Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 21 Cai Fu: Then won’t we be the ones who are taken advantage of?
It is impossible to catch up with them, because the one ridden by Yu Bao and his four companions is the Qilin beast, one of the top ten thousand-mile horses in the world of Water Margin!

The remaining three are all slow horses, how can we catch them?
That’s it for now, let’s eat first.

Since they were already on the same path, Jiao Ting sat down and squeezed into a table with Cai Fu and the others to have a drink together.

Having just experienced the beatings of society, Jiao Ting, who had always been rude and indifferent, also learned how to behave in society.

Holding up a full bowl of wine, Jiao Ting smiled and said:

"Brothers, this is all my fault for being so abrupt!
"I will drink three bowls of wine as a reward myself!

“Tons… tons… tons…”

Jiao Ting drank three bowls of wine in one breath to express his sincerity.

Cai Fu chuckled: "Good alcohol tolerance."

As Cai Fu spoke and laughed, the atmosphere immediately became harmonious, and Jiao Ting knew who was the big brother among them.

"My little brother is 'shameless' Jiao Ting!"

Jiao Ting clasped his hands together, looked respectfully at Cai Fu first, then at Lu Junyi, and finally turned around and bowed:
"May I ask your names, gentlemen?"

Without Cai Fu and Lu Junyi speaking personally, Yan Qing took the initiative to introduce:

“The boy Yanqing is just a nobody, not worth mentioning.

"This is my master, Lu Junyi, known in the martial arts world as the 'Hebei Jade Unicorn'!"

"hiss--"

Jiao Ting couldn't help but gasp and bowed his head.

“It turned out to be Mr. Lu in person!
"I've long heard that Mr. Lu is unrivaled in spear and staff skills, one of the three best in Hebei!
“Seeing it today, it is indeed extraordinary!

"Disrespect, disrespect!"

Yan Qing then introduced Cai Fu: "This is my master's sworn brother, Cai Fu!
"He's known as 'Sai Xuande' and 'King of the Northern Swords' in the Jianghu!"

"Oh--"

Jiao Ting was greatly surprised and bowed his head again:

“It turned out to be Cai Daowang in person!
"When I passed by Daming Prefecture the other day, the people in the city were all saying—

Sai Xuande righteously releases Yu Qilin, while Cai Daowang burns Daming Mansion!

"King Cai Dao is a man of great righteousness. I have long wanted to join him, but I regret that we have no chance to meet!
"God has mercy on us and we have met here today. If King Cai Dao doesn't forsake me, I am willing to follow him!

"Hold the whip and follow the pedal!"

Sai Xuande righteously releases Yu Qilin, and Cai Daowang burns Daming Mansion?

Cai Fu was originally very happy. He became famous in one battle and became well-known so quickly.

And because he was bound to Lu Junyi, it was like standing on the shoulders of giants!
The more famous Lu Junyi becomes in the future, the more famous I will become!
It's a good thing, but the "cleaver king" sounds too disgusting, and I can't correct it myself...

Cai Fu felt very upset when he thought that from now on he would be called "King of Cleaver" wherever he went.

However, Cai Fu also knew why Jiao Ting had lost face wherever he went. How could he praise one and criticize the other in person?

Fortunately, Lu Junyi and Cai Fu were of the same mind, and he was also very generous. Seeing that Cai Fu was silent, he helped Jiao Ting to move forward:
"Brother, I think Brother Jiao Ting is a real man. Why don't you give him another chance?"

"That's fine."

Cai Fu then spoke:
"Find my second brother's mount, and we'll be brothers from now on."

Jiao Ting was prepared to be rejected. He had been rejected so many times that he was already used to it and felt embarrassed...

Unexpectedly, when one seems to be at the end of one's rope, there is a new hope. Jiao Ting was so excited that he bowed down once again:

"Thank you, brother. I will definitely find your mount!"

Cai Fu and Lu Junyi smiled at each other. After becoming sworn brothers, they spent every day together and gradually developed a tacit understanding.

Yan Qing introduced Cai Qing again. After Jiao Ting and Cai Qing had said “I’ve heard a lot about you”, they sat down again and drank.

"Brothers, as far as I know, Yu Baosi always sells the good horses he gets to Zengtou City.

"I've been to Zengtou City and met Su Ding, the deputy teacher there."

Jiao Ting talked about the incident in Zengtou City:

"When we get to Zengtou City, I'll ask Teacher Su to buy the horse back..."

"Wait!"

Cai Fu interrupted him:

“What did you just say?
"Let us pay for our own horses? Wouldn't that make us the ones being taken advantage of?"

"How can I let my brother pay?"

Jiao Ting quickly said, "Since it was you who asked to retrieve the horse for Mr. Yuan, of course I'll pay for it..."

"nonsense!"

Cai Fu slammed the table and said, "You went with me, so your payment is equivalent to mine, isn't it?"

Jiao Ting was stunned: "Brother, what you mean is..."

"He stole our horse, and since we are the owners, he should return the horse to us!
"You have to kneel down and apologize to us!"

Cai Fu said confidently: "Otherwise, don't blame us for getting mad!"

Lu Junyi agreed: "Brother, you are right!"

Are you crazy?
Jiao Ting's face turned pale. "Brother, you don't know that Zengtou City is a powerful force and is not to be trifled with!"

Cai Fu asked knowingly, "How big is it?"

Jiao Ting first ran to tell the shopkeeper not to disturb him, then came back and lowered his voice to introduce Zengtou City to Cai Fu:

"Zeng Nong, the lord of Zengtou City, is over fifty years old and originally from the Great Jin.

“When I was young, I came to the Central Plains to trade ginseng and amassed a fortune.

"Because he was strong and skilled in martial arts, he dominated the village and renamed it 'Zengtou City'. Even the government officials did not dare to offend him!
Zeng Nong had five sons: the eldest, Zeng Tu; the second, Zeng Mi; the third, Zeng Suo; the fourth, Zeng Kui; and the fifth, Zeng Sheng. Together they were known as the 'Five Tigers of the Zeng Family'!
"We've invited two more heroes to be our teachers. Teacher Su is our deputy, and the principal is Shi Wengong. We've gathered five to seven thousand men..."

"Wait!"

This time it was Lu Junyi who interrupted him:

"What did you say the teacher's name was?"

"Shi Wengong!"

Jiao Ting was confused, but seeing Lu Junyi's attention, he focused on the following:
"Although he is unknown in the martial arts world, I have seen his spear skills, and he is indeed invincible!"

"So this guy is hiding in Zengtou City!"

Lu Junyi's expression suddenly changed, and Cai Fu pretended to be clueless:

"Second brother, do you recognize this person?"

"More than just recognition?"

Lu Junyi almost bit his teeth:
"This guy is a traitor to my sect!"

Cai Fu frowned: "Is this really true?"

Lu Junyi gritted his teeth when talking about Shi Wengong:

"Ten years ago, this guy stole my sect's secret manual and even injured my master!
"I only regret that I was in Daming Prefecture at the time, and my second junior brother was also in Tokyo, so I couldn't teach this traitor a lesson on the spot!

"After this guy escaped, my second apprentice brother and I couldn't find him. It turns out he was hiding in Zengtou City!

"It would be fine if I didn't know where he was, but now that I know, how can I not clean up the mess on Master's behalf?"

This is the secret that Cai Fu doesn’t know.

Although Cai Fu wanted to know the details, seeing that Lu Junyi didn't want to elaborate in public, Cai Fu didn't ask any more questions and slammed the table:
"In that case, our trip isn't just about finding horses!"

Jiao Ting was almost crying: "Shi Wengong is the master of the 'Five Tigers of the Zeng Family'!

"If we kill him, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave Zengtou City..."

Cai Fu sneered, "Then let's do it to Zengtou City as well!"

"hiss--"

Jiao Ting couldn't help but gasp:
"Brothers, there are at least five to seven thousand men in Zengtou City..."

"so what?"

Cai Fu disagrees:

"Even Daming Prefecture can't stop me. How does Zengtou City compare to Daming Prefecture?"

At this point, Cai Fu's mouth curled up into a playful smile:

“If you are afraid, take us to Zengtou City and you can leave on your own!

"All grudges are now written off!"

(End of this chapter)