Chapter 44 Hero Shura
Xu Ji helped Yang Chang to get away with it, and was able to serve as the leader of the Xiaoyao team for seven or eight days.

He had just offended Yan Jin and left, telling Xu Ji that he was going to Tokyo to look for a nobleman, just to borrow the names of Cai Jing and Yang Jian to make Zhang and Yan hesitate.

Yan Jin returned to the house in a panic, washed himself, changed into new clothes, and then found seven or eight helpers to take revenge at night, but by then Yang Chang's house was empty.

Later, he went to Dashe to find Xu Ji and asked him about Yang Chang's whereabouts. Yan Jin had to suppress his anger.

The next morning, Yan Jin reported to the county magistrate that Yang Chang had left in anger.

Of course, no one saw the embarrassing incident, so Yan Jin pretended it never happened.

County Magistrate Zhang was not one to be afraid of the consequences. He himself was a disciple of Yang Jian, and he was also aware of the identity of the nobleman who was interested in Yang Chang. Therefore, both sides had misjudged the information, but they also ended up achieving Yang Chang's goal.

"He went to Tokyo? Then let him go. He thought there were more opportunities in the capital, but he didn't know there were more people scheming for personal gain. He wanted to use the connections of a nobleman, but it's really not as effective as Yang Jiedu."

"The matter of arresting Wu Song"

"When the arrest warrant arrives, it will not be posted in Yanggu County."

"But why?"

The bearded Yan Jin had a puzzled look on his face, which made Zhang Zhixian feel funny, so he said meaningfully: "Does Yan Dadutou know that he is alerting the enemy? If we post a warrant for arrest, do you think Wu Song will come?"

"If we don't post the document, no one will know Wu Song has returned."

"You can announce to the public that Captain Yang is still in Yanggu. If Wu Song gets desperate and hears this news, he might come to Captain Yang for help. Then you can catch him in the trap."

"Great! With such a brilliant plan from En Xiang, how can we not capture Wu Song?"

Xu Ji was a loophole in this plan. Yan Jin got the advice from County Magistrate Zhang and left Xu Ji to plug the loophole after the report. It was quite easy to control this local guy who had no backing.

The city gates were opened at dawn, and Yang Chang left the city on time.

When the county government began to call the roll, he had already reached Jingnan Township.

September is the busy farming season, and Mr. and Mrs. Yang De have to work for an hour in the morning before going home for breakfast.

Yang Chang walked outside the fenced yard. The big yellow dog guarding the house barked twice, and then wagged its tail when it saw the familiar man.

Ten-year-old Yang Jian was cooking at home and ran out when he heard a dog barking.

"Brother, why are you here?"

"Let me see if my uncle and aunt are home?"

"We are all in the fields. We will be back when the meal is ready. Brother, do you want to eat with us? Come into the house and help light the fire. I will make some steamed cakes. I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't plan to come."

When Yang Jian saw Yang Changchu standing outside the yard, he went up to him and pulled him inside.

The last time Yang Chang visited, they parted on bad terms. At that time, Yang Jian was playing in the pond and fishing, and had no idea that his parents were arguing with his cousin. At this moment, he was still enthusiastic and remembered that his cousin had a good appetite, so he was worried that the breakfast he prepared would not be enough.

"I've already eaten, I just came to take a look, I won't go into the house"

"Not going in?"

"Oh, that's right." Yang Chang took out a large ingot of silver and handed it to Yang Jian, saying, "I'm going on a long journey. You give this silver to my uncle and aunt to thank them for taking care of me."

"Going far away? Where are you going, brother?"

Yang Jian held the five taels of silver in his hand, without understanding the underlying meaning of Yang Chang's words. After giving the silver, Yang Chang turned around in style, leaving behind the words "Tianya" and disappeared into the morning light.

"Tianya? Where is it?"

Yang Chang walked farther and farther away, and the rising sun shone on him, making him dazzling in an instant.

The five taels of silver just now were a combination of Yang Chang's own surplus and savings, as well as a reward from County Magistrate Zhang. They were exchanged for a large ingot of silver and given to Yang De as a favor.

Wu Song is on the run for his life, and Yang Chang is looking for him on foot, which is undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Fortunately, he knew the plot and knew that Wu Song would go to Erlong Mountain to become a bandit, but his so-called familiarity with the plot did not mean that he remembered it word for word.

Yang Chang was naturally familiar with the well-known events such as uprooting the weeping willow, fighting the tiger on Jingyang Ridge, the snowy mountain temple, and the three attacks on Zhujiazhuang. However, he was vague about how Wu Song became a bandit on Erlong Mountain and how he went to Liangshan after the blood was splattered on the mandarin duck tower. He was even less familiar with the expedition to Liao and the bandits after being recruited. He only remembered that the leaders died one after another and the fate of the important characters at the end. So Yang Chang gave up the middle link and planned to go directly to Erlong Mountain to wait for the opportunity.

Erlong Mountain is located in Qingzhou, 600 miles away from Yanggu in a straight line, and can be reached in three hours by car.

Unfortunately, Yang Chang lived in the Northern Song Dynasty, where there were no highways, no cars, and no navigation.

Most of Yang Chang's belongings were left to Yang De. The remaining money was only enough to buy pancakes for the journey. He could only travel on foot, and for navigation he asked everyone he met for directions.

I left Yanggu in autumn and my clothes were just right.

After traveling for more than ten days, the temperature suddenly began to drop and Yang Chang instantly felt the chill. His money was enough to fill his stomach, but he left in a hurry and had not prepared any winter clothes. If he wanted to buy more clothes, he would have to go without food.

To make matters worse, he asked for directions and found out that he had taken a detour. It would take more than a month to reach Qingzhou. With the money he had, he would either starve to death or freeze to death.

In an emergency, people have to find a way to survive.

Relying on his hunting skills, Yang Chang hunted to earn money while traveling. He saved money by selling game to buy winter clothes, and it took him more than 20 days to save enough money.

During the twenty days of hunting, as his hunting experience grew, his prey increased from nothing to something, from a little to a lot, and his skills also improved to [Good Hunter]. Unfortunately, the drops from the wild beasts were terribly small.

There were a total of more than fifty prey, but only two 'small toys' were found, namely the [Voice Changing Pill] (which changes the voice after taking it and lasts for one hour) and the [Camouflage Feather] (which, when worn behind the ear, can blend into the surrounding environment and lasts for one hour).

Yang Chang was reluctant to stay in hotels, and usually slept in villages, towns, dilapidated temples, etc. at night, unless he could not find a place to rest, then he would walk at night.

He forgot the date while traveling, and one evening in early October, Yang Changxing arrived at the foot of a high mountain.

The day is about to end and my stomach is empty.

Yang Chang wanted to find a village to buy food, but unfortunately he didn't find any after walking for half a day. He saw that the high hill was very similar to Dulonggang, and based on his experience, he thought there was a village at the foot of the opposite hill.

In order to stop his rumbling stomach, he plucked up his courage and walked across the mountains in the dark.

Fortunately, the weather was fine that day and the moon was bright at night, illuminating the mountain path for him.

Yang Chang crossed the ridge and came to a forest. He could vaguely see a woman laughing in the woods.

In the desolate mountains and wilderness, could it be a fox fairy?
Gu Gu Gu Gu.
Hunger can also give you courage.

Yang Chang gritted his teeth and went into the forest. He saw a fire in the woods from afar. When he got closer, he could see a house. It seemed that dinner was settled.

He strode forward with joy, the dead leaves rustling under his feet.

After walking another twenty or so steps, he suddenly saw a dark shadow flash in the corner of his eye, followed by a cold light.

A clanging sound.

A cold light fell on the whistle stick.

so close!

If Yang Chang hadn't been hunting recently and his concentration and hearing hadn't improved, he would have almost been unable to avoid the sneak attack from the black shadow.

When his right hand failed to split Mount Hua, his left hand swept through thousands of troops.

Yang Chang was so frightened that his forehead was covered in cold sweats. He hurriedly blocked it with his backhand again, thinking to himself that this thief was really powerful. If he continued to attack him, wouldn't he be dead here?

"Who are you? Why did you attack?"

"Hmm? This voice sounds familiar, could it be..."

"Second brother?"

"Is it Saburo?"

Wu Song recognized Yang Chang's voice and hurriedly withdrew his snowflake iron knife. The moonlight shone on the blade, reflecting the monk's face.

The heroic appearance is gone, and the Shura appearance is present.

(End of this chapter)