Heroes of Mount Liang ( Part. 3 )

Wu Xing looked hesitant and said, "If it's just one sentence from Brother Feng, how can I not comply? But in the past few months, we haven't had a meal on the mountain, and hundreds of brothers are barely making ends meet. I'm afraid even my own men won't agree." Mu Linfeng knew that Wu Xing was telling the truth; the expressions on the faces of the bandits alone made it clear.

Mu Linfeng understood that it would be difficult for Wu Xing to release the prisoner at this time, but Kong Wu had sheltered him, helped Zheng Xiyu, and was now his sworn brother. How could he betray him?

Just as they were stuck in a dilemma, they heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the mountain again. Mu Linfeng and Wu Xing looked up at the same time and saw a bandit riding down the mountain dressed in rags. When he reached the front line, he dismounted and ran to Wu Xing to whisper something.

Wu Xing pushed him away and said, "Speak directly. There's no one else here."

After glancing at Mu Linfeng, the bandit said, "The leader wants you to come back immediately. Something important has been seized on the other side of the mountain, so you need to put aside what you're doing here."

Wu Xing nodded after listening and said, "Tell the boss that I will be there shortly." After the thug left, Wu Xing smiled at Mu Linfeng and said, "It seems like fate wants you to owe a favor to our boss."

Mu Linfeng felt a strange feeling in his heart, knowing that Wu Xing was referring to what had just happened. Wu Xing ignored Mu Linfeng and turned to the hundred or so bandits who were on high alert. "Let them go," he ordered.

The bandits hesitated for a moment upon hearing the order to let them go, but then they put away their swords and guns, formed a neat formation, and waited for Wu Xing's next command.

Mu Linfeng wasn't sure if those guns were comparable to those from World War II because he had never seen anyone from the bandit side shoot a gun. But he was surprised to see that Wu Xing was treating the bandits like modern soldiers in training. He suddenly had an idea in his mind, "What if we used these people and Wu Xing, a 21st-century military expert, to conquer the world? I wonder what kind of outcome that would be?" He suddenly remembered what he had just said and started to ponder.

After giving orders, Wu Xing came over and said, "Shall we go?"

Mu Linfeng nodded and moved his mouth, but no sound came out. Wu Xing didn't notice, and Mu Linfeng thought to himself, "I might as well go with him and see what kind of person the boss of Shui Po Liangshan is. After all, tomorrow when we enter Jinan Prefecture, we'll have to split ways with Kong Wu. By then, we can make plans accordingly. Maybe I can convince Wu Xing's boss to let him follow me to Jiangnan, or maybe we can go conquer the world together. After all, it's not easy to meet someone from the same era who is also familiar to me in a different time and space. Besides, Hu Langzhong has been urging me to leave, and I can't just follow him all the time. Going to Liangshan is also a good idea." Mu Linfeng said to Wu Xing, "Okay, wait for me for a moment, I'll go talk to my friend."

Wu Xing understood Mu Linfeng's intention when he offered to go up the mountain together and couldn't help but show his happiness. He quickly said to Mu Linfeng, "Okay, I'll wait for you up ahead."

Mu Linfeng smiled at Wu Xing and walked over to Kong Wu, saying emotionally, "Brother Kong, we are brothers today, and we will be brothers for life. We can't explain everything that happened today, but when we meet again in the future, I will accompany you to drink a few jars and tell you everything."

Kong Wu had suspected that Mu Linfeng was part of the bandits with Wu Xing, but seeing the bandits suddenly disbanding, he had no reason to doubt. However, he didn't know the relationship between them, and thought that Mu Linfeng had sold him a favor. Business etiquette emphasized making friends while traveling, so Kong Wu's face relaxed but he remained cold.

Mu Linfeng knew that this misunderstanding could not be cleared up for a while, which made him sad. He had just made a new brother but lost a friend. He couldn't help but express his emotions and said to Kong Wu, "Brother Kong, it's all my fault. But I'm not a bandit, please believe me." He bowed to him and said, "I will come to find you in Nanjing in the future."

At this moment, Zheng Xiyu walked over and asked coldly, "Are you really going up the mountain with them?"

Mu Linfeng turned around and faced Zheng Xiyu. He had been attracted to her over the past few days, but he also knew that she had some misunderstandings about him, maybe because she was not accustomed to his behavior from modern times. However, Mu Linfeng had already let go, and he didn't have as many concerns as Kong Wu. He joked, "What? Are you worried about me?"

Zheng Xiyu's face turned red, then she spat out, "Who cares about you? I'm afraid you'll go down the wrong path."

Kong Wu snorted coldly on the side, and Mu Linfeng smiled bitterly in his heart. He stopped joking with Zheng Xiyu and turned to Kong Wu seriously, "Big Brother Kong, although I was wrong, please escort my younger sister. I'll trouble you to take care of her on this journey."

Zheng Xiyu listened and was moved. She said, "I want to go up the mountain with you." Mu Linfeng was about to refuse, but Zheng Xiyu continued, "Don't misunderstand me, I'm not worried about you. I've never seen a mountain bandit's den before, and Shi Naian wrote so well about the Water Margin. I just want to see if it's the same in real life."

Mu Linfeng didn't understand, but he thought she was just as mysterious as himself and probably not a spy for the Ming Dynasty. He said, "You should go south with Brother Kong. I'll be going to Jiangnan soon. Going up the mountain is just to meet some old friends."

Kong Wu actually had a good impression of Zheng Xiyu since they first met. He didn't hesitate to take out the ginseng from Changbai Mountain because of this. Now even a fool could see that the two were not siblings. He said, "I dare not."

Mu Linfeng knew that the misunderstanding was too big. Seeing that Zheng Xiyu also had the same idea, he had to explain later. He thought that although Zheng Xiyu was still recovering from her injuries, her martial arts were not bad. If they ran into trouble later, she could help out. So he nodded and said, "Okay, then you can come up the mountain with me."

Upon hearing Kong Wu's cold snort again, Mu Linfeng couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Kong Wu didn't say anything more and led the group to set off, riding their horses and leaving behind the horses they had brought with them. Mu Linfeng watched their figures disappear into the distance and let out a heavy sigh. Beside him, Zheng Xiyu looked at him as if she understood something but didn't say anything.