"If the Beggars' Sect can obtain the position of leader of the martial arts world this time, it will be able to command the heroes of the Great Song Dynasty to guard the border and protect our Great Song Dynasty."

"This matter is of great importance. I, along with all the elders of the Beggars' Clan, as well as Chief Qiao and Chief Hong, have decided to temporarily select a acting chief from Chief Qiao and Chief Hong to oversee the Beggars' Clan's Clean Clothes Faction and Dirty Clothes Faction in the Northern Shaolin Beggars' Clan Assembly."

At this point, at the signal of Elder Xu, one elder from each of the Southern and Northern Beggars' Sects stood on the platform, each carrying a wooden box.

The two wooden boxes bear the names of Qiao Feng and Hong Qigong respectively.

After the two men stood on the platform, Elder Xu spoke up: "Everyone here today has a special letter we distributed earlier. Now, apart from those guarding the border or handling important matters, there are one thousand disciples each from the Clean Clothes Faction and the Dirty Clothes Faction in this Apricot Grove. We will use these two thousand disciples to vote. Please put your letter into one of the wooden boxes to decide which leader you want to vote for. The final leader who will temporarily take charge of our Beggars' Sect will be chosen based on the number of votes received."

After a series of instructions, once the two mailboxes on the platform were placed on the ground and covered with black cloth, the Beggars' Sect disciples began to go up on stage one after another to vote.

During the process, even the women beside Chu Qinghe couldn't help but secretly speculate whether Qiao Feng or Hong Qigong would become the leader of the Beggars' Sect.

Only Chu Qinghe remained listless.

Half an hour later.

Elder Xu gave a signal only after the last Beggar Clan disciple stepped out from behind the black cloth surrounding the ballot box.

After the black cloth was torn off, two elders from the Southern Beggars' Sect and the Northern Beggars' Sect each carried two boxes to the table in front of them, disassembled the wooden boxes piece by piece, and then began to count them in front of everyone.

A short while later.

After the two finished counting, the two elders on the platform spoke one after the other.

"Qiao, the leader of the Clean Clothes Faction, has 1,131 votes."

"Hong, the leader of the Dirty Clothes Faction, has received 869 votes."

Upon seeing the two data outputs, all the disciples of the Northern Beggars' Sect cheered.

Even Qiao Feng himself couldn't help but show a hearty smile on his face.

In contrast, although some disciples and elders of the Southern Beggars' Sect frowned, they did not show much dissatisfaction or discontent.

Even though Hong Qigong was not surprised by this result, he still couldn't help but sigh.

"As expected, it can't compare!"

Regardless of which gang he belongs to, Qiao Feng is only in his thirties and has already reached the late stage of the Grandmaster realm. He is not much different from Pang Ban of the Demon Master Palace and Lang Fanyun of the Angry Dragon Gang. He has a very high chance of entering the Celestial Realm in the future. Although Hong Qigong has reached the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm and has the title of one of the Five Greats in the Song Dynasty, his potential has been exhausted.

In comparison, it was only natural for the Beggars' Sect disciples to choose Qiao Feng as their new leader.

However, just as Qiao Feng was about to leap onto the high platform, Quan Guanqing from the Northern Beggars' Clan suddenly circulated his inner energy and shouted, "I object! Qiao Feng is not qualified to become the chief leader of my Beggars' Clan!"

The sound spread out instantly upon being uttered, amplified by the true energy.

When everyone present heard this voice, they all looked at Quan Guanqing, who had spoken, with a hint of doubt in their eyes.

If those who oppose Qiao Feng now belong to the Dirty Clothes Faction of the Southern Beggar Clan, then no one would find it surprising.

The problem is that Quan Guanqing, who opposes Qiao Feng's succession as the leader of the Beggars' Sect, is himself a member of the Clean Clothes faction.

It should be noted that once Qiao Feng becomes the leader of the Beggars' Sect, the status of the former elders of the Northern Beggars' Sect will also rise accordingly.

Naturally, Quan Guanqing's sudden opposition to Qiao Feng at this moment is quite intriguing.

Even Hong Qigong of the Southern Beggars' Sect frowned when his gaze fell on Quan Guanqing.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, some of the elders of the Northern Beggars' Sect glared angrily at Quan Guanqing.

"Quan Guanqing, what gives you the right to oppose Chief Qiao? Don't forget, three years ago, it was Chief Qiao who saved your life."

"That's right. Over the years, Chief Qiao has led us to guard the borders of the Song Dynasty against the Yuan Dynasty. How many of the brothers in the gang today weren't saved by Chief Qiao at the risk of his life? What gives you the right to object?"

...

Standing beside the carriage, listening to the conversation of the Beggars' Sect members, Wang Yuyan couldn't help but sigh softly.

If, in that restaurant earlier, Chu Qinghe spoke of the difference between Murong Fu and Qiao Feng, Wang Yuyan simply took it as a difference in their strength.

But now, listening to the Beggars' Sect members recount Qiao Feng's deeds over the years, even Wang Yuyan couldn't help but feel admiration.

Thinking about Murong Fu's character and his reactions to his subordinates, Wang Yuyan suddenly understood why Li Qingluo had been so disdainful of Murong Fu before.

A few breaths later, Qiao Feng on the high platform suddenly raised his hand.

Noticing Qiao Feng's actions, the elders of the Northern Beggars' Clan who had been hurling insults just moments before quickly fell silent.

However, when they looked at Quan Guanqing, they still glared at each other angrily.

Just by looking at the actions of a few elders, one can see Qiao Feng's prestige within the Northern Beggars' Sect.

After everyone else quieted down, Qiao Feng looked at Quan Guanqing and said, "Since Elder Quan opposes Qiao Feng becoming the leader of the Beggars' Sect, could you give Qiao Feng a reason?"

Upon hearing this, Quan Guanqing gave a cold laugh and then slowly walked up to the high platform.

However, when Quan Guanqing stepped onto the high platform, the elder surnamed Xu who had been presiding over the vote suddenly moved back a few steps to give up the main seat.

Taking in this scene, Shuimu Yinji, standing beside Chu Qinghe, let out a soft "Eh," and then said, "That guy surnamed Xu, is he in cahoots with this person?"

Hearing what Jellyfish Yin Ji said, Chu Qinghe softly hummed in agreement.

However, when Chu Qinghe's gaze fell on Qiao Feng, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

One moment in heaven, the next in hell. Sometimes you can't help but sigh that fate always seems to target the honest and kind.