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Chapter 528 Lin Chong: I'll take on ten! [3rd update, please vote with monthly tickets and recommendations]

Because Cai Fu was going to Tokyo, they split into two teams and acted separately.

Another team, led by Gongsun Sheng, took the four wounded men—Lin Chong, Du Xue, Liu Yuan, and Wei He—along with Song Qing, back to Qingzhou first.

Since they were all wounded, and Gongsun Sheng was a mage, he was accompanied and protected by Di Lei.

After arriving in Qingzhou, Lin Chong met Lu Zhishen.

Lin Chong had already thought everything through on this journey, so as soon as he saw Lu Zhishen, he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed loudly without saying a word!
He kept kowtowing until his forehead was covered in blood. Lu Zhishen didn't utter a sound, but Lin Chong kept kowtowing!
"Humph!"

Although Lu Zhishen didn't know what had happened, he harbored a deep resentment towards Lin Chong!
In the original novel, the Three Mountains Sect merged into Liangshan Marsh. Lu Zhishen asked Lin Chong, "Since I parted from you, Instructor, I have been thinking of you every day. Have you heard anything from you lately?"

Lin Chong replied, "After the fight with Wang Lun, I sent someone home to fetch my family. I learned that my wife had been forced by Grand Commandant Gao and subsequently hanged herself. My father-in-law also died of illness due to worry and anxiety."

From then on, Lu Zhishen never called Lin Chong "brother" again, and they didn't even communicate with each other anymore.

Lu Zhishen was so disappointed in Lin Chong that it was impossible for him to soften his heart just because Lin Chong kowtowed a few times.

Gongsun Sheng recounted Lin Chong's story to Lu Zhishen and conveyed Cai Fu's message that Lin Chong's fate would be decided by him.

"elder brother--"

Lin Chong, his face covered in blood and tears welling in his eyes, was abruptly interrupted by Lu Zhishen as soon as he opened his mouth:
"Shut up! Who's your brother?"

"Senior brother, Lin Chong knows he was wrong!"

Lin Chong quickly changed his tune: "Please, senior brother, give Lin Chong a chance to repent and start anew!"

Lu Zhishen sneered: "In my opinion, you don't know you're wrong, you know you're going to die!"

"Do not--"

Lin Chong was speechless and could only kowtow repeatedly.

"If my senior brother doesn't believe in Lin Chong, then Lin Chong will kneel here and die!"

Lu Zhishen laughed loudly: "I just don't believe it! You're not a hero if you don't kowtow to your death!"

Lin Chong was speechless, and since the matter had already been discussed, he could only kowtow until his leopard head looked like a lion's head!
Seeing Lin Chong covered in bumps and blood, Gongsun Sheng, who had been taught by Cai Fu, interjected:
"Master Lu, Lin Chong is a master of martial arts. It would be a great waste if he were to die here."

"I do have a solution that satisfies both sides."

Lu Zhishen glanced coldly at Lin Chong and asked:

"Does the Imperial Preceptor have a solution that satisfies both sides?"

Upon hearing his question, Gongsun Sheng understood his intentions.

Cai Fu had told Gongsun Sheng that it all depended on Lu Zhishen's choice.

Lu Zhishen didn't want to let Lin Chong go, so there was no way to have the best of both worlds.

Please, Instructor Lin, go and die!

Lu Zhishen wanted to let Lin Chong go, but he had no suitable excuse. The only way to truly achieve the best of both worlds was to find a solution that would satisfy both sides.

Therefore, Gongsun Sheng proposed a solution that would satisfy both parties:

"Wanyan Wuzhu, the fourth prince of the Jin Dynasty, proposed marriage to Princess Tianshou of the Liao Dynasty. Princess Tianshou and the king..."

"Ahem, Wanyan Wushu sent people to Qingzhou to find Princess Tianshou. After learning about the relationship between Princess Tianshou and Your Majesty, he plotted against Your Majesty in Hebei..."

"What kind of bastard Wuzhu dares to steal my brother's woman!"

Lu Zhishen flew into a rage: "If he runs into me, I'll teach him three hundred blows with my staff before I'll reason with him!"

Gongsun Sheng then said, "Rather than letting Lin Chong die here, it would be better to send him to the Jin Kingdom to assassinate their general."

"This is both to vent the King's anger and to atone for his own sins. What do you think, Master?"

"Wow, wow!"

Lu Zhishen slapped his bald head and vigorously rubbed it a few times:
"Kill a few more of them, and teach that damned Wuzhu a lesson!"

"Instructor Lin, there's no need to kowtow."

Seeing that Lu Zhishen had agreed, Gongsun Sheng called out to Lin Chong, who was still kowtowing loudly:

Did you hear what we just said?

Lin Chong nodded vigorously: "I heard you!"

"As long as my senior brother is willing to forgive me, I will go to the Jin Kingdom to assassinate the general!"

"Humph!"

Lu Zhishen's expression softened somewhat, and he smirked:
"I want you to kill ten generals with names and surnames!"
"But there's one nameless person you don't need to come back for!" "Don't worry, Senior Brother!"

Lin Chong was overjoyed and readily agreed:

"Lin Chong will definitely bring back the heads of ten generals whose names are known to you!"

Lu Zhishen sneered, flicked his sleeve, and turned to leave.

Lu Zhishen stopped at the door and glanced back at Lin Chong.
"Instructor Lin, wait until you bring back the heads of ten generals with names and surnames before you call me brother!"

After saying this, Lu Zhishen flicked his sleeve and strode out the door...

Lin Chong was taken aback. After understanding Lu Zhishen's meaning, he couldn't help but take out the chicken bones.

He had polished the chicken bones until they were shiny and smooth, like jade.

Watching Lu Zhishen's retreating figure, Lin Chong clenched the chicken bone, his face beaming with joy.

No matter what, at least I have something to look forward to!

I want to hit ten!
……

"Pfft!"

Di Lei carried Song Qing like a chick, brought him to Hu Sanniang, and threw him on the ground.

"General Hu, this is what His Majesty ordered me to deliver. Please handle it as you see fit!"

Hu Sanniang looked closely and exclaimed, "Song Qing?"

"Hey girl, it's me!"

Song Qing quickly brushed aside her messy hair, revealing a dirty, large face, and looked at Hu Sanniang with hopeful eyes:
"Little sister, do you remember? You even became my father's godfather!"

"We're like siblings!"

"hehe!"

Hu Sanniang sneered:
"Then let me ask you, what did your father do for me besides marrying me off to that beast Wang Ying after he took me in as his goddaughter?"

Song Qing: "Ah, this..."

As is widely known, Song Taigong's adoption of Hu Sanniang as his goddaughter was merely a formality, intended to facilitate Song Jiang's marriage of Hu Sanniang to "Dwarf Tiger" Wang Ying as his elder brother.

Old Master Song didn't take it to heart at all, so of course he wouldn't do anything for Hu Sanniang.

Seeing that Song Qing was speechless, Hu Sanniang sneered again:
"I'll ask you again, what father would marry his daughter to that beast Wang Ying?"

Song Qing forced an explanation: "Wang Ai Hu was originally the leader of Qingfeng Mountain Stronghold, and a well-known and tough hero in the martial arts world..."

"Sound and hard?"

Hu Sanniang scoffed, "Why didn't your father marry you off to Wang Ying?"

It's over!

Song Qing knew he was doomed the moment he saw Hu Sanniang start acting unreasonably.

How can I get married if I'm a man?
"Changlang——"

Hu Sanniang drew her crescent blade, the edge pressed against Song Qing's face, making Song Qing shudder and hurriedly cry out:

"Girl, have mercy! Girl, have mercy!"

"First of all, you're not worthy to call me 'little sister'!"

Hu Sanniang sneered:
"As His Majesty once said, 'People can't teach people, but they can learn from experience!'"

A flash of light, and an ear flew off!

"Ow—"

Song Qing let out a scream; he had lost even one ear...

"If you dare call me 'sister' again, this is what will happen!"
"This time it's the ear, next time it's the arm, and the time after that it's the thigh!"
"If you had three arms and three legs, then go ahead and yell!"

Hu Sanniang sheathed her sword and gave a cold laugh:
"Don't worry, I won't kill you now. It's not the right time to kill you yet!"
"Men, throw this scoundrel into the dungeon, pierce his collarbones, and let him await my judgment!"

A group of female soldiers hurriedly dragged the wailing Song Qing away...

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