After bowing to Chu Qinghe, Qiao Feng took out a silver ingot from his pocket, placed it on the table, and then quickly left with the Beggar Clan disciple beside him.
A dozen or so breaths later, when Qiao Feng walked out of the restaurant, the Beggar Clan disciple beside him said, "Chief, the Apricot Grove is full of apricot trees and weeds. Even if there are medicinal herbs, they are just common herbs that can be bought anywhere. Today, our Northern and Southern Beggar Clans are holding a final election for the chief chief in this Apricot Grove. The man just now said he came to collect herbs. I'm afraid he has other plans."
However, Qiao Feng shook his head at what the Beggar Clan disciple said, "If he had ulterior motives, he wouldn't show himself like this; it's too ostentatious."
Hearing what Qiao Feng said, the Beggar Clan disciple beside him thought about Chu Qinghe's face, scratched his head, and said, "That's true!"
Generally speaking, if someone has ulterior motives, they will usually hide their appearance. They wouldn't be like that person just now, who brazenly came over with a face that would make them look like they could go to a brothel without paying.
If you investigate, you can easily find the traces.
Immediately afterwards, Qiao Feng said, "Moreover, today the Southern Beggar Clan and the Northern Beggar Clan are gathered together. Even if there are external enemies, what is there to fear? It's alright."
Upon hearing this, the Beggar Clan disciple beside him nodded and said, "The Clan Leader is wise."
Qiao Feng chuckled softly, then suddenly remembered the muttering sound Lianxing had made when he mentioned Murong Fu earlier, and a hint of confusion appeared in his eyes.
Meanwhile, inside the restaurant.
After Qiao Feng left, Chu Qinghe had already returned to the group of women.
As soon as Chu Qinghe sat down, Lianxing asked, "Brother-in-law, was that Qiao Feng, the leader of the Northern Beggars' Sect, just now?"
Chu Qinghe gave a soft "hmm" in acknowledgment.
After receiving confirmation from Chu Qinghe, Lianxing pondered and said, "In the Great Song Dynasty, Qiao Feng and Murong Fu are known as the two greatest talents in the North and South, and are also called 'Qiao Feng in the North and Murong in the South'."
"However, that Murong Fu is all bark and no bite. Although he is at the early stage of Grandmaster, his strength is even weaker than mine when I was at the late stage of Grandmaster. This Northern Qiao Feng is on par with the Southern Murong, so isn't his strength about the same as the Southern Murong's?"
Chu Qinghe slowly said, "It's different."
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe slowly said, "Murong Fu's martial arts skills are numerous and varied, chaotic and not refined. In addition, his true qi is weak. Judging from his breathing when he fights, it is clear that he has accumulated internal injuries due to a forced breakthrough. Furthermore, there are faint traces of purplish-blue poison on both sides of his nose. It is obvious that he forcibly improved his cultivation by using some external medicine containing poison."
"In terms of strength, even Sikong Zhaixing could easily outmaneuver him with his lightness skill."
"But Qiao Feng's steps were steady, and his voice was strong. Moreover, the full name of the Dragon Subduing Palm in the Beggar Clan is 'Twenty-Eight Palms of Dragon Subduing Palm,' but it is only a high-grade Earth-rank martial art."
"But Qiao Feng condensed it and added his own understanding of martial arts and combat, transforming the original twenty-eight moves of the 'Twenty-Eight Subduing Dragon Palms' into the current 'Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms,' raising its martial arts grade to the middle level of the Heaven Rank." In Qiao Feng's hands, its power was further enhanced.
"Furthermore, Qiao Feng has led the Northern Beggars' Clan to guard the border of the Song Dynasty against the Yuan Dynasty for many years. He has survived to this day and can be described as a veteran of countless battles. Although he is only at the late stage of the Grandmaster Realm, he may be able to face a mid-stage Celestial Realm martial artist head-on. His strength should be comparable to yours now."
Hearing Chu Qinghe's evaluation of Qiao Feng, Lianxing couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment, "Qiao Feng's strength is actually that great? How did Murong Fu come to be ranked alongside Qiao Feng?"
The jellyfish-like Yin Ji slowly said, "Murong Fu's reputation comes more from his family, with the contributions of Murong Longcheng and Murong Bo. Strictly speaking, it is also because of his background that his reputation has been enhanced!"
After responding to Lianxing's comment, Shuimu Yinji looked at Chu Qinghe and said, "I have never seen you speak so highly of a stranger before."
Hearing this, Chu Qinghe smiled and said, "I'm just telling the truth, and I do have a natural affinity for Qiao Feng."
"Um?"
Faced with Chu Qinghe's words, the girls all looked at him with curiosity.
Meeting the gazes of the women, Chu Qinghe slowly said, "In my opinion, looking at the whole world, even a strong person like Zhang Sanfeng can only be called a strong person, not a hero."
Lianxing raised an eyebrow and asked, "Brother-in-law, do you mean that Qiao Feng qualifies as such?"
Chu Qinghe hummed in agreement and then slowly said, "Not only Qiao Feng, but even Hong Qigong, the leader of the Southern Beggars' Sect, can be considered one."
Jellyfish Yin Ji asked, "Why?"
Chu Qinghe slowly said, "The Beggars' Sect was once a top-tier power, and it also had experts at the Celestial Realm. However, in the past few decades, the Beggars' Sect has rapidly declined and fallen to its current status as a first-rate power. The fundamental reason for this is the actions of the Beggars' Sect."
"The reason why any martial arts force in the world constantly wants to improve itself is because of profit. Logically speaking, even if the Beggars' Sect is a first-class force now, its disciples should live a worry-free life."
"But after Qiao Feng and Hong Qigong succeeded as the leaders of the Beggars' Sect in the North and South, they each reduced the tax revenue in their respective territories to 10%, just to cover the expenses of some sect affairs, and returned the rest to the local poor people."
"Among the Northern Beggars' Clan, Qiao Feng has been a disciple of Shaolin and the Beggars' Clan since childhood. For more than ten years, he has been guarding the border of the Song Dynasty against the Yuan Dynasty, ensuring the peace and stability of the Song Dynasty."
"And Hong Qigong, although he was over sixty years old, according to the evaluation of Bai Xiaosheng's men, he had never wrongly killed a single good person in his life."
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