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

Chapter 738 Hu Cheng: A Daughter Grows Up and Is No Longer Left at Home [2 Updates]

"Brother Hu, come and have a toast!"

Cai Fu and Hu Cheng clinked their wine bowls together, then Cai Fu tossed his head back and drank it all in one gulp.

"Ton ton ton ton..."

Ok?
While drinking, Hu Cheng sized up Cai Fuliang's throat.

Isn't he afraid I'll slash him with a knife?
Hu Cheng wasn't there to kill Cai Fu; he was just curious how someone as unrestrained as Cai Fu had survived until now...

Suddenly, Hu Cheng felt as if he were being stared at by a variety of ferocious beasts, including tigers, wolves, and venomous snakes!

My hair stood on end!
Hu Cheng hurriedly downed the wine in one gulp, then furtively glanced around:

Lu Junyi, Lu Zhishen, Guan Sheng, Wu Song, Lin Chong, Du Xue, and others were all staring coldly at him.

Hu Chengqing couldn't help but shiver, and his eyes immediately became clear.

Over the past few years, he has followed Zhong Shidao in the Western Army and experienced many battles.

In the battle against the Western Xia army, Hu Cheng considered himself a veteran and a hero.

If Hu Cheng were to seek revenge against Li Kui now, he would probably have a 50/50 chance of winning.

But at this moment, he felt like a little rabbit that had fallen into a wolf's den!
so horrible!

Hu Cheng dared not look any longer, feeling as if any one of the people around him could tear him to pieces...

Cai Fu smiled and put his arm around Hu Cheng's shoulder, asking:
"Brother Hu, where have you been living all these years?"

Hu Cheng gave a vague answer: "I fled to the frontier and became a lowly soldier..."

"After a few years of this, I haven't made any progress. I heard that you're in Qi, so I came to visit you."

That's great!
At the table in the inner palace, Hu Sanniang watched her future husband and her brother chatting and laughing arm in arm.
This scene was so perfect, it's just a pity that Father couldn't see it...

After the banquet, Hu Cheng said that he had missed Hu Sanniang very much after being separated for so long, and the two siblings wanted to have a private chat.

This was understandable, so Hu Sanniang and Hu Cheng went to the side hall.

Hu Cheng sighed: "Sister, you've suffered..."

Hu Sanniang burst into tears at that moment, thinking that Hu Cheng was referring to her time at Liangshan Marsh.

Hu Cheng: "King Qi is a boorish man..."

"Brother, what are you saying?!"

Hu Sanniang's face immediately turned bright red, and she interrupted him without any politeness:
"My relationship with King Qi is completely innocent!"

"what?"

Hu Cheng could hardly believe his ears. His sister was so beautiful, yet the Prince of Qi hadn't made a move on her.
"Don't think about those things!"

Hu Sanniang glared at him, annoyed.
"Where have you been all these years? How have you been making a living?"

"That's a long story. First, answer one question for me!"

Hu Cheng couldn't help but ask, "Do you know how the false emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty died?"

Hu Sanniang: "Wasn't he killed by the false emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty?"

Hu Cheng was taken aback: "Is this really true?"

"When have I ever lied to you?"

Hu Sanniang's face darkened: "Brother, something's not right with you. You're trying to trick me into talking as soon as you arrive!"

"Are you perhaps a spy?"

"hiss--"

Hu Cheng was taken aback. He had never expected his sister to be so meticulous, only knowing how to fight and kill.

"Girl, to be honest, blah blah blah..."

Hu Cheng recounted his true story, and after listening, Hu Sanniang's eyebrows furrowed and her phoenix eyes widened:

"You flying tiger!"
"I thought you really came to visit your sister, but I never expected you to be here to spy on military affairs!"
"Do you know how miserable I was all alone at Liangshan Marsh? If it weren't for you, Your Majesty, I would have died long ago..."

"Are you even human?" Hu Cheng hurriedly apologized, but Hu Sanniang scolded him harshly and dragged him to find Cai Fu.

When they arrived at Cai Fu's room, Cai Fu was sleeping on a large communal bed with Lu Junyi, Lu Zhishen, Guan Sheng, and Wu Song.

This left Hu Cheng somewhat bewildered:
No, why would you sleep with Zhao Fujin and Qiu Qiongying instead of Zhao Fujin?
Hu Sanniang didn't hide anything and told Cai Fu everything Hu Cheng had told her.

Hu Cheng couldn't help but secretly lament his misfortune, never expecting that he would die at the hands of his own sister instead of on the battlefield of Western Xia.

He did struggle, but he couldn't break free, and he couldn't bear to hurt Hu Sanniang, so he had no choice but to be dragged away...

However, to his surprise, Cai Fu not only didn't kill him, but instead asked him with a smile:

"Brother Hu, what is your relationship with Zhong Shidao?"

Hu Cheng honestly replied, "Back when I was desperate, it was Old Master Zhong who took me in and carefully nurtured me..."

Cai Fujian raised an eyebrow: "So, he trusts you a lot?"

Hu Cheng did not deny it.

He's already Zhong Shidao's personal guard captain, how could Zhong Shidao not trust him?
"most!"

Cai Fu took off his waist tag and handed it to Hu Cheng:
"Take my waist token back to see Master Zhong!"

Tell him I'm waiting for him in Jiangzhou!
"If he wants to know who the real culprit is who killed my brother-in-law, he must come to see me immediately!"

"Ah this..."

Hu Cheng was somewhat bewildered, not expecting Cai Fu to assign him such a task.

"Brother, I have a past relationship with Old Zhong!"

Lu Zhishen volunteered: "I'll go with him!"

Cai Fu: "That would be best!"

Hu Cheng: (_)
The next day, Hu Sanniang exchanged her fine horse "Black Pearl" for a mount with Hu Cheng:
"Brother, you ride my horse. It's fast, so as not to delay the King's business!"

Hu Cheng truly witnessed what it meant to "keep a daughter at home when she grows up, or she will become a source of resentment."

I've seen people who side with their elbows, but I've never seen anyone like Hu Sanniang who side with their elbows to the very back!
"Take care, girl!"

Hu Cheng sighed helplessly, mounted "Black Pearl," and rode back to Yan'an Prefecture with Lu Zhishen...

After resting and having breakfast, Cai Fu and his group packed up and set off to continue their journey south.

Meanwhile, Lu Zhishen and Hu Cheng traveled westward, passing through Yizhou and then Yanzhou, and finally Jizhou.

To the west of Jeju lies Gwangje Army, which is the border of the State of Qi.

Lu Zhishen was a general of the Qi state, so naturally he would go directly into the city to rest wherever he went.

When the Guangji Army arrived, its commander-in-chief was Jin Jie, who was originally the deputy general of Qian Zhenpeng, the military commissioner of Changzhou in the Southern Kingdom.

He was considered part of Fang Jinzhi's "dowry." Cai Fu knew he was a loyal subject and appointed him as the general of the Guangji Army.

Upon hearing that General Lu Zhishen had arrived, Jin Jie hurriedly went out of the city gate to greet him, and bowed deeply to Lu Zhishen.

At this time, Lu Zhishen's status in the State of Qi was so high that it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was second only to two people and above ten thousand others.

Therefore, Jin Jie directly invited Lu Zhishen into the general's mansion, held a grand banquet, and invited Lu Zhishen to drink.

"Master Lu, I salute you!"

Jin Jie raised a full bowl of wine and respectfully offered it to Lu Zhishen.

His wine bowl was at least half a head lower than Lu Zhishen's.

Lu Zhishen laughed heartily and drank it all in one gulp.

At the same time, a pretty and charming young girl tiptoed behind the screen and peeked out.

The maid whispered in her ear, "Miss, that fat monk is drinking and eating meat!"

"He doesn't look like a proper monk at all!"

(End of this chapter)