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His guess that Yu was a pupil of Elder Brother Ma Zhen was correctYu came from a respected family in southern China, and had already passed the first Imperial Civil Service examination when his father became involved in a dispute over a burial plot with a wealthy familyThe ensuing law suit forced him into bankruptcy, and he was imprisoned on a trumped-up charge and died in jailYu left home in anger and met Ma Zhen, whom he accepted as his teacher, abandoning his studies in favour of the martial artsHe returned and killed the rich landlord and then became an outlaw, and later a member of the Red Flower SocietyHe was alert and intelligent, and could speak many different dialectsOn this occasion, he was travelling on society business to the city of Luoyang and had been unaware that his fellow society members, Wen Tailai and his wife, were holed up in the inn
Hearing the fight, rolex sport watch the agency men all came in and stood to one side watchingLead Escort Tong noticed a catapult on the back of one of the officers, and shouted: "If it was me, I'd leave two to take care of the bastard while the third used the slingshot on him
The officer with the catapult realised Tong was right and jumped onto a table, readied his weapon and sent a shower of stones flying towards Yu
Yu dodged them one by one while parrying the other two officersBut his opponents gained the upper hand, and after a few more moves, one of the missiles struck Yu's cheek and the pain began to slow his movements
"You might as well give up," Tong called to Yu"Pull down your trousers and we'll give you a taste of the cane
But Yu did not panicWith a sudden flourish, he drove his left hand at a Yuedao point on Swordsman Wu's chestWu quickly retreated two steps and Yu thrust the flute into the stomach tiffany |