Chapter 3: Liu Zhang's Gift of Thanks (3)

  Calculating the time, among these three people, if Zhao Yun is not under Tong Yuan's door now, it must be within one or two years. As for the other two, they should be learning at that time. If they can worship Tong Yuan as their teacher, they can learn the most advanced gun skills, and these three generals will not be sent to their own hands for nothing?

  At this thought, Liu Yan decided what to study and immediately stepped forward, saying: "Please recommend Zhuang to Tong Shi's door."

  Liu Yan was startled and slightly furrowed his brow.

  Liu Zhang was anxious and quickly said, "Father, I indeed know that Zheng Shi is a great master. However, at present, Zheng Shi is still a man awaiting punishment. I'm afraid that if we go now, it will be inconvenient in many ways. Why not first go to Taihang to practice martial arts? When the martial arts are mastered, perhaps there will be some changes with Zheng Shi's situation. At that time, we can trouble Mr. to introduce us again, and it won't delay things, isn't that better?"

  Liu Yan was taken aback, lowered his head to think for a moment, and indeed made sense. He then settled on it and asked Kong Rong to write a letter, and also carefully drew a map of Tong Yuan's hiding place. At the same time, he also wrote a letter of recommendation to Zheng Xuan and handed it over to Liu Yan to keep, in preparation for future use.

  After all the things were done, Kong Rong finally shook his sleeves and stood up to bid farewell. Liu Yan had someone bring out a plate of gold and pearls as a gift, saying it was for expenses when entering the capital. Kong Rong turned his head and took a look at Liu Zhang, sighed and shook his head, saying: "Rong now has no face to enter Luoyang again. This time, he will return to Qingzhou and focus on studying."

  Liu Yan felt embarrassed and bitter upon hearing this. A good thing had been completely ruined by his own son. Moreover, the other party had even given them a great favor in the end, leaving him speechless.

  Liu Zhang watched from the side, feeling grateful to Kong Rong for introducing Tong Yuan. He no longer made trouble and thought about the chaos in Luoyang later on. With a rare serious tone, he said: "It's better if you don't go to Luoyang, sir. In my humble opinion, that place will surely breed great chaos someday. If you go now, it would be like stirring muddy water. And if things go wrong, I fear for your life."

  As soon as he spoke, Liu Yan and Kong Rong were both stunned. Liu Yan only said that his own dead child was causing trouble again, and couldn't help but glare at him angrily. Kong Rong, however, took a deep look at Liu Zhang, lowered his head, and seemed to be thinking deeply.

  He smiled faintly and bid farewell to the Liu family with a bow. As for Liu Zhang's warning words just now, he neither refuted nor commented on them.

  Liu Yan escorted Liu Zhang out of the gate and stood on the steps to see him off. As he watched Kong Rong get into his carriage, Liu Zhang suddenly had a childish impulse and called out to Kong Rong: "I've heard that when you were young, sir, you gave away pears to others. Today I've received your kindness, so I'll definitely send someone to bring you a big basket of pears to satisfy your craving. Please don't decline!"

  As soon as the words were spoken, Kong Rong's body shook and he almost fell down again just after stepping onto the carriage. He turned back to glance at him with a mixture of tears and laughter, before boarding the carriage once more.

  The charioteer cracks his long whip, striking a whip-flower, and amidst the gleaming sound of the axle, gradually disappears into the distance.

  The father and son returned to the house, discussed briefly. The next day, they sent someone to take a letter of recommendation to Taihang first. In just a few days, the envoy returned, saying that Tongyuan had already agreed.

  Liu Zhang pulled the messenger aside and asked him in detail, and found out that Tóng Yuān's current place indeed only had two disciples following him, and he couldn't help but feel greatly delighted. Then, he packed his bags and went to bid farewell to his mother.

  That night, she returned home and bid farewell to Qiao Er. Xiao Yatou had cried her eyes red, but she also tacitly agreed to Liu Zhang's actions, which she would normally be too shy to allow. Liu Zhang felt grateful in his heart and comforted her in a certain way.

  On the second day, after all the carriages and horses had been arranged, Liu Zhang boarded his carriage and looked into the distance in the direction of Taoyang, silently thinking to himself: Brother Mengzhu, I've arrived.