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"If you really encounter trouble, you can take your badge and go for help."
"I hope so,"
Zhao Yuan couldn't help but shake his head.
"If I had known those two girls would run away again, I should have tied them up and brought them back to Liangshan back in Liu Family Village on Peach Blossom Mountain!"
"Brother, what about Master Chen?"
Shi Qian asked for instructions,
"Have two squads of soldiers accompany him; let him go wherever he wants!"
Zhao Yuan said irritably,
"Also, be careful not to let that scoundrel Tie Niu run into him."
"This old Taoist priest has a foul and stubborn temper, but he also has excellent martial arts skills. On Liangshan, there are probably only a handful of people who can defeat him..."
Chapter 464 Taoist Priest, why don't you serve the imperial court?
Zhao Yuan crossed the marshland in a small boat.
They returned to Liangshan.
After a while,
Shi Qian also found a small boat from the inn.
It carried the old Taoist priest Chen Xizhen towards Liangshan.
Along the way,
Chen Xizhen was looking around.
I wonder if he silently memorized the path into the water.
Shi Qian did not stop it.
This Liangshan has eight hundred li of water.
All around were reed marshes.
The naval forces atop Liangshan wanted to use the reeds to alter their waterways.
It's not too difficult.
Chen Xizhen has now memorized the route to enter.
It had absolutely no effect.
Chen Xizhen quickly realized this as well.
He sat in the small boat,
Looking at Shi Qian across from him.
Unable to resist mocking,
"Such a good place, yet it's been given to you bandits for nothing!"
Shi Qian referred to himself as a bandit.
There was no major reaction.
He just smiled and said,
"Master Dao 333 is mistaken!"
"The Liangshan Marsh, spanning eight hundred li, has achieved its current grandeur entirely thanks to my elder brother's skillful management of this place!"
"If you had come a year ago, when Wang Lun was in charge of Liangshan, he probably wouldn't have said such things!"
Chen Xizhen frowned.
I wanted to say something in rebuttal,
But the words were already on the tip of her tongue.
But in the end, he swallowed it back.
He also knew,
At this point, Qian was telling the truth.
One year ago,
Although Liangshan Marsh had some reputation in the martial arts world...
But at best, it was just a larger bandit hideout.
Let alone the imperial court,
It refers to the local government.
They didn't even take them seriously!
Who knew that after Zhao Yuan occupied Liangshan,
In just over half a year, (bica)
Liangshan has undergone earth-shattering changes!
Not only did people throughout Shandong fear it like a tiger,
Even in the imperial court,
Officials have also mentioned this on numerous occasions.
We must attack Liangshan as soon as possible.
To prevent them from growing bigger again!
"With Zhao Dalang's abilities, how wonderful it would be if he could serve the imperial court?"
Chen Xizhen couldn't help but say,
"Isn't serving the country with utmost loyalty and making great contributions far more promising than staying here as a bandit?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Qian
He immediately scoffed.
"Master, you must be joking!"
"Do you know how many of my brothers on Liangshan Mountain joined us because they had nowhere else to turn?"
"Take Lin Chong, for example. He's also from Dongjing. Surely you, Taoist priest, know all about his affairs?"
"Instructor Lin has great martial arts skills, but he can't even protect his own home in Tokyo!"
"In the end, he suffered the loss of his family and was forced to flee into the world!"
"That Teacher Xu Ning was framed and exiled to the north simply because his family's precious armor caught the eye of a powerful figure. He almost suffered the same fate as Instructor Lin, losing his wife and children!"
"And then there's Pei Xuan, the Iron-Hole Clerk. Just because he's upright and refuses to compromise his principles, he's been ostracized by his superiors!"
"Xu Guanzhong, the top scholar, was imprisoned simply for submitting a memorial opposing the alliance with the Jin to attack Liaodong!"
"If my brother hadn't rushed all the way to Tokyo to save him, he would have been beheaded long ago!"
"With these brothers setting a precedent, why does the Taoist priest still want us to serve the imperial court?"
Shi Qian scoffed.
"Do you want us all to end up like Instructor Lin and Teacher Xu?"
"Not to mention us, even Master Chen himself,"
Shi Qian mocked,
"As far as I know, Gao Qiu was a disciple of the Taoist priest, yet last year he forcibly seized the grave of the Taoist priest's deceased wife!"
"Since you keep urging us to serve the Song court, why don't you do the same?"
"this........"
Chen Xizhen was speechless.
After a long pause, he finally spoke.
"This is all the work of treacherous and wicked men! His Majesty is exceptionally wise; sooner or later he will discover the true colors of these villains, and then the court will be restored to order..."
Before he finished speaking,
Then Shi Qian chuckled.
"Taoist Master, please don't joke. If the emperor were truly as wise as you say, how could he not recognize the true colors of these treacherous officials?"
"In my opinion, that old emperor is simply incompetent and muddleheaded!"
"Otherwise, we wouldn't treat these treacherous villains as treasures, while driving all the truly capable and talented people to our Jianghu outlaw world!"
"You! How dare you slander His Majesty!"
Chen Xizhen was furious!
"Taoist Master, have you forgotten where you are right now?"
Shi Qian mocked,
"Our Liangshan sect has always been about rebellion, let alone mocking that dog emperor!"
"Even if we storm Tokyo and take that dog emperor's life, it's only a matter of time!"
Chapter 465 Chen Xizhen, Numb from the Shock
Shi Qian received a few words,
This infuriated Chen Xizhen!
The old Taoist priest was intent on turning against him.
Again, all around were reed beds.
He can't swim at all!
If this offends the people of Liangshan,
Those trapped in this reed bed,
Wouldn't that mean we'd be crying out to heaven, but heaven wouldn't answer, and crying out to earth, but earth wouldn't respond?
Thinking of this,
The old Taoist priest could only suppress his anger.
He remained silent with a dark expression.
The rest of the journey is yet to come.
Neither of them spoke.
After the small boat docked at the golden sand beach
Shi Qian waved.
Two squads of soldiers guarding the mountain stronghold were summoned!
"This is the chieftain's guest. He's going to take a walk around the mountain. Remember, you must protect him at all times!"
After Shi Qian gave instructions to the soldiers,
Then, looking at Chen Xizhen, he said with a forced smile,
"Master Chen, my brother has already given you enough face,"
"On my Liangshan Mountain, there's nothing to hide from anyone's secrets,"
"However, there are some places that outsiders cannot freely enter or leave, so please be careful, Daoist!"
"I have come here only to find my daughter and niece!"
Chen Xizhen replied in a muffled voice.
"In that case, please make yourself at home, Taoist priest!"
Shi Qian smiled slightly, then turned and left.