Chapter 8: Getting to know Lin Chong for the first time
The next day, it was Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu who came to wake them up.
The lake in the morning is a different kind of beauty. The rising sun shines on the rippling lake surface, making it look extremely peaceful.
The birds that spent the night in the reeds last night have long since disappeared, leaving only the reeds as tall as a person swaying gently in the breeze.
The two got up and washed their faces with lake water. They went to the water pavilion to have breakfast. Ruan Xiaoer was going to accompany Chao Yong on a lake tour.
Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Shijie Lake is only of this size. Brother Yong also saw most of it yesterday. Why don't we prepare some wine and meat for lunch here and go to Liangshan Water Pond for a day to let Brother Yong take a look?
The scenery of the small Dongting.”
Hearing this, Ruan Xiaoer shook his head and said: "If it were before, we would have gone to Liangshan, but now Lin Chong has gone to Liangshan, but he is the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Army in Tokyo, and his martial arts is very good. If there is a conflict, it will not help you or my brother."
You can also get out of the water, but I'm afraid it will hurt Brother Yong and my brother's sin will be great."
Chao Yong also wanted to see the geography of Liang Shanshuibo, and he also had confidence in his abnormal body. After a fight yesterday, although he knew that his boxing and kicking skills were still far behind, he relied on his divine power and felt that he was not a completely unmatched opponent. He was just a newborn.
Calves are not afraid of tigers. If it were a life and death fight, Ruan Xiaoqi would have many tricks to kill him.
"Second brother, I heard that Coach Lin is also a generous person. We are just visiting Liangshan, so I think he won't make it difficult for us. Besides, I also know some water skills, and Lin Chong is a land tiger. There are three brothers like him.
With the help of the dragon in the water, you can escape from the water together."
Ruan Xiaoer was very confident in his brother's water skills. Besides, the Liangshan water pool was also very vast, so he might not be able to hit Lin Chong. Seeing that Chao Yong insisted on going, he didn't say anything more.
Shijie Lake and Liangshan Water Park are connected by the same water. From Shijie Lake, you enter Liangshan Water Park.
Liangshan Water Park is much wider than Shijie Lake. The mountains are surrounded by huge waves, and the water touches the distant sky. In summer, the ground is covered with pink lotus flowers, and water gulls gather in the sky. The scenery is pleasant, so it is called Little Dongting.
Near the foot of Liangshan Mountain, there are thickets of reeds, crisscrossed harbors, and roads that are even more difficult to distinguish.
Ruan Xiaoqi put down the oar, pointed to the central peak of the water park, and said: "That's Liangshan over there. This 800-mile water park connects Wenshui and Jishui. To the west is the Yellow River and to the east is the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. In the middle of the water park
The largest island is Liangshan, which has four major peaks: Hutou Peak, Haoshan Peak, Xuefeng Mountain and Qinglong Mountain. Only the top of Hutou Peak is open and flat, where the group of birdmen set up camp. The northern slope of Liangshan Mountain is gentle and the scenery is good.
It's just that the group of birdmen set up a checkpoint there, so we can't go up. The southern slope is steep and dangerous, and there are many ravines on the east and west sides, making it difficult to climb. However, there are many other small islands in this water moor, and there are also some scenery.
, we can go to those small islands."
Chao Yong looked around and saw that although the Liangshan Mountains were not high, they rose up from the plains and looked particularly majestic and rough. Although the mountains were not big, they had undulating peaks and could hide many soldiers and horses.
As soon as a few people approached the waters of Liangshan, Liangshan's gangsters had seen it. They pulled out a small boat from the reed swamp and shouted: "Brother Ruan, the king has an order. People who are not from our village are not allowed to approach Liangshan, lest they be cheated."
We have seen the reality of the cottage. If you want to join the gang, we will go to the mountain to report it. If not, please come back. It is Lin Chong who is leading the team down the mountain today, and it will not look good if you bump into it."
Ruan Xiaoer heard this and shouted: "My brother is just going to the island in the lake to play, not to go to Liangshan."
Ruan Xiaoqi gritted his teeth and cursed: "It's a joke to Brother Yong. In the past, how could they dare to look directly at the master, but now they are using Lin Chong to bluff us? It's really a dog's advantage."
A few people walked around Liangshan and not far away, they saw several small boats rowing in the distance.
The person at the head was wearing a green tunic with a single collar, a spear in his hand, a leopard head with eyes, a swallow collar and a tiger beard. He was eight feet long and short in stature. He was thirty-four or five years old, with a gold seal on his face.
It was Lin Chong, the leopard-headed man. It turned out that a group of merchants happened to be passing by today. Lin Chong led his men to rob half of the goods and gained a lot. So he stopped robbing other passers-by and led them back to the mountains for business.
The Liangshan minions behind Lin Chong obviously recognized the three dragons in the water and were whispering to Lin Chong.
"Brother Yong, the leader is Lin Chong, the leopard head."
Ruan Xiaoqi still rowed the boat leisurely, with no intention of avoiding it.
When Chao Yong heard this, he smiled and said: "Since we bumped into each other, let's bow to him so that no one will say that our brothers are afraid of him."
Ruan Xiaoer originally intended to avoid Lin Chong and others, but when Chao Yong said this, he didn't want to show his cowardice.
When Lin Chong and others came closer, Chao Yong clasped his fists and said: "I have admired the name of Coach Lin for a long time, but I didn't expect to meet you today. Chao Yong of Dongxi Village and Ruan family of Shijie Village are so polite."
Lin Chong also asked people to stop the boat, clasped his fists and returned the salute, saying: "I have long admired the name of the Ruan family. I have also heard of the name of the three heroes of the Ruan family, but I just didn't have the opportunity to meet him. Isn't Brother Chao Yong a member of the Chao Gai tribe, the King of Tota?"
Chao Yong nodded and said with a smile: "Instructor Lin has a keen eye and is exactly my father."
Lin Chong cupped his fists and said, "I have heard for a long time that King Chao Tian is generous with his wealth and has great martial arts skills, but I have never had the opportunity to meet him. I didn't expect that I would bump into Brother Chao and the three heroes of the Ruan family here today. If the four of you are fine, why don't you go up the mountain with Lin Chong to talk."
Chao Yong was about to get close to Lin Chong, who was very skilled in martial arts. Hearing this, he said to Ruan Xiaoer: "Second brother, since Coach Lin has invited me, how about we follow him up the mountain for a talk?"
In the past two days, Ruan Xiaoer saw that although Chao Yong was young, he spoke freely, was generous with money, and said that his life would change in three months. He had already planned to follow him. He expected that Lin Chong, the instructor of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army, would not make them come to the mountain to attack him.
, then smiled and said: "It all depends on Brother Yong."
When Chao Yong heard this, he also said: "Master Lin invited me, but I dare not obey my order."
At this moment, the two teams stood together and came to the golden beach.
When Chao Yong looked at the shore, there were big trees hugging each other on both sides, and a broken gold pavilion in the middle of the mountain. Turning around again, he saw a large pass. In front of the pass were swords, guns, swords and halberds, bows, crossbows and spears, and wooden cannons on all sides.
Shi. Even in the daytime, the door is closed tightly. It is obvious that the guard is very strict.
As soon as everyone reached the gate, they heard the gatekeeper shouting: "Who is Leader Lin taking?"
Lin Chong said: "Hurry up and turn the switch on. These four are Chao Yong, the son of the King of Tota in Dongxi Village, and the three heroes of the Ruan family. Today we met four heroes in the water. Lin Chong invited them to go up the mountain to talk."
The guy didn't turn the switch on, but just shouted: "Master Lin, wait a moment, let us report to Chief Wang before we dare to let him go."
This was the first time that Lin Chong led someone up the mountain since he joined the gang. Unexpectedly, he was stopped outside the pass. Seeing the men behind the gate looking like they were facing a formidable enemy, he couldn't help but turn pale.
Ruan Xiaoqi said angrily: "Instructor Lin is just the leader of a cottage. He can't even take control of how many people he brings up the mountain. How happy is he in this cottage?"
When Ruan Xiaoer saw Ruan Xiaoqi talking so openly, he quickly pulled off Ruan Xiaoqi's sleeve.
Ruan Xiaoqi, however, looked like he was not complaining, shook off Ruan Xiaoer, and said: "Brother, don't stop me, let me finish. With Lin's martial arts skills, if you can't be the master of a copycat, why bother to suffer here.
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A trace of struggle flashed across Lin Chong's face, and he said after a while: "I'm sorry to say that, Lin Chong committed a heinous crime, and it's not easy to find a place to stay."
Chao Yong was deeply afraid that Ruan Xiaoqi would say something offensive to Lin Chong again, so he hurriedly said: "Every family has sutras that are difficult to recite. Xiaoqi should not say more."
When the group reported to the Juyi Hall, Wang Lunzheng, a scholar in white, and Du Qian, Yunli Jingang and Song Wan were drinking. When they heard that Lin Chong was leading people up the mountain, they immediately stopped drinking and started discussing.
When Lin Chong first joined the group, although there was a letter of recommendation from Chai Jin, Wang Lun was afraid that he had been the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards in Tokyo and was unwilling to let him join the group. Later, after everyone persuaded him, he reluctantly allowed Lin Chong to accept the letter of recommendation and became the official.
A four-headed leader.
Although Wang Lun, Du Qian, and Song Wan didn't have much ability, they were ranked above Lin Chong due to their seniority. After the three of them saw the fight between Lin Chong and the green-faced beast Yang Zhi, they were even more frightened by Lin Chong's martial arts.
, can only guard secretly, for fear that he will seize the position of village leader.
Du Qian thought for a while and said: "Chao Yong has never heard of it. The three men of the Ruan family are dragons in the water and are good at fists and kicks. The fishermen of Shijie Village are led by them. Before Lin Chong went up the mountain, he made many rude remarks to the village.
, I’m going up the mountain with Lin Chong today, I’m afraid I have bad intentions.”
Wang Lun nodded and said: "I also heard that these Ruan brothers are very disrespectful to us. Could it be that Lin Chong led them up the mountain to take our position."
Song Wanque said: "I heard that the imperial court has closed the Liang Mountains and rivers, and anyone who enters the land to make a living has to pay heavy taxes. Could they be here to join the gang?"
When Wang Lun heard this, he shook his head and said: "When Lin Chong went up the mountain before, I didn't want to keep him, just because he was so strong in martial arts that the three of me couldn't suppress him, but it was for Chai Daguan's sake that I let him take the top spot.
.If he is allowed to lead the three men of the Ruan family up the mountain again, this village will no longer be able to support us. If the two brothers come with me, we will definitely not be able to accommodate them if they want to join the gang."
Having made up their mind, Wang Lun and the other three gathered a group of confidants and gave them some instructions before going out to greet him.