Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 232: Chapter 122 Chen Jie: Feng San, even when given the opportunity, you’re still useless.

Nan Lake, a small lake on the north side of Mianshui County, was saltier than usual, so few fish could survive there.

As such, the locals called it ”Difficult Lake,” implying that it was hard to live in.

Over time, it slowly came to be known as Nan Lake.

However, since the Beggar Sect took control of this area, it had become a feng shui treasure trove because they figured out how to make salt from the salty lake water.

They turned this barren land into a wealth-producing area, with annual output enough to challenge the Fishing Guild and Guild Cao’s monopoly in the private salt trade.

Thus, the place began to buzz with activity.

Today, Nan Lake was exceptionally lively. White Tiger Hall of the Fishing Guild and the Beggar Sect were to have a martial arts duel here, and news of it had spread throughout Mianshui County, shaking everyone from the local ruler in Darugachi Mansion to the gangsters in the streets and alleys.

They all remembered a battle that occurred ten years ago, where the Fishing Guild and Guild Cao fought for supremacy, turning the whole of Mianshui County into a bloody storm.

Thousands died, and ultimately it was Darugachi Mansion that hosted a great battle, which all prominent Jianghu people of Mianshui County participated in.

It was in that battle that Mianshui County saw the emergence of its first generation of Thirteen Grand Protectors.

Of course, over the past ten years, many had been replaced in the Thirteen Grand Protectors, such as the oil seller, who was Third Miss Hua’s father.

After the old man died, his title was inherited by Third Miss Hua, but those details didn’t matter.

What mattered was that the great battle left a vivid memory in the minds of the people of Mianshui County.

It was because of that battle that three members of Guild Cao and four from the Fishing Guild entered the Thirteen Grand Protectors, making these two guilds with three or more protectors chosen by Darugachi Mansion as the two major guilds of Mianshui.

Ten years later, these two major guilds were prospering, and unexpectedly, someone was challenging these two powerful sects after all these years.

With such a grand occasion, it was impossible to miss.

So early in the morning, Nan Lake was already surrounded by people, and a platform had even been erected.

The crowd mainly consisted of disciples from various guilds of Mianshui County, all buzzing with talk.

”Hey, did you hear? The Beggar Sect is really formidable this time. A few days ago, they ambushed White Tiger Hall, and the old beggar knocked the Hall Master Peng Shizhong, making him vomit blood with just one palm. Of his Four Great Vajra, one was killed and three were crippled.”

”One of the Four Great Vajra died? Who was it?”

”Who else but Fourth, the White-clothed Scholar, Deng Guangming!”

”Ah, he’s actually dead? Since when did the old beggar become so powerful, able to make Peng Shizhong vomit blood with a single palm? Peng Shizhong wasn’t just anyone; ten years ago, he was one of the Thirteen Grand Protectors. Do you still remember his nickname before he became one of the Thirteen Grand Protectors? It was ’Stone Breaking Hand.’”

”He was famous for his tremendous and mighty palm power; not even the top of the former Thirteen Grand Protectors, North Tyrant would dare say he could hurt him with one palm. How could this old beggar be stronger than North Tyrant? If it’s really as you say, then we should start calling it South Beggar and North Tyrant now, don’t you think?”

”What do you know? Do you think the old beggar now is the same as before?”

”What’s the difference?”

”What’s the difference, you have not heard the rumors in Jianghu, have you? The old beggar is not what he used to be. Do you know what Martial Arts he has been practicing?”

”What?”

”Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms!”

”What!! Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms, the ones from Qian Song?”

”That’s right, the very same Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms. Now the whole Mianshui County is in shock, it’s said even Darugachi himself has personally inquired about it.”

”My God, if it’s as you say, can White Tiger Hall still win this?”

”What does this competition have to do with that? This duel is for those below Energy Transformation, and White Tiger Hall still has the Four Great Vajra, but the Beggar Sect is not up to par!”

”My friend, you must be new here. Didn’t you hear? Three of the Four Great Vajra are gravely injured, and one is dead; none of them can join this time.”

”What? The Four Great Vajra can’t participate? Then what’s White Tiger Hall competing with? Do they even have anyone decent left?”

”Yeah, who is representing White Tiger Hall this time?”

”I heard it’s Chen Jiusi and Zhou Chu.”

”Who are those two guys? Never heard of them before.”

”I know Zhou Chu, he’s from Shunfeng Escort Agency, Elder Sun’s son-in-law, a total waste. As for that Chen Jiusi, he seems to be a country bumpkin from Xiantao Town, who has just reached Dark Force level.”

”Just reached Dark Force level, and he’s competing in a duel?”

”White Tiger Hall ran out of people, so they just scraped together whoever was available. I thought this was going to be a fierce dragon and tiger fight, but it looks like it’s turning into a farce; White Tiger Hall is finished this time.”

”Yeah, looks like the Beggar Sect is going to step over White Tiger Hall’s corpse to ascend, Chen Jiusi and Zhou Chu, just hearing their names, you can tell they’re useless.”

”Shush, quiet, someone’s coming.”

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The spectators were chattering ceaselessly, combining what they knew and guessing at the outcome. Some even started gambling beside the ring.

Just then, a voice interrupted the noise, followed by a group of people walking into the arena.

”It’s the Beggar Sect!”

Then someone spoke, and a group of beggars, along with several others, came forward, with two solid-looking beggars carrying a bamboo sedan chair, on which the old beggar was seated.