Magical Water Margin: They all call me brother

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Magical Water Margin: They all call me brother

Author: Chu Xiele

Summary:

I've been transported to the world of Water Margin, and I'm starting out marrying Pan Jinlian? And Wu Song is actually a girl?

Having awakened the ability to capture demons, he was wondering where the demons in the Central Plains came from when he suddenly discovered that the 108 heroes were actually the 36 Heavenly Generals and the 72 Earthly Fiends who had descended to earth.

After the grand gathering at Liangshan in 1120, he originally planned to lead his brothers and sisters to refuse the imperial amnesty, and live a carefree and happy life on Liangshan, eating large chunks of meat, drinking large bowls of wine, and dividing gold and silver by the scale... until seven years later, one day in 1127, a fallen leaf brought a message.

No, translate this for me.

What does it mean for the Jurchens to march south? What does it mean for Kaifeng to fall?

What does it mean that the two emperors were captured in the north and Zhao Gou fled south?

Please translate this for me again.

What does it mean when Yue Fei said he started the Northern Expedition? It means he rallied the warriors of Hebei and Shandong to respond to his indomitable expedition.

What the hell is this about the northern grasslands, where a green-skinned demon king named Temujin was born?!

What...where have I traveled to? Is this still "Water Margin"??

Volume One: Opening Up in the Face of the Flood

Chapter 1: Encountering Jinlian Sanlang Taking Medicine

"Sanlang, it's time to take your medicine."

A soft, seductive voice, like honey-soaked spider silk, slowly pulled Liu Hong out of his chaotic dream. Though weak and listless, it was all the more alluring and captivating, like the exhaustion after a climax, making one's bones go weak.

Liu Hong broke out in a cold sweat. When he opened his eyes, the boundless blue sky had transformed into a simple and clean wooden roof; the acrid smell of burning gasoline had turned into a rich and bitter medicinal fragrance; the car that had crashed into him had become a beautiful young woman sitting in front of the bed, her eyes full of affection; even the screeching of the tires on the ground had become her enchanting love words.

Even with light makeup and no other makeup, her stunning beauty was undeniable.

Her coarse brown clothes did not conceal her voluptuous and sexy figure.

Her loose, commoner's dress was stretched taut by her proud, enormous breasts, which drew spectacular, perfect arcs in the air. Her elegant steps made her slender waist sway like a willow branch in the spring breeze, causing her two incredibly elastic breasts to bounce up and down, creating ripples of snow-white flesh that made one's mouth dry. It seemed as if, at any moment, those two firm, jade-like breasts would break free from the constraints of her dress and be exposed to the air.

Did I get hit by a car and travel through time?

Liu Hong found himself lying on a straw mat, his hands and feet still his own, not broken, and all his bodily functions were normal.

"Sanlang, be good, open your mouth."

Amidst the rising medicinal mist, the girl brought the spoon to his lips. A pair of delicate white fox ears emerged wearily from her pale long hair, the snow-white downy fur surrounding her pink earlobes, making her appear exceptionally adorable.

A fluffy, soft white fox tail, like wisps of cloud, meandered through the room. Under the dim light of a half-lit lamp, it appeared pale, while the tips of its ears and tail revealed a captivating blush, like a brush tip dipped in rouge, gradually transforming from a monotonous paleness into an alluring, bewitching pink.

Not only did I time travel, but I also time traveled to a magical world with fox spirits?

Liu Hong stared wide-eyed in shock.

I remember studying history in college until my head ached, so I went for a walk to clear my head. I got hit by a car that ran a red light, and then I had a very long dream.

In my dream, a flesh-and-blood star burning with azure flames intertwined and interwoven with various ancient paintings, and then I woke up here.

No, no, I remember this fox spirit! I've been having these dreams lately. Could it be that they're not dreams, but something that actually happened?

Liu Hong vaguely remembered that his physical body had transmigrated after being hit by a car, but unfortunately, his head was injured and his consciousness was not fully clear for a while, causing him to act as if he were sleepwalking. He has only fully recovered now.

What was I doing before that? What is my relationship with this fox spirit?

Liu Hong frantically recalled the details of his dream, and the hazy memories were fully restored at this moment. Apart from that ball of azure fire, everything else was his real experience.

He had probably really hit his head. After transmigrating, he lost all his memories. Only his tall, 1.9-meter-tall, robust body remained. He wandered around like a zombie, standing out from the crowd in ancient times when the average height was 1.6 meters.

That happened half a month ago.

Having lost all his memories, dressed in strange clothes, and being an unregistered resident... he couldn't possibly survive here. Fortunately, a kind-hearted dwarf named Wu Dalang took pity on him and took him in, saying that there was an empty room in his wooden house that originally belonged to his sister.

Unfortunately, the girl was too lively and unrestrained. In a street fight, she knocked out a thug. She thought she had accidentally killed someone, so she fled to avoid punishment, and the house became empty.

So I stayed at Wu Dalang's house, where food and lodging were provided. Every day I just helped him chop wood, carry things, and use my height to reach cabinets and things on the roof beams, doing some simple physical labor.

Wu Dalang often looked at himself sadly, saying that his sister was just as strong as him, but much taller. She did all the chores every day. Sometimes she would even cry. He seemed to regard him as a relative, saying that he was Dalang and his sister was Ermei, so he should be called Sanlang.

Wait a minute, is this dwarf Wu Dalang? And his sister is Wu Er, Wu Song?!

Liu Hong continued to recall in disbelief, and then more memories emerged from his mind like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Ten days ago, a wealthy man dressed in a brocade and silk robe, wearing a hat adorned with pearls and jewels, and with gold and jade rings around his waist, kicked open the door and swaggered into the house, surrounded by a dozen servants.

He arrogantly declared that he would punish one of his maids by marrying her off to Wu Dalang, the only dwarf in Qinghe County, as a final act of humiliation.

Hey, you shorty, don't be so grumpy. You took advantage of me! That maid is still a member of the Zhang family! And she's beautiful!

As a result, the marriage proposal was only halfway through when the wealthy man suddenly saw him and whispered something maliciously to his subordinates.

They discovered that although Wu Da was short and ugly, he at least had a job selling pancakes and was making a decent living.

While he had not yet fully regained his memories, he was tall and imposing, even reaching 1.9 meters in height, but he was chopping wood in a daze, knowing nothing and saying nothing, making him even more pathetic than Wu Dalang.

So the wealthy man suddenly changed his mind. "Fine, fine, I'll make that maid who dared to disobey me marry this fool who can't even support himself!"

Seven days ago, before I had even fully recovered, I inexplicably married Zhang Yuanwai's maid—the very fox spirit who was helping me drink my medicine. What was her name again? Could it be…?

Pan Jinlian.

really!

Liu Hong nearly vomited blood. She really was Pan Jinlian! Compared to that name, her fox demon identity didn't matter at all.

Because the world he had transmigrated to seemed to be a magical version of the late Northern Song Dynasty.

After more than a thousand years of ethnic slaughter and integration, especially after the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty, these monsters who usually lived in the mountains and lakes actively learned Confucian culture, identified themselves as Han people, integrated into normal society, and even became registered as ordinary citizens.

It's quite common nowadays for monsters to claim to be Han Chinese.

"Sanlang, drink your medicine quickly, it's getting cold. This medicine is a prescription I got from the clinic. They say it can cure idiocy. My husband is so handsome, once you recover, we'll live a good life together."

Pan Jinlian spoke words she herself didn't believe, her voice trembling with sobs. Her long, upturned eyes trembled slightly, and a single, glistening tear rolled down her bright, foxy eyes as she lamented her fate.

Since the person in front of her was a fool anyway, she simply used Liu Hong as a confidant and poured out her troubles.

"Why was I born a maid, a slave! Ever since I had my first period, Master Zhang has been wanting me. I tried everything I could to stop him from getting what he wanted."

"Fortunately, his wife was a jealous woman and wouldn't allow him, as the master, to take me, a slave, as a concubine."

"I thought I was safe, but I never expected that the master would kick me out of the Zhang family and marry me off to a fool who was staying at the dwarf's house in order to take revenge on me!"

"I was born a maid, and all I know is how to serve the master. I don't know how to do any other work. Now that I've been expelled from the Zhang family, although I have some savings, they will eventually run out. How am I going to live from now on?"

Pan Jinlian became more and more distressed and desperate as she spoke, and her lovely fox ears drooped limply from the top of her head.

At this moment, Liu Hong felt his brain was overwhelmed with information, and his lips were parched.

At this moment, Pan Jinlian had just married him and was not yet with Ximen Qing, so he didn't need to worry about her harming him. He picked up the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. Then he gently held the fox spirit, who was crying with tears streaming down her face, in his arms, feeling her voluptuous and sexy body. He then patted her smooth and beautiful back and comforted her.

"It's okay, everything will be alright."

Hearing Liu Hong actually speak, Pan Jinlian was startled. Her two snow-white fox ears suddenly stood up, and her white-pink gradient tail bristled. She hurriedly broke free from Liu Hong's embrace, and then tremblingly stretched out her two snow-white and slender hands, carefully cupped Liu Hong's cheeks, and stared at his dark eyes in disbelief.

"Sanlang, you, you, you're all better already? This medicine is so miraculous?!"

"Thank you for your hard work these past few days. My real name is Liu Hong, which is composed of the radical '卯' (mao) and the radical '刀' (dao). The character '水' (shui) is also associated with '洪' (hong)."

Liu Hong's mind raced. He introduced himself in traditional Song Dynasty characters, forgetting all about homesickness. He'd inexplicably married a Pan Jinlian and offended a powerful local man named Zhang. What kind of hellish start was this after time travel? He'd better figure out how to survive first!

The author says:

Author's Note: My new book is out! Welcome everyone to check it out! As usual, here's a homemade map first!

Chapter Two: Encountering the Awakening of Extraterrestrial Spiritual Power

"What year and month is it tonight? What place is this?"

Liu Hong inquired about the basic situation after his transmigration.

"Today is January 7th of the first year of the Zhenghe era. This is Qinghe County in Enzhou. Sanlang, where were you from before you became mentally impaired? What did you do for a living? Why did you end up here?"

Pan Jinlian gently stroked Liu Hong's broad chest and beautiful face, her heart pounding with anticipation and nervousness.

This man is tall and robust, with a fair complexion and strong muscles. Ordinary families cannot raise such a hero. Even if his family has fallen on hard times, he should still have some ability to make money. If he can read and write, he can become a teacher to supplement the family income.

Enough, enough. If I can live a peaceful and stable life with him in the future, then being expelled from the Zhang family mansion and getting rid of that lecherous master will be a blessing in disguise.

Liu Hong recalled the knowledge in his mind. Zhenghe was the reign title of Emperor Huizong of Song. The first year of Zhenghe should be 1111 AD. I have traveled to the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. And Qinghe County is now Xingtai City, Hebei Province.

“I studied hard since I was a child, hoping to pass the imperial examination and get a government job. Unfortunately, my family fell into poverty and I ended up here.”

After thinking for a moment, Liu Hong made up a background story. It wasn't exactly a lie; he really did go from kindergarten to university.

"Sanlang is truly remarkable. As for reading and writing, I've only seen the young mistresses of the Zhang family study them. Those books are so complex that I don't recognize them at all."

When Pan Jinlian heard that Liu Hong was actually a scholar who had taken the imperial examinations, she instantly became enamored with him. Her beautiful face was filled with admiration and joy, as if she had triggered some kind of fox demon's racial fetish. Looking at his fair skin, which was clearly untouched by the sun, and his robust and well-nourished body, she had no doubts whatsoever.

Then, she pulled out a bamboo-woven box from under the bed, carefully took out the key from between her ample breasts, unlocked the box, and flaunted it.

Liu Hong looked closely and saw a thick layer of one hundred copper coins at the bottom of the box. On the front of each coin was engraved the words "Chongning Zhengbao" in the thin gold calligraphy style of Emperor Huizong of Song.

On top of the copper coin were a dozen or so small pieces of silver, which shimmered in the candlelight.

“I have worked hard at the Zhang family’s residence and saved up a lot of money. After renting a house and supplementing the family’s income, I still have ten taels of silver and one hundred and eight copper coins left. I estimate that this is not enough to support Sanlang in taking the imperial examination, but we can work together to earn some money to take the exam.”

Pan Jinlian's eyes sparkled like little stars, as if she had seen a glimmer of hope, a ray of light, in the dark abyss, and was desperately trying to grasp it.

“However, we should go buy some wine now and treat Wu Dalang to a good drink. He has taken care of you for so long and treated you like his own brother. He will be very happy to see you recover. He was very reluctant to let us leave his house after we got married.”

Liu Hong took out a copper coin and examined it carefully.

In the Song Dynasty, copper coins were the most basic form of currency. A single copper coin weighed about 11 grams and could also be called a "wen" (a unit of currency). Currently, the copper coins issued by the government are engraved with the "Chongning Zhengbao" in the "slender gold" calligraphy style of Emperor Huizong of Song.

However, the purchasing power of a single copper coin was very weak. Large transactions often involved thousands or tens of thousands of copper coins, which was too troublesome to count. Therefore, a new currency emerged in the Northern Song Dynasty: gold and silver. One tael of silver weighed about 40 grams and was worth the same as one thousand copper coins.

The price of ten taels of silver was equal to one tael of gold.

Pan Jinlian's ten taels of silver, or one hundred and eight coins, totaled ten thousand one hundred and eight coins.

Could this money be used to pass the imperial examinations? Would his knowledge as a history major be applicable in the Song Dynasty's imperial examinations? Liu Hong didn't know.

Pan Jinlian's behavior surprised Liu Hong greatly—this woman, who in history poisoned her husband for wealth and glory, was actually willing to help him pass the imperial examination.

Upon closer examination, a key reason why Pan Jinlian poisoned Wu Dalang was that she had witnessed the wealth and luxury of the Zhang family and was unwilling to suffer with Wu Dalang for the rest of her life. Therefore, she was easily seduced by Ximen Qing, whose wealth was comparable to that of the Zhang family. Subsequently, she was tricked and coaxed by Wang Po into poisoning Wu Dalang.

A woman with desires, but extremely low moral standards and not very bright.

Based on her previous tearful account, she only knew how to serve others as a maid and had no survival skills. She knew that these savings would be spent sooner or later, which is why she regarded me as her only guarantee for the future. She was using this money to gamble that I could pass the imperial examination and give her a stable home.

Liu Hong was somewhat exasperated looking at Pan Jinlian, whose eyes were practically sparkling with excitement. He then looked at his own body. In the first seven days, under Wu Dalang's care, and in the next seven days under Pan Jinlian's care, he had not only not lost any weight, but had even gained a little. His body was also very clean, and although the room was simple and poor, it was very well cleaned. He felt a sense of gratitude towards the two of them, at least at this moment, Pan Jinlian was harmless.

Anyway, I'm a complete stranger in this place, and I can't get rid of this fox demon wife I inexplicably married. Plus, I'm really curious about what Wu Dalang looks like. Oh well, I'll just take it one step at a time!

Pan Jinlian happily helped Liu Hong change his clothes and put on his shoes. Then she picked up some loose copper coins, put them in a deerskin box, held it in her hand, and ambiguously linked arms with Liu Hong as they went to the street to buy fine wine.

While enjoying the warmth and softness of the woman in his arms, Liu Hong curiously observed the streets and alleys of the Song Dynasty. After walking several dozen steps with Pan Jinlian by the arm, he heard the noise ahead growing louder, with shouts of vendors, bargaining, and playful noises filling the air. Turning a corner, he was greeted by a magnificent and vibrant Song Dynasty cityscape, a dazzling array of goods, and a sea of ​​people.

Carved beams and painted rafters are adorned with colorful brocade; upturned eaves are hung with magnificent palace lanterns; musicians and geishas play lively songs; crowds of people stroll through the streets in a carnival atmosphere.

Liu Hong looked around in surprise. He saw rows of houses on both sides of the street, with all kinds of goods on display. On the left, a shop selling sandalwood had a sign hanging at its door that read: "Liu Family's Superior Sandalwood and Fragrance"; on the right, a shop selling women's cosmetics held up a brocade banner in front of its shop that read: "Wang Family's Blood-Red Rouge".

The fabric shop in front hung bolts of colorful silk from the eaves, the brocade hanging down like a waterfall of glass. Each bolt of silk was dazzling in color and luster, soft and delicate to the touch, and the embroidered landscapes, birds and animals were lifelike.

Behind the wine shop, jars of fragrant wine were placed on the table at the entrance. The aroma of the wine wafted through the street like fine nectar. Each jar of wine was crystal clear and had a mellow and rich taste, making the passersby feel intoxicated.

Merchants and travelers came and went in a constant stream, and pedestrians thronged the streets. Numerous storytellers, fire-breathing performers, and lion dancers performed energetically in every alley and street, earning cheers and coins from the crowds. The night sky above the rooftops was occasionally lit up by a magnificent burst of fireworks. The entire street was so bustling and prosperous that it was almost as exaggerated as a holiday trip. The streets were packed with people, and the crowds seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.

What surprised Liu Hong even more than the bustling and lively scene was the number of pedestrians on the street.

Most of them are human beings like themselves, but there are also quite a few people of other races.

There are mountain monsters with human bodies like Pan Jinlian, but with animal ears and tails, including but not limited to rats, oxen, tigers, and rabbits.

There are Dongyi merfolk whose upper bodies are sexy beauties, while their lower bodies are wet fish tails covered with scales, writhing and twisting on the ground like snakes.

She is a tall and elegant elf from the Western Regions, with long, slender ears, blonde hair, blue eyes, and exotic features.