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

Chapter 258 Song Jiang: You're so arrogant! You're so great! [1st update]

"Ding--"

With lightning speed, Lin Chong's eighteen-foot spear pierced the grid pattern of the halberd in the blink of an eye!

That's it!

Lin Chong was overjoyed and with a sudden effort, he tried to knock away the halberd!

Fang Jie remained calm and composed, gripped the halberd handle with both hands, and twisted it forcefully!
Lin Chong suddenly felt a great force trying to snatch his eighteen-foot spear, so he quickly gripped the shaft and used all his might!

Fang Jie felt Lin Chong's powerful strength and used all his strength!

The two were originally competing in skill, but now they've been forced to compete in strength!

"Squeaky..."

The intense friction between the spearhead and the halberd produced a series of teeth-grinding sounds, and sparks flew from the friction!
However, to everyone's surprise, before the strength could determine a winner, the weapons proved superior...

"when!"

A clang of metal rang out!
The horses that Lin Chong and Fang Jie rode involuntarily retreated one after another!

"Dengdengdeng..."

The two horses retreated three or five steps in succession, leaving behind hoofprints that were about an inch deep on the ground!
You have to know how strong Lin Chong and Fang Jie are. When the two of them competed in strength, they made the horse sweat profusely!

Fortunately, Fang Jie switched to Lu Fang's Rouge Horse; otherwise, his previous horse might not have been able to withstand the strain...

"Crack!"

A crescent moon spun out and landed in the soil!

The broken twigs gleamed coldly!

Fang Jie's pale face flushed crimson with anger, and upon seeing that half of his halberd was missing...

The Fangtian Halberd has been transformed into the Azure Dragon Halberd!
Lin Chong's eighteen-foot spear was a divine weapon, while Fang Jie's halberd was ultimately inferior.

"hiss--"

The Liangshan heroes, who had been holding their breath and watching this epic battle, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Then came a thunderous cheer and applause!
The battle between Lin Chong and Fang Jie lasted a full hundred rounds, leaving all the Liangshan heroes thrilled.

Is this something we can watch without paying?
This is incredible! Even the legendary battle of the three heroes against Lü Bu at Hulao Pass couldn't compare to this!

Although Fang Jie was defeated, it was due to his weapon, and he had already fought Lin Chong for a hundred rounds without a clear winner.

Therefore, Fang Jie was not looked down upon because of his defeat; on the contrary, he won the praise of the Liangshan heroes.

After all, Lin Chong's strength was evident to all, and his achievements were widely recognized.

Actually, if you look at it from another perspective, Fang Jie made a huge profit. You have to know that before this, Fang Jie was an unknown person in Shandong!

However, after this battle, Fang Jie's strength was endorsed by Lin Chong, which meant he was climbing the ladder by riding on Lin Chong's coattails!

All of Lin Chong's past and future achievements were paving the way for Fang Jie's rise to fame!
Of course, if Lin Chong goes to Jiangnan in the future, it will be Fang Jie's turn to carry his load.

After all, Lin Chong was an unknown figure in Jiangnan.

Lin Chong chuckled, hung his eighteen-foot spear on the Victory Hook Bird Wing Ring, and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Fang Jie:

"Concession!"

"call--"

Fang Jie adjusted his mindset, but his blood and qi were still a bit turbulent, so he clasped his hands in a fist salute with his face flushed.

"As expected of 'Little Zhang Fei'!"
"high!"

Lin Chong habitually launched into a mutual flattery routine:

"'Little Lü Bu' is not a name given lightly!"
"hard!"

Fang Jie scoffed: "Is it hard?"

As the victor, Lin Chong naturally didn't hesitate to praise Fang Jie, giving him a firm thumbs-up:

"Hard enough!"

"We'll tell you later whether it's hard or not!"

Fang Jie waved his hand and said, "There's only one thing on my mind: to forge a new halberd!"

"What's so difficult about this?"

Cai Fu laughed and said, "There is a brother named Tang Long on the mountain. He is a blacksmith by family tradition and is most skilled at forging divine weapons!"
Where are the Tang brothers?

Tang Long, nicknamed "Golden Leopard," who was watching the spectacle from the crowd, subconsciously raised his hand:
"Your humble servant is here!"

Cai Fu asked him, "Could you make a halberd for Brother Fang Jie?" How could Tang Long dare to say no?
Song Jiang's fat face was trembling:

You boss my people around so easily, that's outrageous!
It wasn't until he returned home that Song Jiang suddenly realized:
"Oh no! We've let him take advantage of our situation!"

Lin Chong still didn't understand: "What momentum are we borrowing?"

"The eldest brother-in-law, surnamed Cai, was originally unknown!"
"But after today's battle, everyone will say that you and I are evenly matched!"

Song Jiang slammed his fist on the bed in anger: "Your reputation has been used to benefit him!"

Lin Chong understood as well, but he took it all in stride:

"Brother, there's no need to worry. Fang Jie's strength is no less than mine."

"With his abilities, he could have made a name for himself very quickly even without me."

Song Jiang shook his head, not wanting to argue with him, after all, today had once again proven Lin Chong's strength.

Currently, Song Jiang only has a few capable fighters under his command: Hua Rong, Qin Ming, and Lin Chong. He cannot afford to lose any of them.

"In short, if he wants fame, let him make it on his own. We can't let him do all the work for us!"

Song Jiang looked at Hua Rong and Qin Ming:
"If that fellow challenges you, none of you should accept the challenge!"

Hua Rong naturally had no objections, but Qin Ming was unhappy:

"Wouldn't that make people think we're afraid of him?"

You are noble! You are amazing!

Song Jiang was exasperated and simply changed the subject.

After Hua Rong, Qin Ming, and Lin Chong left, Song Jiang immediately summoned Kong Ming and Kong Liang:

"Go and inform Tang Long that as long as I remain at Liangshan Marsh, the halberd must not be properly prepared!"

Kongming nodded in agreement and dashed off to inform Tang Long.

Song Jiang was finally relieved:

I've really worried myself sick over this family...

……

With Fang Jie no longer possessing his halberd, Liangshan Marsh finally quieted down for a few days.

Cai Fu was living a very happy life, and Fang Jie filled the vacancy left by Guan Sheng.

On odd-numbered days, he slept side-by-side with Lu Junyi and Fang Jie; on even-numbered days, he slept side-by-side with Lu Zhishen and Wu Song.

To strengthen the bond between the brothers, they would sometimes switch opponents.

For example, on odd-numbered days he would sleep with Lu Junyi and Lu Zhishen, while on even-numbered days he would sleep with Fang Jie and Wu Song.

That day, Cai Fu slept until the sun was high in the sky, when an uninvited guest arrived at his door.

"Your Majesty——"

As soon as Cai Fu stepped out of the courtyard, he saw Di Taigong kneeling on the ground.

Cai Fu quickly helped the old man up: "Grandpa, what's wrong?"

Di Taigong rose shakily, leaning on his cane, tears welling in his eyes, and said:
"Your Majesty, I have a younger sister who has married into Runan."

"My husband's family was a wealthy family at the foot of Wutong Mountain in Runan. They used to live a harmonious and happy life."

"Who knew that in the past two years, a group of bandits came to Wutong Mountain and took over the mountain as their own."

"My brother-in-law invited government troops to suppress the bandits. At first, they were able to suppress the gang of thugs and make them behave themselves."

"Later, I don't know where those thugs found a man who wielded a sledgehammer, and he was as brave as ten thousand men!"
"The government troops were driven back by that man who wields a big hammer several times when they tried to suppress the bandits, so even the government troops dared not provoke him."

"Now that gang of strongmen has grown big, gathering three to five thousand men, and they are becoming more and more unscrupulous."

"One night, that gang of thugs slaughtered my brother-in-law's entire village, young and old, with only one person escaping through the gate."

"That doorman had nowhere else to go, so he came to me for help, only to find out that my sister had died a violent death..."

"The King once said that if there are bandits burning, killing, and looting, they can report to Liangshan Marsh and ask the King to uphold justice."

"My sister and brother-in-law died a terrible death. I want to take revenge but I am powerless to do so. I can only come to Your Majesty for help!"

At this point, Di Taigong was already sobbing uncontrollably:

“My sister’s village had more than 300 people, and not a single one was spared!”
"This is so tragic! Waaaaah..."

"Your Honor, I beg you to uphold justice!"

(End of this chapter)