Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 24
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"I made a bet with you. If your strength is stronger than mine, I will lead the horse for you for the rest of my life, and I will be loyal to you!"

Now that Bian Xiang has said such a thing, Li Yan can no longer refuse, otherwise he will be underestimated by others.

Therefore, while walking towards the stone lion that Bian Xiang had lifted, Li Yan lifted his skirt and tucked it into his waist.

When he came to the stone lion, Li Yan didn't say much, not like Wu Song and Bian Xiang prepared to look for angles, but directly stretched out his hands to grab the two legs of the stone lion, and then lifted the stone lion directly after a struggle. Get up!
When Bian Xiang saw it, his jaw almost dropped!
Who knows how difficult it is between lifting and snatching?

Bian Xiang really couldn't imagine how Li Yan's body, which was only above average, could have such great strength and explosive power!
Not only Bian Xiang, but also Ruan Xiaoqi, Wu Song, Guang Hui, Shan Shiqi, Zhu Jing and others were shocked by Li Yan's strength!
Wu Song, who knew Li Yan's strength, murmured: "After all, I underestimated my brother's strength!"

Li Yan originally wanted to throw the stone lion up and then catch it like Bian Xiang!

But after thinking about it again, Li Yan didn't do that.

Although he has great strength, clear eyes and ears, and extremely strong endurance and resilience, Li Yan is not going to fight the enemy himself unless it is absolutely necessary.

In Li Yan's view, no matter how high a person's force value is, his usefulness in fighting the world is limited. Didn't you see that as brave as Xiang Yu, he was also defeated by Liu Bang, who was incapable of writing or martial arts?

Furthermore, it is impossible to charge by yourself in bursts, especially as the chassis becomes larger.

Therefore, especially to expose one's hole cards, it is better to create an image of one's invincibility and profoundness.

So, after standing for a while, Li Yan gently put down the stone lion again, with a calm expression, as if he had never lifted the stone lion at all, which perfectly interpreted the idiom "lifting the weight as if it were light".

"Who is this person? How can he have such supernatural power?"

"Okay! This is the world's number one divine power!"

"It really opened my eyes. This man is gentle and gentle, and he is even stronger than those two big men!"

"..."

After clapping his hands to the unbelievable crowd, Li Yan went straight to Ruan Xiaoqi and the others.

Bian Xiang directly bowed to the ground in a very bachelor way, and said, "From now on, my life, Bian Xiang, belongs to a high official."

Li Yan quickly helped Bian Xiang up, and said: "It's a joke, brother, don't take it seriously!"

Bian Xiang got up and said: "I'm not someone who can't afford to lose." Then Bian Xiang lowered his voice and said: "To tell you the truth, I accidentally killed Baozheng of our village. It's not that I met a high-ranking officer by chance, I will go to Weisheng to cast that land chasing little Chen Pingtian tiger in a few days."

After hearing Bian Xiang's heartfelt words, Li Yan no longer pretended to reject Bian Xiang, but lowered his voice and said: "Since this is the case, then brother Bian Xiang will come with me, don't say you only beat him to death. As long as you are upright, it doesn't matter if you kill a hundred or eighty relatives of the emperor."

What Li Yan and the others didn't know was that after saying that he had killed someone himself, Bian Xiang had been secretly observing the changes in the expressions of Li Yan and the others!

Seeing that Li Yan and others all looked as usual, especially when Li Yan said such bold words, Bian Xiang was relieved!
Bian Xiang wanted to say something more, but Guanghui interrupted suddenly, and said, "Brother, there are too many people here, let's go to the hotel and talk about it."

After all, it was too late for Guanghui to speak—although the voices of Bian Xiang and Li Yan were quiet, the pockmarked man who was interested in them still faintly heard some of what they said.

The pockmarked man cupped his hands and said, "Several heroes are invited!"

At this time, everyone noticed that the pockmarked man was not far from them, and also realized that what they just said might be heard by this pockmarked man!
Wu Song and Guang Hui moved to the left and right without a trace, and intercepted the face-faced man's escape line!
Shan Shiqi raised the whistle stick!
Ruan Xiaoqi and Zhu Jing touched the dagger in their arms at the same time!

Li Yan's eyes moved slightly, then he cupped his hands at the pockmarked man with such an expression, and said, "I don't know what advice the good man has?"

The pockmarked man didn't seem to notice the murderous intent in the eyes of Ruan Xiaoqi and the others, and said respectfully: "The villain's surname is Tang, and his name is Long. My father was originally the magistrate of Yan'an Prefecture. In front of the account. In recent years, my father passed away in office, and the villain was greedy for gambling and wandered in the rivers and lakes, so I have the right to make a living here. Because I have pockmarks all over my body, people call the villain a 'money leopard'."

Li Yan asked in surprise, "Are you the leopard Tang Long?"

Tang Long was overjoyed, and said: "Have you ever heard of the humble name of a villain?"

Li Yandao: "The Golden Gunner Xu Ning is your cousin, right?"

Tang Long's eyes widened, he couldn't believe it!
Although Tang Long's family has been making weapons for generations with superb skills, Tang Long is actually not well-known in the world, and more importantly, few people know his relationship with Xu Ning!

Tang Long never expected that the unpredictable high official in front of him not only knew him, but also knew that his cousin was Xu Ning!

Tang Long was even more respectful, and said, "Your official knows my cousin?"

Li Yan shook his head and said, "I've heard of it, but I've never seen it."

"This...how did the high officials know about the villain and his cousin?" Tang Long couldn't help asking.

Tang Long is a talented person, which cannot be denied.The descendants of generations of military manufacturers, the technology is absolutely excellent.But he himself has a fatal weakness, that is, he likes to gamble.It is precisely because he likes to gamble that he falls into the rivers and lakes.Otherwise, Tang Long would most likely become a government arms manufacturer like his ancestors.

Tang Long is still a heartless and ungrateful person - after going to Liangshan, in order to make meritorious service and find a support for himself, Tang Long recommended Xu Ning to Song Jiang regardless of his cousin Xu Ning's wishes, and even came forward to deceive him. Xu Ning went up the mountain, and finally forced Xu Ning to go to Liangshan and fall into the grass as a bandit. Finally, when he conquered Fangla, he was shot by a medicine arrow and died in Xiuzhou in Hangzhou.

but!

Although Tang Long's character is very good, but the ability to stand up to him is exactly what Li Yan is in urgent need of!
Moreover, unlike Song Jiang, Li Yan will never let a craftsman like Tang Long go to the battlefield, and let a craftsman like Tang Long shine in a more suitable position, so Tang Long will never come into contact with military and political power chance, and then there is no chance of bad things!

Therefore, even though Tang Long's character has some flaws, the flaws are not concealed.

It was precisely because of this that Li Yan rushed to Tang Long and said kindly, "Brother Tang Long, I wonder if you have time, how about going to the hotel with us to have a few bowls of wine?"

Hearing Li Yan's invitation, Tang Long, who was in a bad situation and was looking for an organization to rely on, was overjoyed, and said immediately, "How dare you let down the good intentions of the officials!"

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(End of this chapter)