Travel to the Water Margin

Chapter 96 The Mask Appears Again
Lin Youde and the others just walked casually on the street.

Less than seven days after the end of the Song Dynasty Provincial Examination, the four of Lin Youde came to the bustling market in Bianliang for a stroll.

Along the way, stalls are set up, fortune telling, divination, and juggling are all kinds of things.

They feel very relaxed and very happy.

Finally, you don't have to face those boring words that are specially used to torture people!

Along the way, stalls are set up, fortune telling, divination, and juggling are all kinds of things.

Even in an open space, the sound of sheng, yu, and flute pipes, and the mellow singing voice attracted people to squeeze in, circle after circle, standing on tiptoe and stretching their necks, hoping to catch a glimpse of something strange.

This is not playing with fists and knives, or crushing boulders in the chest, or monkeys singing and jumping around;

It's a group of girls aged sixteen or seventeen, wearing red jacket and trousers, dancing with sunflower fans in their hands.

They moved lightly and danced gracefully, especially the girl in the lead, who looked very smart, with big watery eyes looking east and west, so playful!

All nine girls are beautiful.

"Tsk tsk, this is a good dance."

"The one in red has a round face, the one in white has an oval face."

"My lord, tell me, peony or chrysanthemum, which one is better?"

"It's all good-looking, I've given you a reward!"

Everyone cheered loudly at the same time, and copper coins and silver coins were thrown into the dance team like raindrops.

Now their spirits are very high, no matter what they are very interested in.

"My lord," Wu Song said with a smile on his face, "I really hope that the world will be such a good day."

"Haha, yes, yes."

Lin Youde raised his head, looked at the hazy full moon, and said slowly: "With me here, some things will never happen."

"go!"

Several people crossed the street and just walked back to the compound.

Yang Zhi said in a low voice: "It's not right. There are secret whistles arranged by Mr. Zhao in the back of the compound, but there is none now."

Lin Youde narrowed his eyes slightly, Wu Song and Lin Chong both nodded in agreement.

"Stay away, I'm going to explore the way."

At this time, he had arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Lin Youde walked in silently.

As soon as he entered the door, several big men stretched out their hands and grabbed their arms.

There were three big men who guarded the door. They were majestic, one with a scarred face, one with a pockmarked face, and one with a dark face.

Pockmarked face grinned and said, "I finally caught you."

Lin Youde was stunned, and said with a terrified look: "Who are you? Don't do anything, I'm a genius!"

Scarface laughed and said: "That's right! Take it away!"

There was a "bang" sound, and a hemp rope as thick as a thumb was pulled straight around his neck.

It's thick and heavy, and the way it is inserted into the neck is also very skillful and skilled.

Lin Youde pretended to be invincible and was carried away by them, his eyes were covered with a black cloth, his mouth was tightly gagged, and the black face threw him into the carriage.

"uuuuuu"

"drive"

Three black shadows fell, and Wu Song scratched his head: "Will your lord act too much?"

"Follow." Yang Zhi tapped his feet and chased the speeding carriage.

The chariots and horses seemed to have passed a night market, and then passed a stream of water. He heard the sound of people and running water.

It seems to be the market just now?

After a while, they seemed to be going down, and there were insects and cicadas singing in the wind, and there was obviously a wilderness nearby.

Let me go, are you leaving Bianliang?

Then the carriage stopped, and Lin Youde heard a knock on the door.

Lin Youde was carried by two people, walked into what seemed to be a passage, the passage was not too long, and when he walked to the end, he could vaguely hear shouts, knocking, a group of men laughing and women laughing.

"arrive!"

Pockmarked face lifted his black cloth, and he was taken to an empty room.

"Be honest here." Afterwards, Ma Zilian led the two of them out, and closed the door forcefully with a "bang".

How could Lin Youde be so obedient.

Because he didn't untie the bandages that bound him, Ben Ben jumped to a window and looked outside. It was in a cave, and there were rooms like him on the mountain wall.

In the center of the front is a hall roughly the size of a football field filled with tables.

One by one, people with weapons slanting across and wearing fancy clothes were either drinking, punching, or hitting some scantily clad dancers.

Farther away, there was a raised platform on which two people fought furiously, which drew bursts of applause.

In the far corner was a square table with a pot of tea on it, and an old man was sitting there gloomily.

It just so happened that the door opened, and there was a loud shout, and several people came in and surrounded him.

After doing the whole show, Lin Youde staggered back a few steps, his face turned blue with fright, he stretched out a trembling hand, pointed at them and said: "You... what do you want to do?"

"Ok?"

The red-masked Xiao Zhiwu looked at Lin Youde, frowned and said, "Is Lin Youde rich in Jiangling?"

Is Lin rich?Isn't this the name he pretended to take the imperial examination?
Lin Youde nodded, and the person next to him yelled, "This is our Bianliang red masked master Xiao Zhiwu, you have a little white mask and you still don't bow down!"

Red-masked Xiao Zhiwu said: "No problem, please invite members, especially the literati should be accommodating?"

"I've met Lord Red Mask." Lin Youde looked frightened, imitating Zhao Jinfu's previous greeting ceremony, and greeted him in a decent manner.

Xiao Zhiwu in the red mask said: "Okay, from today onwards, you are a member of our Bianliang team. Lin Youqian, from today's eight of them will be at your disposal."

There were seven or eight people behind him, all of whom suddenly had ugly faces and knelt down to beg the red masked Xiao Zhiwu for mercy: "My lord, no!"

"He is just a newcomer who has just joined the mask. He is a scholar specially recruited just to complete this mission. He has no power, how can you listen to him?"

Xiao Zhiwu in the red mask narrowed his eyes slightly, looking impatient, and snapped: "Bastard, he is the only Jinshi of our mask who has passed the palace examination. When he returns to Daliao in the future, he will be a fourth-rank official. Isn't he qualified?"

Those people were suddenly speechless.

Xiao Zhiwu said coldly: "What can you do? You don't know a single word, you kill people, steal goods, and rob women. It doesn't matter. But as long as we fail to do this, everyone will be killed."

"Lin has money."

"Yes, my lord." Lin Youde looked harmless to humans and animals, and also looked like you don't hurt me, a little lamb, and immediately let Xiao Zhiwu relax.

Xiao Zhiwu smiled, and said: "You are a scholar, although your appearance is rough, but our eyeliner in the scientific examination has sent a message that you have won the Jinshi, you can participate in the imperial examination, and the gray mask is yours."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Zhiwu threw a gray mask from his arms into Lin Youde's hand.

Lin Youde's eyes sparkled, and he said, "Thank you, my lord."

"Okay, then let me congratulate you on your high school graduation, and I will send you a big gift in [-] days."

"This, my lord, let's forget about the gift, how about converting it into taels of silver?" Lin Youde tried weakly.

Xiao Zhiwu was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "Okay! I'll give you a silver tael. I was thinking about getting you a pair of expensive calligraphy and paintings, hahaha."

"Thanks, my lord."

"Next, the matter is very important. After the imperial examination, I need your cooperation to help me catch all those great talents and send them back to Daliao to help our country."

(End of this chapter)