Bian Lang recognized the man leading the group.

One look at his long arms and you know this man is Chen Guyan, one of the four elders of the Beggars' Sect.

Chen Guyan was completely under Quan Guanqing's control.

He, who was guarding the Beggars' Sect headquarters, had also received a message from Quan Guanqing via carrier pigeon and was waiting there.

Since the corpse-driver arrived in Luoyang as scheduled, it means that Quan Guanqing's plan to seize Qiao Feng's remains en route had completely failed.

From the very beginning, he felt that Quan Guanqing had no need to cause trouble along the way.

In any case, Qiao Feng's remains will be sent to the Beggars' Sect headquarters, so why create more complications?

"My name is Chen Guyan. May I ask if you are Master Bian Lang?" Chen Guyan clasped his hands in a fist salute to Bian Lang.

Bian Lang smiled and said, "Greetings, Elder Chen."

Chen Guyan bowed to Shangguan Hongyu again, glanced at the corpse, and frowned as he asked, "How come there are two corpses?"

"It's like this, we were ambushed on the way, and some of your gang's disciples unfortunately perished, so we thought we'd send them along with us," Shangguan Hongyu said with a sigh.

Quan Guanqing's corpse was draped in a huge white cloak, and his face was covered by a talisman, making it difficult to discern in the dim light.

Chen Guyan nodded slightly and said, "Thank you both for your hard work. We will take Chief Qiao's body here and bring it into the city."

"Elder Chen, isn't this inappropriate?" Shangguan Hongyu frowned.

Chen Guyan asked, "What do you mean by that, Lord Shangguan?"

"They say you should see things through to the end, and both Chief You and Chief Quan have repeatedly instructed that you must escort Hero Qiao to the Beggars' Sect headquarters no matter what. This shouldn't be your sect's headquarters, right?" Shangguan Hongyu was quite curious about the Beggars' Sect headquarters and wanted to take this opportunity to go in and take a look.

Her insistence saved Bian Lang a lot of talking.

If Qiao Feng's body were handed over outside the city, it certainly wouldn't count as fulfilling the mission entrusted to him by the Corpse Brother.

No matter what, we must get into the Beggars' Sect headquarters.

Chen Guyan smiled wryly and said, "Then I'll trouble you two to walk a little further."

The group waited outside the city until midnight before entering.

Luoyang was a very prosperous city, far surpassing Xiangyang, a small border town.

But at this time of day, the streets were deserted, as desolate as a ghost town.

Bian Lang shook the soul-summoning bell, repeatedly chanting, "The dead depart, the living must avoid..."

Chen Guyan led the way with his disciples, his face extremely cold.

The ordinary disciples all looked fearful.

For a living person to encounter a corpse-transporter is an extremely unlucky thing, and could even lead to their death.

In Luoyang, there is a dilapidated temple that has been neglected for many years.

Later, when the Beggars' Sect rose to power, they regarded that dilapidated temple as their headquarters, and built a great deal of new buildings inside, with all sorts of traps and mechanisms, claiming that it could withstand the attack of thousands of troops.

Throughout history, government officials have been wary of the Beggars' Sect's power, so they haven't touched that dilapidated temple.

There are many beggars in the world. If the government were to suddenly destroy the Beggars' Sect's headquarters, it might really cause a complete upheaval.

Regardless of Quan Guanqing's plans, Chen Guyan did not want to become an enemy of Zhengyibao.

At this moment, simply allowing Bian Lang and Shangguan Hongyu to enter the headquarters can avert a war, so why not do it?

If we really go all out and risk everything, even if we achieve our goal in the end, we'll only get our hands dirty.

Upon entering the Beggars' Sect headquarters, Bian Lang felt that the place was desolate and devoid of any human warmth.

Logically speaking, the Beggars' Sect headquarters should be the most lively and down-to-earth place in the world.

The Beggars' Sect headquarters has a mourning hall with a fine coffin placed inside.

Bian Lang manipulated Qiao Feng's body into the coffin, thus truly completing the task of transporting the corpse.

[Successfully transported Qiao Feng's remains to the Beggars' Sect, reward: Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.]

[Bonus: Reduces the abstinence period by six months.]

The Corpse Brother then appeared and swiftly distributed the rewards.

Bian Lang wasn't surprised to receive Qiao Feng's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms; what was surprising was that his abstinence period was shortened by six months, which was enough to prove Corpse Brother's generosity.

"We still need to take care of Chief Qiao's funeral arrangements, so we won't keep you two any longer. Please forgive any neglect we may have caused," Chen Guyan said politely.

Bian Lang clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, "Farewell."

"Wait!" Chen Guyan hurriedly stopped Bian Lang as he was about to leave.

Bian Lang asked with a smile, "Elder Chen, is there anything else?"

"Aren't you going to take this body with you?" Chen Guyan pointed to Quan Guanqing, who was standing to one side.

Bian Lang waved his hand and said, "He is also a member of your Beggars' Sect. I just brought him here on my way."

Watching Bian Lang and Shangguan Hongyu leave, Chen Guyan lifted the cloak covering Quan Guanqing, finally seeing Quan Guanqing's face clearly.

Chen Guyan gently draped his cloak over himself, a sinister smile on his face, and said, "This corpse is extremely unlucky. Let's take it to the courtyard and burn it."

Several Beggars' Sect disciples came in and quickly carried away Quan Guanqing's body.

Quan Guanqing's elaborate schemes ultimately led to this tragic end, which made Chen Guyan feel that his opportunity had arrived.

You Tanzhi is a fool and cannot shoulder the responsibility of the gang leader, as are the other elders.

"Brother Bian, where are we going now?" Shangguan Hongyu turned her head and glanced around as they walked out of the Beggars' Sect headquarters.

Bian Lang said, "Let's find an inn first, get a good night's sleep, and tomorrow I'll take you to eat your way through Luoyang."

"Eat my way through Luoyang? Wouldn't I get as fat as a pig? No way!" Shangguan Hongyu pouted.

Bian Lang laughed and said, "Even if you're as fat as a pig, you're still a beautiful pig."

"That sounds a bit strange," Shangguan Hongyu frowned.

As they spoke, the two arrived at the outside of an inn.

It was late at night, but the lights were still on in the inn's lobby.

Knock on the door, and someone opens it, revealing a face as pale as snow.

The man was hunched over, his eyes were bloodshot, and his lips were purple. He asked coldly, "Gentlemen, what is it?"

"We need a hotel." Shangguan Hongyu wasn't intimidated by the man's appearance.

There are plenty of these pretentious charlatans in the martial arts world.

"Our shop is full, you two should go somewhere else," the man said, and was about to close the door.

Shangguan Hongyu frowned and said, "How could it be full?"

Nothing major has happened in Luoyang recently.

"The people living in this little shop aren't human." The man lowered his head, his voice growing increasingly cold.

Shangguan Hongyu felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this, and turned to look at Bian Lang, asking for his opinion.

Bian Lang laughed and said, "Then let's go to another one."

"Are you a corpse driver?" The strange man, who was about to close the door, suddenly stuck his head out again.

Bian Lang said, "So what if it is?"

"Then please come in." The strange man opened the door.

Shangguan Hongyu had no desire to stay at this inn now. She felt that the strange man and the inn were both eerie and frightening.

"Only room number one in the top tier is available, so the two of you will have to squeeze in." The strange man led the way.

Upon hearing that only one room was left, Shangguan Hongyu turned and left.

It's not that it's impossible for two people to share a room, but they're both very tired, and they definitely won't sleep well together.

Bian Lang laughed and chased after him out of the inn.

The strange man shook his head and gently closed the door.

The moment the door closed, it also concealed the strange man's incredibly sinister smile.