Chapter 78 Love rivals meet
Chapter 78 Love rivals meet
Hua Xiong looked around to see if there was anyone around, and lowered his voice, "Go back and do whatever you want with Fengxian first. When the time comes, he'll have to marry her even if he doesn't want to. As for his sweetheart, be generous and let Fengxian take her as a concubine. Even if Fengxian dotes on her, it's useless. He has to stay in the barracks all the time, and she'll be at your mercy."
"What is that?" Dong Qing was confused.
Hua Xiong looked embarrassed. He didn't know how to talk about this with a young lady as a grown man.
"That is... that is... they must have been husband and wife first..."
Although Dong Qing was thick-skinned, he was still a novice after all. Hearing this, his ears heated up slightly and he glared at Hua Xiong angrily, "How could you come up with such a rotten idea?"
Hua Xiong said, "It's more reliable than your assassination. My dear little ancestor, this man really can't be killed. Fengxian dared to slaughter the leader of an army to avenge his family. If he knew that I helped you kill his sweetheart, my life would be over for sure."
Dong Qing hesitated, then turned away awkwardly, "Then... let's do that!"
Hua Xiong said happily, "Then let's go back quickly, I have to rush to the competition!"
Dong Qing walked into the woods and untied the reins. "Why rush? There's still plenty of time. I came all this way here, I have to see what his sweetheart looks like."
Hua Xiong followed him and said, "We don't know where she is yet. Where are you going to meet her?"
Dong Qing mounted his horse and said, "I'll go to her farm and wait. Where can a woman like her go? She'll definitely come back. Don't worry. Wait another half month. If we still don't see her, we'll go back."
"Okay, okay, but you must never think of killing her again."
Dong Qing waved his hand, "I know! You're so nagging."
Dong Qing and his group came to Juyi Manor and reported Lu Bu's name. Xu Ding thought these people were sent by Lu Bu and hurriedly welcomed them in.
"But did Fengxian send a message back?" Xu Ding asked.
Dong Qing said, "I have a message, but I have to tell Zhang Mo, where is she?"
Hearing Dong Qing's serious words, Xu Ding had no doubts and hurriedly sent someone to look for Zhang Mo. However, Zhang Mo came back before the messenger left the village.
Hua Xiong looked at the group of people coming towards him. The young man in the front was tall, with a fair complexion and delicate features. He was very different from the rough guys behind him. It was obvious that he was a woman disguised as a man. He must be the sweetheart of Lu Bu mentioned by Dong Qing.
He whispered in Dong Qing's ear, "No wonder Fengxian refused to marry you. If I had such a beautiful fiancée, I wouldn't want you either."
Dong Qing was already burning with jealousy when she saw that Zhang Mo was prettier than herself, and when she heard Hua Xiong say that, her anger was ignited even more. She rushed forward and wanted to scratch Zhang Mo's face.
Although Zhang Mo is younger than Dong Qing, she is almost as tall as her. In addition, she has practiced martial arts diligently in the past two years and her reaction is very quick. She clamped Dong Qing's hand as soon as she reached out.
"Why is this happening, young lady?" Zhang Mo looked puzzled.
"I don't like you."
Dong Qing said this and stretched out another hand. Zhang Mo held her with the other hand. Just as she was about to kick, Xu Chu rushed over and pushed Dong Qing down with a wave of his hand.
"Are you guys here to cause trouble? Why didn't you ask before coming? This is where you can run wild."
When Dong Qing's guards saw her fall, they all drew their swords and rushed forward to fight Xu Chu to the death.
Dong Qing fell on his buttocks and it hurt so much that he yelled angrily on the ground, "Kill her, kill her for me!"
The guards received the order and raised their swords to chop Zhang Mo. Xu Chu swung his sword horizontally, and with a few clangs, the ring-handled swords of the three guards in front were broken. Xu Chu turned around and swung his sword again, knocking one guard to the ground.
Zhang Mo's guards rushed up and fought with Dong Qing's men.
Hua Xiong looked at the chaos that had suddenly descended upon the crowd and finally reacted. He cursed himself for being too quick-witted. He quickly drew his sword and stood in front of the crowd, shouting, "It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. Don't do anything yet, don't do anything. Back off immediately."
Dong Qing's guards slowly stopped and retreated at Hua Xiong's command, but Xu Chu refused, angrily shouting, "You came here and tried to scratch my A-Mo, and even wanted to kill her. How could I let you go?!"
As he spoke, he swung his broadsword towards Hua Xiong, who quickly raised his sword to block it.
"Chong-"
After a loud clashing sound of weapons, Hua Xiong took two steps back and felt a numbness in his right hand holding the knife.
Hua Xiong was shocked. Lü Fengxian was so arrogant, and his beloved's guards were so terrifying! He even wanted to kill her. If things went wrong, they would be killed today.
Xu Chu did not give him a chance to breathe. After the first strike, he tried to chop at his head again. Hua Xiong dodged sideways and slashed his sword diagonally, trying to force Xu Chu back. Unexpectedly, Xu Chu was not only extremely strong, but also had a quick reaction. After dodging with a tiger step, he pressed down with his sword, pinning Hua Xiong's sword to the ground, making it unable to move.
Xu Chu held down Hua Xiong's knife with one hand and used his free hand to punch him in the face. Hua Xiong also used his free hand to block. Xu Chu's martial arts had improved greatly after Lu Bu had trained with him for more than half a year. After a few punches back and forth, Hua Xiong was caught off guard and got a panda eye.
He stepped back a few steps, and Xu Chu's blade pressed forward again. Hua Xiong fended off the attack while hurriedly explaining to Zhang Mo, "We are indeed sent by Fengxian. This was all a misunderstanding. Could you please hear me out?"
Zhang Mo glanced at Dong Qing, whose eyes were blazing with anger, and then heard them waving Lü Bu's banner. She had a rough idea of why these people had come. Seeing that Hua Xiong had learned his lesson, she said to Xu Chu, "Ah Chu, stop first."
Xu Chu swung his broadsword hard, forcing Hua Xiong back two steps. He then moved to protect Zhang Mo and snorted, "If A-Mo hadn't told me to stop, I would have chopped you up and made you into fertilizer."
Hua Xiong broke out in a cold sweat. After just a few moves, he could already feel that he was no match for this brute. Looking at the group of guards behind him, each of them was strong and powerful, equipped with shiny swords, and it was obvious that they were not vegetarians either.
"What did Lu Bu ask you to do?" Zhang Mo asked.
The other party was able to find this place accurately and even give his name. It was most likely revealed by Lu Bu. Zhang Mo didn't doubt it.
Dong Qing still refused to give up, so Hua Xiong stopped her behind him and whispered, "I can't beat that brute. If you don't know what's good for you, you won't be able to walk out of this door upright today."
Dong Qing is very impulsive, but that doesn't mean she is stupid. Seeing that Hua Xiong couldn't beat the other party's guards, she slowly calmed down.
Brute force failed, so she had to change her strategy. A smile appeared on her face, and she looked at Zhang Mo provocatively, "Of course Fengxian sent us here, otherwise how would I have found this place? He told me to tell you that you don't have to wait for him anymore, he won't come back to marry you."
"Oh, what else?" Zhang Mo looked at her like a fool.
"Also, he's going to marry me in two months. You don't know who I am, do you?"
"I'm not interested in knowing who you are. I've delivered my message. You can get out of here! Ah Chu, get out!"
Xu Chu stepped forward with his sword in hand, glaring with his tiger eyes, "Get out!"
Dong Qing had never been treated like this before, and her anger flared up again. Hua Xiong hurriedly pulled her up and ran towards the courtyard gate. Dong Qing turned around and shouted, "I am Dong Qing, the daughter of General Dong Zhuo, who defeated the enemy. Fengxian will be promoted to a higher position if he marries me. You, the daughter of a merchant, are not worthy of him at all. Know what's good for you and let me go, otherwise I will not let you go."
Zhang Mo turned around and looked at Dong Qing with murderous intent in her eyes, "Are you Dong Zhuo's daughter?"
"Yes, you're scared, right?"
Dong Qing looked very proud and wanted to show off. Hua Xiong saw that Zhang Mo had murderous intentions, so he pulled Dong Qing out of the door, mounted his horse and fled.
Looking at the people running away, Zhang Mo slowly lowered her right arm with the arrow tied to her sleeve. Her clear eyes were blank for a moment. Dong Qing was just a willful and arrogant little girl. Why would she have the intention to kill her just now?
Seeing Zhang Mo standing there blankly, Xu Chu said worriedly, "Don't listen to that woman's nonsense. Fengxian is definitely not a man who goes back on his word. This person is definitely here to sow discord."
"I know that if Lu Bu really wanted to marry her, why would she come all the way here to show off? She must have been rejected, and she's not happy about it, so she's here to pick a fight."
"I thought so too, but...how did she know you? And how did she find this place so accurately?"
"This……"
Zhang Mo put aside her wild thoughts and thought, "Maybe it was Wei Xu, that loudmouth, who said that."
Xu Chu nodded in agreement, "I think so too. That guy is a loose-lipped person. This woman doesn't look like a good person. I'm afraid she'll do something bad to you. Why don't we send someone to ask Fengxian what's going on?"
"Well, let Ah Hai go to Liangzhou!"
At this point, Zhang Mo remembered that she didn't know whether the rebellion in Liangzhou had been suppressed or not, and whether Lu Bu was still in Liangzhou?
To be on the safe side, Zhang Mo instructed, "Have Ah Hai take two more people with him and go to Anding County in Liangzhou to inquire about Dong Zhuo's military movements. It shouldn't be difficult to find out."
"Okay! I'll arrange someone right away."
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