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Chief Shi turned pale and was speechless.
"Still won't tell?!"
Lin Pingzhi pointed his sword at him, his expression fierce.
“I will tell you, I will tell you; I am willing to speak.”
Suddenly, Master Qi spoke up and began kowtowing repeatedly to Jiang Ning.
"I know, I'm willing to tell you, please, King Yama, spare my life."
Jiang Ning looked at him and said, "Speak."
"I know that among the many gangs that surrounded the Huashan Sect two years ago were the Black Wind Society from Shandong, the Sea Sand Gang from eastern Zhejiang, Sima Da from Changjing Island, and the Xiangxi..."
Master Qi rattled off the names of dozens of gangs in one breath, only pausing to catch his breath afterward. He then added, "Some of these gangs participated in the siege of the Huashan Sect, while others did not, but they are all subordinates of the Holy Maiden."
Seeing him rattle off all the gang names like beans spilling from a bamboo tube, even Linghu Chong couldn't help but glance at him sideways.
How do you know all this so clearly?
Master Qi carefully replied, "I dare not deceive you, sir. These gangs are all under the Holy Maiden's command. Since they all serve the Holy Maiden, most of them have dealings with my White Dragon Gang, so I know them quite well. But I don't know which other forces are under the Holy Maiden's command."
"you……"
Before Jiang Ning and the other two could say anything after hearing his words, Chief Shi looked at him with disbelief and a hint of anger in his eyes.
He wasn't angry that Master Qi betrayed Ren Yingying, but rather that Master Qi surrendered so quickly, which baffled him.
Seeing that Chief Shi was staring at him, Hall Master Qi suddenly remembered something and quickly said something.
"I have something else to report."
Lin Pingzhi pointed his sword at him. "Speak!"
"Yes Yes."
Master Qi nodded repeatedly, pointing one finger at Chief Shi.
“Shi Fei and Tian Boguang had a deep friendship. After you killed Tian Boguang, Your Majesty, Shi Fei cursed you many times in private. He also built a cenotaph for Tian Boguang and worshipped it every year.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning looked at Chief Shi with some surprise.
Or was he an old friend of Tian Boguang?
Then wouldn't I have to go down and keep Tian Boguang company?
Chapter 493: The Little Beggar (Thank you all for your support, here's an extra chapter.)
"you!!"
Seeing Qi Tangzhu's eyes blazing with fury, Chief Shi felt a strong urge to kill him.
Although what Master Qi just said betrayed Ren Yingying, it was only to save his own life.
Now, Master Qi has revealed his relationship with Tian Boguang again, and he did so in front of the very person who killed Tian Boguang. This is tantamount to sending him to his death!
If Jiang Ning, Lin Pingzhi, and Linghu Chong hadn't been present, Chief Shi would have wanted to kill Hall Master Qi with his own hands right now.
But Master Qi didn't even look at him now, and kept saying to Jiang Ning, "I have told you the whole truth, please spare my life, King Yama. I will definitely leave the White Dragon Gang and become an honest and law-abiding person from now on. Please have mercy, King Yama."
Before Jiang Ning could even speak, Chief Shi sneered.
"You want to live? That won't do. Others might let you go, but he won't!"
Chief Shi pointed to Jiangning.
"It's been so long, don't you know how he got the title of King of Hell? How many things have you done since you joined my White Flood Dragon Gang? How many lives are on your hands? You expect him to let you go? Do you think he'll let you go?"
Chief Shi had already resigned himself to his fate. After Master Qi revealed his connection with Tian Boguang, he knew that Jiang Ning would not let him go. However, he would not let Master Qi off easily either, and would eliminate any chance of the other man's survival.
Master Qi was greatly alarmed and cursed Chief Shi under his breath, repeatedly saying, "I had no choice but to do this, please spare my life, King Yama."
Jiang Ning stood up and, without waiting for Master Qi to continue speaking, picked up a teacup from the table and threw it, hitting Master Qi squarely on the forehead. Master Qi's forehead immediately caved in, and he collapsed to the ground.
Seeing that Master Qi died so quickly, Chief Shi, who was still furious, felt a jolt in his heart and looked at Jiang Ning.
"Since you are Tian Boguang's good friend, then go down and keep him company, don't let him be too lonely."
puff!
With a flash of sword light, Jiang Ning sheathed his sword.
Chief Shi was decapitated.
Jiang Ning and the other two walked out of the hall, where corpses were scattered everywhere.
Although the White Dragon Gang is considered a martial arts gang, their martial arts skills are very poor. Even the gang leader is only second-rate and no match for Lin Pingzhi. The gang members are just ordinary people with some martial arts skills. Not to mention Jiang Ning, Linghu Chong, and Lin Pingzhi, even Jiang Ning alone could kill them all.
"Senior Brother Jiang Ning, where are we going now?"
Lin Pingzhi asked.
Linghu Chong interjected, "Let's hurry on our way to Shaolin."
Jiang Ning had no objections. Although he had already found out the names of dozens of gangs, these gangs were not close to Jiujiang Prefecture. Going to them one by one would take too much time. Moreover, according to Master Qi, many of these gangs had received Ren Yingying's orders and had set off for Pingding Prefecture. If he went now, he would most likely be disappointed.
"Alright."
Jiang Ning nodded.
Even if we want to cause trouble for these gangs, there's no rush after we finish visiting the Putian Shaolin Temple.
Jiang Ning and his two companions left the White Dragon Gang's base, departed from Jiujiang Prefecture, and continued their journey through Nanchang Prefecture and Fuzhou Prefecture before entering Yanping Prefecture and finally set foot in Fujian Province.
Yanping Prefecture is nearly 600 li away from Fuzhou Prefecture, which is not far. It would take at most a few days to get there by horseback.
Upon entering Yanping Prefecture, Jiang Ning and his two companions prepared to find an inn to rest for the night before continuing their journey the next day.
"Please have mercy, sir."
A beggar's voice rang out from beside me; the voice was childish.
Jiang Ning turned his head and saw a little beggar holding a broken bowl, begging from him.
Jiang Ning's gaze sharpened upon seeing the beggar.
The little beggar had only one hand and both legs, but one leg was twisted, making him look very pitiful, not much different from the little beggars he had encountered in Sichuan.
"Please, sir, have mercy and give me some charity."
The little beggar looked at Jiang Ning with a pleading expression.
When Lin Pingzhi saw the little beggar's appearance, he was reminded of his own past as a beggar, and his heart ached. He searched his pockets and prepared to take out a silver ingot to give it to him, but Jiang Ning stopped him.
Lin Pingzhi looked over, his gaze questioning.
Jiang Ning didn't say anything.
With so many people on the street, Lin Pingzhi giving such a large ingot of silver to the little beggar would actually harm him.
Linghu Chong frowned as he looked at the little beggar, and took out a few copper coins from his pocket and handed them over.
"Go buy some food."
Linghu Chong said.
These few copper coins were all he had left.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."
The little beggar was overjoyed and thanked Linghu Chong repeatedly. He was about to leave, dragging his crippled body with a limp, but Jiang Ning called him back before he could go.
What happened to all your injuries?
The little beggar turned around and looked at Jiang Ning with a blank expression.
"Sir, what did you say?"
Jiang Ning looked at his body. In addition to his disability, the little beggar had many scars on his body, which could not be covered by his tattered clothes. One of the scars peeked out from his collar, and its hideous scar was shocking to behold.
Many of these wounds are old, but some are clearly new and were added recently.
"How did you get these injuries? Did someone bully you?"
Jiang Ning asked.
Seeing Jiang Ning point to the wounds on his body, the little beggar hurriedly pulled at his clothes to cover them, a look of panic on his face.
"Sir, I accidentally fell and got all of these."
After saying that, the little beggar limped away quickly.
"Senior brother, is there something wrong with that little beggar?"
Seeing the little beggar leave, Lin Pingzhi also put away the silver and asked Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning looked at the little beggar's retreating figure and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing."
"Let's hurry up and eat so we can set off tomorrow."
Linghu Chong urged.
He was starving.
"it is good."
Lin Pingzhi nodded and prepared to find an inn.
Jiang Ning suddenly said, "Senior Brother, Junior Brother Lin, you two go find an inn first."
"what happened?"
Linghu Chong and Lin Pingzhi looked at him.
Jiang Ning calmly said, "I'd like to take a stroll."
Linghu Chong and Lin Pingzhi exchanged glances, wondering why Jiang Ning had suddenly suggested going for a walk, but they didn't say anything.
"Alright, then Junior Brother Lin and I will go find an inn first. Junior Brother, you can find it by following the markings."
Jiang Ning nodded. "Okay."
After Linghu Chong and the other man left, Jiang Ning headed towards the spot where the little beggar had just left.
Jiang Ning walked through the main street into an abandoned alley, where faint wails and curses could be heard.
"Did you say something that upset those three people? They didn't even give you the silver ingot they were going to give you."
A beggar kept punching and kicking the small figure on the ground, cursing incessantly.
Jiang Ning walked to the end and saw this scene. The small figure lying on the ground being beaten was the little beggar who had just begged them.
Besides the beggar and the little beggar who hit him, there were several other people present who stood by and watched coldly.
"I didn't say anything."
The little beggar covered his head, curled up, and begged for mercy.
"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me, please stop hitting me."
But the more the little beggar begged for mercy, the more vigorously the beggar beat him, and the heavier his blows became.
"You didn't say anything? If you didn't say anything, why did they suddenly refuse to give it to you? Do you know how long it will take you to get that silver ingot back? I'll fucking beat you to death!"
The beggar hit and cursed at the same time.
"Looks like you're not miserable enough, people don't pity you enough. I'll break your other hand and both legs, so you can lie on the ground begging and beg for more."
Upon witnessing this scene and hearing these words from a distance, Jiang Ning's gaze changed, and a ferocity and anger appeared on his face. With each word the beggar spoke, the ferocity and anger intensified, and his eyes became icy cold.
Chapter 494: The Beggars' Sect
"No, no."
Upon hearing that his hands and legs were to be cut off, the little beggar begged for mercy repeatedly.
"No, I will try my best to beg, please don't cut off my hands and legs."
However, the little beggar's pleas for mercy only made the beggar who was hitting him and the others burst into laughter.