Chapter 20 Upheaval
Deep in the alley was a dilapidated, somewhat low walled courtyard.
Nearly half of the red paint on the door has fallen off, and the center knocker has begun to rust. When the old beggar walked to the door with Song Qingshu, only to hear the sound of "squeak", the door opened just right, and a middle-aged man with narrow eyes but a burly figure emerged from it.
The big man seemed to have a lot of respect for the old beggar, and at this moment, a rough and heroic voice came from inside the door.
"It's just Hanako, you're finally here, what delicious food can you bring?"
When the old beggar heard this, he took another bite of the chicken in his hand, leaving an empty chicken rib: "There are still chicken bones left, I don't know if you want to?", after speaking, the old beggar really threw the chicken bones in his hand.
As a result, there was a burst of laughter and scolding from inside.
Song Qingshu, who was standing on the side, had a flickering gaze, and quietly took a step back when the old beggar entered.
The old beggar really has another identity, and now that he has lost all his skills, it is better to step on this troubled water less. There are some things in the rivers and lakes that you can't listen to or say.
But as soon as he retreated, Song Qingshu felt that his arm was grabbed by a huge force, and he only heard the old beggar laugh and say: "I have walked such a long way with the old man called Huazi, how can I retreat?"
After speaking, Song Qingshu couldn't allow Song Qingshu to think and refuse, and Song Qingshu was pulled into the door by the old beggar with one hand.
In the small courtyard, there is no cave.
Song Qingshu, who was caught off guard by the old beggar and pulled in, saw the old man who was talking to the old beggar just now.
The old man was also a beggar, no more than sixty years old, not as unkempt and ragged as ordinary beggars, with gray hair but red light on his forehead.
What moved Song Qingshu was that the old man's gray clothes were sewn with large and small patches, a total of eight patches, and each patch had a dark brown cloth bag.
Beggar Gang, Eight Bags Elder.
Song Qingshu couldn't help but be surprised, although he had vaguely guessed the identity of the old beggar just now, but now, Song Qingshu has a deeper understanding, and it can be seen from the old beggar talking and laughing with the old man that the old beggar should be at least an eight-bag elder.
Song Qingshu regretted it a lot, if he had known that the old beggar had such strength, Song Qingshu would definitely have avoided it, how could he go all the way with him?
The higher the old beggar's martial arts, the more noble his status is, the more dangerous it is for Song Qingshu at this moment, for no other reason, the king of Hades fights, and the little ghost suffers.
Shi Yitian's gaze swept directly over the old beggar, stared at Song Qingshu suspiciously, and then turned to the old beggar: "Old man Shan, ...... is he?"
Song Qingshu was about to clear himself, and the old beggar said directly: "My apprentice." At the same time, the old beggar knocked on Song Qingshu's head again, stopped Song Qingshu and said: "The child is disobedient, don't pay attention to him later."
Shi Yitian was obviously shocked by the apprentice who suddenly appeared next to the old man Shan, but when he thought of this important matter, his face instantly froze, and he couldn't care about Song Qingshu, and said in a low voice: "How is the situation of Gang Master Shi?"
The old beggar no longer had the same hippie smile as before, and said with a straight face: "When the Shi Gang Master cultivated the Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Descending, something went wrong, and his true anger was chaotic, and he shook the foundation, although he saved his life, he ......."
"But what's wrong?" Shi asked.
"But he is paralyzed, and I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with the affairs of the gang."
Shi Tiantian was slightly stunned, but there were already some signs that the Shi Gang Master had gone wrong in his practice, and the old man Shan would not rush over in a hurry. Looking at the old beggar's stiff face, Shi Tiantian suddenly realized: "Could it be that Ryuuji wants to seize power?"
The old beggar smiled bitterly and nodded.
Hearing this, Shi Yitian was stunned for a long time, and held back for a long time before he spit out a sentence: "Damn, if he is allowed to seize the power of the gang, can the beggar gang still have a place for our disciples of the Dirty Clothes Sect?"
After Shi Tiantian finished speaking, both of them were silent, obviously this matter was very tricky, and the person named Ryuuji made them extremely jealous.
Song Qingshu stood behind the old beggar, listened to the conversation between Shi Yitian and the old beggar clearly, and roughly figured out the current situation of the beggar gang, and the problem that the beggar gang is facing now is actually the historical legacy of the beggar gang.
The battle between the beggars and the clean clothes faction!
The beggar gang in the Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer, compared with the era of Hong Qigong and Huang Rong, has shown a sharp decline in both the status of the rivers and lakes and the level of martial arts, and the key is the struggle for power and profit between the dirty clothes faction and the clean clothes faction.
And the conflict between the dirty clothes faction and the clean clothes faction was reflected in the period when Hong Qigong was the leader of the beggar gang!
The original form of the beggar gang was a gang composed of professional beggars, but with the development and growth, it attracted many Jianghu heroes with money and guns to join, forming a win-win situation, but these Jianghu heroes formed a clean clothes faction, and discord with the dirty clothes faction, resulting in a dispute over the route within the beggar gang.
When Hong Qigong was holding a dog-beating stick, Elder Peng of the Pure Clothes Sect rebelled against the gang, which brought a huge impact to the beggar gang. Although Huang Rong stepped up internal adjustments after coming to power and suppressed the clean clothes faction, this measure temporarily resolved the internal dispute between the beggars, but it was still a symptom rather than a cure.
Because of Huang Rong's method, there must be a gang leader who can shake the scene! And once the gang leader is unreliable, the beggar gang will cause disagreements again.
However, the eighteen palms of the dragon descending in the hands of Yeluqi have not been able to learn all, since then the beggar gang has been the leader, at most only learned fourteen palms, to the current gang leader Shi Huolong, only learned twelve palms, the result is also because of the lack of internal strength caused the upper body to be paralyzed, go to the mountains to find medicine and cure the disease.
Song Qingshu secretly thought: Now should be the period when Shi Huolong's practice is paralyzed. Shi Tielong did not have the strength and means to cover the whole field when he was not injured, not to mention that now that his upper body is paralyzed, it will inevitably cause the power turmoil of the beggar gang, and the dragon Er in their mouth should be the leader of the Pure Clothes Sect, judging from the old beggar's fear, it should be an eight-bag elder or even higher - a nine-bag elder.
Combined with the conversation between the old beggar and Shi Yitian, Song Qingshu almost guessed the situation of the beggar gang most of them correctly.
I just don't know, what is the strength of the beggar gang now? Song Qingshu said secretly.
From the bottom of his heart, the behavior of the beggars in the Heaven and Dragon Slayer made Song Qingshu feel ashamed.
The beggar gang's declining martial arts strength has brought about moral degradation. is no longer the beggar gang who supports justice, sticks to Xiangyang, and is upright.
The elders seize power, and the disciples seek profit. After the six major sects returned from the Guangming Peak, the beggar gang led a group of gangs to kill the Guangming Peak, intending to take advantage of the fire to rob, even if they were under the slogan of eliminating evil and peace, but their behavior was too indiscriminate.
How can such a beggar be convincing?
With Song Qingshu's thoughts flying, Shi Tiantian finally opened his mouth to break the peace.