Chapter 16: The Son of the Red Emperor Makes His Debut (2)

  Liu Jian carefully sized up the middle-aged man who was in charge. He saw Liu Bang with a spring breeze on his face, like a warm elder, chatting with the people who came forward to greet him. His gaze inadvertently swept over Liu Jian and others, and his expression suddenly changed.

  Behind Liu Bang was a stout man.

  With his arms crossed, a fierce and heroic aura emanated from him. At this time, Xiahou Yuan also discovered Liu Quan and the others, so he whispered something in the ear of the sturdy man. The sturdy man turned around to look over, but when his gaze fell on Liu Quan's body, it suddenly became sharp and piercing.

  Liu Kan could feel the hostility in his eyes.

  It's just that I find it very strange: I've never met him before, so why does this guy's gaze... seem like I killed his parents or something?

  Liu Bang had no time to react, and the sturdy man led Xiahou Ying and several others towards Liu Quan.

  The three of them looked at each other, obviously a bit tense, and unconsciously clenched their fists, although they tried to stare at each other, but seemed somewhat guilty.

  Xiahou Yuan's face revealed a triumphant and joyful smile of conspiracy.

  The sturdy Han man didn't pay attention to the three of them eating, his eyes staring straight at Liu Jian.

  He stopped about ten paces away from Lü Bu, his arms hanging at his sides, his eyes wide with excitement: "I'm Fan Kuai. I've heard you're quite something. I want to have a fight with you."

  The three of them were taken aback, and they turned their heads to look at Liu Jian.

  Liu Quan didn't make much of a name for himself after arriving in Pei County. Apart from that one clash with Xiahou Yuan, he basically hadn't made any moves.

  Even if Xia Houyan spoke recklessly, with Fan Kuai's temperament, he wouldn't easily challenge someone to a fight!

  Liu Bang also ran over, seemingly wanting to stop Fan Kuai.

  Liu Kan smiled and nodded: "Let's get started!"

  Fan Kuai didn't understand what Liu Yan said, but he understood the meaning behind his words. Without hesitation, he stomped his foot and let out a loud roar, charging towards Liu Yan. As soon as Liu Yan finished speaking, he was already prepared. The moment Fan Kuai made a move, Liu Yan dodged to the side.

  Left foot lifts up, right foot previously left foot sole as fulcrum, heel inward rotation, left foot kicks out.

  This kick, known as the "Devil Monkey King" in Muay Thai, is a type of kicking technique. After days of intense training, Liu Quan has mastered control over his body. This kick can exert hundreds of kilograms of force; if an ordinary person were to be kicked by it, they would likely suffer broken bones and torn tendons.

  Fan Zeng is no ordinary person!

  Watching Liu Kan kick out with one foot and punch forward with a loud crash.

  With a loud crash, Fan Kuai's fist landed squarely on Liu Quan's foot. Liu Quan spun his right foot and retreated one step, only to feel a numbness in his left foot.

  Fan Kuai also took a step back, his fists clenched behind him, trembling incessantly.

  One punch for one kick, it seems like half a catty and eight taels. But the power of the fist is no match for the power of the leg. Liu Kuang slid back with his right foot, quickly recovered his left foot, furrowed his brow and shouted: "Good strength, come again!"

  The implication is that Fan Kuai was a roughneck with brute strength but no brains.

  However, in his heart, Liu Jian was clear. This Fan Qiang's strength was indeed great, at least compared to him now, it was much stronger. He changed from a backslide to a front slide, and Liu Jian suddenly jumped up and pounced on Fan Qiang again. He believed that the previous move would not have been pleasant for Fan Qiang either.

  Fan Kuai was the number one person in Pei County, let alone in front of his elder brother, how could he bow his head?

  Two men fought with all their might, and soon they were evenly matched. Xiahou Yuan and the others formed a circle around them, cheering on Fan Qiang. San Fu and his three men also wanted to cheer for Liu Quan, but there were over ten people staring at them, and when the cheers reached their lips, they swallowed them back down.

  Liu Bang couldn't help but ask: "Ah Yin, what's this guy's background?"

  Xiahou Yuan said, "Big brother, this guy is called Liu Yan, an outsider. He has a good relationship with the others and isn't one to cause trouble. A few days ago, because of Cao Wu's injury, I fought him once. I didn't expect that he would be so formidable."

  In Xiahou Yuan's eyes, being able to fight evenly with Fan Kuai was indeed impressive.

  Liu Bang's eyes lit up with interest as he watched the two people in the arena, muttering to himself: "Butcher didn't lose unfairly last time!"

  The scene suddenly changed before he could finish speaking.

  Fan Kuai's fist slammed onto Liu Yan's shoulder, and Liu Yan also flew knee-first into Fan Kuai's chest. The two men fell to the ground simultaneously, then quickly got back up.

  "Little boy, dare you try your arms with me?"

  Fan Kuai said as he pulled out an iron sword from beside him.

  Liu Jian didn't show any weakness, "What are you afraid of?" As he spoke, he easily picked up a heavy shield that weighed about 14 or 15 catties and swung it to strike Fan Kuai. In terms of fist and footwork, Liu Jian was more skilled than Fan Kuai, but when it came to weapons, Liu Jian seemed somewhat inexperienced.

  The martial arts of later ages have become a variety of ornamental and spectacular skills.

  Compared to Fan Kuai's big and powerful moves that were specifically used for killing, Liu Quan couldn't be mentioned in the same breath. After several rounds, Liu Quan was getting a bit overwhelmed. Fortunately, his shield could protect his vital parts, and with his agile movements, he didn't get hurt by Fan Kuai.

  After raising his shield to block Fan Kuai's iron sword, the heavy force sent Liu Yan retreating several steps.

  From young to old, he has only beaten people up, but never been beaten so badly. Liu Jian's anger was getting harder to suppress...

  He turned around and drew out a seven-foot-long copper halberd from the weapon rack, dancing with one hand holding the halberd and the other holding a shield. The halberd and shield combined, his footsteps were swift, his body spinning open, the copper halberd hanging with a gust of wind, slashing towards Fan Kuai.

  Fan Kuai's eyes were wide open like a tiger's, and he raised his sword in response.

  Only hear clang, clang, clang...

  A series of clashing sounds echoed, and Fan Kuai was beaten back by Liu Yan. The power on the copper halberd grew stronger, and after a few hard collisions, the iron sword broke into two pieces. Fan Kuai was startled, and the copper halberd swept over again. Unconsciously, Liu Yan's long-handled weapon used the steps and moves from the "Red Flag Book", and Fan Kuai was beaten to the point of being unable to counterattack.

  "Come on, let's get out of here!"

  Liu Bang had a robust man eight feet tall beside him, who picked up a copper spear from the weapon rack and threw it at Fan Kuai.

  Fan Kuai dodged Liu Du's attack, first rolling over like a lazy donkey, then flipping over and getting up, raising his hand to catch the copper spear, and thrusting it towards Liu Du.

  One move in hand, the situation on the battlefield suddenly turned around.

  Han Xin and Lü Zhi were indeed evenly matched, their battle was intense and difficult to separate, for a time it was impossible to distinguish between victory and defeat.

  Unconsciously, it's already 6 o'clock.

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  Early in the morning, Xiaoxin sincerely asks brothers and sisters for more support.