Chapter Thirty-Seven: Martial Arts Competition

  The explosive power of the self-made bombs by Hua and Shang was not great, but the momentum was quite shocking. The 16kbook net sounded as if it were thundering on a dry day, shaking the entire valley. The black smoke immediately enveloped all the attacking enemies. In the thick smoke, the enemy's miserable cries continued to be heard, but no one could see what was happening inside.

  After a gust of wind in the valley, the thick smoke gradually dispersed. The wild fields and the old eagle and his men were all stunned. Only to see that the hand he had just sent out to prepare for the close attack on Huahe Shang was now almost gone, with limbs scattered everywhere. A few surviving men also looked strange, with black faces, disheveled hair and clothes in tatters, looking like they had been struck by lightning.

  The guerrilla troops were also shocked and stunned,

  The monk had long been prepared.

  Hua and the monk still had a leisurely expression, coldly shouting at the old eagle: "Leopard Mountain is Laozi's territory. Since we are both kings of the mountain, I'll let you go, hurry up and escape with your life! If you want to entangle again, don't blame me, Hua certain will turn his face and not recognize people!"

  The old eagle was laughing slyly, not feeling sorry for the casualties of his subordinates at all, nor getting angry with Huahe Shang's sarcasm. Now that Huahe Shang had caused Yeta to lose so many people, Lao Ying thought his purpose

  He reached it. He didn't go to reason with Hua and Shang, but turned his head to look at Ye Tian, waiting for Ye Tian's decision.

  With a glance, he lost two teams of soldiers, which pained Noda. Being completely ignored by Hana and Sho also made Noda indignant. Originally furious, Noda suddenly calmed down. He knew that since Hana and Sho...

  Having made sufficient preparations, it would be difficult to gain an advantage today. After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Noda ordered Ozawa Jiro to retreat back to the castle immediately.

  The eagle took his subordinates to follow the retreat of Noda's troops. This action only achieved some purpose, increasing the hatred between Hanao and Japan. He couldn't help but feel a little proud, thinking that maybe soon he would be able to achieve his wish and become the bandit king of this area.

  After Little Japan and Old Eagle retreated, Huahe Shang had someone keep an eye on their whereabouts. He invited the guerrilla troops to come up to the mountain stronghold, and only after they rested until nightfall did he set out a grand feast. Huahe Shang wanted to drink freely with the guerrilla troops, saying that he and the guerrilla troops were all good men of Liangshan from back in the day.

  Lao Li originally thought it was inappropriate for the guerrilla team to enter the bandit's lair.

  Liu Tuo saw that the guerrilla fighters were all exhausted and indeed needed a safe place to rest for a while. Moreover, Hua He Shang had indeed helped the guerrillas a lot. Huo Yao felt that he could develop Hua He Shang into an anti-Japanese team. Under the circumstances, Liu Tuo led the guerrilla team to Hua He Shang's mountain stronghold.

  Now on a vacant lot inside Huashan Creative Park

  It was a scene of great excitement, with lights shining brightly everywhere. The guerrilla fighters and the bandits from Leopard Mountain sat around dozens of large tables, eating large chunks of meat and drinking wine from big bowls.

  After three rounds of wine, Huahe Shang suddenly burst out laughing and said to Liu Tao: "Today is a rare opportunity for us to gather with the guerrilla brothers. Captain Liu, let's have some programs to help the wine excitement."

  Liu Tao didn't know what program Hua He Shang was going to put on to liven up the drinking, and he thought to himself "I hope it's not getting a few girls to dance. If that's the case, I'll have no face left to see my fellow villagers." So Liu Tao said to Hua He Shang: "If it's going to be girls dancing, then let's just forget it."

  Hua and the monk were taken aback at first, but immediately understood Liu's meaning. He laughed and said: "Don't worry, Captain Liu. I, Hua, consider myself one of the Liangshan heroes of old, my men are all from poor families, we usually do chivalrous deeds to rob the rich and help the poor. We have never oppressed good people, let alone having women in the mountain stronghold for...

  "Hao" Firework suddenly stood up, raised his wine bowl and shouted: "Old Flower is indeed a heroic good fellow. I, Firework, toast to Old Flower with this bowl of wine."

  Huoyao finished speaking and drained the wine in his bowl. The militiamen and bandits heard Huoyao call Huahe Shang "Old Hua". Since Huahe Shang established this stronghold, no one had ever dared to address him like that face-to-face. Instantly, everyone present shut their mouths, waiting to see how Huahe Shang would deal with this ignorant young whippersnapper.

  Liu Tao and Old Li also secretly blamed the gunpowder for being a bit reckless.

  "Alright, alright..." Hua and Shang said a few more words of praise before standing up. He downed the wine in his bowl in one gulp, then gave Huo a thumbs-up and said: "Good kid, you've got guts, I like that. Haha..."

  Jian Hua and the monk did not mean to blame the firecracker, the crowd at the wine table picked up their cups again, continuing to find their own drinking partners, competing in drinking capacity. The noise filled the entire mountain stronghold once more.

  Liu Tao then asked Hua and Shang: "How does Master Hua plan to add to our drinking pleasure?"

  Hua and Shang burst out laughing: "We are all rough men, living on the edge of life. To add to the excitement, we'll naturally send a few people each to compete in some matches between men. What do you think, Captain Liu?"

  Liu Tao was afraid that the guerrilla fighters had not fully recovered their physical strength, so he hesitated and did not immediately agree with Hua He Shang. At this time, Huo Yan excitedly interrupted and said: "Great! I love watching competitions between men the most. Old Hua, you say it, what kind of competition should we have?"

  The big cows around Gunpowder also had a look of eagerness to try.

  Seeing Huoyao's excited appearance, Huahe Shang felt that he liked this kid more and more. This kid was fearless of heaven and earth, with a straightforward and quick-witted personality, which was simply his own version from back then. In fact, Huahe Shang knew that Huoyao wanted to make a name for himself in front of the bandits, so that he could convince Huahe Shang to join the anti-Japanese army in the future.

  Huahe Shang laughed and said: "Let's have three matches. The first match is a test of strength, the second match is a test of kung fu, and the third match is a test of archery skills. What do you think, little brother?"

  "Alright, let's do it."

  Although Huo Yao agreed, Hua He Shang didn't know if he could take charge. So Hua He Shang looked at the captain of the guerrilla team, Liu Tao.

  Liu Tao naturally understood what Huahe Shang meant.

  If they don't respond to the match now, they will definitely make Flower and Shaan look down on the guerrilla team. Liu Tao thinks that only Huoyao can be sent to participate in the competition now, and the guerrilla team has only them who are still full of energy. So Liu Tao said to Huahe Shang: "He is called Huoyao, Huoyao and his soldiers are all elites of the guerrilla team. Let them participate in the competition."

  Hua He Shang listened to Liu Tao's words and looked at the gunpowder with new eyes. Then Hua He Shang stood up and shouted: "Brothers, clear out some space in the middle, our competition with the guerrilla brothers is about to begin."

  "Good...!" The bandits under Huahe Shang's command cheered in unison.