In the inner hall of the main altar, dozens of people sit in two columns......

In the row on the left are the seven beggar gang elders headed by Fang Chengjun. There is no Yi Zhong here, and although Fang Chengjun is the acting leader of the Beggar Gang, his previous identity is the Law Enforcement Elder of the Beggar Gang, and it is not surprising that he is sitting in the elder position at this moment.

In the row on the right, there are eight young people led by Chen Hanyu, namely Chen Hanyu, Feng Qingwan, Yan Jiansong, Jiang Miaoran, You Qingshang, Zhen Yingying, Ding Jianling and Xiao Jing. Feng Suyin is not one of them, she is a person who knows the times, knows when to do what to do and when not to do it. In the chaos just now, she had already left early with the two elders, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

As for the three chairs in the middle, they are naturally sitting Geng Zheng, Wen Youbei and Yi Zhong, of which Yi Zhong is sitting in the middle, Geng Zheng is on the left, and Wen Youbei is on the right. From this point of view, the status of the two is basically equal, if you insist on dividing the dignity and inferiority, the people at that time thought that the left hand was respected, and it seemed that Geng Zheng's status was higher.

"Ahem......"

Yi Zhong seemed to want to grin, but Leng Buding coughed twice, seeing this situation, Chen Hanyu was unwilling to continue such a cold war, after all, they were fighting a cold war here, and it didn't make much sense to embarrass this old-timer. So Chen Hanyu spoke first: "Elder Yi, if you have anything to say, just say it directly." ”

"Okay......" Yi Zhong smiled and nodded, "It's just some old things." Several of them are young talents from major forces, and there is no need for the old man to hide these things. The golden dog repellent stick in the little girl's hand is indeed the authentic token of my beggar gang. ”

"Oh~ How can Elder Yi be so sure?" a nine-bag elder sitting on Fang Chengjun's side moved his body and said in a comfortable position.

"The old man has been in power for forty years, so he can naturally distinguish the true from the fake......" Yi Zhong didn't turn to look at the elder, but responded lightly.

Seeing Fang Chengjun's attitude, the elder's face sank, and he was about to say something more, when Fang Chengjun raised his hand, then the elder obediently closed his mouth, obviously respecting Fang Chengjun to the extreme.

"Do you know why this dog repellent stick appeared in the Qingfeng Ancient Cave?" Yi Zhong ignored the elders behind him, and just asked Chen Hanyu and the others with a smile.

"Something to do with the ghost Xiaozi senior?" Zhen Yingying asked.

"That's right," Yi Zhong nodded, "This dog repellent stick was forged by Ghost Xiaozi himself and given to the first beggar gang leader. It is golden, smelted with the strange stones of heaven and earth and gold, and its texture is light and indestructible, and its hardness is even inferior to that of the gold-locked soft sword, which is famous for its sharp edge. ”

Chen Hanyu and the others were shocked in their hearts, and they all knew that the Golden Lock Soft Sword was not something that ordinary ores could build. At least judging from what they know now, there is no one in the rivers and lakes who can create such a divine weapon.

When he saw the golden dog repellent stick, Chen Hanyu wondered if that thing had anything to do with the golden lock soft sword. After all, the dog repellent stick and the golden-locked soft sword are not only the same color, but even the feel of the touch and the sound of the weapon when they collide are not much different. Now Yi Zhong said that there are still some differences between the casting materials of the two, but even Chen Hanyu and other top-notch masters cannot distinguish between them, and this difference should be very small, and it will basically not affect the power that the weapon itself can exert in actual combat.

"Speaking of this weapon, there is also a bit of a past story in the Beggar Gang about the ghost and the first gang leader. Yi Zhong said again.

"Elder, disciple has a question for ......" It was Geng Zheng who spoke, looking at his expression, he seemed to be quite puzzled by what Yi Zhong Fangcai said, "Elder, isn't our first gang leader Patriarch Zhuang Yifang Zhuang at the end of the Tang Dynasty?"

Not only Geng Zheng, but Chen Hanyu and others also looked at Fang Chengjun with a puzzled expression. Just because they all know that Zhuang Yifang, the first leader of the beggar gang, was an important figure in the Huangchao Uprising at the end of the Tang Dynasty. Some of his deeds can be said to be passed on by word of mouth among the people, and even ordinary people can tell a thing or two.

Yi Zhong smiled at Geng Zheng and nodded: "Yes, if you only talk about the name of the beggar gang, it is indeed built by Ancestor Zhuang." However, if you want to trace the origin, there were the first beggars as early as the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It's just that it was not called the beggar gang at that time, and after several changes along the way, it was only when Ancestor Zhuang established the name of the beggar gang that I saw today that we had the beggar gang we see today. ”

"Alas~ These things, not many people know about these things in today's beggar gang......" Looking at the incredulous expressions of Chen Hanyu and others, Yi Zhong smiled slightly, did not explain too much, and began to narrate the story at that time, Chen Hanyu and others listened carefully to him for a long time, and gradually understood the ins and outs of the whole thing.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the heroes were divided. Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes and defeated Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu. Yuan Shao's advisor Fu Zhu swore not to surrender and was killed by Cao Cao, and his son Fu Fu fled to the rivers and lakes and became a beggar. Because of the indignation and hypocrisy of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others in his heart, he frustrated and swore that he would no longer be loyal to any party in his lifetime. As a result, Fu Fu gathered some heroes from all over the Central Plains at that time who were unwilling to stand up for the major forces, and took Guiyang as the base, gradually developed, and finally established a relatively large Jianghu force - the Sanren Gang.

The Sanren Gang was established in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the following Three Kingdoms, Two Jin and Two Dynasties, and even the early Sui and Tang dynasties, were not very famous. Until the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, An Lushan rebelled, not only massacring some palace nobles who supported the Li Tang Dynasty, but also many Jianghu forces that supported the Tang Dynasty were also wiped out.

In the middle, there is a small sect of the second and third ranks, called "Tianxia Villa". Among the disciples, there is a young woman named Gu Yuqian, who is said to have a talent for tolerance and beyond ordinary people. At a young age, he became famous for his Tianxia stick method, and was nicknamed "Iron Stick Niang". At that time, An Lushan slaughtered the Jianghu sect, and Tianxia Villa was also among them. Almost overnight, the entire villa was slaughtered by the rebels, leaving almost no survivors. Only this iron-roded lady, with the help of the people in the villa, escaped. I don't know where I got acquainted with the young genius of the Tianjian School, a great immortal sect that was famous at that time, that is, the later ghost Xiaozi.

Regarding the identity of the ghost Xiaozi, everyone present has heard one or two. It is said that the identity of the ghost Xiaozi is very complicated, first he was a disciple of the Tianjian faction, and then because of the sect's infighting, he betrayed the immortal path and joined the Black Demon Temple, the first major faction of the demon path at that time. After the three firefights, Ghost Xiaozi obtained the secret book of the righteous path Jingcitang by chance. In this way, he has practiced the exercises that combine the three paths of Buddha, Tao and Demon, and is invincible in the world.

At that time, Ghost Xiaozi was still relatively young, and he was strong-blooded, so it can be said that he fell in love with Gu Yuqian at first sight. In order to win the favor of the other party, Ghost Xiaozi also stole the purple and white jade beads of the palace and gave them to Gu Yuqian as a token of love. It's a pity that the matter was later revealed, and the ghost Xiaozi was punished for thinking about the wall for five years, and when he came out of the mountain again, the situation in the rivers and lakes had changed greatly, and the Tianjian faction quickly declined after some changes. As a last resort, Ghost Xiaozi embarked on the road to save the sect, and before he was about to join the battle team against the rebels, he met Gu Yuxing, who had already joined the Sanren Gang.

At this time, Gu Yuxing has become a closed disciple of the white-robed Taoist, the leader of the Sanren Gang, not to mention his martial arts, and he has also learned the Zhengang of the Sanren Gang. On the battlefield that followed, Ghost Xiaozi and Gu Yuqian joined forces to kill many of An Lushan's top masters, and his reputation was so great that Shi Siming, the leader of the rebels at that time, was furious and sent two peerless masters to get rid of Ghost Xiaozi and Gu Yuqian.

Two peerless masters infiltrated the camp of Ghost Xiaozi and others, and wantonly slaughtered the righteous path masters, and even the white-robed Daoist, the leader of the Sanren Gang, died in their hands. However, just as they were about to kill Ghost Xiaozi and Gu Yuqian, an old beggar came out of nowhere and killed two peerless masters in just three moves. Gu Yuqian was a disciple of the white-robed Taoist at that time, and her identity was the most noble. She pleaded with the beggar to be the leader of their gang, but the beggar did not agree and walked away.

After that, Gu Yuqian became the leader of the Sanren Gang. At the same time, because of the relationship between the old beggars, the later members of the Sanren Gang often helped a large number of beggars from all over the country, not only giving them food, but also teaching them martial arts. After a long time, more and more beggars took refuge under the Sanren Gang. In the end, Gu Yuqian announced that the Sanren Gang would officially change its name to the Ju Beggars Gang. It means to gather the beggars of the world and gather the strength of ten thousand people.

Since then, there have been three drastic changes. Ghost Xiaozi joined the Black Devil Temple, and Gu Yuqian also became one of the leaders of the righteous path. Because of the incompatibility between good and evil, Gu Yuqian also announced that she had completely severed relations with Ghost Xiaozi. However, the two of them were in love after all, and after several twists and turns, Gu Yuqian handed over the jade pendant she was wearing to Ghost Xiaozi, who also repaid her with things, looked for strange mines in heaven and earth, and created this golden dog repellent stick for her, named the evil stick. It means to kill the real evildoers and continue to maintain the relationship between the two.

It's just that the relationship between the two of them, which straddles good and evil, is impossible to be recognized by people in the rivers and lakes. And as the strength and status of the two gradually increase, the responsibilities they have to bear will become greater and greater. In the end, in order to break off the relationship with the ghost Xiaozi, Gu Yuqian did not listen to the advice of the ghost Xiaozi, and walked alone, fell into an ambush set by the Black Devil Palace, and died on the spot. As a result, Oni Xiaozi's temperament changed drastically, and it is said that he later killed the hall master of the Black Demon Temple, and thus quelled the final melee of the three realms.

"Elder Yi, how did you know about so many secrets?" Fang Chengjun, who had been listening to Yi Zhong's explanations of these stories, finally couldn't help it, and couldn't help but interrupt him to ask.

Yi Zhong turned his head: "What, you don't believe the old man's words?"

"It's not that I don't believe in the elders......" Fang Chengjun shook his head, his voice was still as calm as water, "It's really because these things that the elders said are too ridiculous and incredible. Just imagine, how could a disciple of a great sect of immortals be with a woman from a second- or third-rate sect? How can a dog whose family has been destroyed gain the trust of a big gang leader? And how can a gang leader of the righteous path and a thief who has betrayed the devil's path exchange tokens to continue their feelings, this is completely nonsense. ”

"Nonsense? Hmph!" Yi Zhong shook his head with a smile, turned around and slowly looked in the direction of the outside of the hall: "Do you know that in the underground library of the beggar gang, there is a book of "Chivalry and Beggars" that records the heroic deeds of the beggar gang back then?"

Fang Chengjun smiled: "I was originally a law enforcement elder of the Beggar Gang, and the books in the library pavilion, except for the Eighteen Palms of the Town Gang and the Dog Driving Stick Method, the others, as long as there are them, naturally there are no ones I haven't read." "Chivalry and Beggars" ......" Fang Chengjun said here, his face suddenly changed, "Wait! The book "Chivalry and Beggars" only has half a volume in the library pavilion, can it be said that ......" He said here, and suddenly looked at Yi Zhong: "The first volume of "Chivalry and Beggars" is in the hands of your elder Yi?"

Although Fang Chengjun said this very calmly, the elders sitting under him would not think so. At this time, they looked at Yi Zhong with a completely different expression than before. The previous elders were either respectful or disdainful, but they didn't have the same look of doubt as they did now. It is estimated that they all think in their hearts that Yi Zhong deliberately hid the first volume of "Chivalrous Chronicles". And secretly hiding the cheats in the gang, that is a gang's taboo, Yi Zhong can't be unaware.

Seeing that the other elders were all looking at him with suspicion and puzzlement, Yi Zhong laughed a few times: "Why does the old man need to keep the books of the Bengang privately, what does he mean by me?

Without waiting for everyone to question, Yi Zhong continued: "A few of you still remember the painting left by the previous gang leader in the house. It was the old man who saved him from the fire at the last moment. At that time, several of our brothers and sisters laughed at me for being stupid, and I could fight for my life for a painting. But I know that that's what the gang leader values the most. ”

"So you mean that you found the upper part of the "Chivalrous Chronicles" on that painting?" spoke an elder who sat down next to Fang Chengjun, also with gray hair. It is estimated that he was a senior brother of the same generation as Yi Zhong and experienced this incident together, and when he heard Yi Zhong talk about it, his heart was full of curiosity again.

"Senior brother still remember ......this," Yi Zhong nodded, "I also went back, only to find that in the scroll of that painting, there was a parchment scroll full of small block letters as thin as a fly's head, and after careful reading, I knew that it was the upper part of the "Chivalrous Chronicles". If you don't believe it, I'll ask my disciples to bring the scroll later, and let a few of them appraise it......"

Fang Chengjun waved his hand: "No need for identification??" Of course we believe what Elder Yi said. ”

Fang Chengjun said, seeing that Yi Zhong didn't react, he said lightly: "I just don't know, Elder Yi summoned our group of people to the inner hall just to tell us all about the heroic history of the beggar gang in the past?"

When these words were asked, everyone immediately cheered up and focused their attention on Yi Zhong. Just now, I heard Yi Zhong talk about so many old things in the rivers and lakes that they had never heard of before, and many people were still immersed in it and had not come back to their senses yet.

And next, Fang Chengjun has already thrown out the most critical question, that is, what does Yizhong want to say so much?

Do you want to get the dog repellent stick back?

Or do you want to leave the little beetle?

Feeling the burning gaze behind him, Yi Zhong did not turn around, nor did he make any other movements. With his back to everyone, he spoke amazingly, and said such a sentence: "The old man thinks that this year's beggar gang leader should be served by the little girl!"