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Chapter 474 Xu Ning Goes North

One morning, Lu Cheng had just finished breakfast with the ladies at home when he saw a subordinate coming to report: "Master, the Liangshan bandits you asked us to track have stolen the goose feather circle golden armor from the home of the golden spearman Xu Ning in Bianjing City, and lured Xu Ning out of Bianjing and headed all the way to Liangshan. At present, Xu Ning has arrived near Yuncheng."

Lu Cheng nodded and said, "Send a team to intercept the Liangshan bandits outside Yuncheng County and bring Xu Ning and his family heirloom armor here."

"Yes, owner."

Speaking of which, Xu Ning was quite unlucky. He was targeted by Liangshan people, and they sent Shi Qian, a thief at the ancestor level, to steal Xu Ning's family heirloom armor.

Afterwards, Shi Qian took his brothers from Liangshan and left marks along the way, deliberately letting Xu Ning notice them. He also arranged actors along the way to trick Xu Ning into heading towards Liangshan. In this way, they ran hundreds of miles, all the way from Bianjing to Yuncheng, and were about to reach the vicinity of Liangshan.

Along the way, Xu Ning was fooled today and tomorrow, but each time was different.

If Xu Ning had received anti-fraud education and had some anti-fraud awareness, he would not have been led by the nose like this.

However, many military generals of this era had low cultural levels and were mostly reckless, with few of them being brave and resourceful.

At noon, Shi Qian, the leader of the bandits on Mount Liang, was walking through a forest with several of his followers.

"Brother, Xu Ning is known as the Golden Spear Master, and he is also the coach of the Emperor's Golden Spear Squad, but he is just like that. We can easily manipulate him."

"Hey, don't you see who we are? We don't get the name of the flea on the drum for nothing. Xu Ning has some martial arts skills, but his brain is not that good. What's more, our whole plan is arranged perfectly, and no one can tell who is here."

"Yes, yes, brother is really awesome! Brother has made such a great contribution to the mountain this time, so Brother Song Jiang should reward us well, right?"

"That's right. After we go back this time, we will definitely have a good time..." Several people were talking casually, not realizing that the danger was approaching.

"Swish, swish, swish" a sound of breaking through the air was heard. When Shi Qian, the flea on the drum, realized that something was wrong and wanted to dodge, it was too late.

Three crossbow arrows hit Shi Qian's throat and chest in succession, killing him instantly. The rest of the minions were also shot to death by the crossbow arrows before they could react.

Afterwards, five or six figures dressed as hunters quickly rushed out of the forest, each pulling out a sharp knife, stabbed the corpse on the ground several times, and searched the corpse for all usable items, including the wrapped armor.

Not far from the house, the Golden Spear Master Xu Ning was chasing after him. A man stood by the road nearby and bowed to him: "Are you the Golden Spear Master Xu Ning? My master wants to see you."

"Who is the owner of your manor? Why did you invite me?"

"My master and the instructor are old friends. We have met many times in Bianjing City. Hasn't Instructor Xu been chasing his family heirloom armor? My master has helped Instructor Xu stop the person who stole the armor. Instructor Xu, please follow me."

"Here...please lead the way."

When Xu Ning followed the man all the way to a farm outside Yuncheng County, he saw three big characters "Lujiazhuang" written on the gatehouse at the entrance of the farm.

When Xu Ning saw these three big words, he knew who the old friend he was about to meet was just by thinking about it. He quickly straightened his clothes and walked into Lujiazhuang.

"Xu Ning pays respect to the Prince Consort!"

"Master Xu, please don't be polite. Please sit down and have a cup of tea first. Your heirloom armor will be here soon."

"Thank you, Lord Prince Consort, for helping me get the armor back."

He had not even seen his own precious armor yet, and had no idea what had happened, but Xu Ning did not suspect that Lu Cheng, the prince consort, would send someone to steal their family's precious armor.

To put it bluntly, no matter how precious Xu Ning's family heirloom armor is, it is nothing in the eyes of the prince consort who has a prominent status and huge wealth.

Not long after, Lai Fu came into the living room with someone holding a set of precious armor.

Lu Cheng waved his hand and said, "Laifu, tell Coach Xu what happened."

"Yes! Master Xu, you came all the way from Kyoto to Yuncheng, but you were fooled and cheated a lot. In fact, Master Xu's misfortune this time is also because of your skills. Not long ago, the court sent Hu Yanzhuo to fight against the Liangshan bandits. Hu Yanzhuo used the iron chain horse to defeat the Liangshan bandits and made them flee in panic.

When the Liangshan soldiers heard that Master Xu's hook-and-sickle spear technique could break the chained horses, they sent Shi Qian, the flea on the drum, to Bianjing to steal the armor and trick Master Xu into tracking them here..."

After listening to Lai Fu's story, Xu Ning was filled with shame and indignation: "How dare this Liangshan bandit bully me like this! I was so foolish that I almost ruined my future for material things."

Lu Cheng put down the teacup in his hand and said casually: "Coach Xu, according to the usual practices of the Liangshan bandits, in order to force you to surrender, I am afraid they will tie up your entire family and take them to Liangshan."

Xu Ning was stunned when he heard this, then he stood up and knelt on the ground: "Please, my Lord, save my family!"

"Master Xu, don't worry. You and I are old friends, so we won't sit idly by. I have asked people to investigate the situation and set up an ambush outside Yuncheng County to rescue your family. If Master Xu is worried, he can go and participate in the rescue in person."

"Thank you, my Lord. Xu Ning will go and rescue my family first!"

Lu Cheng waved his hand, and Lai Fu took Xu Ning and headed straight out of the city.

It was not until the evening that the servants of Lujiazhuang brought Xu Ning and his family back to Lujiazhuang.

As soon as he saw Lu Cheng, Xu Ning and his entire family bowed down and said, "Your Ma-jong saved my family. It's a great favor. It's like giving me a new life. Even if Xu Ning dies, he will repay your kindness."

Lu Cheng smiled slightly: "You don't have to die, Xu Ning. You are just a coach of the Golden Spear Squad in Bianjing City. If no one helps you, I'm afraid you will never be able to make a name for yourself in this life. I have a better place here, I wonder if you are willing to go there?"

"Please speak, my Lord. Xu Ning will follow your orders."

Lu Cheng waved his hand, Xu Ning turned around and gave a few instructions, and then the whole family got up and left, leaving only Lu Cheng and Xu Ning in the lobby.

In fact, ever since Lu Cheng offered his help, Xu Ning was destined to work for Lu Cheng no matter what the outcome was.

Although Xu Ning is not very smart, he is very aware of the current situation.

So, three days later, Xu Ning and his family followed the Yongchang Escort Agency's troops north to work under Yang Zhi.

Liangshan failed to lure the golden spearman Xu Ning to the mountain, and Wu Yong's conspiracy and tricks alone were unable to break Hu Yanzhuo's iron chain horse for the time being.

In fact, each character in Water Margin has a unique hobby. Lin Chong loves swords, but was framed by Gao Qiu with a sword and mistakenly entered the White Tiger Hall; Xu Ning loves armor, but was tricked into going to Liangshan by people from Liangshan who stole his family heirloom armor; Hu Yanzhuo loves horses, but later suffered a loss because his horse was stolen.

Once a person's hobbies become obsessed to a certain degree, they can often become his or her weaknesses.