The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber
Chapter 230 Male Succubus in Place
Chapter 230 Male Succubus in Place
With Mr. Zhan as the guarantor, Li Ping’er was acquitted and taken away from the prison by Mr. Zhan in court.
Originally, Master Zhan had no intention of taking her in, but now her husband had passed away and she had nowhere to go. Master Zhan was kind-hearted and couldn’t bear to see a beautiful woman suffer, so he had no choice but to take her in as well, reluctantly.
Those wicked people in the Hua Mansion thought that the Hua family was doomed, so they took away all the gold and silver and ran away. Now Li Ping’er has returned, reorganized the family property, and turned around and took all the money to join Master Zhan. These wealth are also Master Zhan’s wealth, and they cannot be taken away by these thieves.
Without Master Zhan saying anything, Li Datian immediately issued a warrant to capture all the escaped slaves.
As for how much collateral damage might be caused by the clerks manipulating the process, that is not something that Mr. Zhan needs to consider.
Originally, Mr. Zhan had finished his business in Yanggu County and wanted to leave and move on to his next goal, but now he has to stay for a while, at least to finish Hua Zixu’s funeral.
With Ying Bojue running around, the funeral was held in great style. Except for Ximen Qing who was captured, all the other brothers came.
Everyone burned incense in front of Hua Zixu’s spirit, and then unanimously condemned Ximen Qing’s cruelty, saying that he was so inhumane that he even killed his own brother.
After cursing, they united around Earl Ying again and followed his lead.
Who made everyone choose to protect themselves at the critical moment, and only Ying Bojue succeeded in his speculation!
Now he has become Master Zhan’s lackey, and is highly trusted by Master Zhan. He has a bright future, so of course all the brothers will take him as the core.
Master Zhan did not come. Now that Li Ping’er has been captured and Hua Zixu is dead, he will be leaving soon and there is no need to continue pretending in front of these other people.
It was at this time that Xue Pan arrived.
Before, Mr. Zhan didn’t know what kind of face the original body had made for Xue Pan, and he was worried that he wouldn’t be able to recognize him. But now, when he saw Xue Pan’s appearance, Mr. Zhan couldn’t help laughing.
“How did you create Lin Chong’s appearance?”
Xue Pan chuckled and said:
“Master, what are you talking about? Wasn’t this appearance chosen by the master?”
“The master gave me a sign like Lin Chong’s, which says ‘Travels Around the World’. With this face, I can travel freely across states and counties.”
“From now on, I will stay by your side. If there is anything that is inconvenient for you to do, you can let me use Lin Chong’s name to deal with officials, so as not to reveal your identity.”
“Is that so…” Master Zhan pinched his chin, his eyes rolled around a few times, and suddenly he had evil thoughts again.
He pulled Xue Pan over with a smile and said:
“Lin Chong’s identity is not good, the master will change you another one.”
Xue Pan had been with him for many years, and when he saw his smile, he could not help but jump with fear and shouted hurriedly:
“Master, what bad things are you up to again? Please don’t let me down!”
“Tsk, what you said is true. If anything happens, I will naturally cover it for you. Is there anyone in this world who can surpass me?”
After much persuasion from Master Zhan, Xue Pan finally agreed reluctantly. He sat down on the chair obediently and let Master Zhan use his magical powers on him.
After a while, Mr. Zhan finished his adjustments and placed a bronze mirror in front of Xue Pan with a smile.
Looking at the strange black fat man in the mirror and feeling that his height had suddenly shortened, Xue Pan couldn’t help but groan.
“Master, what magical power have you acquired? Why are you using me as a training ground?”
“Where is this short, ugly, black, fat guy from? How did he offend the master?”
Master Zhan burst into laughter, stretched out his hand to pull Xue Pan up, and said with a smile:
“From today on, you are the famous timely rain Hu Baoyi, filial and righteous Black Sanlang, Song Jiang Song Gongming!”
“Come on, come on, let the master adjust your voice again. Your voice doesn’t sound right.”
After another fine-tuning, when he looked at Xue Pan again, he saw a living Song Gongming appearing in front of him.
“it is good!”
“Master, I am so smart!”
Mr. Zhan walked around “Song Gongming” and felt very satisfied.
Before, he thought that his own “character-making technique” was useless and could only be used for real-life cosplay. But when he saw Lin Chong’s face and Xue Pan’s body suddenly appear in front of him, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he had the idea of creating a copycat of Liangshan.
Although he has invincible supernatural powers, he cannot force others to gather on the mountain. From the current perspective, Song Jiang does not want to be used by him, and Chao Gai does not want to be his younger brother. Even if he goes to Liangshan, he cannot be the boss, so it is better not to go.
The core of Liangshan is Song Jiang, but most of the people in the world have only heard of Song Jiang’s name but have never seen Song Jiang in person.
He now holds this pirated “Song Jiang” in his hand. He can use this “Song Jiang” as bait to recruit heroes from all walks of life, and then go to the mountain to gather them, let these people complete the “destined event” and attract the evil star into their bodies.
As for what happens next, whether to keep them and catch them all in one fell swoop, or let “Song Jiang” take them to Beijing to “recruit amnesty” and fall into the trap of the Immortal Palace, it all depends on Master Zhan.
He did not explain these in detail to Xue Pan, but simply told him about Song Jiang’s fame and style of doing things, and then asked him to pretend to be Song Jiang, follow him and be his little brother.
What else could Xue Pan do but to agree obediently!
Mr. Zhan was instructing Xue Pan on what to do when he suddenly heard news from outside that the county lieutenant Wu Song came to ask for a meeting.
“Oh, please come quickly.”
Master Zhan tilted his head and thought for a while. In the original text, Wu Song had met Song Jiang at the farm of Mr. Chai Jin, but that was after Song Jiang killed Yan Poxi. But now, because of Master Zhan, Song Jiang killed Yan Poxi’s father first and was exiled early. He was not sure whether he had met Wu Song.
After thinking for a while, he gave Xue Pan instructions.
“I don’t know if Wu Song has ever met Song Jiang. Don’t speak first. See if he knows you. Then speak.”
As soon as I finished explaining this, Wu Song came in.
“Sir, all the files on Ximen Qing’s case have been sorted out and can be sent to the capital at any time. The county magistrate sent me to ask when we should set out?”
Wu Song saluted to Master Zhan with his arms crossed, and also saw “Song Jiang” sitting next to Master Zhan, but he did not show any surprise, obviously he had not met Song Jiang yet.
Master Zhan signaled Xue Pan with his eyes, asking him to stop talking, and Xue Pan just lowered his head to drink tea without saying a word. Master Zhan smiled and said:
“We will set out together after Hua Zixu’s funeral and burial on the seventh day after his death.”
“Erlang, don’t talk about Ximen Qing yet. Let me introduce you to a good man first.”
He pointed at Xue Pan and asked, “Erlang, do you know who this person is?”
Wu Song looked at “Song Jiang” carefully, confirmed that he had never seen him before, and shook his head repeatedly, “Wu Song doesn’t know.”
“Then you better listen carefully, this person is the famous timely rain Hu Baoyi, filial and righteous Black Sanlang, Song Jiang Song Gongming!”
“Oh my!” Wu Song was shocked when he heard this. He quickly turned over and knelt down, bowing his head. “My dear Wu Song, I have heard of Brother Gongming’s great name for a long time. I know that you are a good man who is generous and helps the poor and needy. I am lucky to meet you today. It is a great honor for me.”
Ok?
Xue Pan had never seen a male succubus like Song Gongming, and was stunned by Wu Song’s “bow down and worship”.
However, he had been through a lot with Master Zhan, so after a moment of distraction, he quickly stood up with a smile, helped Wu Song up with both hands, and said affectionately:
“I am only a little famous, I really don’t deserve such kindness from you, brother. Please stand up quickly.”
Master Zhan saw that Wu Song was fooled so easily, and immediately laughed happily:
“It is true that fate brings people together. Since you have heard of Brother Gongming, we are no longer strangers.”
“Brother Gongming, you may not know that Wu Erlang is a heroic man who can kill a giant tiger with his bare hands. He is also a man of noble character and worthy of friendship.”
“Come on, set up the banquet, and let the three of us have a few drinks.”
Butler Ma Liu quickly ordered the wine and food to be served, and Master Zhan and Xue Pan pulled Wu Song to sit down at the table.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Wu Song asked:
“I have heard that you are a bailiff in Yuncheng County. How come you are in Yanggu County today? Are you on business?”
“Uh……”
“Song Jiang” had just arrived, so how could he answer this question? So Mr. Zhan quickly took over the conversation and introduced:
“When I came here that day, I passed by Songjiazhuang and met Gongming there. I saw him killing people decisively and killing people in the street. I knew he was a good man and wanted to make friends with him.”
“Because he got into trouble and was exiled to Jiangzhou, I used some connections to rescue him. I used medicine to remove the tattoo on his face and brought him with me, thinking that I could get him a decent family background in the future when we go to Beijing.”
“Ah, yes, yes, that’s right.” Xue Pan also hurriedly echoed, “If it weren’t for Master Zhan’s rescue, I’m afraid I would be in prison now, and it would be impossible for me to meet Erlang here.”
When Wu Song heard this, he was stunned at first, as he didn’t expect that the famous Brother Song Gongming would actually kill someone in the street. However, his idol filter immediately covered his eyes, and he determined that the person who was killed must have deserved to die.
“So there is such a reason. No wonder I met Brother Gongming here. It seems that it is destined for us brothers to meet here.”
The three of them ate and drank, talked and laughed without restraint, and were very lively. After both the host and the guests were very happy, they dispersed.
In the next few days, Wu Song often came to Mr. Zhan’s house after work to drink and have fun with Brother Gongming. In the eyes of Li Datian and others, they were more certain that Wu Song had long been Mr. Zhan’s man.
Moreover, now that Ximen Qing has been captured, Master Zhan is going back to the capital, making it clear that the purpose of his trip is Ximen Qing. There will most likely be many disputes in the court involved, so they dare not say much and just serve Master Zhan carefully, hoping that there will be a day in the future when they will be rewarded for their merits.
Master Zhan was too lazy to care about their dirty little matters. He just waited for Hua Zixu’s funeral to be held and he would set off with the girls.
As soon as he left the house, Wu Song also escorted Ximen Qing, Lai Bao and Xiuchun out of the county and headed towards the capital.
The capital was located in the southwest of Yanggu County. If they wanted to go to the capital, they had to pass Dongping Prefecture, go to Jizhou, go through Yuncheng, pass Guangjizhou and Xingren Prefecture before they could enter the Jingji Road.
And on this road, you happen to pass a place called Liangshanpo.
Now, there are several leaders on Liangshan, headed by the short-lived and sour scholar Wang Lun, and supported by three earth stars Du Qian, Song Wan and Zhu Gui.
Master Zhan wanted to see whether these three Liangshan elders had completed their “destined events”, so he paid special attention to the marching route, intending to lead the team to the foot of Liangshan.
That day, everyone finally arrived at Liangshan Lake and saw the hotel by the water. Master Zhan shouted:
“Erlang, the weather is hot and humid now. Let’s go to the hotel and drink some wine to cool down. It won’t be too late to go again when it cools down.”
After hearing the order, Wu Song ordered the soldiers to drive Ximen Qing and the other two to the hotel.
All the expenses of these accompanying soldiers along the way were paid by Master Zhan. They ate well and lived well. The orders given by Master Zhan were even more effective than those given by their superior Wu Song, and they all obeyed his orders with a smile.
Earl Ying also drove the carriage to the side of the hotel and carefully helped Master Zhan down.
Master Zhan took a quick glance and saw the bartender who came out to greet him. He was surrounded by colorful light and it was obvious that the devil star had entered his body. He should be Zhu Gui, the Earth Prisoner Star.
He immediately felt relieved, walked into the hotel with a smile, sat down at the center table, and called the bartender to come over and pour tea and wine.
All the female members of the family also got out of the car, found a clean place to sit down in the hotel, sat alone, drank tea and ate some snacks while being served by maids.
Mr. Zhan took “Song Jiang” and Wu Song with him, and asked Ying Bojue to accompany them. They sat alone at a table and drank by themselves.
The accompanying soldiers and servants also occupied a table and drank wine and ate meat.
As for Ximen Qing and the other two, they were thrown aside and no one paid any attention to them. Not to mention wine and meat, they didn’t even get a sip of herbal tea.
Ying Bojue was busy running around, ignoring Ximen Qing’s fiery eyes.
The innkeeper was also well-informed and knew at a glance that these people were divided into two groups, one was the fat sheep and the other was the escorts. He couldn’t help but have evil thoughts in his mind. While everyone was drinking and laughing, he quietly went to the back, grabbed a henchman, and whispered:
“Go up the mountain quickly and tell Brother Wang Lun that there is a big fat sheep here, but there are escorts accompanying it.”
“I saw the two men being escorted. The leader had sharp eyes and the look of an eagle and a wolf. He must be a good man. If we can rescue him and bring him to the mountain to join the gang, it would be a good thing.”
“Go ask your brother whether he wants to take action. If he does, send more people.”
After receiving the order, the minion quickly went out from the back door, rowed the boat, and went straight to the moor.
Master Zhan outside saw all the movements of these people clearly, so he just smiled but did not stop them. He just waited for people to be sent down from the mountain.
However, according to Zhu Gui’s words, Wang Lun is still the one in charge of the mountain stronghold. I’m afraid Chao Gai hasn’t even gone up the mountain yet. I don’t know if this coward Wang Lun has the courage to touch this group of people.
(End of this chapter)