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Chapter 171 Prefect Zhang: What's Wrong with Being a Dog? [1st Update]

"Dang Dang Dang!"

The masked general tapped his black-tasseled spear against the carriage window a few times.

"If there's no one in the car, burn it!"

"Someone! Someone!"

Magistrate Zhang was so frightened that he was immediately pushed out of the village.

Then, cowering behind the young woman from the mountain village, he followed her out, bowing repeatedly to the masked general with trepidation.

"Hero, don't be impulsive!"

"Our Great Song Dynasty has the law of the land—"

"Shh-"

The masked general held the black-tasseled spear to his neck. Prefect Zhang froze, quickly reorganizing his words:

"But the law is not without human sentiment!"
"Today, sir, you have spared my life, and I now owe you a debt of gratitude..."

The masked general sneered, "So what if you owe me a favor?"

Magistrate Zhang's small eyes darted around:
"Your subordinate will withdraw the troops immediately and promise never to come to Longtou City again!"

"From now on, as long as I am in office and this favor is still in place, Longtou City will be a lawless place!"

"That's interesting."

The masked general's voice softened:

"In that case, come with me to Longtou City as a guest."

"We'll give you a proper welcome."

"what?"

Magistrate Zhang's face fell. Just as he was about to bargain, someone stuffed a sack over his head, hoisted it up, and carried him away...

The young woman from the mountain village, unable to cover herself completely with her hands, looked at the masked general with a miserable expression:

"Hero, please don't kill me..."

"I know you are Longtou Sanlang, I've even been to Longtou Market before..."

"Don't be silly, sister-in-law, I don't kill women."

The masked general waved his hand, turned his horse around, and escorted Magistrate Zhang away.

A servant went into the carriage and threw out the clothes, shoes, and socks of the young woman from the mountain village, then drove the carriage to catch up with the procession.

The young woman from the mountain village quickly put on her clothes and shoes, glanced at the departing figure of the Ghost-Faced General, and felt relieved.

……

"Wow--"

A bucket of cold water was splashed on Magistrate Zhang's face, and Magistrate Zhang woke up with a scream.

Then he was stunned to find himself completely naked, bound hand and foot, and suspended in mid-air!

Only the toes of one foot could barely touch the ground, and he couldn't stand steadily!

Even more terrifying, this gloomy torture chamber was filled with all sorts of torture instruments:

There were whips, candles, gags, spiked clubs...

"Hey hey hey..."

A burly man who looked like a demon emerged from the darkness.

First, they put a gag on Magistrate Zhang, then reached for the spiked club.

Prefect Zhang was so frightened that he screamed but couldn't utter a word.

Fortunately, the monstrous demon gave him time to adjust, first rewarding him with a beating with a leather whip.

Even so, it brought tears to the eyes of the delicate-skinned Magistrate Zhang, who was filled with deep regret...

A tall and burly figure appeared, dragging a massive, demon-headed sword that could cleave others in two!

"Well--"

Magistrate Zhang shook his head frantically, tears streaming down his face!

The monstrous demon removed his gag, and Magistrate Zhang immediately shouted:

"Hero, spare my life! Don't kill me!"
"I'll do anything you ask!"

"Anything is fine?"

Cai Fu looked towards the corner of the wall, and only then did Magistrate Zhang notice that there was a wooden donkey sitting in that dark corner!
Magistrate Zhang is almost going crazy:
"No, sir!"
"Your humble servant, no, I am the Prefect of Lingzhou!"
"There are many things a petty person can do for a hero!"

"is it?"

Cai Fu nodded: "I believe you have a lot to do."

"But... how can I trust you?" "Ah..."

Magistrate Zhang was desperate to save his life:
"A lowly person can offer a pledge of loyalty!"

Cai Fu chuckled: "It's quite a coincidence, our Longtou City wants to expand its business, but we lack capital..."

Magistrate Zhang didn't even blink: "This humble servant can use the treasury funds of Lingzhou to support the development of Longtou City!"

Cai Fu applauded him: "But we have too many brothers. What will we do when the weather gets cold and we lack armor?"

Prefect Zhang replied without hesitation: "We have them in Lingzhou. We can't let our brothers in Longtou City go cold, no matter how cold it is!"

Cai Fu nodded approvingly: "But you can't go hungry if you're dressed warmly."

"Of course!"

Magistrate Zhang generously replied, "We have one in Lingzhou too; we'll move one of our granaries to you!"

"Prefect Zhang is magnanimous!"

Cai Fu frowned again: "By the way, the brothers' weapons are all damaged..."

"We've already given so much, a little more won't make a difference," Magistrate Zhang said decisively.

"I'll take care of it all!"

"Anything that Lingzhou has, we'll give to the brothers!"

"Prefect Zhang is such a kind person!"

Cai Fu laughed heartily and waved his hand. Bao Xu immediately stepped forward and put Prefect Zhang down.

Then immediately some henchmen came over to put clothes on Magistrate Zhang, brought him wine and meat, and even someone brought him a bucket of hot water to wash his feet.

Magistrate Zhang was so moved he almost cried: What's wrong with being a dog?
After his feet were washed clean, a craftsman came and grabbed his toes and stabbed them.

"Oh my god!"

Magistrate Zhang pulled his foot back, and asked in surprise and anger:
Do you even know how to do pedicures?

"He's not a pedicurist."

Cai Fu laughed: "To prevent you from being caught by our people again and accidentally killed, I have to leave a mark on you, one of our own."

Prefect Zhang asked in surprise, "What mark?"

"Don't worry about the markings, just make sure they're one of our own."

Cai Fu waved his hand, and the craftsman grabbed Prefect Zhang's foot and continued stabbing.

Prefect Zhang had no choice but to grit his teeth and endure it.

Fortunately, the craftsman finished tattooing it in no time. Magistrate Zhang quickly picked up the foot and took a look, and couldn't help but gasp in shock at the sight of the athlete's foot:
Good guy!
The words "Knife in hand, follow me" are tattooed on the sole of his left foot!
The words "Kill Cai Jing, Eliminate Gao Qiu" are tattooed on the sole of his right foot!
If someone sees this, will I even be able to live?

Magistrate Zhang burst into tears immediately, crying loudly!

Cai Fu laughed heartily with satisfaction:
"Okay, that proves you're one of us."

“If you are caught by our people, you will show them the words on the soles of your feet.”

"I guarantee you won't die!"

Magistrate Zhang cried even more bitterly...

Cai Fu felt no pressure about this, after all, this Prefect Zhang was no good.

Consider that Zengtou City has existed for so many years and grown so large, yet Prefect Zhang never mentioned attacking it.

He came here so impatiently when his own leading market had just begun to take off; one can imagine what kind of shady business he was up to.

However, now that Prefect Zhang is under control, Longtou City can focus on its development.

……

After dealing with Prefect Zhang, Cai Fu and his men were about to leave, and Zhang Shun and An Daoquan must be getting impatient.

Lu Zhishen picked out a fine horse that suited his taste from the horse farm.

Although it is not a thoroughbred, it has the advantage of immense strength.

Even carrying Lu Zhishen, a fat monk weighing over 200 pounds, plus a 62-pound water-polished iron staff, the horse could still run swiftly and had great stamina.

It's quite a coincidence that this horse is perfect in every way, except for its bald head; it barely has any mane...

Cai Fu comforted Lu Zhishen by telling him the story of "I became bald but also stronger".

Lu Zhi deeply agreed, after all, he had become stronger after shaving his head.

So Lu Zhishen named the horse "Bald Eagle".

Cai Fu, Lu Zhishen, and Wu Song bid farewell to Zhou Tong and left Longtou City with Shi Qian.

After meeting up with Zhang Shun and An Daoquan, who were staying at the village shop, they headed south...

(End of this chapter)