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Chapter 424 New Life
Inside the Black Tiger Hall, the atmosphere suddenly became subtle.

Everyone was not stupid. At this moment, they all saw clearly that Meng Wei was deliberately targeting Liang Jin.

This discovery caused everyone to frown and talk in low voices without any concealment.

"This Meng Wei, relying on his father's status in the village, is becoming increasingly reckless! He even dared to deliberately provoke Senior Lulin, and he even had the nerve to use the rules to argue. It's ridiculous!"

"That's right! That heroic Song was incredibly righteous, and everything he did brought honor to the Outlaws. But how come in Meng Wei's mouth, he's become a poor, stingy, and despicable person? I really don't know where Meng Wei's brain has gone!"

"Hero Song gave away all his wealth for the benefit of the poor. How could someone as short-sighted as Meng Wei casually criticize such a noble and selfless act?"

"If a son is not well-educated, it's the father's fault. In my opinion, it's because Meng Wei's father has been too pampered and indulgent to this kid that Meng Wei has become so unmannered, ignorant of rules, and completely uneducated!"

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Most of the outlaws have tough personalities, like to act directly, and hate beating around the bush the most.

Now they can't stand Meng Wei's behavior, so they speak to him bluntly.

Many people even deliberately raised their voices, fearing that Meng Wei would not hear their rebukes.

Meng Wei listened to these harsh words, and although he felt extremely dissatisfied, he could not refute them.

When his father Meng Guang heard these discussions, his face turned blue and red, like a palette, with shame and anger intertwined.

He couldn't help but turn around and scolded Meng Wei in a low but stern voice:

"I told you to shut up!"

"If you don't speak, no one here will think you are dumb!"

Although Meng Wei felt resentful after being scolded by his father, he could only shrink his neck and dared not talk back. He just hoped that the matter would be settled.

But at this moment, Yin Leiling, who was sitting on the tiger-skin chair, snorted coldly.

This cold snort was like a thunderclap, making Meng Guang realize instantly that his son's reckless behavior not only made him lose face, but also indirectly caused Yin Leiling to lose prestige in front of everyone.

Yin Leiling was obviously very dissatisfied with the light punishment he had just given.

Meng Guang's heart trembled, knowing that he had to express something at this time, otherwise it would be difficult to calm Yin Leiling's anger and everyone's dissatisfaction.

Then he suddenly raised his hand.

"Snapped!!!"

A loud slap landed heavily on Meng Wei's face.

The slap was so powerful that it caused a sharp sound and Meng Wei's face suddenly became swollen.

Meng Wei was stunned by the sudden slap. He covered his face and looked at Meng Guang in disbelief. He said:
"Dad, you hit me?"

"Just for an outsider?"

Being beaten in front of so many people, especially in front of Yan Sanniang, made Meng Wei feel humiliated, and he felt ashamed and angry.

Meng Guang was not moved at all. He pointed at the gate of the Black Tiger Hall and said sternly:
"It was you who hit!"

"Get out of here right now!"

"Otherwise, I'll break your legs!"

He knew very well that if he left Meng Wei here any longer, who knows what trouble he would cause, so he immediately decided to drive him away.

Meng Wei covered his face with his hands, looking unconvinced, but he did not dare to disobey his father's order.

Finally, he turned his head and glared at Liang Jin fiercely, as if he wanted to eat Liang Jin alive. Then he turned around angrily and strode out of the Black Tiger Hall.

Meng Guang then turned around, clasped his fists towards Liang Jin, and said apologetically:

"I'm so sorry for my son's rudeness. I apologize to Song Yingxiong on his behalf. Please forgive me, Song Yingxiong!"

Liang Jin looked indifferent and just smiled.

Yin Leiling also smiled and said:

"Hero Song, you're too modest. Given your current reputation among the outlaws, if I were to ask you and your brothers to do menial tasks like chopping wood and feeding horses, wouldn't that make Yanshan Stronghold a laughing stock among all the heroes in the world?"

"How about this, Song Yingxiong, you will sit on the chair of Disha Hall first. When you make contributions in the future, we will reward you according to your merits!"

Yin Leiling's arrangement can be considered reasonable.

Liang Jin and his group received the same treatment as Ji Yan and his group because of their treasure offerings, relying on their own reputation. It seemed fair and just.

Then Liang Jin and the other two all bowed and said in unison:
"Thank you, Village Chief!"

Seeing this, everyone in the Black Tiger Hall was happy for Liang Jin.

Although Yin Leiling had a smile on his face, he was not willing to make such an arrangement in his heart.

If it weren't for that idiot Meng Wei's rash actions that almost caused public outrage, how could he have made such a decision out of helplessness in order to calm people's hearts.

Meng Guang then stood up and said loudly:

"Burning red incense!"

Upon hearing the order, the bandits quickly brought red incense for the Liang Jin and Ji Yan gangs to perform the initiation ceremony.

Afterwards, under the witness of everyone, the two gangs began to burn incense to worship heaven and earth.

Each of them took three incense sticks and began to worship solemnly.

Meng Guang shouted loudly:
"The first pillar respects heaven, not officials. The second pillar kneels to the ground, not to power. The third pillar stains the Yanshan flag with blood. From now on, your name will no longer be recorded in the Book of Hell!"

Following Meng Guang's shout, the three incense sticks were quickly lit.

Meng Guang continued to shout:

"I have offered my respects to heaven and earth and burned incense. From now on, I will never look back after being struck by lightning!"

Everyone followed the ritual and smeared the incense ash on their eyelids.

Meng Guang then shouted:

"This gray is the eye of the past—from now on I will only see the banner of the Banquet Mountain, and will not recognize the yellow of the Imperial Edict!"

Later, Liang Jin and others followed the procedure, cut off the hem of the clothes with a knife and threw them into the brazier.

Meng Guang continued to shout:

"This piece of robe corner will serve as a guiding banner - on the road to the underworld, I will first cross the mountain of swords for my brothers!"

After that, a series of initiation ceremonies lasted for a long time before finally coming to an end.

According to the rules, Yanshan Village will hold a grand banquet tonight to celebrate the two gangs of newly joined heroes.

While the wine and meat were not yet ready, everyone was naturally busy with their own things.

Yin Leiling said:

"Bai Yi, take these two new gang members around the village for me so they can get familiar with the environment."

"Miss Yan, let's talk in detail. Meng Guang, you stay and accompany me."

Yan Sanniang immediately stayed behind to discuss the matter of the Thief Saint with Yin Leiling and Meng Guang, while Bai Yi led two groups of people to wander around the Yanshan Stronghold.

Yanshan Village is located among the mountains, surrounded by peaks and ridges. The rolling mountains are like sleeping beasts, majestic and imposing.

A winding mountain road, like a gray ribbon, spirals up from the foot of the mountain to the gate of the village. The village's walls are tall and thick, made of huge bluestones.

At the top of the mountain stronghold is the Black Tiger Hall.

The Black Tiger Hall, with its flying eaves, brackets, carved beams and painted buildings, exudes solemnity and majesty. A lifelike black tiger is carved on the two stout pillars in front of the hall, its eyes wide open, its fangs bared and claws swaying, as if ready to roar at any moment, awe-inspiring.

What is surprising is that there are many springs on this mountain. Even in this dry season, clear spring water can gush out from the ground, bringing vitality and vigor to the village.

This place is located at the junction of three states. It has complex terrain, dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has water sources. Since ancient times, it has been a gathering place for outlaws.

Now Yanshanzhai has been operating here for many years and has grown to a considerable scale.

There are already 5,000 people under the command of Yanshan Stronghold!

It is naturally difficult for this mountain alone to support so many people.

The elites gathered in the mountain stronghold, while most of the other members were scattered in the villages and towns around the mountain.

When needed, the village only needs to send a signal and all members can gather quickly.

In addition, the surrounding counties, fearing the attack from Yanshan Stronghold, would pay large sums of protection fees to Yanshan Stronghold every month in exchange for peace.

Those county officials dared to withhold various food and salaries from the imperial court, but they did not dare to withhold the protection fees from the bandits.

With the protection fees from the surrounding counties, Yanshanzhai was able to maintain normal operations.

Bai Yi introduced the two gangs along the way, of course mainly to the three Liang Jin brothers, but he somewhat neglected Ji Yan and the other two.

Ji Yan knew the gap between him and Liang Jin in terms of reputation, and didn't mind.

However, Ding Jia, who was beside him, occasionally had a flash of disdain in his eyes, and he looked very seriously while walking around, and listened to Bai Yi's introduction very carefully.

During breaks, Ji Yan would go up to Liang Jin and chat with him, trying to get closer to him.

But Liang Jin was indifferent to him.

Liang Jin knew clearly that this guy belonged to Princess Zhao Chuxia, or more precisely, to the Prince of Pingcheng's Mansion.

Liang Jin didn't believe that he was truly betraying the Prince of Pingcheng and coming to Yanshan Stronghold for refuge.

After all, he had been lurking in Yan Sanniang's team before, luring Yan Sanniang to rob government silver. Now he came to the banquet stronghold, probably with ulterior motives.

However, Liang Jin didn't want to pay attention to him for the time being.

Liang Jin also had to see whether Yanshan Village was worth his help.

If it is worth it, he will find out the spy Ji Yan.

If it's not worth it, he'll stay for a while and then leave.

Why wait a while?
Of course, it is to lure people into [Nine Skies Without Bounds].

Nowadays, Yanshan Village is filled with a large number of people from the Ninth Realm, who are just suitable to work for Liang Jin.

Of course, Liang Jin couldn't pull them into the [Nine Sky Boundless] right now.

If Liang Jin had just arrived at Yanshan Village and a group of people from Yanshan Village suddenly entered [Nine Skys Without Boundaries], it would be easy for others to associate Liang Jin with [Nine Skys Without Boundaries].

Therefore, Liang Jin planned to slowly bring the people from Yanshan Village into [Nine Skies Without Boundaries] in batches after a while.

As long as the people of Yanshan Village can survive for a long time, they will provide a steady supply of martial arts spirit to [Jiukong Wujie] every day.

"call!"

Accompanied by a gust of wind, the Divine Eagle landed with Xiaoyu on its back and jumped steadily in front of Liang Jin.

Bai Yi looked at the divine eagle with envy in his eyes and exclaimed:
"What a divine eagle! I've heard from Dong Xiong that it's as powerful as a thousand troops!"

Then Bai Yi looked at Xiaoyu on the back of the Divine Eagle and asked Liang Jin:

"Hero Song, is this your daughter?"

Liang Jin shook his head and said:

"I picked her up."

Bai Yi was slightly surprised when he heard this.

He originally thought that Liang Jin had already started a family, so he brought his daughter with him.

Since Xiaoyu is not Liang Jin's daughter, Liang Jin's background becomes even more mysterious.

Liang Jin looked at Xiaoyu at this time and said softly:
"Xiaoyu, we are going to live here from now on. How do you feel? Do you like it here?"

Xiaoyu sat on the back of the divine eagle, blinking her big watery eyes and looking around curiously.

She didn't care where she lived, what she cared about was whether Liang Jin could live with her.

On the other hand, Lei Zhen and Xiao Liu on the side had their eyes full of longing.

The two of them had been traveling around with Liang Jin for a while, and now they finally had a place to stay, so they planned to take a good rest and settle down for a while.

However, the two of them could not expect to live in peace for long. From the moment they set foot in the green forest, they had been cut off from a stable life.

At this time, two people came over. It turned out to be Dong Xiong and Xing Niang.

As soon as Dong Xiong came up, he patted his big round belly and said with a smile:

"Song Yingxiong, Lao Lei, you haven't arranged a place to stay yet, right?"

"Come on, come on, live next door to us so we can drink every day!"

Xing Niang also extended an invitation with a smile:
"It would be my honor to be neighbors with the three Song Yingxiong brothers."

"I just don't know if you three would do me the honor?"

Dong Xiong and Xing Niang had just arrived at Yanshan Village and brought their own people from Heiwan Village with them.

If they want to gain a foothold in Yanshan Village, they also need to make friends with more people.

The three Liang Jin brothers were old acquaintances of theirs, and like them, they had just entered the mountain stronghold and had not yet established themselves.

Therefore, Dong and Xiong naturally gave priority to winning over the three people.

Liang Jin laughed out loud when he heard this, and he looked at Bai Yi:
"Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Bai to arrange it."

Bai Yi smiled and said:
"It's a small matter. It's time to arrange accommodation for you. Please follow me."

Immediately, Bai Yi led the two gangs towards the accommodation area.

Dong Xiong and Xing Niang naturally followed and prepared to help.

A group of people were talking and laughing, and they were very comfortable.

Only in the distance, Meng Wei stood quietly, watching all this with resentful eyes, jealousy and resentment in his heart surging like a tide...

(End of this chapter)