The next morning, after eating the breakfast that Fan Clan had prepared for them, Old Liu, Zhao Sheng, and Zhao Neng set off on the road to Wuji. The distance between the two cities wasn't too far, and the current world was still relatively safe. However, they heard that there were some bandits who occupied the mountains along the way. To be on the safe side, Old Liu still brought his Yu King Spear.
Zhao Sheng and Zhao Neng were speechless when they saw how effortlessly Old Liu carried the spear. They had tried to lift Old Liu's long hammer, but they couldn't lift it at all. They had to work together to lift it. They didn't expect that Old Liu, who looked like a weak scholar, could lift the spear that weighed 129 pounds with one hand as light as a feather. They were worried that they would encounter bandits, but now they really hoped to meet bandits so that they could see Old Liu's martial arts.
In the early morning of September in the north, there was a faint mist. As there was no saddle on the horse, the rider could only control the horse with the reins and legs. At the beginning, the three of them walked very slowly, mainly because Old Liu had not adapted to it. However, after walking for a short while, Old Liu had adapted to how to control the horse with his legs. However, since Old Liu carried his spear, his horse was equivalent to carrying two people, so he always fell behind Zhao Sheng and Zhao Yu. After their riding skills had improved, the three of them began to move faster.
The mist gradually dispersed. Today's weather was very good. The area between Zhending and Wuji was almost a flat plain. There were many trees and trees that Old Liu could not see at all. The blue sky was like a huge sapphire. Except for the farmland where crops were planted, there were almost green spaces everywhere. The air quality was even better. It was estimated that according to the current level, it was above the first level.
Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him and thinking of the Yellow Turban Rebellion four years later, Old Liu's heart couldn't help but become heavy. Now, he had accepted the fact that he had come to the Three Kingdoms, and he had always thought that since God had sent him here, he must do his best to change the trajectory of history. If he could travel to the Han Dynasty, it meant that nothing was impossible.
Now, Old Liu already had the capital to conquer the world, at least in terms of money. As long as he grasped it well and believed that with his own efforts, he would turn the Great Han Dynasty into the most powerful country in the world at that time.
In front of them was a large dense forest. As they walked on the road in the forest, the three of them raised their vigilance and slowed down at the same time. In order to prevent the bandits from shooting arrows, Old Liu walked in front.
As they often went to Wuji to purchase goods, Zhao Sheng and Zhao Neng were very familiar with this road. After passing through this forest, they were less than ten miles away from Wuji County.
When they were close to the edge of the woods, they suddenly found a few people lying on the ground with some weapons scattered. Old Liu hurriedly jumped off his horse and ran to the few people. Zhao Sheng and Zhao Neng followed him and checked carefully. They found that the few people were dead.
Zhao Sheng said to Old Liu." From the looks of it, the bandits must have set up an ambush here. However, I don't think they succeeded. The merchants who were robbed have already escaped. Should we chase after Liu Bei?"
Take a look?
If it was before, Zhao Sheng and Zhao Neng would have run away long ago when they encountered such a thing. However, with Old Liu around today, they had a backbone. They were more firm when they spoke. They actually wanted to chase after the robbers with Old Liu.
Old Liu thought for a while,'According to Old Tong, my current kung fu is already a first-class expert. What I lack is actual combat experience. If I retreat after encountering a few thieves, how can I conquer the world in the future? I can use these thieves to practice my kung fu.' Therefore, Old Liu said,'Brother Zhao, you and Zhao Neng can follow me.'
The three of them mounted their horses and galloped out of the forest.
Outside the forest, there were dead people lying on the ground. Judging from their clothes, there were bandits and ordinary people. Not far ahead, there were fifty to sixty bandits wearing leather armor and holding spears and sabers. They were attacking a group of people with a carriage in the middle.
Outside the encirclement, there was a bandit leader riding a horse. He held a large knife in his hand and looked quite powerful. He was directing the bandits to attack the center. There were more than ten servants around the carriage desperately defending, but they were all holding long swords and waist knives. Compared to the bandits with long weapons, they were obviously at a disadvantage. Coupled with the disadvantage in numbers, they estimated that if they could hold on for a while, they would be completely wiped out.
Seeing Old Liu and the other two galloping over, the bandit leader immediately commanded a dozen bandits to welcome them.
Looking at the dozen bandits running towards him, Old Liu couldn't help but feel his blood boil. He clamped his legs on his horse and waved his Yu King Spear to meet them.
Although the bandits were wearing leather armor, their clothes were also in tatters. They must have been poor and had no choice but to become bandits. Therefore, Old Liu did not use too much strength. He used 30% of his strength and casually swung the saber of a bandit that was slashing at him. The King Yu Spear did not stop and directly hit the bandit's shoulder, knocking him to the ground. He urged his horse forward. Old Liu's divine spear swept, hacked, blocked, blocked, rushed, picked, and carried. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen bandits were knocked to the ground. It was only because Old Liu had shown mercy that they were able to keep their lives.
The bandit leader was furious when he saw his subordinate lying on the ground and groaning. He rode his horse to Old Liu, raised the big knife in his hand, and hacked at Old Liu's head.
When the saber was less than a foot away from his head, Old Liu held the lance with both hands and fiercely met the bandit leader's saber.
With a loud bang, Old Liu's spear collided with the bandit leader's saber. The bandit leader's saber seemed quite sturdy and was not broken. However, the saber bounced up high and was thrown behind the bandit leader. The bandit leader held the saber tightly, so the saber did not fly out. However, the bandit leader's thumb and forefinger were split open, and blood stained the saber.
By the time he came back to his senses, Old Liu's divine lance had already arrived and smashed into the thief's waist, knocking him off his horse.
Just as the thief leader got up, Old Liu's Yu King Spear was already pressing on his shoulder. Old Liu shouted,""Kneel down!"
The bandit leader refused to kneel, but as Old Liu continued to exert strength, the bandit leader's face turned red. Finally, he could not hold on any longer and knelt in front of Old Liu's horse.
When the bandits who were attacking the merchants saw that their leader had been knocked off his horse by Old Liu in one round, they abandoned the pair of…
She wrapped her hands around Old Liu.
"Put down your weapons and surrender immediately, or I'll kill your leader first."”
The bandits seemed to be quite loyal. They shouted," Please spare our leader." They put down their weapons and knelt behind the bandit leader.
Old Liu put away the Yu King Spear on the thief leader's shoulder and said to the thief leader,""Where are you from? Why are you gathering here to rob? Do you have any respect for the law?”
The bandit leader replied," I'm the Zhending of Changshan. My surname is Chu and my name is Yan. I used to farm for a living, but the taxes from the county government have been increasing year after year. We couldn't afford it at all. In the end, we were caught by the government runners and beaten up. We were forced to pay the taxes within a time limit. We had no choice but to come here with some commoners who shared the same fate as us to occupy the mountain and become kings. We made a living by robbing passing merchants and big families outside the city, but we never harassed ordinary people.”
Old Liu knew Chu Yan. He was Zhang Yan, who was later conferred the title of General of Peace by the Spirit Monarch. He was originally a subordinate of Zhang Niujiao, the leader of the Black Mountain Rebellion Army. After Zhang Niujiao died, he was promoted to the leader of the Black Mountain Rebellion Army. To commemorate Zhang Niujiao, Chu Yan was renamed Zhang Yan. He had once helped Yuan Shao defeat Gongsun Zan. After the Battle of Guandu, he led his troops to surrender to Cao Cao and was conferred the title of General of North Peace and Marquis of Peace State. He did not expect that he would be captured today.
It seemed that Chu Yan was definitely a talent for being able to persist for more than ten years after Zhang Jiao's death. Since she was a talent, Old Liu would not let her go. Moreover, if he subdued Chu Yan, it would indirectly weaken the strength of the Yellow Turban Army.
Thinking of this, Old Liu jumped off the horse and helped Chu Yan up with both hands." Brother Chu, please get up. I know that you were forced to do such an unjust thing. But I saw that Brother Chu is very skilled. After you were captured, none of your subordinates fled for their lives. Instead, they lived and died together with Brother Chu. It shows that Brother Chu is good at governing the army and is loyal to his brothers. I am Liu Bei of Zhuo County. I want to give Brother Chu and all the other brothers a clear way. I wonder if Brother Chu and all the other brothers are willing to listen to me?”
Chu Yan said," My life is yours. If you don't kill me today, then I'll be yours in the future. From now on, you'll be my lord. We'll do whatever you say. If we go back on our words, the heavens will thunder."”
"If you go back on your word, thunder will strike!" The dozens of bandits behind Chu Yan shouted in unison.
Chu Yan, who had just been helped up by Old Liu, led the people behind her to kneel in front of Old Liu." Please take us in, my lord."”
Old Liu was overjoyed. He did have the intention to recruit this group of people as his first force. He did not expect to achieve his goal so quickly and even recruit a general.
Old Liu knew how to win the hearts of the people, so he knelt on the ground and said,"Since all of you are willing to follow me, I will treat you well. We will share our blessings and difficulties together. If we break this oath, the heavens will punish us.”
Seeing Old Liu kneel down to the crowd, Chu Yan and the bandits were moved to tears. One had to know that there was a difference in seniority back then. They had submitted to Liu Bei, and they were Liu Bei's slaves. They had to do whatever their master said. However, this lord did not put on any airs at all and even swore to treat them well. How could they not die for Old Liu?
At this moment, Old Liu thought of Zhao Sheng and Zhao Neng and hurriedly got up…
He looked around and saw Zhao Sheng talking to someone in the carriage. He seemed to have met someone familiar.
" Brothers, please wait for a moment," Old Liu said." I'm going to see my brother. He seems to know the person you robbed."”
Chu Yan hurriedly said,"My lord, I heard those servants say that they are from the Zhen family of Wuji. The person sitting in the carriage seems to be their family's eldest daughter."”
Young Miss? Wasn't that the goal of his trip? Thinking of this, Old Liu said to Chu Yan,""Brother Chu, you take everyone to clean up the battlefield first. I will discuss with you what to do next.”
Chu Yan hurriedly said," My Lord, don't call me Brother Chu anymore. Just call me by my name. It's just that my parents died early, so I only have a name."”
"That's easy. Bring everyone to rest first. If you don't mind, I'll give you a word later.”
" That's great. Thank you, my lord." Then, Chu Yan led everyone to the side to clean up the battlefield.
Seeing Old Liu come over, Zhao Sheng hurriedly said to Old Liu,"Xuande, do you know who you saved today?”
Of course, Old Liu knew, but seeing Zhao Sheng's happy expression, Old Liu did not want to dampen his spirits." I don't know."”
"Xuande, let me introduce you. This is the eldest daughter of the Zhen Family of Wuji, Miss Zhen Jiangzhen. Miss Zhen, this is my brother, Liu Bei from Zhuo County, Liu Xuande. He is also your savior.”
Upon hearing Zhao Sheng's words, the person in the car hurriedly got out of the car and bowed deeply to Old Liu." I am Zhen Jiang. Thank you for saving my life, Mr. Liu."”
Only then did Old Liu see the first famous beauty he had met since he came to the Three Kingdoms. Zhen Jiang was about 1.66 meters tall, with a standard oval-shaped face, fair and soft skin, a pair of slender willow-leaf eyebrows, a pair of black and big almond eyes, a nose that was like a hanging gallbladder, a standard cherry mouth, and a mouth of white teeth that looked like flat shells. Her figure was curvaceous and her body was fat and thin.
Seeing that Old Liu did not speak for a long time, Zhen Jiang realized that Old Liu was in a daze. He had originally thought that Liu Bei was a gentleman. Who would have thought that when he saw him, he was no different from those lechers? Feeling unhappy, Zhen Jiang coughed lightly.
Old Liu knew that the beauty was blaming him when he heard her cough. He hurriedly bowed and said," Miss Zhen, please don't blame me. I'm sorry for being rude, but everyone loves beauty. I was shocked when I first met you, so I was rude. Please forgive me."”
After hearing Old Liu's words, Zhen Jiang's unhappiness had long disappeared. After all, all girls liked to be praised for their beauty. Moreover, Old Liu was a good-looking man with extraordinary martial arts skills. He was also his savior. From his words, one could tell that he was a well-educated person. However, he did not know if he had a family. Thinking of this, Zhen Jiang couldn't help but blush.
Zhao Sheng was happy to see the two of them being so polite. The idea that he and Brother Liu had discussed was actually done without any effort. Looking at the situation of the two in front of him, it seemed that his brother would definitely be the son-in-law of the Zhen family.
Thinking that he still had business to attend to, Zhao Sheng quickly interrupted,"Miss Zhen, Xuande and I are here today…
I'm from Miss Zhen's house. Greetings to your family head. At the same time, I have some business matters to discuss with the Zhen family. I didn't expect to meet Miss Zhen here. Where are you going?”
Zhen Jiang said," I was planning to go to Zhending today and take a look at a few of my family's businesses. I didn't expect to encounter this group of bandits as soon as I entered the forest. We sent a servant back to report, and the others covered me while I fought and left. It was all thanks to Mr. Liu's help. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to keep my life."”
Old Liu hurriedly said," This is what I should do. Miss Zhen is a lucky person. It's just a coincidence."”
Zhen Jiang said," Since Mr. Liu is going to my house to do business, I won't go to Zhen Ding. I'll accompany you back now. I can also hear what business Mr. Liu plans to do with my family on the way."”
" That's great." Old Liu said," I've long heard that Miss Zhen is a genius in business. I can ask for your advice. Please don't hide anything from me."”
"Mr. Liu, you're being too serious. I've only been doing business with my father for a few years, so I don't dare to give you any advice. But if Big Brother Liu needs anything, I'll definitely do my best.”
Old Liu thought to himself, I'm so happy. Why would I mind?
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