Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 157 Song Jiang: You surnamed Cai, would it kill you to let me show off a little? [3rd update, please subscribe]

"Uncle Cai Fu, Zhou Jin is so sorry!"

Zhou Jin, with tears streaming down his face, kowtowed repeatedly to Cai Fu.

"Nephew, it's not that bad."

Cai Fu pulled him up and returned the bloodstained sword to him.

"This is not your fault. I was in a hurry to save people and didn't explain things clearly to the brothers."

"uncle!"

Zhou Jin hugged Cai Fu tightly, and Suo Chao, with tears in his eyes, came over and hugged Cai Fu from the other side.
"Brother, I'm sorry too..."

What kind of talk is that?

Cai Fu had his left arm around Zhou Jin and his right arm around Suo Chao; because of his size, it looked like he was holding two children.
"You haven't done anything wrong to me, so there's no need for you to blame yourselves!"
"If anyone is to blame for this, it's Liang Zhongshu's shamelessness and his unjust accusation of 'Big Sword'!"

"Second Chief, please allow me to ask a question!"

In such a harmonious atmosphere, someone suddenly interrupted and asked:

"Since the Second Chieftain has no connection with the Suo brothers, why did he travel all the way to Daming Prefecture to rescue him?"

Everyone looked at him and realized that it was Mu Chun, the "little thief" of the "Jieyang faction".

Although many people are curious about his question, few dare to agree with him.

Even his brother, the "unrestrained" Mu Hong, secretly helped him.

That is, Li Kui, this rough and uncultured man, immediately shouted:

"That's right! If you have no connection with him, why did you go to save him?"

"Not for anything else, but to act on behalf of Heaven!"

Cai Fu spoke with great passion:
"When Zhou Jin said that day, I knew that Brother Suo Chao had been wronged!"
"Because in that battle, only the Suo brothers in the entire Daming Prefecture were not afraid of our reputation and chased after us!"

"Firstly, I, Cai Fu, am someone who cannot tolerate any injustice!"

"Secondly, I respect Brother Suo Chao as a true hero!"
"That's why I absolutely must save him!"
What is written on our Liangshan Marsh banner?
"Act on behalf of Heaven!"
What does it mean to act on behalf of Heaven?

"The Suo brothers were wrongly accused; this is a testament to Liang Zhongshu's incompetence and tyranny!"

“By rescuing him, we are acting on behalf of Heaven!”

"The brothers Suo Chao thus joined Liangshan, which is why the phrase 'Gathering of Righteousness' came into being!"
"This Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness was originally called the Hall of Gathering Righteousness. If there is no loyalty, how can there be gathering of righteousness?"

"it is good!"

Cai Fu's words were powerful and resounding, and as soon as he finished speaking, a cheer came from the doorway!
Everyone turned to look, only to find that Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, and Hu Sanniang had arrived.

The one cheering loudly was Lu Zhishen!
snort!
A shadow crossed Song Jiang's eyes:
I summoned you to the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness for a meeting, but you all claimed you weren't fully recovered yet!
As soon as the man surnamed Cai comes back, you all scramble to come and lick his hook!

No, what benefits did that guy surnamed Cai give you?
"Big brother is right!"

Upon arriving, Lu Zhishen and his companions heard Cai Fu's impassioned speech and exclaimed excitedly:

"If you're not going to act on behalf of Heaven, why not cut down the flagpoles outside and tear down the apricot-yellow flags to use as rags?"

Where to wipe?
Song Jiang was completely distraught:
After becoming sworn brothers with the man surnamed Cai, the Flower Monk became increasingly outrageous!

Wu Song stepped forward and gave a thumbs-up:

"Our elder brother acts on behalf of Heaven and should be a role model for us all!"

After Lu Zhishen and Wu Song said this, even the strong-willed but simple-minded heroes agreed with them:

He was a chivalrous and righteous man who acted on behalf of Heaven; he truly deserved the title of "Sai Xuande"!
At this moment, Mu Chun, Song Qing, Yan Shun, and Tang Long disappeared, while Li Kui clapped and cheered:
"I see, no wonder he's called 'Sai Xuande'!"

"Shh-"

Everyone turned to look at Li Kui.
Who the hell are you?
Song Jiang wished he could devour Li Kui whole, but this dog was one he had personally trained, so he couldn't blame anyone else...

While others were only concerned with Cai Fu's unwavering loyalty, Hu Sanniang stared intently at his bleeding hand. She only wanted to step forward and apply medicine to his injured hand, just as Cai Fu had once applied medicine to hers…

Slow!

A woman's intuition made Hu Sanniang keenly aware that there were two other concerned eyes hidden in the crowd.

She looked in the direction of those two concerned gazes, but couldn't see anyone at first glance...

Fortunately, she had the advantage of height and, from her elevated position, finally spotted Qiu Qiongying, who seemed to have fallen into a pit.

Qiu Qiongying was not only young, but also short, standing at just over six feet tall, a bit taller than Song Jiang.

So, Qiu Qiongying was standing in the crowd behind Cai Fu, and you really couldn't spot her unless you looked closely...

Although she was still young, Qiu Qiongying was a woman, and she immediately noticed Hu Sanniang's gaze.

Their eyes met, and sparks flew!
Even though Hu Sanniang and Qiu Qiongying were unaware of each other's identities at this time, they inexplicably developed hostility towards each other.

……

Things had not gone this far, which was something Song Jiang had not anticipated. He had no choice but to turn to Wu Yong for help.

Wu Yong then waved his goose feather fan and laughed:
"When Brother Cai Fu returned, did he see the government army camp?"
"The other day, the imperial court sent a large army to attack Liangshan Marsh. There was a general named Zhang Qing, nicknamed 'Featherless Arrow,' who was incredibly powerful!"
"With his extraordinary skill of throwing stones, he defeated fourteen of my Liangshan leaders in a short time!"
“Brother Cai Fu’s return is just in time…”

"Wa hahaha--"

Cai Fu was actually still holding back, but Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng and the others couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Wu Yong frowned and gripped his feather fan tightly.

"I wonder which of my words you two gentlemen find laughable?"

"Strategist, please don't misunderstand."

Cai Fu waved his hand with a smile:

"Mr. Cai has already resolved this matter."

"solved?"

Wu Yong instinctively covered the lower half of his face with his goose feather fan:

"Brother Cai Fu, do you perhaps already have a plan to defeat the enemy?"

"No and no."

Cai Fu smiled enigmatically, then waved without turning his head:
Show yourself again, little darling!
So Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, Zhu Tong, Yang Xiong, and their group of burly men once again made way for them.

From behind them emerged a green-robed general, a young hero, full of heroic spirit—it was Zhang Qing!

"Greetings, Chieftain! Greetings, heroes!"

Zhang Qing spun around and bowed:
"Tonight, Brother Cai Fu led his men to infiltrate the military camp and devised a plan to capture my brother alive!"
"I see that Brother Cai Fu is a man of great loyalty and righteousness. I wish to become Brother Cai Fu’s brother and surrender to Brother Cai Fu together with Gong Wang and Ding Desun!"
"If I have offended you in any way before, please forgive me, my lords!"

"hiss--"

Everyone gasped in unison:
Good grief, Ah Fu, are you serious?

What deep loyalty? He's clearly been beaten into submission!
Zhang Qing's ability to defeat fourteen leaders in a short period of time further proves the value of Cai Fu's recruitment of him!
In short—Brother, please (voice cracks)!

It felt as if ten thousand jade lions were galloping through Song Jiang's mind:
Seriously? You can handle this so easily?
Hey Cai, would it kill you to let me show off just once?

"what?"

While everyone was stunned by Cai Fu, Li Kui became furious:
How could you lower yourself like that?
"Tie Niu has planned everything out and is just waiting to come and get you tomorrow. How can you surrender at this critical juncture?"

"No, no, I want to fight you to the death!"

I'll try to write another chapter. If you can't wait, just vote and then take a break.

(End of this chapter)