MM Racing Chapter 36 Have a meeting first, whether it's important or not.
Chapter 36 Have a meeting first, whether it's important or not.
Luoyang, Henan.
Inside the Beggars' Sect headquarters, the council hall was filled with a somber and gloomy atmosphere.
Today is not the date of the Junshan Conference, but most of the prominent figures within the Beggars' Sect have already arrived.
Deputy Gang Leader Ma Dayuan sat in the head seat, with Law Enforcement Elder Bai Shijing, Transmission Elder Lü Zhang, and Head of the Bowl-Holding Dragon Weng Wuyan by his side.
These four can be said to be the highest-ranking members of the Beggars' Sect who remain at the main headquarters.
Besides them, the four guardian elders Song Qingxi, Xi Sanqi, Chen Guyan, and Wu Changfeng, as well as the five branch leaders of the Benevolence, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom, and Faith, were also present.
Bai Shijing, who had just rushed back from the Song-Liao border, was still somewhat bewildered by the large-scale commotion and didn't know what was going on.
He whispered to Lü Zhang beside him, "Elder Lü, what exactly happened? Why were you all summoned here so urgently?"
Lu Zhang's face was ashen. His lips moved, but he didn't speak. He just shook his head, signaling him to calm down.
After a brief silence, Ma Dayuan waved his hand casually: "Since everyone is here, let's all come and take a look."
The four disciples then carried out two stretchers covered with white cloths from behind the house and gently placed them on the floor in the center of the hall.
Bai Shijing's doubts deepened: "Vice Leader, this is...?"
Ma Dayuan remained silent, but gestured for Bai Shijing to step forward and lift the white cloth.
Although Bai Shijing was puzzled, he did as instructed. However, when the white cloth was lifted, he couldn't help but take two steps back, even though he was mentally prepared.
On the stretcher lay two dried corpses, and judging from their attire, they should both be the Eighth-Bag Leaders of the Beggars' Sect.
Ma Dayuan then spoke: "As you all have seen, half a month ago, a madman named Russell appeared out of nowhere. He is young but has extremely high martial arts skills. He has a demonic skill that can suck living people dry. I don't know how the Beggars' Clan offended him, but he started from Shifo City and went all the way north. Everywhere he went, he attacked and captured cities and strongholds."
Now, in the five prefectures of Luzhou, Gongzhou, Dazhou, Tongzhou, and Jinzhou, of the twenty-seven branch strongholds established by the Beggars' Sect, only a few have escaped unscathed. Without exception, all others have been slaughtered. The level of their martial arts, the ruthlessness of their attacks, and the unbridled nature of their actions are truly rare sights in my decades of wandering the martial world.
According to this person's route, he will reach the main headquarters in Luoyang in another seven or eight days. Let us discuss how to deal with him.
"What else can we do?!" Xi Sanqi, with his fiery temper, slammed his fist on the table and roared, "This is blatant disrespect to the Beggars' Sect! Do you think we, the number one sect in the world, are afraid of some nobody? Forget about his evil arts or demonic techniques, when he comes, we'll gang up on him and hack him to death!"
"Elder Xi is right!" Chen Guyan chimed in. He had once assassinated a Khitan marshal and rendered outstanding service to the Beggars' Sect and the Song Dynasty. Now, being bullied by an unknown youth, he was naturally furious: "Our Beggars' Sect has nearly three thousand disciples, with countless experts. How can we allow a mere brat to run rampant! Gather our members, lay a trap, and make sure he never returns!"
The two men's back-and-forth caused an uproar in the council chamber. Voices of agreement rose up everywhere, and the crowd was filled with indignation. Most of them were calling for their gang members to gather and fight Russell in a real battle.
"Shut up, all of you!" At that moment, Lü Zhang roared, silencing everyone present. Then, pointing at the two corpses on the stretcher, he said, "Think twice before you spout nonsense, or you'll bite your tongue!"
"These two are the leaders of the Chuanjiang branch and the Bashan branch, respectively. Who among you dares to say that you can easily defeat them in a head-on confrontation? But the information we received is that Russell stormed into the branch as if it were empty, and they were grabbed by the neck by Russell in the first encounter."
"With such martial arts skills and such methods, who among you can honestly say they could do it? And who dares to guarantee that going up there wouldn't be suicide, or just adding another dried-up corpse to the ground?"
Lu Zhang was the Transmission Elder, responsible for teaching martial arts to the members. He was highly respected and admired by everyone. As soon as he spoke, the council hall fell silent.
Seeing that the atmosphere had been tense, Ma Dayuan spoke in a deep voice: "Elder Lü's words are exactly what I was worried about. This fiend's martial arts are strange and cannot be defeated by force. The most urgent task is to stabilize the situation and not give him any opportunity to take advantage. Elder Bai, how long will it be before the Chief returns?"
Bai Shijing quickly replied, "When I left, the gang leader was leading his men in a battle against the experts of the Liao Kingdom's Wolf Court Division. He has probably already reached Yanmen Pass. Even if we send a message by carrier pigeon, it will be at least half a month before he can return."
Half a month... Ma Dayuan's heart sank. Luo Su's approach was fierce. Among the Beggars' Sect, only the sect leader Qiao Feng could suppress him. With him there, everyone felt confident. But how should they get through this six or seven-day gap?
"If that's the case, then we must make plans as soon as possible." After thinking for a moment, Ma Dayuan said, "All branch disciples within three hundred miles of Luoyang should immediately regroup and gather at the main headquarters, patrol day and night, and be on high alert. Before the gang leader returns, we must not give him the opportunity to defeat them one by one."
"Yes!" everyone responded in unison.
"This is so frustrating!" Xi Sanqi punched his thigh hard, his face full of resentment, but he also knew that this was the safest solution at the moment.
One after another, the elders walked out of the council hall. Weng Wuyan remained silent. After leaving the headquarters, he took a carriage and drove around Luoyang City before finally stopping in front of a quiet courtyard.
He pushed open the half-closed courtyard gate, walked into the courtyard, and went inside the house.
There were already seven or eight figures in the room. Besides him, there were many familiar faces, such as Quan Guanqing, the leader of the Dazhi branch, Luo Yuanzhi, the leader of the Daren branch, He Xiangwan, the leader of the Daxin branch, and Song Qingxi, one of the four guardian elders, whom he had just met in the council hall.
"Elder Weng, tell me, what should we do?" As soon as Weng Wuyan entered the room, everyone present surrounded him.
Not for any other reason than for Russell's sake.
Ma Dayuan might not know, but how could they not know? All the branch headquarters that Russell had destroyed along the way were those that had done business with them.
According to the disciples who escaped, the man's purpose was very clear: he killed as soon as he entered the room and went straight to the dungeon.
Everyone knew that their clandestine human trafficking operation had been exposed.
It was thanks to Weng Wuyan, Song Qingxi, and others that the matter was suppressed, leaving Ma Dayuan only knowing that the branch had been slaughtered, but unaware of the details. However, the truth will eventually come out...
"What's the rush? The sky hasn't fallen yet, and we're not facing imminent death." Weng Wuyan walked to the head seat with a blank expression, lit a pipe, took a puff, and slowly exhaled the pungent smoke as if trying to expel the irritation in his heart.
He looked around before turning to Quan Guanqing, who had remained calm throughout, and asked, "Chief Quan, do you have any good ideas?"