After resting for a night in Pei Country, Yuan Shao and his party set off for Qiao Country, which was 120 miles to the south.
At four in the morning, Yuan Shao and his party arrived at Qiao Country. After asking the local people, they set off for Xu Village in Qiao County.
In less than 15 minutes, they arrived at Xu Manor. Yuan Shao raised his head and looked at the "Xu Village" written in official script in front of him. It was more like a fort than a village. There was a city wall, but there was no moat.
"Dian Wei, go up and explain your identity.”Yuan Shao pulled the reins with one hand and pointed the horsewhip at Xu Manor with the other.
"Watch me." After saying that, Dian Wei got off his Snow Green Horse and walked to the front door alone. He shouted loudly,"I am the commander of Si Li Lieutenant Yuan Shao's personal guards. Today, Si Li Lieutenant has come to pay a visit.!!”
The echo was so loud that it could be heard from ten miles away.
After a while, a few figures appeared on the city wall. They looked at Dian Wei, then at Yuan Shao on horseback, and replied,""Do you have proof? If not, please leave!"
"Bullshit! Don't be so shameless, believe it or not, I'll knock down the door! I'll flatten your Xu Manor!" Before Yuan Shao could say anything, Dian Wei was already furious. His large hand took out the two halberds made of fine iron from his back and pointed them at the people on the city wall. His face was full of fiendish intent.
"We're finished!" Yuan Shao couldn't help but reach out and stroke his forehead. He shouldn't have let Dian Wei go from the start.
"Who is the one who has such a good tone and wants to flatten my Xu Manor?”The city gate suddenly opened and a man ran out of the city, pointing a weapon at Dian Wei.
Yuan Shao focused his attention and looked at the man. This man was very fierce. He was more than eight feet long, had a heroic appearance, had a waist that was ten meters wide, and his arms were as thick as his legs. It seemed that he was also a brave and powerful person.
" I'm from Qiao County, Qiao Nation. My surname is Xu, and my name is Chu. My name is Zhongkang," Xu Chu shouted as he pointed his nine-eared, eight-ringed elephant trunk saber at Dian Wei.
"Good! You look like a man. Do you dare to fight me?”Dian Wei sized up Xu Chu and nodded in his heart.
"Let's fight, who's afraid of who? I, Xu Zhongkang, have never been afraid of anyone!”Xu Chu refused to be outdone.
"Brother Zhongkang, please wait a moment. I am Si Li Lieutenant Yuan Shao. I came to visit today to ask Brother Zhongkang to help me.”Yuan Shao saw that the two were about to fight and hurriedly went forward to stop them.
"System, check the equipment's four dimensions for me.”At the same time, Yuan Shao gave an order in his heart.
" Host, please wait…Commander Xu: 79, Force: 97, Intelligence: 36, Political: 20.”
"Ding dong! The system detected a special attribute of the equipment. Special Attribute 1:[Naked Clothes-When the equipment is in the midst of fighting, when armor or clothes are removed, the combat power will fluctuate randomly between 1-3 points. The specific increase will vary depending on the opponent's combat power.]”
[Ding-dong…Equipment Attribute 2: Tiger Maniac. When protecting its master, it has long disregarded life and death. Its defensive ability has decreased, and its combat strength has increased. Depending on the situation on the battlefield, its combat strength may increase by 2-4 points, but it cannot be activated at the same time as the naked clothes.]”
"Commandant Yuan, let's not talk about this for now. Let's talk about it after I fight with your subordinate.”Xu Chu wanted to have a good fight with Dian Wei now.
"Ding dong! The equipment has triggered the " naked " attribute. Strength 3, weapon 1. Base Strength: 97 points, now 101 points.”
Xu Chu retreated to the side and took off his clothes. His bare upper body revealed his bronze-colored muscles that were as knotted as rocks. The thick fur on his chest demonstrated his fierceness. He slowly raised the nine-eared, eight-ringed elephant trunk knife and scolded Dian Wei,"You black devil, do you dare to fight me?”
"Am I afraid of you? My lord, wait a moment. I'll definitely pick up Xu in less than thirty rounds.”Dian Wei held his two halberds and stood upright on the ground. He began to breathe.
"Ding dong! Dian Wei has triggered the "Infantry" attribute. Strength 3, Darksteel Double Halberd 1. Base Strength: 98 points, now 102 points.”
"Take this first!" Xu Chu wielded the Nine-Eared Eight-Ring Elephant Trunk Blade and attacked Dian Wei with a Huashan Splitting Technique.
"It's nothing. Watch me!" Dian Wei shouted and gripped his twin halberds tightly with both hands. He swung his halberds outward to meet Xu Chu's nine-eared, eight-ringed elephant trunk knife.
With a loud clang, the thumb and forefinger of the two men cracked. They lost all feeling in their fingers as if they had been electrocuted, and each of them took two steps back.
"Good! Eat my halberd again!" Dian Wei brandished his halberds and split his hair like a wild horse. He slashed up and down. The halberds left afterimages as they went straight for Xu Chu's throat and waist.
"I'm not afraid of you!" Xu Chu hurriedly brandished his nine-eared, eight-ringed elephant trunk knife to block.
Clang! Sparks flew in all directions. Xu Chu hurriedly changed his move. He held the Nine-Eared Eight-Ring Elephant Trunk Blade with his backhand and moved forward to attack diagonally from the bottom up.
Dian Wei wasn't afraid at all. He crossed his halberds in front of his chest to block. Ka! Xu Chu's elephant trunk knife was stuck between the halberds.
Xu Chu feigned a knife and retreated. The shock in his eyes was obvious.
"Hah! Again!" Xu Chu once again charged towards Dian Wei on foot.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Xu Chu and Dian Wei exchanged blows and ten rounds had already passed.
Blades and halberds came and went, and the battle was difficult to resolve. Xu Chu's attacks were deadly, while Dian Wei's pair of iron halberds defended tightly. In an instant, 30 rounds had passed, and the two people who were angered were even more unwilling to stop.
Fifty rounds! Eighty rounds! One hundred rounds! Until 150 rounds! The two of them could be said to have met their match!
Xu Chu swung his sword and swung the iron halberd away. He strode out of the battle circle and used the Elephant Trunk Blade to support himself."Dian Wei, alright, let's stop fighting. If we continue fighting, the sky will turn dark. I, Xu Chu, admire you."
"Huu ~, alright then, are you still going to let us in? Are you still going to let the lord in?”Dian Wei was also panting.
"Alright, Brother Dian, Commandant Yuan, please!”Xu Chu stabbed the Nine-Eared Eight-Ring Elephant Trunk Blade into the ground and cupped his fists.
"Zhongkang, Dian Wei offended you just now, please don't take it to heart.”Yuan Shao dismounted from his horse and cupped his fists in front of Xu Chu.
"Commandant Yuan, no…Deacon Yuan, please don't say that. Being able to fight with Brother Dian has made me understand that there is always someone better. Deacon Yuan, please!" Xu Chu wiped the sweat off his forehead and changed the way he addressed Yuan Shao.
Walking into the Xu Manor, he was greeted by an old man with white hair, two long eyebrows, and a three-foot-long white beard. When the old man saw Yuan Shao, he bowed and said,"Yuan Shao has come from afar. I hope you will forgive me for not welcoming you."”
"Old man, quickly get up. How dare Shao do this? May I know who this old man is?" Yuan Shao hurried forward to help the old man up.
"This old man is the patriarch of the Xu clan, Xu Wei. Xu Ding, why aren't you setting up the banquet? It's Deacon Yuan's welcome." After Xu Wei finished speaking, he turned his head and instructed the robust man beside him.
"Yes!"
"Old man, after you!" Respecting the old and loving the young was a traditional virtue. For Yuan Shao, who had a modern soul, he did not dare to be negligent. He respectfully made a "please" gesture.
"Good! Good! Good! I heard that Deacon Yuan was eager to do his duty and even respected a lousy old man like me. After seeing it today, it really lived up to its reputation!”Xu Wei said 'good' three times in a row, which represented his current mood.
"You flatter me, old man."
Under Xu Wei's lead, Yuan Shao's group of four entered the Xu Manor and came to the front hall of the inner courtyard. A sumptuous banquet was already set up. Xu Wei sat in the main seat, Yuan Shao sat in the first seat on the right, and Dian Wei stood silently behind Yuan Shao, his bell-like eyes watching for possible dangers in all directions.
"Deacon Yuan, why aren't your subordinates sitting down?”Xu Wei asked.
"Yes, yes, Brother Dian, sit down and eat wine?”Xu Chu changed into a suit and sat opposite him as he raised his bronze wine glass and shouted.
"Protecting the lord's safety is my duty!”Dian Wei silently replied.
"Pa! Pa! Pa! Xu Ding is impressed." At this moment, the muscular man sitting below Xu Chu stood up and clapped his hands in praise.
" Oh, this is..." Yuan Shao really couldn't figure out who this person was. Could it be that he was a long-sleeve?
"I'm Xu Ding, Xu Chu's eldest brother. Greetings, Deacon Yuan.”Xu Ding cupped his fists and bowed.
"System, can you check Xu Ding's fourth dimension for me?”
"Host, please wait…Commander Xu Ding 70, Force 88, Intelligence 58, Political 24.”
"Good fellow, his martial strength is close to 90. He can be used as a deputy general.”Yuan Shao was pleasantly surprised.
"What a majestic man! As expected of Zhongkang's big brother." Yuan Shao praised Xu Ding.
"Thank you Deacon Yuan for your praise. My martial arts skills are still quite good.”Xu Chu grabbed a chicken drumstick and said as he chewed on it.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Yuan Shao began to enter the main topic. He stood up and raised his wine glass and said loudly,"Shao and the Yellow Turban heard that when Zhongkang was young, he gathered thousands of families in his hometown to resist the bandits together. Once, due to a lack of food, he exchanged cattle with bandits for food. After the cattle fell into the hands of the bandits, they ran back. In the end, Xu Chu dragged the oxtail with one hand and walked a hundred steps. The bandits were shocked and fled. Is there such a thing?"
"I didn't expect that my reputation would spread to Luoyang City. Hehe!!”Xu Chu laughed foolishly when he heard that.
"Seeing it today, we can see that Zhongkang's courage is unparalleled. Yuan Shao was not talented and was valued by His Majesty as a lieutenant. However, I still lack a warrior like Zhongkang. I hope Zhongkang can help me. What do you think, Zhongkang?" Yuan Shao slowly walked in front of Xu Chu and tried to recruit him.
Silence! Silence! Everyone in the hall fell silent.
"Good! I am willing to follow Deacon Yuan. My lord, please accept my bow!”Xu Chu only reacted after a while. He stood up and knelt on one knee, cupping his fists at Yuan Shao.
"Good! I got Zhongkang, just like Gaozu got Fan Kuai, the king got Longqi, very lucky!”Yuan Shao smiled as he helped Xu Chu up and draped his tiger skin over Xu Chu.
"Deacon Yuan, I'm also willing to follow you. Lord, please accept my bow.”When Xu Ding saw this, he also stood up and bowed to Yuan Shao.
"Good! Get up quickly, from now on, Zhongkang is my personal guard deputy commander. Xu Ding will be a lieutenant for the time being."
"Thank you, my lord!"
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