Chapter 211 The Fear from Cao Jie
"I, Qin Ming... I am such a great man, but today I am forced to become a bandit in the mountains..."

"You are disgracing our ancestors! How can you face them in the future?"

But he was extremely anxious because his whole family was missing.

Becoming a bandit would only bring shame on oneself. But if the inheritance was cut off, it would not only be a disgrace to the ancestors, but also the end of the direct line of the Qin family.

It is needless to say which is more important.

The faces of Lu Zhishen, Hua Rong, Yang Zhi and Pei Xuan inevitably emerged in Qin Ming's mind.

One is a captain under the command of old Prime Minister Zhong, one is the chief of Qingfeng Village, one is the commander of the Palace Marshal's Office, and one is the clerk of the Six Cases.

They all had a bright future, but ended up becoming bandits.

Qin Ming was in a daze, letting his horse run wild and wishing he could find a place to die.

But with these heroes in front of me, at least I have an excuse to convince myself.

After thinking for a while, he rode back to the old road. After walking for about ten miles, he saw a group of people and horses coming out of the woods.

The three heroes on the first three horses were none other than Lu Zhishen, Hua Rong and Pei Xuan, who had just left in the morning.

"Brother Qin Ming." Pei Xuan bowed solemnly and said, "I had no choice but to kidnap your wife and children to the mountain. I hope you will be magnanimous and not blame us."

When Qin Ming heard this, he was so angry that his hair stood on end and his short beard trembled. He shouted, "Give me back my family."

After saying that, he picked up the mace and was ready to fight.

Pei Xuan said quickly: "Brother Qin Ming, your family is all well! Don't be angry! If anything goes wrong, you will take my head."

"Humph!"

Lu Zhishen rode forward, pressed down the mace with his staff, and said, "If I wanted to kill you, I would have killed you that night. Now you are standing here intact, but you are not grateful and you want to use force. Don't you think the staff in my hand is not effective?"

Qin Ming stared at Lu Zhishen with his tiger eyes. The veins on his neck were exposed for ten seconds. His eyes were bloodshot, as if burning with fire. Finally, he sighed, and his burning breath radiated a ten-foot radius. He gritted his teeth and said:
"I have no home to return to and no country to go to. There is no way for me to go up to heaven or down to earth! What a good plan, what a trick! If you want to trick me to go up the mountain, I have to see my wife, children and mother first."

"Okay! Come with me up the mountain."

Having grasped Qin Ming's handle, he had no choice but to go along and return to Qingfeng Mountain.

There was no more conversation on the way. They dismounted in front of the mountain pavilion and everyone went into the mountain stronghold together.

The minions had already arranged wine, fruits and delicacies in the gathering hall. The five heroes once again invited Qin Ming to the hall and asked him to sit in the middle.

This kind of etiquette is considered to be a courtesy to Qin Ming.

Pei Xuan said, "Brother Qin, please don't blame me. Yesterday, I stayed in the mountains and was determined not to become a bandit. It was Pei Xuan who came up with this plan. He asked someone to wear your armor and helmet, and ride on a horse with a mace across it, and rushed straight to the city of Qingzhou. He cooperated with the insiders in the city to capture the treasury. He also took your family early and cut off your retreat. I, Pei Xuan, apologize to you here!"

Qin Ming snorted coldly, feeling angry.

But when he saw that his family was safe and sound, he had no choice but to forgive them. He drank a few bowls of horse urine, and soon they became brothers.

Why did attitudes change so quickly?
Firstly, the stars in the upper realm were in harmony; secondly, he was trapped by them and had to treat them with courtesy; thirdly, he was afraid that he could not defeat them and would endanger the lives of his entire family, so he had no choice but to swallow his anger.

Drink big bowls of wine and eat big chunks of meat.

Only after Qin Ming saw how respectful and loving everyone was he felt at ease to surrender.

The six heroes sat down one after another, boasting and drinking, and discussing the attack on Qingfeng Village.

It turned out that Qin Ming was defeated the day before, and in order to prevent sneak attacks from Taohua Mountain and Erlong Mountain from behind, Huang Xin led nearly a thousand soldiers to retreat to Qingfeng Village.

Although it is not a big threat, Qingfeng Village has a special geographical location and was built with the full efforts of two village leaders, Wu Song and Hua Rong. It would be a pity if it was destroyed in war.

Qin Ming was also a decisive person. Since he had become a bandit in the mountains, he had no other way to go. He might as well make a contribution first, so he said:
"This is easy, you don't need to worry about it. Huang Xin is under my command, I taught him martial arts, and we are best friends. I will go and ask him to open the gate and persuade him to surrender. How do you think?"

Pei Xuan was overjoyed and said, "With the help of our brothers, we have taken down Qingfeng Village without any fighting. It is a great achievement!" The banquet was over and everyone went into battle. Qin Ming came down the mountain first, took a mace, and rushed to Qingfeng Village.

However, since Huang Xin learned that his master Qin Ming died on Qingfeng Mountain, he has been in a state of panic all day long. He has been on guard day and night and guarded the gate of the village tightly, but he dared not go out into the battle. He sent people to inquire many times, but there was no sign of Qingzhou sending troops to support.

For a moment, I felt hopeless.

I just feel that my life will not last long!

At this time, a personal guard came to report: "Captain, Commander Qin is coming alone on horseback. Should we open the gate to welcome him?"

When Huang Xin heard this, he immediately became confident. He mounted his horse and rushed to the door to see, and saw that it was indeed a man on a horse.

Huang Xin ordered the gate to be opened, the drawbridge to be lowered, and Qin, the chief steward, to enter Qingfeng Village.

Needless to say, Qin Ming persuaded Huang Xin to become a bandit.

Before Qin Ming and Huang Xin, master and apprentice, came up the mountain, Cao Jie and his party arrived at Qingfeng Mountain first.

Qin Ming, with his curly beard and tiger eyes, looked up at the mountain path and was suddenly startled.

The young man standing in the sunset looked like a handsome young man, but he gave people the feeling of being in an abyss or a prison, giving people an unshakable sense of oppression.

Although the big men standing behind him were all fierce and murderous, Qin Ming felt that they were not as scary as the young man.

"Who is that?" Qin Ming asked Pei Xuan in surprise.

Pei Xuan said proudly: "The Lord of Liangshan, the true master of the Three Mountains of Qingzhou, Brother Cao Jie!"

"It's him!"

Qin Ming took a deep breath, and Huang Xin's face changed drastically.

"Brother Qin Ming, Brother Huang Xin, follow me to meet my brother!"

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"Thunderbolt Qin Ming, I have long heard of your great name!"

Cao Jie only has Thunderbolt in his eyes, Zhen Sanshan is unimportant.

Qin Ming bowed, not daring to be arrogant, and said modestly: "I dare not! I dare not! Today I know that everything in Qingzhou is part of my brother's plan. If I had known this, Qin Ming would not have dared to offend him repeatedly."

"We are all brothers now, so the old grudges are written off." Cao Jie pulled Qin Ming's arm, which was thicker than his waist, and said with a smile, "Brother Qin Ming's ability is known to everyone. Now that you have gone up the mountain, we have gained another brave warrior."

The hairs on Qin Ming's arms stood on end and his body was shaking instinctively. It was an irresistible force that was transmitted through Cao Jie's hands.

He felt that his arms, which used to be strong enough to lift a tripod, were now as soft as cotton. He could not help but say with a bitter face, "Qin Ming is not as good as Lu Zhishen in foot combat, not as good as Hua Rong in horseback archery, and not as smart as Pei Xuan. He just has some strength, which is not worth mentioning."

"You are so humble today."

Lu Zhishen laughed, "Let's not talk about anything else. As for charging into battle, I still recognize your ability as a Thunderbolt."

"Not worth mentioning! Not worth mentioning! They are just insignificant forces."

Huang Xin looked at his master in confusion, wondering why he had changed his temperament today. There was a suppressed tremor in his voice.

Finally, Qin Ming took a deep breath, suppressed the trembling in his heart, and asked: "May I ask how you can control my lifeline? Under your control, my whole body is weak and even my soul is shaky..."

"..."

Cao Jie blinked, confused at first, then suddenly realized...

(End of this chapter)