The Truth Is Only One

I'm going to die.

Chen Feng looked at the fierce palm strike heading his way, knowing he wouldn't be able to block it.

"Stop harming our sect leader!" Just then, two figures rushed out, blocking Chen Feng's path. They were Xue Muhua and Fan Bailing, who had just arrived.

Seeing Divine Doctor Xue blocking him, Qiao Feng, who had gone mad, sobered up slightly. After all, A Zhu was the last shred of tenderness in his heart.

If Divine Doctor Xue died, no one in this world would be able to cure A Zhu.

With that thought, Qiao Feng abruptly retracted his strength. The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, though appearing to be the most powerful palm technique in the world, was actually a blend of hardness and softness, neither purely rigid nor purely yielding.

Furthermore, the essence of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms lay in "leaving some strength behind." With each palm strike, one must retain some residual force.

Thus, although Qiao Feng unleashed his palm strike, he used the retained force to forcibly retract it. However, the act of forcibly retracting his palm energy caused his internal energy to become chaotic, and he directly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing Qiao Feng withdraw his palm and injure himself, his internal energy surely couldn't be gathered for a while. The several top experts around exchanged glances and stepped forward, attacking Qiao Feng.

At this moment, Chen Feng had recovered his senses. Of course, he couldn't let others kill Qiao Feng. He unleashed Lingbo Weibu, instantly appearing beside Qiao Feng.

After all, Chen Feng possessed over 70 years of Northern Darkness True Qi. He might not be able to defeat the protagonist Qiao Feng, but blocking the attacks of other supporting characters was more than enough.

Chen Feng's palms blurred into a flurry of shadows, intercepting all the attacks aimed at Qiao Feng. It was the group attack move from Tianshan Six Yang Palm—"White Sun Appears in the Constellations."

"Which side are you on?" Seeing Chen Feng blocking his attack, Elder Xu of the Beggars Sect angrily rebuked him.

"Second Brother?!" Qiao Feng was also bewildered.

"Sect Leader Qiao, I am not Duan Yu, the son of the King of Dali, but Xiaoyao." Chen Feng turned around and cupped his fists in greeting to Qiao Feng.

"So it's Brother Xiaoyao. I didn't expect Brother Xiaoyao to be a martial arts expert as well. Thank you for your words of assistance at Apricot Forest that day. However, Qiao Feng is no longer part of the Beggars Sect. Please do not mention the title of sect leader again." Seeing that it wasn't Duan Yu, Qiao Feng felt a little better.

"Xue Muhua (Fan Bailing) pays respects to Sect Leader Uncle-Master." Xue Muhua and Fan Bailing, who were beside him, immediately stepped forward and bowed to Chen Feng.

"Sect Leader?" Seeing Divine Doctor Xue and the Chess Demon bow to Chen Feng simultaneously, everyone around was stunned.

They only knew that Xue Muhua and Fan Bailing were old friends, but they never expected them to be disciples of the same sect. If that were the case, then the Hangu Eight Friends must all be from the same lineage.

Now, everyone around was a bit unsure. Xue Muhua was the one who convened the Hero Assembly to deal with Qiao Feng, but although his sect leader initially clashed with Qiao Feng, he later saved him. It was unclear whether he was friend or foe.

"We'll discuss your matters after all eight of your senior brothers arrive. I'll ask you, why are you gathered here to fight Qiao Feng?" Chen Feng, of course, knew the plot, but he still asked Xue Muhua.

"Qiao Feng is an unforgivable villain. My two assistant sect leaders and I widely distributed hero invitations to discuss dealing with Qiao Feng. Who would have thought Qiao Feng would deliver himself to our doorstep." Seeing Chen Feng's question, Xue Muhua did not dare to conceal anything and told the truth.

"No way, you found evidence of him killing the Deputy Leader of the Beggars Sect?"

"Amitabha, it's not about Deputy Leader Ma of the Beggars Sect. It's that this scoundrel Qiao Feng has killed his adoptive parents and his master. He is unforgivable. Divine Doctor Xue couldn't stand such a villain, so he convened the Hero Assembly to discuss dealing with Qiao Feng." At this moment, a monk walked over and said slowly.

"May I know this Master's monastic name?" Chen Feng bowed to the monk and asked.

"This humble monk's monastic name is Xuan Nan."

"Qiao Feng, did you really kill your adoptive parents and master?" Chen Feng asked with feigned "great shock."

"My adoptive parents treated me like their own son, showering me with affection. My master even saved my life and taught me martial arts. I haven't repaid their kindness, and I would rather die myself than harm them even a single finger," Qiao Feng declared solemnly.

"That night you infiltrated Shaolin Temple and killed my Senior Brother Xuan Ku! Qingsong saw it with his own eyes! You personally struck Senior Brother Xuan Ku's chest!" Xuan Ji said from the side.

"A Shaolin Master personally saw Qiao Feng kill Master Xuan Ku? That's strange," Chen Feng muttered to himself upon hearing Xuan Ji's words.

"Everyone here, especially those from the Beggars Sect, knows Qiao Feng's character from before. If you say he killed his parents and master, I absolutely wouldn't believe it. However, the high monks of Shaolin Temple have no reason to frame Qiao Feng..."

"Master Xuan Nan, would you be able to tell Xiaoyao in detail about what happened that night?"

Although Xuan Nan didn't want to waste words, Qiao Feng's strength had already exceeded their expectations. If Chen Feng, another expert, were added, they might not be able to surround and kill Qiao Feng, and instead, they themselves would suffer.

Furthermore, Chen Feng was actually Divine Doctor Xue's sect leader. If they became enemies, wouldn't this Hero Assembly become a joke?

Immediately, Xuan Nan recounted everything that had happened that night.

Everyone had only heard that Qiao Feng had killed his parents and master and trespassed into Shaolin Temple, but they never expected so many things to have happened. Their expressions all became subtle.

Seeing their expressions, Chen Feng knew that most of them were not fools and that some things didn't add up. He immediately asked, "May I ask Master Xuan Nan, if you were Qiao Feng, after injuring Master Xuan Ku, would you return and shout in the courtyard that Master Xuan Ku had passed away, thereby attracting the high monks of Shaolin Temple?"

"This..." This point was also very confusing to the people of Shaolin Temple.

"I believe the high monks of Shaolin Temple wouldn't lie, so Qingsong must have seen someone who looked exactly like Qiao Feng. Then there is only one truth..."

"Could it be a disguise technique?" Before Chen Feng could finish speaking, Xue Muhua interjected from the side.

Chen Feng glanced unhappily at Xue Muhua. He hadn't finished his dramatic reveal yet, so he said irritably, "Disguise technique is only one possibility, but I'm more inclined to believe that person looked very similar to Qiao Feng."

"You mean like you and that Prince of Dali? How can there be such similar people in the world? Unless they are twins," Zhao Qiansun interjected upon hearing Chen Feng's words.

"Senior Zhao Qiansun, you're here. Back at Apricot Forest, when you identified Qiao Feng as a Khitan, what did you say? Do you remember?" Chen Feng looked at Zhao Qiansun and asked slowly.

"What did I say that day? I said so many things, how could I remember what I said? Humph, I said that day..." Zhao Qiansun's words trailed off. He seemed to recall something, and his expression suddenly turned fearful. He took several steps back, shouting loudly.

"Impossible, how could it be? How could he still be alive? Impossible, this is impossible!!!"

"Senior Brother, what's wrong, Senior Brother? What's impossible? Are you alright?" Seeing Zhao Qiansun shouting frantically, Tan Po quickly grabbed him and asked anxiously.

"That day, you very confidently said Qiao Feng was a Khitan and uttered a sentence—'It's just that the appearance and build of that Khitan warrior outside Yanmen Pass that day were exactly the same as yours. This battle terrified me, Zhao Qiansun, to the point of losing my soul and my courage. Even after a hundred years, I would never forget the appearance of that adversary. Is that not so? Senior Zhao Qiansun!!'" Chen Feng stared at Zhao Qiansun and asked loudly.