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

Chapter 474 Yuan Lang: Read My Eyes and Act Accordingly! [3rd Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]

"Is there such a thing?"

The four burly men asked in unison, "Red-faced Tiger" Yuan Lang.

These four burly men looked alike in pairs; they were actually two pairs of brothers.

One pair is "White-haired Tiger" Ma Qiang and "One-eyed Tiger" Ma Jin, and the other pair is "Lustful Tiger" Teng Kui and "Descending Tiger" Teng Kan.

These two pairs of brothers, together with Yuan Lang, were known as the "Five Tigers of Jishan," all possessing unparalleled bravery and were jointly bestowed the title of "Tiger Might General" by Wang Qing!
After reading Wang Qing's decree, Yuan Lang felt uneasy and summoned Ma Qiang, Ma Jin, Teng Kui, and Teng Kan to explain the matter.

The four tigers were stunned and looked at each other in bewilderment. Yuan Lang then asked, "Brothers, what should we do?"

Ma Qiang shook his large head: "Even the Prime Minister, the patron of our husband, has fallen. What else can we do?"

Ma Jin blinked his one eye: "What does my husband's arrest have to do with us?"

"Confused!"

Teng Kan glared at him: "Who doesn't know that we are the generals under the Xuanfu Prime Minister?"
"Since Your Majesty can implicate the Prime Minister because of the Prime Minister's affair, how can you be sure that you won't implicate us because of the Prime Minister's affair?"

Teng Kan's words silenced everyone. Teng Kan then asked, "Brother, what do you think we should do?"

"Then we'll see if the Prime Minister has truly sided with the Prince of Qi!"

Although Teng Kan was the younger brother, he was more decisive than his older brother Teng Kui.

"If the Prime Minister really surrenders to the Prince of Qi, we will protect the Prime Minister, break out of Jingnan Prefecture, and also surrender to the Prince of Qi!"

"King Qi has just established his kingdom this year, and he must be in dire need of capable people!"

"If the Prime Minister pledges allegiance to the King of Qi, he will surely be given an important position. We have protected the Prime Minister, so how could he possibly treat us unfairly?"

"It makes sense!"

Yuan Lang slapped his thigh: "I have long heard of the name of the King of Qi. People say that he is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, and is both wise and brave!"

"He reclaimed Mozhou from the Liao Kingdom at the very beginning of his reign; he must have been a wise and ambitious ruler!"

Ma Qiang and Ma Jin exchanged a glance. Ma Qiang said, "In that case, how should we save our husband?"

Teng Kan thought for a moment: "That Feng Tai is brave enough to defeat ten thousand men, he must have already captured you, sir!"
"Why don't we each go home, get our weapons, armor, and mounts, and wait outside Enxiang Gate with only our personal guards?"
"Once Feng Tai brings Enxiang out, let's swarm him, kill Feng Tai, and rescue Enxiang so we can get out of the pass!"

"most!"

The four tigers unanimously agreed, but at that moment, a bolt from the blue struck:
"Boom!"

Yuan Lang instinctively looked up, and for some reason, the thunder made him feel that Li Huai was innocent...

Soon the five tigers regrouped outside Li Huai's residence, and together with their personal guards, there were more than two hundred of them.

"Brothers, watch my expression and act accordingly!"

Yuan Lang pointed to his bright red face:

"Feng Tai is as brave as ten thousand men. Just in case, let's all go together!"

Four Tigers: "Got it!"

A short while later, the gates of Li Huai's residence finally opened from the inside.

Li Huai, bound hand and foot and dejected, walked ahead, followed by Feng Tai leading a troop of cavalry...

"Eun-sang, we've come to save you!"

Yuan Lang, wearing a bronze helmet, a robe embroidered with floral patterns, and black armor with inlaid patterns, rode a black steed with curly hair, wielding two water-polished steel maces, and roared:
"Brothers, let's charge forward side by side!"

Teng Kan wore a cross-shaped iron turban, a bright red silk headband, a black silk robe adorned with a hundred flowers and kingfisher feathers, and black armor with gold trim. He rode a yellow-maned horse and wielded a tiger-eye bamboo-jointed steel whip. Following Yuan Lang, he charged forward and roared:
"Feng Tai, release the Prime Minister, and I'll spare your life!"

Teng Kui also roared, "Ah—"

This tastes wrong!

Yuan Lang and Teng Kan, who had already rushed forward, turned around at the same time, only to see that Teng Kan had already been decapitated!
It turned out that Ma Qiang had taken advantage of Teng Kui's unpreparedness to cut off his head with a single stroke, and shouted to Feng Tai: "General Feng, they are going to rescue the wanted criminal Li Huai!"

"We brothers are utterly loyal to Your Majesty and have come to assist you!"

"You beast! Give me back my brother's life!"

Teng Kan flew into a rage, turned his horse around, and charged towards Ma Qiang, leaving only Yuan Lang to charge towards Feng Tai...

Yuan Lang was also a fierce general. He did not back down just because he was alone. Instead, he showed the determination to fight to the death!
Pegasus rushed in front of Feng Tai and swung his water-milled steel mace at Feng Tai's face!
Feng Tai quickly swung his iron mace to block the attack, and a clang of metal rang out.
Yuan Lang and his horse stumbled back three steps!
Feng Tai and his horse staggered back four steps in quick succession!
Not only that, Feng Tai also spat out a mouthful of blood:

"puff--"

"what?"

Yuan Lang was taken aback. Although he was not afraid of Feng Tai, he did not believe that Feng Tai would be able to cough up blood with one move.

Moreover, when the water-milled steel mace and the iron mace collided just now, he clearly felt that Feng Tai was a little weak...

"stop!"

Bound hand and foot, Li Huai immediately shouted:
"General Yuan, you've misunderstood. We're all on the same side!"

"Eunxiang?"

Yuan Lang stared blankly at Li Huai, only to see Li Huai shake his body and the rope fall apart.

"It's a long story!"

Li Huai could only keep it brief: "General Feng surrendered to the King of Qi along with us!"
"You kidnapped me just to cover your tracks!"

That's it!

Yuan Lang suddenly realized what was going on. At the same time, the Ma brothers, who were locked in a fierce battle with Teng Kan, were now in a precarious situation.

Why didn't you say it earlier?

Ma Qiang and Ma Jin secretly groaned in despair.

If they have enough strength, they might be able to turn the tide.

The problem is that even if the two of them joined forces, they could only manage a draw against Teng Kan, and today's situation is beyond saving...

The two brothers exchanged a glance, and without a word, they joined forces to block Teng Kan's steel whip, then turned their horses and rode away!
"You beast, where do you think you're going!"

Teng Kan chased after him, cursing and swearing. Yuan Lang, worried that he would get hurt, quickly cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Li Huai.
"My lord, I will go and lend Teng Kan a hand!"

Soon, Ma Qiang, Ma Jin, Teng Kan, and Yuan Lang, two fleeing and two chasing, disappeared at the end of the long street.

At this moment, Cai Fu and his men, disguised as cavalrymen under Feng Tai, emerged from Li Huai's residence...

After Li Huai recounted what had happened, Cai Fu was secretly delighted, thinking that he had gained two more fierce generals!

Ma Qiang and Ma Jin were not worthy of their names, especially since Ma Qiang was actually killed by the hermit Xiao Jiasui.

Admittedly, Xiao Jiahui is also a formidable man, but if Ma Qiang had the strength of the Five Tigers, how could he have been killed by Xiao Jiahui?

As for Teng Kui, his martial arts skills were mediocre, and he died at the hands of Qiu Qiongying in the original novel.

Moreover, this guy was a bit of a lecher, and like Wang Ai Hu, he only targeted female generals. So, he's dead now.

Yuan Lang and Teng Kan are the ones Cai Fu truly wants; both of them are tiger-level generals!

Yuan Lang fought two men alone, killing Jin Ding and Huang Yue, two surrendered generals from Hebei and subordinates of Song Jiang, in thirty rounds!
He fought Qin Ming for over 150 rounds without a clear winner!
His record is enough to place him among the top fighters, on par with Qin Ming, Dong Ping, and others.

Teng Kan fought Hu Yanzhuo with a single whip against Hu Yanzhuo with two whips, and the two battles lasted for more than fifty rounds without a clear winner!

This record is even stronger than Sun Li's. Even if he's not a mid-level tiger, he's at least a weak tiger!
Now, they all belong to Cai Fu!
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(End of this chapter)