Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"Brother Zhao, are you worried that Instructor Lin has already fallen into Wang Lun's hands?"

"Um,"

Zhao Yuan nodded and addressed the crowd.

"There are only two possibilities now: either Instructor Lin really killed Wang Lun, or Instructor Lin has fallen into Wang Lun's hands and Wang Lun wants to use him as a trap to lure me up the mountain!"

"No matter what the possibility is, I must go to Liangshan!"

“Brother is right, we two brothers are willing to go with you!” Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaoqi said immediately.

Lu Zhishen scratched his bald head and said, "How could I be left out of joining Liangshan!"

“Since I didn’t get to spar with Instructor Lin yesterday, I’ll go up the mountain tonight and meet him again!” Sun An said.

Zhao Yuan looked at everyone with satisfaction, then smiled and said,

"As the saying goes, when brothers are of one mind, their strength can break metal. Let's go to Liangshan together and see what the situation is!"

He had barely finished speaking when a person walked into the courtyard.

He looked at Zhao Yuan with a surprised expression.

"Who are you? Why are you coming to Liangshan?"

Zhao Yuan glanced at him and noticed that the man bore a resemblance to the Ruan brothers.

Also with bare arms and exposed chest,

But on its chest was tattooed a deep blue leopard.

In the darkness of the night, it looked rather eerie.

"Xiao Wu!"

"Fifth Brother, you're finally back!"

Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu greeted the big man immediately upon seeing him.

Once they have explained the situation clearly,

Ruan Xiaowu then puffed out his chest and laughed, "Second Brother, Seventh Brother, how could we, Ruan Xiaowu, be absent from such a matter as joining Liangshan!"

After saying this, he bowed deeply to Zhao Yuan.

"Brother Zhao, I have admired you for a long time! I am willing to follow you and kill those corrupt officials together!"

Zhao Yuan quickly helped him up, then, pulling Ruan Xiaoer along, looked around at everyone and said,

"Now that we have gained another capable ally, what do we have to fear even if Liangshan is truly faced with mountains of knives and seas of fire!"

Their plan is finalized.

The noise in the courtyard also woke up the girls who were resting in the side rooms.

Qiongying, her eyes still blurry, walked into the courtyard wrapped in a cloak.

"What are you all arguing about in the middle of the night? What do you mean by 'going to Liangshan'?"

After Zhao Yuan briefly explained the matter,

Qiongying immediately woke up, but also asked to go with her.

"Brother, I owe you a favor last time, so please let me join in this time!"

“Sister Qiongying, even if you didn’t say it, I have something to ask of you,”

Zhao Yuan cupped his hands in a respectful bow and said, "After I leave, please take good care of Shishi for me!"

"Sister Wang?" Qiongying was taken aback.

It's not appropriate to reveal Li Shishi's true identity openly.

In front of everyone, she reverted to her original name, Wang Shishi.

"Hmm, our trip might be part of Wang Lun's plan to lure us away from our mountain. Perhaps after we leave, someone will come to harass us. At that time, I'll have to rely on you, sister, to protect Shishi!"

Zhao Yuan asked.

"...Brother, rest assured, as long as I'm here, I will ensure Sister Wang's safety!"

Qiongying was also sensible and knew what was important.

Knowing that what Zhao Yuan said was indeed possible,

He then clasped his hands in agreement.

......

Zhao Yuan and his group of six left the Ruan family courtyard.

They followed Zhou Wu to the edge of the lake.

Three small fishing boats were already moored there, each only able to seat three or four people.

"Why is the fishing boat so small?"

Ruan Xiaoer frowned and said, "Brother, let's go by our fishing boat."

"My lord, you may not know this, but this small boat is a sentry boat from Liangshan. Though small, it moves very fast,"

Zhou Wu explained, "If we take other fishing boats into the deep waters, we might be attacked by the henchmen if we patrol at night without recognizing them!"

"There are three small boats here, six heroes, two people per boat, plus us, it's just right!"

Upon seeing this, Zhao Yuan praised, "You've really prepared everything perfectly!"

"To welcome Brother Zhao, we naturally need to make proper preparations,"

Zhou Wu chuckled awkwardly and hurriedly invited everyone to board the boat.

Zhao Yuan smiled slightly, already knowing what was going on.

Something must have happened to Lin Chong!

Wu had previously said that the matter was urgent and that he had come in a hurry.

Therefore, he did not bring Lin Chong's letters or tokens.

But now we need three small boats.

But there was just enough room for everyone to sit separately.

It was clearly a deliberate act, something they had planned in advance!

Zhao Yuan gave the three Ruan brothers a wink.

The three brothers, Ruan Xiao'er, Ruan Xiao'wu, and Ruan Xiao'qi, then separated and each boarded a small boat.

Zhao Yuan, Sun An, and Lu Zhishen then followed.

Zhou Wu and his two henchmen also boarded the small boat.

I used a bamboo pole to gently push along the bank.

The small boat then moved away from the shore and sailed into the water.

What Zhou Wu said is indeed correct.

These three small boats were indeed much faster than ordinary fishing boats when they traveled in the water.

In just a moment,

Zhao Yuan and his group then moved away from the shore and entered the reed marshes.

The reeds all around were taller than a person.

Standing on the boat, looking around, all I could see were reeds.

Even during the day, the reeds would block the view.

You can't see anything, let alone at night.

The reed marshes are crisscrossed with narrow waterways.

They were separated from each other by reeds.

After the three small boats entered the reeds...

They soon parted ways and each entered a waterway.

"What does this mean? Why don't we go together?"

Zhao Yuan asked a question.

"The waterway is narrow, and traveling together would be very inconvenient!"

Zhou Wu replied with a flickering expression.

Zhao Yuan sensed something was wrong and gave Ruan Xiaoqi a wink.

Ruan Xiaoqi pretended to be nonchalant.

Approaching the bow of the ship,

But Zhou Wu was also quick-witted.

Seeing Ruan Xiaoqi approaching, he jumped into the icy water without thinking.

"Brother, this man is probably up to no good underwater. Let me go and catch him!"

After Ruan Xiaoqi finished speaking, she also jumped into the water.

The three Ruan brothers all grew up by the lake.

I feel more comfortable in the water than on land.

Zhao Yuan originally thought that if Ruan Xiaoer took action, he would definitely be able to defeat Zhou Wu!

But unexpectedly, after a short while,

Ruan Xiaoer didn't show himself, but the small boat Zhao Yuan was riding in began to rock violently.

Zhou Wu wasn't the only one underwater!

Zhao Yuan reacted instantly, quickly rolling up his sleeves and tying up his trouser legs.

He had just prepared himself when the small boat suddenly capsized.

Zhao Yuan also fell directly into the water!

It was pitch black underwater, and nothing could be seen.

It can only sense its surroundings by the flow of water.

As soon as Zhao Yuan entered the water, he felt someone pulling on his ankle from below.

They wanted to drag him into the deep water!

Hmph, these water ghosts, do they think I can't swim?

Zhao Yuan sneered inwardly.

With the capabilities provided by the system,

He is proficient in mounted warfare, land warfare, and naval warfare.

Why would I be afraid of a few water ghosts?

The water ghost wanted to drag Zhao Yuan to the bottom of the water.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yuan suddenly bent over and sank down.

I touched around my ankles with both hands.

He could already reach a person's figure.

And what he was grabbing was the other person's arm!

Zhao Yuan twisted it with all his might,

Suddenly, a string of bubbles rose from the water.

Immediately afterwards, the hand that had been gripping his ankle released its grip.

Zhao Yuan reached out and grabbed the man, quickly swimming towards the surface of the water.

After breaking through the water, they threw the person directly onto the reeds nearby.