Becoming Sworn Brothers With Lin Chong
On his journey, Lu Zhishen dissuades the "Little Tyrant" Zhou Tong from marrying Squire Liu's daughter. He meets Shi Jin again and allies with him to kill the evil bandits Cui Daocheng and Qiu Xiaoyi. Upon reaching his destination, Lu Zhishen is placed in charge of maintaining the garden of the temple. He subdues a group of hooligans who often stole vegetables from the garden and earns their admiration and respect. Lu Zhishen performs a superhuman feat by uprooting a willow tree with his brute strength and becomes famous. He meets Lin Chong, the martial arts instructor of the 800,000 strong Imperial Guards, and they become sworn brothers. When Lin Chong is framed and exiled to Cangzhou, Lu Zhishen secretly follows him and protects him from the guards who have been bribed to kill him along the way.
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