The system has to be used even if it is pulled

At night, Zhao Yuanlang planned to find a farm to rest, and happened to see a group of soldiers watching a captain fighting a red-haired ghost.

The two sides fought for more than fifty rounds with no clear winner. The soldiers were about to charge forward when a man who looked like a scholar happened to stop everyone.

Both sides refused to listen to the scholar. A strong man dressed in clothes and leading his servants walked in quickly and persuaded everyone to stop.

The captain led the soldiers away, and the strong man led the red-haired man and the scholar to return to the village. They happened to see Zhao Yuanlang riding over.

"Hello, warrior. It's getting dark. I want to go into the village to rest for a night. I wonder if you can help me find a family in the village."

The strong man laughed and said, "You are too polite, brother. If you have nothing to do, come to my village."

"Thank you very much, brave man. May I know your name?"

"I am the village head of Dongxi Village, my surname is Chao and my given name is Gai."

Chao Gai, so it's you. The red-haired one should be the Red-haired Ghost Liu Tang, the scholar should be Wu Yong, and the one who left should be the Infantry Captain Lei Heng.

Quite interesting, is this the plot about robbing the birthday gift?

Zhao Yuanlang followed Chao Gai into the manor. After Chao Gai led Zhao Yuanlang to live in an empty house, he went to see Wu Yong and Liu Tang.

After Liu Tang explained his purpose, Wu Yong also knew what Chao Gai wanted to talk to him about. He frowned and thought for a long time before saying, "I got it!"

"Xuejiu Wu, please speak!"

"Too many people can't do it, and too few people can't do it either. There are many farmhands in the house, but none of them can be used. Now there are only Baozheng, Brother Liu, and I. How can we do this together? Even if Baozheng and Brother are very capable, they can't take on this task. It takes seven or eight good men! Well, I have three people who can do this."

"Oh? Tell me, pedant!"

"These three men are brothers who live in Shijie Village near Liangshan Lake in Jeju. They make a living by fishing and have also been doing private business in the lake. Their surname is Ruan, and there are three brothers: one is called Ruan Xiaoer, the Tai Sui of the Earth; one is called Ruan Xiaowu, the Short-lived Erlang; and one is called Ruan Xiaoqi, the Living Yama. These three are brothers and are the most loyal. If you can get these three, great things will be accomplished."

Chao Gai said, "I have heard of the three brothers of the Ruan family, but I have never met them. Shijie Village is only a hundred miles away from here. Why don't you send someone to invite them to discuss it?"

"No, no, I will do this myself. I will go to bed early, have a drink and leave at three o'clock. I will be there around noon and I will definitely tell them to join the gang."

"Thank you for your hard work, sir. Have some food and drink and rest early."

.......

But Wu Yong left the farm early the next morning. Chao Gai and Liu Tang were about to go back to the house to sleep, but they saw Zhao Yuanlang coming out of the house, holding a chain-rod meteor hammer in his hand, and dancing in the yard.

The two of them were no longer sleepy and were full of energy. They saw Zhao Yuanlang dancing with the chain-rod meteor hammer flying up and down, stirring the surrounding air flow. Chao Gai and Liu Tang looked at each other and saw the clue that this was a good man with great martial arts skills.

Chao Gai was delighted to see the prey and shouted, "Young man, please wait. Last night, I was blind and didn't recognize a great man. I didn't expect you to be so skilled in martial arts. I wonder if you would like to compete with me."

Zhao Yuanlang swung the chain rod meteor hammer and put it away. He held the chain rod with one hand and the end of the chain with the other hand. He smiled and said, "Sorry to bother you with your rest. Since you want to compete with me, please get dressed and then we can fight."

"What do you mean, little brother?"

"It's nothing. My chain-bar meteor hammer is big and heavy. I'm afraid it will hurt the owner of the manor if I'm not careful."

"What a joke! I, Chao, am known as the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King in the martial arts world. I don't believe that your meteor hammer is so heavy."

Zhao Yuanlang smiled and did not answer. Liu Tang beside Chao Gai could not hold back and rushed towards Zhao Yuanlang, trying to snatch the chain meteor hammer from Zhao Yuanlang's hand.

Zhao Yuanlang did not stop him. As soon as Liu Tang grabbed the linked meteor hammer, his face changed drastically. It was so heavy, so damn heavy, at least a hundred pounds! He could lift it, but it was impossible for him to dance with it as easily as the man in front of him.

Chao Gai also noticed something was going on, because as soon as Liu Tang snatched the meteor hammer, his face turned red and he walked slowly.

Chao Gai strode forward, stretched out his hand and grabbed the chain rod of the meteor hammer. It was indeed heavy. Damn, is this something a human can wield?

"Do you still want to compete?" Zhao Yuanlang tilted his head and looked at Chao Gai and Liu Tang.

Chao Gai and Liu Tang looked unhappy, but Chao Gai finally nodded and said, "Let's have a bare-handed competition!"

"Okay! Then you two can come together!"

"How dare you look down on me!" Liu Tang was furious.

Then Liu Tang fell down, slowly falling down in front of Zhao Yuanlang. Zhao Yuanlang blew on his fist lightly and shook his head helplessly.

Chao Gai looked at Zhao Yuanlang cautiously, then rushed forward with a loud shout.

But like Liu Tang, he also fell in front of Zhao Yuanlang. Zhao Yuanlang blew his fist helplessly: "I was nicknamed the invincible in the world."

Zhao Yuanlang picked up Chao Gai and Liu Tang and sent them back into the house, then he went back to the yard and continued to fiddle with his meteor hammer.

........

When it was daybreak, Zhao Yuanlang washed, had his meal, left a small piece of silver and a letter on the table, and left.

It was not until noon that Chao Gai and Liu Tang woke up. They were lying on the same bed and looked at each other awkwardly, thinking that they must have met a master today.

Chao Gai hurried to Zhao Yuanlang's room, but heard from the servants that Zhao Yuanlang had left, leaving behind a letter and some silver. Chao Gai was so regretful that he beat his chest. If they could have invited Zhao Yuanlang to participate in the robbery, wouldn't it have been an easy task?

Chao Gai was in a bad mood. He drank with Liu Tang for the whole afternoon and fell asleep early at night. The next morning, Wu Yong came with the three Ruan brothers.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries, then discussed matters and drank together.

Not long after they had started drinking happily, a servant came to report that a Taoist priest was begging for alms outside the door.

It was Ruyunlong Gongsun Sheng. Everyone hit it off and started planning the robbery.

As the date approached, Liang Zhongshu prepared to send someone to escort the birthday gift.

After much deliberation, he called Yang Zhi and had a brief conversation with him. Finally, he decided to pack all the gifts into ten or so poles and use them as gifts for the guests. He also ordered ten strong imperial guards to act as porters to carry the gifts. Yang Zhi was in charge, and the old steward and two guards followed.

He got up early the next morning and placed all the carrying poles in front of the hall.

The old steward and two guards took another small load of money, eleven loads in total, and picked out eleven strong guardsmen, all of whom were dressed as porters.

Yang Zhi put on a cool hat, a green gauze shirt, hemp shoes with straps, a waist knife, and a broadsword. The old steward also dressed up as a guest, and two guards pretended to be his servants, each holding a broadsword and a few canes.

Liang Zhongshu handed over the letter and the book. After everyone had eaten their fill, they bowed and said goodbye to Liang Zhongshu in the hall.