Yellow Scarf Zhang Kuang · Chapter 60: Should I Transmigrate Again?

  Zang Ba was pulled by Dian Wei with both hands, lost his balance, and first heavily smashed to the ground, already being shaken into seven spirits and eight souls. Plus Dian Wei's huge body, like a mountain crashing down on him, how could he bear it? This time, surprisingly, Zang Ba was actually knocked unconscious!

  At this point, Dian Wei couldn't help but take a cold breath. Because if it wasn't for his beast-like intuition that allowed him to react in time, if Zang Ba's foot had landed solidly, Dian Wei's ** would have been done for!

  "My lord, how shall we deal with this fellow?"

  Dian Wei gazed at the youngster, two years his junior, who was holding him up, a mix of annoyance and admiration in his eyes. But before Zhang Fei could speak, a loud shout burst forth from the ranks of the light cavalry.

  "Let Zang brothers go quickly!"

  "That's right! Otherwise, we won't let you off!"

  These henchmen were shocked by the sudden appearance of a "thousand-man enemy" level fierce general, and for a moment they collectively lost their voices. It wasn't until Zhang Kuang appeared that they snapped out of their shock. Sun Guan, who claimed to be the "Second Hero of Mount Tai", and because of Zang Jie's capture, had some connection with him, so he was the first to shout at Zhang Kuang and Dian Wei.

  Dian Wei looked at these people who were shouting from a distance but didn't dare to come closer, and disdainfully curled his lip. Zang Ba was also slowly coming back to his senses due to the noise made by these people. Upon realizing his current situation, Zang Ba was quite decisive, and honestly sat on the ground, begging Zhang Kan:

  "Zang Ba's life is already in your hands, young master. Please spare my father's life, whether you want to kill or punish me, I will not say another word!"

  Zhang Kuang smiled and said, "Hehe", then helped Zang Ba up from the ground.

  "Xuan Gao, you were destined by heaven, originally meant to be my future right-hand man, how could I bear to harm you?"

  He paused for a moment and saw that Zang Ba had a hint of disdain on his face, so Zhang Kuang pointed to Dian Wei beside him and said:

  "How did you, Di Zong, manage to become a 'thousand people enemy' at such a young age?"

  Tian Wei hastily took over the conversation and said loudly:

  "Haha, two or three months ago, my martial arts skills were slightly higher than yours, but they had their limits. However, after being 'enlightened' by our master, my skills suddenly improved to the level you see today. Young one, don't be skeptical, just try it out for yourself and you'll be convinced."

  With a peerless expert like Dian Wei providing commentary, Zhang Kuang's words became much more credible. Seeing Zang Ba's expression change from disdain to half-belief and half-doubt, Zhang Kuang smiled and said:

  "Xuan Gao, today is a good day, so I'll just go ahead and unlock your past life's martial arts for you. You can gather your friends to come and witness it together. Once you've received the 'enlightenment', you won't have any more doubts in your heart."

  Zang Ba had already prepared for the worst. Unexpectedly, the final result was far beyond his expectations. He looked at Zhang Kuang in disbelief and asked:

  "Are you letting me go? Are you willing to let me go?"

  "It's not letting you go. It's gathering all your friends here. You were originally destined for the heavenly stars, and today is the moment when you officially return to my command!"

  Having said that, Zhang Kuang ordered Military Advisor Wang Guo who had just followed from the Wu Fortress:

  "General, go and 'invite' all the people from the original stronghold to come over. Also, please invite Mr. Zang and Tai Shi Zi Yi to watch the ceremony together!"

  Zhang Kuang is now in the Tianping Army, with increasing prestige. Although Wang Guo disagreed in his heart, he did not dare to raise it face-to-face, seeing Zhang Kuang's determined expression, he could only suppress his thoughts and replied respectfully:

  "Promise..."

  "Could it be that this guy is really... 'The Chosen One'?"

  Even Chang Yi, who had seen and heard the most, was extremely surprised by what Zang Ba said when he returned.

  Under the gaze of thousands, there were still so many experienced Jianghu wanderers present. If one could still pretend to be a god-like figure, it would be someone who had reached an extremely high level. The "Immortal Technique" that could greatly increase one's martial arts skills only existed in myth and legend, but had never truly appeared in the records of the mortal world.

  "No matter what, this thing can't be faked. You slave, if you come to your senses later, let's exchange a few moves first. I'd like to see just how much your martial skills have improved."

  Sun Guan was a man with great courage, but he also had his doubts about this matter. He secretly thought to himself that if this were true, wouldn't it be possible for him to join the Yellow Turbans and become one of the "founding heroes"?

  On the other hand, the Tianping Army was extremely convinced of the "magic" of the commander. After all, there were so many examples of benefits in front of them that everyone couldn't help but believe it. As a result, all the idle soldiers of the Tianping Army also rushed to the outside of the city, ready to watch another lively scene.

  On a vast open space, two groups of people were clearly divided, eyeing each other warily, one to the east and one to the west. Compared to the thousand or so Tianping Army soldiers watching from the sidelines, their opponents had many more men. Apart from six or seven hundred traveling warriors and several hundred original residents of the stronghold, there were also over two thousand strongmen from wealthy families.

  These strong family members, all wearing black robes, look much more regular than the Heavenly Balance Army. Moreover, their weapons and armor far exceed the standards of ordinary strong private soldiers. Except for the lack of discipline and formation, they are not inferior to the general county troops.

  Leading them was a young nobleman, about twenty years old. Although Zhang Kuang had not met this person before, just by looking at his appearance and demeanor, he felt extremely comfortable. To put it in the words of people back then, "he was elegant and refined, with a dignified air about him".

  Although this person was standing quietly, Chang Yan, Xu Yi, Mao Hui, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li came over to pay their respects. Afterwards, these leaders of the Taishan Light Chivalrous stood behind him in a humble position, not daring to overstep their bounds. This made Zhang Kuang extremely surprised.

  Who is this?

  Unfortunately, Chang Hui and Xu Xi called him "Young Master" when talking to him, but did not mention his name. Zhang Kuang had indeed become extremely perceptive after achieving great success in cultivating the "Tai Ping True Qi", yet he still could not find out this person's specific identity.

  However, unable to hear the name, Zhang Kuang can guess it.

  A powerful and wealthy man who can mobilize 2,000 private soldiers is not a small number, but it's also absolutely impossible to have more than that. Those who can lead people into Taishan County are only the powerful men from the surrounding counties.

  Among these few powerful families, currently entangled with the Heavenly Balance Army, there are only three or four. And at this moment, the most likely to appear here is just one family.

  Donghai Village

  Zou Jia is now in contact with Zang Ba, the hero of Mount Tai, to engage in the lucrative business of selling private salt. Emotionally and rationally, if Zang Ba gets into trouble, Zou Jia should come out to help. Otherwise, it will be difficult for both parties to meet again in the future.

  Zhang's wild guess was indeed correct. The young master who treated people with kindness and made them feel like they were basking in the warm spring breeze was none other than the next head of the Donghai Ma family, and Liu Bei's future brother-in-law - Ma Chao and Ma Tie.

  At this time, Zou was talking to a fifteen or sixteen year old boy. The boy asked:

  "Second brother, this Yellow Turban leader, does he really have magical powers?"

  Miao Zhu smiled slightly:

  "Why are you in such a hurry? Just wait for a while and everything will become clear."

  The young man grasped the hilt of his sword at his waist and asked:

  "Just now, Chang and the others said that the opponent had a 'thousand-man enemy' level fierce general. Unfortunately, we were too far away just now and didn't see that magnificent battle. Alas..."

  Miao Zhu laughed and said:

  "'The enemy of ten thousand people' is rare in the world, but isn't it also under someone else's command, obeying others? If you, my younger brother, read more military strategies and lead your family's elite well, that would be a true 'enemy of ten thousand people'!"

  The words invigorated the young man's spirit. He excitedly waved his hand and shouted:

  "Second brother is right. However, when I see those military strategy books, I feel dizzy. Practicing martial arts is more fun. In the future, even if I can't become a 'thousand-man enemy', I want to be like Cao second brother and become a 'Xuzhou heroic outlaw'. When Cao second brother gets old, I'll take over his flag as the 'number one Xuzhou heroic outlaw'."

  "When the time comes, everyone in Xuzhou will know that the Ma family has a Ma Fang, the old fourth!"

  Not mentioning the idle chatter of the Xiao brothers on the side, Zhang Kuang said that this was the first time he had displayed his "enlightenment" ability in front of countless neutral crowds (so to speak).

  Although he had been preparing for this moment for a long time, and even endured not to "enlighten" Tai Shi Cai on the spot to ease his mind. However, when it came to the point, Zhang Kuang's heart was still beating extremely fiercely.

  What if, just this once, his special ability suddenly stopped working...

  Zhang Kuang tried his best to control himself, but his mind still wandered from time to time. It wasn't until he silently recited the "Taiping Qingxin Jing" taught by Zhang Jiao, the Great Worthy and Virtuous Master, that he was able to suppress his thoughts.

  The sun rises high, and the earth becomes scorching hot.

  Zhang Kuang and Zang Ba were ten steps apart, each kneeling motionless. This state had lasted for a minute.

  The onlookers had lost patience and started chatting idly to pass the time. However, the seasoned Tianping soldiers were calm and quietly stared at Zhang Kuang on stage.

  Finally, Zhang Kuang opened his eyes. On a yellow Taoist robe, a patch of silver white actually flashed!

  "Here I come!"

  The surroundings were in an uproar, then quickly fell silent. Amidst the held breaths of thousands, Zhang Kuang seemed to be floating on air, lightly drifting in front of Zang Ba and shouting at him:

  "Sincerity of heart and calmness of mind!"

  Zang Ba heard this, closed his eyes and didn't move. Zhang Kuang suddenly stretched out a finger and lightly tapped Zang Ba's forehead. At this moment, the two men's bodies burst into a brilliant silver light, combined with the sun's rays, making people dizzy!