002, outside of Lu's store looking for Lu Da, underhandedly saved and formed a connection
Following Zhang An for over ten minutes already
He hadn't even arrived at that damn Lu's Inn yet. Zheng Fei cursed in his heart as he walked.
Damn it, heaven! You've already brought me enough bad luck by making me cross over into Zheng Tu's body. Can't you at least choose a good time? Why did you have to pick this day when Lu Da is about to beat him up?
Don't play me like this, okay?!
Can't afford to be a good person and do good deeds?!
What to do? What to do? How can I get through this ordeal?
Now he can only go find Cui Lan, the one who triggered the Lu Da incident, to see if there's still a way to salvage the crisis. Zheng Fei thought with an uncertain expression.
Zhang An didn't dare to talk to Zheng Fei either, and could only wonder in his heart how the shopkeeper had become so strange after fainting and waking up.
Zheng Fei was deep in thought when Zhang An said, "Master, the Lu Family Inn is just up ahead."
Zheng Fei looked up and saw that in front of him was a relatively simple folk house, which wasn't dilapidated but also didn't look very good. He thought that Cui Lan and her daughter probably couldn't afford to live in a better place.
As he looked towards the entrance again, Zheng Fei's heart suddenly skipped a beat!
Only one man was seen sitting on a wooden bench at the door, this big sweat had a headscarf on his head, wearing a green military uniform, with a black leather belt around his waist, and a pair of brown boots on his feet.
Looking at his face again, he has a round face and big ears, a straight nose and a square mouth. There is a small patch of sideburns on his cheek, and his height is at least 1.9 meters.
At this moment, the big fellow was rubbing one foot against the bench, leaning against the door with his eyes slightly narrowed, and with an air of "one man holding the pass, ten thousand men unable to open it", he blocked the entrance of the Lu family inn.
"It's all over!" Zheng Fei's heart sank, according to what Shui Hu had said earlier, at this moment, Lu Da should have arrived at the Lu Family Inn, slapped the shop boy and chased him away, released Cuilan and her daughter, and then blocked the inn door to prevent the shop boy from informing Zheng Tu.
"Am I destined to be beaten to death by Luda's three punches today?" Zheng Fei was on the verge of tears, "No! I must think of a way to escape this calamity! What can I do?"
Run? No way! According to Lu Da's personality, he would definitely be able to run for the first time but not for the 15th. When he first arrived in the Song Dynasty, he didn't understand anything, even if he wasn't caught by him, where could he run to?
"What's the point of resisting? Resisting Rudah? What's the difference between that and being beaten to death by him with three punches?"
Zheng Fei's heart was racing with excitement, and suddenly an idea struck him.
I have been familiar with "Water Margin" since I was a child, and I can say that I am very familiar with the plot of Water Margin. Moreover, I can talk about each character in Water Margin, especially those main characters such as Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong, Wu Song...
Isn't their own understanding of them a great advantage?
The Ruda in front of you, although with a violent temper, is extremely delicate and sensitive at heart. Remember not to have the slightest hypocrisy when facing him, as he seems to have an innate ability to distinguish between good and evil.
This man's money can't be bought, and small favors are also useless.
You are true to him, he will be true to you. You are false to him, even a little bit of hypocrisy, don't think about getting his half-hearted feelings.
At first, three mountains gathered to discuss attacking Qingzhou. Lu Da had said before that others all say Song Jiang is good, I haven't seen him, I don't entirely believe it.
Unlike others who would kneel down upon hearing Song Jiang's great name, Lu Da was much calmer.
Zheng Fei decided to take a gamble and bet on whether Ruda was truly as described in the Water Margin!
And now that the Jin family father and daughter have left, there are no witnesses... doesn't that mean it's possible...?!
Zheng Fei nodded and said to Zhang An, "You go back."
Zhang An nodded and said yes, looked at Lu Da sitting at the door, then looked at Zheng Fei, turned his head and went back.
Zheng Fei turned around, took a deep breath, calmed his nerves, and walked towards the Lu Family Inn.
Hearing Zheng Fei's footsteps, Lu Da opened his eyes and looked at Zheng Fei.
At this glance, Zheng Fei only felt that Lu Da's eyes were like a fierce tiger, and under the sudden direct gaze, it was as if he had been pointed at with a gun, and his heart suddenly trembled again.
Then a flash of anger flashed across Ruda's eyes, and Ruda stood up coldly and said, "Zheng Tu, what are you doing here?"
Looking at the robust man in front of him, Zheng Fei swallowed his saliva and hastily cupped his fists in greeting, saying "General Tie, I didn't know you were here. I've come to deliver something."
"Ruda raised an eyebrow, 'Delivering something? To whom?'"
Zheng Fei pretended to hesitate and said, "This..."
"Speak!" Ruda said angrily.
Zheng Fei sighed and said, "Sir, you don't know that I recently met a father and daughter from Tokyo who were fleeing here. They were pitiful, so I helped them bury their mother who had just passed away. The woman wanted to repay me and was willing to become my concubine. I saw that they had no one to rely on, so I agreed. At the same time, I promised to give them 3,000 yuan as a dowry. Who would have thought that my wife would be so unreasonable and make a scene? I had no choice but to use a fake contract with real money to temporarily calm her down. Unfortunately, this has wronged the father and daughter. After finally persuading my wife, I came here today to pick them up and also to give them the dowry."
Zheng Fei finished speaking in one breath, then bowed to Lu Da again, slightly bending his waist and looking up at Lu Da.
Ruda's face first froze in anger, then revealed a look of utter bewilderment.
Lu Da thought for a moment, narrowed his eyes and looked at Zheng Fei, "Can this be true?"
Zheng Fei smiled humbly, "Governor Ti, I wouldn't dare deceive you. Besides, I'm only here to find that father and daughter, what's the point of deceiving you for no reason?"
Luda didn't say a word, but his tiger eyes stared straight at Zheng Fei's eyes.
Zheng Fei was momentarily flustered, but immediately shouted in his heart: "I didn't do anything wrong, I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. Anyway, I didn't do anything to them, and if there's any fault, it's Zheng Tuo's doing, nothing to do with me."
Zheng Fei remained upright, still looking at Lu Da with humility, his heart was clear and his spirit was calm, his eyes were filled with sincerity.
A moment of silent silence, the sound of a needle falling on the ground can be heard, and the passersby around seem to have felt the eerie atmosphere, holding their breath and passing by quickly.
Finally...
"Hmm...!" Ruda nodded, "I don't think you're lying either, so I'll believe you for now. However, you've come too late, Old Man Jin and his daughter have already left."
Zheng Fei finally let out a sigh of relief in his heart, it seemed that Lu Da had already believed him, and his heart suddenly felt at ease.
You wouldn't believe it, but this person has reached an extremely relaxed state, and then suddenly gets up again.
Zheng Fei suddenly exclaimed, "Ah! Yesterday I shouldn't have had a few more cups with Wang Jin Big Brother, and it delayed this matter!"
As expected, Lu Da's face changed color in surprise, and he hastily asked, "Who? Who did you drink with yesterday?"
Zheng Fei was delighted in his heart, knowing he had gambled correctly again! He continued, "Wang Jin, how did you mention that Lord Hu and he are familiar with each other?"
Lu Da hastily said, "Which Wang Jin? Could it be the Eighty Thousand Strong Imperial Guard Commander Wang Jin?"
Zheng Fei nodded repeatedly, "So it turns out that Lord Ti is really acquainted with my brother Wang."
"Where is he now?" Ruda asked again.
Zheng Fei said, "We parted ways yesterday, I don't know where he went again."
Lu Da gave Zheng Fei a suspicious look and said, "How did you end up drinking with Wang Jin again?"
Zheng Fei didn't even think about it, and casually said, "This... I was originally acquainted with Brother Wang Jin, how? Does the captain also know my Brother Wang Jin?"
As soon as this was said, Lu Da's face changed again and he stared blankly at Zheng Fei.
Zheng Fei couldn't help but laugh in his heart and also felt a bit relieved. He had been blowing things out of proportion, and it would be strange if Luda didn't react this way.
Wang Jin is who? The master of Shi Xiu, the Nine-Dragoned General. He only taught Shi Xiu for half a year and transformed his kung fu from "Flower Halberd Style" which was taught by a group of street performers to one of the Thirty-six Heavenly Spirits of Liangshan Marsh.
Its skill is evident at a glance!
Shui Hu said that Shi Jin came to visit Master Wang Jin yesterday, and coincidentally met Lu Da. The two of them went to a wine house to drink as if they had known each other for a long time, which led to the mention of Cui Lan's affair.
He was never heard of again after fleeing to Shijia Village and then going to Yan'an Prefecture to join Old General Zhong, thus exiting the Water Margin's grand stage.
Zheng Fei took this missing Wang Jinjiao to deceive Lu Da, who didn't believe anything would go wrong.
Why did Zheng Fei do this?