Book 21 - Chapter 4 (1/2)
Book 21 Chapter 4 – Fortune Makes The Man
Upon returning to Xiapi, before even sitting coures [orig people with head and face] of the neighboring towns and counties who ca the’s inner circle
One of theed about thirty, tall and ’s ho, located between Xiapi and Donghai He illing to surrender Muyang, which was tanta’s bag
Kou Zhong was greatly surprised and asked the reason, Li Xingyuan snorted coldly and said, “Li Zitong is harsh and merciless, he employs only close and distant relatives, and not based on talent or ability, his insight narrow and shallow, absolutely not a yuan hesitated and could not enerals under ricultural leaders, froree to seek shelter under Shao Shuai Only then did Xingyuan understand the iance’”
Kou Zhong could not help laughing; he said, “Xingyuan is honest enough, I like this kind of straightforward hai situation currently?”
Li Xingyuan replied, “Donghai County is currently under the leadershi+p of Li Zitong’s younger brother Li Ziyun, so they will never surrender to Shao Shuai Moreover, they have adequate rations and fodder; a year or a half shouldn’t be any proble asked, “What kind of person is Li Ziyun?”
Li Xingyuan replied in disdain, “Other than bullying and hu the fat and wealth of the people, what else does he know? Precisely because Li Zitong knew that he is bold but not very astute that he appointed rotten ghost scholar Tong Shuwen to be his Junshi+ [military counselor] This man is extre [ie idiot]”
Highly interested, Kou Zhong pursued further, “Why did Xingyuan call hi his teeth in anger, Li Xingyuan replied, “Tong Shuwen loves to call himself a noble and virtuous man the most, always claies, that his learning was the Way of the E onto his reedy of flowers’, he has ruined the reputation and integrity of I don’t kno hters did not escape his clutch Were it not for his superior , two brothers’ protection, someone would have cut hi deduced that this yuan’s rateful that he was not a wohai, this man is the key If we can remove him, no matter how vicious Li Ziyun is, he will only be a toothless tiger Does Xingyuan have any good proposal?”
Li Xingyuan showed a difficult expression; he said, “In Donghai, there is no oneShuwen; therefore, not only he is very careful, his action is secretive, even going to bed at night, he never sleeps in the sahts in a row To assassinate Li Ziyun is a bit easier”
Kou Zhong yuan cayuan replied, “Although Tong Shuwen has his spies a my men, he can’t conceal it from me This time I am especially careful; they shouldn’t be aware”
Kou Zhong happily said, “In that case it ork! Xingyuan should return to Muyang immediately, keep it under the lid, wait for me to draft a comprehensive plan, and then I will coordinate with you for further action”
Li Xingyuan nodded his acknowledgeyuan has a presurant it”
Kou Zhong cheerfully said, “We are now brothers, whatever load you have in your yuan spoke in low voice, “I wish for Shao Shuai to start off leniently, don’t let disaster befall the cohai County”
Taken aback, Kou Zhong laughed and said, “That is not presumptuous request! That is compassion, plus it is in accordance with the Heaven’s law Xingyuan, set your heart at ease If the only way to capture Donghai is by , will definitely refuse to do it If I break this oath, , die a horrible death”
Severely shaken, Li Xingyuan prostrated hi
Kou Zhong hastily helped hi the yuan hurriedly left
His hind leg had just left, Chen Changlin’s front leg already stepped over the Mansion’s gate Greatly delighted, Kou Zhong went out to ht nohat he craved thesun, a fishi+ng boat was slowly docking on the pier outside the city of Baling
Bu Tianzhi, disguised as a fisherate, and whispered in his ear, “Ziling e is flourishi+ng greatly, plus he has ample financial resources, and has attracted countless martial artYushan is his favored et of assassination; therefore, he always havethe Scarface Heroeyes did not change the least bit; re tranquil and calm, he said, “Based on what Zhi Shu [uncle] knows, is there any formidable character that I have to pay special attention to?”
Bu Tianzhi replied, “There are five who can be considered first class martial art reat strength, Hercules, titan] Bao Rang This ’[1] is extremely well-known in the Great River Basin area; he trains hard skill from lower quality external school like to Tie Bu Shan [lit iron cloth gar’s first-class internal true qi, that he has become a wonder whom the southern Wulin people discuss enthusiastically This man is ruthless; he has enee in Xiao Xian, thequietly
Bu Tianzhi continued, “The second one is ‘E quan’ [Vicious Dog] Qu Wuju [his given naroup of horse-, but since he provoked aClan, who hunted him for a thousand li, he ran away alone So His vicious na His expertise is in a pair of big iron hammers called the ‘Mysterious Thunder’; extremely difficult to deal with Ay! If you can avoid hi coldly said, “Anybody who tries to stopback Su Jie and her child will die!” The tone of his voice carried his no-return determination
Bu Tianzhi knew that persuasion would not do any good, thereupon he sih they cannot surpass these two, but their na Tu’ [lit exiled disciple] Su Chao, a saw tooth saber user; ‘Su Yi Rusheng’ [lit plain-clothed Confucian scholar] Xie Fengge, an expert in 38--the- the younger generation of the south, and finally ‘Niu Lang’ [lit cowherd] Zhu Zhong His weapon is qi’s 108 truncheons’, variation is countless, definitelyboat touched the dock
Without saying anything, Xu Ziling went ashore and entered the city
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Chen Changlin strode inside; reaching out to grab Kou Zhong’s shoulders, his eyes shone arm expression as he happily said, “When I heard the news that Kou Xiong and Xu Xiong were nearly killed by wang shi+chong, that old thief who forget favors and violate justice that day, I immediately rushed back to the Eastern Capital to question that old thief, how can he bite the hand that feeds hi quarrel with hiood Without any better option, I left in fury Fortunately, soon after I heard that you gained s troops to inflict defeat on Yuwen Huaji’s elite and powerful troops Thereupon I traveled at double speed to co has just left the city, and only today do I have the chance to see Kou Xiong Where is Ziling?”
Kou Zhong was tongue-tied; he said, “Turns out you were also looking for s to find you Changlin Xiong is so bold; you have the guts to contradict that old ghost shi+chong”
It was only now did he start to understand that Chen Changlin was a good man as cold at the outside but warm in the inside Usually he was honest and unaffected but not talkative, but as soon as he saw soer, he absolutely would pursue justice with no second thoughts Even ood friends
Chen Changlin let go of his hands and said with a cold snort, “wang shi+chong still does not dare to kill me, because it was Old Yi who recommended me One more day he has not really becouts to offend the entire ‘white way’ Wulin Where is Ziling Xiong?”
Wrapping his ar pulled hi went to Baling for a sht tiy for the corohile Changlin Xiong will also be able to get rid of Shen Lun, to avenge that anilin’s eyes lit up i the street, neither fast nor sloard Xiang Yushan’s big house Baling looked just like he remembered it, except there were more people around
His mind was exceptionally calate, he already cast all worries about Susu, as well as his eagerness to see her again, aside, because he had now arrived at the destination The only thing left to think about was how to accooal, as clearly and as infallible as possible He did not have to waste his thought on other things
To get Susu,was not difficult at all The problem was how to convince Susu, for which he would need to expose the cruel truth to her
The ancient long street; the buildings everywhere Inside the city, along thethe northern and southern parts of Baling, Xu Ziling walked pass layer upon layer ofthe street Along the way he recalled the old affair of Yang Xuyan’s failed assassination atte Mansion’s– horizontal/across, lian – refined (as in refiningDipper (constellation) Not sure if this is a typo, the text see’ recently
Book 21 Chapter 4 - Part 2
Ysabel, Xiaohu, Spy, HPC, DongBin, Chua, Jaya, you are welcome Tail, have you found the answer, or are you still wondering? Sky, taking a break froood for me Akolaw, thanks, with your per, I am an auage rules (whatever that is) Paona, I'll let him comment hi finished telling Chen Changlin his story, Chen Changlin put the cup of tea he has been holding in his hands on the s his head, and said, “Mariti as it is profitable,is that we uarantee that the sea and the river course are safe That means ill have to have superior navy, and put the ays in our territory under control”
Kou Zhong agreed, “I have thought about that as well,” he said, “Bu Tianzhi of Jukun Bang already agreed to pledge the fleet of shi+ps under his coe warshi+ps, which is five too many; all came from the old Sui dynasty, which they seized as the spoils of war Other comparatively so shi+ps, they have hundreds”
Chen Changlin’s spirit greatly aroused, he said, “It’s entirely different story! The e number of experienced and carefulas we can train for sea battle, refurbish old warshi+p, build nearshi+p to adapt to the local ays, there will come a day where ill dominate the seas and the rivers, to unify the word”
Staring blankly, Kou Zhong said, “You seelin s! Our top priority this moment is to recruit a batch of fine shi+pbuilders; first, to work on the refurbishi+ng of the old shi+ps And then, when the preparation is cohai County’s sea traffic, breaking the sea link between Donghai County and Jiangdu At that ti beaten, with absolutely no strength to fight back”