qiao, the great hero of the Beggars' Sect, and Bai Ze of the Free and Unfettered Sect, who has met with great hero Qiao!"

Qiao Feng saw the newcomer as Bai Ze and his disciples entered Songhe Tower, and quickly stood up and said:

"Recently, the martial arts world has been abuzz with news of Young Master Bai's righteous deeds. He destroyed the Xingxiu Sect and Ding Chunqiu in the north, and killed Yun Zhonghe, one of the 'Four Evils,' in the south. Qiao Feng admires this kind of chivalrous person the most. Come, let Qiao Feng offer you a toast first to express his gratitude."

Bai Ze looked at the straightforward Qiao Feng and repeatedly cupped his hands in greeting, saying:

"Ah~ I dare not take credit in front of Master Qiao. Master Qiao led the Beggars' Sect disciples to ambush the Liao soldiers at Yanmen Pass, intercepted the trespassing letter, made great contributions, and became famous. He spared the people from the suffering of war. It should be me who toasts Master Qiao!"

Qiao Feng also laughed heartily:

"Alright! Let's drink together!"

As they spoke, the two raised their glasses and clinked them together, then began to drink heartily. Qiao Feng, seeing Bai Ze drinking with the same gusto as himself, felt a sense of regret for not having met him sooner. He pulled Bai Ze to sit down and shouted, "Waiter, bring us another five jin of wine! We're going to drink until we drop today!"

Bai Ze and Qiao Feng then drank and ate as if it were water, enjoying themselves immensely at the window seat on the second floor of Songhelou. The surrounding drinkers and passersby downstairs had never seen anyone drink like this before, and they were all stunned.

After inquiring around, everyone learned that one was the famous Qiao Feng of the North, and the other was the mysterious young hero Bai Ze of the Xiaoyao Sect who had recently rid the martial arts world of a menace. Some martial arts practitioners who admired the two to the extreme surrounded Songhelou and refused to leave.

Around the table on the second floor of Songhelou, where Bai Ze and Qiao Feng had been drinking, large and small wine jars were scattered all over the ground, making it impossible to even step inside.

However, no one shouted to interrupt Bai Ze and Qiao Feng. The waiter had been running up and down the stairs carrying wine until he could barely walk. Who knew that he had already drunk several jin (a unit of weight) of wine? The waiter was sitting at the bottom of the stairs with his tongue hanging out, hoping that this was the last jar the two gentlemen were drinking.

Qiao Feng was even happier seeing Bai Ze drinking non-stop with him. No one had ever been able to drink with him for so long without getting drunk. Qiao Feng shouted with joy:

"Today was truly enjoyable. Seeing that Brother Bai is also a highly skilled martial artist, would you like to have a footwork contest with me, a friendly spar, and then we can share some drinks?"

Bai Ze also put down his wine bowl and said:

"It's my honor to meet Master Qiao today. Let's head out of the city into the woods and see who gets there first. Then we can have a friendly spar there. What do you say, Master Qiao?"

Qiao Feng was also delighted and said happily, "Alright! Let's settle the bill and set off!"

Qiao Feng called over the exhausted waiter, tossed him two large ingots of silver, and said to keep the change. Then he turned to Bai Ze and said:

"Then, Brother Bai, how about we start directly from this second floor?"

The surrounding martial arts practitioners were layered upon layered, making it impossible for the two to leave directly downstairs. They could only use their lightness skill to leave from the second floor. Qiao Feng even said to the Beggar Clan disciples downstairs:

"Take your horses and follow in the direction Young Master Bai and I are heading. We'll go ahead first, Young Master Bai, please~"

Bai Ze also cupped his hands and said, "Hero Qiao, please go first!"

Qiao Feng didn't hesitate and flew out of the second floor of Songhe Tower with a big laugh. Bai Ze followed him with his internal energy. The onlookers watched as the two heroes flew out of Songhe Tower. Many fans lamented that it was a great pity not to meet the two heroes today.

Qiao Feng hurried towards the woods outside the city, with Bai Ze following closely behind using the Lingbo Weibu technique. Qiao Feng looked at his brother Bai Ze, who was following closely behind, and realized that Bai Ze, who could easily kill Ding Chunqiu and Yun Zhonghe, was no ordinary person.

Arriving at an open space, Qiao Feng looked at Bai Ze, who had stopped close behind him, and said:

"Brother Bai, your lightness skill is truly impressive! It seems Yun Zhonghe's death was not in vain, hahaha~"

Bai Ze also shook his head with a smile. What Qiao Feng didn't expect was that he didn't give Yun Zhonghe a chance to use his lightness skill at all when he killed him.

Qiao Feng looked at Bai Ze and said again:

"Brother, your lightness skill is impressive! How about your hand-to-hand combat? Let's spar a few moves and have a good time!"

Bai Ze smiled and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "It would be impolite to refuse, so please, Master Qiao, come on over!"

Qiao Feng also laughed loudly and said:

"Brother Bai, watch out, come on!"

As they spoke, the two began to fight. With the support of the Northern Darkness Divine Art and the Lesser Formless Art, Bai Ze used the Six Yang Palms of Tianshan to fight Qiao Feng to a standstill. Qiao Feng also used the Dragon Claw Hand, the Taizu Long Fist, and the Cloud Dispelling Palm with ease and grace, and from time to time he could even unleash a few of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.