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In the Beggars' Sect, everyone knew that Chu Qianyuan's master was the former Gang Leader Deng Youtai, and now he called Ma Lu "little junior brother."

Could it be that...

Impossible, this absolutely couldn't be!

Although Elder Lu had grown somewhat fond of Ma Lu since he recovered the Lotus Bowl, he found it absurd when he heard Chu Qianyuan call Ma Lu by that term.

Moreover, since Deng Youtai had once saved his life from the hands of Tongtian Taoist, Elder Lu had grown close to Deng Youtai afterwards and had never heard Deng Youtai mention that he had a seventh disciple.

Chu Qianyuan, however, wasted no words and swept his staff towards Ma Lu. As the two of them entered into battle, Ma Lu first demonstrated the Innate Pure Yang Palm that he had learned from the corpse of Deng Youtai in front of everyone.

Then, he casually showed another secret technique of the Beggars' Sect, the Dragon Capture Skill, which he had just plundered from four strapping men at the dye workshop, though it was only at the Third Layer.

Even so, it greatly startled Chu Qianyuan, who hadn't expected that in less than a month, this little junior brother could have advanced to such a level in the Dragon Capture Skill he had learned from him.

As for the others in the Beggars' Sect, their jaws nearly dropped at this moment.

Especially when they realized that Ma Lu's Innate Pure Yang Palm had already reached the Eighth Level, they looked at each other in utter disbelief.

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It was known that only the successive Gang Leaders of the Beggars' Sect could practice the Innate Pure Yang Palm, and since the Gang Leader before last had died early, in the past thirty years, Deng Youtai was the only person in the world who knew the Innate Pure Yang Palm.

Ma Lu appeared to be just over twenty years old, which meant he definitely was Deng Youtai's disciple, undoubtedly for real.

But the most shocked person in the crowd was Bai Baoyu, whose small eyes were now wide open as he blurted out.

"How can you know Innate Pure Yang Palm, and aren't you Xu Baichuan's disciple? He passed on the Xu Family's secret technique, Delicate Cloud Chasing Moon Skill, to you!"

Ma Lu said, "It's rather embarrassing, but soon after I met Gang Leader Deng, I also encountered Xu Deputy Gate Master. He asked me for wine, and seeing how pitiful he looked, I gave him a jar.@@novelbin@@

"Afterwards, he said I reminded him of his deceased disciple, so he taught me Delicate Cloud Chasing Moon Skill to repay me for the wine. Ah, he also said that in terms of power, the Innate Pure Yang Palm is undoubtedly the best in the world.

"But if you speak of intricate variations... it would have to be this martial art he passed on to me."

"You're talking nonsense!" the Law Enforcement Elder exclaimed, puffing out his beard, "How could the Xu Family's martial arts match up to our Beggars' Sect's secret techniques?"

"These aren't my words, but what Xu Deputy Gate Master said."

Since Xu Baichuan had already died, Ma Lu pulled him into the conversation to take a bit of the blame. After pausing a moment, he continued.

"I'm not a spy from Heavenly Dragon Sect, but Elder Bai is right about one thing — I truly came here to prevent a great battle between the Beggars' Sect and Heavenly Dragon Sect.

"Not only because the grudge between our Gang and the Heavenly Dragon Sect has been manipulated by others, starting a war would fulfill that person's wish, and he might use the opportunity to eliminate the elders of the Beggars' Sect who once went up the mountain to besiege Tongtian Village. Moreover..."

Ma Lu coughed lightly, "On both sides, that is... I have masters, so for personal reasons, I also don't hope for you to engage in extensive conflict."

That Deng Youtai and Xu Baichuan took the same person as a disciple at the same time was too peculiar, and it took time for those present to digest this shocking news.

Upon thinking of Ma Lu's astonishing martial talents, however, capable of mastering both divine techniques to a level nearly indistinguishable from his masters, the matter did not seem so bizarre after all.

Yet, why had Deng Youtai and Xu Baichuan both chosen to conceal this disciple's existence during their lifetimes? Could it be that they feared the saying, "The taller the tree, the harder the wind blows."

At this moment, people were thinking differently, but the Law Enforcement Elder had not forgotten the critical issue and asked again.

"Young Master Ma, about the person you mentioned earlier who colluded with the remnants of Tongtian Village, do you have more clues?"

Although Ma Lu suddenly becoming Deng Youtai's disciple was unexpected, now at least no one questioned his stance anymore.

"There are some," Ma Lu said. "According to the clues I've found, those remnants call him Young Master. He shouldn't be very old, and he has practiced the Dragon Capture Skill."

Yuan Xiaoyun, who was beside him, said, "It seems that our little junior brother suspects us older brothers."

"Dare not."

"It's not daring, rather than it's not impossible."

A man with a face like a jujube and unusually long limbs spoke. He was Deng Youtai's third disciple, Song Shuwen, "It seems that our little junior brother indeed suspects us."

Ma Lu did not directly answer but continued, "I suspect that person is related to the Tongtian Village that was annihilated more than twenty years ago, so I previously asked Elder Lu whether there were any that slipped through the net at that time."

As Ma Lu spoke, he looked toward Chu Qianyuan, "Elder brother, do you know about the events of the Tongtian Village back then?"

"I've heard a little."

"How old were you at that time?"

"Probably eight or nine years old," Chu Qianyuan said.

"One should be able to remember quite a lot at eight or nine years old."

Chu Qianyuan was silent for a long moment before he said, "Is that so? But I can't remember the events of that time."

Yuan Xiaoyun shouted, "How dare you— are you suspecting the Elder Brother? Everyone knows the Elder Brother is courageous and honor-bound, a man of his word. How could he collude with the bandits of Tongtian Village?"

"At first, I indeed suspected him," Ma Lu admitted.

"I heard that our master's wife is kind-hearted towards Buddhism. Having no children of her own, she has adopted quite a few orphans over the years. Our six elder brothers were selected from these orphans for their exceptional qualities and Root Bone."

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

"The age doesn't match," Ma Lu looked at Chu Qianyuan again, "Elder Brother, you told me you have been with Master since you were six. Master went to annihilate the Tongtian Village when you were eight or nine, so it couldn't have been you.

"But it seems there is something you are hiding from me."

Chu Qianyuan sighed deeply, "I don't want to deceive you, but don't expect to get anything out of me either."

He was unwilling to speak, but someone else opened their mouth. The speaker was Guardian Shi, who was also one of the forty experts involved in the siege of the Tongtian Village.

Guardian Shi hesitated, "That day, I thought I heard a baby's cry in the village, but when I arrived there, I couldn't find it.

"I asked Elder Han, who had reached the place before me. He said I had misheard, but I clearly remember there indeed was crying."

"Elder Han, is it the same Elder Han who recently died under the Soul-shocking Finger?"

Ma Lu's gaze shifted slightly, thinking of that Beggar Gang Elder who contributed the Shadowless Ghost Hand.

"Exactly, Elder Han had also participated in the siege of the Tongtian Village. Wait, could it be that there truly were remnants of the Tongtian Village left behind, lying in wait to take revenge on us when the opportunity arose?" Guardian Shi was filled with suspicion and alarm.

At this moment, Ma Lu's gaze turned towards Yuan Xiaoyun, who had been silent for a long while.

"Brother Yuan, how old were you when the Tongtian Village was annihilated, and was it before or after you became a disciple of our master?"