Bronze door through time and space

Chapter 544: Fate changes, occupy Shaohua Mountain first
Touching Shi Jin's fate, getting a glimpse into the long river of fate in the Water Margin world, and successfully changing it, even if it was just a little bit, still made Yan Xu very happy, because it proved that fate is not fixed, nor unchanging, but has a threshold.

Obviously, as long as you don't go against the general trend, the heavens of this world will not care. As for the heavenly court, it probably doesn't have that much free time.

Through trial and error, Yan Xu gained considerable confidence and came up with bolder ideas.

Fate is like a woman, not only does it hide itself from you, but it also doesn't allow you to touch it here or there. But the more it doesn't allow you to touch it, the more you want to understand it in depth, and you feel like you can't stop.

Moreover, Yan Xu also has to integrate several world fragments. His familiarity with fate and the way of heaven will undoubtedly make things go more smoothly for him. It is not because it is fun to stir up trouble, nor is it that he should let himself go just because he is strong now and has a way out.

The story of Shi Jin and Wang Jin then came to an end. According to fate, they still had another half a year of master-disciple relationship, and Yan Xu did not intend to change that.

However, half a year after Wang Jin left, Shi Taigong fell ill and died. I wonder if his fate could have been changed.
Reversing life and death is only one aspect. The key is that the death of Shi Taigong was a turning point in Shi Jin's fate, and also the beginning of bad luck.

If Shi Taigong, the village head, were here, he would never let Shi Jin go to the point of squandering all his family wealth and leaving his hometown.

Do you really think that Shi Taigong is a great philanthropist? His kindness is different for different people. How can blind kindness suppress these farmhands and farmers, make the surrounding landlords and gentry get along well with them, and make the tax collectors and constables in the yamen give them more face? These cannot be obtained by simply being kind to others.

Three or five months after Shi Taigong's death, the undisciplined Shi Jin learned from Li Ji the Shaohua Mountain Incident, which marked the beginning of the Water Margin drama.

Thinking of this, Yan Xu understood that Shi Taigong's life or death was not important. What was important was that Shi Jin must become a bandit and the 108 generals must gather together. This was the general trend, at least in the early stage. It didn't matter how many died in the later stage, because their mission and their destiny had been fulfilled.

Yan Xu stroked his long beard and asked the servants outside to invite Shi Taigong over.

"Master Taoist." Mr. Shi, who had just returned from the county government office, did not even have time to rest and hurried over because he always felt that something big was going to happen this time.

This is not intuition, but because Yan Xu has never been invited by anyone, and he is usually very calm and not moved by external things. It would be fine if such a person didn't speak, but if he spoke, it would definitely not be a trivial matter.

"Mr. Shi, sit down." Yan Xu asked Mr. Shi to sit down slowly first. After all, he was old, and it would be funny if he couldn't sit up in one breath.

"Master, something big has happened." Mr. Shi was able to keep his composure, and when he had calmed down, he spoke.

"It's a big deal. To put it in a small way, it concerns the life and death of you and your son, as well as the survival of Shijiazhuang. To put it in a big way, it is no longer something you can know." Yan Xu knew what to say and what not to say, who to tell and who not to tell.

For example, these words cannot be said to Shi Jin, because he is a reckless person. But Shi Taigong is different. He has brains and rich life experience, and most importantly, he knows how to weigh the pros and cons.

After confirming that Yan Xu was truly capable, Shi Taigong would seriously consider whatever he said, and would execute it as long as it was beneficial to him or not too detrimental to him.

"I wonder what this old man should do?" The situation is unclear now, and the best way is to ask this mysterious Taoist priest, so Shi Taigong asked respectfully.

"There is still more than half a year left. I will teach you the Tai Chi health-preserving boxing. You should cultivate your mind and character every day. If you can survive this disaster, Shijiazhuang can be preserved." Yan Xu said, but Shi Taigong did not care about these. He was over 60 years old, which is already a long life in this age, so he was concerned about Shi Jin.

"Shi Jin's life is not in danger, but he will inevitably go up the mountain and become a bandit in this life." Yan Xu did not hide anything and said frankly.

Shi Taigong did not question anything. No one knows a son better than his father. If Shi Jin suddenly died of illness half a year later and no arrangements were made in time, or if arrangements were made, it would be useless. Without supervision, Shi Jin would have no intention of managing the family business. He was also impulsive and restless, and it was only a matter of time before he got into trouble. It was not impossible that he would lose his family business and become a bandit. On the contrary, it was almost inevitable.

Shi Taigong had never thought about it this way before. After all, no matter what the child is like, he is good in the eyes of his parents.

But when his own life was about to end, he had to consider his child's future realistically. "Master, can fate be changed?" Shi Taigong asked tentatively, because he really didn't want Shi Jin to end up like this.

"If he follows the will of heaven, Mr. Shi still has a chance of survival. If he wants to defy heaven and change his fate, I can't do anything about it." Yan Xu shook his head and said.

"I am over 60 years old. Life and death are not a big deal to me, but I am worried about my son. I would like to ask the Taoist priest to take care of him in the future." Mr. Shi said earnestly.

"He is my disciple, so I will naturally make plans for him. This time I invited Mr. Shi to come here for this matter." Yan Xu continued.

"There are three people who will become bandits in Shaohua Mountain ahead. I plan to occupy this place first, recruit those three people, and then let Shi Jin go up the mountain to follow the will of heaven." Yan Xu told Shi Taigong about his plan. Shi Taigong did not care about the intention of becoming bandits, but helped with the planning.

"I am in charge of this matter. If Mr. Shi can survive the disaster safely, Shijiazhuang can be preserved. When Shi Jin is settled in the mountains, I will find a chance to find a good match for him. If he has children, they can inherit Mr. Shi's family business." When Yan Xu said this, Mr. Shi's eyes suddenly lit up and he felt motivated and hopeful.

"From today on, this old man will cultivate his mind and character, and strive to live another ten or twenty years to protect this family business for my children and grandchildren. Even if they fall into poverty, they will have a place to live." After saying this, Mr. Shi bowed.

"The Taoist priest wants to set up a stronghold in Shaohua Mountain, so he has to spend money. The money and property of the people in this village are at your disposal, and I will also take care of the official affairs."

"Haha, I have traveled around for many years and have some means and a lot of savings. I don't need to use the money and property on the farm. However, I need Mr. Shi to take care of the official affairs and recruit some refugee tenants to farm in the mountains. I can't really make a living by looting." Yan Xu said with a smile. For him, being rich enough to rival a country was not an exaggeration, but a fact.

In any case, after the two reached a consensus, Shi Jin's future was decided. As for whether he knew it or not, it didn't matter anymore. With a master and a father, what else did he want to do?

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After Shi Taigong left, Yan Xu began to prepare for the next action.

Shaohua Mountain is a good place. There are three Liangshan heroes alone. Although two of them are just to make up the number, the one powerful military strategist alone is worth it.

Unfortunately, in the original novel, Shi Jin ran into Li Ji, who said that the thieves from Shaohua Mountain had just arrived.

That is to say, if he wanted to meet the Divine Military Advisor Zhu Wu, the Leaping Tiger Chen Da, the White Flower Snake Yang Chun and the other three, he would have to wait at least a year.

It took a long time, but there was nothing we could do. Besides, Shi Jin was the beginning of Water Margin, so even if we went to look for other Liangshan heroes, the timing was not right.

Sitting and waiting was very boring, so Yan Xu decided to build up a good reputation in the martial arts world after occupying Shaohua Mountain, so that people would bow down to him and call him Taoist brother when they saw him.

It’s quite interesting to think about, but I need to come up with a nickname first.

Yuan Hua Zhenren is definitely not suitable. This title has the aura of a fairy, but not enough banditry.

Master Yuanhua, no, you are too old.

Jile Zhenren is not good either, as it will remind him of the beautiful old lady on the jade cushion, with a golden cudgel around her waist and turning the wheel.

Although he hadn't thought of a name yet, Yan Xu didn't hesitate to ask someone to find Li Ji first.

(End of this chapter)