Chapter 58

In the courtyard, Bai Xiaosheng listened to the sounds of beating and crying from the back yard, and his head was about to explode!

What should he do with these women? Should he let their parents take them back home? The scandal of the lecherous thief had spread throughout the city, and in this small mountain town, everyone already knew about it. No family could hide the fact that they had lost a daughter. If he let the parents take the girls back, these girls would definitely be pointed at and criticized, and their parents would also be implicated. Besides, would these girls' parents even want to take them back home?

The more he thought about it, the more troubled Bai Xiaosheng became. This ancient era had its good points, but some aspects made him feel extremely disgusted. To be honest, he himself was a virgin fetishist; in his previous life, he didn't get married even when he was over thirty, partly due to this mindset. However, as a modern person, he valued life greatly and wouldn't talk about or think about chastity being more important than life.

But here, he couldn't think otherwise!

"Qiangzi..." Bai Xiaosheng called out, and Huazi immediately came over. Huazi was young, looking two years younger than Bai Xiaosheng, but his skin was very dark, like a black coal ball.

"Big Brother, what's up?"

Bai Xiaosheng asked, "Have you gathered all the information?"

Qiangzi nodded and said, "There are seven girls in total, one of whom committed suicide. The remaining six are from the mountain town. Two of them are from noble families, and their parents didn't come, which means they don't want them back. The other four are from ordinary farming families. Big Brother, I don't think their parents will take them back either. What should we do with these girls?"

Bai Xiaosheng frowned and looked at Qiangzi, saying, "What? Do you have any ideas?"

"Hehe..." Qiangzi smiled and said, "Big Brother, most of the brothers are bachelors. What do you think..."

Hearing this, Bai Xiaosheng's frown deepened. Qiangzi's suggestion wasn't a bad idea—letting the brothers take them home—but modern thinking made Bai Xiaosheng resist this notion.

After some thought, he still shook his head and said, "Qiangzi, this isn't a good idea. These six girls have just lost their innocence; doing this would be too immoral." Then he suddenly asked, "Qiangzi, does our Beggar Sect have female disciples?"

Qiangzi was slightly taken aback and said, "No!" Then he realized and exclaimed in surprise, "Big Brother, you don't mean you want to take these women into the Beggar Sect?"

"Why not?" Bai Xiaosheng retorted, somewhat irritably, and explained, "Close water gets the moon first! These girls are pitiful, but giving them to you like this would be unfair to them. It would be better to take them into the Beggar Sect, where we can take care of them and give the brothers a chance."

Hearing this, Qiangzi nodded and said, "Big Brother's idea is good, but our Beggar Sect has never had female disciples."

"True!" Bai Xiaosheng also patted his head in frustration. In the modern era, ancestral rules and regulations were just nonsense, but in the ancient era, they were like the sky! Who had the courage to overturn them? Bai Xiaosheng had the courage, but now he was a disciple of the Beggar Sect. He believed that if he took in these female disciples today, he might be kicked out tomorrow and would also implicate the girls.

Sighing, Bai Xiaosheng said, "It seems we need to think of other ways!"

After pacing all night, Bai Xiaosheng came up with a not-so-good solution: to buy them and use them as servants. This way, he might be able to save their lives, and with his status, he could teach them some skills to help them protect themselves.

After making up his mind, Bai Xiaosheng went to explore the parents' thoughts. Indeed, none of the parents wanted their daughters back. They had no choice. If the girls returned home, they would definitely be pointed at and criticized. Under such pressure, it would be hard for them to survive. It would be better to cut ties and let them leave this place, so they could have a chance to live.

Although Bai Xiaosheng understood this, it made him feel as if his heart was bleeding. This ancient mindset was truly disgusting.

Bai Xiaosheng also looked at the girls, who were all young, in their teens. The oldest was fifteen and was supposed to be engaged this year, but this happened. The youngest was only eleven, and Yun Zhonghe was truly despicable to target such a young girl. The other four were thirteen and fourteen, all very young.

Looking at these six girls, Bai Xiaosheng had another idea. He had the parents of four of the girls brought to him and said, "Fellow townspeople, I know this is hard for you. It's your own children, and it's painful to give them up. I, Bai Xiaosheng, am also from the mountain town, and I take responsibility for this. I know the girls can't go back, so I boldly request that you let me take them in."

"Sir, what do you mean?" An old man trembled, not understanding Bai Xiaosheng's intention.

Bai Xiaosheng explained, "Originally, I planned to buy them to prevent them from being criticized. But I thought, even if I buy them, they would still be in the mountain town, and they might be talked about by people they know. So, I will take them as disciples and teach them martial arts, so they can have some skills and leave this place. What do you think, fellow townspeople?"

The four sets of parents were overjoyed and wanted to kneel before Bai Xiaosheng. He stopped them and said, "Fellow townspeople, I can only do so much. I am already deeply grateful that you don't blame me."

After reaching an agreement with them, Bai Xiaosheng went to see the six girls and told them he would take them as disciples and teach them martial arts.

The six girls had already given up on life, but who really wanted to die? Their hearts were truly dead, especially the two noble girls. They knew their future was ruined, and their parents didn't even come to see them, which made them even more desperate. This despair was indescribable!

"You can leave this place after learning martial arts, either enter the江湖 (jianghu, a term for the world of martial arts and chivalry) or find a place where no one knows you. As for other matters, don't think too much about them."

After talking to these women for the whole night, Bai Xiaosheng successfully took them in as disciples. To mark their new beginning, he gave them new names, keeping their surnames: Qin Shuang, Li Yun, Cheng Feng, Hua Lei, Xiang Yu, and Bai Bing. These names were somewhat neutral, and Bai Xiaosheng hoped they would be strong, like the wind, clouds, thunder, and lightning, and create their own paths.

This hope was not just for the six women but also for Bai Xiaosheng himself. As his martial arts skills improved, his confidence grew. Now that he had easily defeated Yun Zhonghe, his confidence was greatly boosted.

He hoped to maintain this confidence, challenge the great martial artists of the world, and become famous in the jianghu, just like Xiao Feng and Xu Zhu!

After taking in the six female disciples, Bai Xiaosheng naturally had to teach them, which disrupted his original plans. Originally, he wanted to resign from his current position after his martial arts skills improved and go out to explore the world. But with six troublesome female disciples, he had to put this idea on hold.

Unfortunately, he had originally planned to gain some fame before the events of "Tianlong" began, but now he didn't have the time.

In the room, Bai Xiaosheng shook his head. Thinking about the female disciples, his head ached even more. Yun Zhonghe was a lecherous thief, and the girls he chose were naturally beautiful. Having six beautiful female disciples was pleasing to the eye, but it also brought gossip, which made Bai Xiaosheng quite helpless.

"Right, I can take these six out for a walk!" Bai Xiaosheng clapped his hands, a smile appearing on his face. The main reason for the gossip was that the female disciples had lost their chastity. If he took the six girls away from here, wouldn't that solve the problem?

Thinking about this, Bai Xiaosheng immediately called Pei Ji, wrote a sincere resignation letter, and explained the situation, asking Pei Ji to deliver it to the headquarters as soon as possible.

Ten days later, the headquarters replied, agreeing to Bai Xiaosheng's resignation and promoting him to a six-bag disciple with the title of inspector, asking him to check on the various branches of the Beggar Sect while he traveled.

Upon receiving the letter, Bai Xiaosheng was overjoyed and left the mountain town the next day with the six disciples, heading south!