Chapter Thirty-Two: Countermeasures Meng Qi Moves His Mind

  Du Yi mistakenly thought that Miss Chen liked him, but he didn't know that she actually liked Zhang Xiong.

  He often fawned over Miss Chen, but when it came to emotional matters, he was insincere. Miss Chen was rather cold towards him, and instead showed more enthusiasm and affection towards Zhang Xiong. But Du Yi didn't react at all, still lost in his own self-made fantasy.

  It's no wonder that Du Yi didn't think of anyone else. In terms of appearance, Du Yi is a talented and handsome man, better than Zhang Xiong. In terms of family background, the Du family is also a well-known local family, while Zhang Xiong is just an ordinary commoner. However, it's not that Zhang Xiong doesn't have any advantages over Du Yi, for example, his weight, and also his appetite, which are absolutely beyond Du Yi's reach.

  All of these Miss Chen could not help but see, yet she still had her eyes on Zhang Xiong and not Du Yi.

  Later, a group of people returned to Zhuo County. When Chen's father saw Du and Zhang, he was so grateful that he almost invited them to be his son-in-law. The two men also politely declined several times.

  Then Chen's father asked: "Yuer, have you taken a liking to one of those two?"

  Chen Yu didn't hide it either and spoke out her own thoughts, as a result Chen Fu was furious after hearing them.

  He thought his daughter should have liked Du Yi, who was excellent in appearance and family background, and had no problem with his character and behavior. If his daughter said she liked him, Chen's father would definitely do his best to make this happen. But he never expected that his precious daughter's crush was actually Zhang Xiong.

  Old Chen was furious, "A girl is not to be kept at home after she grows up! A girl is not to be kept at home after she grows up! Alright, you like Zhang Xiong, I'll marry you off to Du Yi instead!"

  "Dad, you..." Chen Yu cried with grievance.

  It's no wonder that Old Man Chen is a ruthless person, as the head of the household, he's used to getting his way and no one has dared to disobey him for many years. Today, his own daughter dares to defy his wishes, the consequences are naturally imaginable.

  Chen Yu's mother had passed away early, and several older brothers were not in Zhuo County, no one dared to plead for her, so she was placed under house arrest by her own father.

  On the second day, Chen's father found Du Yi and told him his idea of marrying them off. Du Yi almost jumped up in surprise when he heard it.

  "Many uncles are perfect for their younger nephews!" But to say that Du Yi is really too self-righteous, he still thinks in his heart, it seems that Miss Chen indeed likes me, and her previous behavior towards me might be because she's a girl and was too shy.

  "So, young master hurried back home to inform his father and then came again to propose!"

  "Go quickly and come back quickly!" said Chen's father.

  "No! Farewell, young nephew!"

  Now that things are going well, Du Yi didn't even ask what Miss Chen meant, he just wanted to rush home and propose. The Du family is also in Youzhou, but it's a bit far away, in Lewang County. He rushed from Zhuoxian to Lewang County on horseback, without even saying goodbye to Zhang Xiong. Maybe this is the power of love, it's really formidable.

  That day, Zhang Xiong was practicing martial arts at home when a maid from the Chen residence came to find him in a flurry. The person who came was also someone he knew, it was the one he had saved before, named Xiao Hong.

  Zhang Xiong just wanted to say, "Little Red, how did you come?", but as soon as he saw Little Red's expression, he knew something was wrong. Sure enough, Little Red pulled out a bloody letter from her bosom and handed it to him.

  He took over the blood book and looked at it, stunned, dazed, and unbelievable. He didn't think there was such a thing, the blood book was written by Chen Yu for him.

  It means that after being rescued by him at first, I fell in love with him. All the way creating opportunities to get in touch with him, but he didn't understand, until now my father wants to marry me off to someone I don't like, and I can only confess, if you, Zhang Xiong, don't like me, then let me die for love. If you have some feeling for me, then rescue me again, and we can go anywhere together in the future.

  Chen Yu was indeed very clever and even bolder. She only said that she was forced to marry by her father, but didn't say who she was marrying. Because she understood that once she told the truth, Zhang Xiong would definitely not come to care for her if he knew it had something to do with Du Yi. What she thought was absolutely right, Zhang Xiong was indeed like that at the time.

  After Zhang Xiong read the bloody book, he also heard Xiaohong talk about Chen Yu's recent situation. His heart was also aching. He might be a bit dull, but he wasn't stupid or had no feelings for Miss Chen at all.

  The gap between the two was too great, he used to dare not think about it, but now that he knew the truth, Zhang Xiong didn't hesitate and made up his mind to rescue Chen Yu. Anyway, he only had one person, after rescuing him, they would elope together. The Great Han Dynasty was so big, where couldn't people live?

  Zhang Xiong has been traveling for so many years, and now he's only in his early twenties. He's absolutely fearless. Originally, he wanted to bring Du Yi along with him, but it turned out that Du Yi had gone who-knows-where. Du Yi was always a mysterious figure who appeared and disappeared without warning, and Zhang Xiong had long gotten used to it, so he didn't think much of it.

  "Little Hong, you go back first, I, Zhang Xiong, will definitely take care of what your mistress entrusted!"

  After sending Xiaohong away, Zhang Xiong entered the Chen Mansion that night and rescued Chen Yu. The two eloped together. Chen's father had someone chase after them for half a day but couldn't catch up, he was so angry that he almost fainted. This matter is not easy to handle, Du Yiren's family still wants to propose marriage, how can they explain it to others? However, he quickly came up with an idea as soon as his eyes rolled around.

  A few days later, Du Yi returned home from his trip and was thunderstruck by what he heard from Old Man Chen.

  "Uncle, what you said... is it all true?" Du Yi held onto a thread of hope, hoping he had misheard.

  Chen's father nodded in agreement, acquiescing. To say that he was truly cunning and deceitful, not a single word about his daughter eloping with Zhang Xiong, instead shifting all the blame to Zhang Xiong, Du Yi was bewildered, and being in the midst of it, he believed it to be true.

  He was deeply hurt, his own brother had actually eloped with his wife who hadn't even crossed the threshold yet, so he came to resent Zhang Xiong. The hatred for killing my father and stealing my wife, we can't live under the same sky, Zhang Xiong, I swear to avenge this grudge.

  But where to find Zhang Xiong, Du Yi didn't have any leads, but he didn't give up either. He bid farewell to Chen and his father, and set out on the road to find Zhang Xiong.

  Before leaving, Old Chen said to Du Yi: "I only have this one daughter, and I only acknowledge you as my son-in-law!" This old man is really too cunning.

  After Du Yi left, Chen's father might have been for the sake of face, or maybe he was afraid that Du Yi would come back to find him again, or maybe it was for some other reason, but he actually moved the entire Chen family away.

  Actually, Chen Fu thought that since his daughter had eloped with someone, she was no longer a member of the Chen family and he would pretend he never raised her. Moreover, she had brought such shame to him and the Chen family, so from now on, he didn't want to hear about or see any of them, including Zhang Xiong and Du Yi. So he moved his whole household away.

  Two years later, Zhang Xiong and his family returned to Zhuo County. They had also heard that the Chen family had moved away early, so they dared to come back. But for Chen Yu, it was a wave of sadness. The Chen family didn't want him anymore, and he had nothing more to do with the Chen family.

  Zhang Xiong started his career as a butcher in Zhuo County, but the peaceful life was short-lived. One day, it was disrupted by the arrival of someone who had been searching for them for over two years - Du Yi.

  Enemies meet, eyes are red. Du Yi didn't say a word and started fighting with Zhang Xiong in front of the butcher's stall. No matter what Zhang Xiong said, it was useless. After he eloped with Chen Yu, she later told him the truth, but Zhang Xiong didn't blame her for anything. After all, this matter couldn't be said to be anyone's fault. Now that they had been together as a couple for over two years and Chen Yu was pregnant with his child, Zhang Xiong wanted to explain things clearly to Du Yi, but Du Yi obviously wasn't listening.

  The two of them had no choice but to see the truth in each other's hands. Du Yi and Zhang Xiong's kung fu were about even, but Du Yi had a sword in his hand, while Zhang Xiong's sword was not there, so he could only temporarily use a kitchen knife to resist Du Yi's sword. It can be said that he was at a disadvantage in terms of weapons, and just as it seemed like he couldn't hold out any longer, a woman's voice shouted loudly: "Both of you stop!"

  The two men stopped in unison, Du Yi because he heard the voice he had been thinking about day and night for more than two years, while Zhang Xiong was simpler, this was his wife's voice, at home his wife was in charge.

  Chen Yulai came before Du Yi, "Brother Du, let's talk about it when we get home."

  Du Yi had no choice but to follow them back.

  After entering the house, Chen Yu told Du Yi everything that had happened two years ago. Du Yi listened and laughed loudly towards the sky, his laughter was so desolate.

  If Zhang Xiong had said those words to him, Du Yi might not have believed them, but Chen Yu's words made him believe. Fate is playing tricks on people, although he has figured out the truth of the matter, he still can't untie his own knot.

  He pointed his sword tip at Zhang Xiong's throat, and Zhang Xiong didn't dodge.

  "It was I who wronged Brother Du initially, so whether you want to kill or punish me is entirely up to you!" Zhang Xiong said.

  "No! If you want to kill Zhang Xiong, then kill me first!" Just as Du Yi was about to make his move, Chen Yu blocked Zhang Xiong's way.

  "Yu'er, get out of the way!" Zhang Xiong shouted.

  Du Yizhen was forced to give up and asked: "Xiao Yu, didn't you like me at all?"

  Chen Yuyao shook her head firmly and said: "No, actually I've always treated you like an older brother."

  "Hahaha, hahahahaha!" Du Yi burst into another sorrowful fit of laughter, then turned and left the Zhang household.

  But as he was leaving, he left two sentences, "This revenge cannot be avenged today, but I will avenge it sooner or later! Xiaoyu, you can protect him for the time being, but you can't protect him for his whole life!" As soon as the words fell, the person had already disappeared.

  Later, Zhang Fei was born, and Chen Yu also died of illness.

  However, before her death, she told Zhang Xiong: "Xiong brother, you must not let Du Yi know that I'm gone. If he finds out, with his personality, he will definitely come back for revenge!"

  Zhang Xiong knew Chen Yu's cleverness and finally nodded in agreement with tears, while Chen Yu also died in Zhang Xiong's arms.

  But things often go against one's wishes, and Du Yi eventually found out about this matter. Heartbroken, he once again blamed his hatred on Zhang Xiong. Without Zhang Xiong, there wouldn't be himself in the current state. Without Zhang Xiong, Xiaoyu wouldn't have died. Without Zhang Xiong, he should now be living happily with Xiaoyu.

  So he wants revenge, but Du Yi's way of thinking is problematic, but he hasn't been blinded by hatred yet.

  He came up with an idea, which was to gamble on a game, and Zhang Xiong's life or death would depend on the will of heaven.

  He won a big game, which included three small games. Because the Du family had three brothers, his eldest brother Du Ren, third brother Du Li and him, he was ranked second in the household.

  The three Du brothers are all good at martial arts, and their skills are not bad either. The three small games set by Du Yi are to compete with the three people who are best at it, of course, with Zhang Xiong competing, two wins in three rounds, if Zhang Xiong wins two rounds, then he will leave without saying a word, go back to his hometown in Lewang, and all previous grievances will be written off. If this side wins two rounds, sorry, you Zhang Xiong will have to kneel down in front of me and admit your mistake, and then let me kill you with one sword.

  The challenge letter was delivered to the Zhang residence today, specifying that a trial will be held in three days at the outskirts of Zhuo County. It also stated that within these three days, you, Zhang Xiong, can find anyone you want, regardless of age or sex. But don't think about running away, my Du family has already sent people to keep an eye on your residence at all times. If you, Zhang Xiong, dare to step out of the gate within these three days, then don't blame me, Du Yi, for being ruthless and merciless.

  Ma Chao listened to Zhang Xiong's words and was slightly surprised in his heart. This matter of emotions is indeed hard to explain clearly.

  But in Zhang Fei's heart, he was extremely surprised. He never thought that there were so many stories between his old father and mother, unfortunately, he didn't get to see it, what a pity.

  Ma Chao said to Zhang Fei, "Uncle, since the other side has proposed a contest, if we don't accept it, being underestimated is a small matter, but handing over victory to others for nothing would be a big mistake!"

  "But we're not sure about this either!" Zhang Xiong looked very uncertain.

  "Father, don't boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige. If they don't come, then so be it. But if they dare to come, one comes I'll kill one, two come I'll kill a pair! One spear for one!" Zhang Fei said with a glare.

  "This has nothing to do with you!" Zhang Fei was rebuked by Zhang Xiong, and after hearing this, he shut his mouth again and didn't dare make a sound.

  Ma Chao smiled in his heart, "Uncle, this hasn't been compared yet, how can you be sure we won't win?"

  "This, after all, is a mismatch in strength between the two sides, how can we possibly win?"

  "Uncle needn't worry, I have another plan that will ensure victory!" Ma Chao knew how to arrange things for the best.

  Because Zhang Fei had previously told Ma Chao about the content of the trial, Ma Chao associated it with these things.

  Then he told Zhang Xiong his countermeasure, "Uncle, we can just...".

  The first round was initiated by Du Ren, and the content of the competition was horseback riding skills. Of course, Cui An took the stage. Ma Chao, Cui An, and Zhang Fei were the three people who said that horseback riding skills are currently temporarily the strongest in Cui An. Maybe Ma Chao is not much different from him, but after all, he has more experience than Cui An. Therefore, Cui An took the stage in the first round with his skills, and naturally, it was a piece of cake for him.

  The second round was Dou Yi himself who took the stage, and the trial was of footwork. Naturally, Ma Chao came out on top in this round. Among the three, Ma Chao's footwork was the best, so it had to be him.

  As for the last round, it was Du Li who took the stage, and the test was archery. As for this archery, among Ma Chao's three people, no one knows who is strong or weak. Anyway, Ma Chao knew that Cui An and himself were not good enough, and besides, both of them had already taken the stage separately, so this last round naturally belonged to Zhang Fei.

  But Ma Chao was confident of defeating his opponent in the first two rounds, so there would be no need for a third round.

  Ma Chao finished expressing his thoughts to Zhang Xiong, who also furrowed his brow slightly. However, after Ma Chao provided a detailed analysis, Zhang Xiong's eyebrows finally relaxed.