"Where did this come from? It must have come from your Beggar Clan' Sect. Chief Qiao should be able to recognize Wang Jiantong's handwriting, right?"
Xu Xiao spoke with Mount Tai composure.
"I, Qiao, certainly recognize my mentor's handwriting, but how can I know that it isn't a forgery?"
Qiao Feng remained expressionless, while the faint dragon roar emanating from the pavilion grew increasingly clear.
Faced with Qiao Feng, who was slightly angry and already secretly circulating his internal energy, there was probably no one in the martial arts world who wouldn't be afraid.
Unfortunately, Xu Xiao wasn't buying it at all.
No matter how powerful the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, can they be stronger than his Telekinesis? Not to mention, Xu Xiao's Northern Darkness True Qi has reached two cycles of sixty years, so he is not afraid of anyone at all.
Xu Xiao simply gestured for the three women, A Zhu and the others, to sit back a little, then stood up and looked directly at Qiao Feng:
"Boss Qiao, I believe you've read this. Now let me tell you a story."
Before Qiao Feng could refuse, Xu Xiao spoke up directly:
"It is said that 30 years ago, Khitan couple came to the Central Plains from the Liao, intending to visit the mother-in-law, but somehow the news leaked out..."
Xu Xiao's voice was calm, and so was his storytelling, but Qiao Feng became increasingly alarmed as he listened.
In truth, Xu Xiao didn't hide anything at all and directly told the whole story about Qiao Feng from Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.
Starting with the Battle of Yanmen Pass, the story tells of a child being adopted, then joining Shaolin and the Beggar Clan' Sect, rising from a lowly member to the Beggar Clan leader, and how he was framed and embarked on a deadly path in pursuit of the truth and revenge.
If we're not talking about Qiao Feng, then who are we referring to?
Whether you doubt the letter's authenticity or not, you've seen it anyway.
"And let me make this clear to you about how the elders of this women's gang framed you. Believe it or not."
"Originally, I wanted to help you capture Bai Shijing, Quan Guanqing, and the four elders to confront them together, but I think it's better if you find out the truth yourself."
"Boss Qiao, I respect your character, so I want to help you out. Now, can we talk about our cooperation?"
After Xu Xiao finished speaking, seeing the uncertain expression on Qiao Feng's face, he simply walked up to Kang Min.
"Hey, stop pretending to be pitiful. Tell us all the dirty secrets you had with Bai Shijing and Quan Guanqing, so Chief Qiao can hear them."
Kang Min was in her thirties, but she was still quite attractive, with a figure and looks that were more charming than a young girl and more delicate than a mature woman.
She had already been tortured once after being captured by the Martial Command Office's guards last night, and her injuries made her look even more pitiful.
"My lord! The gang leader!"
"I... I was forced into this situation, sob sob sob."
Her delicate voice, coupled with her tearful appearance, did indeed evoke a sense of pity.
It must be said that Kang Min was a woman with a cunning mind. After seeing Qiao Feng, the leader of the Beggar Clan' Sect, appear, she had already decided to play the victim.
In her mind, since the government officials wanted to cooperate with Qiao Feng, she would pretend to be pitiful and see if she could soften Qiao Feng's heart and get him to rescue her.
Last night's torture was still fresh in my mind. The officers from the Martial Command Office were all men well-versed in military law, and they didn't hold back when they used force.
"Why are you crying? I told you to speak."
"Uh-huh?"
Xu Xiao was annoyed; he hated people who wouldn't listen to orders.
With Telekinesis, Kang Min's five fingers were twisted into a pretzel shape.
"Ouch! It hurts! I'll tell you, I'll tell you."
"You!"
Qiao Feng was displeased, firstly because he hadn't seen how Xu Xiao could injure someone so silently, and secondly because the other party's attack was ruthless.
'He's not someone easy to get along with.'
Qiao Feng made a decisive judgment.
Soon, despite the excruciating pain, Kang Min gradually added details to what Xu Xiao had just said.
This includes how she fell in love with Qiao Feng at first sight, how she turned her love into hatred because of Qiao Feng's indifference towards her, how she later discovered the letters kept by Ma Dayuan, how she conspired with Bai Shijing and Quan Guanqing to kill her husband, and how she planned to frame Qiao Feng.
"You slut! I've done nothing to you, why did you do this to me!"
A dragon's roar resounded, Qiao Feng angrily attacked, but halfway through the attack, he suddenly changed direction and struck the pavilion beside him.
"Bang"
The scene that was expected to be one of pavilions collapsing and bricks flying did not occur, because Qiao Feng, in his anger, struck the ground mid-air and could not descend.
As if blocked by an invisible force, Qiao Feng's palm was just a few dozen centimeters away from the pavilion and could not strike down, all his powerful palm force was poured into the air.
Even so, the force left a foot-deep palm print on the pavilion floor.
The Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier external martial arts technique; even after being blocked by Telekinesis, its palm force and energy remain formidable.
"Chief Qiao, please don't get agitated. Damaging the pavilion will cost money to repair, and my female relative is here too; it wouldn't be good if she got hurt by mistake."
It's you!
Qiao Feng stared at Xu Xiao in disbelief. Recalling Kang Min's inexplicably bent finger earlier, he immediately realized that this was Xu Xiao's doing.
"What kind of martial arts is that?"
"Unrivaled martial arts skills." Xu Xiao said confidently, then looked at Kang Min.
"If Chief Qiao wants to kill me, then kill him. Don't take it out on my pavilion. This woman is a vicious snake; she deserves to be beaten to death."
"I disdain killing her; killing her would only dirty my hands," Qiao Feng said calmly.
He acted out of anger, but he stopped halfway through because Kang Min was Ma Dayuan's widow and a woman.
Qiao Feng, a great hero, disdained to attack a woman who didn't know martial arts, but Xu Xiao didn't care at all.
With a gentle flick of the finger, a snap was heard, and Kang Min's fine head was turned to the back.
Qiao Feng merely twitched his eye at this, but didn't say anything more.
He wasn't the kind of saint who would speak up for someone who was wronged. He didn't kill Kang Min entirely because of his moral bottom line, and Xu Xiao just happened to lack that quality, so he did it for him.
"Boss Qiao, now you can talk about our cooperation."
After dealing with Kang Min, a female official immediately came and dragged the body away for disposal. Now it's time to get down to business.
Qiao Feng calmed himself down and decided to see what Xu Xiao was up to.
This mysterious Military Command Commissioner revealed all his secrets upon arrival, seemingly for his own good, but who knows what the true nature of this cooperation is?
Qiao Feng sauntered back to his seat, picked up the teacup on the table, drank it all in one gulp, and then spoke:
"Speak, Military Command Commissioner, you've gone to great lengths; finally, I, Qiao, can know what your purpose is."
Xu Xiao smiled slightly, sat back down in his original seat, and said:
"Chief Qiao, then I'll get straight to the point."
"I want the Beggar Clan to be merged into the Martial Command Office and disappear from the martial arts world."
"Impossible!" Qiao Feng refused without even thinking.
The Beggar Clan' Sect has been passed down for over two hundred years; how can it be cut off from him?
How could he face the gang leader and his brothers then?
"Nothing is impossible, Mr. Steve Jobs, please let me finish."
Xu Xiao had anticipated Qiao Feng's reaction and continued speaking with a smile.