The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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Yue Buqun couldn't think of a way to deal with the beggars for the time being, and when he saw that the villagers at the foot of Mount Hua were being harassed because of the Mount Hua Sect, he compensated the harassed villagers.

Although the villagers were dissatisfied with the compensation given by Yue Buqun, they did not escalate their discontent.

Nothing happened. These beggars, as if familiar with the way, went to the villagers' doorsteps, lay down, and hummed and groaned. Some even started singing.

A Huashan disciple who witnessed this scene sneered.

"Laugh, laugh, you'll get what's coming to you in a few days."

Jiang Ning and the remaining Huashan disciples stayed in the village, doing nothing but watching the beggars.

When the villagers returned from their work in the evening, they learned about the day's events from their families. They all sighed and said nothing.

At this time, some villagers brought food to Jiang Ning and several other disciples of Mount Hua.

"My esteemed guests, this is not a very good place for us, please eat."

It's impossible to say that the villagers had no complaints about being harassed by beggars, but most of them weren't really dissatisfied with the Huashan Sect. Some villagers even brought food to Jiang Ning and his group since they had been there all day.

"Thank you."

Jiang Ning didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the food from the villagers before starting to eat.

Lin Pingzhi and the other six Huashan disciples also accepted the food.

As they watched the smoke rising from the chimneys of each household and smelled the aroma of food filling the air, the beggars' stomachs began to rumble.

Chapter 587: Go Slap Him

"Brothers, let's go back."

One beggar got up from the ground, stretched his body, and called to the other beggars. Soon, the twenty-odd beggars gathered together, laughing and joking, ready to leave.

Lin Pingzhi, who was about to eat, saw them about to leave, so he put down his chopsticks and walked towards them, blocking their way.

"What are you doing? A good dog doesn't block the way. Move aside, we old folks want to go home."

A beggar shouted arrogantly.

Lin Pingzhi looked at them and sneered twice.

"Go back? I'm afraid you won't be able to go back."

"What do you mean?"

Hearing Lin Pingzhi's words, the beggars were puzzled and shouted something.

Lin Pingzhi wore a cold smile.

"Aren't you beggars? Are you going to beg in the village? You can't be driven away? Then don't leave, just beg in the village for me."

"From today onwards, you will eat here and sleep here. No one is leaving."

Hearing Lin Pingzhi's words, the beggars finally understood what he meant and their eyes widened in surprise.

It turns out that these Huashan disciples didn't attack them during the day; they were waiting for them here.

"fart!"

One of the beggars immediately retorted disdainfully, "We're leaving, what can you do about it?"

"go!"

The beggar waved his hand and was about to leave, completely disregarding Lin Pingzhi, Jiang Ning, and the other Huashan disciples.

In their minds, that was indeed the case. So what if the Huashan disciples were more skilled than them? They didn't care because the disciples dared not touch them.

The other beggars also made a move to leave.

Zheng!

Lin Pingzhi drew his sword and pointed it at the beggar leading the way, who stopped in his tracks as the sword tip pointed at him.

"Humph."

Lin Pingzhi glanced at them with a cold smile, then retreated to the village entrance, raised his sword, and drew a line on the ground.

"If any of you dare to step out of this line today, then let's see if my sword will allow it."

Lin Pingzhi's attitude infuriated the group of beggars, who couldn't help but glance at the other Huashan disciples not far away.

"If you've got the guts, then kill us!"

A beggar spoke angrily, concealing his fear.

"hey-hey."

At this moment, another Huashan disciple walked over and sneered after hearing the beggar's words.

"Killing you would be too lenient. You're in for a rough time."

"Brothers, let's charge! I don't believe he'd dare lay a hand on us!"

At this moment, a beggar shouted and rushed towards the village entrance, and the other beggars followed suit.

Jiang Ning and the other five Huashan disciples, who were not far away, did not move. They ate their meal while watching the situation unfold, showing no intention of making a move.

Only the villagers who delivered the food were stunned by what they saw.

"What... what are they trying to do?"

"Humph!"

Seeing the beggar rushing towards him, Lin Pingzhi snorted coldly and kicked the oncoming beggar, sending him flying. The beggar immediately fell to the ground, clutching his chest and screaming in pain.

Seeing that Lin Pingzhi actually dared to make a move, the group of beggars were immediately frightened and dared not take another step forward, looking at Lin Pingzhi with shock and anger.

Lin Pingzhi looked at them with a smile on his face.

“I’m warning you again, if you don’t behave and still try to escape from here, I’ll break your legs one by one and make you crawl. If you still try to run, I’ll chop off your hands too.”

Lin Pingzhi spoke softly, but to these beggars it was like a chilling wind.

They could tell that Lin Pingzhi wasn't joking; if they tried to run away again, Lin Pingzhi would really take action.

"If you kill us, the Beggars' Sect will not let you off the hook, and the reputation of your Huashan Sect in the martial arts world will be ruined. Let's see how your Huashan Sect will stand in the martial arts world then!"

A beggar, though outwardly fierce, inwardly weak, said...

"Who killed you? Did I say I was going to kill you?"

Lin Pingzhi chuckled softly, “I only said I would break your legs and chop off your hands, but I never said I would kill you. You don’t need to worry about bleeding to death after your hands and feet are broken. I will bandage your wounds, and you will not die.”

"You, how could you be so cruel?"

The beggar looked at Lin Pingzhi in horror.

Another Huashan disciple couldn't help but laugh.

"Cruel? We're trying to help you. A beggar should act like a beggar. You have hands and feet, what kind of beggars are you? At least you should have a broken arm or a broken leg, right?"

The beggars were both terrified and furious, but dared not say anything more. Lin Pingzhi had just made it clear that these Huashan disciples were truly capable of taking action.

"Go back now, none of you are leaving. Beg for me honestly."

The Huashan disciple who had spoken turned cold and rebuked him sharply.

The beggars, though angry, dared not speak out and turned back to the village one by one.

"Great...great heroes, what's going on here?"

The villagers who delivered the food were puzzled by what they saw and looked at Jiang Ning and the others with confusion.

Jiang Ning ate quickly, handed back the empty bowl, and said thank you, leaving the villager feeling quite flustered.

Jiang Ning looked at them and said, "Please tell the villagers when you get back that these beggars have been harassing you for some time now. The Huashan Sect is now preparing to deal with them. If they ask you for food and drink in the future, you can give them alms if you want, and ignore them if you don't."

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, one of the villagers subconsciously said, "They have hands and feet, yet they don't work; instead, they come here to harass us. Why should we give them alms?"

After speaking, the villager realized his tone was agitated and, fearing Jiang Ning's displeasure, quickly said, "Hero, I don't have any objection to what you said."

"It's ok."

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Please trouble you uncles and aunts to inform the villagers about what happened here when you get back."

The villagers nodded repeatedly, indicating that they understood. After taking back their bowls and chopsticks, they left, their faces showing excitement as they went.

Seeing that the group of beggars did not dare to force their way out of the village, Lin Pingzhi sheathed his sword and walked back, saying to Jiang Ning.

"Senior brother."

Jiang Ning nodded and said to the other Huashan disciples, "Senior brothers, in order to prevent these beggars from escaping at night, someone needs to keep an eye on them. You all go to sleep first tonight, I will keep watch tonight."

Ying Bailuo was among them, and he immediately said, "How can we leave you alone? I'm not sleepy either, I'll stay with you and keep watch."

The other Huashan disciples also said they were not sleepy and did not need to sleep.

Lin Pingzhi then said, “Senior brothers, stop arguing. We’ll probably have to watch over this group of beggars for the next few days, so we’ll need to take turns. Tonight, it’ll be just me and my senior brother on night duty. You all go and rest first, and we’ll take turns later.”

After Lin Pingzhi said that, they had no objections and then went to find villagers to stay overnight. At this time, only Jiang Ning, Lin Pingzhi and the group of beggars were left outside in the dark village.

As time passed and the night grew colder, the group of beggars couldn't help but huddle together for warmth. As time went on, they became hungry and cold, and drowsiness crept in. One of them kept nodding up and down, as if he was about to fall asleep at any moment.

Seeing that the beggar was about to fall asleep, Jiang Ning said to Lin Pingzhi.

"Junior brother, go over there and slap him, then ask him if he's asleep."

Chapter 588: He doesn't treat us like human beings!

Since Jiang Ning intended to torment these beggars, he wouldn't let them sleep at night.

"Yes, senior brother."

Lin Pingzhi nodded, strode up to the beggar, and slapped him hard across the face.

"What?"

The beggar had almost fallen asleep and forgotten his hunger when he was suddenly awakened by Lin Pingzhi's slap. He couldn't help but cover the slap mark on his face and stared at Lin Pingzhi in a daze.

Lin Pingzhi chuckled.

"I saw you were about to fall asleep, so I came over to ask if you were asleep."

"you!"

The beggar was both indignant and helpless.

He felt that the other person was there to torment him.

"Okay, it's okay."

After saying this, Lin Pingzhi walked away.

He was slapped for no reason, and now the beggar couldn't fall asleep even if he wanted to. The other beggars who were almost asleep also lost their sleepiness.

"Senior brother, if you're tired, you should rest for a while. I'll watch over them."

It was already late at night when Lin Pingzhi spoke to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning shook his head to indicate that he was not sleepy.

Lin Pingzhi didn't insist any longer. Time quickly passed to dawn. It was still dark, but some villagers were already carrying farm tools and preparing for a day's work.

However, the villagers were surprised to see a large group of beggars lying around at the village entrance.

The beggars, who hadn't slept all night, were in poor spirits, their eyes were dry, and they felt cold. They curled up involuntarily, and many of them were drowsy. But just as they were about to fall asleep, Lin Ping went up and slapped them awake, asking them if they were asleep.

They felt extremely unwell after just one night.

In contrast, Jiang Ning and Lin Pingzhi, who hadn't slept all night, showed no signs of fatigue, with Lin Pingzhi being particularly energetic.

Both of them were martial artists. Lin Pingzhi looked weak, but he was now a second-rate martial artist. Staying up all night was nothing to him.

As dawn broke, more and more villagers got up and went out, and they all saw what the group of beggars looked like.

Ying Bailuo and the other Huashan disciples, who had rested for a night, also came over.

"Junior brother, nothing happened last night, right?"

"Imperial asked."