Chapter 41: Zhang Liao Arrives at the Door Seeking Revenge
"I'm jumping, I'm jumping, I'm jumping again!" In the backyard of the Zhuang family's main courtyard, several stunning beauties were gathered together playing hopscotch, and Zhao Xing was also dragged over to join in. "Yes! I won again!" The mischievous and playful Xu Wanlin jumped up excitedly! "Xing Ge, you lost again! Tonight, you have to make barbecue for us!"
"Alas, I'm roasting, and it's still not enough. Be careful eating too much meat, or you'll turn into a little pig!" Zhao Xing rolled his eyes, surrounded by the girls in the middle.
"Hehe", "heehee", "pfft", and "hahaha" - four different mocking sounds rose up, provoking Xu Wenyin's fierce outburst: "Hmph! That's right, I'll be a piggy wife and give birth to a litter of little piggies for you!"
Zhao Xing, who had been trained by Xu Wanlin's various outrageous remarks for more than half a year, had already developed resistance, but the four women beside him were shocked into silence. Who were those four? It was not difficult to identify them from their laughter!
"Hehe" laughed Xu Wanting, with a loving smile for Xu Wanting.
"Hehe" laughed Hu Xiang'er, with an alluring tone and excitement at seeing Zhao Xing's embarrassed expression.
It was Jia Ying, the family's talented and beautiful young lady, who burst out laughing at Zhao Xing's improper behavior of teasing his younger sister-in-law.
"Hahaha" was laughed by Xu Huan's good friend Hu Luya, who was infected by the little girl-like appearance of Xu Wanlin.
Although everyone laughed differently, they were all shocked by Xu Wenyin's straightforward words about marrying Zhao Xing and didn't know what to say next.
Xu Wanlin, on the other hand, had a nonchalant expression, but in her heart, she was gloating. She wanted to say it out loud in front of everyone, otherwise this troublemaker would continue to pretend to be crazy and foolish in front of her!
It's not uncommon for girls to get married at the age of 11 or 12 during the Eastern Han dynasty, and it's also not rare for sisters to marry the same person. No wonder after the New Year, 11-year-old Xu Wanlin is so precocious and eager to reserve a husband for herself.
According to current requirements, not to mention eleven or twelve years old, as long as they are under sixteen years old, they cannot be touched. If anyone dares to touch them, even if the little girl is willing, you will end up in jail! This is not a joke, all you big and small wolves in front of the computer must remember!
Just as everyone was feeling awkward, Zhao Xing saw his savior rush in!
"Master, there's a young whippersnapper about your age shouting insults at the entrance of the manor... He says you should come quickly to meet your death..." Li Tiezhu's voice grew softer as he spoke.
"Wow, it's rare to see someone daring to stand in front of the Wotou Village gate and scold people. I really want to go and meet him!" Zhao Xing became interested and took the opportunity to slip away. "Brother-in-law, don't forget to come back to the backyard tonight and make barbecue for us!" Xu Wanlin's voice floated over from behind, causing Zhao Xing's feet to slip and almost fall.
Looking at Zhao Xing's disheveled appearance, "Hehe", "Xixi", "Heihei", "Hahaha"...... A burst of laughter echoed in the backyard.
"You little brat, you have a big nerve, shouting loudly in front of my Sleeping Tiger Manor, but you don't know that the people in my manor are strong and powerful, and anyone can easily take your life!" Zhao Xing, who took the initiative to attack, shouted at a handsome young man with "a face like purple jade and eyes like bright stars" riding a tall horse outside the manor.
"Let those who come identify themselves! I am Zhang Wen-Yuan of Yanmen, Maiyi. I will not kill the innocent!"
"What? You're saying you're Zhang Wenyuan? Zhang Liao of Yanmen Commandery?" Zhao Xing's expression was one of disbelief, with a hint of disdain in his tone.
"A certain family's name remains unchanged, their surname unaltered, precisely the Ma Yi Zhang Liao! On the other hand, you scoundrel, hiding your head and tail, dare not report your name!" Zhang Liao was enraged!
"Halt! You little scamp, stop your reckless talk. If you provoke Master Zhuang into a rage, you'll be done for today!" Zhou Cang shouted loudly as he rushed over from behind.
"You are the one who colluded with the mountain bandits and foreign invaders, doing evil in Zhao's hometown?" Zhang Liao pointed his spear directly at Zhao Xing, asking furiously.
"What's with the weird tone? I don't know if he's praising me or mocking me. When did I become a mountain bandit?" Zhao Xing muttered to himself, still not fully recovered from the excitement of finding out that the person in front of him was Zhang Liao. He had been looking forward day and night, holding back his urge to recreate the "Shangdang version" of the Peach Garden Oath with Guan Big Brother, all because this guy hadn't shown up yet, and now Zhao Yun still hasn't made an appearance!
"I'm telling you, Zhang Liao, I, Zhao Xing, didn't peek at your wife while she was bathing, didn't fight with you over family property, and didn't set fire to your house. Why are you so worked up?" A sly-looking Zhao Xing, with a tilted head, sneered at Zhang Liao in front of him.
"Hum, you've exhausted me! If I don't take your head today, how can I face Zhang's sister when I return?" With that, Zhang Liao charged into the manor with his spear.
"Pei Yuanshao, Li Jinwu, you two tie him up, don't hurt his life, and don't let him escape. Wait until he's exhausted from fighting and doesn't want to fight anymore, then bring him to my study." Zhao Xing instructed the two behind him, and after finishing speaking, he whistled and went to the backyard to play Go with the girls.
Isn't it also related to Yu and Xu Huang? Why didn't Zhao Xing arrange for them to appear?
Here is the translation:
Things are like this: Guan Yu has already led Guo Changzi and Hu Che'er into Taihang Mountain on January 15 to suppress bandits. Xu Huan, after all, is also a government official, can't always be absent from work, besides, the county governor's mansion was set on fire by someone, now he, as the gatekeeper, must go back to maintain order at the scene. So, currently, among Zhao Xing's subordinates who can be used, only Li Jinwu and Zhou Cang are left.
But don't underestimate these two, using the universal character "five-ring indicator" in the Three Kingdoms game to measure, Pei Yuanshao's current combat value is over 80 points, and Li Jinwu is over 85 points. Although Zhang Liao, who became famous later, once killed the Eastern Wu army at Xiaoyaojin, but now Zhang Liao, who is still a year younger than Zhao Xing, is still an inexperienced young man after all, and his combat value is probably similar to that of Zhao Xing, at most 85 points.
These two are enough to deal with the young version of Zhang Liao. Zhao Xing also fully estimated his own strength and that of Zhang Liao, not wanting to lose face or even his life if he lost to Zhang Liao, which would be too unjust.
As soon as Zhao Xing left, Zhang Liao became anxious! He urged his horse forward, but was blocked by Li Jinwu and Pei Yuanshao. They slowly led him to the square, where he had no choice but to fight desperately. Unexpectedly, just as Zhao Xing had said, this Sleeping Tiger Manor really hid dragons and tigers. Two ordinary housekeepers came out to fight, and it was unexpectedly difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat.
Especially that younger one, the moves are sinister and despicable, simply shameless to the extreme, but he can't help but defend himself. The shameless person in Zhang Liao's eyes is naturally Li Jinwu, who trains with Zhao Xing every day in the "Little Tiger Team"! Zhao Xing's moves are a fusion of modern special forces combat technology - no need for fancy tricks, just one hit to kill! In Zhang Liao's eyes, it's naturally sinister and despicable, even shameless.
From noon till sunset, Zhang Liao was really exhausted, and even his precious horse couldn't stand up anymore, so he had to give up. Three people, six eyes stared at each other, but no one had the energy to speak. "Huffing, puffing, gasping", a symphony of heavy breathing...
"The master has asked me to come over and ask, you guys, have you had enough fun?" Li Tiezhu appeared at the right time and said a sentence with an unusual pronunciation, which was strange because of the added emphasis on the word "play" with the suffix "-er".
"The master said that if you haven't had enough fun, after dinner, we'll light the lanterns and continue. If you don't want to play anymore, then follow me to the front yard to find him, he'll treat you to barbecue and kaoliang!" Li Tiezhu's words were not lost, even his tone and expression were imitated perfectly.
"Go if you must go! I'm afraid he won't make it!" Zhang Liao said with a bit of a huff.
