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Having obtained the treasure from Gao Kan and vented his anger, this matter should be considered closed.

Why go to such lengths to take his life? Wouldn't that be creating unnecessary bloodshed?

Zhao Yuan and Lin Chong had no choice but to let him experience it firsthand.

Xu Ning then refused to believe that such a heartless person existed in the world.

So they didn't bring it up again, but instead discussed cavalry marksmanship with Xu Ning...

Chapter 105 Wu Erlang, Unwilling to Become an Outlaw

Over here, Wu Da thought for a long time but still couldn't be sure whether Zhao Yuan was a bandit or not.

Unable to contain himself any longer, he secretly asked Jiao Ting for advice.

"Hey, Brother Wu, you didn't know?"

Jiao Ting was taken aback: "Our master is the leader of Liangshan. I thought you already knew?"

"Liangshan? Where is that?" Wu Da was a little confused.

He has spent most of his life in Qinghe County.

They naturally knew very little about the outside world.

"Liangshan is located in the eastern part of Jingdong, between Yunzhou and Jizhou..."

Qiongying casually introduced the situation at Liangshan, and then said proudly,

"After my elder brother became the leader of that mountain stronghold, he transformed the stronghold in just a few days. Before the New Year, my brother led his troops down the mountain to borrow grain. He obtained nearly 10,000 shi of grain alone, as well as countless gold and silver treasures."

"Nearly ten thousand bushels of grain..."

Wu Da stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.

Wu Song, standing to the side, frowned and said,

"With so much grain stolen, how will those villagers survive the winter?"

He originally thought Zhao Yuan was just a kind-hearted ordinary rich man.

He was naturally filled with gratitude for her escorting his brother.

But now that they know Zhao Yuan is actually a bandit leader...

Wu Song's heart immediately filled with complicated emotions.

Although Wu Erlang was highly skilled in martial arts, he appeared to be a rough man.

But he was actually educated and naturally did not want to associate with bandits and robbers.

"Haha, who told you that the grain was stolen from the people?"

Qiongying, laughing and joking, recounted the events of Xixi Village to the Wu brothers in detail.

Hearing that Zhao Yuan not only did not harm the innocent,

Instead, they distributed gold, silver, and grain to the tenant farmers and villagers.

This immediately relieved the Wu brothers.

“I knew it. Even if Master Zhao were a mountain bandit, he would never do anything evil.”

After Wu Da finished speaking, he felt even more grateful to Zhao Yuan.

Previously, to repay a debt of gratitude, he had said he would have Wu Song follow Zhao Yuan.

However, Zhao Yuan declined, claiming that he was unaware of his identity.

If Zhao Yuan had agreed immediately back then,

So, Wu Song would naturally have to join the bandits as well.

He wanted to save money by living frugally so that his younger brother could go to school and learn to read.

It was all so that Wu Song could have a bright future.

This promising future certainly doesn't mean he should become a bandit.

Wu Song, who was standing to the side, was unaware of this matter.

He felt that although Zhao Yuan had become an outlaw, his actions were different from those of ordinary thieves.

He can still be considered an upright and honorable hero.

......

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Xu Ning,

Zhao Yuan then went to Wu Song to test him again.

Just as he had guessed,

At this time, Wu Song has no intention of becoming an outlaw.

Especially after learning that the secret was not dead,

Wu Song is now only thinking about returning to his hometown and seeing if he can make a name for himself.

“The secrets of Qinghe County are ultimately just clerical work in the county government. If you two go back, you will surely be deceived by them!” Zhao Yuan said with certainty.

"That's fine, we can just find another place to settle down."

Wu Song laughed heartily, "The world is so vast, there must be a place for my brother and me to settle down."

“My brother is right,”

Wu Da nodded: "Although I don't have your skills, I can still make a living by selling pancakes."

After saying that, Wu Dalang said with some guilt,

"We don't know how to repay Master Zhao's kindness."

"It's nothing, Brother Wu, please don't take it to heart."

Zhao Yuan waved his hand, picked up the wine bowl,

"In any case, I wish both brothers a bright future."

......

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, and waited for most of the day,

As dusk fell, Master Chai indeed returned.

Upon seeing Lin Chong, they hurried over to greet him.

"Instructor Lin, now that you're here, why don't you have them send someone to find me immediately?"

Chai Jin said enthusiastically, "If I receive the letter, I will return immediately and will not keep Instructor Lin waiting for so long."

"My lord is busy with many affairs, but I am a free man. What harm is there in waiting for half a day?"

After Lin Chong met Chai Jin, he introduced Zhao Yuan to him.

"My lord, that scoundrel Wang Lun is narrow-minded. When I took your letter to him, he caused me trouble many times. Let's not talk about this anymore!"

Lin Chong waved his hand and looked at Zhao Yuan.

"But my brother caused some trouble by killing the magistrate in Yanggu County. He went to the Liangshan Marsh to see me, but was ambushed by Wang Lun. My brother had no choice but to kill Wang Lun and become the leader of Liangshan. Since Liangshan was built with funds from Master Chai, we have come here today to apologize to Master Chai!"

After all,

Zhao Yuan and Lin Chong bowed together.

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Chai Jin laughed heartily and said, "Chief Zhao, Instructor Lin, don't say that! What have you done wrong?"

“I have heard about the Liangshan incident. It was all Wang Lun’s own doing, so how can I blame you two? As for the Liangshan stronghold, I only borrowed some money and supplies from Wang Lun back then, and I didn’t do much. Now that the Liangshan stronghold belongs to Chief Zhao, I naturally have no objection!”

"No matter what, the Lord is always a benefactor of Liangshan, and we must remember this kindness."

Zhao Yuan finished speaking with a smile, but in his heart he was thinking,

Of course you wouldn't object; you probably just wish the leader of Liangshan would cause even more trouble, so that Song Ting would be even more disgusted!

Afterwards, Lin Chong introduced Xu Ning to Chai Jin.

Knowing that this Golden Spear Master was like Lin Chong

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It was also because of the machinations of that Grand Commandant Gao that he was exiled to Cangzhou.

Chai Jin sighed again, and then quickly arranged for a banquet to be prepared.

"It is fate that has brought all of you heroes and valiant men together at my manor today! Let us drink until we are drunk!"

During their drinking and chatting, the group mentioned the story of Zhao Yuan killing a tiger with a single punch on Jingyang Ridge.

Wu Da looked horrified.

"That tiger was so powerful that Master Zhao was able to kill it with a single punch. Even my brothers are probably no match for such strength!"

"Chief Zhao was able to kill the tiger with a single punch, so he's naturally far superior to me,"

Wu Song nodded, but judging from the expression on his face, he was clearly still somewhat unconvinced.

Upon hearing this, Chai Jin frowned slightly.

"Chief Zhao is a hero of the world, how could you possibly compare to him!"

To put it another way, Chai Jin and Wu Song...

At first, they valued it highly and treated it as a VIP guest.

However, Wu Song had come alone to seek refuge after committing a crime, so he was naturally in a bad mood.

He loves to drink, and every time he gets drunk, he needs someone to take care of him.

The servants on the manor got tired of serving him and felt that Wu Song had no reputation whatsoever.

He always went on and on, and wasn't very polite to Wu Song.

Wu Erlang, however, was an extremely proud man and naturally could not tolerate others bullying him.

He then took advantage of his drunkenness to teach those gossiping villagers a lesson.

Although those people were no match for Wu Song, they could still come to Chai Jin to stir up trouble.

As time went on,

This caused Chai Jin to dislike Wu Song as well, seeing him only as a boorish country bumpkin who lacked manners and ability...

Chapter 106 Wu Song's Debut in the Night Battle

"It is true that Chief Zhao is a hero of the world, but I am no ordinary person either. Why can't I be compared with him?" Wu Song said angrily.

"Stop talking!"

Chai Jin glared at Wu Song, then apologized to Zhao Yuan.

"Chief Zhao, this boy is ungrateful. If he has offended you in any way, please forgive him!"

"My lord, please don't say that,"

Chai Jin failed to recognize a true hero, but Zhao Yuan knew how formidable Wu Song was.

"Brother Wu Song is naturally strong and skilled in martial arts. If we were to really compete, it's hard to say who would win."

"Oh? This Wu Erlang actually has such abilities?"

Chai Jin was clearly somewhat skeptical.

"My lord, whether Brother Wu Song is capable or not, we'll know once we test him."

Zhao Yuan chuckled softly, then looked at Wu Song and asked,

"Brother, would you like to have a match with me?"

"I am willing!" Wu Song nodded vigorously.

"Very well, since Chief Zhao is in the mood, let's light torches in this '010' night and have a fight, so I can witness Chief Zhao's prowess!"

Chai Jin laughed heartily and led everyone to the training ground in the backyard.

Torches had been lit all around, illuminating the area brightly.