The Second Volume of Water Margin

  "What's wrong, didn't I do it right?" Ximen Qing thought he had done the movement correctly, but Wu Song shook his head: "Brother, you're too old to start from scratch, and secondly, you've already learned some fancy moves before, so you can't change your movements now."

  Ximen Qing clenched his fist and sighed. As the main character, he should be able to understand things at a glance, but why did this happen? Isn't that even worse than Little Tianqing?

  Ximen Qing's little sidekick, Tianqing, had a slyly pleased expression on his face, as if he had discovered Ximen Qing's shortcomings and felt a sense of superiority.

  This made Ximen Qing extremely angry: "Can't anything be done about it?"

  "There's no way." Wu Song comforted, "If brother were to turn back the clock by ten years, there would be a way. However, brother doesn't need to worry, with me, Wu Song, around, why should brother take action? Little Tian Qing is my disciple and has been taught moves to protect brother."

  Ximen Qing nodded and said reluctantly, "It's the only way."

  At this time, Yan Qing was also accompanying Xue Er in practicing archery, making Xi Menqing entangled again. Just as he was about to take Pan Jinlian to admire the flowers, a commotion arose outside, and it seemed that the little monk who kept the door had quarreled with someone.

  "Everyone here is a guest of our temple, you can't just barge in!" The young monk looked at the big man in front of him, his face revealing a fierce light, with a head of red hair, as if a demon from Buddhist scriptures had run out, how could he be allowed to enter?

  "You're a bald donkey with no reason!" This red-haired big man was naturally Liu Tang, who had just rushed over: "Not letting someone enter, not telling them if there's a doctor inside... The saying goes: saving one life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. How can you, a monk, not understand this logic? What did your master teach you?"

  Xiaoyi looked at the pu knife hanging on Liu Tang's horse and was actually terrified, but Da Yuan had an order that no one could enter the temple casually. He didn't dare not follow it: "This donor, it's not that I'm making things difficult for you, but the abbot has given orders that people can't be let in casually. If you have something to do, you can go outside to the peach forest to find the abbot of our temple. I really can't make decisions!"

  Liu Tang's heart was burning with anxiety, and he didn't care about finding the Great Round Master or the Great Flat Master anymore. Seeing that the little monk refused to let him go, he simply coaxed him by saying: "You little monk, look over there, isn't your master coming?"

  That little monk truly believed it and looked in the direction Liu Tang was pointing, but there wasn't a single person. He said strangely: "Master, you can't be joking, there's really no one there..."

  Liu Tang had already chopped down with his palm knife on the little Sha Mi's neck, knocking him unconscious before responding: "Monks don't tell lies, our family isn't monks, so naturally we can."

  Xiaoyi had already fainted, who would care about that? Liu Tang dragged Xiaoyi to the side of the courtyard gate and led his horse in big strides into the courtyard, shouting loudly: "Is there a doctor among the guests inside? There is an urgent patient willing to pay a thousand taels for diagnosis!"

  Repeated shouts, people from various rooms in the courtyard poked their heads out, most of whom retreated back inside and closed their doors and windows after seeing Liu Tang's fierce appearance. Some curious ones came out to take a look, after all, 1,000 yuan was not a small amount, and the usual doctor's consultation fee was only three to five yuan, how could they afford so much?

  However, after seeing Liu Tang lead the horse and carry a wooden sword, even if there were two or three doctors, they didn't dare to come out. One by one, they shook their heads secretly, wondering who this emergency patient was. They feared that without seeing 1,000 yuan, they might be cut down halfway out the door by this man.

  Watching the crowd dodging, Liu Tang's mouth was about to shout out loud, but no one dared to come forward. He had to shout: "If there are guests who know famous doctors, they can also give some directions! A certain family is grateful!"

  At last someone in the distance shouted: "You, fellow, there are no famous doctors here, go look elsewhere. If you want to know about famous doctors, I happen to know one or two, they're all in Tokyo."

  Liu Tang was furious and said that Tuo Tuo Tian Wang's life would soon be over. He wanted to go to the Eastern Capital to invite a famous doctor, but it would take a lot of time back and forth.

  "You scoundrel, you deliberately killed your own grandfather!" Liu Tang took up his wooden sword and angrily cursed: "You dare to run away, take a blow from me!"

  That man didn't think trouble would come from his mouth, and with a loud shout he rushed into the house and closed the door tightly.

  Liu Tang was just about to hurry off when a voice suddenly said: "This good fellow, are you looking for a famous doctor? I have one here."

  As soon as the words were spoken, it was like a refreshing rain from heaven. Liu Tang was overjoyed and couldn't help but turn his head to look around, only to see a young man walking out of the inner courtyard, handsome and elegant, with a sheep fat jade pendant hanging from his waist, smiling and holding hands with a beautiful woman, looking at him.

  "These two are so extraordinary in appearance, could they be celestial gods?" The first thought that flashed through Red-Haired Ghost Liu Tang's mind left him himself astonished: "Are the celestial gods unable to bear watching Emperor Xuan of Chu suffer one calamity after another, and have especially come down to the mortal world to rescue him?"

  "Is what this young man said true? Where is the doctor now?"

  This couple was naturally Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian, who were just about to go out to enjoy the flowers. They happened to run into Liu Tang, the red-haired ghost, shouting loudly in the courtyard.

  Liu Tang was shocked: "The immortal young man pushed up a smile on his face: 'One thousand taels of silver for the diagnosis, I didn't mishear, did I?'"

  It's better to be a real villain than a fake gentleman, Ximen Qing would rather be a true little man. Andongquan, the famous doctor in the team, followed him all the way, and it was easy to make a diagnosis with just a touch of his hand.

  Because at the beginning, Ximen Qing spent 100 taels to invite An Daquan from Jiankang Prefecture to Qinghe County. If there is a diagnostic gold of 1,000 taels, from a business perspective, Ximen Qing has almost made a profit of ten times with one move, not to mention An Daquan's future efforts for himself.

  It's better to have someone with talent! With talented people, there is wealth!

  "If I can save my brother, no matter if it's a thousand taels or ten thousand taels, I'll give it!" Liu Tangsheng feared that Tang would be abrupt, so he hung the wooden sword back on his horse and walked over to ask with a bow: "Young master, who is this famous doctor you spoke of? Where is he now?"

  "I've come to ask you, what symptoms does the patient have and how many days has he been ill?" Ximen Qing did not directly answer Liu Tang's question, but instead asked about the patient's situation.

  "Liu Tang suddenly found himself unable to tell the truth, fearing that the young man in front of him would not believe it. So he made up a story: "My brother loves hunting and went hunting with several brothers not far from here. Unexpectedly, he was shot by a poisoned arrow on his face and is now unconscious, urgently needing medical treatment."

  "Could the hero be Chao Gai, the Heavenly King?" Ximen Qing was taken aback upon hearing this. Having been hit by a poisoned arrow on his cheek at Zhenzhou City, anyone who had read Water Margin would know that it must be Chao Gai without a doubt. He hadn't expected that in his pursuit of the thousand taels of silver, he would run into such a crucial event.

  Needless to say, it's the effect of one's own halo. Otherwise, how could one encounter such a thing even when coming to appreciate the peach blossoms alone?

  Ximen Qing didn't need to think carefully to know that he must go and save Chai Ge, if Chai Ge doesn't die, he will definitely overpower Song Jiang this black fatty, making it impossible for him to rise to power, with the precedent of Lu Junyi in front of him, Ximen Qing naturally knew that this black fatty had a dark face and a dark heart.

  "How did you know?" Red-haired ghost Liu Tang was greatly surprised, and thought to himself: "This young fellow is probably a divine being, able to grasp even this kind of thing with ease, which would save me a lot of trouble explaining."

  Looking at Liu Tang's head of distinctive red hair, Ximen Qing certainly also knew that the good fellow in front of him was 90% likely to be Red-Haired Ghost Liu Tang, who had a very close relationship with Chao Tianwang. Not only did they rob the birthday gifts together, but they were also sworn brothers, having knocked their heads on the ground as a pledge of loyalty.

  "I also know of Xie Tianwang's great name." Xi Menqing smiled and said, "Last night, I observed the stars and it was destined that Xie Tianwang would have this calamity."

  "Didn't you gaze at the stars with me last night? How did it become stargazing?" Pan Jinlian, with an expression of disbelief, leaned on Ximen Qing's shoulder and whispered in his ear: "How many more secrets do you have that you haven't told me?"

  Ximen Qing slightly exerted force with his palm, giving Pan Jinlian a signal that meant "I'm just casually saying this, don't believe everything I say".

  Liu Tang's mouth was left agape, he had always thought that only someone like Gong Sunsheng, an extraordinary being, could possess such skills, never expecting the young man before him to be so deeply talented.

  As soon as he met this immortal character, Liu Tang was overjoyed and immediately kowtowed. Ximen Qing hastily helped him up, and the two exchanged names. Liu Tang suddenly realized: "So it's actually the West Gate Ximen who has been making a big stir recently! No wonder he has such skills!"

  Ximen Qing only then knew for the first time that he had already gained some reputation in Jianghu, and the leaders of Liangshan Po also heard about it. Especially after reading "Blowing Snow Seven Rests", many leaders praised: "Ximen Qing is a true hero!"

  Fortunately, Song Jiang's Black Whirlwind didn't have a heart attack, sending Wu Yong and Li Kui to Qinghe County to "invite" himself up the mountain, or else he wouldn't know what situation he'd be in now.

  After some small talk, Liu Tang was worried about Chu Tianwang's injury and asked again about the famous doctor.

  Ximen Qing laughed and said, "I and my two sworn brothers are going to the Eastern Capital to take office. We passed through this place and brought with us a certain An Daquan, who is a famous divine doctor from Jiankang Prefecture. He will certainly be able to save Chai Tianwang."

  "An Daoquan!" Red-haired ghost Liu Tang suddenly remembered that when he was drinking on the mountain, Rongli Baizhang Zhang Shun seemed to have mentioned a An Shen doctor in Jiankang Prefecture, who had a magical hand and cured Zhang Shun's mother's back pain.

  "Isn't it fate? Brother Chao Gai encounters this great calamity, and the gods send down a divine doctor nearby?" Red-Haired Ghost Liu Tang became even more reverent: "If you can save Big Brother's life, everyone on Mount Liang will be eternally grateful!"

  "Alright, I'll get Doctor An to prepare and we'll head out with Brother Liu Tang to rescue Chao Tianwang!" Since Chao Tianwang had been shot by an arrow and his life was in danger, Xi Menqing didn't hesitate to set off: "Brother Liu Tang, there are two sworn brothers of different surnames here, let me introduce you!"

  It turned out to be the shadow of a famous tree, and it was easy to move the drum at that time. Wu Song's name had also been known for a long time in the hearts of the leaders of Liangshan. As soon as Liu Tang saw Wu Song, he praised him highly, and they all exchanged pleasantries with each other.

  Wu Song also knew the great name of Chao Gai, the leader of the Liangshan heroes. Hearing that Chao had been shot by an arrow, he called An Daquan over to help and prepared himself before setting off with Ximen Qing and Liu Tang.

  An Daoquan heard that he was shot with a poisoned arrow, so he brought some usable medicine and his own detoxification medicine. Ximen Qing also brought his surgical knife and several bottles of medical alcohol, which might come in handy at the time.