Chapter 49: The Young General Who Doesn't Value His Life (Seeking Bookmarks)

  "Wei Yan..."

  Liu Biao stroked his beard and thought for half a day, but couldn't recall who this Wei Yan was.

  It's no wonder that among Liu Biao's entourage, such as Kuai Yue, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and Pang Ji, who were either from prominent families or had marital ties with him, someone like Wei Yan, a low-ranking military officer of humble origin, would naturally not be worth his attention.

  "Since you say this man is feasible, then hurry up and do it quickly, don't let Yan Liang escape." Liu Biao waved his hand to give the order, with a murderous aura in his words.

  Cai Mao obtained the order and immediately withdrew to make arrangements for the assassination of Yan Liang.

  In Huangjiazhuang, Yan Liang was drinking and laughing with Huang Chengyan.

  Huang Chengyan had no choice but to reluctantly agree to the marriage and swallow his bitter feelings, unwillingly accepting reality.

  Yan Liang had come from afar as a guest, and was also going to be his own son-in-law. He couldn't treat him with neglect, so he set up a banquet in the manor to entertain this future son-in-law of his.

  Yan Liang was generous and open-minded, disliked being constrained, and at wine parties, he spoke and laughed freely, as if he were the real master of Zhuangzi.

  Huang Chengyan, such a refined and elegant scholar, whether drinking or chatting, emphasizes elegance and refinement. How could he tolerate Yan Liang's "coarse" behavior as a martial artist? It was only out of helplessness that he reluctantly accompanied him with a forced smile.

  Yan Liang doesn't care about all that, today he's in high spirits, just drinking to his heart's content is enough.

  At the height of the feast, Zhou Cang entered from outside with a solemn expression.

  He walked to Yan Liang's back and whispered, "General, a secret report from Xiangyang has arrived urgently. Liu Biao sent a team of cavalry out of the city, heading towards Deng County, most likely targeting you."

  Liu Biao is indeed still unwilling to give up.

  "Today is quite troublesome, Yan Mou remembered that there were still some military affairs to be handled in the county, so he took his leave first."

  Yan Liang didn't hesitate for a moment, one minute he was chatting and laughing, the next minute he stood up and bid farewell decisively.

  Huang Chengyan couldn't wait for this plague god to leave, and he secretly rejoiced in his heart. However, he said on the surface: "General is leaving already? I, an old man, still want to accompany General to drink a few more cups."

  "Really? It's rare for Master Huang to be in such high spirits. In that case, Yan Mou will stay at your esteemed manor for a few more days and keep Master Huang company for a good drink."

  Yan Liang knew that Huang Chengyan's words were insincere, so he deliberately pretended to be serious.

  Huang Chengyan did not expect Yan Liang to really climb up the stairs and into the house. For a moment, he was at a loss for what to do.

  Looking at the old man's embarrassed appearance, Yan Liang burst out laughing, "Yan Mou is joking with Huang Gong, military affairs are at hand, how can we stay for long? Anyway, we will soon be family members, Yan Mou has plenty of opportunities to ask Huang Gong for advice, farewell."

  Yan Liang nodded and turned around, striding away with a flourish.

  Huang Chengyan was about to see him off, but found Yan Liang seemed to have an urgent matter, and quickly disappeared around the corner.

  Huang Chengyan let out a long sigh, and a gust of wind passed by. Suddenly, he felt a chill on his back, and when he touched it, he realized that a layer of hot sweat had already seeped out.

  "Hurry up and bring Miss over here!" Huang Chengyan glared with his eyes wide open, sternly shouting at the maids on either side.

  When leaving Huangjiazhuang, it was already near sunset.

  Yan Liang emerged from the depths of the fields and headed north along the main road towards Xin Ye.

  After marching for more than 20 miles, the scouts followed up and reported that a team of cavalry did indeed arrive at Huangjiazhuang shortly after he left, but unfortunately they missed him.

  "Liu Bei is still not giving up, always trying to get me killed. Looks like I'll have to teach him a lesson again..."

  Yan Liang rode his horse at a slow pace, and in his heart he had already begun to devise plans.

  As they went further and further away, when the sun was setting in the west, Yan Liang and his party had already left the territory of Deng County and entered his sphere of influence.

  Just at this moment, suddenly dust flew up behind him, hoofbeats sounded, and a team of horses was rushing towards him.

  "We've already arrived here, does Liu Biao dare to send someone to kill us?" Yi Ji said with his hand shading his eyes, looking into the distance in surprise.

  Yan Liang reined in his horse and turned around, gazing into the distance. He saw over a dozen riders wearing ordinary clothes, brandishing their weapons and charging towards him.

  That man's body was like an iron tower, with a large knife in his hand, and he had quite a bit of momentum.

  Seeing this scene, Yan Liang couldn't help but exclaim: "There are still such fearless people under Liu Biao's command, and they dare to come and kill me alone with a single spear. How interesting."

  "It's not far from Xin Ye now, why don't we just head back to the city as soon as possible?" Yi Ji advised.

  "Just a few horsemen, what's there to fear? I'd rather see who it is."

  Yan Liang's expression was calm and composed, without a single hint of fear.

  As they spoke, more than ten horsemen had already caught up.

  When the young general drew his sword and stood tall on horseback, he shouted loudly: "Where is Yan Liang?"

  Young people, quite impressive momentum.

  Yan Liang stepped forward one step on horseback, coldly smiling: "I am Yan Liang, who are you?"

  "Wei Yan is here, come and surrender!" The general shouted loudly, without saying another word, he whipped his horse and charged forward.

  When he heard the name of Wei Yan, Yan Liang's heart couldn't help but tremble slightly.

  In the novel, Wei Yan was originally under Liu Biao's command. When Liu Bei led his troops to cross the river and passed by Xiangyang, he attempted to open the city gate to surrender to Liu Bei, but failed, and had no choice but to flee to Changsha to join Han Xuan.

  The man in front of him was sent by Liu Biao to kill himself, so his identity should be a general under Liu Biao's command. It must be the Wei Yan in history.

  In the novel, Wei Yan is said to have a rebellious bone in his brain and ultimately dies tragically, but Yan Liang appreciates this man.

  Wei Yan's martial arts skills were top-notch. After Liu Bei took over Hanzhong, he didn't use Zhang Fei but instead appointed Wei Yan as the Governor of Hanzhong.

  Liu Bei's ability to identify people is well-known to the world. Just this point alone is enough to prove that Wei Yan not only has military talent, but also leadership talent.

  Yan Liang immediately had the intention of taking him for himself, but at this moment Wei Yan was killing his way over without regard for anything, so he didn't have time to think much and could only fight back first.

  Wei Yan charged forward alone on horseback, like a whirlwind, with a large knife in his hand cutting through the air, striking down from above.

  One move reveals his powerful martial arts skills.

  Yan Liang was fearless, his long arms stretched out and the steel knife in his hand swept back.

  Ahh!

  A loud crash, two powerful forces collided like a mountain collapse, sparks flew everywhere, Yan Liang didn't flinch, but Wei Yan's body trembled slightly.

  As for martial arts, Wei Yan was still not considered top-notch at this time, and it wasn't until his later years of diligent practice and bitter training that he could be considered the best in the world.

  When Wei Yan arrived at Huangjiazhuang, he learned that Yan Liang had already fled far away. Feeling discontented, he abandoned his infantry and led more than a dozen cavalrymen to pursue and kill him, hoping to gain fame by beheading Yan Liang.

  It is said that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. The young Wei Yan thought his martial arts skills were unparalleled and didn't take Yan Liang seriously. Now, after one move, he was deeply shocked in his heart.

  "I thought Yan Liang's martial arts skills were just rumors, but now it seems they are indeed true. Could it be that I have underestimated the heroes of the world?"

  Wei Yan's face was originally ferocious, and he couldn't help but flash a hint of shock.

  In one move, Yan Liang sensed Wei Yan's current martial arts skills, which were slightly better than Wen Ping's, but had great potential. He believed that with further tempering, he would become a great talent.

  "Liu Bei can cultivate Wei Yan into a great talent, and I, Lü Bu, can also do the same with Yan Liang."

  At the crossroads of thoughts, two riders passed each other on horseback by mistake.

  Yan Liang did not counterattack, but instead reined in his horse and laughed loudly: "This Wei brother, I see that your martial arts skills are not weak. Why suffer under Liu Biao's command? Why not surrender to me and help me achieve great things?"

  Wei Yan's expression changed slightly, and Yan Liang's words had struck a sore spot.

  He hesitated for only a moment before suddenly shouting: "You of the Yan family, how dare you utter such arrogant words! I, Wei, will fight you to the death!"