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

Chapter 248 Song Jiang: Better to die for my fellow Daoist than for me! [3rd update, please vote with monthly tickets and recommendations]

"Ah this..."

Song Jiang was speechless.

Seeing a familiar scene even made me feel a bit empathetic.

Cai Fu snorted coldly:
“Since we Liangshanbo claim to be acting on behalf of Heaven, we should do things that are ‘acting on behalf of Heaven’!”

"But Yan Shun and Mu Chun, those two scoundrels, went out to kill, set fires, rape, and plunder, ruining the reputation of our Liangshan Marsh!"

"They even brought the person back to make a hangover soup. It's utterly inhumane and insane!"

"Brother Song Gongming, what do you think we should do with them?"

what?
Song Jiang couldn't believe his ears:

Isn't murder, arson, rape, and plunder what we should be doing?
"Those who live near mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near water live off the water. If we don't kill, set fires, rape, and plunder, are we supposed to farm the land ourselves?"
Besides, "acting on behalf of Heaven" is just a slogan, just like "restoring the Han Dynasty"!

You're not actually taking this seriously, are you?

But he couldn't say it in public.

Although it was just a slogan, it did mislead many people.

For example, Zhu Tong, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, and the three Ruan brothers all came together because of this slogan.

Even Li Kui was one of them.

In the original story, because someone impersonated Song Jiang and forcibly abducted a woman, Li Kui misunderstood Song Jiang and wanted to kill him when he returned.

Of course, many people know that this is just a slogan, so it doesn't stop them from doing bad things.

People like Yan Shun, Wang Ai Hu, Li Li, and Sun Er Niang are still the same as they were before.

Song Jiang opened his mouth, unsure how to clean Yan Shun, and could only look to Wu Yong:

Strategist, save me!
Wu Yong mingled in the crowd, covering the lower half of his face with his goose feather fan, his gaze lowered, as if lost in thought.

Actually, he didn't know how to wash it either...

They caught them in the act, how can they possibly clean up the mess?
Could it be that they've come to unclog the sewers?
They were speechless. Mu Hong, the "unscrupulous" one, couldn't ignore his brother's plight and quickly reminded Cai Fu:

“Brother Cai Fu, the matter of the hangover soup should have nothing to do with my brother!”

"He doesn't like that kind of thing!"

Mu Hong's words reminded Mu Chun, whose face had turned ashen, and Mu Chun immediately realized what was happening and cried out that he was innocent:
“Brother Cai Fu, the hangover soup has nothing to do with me. It’s Yan Shun who wants the hangover soup, not me!”

"Brother Cai Fu, do you remember? Just now when I was about to go out, you kicked me back!"

"I absolutely loathe hangover soup, Brother Cai Fu!"

Yan Shun immediately became furious upon hearing this: "You little rascal!"
"You clearly only said you were going out to use the restroom and would eat with me when you got back!"

"You can't dump everything on me!"

"fart!"

Mu Chun decisively severed ties with Yan Shunzheng:
"I never drink hangover soup; who in Liangshan doesn't know me?"

Yan Shun exposed him without any mercy:
"You're lying! Back at Mu Hong Manor, did you dare say you didn't eat anything?"

Beast!
Song Jiang's face turned green. "If you keep biting me like that, you'll bite me right out of the body!"
"Don't confuse the two!"

Mu Hong defended Mu Chun: "That's not the same thing, it's one thing at a time!"
"Ever since my brother joined Liangshan Marsh, he has never had a hangover soup again!"

"But you haven't changed your bad habits at all!"

"Nonsense! Would he dare tell you if he ate it?"

Yan Shun didn't care about anything anymore; to hell with it, we'd all die together!

"He often comes to my place for a treat, but we just don't tell anyone!"

"fart!"

Mu Hong's eyes turned red:

"I know my own brothers. If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Cai Fu was naturally happy to see them fight like dogs, but it was pointless because the matter was easy to prove.

So Cai Fu clapped his hands, and Mu Hong, Mu Chun, and Yan Shun all shut up.

Cai Fu pointed at Miss Di: "As for the truth, just ask her!"

"Yes!"

Mu Chun, also blinded by his own involvement, immediately shouted:
“She saw everything, just ask her!” Yan Qing went over, first helping Miss Di straighten her clothes, then pulling the rag out of Miss Di’s mouth.

"It's that red-haired one!"

Miss Di was quite straightforward, pointing out Yan Shun without hesitation:
"That red-haired guy is going to slap me!"

Mu Hong pressed further, "Where is my brother?"

Miss Di: "He said he's going back to sleep!"

"What did I tell you? What did I tell you?"

Mu Chun felt as if he had been granted a pardon, and tears streamed down his face:

"It's that beast Yan Shun!"

"it is good!"

Cai Fu looked at Song Jiang:

"Brother Song Jiang, are we Liangshan Marsh 'acting on behalf of Heaven'?"

Song Jiang forced a smile and said, "It's 'acting on behalf of Heaven'..."

Cai Fu pressed further: "Now that we've caught the silver-eating devil, how should we 'act on behalf of Heaven'?"

"Shh-"

All eyes were fixed on Song Jiang, even Yan Shun's.

Song Jiang suddenly felt immense pressure, so much so that even lying down made him feel incredibly tired...

However, Song Jiang knew that some things were matters of principle, unless he abandoned the banner of "acting on behalf of Heaven".

That's impossible. He wants to clear his name and be recruited by the government. He can't lose this banner of "acting on behalf of Heaven"!

With gritted teeth and a fierce look in his eyes, Song Jiang finally made a difficult decision:

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist!
"Debts must be repaid, and murderers must pay with their lives!"

Sweating profusely, Song Jiang squeezed out these words through gritted teeth.

"brute!"

Yan Shun was in despair. He had thought that Song Jiang would help him out of loyalty!
In despair, Yan Shun began to speak recklessly:
"Song Heizi! I shouldn't have saved you back in Qingfeng Mountain!"

"If it weren't for me, would you be alive today?"

"I saved your life at Qingfeng Mountain, I saved your life again at Qingfeng Village, and I was also part of the rescue operation at the execution ground in Jiangzhou!"
"The master has saved you so many times, and now you're just going to kill me like that!"
"You..."

"Oh!"

Lin Chong went up and kicked Yan Shun right in the chin!

The kick sent Yan Shun, who was kneeling on the ground, tumbling backwards and crashing to the ground!

"You committed such an inhuman and heinous act, which is outrageous to both gods and men and against all reason. Shouldn't you be killed?"

Lin Chong said righteously:
That kick was skillful; it shattered Yan Shun's jawbone!

Yan Shun lay on the ground, his mouth full of blood, only able to babble, unable to speak any more.

Although Lin Chong stopped Yan Shun, Yan Shun had already said most of what he needed to say...

Moreover, even if Yan Shun didn't say anything, Song Jiang's tragic past was not exactly a secret in Liangshan Marsh.

Of course, any righteous hero would think that Yan Shun deserved to die.

However, there were also those who sided with their relatives and disregarded reason, feeling that since Yan Shun had saved Song Jiang so many times, Song Jiang shouldn't have watched him die.

But at this point, Song Jiang could no longer care about his public persona; if his persona conflicted, he could only sacrifice a pawn to save the king.

But he couldn't lose everything. Song Jiang closed his eyes, looked up at the roof at a 45-degree angle, and tears slid down his cheeks...

Cai Fu, however, refused to let him go:

"Does Brother Song Gongming mean that Yan Shun should be killed?"

Song Jiang: "...He should be killed."

"it is good!"

Cai Fu gave a signal, and Shi Xiu was about to step forward when suddenly Hu Sanniang rushed out and slashed at Yan Shun with her sword:
"Pfft!"

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(End of this chapter)