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[The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils]

[Episode 22]

From now on,

I shall not be ashamed of the Khitans;

I shall not be proud of the Song Dynasty;

I shall only worry about the well-being of the people;

I shall take my parents' grievances as my own.

I must find out who killed my parents.

Who is the leader?

The leader is certainly still alive.

Otherwise,

they won't be still keeping his identity a secret.

If the leader is capable of leading the other heroes,

he must be a skilled and reputable martial artist.

From the letter,

it seems that he shared a special bond with Chief Wang.

He addressed Chief Wang as his elder brother.

He must be younger than Chief Wang.

It won't be difficult to find a man with these traits

in the martial arts world.

Among those who have read this letter

are Reverend Zhi Guang, Kang Min, Elder Xu

and Shan Zheng, the Stern Faced Judge.

Zhao Qian Sun must have already informed

his junior Mrs. Tan about this.

And, Mrs. Tan probably won't hide this from her husband too.

Shan Zheng wasn't involved in the battle that killed my parents.

Moreover,

I have killed both his sons.

So, there's no need to find him.

Reverend Zhi Guang and Zhao Qian Sun

were the accomplices.

I must revenge my parents' death.

The leader is the main culprit.

I have to find him.

Zhu,

let's go find Elder Xu of the Beggars Sect.

This way.

Can I take your order?

Bring me 20 catty of wine.

Sure.

Is it for drinking or a shower?

20 catty of wine for this table.

Brother Qiao,

we're going to find Elder Xu.

But, if we continue our journey like this for two more days,

we will certainly catch someone's attention.

It's fun to fight our way through,

but if Elder Xu gets informed and flees the place,

we won't be able to catch him.

That's fun.

We will fight our way through.

The number of enemies will increase,

and the journey will get more and more dangerous.

I...

Enjoy your food.

With Brother Qiao around,

I don't think there will be any danger.

I only worry that they will take flight before we arrive,

and it'll be troublesome for us.

Do you have any ideas?

If they can't recognize us,

things will be way easier.

I only wonder if the famous Hero Qiao

is willing to put up with this,

so we can take a detour into the quiet mountains

and avoid the traveling crowd.

It would be best if we can keep a low profile.

But, taking a detour will wear you out.

Zhu is not afraid of being tired

as long as I can stay with Brother Qiao.

Sure.

Here.

Let's drink.

Here.

Brother Qiao.

During the journey,

we will surely run into many strangers.

When they see you talking and drinking in such a bold manner,

they would immediately know who you are.

All right.

I'll talk less.

I won't drink too.

Have you heard about this?

I heard that Elder Xu was killed brutally.

His ribs were all broken, both front and back.

The culprit must be Qiao Feng, the wicked thief.

The funeral will be held at Weihui the day after tomorrow.

The elders and the brothers of the sect will all be there.

I have some errands to run these few days and I can't make it.

Do you know where Elder Xu is going to be buried?

After I'm done with my errands, I'll pay him my respect.

Elder Xu's spirit tablet will be installed at the Fei Garden,

20 miles west of Weihui city.

Thanks.

Elder Xu is dead.

We lost another person who knew the identity of the leader.

There must be something queer behind this.

He died right after we arrived.

This is too much of a coincidence.

Hurry up.

What's wrong?

Hurry up.

Or, I'll tear down your stall.

Mrs. Tan?

Why is she here?

She must be here to pay homage to Elder Xu.

Brother Qiao,

isn't that Zhao Qian Sun?

They are sneaking around.

Something fishy is going on.

Are they having an affair?

I'm sure they know who the leader is.

If we can get ahold of their secrets,

we'll be able to blackmail them into telling us the truth.

Zhu, find an inn and wait for me there.

I'll be right back.

Be careful.

Senior, we are no longer young.

It's too late to regret what we did when we were little.

There's no use bringing up the past.

Juan,

my life has been ruined.

It's too late to regret it now.

I asked you out, only wishing

that you can sing for me the songs you used to sing.

You are such a fool.

My husband traveled to Weihui

and was very upset when he saw you.

Besides, he gets suspicious easily.

I advise you to stay away from me.

What are you afraid of?

At this moment, he is taking a good rest at the Rugui Inn.

He won't be here.

Moreover, we have nothing to hide.

We're just catching up with each other.

Those songs I used to sing.

Juan, after today's meeting,

none of us knows when we will meet again.

I'm afraid that I will die soon.

Even if you want to sing for me in the future,

I might not be around anymore.

Senior, please don't say that.

If you really want to listen to me sing,

I'll hum a song for you.

Who's there?

A licentious and immoral man

is seducing a married woman.

A wanton and shameless woman

is cheating on her husband and meeting up with her lover.

Are you Qiao Feng?

At the Fei Garden of Weihui city,

many heroes are paying their respects to Elder Xu.

Should I invite them here

to listen to you sing too?

Qiao Feng, you...

Chief Qiao,

I haven't done anything against you.

Please spare us some mercy.

We'll repay your kindness in the future.

There's no need for that.

I have a question for you.

If you can answer my question,

we'll go separate ways after this.

No one will ever find out what happened today.

If I knew the answer,

I would tell you.

You knew what my question is.

Who wrote the letter to Chief Wang?

Juan, you can't reveal it.

You can't reveal it no matter what.

The worst that can happen to us is death.

I owe the leader a debt of kindness.

I won't reveal his identity even if I have to die for that.

You'd rather die than reveal his name.

You won't mind

even if Juan's reputation

is going to be completely ruined?

If Mr. Tan ever finds out about what happens today,

I'll just cut my own throat in front of him.

You're not indebted to the leader.

Mrs. Tan, tell me who he is,

to save your face and Mr. Tan's face,

also your Senior's life.

Sure.

I'll tell you who he is.

Juan, you can't.

You can't reveal his identity.

Please.

I beg you. Please don't.

I've never pleaded with you.

This is the only time I've begged you.

You have to promise me.

Please.

Chief Qiao, you get to choose

between benevolence and malevolence.

Both of us have nothing to hide

and we can swear to it.

I'm sorry

I can't give you the answer you want.

Thank you, thank you, Juan.

Sure.

You decided it for yourself.

No.

Both of you should stay here for now.

Who are you?

Did my wife send you here?

How can I help you?

Your wife has been captured,

and is in a dire situation.

My wife is a skillful martial artist.

How can she get caught so easily?

It was Qiao Feng.

Qiao Feng?

Where is she?

You can choose

to keep your wife alive,

and you can also choose

to have your wife dead.

Tell me what do you want.

Qiao Feng only has one question for you.

If Mr. Tan can answer him honestly,

he will release your wife immediately.

He won't hurt her at all.

But, if you refuse to give him an answer,

Mrs. Tan

will be buried together with Zhao Qian Sun.

You are Qiao Feng.

Yes, I am.

Why did you put my wife and Zhao Qian Sun together?

It has nothing to do with me

who your wife wants to be with.

Do you want to know who she is flirting with,

and singing for right now?

Where is she? Bring me there.

I only want to know who the leader is?

This man killed your father.

I'll never reveal his name.

If you take revenge on him,

what I say will cost him his life.

What you don't say will cost you your life.

What kind of person do you think I am?

I'm not a coward who fears death,

and I won't betray my friend.

So, you're willing to sacrifice your wife?

The names of Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan will be ruined.

Are you not afraid of living your life with shame?

I am an upright man.

I have never betrayed my friends.

So, how can my name be ruined?

And how can I be the laughing stock of others?

You are an upright man,

but Mrs. Tan and Zhao Qian Sun are not like you.

Take a look yourself.

You...

You're a brute of a man.

A vicious man.

I didn't kill them.

Then, who did?

I can easily kill you.

There's no reason for me to lie.

You want to know who killed your father.

I told you I didn't kill them.

Tell me who killed my father,

and I'll avenge your wife's death.

I may not be as skilled a martial artist as you,

but I won't fall into your trap.

Brother Qiao, how did it go?

They are all dead.

Mrs. Tan and Zhao Qian Sun?

Mr. Tan too.

Zhao Qian Sun was the accomplice in your father's murder.

It doesn't matter that he died.

But, Mr. and Mrs. Tan...

I didn't kill them.

This is no coincidence.

There are only three people left in this world

who know the name of the culprit.

We can't let them get ahead of us again.

We need to hasten our pace.

Kang Min loathes you,

so I guess she won't reveal it.

A real man doesn't interrogate a widow.

Reverend Zhi Guang's temple is at Jiangnan.

The quickest way now is to get to the Shan residence,

in Tai'an, Shandong.

I'll go get the bill.

Zhu.

You have worked hard for the past few days.

Words are not enough to express my gratitude.

Brother Qiao,

you never have to thank me.

Fire! Help! Fire!

Go get water!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Master Shan is a good person.

He has done so many good deeds for the past tens of years.

His house was set on fire

and none of his 30 family members managed to escape.

This must be the doing of his enemy.

They blocked the gate to stop the people from escaping.

Even a five-year-old in the Shan family knows martial arts.

Yes.

It doesn't make sense for them to get trapped inside.

Master Shan, Second Master Shan, and Fifth Master Shan

were all killed by a man named Qiao Feng.

Could Qiao Feng be the one who set the fire too?

You're right. It must be Qiao Feng.

He must have brought along his men to the villa

and killed every member of the Shan family.

He's too vicious.

The wicked man is too cruel and vicious.

He killed not only Shan Zheng and his son,

but also the other members of his family.

He even burned down the house.

If I were him, I would do the same too.

Why?

This is how you exterminate a man.

Brother Shan has a good relationship with the man he exchanged letters with.

He can recognize his handwriting.

I have known this person for many years.

I'm still keeping many letters written by him.

You heard it when we were at Xingzi Forest that night.

Shan Zheng said he still held a few letters from the leader.

He only had to compare the handwriting in the letters.

I got it.

Even if Shan Zheng is dead,

he knew that you'd visit this residence for the letters.

and find out who the leader is.

He burned the Shan residence to the ground and now you won't be able to find anything here.

Let's go.

Let's go.

I've been wondering.

The wicked man is a scheming and intelligent person.

He gets ahead of me every time.

His skills in martial arts are as good as mine.

It won't be difficult for him to kill me.

But, why is he so afraid of exposing his identity?

Brother Qiao, you are too humble.

It doesn't matter how good the wicked man is,

I believe, deep down, he's terrified.

He worries that you will take revenge on him if you find out the truth.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have to kill the old couple of the Qiao family,

Reverend Xuan Ku, Zhao Qian Sun,

Zhao Qian Sun,

Mrs. Tan, Stern Faced Judge, and his family.

You're right.

If he is too scared to harm me,

he's definitely afraid of going near you too.

But, he is a sly man.

I'm deemed a hero by many others.

Yet, he is trifling with me, and I am unable to fight back.

and I am unable to fight back.

Brother Qiao,

that is only because you're an upright man and you despise scheming minds.

He can't beat you.

Whenever I'm sad,

you can always make me feel better.

Thanks.

I mean it.

Good day.

I wonder why seniors asked me

to come here by myself.

My surname is Du.

Today, my four brothers and I

invited Hero Qiao here to inquire about something.

Please go ahead.

About the death of Reverend Xuan Ku,

Mr. and Mrs. Tan, Zhao Qian Sun,

Zhao Qian Sun,

Elder Xu of the Beggars' Sect, and Shan Zheng,

and Shan Zheng,

what do you think?

I didn't kill them.

They refused to tell me who the leader is.

I did coerce them into telling me the truth,

but they would rather die than betray their friend.

I truly respected them

for their tenacity.

As for who killed them,

I intend to investigate the matter too.

Hero Qiao,

my brothers and I refused to believe your one-sided statement,

but we don't have any evidence that proves that you're the killer too.

How about this?

We should settle this with a palm strike.

If Hero Qiao wins,

we will get out of your way.

You're taking it too seriously.

Five of you are skillful and experienced men.

I could tell

that if five of you are going to fight me at once,

you'll kill me in an instant.

If you want to give me a lesson,

with my lacking skills,

please spare me some mercy.

If the well-known Chief Qiao is lacking in martial arts,

there will be no one in this world who is actually good at it.

Chief Qiao. You shall go first.

Everyone knows how powerful the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are.

Chief Wang told me about it before he passed away.

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms is well known for its endless power.

After trying it myself today, it's true.

My utmost respect for you.

The strike that killed Reverend Xuan Ku was merciless.

Perhaps, it really wasn't from Qiao Feng.

It's a rare opportunity to be able to learn from the Best Palm in the world.

I hope Hero Qiao doesn't hesitate to enlighten us.

Qiao Feng of the North is said to be the best martial artist in the world.

We've witnessed your strength,

and you sure live up to your name.

We're impressed.

Seniors, I am humbled.

I am humbled.

I will never forget today's lesson.

Judging from how Qiao Feng control his strength and force,

the murderer who killed Mr. and Mrs. Tan is probably someone else.

I investigated Elder Xu's death.

Qiao Feng is probably not involved in Elder Xu's death too.

Qiao San Huai and his wife had all of their ribs broken.

An excellent martial artist killed them with powerful palm strikes.

It looks like the murderer deliberately showed off his skills in martial arts,

and tried to frame Qiao Feng.

If it wasn't deliberate,

he wouldn't have used such a powerful move

to kill two unarmed country farmers.

But, Qiao Feng is indeed a good martial artist.

He is definitely capable of killing the whole Shan family on his own.

of killing the whole Shan family on his own.

If he had the intention to cover up his moves and skills,

his moves and skills,

it wouldn't be difficult for him too.

We came all the way here.

Although we don't think we're able to stop Hero Qiao,

we wish to tell you a fact.

The leader Hero Qiao has been looking for has said that because of him

many good friends in the martial arts world have lost their lives.

He feels remorseful.

The leader has also said

that what happened at the Yanmen Pass was his fault.

was his fault.

He should have atoned for his sins by killing himself.

If Hero Qiao wants to take revenge on him,

he will be happy to accept the punishment,

and will not run away from you.

I wonder what you said

came from the leader himself,

or was a message relayed by others.

It's true.

This is exactly what the leader means.

So, who is the leader?

My name is somewhat known in the martial arts world.

My four brothers are somebody too.

The five of us never lie.

For now, we still can't reveal his name.

If Hero Qiao is eager to find out his name,

it will definitely come to light later.

My skills are no match for Hero Qiao's.

But, despite my incompetence,

I wish to exchange a palm strike with you.

There will be no winner.

I only want you to know that the five of us

take our words very seriously.

Hero Qiao,

please show me your magnificent palm strike.

Why isn't he exerting any force?

What he's doing is basically suicide.

Oh, no.

This forceless strike is a bait.

is a bait.

When I retract my force, he will take the opportunity to attack,

and I'll be killed by his strike.

My life will end here.

Why did I let him go alone?

He is an upright man.

With me by his side,

I can help him in avoiding the plots others have against him.

However, if he runs into those wicked men,

my presence will burden him.

What I say now won't matter anymore.

Brother Qiao.

Brother Qiao.

Amitabha.

My master, Reverend Zhi Guang,

sent me here to invite Hero Qiao and Miss Zhu to our temple.

How do you know my name?

My master told me that I'd be able to find Hero Qiao and Miss Zhu at Qinggai Inn.

He told me to invite you to the mountain.

- I presume you are Miss Zhu, right? - Yes, I am.

- Where is Hero Qiao? - I'm here.

Brother Qiao.

We only arrived here not long ago.

How did your master know about this?

My master is powerful.

He only had to move his fingers to find out about your arrival.

If that's the case,

we will need little master's help

to inform your master that we will be right there.

Yes.

Brother Qiao. Let's talk inside the room.

What do you think we should do now?

Hopefully, when we meet Reverend Zhi Guang later,

he will tell me who the leader and the wicked man are.

What if Reverend Zhi Guang refuses to reveal their names?

Then, I won't force him.

Although Reverend Zhi Guang was involved in the battle that killed my parents,

he later changed into a benevolent man and left for a place far away.

He collected barks, and went to many places

to save people who were suffering from Malaria caused by Miasma.

He too fell terribly ill because of that.

He has done many kind deeds to save the people.

should end here.

You separate the good from the bad, and are also an upright and honest man.

Zhu has followed the right man.

Brother Qiao, who asked you out just now? Is everything all right?

A few exceptional martial artists wanted to compare notes of martial arts with me.

Are you hurt?

Thanks, Hero Qiao, for your benevolence.

You can understand a good martial artist

from his skills in martial arts,

just like how you can understand a scholar from his writings.

To be honest,

five of us have always wanted to meet you.

We followed you from Weihui to the Shan residence in Tai'an, and then here.

I didn't know seniors had been following me.

Otherwise, I would have early welcomed you to join me.

In a while, you will meet up with Reverend Zhi Guang.

We couldn't wait anymore,

so we came here without prior notice.

After a brief exchange with Hero Qiao,

we know that you're an upright and honest man.

There must be something fishy behind the rumor spread across the martial arts world.

I hope Hero Qiao won't get swayed by the rumor,

so that you won't get into trouble.

The five of us believe in Hero Qiao,

so we won't hide the purpose of our trip anymore.

Reverend Zhi Guang is a virtuous monk.

We hope that you won't harm him.

The previous match appeared to be uneventful,

but was actually full of dangers.

What if I died unfortunately

and left you all by yourself?

What should I do?

You're worried about me.

Master. Hero Qiao is here.

You have traveled a long journey.

I'm sorry to not have welcomed you personally.

We are sorry to disturb Master's quiet time.

to disturb Master's quiet time.

Benefactor Qiao, your last name was originally Xiao.

your last name was originally Xiao.

Do you know that?

I am an unfilial son.

Master, please enlighten me.

At that time, your father left a text on the wall of the Yanmen Pass.

left a text on the wall of the Yanmen Pass.

He said his last name was Xiao, and his name was Yuan Shan.

In the text he left behind, he named you Feng'er.

We kept it as your name,

and entrusted you to the care of Qiao San Huai.

Thus, you took his last name.

I only learned about my father's name today.

Thanks, Master, for your kindness.

Please accept my gratitude.

Amitabha.

What I did is not worth being called kindness.

is not worth being called kindness.

From now on,

I will be Xiao Feng,

no longer Qiao Feng.

Yes. Brother Xiao.

Brother Xiao.

Very good, indeed.

Very good, indeed.

I guess you've seen

the text on the wall of the Yanmen Pass.

No.

When I reached the wall,

the text on the wall has already been scraped off.

There was nothing left.

What is done is done.

They could scrape off the text on the stone wall,

but they can't revive

the dozens of lives they killed.

Benefactor Xiao.

This is the rubbing of the text written on the wall.

Master, please translate this.

After we duplicate the text,

at the gate of Yanmen Pass, we found some men who understood Khitan

to translate this to us.

We found a few men, and they gave us similar translations.

The rubbing says,

"It was Feng'er's birthday.

I brought my wife and my son to my grandmother's house to attend a banquet.

On our way, we ran into thieves from the Four Dynasties.

It happened all of a sudden.

Hence, my wife and my son were hurt by the robbers.

I have no more will to stay alive.

The teacher I respected was a Han person from the Four Dynasties.

I swore before my teacher that I would never kill any Han person.

However, I killed a dozen of Han people today.

I am now swamped with pain and remorse.

I will also be too ashamed to meet my teacher after I die.

Last word by Xiao Yuan Shan."

This is the translation of the text left by the late Mister Xiao.

Master, can I have this?

This is supposed to be my gift to you.

Back then, we thought your father led the Khitan Warriors

to Shaolin Temple to steal the scriptures.

But, after we read the translation of the text on the wall,

only we knew that we were so wrong.

If your father had decided to die,

there was no reason for him to write down a lie on the wall right before he died.

If your father intended to steal the scriptures from Shaolin Temple,

why would he bring along his wife who knew nothing about martial arts,

and a baby who was barely one year old?

After we inquired into it, the rumor of him trying to steal the scriptures from Shaolin

came from a presumptuous man who intended to fool with the leader.

He wanted to tire the leader out,

and scoffed at him.

He did all of this just to poke fun at him?

What happened to the presumptuous man?

When the leader found out the truth,

he naturally was furious.

But, the presumptuous man

was already nowhere to be seen.

Now that 30 years have passed,

I guess

he is no longer alive.

Thanks, Master, for the explanation.

I have another question.

Benefactor Xiao, what do you want to ask?

Who is the leader?

I saw this coming.

Benefactor, please give me a minute.

I have something to show you.

Benefactors, my master wants to speak with you in the meditation room.

Master.

Every being on earth is born equal.

The Saint and the beasts are treated equally.

The Han and the Khitan could be both fake and real.

Gratitude and resentment will all eventually turn into ashes.

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