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

Chapter 206 Song Jiang: Please take charge! [3rd update, requesting monthly tickets and recommendations]

Having not seen each other for a long time, Cai Fu, Lu Junyi, and Guan Sheng seemed to have endless things to say, and they talked until dawn.

Cai Fu felt as soon as he closed his eyes that he heard Hu Sanniang's voice outside the window:
"Master, Kongming and Kong Liang request an audience!"

He remained cold and aloof, as if the soft, fragrant woman in Cai Fu's arms last night was merely a ghostly beauty.

Cai Fu originally wanted to sleep a little longer, but since Lu Junyi and Guan Sheng had already gotten up, he got up as well.

After a quick wash, Cai Fu put on a coat and went out.
"What's the matter?"

Kongming and Kong Liang did not become impatient despite waiting for a long time; they obediently bowed to Cai Fu according to the proper etiquette.
"Second Chieftain, our master is unable to walk due to a leg injury, so we would like to ask you to come over and talk to him."

Cai Fu nodded: "Lead the way."

Lu Junyi and Guan Sheng were practicing their martial arts in the open space outside the door when they saw this and immediately followed.

The two brothers worked together seamlessly, one on each side of Cai Fu.

Follow closely, step by step.

Hu Sanniang wanted to follow, but Cai Fu waved his hand without turning his head, and Hu Sanniang stopped.

Hu Sanniang knew that it wouldn't be good to go with too many people, and her martial arts skills weren't top-notch, so it would be better not to go at all.

But she wanted to protect her master, just as her master protected her.

Hu Sanniang gritted her teeth. Perhaps only when she had mastered martial arts to the level of her uncles would she be qualified to protect her master closely...

practice!
As long as you can't practice to death, practice to death!
Hu Sanniang drew her twin swords, the Sun and Moon Swords, and diligently practiced the "Rolling Dragon Sword Technique" in the morning light!
Her graceful figure was as ethereal as a startled swan, as fluid as a swimming dragon…

……

Song Jiang's residence.

“Ouch, hey—”

When Cai Fu saw Song Jiang lying face down on the bed with his backside exposed, he couldn't help but chuckle and asked:

"Brother Song Gongming, what's wrong with you?"

How could you even ask that question, Mr. Cai?

Song Jiang was enraged by Cai Fu's words!
But Song Jiang was a man of great courage, able to bend and stretch. He had even eaten excrement in Jiangzhou back then, so why couldn't he tolerate a single word?

Song Jiang shook his head with a wry smile: "I have to thank you for showing mercy, brother, otherwise I would have been in serious trouble..."

Sure, little chubby guy!

Cai Fu couldn't help but think more highly of him:
"What business does Brother Song Gongming have with me?"

Song Jiang sighed: "Brother, Zhang Shuye, the prefect of Jizhou, has robbed us of two hundred horses and also captured our brothers Yang Lin and Shi Yong!"
"I led a large army to attack Jeju, but we suffered a great defeat!"

"Not only did we fail to rescue Yang Lin and Shi Yong, but we also lost six leaders, including Sun Xin and Sister-in-law Gu!"
"Fortunately, Master Lu rescued Sun Xin, Sister-in-law Gu, and the other four!"

"But Yang Lin and Shi Yong are still trapped in Jizhou, and the government troops are challenging them to battle every day outside Liangshan Marsh!"

"I am ashamed, brother, for I could not defeat the government troops, and now I am unable to walk. I can only entrust this to you, brother!"
"Brother, please take charge of the overall situation in Song Jiang's stead, fight off the government troops, and rescue our brothers Yang Lin and Shi Yong..."

Song Jiang's words were reasonable, sincere, and heartfelt, making it difficult for Cai Fu to refuse.

However, Cai Fu had no intention of refusing.

If he weren't at Liangshan Marsh, fine, but if he were, how could he let the government troops run rampant?

"Brother, don't worry!"

Cai Fu patted his well-developed pectoral muscles without hesitation:
"It's all on my little brother!"

Overbearing and domineering!

Wu Yong, standing to the side, used a goose feather fan to cover the lower half of his face, squinting as he spied on Cai Fu:

Sai Xuande, oh Sai Xuande...

……

Outside Liangshan Marsh, at the Right Army's main camp.

Shan Tinggui, the military commander of Lingzhou, and Wei Dingguo were discussing countermeasures in their military tent.

Wei Dingguo slapped the table: "Brother, we can't keep dragging this on!"

"Zhang Shuye is the Prefect of Jizhou, and Liangshan Marsh is under his jurisdiction!"

"Of course he can keep dragging this out, why should we?"

Shan Tinggui sighed: "He has an imperial edict in hand. What can we do if we don't waste our time here with him?"

"Since the navy hasn't arrived, we can't storm Liangshan Marsh. We can only wait here and observe the situation..." "That's right, brother!"

Wei Dingguo waved for his personal guards to leave, then lowered his voice and said to Shan Tinggui:
"Isn't Cai Fu, the 'Second Master of Liangshan,' the second leader of Liangshan? Why haven't we seen him all this time?"

Shan Tinggui rolled his eyes at him: "I didn't see anything good coming of him!"

"If we see him, how should we react?"

"that's true……"

Wei Dingguo shook his big head:
"We have very close ties with the leading city, so it's really not good to break off relations!"
"But we can't disobey the imperial decree, and that scoundrel Zhang Shuye is keeping a close eye on us. We can't fight him, and we can't not fight him either!"

"It's better not to see him..."

Before the words were finished, a guard's voice suddenly rang out from outside the tent:

"Generals, an old friend has come to visit!"

An old friend?

Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui exchanged a glance, both having a bad feeling.

Shan Tinggui shook his head.

Wei Dingguo, understanding the unspoken message, said, "I won't see him!"

"An old friend has come to visit, why am I not here?"

A tall, imposing, and burly man walked in, toying with two waist tokens in his hands.

The guard looked completely innocent: "He has the waist tokens of two generals, I dared not stop him..."

Shan Tinggui secretly groaned in despair, while Wei Dingguo quickly waved his hand:
"Get out, and don't let anyone disturb you!"

The personal guards went out, and in the military tent, besides Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo, there were only Cai Fu, Lu Zhishen, and Wu Song.

Cai Fu didn't bring Lu Junyi and Guan Sheng along, not because he didn't want to, but mainly because those two guys were too eye-catching.

One was nine feet tall, the other dressed as Guan Yu; wherever they went, they were like fireflies in the darkness…

Although the combination of Lu Zhishen and Wu Song was not as powerful as that of Lu Junyi and Guan Sheng, it was still sufficient.

"Who do we have here? It's Brother Cai Fu!"

Shan Tinggui warmly embraced Cai Fu:
"Brother, please don't be offended. My second brother and I were discussing military matters and didn't know you were here, so we didn't see you!"

"That's it!"

Wei Dingguo also warmly embraced Cai Fu:

"If I had known it was Brother Cai Fu, I would have been too happy to welcome him!"

"is it?"

Cai Fu chuckled and introduced Lu Zhishen and Wu Song to Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo.

After exchanging greetings, Shan Tinggui, Wei Dingguo, Lu Zhishen, and Wu Song sat down in a harmonious atmosphere to chat.

While brewing tea for Cai Fu, Lu Zhishen, and Wu Song, Shan Tinggui asked:

"Where does Brother Cai Fu come from?"

Cai Fu asked with a smile, "You don't know where I come from?"

"I had heard that you were at Liangshan Marsh..."

Shan Tinggui calmly said:
"But after several battles with Liangshan, my brother has not appeared!"

Wei Dingguo chimed in, "There's only a short, fat, dark-skinned man leading the Liangshan bandits. We thought it was just a rumor..."

Cai Fu took a sip of tea and smiled, "It's not a rumor. I wonder how you two brothers intend to deal with me?"

"Don't dare!"

Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo exchanged a glance, and Shan Tinggui quickly said:

“Our brother is our best friend, how could we possibly harm him?”

"So loyal!"

Cai Fu raised his teacup and toasted them with tea instead of wine:
"In that case, I would like to ask you two brothers to do me a favor!"

Shan Tinggui's heart skipped a beat: "Brother, please speak!"

(End of this chapter)