Chapter 13: The Beggar Gang Conference
Out of the Kunlun Mountains, Yang Fan invited Cheng Ying to go to the ancient tomb, but Cheng Ying politely declined. After returning to the ancient tomb, Yang Fan and Dugu Xing lingered day and night, singing night and night until June 25. A thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy brought a crystal green stick to the ancient tomb to ask to see Yang Guo. Yang took a look and recognized it as a token of the leader of the beggar gang - a dog beating stick. The little man called Huamian was yellow and thin and slurred in speech, and the little dragon girl gave him four big white steamed buns in a row before he learned the truth from his mouth. It is said that Yeluqi came to Zhongnan Mountain desperately, handed over the secret of the dog-beating stick method and the eighteen palms of the dragon to Yang Guo, and asked him to take care of the beggars.
Yang Guo chose Elder Lu, who had good prestige and martial arts in the gang, as the leader of the gang, and personally taught the dog-beating stick method and the eighteen palms of dragon descending. It's just that the talent of this Lu gang leader is too poor, and it took half a year to learn the dog stick method, and he only learned thirteen palms of the eighteen palms of the dragon descending. Yang Guo once said to him that if there is something difficult, he can send someone to Zhongnan Mountain to find him. Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the Lu gang leader was victimized by traitors. And the beggar gang has been in chaos since Yeluqi's death, and the Lu gang leader can still rely on force and prestige to suppress it when he is there. Now that the leader of the Lu gang is also dead, the beggar gang has become a pot of porridge in an instant. Seeing that the group of dragons had no leader, the elders and beggars decided to hold a meeting of the beggars on the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh month in Luoyang Longmen Mountain to elect a new gang leader.
Yang Guo gave Xiao Yu a few taels of silver and sent him away. Turned to Yang Fan and said: "Fan'er, the leader of the beggar gang is newly mourned, the previous generation of Yelu gang leader has an old relationship with his father, and entrusted me to take care of the beggar gang before he died." Would you like to go on a trip for your father? ”
Although Yang Fan has been accompanied by Dugu Xing recently, he has lived a very happy life. But there are few people in the ancient tombs, and after a long time, they are depressed. What Yang Guo said was exactly what he wanted, and he was too busy to respond, so he wanted to take Dugu Xing with him.
"Don't be in a hurry. The origin of my Tomb Sect and the Beggar Gang is only known to the Lu Gang Master, and although you have a dog-beating stick, you will inevitably be misunderstood. You have been familiar with the dog-beating stick method of the beggar gang since childhood, but there are some subtle changes that have not yet been said to you. There are also eighteen palms of dragon descending, which is the first palm method in the world. It's just that the days are tight, but you may not be able to learn them all. Yang Guo couldn't help but be a little amused when he saw his son being so impatient.
Yang Fan is already very familiar with the dog-beating stick method, and he will be able to listen to Yang Guo talk about the subtleties for half an hour. The eighteen palms of the dragon descending have extremely high requirements for internal force, although Yang Guo's skill is shocking to the past and the present, but because he is missing an arm, it is difficult to practice. Yang Fan can only look at the secret book and learn from it, and if there is any difficulty, he will consult Yang Guo. In the past three days, Yang Fan has practiced fourteen palms, but the next four palms are not something that can be practiced in a short time, and Yang Fan does not force it.
On the second day of the seventh month, Yang Fan said goodbye to his parents and took Dugu Xing towards Henan. Zhongnan Mountain is more than 800 miles away from Luoyang, Yang Fan and Dugu Xing rode a horse together, and arrived at Baicao Town under Longmen Mountain in only four days. As soon as I arrived in the town, I saw flowers everywhere. These are called flowers to eat and drink everywhere, and they don't pay for alcohol. The shopkeeper in the town knew that it was a gathering of beggars, so he dared to say more, so he could only complain a few words behind his back.
Yang Fan took Dugu Xing around most of the town before he found an unbooked inn in the northwest corner of Baicao Town. As soon as he sat down to eat some food and drink, he heard a few Hanako next to him talking about something, one of whom was carrying eight bags, and looked like an elder of the beggar gang. Yang Fan immediately listened attentively, but the few people didn't say anything, but talked about the girl from the nearby Cuihong Mansion with great interest. After about a pillar of incense, the beggars finally had enough to eat and drink and left the inn. Yang Fan hurriedly pulled Dugu Xing to perform light skills and followed. After the rest of the low-bag disciples went out, they dispersed in twos and threes, but the eight-bag elders went around east and west, but they just didn't enter the door. After wrapping around half a pillar of incense like this, the eight-bag elder finally walked quickly into a deep mansion compound. Yang Fan performed light skills, jumped three feet, and took Dugu Xing into the courtyard. The courtyard was pitch black, and only one room was brightly lit. The two of them knew the direction, and as soon as they got closer, they heard a voice from inside the house.
"Rest assured. My old Fan is just a little ant in the eyes of the Xuanming Palace, but in this beggar gang, except for the one surnamed Lu, he has never been afraid of anyone. Yang Fan looked in, only to see an obese man talking happily on his face, and in front of him was a man with a hooked nose wearing a silver robe. And the eight-bag elder before stood beside the two of them like a small guy.
"If things go well, you can't benefit from it. If anything goes wrong, the one surnamed Lu is your example. The silver-robed man's tone was flat, but he was not angry. "Old Fan" only nodded vigorously after hearing this, and the smile on his face was still difficult to hide the beads of sweat on his forehead, obviously extremely afraid of the so-called Xuan Ming Palace.
After Yang Fan returned to the hotel, he was full of doubts that could not be solved, and it was difficult to fall asleep holding Dugu Xing's soft body. Dugu Xing didn't speak, but only held a small sandalwood fan to repel insects for Yang Fan. Yang Fan slept until noon on the sixth day, and Dugu Xing had already ordered the store to prepare food. After dinner, Yang Fan took Dugu Xing out to investigate, but he couldn't see a single flower. After another day, the people in the town who got the news rushed towards Longmen Mountain, and Yang Fan was overjoyed when he heard it, and he and Dugu Xing mixed in the crowd.
When I got up the mountain, the beggars had already surrounded several floors. In the middle of the circle, the four elders stood with their heads held high, majestic. The first person was the one Yang Fan saw that day, that is, the head of the four elders of the Beggar Gang - Fan Tong.
"Brothers of the beggar gang, I believe you all know it. Our beggar gang has been prosperous since the old gang leader Hong. But just a few days ago, the leader of my gang Lu was killed by a traitor, and the dog beating stick was also lost. The old man swore here that he must find out the murderer and avenge the Lu gang leader. However, after discussing with the elders, Fan believed that the beggar gang could not be left without an owner for a day, so he convened a heroic meeting here. I want to choose a hero with strong martial arts and a pure heart to be the leader. If you think you can lead my beggar gang to prosperity, you can also give it a try. Fan Tong's words made the disciples in the audience surge, and the rest of the people in the rivers and lakes also nodded.
"I, Liu San, know that I don't have the ability to be a gang leader, so I'll come to that one to throw something and lead something, which hero will come up and give advice?" A thin disciple from the beggar gang who was carrying five bags jumped into the door. Most of the beggars present knew this person, and knew that this was a muddy person, who liked to drink and fight all his life, but his heart was really not bad. Therefore, when everyone saw him playing, they all coaxed below.
After a while, an old beggar with a meaty face came out and said to Liu San: "Liu San, you turtle son, you haven't paid me back the two taels of silver you owe me for drinking last time, but now you are selling here." After speaking, he used his big fan-like hand to pinch Liu San's ears. Liu San smiled and gently and skillfully drilled under the old beggar's armpit. The old beggar was a little angry, and used the 18-way "chaotic splitting wind" palm technique, but he couldn't touch the corner of Liu San's clothes.
"Go down!" Liu San took advantage of the old beggar's unstable footing, used his body to go around his back, and kicked the old beggar to eat.
"Fu came to learn Brother Liu's tricks. A middle-aged man who looked like a scholar jumped onto the high platform. This man's surname is Fu Mingyun, and when he was young, he was a talent who failed to make the list, but he somehow joined the beggar gang. Liu San obviously knew Fu Yun, and when he saw him playing, he directly admitted defeat. Sure enough, after that, Fu Yun won five people in a row, until an eight-bag elder came to power.
These eight bags of elders are surnamed Wu, and they have always been obedient to Fan Tong. Fan Tong had a very high prestige in the gang, and when the beggars saw Elder Wu appearing, no one played. Yang Fan saw it really and recognized that it was this person who had a secret meeting with Fan Tong that night. The rest of the people in the rivers and lakes, seeing that no one in the beggar gang was on the scene, there were not many people who knew each other. A few stupid ones were also knocked down by Elder Wu's three punches and two kicks.
"The old man counted three times, if no one played, the position of the leader of the beggar gang would be Wu Ming's. Seeing that no one challenged, Fan Tong spoke.
"I'm here to challenge. I saw a small beggar disciple with a small figure and an unattractive appearance walking onto the high platform. Yang Fan saw that it was the silver-robed weirdo who made Fan Tong respectful that day.