50: Chapter 50 You're not worthy!

"Raging Lion Iron Palm!?"

Seeing the Beggars Sect Leader severely injured by a single palm strike, Abbess Rusu, who recognized the technique, couldn't help but cry out in alarm, then looked at Meng Li in astonishment.

The other Sect Heads on the field were the same.

They had all participated in the previous Heroes Convention and even sparred with Tie Ruyun; naturally, they knew this was Tie Ruyun's family Martial Arts, and its power was truly startling. Not only did Tie Ruyun earn the title of "Raging Lion" because of it, but he also suppressed the crowd to be elected as the Wulin Alliance Leader.

How could this young man know it?

In an instant, they remembered—he was Tie Ruyun's son-in-law.

Tie Ruyun had no sons, only a daughter. To ensure his family Martial Arts weren't lost, it stood to reason he would pass them to his son-in-law.

However, even Tie Ruyun would find it difficult to severely injure the Beggars Sect Leader with just one palm.

This was a fact; at the last Heroes Convention, the Beggars Sect Leader had sparred with Tie Ruyun. Although he lost, he was still able to hold his own for a while.

How old was this son-in-law of Tie Ruyun? He didn't even look twenty; how could he possibly be more powerful than Tie Ruyun?

At this moment, Meng Li spoke.

He looked at the Beggars Sect Leader with disdain and said, "At the last Heroes Convention, my father-in-law only used fifty percent of his power, and you were defeated in just over ten rounds. Now you can't even take one palm from me. With such meager ability, you still want to lecture my wife on behalf of my father-in-law in front of me?"

"Are you even worthy?"

After a moment to recover, the Beggars Sect Leader finally caught his breath. Hearing this, he stammered, "You... you ambushed me... Young man, you have no martial virtue..."

Meng Li sneered, "I have no martial virtue? You, a grown man and the dignified leader of the Beggars Sect, attacked a weak woman over a disagreement—that's not having martial virtue either. I'm simply using your own methods against you."

After saying this, he looked around at the others and laid his cards on the table: "My wife and I only came out this time to travel and enjoy the scenery; we have no interest in this so-called Heroes Convention. The reason we came here is that my father-in-law felt that after running around for so many years, he should enjoy life properly."

"Therefore, he plans to resign from his position as Wulin Alliance Leader and told us to come by to give word and hand over the Alliance Leader Token."

"I didn't expect that before the handover was even complete, you all would start selecting candidates."

"It truly is a fine pot of cold tea!"

Jiang Biehe and those Sect Heads all changed their expressions simultaneously.

You came to help Tie Ruyun step down and hand over the token?

Why didn't you say so earlier!

This played right into their hands; there was no conflict at all.

Had they known, they wouldn't have jumped out to draw enmity. While they were indeed dissatisfied with Tie Ruyun's way of handling things, they were still convinced by his Martial Arts. At the last Heroes Convention, basically everyone present had been beaten by Tie Ruyun and had no choice but to be convinced.

If there was no conflict of interest, they didn't want to be held in a grudge by Tie Ruyun.

The most regretful among them was none other than the Beggars Sect Leader; he felt he had taken that palm strike for nothing.

Then there was Jiang Biehe.

He felt he shouldn't have just probed with his words earlier, but should have directly asked about their intention.

In that case, the situation wouldn't have developed to this point.

He wasn't some kind of saint, but if possible, he still hoped things could be resolved peacefully.

This fit his "unmatched in benevolence and righteousness" persona.

Thus, Jiang Biehe began to think about how to smooth things over.

But before he could come up with a result, a frivolous voice drifted in from the doorway.

"Didn't they say the Heroes Convention was being discussed inside?"

"Why is no one talking?"

"Oh my, this fellow is even spitting blood. I feel like I've missed something exciting."

"Lao Hua, this is your fault. You must treat me to wine later."

The newcomer was none other than Xiao Yuer, whom Meng Li's group of four had met briefly not long ago. Accompanying him were his disciple E Tongtian, and a man carrying a white sword, dressed in white clothes and pants, with a streak of white in his hair, whose expression was so cold he seemed to have facial paralysis.

This man was the other male protagonist of the original story—Hua Wuchuan!

Hearing Xiao Yuer's "blame," Hua Wuchuan did not respond, and his expression didn't change at all.

Xiao Yuer was used to this and didn't mind.

He and Hua Wuchuan had met by chance, but they felt like old friends at first sight.

After parting with Meng Li's group earlier, he had made inquiries and learned that Mr. Hongye had come to this Gathering Hall, so he planned to check out the situation. Unexpectedly, he met Hua Wuchuan on the way, who was attending the Heroes Convention on Yao Yue's orders.

So, he brought E Tongtian along with Hua Wuchuan.

He thought it would be very lively inside, and indeed there was excitement, but he had arrived a step late and missed it.

Fortunately, he recognized the people at the center of the commotion.

"Brother Meng, I really didn't expect we'd meet again so soon."

Xiao Yuer greeted Meng Li with a smile, then gave a slight nod to Tie Xinlan, Yu Yan, and Xiao Xiao.

Meng Li smiled slightly: "I didn't expect it either."

Seeing more uninvited guests arrive, and seeing that they seemed to know Meng Li and the others, Jiang Biehe couldn't help but frown. He then took the opportunity to break the tense atmosphere.

"May I ask who you three are?"

Xiao Yuer looked at Jiang Biehe upon hearing this: "Your Excellency must be the unmatched in benevolence and righteousness Great Hero Jiang, Jiang Biehe, right? I am Xiao Yuer, nicknamed 'Mr. Mung Bean' by others."

"Mr. Mung Bean?"

Hearing this name, Little Hongye, who was watching the show while waving his feather fan, shifted his gaze. His intuition told him this man with the strange hairstyle was coming for him, but he only sneered inwardly and didn't take it to heart.

Because he had seen plenty of people who came for him like this.

Instead, the next person's self-introduction caught more of his attention.

"I am Hua Wuchuan, from Yihua Palace. I have come to participate in the Heroes Convention on my master's orders to compete for the position of Wulin Alliance Leader."

Hearing the words "Yihua Palace," Jiang Biehe and the other Sect Heads all changed their expressions.

Especially hearing that the other party came to compete for the Wulin Alliance Leader position on his master's orders, their hearts all sank.

Then, Abbess Rusu couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Doesn't Yihua Palace only have women? And you have always minded your own business without interfering with our major sects. Why have you suddenly come to participate in the Heroes Convention and compete for the Wulin Alliance Leader position?"

Hua Wuchuan replied indifferently, "I am acting on my master's orders; I know nothing else."

then， He asked directly：“ When will the election for the leader of the martial arts alliance begin?？”

With the background of Yihua Palace, Jiang Biehe didn't dare ignore him.

He replied, "The convention officially begins tomorrow. Today we are just discussing the specific procedures, which will be announced tomorrow."

Then, Jiang Biehe looked at Tie Xinlan and Meng Li, saying with a smile, "Niece, nephew-in-law, since you are here to help Big Brother Tie step down and hand over the token, then what happened just now was just a misunderstanding. You can hand the Alliance Leader Token over to me and the others now, so as not to delay you young couple's travels."

Unexpectedly, Tie Xinlan withdrew the token in her hand and sneered, "No need."

"Since you can already start selecting a new Alliance Leader and even come up with candidates before my father has officially stepped down, making a new token shouldn't be difficult. Why don't you just make a new one yourselves? This one, I'll let my father keep as a souvenir."

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