Chapter 142: Under Jieyang Ridge, the Man-Eating Demon

Liangshan, headed by Song Jiang, is not a monolithic organization. Generally speaking, there are three factions, and more specifically, there are seven factions.

The simplest way to distinguish them is to say that there are three factions in Liangshan, namely, those who are loyal to Song Jiang, those who are distant from Song Jiang, and those who are close to everyone and distant from everyone.

If we divide them carefully, we can find seven factions, namely: Chao Gai's old Liangshan faction, Song Jiang's die-hard faction, the Jieyang faction headed by Li Jun, the Sanshan faction of Lu Zhishen, Wu Song and Yang Zhi, the Dengzhou faction headed by Sun Li, a small faction headed by Lu Junyi, and the court surrendered generals faction headed by Hu Yanzhuo.

Xiao Rang, An Daoquan, Duan Jingzhu, Huangfu Duan and Mr. Chai Jin, the Schindler of the Song Dynasty, and a dozen other people are tools who are not close to anyone and do not oppose anyone. They cannot be called a faction.

Now in Cao Jie's hands, the old Liangshan faction and the Three Mountains faction have become one entity. Song Jiang's diehard faction has also been poached by him, and the core Hua Rong has become his own.

Now, arrive in Jiangzhou to attack Jieyang faction.

This faction appears to be inconspicuous on the surface, but in reality it is a force that is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.

It is centered around "Dragon of the River" Li Jun, and most of the characters are masters in the water, such as "Shipfire" Zhang Heng, "White Shark in the Waves" Zhang Shun, "Cave Dragon" Tong Wei, "River Mirage" Tong Meng, "Unrestrained" Mu Hong, "Little Rejection" Mu Chun and "Death Judge" Li Li.

Although Li Jun is ranked behind Mu Hong, he has great leadership qualities.

Gold will always shine. After pacifying Fang La, Li Jun pretended to be sick on the way, so he took a group of brothers with him. Finally, he made great achievements in Siam, avoiding the persecution of the Song Dynasty government and completing the hegemony that Song Jiang had not completed.

This is a real hero.

"This place must be Jieyang!"

Cao Jie looked into the distance and saw that the mountains in autumn were still lush and green, unlike Shandong, where the ground was covered with yellow leaves, the grass was withered, and the northern geese were flying south.

The river is surging and the surface is vast, with countless sailboats traveling east and west, making it an important thoroughfare.

"Brother, this is Jieyang Town. The endless mountain near the river is Jieyang Ridge." Gongsun Sheng looked south of the Yangtze River and said, "When I was young, my master took me to Mount Lushan and visited the Immortal Cave. Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to obtain the inheritance of Master Lu. What a pity!"

Mount Lushan is in Jiangzhou.

There is a poem that says: There is a fairy cave in the sky, and the infinite scenery is on the dangerous peak.

The Taoist priest Lü Dongbin of the Tang Dynasty once practiced in the Immortal Cave and attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven in this cave, so Mount Lu is also regarded by Taoism as the ancestral home of Lü Zu.

Everyone in the Taoist sect knows that the Immortal Cave contains the secret of Lu Zu's ascension, but no one has ever seen its true appearance.

Gradually, Taoism no longer blocked the Immortal Cave in Lushan Mountain, and opened it to people all over the world, waiting for the arrival of destined people.

Unfortunately, hundreds of years have passed, and the secret of Lu Zu's ascension remains a mystery.

As for Jieyang under our feet, it actually does not belong to Jiangzhou, but to Shuzhou in Huainan West Road.

It is across the river from Jiangzhou, which is surrounded by Jiujiang River.

"Don't rush to cross the river, go to Jieyang Ridge and take a look."

Everyone knew that they were going up the mountain to look for their brothers, so they all thought that the hero was on the mountain, and they walked down the ridge with great interest.

After passing through the forest and crossing the cliff, I saw a hotel at the foot of the ridge. It was backed by a cliff and faced a strange tree. There were thatched houses in front and behind. Under the shade of the trees, there was a wine flag.

Chao Gai was delighted when he saw this, and said to everyone, "The man who opened a hotel in this dangerous place must be a hero. I will go and find out first."

The Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King strode into the hotel, put down his luggage, leaned his water and fire stick against the wall, and shouted, "Why is there no owner?"

I only heard a reply from inside: "Come on! Come on!"

A big man came out from the side room. He had a red beard, two red tiger eyes, a torn scarf on his head, a greasy cloth vest on his body, and a cloth towel wrapped under his exposed flowered arms.

Seeing Chao Gai was a tall and strong man, his eyes lit up and he asked, "What would you like to eat, my dear? We have good wine and beef in our inn."

"Come up some, you'll get some silver." Chao Gai placed a dime on the table in a dignified manner, then looked at the hero with interest.

He thought to himself: He doesn't look that strong, but he should be a talented hero like the brothers Zhu Gui and Zhu Fu.

"okay!"

He enthusiastically wiped the table three times with a towel and put away the silver. He was about to prepare wine and meat when he was suddenly stunned.

Because a group of big men came to the outside of the store, and they all looked at him with extremely strange expressions.

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"Sir... Sir, please wait a moment. I will go and prepare the wine and meat..."

He was also very calm. He was only frightened for a moment, but he pretended to be fine and said he was going to the kitchen to prepare wine and meat. In fact, he seemed to be ready to jump into the river and escape as soon as he saw that the situation was not good.

"Stay, my good man!"

Liu Tang's ugly face, with a palm-sized red birthmark covered with red hair, really scared him again when he stretched out his hand to stop him.

The steps towards the kitchen inevitably quickened.

"Why would a good man run away?"

Cao Jie said with a pleasant smile.

However, as he spoke lightly, the five big men took a step forward and surrounded him.

The innkeeper forced a smile and said, "What are you talking about, sir? I am here to prepare wine and meat! Why would I run away from my own inn? It's just that few people have ever walked on Jieyang Ridge. Seeing so many guests and this fierce-looking man, I am a little scared."

When Liu Tang heard him say that he had a fierce appearance, he smiled and said, "You are quite knowledgeable. Not only am I born fierce, but my personality is even fiercer. Nowadays, if you are not fierce enough, you are not a hero. I think you have a bit of fierceness in your appearance."

"Brother, wait a minute, this bird shop looks very similar to the Cross Hill to me!"

Shi Qian’s fighting power was insufficient, but he was the most sensitive and sensed something strange.

If you don't have this little sensitivity, how can you become a thief?

"Big Tree Cross Slope?"

Ruan Xiaoqi glanced towards the kitchen and said with a fierce smile: "We have to take a closer look at this."

Before Ruan Xiaoqi could move, the shopkeeper trembled all over, two fierce rays of light shot out of his red tiger eyes, and he pulled out a sharp blade from his waist and ran straight towards Cao Jie.

As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. He saw that Cao Jie was a leader and had a refined temperament, so he thought he had the weakest strength and prepared to take him hostage.

He came with great force, but Cao Jie did not move at all, just looked at him with a sneer on his face.

Jiao Ting shouted coldly, hooked his foot, rushed in with his right hand to grab the belt, pressed his shoulder against his lower abdomen, and grabbed the collar with his left hand, exerting force to lift it.

The man felt dizzy and then was knocked heavily to the ground.

Before he could get up and struggle, Jiao Ting kicked him in the face, causing him to see stars. Then he was kicked twice more in the chest and abdomen, leaving him unable to move.

After waiting for seven or eight seconds, he swallowed a mouthful of bloody saliva and knelt on the ground begging for mercy.

"Heh, I thought you were a good man, but you wanted to hurt my brother. I will never forgive you."

At this time, Ruan Xiaoqi, who was looking at the kitchen, yelled, "It really is another cannibal! He is not my brother!"

(End of this chapter)