Chapter 51: The Beauty's Heart (Vote Requested)

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  "Yan Liang has no more than twenty men, you have five hundred soldiers and horses, how can you let Yan Liang escape!"

  Cai Man's cold questioning face was getting darker and darker with gathering gloom.

  Wei Yan showed no fear, and calmly said: "When the final general rushed to Deng County, Yan Liang had left for a long time. The final general could only abandon the infantry and lead the light cavalry in pursuit. Although the final general finally caught up, but his martial arts were not as good as Yan Liang's, so he was unable to behead him."

  Wei Yan made no secret of his inferiority and did not consider it a shame to be defeated by Yan Liang.

  Cai Ma thought Wei Yan would be terrified and ashamed, repeatedly asking for forgiveness, but unexpectedly this humble-born young general had not a shred of remorse.

  Cai Mao was furious and glared at him: "Why did Yan Liang leave just when you arrived? How could this be such a coincidence?"

  Wei Yan said: "I suspect that our side may have leaked the news of sending troops, so Yan Liang was prepared early."

  His words were originally meant otherwise, but in Cai Mao's ears, they seemed to be hinting that there was a problem here, and the news had leaked out.

  "Wei Yan, are you implying that I leaked the information?!" Cai Mao angrily shouted.

  Wei Yan glanced at Cai Mao and said calmly: "Of course, General, I didn't mean that. Don't misunderstand."

  Wei Yan's composure made Cai Mao feel increasingly displeased, but in fact, the failure to kill Yan Liang was not Wei Yan's responsibility.

  It was he who had strongly advised Liu Biao at first, but now he failed so easily. How could he explain himself in front of Liu Biao?

  "Somebody has to take responsibility."

  Cai Mao made up his mind, his eyes rolled a few times, and he suddenly said: "You said you only brought a dozen or so cavalry to catch up with Yan Liang, and you also said that your skills are not as good as others, and you were defeated by Yan Liang. Why didn't Yan Liang kill you, but instead let you retreat unharmed?"

  "This......" Wei Yan was now at a loss for words.

  What else could he say? That Yan Liang appreciated him more and intentionally spared his life by letting him off the hook?

  Cai Mao saw this and coldly snorted: "It's clear what you're thinking, talking about leaking information, it's obvious that you fear Yan Liang and don't dare to fight with all your might."

  "General——" Wei Yan's face changed color, and he hastily tried to explain.

  Cai Mao waved his hand and said, "You don't need to make excuses, Wei Yan, I rather appreciated you before, giving you the opportunity to build merit and get promoted, but you've disappointed me so much. Get out of here quickly, I don't want to see you again!"

  Cai Man didn't give him a chance to defend himself, suddenly turning around and gesturing to the guards on either side to drive him away.

  Wei Yan gritted his teeth secretly and grasped the hilt of his sword even tighter.

  The soldiers on both sides rushed up and pushed and crowded, wanting to blast Wei Yan out.

  "Mind your own business, I can handle myself." Wei Yan shouted coldly and gave Cai Mao a fierce stare before turning around and striding away.

  Cai Man stood with his back to him, secretly let out a breath, and a hint of lucky smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  Huangjiazhuang

  In the back hall, a solemn and cold air surged.

  Huang Chengyan's face turned iron-green, motionless and staring at his daughter, his eyebrows furrowed, his eyes filled with anger and suspicion.

  Huang Yueying's face was calm, as calm as a mirror-like lake without any ripples, facing her father's angry gaze with composure.

  The father and daughter stared at each other like this, not saying a word for a long time.

  After a long while, Huang Yueying spoke up: "If Father wants to blame me, then go ahead and blame me, I won't have any complaints."

  Huang Chengyan took a deep breath, as if forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart.

  "It's come to this, blaming you is useless. I just want to know why you agreed to marry that Yan fellow?" Huang Chengyan asked in a low voice.

  Huang Yueying let out a soft sigh and then told her father about how Yan Liang had saved her at Xin Ye, and how she had made a bet with him.

  Huang Chengyan was shocked when he heard about it: "Ying Er, you really are something. How could you make such a ridiculous bet with Yan Liang?"

  Huang Yueying sighed and said, "At that time, my daughter also thought the same as her father, believing that General Yan would surely be defeated. Who would have thought that he was so powerful and strategic, able to defeat both Cao Hong and Cai Mao's armies in just a few days?"

  Bringing up this old matter, thinking of his own embarrassing mistake, Huang Chengyan's face also felt a bit awkward.

  He coughed a few times and scolded, "Even if that's the case, you don't admit it, why must you agree with Yan Liang, implicating our Huang family."

  "Dad!"

  Huang Yueying's tone suddenly became more severe, staring straight at her father, and said seriously: "In my opinion, General Yanzi is a hero of the same caliber as Cao Gong. He will surely achieve great things in the future. If I marry him, it will not bring shame to the Huang family, but rather bring blessings to the Huang family."

  Huang Yueying had always been firm in her views, but Huang Chengyan never thought that she would attach such importance to Yan Liang.

  "Yan Liang is nothing but a mere warrior, how can he be compared to Cao Mengde? It's really laughable." Huang Chengyan let out a cold snort, his words full of sarcasm.

  Huang Yueying immediately retorted: "Didn't Father think that Yan Liang was sure to die at first, but didn't he end up being fine?"

  "You——" Huang Chengyan was so angry that his old face turned red, and for a moment he had no words to respond.

  He never thought that his own daughter would openly mock him for Yan Liang's sake.

  What was detestable was that he had nothing to say in response, because even he himself could not help but admit that Yan Liang indeed possessed the vision and demeanor of a hero.

  "Ying Er, you actually dared to defy your father for that Yan fellow, where is your filial piety?!"

  Huang Chengyan was at a loss for words and resorted to using so-called filial piety to suppress his daughter.

  Huang Yueying's expression changed, and she seemed to want to speak but stopped herself several times, as if intimidated by her father's rebuke, not daring to "speak nonsense" again.

  However, after hesitating for a moment, Huang Yueying stood up and bowed deeply to Huang Chengyan.

  "My daughter has already acknowledged Yan Liang, and there will be no going back on this. Please forgive me for being unfilial."

  Huang Yueying frankly expressed her intention and no longer spoke, turning around and exiting the hall.

  Huang Chengyan was shocked by his daughter's courage and could only stare blankly as she left, not regaining his senses until much later.

  After being stunned for a while, Huang Chengyan let out a long sigh, like a deflated balloon.

  "A girl is not allowed to stay out overnight, a girl is not allowed to stay out overnight..."

  He sighed for a moment, and Huang Chengyan's brow furrowed again, muttering to himself: "I agreed with Mr. Shuijing to be the matchmaker and promised Yueying to that student Kongming, now how can I explain this to Mr. Shuijing, alas..."

  A hundred miles away, a new field.

  In the mansion of the governor, Yan Liang and Yi Jie walked into the main hall, chatting and laughing together.

  Xu You, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped forward and bowed his hands with a smile: "Looking at General's triumphant appearance this spring, I think this trip to Deng County must have brought back a beauty."

  "Zi Yuan, brother, this time your clever calculation is wrong." Yi Ji said with a sly smile.

  Xu You was taken aback, looked at the two of them and said in surprise: "Could it be that Huang Gong refused to marry off his daughter after all? If so, how can you still laugh so happily?"

  Yan Liang smiled but did not speak, and strode into the hall with large steps.

  Yi Juan said: "Zi Yuan brother is afraid that he can't think of it at all, our general is not holding a beauty to return, but the beauty **."

  Xu You was stunned again, and his mind was even more confused.

  Yi Jie then told the story of Huangjiazhuang with added flavor and exaggeration.

  Xu You suddenly came to his senses, stroked his beard and laughed: "It turns out that the beauty had a crush on him early on. It seems that General's charm is indeed irresistible to both men and women, haha."

  Xu You became excited and started talking disrespectfully, even saying something like "men and women are all the same".

  Yan Liang was teased by him and couldn't help but burst out laughing too.

  After a brief moment of chatting and laughing, Xu You's smile suddenly disappeared, and his expression gradually became serious.

  "The joyful occasion is over, but I have something here that might spoil the General's mood." There was another meaning behind Xu You's words.

  Yan Liang's nerves were on high alert, and he asked, "What is it that has ruined the mood?"

  Xu You swallowed his saliva and spat out six words:

  "Liu Bei has arrived at Runan."