Chapter 65: Di Wei Makes an Appointment for Future Matters

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  Ma Chao asked Dian Wei when he had a chance: "I don't know why brother Dian came to this place?"

  Dian Wei looked embarrassed, "This..."

  "Since Big Brother doesn't want to tell me, then forget it!" Ma Chao was certainly not one to force someone to do something they didn't want to do.

  "Alas, I won't hide it from you, little brother Meng Qi. I'm afraid that if I tell you, you'll look down on me!"

  Ma Chao said, "Brother, what are you talking about? A real man only needs to be free from shame in the eyes of heaven and his own conscience. As long as he acts with integrity, what is there that he cannot say or look down on?"

  "Brother Mengqi, you're absolutely right! But if we really get into it, that's a long story to tell, and it's like saying a child has no mother!"

  Dian Wei then told Ma Chao why he hadn't gone to Chenliu with the others, but had instead come here.

  Dian Wei was a native of Chenliu, he is twenty years old this year, with a strong and powerful physique, surpassing others in strength. He is an ambitious person with a generous and chivalrous heart.

  He was the best person in his relationship with Liu Gao, Liu Gao was not very capable, but he was a good person, and he appreciated Xianwei's generosity, so he was good to him. And for Xianwei, Liu Gao was not only a fellow townsman but also a good friend. Liu Gao was straightforward, had a strong sense of loyalty to his friends, and was very much to his taste, so the two men got along very well.

  One day, when Dian Wei went to find Liu Gao to drink together, he arrived at his house only to discover that Liu Gao and his family had been murdered. Dian Wei was furious; although he rarely used his brain, it didn't mean he was a fool.

  Dian Wei thought about it and ruled out the possibility of robbery. Although Liu Gao's family had some money, it was only a small amount, and nothing valuable in the house was missing, so it couldn't have been done by robbers.

  Was it a vendetta? But Liu Gao had always been kind to others and hadn't heard of offending anyone. In the end, Dian Wei went to report the case, but after a long time, the officials didn't find out anything. He thought that he couldn't rely on others, and could only rely on himself to help his friend take revenge.

  Then Dian Wei began to secretly investigate, and as expected, his efforts were not in vain. He finally found out that a man named Li Yong had a grudge against Liu Gao. After further investigation by Dian Wei into various aspects of Li Yong's life, he was able to confirm that the person who killed Liu Gao and his entire family was indeed him.

  After determining this, Dian Wei was determined to avenge his friend, but he also knew that it would be extremely difficult. First of all, Li Yong had previously been the Magistrate of Fuchun and had many enemies, so he was particularly timid and feared that someone would harm him. Therefore, he spent a lot of money to hire many people to protect him, and his home's defenses were extremely strict.

  Dian Wei would not be afraid of these people, even if there were more. Once he sneaked into the Li Mansion and was discovered by these people, a battle would be inevitable. With Li Yong's cowardice, he would run away immediately. If he ran away, it would not be easy to find him, so Dian Wei thought of a way to deal with Li Yong in one move.

  One day, Dian Wei drove a carriage with wine and chickens to the front of Li's mansion. He disguised himself as an idle person waiting there, while Li Yongjia's guards didn't notice him, after all, such people were quite common, nothing suspicious about it.

  Dian Wei was waiting for an opportunity, and when Li Yong walked out of the mansion, Dian Wei rushed forward with a dagger in his sleeve and killed him before he could react.

  Dian Wei killed the man and then escaped, running four or five miles before being caught up by Li Yong's men. The two sides clashed in a fierce battle. However, Dian Wei soon broke free again, while Li Yong's men, realizing their leader was dead, lost morale and gave up chasing Dian Wei.

  However, Dian Wei did not dare to stay in Yiwu after committing the crime. Because next to Li Yong's house was the most bustling market, when he killed Li Yong, it attracted hundreds of people to watch from a distance, but no one dared to get close to him, and no one dared to intervene. Who dares to intervene? Haven't you seen Li Yong's fate? So Dian Wei knew that the government would definitely catch him, so he escaped from his hometown Yiwu and ended up in this place now, later he married and had children here until now.

  Ma Chao nodded after listening to Dian Wei's account, "I didn't expect Brother Dian to be so righteous, avenging his friend without regard for personal danger!"

  "Brother Mengqi, you're praising me too much! This is what I should be doing! If it were your friend who was in trouble, would you ignore them?"

  Ma Chao nodded again, "This is naturally something to take care of! When it's time to take charge, one must take charge!"

  "What Mengqi's younger brother said is right! That's what I thought at that time!"

  While speaking, he also patted Ma Chao's shoulder. Fortunately, Ma Chao was a martial artist and his skills were quite good. If it had been an ordinary person, Tian Wei might have broken their bones with that pat - this kid used too much force!

  "Big brother, please spare my life!"

  Dian Wei heard Ma Chao say this, he smiled with a crooked mouth, "I can see that you have martial arts skills, but I'll be careful in the future!" Thus, Ma Chao saw the legendary smile that was uglier than crying.

  "What does General Ma plan to do from now on?" Ma Chao asked.

  "What else can I do? Just go into the mountains every day to hunt and make a living!"

  Ma Chao did want to have Dian Wei follow him, but looking at Dian Wei's current situation he didn't dare say anything. His son was only three months old and needed his wife to take care of him, while Dian Wei naturally had to earn a living to support his family. Besides, it wasn't easy to get Dian Wei to follow him, so for the time being it was impossible for him to leave with him.

  Of course, nowadays he doesn't need anyone around him, and Ma Chao is not in a hurry. Moreover, he knows that the ancients served their masters, not only as monarchs but also as ministers choosing their monarchs. Granting favors to others is not about wanting them to repay, Ma Chao is not that kind of person who takes advantage of kindness for personal gain, it's just that he happened to be at the right place at the right time.

  He thought that if Tianwei could truly see that he was a lord worthy of his service, then it would be right. Previously with Guan Yu, Wu An'guo and recently Zang Ba, Ma Chao felt that he had chosen them, but at the same time they had also chosen him, because they thought he was a person worth serving, so they made him their lord. As long as Tianwei could acknowledge him, his goal would be achieved, and everything else could be discussed later.

  As long as Dian Wei can recognize himself, he may still meet others in the future, but Ma Chao has never thought that his own charm is inferior to others. Thinking of this, he said to Dian Wei: "I saw Brother Dian's martial arts were high before, and it happens that I have also practiced for a few years. Would you like to exchange skills with me?"

  Dian Wei didn't understand what Ma Chao meant, he could see that Ma Chao was skilled in martial arts, but to what extent he really didn't know. After hearing Ma Chao's words, he couldn't shirk either, "Alright, let's do it according to Mengqi younger brother's idea!"

  Dian Wei picked up his own eighty jin double-headed iron halberd, while Ma Chao took up the Snow Drinking Knife. The two of them arrived at the empty space outside the house.

  "Please come in!"

  "Old Meng invites you!"

  The two of them fought together, and only when they exchanged blows did Dian Wei realize that Ma Chao had such high martial arts skills. It's not like you can tell just by looking at him, this Meng Qi looks like a scholar, but it turns out he has innate divine strength, and his knife skills are also exquisite, this is indeed a deeply hidden master.

  Dian Wei suddenly understood Ma Chao's intention: "Brother Mengqi wants to get to know him better, don't be ignorant of his worth."

  The two men fought for over fifty rounds without a winner, Dian Wei was an expert in close combat and his dual iron spears were flying up and down, both attacking and defending. As for Ma Chao, he didn't need to be mentioned, having practiced knife techniques for nearly ten years, and his knife technique was created by that old freak from Nanhua, naturally it was extraordinary.

  The two of them fought for over seventy rounds, when Ma Chao suddenly feigned a move and jumped out of the circle. He stopped fighting because his goal had been achieved, so it was naturally unnecessary to waste any more time or effort.

  Ma Chao cupped his fists: "Dian brother's martial arts, I have only seen it once in my life, admired and admired!"

  Dian Wei saw that Ma Chao was not going to fight anymore, and he didn't say anything. After listening to Ma Chao's words, he opened his big mouth and smiled, "Brother Mengqi is indeed a good martial artist, I didn't see it before!"

  After saying that, the two of them looked at each other and burst out laughing, with a tacit understanding between them.

  Ma Chao returned to his house, rested for a while, and then asked Dian Wei again: "But I don't know what ambitions Brother Dian has?"

  "A long time ago, I just wanted to be a wandering swordsman, carefree and at ease!" Dian Wei said.

  "What about now?" Ma Chao continued to ask.

  "Now, no, I should say later on, I changed my mind. I want to be a general and serve the country!" Dian Wei said firmly.

  "I believe Brother Dian's wishes will ultimately come true!"

  "Reversing to ask Mengqi younger brother your ambition?" Dianwei also asked Ma Chao a sentence.

  Ma Chao said, hooked up, just waiting for you to say this. Ma Chao said: "My younger brother's ambition is to let the people of the world have a day with food to eat, clothes to wear and houses to live in!"

  Dian Wei was shocked upon hearing this, and thought that Meng Huo's ambition was too grand. But looking at Ma Chao's expression, he knew that he wasn't lying, so this was indeed his ambition? However, who could control the entire world? Was it possible that Meng Huo wanted to rebel? The word "rebel" suddenly popped into Dian Wei's mind, and even he himself was startled. He thought to himself that although Meng Huo was young, his ambition was truly grand.

  Ma Chao didn't know what Dian Wei was thinking, and only heard him continue to say: "I also know that this is impossible. Even if you have great abilities, it's not possible for everyone to be like that. But I, Ma Chao, will do my best to achieve it, to do well!"

  Ma Chao's firm tone and confident expression moved Dian Wei, who was standing beside him. He suddenly felt that maybe one day this Meng Qi would really make it happen, and even Dian Wei himself didn't know why he had such a thought.

  Ma Chao glanced at Dian Wei beside him and said with a smile, "Brother Dian, did you get scared after hearing my words?"

  Who would have thought that Dian Wei burst out laughing after hearing this, "Meng Qi, little brother, you underestimated me. You also know I'm a repeat offender, what's he going to do to me?" After finishing speaking, the two of them looked at each other and laughed loudly again.

  Dian Wei would naturally not be afraid of anything; Ma Chao understood this. If he were afraid, then he wouldn't be Dian Wei.

  "Good, little brother knows that Dian Ge won't be afraid, just like what Dian Ge said, who's afraid of him?"

  "Never thought Meng Qi's ambitions would be so grand, makes me admire him!"

  "Big Brother Tian, what's the weather like today?" Ma Chao thought he should still continue to reveal some information to Tian Wei.

  How is the world? Dian Wei didn't understand, "It's all right, the people are living a good life, and the world is at peace!"

  Ma Chao burst out laughing after hearing his words, almost crying tears. Dian Wei saw Ma Chao like this and thought to himself: "What's wrong with Mengqi? Is he sick?"

  "Why is Mengqi laughing?"

  Ma Chao smiled slowly, "I'm laughing at none other than Dian brother. Because why is Dian brother talking about ghosts in broad daylight!"

  Dian Wei's face fell, and he asked, "What did you mean by that, Mengqi?"

  "Your family is so poor, yet you still say that the lives of ordinary people are not bad? Do you know how many ordinary people are even worse off than you?"

  "This, this, this..." Dian Wei indeed had nothing to say. He himself said that the common people's lives were not bad, but his own life was like this, and there were even those who were worse off than him, what would they be like? He had no words to speak.

  "Maybe Dian brother hasn't seen it yet, but I believe you will see it sooner or later. At that time, Dian brother will know that what little brother said is not empty words!"

  Dian Wei nodded, actually he had already believed it, he just hadn't paid much attention to these things.

  "There's still Dian brother who only knows that today the weather is calm, but that's just superficial, the world is actually about to be in chaos!" Ma Chao threw out another heavy bomb.

  Diǎn Wéi heard it and said: "What? What? The world is going to be in chaos! How can this peaceful day become chaotic? Is that possible?"

  "Is what Meng Qi said really true?" Dian Wei asked disbelievingly.

  "It's bound to happen! Within five years, the world will be in chaos!"

  Dian Wei didn't believe it, Ma Chao was expected. If Dian Wei could see something, then all the strategists under heaven would have to go home and farm.

  Dian Wei shook his head, still disbelieving. Ma Chao smiled, "Brother Dian still doesn't believe it."

  "Yes, I don't believe what Meng Qi said either!"

  "Little brother is willing to make a gentleman's agreement with Dian brother, isn't he?" He recalled the affair of Youzhou Lewang.

  "What is the gentleman's agreement?"

  "Gentleman's agreement is that if the world indeed falls into great chaos within five years, at that time I hope to discuss big plans with Brother Dian. I hope Brother Dian will consider me first at that time! I know that with Brother Dian's abilities, it won't just be me who wants to ask for your help!"

  Dian Wei understood what Ma Chao meant, and Ma Chao was right. If the world really became chaotic, he would have more opportunities to show off his skills. As for Meng Qi, he was a good brother who had done favors for his own family, and he was a man of great talent and character, with vision and foresight. It wouldn't be bad if he submitted to him as his lord, for he was a wise ruler.

  "A gentleman's word is his bond!"

  "It's hard to catch up with a team of six horses!"

  Haha, haha, the loud laughter of two people echoed in the house again.