Chapter 194: Sai Rengui's Death God Comes to Him
The alliance of the three major families in Dulonggang fell apart the day after Cao Jie arrived.
The speed at which this disaster is spreading is simply amazing.
The key point is that Hujiazhuang and Lijiazhuang should also thank us, Cao!
There is no need to go into details about Hujiazhuang. Li Ying from Lijiazhuang wanted to regain his face and avenge the arrow shot at him, but he could only rely on Cao Jie.
There is a reason why Zhujiazhuang is the only dominant village.
After being trained by Luan Tingyu, even the weakest of the three heroes of the Zhu family, Zhu Biao, was capable of severely injuring Li Ying.
With the strength of Li Ying and Du Xing, the master and servant of Lijiazhuang, they are no match for them.
Now that Liangshan has successfully planted its flag on Dulonggang, Cao Jie can deploy troops and make plans here with justification.
Hujiazhuang serves as a bridgehead and Lijiazhuang serves as an ally.
In just three days, a group of heroes gathered in Hujia Village.
Hu Cheng, whose injury has slightly recovered, acts as the welcoming envoy. Who are the heroes who will be the guests?
They all have clean identities, and those who are wanted naturally cannot show up openly.
Chao Gai, the "Heavenly King of the Pagoda", Liu Tang, the "Red-haired Ghost", Li Jun, the "Dragon of the River", Zhang Shun, the "White Shark in the Waves", and Ruan Xiaoqi, one of the three heroes of the Ruan family...
There are quite a few among the Earthly Fiends who have gone up the mountain to become bandits. As long as they haven't committed any serious crimes, they can disguise themselves and ordinary people won't know who is who.
Of course, these heroes are not needed to take down Zhujiazhuang, but to spy on Dongping Prefecture and make preparations in advance for attacking the provincial capital in the future.
On this day, two young heroes came riding at full speed from Duiying Mountain.
"Little Wenhou" Lu Fang has been studying in the Liao Kingdom for the past two years, and his identity is as clean as a blank sheet of paper.
His skills have improved rapidly, but his love for cosplay remains as strong as ever.
Everyone is a teenager, and it’s a bit immature, but it’s a normal hobby.
He wore a trident crown, a gold ring and jade ornaments on his head, and a flowery robe with brocade flowers on his body. His armor was covered with thousands of fire dragon scales, and his belt was tied with a red agate. He rode a horse painted with rouge that looked like a dragon, and wielded a vermilion painted halberd.
Lu Fang bowed before Cao Jie and said in a clear voice: "Brother, I have accomplished your mission. I met a good man in the Twin Shadow Mountains and became sworn brothers with him. I brought him to see you today. Please take a look!"
I saw the brother he mentioned: wearing a trident crown on his head, with a ball of snow on his head; wearing iron armor on his body, with thousands of dots of frost on his body. The light of the white silk robe shone through the sun, and the color of the silver flower belt deceived the bright moon. He sat on a jade beast and held a cold halberd and a silver dragon in his hand.
One is Lu Bu in red, the other is Xue Rengui in white.
Just standing there, he attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone in their hearts praised: What a good boy.
There was the young girl from Hujia Village, with a shy face and her heart beating fast.
Although she was shy, she couldn't bear to leave, and her eyes were fixed on the two of them.
"He is indeed a good man!"
Cao Jie's eyes lit up. "Earth Blessing Star" Guo Sheng, the future fighting force of the Eight Tigers, had finally arrived.
The handsome Rengui in white bowed and said, "I am Guo Sheng, my ancestral home is in Jialing, Xichuan. I love to use the painted halberd, and I am known as Sai Rengui in the Jianghu. I have always been a mercury dealer, but I was caught in a storm and my boat capsized in the Yellow River, and I cannot return home. So I decided to become a bandit in Duiying Mountain to earn some money.
At the foot of the shadow mountain, I met Brother Lu. We competed in halberd fighting for several rounds, but I was far inferior to Brother Lu. Brother took pity on me and brought me to meet Brother Cao. "
Cao Jie reached out his hand to lift him up, and held him happily.
"Lü Fang has good vision and has found a good brother! I see that both of you are handsome and dignified. Now Lü Fang is working for me and has learned good riding and halberd skills outside the Great Wall. He has made some achievements. Are you willing to be his companion? What do you think, brother?"
Since Guo Sheng had come here, he had already made plans. He immediately bowed and said, "Brother, if you want to honor me, how can I refuse? I am young and ignorant, and I don't know the rules. I hope you can teach me more."
"Great! Brothers, today Guo Sheng is here, and we have one more brother."
"It's time to have a banquet to celebrate!" As the New Year approaches, Hujia Village becomes more and more lively day by day.
"Brother, Guo Sheng and I will perform some halberd fighting to warm up the atmosphere!"
Lu Fang was afraid that everyone would underestimate Guo Sheng, so he went down personally, holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji and bowed to everyone.
"Brother Lu Fang, I heard from Master Lin that you have made great progress in the north this year, and your hand-painted halberd has reached perfection."
"When it comes to cavalry combat, there are not many of us who are good at it. Instructor Lin is the only one who is the best. Brother Lu Fang, brother Guo Sheng, we are going to feast our eyes today."
"Master Lin, you are so kind!"
Bring your mount and show off your skills.
The two men met their match in chess and the general met a talented person.
But in the shadow of the crimson clouds, there was a streak of frost that froze the ground; in the light of the white snow, there were a few wisps of flames rising into the sky.
This one is based on the southern Bing Ding fire, like a cauldron with flames rising from the sky; the other one is based on the western Geng Xin metal, like a jade well turning over on the Taihua Peak. Song Wuji was furious, so he rode a fire mule to the human world; Feng Yi was angry, so he rode a jade lion to the human world.
Red clouds invade the white air on both sides, and red clouds move between the white mist.
It was really exciting.
Everyone was an expert in refining essence, and they could see that there was still some gap between the two of them, and it was almost as if Lu Fang was feeding them the moves.
Although Guo Sheng was slightly inferior, his cavalry battle was also extraordinary.
On Liangshan Mountain, the first one who could be called a cavalry general was Lin Chong, the second was Yang Zhi, and the third was Lu Fang.
Now with Guo Sheng joining, it is enough to rank among the top five.
I will never look down on it.
For a moment, everyone became competitive and competed against each other, making it very lively.
Before the banquet started, three ferocious-looking men came to Hujia Village to pay a visit to Cao Jie.
Who is coming?
It turned out that Xiang Chong and Li Gun had returned from the Dead Tree Mountain and brought with them the "God of Death" Bao Xu.
Bao Xu is good at using a broadsword, has a ferocious appearance, and is among the top in strength among the Earthly Fiends.
In the original novel, Bao Xu, Li Kui, Xiang Chong and Li Gun formed a murderous quartet, which was the most lethal death squad on Liangshan Mountain. He had no choice but to kill people in his life, and his style of doing things was just like that of a little Li Kui, and he was no less fierce and bloodthirsty than Li Kui.
But what made Cao Jie value him more was his fate.
There is a poem praising it:
The hideous face is like the bottom of a pot, with double eyes and exposed wolf lips.
He sets fires and kills people with a broadsword, and Bao Xu is called the God of Death.
The God of Sang Men is the evil spirit from the underworld and belongs to the ghost!
There was also a ghost soul present, that was "Ghost Face" Du Xing.
However, he and Li Ying were good friends as master and servant, so he couldn't poach Li Ying's skills, nor could he try to undermine his skills.
Collecting the five ghosts is one of Cao Jie’s small goals.
As for how to persuade, Cao Jie doesn't have to do it himself, just let Liu Tang communicate.
When these heroes gathered at Hujia Village, even "Putian Diao" Li Ying was terrified.
When he was young, he had traveled all over the world and met heroes, but no matter where he was, he had never seen so many heroes gathered together and called the same person "brother"!
Such people, like Emperor Gaozu at the end of the Qin Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, will rebel sooner or later!
(End of this chapter)