Liu Tang and Yang Lin led An Daoquan and Li Qiaonu to stay in Xuanhua for a night. The next day, they took a boat down the river and quickly arrived at Yangzhou.
The four of them rented a boat in Yangzhou and traveled north along the Grand Canal.
If there were no accidents, they would be able to reach Liangshan Lake along the Grand Canal.
Who would have thought that it was now winter, and the northern winds were gradually rising. The weather was getting colder by the day, and the clouds were gathering. A heavy snowfall fell.
The Grand Canal was frozen as a result. The four of them had just arrived at Biantang Town when the canal was sealed off. The boats were also frozen in the river and could not move.
Liu Tang looked at the heavy snow outside and could not help but curse,"This damned heavens are so ignorant. They don't know that when I return to Liangshan, there will be another heavy snow.”
An Daoquan frowned." Now that the canal is frozen, we can only walk to Liangshan. But Miss Li is a woman. How can she walk so much?"”
Li Qiaonu, who was wrapped in a fur cloak, hurriedly said,"I can walk this short distance. It's a good time to move around and warm my body.”
" How about this?" Yang Lin muttered." I'll go to the town to see if anyone is selling mules and horses for Miss Li to ride. I'll also get some food back."”
" Brother, hurry up and go," Liu Tang quickly said." It's best if you bring back some wine. It'll be warmer if you drink it."”
Yang Lin immediately picked up his pen and gun and went to Biantang Town. After walking around, he finally bought a donkey and prepared a lot of food before returning to the ship.
Yang Lin had just walked to the river when he saw a Taoist priest walking toward him on the frozen surface of the canal.
"This Daoist priest is so bold. The canal has just frozen. If the ice river breaks, even if he doesn't die, he will lose half his life!”
Yang Lin saw that this Taoist priest was walking on flat ground and was not afraid of the thin layer of ice. He could not help but praise in his heart. This person was really bold.
After a while, the Daoist priest walked up to the shore. He was lucky that the ice surface did not crack.
Yang Lin's heart skipped a beat. He immediately went up and said,"Please, Daoist Priest."
The Taoist priest glanced at Yang Lin and asked,""You called me?"
"There's only you and me here, so I'm naturally calling you," said Yang Lin.”
"Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?" The Taoist priest smiled.”
" You're really interesting," said Yang Lin curiously." I've only called out to you once, and you're already causing trouble?" Even if there is trouble, I am not afraid!"
" To tell you the truth," the Taoist priest said," I offended a few local tycoons in Xuzhou. They forced me to leave. Biantang Town is not far from Xuzhou. I'm doing this for your own good."”
Yang Lin didn't care about this. He said," I don't care what local tyrant he is. Even if the Xuzhou Zhizhou comes, as long as he makes the master unhappy, I will stab seven or eight holes in him."”
The Taoist priest was shocked and said,"You're so arrogant!" I'm Fan Rui. May I ask your name?”
"This…"
Yang Lin had the intention to not answer, but if he did not answer, he would lose his momentum. Moreover, because of the heavy snow around the canal, there were not many people around. He did not have to worry about too many people.
Looking at the Taoist priest in front of him, he seemed to have some ability. However, Yang Lin was confident that if he dared to make a fuss, he would finish him off first.
"My name is Yang Lin, nicknamed Jin Baozi. I'm a hero of Liangshan." Xu Prefecture is not far from Jeju. I'm sure you've heard that we killed all the military supervisors and regimental training envoys of Jeju. Do you think I'm afraid of a mere Xu Prefecture Zhizhou?”
Fan Rui was shocked when he heard this. He sized up Yang Lin from head to toe. He did not expect to bump into the famous Liangshan hero outside Biantang Town.
"Are you really a Liangshan hero?" Fan Rui asked for confirmation.
"I don't change my name. Who dares to impersonate me?”Yang Lin snorted and stared at the Taoist priest.
"I've long heard of Mount Liang's great name. He carried out justice on behalf of the heavens, eliminating the evil and pacifying the good. I only regret that no one recommended me to the mountain.”
Fan Rui did not say anything and bowed.
Yang Lin was a little surprised. He went forward to help him up and said,"What's wrong? Aren't you going to report it to the authorities?"
Fan Rui laughed and said," F * ck the officials. I've lived for half my life and suffered the filth of the officials. I gradually drifted to Xuzhou." Who knew that I would offend the local tyrant just as I gained a firm foothold. That person only spent some silver to bribe me in front of the government office and chased me out of the city.”
"Brother, you might not know this, but before I crossed the river just now, I swore to myself that as long as the ice doesn't crack, I will live in the mountains and forests and be a strong man who lives freely and happily.”
"I see that you're also a Taoist priest. Why are you so down and out?" Yang Lin asked in confusion.”
Because Emperor Zhao Ji believed in Taoism, the status of Taoist priests rose along the way. The local government could not be easily offended, so why was Fan Rui so down and out?
Fan Rui smiled bitterly and said," I was originally from Puzhou. In my early years, I was also a Master of Quanzhen. Who knew that the year was not good for me? Now, I have already lost my Taoist record."”
Ever since Fan Rui lost his Taoist title, he gradually drifted to Xuzhou. He made a living by reading feng shui and illnesses. He did not expect to gradually become famous, so he offended the local tyrant of Xuzhou.
Fan Rui was also good at using the meteor hammer. He appeared and disappeared like a ghost, and ordinary people could not get close to him. However, what was the use of this? He was alone and weak, so he could only leave Xuzhou in a sorry state.
Because of this incident, the resentment that Fan Rui had accumulated over the years suddenly exploded. He completely let go of his courage and planned to find those two brothers and become a strong person who did not care about the world.
Who would have thought that he would meet the Brocade Leopard of Liangshan just after crossing this ice river? This immediately made him change his mind. Why not follow this Brocade Leopard to join the Shui Po Liangshan?
Yang Lin was enlightened when he heard this. A Taoist priest who had lost his Taoist identity would not be recognized by the government and could only be considered a wild Taoist priest.
At this time, Taoist priests and monks could not be considered monks just because they wore a Taoist robe or shaved their heads bald.
Just like when Lu Zhishen became a monk, Minister Zhao had long bought a Five Flowers Certificate. This thing was equivalent to an identity card, and it was not cheap.
At this time, Cai Jing and the others wanted to amass money for Zhao Ji's expenses, so they marked the price of the certificate and sold it as goods. Each certificate was worth at least a hundred strings.
In other words, if one did not have money, they could not even be a monk or a Daoist priest.
"I see!"
Yang Lin nodded and said," I still have three companions over there. Why don't you come with me and have a drink to warm yourself up?"”
"I can't ask for more!" Fan Rui said happily.
The two of them went to the boat together. Yang Lin introduced them to Fan Rui, and they could be considered to have gotten to know each other.
When Liu Tang heard that there was a hero who wanted to join them, he quickly called Fan Rui to sit down. He spread out the wine and meat that Yang Lin had bought, and everyone began to eat and drink on the boat.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Fan Rui said,"I've been in Xuzhou for many years and got to know two good brothers. One of them is called Xiang Chong, a native of Pei County, Xuzhou. He's good at using a dough card and has twenty-four throwing knives on his back. He can kill people within a hundred steps and hit them without fail.”
"The other is called Li Gun, a native of Pi County. He also uses a dough card and has twenty-four javelins on his back. He can kill people within a hundred steps with a hundred percent accuracy.”
Fan Rui originally wanted to look for these two people, but he met Yang Lin on the way. Not only did he plan to go to Liangshan to join the gang, but he also planned to pull these two brothers up the mountain.
The reason was the same as Zhu Fu. Not only was it to unite for warmth, but it was also to prevent others from looking down on them.
Fan Rui knew his limits. He had the Qi Huang Technique, but he wasn't a famous doctor. Compared to An Daoquan, the difference was like the difference between a gold and a king.
Moreover, his martial arts skills were average. He could only be considered a hero among ordinary people. He could not defeat a true hero, let alone go into battle to kill the enemy.
The art of war and strategy were even more ordinary. Fan Rui knew that he was not as good as the Moor Lord of Mount Liang, but in terms of geomancy, he was very good.
It was just that in Fan Rui's opinion, this kind of ability was most likely useless on Liangshan.
Therefore, Fan Rui had to pull Li Gun and Xiang Chong along. With the three of them going up the mountain together, it would naturally not be bad.
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