Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 297 Geisha
When Zhao Zhen and others returned to the camp, all the heroes gathered in Zhao Zhen's tent to congratulate Jiao Ting on his victory.

Jiao Ting said: "It was also a fluke today. Fortunately, Duan Jikuai consumed a lot of this guy's physical strength. He was also anxious and lost his pace first. If not for this, the outcome would be unknown."

Zhao Zhen said: "After all, I won. It's a pity that his apprentice disturbed me. The temple fair ended abruptly, and I lost a lot of glory. As for those valuables, everything else is fine. It's a pity that the flag tent and the silver cup were lost."

"By the way, has anyone noticed Duan Jikuai?"

Tang Bin and the others looked at each other and said, "We were so busy chasing away the people fighting over the robbing that we didn't pay any attention to him."

Zhao Zhen kept saying what a pity.

Cao Tielin stepped forward and said, "Didn't the master want to invite the geisha to Liangshan County yesterday? I will also go to the city to look around and see if I can attract Duan Jikuai."

Lin Chong said, "This prefect He is angry that someone caused trouble at the temple fair. I'm afraid that the officials are searching for him everywhere on the streets now."

Zhao Zhen said, "I will go to the government office and see if I can get a few warrants. Brothers, take the warrants and go to the streets to look for the man."

Jiao Ting and Bao Xu stood up and said, "We will escort the great official and go together."

The three of them took a group of soldiers and rode to the government office.

When Zhao Zhen arrived, Prefect He was in his mansion scolding the yamen runners for their incompetence. Except for a few local people who learned martial arts from Ren Yuan, none of Ren Yuan's apprentices were caught, let alone Ren Yuan.

After sending the visiting card, someone came out from the mansion soon to welcome Zhao Zhen into the house.

After greeting, Zhao Zhen saw that Prefect He had a gloomy face and still looked angry. Zhao Zhen asked, "Master He, what is this?"

He Zhifu said: "They are all good-for-nothings. They haven't caught any of these people."

Zhao Zhen said, "Master He, calm down. I think these people have planned this. They snatched the red envelopes. How dare they stay? I think they have already run away."

Prefect He said angrily, "Humph, they caused a disturbance at the Daiyue Temple Fair. This official has lost all his face. We cannot let these people off easily. We need to issue arrest warrants and transfer official documents to track down the real perpetrators in their hometowns."

Zhao Zhen was reluctant to persuade him too much. After all, by doing so, Governor He was also venting his anger for Jiao Ting.

As if he had just noticed Jiao Ting, He Taishou said, "It's a pity that Ren Yuan is gone. I'm afraid the benefits that the warriors deserve cannot be delivered."

Jiao Ting said: "I just can't stand Ren Yuan's arrogance. I will come back to make the deal when I capture Ren Yuan."

Zhao Zhen continued, "I have a few people who learn sumo wrestling under my command, and I have some friendship with many sumo wrestlers in the city. I see that the city officials are searching everywhere, but there are many pilgrims at the temple fair now, so I am afraid it will be inconvenient. If it is convenient for you, Lord He, please give me a few warrants, and I will send my men to secretly investigate and see if we can get some information. After all, I am the magistrate of Liangshan County, so it is not easy for me to stay for too long."

He called over the bailiff, got five tokens, and handed them to Zhao Zhen, saying, "Lord Zhao, have someone take these tokens. If you come across them on the road, just show them. All the servants in the government know them."

Zhao Zhen took the token and was about to say goodbye and leave.

Prefect He asked again, "When will Lord Zhao leave? I will hold a banquet for Lord Zhao to leave."

Zhao Zhen replied, "Lord He is too polite. This is unnecessary. I will leave early tomorrow morning. I heard that there was a pig dragon in Mengxiong River in Zhangqiu County. The government has issued a document on the punishment of caning. I am going to take a look on the way."

Prefect He sighed, "Lord Zhao has only been here for a few days and I heard about it. This evil creature has caused a lot of trouble in the city. It usually hides in the river. I don't know when it can be eliminated. Lord Zhao has many brave men under his command. If you can eliminate this evil pig dragon, the prefecture will be grateful. It's a pity that Lord Zhao's stay is short, and I'm afraid that the stolen property cannot be recovered immediately. If you can eliminate the evil beast in the river, Lord Zhao can take the corpse away by himself."

"Don't worry, Lord He. If we encounter this evil beast, we will definitely take action against it." Zhao Zhen said.

After saying that, Zhao Zhen took Jiao Ting and others and said goodbye.

After returning to the base, he divided the heroes into five groups, each holding a token, and took some soldiers to various parts of the city to inquire about information and recruit geishas. Those who stayed behind packed their bags and prepared to set off.

At night, the five groups of people returned one after another.

After some inquiries, they did get some information: Ren Yuan and his group, after coming out of the Dai Temple, packed up their belongings and left the city long ago.

Zhao Zhen was not surprised. Since he dared to rob the property in public, he must have been well prepared. However, Ren Yuan was too short-sighted. There was no benefit in offending the governor He. Now that he had a wanted order, he had to either hide or become a bandit. It was really unwise.

Without going into details about how Ren Yuan escaped, it can be said that the five groups of people who went out did collect some geishas. Although Jiao Ting and Cao Tielin did not find Duan Jikuai, they did recruit seven or eight burly men who learned to fight, and a few female dancers.

There was also a thin man called Yuanyangtou with two servants. When asked, he was also a sumo wrestler, but he was a sumo wrestler, commonly known as "Ergui wrestling".

One person uses his legs and arms to act as two people, in a wrestling stance, wearing clothes of different colors, and uses moves such as hooking, pinning, sweeping, dodging, turning, hitting, and spinning to perform wrestling movements with his hands and feet. One person makes the wrestling scene come alive.

This man with the double-headed hair seemed to be afraid that Zhao Zhen would look down on him, so he actually changed into theatrical costumes on the spot and gave a live demonstration. Amid the lively sound of gongs and drums, he performed many funny, humorous and realistic wrestling moves, which won unanimous applause from everyone.

Name: Yuanyangtou (Heroic Soldier)

Race: Terran

Reputation: 20 (Famous sumo wrestler Joe)

Occupation: Sumo wrestler

Secondary Occupation: None Level: Tier 2, Level 4 (Force 13, Command 6)

Attributes: Strength 17, Constitution 21, Agility 20, Spirit 31
Skills: Qiao Sumo Level 3 (funny movements, spirit +3), Funny Level 2 (dark flesh, fierce and evil, spirit +2)

Commander Skill: None
Martial arts: fists and kicks (entry level, use fists and kicks to increase force +2, -position Taizu Changquan)
Equipment: Costume

Monthly salary: 8 dollars

These sumo wrestlers, both men and women, actually usually use stage names.

Name: Jinlebo, Xiulebo (heroic soldiers, only wear a brocade belt or embroidered belt on their waists)
Race: Terran

Reputation: 20 (a famous female singer in the village)

Occupation: Nanny

Sub-career: None

Level: Level 2 and Level 2 (Strength 10, Commander 6)

Attributes: Strength 17, Constitution 18, Agility 20, Spirit 30
Skills: Flowery Style Level 3 (Lightly Equipped, Stunning Opening, Spirit +3), Spinning Dance Level 2 (Rapid Spinning, Constitution +2)

Commander Skill: None
Martial Arts: None
Equipment: none
Monthly salary: 8 dollars

The rest of the group also found seven or eight artists, the most famous of whom was a bird trainer. He brought with him two mimicking mynah birds, and had the same surname as Zhao Zhen, and was called Zhao Shiqilang.

If nothing else, just looking at these two mynah birds, you can tell that Zhao Shiqilang has some skills. These birds can chirp, sing, recite, and even talk to people, asking and answering questions. However, it seems that there are too many people in the tent, and the two mynah birds showed up and then hid in Zhao Shiqilang's hat.

Zhao Zhen was also very excited when he saw it: "Shiqilang, if you have suitable birds, please train two for me, so that I can have some fun on weekdays."

Zhao Shiqilang said, "Don't worry, sir. Most of these mimicking birds are parrots, mynahs, starlings, etc. Teaching them to talk does not show my ability. I can also train all kinds of birds. If there are hawks and falcons, I can also train them to identify their numbers and drive them away to hunt prey."

Zhao Zhen said: "Since you have this skill, I will have someone collect some birds and let you show your talent."

Hua Rong said, "Sir, I have wanted to raise a peregrine falcon since I was a child. If there is a suitable one, please ask Zhao Shiqilang to teach me how to tame it."

Zhao Zhen asked, "Brother, do you want to tame it yourself?"

"I've heard that this bird of prey needs to be tamed by oneself, so that it will be easier to use in the future, as if it were an arm." Hua Rong replied.

Zhao Shiqilang also nodded in agreement: "In addition, there are those who are blessed with good fortune, which are very intelligent. If they can be raised from a young age, they will naturally regard the bird breeder as their parents. If the adult birds are well tamed, they will be of infinite use."

Bao Xu said: "It's just like the chickens that the great official raises. However, apart from the red-feathered rooster that knows how to crow, the fighting cock and the seven-colored pheasant are only used for breeding, and they don't seem to have any other uses."

Everyone laughed when they heard this. Zhao Shiqilang said excitedly, "Your Excellency actually has three advanced spiritual birds in your house. I wonder if you can let me train them?"

Zhao Zhen said, "That's easy. I'll hand them over to you when we get back to Liangshan County. As I just said, these three chickens are really human-like. I haven't restrained them. Two of them are in the chicken farm, and one is kept on the farm to crow every day. You understand the nature of birds, so you can take good care of them after you take over."

After hearing this, Zhao Shiqilang patted his thin chest and said, "Don't worry, sir. I am not bragging, but I have never been better than anyone in training birds. If you hand it over to me, I will definitely not let you down."

As soon as the words fell, the voices “Don’t let the great official down” and “Don’t let the great official down” were heard twice in succession. It turned out to be the two mynah birds in the hat, stretching their heads and mimicking each other.

The sudden imitation of the two sounds made everyone laugh.

Zhao Shiqilang put his hand to his ear and said, "Laifu, Laicai, come out to meet the guests."

"There are cats, they eat birds, it's scary."

"Scared to death."

Zhao Shiqilang did not force it, and said to Zhao Zhen, "Birds are hard to change their nature. If it was an ordinary cat, Lai Fu and Lai Cai would not be so scared. The cat in the madam's arms must be an advanced spiritual seed."

Jin Cui Lian heard this and said, "Yun Xi only eats dried fish."

I don’t know if the two starlings believed what Jin Cui Lian said, but they actually took off their hats and flew in front of Jin Cui Lian to see Yun Xi. Yun Xi squinted her eyes and didn’t bother to pay attention to the two starlings.

"Silly cat, silly cat." The two starlings called happily.

The white fox Bai Shuang in Cheng Wan'er's arms jumped up and used its tail to sweep the two starlings in the air to the ground. After landing, it moved closer to the two birds and shouted, "Help! Someone is killing birds."

Zhao Zhen quickly stopped Bai Shuang, and the two starlings quickly flew into the hat specially made by Zhao Shiqilang.

"Frightened Grandpa Bird to death."

(End of this chapter)