The method Zhu Yunwen came up with was truly insidious.

They split up into two groups, each dealing with one of the three factions: Zhu Yuntong dealt with the Sun family, while Zhao Qingzhu dealt with the Beggars' Clan.

The method to deal with the Beggars' Sect was simple and brutal: Zhao Qingzhu, as a member of the martial arts world, went to challenge the sect and beat all the main members with strong martial arts skills until they were bedridden.

This effectively prevented the Beggars' Sect branch from helping the Sun family to steal farmland for a certain period of time.

As for Zhu Yunwen, he didn't say much about how to deal with the Sun family.

Having made this decision, Zhao Qingzhu immediately put it into action.

The next day, they went directly to the Beggars' Sect's headquarters. To put it bluntly, these Beggars' Sect members usually lived in some dilapidated temples and old houses.

Those were their main bases in various places. In Hekou County, the Beggars' Sect had set up a branch, which was located in this place, a gathering point for many Beggars' Sect disciples.

Then an elder would manage this place, as a branch of the Beggars' Sect.

After Zhu Yunwen brought Zhao Qingzhu here, Zhao Qingzhu, posing as a member of the martial arts world, challenged this branch of the Beggars' Sect.

In a remote, dilapidated temple south of Hekou County.

A group of dozens of key figures from this branch of the Beggars' Sect all looked at Zhao Qingzhu, who was standing at the entrance of the dilapidated temple, with some disbelief.

They never expected that this young and beautiful woman would dare to come to their Beggars' Sect's territory so brazenly.

Normally, this place is one that normal people would avoid at all costs; normal people know that a group of beggars gather here for a long time.

These beggars are not to be trifled with; if anyone gets too close, they will rob them of everything.

If a woman gets close, he might even humiliate or harm her.

The presence of such a beautiful woman as Zhao Qingzhu naturally caused many of the beggars present to reveal lewd smiles.

One of the beggars couldn't wait to step forward:

"Hey, where did this pretty little wench come from? Doesn't she know where she is? How dare you barge in like this? Well then, don't blame us, you'll be staying here from now on..."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and reached out to lay a hand on Zhao Qingzhu, but Zhao Qingzhu revealed a cold smile and slowly said:

"Young lady, it's true that I haven't been out in the martial world for a while, and hardly anyone recognizes me anymore..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she kicked out fiercely. With a bang, the beggar man standing not far in front of her was sent flying backward before he could even get close to Zhao Qingzhu. He was sent flying more than ten meters before coming to a stop.

The Beggar Clan disciple who was kicked out spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes widened, and the next moment he collapsed to the ground and stopped breathing.

With just one kick, a person was killed. This scene shocked all the members of the Beggars' Sect in the dilapidated temple.

They never expected that the woman in front of them would be so terrifying.

The lewd smiles on their faces finally disappeared, and the elderly man in his fifties, who had been sleeping on the offering table in the dilapidated temple, slowly opened his eyes.

First, he rubbed his messy, dirty hair with his hands, then he said:

"So you're also a江湖人 (jianghu person, meaning someone who roams the martial arts world), it's just a pity that you're causing trouble on my Beggars' Sect's territory. That's a bit too arrogant. You should take action and let her know that the Beggars' Sect is not someone to be trifled with."

After the old man finished speaking, several members of the Beggars' Sect rushed towards Zhao Qingzhu. Zhao Qingzhu calmly replied:

"Today, I have come only to challenge the Beggars' Sect. The reason I killed someone just now was because that person disrespected me."

Therefore, you'd better be sensible during the fight. If anyone resorts to underhanded tactics, I will kill them on the spot.

After all, scum like these are a scourge to the world.

However, the Beggars' Sect disciples who rushed up didn't care about anything else and immediately used their most vicious moves to attack Zhao Qingzhu.

Zhao Qingzhu's brows furrowed, and he immediately drew a long sword from his waist. With a forceful flick, streaks of blood bloomed amidst the flashing sword light.

Those disciples fell straight down, showing no signs of life.

This scene once again shocked the Beggars' Sect disciples in the dilapidated temple. One kick killed one person, and one sword killed several others. This was definitely the work of a master.

They dared not be careless at that moment, and dozens of Beggar Clan disciples came over and surrounded Zhao Qingzhu.

The old man sitting on the offering table finally became serious and said to the Beggars' Sect disciples:

"Form the Beggars' Sect formation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of Beggars' Sect disciples, each holding a bamboo or wooden stick, formed a circle and began striking the ground, creating a complex sound, while circling around Zhao Qingzhu.

This was done to numb Zhao Qingzhu's ears and eyes, making her dizzy and her ears extremely annoyed by all sorts of noise.

Just then, one of the Beggars' Sect disciples who was circling around suddenly rushed forward and swung his stick down at Zhao Qingzhu.

Although his movements were quite violent, Zhao Qingzhu couldn't hear him at all because of the loud noise around her. In addition, the Beggars' Sect disciples were all circling around him, so she didn't notice any disciples rushing towards her.

But that doesn't mean Zhao Qingzhu has no way to deal with it. She narrowed her eyes slightly, made her gaze more determined, calmed herself down, and suddenly turned around. The long sword in her hand directly pierced the bamboo stick in the hand of the Beggar Clan disciple who rushed up.

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