Squire Chai Welcomes Heroes from All Under Heaven; Lin Chong Beats Instructor Hong with His Staff

Squire Chai Welcomes Heroes from All Under Heaven; Lin Chong Beats Instructor Hong with His Staff A ci poem to the tune “Partridge in the Sky” says: A thousand years of noble spirit gather in the Pavilion of Righteousness; Heroes and champions, each one astonishes. If Lu Zhishen had not saved Lin Chong’s life in Wild Boar Forest, How could Chai Jin have won such fame? Good men are brave, warhorses mighty; Meeting, they test their skills and discuss the finer points of technique. They stretch out hands that can seize tigers and dragons, Fighting strong men who can move mountains and cross seas. Now Xue Ba raised his staff in both hands and brought it down toward Lin Chong’s head. Quick as a blink, just as Xue Ba lifted the staff, behind the pine tree came a thunderous shout. An iron monk’s staff flew out and knocked the guard’s staff aside, sending it flying far away. A big, fat monk jumped out and shouted, “I have been listening to you in the forest for a long time!” The two guards looked at the monk. He wore a black coarse monk’s robe, had a monk’s knife at his......