Chapter 38: Drinking Horse River, Fire Eyed Suanni
After crossing the Gaoliang River, Cao Jie and his party entered the Yinmachuan area in just one day.

But see:

Looking at the vast wild water, surrounded by green mountains. Many old trees reflect the sunset, and a few colorful clouds drift far away. The deserted fields are lonely, and there should be no children to look after the cattle. The ancient ferry is desolate, where can people water their horses? Only the strong can build a camp, and the heroes can display their flags.

"Brother Cao, fellow warriors, this is Yinmachuan. There are strong men occupying the mountains here, robbing travelers, and I heard they even eat people. Our Song merchant caravans dare not pass through here at all."

The guide looked at the deep mountains and forests and said tremblingly.

Cao Jie climbed a mountain, looked into the distance, and said to his brothers, "Look at that mountain stronghold, it is well built and looks very decent. Its leader is quite capable. Let's use courtesy first and then force. If we can avoid fighting, then we should do so!"

"Erlang, let us three brothers take care of the rest. Don't move around here. Brothers Lu Fang and Cao Zheng will protect you."

"Yes! Erlang is determined to come, so we can't stop him. But there's no need to take the risk yourself. There's a saying that goes, a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall."

Lu Fang stuck the Fang Tian Hua Ji on the ground, clasped his fists and said, "Brother San Ruan, go with peace of mind. Brother Cao Zheng and I will take care of your brother."

Cao Zheng took out the skinning knife, swung it in the air, and said, "I have learned a lot from Master Lin's instruction these days. Anyone who dares to offend me should step over my dead body first."

"With two brothers protecting Erlang, the three of us can fight the enemy without worry."

After the three Ruan brothers arranged for Cao Jie to leave, they each took up their broadswords and spears and strode towards the Yinmachuan stronghold.

Cao Jie stood in the fierce mountain wind and soon heard the sound of gongs and drums coming from the mountain stronghold, and many minions were waving flags and shouting.

Then the gate of the village opened wide, and a group of bandits rushed out and surrounded the three Ruans.

One of the leaders with red eyes, with an iron chain around his left hand and an iron spear pointed at his right hand, shouted: "Hey! Who are you three? Where are you from? You are spying on my drinking horse stream and you seem to be plotting something bad. Tell me your names."

"We are the three heroes of the Ruan family in Liangshanpo, Shandong. I wonder if you are the leader of the stronghold." Ruan Xiaoer raised his broadsword and clasped his fists.

The red eyes narrowed and he replied, "From the Kingdom of Song? Do you know Yang Lin, the Golden Leopard of Zhangde Prefecture?"

The Fire-Eyed Suanni was far away in Yinmachuan, Liao State, so how could he know the three Ruan brothers of Liangshanpo, but he was familiar with the green forest hero Jinbaozi.

In the future, when they join Liangshan from Yinmachuan Mountain, it will be Yang Lin who will bring them together.

The three Ruans shook their heads slightly, clasped their fists and said, "We are the brothers of Yan Wangdi of Yuncheng."

"I don't know what the enemy of the King of Hell is... I think you are also men, better than the iron spear in the hand of Deng Fei, the Fire-Eyed Suanni. I will treat you with good wine and good meat... If you don't want to fight, then quickly give me the money and I will spare your three lives!"

We exchanged information and chatted, but unfortunately we didn't become friends.

The three Ruan brothers looked at each other, first politely and then forcefully, the ceremony should be over!
They are better at speaking with their fists.

Ruan Xiaoqi was eager to try, he held his broadsword forward and said with a smile: "That's exactly what I want, that red-eyed man, come and fight!"

"Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are determined by God. That bastard, take my bullet!"

A cloud of dust rose during the attack. The iron spear in Deng Fei's hand shook violently. When he stabbed quickly, the tip of the spear swayed up and down, making it difficult to guess whether the spear was aimed at the waist or the leg.

Stab the legs and the roots will be cut off immediately, stab the waist and blood will flow!

If you stab someone's soul, it will leave; if you stab someone's soul, it will make ghosts and gods worried!
This is the power of spearmanship, which is the limit of boxing combined with the limit of cold weapons, creating a terrifying lethality.

One can imagine what the scene would be like when a two-meter-long pole, with a spear head made of fine iron, pierces a person's body under the impact of a thousand-pound force.

Even if it is a body made of steel, it can be pierced through!
"Good marksmanship!"

Ruan Xiaoqi praised it, but he had also communicated with Lin Chong several times in the past few days and had seen the real mastery of spear skills. Facing the big steel spear of Deng Fei, the Fiery Eyed Suanni, he was able to handle it with ease.

After a few fights, Deng Fei realized how strong his opponent was.

He roared angrily, and a stream of burning true energy gushed out from his dantian. He opened his mouth and spit out thick red smoke that covered the sky and flew towards Ruan Xiaoer.

Suanni is another name for a lion, which is ferocious and can eat tigers and leopards.

In mythology, Suanni is one of the nine sons of the dragon, ranking fifth. He looks like a lion, prefers quietness to movement, likes to sit, and likes fireworks.

Seeing that it had patience, the Buddha took it under his crotch and used it as a mount. Therefore, its image usually appears on Buddha seats and incense burners, and it has the ability to swallow smoke and exhale fog.

Deng Fei was nicknamed "Fire Eyes Suanni". The fire eyes were his external features, and Suanni meant that he could swallow smoke and spit out fog. If it were someone else, they would have been burned by such a sudden attack and would have fallen to the ground in surrender.

"Not good, that person has cultivated his Qi successfully, Seventh Brother..."

Before Lu Fang finished speaking, he saw from afar Ruan Xiaoqi tearing apart the hot smoke. Billowing black gas gushed out from his body, surging and surging, and in the blink of an eye it spread over an area of ​​several feet.

In Deng Fei's eyes, it was like covering the sky and the sun.

It's absolutely horrifying.

Moreover, the biting chill that emanated from the black air made him shiver uncontrollably.

Even the Fire-Eyed Suanni is like this, not to mention those minions.

My legs felt weak and I almost fell to the ground.

"My name is Ruan Xiaoqi, the Living Yama. Remember that!"

In the pitch-black darkness, a cold and heartless voice exploded in my ears.

Deng Fei was shocked and the iron chain on his left arm just shook. But before he could do anything, a pair of terrifying hands made of steel were placed on his neck.

It seemed that if he dared to move, his head and body would be separated in the next second.

"Good man... spare my life..."

There is great terror between life and death, and Deng Fei doesn't want to die here in obscurity.

"Three good men, please spare my brother's life!"

At this time, a fair-skinned man ran over, bowed and said, "Recently, the Liao Kingdom wanted to attack our Yinmachuan. Brother Deng Fei must have thought that the three heroes were figures in the Liao army, so he took action. I hope the hero will be magnanimous and forgive him!"

After saying that, he looked at the place shrouded by the dark true energy, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

"Who are you?" Ruan Xiaowu asked.

"My last name is Meng and my given name is Kang. My ancestral home is in Zhending Prefecture. I am good at building large and small ships. Because they were escorting the flower and stone gang, they needed to build a large ship. The court recruited me to build the ship. However, an officer tried to kill me on the pretext of something, but I killed him instead. So I abandoned my family and fled to the rivers and lakes, and settled in the green forest, and ended up here. Because I am fair-skinned, people gave me a nickname, called Yufangan."

"Oh!"

Ruan Xiaoer nodded and thought to himself: Erlang should be able to use a shipbuilding talent.

So he said to the billowing black smoke: "Xiao Qi, don't scare Brother Deng Fei. We are here to do something important. Brothers Deng Fei and Meng Kang, are you interested?"

Ruan Xiaoqi absorbed the extremely yin energy, and the biting coldness receded instantly, but the trembling in his bones could not be shaken off. Deng Fei and Meng Kang knew it clearly.

These three people are like fierce dragons crossing the river, and you can't afford to offend them.

Ruan Xiaoqi put his arm around Deng Fei's shoulders and said with a smile like a real brother: "No fight, no acquaintance! Brother Deng Fei, you won't blame me for being reckless, will you?"

Deng Fei quickly shook his head, feeling the thick arm on his shoulder piercing his bones like ice. He smiled bitterly and said, "No, no, it was me, Deng Fei, who was too reckless and bumped into the three brothers. I hope the brothers will be magnanimous and not bear grudge against me."

"You are quite sensible! You will be rich and powerful in the future."

Seeing that the situation was settled, Ruan Xiaoer immediately said, "Okay, okay, we're done fighting, it's time to sit down and have a good chat. Brothers Deng Fei and Meng Kang, how about you go meet my brother, Yan Wangdi Cao Jie?"

"It's up to Brother Ruan to arrange it." Deng Fei didn't dare to refuse, and said to the minions, "You go back and wait, the hero and I will go out for a while, don't worry."

Meng Kang naturally had no objection.

Deng Fei was no match for them. As a technician, there was no room for him to refuse, so he nodded repeatedly.

"You two are so straightforward, please follow us. My brother likes to make friends with heroes all over the world. Brother Deng Fei is really good at wielding fire. Brother Meng Kang is also good at building ships. They are both very capable."

Deng Fei shrugged his head and said dejectedly, "No, no, it's just a trick that can't be put on the stage. It won't work in my brother's hands."

The three Ruan brothers held the two leaders of Yinmachuan and headed straight towards Cao Jie.

(End of this chapter)