The Proof of the Heavens Begins with The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Chapter 17: Water Village Alliance
"With Young Master Fang's skills, it is not difficult for him to unify the Taihu Lake bandits." In the hall of Huangmen Village, three people gathered together and started planning.

"The difficulty lies in how to gather people's hearts and how to deal with those running dogs of the court!" Zhang Shiwu said eloquently.

This storyteller has traveled extensively for decades and has experience and knowledge that are rare in the world. When it comes to analyzing the interests involved, he can be very insightful.

"That's not difficult. We can just kill our way through!" His master died at the hands of the bandits, so Zhang Yimang's attitude towards them was extremely extreme, and he wished to kill them all.

"Killing people blindly won't solve the fundamental problem." Zhang Shiwu shook his head.

"Oh, I wonder what the old gentleman thinks?" Fang Hao asked.

"Just as I analyzed before, there are good and evil bandits in Taihu Lake, and they are constantly in conflict with each other. We can win over one group and attack another, punish the wicked and establish our prestige, and then great things can be accomplished." Zhang Shiwu said slowly.

Then, he seemed to have thought of something, and then asked: "Young Master Fang, you want to unify the Taihu Lake bandits and establish a gang. What is the reason?"

Fang Hao thought for a moment and said, "Taihu Lake is an important part of the Yangtze River waterway. Let's call our gang the Dajiang League!"

"Dajiang League? What a good name!" Zhang Shiwu muttered softly and then he understood the deep meaning. Dajiang League refers to the entire Yangtze River, which shows that Fang Hao is a very ambitious person.

"Now that we have a pretext, we can lead the charge to destroy Huangmen Village and gather the forces of the other water villages. Among the thirteen villages of Taihu Lake, the 'Three Heroes of Taihu Lake' of Daxing Village are the most loyal and have the highest prestige. If the leader can subdue these three people, the other water villages will be a piece of cake." Zhang Shiwu continued.

"What are the origins of these three heroes of Taihu Lake?" Fang Hao asked.

"I heard that these three heroes of Taihu Lake were originally three brothers who were born from the same mother. They were once lay disciples of Shaolin Temple. After they came down the mountain, they returned to their hometown to make a living by fishing."

Zhang Shiwu paused and said, "There were many pirates on Lake Tai, but the soldiers did nothing. So the three brothers just turned to banditry and started a gang-eating-gang business. They set up a stronghold on Sanshan Island and became quite famous."

"A lay disciple of Shaolin Temple? Didn't Shaolin close down?" Fang Hao asked curiously.

“Although Shaolin has closed its doors, it does not prohibit lay disciples from entering and leaving the mountain gate.” Zhang Shiwu said meaningfully.

Fang Hao understood that as a major martial arts sect with hundreds of years of heritage, Shaolin Temple would attract a lot of attention.

Even though he closed the mountain, he was unwilling to be a deaf and blind man, so he sent many lay disciples to different places to serve as his eyes and ears.

"Very good, Yimang, tomorrow you will send a visiting card to the three heroes of Taihu in the name of the leader of Dajiang League. I want to make friends through martial arts and have a good meeting with them." Fang Hao said.

"Okay!" Zhang Yimang replied.

Although the Dajiang League is in its infancy and currently has only three members, Zhang Yimang and Zhang Shiwu are well aware that Fang Hao's martial arts are unfathomable, and with the "East Evil" Huang Yaoshi standing behind him, the future is bright.

"As for the imperial court, after I've dealt with the Taihu Lake bandits, I'll go to Lin'an in person," Fang Hao said.

He and Su Shidan had some friendship, so with the tacit approval of the imperial court, it wouldn't be a big problem.

……

The next day, Sanshan Island, Daxing Village
Looking at the visiting card that had just been delivered, Su Xinglong, the leader of the "Three Heroes of Taihu Lake", was the first to speak: "Third Brother, you usually have the most ideas. Now that this damn leader of the Dajiang League has drawn a line, what do you think we should do?"

The third brother, Su Xingbao, said, "Brother, I think this person has bad intentions. I'm afraid he is coming for us."

The second in command, Su Xinghu, said, "My people previously captured a few guys who escaped from Huangmen Village. According to the information obtained through torture, what this guy said is true. He was indeed alone and took down the entire Huangmen Village."

"How good is this guy's martial arts?" Su Xingbao asked.

"It is said that his swordsmanship is extremely high." Su Xinghu said, "There are also several third-rate swordsmen in Huangmen Village, but they were all killed by him with one sword, without any chance to fight back."

"It seems that a fierce dragon has crossed the river to our small Taihu Water Fort!" Su Xinglong sighed.

The scene was a little quiet for a while. After a while, Su Xingbao said, "Even if a fierce dragon crosses the river, Daxing Village cannot stop it alone. Why don't we invite the leaders of Shimen, Shanghe, Xiahe and other villages that we are friends with to come together and meet the leader of the Dajiang Alliance!" "That's right, third brother!" Su Xinglong's eyes lit up and he said, "Let's do it!"

……

On the third day, when Fang Hao brought Zhang Shiwu to Sanshan Island, many bandits from Taihu Water Fort had gathered on the island.

The gate of the island was wide open, and the three heroes of Taihu Lake, led by Su Xinglong, came out to greet them.

"Daxing, Shimen, Shanghe, Xiahe, Hengshan... Nine of the thirteen villages of Taihu Lake have come today. Leader, they are here with ill intentions." Zhang Shiwu turned his head and said to Fang Hao.

"To them, we are the newcomers!" Fang Hao said with a smile.

"This must be the leader Fang who destroyed the Huangmen Village. It's true that heroes emerge from youth!" Su Xinglong bowed.

Fang Hao clasped his fists and said in return: "I have heard of the name of the Three Heroes of Taihu Lake. Although you have become bandits, you have robbed the rich to help the poor, which is admirable."

Su Xinglong said, "Alliance Leader Fang, you are too polite. Huangmen Village has colluded with the government and committed evil. I have long disliked them."

The first meeting between the two sides was quite harmonious. Afterwards, Su Xinglong introduced the leaders of the other eight water forts to Fang Hao.

After the host and the guest sat down, Su Xinglong asked, "I wonder why Alliance Leader Fang is here?"

Fang Hao said, "The Taihu Lake has been in chaos for too long. I want to unify the Taihu Water Village. What do you think, Village Master Su?"

See you in the picture!

Fang Hao had no intention of playing coy and directly stated his purpose.

As soon as these words came out, Su Xinglong's expression turned cold, and the leaders of other water forts present also showed displeasure!

"Don't think that killing a Pang Tong is a big deal!"

"You little brat, what nonsense you are talking!"

"You think you can unify Taihu Water Village? That's just wishful thinking!"

As soon as Fang Hao finished speaking, it caused a huge uproar and aroused the indignation of the crowd!
Fang Hao said, "Since Fang is here, it is imperative to unify Taihu Water Village. It would be best if you can nod, if not..."

"What do you want?" asked the leader of Hengshan Village, who had a fierce face and a ferocious look.

"I'll beat you all until you're convinced!" Fang Hao said slowly.

"What a big tone!" The leader of Hengshan Village slammed the table and stood up, and his bandits took out their ice blades.

Upon seeing this, the other bandits also took out their weapons and glared at Fang Hao. The situation immediately became tense!
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

At this moment, Fang Hao suddenly clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Master Su, is this your way of entertaining guests?"

Su Xinglong said with a fake smile: "I treat you with courtesy, just as a friend, not a bad guest!"

But he still waved his hand, signaling everyone to put away their weapons.

But at this moment, the atmosphere on the field has dropped to freezing point!

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(End of this chapter)