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

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Several corpses lay in the room; they were all members of the Beggars' Sect.

Besides the bodies, Jiang Ning also found many boxes in the room, some locked and some opened.

Jiang Ning looked inside and saw that it was full of silver.

"I didn't expect that."

Linghu Chong said, "I heard some noise here just now, so I came to check and found these people taking the silver from this box. They even started fighting."

Jiang Ning looked around and noticed that the bodies all had bulging pockets, clearly indicating that they had taken silver from the boxes.

"I didn't open these boxes, but I guess they're filled with silver."

Linghu Chong pointed to the other dozens of boxes and said.

Jiang Ning didn't speak, but looked at the seal on one of the boxes, which read "Beggar Gang Yanping Branch Pays Silver".

It seems this is the silver that the Azure Lotus Envoy is going to take away.

"I never expected these beggars to be so rich."

Linghu Chong chuckled coldly, clearly mocking him.

Jiang Ning didn't speak, but looked at the boxes and made a preliminary estimate. If the boxes were filled with silver, there should be around several hundred thousand taels.

"Junior brother, what do we do with so much silver?"

Linghu Chong stepped forward and said.

Jiang Ning didn't think much of it: "I'll write a letter to my master first."

We must tell Yue Buqun about the Beggars' Sect. Jiang Ning is currently out there and we don't know when he will return to Mount Hua. It would be safest to write a letter to Yue Buqun in advance.

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, Linghu Chong nodded.

"Senior Brother, are there any other people at this Beggars' Sect branch?"

Linghu Chong shook his head: "I don't know. I just came out after killing these people and saw you. I haven't had time to search you yet."

"Then let's continue searching."

As Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong continued their search of the Beggars' Sect branch, they discovered that there were no living Beggars' Sect disciples left; the area was mostly filled with corpses.

squeak~

Jiang Ning pushed open the door of a room and came out, about to continue searching other places, but his ears suddenly twitched, and he turned and walked in one direction.

The target was deep within a branch of the Beggars' Sect. Jiang Ning entered and noticed a commotion coming from one of the rooms.

Jiang Ning went forward to take a look and found that the door was locked.

Bang!

Jiang Ning kicked the door open, shattering it, and screams erupted from inside.

Jiang Ning went inside and found several women staring at him in fear.

Chapter 500: I Want Them to Live (Bonus Chapter 3/16 for Louis Likes Oranges)

"do not come!"

A woman looked at Jiang Ning in horror.

Seeing their fear of him, Jiang Ning asked, "Where did you all come from?"

The women looked at each other, too afraid to answer when they saw the blood-soaked smell on Jiang Ning.

Pfft!

The woman who had spoken earlier knelt down before Jiang Ning with a thud.

"Please, sir, save us."

She didn't know who Jiang Ning was, but she had no choice but to kneel down and beg for help, seizing any chance she could get.

"I am a respectable woman from Yanping Prefecture. I was abducted here by these people yesterday. I don't know where this place is. Please, sir, save us."

Her kneeling prompted other women to kneel down as well, begging for help.

"You guys get up."

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, the women stood up.

Jiang Ning said, "I am a disciple of the Huashan Sect. I came here to eliminate evil because I knew that someone was doing evil here. Do you know if there are any other people besides you who have had the same experience as you?"

The women all shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.

They had all been robbed or kidnapped here in the past few days, and then they hadn't left the room since. There were guards outside at all times, and they didn't even know where they were.

Jiang Ning said nothing more after hearing this.

"This is a place south of Yanping Prefecture. You can go home now."

Upon hearing this, the group was overjoyed and thanked Jiang Ning repeatedly before heading outside. However, they returned shortly afterward.

"Sir, could you please take us out of here?"

The women looked terrified, as if they had just witnessed something horrific.

When they went out, they found the ground covered with corpses. In addition, it was very dark at night, and the Beggars' Sect branch was quite large. Walking in it felt like walking into a haunted house, and they were too scared to go any further.

"it is good."

Jiang Ning nodded, then led the group out. However, he didn't leave with them immediately. Instead, he searched the Beggars' Sect branch to see if there were any other women like the women. Sure enough, he found some more women in several rooms.

He rescued all the women and followed them. After searching again but finding nothing, Jiang Ning prepared to meet up with Linghu Chong.

When they arrived at the agreed-upon place, they found that Linghu Chong had been waiting there for quite some time.

"Big brother."

Linghu Chong was sitting under a tree with his back to Jiang Ning, seemingly doing something. Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, he shuddered and didn't turn around for a long time before finally turning around.

"Junior brother, you're back?"

Linghu Chong smiled at Jiang Ning, but the smile was rather strange.

Jiang Ning sensed something was wrong with him. She looked him up and down suspiciously, then sniffed the air and smelled alcohol.

Jiang Ning looked over and noticed a wine pot where Linghu Chong had been sitting, but it was hidden behind a tree, with only a small part of it showing.

When Linghu Chong saw Jiang Ning's gaze, he looked over and, upon noticing him, his expression changed to one of surprise. He then smiled obsequiously at Jiang Ning, saying, "Junior Brother, this...you..."

Jiang Ning simply glanced at it without saying anything, but instead asked, "Senior Brother, did you find anything there?"

Linghu Chong nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes."

As he spoke, he took out an account book and handed it over.

"Junior brother, these are the account books of the Beggars' Sect branch over the years. Take a look."

Jiang Ning took the ledger and saw that it contained the income from the sale of women and children by the Yanping branch of the Beggars' Gang, as well as other shady businesses.

After looking at it, Jiang Ning put it away.

"This ledger should be kept for Master to see."

"Uh-huh."

Linghu Chong nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"Junior brother, who are these girls?"

Jiang Ning replied, "These are all innocent women who were kidnapped, but they have been rescued now."

Linghu Chong didn't say anything more, and he and Jiang Ning led the women out of the Beggars' Sect branch.

By this time, the sky was gradually brightening.

The women burst into tears of joy upon emerging, repeatedly kowtowing to Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong in gratitude.

"Go home, everyone. Go home."

Linghu Chong was deeply moved upon seeing this scene.

The women got up excitedly and left to go home.

"Junior brother, what should we do now?"

Linghu Chong asked.

"Senior Brother, the silver in that room can't stay here. It has to be moved. Go back and tell Junior Brother Lin to find some carts to move the silver. I'll watch over it here."

Linghu Chong nodded.

"it is good."

After saying that, Linghu Chong left, but after a while he turned back as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Jiang Ning asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"hey-hey."

Linghu Chong said with a fawning smile, "Junior brother, about what happened just now..."

Jiang Ning understood; they were afraid he would tell his master about Linghu Chong's secret drinking.

"What happened just now?"

The clever Linghu Chong knew that Jiang Ning had no intention of pursuing the matter, and chuckled.

"Nothing, nothing, hehe, junior brother, I'm off now."

After watching Linghu Chong leave, Jiang Ning turned and went into the Beggars' Sect branch. He searched the rooms inside and found pen, ink and paper, then began to write a letter to Yue Buqun.

Jiang Ning wrote down everything that had happened there. After he finished writing, he moved all the dozens of boxes of silver in the room to the front door. It was then that Lin Pingzhi arrived.

"Senior brother."

Jiang Ning looked at Lin Pingzhi: "Junior Brother Lin, how are those children?"

Lin Pingzhi quickly replied, "Don't worry, senior brother. I've already taken them all to the inn and settled them in. I've also found a doctor to examine and treat their illnesses."

Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong were very busy last night, and Lin Pingzhi was also busy; neither of them slept all night.

Jiang Ning looked at his haggard appearance and nodded, saying, "You've had a hard time, Junior Brother Lin."

Although Lin Pingzhi looked somewhat haggard, he was in high spirits and quickly replied upon hearing this.

"It's not hard work. Upholding justice is what we righteous people should do. My skills are too low to help my two senior brothers, but..."

Lin Pingzhi has a strong sense of chivalry. He likes to do things like helping the weak and punishing the strong, and he is willing to do them. He doesn't feel tired at all, but only feels that he has inexhaustible energy.

Jiang Ning nodded, then asked again, "Where are the people and cars you asked you and your senior brother to find?"

Lin Pingzhi said, "We found them, but they'll be here in a little while. Senior Brother will be coming with them."

Jiang Ning nodded.

Let's wait a little longer then.

Before long, Linghu Chong arrived with some horse-drawn carts loaded with goods.

"Alright, everyone, please take a moment to move all of these upstairs."

Linghu Chong gave a shout, and the drivers who had come with him responded and began to move the boxes.

"Junior brother, what do we do now?"

Linghu Chong looked at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning said, "Let's go back to the inn first."

……

After returning to the inn, Jiang Ning headed towards the rooms for the children.

Guided by Lin Pingzhi, Jiang Ning arrived at one of the rooms and pushed open the door, just in time to see a doctor treating the children's injuries.

"Doctor, how are the children?"

Lin Pingzhi inquired.

The doctor shook his head.