The Doctor Who Traveled Through Water Margin

Li Kui was from Baizhang Village, Yishui County, Yizhou, not Xinzhou in Shanxi, but in Shandong, which is modern Yishui County, Linyi, Shandong.

Wang Li and his party came to Yishui County along the Yi River. They waited for Shi Xiu to go into the city to make some purchases and then left the boat there after replenishing supplies. There was no waterway to reach Li Kui's hometown, Baizhang Village. According to Li Kui, they still needed to walk more than 50 miles by land...

On a hot summer day, with the sun blazing high in the sky, Wang Li led Li Kui and Shi Xiu on the road to Baizhang Village.

After walking for a while, they passed through a lush forest. The chirping of insects in the forest seemed to be telling of the summer heat.

Li Kui was a rough and unrestrained man, and he was sweating profusely as he walked. When he saw Shi Xiu going to urinate, he remembered that they were not on a boat and there were no women.

He couldn't help but open his shirt, revealing his hairy chest and stomach, but Wang Li ignored him.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Wang Li, "Brother Divine Doctor, it's really too hot out here. Can we find a place to have some water and wine?"

Wang Li glanced at him and said with a smile: "Didn't you drink enough on the boat?"

As expected, Li Kui was not honest. He drank the jars of wine Wang Li brought with him every day. He was drunk every day but still said that he did not drink secretly. Before Wang Li came, he drank a lot and even asked others to drink with him...

Li Kui's eyes widened and he said unhappily, "That's different. Your wine tastes good, but it doesn't quench your thirst."

"How can there be a hotel in this desolate mountain area?" Shi Xiu said on the side.

Brother, can you grill some meat if I catch some prey? These days, I’ve been drinking millet porridge every day, and my mouth is dry as a bird.”

These days, because Ye Chun's wife needs to drink rice oil every day, Wang Li and others cook millet porridge every day. They scoop out the rice oil first, and the remaining rice porridge cannot be wasted. Only other people can drink it. Only Hua Baoyan is cooked by Wang Li in different ways for fish and meat every day. Of course, only Li Kui complains.

Shi Xiu remained silent. This man was very obedient. He did whatever Wang Li asked him to do without any compromise. He even drank millet porridge every day when Wang Li asked him to.

Even Ruan Xiaoqi sometimes deliberately drank his porridge very slowly, and only ate some meat openly when he saw that the porridge was gone, or tried to please Hua Baoyan to leave some for him, as if he had learned bad things from Li Kui.

Wang Li looked at the different looks in their eyes, then nodded and said, "Okay, let's find a place to rest for a while."

Although I brought some bread and dried meat, it was not as delicious as fresh meat.

Seeing Li Kui holding two axes and about to go deep into the woods to hunt, Wang Li hurriedly called Shi Xiu to go with him, fearing that this guy with a chaotic attribute might cause some trouble.

However, after running around for a long time, the three of them did not get anything. They wandered around in the dense forest and finally came to a simple thatched house.

Li Kui went forward and knocked on the door. Soon, the door creaked open and a woman appeared at the door. Wang Li looked closely and saw that she had a bunch of wild flowers in her temples and her face was painted with rouge and lead powder, which was exactly the same as the description of the fake Li Kui's wife in "Water Margin".

Wang Li thought to himself, could this be Li Gui's wife? He did not ask rashly, but quietly observed the woman's reaction.

Li Kui asked in a gruff voice, "Sister-in-law, where is your husband? We are just passing by and would like to ask for a bowl of wine."

When the woman heard this, she showed a trace of panic, but quickly calmed down and said, "My husband is not at home, and there is no wine or water at home." After that, she turned around and went back to the house.

Wang Li thought this was a normal reaction, and thought that even if it was Li Gui’s wife, she was still a rare chaste heroine in Water Margin. She had run away, but when she saw her husband being killed, she came back to deliver food. Most of the others were cheating on men…

Li Kui said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, we are not bad people, I will give you silver."

The woman came out and shook her head and said, "To answer the guest, there is no water or wine, and there is not much rice left. Can I get a bowl of water for the guest?"

Li Kui was a little disappointed. Wang Li came over and said, "Sister-in-law, there are hunters nearby. Please go and exchange some prey for us. If you have any wine, please buy some back for us." Wang Li took out a silver ingot and gave it to her.

The woman's eyes lit up when she saw the silver. She took it and looked at it carefully for a while before saying, "Please wait a moment, my dear. I will take it right away."

The woman was very smart. She carried a bag with a small amount of money in it. All the other belongings in the house were not as valuable as this ingot of silver, so she went out without worry to find the hunter to buy meat.

The woman came to the house of an old hunter she knew well in the mountains and saw her husband Li Gui was also there...

Li Gui came here to learn martial arts, but unfortunately he didn't have the talent and couldn't even learn the basics. The old hunter was very disappointed.

The old hunter recalled a dark-skinned kid named Li Kui whom he had taught more than ten years ago. How big was the difference between this Li Kui and him?

Although Li Kui was born with intellectual disabilities, he had a great talent for learning martial arts. He could learn just by looking at the patterns on the stones in the yard a few times. His axe technique was called "Eighteen Axes of the Immortal". The first nine moves had patterns carved on the stones in the yard, but the last nine moves had no patterns. Li Kui could not read, so he only learned these nine moves.

Li Kui learned this only after he came here by accident. Later, the child never found the way here again.

The old hunter has been secretly observing Li Kui for so many years and found that every time Li Kui went home, he would deliberately go through the deep mountains and forests, as if he was hoping to accidentally come here again.

The old hunter was looking forward to his coming, and even secretly taught him. Unfortunately, the fool thought someone was playing a trick on him, so he went back after hacking like crazy. This made the old hunter very angry, so he simply ignored him. If he could find him, he would teach him. If he couldn't find him, it meant that he had no chance...

Today I heard Li Gui's wife say that three guests came to his house. As soon as she described it, the old hunter knew that his stupid apprentice had come. He could not bear it any longer and wanted to go see Li Kui. He buried himself in the earth up to his neck, otherwise the axe technique would be lost.

So the old hunter asked the couple to stay at his house and not leave, and he went to the woman's house with wine and meat. The old hunter knew what kind of person this Li Gui was, and if he had any bad intentions, he was afraid that Li Kui would dodge him with an axe. If it weren't for the fact that his wife was not a bad person, the old hunter would not have paid any attention to this Li Gui.

When the old hunter came to Li Gui's house and saw Li Kui, a glimmer of joy flashed in his eyes. He walked up to him, patted Li Kui on the shoulder and said, "My good disciple, I haven't seen you for so many years. How are you?"

When Li Kui saw him, he was stunned at first, and then he burst into tears: "Master Grandpa, Tie Niu thought he would never see you again. It's all my fault that I, Tie Niu, am stupid. I haven't been able to find your home for so many years. Every time I go home, I go through the forest, but I still can't find it. It's Tie Niu's fault that I can't be filial to you..."

Li Kui was crying and kowtowed hard on the ground, his kowtow was even more exaggerated than Mi Xian's...

Wang Li and Shi Xiu watched quietly, Wang Li thought: So this is Master Li Kui, why have I never heard of Master Li Kui? In the original novel, Li Kui cried three times, but none of them cried as hard as this time...

After hearing what Li Kui said, Wang Li was disgusted: Damn it, why the hell did I believe this black guy? The black guy said that he had to go through this forest to get to his home. Wang Li thought about the past life when Li Kui went home and carried his mother out through the forest, so he believed him.

Now I think it's not right. His brother works as a farmhand for a wealthy family and takes care of his mother. The village is not small, so there shouldn't be a decent road...

Wang Li saw the master and disciple finished crying and ran over, bowed and said, "Junior Wang Li, a disciple of Master Miao An, greets the seniors!"

Shi Xiu behind him also followed suit and said, "Junior Shi Xiu, I am here to greet you, Senior!"

The old hunter had a face full of flesh, white hair, a white curly beard, and his clothes were made of snake skin. His eyes were unusually bright, and his rough appearance looked scarier than Li Kui. He looked at Wang Li carefully, and after a while he said, "Where is Senior Miao An?"

Wang Li was stunned. This old hunter looked much older than his master, so why did he call his master "senior"?

However, Wang Li still replied: "My master has passed away!"

The old hunter didn't believe it at first, staring at Wang Li and said, "Boy, show me some of Senior Miao An's swordsmanship."

Wang Li had no choice but to come out and do as he was told. He performed a set of sword skills in the yard. After watching the old hunter, he knelt down on the ground and burst into tears. Li Kui saw his master crying, so he came over and started crying too.

Wang Li howled a few times helplessly.

Then the three of them stood up, and the old hunter asked Wang Li carefully about Master Wang Li.

He then threw a secret book to Wang Li, asking him to let Wang Li teach Li Kui the last nine axe techniques. He then went to Huainan to see Miaoan Zhenren and burn incense for him.

Wang Li quickly advised him, "Senior, please have a meal first. I will cook for you myself. You can go after you are full."

The old hunter said he had to go, but Li Kui hugged his legs and refused to let him go no matter what, or else he should take him with him...