Chapter 60: So Fierce

  "Wei Yan, let me ask you something. Are you going to come with us or not?" Winter melon head shouted loudly, like a bomb exploding, and Liu Zhang felt his ears ache even from a distance, asking Wang Fu: "What's going on?"

  Wang Fu had already understood the situation from the officials and said to Liu Zhang: "Report back to your lord, this Wei Yan is not a candidate recommended by the Jiangzhou examination, but was inserted midway through the Chengdu examination. According to the rules, he cannot participate in the examination. Therefore, Wei Yan made a big disturbance at the examination site. The man who blocked him in front, with a rather long name, is a southern barbarian."

  Liu Zhang smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Wei Yan is the General of Jingzhou. With this dwarf barbarian added to that, who says we don't have popular support? These people coming from thousands of miles away are the best proof that we have won people's hearts."

  Wang Fu nodded in agreement, thinking that his lord was indeed perceptive and knew even a minor general from Jingzhou.

  "Look at the long name of the barbarian, a knife."

  Wei Yan was provoked by the Winter Melon Head, who was three or four feet taller than him. Enraged, Wei Yan let out a loud roar and swung his large knife at Winter Melon Head. Winter Melon Head opened his eyes wide but didn't dodge; instead, he reached out to grab the blade of the knife with his hand. The onlookers around them were shocked - was this barbarian crazy? If he continued like this, it would be strange if his palm wasn't cut off.

  But a miracle happened, and the winter melon head actually grabbed the big knife that Wei Yan brought down with a gust of wind, including Wei Yan, who was holding the knife, everyone was stunned, is this barbarian immune to swords and guns?

  Only to see the winter melon head fiercely twisting the knife blade, the entire big knife flew out of Wei Yan's hand. The winter melon head laughed loudly and said: "You've lost your knife, let's see how you fight now."

  At this time, Wei Yan also reacted and shouted: "Good barbarian, born with such a thick skin, watch me fight you empty-handed."

  Two men started punching and kicking on the stairs, Liu Zhang watched from the side, Dongguatou's every punch was like an iron hammer, but except for being thick-skinned and having great strength, his moves were completely unorthodox, it was clear that Wei Yan also noticed this point, slowly moving towards the stage, then leading Dongguatou to the edge of the stage.

  Dongguatou couldn't hit Wei Yan no matter how hard he tried, getting more and more enraged, shouting loudly, and suddenly kicked out at Wei Yan with one foot. Wei Yan took advantage of the momentum to turn around and get behind Dongguatou's back, and with one kick sent Dongguatou flying.

  Winter melon head shouted loudly, flying in the direction of Liu Zhang, Wang Xu and other close guards hurriedly pulled Liu Zhang back several steps, winter melon head fell straight to the original position where Liu Zhang was standing, a loud roar, as if a meteorite had fallen to the ground.

  Liu Zhang beckoned to a bodyguard, who was about to check if Dongguatou was dead or not. Suddenly, Dongguatou got up from the ground, dusted himself off nonchalantly, and cursed: "Damn it, I actually lost! Looks like I'll have to go back home."

  Winter melon head was dejected, constantly spewing profanity from his mouth, and took large strides to leave. Liu Zhang called out: "Hey, good fellow, stop."

  The barbarian tilted his head, looked Liu Zhang up and down, and said with a snort: "Why should I get off for you?"

  "What's your name?"

  "Why should I tell you?"

  "You have come to take the exam, don't you want to be a general?" Liu Zhang said with a smile.

  "Isn't this a defeat already?" The barbarian leader let out a snort, his nose humming with discontent and unwillingness to accept.

  At this time, another person challenged Wei Yan. Liu Zhang took a closer look and it was surprisingly Gan Ning, which was beyond his expectation. When he left Jiangzhou earlier, he didn't see Gan Ning coming to join him. Liu Zhang thought that Gan Ning had gone to Jingzhou instead, but unexpectedly, Gan Ning participated in the four arts examination and turned out to be a man of iron-like integrity.

  Gan Ning and Wei Yan engaged in a fierce battle, one wielding a pair of halberds and the other a large sword. Liu Zhang took a glance and thought that even if he lost, he could still make him a general, so he let the two continue fighting on stage, turning to Dongguahou and saying: "Even if you lose, I can still make you a general."

  "Really?" Winter melon head was overjoyed, but after glancing at Liu Zhang, he said distrustfully: "You have this skill?"

  "This is Liu Zhong, the Governor of Yi Province."

  "Liu Zhang? Are you Liu Zhang? Ah!" Winter melon head suddenly shouted, laughing and grabbing Liu Zhang's arm, his thick black eyebrows jumping up and down. Liu Zhang felt like his bones were almost crushed, and Wang Xi and the two bodyguards couldn't pull him away no matter how hard they tried.

  Winter melon head motionless, shaking Liu Zhang's hands, said with joy: "Liu Zhang ah, I finally found you, looking at your face, to be honest with you, I am a stone worker in our cave. The other day, I took a liking to a little sister from the neighboring cave, but when I asked for her hand in marriage, she said she would only marry a general. But where can we find a general in our two caves? Besides, I'm just a stone worker and don't manage anything."

  Just when I was in despair, fortunately, heaven has a good life-giving virtue. I heard from a brother who came back from afar that you have been appointed to the four sciences. Isn't this just what I've been waiting for? You must let me be a general!"

  Liu Zhang endured the pain and quietly asked Fa Zheng: "What is meant by 'Heaven has no benevolence'?"

  "It should be a combination of 'the heavens will not cut off the path for humanity' and 'the heavens have the virtue of giving life'."

  "Ah." Liu Zhang nodded in understanding and said to Dongguo: "Good fellow, release him first. I'll let you be a general in Yizhou."

  "Really? Haha!" Winter melon head burst out laughing with a "blood basin big mouth", the laughter blowing directly onto Liu Zhang's face, but suddenly stopped and very seriously said to Liu Zhang: "You Han people can't look down on us barbarians, if you want me to be a general, you have to agree to my two conditions."

  "What's the logic in that?" Wang Xie said loudly: "Are you coming to ask us to be generals, or are we asking you to be generals? Don't be too presumptuous."

  "Winter melon head hummed: 'If you don't agree to my two conditions, I'll go home now and rape that girl, same effect.'"

  "Okay, you go ahead and say it."

  Liu Zhang wanted to rub his two arms that had almost lost their sensation, but unfortunately he didn't have a third arm. He gritted his teeth and used his right hand to grab Xiao Fu Rong's hand and pressed it onto his left arm. Xiao Fu Rong stared at him for a moment before gently starting to massage.

  "First." Dongguahua raised a finger: "I want a General's Command Token, and it must be big and impressive."

  "What's next?" Liu Zhang asked with a smile while enjoying Xiang Fu Rong's rare gentleness.

  "Secondly, you cannot discriminate against barbarians. In addition to feeding me well, you must also pay me at least two coins per hour."

  Some officials couldn't help but laugh, and Liu Zhang, stifling a smile, said: "Are there any other conditions?"

  The barbarian waved his hand and said, "That's all, I know these two conditions are too harsh, but as long as you agree, except for the people in my cave, whoever you tell me to hit, I'll hit, whoever you tell me to kill, I'll kill. If I can't beat them, I won't trouble you even if I die."

  Fa Zheng walked away from the crowd, and Liu Zhang knew he was going to laugh on the side. He himself looked at this short winter melon head and couldn't help but smile a little. He forced himself to keep a straight face and said: "Alright, although it's very difficult, this official will agree to your conditions for now. What is your name?"

  "Teku Chhana Nadar Kacha Wes."

  "......, can you put it more simply?"

  "You can also call me by my Chinese name, it's really cool."