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

Chapter 192 Fang Hou isn't the old silver coin, Shi Bao is [2nd update]

Cai Fu: "That's a bit fast, isn't it?"

An Daoquan sighed:
"Brother, this already includes rare and precious herbs that ordinary people can't afford."

"A hundred-year-old ginseng or a thousand-year-old lingzhi mushroom, otherwise, a year at most is the limit of human capability."

"Above that, you'll have to look to the immortals."

Thus, Cai Fu understood how serious Fang La's injuries were.

It's fortunate that he brought An Daoquan with him; otherwise, Fang La might not have been able to get through this ordeal.

An Daoquan lowered his voice and said:
"Brother, you might not believe it when I tell you."

"Actually, there's more to Fang Hou's death than meets the eye..."

Cai Fu frowned: "What's the hidden story?"

"Fang Hou confined my younger brother to his room, and my younger brother saw a traditional Chinese ink painting on the wall..."

An Daoquan told everything he knew:

"It turns out Fang Hou had a son who was killed by Fang La, blah blah blah..."

"Fang Hou had been holding back all this time in order to raise his grandson, Fang Jie, to adulthood..."

"Until this year, Fang Hou developed amnesia, sometimes confused and sometimes lucid..."

Cai Fu was slightly taken aback: "Is Fang Hou's illness real?"

"it is true."

An Daoquan sighed:
Fang Hou was a pitiful man; his original ambition was to pass the imperial examination.

"As a result, he was dragged into Fang La's rebellion."

"Not only did he fail to achieve fame and success, but he also became a rebel..."

"Moreover, Fang Hou lost his mother in childhood, his father in adolescence, his wife in youth, his ambition in middle age, and his son in old age..."

"I suspect that these repeated emotional blows caused him to develop dissociative identity disorder..."

"After suffering from dissociative identity disorder, the pain of losing his son became his greatest obsession."

"He believed he was nearing the end of his life, so he wanted to avenge his son before he died."

"Therefore, a trap was set, just to lure Fang La to see him..."

"By sheer chance, his brother foiled his plan, leaving him no choice but to jump into the well and commit suicide..."

Cai Fu sighed, "So that's how it is."

Because Cai Fu had read "Water Margin: Corrupt Official, You Still Say You Don't Know Kung Fu?"

Fang Hou in that book is an old silver coin.

In order for his grandson Fang Jie to inherit the throne, he set up an ambush to assassinate the eldest prince Fang Tianding, but framed the third prince Fang Mao for the crime.

Forced into a corner, Fang Mao rebelled and launched a preemptive attack on the Bangyuan Cave Palace...

Fang Hou single-handedly stirred up a storm in Jiangnan.

In the end, Fang La was tricked to death by him, and Fang Tianding became disabled.

Forced into a corner, Fang Mao fled the southern kingdom and sought refuge with Prince Qing of Huaixi...

Cai Fu had a preconceived notion that Fang Hou in this world was also an old silver coin.

But once you truly understand, you realize that Fang Hou in this world is just an old man suffering from dissociative identity disorder who wants to avenge his son before he dies...

Fang Hou jumped into the well to protect his grandson Fang Jie, since Fang Jie seemed completely unaware of the situation.

Judging from Fang Jie's behavior that day, Cai Fu even felt that Fang Jie might not know as much as he did.

Cai Fu asked An Daoquan curiously:
"Brother, how do you know so much? Didn't Fang Hou keep it from you?"

"Of course we'll avoid it!"

An Daoquan recalled the experience with lingering fear, saying:

"He arranged for three burly men to trap me!"

"Three burly men joined forces to block my eyes and ears, thinking that this would make me unable to see or hear!"

"But they underestimated me, and Qiaonu would often plug my ears..."

Li Qiaonu, who was massaging An Daoquan's shoulders from behind, heard An Daoquan say "ears".

He immediately and skillfully turned around and stuck his tongue into An Daoquan's ear to lick it:

“Gujiguji…”

An Daoquan: (///ω///)
Cai Fu: (⊙﹏⊙)?

……

The next day.

"Taishan, your son-in-law must go back now."

Cai Fu held Fang La's withered and cold hand. Fang La, who had been so vigorous, had lost a lot of weight in the past few days.

However, even a dead tiger retains its might, and Fang La's spirits had recovered considerably; he nodded with a smile.

"Indeed, Liangshan Marsh is waiting for you to return and take charge. My dear son-in-law, please be careful on your journey; I will send someone to escort you back."

Fang La could only feel at ease after Cai Fu left.

With such a major incident in the South, and Fang La himself fallen, what if Cai Fu is up to something...?

Although Fang Tianding had grown up and could stand on his own, Fang La did not believe that he could defeat Cai Fu.

"No need to be so polite, sir."

Cai Fu declined twice, but in the end he couldn't refuse the kind offer.

Fang La sent his national advisor Deng Yuanjue and another of the four marshals, Shi Bao, to escort Cai Fu away from the southern country.

Deng Yuanjue and Shi Bao led 500 Southern soldiers, escorting Cai Fu and his men out of Shezhou.

Deng Yuanjue was an old acquaintance, as for Shi Bao...

They killed a lot of Liangshan heroes!
"Vanguard" Suo Chao, "Fiery-Eyed Lion" Deng Fei, "Death God" Bao Xu, "Iron Flute Immortal" Ma Lin, and "Golden-Haired Tiger" Yan Shun all died at the hands of Shi Bao.

Shi Bao's most impressive achievement was fighting Guan Sheng for more than twenty rounds.

Shi Bao turned his horse and rode away, and Guan Sheng did not give chase.

Because Guan Sheng said, "Shi Bao's swordsmanship is no less than Guan Sheng's," many people thought that Shi Bao was a very good fighter.

However, they overlooked the fact that Guan Sheng was answering Song Jiang's question.

Song Jiang questioned, "Why didn't you give chase?"

Guan Sheng realized that Shi Bao's escape must have been a trap, but Song Jiang didn't. Even if he had, he wouldn't have questioned Guan Sheng.

Therefore, Guan Sheng helped Shi Bao out.

In fact, Shi Bao is not that strong; you can tell just by looking at his battle record.

Killing Suo Chao was a feigned defeat and retreat. Suo Chao chased after him and was hit in the face by Shi Bao with a meteor hammer.

Deng Fei went to rescue Suo Chao, but because Shi Bao was fast, Deng Fei was caught off guard and was cut in two by Shi Bao's sword.

Shi Baozang was hiding inside the city gate when he saw Bao Xu rush in. He then stabbed Bao Xu from the side with a single stroke, cutting him in two.

Ma Lin was knocked down by Bai Qin's javelin, and Shi Bao seized the opportunity to chop Ma Lin in two with a single stroke.

Yan Shun stepped forward to fight, but was killed by Shi Bao's meteor hammer.

In summary, Shi Bao killed five Liangshan heroes, none of whom he killed in a direct confrontation.

It's either a sneak attack or a lucky break.

Therefore, Fanghou is not an old silver coin, but Shibao is.

Even if Deng Fei had killed him head-on, Deng Fei's skill level wouldn't have been enough to lift Shi Bao.

The battle in Fuyang County truly defined Shi Bao's strength.

First, Lü Fang and Shi Bao fought for fifty rounds, and Lü Fang eventually gave up.

Guo Sheng went up and fought Lü Fang two against one, and the two were evenly matched.

Song Jiang then sent Zhu Tong, making it a three-on-one fight. Shi Bao was no match for the three generals and fled.

Therefore, Shi Bao's potential was locked down by Lü Fang, Guo Sheng, and Zhu Tong.

Because Shi Bao has many fans, even Lu Fang was given a boost by Shi Bao.

But the problem is, comparing Wang Yin and Fang Jie.

Wang Yin fought against four generals—Sun Li, Huang Xin, Zou Yuan, and Zou Run—without being at a disadvantage.

Fang Jie fought against four generals—Guan Sheng, Hua Rong, Li Ying, and Zhu Tong—and managed to escape unscathed.

Shi Bao was no match for the combined forces of Lü Fang, Guo Sheng, and Zhu Tong; the difference in their abilities was obvious.

It is obvious that Fang Jie > Wang Yin > Shi Bao.

Fang Jie and Wang Yin are both at the Five Tigers level in terms of raw strength.

Fang Jie is one of the Five Strong Tigers, while Wang Yin is one of the Five Weak Tigers.

As for Shi Bao, he can only be considered a rank eight.

Of course, you could argue that Shi Bao's meteor hammer is powerful, and that should be included in his combat strength.

But if we count that way, Hua Rong should be number one in Water Margin.

When Lu Junyi first went to Liangshan Marsh, he cursed Song Jiang, and Hua Rong turned around behind Song Jiang.

Hua Rong first reminded him, "Master Lu, don't show off your skills. Let me show you Hua Rong's divine archery first!"

After saying that, he shot an arrow, which hit the red tassel on Lu Junyi's felt hat.

Lu Junyi was taken aback and turned to leave.

This is similar to Hua Rong shooting Qin Ming before; he didn't intend to kill him, but just to teach him a lesson.

If Hua Rong wanted to kill him, Lu Junyi would already be dead here.

However, no one thought Hua Rong was the best; Lu Junyi was the unanimous choice.

Since Hua Rong is not considered the number one hero in the Water Margin, but is listed among the Eight Tiger Generals, how can we apply double standards to Shi Bao?

(End of this chapter)