Chapter 19: A small gathering at Lijia Road

Liangshan Lake, the mountains are like huge waves, and the water reaches the distant sky.

Its momentum is magnificent, majestic and mighty.

There is a poem that says: There are a thousand rivers and ports, and the radius is eight hundred miles. It is connected to the sea in the east, the river in the west, Juye in the south, and Qingqi in the north.

This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the people here are tough and brave. If you want to seize Liangshan, you can split off Shandong and eye the Central Plains.

Although it was too close to the capital and it was difficult for him to become the first to succeed, the southward advance of the Jin army gave the ambitious Cao Jie an opportunity.

"What a huge lake! I heard in Qinghe that the lake stretches 800 miles. Now that I see it, I know what vastness really is."

Looking at the lake from afar, Wu Song sighed.

"Wu Erlang, how about going down to the lake with us?"

Smelling the water vapor, San Ruan felt comfortable all over. After saying something, he took off his clothes and jumped into the water, struggling for a while.

Although Wu Song is also good at swimming, he is far inferior to the three Ruan brothers.

After a stick of incense, Ruan Xiaoqi threw a big fish onto the shore and jumped out of the water.

He stretched his muscles, exerted his strength and shook his body, causing dense and rhythmic explosions from his upper and lower parts.

Starting from the neck, each vertebra vibrates, and the hips, thighs, knees, shins, toes, arms, finger joints, and all the muscles and bones in the body are vibrating like thunder.

At the same time, the water droplets fell densely, and in just a few seconds, most of the body was dry.

"This is Seventh Brother's skill in playing with the waves." Wu Song gave him a thumbs up.

On the shore, Wu Song was not afraid of anyone, but after seeing the three Ruan brothers in the water today, he felt that he was no match for them.

"I'm not bragging, once we enter the water, we brothers are like dragons."

Now under Cao Jie's command, Wu Song and the three Ruan brothers are in the first echelon, Lu Fang and Jiao Ting are in the second echelon, and Cao Jie can only be considered the last.

However, Lu Fang was good at horse fighting and Jiao Ting was good at wrestling, and each had his own unique skills.

Cao Jie, a rising star, has the potential to catch up.

Ruan Xiaoqi put his arm around Wu Song's shoulders and said with a smile, "When you get to Liangshanpo, you need to practice your swimming skills. I'm Erlang's first master, so I'll teach you when the time comes."

"It would be great if Brother Seven could give me personal guidance."

After resting by the lake for an hour, Ruan Xiaoer pointed to the lush green mountains in the east and said, "Erlang, when we left, Brother Zhu Gui said he wanted to build a hotel at the entrance of Lijia Road. I wonder if it's open yet?"

Cao Jie looked into the distance and nodded, saying, "Let's just go and take a look on the way..."

The group turned east at the edge of the water and arrived at the Lijia Road entrance. They saw lush forests on the mountains, gurgling rivers meandering at the foot of the mountains, deep blue skies, and fresh, sweet air.

"Look, it's really open. It's quite large and looks good!"

The hotel is right by the water, but you can see:

Silver is in the grass house, jade reflects on the thatched eaves. Dozens of old trees are twigged, and three or five small windows are closed. The sparse brambles are like a light layer of powder; the yellow earth around the wall is like lead. Thousands of willow catkins flutter in the curtains, and thousands of lake breezes dance with wine flags.

Looking along the lake, the scenery is quite beautiful, with long reed leaves fluttering in the wind, dark green leaves and gray-yellow reed flowers constantly undulating. There are egrets flying not far away, the water plants on the shore are green and pleasing to the eye, the water is sparkling, and there are small fish and shrimps playing. In the reed pond in the distance, there are groups of wild ducks swimming around.

More importantly, this is a road crossing, and most of the merchants traveling from the south to the north have to pass through here.

It is really a great place for robbery, murder and arson.

"Brother Zhu Gui...Brother Zhu Gui..."

Ruan Xiaoqi placed his broadsword on the ground, raised his voice and shouted, "We are back."

Zhu Gui, who was doing calculations in the hotel, was delighted when he heard the noise and rushed out in two steps.

He walked forward, bowed and said, "Brothers, you are finally back. Did you have a safe journey?"

Cao Jie pointed at the crowd and said with a smile: "With so many heroes here, who dares to rob us? Come on, let me introduce you to everyone. This is Handi Hulu Zhu Gui, who became a bandit in Liangshan and sits in the fourth seat."

"These are the two brothers Wu Da and Wu Er, especially Wu Er, Wu Song, who is as good as the third Ruan."

"This is Jiao Ting, who has no face. Few people can match him in wrestling or sumo."

"This is the young Marquis of Wen, Lü Fang. With a Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand, he is almost like Lü Bu reborn."

Everyone greeted each other, Zhu Gui especially bowed to Cao Jie, and said with a smile: "With so many heroes, not to mention Liangshanpo, even the entire Yuncheng and Jizhou can be ruled. Let's go to the hotel, I will cook for you and welcome you brothers."

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Lijia Daokou Hotel was almost entirely built by Zhu Gui.

The bartenders and waiters used were all carefully selected by Song Wan.

Although it was subordinate to Liangshan, it was actually out of Wang Lun's control at the beginning of its establishment.

That night.

In front of Lijiadaokou Hotel.

Under the old pine tree.

They lit a bonfire, offered three animals as sacrifices, stained the tips of their swords with blood, tempered the swords with fire, touched the sword tips together, and swore an oath.

"Life and death are in our hands, good and bad are in our hands; happiness and misfortune are in our hands, and adversity is in our hands."

"If an outsider disturbs my brothers, I will regard it as a pledge of allegiance and must kill them. If a brother disturbs my brothers, I will regard it as a pledge of allegiance and must kill them. Heaven and earth are our witnesses, and the mountains and rivers are our alliance. If anyone violates this oath, heaven and earth will punish him." "Drink."

"Zhang Li!"

"This second bowl of wine is for Brother Cao Jie!"

Everyone raised their bowls towards Cao Jie, full of high spirits and heroic spirit.

["Wu Song" joins Hongmen]

[Gang Leader Experience +23]

[“Wu Zhi” joins Hongmen]

[Gang Leader Experience +3]

["Lu Fang" joins the Hongmen]

[Gang Leader Experience +17]

[“Jiao Ting” joins Hongmen]

[Gang Leader Experience +13]

There was a small gathering at Lijiadaokou, and the Hongmen was recruiting new members. There were already nine small leaders, including Sanruan, Wu Song, Song Wan, Zhu Gui, Lu Fang, Jiao Ting, and Wu Da, and there were also many minions who regarded Song Wan and Zhu Gui as their big brothers.

The moonlight flowed like water, pouring down from the treetops and forming the shape of Chinese characters.

[Soul aspect: gang leader (aggressive, arrogant, loyalty first)]

[Experience: Level 2 (33/400)]

[Talent: Red Stick LV2 (Enhanced Combat Instinct)]

During the more than one month since they were away, Song Wan and Zhu Gui were not idle either. They secretly preached, gathered their confidants, and made many contributions to the prosperity of the Hongmen.

"As long as Liangshan is under my control, the talent of this [gang leader] will snowball."

"Wang Lun! You must be more careful and build the stronghold well."

"If you know what's best for you, there's still a place for you in the future."

As the first generation CEO of Liangshanpo, "the scholar in white" Wang Lun's identity was undoubtedly embarrassing.

The embarrassing thing is that the founder of the Liangshan "Juyi Hall" was just a weak scholar. At least, compared with other "jianghu heroes", his martial arts skills were mediocre, and he was not "righteous".

For example, if history had been allowed to develop along its original trajectory, Lin Chong would have come to seek refuge when he was desperate, but he would have been given all kinds of excuses and difficulties.

Under various subtle circumstances, Wang Lun met Chao Gai who came to seek refuge with him. Moreover, Chao Gai brought a group of people with him.

Conflicts are naturally inevitable.

However, Wang Lun's farming ability is still very strong.

From nothing to the current Liangshan stronghold, it was built by him with his own hands, brick by brick.

Build high walls, store up food, and slowly dominate.

Only by farming can you have the possibility of becoming the king.

Wang Lun can be considered a professional.

Tonight, Cao Jie and everyone else drank a lot of wine. Although he could drink quite a bit, he could not drink as much as Wu Song and the three Ruan brothers.

After saying he was drunk, Cao Jie let them drink, play finger-guessing games and chat while he slowly walked to the lake.

The moon was at its zenith, and Cao Jie woke up when the lake breeze blew.

The red stick is upgraded to LV2, and the combat instinct is greatly enhanced.

Cao Jie also wanted to test who was stronger, so he took a whistle stick and took a step forward.

The twenty-two postures of Taizu Changquan and the seven-star posture are unique footwork skills.

He took seven steps in succession and then exploded, just like chasing the wind and catching the moon.

At the same time, he thrust the whistle stick in his hand and pointed out with the force of a divine fist.

The strong wind in front of the whistle stick was not like the huge waves of ordinary martial artists, but condensed into an extremely sharp wind like a cone.

The reason for this silent, cone-like gust of wind is that the attack is made too quickly, and at the moment when the arm points out the whistle stick, the arm muscles and skin are wrapped inward, and the internal force wraps around a small section of air in front of the whistle stick, gathering without dispersing, and shooting out like a bullet.

The power is amazing.

There was a muffled sound of "bang".

The old tree was hit by the whistle stick, and nothing could be seen from the front, but a hole as big as a bowl was blown open at the back.

"My dear, you are so amazing..."

A soft voice sounded behind him.

In the night wind, Xiao Jinlian's snow-white long dress fluttered in the wind without a speck of dust, showing her graceful figure and moving curves, which was extremely beautiful under the moonlight...

(End of this chapter)