Guan Yu had just defeated Wen Chou when another young man appeared. He looked to be about the same age as him. For some reason, the moment this young man appeared, Guan Yu felt a sense of closeness to Old Liu, as if the two of them had known each other for a long time.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered that the other party seemed to have shouted," Yun Changdao, please spare me." He wondered who he was shouting for. If the general that he had defeated was Yun Zhang, it would seem that he was the one who wanted to keep him alive. However, his character was longevity, so he asked,"Who are you? Why did you call me Chief Yun just now?”
Old Liu was stunned. He suddenly remembered that Guan Yu's original word was not Yun Chang, but Changsheng. He quickly replied,""I am Liu Bei, Liu Xuande of Zhuo County. I am afraid that Guan Yu might accidentally injure my family's general, so I ask you to show mercy. It's just that I heard that you are Guan Yu and Guan Yunzhang, so I called you that.”
"You are Zhuo County's Liu Bei? Was it Liu Bei who defeated the Wuhuan in Youzhou years ago?”
"That's right. However, those Wuhuan people underestimated the enemy and were caught off guard by Bei. It was also because of the concerted efforts of the Ding family's generals under Bei.”
Guan Yu fell to his knees and bowed to Old Liu. At the same time, he said,""It was Guan Yu who was rash and almost injured your general. I will apologize to you and that general now. I have respected heroes since I was young. It is my honor to meet you today. Oh right, you might have heard wrongly.”
"Changsheng, there's no need to be so polite. My general Wen Chou also saw that your martial arts were outstanding, so he went up to compete with you.”Looking at the weapon in Old Liu's hand, he remembered that he had only blocked the attack for a moment, but his saber had bounced up. It seemed that his kung fu was not bad. Guan Yu was a proud person, so he said to Old Liu,"I have a presumptuous request for Young Master Liu today.”
"Changsheng, just say what you want. As long as it's within my ability, I won't dare to refuse.”
"Seeing that Young Master is also a martial arts practitioner, I would like to ask Young Master for a few moves.”
Old Liu had wanted to test Guan Yu's martial arts skills, so he had brought his weapon along. However, after the two of them chatted, it seemed that they couldn't fight anymore. Not only Old Liu, but everyone else present was also a little disappointed. When they suddenly heard that Guan Yu wanted to compete with Old Liu, everyone's spirits rose again. They widened their eyes and waited for Old Liu's answer.
"Alright, since Changsheng has such intentions, then I will naturally accompany you.”
Seeing that Old Liu had agreed, Guan Yu stood up and retreated. The two of them stood about five meters apart, each holding their weapons and looking at each other. "Young Master, be careful. Yu is coming.”
"Changsheng, you don't have to be so polite. Since it's a competition, the two of us will naturally do our best.”
Guan Yu thought to himself, I was waiting for you to say this. Since you said it, I won't be polite and will do my best.
Guan Yu quickly stepped forward and raised his broadsword high up in the air. With a move that could split mountains, he headed straight for Old Liu's head.
Although Old Liu didn't seem to care, he was actually very alert. After all, Guan Yu was the strongest martial arts opponent he had ever met.
Seeing Guan Yu's saber approaching his head, Old Liu raised his lance with both hands. The two weapons were about to collide.
Guan Yu was a little unconvinced that Old Liu had flicked his saber, because he…
After all, he had already restrained his strength. Besides, Guan Yu had always been known for his great strength. Just now, Liu Bei's general Wen Chou was quite strong, almost on par with him. However, Liu Bei looked like a scholar. How much strength could he have? But looking at his moves, it seemed that he wanted to compete with him in strength. Guan Yu decided to give it a try. Thinking of this, Guan Yu added more strength.
There was a loud bang that shook the eardrums of everyone on the sidelines. Those who couldn't stand it quickly ran away, afraid that if there was another bang, their ears would be deafened.
Looking at the two people in the arena, Old Liu acted as if nothing had happened. Guan Yu's saber was once again bounced up high and almost flung behind him. His entire person retreated a few steps along with the saber. However, Guan Yu held onto the saber shaft tightly and did not let go.
With one move, the strength of the two people was determined. Yan Liang and Wen Chou often competed with Old Liu, so they naturally knew how strong Old Liu was. It seemed that no matter who it was, if they wanted to compete with their lord in strength, they would definitely be at a disadvantage.
Guan Yu steadied himself. His arms were numb from the shock. One could imagine how shocked he was. Liu Bei looked like a scholar on the outside, but his strength was much stronger than Guan Yu's. He really couldn't judge a book by its cover. Guan Yu's admiration for Liu Bei increased.
Although his strength was not as good as Liu Bei's, Guan Yu thought that his saber techniques would not necessarily lose. Thus, he went forward again. This time, he did not fight Liu head-on. Instead, he used the Spring and Autumn Saber Technique that he was good at to fight Liu.
This time, the two of them showed off their best skills. Guan Yu's broadsword skills had greatly broadened Yan Liang's horizons. He compared it with his own broadsword skills and naturally benefited greatly. As for Old Liu, after half a year of continuous training, he was almost proficient in the Overlord Spear Technique. Usually, he had Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other experts to practice with him. His actual combat experience had also improved. Every move was full of dominance. In addition, he had incomparable strength and stamina.
Although Guan Yu's skills were not bad, there was still a clear gap between him and Old Liu. After nearly eighty rounds of fighting, Guan Yu was already retreating step by step.
The proud Guan Yu finally understood what it meant by " there's always someone better than you, and there's always someone better than you ". He thought that if he didn't use his ultimate move now, he probably wouldn't be able to last more than ten rounds before he was defeated. Therefore, he slashed a few times to contain Old Liu's attack. Then, he dragged his broadsword backward and walked away quickly.
This move would definitely work on others, but this time, he chose the wrong target. Old Liu knew Guan Yu's ultimate move, which was to drag the blade. Now that he saw that Guan Yu had finally used it, he immediately followed up and raised his vigilance, waiting for Guan Yu to use his ultimate move.
Hearing that Old Liu was getting closer, Guan Yu suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned around, and swung his broadsword.
Old Liu had been waiting for this move. When he saw him stop, he stopped as well. At the same time, he held the lance with both hands and swung it to the left.
With another loud sound, just as the two had discussed beforehand, the saber and lance collided again.
Guan Yu had used all his strength this time, and Old Liu had also used 80% of his strength. After all, he was using a divine weapon while Guan Yu was using an ordinary saber. The saber had already suffered internal injuries during the previous confrontation. After the loud noise, the saber broke into two. The blade flew far away and stabbed into the ground...
Guan Yu couldn't hold back either, and the half blade in his hand also slashed into the ground.
Old Liu stretched out his hand and the divine lance was already in front of Guan Yu's chest. He wanted to retract his saber to block it, but it was too late. Guan Yu sighed and threw away his saber.
Seeing that Guan Yu had thrown away the saber, Old Liu also withdrew the divine spear in his hand and hurriedly said,""Changsheng, I'm sorry. The backup is an ancient divine weapon, and Changsheng is only using an ordinary weapon. I've taken advantage of it. As compensation, I'll definitely forge a good saber for Changsheng in the future. What do you think?”
Guan Yu, who had long admired Old Liu, was so moved that he almost cried when he heard Old Liu say this. With such a hero in front of him, he would be a fool not to follow him. Thinking of this, Guan Yu said to Old Liu,"Ever since I heard of Young Master's great name, I've long wanted to follow you. Now that I've seen Young Master's literary talent and martial arts, I'm willing to follow Young Master for the rest of my life, even if I have to sacrifice my life.”
Old Liu hurried forward and held Guan Yu's hand.""I've gained longevity, and it's like a tiger with wings. From now on, we're brothers. Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Lu Xiang, you guys come here quickly. From now on, we're all brothers in the same trench.”
Seeing that Old Liu was happy, Yan Liang and the others were also happy for their lord. Although they did not know what the trenches their lord was talking about, they finally knew the real reason why Old Liu came to Xie County. It was just that they had never heard of Guan Yu before. It seemed that their lord was a god. There was nothing he did not know. Therefore, everyone walked forward and congratulated Old Liu and Guan Yu.
Guan Yu was also very happy to see them being so enthusiastic towards him. He hurriedly returned the greeting and specially apologized to Wen Chou. He thought to himself that with so many heroes willing to follow his lord, it seemed that his choice was right.
Since they had already become friends, Guan Yu quickly invited everyone to his house. Old Liu and the others did not refuse and followed him home. Guan Yu's house was a relatively wealthy farmer's house with many houses. Guan Yu led everyone to the living room and sat down. He poured tea for everyone.
Old Liu told Guan Yu that he was going to Luoyang and that Zhang Jiao was chasing him.
Guan Yu was even happier when he heard that his lord was actually a relative of the Han Dynasty. He was a loyal subject of the Han Dynasty and only wanted to serve the Han Dynasty. His lord would definitely become a high-ranking official when he went to Luoyang to receive his reward. At that time, his wish of leading troops to kill the enemy and protect the country would be realized.
Old Liu then asked about Guan Yu's family situation. He knew that Guan Yu was born in the third year of Yanxi, the same year as him, but his birthday was a few months younger than his. In addition, although he was younger than him, he had already gotten married two years ago and had a one-year-old son, Guan Xing.
He called his wife, Hu Shi, to come in with his son to greet everyone. Old Liu saw that little Guan Xing looked like a tiger and would definitely be like Guan Yu in the future. He would definitely be a martial arts general. He hurriedly asked Yan Liang to take out a few ingots of gold and give them to Hu Shi.
Seeing how many gold ingots Old Liu had given her, Mrs. Hu was stunned. She had never seen so much gold before. It was probably enough for her to use for a lifetime. She quickly rejected it. Old Liu looked at Guan Yu. Guan Yu wanted to follow her from now on…
After the lord left, his family had money, and he did not have to worry about the future. He quickly asked Hu Shi to thank Old Liu and put away the gold.
When Hu shi heard her husband say this, she could only keep the gold and thank Old Liu again and again. Seeing that Old Liu and the others were still discussing something, she took Guan Xing and left.
At this moment, Guan Yu said," It's my good fortune to see you today. I heard you call me Commander Yun just now. It sounds much better than Changsheng. I've decided to call you Commander Yun from today on. I hope you can agree!"”
How could Old Liu not agree? He quickly said," If Chief Yun is willing, we'll use this." Everyone also praised Chief Yun.
Knowing that Old Liu and the others still had to hurry to Luoyang tomorrow, Guan Yu hurriedly said,""I will also go with my lord. If anyone dares to harass me on the way, I will definitely make sure they never return.”
"What about your family?" Old Liu asked.
"My lord has already given them the gold, it will be enough for a while. When my lord has a territory in the future, I will take them over.”
Old Liu thought about it and agreed. He agreed to go with Guan Yu tomorrow. Since the guide's horse was still available, he would let Guan Yu ride it first. When they reached Hedong tomorrow, he would find a weapon seller and buy a big knife for Guan Yu. When he returned to Wuji in the future, he would ask Ou Peng to make a good knife for him.
Finally, he had found his second and third brothers. Old Liu was happy and quickly ordered his personal guards to buy some food and wine in the city. He wanted to hold a banquet for Guan Yu and buy a few jars of good wine. Everyone must enjoy themselves today.
He didn't expect Guan Yu to have a poor alcohol tolerance even though he had a red face. He only drank two bowls of Hebei Old White Dried Wine before he passed out. Finally, he had something to beat Guan Yu in. Wen Chou was happy and drank an entire jar with Old Liu. In the end, just like Guan Yu, he was carried back to sleep by the personal guards.
That night, everyone spent the night at Guan Yu's house. Fortunately, there were many houses in Guan Yu's house, so everyone had a place to stay. Old Liu and Zhiqing discussed some medicinal pills before returning to their rooms to sleep.
When Zhiqing saw that Old Liu's team had two more generals, she couldn't help but click her tongue for Old Liu's luck. Could it be that even the heavens were helping him? Otherwise, how could he find helpers in such a remote place? Moreover, these two people were definitely experts. It was really hard to guess how Liu Bei knew all this. It seemed that it was right for her to turn enemies into friends with him. Otherwise, she really didn't know what would happen to her if she went against him.
The next day, Guan Yu bid farewell to his family. When he got on the horse, he exclaimed again. He knew that it was Liu who invented it. He shouted that his lord was really a god and looked at Liu with more admiration.
At noon, they arrived at the Hedong Prefecture, Anyi. Ten miles west of the city, they met Xu Huang, who had come to welcome them on horseback. He told Old Liu that he had resigned from his official position and that everything at home had been arranged. Old Liu introduced him to Guan Yu. The two of them were from the same hometown, so they naturally became closer. They greeted each other without mentioning anything.
After having lunch in Anyi, they found a weapon shop and bought a good broadsword for Guan Yu. There were still more than ten days left. In order to avoid Zhang Jiao's pursuit and interception, Old Liu decided to not go to Ji Pass. Instead, they stayed in Dayang for a night. The next day, they headed south and arrived at the Yellow River.
Every year…
The Yellow River would freeze from November to February of the next year. The river had not yet opened up, so everyone directly crossed the ice.
In the next few days, the group passed by Caoyang and Mianchi. Although the journey was longer, without the harassment of the followers of the Path of Peace, they finally arrived at Luoyang, the capital of the Great Han Dynasty, ten days ahead of schedule on the first day of the second month.
At this moment, Zhang Jiao and his brothers from Julu and Gui Ying, the Great Guardian of the Road of Peace, were gathered in the living room of the Zhang family. They were analyzing the whereabouts of Old Liu and the others and why they had not received any information from Gui Ying's junior sister Zhiqing. Although they had sent many spies to inquire about Old Liu and the others on the way from Bingzhou to Luoyang, they had not found any trace of them until today. Old Liu and the others must have arrived in Luoyang. When he met the Emperor, he would be rewarded. At that time, it wouldn't be easy to get rid of him. Zhang Jiao sighed and said to the two,"I think that Liu Bei is definitely not an ordinary person. I'm afraid that it's the will of the heavens that allowed him to escape from our pursuit. Since we've received orders from the heavens, we can only follow the will of the heavens and let him be. However, we must pay more attention to this person in the future. We can't let him ruin our plans!”The two quickly agreed.
The content of the first volume ended here. Next, please look at the second volume of the book: Luoyang.
#
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]