Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 553 Hatred

This scolding is not a big deal, it is just like: illness comes from the mouth, disaster comes from the mouth.

After hearing Zhang Chi's scolding, the group of people started to curse: "Where did this wild Taoist priest come from? He must be tired of living, yet he dares to act so presumptuous in front of the great official."

Wu Yong bowed quickly and said, "Forgive me, forgive me. I am a Taoist boy who is not familiar with worldly affairs. I apologize here."

As he said this, he walked forward, took Zhang Chi's hand, and walked towards the city gate.

The crowd didn't care and laughed as they watched Wu Yong and others hurried away.

Several people inside said, "He is indeed a wild Taoist priest. Even Mr. Wang doesn't recognize him."

Wang Shichang, the leader, laughed and said, "My uncle told me not to cause trouble these days. I must capture this group of Taoist priests and give them a lesson."

Everyone laughed and said, "You are right, sir. Everyone in and outside Juancheng knows you. This fellow dared to go out to make a living on the street without paying homage to you. In the past, he would never have gotten such a good deal."

A thin man holding a slingshot suddenly stepped forward, walked in front of Wang Shichang and said, "Sir, among the people who just left, the other Taoist looked very friendly."

"Oh? Could he be a Taoist priest nearby?" Wang Shichang asked.

The man frowned and said, "Look, isn't this Fan Rui?"

"If Wang Xiaoer hadn't said it, I wouldn't have thought that although this man is dressed as a Taoist priest and has a beard, if you look closely, you will find that he is Fan Rui." Someone inside echoed.

After hearing this, Wang Shichang dropped the prey in his hand and shouted, "Quick, Wang Xiaoer, go find my uncle to report the news, and the rest of you follow me to catch him."

After hearing this, everyone put down their prey, picked up their knives and forks, and followed Wang Shichang out of the city gate.

Wu Yong and his group left the city gate, took out their hidden weapons, and the six of them strode north along the official road. On the way, Wu Yong asked, "Brother Fan Rui, do you know this group of people?"

Fan Rui said, "The leader is called Wang Shichang, a well-known second-generation rich man in Juancheng. He relied on his maternal uncle being the prefect of the state to run rampant in Juancheng County and do whatever he wants. Even if he destroys the sky and turns the earth upside down, no one dares to say no. When I first came back from my training, I was not used to his family's behavior. Relying on my martial arts, I beat up a few of his farmhands."

"This guy never came to me for trouble, but he was up to no good. He heard about my cousin and lured him into gambling, borrowing high-interest loans, mortgaging his house and property, and forcing my maternal uncle's family to death. Later, he made a scene and asked me to beat three or four people to death with a hammer. Unexpectedly, one of them was the only son of Huang Tongpan. I didn't care about others and had to go to Mangdang Mountain to become a bandit."

"I ran into this guy today, but it was not appropriate to greet him. I had to turn my face away to prevent him from recognizing me."

Wu Yong said: "So that's how it is."

As he was speaking, he heard someone shouting from behind: "Fan Rui, you are a good man, stay."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but quicken their pace.

After running another two miles, Wu Yong still couldn't bear to leave, so he said, "Since he's an enemy, why don't we kill him today?"

Fan Rui said: "That's exactly what I meant."

As he spoke, he turned around a forest and asked everyone to hide in the forest, muttering, "Hurry!"

A fog was seen spreading through the forest. Everyone hid their bodies and waited for Wang Shichang to come in.

When Wang Shichang and others saw the forest, they exclaimed in surprise, but without hesitation, they rushed in.

Just after hearing a cry of "Hurry!", Wang Shichang and his group cried out "Ouch, ouch". It turned out that Fan Rui had released the bumblebees and red scorpions from the gourd on his back, stinging everyone.

Fan Rui took the lead, holding a meteor hammer, and hit the man in front of him with the hammer, causing the man's brain to spurt out and his eyeballs to bulge out. It was obvious that he was dead.

At the back, Zhang Chi, Ba Zeng, Ji Guang and Lu Duo shouted, raised the iron sticks, nine-toothed maces, five-pronged steel forks and ox-head drills in their hands, and then charged forward.

The five men rushed into the crowd like cutting melons and vegetables. Soon, none of the more than 20 men who were chasing them was left standing.

Fan Rui cast a spell to dispel the fog, and the five men killed those who were not dead yet, except Wang Shichang.

Just as he was feeling frustrated, he saw Wu Yong, who was lying in ambush behind him, walking towards him with Wang Shichang tied to an iron chain.

When Fan Rui saw this, he shouted, "Hey, God has mercy on you and let you fall into my hands."

When Wang Shichang saw this, his legs trembled. Just as he was about to speak, Fan Rui raised his hammer and smashed Wang Shichang's head.

After a quick packing, everyone headed towards Liangshan.

Not long after the six men left, a group of soldiers came over. Seeing the corpse on the side of the road, Wang Xiaoer jumped off his horse, ran to the corpse of Wang Shichang, and cried, "Master..."

After hearing this, Huang Tongpan's face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Chase." He said in a low voice.

He didn't care and wanted to kill Fan Rui to avenge his son's death.

The captain of the army shouted hurriedly, "Sir, the enemy is very skilled in martial arts, and we may not be their opponent. Why don't you send an order to mobilize another army?"

Huang Tongpan listened and looked behind him. He had heard the news from his enemies and ordered these twenty-odd horses to chase after him. Fan Rui could charge into a group of twenty-odd people by himself, killing and wounding more than ten people and escaping unscathed. Now he has five helpers. I am afraid that these twenty-odd people are not a match for him. If he rushes forward, he will inevitably follow in Wang Shichang's footsteps.

Thinking of this, Huang Tongpan said fiercely: "Captain Liu, these bandits have no horses. You take five or seven elite men and chase them. Just follow them from a distance. Leave marks along the way. I will go back to the mansion to recruit soldiers and come later. If you can handle this matter well, I will guarantee you a position as an inspector and a commander of the camp."

After hearing this, Liu Dutou patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will never let the thief escape."

As he spoke, Liu Dutou pointed a few people and chased after him along the official road.

Huang Tongpan left two people with Wang Xiaoer to clean up the bodies, and he took the rest of the people and rode back to Juancheng to meet He Zhizhou, requesting the allocation of a group of capable soldiers to avenge his father.

In the prefectural government, He Zhizhou heard this and said to Huang Tongpan: "Huang Tongpan, didn't this fellow live in Mangdang Mountain? Why is he running north?"

Huang Tongpan said, "This guy may have recognized my nephew and panicked. This guy killed my child, and today he killed nearly 20 people including my nephew Wang Shichang. This kind of bandit must be eliminated. Moreover, there are only six of them. Even if they are made of iron, they can only hammer a few nails. If we can capture and kill this guy, it will be a great achievement. It will help you to be transferred to another place."

He Taishou heard this and said, "It is our duty to eliminate bandits. I will give you 300 cavalrymen, and you must kill this fellow."

After hearing this, Huang Tongpan bowed in agreement.

As if he was worried, He Taishou warned him again: "Tongpan, be careful. If this guy escapes to Liangshan, don't dare to let your troops go deep into it."

(End of this chapter)