Water Margin: From a White-Robed Scholar to Donning the Yellow Robe

Chapter 141 Shi Xiu bravely captures Black Whirlwind

Seeing Hua Rong's silence, Dai Zong knew that he had already made his choice.

His choice was to remain neutral, which was already advantageous to Song Jiang.

Having received the answer, Dai Zong hurried back to Song Jiang's house, where he saw Shi Bao and the others.

He quickly reported the results of his trip to the two locations.

Song Jiang was not angry. He said, "I already knew that Hua Rong and Huang Xin were unwilling to help me and would not side with Wang Lun against me. However, they knew my plan. So, in fact, their inaction was helping me."

He smiled confidently and said, "As long as they don't side with each other, we'll have two fewer formidable opponents. In that case, we can set off now."

Shi Bao, full of confidence, said, "Let's go."

Li Kui walked out onto the street and was exposed to a cold wind for a while before he sobered up.

He muttered to himself, "It's strange that my brother's enemy has come knocking on our door. My brother is a timely helper and has always made many friends. Why would he have an enemy? Given my brother's character, he wouldn't have let his enemy live until now. It's really strange."

He wasn't very familiar with Jeju, and it took him quite a while to find the mud alley and the house.

Regardless, since it was Song Jiang's order, Li Kui, even if he had some questions, chose to obey completely.

In his heart, there was only "Brother Gongming".

He kicked the door open and rushed inside. There was a small courtyard inside. He crossed the courtyard and entered the inner room, where he saw a person lying on the bed, still fast asleep.

Without saying a word, Li Kui swung his axe and began to chop. After several swings, cotton wool flew everywhere. What was lying there was not a person at all, but someone wrapped in a quilt and placed on the bed.

He was suddenly startled, realizing he had fallen into a trap, and immediately retreated.

As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, I heard the sound of wind overhead, and a net descended upon me.

Although Li Kui was reckless, he was not stupid. He immediately swung his axe wildly, hacking and slashing at his head, and rushed towards the gate with even greater speed.

The net was cleaved open by his axe, and he managed to escape to the front gate. Just as he was about to leave, he saw several wooden sticks coming at him from outside.

Li Kui swung his axe and chopped down several wooden sticks, thus blocking him at the doorway.

At that moment, countless people jumped down from the walls and rooftops, and dozens more crowded around the gate.

Li Kui angrily said, "Who are you, daring to ambush your Grandpa Tie Niu?"

Someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise, "Tie Niu?"

A person pushed through the crowd and stepped out; it was Shi Xiu.

Upon seeing that it was Shi Xiu, Li Kui was also instantly shocked. The two looked at each other, both puzzled.

Shi Xiu asked, "Tie Niu, what brings you here?"

Li Kui honestly replied, "This place is inhabited by Brother Gongming's enemy. I came here to kill him on Brother Gongming's orders."

Shi Xiu suddenly realized that the one waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree stump was Song Jiang.

If that's the case, then everything must have been done by Song Jiang.

Looking at Li Kui, Shi Xiu suddenly remembered that Wang Lun had said the newcomer might be highly skilled in martial arts, so he told Shi Xiu to be careful and not to let Wu Song get involved.

It turned out to be Song Jiang and Li Kui.

Wu Song and Song Jiang were on good terms, so naturally Wu Song didn't let Song Jiang come.

Shi Xiu suddenly remembered that since he had come here, Wu Song was now Wang Lun's bodyguard. If Song Jiang had any problems, would Wu Song...?

Thinking of this, Shi Xiu felt a chill run down his spine and said in a deep voice, "By order of the chieftain, whoever comes to kill and silence witnesses, capture them first. Come on, seize Li Kui."

Li Kui roared in anger, "Why are you arresting me? I'm avenging Brother Gongming, what do you mean by killing to silence me?"

Seeing that the surrounding soldiers had already rushed over, Li Kui shouted, "Don't blame me for being impolite!"

These were all soldiers from Wang Lun's private guard, originally under the command of Shi Xiu. They now only obeyed Shi Xiu's orders and ignored what Li Kui said. The group showed no sign of stopping.

Li Kui was furious, brandished his axe, and fought with the crowd.

Li Kui wielded his axe, and none of the soldiers could match him in a one-on-one fight. However, due to their superior numbers and training, Li Kui's charge not only failed to kill many of his men, but also allowed the enemy to tighten their encirclement, trapping him in the center.

Seeing Li Kui's ferocity, Shi Xiu drew his knife, leaped into the crowd, and fought with Li Kui.

Although Shi Xiu's swordsmanship was not particularly exquisite, he was known as a "daredevil" who fought with a reckless and ruthless style, leaving no way out for his opponent or himself.

This reckless fighting style was extremely fierce. In addition, Li Kui was already surrounded by soldiers, which caused him to fall into a disadvantageous position in no time and only be able to defend.

However, Li Kui was also a desperate killer, not good at defense. He was almost powerless to fight back when Shi Xiu used his continuous sword technique, and his body was covered in wounds.

He was instantly enraged and roared, no longer caring about the soldiers behind him, and brandished his axe to fight Shi Xiu to the death.

Once Li Kui fought desperately, he instantly changed the situation from being on the defensive to being attacked. His axe slammed down, forcing Shi Xiu to retreat and defend.

The two fought back and forth, and the surrounding soldiers, seeing that Shi Xiu was gaining a slight advantage, simply stood around and did not come forward to help, wanting their captain of guards to show off his martial arts skills.

The two exchanged blows for dozens of moves. Li Kui, like a wounded tiger, grew stronger and stronger, his eyes turning bloodshot, as if possessed by a wild beast.

Shi Xiu dared not be careless and had to deal with it cautiously.

After another ten or so moves, Shi Xiu swung his knife to deflect Li Kui's axe, then ducked down on the spot, deliberately exposing his back as an opening, and slashed at Li Kui's legs with his knife.

Li Kui disregarded everything else and, seeing that Shi Xiu's back was an easy target, swung his axe down.

Before the axe could strike, he felt a sharp pain in his foot and cried out, but he didn't stop swinging the axe at Shi Xiu's back.

If this axe blow lands, Shi Xiu will surely die.

But then Shi Xiu rolled forward in the midst of the chaos, his body swiftly sliding between Li Kui's legs, and with another swing of his knife, he struck Li Kui's calf.

Li Kui suffered knife wounds to both legs, lost his balance, and fell to the ground.

Shi Xiu rolled over and shouted, "Tie them up!"

The soldiers around them were already quite frightened when they saw Shi Xiu in danger, but now that they saw Shi Xiu had injured Li Kui, they were overjoyed and rushed forward to tie Li Kui up tightly.

Shi Xiu was also quite frightened just now, knowing that if he had been a step slower, he might have been doomed.

The "daredevil" spirit is all about having a death-defying attitude.

He let out a long sigh and said, "Leave ten men to continue guarding this place, the rest of you carry Li Kui and come with me to report back."

Li Kui's legs had been slashed, and he was bleeding profusely. Even now, as he was being tied up, he was still screaming in pain.

Shi Xiu waved his hand and said, "Shut up. Gag him."

After gagging Li Kui, two soldiers carried him, one soldier carried Li Kui's axe, and a group of people followed Shi Xiu, swaggering towards the yamen.

Shi Xiu was also very pleased, because after waiting and waiting, he finally got to meet Li Kui.

I had long known that Black Whirlwind Li Kui was strong and skilled in martial arts, but I never expected that I would be able to defeat him by a narrow margin.

This time, when I return to report to Wang Lun, I will surely accomplish another great feat.

A gentle breeze blew by, and Shi Xiu was in a great mood. Humming a little tune, her steps gradually became lighter.