"I heard you're planning to rob the birthday gifts?" Wang Han asked while eating.
"Pfft..." Liu Tang involuntarily spat out the roast chicken in his mouth, his eyes wide as he stared at Wang Han.
"So you really came for Grandpa!" The next second, Liu Tang threw down the roast chicken in his hand, grabbed the large knife beside him, and swung it at Wang Han's head.
“No, you’re wrong.” Wang Han casually raised his hand, his five fingers forming a claw, and easily pinched the large knife that Liu Tang was about to slash at his head. He said calmly, “This birthday tribute is the ill-gotten gains that Liang Zhongshu has plundered from the people. He has no shame in taking it, so I also want to rob it. It can also help a poor man like me.”
"You think... I'd... believe you?" Liu Tang said haltingly, struggling to press down the large knife that Wang Han was gripping. He was so exhausted that he could barely speak coherently.
However, Wang Han's hand was like an iron sword holder. No matter how hard Liu Tang tried, it wouldn't budge an inch. He couldn't even retract it. It was as if his own sword had been born in Wang Han's hand, and Wang Han was like an iron statue. The immense power shocked Liu Tang.
"Tch! I just don't know the route and time of the birthday tribute, it's not like I'm going to cooperate with you." Wang Han scoffed, and with a flick of his hand, Liu Tang involuntarily stumbled back more than ten steps, only stopping when his back hit a pillar in the temple.
Liu Tang wasn't someone Wang Han truly wanted to cooperate with. This man was very likely Wu Yong's confidant; otherwise, how could a mere brute like him know the route and timing of the birthday tribute shipment? To know such things, one would definitely need informants within the government, which Liu Tang lacked, or if he did, he was being used. Conversely, Wu Yong had informants within the government, namely the Swift-Footed Dai Zong.
Wang Han indeed did not know the route and time of the birthday tribute shipment, but he had many ways to find out about it. Illusion, cheat codes, and superpowers could all be used to easily obtain information. Even without information, Wang Han could find the birthday tribute at any time. The main purpose of Wang Han's conversation with Liu Tang was to find out which version of the Water Margin world this was.
Although Wang Han could easily get everything Liu Tang knew from him, he didn't want to do it. That would make the world too boring. He hoped the unknown would bring him more fun.
After shoving Liu Tang aside, Wang Han ignored him and picked up the unfinished roast chicken to continue tearing into it.
"..." Liu Tang, who had been pushed aside, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Wang Han was no longer paying attention to him. He did not dare to continue attacking. Wang Han was too powerful, and he could not possibly be his opponent.
Smelling the aroma of roast chicken, Liu Tang swallowed hard. After much hesitation, he silently walked out of the temple. Although he was a rough man, he knew the difference between the strong and the weak.
Seeing this, Wang Han just smiled and continued to tear into the roast chicken in his hand.
Meanwhile, Lei Heng, who was leading a night patrol, also patrolled to the temple.
"There's a light coming from inside the temple. Could it be that thieves have broken in?" Looking at the light emanating from the temple, Lei Heng said, "Let's go in and take a look."
After saying that, Lei Heng led a dozen or so constables into the courtyard of the temple.
"Squeak...!" At this moment, Liu Tang also walked out of the temple with his knife in hand and a gloomy expression.
"He really is a thief! Seize him!" Seeing a shirtless, burly man carrying a large knife and looking gloomy as soon as they entered, Lei Heng immediately recognized Liu Tang as the thief without hesitation. He ordered his constables to move forward and charged at Liu Tang with his own broadsword.
"Wang Han, you really came for Grandpa. So you had government people lying in ambush outside all along." Seeing this, Liu Tang cursed Wang Han in the temple while raising his broadsword and engaging Lei Heng in combat.
"There's another guy inside named Wang Han. Send a few men to grab him and don't let him get away." Lei Heng naturally didn't miss Liu Tang's angry rebuke and immediately ordered several constables to go in and arrest Wang Han.
Lei Heng's knife skills were superb. Although Liu Tang's martial arts were slightly inferior to Lei Heng's, Liu Tang was also incredibly strong. For a time, the two fought evenly, exchanging blows. Lei Heng was slightly at a disadvantage, but with the help of the surrounding constables, Liu Tang had no chance of escaping; being caught was only a matter of time.
Meanwhile, four or five constables rushed into the temple. When they entered, they found no one there, only a bonfire with some broken bones on the ground.
The five constables searched the temple again but still couldn't find the so-called thief, so they had no choice but to retreat. They shouted, "The other thief has already escaped."
After saying that, the five constables surrounded and attacked Liu Tang.
After several dozen rounds, Lei Heng seized an opportunity and kicked Liu Tang. Upon seeing this, the other constables immediately pounced on him, some holding him down, others grabbing his knife, and eight or nine constables pounced on Liu Tang together, piling up like a mountain of flesh and pinning him down.
"Alas! It's a pity one of the thief's accomplices got away." Lei Heng sighed, walked up to Liu Tang, and demanded, "Are you Gongsun Sheng?"
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Meanwhile, Wang Han had already arrived in Yunxian County.
Night had fallen, and there were no more passersby in Yunxian County. Almost every household had closed their doors and turned off their lights, with only a few inns still having lanterns lit at their entrances and lights still on inside.
Inside the inn, the innkeeper and the waiter were both slumped over the table, with only one waiter leaning against the counter, half-awake and half-asleep.
"Waiter, prepare a superior room for me." The shout startled the half-asleep waiter awake.
Opening his eyes, the waiter saw a nine-foot-tall general standing before him, clad in imposing armor. He thought to himself, "What a magnificent nine-foot-tall general!" He quickly rose, carrying an oil lamp, and greeted him, "Sir, please come upstairs. Would you like some wine and dishes?"
"No need to prepare any food or drinks," Wang Han said, and walked straight upstairs.
"Sir, please come with me." Seeing this, the waiter quickly ran ahead and beckoned Wang Han to go upstairs.
Upon reaching the top floor, which was deserted, Wang Han asked, "Waiter, have you heard of any imperial escort teams passing through recently?"
"Sir, you must be the general chasing the escort team. The team arrived here yesterday and just left this morning, heading towards the capital." Upon hearing this, the waiter quickly replied without much thought. Yesterday, the team escorting the precious stones arrived, dismantling a section of the city wall, sprinkling water on the streets, and paving the way with yellow earth—the atmosphere was quite heavy. This general, wearing his armor, must have something urgent to attend to, which is why he chased after the escort team.
"They've headed towards the capital." Upon hearing this, Wang Han nodded.
(Just so you know, there's an extra chapter after Chapter 648. You can go check it out.)
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