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Chapter 231 Qiu Qiongying: Brother Cai Fu, beware of ambushes! [3rd update, please subscribe]

This was basic skill for Qiu Qiongying; her flying stone technique allowed her to both launch and catch stones.

It can catch pebbles, let alone flying arrows.
"Hahahaha!"

A strange accent came over:

"You can't even do that, you babbling and chattering!"

Another equally strange accent replied to him:
"Tch chuck, little lady, you're something else!"

Qiu Qiongying leaped to her feet, mounted her horse, and, while taking out iron pellets from her brocade pouch, looked at the approaching person:
Two burly men dropped their bows and arrows, picked up their weapons, and began to lewdly sized her up while talking.

Although these two burly men looked very much like people from the Central Plains, their facial features were harsh and their accents were strange, as if they were barbarians.

The group of lackeys they brought with them were clearly from the Central Plains.

Qiu Qiongying didn't care about his words and flicked her little hand, sending the iron pellet flying with a "whoosh"!

"Snapped!"

This was Qiu Qiongying's first time using iron pellets in actual combat, and they were indeed much more powerful than pebbles!

The iron pellet hit the eye of the burly man whose arrow had missed her, without missing a single shot!
Not only did it shatter his eyeballs, but the iron pellet also traveled all the way into his brain, almost shattering his skull!
The burly man fell straight backward as if he had been shot...

But that was the first time; the henchmen had already surrounded them!

Another burly man shouted in surprise and anger:

"Keep her occupied! Don't let her hands be free!"

Upon hearing this, the henchmen surrounded Qiu Qiongying and attacked her with spears and swords.

If Qiu Qiongying really wanted to leave, she would have left long ago. But if she left, what would happen to Shi Jin, who was shot by an arrow?
So Qiu Qiongying brandished her halberd and began fighting a group of henchmen!

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the burly man who was leading the group rushed in front of Shi Jin and thrust a heavy iron spear toward Shi Jin's chest!

Shi Jin was shot in the right shoulder with an arrow, rendering him unable to wield the three-pointed double-edged sword, so he simply abandoned it.

With his left hand, he drew his sword and deflected the spearhead with a single stroke!

The burly man fired three shots in quick succession. Shi Jin's left hand was no longer as nimble, and the burly man stabbed him in the ribs with one of his shots!

Shi Jin hurriedly twisted his body, and the spearhead grazed his waist, tearing off a piece of his clothes with a tearing sound!
It also left a bloody gash on his waist!

Shi Jin's heart sank, and he quickly called out:

"We are guests of Tang Bin, the chief of Baodushan Village!"
"Who are you people, daring to injure people on Baodu Mountain?"

The burly man's expression changed, and he shouted sternly:

"They killed Chief Cui, so they are now enemies of Baodu Mountain!"

"Don't listen to their nonsense, kill them!"

broken!

Shi Jin's heart skipped a beat:

These people were actually from Baodu Mountain, and the one who died was a chieftain!
Wouldn't this ruin Brother Cai Fu's important business?

But what's done is done, there's no turning back. Shi Jin could only continue fighting while reminding Qiu Qiongying:

"Sister-in-law, quickly go and inform my brother. I'll take care of things here!"

"nonsense!"

Qiu Qiongying sent one of the henchmen flying with a single halberd strike:

"I'm leaving, what will you do?"

"Every one who leaves is a loss!"

Shi Jin was sweating profusely with anxiety. Distracted for a moment, he was stabbed in the right leg by the burly man's spear. He cried out in panic:
"Sister-in-law, hurry and inform brother! Be careful, that Tang Bin has ill intentions; brother has fallen into his trap!"

"Hahahaha!"

The burly man grinned maliciously, "Your brother has already fallen into a trap. Taking you all will complete our mission!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Qiongying became furious. With two quick moves, she scattered the henchmen and dismounted, running up the mountain!

The burly man breathed a sigh of relief and beckoned to his henchmen:
"Why are you running?! Come with me and take this guy down!" *Whoosh—*

Before he could finish speaking, the burly man suddenly froze, and a drop of blood shot out from his throat!

Shi Jin hurriedly dodged the spot of blood-red, and what landed on him was a blood-stained iron pellet!

The burly man collapsed to the ground in disbelief. Shi Jin looked closely and saw a hole in the back of his neck!
It turned out that Qiu Qiongying's pretense of going up the mountain was just to deceive him, but she actually shot an iron pellet from behind and killed the burly man instantly.

With this burly man dead, his henchmen scattered like monkeys fleeing a fallen tree.

Qiu Qiongying called out to Shi Jin, "I'm going up the mountain to inform Brother Cai Fu!"

"Stay where you are and don't move!"

Then Qiu Qiongying picked up her halberd, took off running on her little feet, and headed towards Baodu Mountain.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Cai Fu and his men went up Baodu Mountain and encountered some henchmen from the mountain stronghold on the way. Guan Sheng explained their purpose.

The henchmen led Cai Fu and his men to the mountain stronghold, where Cai Fu met Tang Bin, the "Mountain-Pulling Warrior".

Tang Bin was nine feet tall with a waist circumference of nine feet, and he wielded a 120-pound axe!

His large face exuded an imposing aura, reminding Cai Fu of figures like Lei Bao, Ao Bai, Quan Laoshi, and Ximen Jian…

"elder brother!"

"brother!"

Guan Sheng and Tang Bin, reunited after a long separation, embraced each other with great excitement. Afterwards, Guan Sheng introduced Cai Fu to Tang Bin:
"Brother, this is my elder brother Cai Fu, the leader of Liangshan Marsh, known in the martial arts world as 'Sai Xuande' and 'Northern Saber King'!"

Upon hearing Cai Fu's name, Tang Bin immediately bowed deeply.

"So it's King Cai Dao! I'm so sorry for not greeting you properly!"

"Brother, you're too kind!"

Cai Fumei happily helped Tang Bin up, never expecting his reputation to have spread so far...

Guan Sheng then introduced Lu Junyi to Tang Bin, who immediately bowed in respect, much to Lu Junyi's delight.

Tang Bin invited Cai Fu and the others to sit down. Guan Sheng then explained their purpose, and Tang Bin readily agreed.

"most!
"Tian Hu is cruel, lustful and bloodthirsty; he is by no means a wise ruler!"
"I've long wanted to leave Tian Hu, but I have nowhere to go..."

"Brother, you've come at the perfect time! I am willing to follow Brother Cai Fu at his feet, serving him faithfully!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

Cai Fu was overjoyed. He hadn't expected to recruit one, no, three, generals so easily!

Although we haven't met the other two leaders yet, "Mountain Shaker" Wen Zhongrong and "Mountain Mover" Cui Ye.

However, since Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye are Tang Bin's subordinates, they will likely follow Tang Bin to join him.

The Baodushan stronghold has 10,000 troops, which can turn the tide of battle in a critical moment!
Cai Fu asked Tang Bin, "Brother, I heard from my fourth brother that there are two other leaders in your stronghold. I wonder who they are..."

Tang Bin frowned when the two leaders were mentioned.

Suddenly, several henchmen came running over in a panic:

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
"The Second King and the Third King were both taken advantage of by a young woman!"

"what?"

Tang Bin's expression changed drastically, and he abruptly stood up:
"Where did this young lady come from that she could possibly kill them?"

The henchmen glanced at Cai Fu and his group, hesitant to speak.

Tang Bin snorted coldly: "Spit it out!"

Just as the henchmen were about to explain the whole story, a young woman carrying a halberd charged in!
"Pfft!"

With a single stab, he killed a low-ranking henchman. The young woman screamed:
"Brother Cai Fu, watch out for an ambush!"

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There are several versions regarding the origins of Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye. Some versions say they were from Goryeo (Korea) and fled to Song China. This book adopts this version.

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