The Second Volume of Water Margin

  Wu Yong finally managed to shift to the thatched house, untied his belt and relieved himself. He felt comfortable all over, when a gust of cold wind blew past, Wu Yong shivered with cold, suddenly thought: "Even if there is a way, what can I do? There is still a bottle of crane top red on my body, throw some in, say that the king died and push it onto An Daoquan's body, saying that his medical skills are not fine! Who would suspect me?"

  He fetched out the bottle of Hua Ding Hong from his own account, Wu Yong arrived at the main tent with a pleased smile on his face, just in time to see An Daquan coming out with a medicine bag, followed closely by Wu Song.

  "The divine doctor can hand over the medicine to me, and I will arrange for it to be decocted." Zhidao Xing Wu Yong smiled and stretched out his hand to take the medicine bag.

  Wu Song sneered and stepped forward, standing between An Daquan and Wu Yong: "My brother said that brewing medicine is no trivial matter. The divine doctor needs to personally and carefully brew it. No need for the military advisor to trouble himself, just point out where the medicine is being brewed."

  Wu Yong saw Wu Song's momentum, and his mind to poison him instantly turned into a bubble. He simply took An Daquan and Wu Song with him, and all the way he was gnashing his teeth in hatred.

  Ximen Qing originally wanted to go out of the big account to talk to Liu Tang, but looking at the current situation, he let Zhu Gaiyao alone and was really worried, so he found a small soldier outside the account and asked Liu Tang to come over.

  "Wow, his complexion has improved a lot!" Liu Tang rushed in and went to see Chongtian Wang first. Seeing that his complexion had improved a lot, he exclaimed: "This divine doctor is indeed extraordinary!"

  Ximen Qing smiled and said, "Doctor An just wrote a prescription and went to decoct the medicine with Wu Song. This is my handwriting, I let Chai Tianwang bleed some poisonous blood, so his complexion improved a bit. To know whether it works or not, we still have to wait until the medicine takes effect."

  "So you know this trick too?" Red-haired Ghost Liu Tang was even more surprised than before: "Half Street West Gate, indeed extraordinary."

  "I brought my family to the capital, and all the properties on this half street were handled cleanly." Ximen Qing laughed: "The nickname of West Gate on this half street doesn't need to be mentioned anymore."

  "What about the nickname 'Wonderful Hand Ximen' then?" Liu Tang seemed to have a habit of giving people nicknames, and immediately gave Ximen Qing a new one: "You can have this move, the name 'Wonderful Hand Ximen' is well-deserved."

  "Skilled Hands Ximen?" Ximen Qing felt that this nickname was quite fitting for himself, and he nodded in agreement. He then asked, "Actually, I've called upon Brother Liu Tang to ask about the circumstances of Chai Tianwang being shot by an arrow yesterday, perhaps it will be helpful for his treatment..."

  Red-Haired Ghost Liu Tang is the kind of straightforward person who won't even tell a lie, but Ximen Qing doesn't want to reveal everything just yet. After all, many things are still only suspicious and lack conclusive evidence. Especially since the biggest beneficiary of Chao Tianwang's death, that black-hearted Song Jiang, has not yet surfaced, Ximen Qing does not want to scare away the snake by beating the grass now.

  Liu Tang didn't think much, in his mind, the skilled Ximen who was in front of him was simply a godsend to save Chao Gai, the Heavenly King. Without hesitation, Liu Tang recounted in detail everything that had happened from the attack on Zeng's city yesterday to Chao Gai being shot with an arrow halfway.

  Ximen Qing listened silently and remembered it carefully, slowly thinking back, indeed there were many suspicious points, the more he thought about it, the more he was sure that the person who shot the cold arrow must be the "old guest" he met yesterday, and it was very likely that Song Jiang's Black Three was behind him.

  Several suspicious points came together, and a name suddenly appeared in Ximen Qing's mind. It was a very famous name from the Water Margin, which made Ximen Qing secretly shocked. But thinking back, it really made sense.

  "Did Little Li Guanghua accompany you on this trip?" Ximen Qing asked suddenly, seemingly casually.

  "Never." Liu Tang sighed, "This time the expedition is one of the few times that Heavenly King has had, so most of the people who followed the army were old brothers from before and a few new leaders who had just surrendered. It was only after Brother Gongming's persuasion that Heavenly King brought Wu Junshi and Dai Yuanzhang along. As for Hua Rong brothers, they have always been by Brother Gongming's side, so they didn't go on the expedition."

  Ximen Qing was convinced in his heart that if this matter was truly planned by Song Jiang and Wu Yong, then the one who took action would be Li Kui, the Little Li Guang, eight or nine times out of ten.

  But without evidence, even Liu Tang would not believe such a thing, let alone the other leaders of Liangshan. Ximen Qing decided to hide his suspicions deeply for the time being and wait until Chai Tianwang recovered from his illness before telling him slowly. Only Chai Tianwang had the prestige to confront Song Jiang in Liangshan Lake. No wonder Song Jiang wanted to get rid of Chai Tianwang by all means, and also asked Wu Yong and Dai Zong to follow along.

  It's clear that Wu Yong is in control of the situation at all times, and Dai Zong is always reporting back to him!

  "The medicine is ready!" At this time, An Daquan personally brought the medicinal decoction over, with Wu Song keeping watchful eyes to his left and right, always on high alert.

  Liu Tang was overjoyed and hastily brought a large bowl, preparing to pour out the medicine. Ximen Qing looked at his rough hands and feet, fearing that Liu Tang would accidentally break the ceramic pot, rendering all their efforts useless.

  So Ximen Qing smiled and pulled Liu Tang out: "This kind of thing, it's better to let the meticulous An Shen doctor do it. Let's go find Ruan Shi San Xiong to chat."

  The efficacy is even better than Andaoquan expected. The medicine took effect quickly, almost instantly, and the pulse of Tuotataiwan's crown became much more stable, and his breathing also returned to normal.

  An Daoquan let out a sigh of relief, it seemed that the medicine was on the right track, the poison in Chu Tianwang's body had been gradually neutralized, and he had finally been pulled back from the brink of death.

  As expected, before nightfall, the King of Chu opened his eyes again and looked at the worried eyes in the room. His first sentence was: "Where am I?"

  Liu Tang was overjoyed and held back tears as he introduced Ximen Qing, Wu Song, and An Daquan to the three of them. Only then did the Towering Heavenly King Chao Gai suddenly realize: "If it weren't for the three of you, I would have long since lost my soul and become a mortal in two lifetimes."

  Just as Tianwang was about to force himself to get up and thank them, Ximen Qing and Wu Song hastily stopped him, saying: "Brother Tianwang, your body has not yet recovered, why bother with conventional courtesy?"

  Ximen Qing then ordered his attendants to bring gold and silver to thank Wu Yong, Wu Song and others. Ximen Qing saw the suspicious eyes of Wu Yong in the crowd, but he didn't decline and accepted it instead. At this critical moment, the more greedy he appeared, the more at ease Wu Yong would be. Moreover, this money was earned by An Daquan's hard work for himself, so Ximen Qing wouldn't do something stupid like "tiger's body shakes, completely refusing".

  Besides, those gold and silver pieces look like they're worth two or three thousand taels! Who can't get along with money?!

  Seeing Wu Yong breathe a sigh of relief, Ximen Qing was certain that he had made a mistake this time.

  At this moment, a voice came from outside the big account: "What are you all surrounding here? How is King Tian's situation? Dai Zong invited the best doctor from the mountain stronghold!"

  Du Qian and Song Wan lifted the curtain, and indeed at the door stood panting Godly Stepping Taibao Dai Zong, his leg armor still not having been hastily removed, behind him was a middle-aged man who looked like he was about to die from exhaustion, Du Qian recognized him as the mountain stronghold's doctor, surnamed Zhang, normally quite skilled at treating injuries and illnesses.

  The crowd of leaders burst out laughing, making way for a path to come. Tuo Tuo Tian Wang Chao Ge sat up from the bed with a smile and said: "Director Dai, you've worked hard, but since there's a doctor who calms the mind here, we won't have to trouble Doctor Zhang."

  Dai Zong smiled slightly, but that doctor was rushed by Dai Zong all the way, tied up four Jia Ma, his legs almost ran out of breath, and now he still hasn't caught his breath: "This...this isn't...amusement...for me..."

  Three to five days later, Tota Tianwang's body had gradually recovered. Although he still couldn't ride a horse, he could walk hundreds of steps and the swelling on his face had almost gone down. An Daquan again used pearls to make another dose of medicine and carefully applied it to Tota Tianwang's face to prevent scarring.

  Ximen Qing left An Daquan and Wu Song in the stockade, not moving an inch, secretly protecting Chai Tianwang. He himself returned to Fahua Temple, accompanied Xue'er and Pan Jinlian to appreciate the peach blossoms, and was quite carefree.

  The whole temple, from top to bottom, including the big round monk, saw Ximen Qing follow that red-haired ghost Liu Tang and go out. After more than half a day, he returned intact without any damage. One by one, they secretly clicked their tongues in amazement, treating Ximen Qing as if he were an immortal. For these two days, they looked at Ximen Qing's group with admiring eyes, serving him like a grandfather.

  After lunch that day, Red-Haired Ghost Liu Tang came to Fahua Temple again and strongly invited Ximen Qing to go with him, saying: "Brother Tianwang's body is already fine, he has sworn an oath to attack Zengtou City for the second time!"

  Ximen Qing's spirit lifted, and with Liu Tang arriving at the Liangshan Po camp, Commander-in-Chief Chao Gai had already set up a large tent. The various leaders stood solemnly on both sides, Wu Song and An Daquan sat below Chao Gai, and next to them was an empty seat, which must have been left for himself.

  "Those birds in Zengtou City, since the last unsuccessful attack, have been arrogant and unbearable!" Just as Ximen Qing had sat down, Tuo Tuo Tian Wang Chao Gai said furiously: "Although my body has not fully recovered, I really can't continue to endure it. This time, I invited Brother Ximen to come over and discuss the second attack on Zengtou City!"

  "Brother, your body has not recovered yet, it's not good to rush into battle, why don't you stay in the stockade and wait for me to go and conquer Zengtou city!" The speaker was Ruan Xiao Wu, one of the three heroes of the Ruan family.

  "I've already arranged for a horse carriage, and when the time comes, I'll ride it into battle!" Chao Gai swore solemnly: "If I don't see Zeng's head turned to dust with my own eyes, how can my heart be at peace?"

  Ximen Qing stood up and cupped his hands, saying: "Since that's the case, we brothers will also join the battle, lending a helping hand to Chao Gai!"