Chapter 10

"Speaking of Ma Dachuan's cause of death, it's a long story," Dongfang Yuxing cleared his throat and began to recount the ins and outs of the matter in detail.

"Madam Ma, named Kang Min, is beautiful, as I don't need to elaborate. However, after marrying Ma Dachuan, she did not live a happy life. Why? A young and beautiful woman like her married an old man, how could she be happy? Moreover, she is an ambitious woman, how could she be content to waste her youth with an old man?"

"You are talking nonsense. The widow and her late husband had a good relationship. Don't slander her," Madam Ma's face changed, and she angrily rebuked Dongfang Yuxing.

"Sister-in-law, I just said that this is a matter between me and Mr. Dongfang. If you don't want to listen, you can leave," Qiaofeng's face darkened.

"You...," Madam Ma was both angry and distressed.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Master Xiao, you are really not understanding the situation," Dongfang Yuxing smiled and said to Qiaofeng, "In the Beggars' Gang, as the leader, you are heroic and outstanding, and younger than Ma Dachuan. Therefore, you became Madam Ma's target. A mere deputy leader's wife looked down on you, but she had her eyes on the main leader's wife. However, you, Qiaofeng, did not understand her feelings, which made Madam Ma unable to bear it. Think about it, with her beauty, how many men would drool over her, but you remained indifferent."

"Although I am not close to Brother Ma, I have always respected his character. Naturally, I also respect Sister-in-law," Qiaofeng said frankly.

"Madam Ma naturally felt resentful. Why should others lust after her and secretly look at her, but you don't even give her a second glance?" This statement made many people in Juxian Manor feel awkward.

"When a woman is angry, she can be very terrifying. Otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying 'the most venomous is a woman's heart.' But you are the leader of the Beggars' Gang, known as Northern Qiaofeng. How could a weak woman deal with you? By chance, Madam Ma saw a letter, a personal letter left by the former leader of the Beggars' Gang, Wang Jianrong."

"Oh? Is that the letter Sister-in-law took out in the apricot grove?" Qiaofeng's heart stirred.

"Exactly, that is indeed the personal letter left by Leader Wang. The records in it are correct; you are indeed a Khitan. Originally, Leader Wang left the letter to prevent any unforeseen events, fearing that you, Qiaofeng, might harm the Central Plains martial world. Over the years, your actions have earned the respect of the entire martial world. According to Leader Wang's will, this letter should never see the light of day. However, it was seen by Madam Ma."

"A mere deputy leader's wife, a weak woman, wanted to bring down the famous leader Qiaofeng. Even with a letter, it was not enough. So, she had to find an accomplice. To recruit someone, Madam Ma had to offer something valuable. What could she offer? Her youth and beauty, of course, her own body."

"The first to fall for it was your elder brother in the Beggars' Gang," Dongfang Yuxing glanced at the Beggars' Gang members and said, "Elder Bai, come out and say a few words?"

"Brother Bai, it's you!?" Not only the other members of the Beggars' Gang, but even Qiaofeng stared with wide eyes, unable to believe it. In the Beggars' Gang, Qiaofeng and Bai Shijin had a good relationship.

Bai Shijin's face was as pale as his surname.

Deny it? The little bit of righteousness in his heart prevented him from doing such a shameless thing. Moreover, he had been suffering every day. Admit it? Once he spoke, he would be disgraced. Bai Shijin could not open his mouth.

Well, although Bai Shijin did not speak, the others could already see something from his silence.

Dongfang Yuxing continued, revealing shocking truths one by one: "Ma Dachuan happened to discover the affair between Elder Bai and his wife. After that, Ma Dachuan was killed by this pair of lovers. Coincidentally, during that period, many people died by their own famous techniques. Madam Ma had a clever idea and framed it on Murong Fu of Gusu."

"Then, Madam Ma used the same method to recruit Quan Guanqing, the Scholar of the Ten Directions. With Quan Guanqing and Bai Shijin, one literary and one martial, Madam Ma finally had people to use. The events in the apricot grove don't need to be repeated, do they?"

"Bai Shijin, you are the law enforcement elder of our Beggars' Gang. You broke the law you were supposed to enforce. Do you have anything to say...," the elders of the Beggars' Gang were so ashamed and angry that they wished they could crawl under the table. Several elders shouted in anger.

"I, Bai Shijin, have wronged Leader Qiaofeng and Deputy Leader Ma. I was blinded by lust," Bai Shijin's face turned red with shame and anger. As he spoke, he struck his head with a palm, shattering his skull and dying.

"Brother Bai," watching Bai Shijin commit suicide in shame, Qiaofeng's expression was complex, eventually turning into a deep sigh. To be honest, Bai Shijin's character was quite good. In the original story, he dared to defy the world and plead for Qiaofeng in Juxian Manor, asking Xue Muhua to save A Zhu. Unfortunately, he could not overcome his lust, and one misstep led to eternal regret.

"Quan Guanqing, Kang Min, Elder Bai has already committed suicide out of guilt. You two should join him. Today, we will clean up our Beggars' Gang," the elders of the Beggars' Gang, seeing Bai Shijin's suicide, felt complex emotions. Their gaze then fell on Quan Guanqing and Madam Ma, speaking harshly. If they did not clean up their ranks today, where would the Beggars' Gang stand in the martial world?

"Ha ha ha, we are the first martial arts sect. You actually believe the words of a demon and want to kill your own brothers. If this gets out, it will truly be a laughingstock," Quan Guanqing pretended to be calm and laughed loudly.

"Indeed, this person's background is unknown. How can you believe his words? I don't know why Elder Bai committed suicide," Madam Ma also insisted on Dongfang Yuxing's one-sided account, refusing to admit it.

"You want me to die, I will go down to join my late husband, but how can you ruin my reputation?" As she spoke, Madam Ma cried and sobbed, her pitiful appearance making many people hesitate.

"Madam Ma, I must say, although you are venomous, you are very good at using your beauty to seduce men. With just a gesture, you can bewitch them. Unfortunately, even with such skills, Duan Zhengchun did not want to marry you. It's a pity that you dreamed of being a princess for so long, but ended up marrying a beggar leader," Dongfang Yuxing's voice was soft, like silk.

"Duan Zhengchun!" This name made Madam Ma's eyes show a mix of love and hate.

Duan Zhengchun!? She had a relationship with Duan Zhengchun, the Prince of the Southern Commandery of Dali!?

This revelation shocked everyone present. Today, they already believed about seventy to eighty percent of Dongfang Yuxing's words. Such gossip in the martial world is not only of interest to women but also to men.

"It's a shame that you even gave birth to a child for Duan Zhengchun, but he still did not take you to Dali. In the end, you had to kill your own child and marry Ma Dachuan, the beggar leader. It's like a beautiful flower planted in cow dung," Dongfang Yuxing, with a look of regret, spoke each word, piercing through Madam Ma's psychological defenses.

The pain of killing her own child, the love and hate for Duan Zhengchun, all these wounds were ruthlessly exposed by Dongfang Yuxing. Madam Ma's face changed several times, looking very ugly. Her eyes were filled with horror as she looked at Dongfang Yuxing, as if she had seen a ghost. Dongfang Yuxing's eyes seemed to see through her, leaving no secrets.

"You... you stop...," Madam Ma's lips trembled, unable to argue, only repeatedly telling Dongfang Yuxing to stop.

"Your life has truly been a failure," Dongfang Yuxing shook his head and sighed, "You schemed all your life, even compromising with multiple men, but ended up marrying an old beggar."

"Do you remember? When you were young, your father raised a few sheep, which were supposed to be used to make you new clothes. Unfortunately, the sheep were taken by wolves, and your wish to wear new clothes was dashed. Your neighbor's sister, however, wore new clothes and showed off in front of you. Do you remember how you sneaked into her house and cut her clothes to shreds?"

"Ah, you, you are a devil, not a human. How could you possibly know about my childhood...," these words finally made Madam Ma lose her composure, screaming like a madwoman, her psychological defenses completely shattered.

Dongfang Yuxing revealed her deepest secrets, which was already terrifying, but he even knew about her childhood? How could she have any secrets left in front of him?

"Ha ha ha, wu wu wu..."

In a moment of madness, Madam Ma thought about her life, her desire to marry Duan Zhengchun and become a princess, but being abandoned, killing her own child, and marrying Ma Dachuan. Thinking about today, with all her secrets exposed, she laughed maniacally and then sobbed.

"Is there really such a divine and ghostly insight in the world?" With a few words, not only did he make the Beggars' Gang elder commit suicide, but he also drove Madam Ma to madness. The people of Juxian Manor looked at Dongfang Yuxing with shock and horror.

Such skills were truly more terrifying than Qiaofeng's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

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