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

Chapter 23 Zengtou City

madman!

They are all crazy!
Jiao Ting was upset and couldn't sleep. He tossed and turned in bed like he was making leek dumplings.

He had been to Zengtou City and knew how powerful Zengtou City was, and he also knew how strong Shi Wengong's martial arts were!
For Cai Fu and his men to go to Zengtou City to kill Shi Wengong, isn't that like a moth flying into a flame and an egg hitting a rock?

Jiao Ting didn't know where Cai Fu got such strong confidence, nor did he know who gave Cai Fu the courage...

He just knew that he didn't want to die.

They were just a chance acquaintance, so there was no need for him to accompany Cai Fu to death, right?
Thirty-six strategies, walking is the best strategy!
go!
Jiao Ting gritted his teeth and glared, tiptoed to the window, and carefully pushed it open.

It was a dark and windy night, with no one around.

Although the second floor is a bit high, coincidentally, there is a branch of a big tree extending out from outside the window.

With both hands on the windowsill, Jiao Ting raised one leg, but hesitated:

I swore an oath, and it would be bad to just leave like that, right?

Besides, Cai Fu let me live alone because he trusted me. If I left, wouldn’t I be betraying Cai Fu’s trust?

“Shameless” ah “shameless”…

Do I really want to be a "shameless" person for the rest of my life?
Never mind, I'll just take Cai Fu and the others to Zengtou City, and I won't go into Zengtou City with them...

Jiao Ting finally made a decision, breathed a sigh of relief, and retracted his thigh.

After gently closing the window, Jiao Ting returned to bed. After making the decision, he was able to fall asleep...

At the same time, in the room next to him, Yan Qing was sitting on the windowsill with his back against the window frame, silently wiping the short arrow.

It was a dark and windy night outside, and there was no light in the room. Yan Qing was hidden in the darkness, with only the occasional flash of an arrow.

Hearing the window next door close and snoring after a moment of silence inside, Yan Qing smiled.

After carefully pinning the three shiny short arrows on the inside of his clothes, Yan Qing lightly jumped off the windowsill.

Yan Qing returned to the bed and lay down.

Although Yan Qing knew that Lu Junyi would not be back tonight, he still left half of the bed for Lu Junyi.

Yan Qing closed his eyes and fell asleep with his clothes on.

He sleeps very lightly, his long eyelashes tremble slightly, and he will wake up immediately at the slightest movement.

It has been like this every night for so many years.

……

"Is this Zengtou City?"

Three days later, Cai Fu and his party arrived in Zengtou City.

Cai Fu, who was here for the first time, subconsciously observed the terrain, but saw:
It is surrounded by wild water and high hills on three sides.

The river harbor beside the ditch is like a coiled snake, and the willow forest below the moat is as dense as rain.

From a high place, I can see the dense green shade, but no houses in sight;

Nearby, there are green shadows lurking, deep in the stockade...

Just as described in the original book, there are mountains and water, the terrain is very dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The area of ​​hundreds of miles is large enough, no wonder Zeng Nong can support five to seven thousand troops in Zengtou City.

"King Cai Dao, Mr. Lu, keep going along this road. When you reach a forked river port, there will be three more forked roads."

Jiao Ting stopped and told Cai Fu and Lu Junyi:

“Originally, all three forks in the road could lead to Zengtou City, but Zengtou City set traps on two of them.

"The traps are adjusted from time to time, so the fork in the road leading to Zengtou City often changes.

“If there is no one to guide you, and an outsider doesn’t know what’s going on and falls into a trap, you’re in danger of death.

"Every afternoon, village women wash clothes near Sancha River Harbor. If you want to know more, just ask them.

“As long as they confirm that you are a true buyer, they will tell you which way to go.

"But if they think you're not a buyer and have bad intentions, they might point you in the wrong direction...

Cai Fu frowned and said, "How can Zengtou City do business if it's so troublesome?"

“It wasn’t that troublesome originally…”

Jiao Ting told everything he knew:
"In March, Liangshan Lake and Zengtou City fought a battle.

"Chao Gai, the 'Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King', the leader of Liangshan Lake, was killed by Shi Wengong's poisonous arrow.

"Although Liangshanpo has withdrawn its troops, from then on, anyone entering Zengtou City must first pass this checkpoint..."

"So that's it!" Cai Fu suddenly realized:

In fact, Liangshanpo was afraid of Zengtou City, and Zengtou City was also afraid of Liangshanpo.
"Well, if you don't come in with us..."

Cai Fu gave Jiao Ting a meaningful look:
"You can go now."

Jiao Ting was stunned.

In fact, he thought a lot in these three days.

Although he is not a smart man, he is not a fool either.

He guessed that Cai Fu wanted to kill Shi Wengong, and thought that he most likely wanted to take advantage of his relationship with Su Ding.

At least his participation is required.

After all, Cai Fu only has a few people, so it would be good to have him to keep watch.

But he didn't expect Cai Fuzhen to let him go without even a warning.

Isn’t Cai Fu afraid that he will inform on the matter?

Jiao Ting subconsciously glanced at Lu Junyi, then at Yan Qing, and then at Cai Qing...

Cai Qing waved his hand at him and said, "Let's go!"

Jiao Ting was stunned for two seconds, then hesitantly faced Cai Fu and the others and retreated step by step.

Cai Fu and the others no longer paid any attention to Jiao Ting. They gathered together to discuss matters, letting Jiao Ting walk further and further away...

After walking back dozens of steps, Jiao Ting was finally sure that Cai Fu had really let him go.

Inexplicably, my heart feels empty...

After Jiao Ting left, Cai Fu and the others went into the woods on the side of the road.

After a while, four people went in and three came out.

Yan Qing's hair and face became oily and powdered, and a yellow flower was inserted in his temples.

He was dressed like a dissolute rich young man, and astride a horse, he exuded the air of excessive indulgence.

Cai Fu dressed up as a family guard and walked with his belly protruding.

Cai Qing dressed up as a groom and led Yan Qing's horse.

Yan Qing shielded his mouth with his folding fan and muttered a guilty plea:

"My two brothers, I'm sorry!"

"We are all brothers. If you continue to be so polite, I will beat you up!"

Cai Fu glared at him covertly.

Yan Qing chuckled.

He was just a personal servant of Lu Junyi.

No matter how good Lu Junyi was to him, he still treated him as his personal servant.

Cai Fu actually treated him as a brother, which made Yan Qing feel warm inside...

So the three of them began to role-play, walking and walking along the road until they arrived at Sanchahe Port.

Sure enough, at this time, a group of village women were washing clothes by the river.

This group of village women rolled up their sleeves and trouser legs, revealing their sturdy arms and strong calves.

That would have been fine, but she even opened her collar wide, revealing her well-developed chest muscles, not caring about men's gazes at all.

Yan Qing and Cai Qing were not lustful people, so Cai Qing said to Yan Qing simply:
"Their arms are thicker than yours!"

Yan Qing was very embarrassed, and Cai Fu came to his rescue:

"Brother, you only see the roughness?"

Cai Qing was stunned: "Brother, what did you see?"

Cai Fu did not answer, but asked Yan Qing:
"Xiao Yi, what did you see?"

Yan Qingchuan's crossbow shooting is accurate, so he naturally has excellent eyesight:

"Brother, they are not wearing Song Dynasty clothes!"

"Not bad!"

Cai Fu nodded with a smile: "Anything else?"

Yan Qing took another careful look, and suddenly his eyes fixed:
“They have hidden blades on their bodies, and they reflect light!
"They are not village women!"

(End of this chapter)