The 72nd Cool and Refreshing True Person of the Dharma Realm

  The cool and refreshing law realm refers to the true person Liu Yongxi leading the Liangshan water army down the Yellow River, rushing to the Liangshan Water Fortress. There were six hundred small boats on the river, with twenty people in each boat. The three heroes of the Ruan family, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, and Li Jun each led a hundred small boats. Liu Yongxi sat in the main ship, and thousands of sails were set off, majestic and powerful.

  At this moment, Chen Xizhen has dispatched the divine runner Dai Zong, who is galloping along the Yellow River, exerting all his strength to chase after Liu Yongxi, so as not to let him fall into the ambush of the Wu bandits. Dai Zong had two armored horses tied to each leg, and with his feet not touching the ground, he sped down the river like a whirlwind.

  This night galloped, also didn't know passed how long, only saw front artillery sound rise, killing sound a piece, big river above boundless blackness in, rose countless death gas lanterns, shadowy hung in mid-air, shone the river surface bright one block dark one block.

  Dai Zong shouted in a loud voice, suddenly jumped onto the treetop, and looked around. He saw ten large ships like monsters from ancient times, lying across the Yellow River. The ships of Liangshan Water Army were as small as ants, and countless ships were moored on the river, densely packed, with arrows flying everywhere.

  The commander's flag on the bandit flagship was waving, and the other Lou ships were firing cannons non-stop, falling into the river. The Liangshan water army was overturned, and even the turbid Yellow River water was dyed red.

  "Arriving late by a single step, my water troops have fallen into the ambush of the Wu bandits!"

  Dai Zong stood on the tree and looked out, only to see Ruan brothers leading 300 water ghosts into the water, preparing to dive under the floor of the building ship from underwater and pierce through it. However, he saw a row of officials and soldiers emerging from the second layer below the building ship, holding up iron pikes three to five zhang long, stabbing them into the water one after another. Bloody foam bubbled out from the water, and from time to time, a water ghost corpse was fished out!

  Duǎn mìng èr láng Ruǎn Xiǎo Wǔ tān gōng tài jí, yǎo zhe gāng dāo yào pá shàng dà chuán qù cì shā Wǔ Sōng, bèi guān bīng fā xiàn, nài le yī shēng hǎn, sān gēn tiě dīng cì dào lèi xià, yòng lì yī tiāo, jiàng Ruǎn Xiǎo Wǔ tiāo zài bàn kōng, liù qī gēn tiě dīng qí qí cì qù, tǒng le shí jǐ gè kū lóng, shī tǐ diū jìn shuǐ lǐ.

  English Translation:

  Duǎn mìng èr láng Ruǎn Xiǎo Wǔ was too impatient and greedy for success, biting his steel knife to climb up the big ship to kill Wu Song. He was discovered by the government soldiers, who shouted and used three iron nails to pierce his ribs, using force to lift him into the air. Six or seven iron nails simultaneously pierced him, stabbing more than a dozen holes in his body, and his corpse was thrown into the water.

  A strange soul emerged from the water and flew away towards Qingzhou.

  Zhang Shun saw this and was deeply grieved. He tightly hugged Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu, stepped on the water to get back on the boat, and ordered his soldiers to tie them up, so they wouldn't go to their deaths. Zhang Shun called over Li Jun, the Mixiang Dragon, and Zhang Heng, the Boat Fire Kid, and angrily shouted at Liu Yongxiao: "Why hasn't the True Man taken action yet?"

  Liu Yongxi smiled and did not answer, secretly thinking: "You one hundred and eight demon kings are killing each other, the more you die the better, when you're all dead it's just right to seal you. However, since you don't want to fight again, I can make a name for my Ningling sect!" At this point, he smiled and said: "I was about to take action, but my magic doesn't distinguish between friend and foe, I'm afraid of hurting some of the generals." After speaking, his large sleeves fluttered as he rode the wind and arrived above the Lou ship. Suddenly, he spread out his sleeve, which became like a black hole, sucking towards the Lou ship.

  Li Jun saw the situation and immediately ordered the Liangshan water army to turn back, angrily saying: "This old man is unwilling to save himself, today let him die here, don't think we will rescue him!" He actually withdrew all of the Liangshan water army.

  Liu Yongxi saw this and didn't think much of it, smiling: "You all leave together, the Taoist priest will have a good time killing!"

  The officers and soldiers on the building boat were all standing unsteadily, when suddenly one person couldn't hold his foot back, was sucked into mid-air, space twisted, that person also gradually became smaller, like a grain of rice, thrown into Liu Yongxi's sleeve. Then more people were sucked up, the ship was in chaos.

  Liu Yongxi burst out laughing and said: "Martial thief, have you ever seen the real skills of a Taoist?"

  Below the deck of the building boat, hundreds of wooden barrels suddenly rolled out, and dozens of Taoist priests suddenly appeared, doing their magic in unison, shouting "Rise!" The hundreds of wooden barrels flew up, flying towards Liu Yongxi, filling his Taoist sleeves to the brim.

  Liu Yongxi's cultivation was still low, relying solely on the sleeve technique of Qiankun. At this moment, his right sleeve was filled with wooden barrels, and he smiled, saying: "The Taoist still has another sleeve!" Just as he spoke, suddenly a thin old man appeared on the boat, drew a talisman in mid-air, and shouted: "Fire!" A flame shot into his sleeve.

  Liu Yongxi's mind went blank: "Too careless!" But then a loud explosion was heard, and his entire right arm was blown to pieces!

  It turned out that those wooden barrels were actually filled with gunpowder, and if not for the ingeniousness of his sleeve's Dry Heaven, he would have been reduced to nothing but bones!

  Liu Yongxi was in so much pain that he almost fainted, his body stumbled in mid-air, and saw countless thunderbolt chariots shooting long spear crossbows, rushing over, and inserting them all over his body!

  Liu Yongxi held back a mouthful of true energy, not a single drop of blood flowed out, turned around and walked away, wanting to throw himself onto the Liangshan water boat, but saw that the Liangshan water army had long since disappeared without a trace. Countless long spears shot out again, Liu Yongxi could only fly his body towards the riverbank, coincidentally falling beside Dai Zong.

  Dai Zong jumped down from the treetop, and saw that the Taoist priest had pulled out all the long spears from his body, his face unchanged. He said to Dai Zong, "This time it was my great mistake. If I could have used the magic of Tian Xiao Shen Lei in the midst of the chaotic army, and let Generals Zhang and Li protect me, we would not have suffered such a great defeat!"

  Behind him, Wu Song's naval forces launched a surprise attack, their ships and paddles moving in unison. The soldiers shouted slogans, determined to kill the enemy. At the forefront were several fierce generals, their iron armor clanking loudly. The leader was a young girl who drew an iron bow into a full moon shape, releasing an arrow with a sharp whizzing sound!

  Liu Yongxi was hit by another arrow, this arrow was so fierce that even the long spear shot out by the Thunderbolt Car couldn't penetrate Liu Yongxi's body, but this arrow actually penetrated through, not only penetrating his body, but also shooting a hole in the big tree behind him!

  Liu Yongxi let out a loud cry of pain as the arrow was pulled out, bringing with it a stream of blood that shot high into the air. "Dai Zong," he said, "why haven't you carried me away yet?"

  Dai Zong quietly wrapped four iron horses around his legs and feet, looked up and said: "Sir, why didn't you save Ruan Xiaowu? With your skills, if you wanted to save him, wouldn't it be easy?"

  Liu Yongxi was stunned and didn't make a sound. Dai Zong sneered, started his horse, and galloped away, disappearing into the vast night in the blink of an eye. Chen Lijing shot several arrows, but couldn't catch up to him at all.

  Liu Yongxi's face was ashen, and he chuckled softly: "One drink, one peck, isn't it all predetermined? I didn't save that demon, but instead died because of that demon... truly a cycle of cause and effect, retribution not yet fulfilled..." He raised his head to see Wu Song's Tiger Guards already ashore, surrounding him with bows drawn.

  Liu Yongxi looked around at all his soldiers, but couldn't find Wu Song's figure anywhere. He shouted loudly: "Where is the bandit Wu?"

  Chen Liqing drew her iron bow full, saying: "Old Taoist, Wu Shu asked me to ask you, are you willing to surrender?"

  Liu Yongxi did not answer, and loudly shouted: "Where is the military thief? Is he afraid to come see me?"

  Chen Liqing shot an arrow, piercing his thigh bone and taking away a piece of flesh. Liu Yongxi still stood upright, covered in blood, and shouted loudly: "Where is the bandit? As a Taoist, I have been undefeated my whole life, but today I made one wrong move and ended up like this. A great man should die at the hands of a hero, come out quickly and give me a satisfying death!"

  The lights on the building boat suddenly lit up, shining on Wu Song's body on the fifth floor of the flagship. Liu Yongxi saw it and gathered all his strength, flew up and rushed over, laughing loudly: "Even if I die, I'll take you with me to be buried!"

  Chen Liqing hastily shot several arrows, and the crowd of soldiers shot a barrage of arrows, filling Liu Yongxi's body with sharp arrows, like a porcupine. Liu Yongxi's figure remained unchanged, and he rushed straight to the top floor of the building ship, extremely ferocious!

  Wu Song's face didn't change color, he took a long spear from the hand of a soldier beside him, exerted his strength and threw it out. With a loud whistle, the spear pierced Liu Yongxi's chest and sent him flying hundreds of feet away, before being nailed to a giant tree with a thud.

  Liu Yongxi spat out blood continuously, and laughed: "What a pity, just one step short..." Suddenly he shouted towards the sky: "Daozi, I owe you an apology, I'll go first!" His body was engulfed in fierce flames, and with a loud explosion, a massive shockwave erupted, creating a deep crater within a hundred-meter radius!

  Chen Xizhen's most powerful sorcerer finally died, self-destructing in death!

  The three armies saw this and couldn't help but be shocked. This sorcerer was indeed a top-notch figure in the world, and the power of his self-explosion was astonishing!

  The little flag on the flagship waved continuously, Ling Zhen saw the command flag and shouted with his arm raised: "Guo Shi has an order, the whole army will open, exterminate the Liangshan water bandits! The navy returns to the ship, the land army goes ashore, one left and one right, along the river and up, don't let a single one escape!"

  Ten warships sailed upstream, shuttling back and forth between the two banks of the river, transporting the army and massive mechanical beasts ashore. Led by Chen Liqing, Gu Dajie, and Sun Xin on the left wing, they mounted their mechanical beasts in a flurry, with ten sorcerers guarding them. On the right wing, led by Guan Sheng, Sun Li, and Zhang Qing, they also rode their mechanical beasts galloping away!

  All the way down to the Yellow River, the bodies of Liangshan's naval forces were scattered everywhere, and the bloody water floated all the way to the Bohai Sea. Only four people escaped: Ruan brothers, Zhang brothers, and Li Jun was captured alive.

  This battle resulted in the complete defeat of the Liangshan water army, all because of a personal grudge held by Liu Yongxi, the true man of the Qingliang Fa Jing. If the top and bottom of Liangshan were as solid as an iron barrel, they would not have been defeated so quickly and so thoroughly.

  Chen Daozi had just occupied Qingyun Mountain when he learned from Dai Zong that Liu Yongxi was dead, and then heard Yan Shude say that Baoxu Wushang True Man Ren Sen also fell. His face changed drastically, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, wailing: "The two true men have been in hiding for many years, and Daozi invited them with a letter, but they didn't expect to die at the hands of evil spirits today! This revenge must be avenged!"

  Yan Shude took the opportunity to speak: "The one who killed Bao Xiruo, the wife of Chao Gai, was Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind under Song Jiang! To restore morale, we must behead Song Jiang and offer sacrifices to the flag!"

  Song Jiang changed his expression and said, "Without evidence, don't make false accusations!" Several dozen of Song Jiang's generals stood up, drew their swords and spears, and were ready to fight on the spot if Chen Xiuzhen dared to order the execution of Song Jiang.

  Chen Xizhen saw this and fell silent. Yan Shude said again: "The four brothers of the Zhu family and the Luan family, in front of the array, are communicating with the enemy!"

  Chen Xizhen jumped out of the four generals, who were Zhu Jia brothers and Luan Tingyu, and they all angrily said: "Yan Zei farted! The four of us have received great kindness from Chen Touling, how can we surrender to the enemy in front of the array?"

  Chen Xizhen glared at Yan Shunde and said in a gentle tone, "Ruan Tingfang is my old friend, and Zhu Yongqing is my son-in-law. How could they betray us? Don't mention this again." He glanced at Song Jiang and asked Yan Shunde, "Li Kui killed the Taoist priest Ren Sen in front of the army, but did anyone see it with their own eyes?"

  "Thousands of soldiers in front, with their own eyes, saw that Li Kui, a black iron-like man, dancing two door-sized axes, one axe chopped off Ren Tian's head, and another rough man danced with a shovel, cutting Ren Tian into pieces!"

  Chen Xizhen looked at Song Jiang again, and Song Jiang hastily said: "This is the Wu Zei's counter-espionage plan, absolutely do not believe it! Brother Chen can wait for Li Kui to come back and confront him face-to-face. If he did it, Song will definitely kill him as a sacrifice to the flag! Brother Chen, if you don't believe me, think about my origins!"

  Chen Xizhen glanced at the dozens of generals under Song Jiang's command, and suddenly chuckled: "General Song has misunderstood. This must be a trick by the bandits to sow discord. How could I fall for their scheme and harm our own interests?"

  Song Jiang was laughed at by him, his hair standing on end, and he hastily laughed along: "Brother Chen is so magnanimous!" His eyes darting about, he thought to ask Chongyi to intervene, to calm the murderous intent in Chen's heart. Just then, Ruan brothers and Zhang Heng brothers rushed up Mount Qingyun, and as soon as they saw Song Jiang, they knelt down and wailed: "Brother Gongming, avenge us! Xiao Wu was killed by the bandits!"

  Song Jiang was at a loss, and hastily helped the four up. Then there was Zhu Gui, the dry land toll collector from Liangshan Ferry, who rushed up the mountain, saw Song Jiang and let out two loud wails before fainting to the ground.

  Zhu Gui cried out: "Something terrible has happened! The Wu bandits bombarded Liangshan with cannons, forcing Zhu to flee and killing everyone on the mountain. Song Taigong, Song Qing, Song Wan, and Zou Run were all killed by the Wu bandit's cannons! I saw that things were going badly and ran away via a land route, but on the road, we encountered another large army of Wu bandits at Zhu Family Village and almost got captured..."

  Song Jiang's face turned whiter and whiter, he suddenly sat on the ground, unable to speak for a long time. Hua Rong grabbed Zhu Gui and asked urgently: "Where is my sister?"

  "My sister didn't die, but was captured by a group of government soldiers and taken away to the Lou boat, I reckon the bandits want to practice the 'Yin-Yang' technique..."

  Hua Rong spat out a mouthful of blood and fell backwards. The other generals all grabbed Zhu Gui, asking about their own families one after another. Zhu Gui said: "They were all killed by the cannons..." On Qingyun Mountain, there was a cacophony of wailing voices. When Liu Hui Niang heard that everyone on the mountain had been killed, she thought of her own grandmother and mother who were still on the mountain, and with a flicker of her eyes, also fainted to the ground.

  Liu Lin and Liu Qi hurriedly supported their sister, while Liu Guang drew his sword and angrily shouted: "Kill my family's young one, I will not live under the same sky as these martial bandits!"

  "All good men on the mountain shouted in unison: 'We will never submit to the martial villain!' "

  Moreover, Wu Song bombarded Liangshan, exterminated the Liangshan water bandits, then boarded a tower ship and headed west. He arrived near Yanzhou City, disembarked, and led his generals into the city. Zhang Shu Ye and Gao Feng hurried to see him, bowing: "Congratulations, National Master, great victory over the thieves!"

  Wu Song hastily helped the two up, laughing and saying: "The imperial court has already removed my title of National Preceptor, from now on you must not address me in this way again. Otherwise, if others hear it, they will think I am a power-hungry and sycophantic official." After speaking, he laughed loudly, the three of them hurriedly smiled and apologized, thinking to themselves: "Isn't he indeed a power-hungry and sycophantic official? In the imperial court, only Cai Jing, Cai the Prime Minister, dares to play opposing roles with him..."

  Gao Lian loudly said: "The National Master has achieved great merit, the court's rewards and punishments are clear, he will definitely be restored to his original position!" Wu Song burst out laughing and asked Zhang Shunyi: "Is Mr. Chong doing well?"

  Zhang Shuye smiled and said, "Zhongshidao is now called the old Zhongshidao, while Zhongshizhong is called the young Zhongshidao. He is currently stationed in the northwest to guard the border against the Liao people."