Water Margin: Hu Sanniang and I swapped clothes

"A hero may not know this!"

Sun Xinyu's face was frosty, and she snorted coldly:

"Of the three villages below Dulonggang, Zhujiazhuang is the most powerful!"

"Zhu Biao, relying on his strong army, forcibly wanted to marry me!"

"If I refuse, the Zhu Family Village will send troops to attack the Hu Family Village!"

"My father was forced into a marriage agreement with the Zhu family..."

"But I have already made up my mind that when the auspicious day comes, I will fight Zhu Biao to the death!"

"I'd rather die than enter the Zhu family's door!"

"Is this really true?"

The man looked at Song Jiang with a mixture of belief and doubt.

Although arranged marriages were the mainstream practice in this era, free love also existed.

For example, the storybook "The Passionate Zhou Shengxian at Fanlou" describes a young girl confessing her love to her sweetheart in a teahouse.

It was common for women to divorce and remarry; even empresses had second marriages.

Moreover, it wasn't just one; Empress Liu of Emperor Zhenzong of Song and Empress Cao of Emperor Renzong of Song were both remarried.

Furthermore, given that Hu Sanniang was a woman of the martial world, it was quite normal for her not to want to marry Zhu Biao even after being engaged.

He had asked all the questions that Song Jiang was reluctant to ask, and now it was up to Song Jiang to make his judgment.

"What a remarkable woman, one who dares to love and hate!"

After gritting his teeth and glaring at Sun Xin, Song Jiang finally decided to believe him.

After all, there's no other way now.

Whether this matter succeeds or not depends entirely on whether Hu Cheng comes or not.

If Hu Cheng arrives, then it's pretty much a done deal.

Therefore, Song Jiang pretended to give Sun Xin a very high evaluation:

"Young lady, please rest for a while."

"We'll discuss this further once your brother arrives."

That's it!

Although Song Jiang did not allow Sun Xin to be untied, Sun Xin knew that he had his fate in his own hands.

...San Niang's route...

Outside the East Gate of Dengzhou, there is the Shili Pai Hotel.

What a cunning thief with ring eyes!

What have you done here? Is this still the Song Dynasty?

Hu Sanniang looked at the bronze mirror, her head full of question marks, but she couldn't answer a single one.

Looking around, Hu Sanniang noticed a thick, black iron object leaning against the headboard.

Hu Sanniang picked up the iron thing and held it up to the light to take a look. It turned out to be a tiger-eye bamboo-joint steel whip.

Although Hu Sanniang had never touched a whip before, let alone used one, she felt inexplicably close to this tiger-eye bamboo-jointed steel whip.

Holding it in your hand feels like holding a part of your own body.

Hu Sanniang gestured casually, as if it were her own arm, and did it very smoothly!

Hu Sanniang guessed that this tiger-eye bamboo-jointed steel whip was most likely the weapon she used when she was reborn into this body.

Based on her own understanding, Hu Sanniang determined that this strange event was—

Reincarnation!

The truth she imagined was that she died at Lin Chong's hands, while at the same time, Sister-in-law Gu beat the man to death.

By sheer coincidence, her soul possessed the man's corpse and came back to life.

This is called "resurrection through a corpse," which is perfectly reasonable.

She just didn't know where this place was, and whether she would ever have the chance to return to Hu Family Village in this lifetime...

"Well……"

Hu Sanniang frowned slightly, and involuntarily covered her rock-hard abdominal muscles:

Oh no, I need to pee!

She hurriedly put down the tiger-eye bamboo-jointed steel whip, picked up the oil lamp, and searched around for a chamber pot.

Finally finding the toilet in the corner, Hu Sanniang pulled down her pants and sat on it:

Wait!

Something seems off!

Hu Sanniang froze for two seconds, and two red clouds suddenly rose on her big face covered with a thick beard.

...Sun Xin Line...

At the same time, Sun Xin also faces the same dilemma.

"I need to use the restroom!"

Sun Xin shouted anxiously at the two burly women with fierce faces:

"Aren't you going to untie me yet?"

The two burly women ignored him completely, which made Sun Xin anxious.

"Chief Song has adopted my plan!"

"If I die from holding my pee, this plan will be impossible to carry out, and you two will suffer the consequences!"

The two burly women were successfully threatened by him and had no choice but to help him take off his pants.

Sun Xin's face turned purple from holding it in. Ignoring the untied ropes and the lack of a toilet, he turned around and...

Wait!

Something seems off!

Sun Xin froze for two seconds, and two blushes suddenly rose on her beautiful face.

At that moment, Sun Xin, who was forced to squat down, deeply understood what it meant to be "a man in the martial world, unable to control his own destiny."

Although he was relieved of his physical burden, the mental burden left Sun Xin feeling lost and disoriented.

Does this mean I'll have to squat from now on?

Do not--

Previously, Sun Xin's mind was full of ideas on how to solve the predicament.

Only then did he belatedly realize that this was his biggest predicament:

He has no family heirloom left...

The burly older woman helped Sun Xin, who looked utterly dejected, put on his pants. Just then, a voice came from outside the tent:

"Is Hu Sanniang here?"

After the two burly women responded, two big men walked in, one of whom was Shi Xiu.

The other man was a sallow-faced man with eyebrows that reached his temples, phoenix eyes that looked up to the sky, and a few thin whiskers.

Shi Xiu was very excited and immediately ordered the two burly women as soon as she entered:

"Hurry up and untie Miss Hu!"

As the burly older sister untied Sun Xin, Shi Xiu told him:

"Young lady, your brother has arrived!"

Sun Xin had already guessed it.

He should have been happy, but he lost his family heirloom, so how could he be happy?

A distraught Sun Xin followed Shi Xiu and the sallow-faced man to the central command tent.

"Don't worry, young lady!"

Shi Xiu glanced at Sun Xin: "The people of Liangshan are all righteous heroes who act on behalf of Heaven; they won't make things difficult for you!"

Sun Xin shook his head with a bitter smile: You will never understand my sorrow, just as the day cannot understand the night's darkness...

That's enough!

Sun Xin, being from the 21st century, is quick to accept new things.

Moreover, as Grandpa Yu once said: Times have changed, men and women are the same.

Since we're already here, right?

After figuring it out, Sun Xin bowed to Shi Xiu:

"Third Sister hasn't yet thanked Brother for saving her life!"

Although Sun Xin dodged Li Kui's axe strike, Shi Xiu did indeed block the blow for him.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it saved his life.

Shi Xiu quickly offered Sun Xin a helping hand:

"Young lady, there's no need for such formalities!"

"I can never repay your life-saving grace, except..."

At this point, Shi Xiu's face turned as red as a monkey's bottom. Just as she was about to refuse, Sun Xin said:

"...I swore brotherhood with my brother!"

"If you don't mind, brother, I'm willing to become your sworn brother!"

"That would be best!"

Shi Xiu quickly agreed, fearing that Sun Xin might change his mind, while secretly letting out a sigh of relief:

You scared me to death! I thought you were going to offer yourself to me!

The sallow-faced man glanced at Shi Xiu, intending to stop him, but after opening his mouth, he ultimately remained silent.

Hu Sanniang is no longer a prisoner.

If we break through Zhu Family Village, Hu Sanniang will definitely be one of our own.

Even if Hu Sanniang didn't want to join Liangshan, Brother Song Jiang would definitely find a way to help her.

Therefore, although Shi Xiu and Hu Sanniang's sworn brotherhood was somewhat hasty, it was not a big deal.

Moreover, Hu Sanniang captured Wang Ai Hu alive in ten bouts, proving herself to be a true hero. Becoming sworn brothers with her wouldn't be a disgrace to Shi Xiu.

"Hey girl, let me introduce you!"

After the verbal sworn brotherhood, Shi Xiu became much more affectionate towards Sun Xin:

This is my sworn brother—

"Yang Xiong, the 'Sick Guan Suo'!"

[For easier reading, I've added "Sun Xin's Storyline" and "San Niang's Storyline" to distinguish between different perspectives. Please leave a comment if you don't need this information.]