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

Two years later, Dahengshan, Juyi Hall

"A month ago, the escort that Gong was leading departed from Yunnan and headed for Dadu. Gong had traveled this trade route many times and never made a mistake. Even if we encountered some bandits, my escorts could easily deal with them.

But this time it was different. The subordinates of the Four Heroes of Hongze were cruel and cunning, and they knew how to make a feint to the east and attack in the west. They hijacked the escort vehicle in an instant."

Gong Jiujia, the burly chief escort of the Yanyun Escort Agency in Dadu, was chattering with Fang Hao, who was sitting at the top.

"I told Master Fang the truth. This shipment is carrying a batch of precious pearls to be presented to the nobles in Dadu. If this shipment is lost, not only will my head be destroyed, but all the hundreds of people in my Yanyun Escort Agency will be killed!"

"Gong is so angry! But I am here as a escort, and I am unfamiliar with the place. I have no choice but to ask around, who can find the darts that Gong lost? After asking around, everyone said the same name, that is you, Master Fang!"

At this point, Gong Jiujia couldn't help but stand up and said, "Master Fang, this matter concerns Gong's life and property, please help me!"

A northern man in his forties or fifties bowed his head and was extremely humble to a handsome boy of eighteen. It looked a little funny, but it was not the case.

Because Fang Hao, as the leader of the "Hengshan Bandits" who were feared in Huaixi, deserved this gift from Gong Jiujia!
Fang Hao took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "We, the Hengshan Righteous Army and the Four Righteous Men of Hongze, have always kept to ourselves. The matter of the head of the palace escort is really a bit embarrassing."

Hearing that Fang Hao didn't say anything final, Gong Jiujia thought to himself, "It's possible!"

So he said more earnestly: "In this 500-li area in the west of Huai River, who doesn't know Mr. Fang, the 'Yi of Hengshan'? He is chivalrous and kind-hearted, and has great righteousness. Moreover, Gong will not let Mr. Fang's efforts go in vain. I heard that Mr. Fang likes to collect martial arts secrets and rare toys. I hope Mr. Fang will accept these small gifts as a token of respect."

As Gong Jiujia spoke, he signaled his bodyguards to open two wooden boxes. In one of the boxes were three booklets. Fang Hao picked one up and found that these three booklets were all martial arts secrets.

One is the complete version of "Five Tigers Breaking Gate Sword", one is the three remaining moves of Kunlun School's "Thunder Sword Technique", and the last one is the second half of Shaolin's "Iron Finger Zen Power".

"Five Tigers Breaking Door Knife" and "Thunder Sword Technique" are fine, Fang Hao had already learned the former, and even mastered three different versions of "Five Tigers Breaking Door Knife". Although the latter is very famous, it is just second-rate stuff in the world, and Fang Hao doesn't think highly of it.

However, this "Iron Finger Zen Power" is quite extraordinary. It is one of the 72 Shaolin unique skills. When it is practiced to the pinnacle, the five fingers can be inserted into the stone tablet at will, and it is indestructible.

Logically speaking, such secrets should not be leaked. But when Fang Hao opened it, he immediately understood the reason.

It turns out that this Iron Finger Zen Power only has specific moves but no luck or method, so it has no power at all.

However, it took some effort for Gong Jiujia to get the three secret books so quickly.

Fang Hao glanced at another large wooden box without leaving a trace, and found quite a few antique toys inside.

Fang Hao was about to look away when he inadvertently saw a group of exquisite clay dolls.

These clay dolls are placed in three rows, six in each row, for a total of eighteen.

They are exquisitely crafted, each depicting a naked male with skin painted with chalk and covered with red lines and countless black dots, which are the locations of veins and acupuncture points.

Fang Hao became curious and picked up the clay figures one by one to have a look. He saw that twelve of the clay figures were painted with the hand Taiyin lung meridian, hand Yangming large intestine meridian, foot Yangming stomach meridian, foot Taiyin spleen meridian, hand Shaoyin heart meridian, hand Taiyang small intestine meridian, foot Taiyang bladder meridian, foot Shaoyin kidney meridian, hand Jueyin pericardium meridian, hand Shaoyang triple burner meridian, foot Shaoyang gallbladder meridian, and foot Jueyin liver meridian, which were the twelve main meridians.

The other six clay figures were painted with the Ren, Du, Yinwei, Yangwei, Yinqiao and Yangqiao meridians. As for the Chong and Dai meridians, which were the most complicated and difficult to understand among the eight extraordinary meridians, they were never seen.

During his two years, Fang Hao had collected more than twenty kinds of martial arts from various schools, and his knowledge of martial arts in the Yitian world was far beyond that of a commoner. Therefore, he could tell at a glance that the clay figures were painted with the entry-level internal skills of the Shaolin School, which were most moderate and peaceful, but nothing special.

Gong Jiujia was obviously very clear about this and only regarded this set of clay dolls as a gift to go with his gold and silver treasures.

However, the appearance of this set of clay dolls made Fang Hao think of another possibility. He calmly turned his gaze to Gong Jiujia and said, "Captain Gong, you are too polite. The Four Heroes of Hongze are called righteous bandits, but they are actually Han thieves. They have robbed passing merchants and bullied the villagers over the years. I have long wanted to deal with them."

Gong Jiujia's eyes lit up and he said, "If Mr. Fang is willing to take action personally, it would be an honor for me."

"Captain Gong, you are too polite. Hua Yun, take the captain down to have a rest, and then summon the heads of each hall to come and discuss matters." Fang Hao ordered.

"Yes!" Hua Yun replied.

For the past two years, although the Hengshan Volunteer Army where Fang Hao is located has been keeping a low profile, its development has never stopped.

In order to enhance the fighting capacity of his rebel army, Fang Hao often led them down the mountain for actual combat.

The targets of their attacks were either the wealthy and unkind landlords or the bandits who robbed and plundered.

His righteous act of punishing evil and promoting good without harming ordinary people soon spread to all parts of Huaixi.

It also attracted heroes and heroes from Fengyang, Dingyuan and Mingguang under the jurisdiction of Haozhou, especially the members of the Mingjiao, to come and join him.

The power of Fang Hao's subordinates has also expanded from less than a hundred people two years ago to thousands of people now.

Moreover, 80% of these people are adult men who can farm the land by bending down, and can ride horses to fight by picking up weapons.

That’s right, Fang Hao’s method of governing the Yokoyama rebels was farming and warfare, or the military farming system.

Although this system is not suitable for peacetime, it is extremely efficient in times of war.

Fang Hao adopted this system of farming + actual combat, and with the Five Elements Flag members of the Ming Cult as the backbone, he trained a team of 800 soldiers, including a cavalry of 200 people.

Looking at the entire Haozhou area, except for the government, even the people under Guo Zixing, the current leader of the Haozhou branch of the Ming Cult, are not as good as him.

You have to know that these people are not a mob like refugees or bandits with low combat effectiveness and lax military discipline, but veteran soldiers who have experienced the test of actual combat.

Of course, Fang Hao also knew that the carrying capacity of Dahengshan was limited, and one thousand combat soldiers was the upper limit.

However, Fang Hao was not in a hurry because he had been waiting for the right opportunity.

The time has not come yet, and if you act rashly, you will only be attacked by the crowd. A year and a half ago, Zhou Ziwang of Yuanzhou was defeated and killed, which is a lesson for us.

Fang Hao is still young and has enough patience to wait for the coming of the era of great strife. (End of this chapter)