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

Chapter 229 Your Majesty, Spare Me! [1st Update]

Yang Zhi watched as Cai Fu, Lu Junyi, and Guan Sheng walked in, arm in arm, chatting and laughing.

He also got up to greet him.

However, due to his personality, he didn't try to get close to Cai Fu, but unexpectedly, Cai Fu took the initiative to approach him.

Yang Zhi tried to force himself to say something nice, but when he opened his mouth, he could only call out "brother".

"Brother, catch it."

Cai Fu took the package off his back and stuffed it into Yang Zhi's hands.

Yang Zhi was taken aback, and subconsciously wanted to return it to Cai Fu:
"Brother, I have not accomplished anything, and I cannot accept any reward without merit..."

Cai Fu chuckled: "Who gave it to you? They asked you to open it and see what's inside."

This is embarrassing...

Yang Zhiqing blushed, hurriedly opened the package, and then couldn't help but gasp:
"hiss--"

Inside the package was his family heirloom, the precious sword passed down from General Yang!

He gripped the scabbard with his left hand and the hilt with his right, and with a clang, he drew his sword!

The blades gleamed menacingly, and a chilling aura emanated from them!

Yang Zhi examined the precious sword from head to toe, left to right, and right countless times, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Sheathing his sword, Yang Zhi knelt before Cai Fu, his knees trembling as if a mountain of gold had been overturned, and kowtowed to the ground.
"Thank you, brother, for retrieving the ancestral sword for Yang Zhi. Yang Zhi swears to follow you to the death!"
"I will go through fire and water, and die!"

"Brothers……"

Cai Fu helped Yang Zhi up with both hands, and only then did Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng and the others realize that Cai Fu had gone to Tokyo for Yang Zhi.

They were a little jealous, but it was unexpected yet reasonable; this was the kind of good older brother they were willing to follow.

Qiu Qiongying was extremely jealous; she felt that Cai Fu treated his brothers much better than he treated her!

She had initially thought Hu Sanniang was her rival, but now she realized that her real rivals were this group of burly men…

Lu Junyi and Guan Sheng were considerate and, in order to let Cai Fu and Yang Zhi take advantage of the situation and get closer, they took the initiative to give Cai Fu to Yang Zhi.

That night, Cai Fu and Yang Zhi slept side by side.

That night, Yang Zhi and Cai Fu talked a lot, and Yang Zhi poured out all his grievances to Cai Fu.

Cai Fu also used his 21st-century thinking to enlighten Yang Zhi for a whole night.

Remarkable results.

The next morning, when everyone saw Yang Zhi, they all felt that Yang Zhi had become much more sunny and cheerful.

After breakfast, Cai Fu and his group set off again.

A few days later, they arrived in Gaizhou.

Gaizhou now belongs to the State of Jin, Tian Hu's territory, but Cai Fu feels that little has changed.

The Jin army wore the same armor as the Song soldiers, and even the soldiers themselves were former Song soldiers.

After the Song soldiers were transferred to the Jin army, they became even more brutal. Cai Fu gave them two ingots of silver to get them through.

Compared to Tian Hu, Fang La was far superior.

On this day, Cai Fu and his companions were traveling when they came to a bend in the road and a group of traveling merchants appeared.

“Clack… Clack…”

The traveling merchants were dumbfounded when they encountered Cai Fu, Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, Yang Zhi, and their group of fierce-looking men!
With a shout, the traveling merchants abandoned their carts, horses, and goods, and disappeared into the groves on either side!

As a result, one of the more timid people was so frightened that he froze, unable to move his legs, and had no choice but to kneel down and beg for mercy:

"Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me!"

"squeak--"

Cai Fu slammed on the brakes and stopped right in front of him, dismounted, and helped the timid traveling merchant to his feet.

"Don't misunderstand, we're not bad people!"

Aren't you bad people?
The traveling merchant glanced nervously at the murderous Cai Fu, then at the menacing Lu Junyi:

"Even a petty person knows the rules!"
"I offer all these valuables to Your Majesty, only asking that you spare my life!"

"What rules?"

Cai Fu frowned, realizing that things were not so simple:
"How did you determine that we are strongmen?"

Traveling merchant: "Ah, this..."

Yang Zhi came closer; the blue birthmark covering half his face made him look quite ferocious.

"My brother is asking you a question, do you dare not answer?"

The traveling merchant trembled with fear and hurriedly confessed:

"Before I came here, I asked the waiter, and he said that this area is called 'Mass Burial Ground' because it used to be Taiping!"

"Recently, a group of thugs have appeared out of nowhere and have been robbing, murdering, and setting fires on the road, committing all sorts of evil deeds!"

"I came here by taking a shortcut from the back, but I never expected to run into Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Cai Fu looked around: "Is this a mass grave?"

"No, this is past the mass grave..."

The traveling merchant pointed behind him: "That's over there!"

That's it!

Cai Fu patted the traveling merchant on the shoulder, then mounted his horse.
"Let's go and meet those thugs!"

The brothers cheered loudly, and Cai Fu took the lead, passing through the carts and goods, and headed towards the bend.

Qiu Qiongying was about to follow, but then she reined in her horse and told the traveling merchant:
“Don’t talk nonsense!
"That man just now was Cai Fu, the number one hero in the land, known as 'Sai Xuande', who was famous throughout Hebei and Shandong!"
"Dedicated to upholding justice and acting on behalf of Heaven!"

“‘Sai Xuande’ regards money as dirt, so who cares about your wealth?”

After saying this, Qiu Qiongying gave a soft snort and spurred her horse to chase after Cai Fu.

The timid traveling merchant stood there dumbfounded for a long time, until his family emerged from the grove:

"Manager Liu, why didn't the bandits steal any of your valuables?"

"I'll curse you bunch of disloyal beasts!" the traveling merchant cursed.

"That's not a strongman!"

"That's the mighty... the greatest hero under heaven, 'Sai Xuande'!"
"Luckily, they don't care about money, otherwise I would have been ripped off by you guys."

Meanwhile, Cai Fu and his group continued on their way, and Guan Sheng smiled and said:
"This gang of robbers is quite interesting!"

"King Tian Hu of Jin was originally a bandit who rose to power and established his own country, yet he remains a bandit in a bandit-dominated country!"

The brothers all laughed.

Although they might encounter bandits ahead, they themselves are bandit leaders, so why would they be afraid of bandits?
Cai Fu and his group arrived at the mass grave while chatting and laughing.

It was indeed a mass grave, eerily gloomy even in broad daylight.

Many crows flew around in the sky, making a piercing "caw-caw" sound, adding to the eeriness.

From afar, Cai Fu and his companions saw a bandit blocking a group of passersby.

The bandit had a face as black as lacquer and a large body.

He wore a steel helmet and a steel chainmail suit, with a black silk robe underneath, tightly bound by a sash.

He rode a black horse and carried two four-sided iron maces.

Everything was black from head to toe; not only the people, but even the horses were black...

If it weren't for the fact that it was broad daylight, or if he hadn't opened his mouth in the middle of the night, Cai Fu might not have discovered him.

The group of about fifteen or sixteen passersby knelt on the ground, begging for mercy:
"We have nothing, please spare our lives, Your Majesty!"

The robbers shouted, "Give it to me now, or I'll spare your lives!"
"If you don't hand it over, I'll kill you all!"

Lu Junyi asked curiously, "Didn't you say there was a gang of robbers? Why do we only see this one dark-skinned fellow?"

"Perhaps that traveling merchant was exaggerating."

Yan Qing was quick-witted and immediately saw through the clues:
"If that black fellow is truly brutal, he only needs to kill one of them first, and he won't be afraid that the rest won't hand over their valuables."

Cai Fu wanted to help Yang Zhi integrate into his team as quickly as possible, so he deliberately asked Yang Zhi:

What do you think, Lao Yang?

"Brother Xiao Yi is right!"

Yang Zhi then spoke up: "That black fellow shouted loudly, but he didn't actually make a move. He's probably a novice."

Cai Fu and his companions continued chatting and laughing without stopping, and the nine men and nine riders arrived behind Hei Si in a whirlwind.

Those passersby secretly groaned at the sight; one person was already struggling to get by, and now another group had arrived!

The black horseman was startled, turned its head, and its two strange eyes widened in surprise:

"What do you want to do?"

"Black eat black!"

Cai Fu laughed heartily and pointed his riding whip at the black-clad servant:
"Hand over the loot you stole, and I'll spare your life!"

The black-clad man was dumbfounded: "Huh?"

Shi Xiu waved to the group of passersby:
"We only rob strongmen. You'd better leave quickly and don't cause trouble!"

The group of passersby were also dumbfounded:
real or fake?

Do we not look like a fat sheep?

But seeing that Shi Xiu wasn't joking, they quickly got up to leave, only to be stopped by Qiu Qiongying:
"Wait!"

The group of passersby were so frightened that they knelt down again: They knew it was a joke!

Qiu Qiongying swept her phoenix eyes over them with a murderous glint in them:
Don't be blind to the great man!
"That one is Cai Fu, the number one hero in the world, known as 'Sai Xuande'!"
"Dedicated to upholding justice and acting on behalf of Heaven!"

"I've saved you today, don't be ungrateful! Go now!"

The group of passersby looked at each other, and seeing that no one was stopping them anymore, they quickly got up and ran away.

At the same time, the black-clad man flew into a rage:
"Master, you've been starving all day, what are you going to hand over?"

Good guy!
Cai Fu pointed at him, looked around, and burst into laughter:

Look, everyone! There's an honest man here!
The brothers burst into laughter, making the dark-skinned fellow's large face turn red with embarrassment. He shouted:
"Don't laugh!"

"Whoever dares to laugh at me will suffer the consequences!"

He urged his horse to the roadside, swung his four-sided iron mace, and smashed it into a tree as thick as a bowl!

"Crack!"

The tree trunk, as thick as a bowl, was broken in two with a single blow from his mace!
“That’s quite a bit of strength!”

Cai Fu chuckled: "Hey, don't blame me for not giving you face."

"Among us, you can beat any one of us. Let's call it even and I'll treat you to dinner."

"If you can't beat me, you have to do something for me."

Is there such a good thing?
The black-clad man's eyes lit up: "I can pick and choose whatever I want?"

Cai Fu had long seen through this fellow's lack of skill despite his strength, so he nodded confidently:

"I want you to be completely convinced."

"it is good!"

Without hesitation, the black-clad man pointed at Qiu Qiongying:

"I choose her!"

Huh?
The brothers looked at each other in bewilderment:
Judging from this dark-skinned fellow's rough appearance, I initially thought he would be foolish enough to choose a tall and strong opponent.

Unexpectedly, this dark-skinned fellow was not only shrewd despite his rough exterior, but also shameless, actually choosing the only woman present...

"no!
"What kind of hero are you, a grown man, to choose a woman as your opponent!"

Lu Junyi rejected it without hesitation:
She's the eldest sister-in-law now!
The black-clad man pursed his lips: "What kind of hero is one who breaks his word?"

Oh, so you know how to use reverse psychology?
Cai Fu smiled. In fact, he had guessed that Hei Si would choose Qiu Qiongying, but Qiu Qiongying was not someone to be trifled with.

(End of this chapter)