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Chapter 169 Zhou Tong: Did I owe Song Jiang something in my past life? [3rd update, please subscribe]

"The chief is back!"

Upon seeing Cai Fu, the farmhands rushed forward to greet him, their eyes filled with fervent admiration!

It's like facing someone who has saved your life!
Cai Fu looked and realized they were all familiar faces—former members of the Qilin Righteous Guard.

The team leader was Xiao San'er, the villager who led the advocacy of "Just as Liu Ji slew the snake in ancient times, Cai Fu subdued the dragon in modern times".

Not to mention Shi Qian, even Lu Zhishen and Wu Song, who already knew about Longtou City, were quite surprised.

When Cai Fu and Lu Junyi talked about the leading city, they certainly couldn't boast about their own wares.

This led Lu Zhishen and Wu Song to believe that Longtou City was just a small, insignificant hill.

As a result, Lu Zhishen and Wu Song saw with their own eyes that Longtou City had been developed into a town.

Although the town is small and looks rustic, like the one in "A Chinese Odyssey".

But it exceeded their expectations, not to mention that the city was bustling with people at the market.

For some reason, one side of the road was empty, and even though the other side was crowded, no one went there.

Teams of uniformed, well-trained guards maintained order, and not a single person caused trouble.

Wu Song secretly counted them; each team consisted of ten people, and he had seen at least seven or eight teams along the way.

Although not every team is elite, their minimum standard is far above that of the lowly henchmen of Liangshan Marsh.

These servants either respected, admired, or feared Cai Fu; in short, none of them disrespected him.

In fact, Cai Fu was also very surprised, because when he left, the stalls in Longtou City hadn't been set up this big yet...

Originally, it was just the entire village of Qilin that migrated here, plus Yu Baosi's dozen or so bandits, and five or seven hundred henchmen from Kushushan, which together amounted to only about a thousand people.

But Cai Fu felt that there must be more than two thousand people going to the market now. No, is Shi Wengong really that capable?

Or... did Yue Fei develop prematurely?

"Brother is back!"

A burly man with a ferocious appearance, like a demon, led a group of men. Upon seeing Cai Fu, he was overjoyed and rushed forward to bow down in reverence!
Cai Fu laughed heartily and helped him up with both hands:

"Brother, you've gotten even more impressive in just a few days!"

This monstrous, malevolent figure was none other than "Death God" Bao Xu, whom Cai Fu introduced to his brothers.

He was straightforward and a man of strong emotions; after just a few words, he became very close with Lu Zhishen and Wu Song.

Cai Fu and his men had only gone a few steps forward when they saw a troop of cavalry charging toward them with a thunderous roar.

Can you even run a horse race in the middle of a bustling city?
Lu Zhishen and Wu Song were taken aback, but upon closer inspection, they realized that the cavalry was walking close to the side of the road.

That is, on the empty side, no pedestrians pass by, and the cavalry can walk freely.

Lu Zhishen was a soldier by birth, a former general of the Western Army, and he couldn't help but feel a chill when he saw the imposing presence of the cavalry.

This cavalry force is no mere showpiece; they are a real cavalry force capable of fighting on horseback, and their imposing presence even surpasses that of the Imperial Guards!

The leading general, in particular, was dressed in black armor, with a cloak as black as ink, holding a black-tasseled spear, and riding a black horse!
He was also wearing a bronze demon mask on his face!
Even Lu Zhishen's expression changed upon seeing this general:
This is a master!

"Big Brother!"

The masked general shouted loudly, leaped off his horse, rushed to Cai Fu, and embraced him:

"Brother, why did it take you so long to come back?"

big brother?

Lu Zhishen and Wu Song exchanged a glance and immediately guessed that this was their sworn brother whom they had never met before.

Fifth Brother Shi Wengong!
Neither of them participated in Chao Gai's attack on Zengtou City, so they had never met Shi Wengong.

Although Cai Fu and Lu Junyi later mentioned it to them, it was only a vague impression.

Upon seeing each other today, both Lu Zhishen and Wu Song realized that hearing about someone's reputation is not as good as meeting them in person.
Shi Wengong is indeed a hero!
After Cai Fu introduced them, Shi Wengong highly praised the two brothers, Lu Zhishen and Wu Song.

The only thing that bothered him was that he went from being the third child to the fifth child...

When Shi Qian passed by the horse farm, he was completely stunned. He never expected that Cai Fu had such a large base outside of Liangshan!
Yu Baosi also came over to pay his respects.

Lu Zhishen and Wu Song were amazed when they saw Yu Baosi; they had never seen such a tall person before. They had originally thought that Lu Junyi was already very tall at nine feet, but they never expected that Cai Fu had another one who was ten feet tall.

Cai Fu walked toward the busy Huangfu Duan.

There are hundreds of horses in this horse farm. Huangfu Duan is like an old lecher who has infiltrated a food delivery group, wishing he could devote all his energy to it!

Cai Fu went in and greeted him, but Huangfu Duan was busy delivering the calf and didn't have time to pay him any attention...

Cai Fu left the horse farm and saw Lu Zhishen's eyes light up:
"I'll pick out a good one for you later!"

"Thank you, brother!"

Lu Zhishen grinned broadly as he twirled his two large bald heads.

He is skilled in both horsemanship and footwork, but he is indeed lacking a good horse.

Finally, Cai Fu led Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, and the others to Zhou Tong's secluded courtyard.

Wu Song spotted the familiar old man at a glance, who was in the courtyard pointing a boy in the air with a stick.

Master...

Wu Song's eyes welled up with tears. Since their parting in Tokyo, he had thought he would never see the old man again.

The longer Wu Song wandered the martial arts world, the more he realized how precious the martial arts skills the old man had taught him truly were...

Just as Wu Song was about to step forward to recognize him, a sudden gust of wind howled past him!

"Master—Father—"

Lu Zhishen rushed forward excitedly and hugged the old man tightly:

When we parted ways, you said we might never see each other again!

"I just didn't believe it, and sure enough, we've met again today!"

Zhou Tong looked at the fat monk hugging him with a bewildered expression:
"Zhishen? How did you find this place?"

"Master—Father—"

Wu Song rushed forward and hugged Old Master Zhou from behind:
"Disciple has finally seen you again!"

"Captain Wu?"

Zhou Tong looked at Wu Song with a bewildered expression:

"And how did you find this place? No, do you know each other?"

"Mr. Zhou, I'm back!"

Cai Fu walked over laughing and put his arm around Yue Fei's shoulder:

"They are all my sworn brothers!"

"Such a predestined connection?"

Zhou Tong could hardly believe his eyes or his ears:

What a coincidence!
After listening to Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, and Cai Fu recount their past experiences, Zhou Tong was completely distraught.

Did I owe Song Jiang something in my past life?
His eldest disciple was Lu Junyi, his second disciple was Lin Chong, his nominal disciples were Lu Zhishen and Wu Song, and there was also Cai Fu, who learned his swordsmanship but had the reality of being his disciple, even though they were not officially master and disciple!

They've all marched to Liangshan!

So, he spent his whole life training talent for Song Jiang?
Lu Zhishen and Wu Song then realized that, apart from Guan Sheng, all the sworn brothers were fellow disciples from the same school!

What a coincidence!
That evening, Cai Fu hosted a banquet, gathering all his brothers from Longtou City together for a joyful celebration.

Just as they were enjoying their meal, someone came in looking for Shi Wengong.

Shi Wengong told him to report directly to Cai Fu, so the man turned to Cai Fu and said:

"Chief, I was sent by Generals Shan and Wei to deliver a message..."

【Don’t worry, there’s more to come】

(End of this chapter)