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[Team Credits]

[The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils]

[Episode 15]

I revolted to save the hundred-years achievement of Beggars' Sect

and the glorious future of the Song Dynasty.

But the person who told me about your true birth identity was too afraid to die to show up.

Just kill me with one shot.

Tell me.

What's the matter with my true birth identity?

No one trusts me now.

You had better kill me instead.

You're a man who isn't afraid of death.

Yet you're so hesitant to explain the matter.

Yes.

I'm not afraid of death. What else is there to be afraid of then?

Qiao, just kill me with one clean move,

lest that I have to witness the Beggars' Sect falling into the Hu people's pocket

and the great Song Dynasty perishing in the hands of the barbarians.

Why would the Beggars' Sect

fall into the Hu people's pocket?

- Explain it clearly. - I just told you.

No one trusts me now.

They'll only say I'm afraid of death and spread lies.

I don't want to die with a bad name.

Chief Qiao,

Quan Guan Qing is full of schemes.

He talks nonsense to get you to spare his life.

- Disciplinary disciples! Execute! - Yes, sir!

Yes, sir!

Wait.

You said

you knew about my true birth identity and that it's related

to the survival of our sect.

Yet you wouldn't tell the truth when I asked.

Instead, you started a revolt.

Your death is inevitable.

Just go.

You'll no longer belong to the Beggars' Sect.

Qiao Feng,

you're so calm.

Chief, we received updates from Yi Da Biao in Xixia.

Well...

[Beggars' Sect, Elder Xu] Greetings, Elder Xu.

Although Elder Xu is a senior, Chief Qiao is still the Chief of Beggars' Sect. How could he...

- Miss Wang, it's too early to say so. - Let's wait and see.

- Elder Xu. What brings you by?

My apologies.

This isn't an urgent matter to be discussed now.

Ma Da Yuan's widow,

Kang Min, will be arriving soon.

She has something to say to everyone.

Everyone, how about we wait for a few moments for her?

Sure.

Miss Wang, it's a critical moment for the Beggars' Sect.

I'm not good at martial arts, but I manage qinggong pretty well.

Shall I escort you away from here first?

Thank you. But this matter is related to my cousin.

I want to stay and find out more.

Chief Qiao, why did you stab yourself with the knives?

Welcome, Tan Gong and Tan Po of Taihang Mountain's Chongxiao Cave.

Sorry for not welcoming you properly.

Chief Qiao, who's so bold to stab you with knives?

I did it myself.

You did it yourself?

- Are you tired of living?

- I'm fine. My skin is thick.

It didn't harm the nerves and the bones.

What kind of lies is this?

I get it. You smart boy.

You knew Tan Gong had obtained the extremely effective medicine for injuries

made from the Northern Cold Jade and Dark Ice Toad.

And you wanted to try it.

It's good medicine.

What the heck? Juan.

[Zhao Qian Sun] Juan.

Senior, What pranks are you playing with?

I was wondering who it is.

It turns out to be you.

Juan, are you happy lately?

Five Heroes of Mount Tai are here.

What brings all five of you here?

Greetings, Fourth Uncle Wu, all seniors.

My father is here too.

Chief Qiao,

[Stern Faced Judge, Shan Zheng] I, Stern Faced Judge, Shan Zheng, came uninvited.

Sorry for bringing any inconvenience.

Senior Shan,

they are the Tan couple of Taihang Mountain's Chongxiao Cave.

I wonder if you know them?

I have long heard of your fame.

Nice to meet you.

This is...

Me? My name is Double Crooked.

My nickname

- is Stern Bum Judge. - You...

- What did you say? - Master Shan,

don't listen to his nonsense. He's a lunatic. Don't take him seriously.

It's an honor to meet so many senior masters today.

May I know what you are here for?

Chief Qiao,

your sect is the greatest sect in the martial arts world.

For hundreds of years, your sect's fame has spread all over the world.

I feel happy for your sect.

I'm flattered.

Chief Qiao,

you're the greatest sect in the martial arts world.

For hundreds of years, your sect's fame has spread all over the world.

I also feel happy for your sect.

Bo Shan.

Father.

Tell Chief Qiao more about it.

If someone wants to learn from my son, just go ahead.

Bo Shan, tell Chief Qiao more about it.

If someone wants to learn from my son, just go ahead.

Are you looking for death?

I'm not looking for death. I just can't figure it out.

It's more than enough to have four useless sons.

Why bother to have another one?

Father, he...

Master Tan,

please introduce this senior to everyone lest that we fail to show our courtesy.

I'm Zhao Qian Sun. Greetings, Chief Qiao.

- He's my senior.

Sir,

I have never met you.

May I know how I have offended you?

You didn't offend me, of course.

But you offended Juan.

That's much worse than offending me.

Juan?

When did I offend Juan?

This is Juan.

Juan is her maiden name.

Besides me, no one can call her so.

Now I know it then.

Please forgive me if I have offended you.

But I never speak badly behind anyone.

I wonder how have I offended Tan Po?

You don't know? I'll tell you then.

When I asked Juan if she was happy lately,

your five precious sons appeared out of nowhere and interrupted my conversation.

Shan, why didn't you ask around about who Juan is?

And who I am?

How could you interrupt our conversation?

Senior, what are you doing?

Don't you feel shameless in front of so many friends?

Back then, you left me and married the bastard, Tan Gong.

How could I not feel sad and hurt?

My heart is broken into shreds.

Why should I care about my dignity then?

Senior, stop mentioning the past.

The Beggars' Sect has an important matter to discuss today.

Be good and obedient.

Smile at me and I'll listen to you.

- Greetings, Young Master. - Please rise, my brothers.

That's great, Young Master.

Fourth Brother and I didn't hear from you since.

Hence, we planned to break into Shaolin to rescue you.

But now, you're already back.

I didn't kill Reverend Xuan Bei.

Hence, Shaolin wouldn't give me a hard time.

Brothers, why are you so panicked?

- Something happened to Beggars' Sect. - What?

With Qiao Feng around, what could have happened to Beggars' Sect?

Everyone, the father and sons of the Shan family of Mount Tai,

the Tan couple of Taihang Mountain,

and this gentleman have come to pay a visit today.

All of us are honored to have your presence.

I have retired for years and no longer bother with worldly matters.

But there is an important matter today.

I have to exercise my seniority

and invite everyone to discuss it together

before any other matters.

Please welcome Mrs. Ma.

I'm widow of Ma. My maiden surname is Kang.

Greetings, Chief.

Greetings, Mrs. Ma.

Kang Min, tell us about the matter from the beginning.

My husband died an accidental death.

I can only blame it on my miserable life.

I hope Chief can help me to find the murderer

and avenge my late husband.

Unexpectedly, when I buried my late husband

and went through his belongings,

I found a will sealed with sealing wax.

I could see my late husband's handwriting

on the cover of the will.

When I saw it was written in a solemn tone,

I went to the chief immediately.

Fortunately, Chief and the Elders

have gone to Jiangnan to avenge my late husband.

Hence, you haven't seen the letter yet.

What do you mean, Mrs. Ma?

Is the will related to me?

The content is about an important matter of the sect.

Hence, I went to visit Elder Xu in Zhengzhou at once

and sought his advice.

I'll let Elder Xu explain further.

It revolves around vendetta.

It's hard on me too.

This is Ma Da Yuan's will.

"I'm protecting this letter under Chief Wang's will before he passed away."

This letter is supposed to be incinerated upon my death.

Otherwise, it's akin to destroying my remains.

I won't be able to rest in peace.

If I die an accidental death,

this letter should be handed to the Elders of the sect.

"It's a matter of great importance. Things have to be done as instructed."

It's indeed Da Yuan's handwriting on the cover.

When Kang Min passed me the letter,

the sealing wax was unbroken.

I'm worried about further delays.

Hence, I didn't wait for the Elders before opening the letter.

In fact, Stern Faced Judge Shan was also there.

He can be the witness.

What Elder Xu said is true.

I was at Elder Xu's residence in Zhengzhou at that moment.

I saw with my own eyes when Elder Xu opened the letter.

There are two letters in the envelope.

One letter was written by Chief Wang.

He mentioned if things go out of control,

we can ask Shaolin Sect and other comrades of the martial arts world for help.

As for the other, the strokes of the handwriting are sharp and strong.

the strokes of the handwriting are sharp and strong.

It wasn't written by Chief Wang.

I saw that it was addressed to Brother Sword Beard.

That's indeed very strange. Only good friends

address each other that way.

When I checked the signature,

I was shocked.

Brother Shan was curious and took a look too.

He felt strange as well.

Brother Shan, how could you do this?

This is a secret letter of the Beggars' Sect.

You are not one of them.

How could you infringe on their privacy?

Zhao Qian Sun, stop your nonsense.

I only saw the ending and the signature. I didn't see the content.

A person who peeks at other people's letters

isn't a gentleman but a petty man.

- A despicable scoundrel. - You...

Senior, everyone is listening to Elder Xu for the serious matter.

Can you and Mr. Shan stop arguing?

- How could you... - You...!

What my senior said is none of your business.

You...!

Everyone, I can't tell you who actually wrote this letter now.

I have been in the Beggars' Sect for over 70 years.

I have lived aloof for 30 years. I didn't engage in any fights or feuds.

I only have little time left to live.

I don't have any descendants or disciples.

I don't have any intention of personal interests.

Will you trust me if I tell you something?

When I read the letter,

I felt doubtful because it was a big issue.

I was afraid I had misinterpreted it.

Hence, I passed the letter to Brother Shan to have a look.

Brother Shan has a good relationship with the person who wrote the letter

and recognizes his handwriting.

I asked Brother Shan to verify the authenticity of this letter.

What Elder Xu said is true.

I have known the person for years.

I also keep multiple handwritten letters of his at my residence.

Hence, I invited Elder Xu

and Mrs. Ma to my residence

to verify it against the old letters.

We found the letterhead and the envelope were exactly the same.

I believe this letter is authentic.

I heard the Tan couple of Taihang Mountain

has a connection with the person who wrote the letter.

Hence, I went to Chongxiao Cave to seek their advice.

Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan told me the twists and turns

of what happened.

Mrs. Tan mentioned she has a senior

who is a witness to this matter,

which is Mr. Zhao Qian Sun.

Mr. Zhao Qian Sun,

please tell everyone whether the content of the letter is true or not.

whether the content of the letter is true or not.

It's true. It's true.

It's a short letter with deep connotations.

Forty years ago, we studied and practiced together.

It was just like yesterday.

Looking back, although I have grown old now,

the look and the smile are still the same as they were in the past.

Senior, please tell us what happened back then.

I remember it clearly.

You had two braids with red strings.

Master was teaching us the trick in martial arts called Replace the Real with the Fake.

Senior, stop mentioning the past letters and matters.

Elder Xu is asking you about the battle in Luanshi Valley in Yanmen Pass.

You were involved in it.

What happened back then? Please tell everyone.

Out... Outside Yanmen Pass,

before Luanshi Valley...

I... See you around.

Zhao Qian Sun, why are you running away again after so many years?

Amitabha.

Reverend Zhi Guang.

We have not met for over 30 years.

You still look fresh and healthy.

Your presence here today is a blessing to the Beggars' Sect.

I can't appreciate it too much.

Together, Elder Xu of the Beggars' Sect

and Judge Shan of Taihang Mountain invited me here.

How could I refuse them?

Reverend Zhi Guang was also at the battle.

Let him tell you about it.

There was too much killing. There was too much killing.

I feel shameful of it.

Everyone, it has been over 30 years since the Battle in Luanshi Valley.

Why bother to bring up the past?

Because there is a major change

in the sect due to a letter.

Better to reconcile with enemies, not to make more.

It's not worth mentioning it.

In my opinion, just destroy this letter.

Wipe out the traces and forget about it.

Our deputy chief died tragically.

If we don't get to the bottom of it,

Deputy Chief Ma will be aggrieved.

Our sect will also be in danger of falling apart.

I hope Reverend Zhi Guang will tell us everything you know

so we can make a decision.

All right, then.

I did something wrong back then.

I don't have to hide about it.

I'll tell you as it is.

Reverend Zhi Guang,

we did it for our country and our people.

How can it be considered as wrongdoing?

What is wrong is wrong.

Let's stop deceiving ourselves and others.

Thirty years ago,

heroes of the Central Plains received a piece of news

that a group of warriors from the Khitan Kingdom

would be attacking Shaolin Temple

to snatch all the martial arts manuals that had been kept at Shaolin Temple

for hundreds of years.

The Khitan warriors were ambitious.

If the martial arts secrets of Shaolin Temple were taken

and mastered by their army,

the Song Dynasty wouldn't be able

to win against them on the battlefield.

That's right.

We knew how critical it would be.

We heard that the Khitan warriors

would pass by Yanmen Pass.

Hence, everyone rushed to Yanmen Pass

to attack them there.

Even if we couldn't wipe them out,

it would at least jeopardize their plot.

Chief Qiao,

if you were to receive such news,

what would you do?

I would lead my sect to stop them.

Hence, in your opinion,

it was the right decision to ambush the Khitans back then?

I admired the heroic acts of the seniors.

I wish I could be born 30 years earlier

and fought together with them without hesitation.

What Chief Qiao said is very true.

It was exactly the same as we thought back then.

We separated into groups.

This gentleman and I were in the first batch.

There were 21 of us.

Our batch was made up of the best martial artists of that time.

I wasn't a monk back then.

I didn't deserve a position among the heroes.

I was only contributing a small effort

in helping my country to eliminate the enemies.

What happened next?

Did you manage to get there in time?

Yes, we did.

Traveling nonstop,

we managed to get to Yanmen Pass

This matter was related to the survival of Song

and the lives of tens of millions of our people.

But we weren't absolutely confident in winning the battle.

Our only advantage was

the enemies were in the open while we were in the dark.

In that case,

what do you think should be done, Chief Qiao?

The enemies were in the open, while we were in the dark.

There can never be too much deception in war.

At such a moment,

we should disregard martial arts etiquette and rules.

Well said.

We had the same thought back then.

Under the command of our respective leader,

we laid in an ambush with hidden weapons

on both sides of the mountain path.

After one night,

a group of Khitan warriors

indeed walked past as the news said they would.

And we wiped out all 19 of them.

We were overjoyed yet confused.

Why were the Khitans so weak?

Could it be fake news?

Or could it be a trap set by the Khitans

to lure us into it?

We were thinking about

whether we should continue with the ambush.

We didn't expect...

No!

Did the barbarian Khitans kill the leader?

What happened next was even more unpredictable.

It was inconceivable.

He captured our leader and Chief Wang

and killed everyone else.

Logically speaking,

he should have charged forward.

But who knows...

But who knows...

the Khitan carved many Khitan scripts

on the stone wall with his blade.

Then, he jumped off the cliff and committed suicide.

What's more surprising was

that he left a baby behind.

Wasn't the child dead?

I thought the same too.

I only realized later

that the child fell on the ground

after the Khitan's wife died.

His breath was only blocked out temporarily.

He didn't die.

Grieving over his wife and his child,

the Khitan man jumped off the cliff, holding the bodies of his wife and his child.

When the child felt the shock, he woke up

he burst out crying..

The Khitan couldn't bear

to let his son die with him in the valley.

Hence, he threw the child up.

Coincidentally, the child landed in Elder Wang's arms

and didn't get hurt.

Such wit and martial arts skills

were quite awesome.

I saw how my brothers died tragically.

I initially wanted to leave the child in the wilder and let him fend for himself.

But the child burst into tears.

His face got red from crying,

and he stared at me with his bright, black eyes.

My heart softened for a moment

and I couldn't bear to be so vicious to him.

The Khitans killed countless Han people.

Did they ever go soft on our babies and women?

They can do it.

Why can't we?

- That's right. - Why can't we kill theirs?

- Why can't we kill theirs? - That's right.

Why can't we?

What happened next?

I was afraid the Khitans reinforcement would arrive soon.

Hence, I took the baby

and returned to Yanmen Pass.

The leader and Chief Wang

were worried that the Khitan warriors

would attack Shaolin Temple.

They immediately rushed back to Yanmen Pass and checked on it.

They found that there were only 17 remains

of our martyred brothers.

There was one remain less.

We thought he must have fallen into Luanshi Valley during the fight.

I felt that the Khitan characters carved on the stone wall

carried deep meaning.

So I copied the script down

and found someone to translate it into Chinese.

I was shocked at what it revealed.

If the words were true,

then what we just did was a grave mistake.

To verify whether the carved words were true or not,

we could only wait and see if there were any other Khitan warriors

came to Shaolin to snatch the secret manuals.

The three of us

rushed back to Shaolin Temple nonstop.

We saw that many heroes had arrived there.

As this involved the lives of tens of millions of people,

everyone wanted to do something about it.

However,

from the ninth day of the ninth month to the twelfth lunar month,

there was no sign of the Khitans.

Could it be fake news?

Hence, we went to look for the messenger to ask him.

But we couldn't find him at all.

Only then did we realize that it was fake news.

It turned out that we had been fooled.

Based on what you said,

those who died in the battle of Yanmen Pass

suffered an unjust death.

Yes, indeed.

Not long after, the Khitan cavalry invaded us.

And we stopped struggling with the matter.

But later,

it was a tricky matter on what to do with the child.

Since we had harmed his parents,

we couldn't cause any more harm to the child.

But if we were to raise him up ourselves,

we were afraid he would take revenge.

We discussed it for quite some time.

At last, the leader gave some taels

to a farmer family at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain and asked them to adopt him.

He requested them

to claim as the child's biological parents.

Even if the child had grown up,

he can't know that he was adopted.

The farmer had no children.

So he agreed to it happily.

How would they know that the child was a Khitan?

Reverend Zhi Guang,

what is the surname of the farmer?

The farmer...

is Qiao San Huai.

Nonsense!

Chief Qiao!

I'm a Han!

Amitabha.

I'm Qiao Feng from the foot of Shaoshi Mountain.

Qiao San Huai is my biological father!

Chief Qiao! You can't do that!

Chief Qiao, take it easy.

There is no feud between you and my family.

Please let my son go.

Chief Qiao,

Reverend Zhi Guang is well-respected in the martial arts world.

You can't hurt him.

You want nothing more than me stepping down as the chief.

Why bother to cook up stories to frame me?

What have I done wrong?

Why do you have to push me to the corner?

Chief Qiao,

both the Hans and the Khitans are common people.

There is no difference between the two.

You're a Khitan.

Why do you call yourself a Han?

You don't even dare to claim your own biological parents.

How could you regard yourself as a hero?

Who are you calling a Khitan?

I don't know if you're really a Khitan.

I'll never forget the battle of Yanmen Pass

and how that person looked like.

Coincidentally, that person looked exactly

like you.

I was the missing corpse back then.

I was afraid of the Khitans.

So I sneaked away after I awakened from unconsciousness.

I'm a walking dead.

The only concern I have in this world is Juan.

It's none of my business whether you're Chief of the Beggars' Sect or not.

What do I frame you for?

I admit that I killed your parents.

What good is in it to me?

You've already known what happened after that.

When you were seven...

If you come any nearer, don't blame me for my ruthlessness!

Call me Big Brother. Follow us from now on.

We'll have a great life together.

Shut up! Even if I fall off and die, I won't do bad deeds with you.

Jump and I'll believe you.

Watch me then.

- Go ahead. - I'll be reborn to be an upright man 20 years later.

A Shaolin monk saved you.

Later,

he taught you martial arts every day.

Am I right?

Master, please accept a bow from your disciple.

How did you know?

Actually, the Shaolin monk

was entrusted by the leader to raise you up

so you wouldn't go astray.

Because of this, the three of us had a dispute.

I advocated that you lived a smooth farm life instead.

But the leader said that we had harmed your parents.

So we must raise you into a hero.

The will on the stone wall of Yanmen Pass is still there.

Go and take a look one day.

When you were 16,

Chief Wang officially accepted you as his disciple.

- You're Qiao Feng? - Yes.

- Why do you practice martial arts? - I want to carry out righteousness.

How?

A true hero should serve his country and his people.

Reverend Xuan Ku has a unique insight indeed.

Good.

You'll become a disciple of the Beggars' Sect

and my disciple today.

Many coincidences occurred after that.

You have outstanding talent and have always strived for progress.

You're indeed remarkable.

But if it weren't for the continuous guidance from the leader and Chief Wang,

it wouldn't be so easy for you.

If what you said is true,

Chief Wang wasn't the person who saved my life

but the person who killed my parents.

The hero who secretly helped me back then

didn't mean to help me at all.

He only did it out of guilt

and wanted to atone for his sin.

At first, Chief Wang

was quite wary against you.

But when he saw your speedy progress in martial arts,

your heroic manner,

and your kindness,

he started to like you more.

Later,

your great achievements and fame

had brought the Beggars' Sect to its glory.

The Chief position was within your grasp.

But Chief Wang couldn't make up his mind.

He gave you three difficult challenges.

You solved all of them and attained seven great achievements.

At his death bed, he passed Dog-beating Stick down to you

and officially appointed you Chief of the Beggars' Sect.

For hundreds of years, no one besides you succeeded as chief with such difficulties.

After you took over as the chief,

you've been righteous and fair.

The Beggars' Sect was prosperous in your hands.

And you had also jeopardized the Khitan's plots many times.

We realized we had been worried needlessly.

I thought this matter wouldn't be brought up again.

I wondered

who brought it up again today.

Thank you, Reverend Zhi Guang, for recounting the past

so everyone could feel it as if we were there.

This letter was written by the leader to Chief Wang.

In the letter, he tried his best to persuade Chief Wang

not to pass his position to Chief Qiao.

Chief Qiao, why don't you take a look yourself?

I'll have a look.

I'll see whether it's true or not.

What are you doing?

Now that you've already known about your true birth identity,

I'm sure you would want to avenge your parents.

Now,

Chief Wang has passed away.

And I won't tell you the name of the leader.

I was involved in the ambush.

I'm willing to bear all the sins alone.

Kill me or cut me up.

Go ahead as you please.

Yes, I was involved too.

You must also count me in.

You may take action anytime you like.

Chief Qiao,

please reconsider it.

Don't be reckless.

If you stir things up between the Hu and the Han,

all people of the martial arts world of the Central Plains

will become your enemy.

Stir things up between the Hu and the Han?

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