Water Margin: Gao Yanei is actually a Gal Genius

Lu Zhishen had only spoken halfway when Lin Chong spat out a mouthful of wine. Fortunately, although he was weak, his martial arts skills were still intact, and he turned his head to the side to avoid spitting it onto the table. This gold was more than Lin Chong had accumulated over the years.

This amount of gold isn't much for a young master; it's barely enough for Gao Jin to spend a month entertaining ten masters at the Fan Hua Ju restaurant. But Lu Zhishen is just a monk...

Even Gao Jin, who had no concept of money, raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. Then, remembering that his brother had previously held a powerful military position, he teased, "Commander Lu! You must have embezzled quite a bit back then..."

Lu Zhishen's face flushed red, and he hurriedly explained, "Brother, don't joke! This gold was given to me by the Grand Commandant..."

"Wait a minute!" Gao Jin called out to Lu Zhishen, stroking his chin and scrutinizing the monk with great interest. After a long while, he said, "Brother, could you perhaps be my old man's illegitimate son?"

"Brother, don't joke! I don't want that gold anymore, I'll give it all back to you!" Lu Zhishen sat back down heavily, his eyes wide with anger, clearly quite upset.

"Hey, brother, don't be petty, I was just talking nonsense."

Gao Jin, carrying a wine bowl, approached Lu Zhishen to apologize. The monk Shan Da turned aside, saying, "Brother, your casual mockery of me has truly chilled my heart."

Gao Jin then brought his wine bowl to the other side and kindly advised, "Brother, don't be angry. I was just talking nonsense." Only then did Lu Zhishen pick up his wine bowl and drink it all in one gulp.

Fearing his brothers would misunderstand, and not wanting to tell Gao Jin about what had happened before, Lu Zhishen said, "I was visiting your residence when I happened to meet the Grand Commandant. He gave me some gold, which I haven't dared to use. Now is the perfect time for you to take it."

Gao Jin said with a smile, "My old man is quite wealthy. Everyone says he amassed his fortune by squeezing the people's hard-earned money. If you, my brother, eat and use some of it, it's a way of seeking justice for the people."

Seeing that Lu Zhishen was about to speak, Gao Jin changed the subject, saying, "Speaking of which, has my sister-in-law come to see Brother Lin Chong?"

Lin Chong shook his head silently, but Lu Zhishen, having recovered his composure, comforted him: "Perhaps your wife was held up by something."

Gao Jin did know a little about this. Lin Chong's wife should be a chaste and virtuous woman, otherwise there wouldn't be the story that followed. It would probably have turned into Gao Yanei and Lin's wife poisoning and framing Lin Chong.

"Your sister-in-law has probably gone to find someone to help her. Brother, don't overthink it and hurt her feelings for no reason."

Gao Jin paused for a moment, then added, "Brother, where does your father-in-law live? I'll have my servants go and find out."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chong told Gao Jin the address of his father-in-law, Instructor Zhang.

Gao Jin got up and left the prison cell. He saw a servant in the mansion drinking and joking with a group of prison guards, so he called him over and arranged for him to go and inquire about the news.

After making the arrangements, Gao Jin returned to his cell and talked with his two brothers, mentioning several times the spear techniques passed down by the "Immortal".

Lin Chong was deeply moved by what he heard. The subtlety of the points coincided with his own understanding, and he wished he could immediately exchange ideas with Gao Jin to verify them.

Although Lu Zhishen was not skilled with a spear, he had learned from experienced spearmen in the army, not to mention Lin Chong, who was also a master of spear and staff techniques. Looking at Lin Chong's expression and listening to Gao Jin's explanation of spear techniques, with the words of the experts in the army occasionally flashing through his mind, Lu Zhishen naturally understood that Gao Jin indeed possessed considerable spear skills.

"After we get out of this prison, I want to have a good spar with my brother," Lu Zhishen shouted.

Gao Jin said with difficulty, "Brother, please wait a moment. I really do need to discuss matters with Cai Xiu tonight. Once Brother Lin Chong's matter is settled, I will definitely have a good discussion with you."

"It's a deal!" "Now that this matter is settled, I, Lin, would also like to have a proper sparring session with my brother."

"No problem, no problem, this matter is settled. I'll make sure my two brothers have a good time..."

The three brothers were all smiles, completely disregarding Lin Chong's crimes. But then again, as long as Cai Jing didn't want to fight Gao Qiu to the death, this matter was insignificant.

Gao Jin stayed in the cell for nearly two more hours before the servant from the Gao family returned to the cell.

The three then learned that the servant had not seen Madam Lin or Instructor Zhang on his journey. When he asked the neighbors, they all said they were busy with other matters, so the servant could only ask someone to leave a message saying that the Grand Commandant's mansion had invited him, and then he returned to the prison to find Gao Jin.

Lin Chong was finally relieved.

Seeing that it was almost time, Gao Jin asked Lu Zhishen to accompany Lin Chong a little longer, as he was preparing to go to the banquet at the West Garden of the Cai Mansion.

Lu Zhishen wanted to go with Gao Jin so that they could look after each other.

But Gao Jin knew he would lose face if he went today, so how could he dare to let Lu Zhishen go with him? If the reckless monk saw him being humiliated, he would surely turn the Cai mansion upside down.

Gao Jin quickly intervened, saying, "Brother, you should stay and stay with Brother Lin Chong. What danger could I possibly face in this city of Tokyo?"

Lu Zhishen thought about it and agreed that it made sense. Moreover, the spoiled behavior of those young masters might anger him. If he got angry and caused a scene in the garden, it might ruin Lin Chong's plans, which would be bad.

"Then go and come back soon, brother. If you need anything, let me know and I will definitely help."

"I'm sorry to trouble you with Lin's matter, brother."

"Brothers, just wait for your brother's good news."

After bidding farewell to his two brothers, Gao Jin left the Tokyo Prefecture government office and, looking at the setting sun, let out a long sigh.

After boarding the carriage, Gao Jin glanced around but found nothing. He then entered the carriage dejectedly and headed towards the West Garden of the Cai residence.

When Gao Jin arrived at the West Garden, the entrance was already filled with carriages and horses. He got off the carriage and walked directly to the side gate, where a steward was greeting guests.

After the invitation was handed over, a servant came out from behind the steward, bowed, and led Gao Jin toward the West Garden.

As soon as Gao Jin entered the side gate, he saw a group of servants from the Cai family waiting there with several sedan chairs.

"Young Master Gao, please get into your sedan chairs. Today's banquet is held deep within the garden. My master is worried that you might hurt your feet, so he has prepared some soft sedan chairs here for you gentlemen to use." The servant bowed and gestured for you to get in.

Gao Jin saw that all the servants looked pale and were extremely thin.

He chuckled inwardly. This Grand Tutor Cai's family is so stingy! They can't even afford to feed a few servants, yet they bring them out to entertain guests. Aren't they afraid of being laughed at? With his physique and weight, can those servants even lift him? What if he gets hurt?

"Never mind, this isn't my first time visiting Brother Ren's residence. Just lead me there." After Gao Jin finished speaking, he saw several servants carrying the sedan chair visibly relax.

When Lin Chong and his brother get out, they'll definitely use this incident to thoroughly ridicule Cai Xiu and embarrass him.

The servant in blue naturally granted Gao Jin's wish and led him on foot to the banquet venue.

The two walked one after the other into the depths of the West Garden.