Chapter 85: Substitution
A welcome banquet turned into a farce.

Wang Aihu's wound burst open, and Song Jiang and Wu Yong took him away, and Hua Rong, Qin Ming and others followed.

Seeing this, Chao Gai no longer had any interest. He waved his hand and asked the leaders to disperse. He would notify them when the banquet was ready.

Later, he took Lei Heng to his own residence, set up a table for wine, and drank with him, chatting about many past events in Yuncheng.

Chao Gai and Lei Heng drank a few rounds, and after Song Jiang and Wu Yong settled Wang Ying, they also went over to follow the scent.

The farce was so embarrassing that even Song Jiang, who was so eloquent, became silent that night and just kept pouring wine and toasting.

It was fine for Lei Heng to accompany Chao Gai before, but later he accompanied the three giants to drink alone, which put him under great mental pressure. He soon resigned on the pretext of being too drunk.

Song Jiang and Wu Yong both expressed their willingness to send him off, but Chao Gai kept Song Jiang.

After drinking hot wine, my body feels hot.

The food and wine were not yet finished, so they both put down their chopsticks.

The two men sat facing each other by the window, Song Jiang half-closed his eyes, thinking about his troubles, while Chao Gai listened to the chirping of summer insects outside the house.

After an unknown amount of time, Chao Gai suddenly said, "Brother Gongming, don't you think Wang Ying and Li Kui are both too troublesome? I'm afraid that if they continue to fight like this, Liangshan will be broken up by them."

"Ok?"

Song Jiang came back to his senses and stared at Chao Gai. His clothes were soaked with sweat. He murmured, "Brother, what do you mean? They all came to surrender sincerely."

"Wang Aihu is obsessed with women. He caused trouble when he first came to the mountain. I thought he would be able to calm down after that troublemaker was gone. But today he is like a shrew, biting innocent brothers everywhere. I don't understand why you favor him."

"He is a victim after all, so it is normal for him to feel resentful. As his brothers, we should be more tolerant."

"Tolerance has its limits. If he continues to undermine the unity of our brothers, I won't be able to protect him."

Chao Gai thought to himself, you are his brother, so don't tie me up and bring me along to make trouble.

His answer at this time was an ultimatum, and Song Jiang nodded solemnly after hearing it.

"Don't worry about it, Silang is trying to persuade him, and I will also warn Tieniu."

"Li Kui is not a pushover either. This bastard is suspicious all day long. When Mr. Yiqing returns to the mountain, I wonder what he will say!"

"Uh"

Song Jiang felt uncomfortable being scolded by Chao Gai. He pondered for a moment before whispering, "Both of them are angry at the moment, so we have to keep them separate for the time being. Besides, Pei Xuan and Bai Sheng haven't found any hidden weapon experts, so we can't rule out the possibility that there are evil spirits on Liangshan. Speaking of which, it's been nearly a year since Mr. Yiqing left the mountain. Why not send Li Kui to Jizhou to look for him? This way, we can kill two birds with one stone."

"Let Li Kui go find someone?" Chao Gai showed disdain on his face, and waved his hand and added: "Mr. Yiqing is a Taoist master, how can this rough man do this job?"

"Too."

"By the way, Zhu Tong released Lei Heng and surrendered himself, and was sentenced to exile in Cangzhou. He must have suffered in the prison camp. I wanted to send someone to invite him to join us, but why not let Li Kui go as well?"

"This is good!"

Song Jiang stood up happily, twirling his beard and adding, "Zhu Tong is a man of integrity and righteousness. He would rather surrender than follow Lei Heng. Ordinary leaders may not be able to invite him. I think Mr. Jialiang should take action."

"That's perfect." Chao Gai nodded and clapped his hands, saying, "I'll let the military advisor, Lei Heng, and Li Kui go together, but my dear brother, you have to remind Hei Si that he must listen to the military advisor's instructions on the way, otherwise he won't have to come back!"

"Don't worry, brother. I won't worry about it."

It had been nearly a year since Song Jiang went up the mountain. This was the first time he was criticized by Chao Gai, but he couldn't refute a single word.

You have to solve the troubles caused by your own people yourself.

Later, he said goodbye to Chao Gai and went to find Li Kui, and he couldn't help but scold the black servant.

Fortunately, Dai Zong had educated him in advance, otherwise Li Kui would have gotten angry and would have scolded his brother Gongming. Finally, when he heard that he was going down the mountain with Wu Yong tomorrow, he raised his head again, as if he didn't hear the scolding just now.

Although this black guy has a stubborn temper, his attitude of not holding grudges is worthy of praise. It would be great if Wang Aihu was like this.

At 11:30 pm, Song Jiang dragged his exhausted body back to his residence, and did not forget to go to the next door to see Wang Ying. "Is he asleep?"

"I slept for a short while, and woke up in pain with my eyes open, but I didn't want to talk and didn't let me turn off the lights."

"That's because he's still angry. You go back and rest first. I'll stay with him for a while."

"Oh"

Song Qing responded and went out, helping his brother close the door.

The wooden door creaked shut, and the house returned to silence.

Song Jiang stood in the front hall, turned his head to look at the inner room, rubbed his greasy black face, and walked over.

Wang Aihuhu is similar in build to him, but since he was attacked and had his penis cut off, only a month has passed and he has lost a lot of weight. His originally sunken eyes have become bigger.

"Brother Wang Ying, your wound hurts and you can't sleep?"

"It doesn't hurt now, I just don't want to sleep."

"You and Tieniu have no grudges against each other in the past, you could have been good brothers."

"But now we have a feud, an irreconcilable one, he has no right to make the decision for me."

Seeing that Wang Ying still couldn't let go, Song Jiang sighed and sat at the head of the bed, advising him earnestly: "Lust is a knife above your head. It's because of women that you are in this situation today. In fact, if you don't have the root of troubles, maybe there will be better results."

"A better outcome? Entering the palace?" Wang Ying stared at the roof with empty eyes, shook his head and sighed, "That's all I like. I really want to die now, but I have to take revenge first."

"You don't even know who the enemy is. I have been secretly investigating for some time, especially the Jiangzhou brothers. They don't have the ability to use hidden weapons, and it was already dark at that time. Maybe it was just an accident."

"The attack may be an accident, but it was Li Kui who wanted my life, I will fight back!"

"How to fight back?"

Song Jiang got angry when he heard this. He stood up and stared at Wang Aihu and asked, "You've lived this long, why can't you figure it out? You have to be good at making threats, why do you need to make enemies for yourself? Isn't it better to live a peaceful life?"

“But there’s no point in me living.”

"How can I live a meaningful life? With women to play with?"

"Um"

After hearing Wang Ying's answer, Song Jiang was speechless.

Hei Sanlang was about to give up on him, but suddenly an idea flashed through his mind, and he immediately lowered his head and asked, "Your thing is already rotten. If you don't cut it off, your life will be in danger. There is no use in keeping it. I have heard of the art of 'transplanting flowers and trees'. Why not find a strange person to replace it with a new one?"

"Are you serious, brother?"

"There are many extraordinary people in the Song Dynasty. If there is no art of 'transplanting flowers and grafting trees', how could there be such a rumor in the world? I believe it without a doubt. If you listen to my advice and take good care of yourself, I will definitely give you a big turtle in the future."

"Brother Gongming, you are Wang Ying's second parents."

Wang Ying was so excited that he wanted to get up, but Song Jiang quickly pushed him back down and said jokingly, "First of all, you have to be obedient, otherwise when you find a strange man, you will also have to have a younger one."

"I'm obedient, I'm obedient, I want a big one"

Song Jiang's casually drawn pie made the dwarf tiger confused, and he immediately became as obedient as a kitten.

Yang Chang thought that Wang Ying and Li Kui were fighting to the death, and was waiting to pick up the body of a Tiangang or Disha, but was resolved by Song Jiang's left and right attacks.

Wu Yong brought Li Kui and Lei Heng down the mountain to do some work, and Wang Ying no longer made a fuss like a shrew, and Liangshan returned to peace overnight.

The welcome banquet for Lei Heng was postponed until late July, to be held at the same time as Zhu Tong's.

Seeing his old leader looking sullen in the Juyi Hall, Yang Chang immediately thought of Master Yi's vicious plan to deceive people, and Li Kui, who was not present, must have acted as a thug.

(End of this chapter)