Chapter 242: Achievement in 《Xuanwu Art》
Zhang Ye discovered that Wangchuan was truly ruthless!
The porridge stall, the banner, and the loud proclamations had effectively dragged all the Beggar Sect disciples in Hejiang Town onto a public stage, where every passerby could mock them.
The truly helpless—the elderly, the weak, women, and children—might not care. They could eat and sleep at the gates of the Sanjiang Branch Helm every day without shame. But Beggar Sect disciples valued their pride!
They could endure it for a meal… perhaps for two days…
But over time—
With so many people pointing fingers, with fellow Jianghu figures laughing at them, the number of those who remained there began to dwindle rapidly.
Even Zhang Ye himself was beginning to lose his nerve.
Because indeed, some people, for the sake of survival, had tried to join the Caobang and become dock laborers unloading cargo, fighting for a stable income.
Seeing fewer and fewer people by his side, Zhang Ye knew that if the other party truly poached all the able-bodied men from the Sanhe Commandery Sub-Branch, the gang leader would abolish the Sanhe Commandery Sub-Branch without hesitation! In a fury, he ordered the Beggar Sect disciples to disperse, sending everyone back to their original territories. He himself slunk away from Hejiang Town in disgrace.