The man came on menacingly, followed by a group of soldiers!
Hu Sanniang immediately cried out, "Big Brother!"
Clearly, this man is the young master of Hu Family Manor—"Flying Tiger" Hu Cheng!
Taking advantage of Li Huan and Wu Song's distraction, Zhu Long rushed to Zhu Biao's side, grabbed him by the collar, and quickly fled.
Li Huan did not chase after Zhu Biao, but instead grabbed Hu Sanniang by the throat again!
Zhu Biao sat on the ground and shouted, "Quickly, take back the silver! Take back the silver!"
Zhu Hu led dozens of soldiers to surround the five carriages.
Li Huan cursed, "Damn it! Instead of helping his wife in this critical moment, he robbed us of our money! Zhu Biao is truly blinded by greed!"
Hu Sanniang frowned, her gaze towards Zhu Biao revealing her dissatisfaction.
Hu Cheng reined in his horse and stopped abruptly, his eyes glaring angrily as he pointed his spear at Li Huan!
"Let go of my third sister!"
Ignoring Hu Cheng, Li Huan said to Zhu Chaofeng, "You bastard, you cheated and played tricks, secretly sending someone to inform the Hu family village..."
Before he could finish speaking, two more people on horseback rushed in front of the electric tricycle.
The man on the left is wearing a red battle robe, riding a white horse, and holding an iron-tipped spear!
His appearance was very distinctive: a long, thin face, a wide forehead, a narrow chin, and piercing, hawk-like eyes.
Upon closer inspection, Li Huan blurted out, "Soaring Eagle! Li Ying!"
The burly man on the right has dark skin, a face full of fat, and a fierce look. He is holding a meteor hammer.
Li Huan asked politely, "Excuse me, who the hell are you?"
Zhu Long hurriedly clasped his hands in greeting and introduced, "Respected Master Luan!"
Li Huan laughed: "Iron Rod Luan Tingyu? Damn, where's your iron rod? Why are you carrying a meteor hammer?"
Luan Yanyu curled his lip in disdain and said arrogantly, "Why use an iron rod to teach a nobody a lesson?"
Damn, that's incredibly arrogant.
Luan Yanyu clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhu Chaofeng: "I was ordered by the manor lord to go to Li Family Manor to collect silver. Upon learning of the manor's troubles, I rushed here with the manor lord. I wonder if we are too late?"
Zhu Chaofeng laughed heartily: "Not too late, not too late, Instructor Luan has arrived just in time!"
Li Ying's eagle eyes were fixed on Li Huan and Wu Song.
"Who are you? Just two merchants! What tricks did you use to disturb Master Zhu?"
Zhu Biao finally stood up, shook his numb legs, and recounted the story of "Li Huan setting up a stall to sell boxed lunches" in a very fast voice.
After listening, Li Ying looked Wu Song up and down: "So you are the tiger-slaying hero from Yanggu County. No wonder you have such a dignified bearing."
Hu Cheng brandished his spear and shouted sternly, "Release Third Sister!"
"Your sister's life is in my hands, and you still dare to act arrogantly?"
Li Huan spoke with a smile, then suddenly his expression turned serious.
"Drop your weapons! Otherwise, I'll crush Hu Sanniang's throat!"
Hu Cheng immediately wilted and obediently dropped the spear.
This shows how much he loved Hu Sanniang.
Luan Yanyu shouted angrily at Li Huan, "You scoundrel! If you don't release Hu Sanniang, you'll die under my iron hammer!"
Li Huan sneered, "I'll deal with you later. I'll break through Hu Sanniang's psychological defenses first."
"You old scoundrel!" Li Huan deliberately asked Zhu Chaofeng, "What exactly do you mean by taking back the silver? Are you trying to back out?"
Zhu Chaofeng chuckled a few times: "If you're so capable, come and collect the silver!"
He has the typical appearance of a rogue and a cunning scoundrel.
Li Huan seized the opportunity to threaten, "If you don't give me the money, I'll kill Hu Sanniang!"
Zhu Chaofeng said to Hu Cheng, "Young Master, you already know the ins and outs of this matter. Your sister personally led Li Huan and Wu Song into Zhu Family Manor. If anything happens to her, it has nothing to do with Zhu Family Manor, so don't blame me!"
These words directly shirked responsibility.
Hu Cheng was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead. He quickly clasped his hands and said, "Third Sister is Master Zhu's betrothed daughter-in-law. I beg Master Zhu to lend a hand!"
Zhu Chaofeng snorted and raised his head.
“Li Huan has come to our manor to cause trouble. Relying on his superior martial arts and magic, he has extorted 130,000 taels of silver. If I allow Li Huan to succeed, wouldn’t that diminish the prestige of my Zhu Family Manor, disgrace my old face as Zhu Chaofeng, and make me a laughingstock in the world?”
The implication was that they would rather abandon their daughter-in-law than hand over the money.
Upon hearing this, Hu Sanniang's eyes were filled with disappointment.
Li Huan said, "You old scoundrel, you're spouting nonsense! As agreed, after I've paid for the boxed lunches, beer, Sprite, and spicy soup, you'll pay the 130,000 taels of silver!"
"Hu Sanniang can testify to this, and five hundred villagers can testify! As the head of the village, you not only reneged on your promise in public, but also falsely accused me of extortion!"
The five hundred villagers had already taken their boxed lunches, beer, and Sprite and left the scene.
Li Huan released Hu Sanniang's throat: "Please say something fair."
To everyone's surprise, Hu Sanniang remained silent and did not resist.
Li Huan said to Zhu Biao, "Your fiancée is in my hands. Quickly hand over 130,000 taels of silver!"
Zhu Biao remained unmoved, merely glaring angrily.
"Great!" Li Huan chuckled to himself. "This is exactly the effect I wanted!"
"Zhu Biao!" Li Huan suddenly raised his voice, "You'd rather let Hu Sanniang lose her life than hand over the money?"
Zhu Biao clenched his fists, glanced at Zhu Chaofeng, and then lowered his head in silence.
Li Huan was secretly pleased. Sure enough, Zhu Biao loved money more than Hu Sanniang.
In the novel *Water Margin*, Song Jiang led his troops to attack the Zhu Family Village. Luan Tingyu captured Qin Ming and Deng Fei, and Hu Sanniang captured Wang Ying. However, Lin Chong captured Hu Sanniang alive.
If Zhu Biao is worried about Hu Sanniang's safety, he can use Wang Ying and other prisoners to negotiate with Song Jiang and exchange them for Hu Sanniang.
However, Zhu Biao stayed in Zhu Family Village and didn't care about Hu Sanniang's life or death. In the end, Hu Cheng brought generous gifts to see Song Jiang and took the initiative to seek peace.
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