Chapter 35 Lin Chong's Letter to His Family, Unrivaled in Spear and Stick

Sheep and poultry were slaughtered, wine, food, fruits and seafood were prepared, and the big farm was very lively, just like the New Year.

Cao Jie and Chai Jin flattered each other, and while he was arranging the banquet, they slowly walked up to the two officers Dong Chao and Xue Ba who were escorting Lin Chong.

In the original novel, these two people have quite a lot of roles, and they are greedy and vicious.

As a constable, he knew the laws of the country, but he took advantage of Lu Yuhou and did the business of "taking money from others and helping them get rid of disasters".

But as a rebel, a submissive and obedient boy like Lin Chong really needs to be tortured by villains like Dong Chao and Xue Ba.

Without the hardships along the way, and without the despair he felt in the snowy mountain temple later, Lin Chong would never have taken the step of going up the mountain and becoming a bandit.

Later, Dong Chao and Xue Ba escorted Lu Junyi to Shamen Island together. Li Gu gave them fifty taels of silver and asked them to kill Lu Junyi on the way. However, they were shot dead by Yan Qing with a crossbow when they were about to kill him.

People die for money and birds die for food, they die for the right reasons.

Seeing that Cao Jie was so elegant and was valued by Mr. Chai, the two of them stood up immediately and almost bowed their heads.

"Please do me a favor and remove the shackles for Master Lin. You two have worked hard on this journey, this is just a small token of my appreciation, not a token of respect!"

Each of them stuffed a silver ingot into their sleeves. Dong Chao and Xue Ba weighed it for a few times and said smugly, "You are too polite, sir. Since you are the guarantor and we are in sir Chai's house, we naturally don't worry about Master Lin getting away. This will free him from his shackles!"

After swiftly removing the heavy shackles, Lin Chong flexed his wrists and bowed to Cao Jie: "Thank you, Mr. Cao."

"It's just a small favor. You are the master of Brother Cao Zheng. How can I just sit there and watch?"

Hearing Cao Jie's words, Cao Zheng was deeply moved again.

Lin Chong was also quite emotional. Back then in Tokyo, he accepted money to teach him the basic stance, but he never expected to have this opportunity today.

After listening to Lin Chong's story before, Cao Jie secretly gave Cao Zheng a few words of advice.

Cao Zheng found an opportunity to interrupt and asked, "Master, you are exiled to Cangzhou, and your wife is in Tokyo. Is she settled?"

Lin Chong's mind suddenly flashed with the gentle and virtuous figure. His heart was broken and he said in agony, "I wrote a divorce letter before I was exiled. I can remarry. My father-in-law, Coach Zhang, is here to help me. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"divorce your wife?"

The third Ruan was stunned for a moment. Ruan Xiaoqi spoke quickly and sneered, "Master Lin, what you did was really dishonest. But you are afraid of Gao Yanei. Are you divorcing your wife to protect yourself?"

Lin Chong opened his mouth and frowned, "I have never thought of this. It's just that being exiled to Cangzhou, my life and death are uncertain. If Gao Yanei comes to threaten me again, my wife will have no one to protect her, so I decided to divorce her. Besides, my wife is young, and remarrying will not affect her future."

"Hehe, everyone says you are very capable, why are you so confused about this matter? If it were me, I would kill Gao Yanei with a single shot and take my wife away to the rivers and lakes. That would be what a hero is."

"If our Xiaowu secretly becomes Gao Yanei, and then uses this as an excuse to sneak into Gao Qiu's mansion, we can do it once and for all... Hehe!"

The three Ruans are truly fearless and dare to say anything.

Cao Jie immediately interrupted, "Be careful with your words! Master Lin has his own difficulties, how can we outsiders judge. Master Lin, please don't blame me for being outspoken."

"No, no, my brother Lu Zhishen also advised me to do so, but... Alas!" Lin Chong sighed.

Lin Chong is a man who can't keep his mouth shut. Lu Zhishen rescued him in the Wild Boar Forest and escorted him to Cangzhou over a long distance, keeping his identity secret all the way. In the end, he broke a tree with his Zen stick to scare Dong Chao and Xue Ba and prevent them from harming Lin Chong.

But after Lu Zhishen left, he said, "What does this mean? It's just a willow tree in Xiangguo Temple, pulled out by the roots."

With his identity exposed, Lu Zhishen had no choice but to leave Tokyo, wander around the world, and eventually become a bandit in Erlongshan.

'It's a pity that I didn't meet Lin Chong on the way, otherwise I would have got Master Lu.'

There is nothing perfect in the world. Meeting Lin Chong is already a stroke of luck, and we cannot demand too much.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Cao Jie revealed his true intentions and said, "I will be going to Tokyo this year. Master Lin, why don't you write a letter home and I can take it to my sister-in-law."

"I have divorced my wife. If I continue to pester her, will I..."

"You are such a nasty person." The young man Lu Fang couldn't stand it anymore and said angrily, "It would be good if you could just report that you are safe!"

"I'm obsessed with it."

Lin Chong asked Chai Jin to prepare paper and pen. He originally just wanted to write some words of peace, but when he took the pen, he wrote and rewrote the letter home. Four or five pages of paper stacked together became bulging and heavy.

After handing it over to Cao Jie with great care, Lin Chong picked up the wine glass and drank it with a heavy heart. The three Ruans had thought that the spear and stick instructor of the 800,000 imperial troops was a man of integrity, but after seeing him today, they were greatly disappointed and refused to drink with him.

Instead, Cao Jie and Cao Zheng frequently raised their glasses to him.

After three rounds of drinks, naturally, the conversation at the table was just formalities. Chai Jin did not mention the purpose of his several letters inviting him to come, and Cao Jie would not ask too much.

At this time, a tall and burly man came from outside, wearing a turban askew, with his chest puffed out and a stern face, as if someone owed him a hundred thousand strings of cash.

"Sir, I won't mention the banquet we are hosting today, but why are you treating the soldiers with such generous gifts?"

Chai Jin did not answer him, but explained to Cao Jie: "This is the spear and stick instructor I invited to the village. He teaches me martial arts every day. You can call him Instructor Hong. Instructor, the soldier you are talking about is not someone else, but Lin Chong, the instructor of the 800,000 imperial guards."

Master Hong glanced at Lin Chong who was drinking and said, "Master, you are just very fond of learning spear and stick. Exiled soldiers often come to you to hang around, saying that you are a spear and stick instructor and come to your farm to lure you for some wine, food, money and rice. How can you be so serious?"

Lin Chong listened and remained silent.

"Haha, whether it's true or not, let's just have a fight." Ruan Xiaowu just wanted to watch the fun and enjoy the show.

"What this hero said is true. To tell whether the Kung Fu is genuine or not, we just need to fight. Then, Master Lin, let's fight with each other."

It is obvious that Coach Hong is desperate to make progress. Although he seems rude today, he actually wants to use Lin Chong to become famous.

But people should know themselves. If they think too highly of themselves, they will suffer losses.

But to say that he has no strength at all is not that bad either.

Cao Jie's eyesight was not good, so he could not tell his strength. But San Ruan was extremely sharp, and secretly told Cao Jie that this man had barely entered the realm of refining essence.

Lin Chong was so angry that he couldn't vent it. Seeing Coach Hong's aggressive attitude, even a clay man has a temper!

"Well, let me see how capable you are. Provoking me in front of me."

"Come, come, come! Let me show you how to play with you."

The farmhand brought a bunch of sticks and placed them on the ground.

Coach Hong took off his clothes first, pulled up his skirt, and waved his stick to make a clapper call, shouting, "Come, come, come!"

Lin Chong stood holding a stick.

At this time, Chai Jin shouted, "Wait a minute. The two instructors are competing with each other, and I will give you thirty taels of silver as a gift. If you win, you can take the silver."

"Mr. Chai is right. Then I will take out twenty taels and make up fifty taels." Cao Jie said with a smile.

When Coach Hong heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He used his spears and sticks to do his best to make a move, and called it "Setting the Sky on Fire."

Lin Chong responded with a frown, and also held his stick horizontally, making a move and showing a force called "pushing through the grass to find the snake."

Coach Hong shouted, "Come, come, come!"

Then he hit him on the head with his gun or stick.

Lin Chong stepped back, and Coach Hong stepped forward, raised his club and struck him again. Seeing that his steps were too old, Lin Chong jumped off the ground with his club in his hand.

Quick and accurate!
In a flash, Coach Hong was caught off guard, and was hit by the spear and stick in Lin Chong's hand. Using the force of Lin Chong's cleverness, he involuntarily turned his body, and the spear and stick swept straight onto his chin.

Lin Chong had no intention of hurting anyone, so Coach Hong was defeated in one move and fell to the ground.

"Great gun!"

Chai Jin was overjoyed and everyone laughed.

How could Master Hong struggle? The farmhands laughed and helped him up, but he was so ashamed that he ran out of the farm.

Although it was funny, the three Ruan brothers looked deeply at the spear in Lin Chong's hands, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

As for Lü Fang, who was practicing Fang Tian Hua Ji, his hair stood on end and goose bumps appeared all over his body. He whispered:
"Brother, Master Lin is very good at spearmanship. If I were to go on the field, I might not be able to defeat him in one round..."

(End of this chapter)