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

Chapter 677 Chai Jin: Just spoil him! [2 Updates]

Even Song Jiang wouldn't do...

Hong Xian applied a plaster to his ankle with a gloomy expression.

He twisted his ankle accidentally when mounting the horse.

I didn't feel anything when I was running away, but now that I've finally escaped, I realize my ankles are all swollen.

At first, they thought following Song Jiang would lead to promotions and wealth, but they never expected that their entire army would be wiped out before they even entered the city...

But he had no one else to serve, so at least he was a commander under Song Jiang and could make do with that.

Just then, Yang Fan and Yue Zhen came looking for him:

"Brother Hongxian, Brother Song Gongming invites you to come over."

"What does Brother Song Jiang want with me?"

Hong first pulled down his trouser legs, slipped on his shoes, and as soon as his feet touched the ground, he felt a sharp pain.

"Did you hurt your foot?"

Yang Fan and Yue Zhen exchanged a glance, then stepped forward and flanked Hong Xian on either side of them.

"We'll help you across!"

Hong Xian: "Thank you!"

Although he felt that Yang Fan and Yue Zhen were acting a little strange, Hong Xian didn't think much of it, since in his heart they were all his own people.

When they arrived at Song Jiang's room, they found everyone there, all with gloomy expressions.

Until this point, Hong Xian still hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem:
"Brother Song Gongming, did you need to see me?"

Song Jiang asked calmly, "Brother Hongxian, do you know how to shoot arrows?"

Hong Xian skillfully stuck out his potbelly and started bragging:
"To be honest, brother, while I wouldn't dare say I'm a crack shot, I am certainly skilled in archery and horsemanship!"

"Oh--"

Song Jiang, Wu Yong, and Qin Ming exchanged glances, then asked Hong Xian:

Why did you shoot the whistling arrow?

Hong was taken aback: "A signal arrow? I didn't shoot it!"

Song Jiang sneered: "Wu Yong, Qin Ming, Lei Heng, Chai Jin, Zhang Heng, and Li Kui are all old brothers who have gone through thick and thin with me!"
"Yang Fan, Yang Bin, and the man surnamed Cai have a blood feud involving the murder of their fathers and the extermination of their entire families!"
"Yue Zhen's four sworn brothers all died at the hands of the man surnamed Cai, and he had an irreconcilable hatred for the man surnamed Cai!"

"Only you and Ren Yuan not only have no hatred towards the Cai family, but you also participated in the World's Greatest Heroes Tournament!"

"Brother Ren Yuan is gone. Even if he were alive, he wouldn't know how to shoot arrows!"

"If you didn't shoot the whistle, whose could it be?"

What a bolt from the blue!

Hong Xian was stunned. After Song Jiang said that, he realized that he really was the most suspicious person!
It seems like there's no one else but him!
"I'm innocent, Brother Song Gongming!"

Hong Xian hurriedly cried out in utter disbelief:

"I do indeed harbor resentment towards the King of Qi... who is surnamed Cai!"
"If he hadn't fabricated the story, I would already be the vanguard officer!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Heng exclaimed, "You still want to be the vanguard officer of the Qi army?"

"Hey, you surnamed Hong, you still say you didn't shoot him?"

Hong Xian was almost in tears: "It really wasn't me who shot it!"

Yue Zhen interjected, "Besides not becoming a vanguard officer, do you have any other grudges against that Cai fellow?"

"No...no! Yes! Yes!"

In a moment of desperation, Hong Xian came up with a solution:
"A few years ago, I was a martial arts instructor at Chai Daguanren's manor!"

"I fought with Lin Chong, a trusted confidant of the man surnamed Cai. He ambushed me, and I was careless and didn't dodge..."

"That caused me to lose face in front of everyone. Master Chai, do you still remember this incident?"

Chai Jin nodded: "Pretty much the same."

"But Lin Chong has just joined the Cai family, so he can't be considered one of his confidants."

Song Jiang snorted coldly: "Lin Chong was once my confidant, so you probably hate me too?"

Heavens above!

Hong Xian was almost going crazy: "Brother Song Gongming, I really didn't ejaculate..." "Shut up!"

Li Kui, who had been drinking nearby and heard everything clearly, couldn't contain himself any longer. He jumped up and delivered a left roundhouse kick to Hong Hou's head.
"Oh!"

With just one kick, Hong Xian's vision went black, and he slammed his head hard into the floor tiles...

Song Jiang frowned: "Tie Niu, wait!"

"Humph!"

Li Kui kicked Hong Xian hard in the chest again, causing Hong Xian to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"puff--"

Li Kui, still seething with anger, sat back down and, with his large, dark feet, used his big toe and second toe to pick up the wine bowl and bring it to his lips.

"Ton ton ton ton..."

Seeing Li Kui's dark, black big toe soaking in the wine, Song Jiang and the others almost threw up.

Song Jiang wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Li Kui's voice seemed a little thinner...

"Instructor Hong, now that things have come to this, there's no use in denying it. You might as well tell the truth!"

Because of his past relationship with Hong Xian, even though several years had passed, Chai Jin was still addressed as "Master" by Hong Xian, and he was still addressed as "Instructor" by Hong Xian.

Out of consideration for the past, Chai Jin decided to plead for Hong Xian and ensure his body was left intact.

However, Hong Xian lay motionless on the ground, seemingly ignoring Chai Jin's words.

"Instructor Hong?"

Chai Jin called him twice more, then realized something was wrong and quickly turned Hong Xian over.

Blood was flowing from Hong Xian's seven orifices, his eyes were wide open, and he looked like he had died with his eyes open in disbelief...

"Ah this..."

Chai Jin looked helplessly at Li Kui, who glared at him:
"That thief's wet bird is too weak to be hit!"
"I only kicked him twice, and he died. Yu He was the martial arts instructor at Master Yu's manor?"

Chai Jin: (_)
"So be it. Since he was the mole, he's dead. It's just a pity we couldn't get anything out of him."

Song Jiang smoothed things over and educated Li Kui: "Tie Niu, don't be so impulsive in the future."

"Iron Torrent Chicken Way!"

Li Kui raised an eyebrow at Chai Jin with a smug look.

Chai Jin shook his head helplessly and glanced at Song Jiang:

Just pamper him!
Song Jiang coughed lightly and said to his brothers:
"This failed surprise attack on Qingzhou is all the fault of this traitor!"
"But as long as the man surnamed Cai doesn't come back, we still have a chance!"
"In the meantime, we should recruit soldiers and send spies to Qingzhou to gather intelligence, so that our next surprise attack will be a success!"

All the brothers agreed.

Yue Zhen: (*艸｀)
……

"Boom... Boom..."

Cai Fu led his army straight to Tokyo. After the Qingzhou reinforcements joined him, his forces reached 120,000.

The march of the 120,000-strong army was like a surging river, or like the Yellow River overflowing its banks, unstoppable!
In every prefecture and city they passed through, not a single one dared to utter a sound; some even stared at them intently…

The Qi army marched in triumphantly until they encountered Fang Jie, who had been pursuing them, in Xingren Prefecture.

"Great King!"

Fang Jie caught up quickly on horseback, and Cai Fu was surprised to see him:
"Brother Jie, has something happened in Qingzhou?"

"Exactly!"

Fang Jie, panting heavily, recounted Song Jiang's sneak attack on Qingzhou. The brothers were furious upon hearing it:
"Oh my god, this is outrageous!"

Lu Zhishen, known for his fiery temper, slapped "Bald Eagle" on the head, striking him repeatedly without uttering a sound.

"Brother, let's just take Tokyo!"
"Slay that dog emperor! Wouldn't it be better for you to be emperor?"

"Third Brother, you are mistaken!"

Guan Sheng quickly stopped Lu Zhishen:
"Leaving aside the proper etiquette between ruler and subject, Your Majesty is also the father-in-law of my elder brother!"

"If my elder brother really does that, even if he gains the world, he will inevitably be criticized..."

(End of this chapter)