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Chapter 395: Kaishan Arhat

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen took Yu Baosi and others out of the manor, and saw a big man standing next to the ten-foot-tall green and golden stone lion on the right side outside the manor gate.

The big man was dressed in coarse cloth, holding a mountain-splitting axe in his hand, standing beside the green lion, but his majestic aura could not be concealed. He was nine feet tall, with a beard covering his mouth with three teeth, a square face, broad shoulders, straight eyebrows and round eyes, and a majestic appearance.

The big man also looked up at the people coming out of the village. In front was a young official, about seven feet five inches tall, with a sturdy body. He was obviously an official who had practiced martial arts for many years and lived a wealthy life. The big men behind him were all strong and sturdy. There were only two of them who were of the same size as him, and one of them was probably about ten feet tall.

Zhao Zhen asked from a distance: "I am Zhao Zhen, may I know your name?"

After hearing this, the man pushed back the golden mountain, overturned the jade pillar, and bowed his head in worship.

Zhao Zhen hurried forward to help him, only to hear the big man say, "I am from Jinning, my last name is Bian Xiang, I was born into a peasant family, I am very strong, I used to pull a buffalo upside down in my hometown. Because I met an extraordinary person, I learned martial arts, I can hunt tigers and leopards in the mountains, because I use a mountain-splitting axe, people call me [Mountain-Splitting Arhat]."

"This place is surrounded by thousands of mountains, and there are frequent floods and droughts. Heavy taxes and levies have forced the people to become poor and destitute, and their minds are in chaos. Recently, a hunter named Tian Hu has taken the opportunity to gather fugitives, fabricate lies, and incite the ignorant people. He has looted property, invaded states and counties, and the officials and soldiers dare not confront him."

"Many outlaws, wealthy locals, and criminals have been invited to join, and I am one of them. While I was hesitating, I heard that the great official is here to protect this area and recruit heroes from all over the world, so I came here overnight to join him. I hope the great official will not abandon me."

world log
Name: Bian Xiang (Hero)

Nickname: Kaishan Luohan (His arms are as strong as those of a water buffalo, he is proficient in martial arts, and he can wield a mountain-splitting axe and subdue tigers on the mountain. People all think he is the reincarnation of Luohan.)
Race: Terran

Reputation: 150 (famous in Hebei)
Occupation: Mountain Warrior

Secondary occupation: Farmer, Hunter

Official position: none
Level: Level 5 and Level 9 (Strength 69, Commander 30)

Attributes: Strength 64, Constitution 53, Agility 35, Spirit 30
Skills: Natural Strength Level 6 (Strength +6), Shout Level 5 (Roar before the battle, powerful and imposing, Force +5), Feeding Level 1 (Constitution +1), Planting Level 3 (Strength +3), Hunting Level 3 (Agility +3)

Commander Skills: Charge 4 (lead the troops, morale +4), Fierce Power 4 (fight in adversity, morale +4), Fighting General 3 (fighting in front of the enemy, morale +3 if winning, morale -3 if losing)

Martial arts: Great Axe (Great, using a great axe, force +6, twenty-one Shaolin axe techniques), Spear and Stick (Great, using a spear weapon, force +6, twenty-four Shaolin spears)

Equipment: Bagua Mountain Axe (Level 4, made of solid iron by Shaolin monks imitating Bagua Xuanhua Axe, with a blade width of eight inches, a thick and narrow tail with a sharp corner, and a gold-plated Bagua pattern on the axe face. The head and tail are more than ten feet long, weighing eighty-two pounds, blunt attack +4, sharp +)

Monthly salary: 20 dollars

Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "I just need a hero like you to help and protect the place. It's unreasonable for me to not accept you."

Having said that, he took Bian Xiang with him to the village.

In the knife-sharpening pavilion, Bian Xiang put down the axe in his hand, and everyone went to sit in the hall.

After drinking the wine, Zhao Zhen asked, "Brother Bian Xiang, do you have any relatives at home?"

Bian Xiang shook his head and said, "My parents died early, and I have no close family, so I left my hometown."

"From now on, this is your hometown. Today we will host a welcome party for you." Zhao Zhen said, and asked Zhao Yuanli to lead Bian Xiang to take a bath first.

By the time Bian Xiang had finished packing, food and wine had been prepared in the hall. When everyone sat down, the farmhand came forward to hold the cup and urge them to drink.

As they drank, Zhao Zhen couldn't help asking about Tian Hu. Zhao Zhen said, "Brother, I've heard that Tian Hu occupied a prefecture, but the imperial court didn't go to suppress him?"

Bian Xiang said, "The troops mobilized by the court are from the surrounding counties. What can they do? You don't know, Hebei has been peaceful for a long time. Civil officials love money, and military officials are afraid of death. The military is no longer as prepared as before. Although there are officers and soldiers, most of them are old and weak. One person may eat the salary of two or three people, or pay more than ten taels of silver, and only have to pay for some food and salary. When it comes to training, they go to hire people to agree. The upper and lower levels are deceiving each other, and the country has spent a lot of money, but nothing is useful. When it comes to the battle, how can they fight? They just run around and bluff."

"What's worse is that he killed innocent people to take credit for his achievements. Many civilians were forced by the soldiers to help the bandits. As a result, Tian Hu became more powerful. When I left, Tian Hu had already occupied Qinzhou and Fenzhou. His momentum was so great that the soldiers could not stop him."

When the wine was half drunk, everyone couldn't help talking about boxing and martial arts. Bian Xiang thought that he was new and had nothing to offer, so he stood up and said to Zhao Zhen: "My lord, I learned this martial art by myself, but I haven't used it to its full potential. I will practice it today for you brothers to enjoy with the wine."

Everyone went to the training ground in a noisy manner. Two farmhands had already brought Bian Xiang's mountain-splitting axe up, and Bian Xiang picked it up. He thrust the axe blade forward, made a move, and uttered a move called the Blue Dragon Pointing Eyes Move.

He used the axe with all his strength, then put it down gently. His face did not turn red, his heart did not beat fast, and his mouth did not gasp.

Everyone who saw it was amazed.

Yan Shude shouted, "Bring me my sword, and let Brother Bian Xiang see my martial arts."

Having said that, he went on stage and practiced the Thirteen Postures of Tianmu Heavy Sword as best he could.

Bian Xiang cheered: "That's really good!"

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed and asked someone to bring out the wine table. Everyone sat down again in the training ground, clinked cups and drank until they were happy. Then they went down to the stage to practice their martial arts.

The banquet ended at three o'clock in the morning.

The next day, Zhao Zhen sent someone to take Bian Xiang around to get acquainted with the heroes of Liangshan.

It was five days later when Bian Xiang went around. After questioning Bian Xiang, Zhao Zhen discussed with Wu Yong and decided to send Bian Xiang to Shankou Township as a deputy chief to manage the military affairs of Shankou Township together with Dong Ping.

However, Shankou Township has not been settled yet, so there is no rush. Now, Bian Xiang and Dong Ping have both gone to Wanzi City to select soldiers for training.

After Bian Xiang was settled, there was no more trouble in Liangshan County.

The county affairs of Liangshan and Shouzhang counties were coordinated by Xiao Rang, assisted by Pei Xuan, Sun Zheng, He Chong and others. The intelligence was in charge of Wu Yong and Le He. The military training was carried out by heroes from various places, and Zhu Wu coordinated the supply of military equipment to various places.

Thinking that Song Jiang of Qingzhou was attacking Weizhou and there was no need to be on guard all the time, Zhao Zhen saw that nothing was happening in the county and planned to return to the main world.

The affairs of the county were entrusted to Wu Yong, Xiao Rang and others. Zhao Zhen allocated goods that were to be taken to the main world from various places and only took Yu Baosi and Huqi Du with him to the main world.

As soon as Zhao Zhen left, Shi Qian, who was patrolling around with spies, suddenly came to him after hearing from someone that the senior official was trying to match up Ximen Qing's wives and concubines in Yanggu County with the heroes of the county.

Seeing Zhao Zhen leaving, he stamped his feet and said, "One step too late."

Wu Yong was about to go to the county government office in Xixi Village. After hearing what Shi Qian said, he said, "Brother, what do you mean by late?"

(End of this chapter)