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Chapter 156 The dignified Timely Rain, actually spreading pornographic rumors? [2 updates]

Just then, the heroes sitting at the door, such as "White-Day Rat" Bai Sheng and "Golden Retriever" Duan Jingzhu, suddenly stood up and shouted:

"Brother is back!"

Who's back?

Song Jiang looked closely:
You're surnamed Cai? Aren't you from Daming Prefecture?

Because there were quite a few people behind Cai Fu, including tall men like Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, Zhu Tong, and Yang Xiong, the three shorter men, Suo Chao, Zhang Qing, and Qiu Qiongying, were lost in the crowd.

Actually, Suo Chao and Zhang Qing weren't that short, both over seven feet tall, but everyone else was eight or nine feet tall...

Song Jiang, not seeing them at first glance, stood up in surprise:
"Brother Cai Fu, how come you're back so quickly?"

"Could it be that they failed to save anyone?"

"They've saved her!"

Cai Fu chuckled and waved without turning his head:
Show yourself, little darling!

Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, Zhu Tong, and the other several burly men, each standing eight or nine feet tall, parted to the left and right, making way for Suo Chao.

Although Suo Chao is only seven feet tall, which is about 1.7 meters, his imposing presence is at least eight feet tall!

He stepped out from the crowd, wearing a steel lion helmet, an iron plate armor, a gold beast-face belt, and two bronze breastplates...

This outfit alone is something that no other martial arts hero could compare to.

Standing next to him, Liu Tang and Deng Fei were immediately compared to him and looked like nobody.

Suo Chao carried a bow on his left, a quiver on his right, and a golden-tipped axe in his hand...

He was handsome and imposing!
Song Jiang took a closer look and was incredibly jealous:
How did such a fierce general end up with someone surnamed Cai?

"'Vanguard' Suo Chao pays his respects to the chieftain!"

Suo Chao bowed to Song Jiang, then clasped his hands and spun around.

"Brothers, Suo Chao greets you!"

"Good good!"

Song Jiang stepped forward and, with utmost sincerity, grasped Suo Chao's hands:

"He is truly a valiant general!"

Suo Chao quickly withdrew his hands and respectfully clasped his hands in a fist salute to Song Jiang:

"Chief, you flatter me. I am unworthy of such praise!"

Although his attitude was very respectful, the fact that he withdrew his hands from Song Jiang's hands already showed his stance.

He was Cai Fu's man.

A hint of embarrassment and annoyance flashed in Song Jiang's eyes:
Why are there more and more heroes who can resist my charm these days?
It’s all Cai Fu’s fault!
Song Jiang's small eyes darted around, and he immediately bowed to Suo Chao.

"Song Jiang hasn't thanked Brother Suo Chao yet!"

"If it weren't for your help back then, Cai Fu, Lu Junyi and the other brothers wouldn't have been able to escape Daming Prefecture so easily!"
"Now that Brother Cai Fu has brought you up the mountain, it can be considered that he has repaid his debt of gratitude!"

After Song Jiang's reminder, the way those physically strong but simple-minded heroes looked at Cai Fu changed.

Before Cai Fu returned, Song Jiang had already laid a lot of groundwork.

Although Cai Fu saved Suo Chao, the reputation of "righteousness and integrity" was tarnished.

At this moment, when Song Jiang brought up this matter, his men all started whispering amongst themselves...

Song Qing, mingling in the crowd, laughed and said, "Brother Cai Fu is something else. He helped us, but he didn't even mention it!"

Yan Shun clicked his tongue and said, "Luckily, he was rescued. If he hadn't, wouldn't the righteous man have lost his life?"

Tang Long nudged his cousin Xu Ning and said, "Brother always says that his younger brother is disloyal!"
"Even if I'm disloyal, I still managed to bring my brother, sister-in-law, and their whole family up the mountain, and I didn't let them suffer any hardship in prison!"

Xu Ning rolled her eyes at him, not wanting to say anything.

If he weren't related by marriage, I would have killed him!

Although these people are all whispering, when there are too many whispering people, it sounds like a garbage dump.

A swarm of flies buzzed around. Cai Fu had anticipated this scene, so he remained calm, but Qiu Qiongying was furious.

You're all sitting comfortably in your chairs, enjoying your drinks. What right do you have to mock Brother Cai Fu?
But before she could speak, Suo Chao had already lifted Song Jiang up:
"Chief, you've misunderstood!"

"Suo Chao and Cai Fu had absolutely no connection before this!"

"Even when Brother Cai Fu broke out of Daming Prefecture, it was Suo Chao who was chasing after Brother Cai Fu!"

"At that time, the wealthy man's brother injured Suo Chao, who fell from his horse and retreated back into the city!"

"How hateful are Liang Zhongshu, the garrison commander of Daming Prefecture, and Wen Da, the military commander!"
"They dared not pursue Brother Cai Fu, but instead falsely accused Suo Chao of colluding with Brother Cai Fu and letting Brother Cai Fu leave the city!"

"On charges of colluding with the Liangshan rebels, Suo Chao was thrown into a death row cell!"

"If it weren't for Brother Cai Fu traveling all the way to save me, Suo Chao would have already been taken to the crossroads and beheaded!"

"hiss--"

Apart from Cai Fu and his group, everyone else couldn't help but gasp in shock.
This unscientific!

What happened to the guy surnamed Cai's bragging?

What happened to the promise that the person surnamed Cai would use them and then run away?
"Shh-"

All eyes turned to Song Jiang:
How could someone as dignified as Timely Rain spread false rumors?
"what?"

Song Jiang was stunned and subconsciously looked at Zhou Jin:
“But that’s not what your disciple said…”

"Pfft!"

Zhou Jin immediately came out and knelt down:
"Zhou Jin saw on the wanted poster that Uncle Cai Fu and my master had a life-or-death friendship, and he believed it to be true, which is why he ran to Liangshan Marsh to ask for help!"
"Later, after my master was rescued, I asked him and I learned that it was actually the government that framed my master!"

“My master and Uncle Cai Fu originally had no relationship. This is all malicious slander by Liang Zhongshu and Wen Dujian!”

"I never expected it to cause such a big misunderstanding and damage Uncle Cai Fu's reputation!"

Zhou Jin was speechless and ashamed; death was his only option.

As he spoke, Zhou Jin suddenly drew his sword from his waist, held it to his neck, and slashed it fiercely!
"Oh——"

Everyone was stunned. They never expected Zhou Jin to be so fierce, committing suicide at the slightest disagreement!
A flash of blood appeared, but the head didn't fall to the ground...

"Snapped!"

In the blink of an eye, Cai Fu grabbed the sword's edge with lightning speed!

Zhou Jin slashed his neck fiercely, the sword blade seemingly welded shut, while blood trickled from between Cai Fu's fingers...

"Oh--"

Zhou Jin panicked, instinctively releasing his sword and collapsing to the ground, staring up at Cai Fu in disbelief.
"uncle……"

Zhou Jin already felt quite guilty.

He misunderstood Cai Fu, but Cai Fu repaid evil with kindness and saved Suo Chao.

As a result, Zhou Jin, who was standing behind, heard all those whispered words clearly.

Unexpectedly, because of his misunderstanding, Cai Fu was slandered in such a way, and Zhou Jin lost his temper at that moment.

His temperament is like that of his master, Suo Chao.

When Liang Zhongshu challenged Zhou Jin to a duel with Yang Zhi, Zhou Jin became enraged in front of Liang Zhongshu:

"You convict, dare to surrender your weapon to me!"

Although the military of Daming Prefecture and Liang Zhongshu were not on good terms, the fact that a mere deputy commander dared to lose his temper in front of Liang Zhongshu shows just how volatile his temper was.

Therefore, in a fit of anger, Zhou Jin was about to draw his sword and commit suicide.

Unexpectedly, Cai Fu managed to grab his sword with his bare hands.

Seeing Cai Fu's hands covered in blood, Zhou Jin couldn't help but burst into tears.

He turned over and knelt down before Cai Fu, kowtowing repeatedly...

(End of this chapter)