A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 414 Walking Together

Lu Cheng admired Shi Jin, who was one of the few true heroes on Liangshan Mountain.

Originally, Shi Jin came from a wealthy family and had learned martial arts from Wang Jin, so he should have had a good future. At worst, he could still guard Shijiazhuang and be a free and easy wealthy man.

But Shi Jin was a little simple-minded, impulsive and reckless, and he was blinded by the brotherhood of martial arts, which led him step by step to a path of no return.

Before he met the bandits in Shaohua Mountain, Shi Jin was a passionate young man who actively protected his hometown and fought against the bandits. But after he met the bandits in Shaohua Mountain, he let them go because of their loyalty. Later, the bandits in Shaohua Mountain sent him a gift, and Shi Jin also returned a gift. The two sides went back and forth, and they got deeper and deeper into each other's trap.

Later, Shi Jin actually invited the Shaohua Mountain bandits to come to Shijiazhuang to enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival moon. In the end, he was reported and Shi Jin and the Shaohua Mountain bandits were surrounded. Shi Jin, who was full of blood, was unwilling to betray his friends, and directly fought his way out of the siege with Zhu Wu and others. From then on, he abandoned his family and career and wandered around the world.

At first, Shi Jin was unwilling to become a bandit, but after hanging around in the underworld for a while, he couldn't make it anymore and had to become a bandit.

Let’s look at what Shi Jin did later. In order to help the painter Wang Yi, whom he had never met before, he rashly went to attack the governor of a state, but was caught.

When following Song Jiang to attack Dongping Prefecture, Shi Jin volunteered again, saying that he had an old lover, a prostitute in Dongping Prefecture, and could go and persuade the prostitute to be his insider. However, he was betrayed by the prostitute and was arrested again.

He had great martial arts skills but was not smart enough, so he suffered many setbacks and was finally shot to death by the enemy general Pang Wanchun during the attack on Fang La.

If Shi Jin had gone back to the past and directly killed Chen Da, the bandit leader of Shaohua Mountain, perhaps there wouldn't have been so many things that happened later, and he wouldn't have walked up to Liangshan step by step.

Even now, as long as Shi Jin can cut off contact with the bandits in Shaohua Mountain, be content to be the owner of Shi Manor, and protect the area with his own military force, the outcome will definitely not be too bad.

When they arrived at the farm, Shi Jin immediately ordered people to slaughter pigs and sheep and entertain Lu Cheng warmly: "Brother Lu, Shi Jing just learned a few skills, but he became a little proud and complacent, and underestimated the heroes of the world. Now you defeated me in just two or three moves, which is like a wake-up call to me. Come, let me toast you a glass!"

"Brother Shi, you are too polite. I have heard that Shi Dalang has been fond of martial arts since he was young, and he is generous and righteous. After meeting him today, I find that the rumors are indeed true. Come, let's drink together."

After a few words of compliments to each other at the beginning, Shi Jin immediately treated Lu Cheng as a brother and seemed very enthusiastic.

As a martial arts fanatic, Shi Jin most admired people with real skills, especially Lu Cheng, who spoke nicely, which was very much to his liking.

After three or two cups of wine, Shi Jin asked casually, "Brother Lu, your family is far away in Jizhou Prefecture, why did you come all the way to Huazhou?"

"Lu has practiced martial arts at home for many years, and it's good to fight with others, but I have competed with some good players nearby, so it's hard to meet an opponent. We martial artists should avoid working in isolation and looking at the world from a narrow perspective. We should go out more often and communicate with masters from all over the world to improve our martial arts. What do you think?"

"Brother Lu, what you said is very good. Shi Jin also wants to travel around the world and learn from others. But his parents are still alive, so it is inconvenient for him to travel far. I wonder where Brother Lu is going now?"

"I plan to continue traveling west, first to Weizhou, and then to the border. The Northwest Border Army often fights with Western Xia and other countries, and there must be real masters among them."

"Brother Lu, what you said makes sense. Why didn't Shi Jin think of it? Brother Lu, can you take me with you on your journey?"

"This... Brother Shi, are you willing to give up this great family business in the village?"

"Why should I be reluctant to leave? A good man has great ambitions. What's more, even if I leave, there are people to take care of the house. I heard that Brother Lu's family is quite wealthy, and he has traveled around, right? Let me go with you, so that I can broaden my horizons."

"In that case, let's go together. Brother Shi, go and get ready. I won't stay here for too long."

"What's there to prepare? Isn't it enough to bring silver and a knife?"

"that's right."

Lu Cheng originally planned to make friends with Shi Jin so that he could go to Yuncheng to seek refuge with him when he was desperate, and it would also be convenient for him to recruit a younger brother. Unexpectedly, Shi Jin actually wanted to travel with him.

However, thinking about Shi Jinwu's character, he was defeated by me in just a few moves, and was attracted by my description of his travels in the martial arts world, so it was normal for him to follow me.

That night, Lu Cheng rested at Shi Jin's farm. When he woke up early the next morning, he saw that Shi Jin had packed his bags, was leading a horse, holding a knife, and carrying two sets of clothes and some silver, ready to follow Lu Cheng to wander the world.

What a passionate young man, he just goes wherever he wants.

"Brother Lu, we will be together from now on. Please leave the food and lodging to Shi Jin. I just hope that Brother Lu can teach me a few tricks in his spare time."

"How can I let you pay for everything? I'm not short of money. As for your guidance, let's practice together and make progress together."

Shortly after the two left Shijiazhuang, they saw a gray-brown bird with spots falling from the sky, landing on Lu Cheng's shoulder, and making a loud bird cry.

Shi Jin, who was standing by, was startled and almost drew his sword and chopped at the bird.

"Brother Shi, don't panic. I raised this bird."

"I've heard that Brother Lu can tame tigers, but I never thought he could tame birds like this. I admire him. This bird looks like an eagle, and it's very majestic."

"This is not an ordinary falcon. It's called a snake eagle. It feeds on snakes. It can eat any snake, whether it's a rat snake or a krait, poisonous or not. By the way, I named it "Mountain Eagle."

"The birds raised by Brother Lu are also extraordinary."

As he was speaking, he saw a parrot flying from the front and landing on Lu Cheng's other shoulder.

Lu Cheng chuckled: "This parrot is called Hui Ge'er, and he is also a pathfinder."

Shi Jin looked at Zuoshandiao, then at Huige'er, and then at the horse that Lu Cheng was sitting on: "Brother Lu, you can't give this horse a name, right?"

"Of course. I like to tame animals on weekdays. No matter if they are birds in the sky or beasts on the ground, I can tame them as pets. This horse is named "Shunfeng"."

"Extraordinary people do extraordinary things. Shi Jin has broadened his horizons today."

"In fact, many birds and animals are very human-like. If they are well-taught, they can fight alongside their masters and are extremely loyal. Just like the hound, it can die for its master at a critical moment."

"After hearing what Brother Lu said, I want to keep some pets."

"Maybe there will be a chance later, let's hurry on."

The two of them left Huayin County and headed west. Shi Jin soon saw the differences between Lu Cheng's pets. Just the seemingly inconspicuous horse, Shunfeng, ran faster and had more endurance than the BMW that Shi Jin had spent more than 100 taels of silver to buy.

As for the mountain eagle and the gray bird, whenever they encountered wild beasts in the forest or bandits blocking the road to rob, these two birds could detect abnormalities in advance and return to report. Even the parrot could speak and could distinguish the approximate number of wild beasts and bandits.

As for the mountain eagle, it directly blinded the eyes of a brutal bandit, and its fighting power was not weak at all.

What he didn't know was that Lu Cheng had raised quite a few birds and beasts, and those that were picked out and kept by his side were the smartest and most useful.

More than ten days later, Lu Cheng and Shi Jin traveled westward and finally arrived at Weizhou Prefecture.

After the two men entered the city, they found a restaurant, ordered a table full of good wine and food, and were about to have a good meal when they suddenly heard crying and noisy sounds coming from next door.

Shi Jin immediately called the waiter: "Waiter, what's going on? Why is there someone crying next door?"

"Sir, please wait a moment. I will go and ask about the situation."