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

"Hero, I was blind to your greatness!"

The clerk hurriedly begged for mercy.

"I heard that Wu Song punched you last time?" Zhao Yuan asked.

"Yes, yes, it hit me right in the cheek. I was so angry that I wanted Wu Da to go and find his brother..."

Before the clerk could finish his explanation, a fist suddenly loomed larger in front of him!

Immediately, a sharp pain shot through his nose, and he fell backward.

"In my opinion, Wu Song didn't hit you hard enough last time, which is why you didn't learn your lesson. Today, I'll give you another punch on Wu Song's behalf!"

Zhao Yuan chuckled.

"Brother, you didn't kill him, did you?"

Qiongying looked at the clerk, whose face was covered in blood and who was lying motionless on the ground, and asked casually.

"What? Someone's dead?"

Wu Da staggered for a moment, then collapsed to the ground.

"Don't talk nonsense, I know exactly what I'm doing."

Zhao Yuan gave the girl a disapproving look.

"He just fainted; he'll wake up in a little while."

"It's good that no one died, it's good that no one died..."

Wu Da breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to himself.

"Tch, why keep this kind of corrupt official alive?" Qiongying complained.

Zhao Yuan glanced at Wu Da.

He did indeed have murderous intent towards this clerk just now.

Because if he were killed, Wu Da would definitely be implicated, and if he didn't want to pay with his life, his only option would be to become an outlaw.

Wu Song respected his elder brother the most, and knowing that Wu Da had become an outlaw, he would definitely follow him.

This way, it would be easy to get Wu Erlang to join Liangshan.

However, Zhao Yuan immediately forgot about that nod.

If he did that, how would he be any different from Song Jiang, who destroyed families and forced people to steal?

That's why he deliberately held back a bit of strength when he made his move.

This only taught the clerk a lesson.

"Brother Wu, it seems you're really coming with us this time."

Zhao Yuan stepped forward and untied Wu Da's ropes.

"Please don't say that, sir. It's all my fault for dragging you down!" Wu Da quickly waved his hand.

"Hey, are you still going to Cangzhou or not?"

Qiong Ying said impatiently, "We've been waiting for you for most of the day!"

"Please forgive me, sir! Please forgive me, everyone!"

Wu Da hurriedly bowed and said, "I came to find you all as soon as it was light, but I was caught by those hooligans as soon as I stepped out! Then I got a good beating... Please wait a moment while I go back and get my luggage!"

"Why are you packing your luggage? Let's go now! If you go back, be careful the soldiers will come and arrest you!" Qiongying threatened.

Wu Da was timid to begin with, and startled by Qiong Ying, he quickly shook his head.

"I'm not going back, I'm not going back!"

......

When the group left Qinghe County, an extra carriage appeared in the caravan.

The two female soldiers and Pan Jinlian sat in the car.

Qiongying, however, couldn't stand being cooped up in the carriage.

He continued to ride his horse beside Zhao Yuan.

Wu Da then took on the part-time job of driving the carriage, which was quite suitable.

But Pan Jinlian saw that while she was riding in the carriage, the young lady she was supposed to serve was outside.

He felt uneasy and kept lifting the carriage curtain to peek outside.

After a while, he ended up chatting with Wu Da, who worked as a rickshaw driver.

Zhao Yuan watched the two talking from the side, feeling utterly strange.

Perhaps it's for the best for both of them that they are destined not to be husband and wife in this life.

Throughout the journey thereafter, Pan Jinlian, true to her reputation as a former maid in a wealthy household,

He was very perceptive; whenever there was a break, he would quickly get off the cart to gather firewood and cook.

Seeing how diligent she was, Qiongying looked at Zhao Yuan with even more pride.

"Brother, isn't the maid I found for Sister Shishi quite nice?"

"It's not bad," Zhao Yuan also praised.

Although Pang Chunmei was clever, she was ultimately a young lady from a wealthy family.

When it comes to serving others, no one can compare to Pan Jinlian.

The group continued northward through the wind and snow, finding more and more disaster victims the further north they went.

Qiongying was still on horseback at first, but later she couldn't bear to watch anymore.

So he decided to avoid seeing it altogether and hid in the carriage.

On this day, under Lin Chong's guidance,

The group finally arrived at Master Chai's manor.

Lin Chong went up and knocked on the door, and the doorman who opened the door remembered him.

Upon seeing Lin Chong, he quickly clasped his hands in a gesture of respect.

"Instructor Lin, what brings you here?"

"I brought my brothers and friends to visit Master Chai. I wonder if Master Chai is here?" Lin Chong asked.

"Instructor Lin, if you wish to see the esteemed master, you and your friend will likely have to wait a while,"

The doorman replied, "Master Chai went out to visit a friend this morning and probably won't be back until tonight."

"Instructor Lin, and everyone else, please come to the manor for a cup of hot wine to warm yourselves up before you wait."

The doorman led everyone through the gate and first spoke to the old steward of the manor.

This old steward was one of Chai Jin's close servants; he was responsible for taking care of and managing the entire estate.

Although the old steward disliked江湖人士 (jianghu figures), he knew that Lin Chong was a distinguished guest valued by Chai Jin.

The friends he brought along were probably no small number either.

He waved his hand, instructing the doorman to lead everyone to the main hall to receive them.

Just as Zhao Yuan and his group were about to leave, a servant came to report.

"Old Steward, Wu Er is drunk and has started throwing a tantrum and hitting people again!"

"what?"

The old steward suddenly stood up, his face contorted with rage, and roared...

"That country bumpkin dares to cause trouble again! He's getting more and more lawless!"

Chapter 102 Swallowing Your Broken Teeth

"Men, quickly prepare sticks and ropes, and tie up Wu Er!"

The old steward had just given the order when a short, stocky man appeared.

An ugly-looking man blocked his way.

It was indeed Wu Dalang, who asked anxiously.

"May I ask if the Wu Er you're talking about is named Wu Song and is from Qinghe County?"

"Who knows the name of that rough country bumpkin!"

The old steward replied impatiently.

Wu Dalang was concerned about his brother's whereabouts and kept pestering him with questions.

Annoyed by the questions, the old steward suddenly changed his expression and said...

"Where did this stupid fool come from? Quickly, get him and me out of the village!"

The two servants from the manor immediately stepped forward to seize Wu Da.

Zhao Yuan has already brought him to Chai Jin's manor.

Just as the Wu brothers were about to meet,

We certainly can't let Wu Da be kicked out at this time.

He then stepped forward and blocked Wu Da's path.

"Old Steward, you may not know this, but this Wu Da is Wu Er's biological elder brother. He is just concerned about his brother's whereabouts, which is why he keeps asking questions."

"What? He's actually Wu Erde's older brother?"

The old steward's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief.

The other villagers nearby couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Am I seeing things? This short, ugly guy is actually Wu Er's brother?"

"These two brothers are so different, could it be that their mother had an affair and had them?"

"Like begets like, and a rat's son knows how to dig a hole. These two, Wu Da and Wu Er, are clearly not of the same kind!"

......

Seeing that the gossip among the villagers was getting increasingly outrageous,

Wu Da's face flushed red, and his lips trembled, but he dared not utter a single word in rebuttal.

Zhao Yuan's face immediately darkened, and he roared angrily.

"Shut up!"

"Hmph, where did this idler come from, daring to act so presumptuously on Master Chai's estate!"

Some of the servants didn't recognize Lin Chong and mistook Zhao Yuan and the others for ordinary outlaws who had come to seek refuge.

They were about to rush forward and capture Zhao Yuan.

Although Wu Da was cowardly, he was kind-hearted.

Along the way, they ran errands for everyone, and even if they didn't achieve anything remarkable, they certainly put in a lot of hard work.

Having just heard the servants insult Wu Da, Qiongying and Jiao Ting had already been barely suppressing their anger.

Now that he saw that the servant was about to harm Zhao Yuan, how could he possibly stand it!

Jiao Ting immediately stepped forward and grabbed the servant's belt.

Lift the person up and throw them back suddenly!

"Pfft!"

Several of the villagers were hit instantly.

The others, seeing that Zhao Yuan and his group dared to make a move,

He immediately stepped forward, holding the stick and rope he had originally intended to use to subdue Wu Song.

The people here naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die.

Seeing that Zhao Yuan did not stop them, Jiao Ting and Qiong Ying went all out.