You’re scared out of your mind, with cold sweat all over your body. Rember, even though you’re impervious to blades and bullets, it doesn’t an you’ll be unhard from a fall off a cliff.
"Whew, luckily I caught a tree just in ti." You finally breathe a sigh of relief, but suddenly hear a rustling sound and find the tree trunk you’re holding tilting, then—"Ah—"
In the darkness, you fall vertically from a cliff about a hundred ters tall!
"Boom—" You land heavily in a pool of water, and in the mont you hit the pool, you seem to hear a woman’s scream.
The pool you’re in isn’t deep, and you quickly reach the bottom. Although the water cushioned most of the impact, the strong water pressure and atmospheric pressure still severely injured your internal organs. You spit out a mouthful of blood underwater and lose consciousness.
When you slowly open your eyes, you find yourself lying in a tent with a middle-aged man sitting nearby.
Seeing you awake, the middle-aged man smiles and says, "You’re awake?"
"Where am I?" Your mind is still a bit hazy. If it weren’t for your unusual body structure, and if you hadn’t cultivated the Five Elents Opera, you would probably be long dead with your body bleeding everywhere and your internal organs destroyed.
The middle-aged man appears quite kind. He smiles and looks at you, saying, "You fell off the cliff last night. Luckily, you fell into the water, otherwise you wouldn’t have survived."
"Thank you for saving !"
You attempt to get up, but the middle-aged man holds you down. He shakes his head with a smile and says, "Your body hasn’t fully recovered yet. You should rest more. We’re planning to rest here for two days as well."
"Thank you very much, then."
"No need to be so polite. We’re all friends when traveling, and everyone has difficulties at tis." The middle-aged man stands up. "I won’t disturb you anymore."
After the middle-aged man leaves, you fall into a deep sleep again. Your body is self-healing, and the Five Elents Qi begins to slowly circulate within you, automatically repairing your damaged ridians and internal organs.
When you wake again, still groggy, you hear loud noises outside the tent.
After so healing, you feel your body has improved a lot. At least walking is no problem, and aside from feeling hungry, you don’t feel discomfort. It seems the initial injuries weren’t deep, just internal damage that sent you into a self-repairing sleep.
Stepping out of the tent, you find people running around outside, and many have ard themselves.
"Hey! This mountain is mine, this tree is mine. If you want to pass through here, hand over your toll fee!"
A coarse voice cos from the distant woods, and upon hearing it, you can’t help but furrow your brows—this voice is extrely familiar.
Soon, about two hundred mountain bandits surround you slowly.
You focus and imdiately recognize a tall man leading the group. This man wears a mask, obscuring his features, but his walking style and speaking tone are unmistakably familiar.
"Wahaha, didn’t expect to catch such a big fish here this ti. Feels aweso." The muscular man stops, swings his huge wolf fang club a few tis, and shouts to the people in front of him, "Throw out your weapons! Those who know what’s good for them, don’t resist, or none of you will survive!"
Just as you’re ready to act, a figure steps out from your group’s crowd. You listen to his voice, also sowhat familiar.
"Dear brothers on this path, we are from the Longn Escort Agency. If our manners are lacking, please forgive us. May I ask, which mountain do you brothers hail from?" The speaker’s voice is sowhat immature, his build slightly thin and weak, but the presence he projects in front of everyone is comndable, he is soone who can shoulder responsibility.
"What do you an, mountain or no mountain, can’t you see I’m a robber? Hand over the gold and silver artifacts, or I’ll use the real stuff!"
This coarse voice is too unforgettable for you, without a word more, you shout suddenly from in front of the tent, "Zhang Fei, what’s that behind you!?"
"Huh? What!?" Almost instinctively, Zhang Fei turns sharply, finding nothing unusual behind him.
Only at this mont does Zhang Fei realize he’s been exposed.
"Zhang Fei, isn’t he Liu Bei’s adopted brother? You dare collude with robbers to seize our Mi Family caravan!"
The one speaking is the middle-aged man who saved you. At this mont, he’s clearly furious, pointing at Zhang Fei and scolding angrily, "You scoundrel Zhang Fei, Zhang Yide, despite our master’s great kindness towards you, you repay us like this, with the heart of a wolf and lungs of a dog!"
"Well..." Scolded by the middle-aged man, Zhang Fei’s face flushes with embarrassnt. In truth, he didn’t intend to rob the Mi Family caravan but was targeting the Longn Escort Agency. He was just leading the charge; Liu Bei would soon arrive in support.
This was actually Liu Bei’s well-prepared plan to kill two birds with one stone.
Liu Bei first sent Zhang Fei to ambush, engage in fierce battle with Longn Escort Agency’s people, and slaughter them all. Then, when the Mi Family caravan faced "crisis," Liu Bei would arrive promptly to save the caravan.
Such elaborate planning stems from Mi Xiang, the Mi family’s young lady being in the convoy.
A hero saving a beauty is an everlasting way to woo won, and it works wonders. Liu Bei had seen Mi Xiang before, but unfortunately, she didn’t fancy him, partly due to Liu Bei’s looks and age. After all, Liu Bei is nearly thirty now, while Mi Xiang is just eighteen, in her youthful and romantic years.
Additionally, there’s Liu Bei’s reputation. After the battle outside Chenliu City, Liu Bei left a poor impression on many young people.
In contrast, you beca famous far and wide earlier. Even if most scholar gentry consider you a villain, your solo feat of slaying Dong Zhuo half a month ago shook the Nine Provinces, making you an idol and even a dream lover for countless boys and girls. Many depict your appearance as crude, standing three ters tall, covered in black hair, with yellow teeth, but it hasn’t stopped nurous aspiring youths from being fervent fans.
Recently, Longn Escort Agency’s strength has increased significantly. Most co from far away, drawn by your reputation.
Despite subsequent rumors spread by Liu Bei and others saying you died at Lü Bu’s hands, many still join Longn Escort Agency to carry on your great spirit and undertake monuntal endeavors.
Liu Bei’s motive was to win the beauty’s heart, but he hadn’t anticipated you being with the caravan, nor Zhang Fei exposing himself so quickly!
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