Thirty years ago, a brutal massacre took place outside Yanmen Pass.
Because of false intelligence, Leader led many martial arts Gouketu to intercept and kill Xiao Yuanshan's family as they traveled south to visit relatives. Xiao Yuanshan's wife died in battle, he himself was severely wounded, and Qiao Feng was separated from his father by blood and bone.
In the end, Leader's last remaining conscience awakened once more, and he placed Qiao Feng in foster care at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, where he was raised to adulthood...
And thirty years later, at the same location, Qiao Feng—who had yet to become the Beggar's Clan Leader—led Beggar's Clan disciples in ambushing and crushing a force of Liao soldiers, seizing a secret report in the process!
Members of the Beggar's Clan were spread across the land, and their network of eyes and ears was truly the finest under heaven. They had learned in advance that these Liao soldiers might be carrying an important letter, which was why Qiao Feng had led the ambush.
As expected, they had been right.
But before the Beggar's Clan members could celebrate, cries of battle rose in the distance, startling them awake.
"Not good! Liao soldiers! They must be here to reinforce this unit!"
The force charging in from beyond the pass was far larger than the small squad they had ambushed earlier. Clearly, it had been sent to support this vital intelligence operation!
The Liao soldiers they had killed had come out from Song territory, so their numbers could not have been great. The Liao soldiers in the distance were the main force.
"We have the item. Retreat!"
Qiao Feng was no reckless brute.
For a martial arts sect to form ranks and confront a regular army head-on would be sheer stupidity. The mission was