My son, how could you be Lü Bu?!

Chapter 6 Lü Bu's Troubles

Lü Bu also has his own things to do recently.

He rushed into the city early in the morning, following Cheng Lian and a group of wandering knights, roaming around Jiuyuan City, searching for other wandering knight groups.

He felt he should use his brain and do something big.

"Bang!"

Lu Bu threw a punch.

He knocked the leader of the neighboring gang, who had a personal grudge against Cheng Lian, to the ground.

Cheng Lian, with his hand on his sword, led the other wandering knights from his own gang to block the wandering knights of the opposing gang, thus providing cover for Lü Bu.

"Are you convinced?"

"....."

"Oh? So tough?" Lu Bu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"I ask you, do you submit?!"

Lu Bu, straddling the gang leader, delivered several more punches.

He used only a fraction of his strength in his first punch, yet it failed to subdue the leader of the wandering knights. In the following punches, he used a full third of his strength.

I'm sure I can convince him and make him obediently follow me.

And then a sound was heard.

Cheng Lian, who was still facing off with his sword drawn, subconsciously turned around and glanced back.

Just one glance.

Despite some personal grudges, Cheng Lian was still shocked by the pitiful appearance of the chivalrous leader, and he quickly spoke.

"Big...brother...could you please stop for a moment?"

"Shall we give him a chance to speak first?"

"It looks like you've almost beaten him to death..."

"??"

Lu Bu looked down in confusion.

The wandering swordsman surnamed Cao had already been knocked unconscious by his own attack.

"..."

Lu Bu suddenly fell silent.

He quickly got up, then hesitated for a moment.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound!

Lu Bu slapped the wandering swordsman surnamed Cao across the face.

The force is just right; it leaves you bewildered but not brain-damaged.

Upon hearing the voice, Cheng Lian turned his head again, saw this scene, hesitated for a moment, and then forcibly swallowed the words he wanted to say.

The wandering swordsman surnamed Cao groaned and struggled to open his eyes.

Lu Bu curiously peered out.

Startled, the wandering swordsman surnamed Cao immediately closed his eyes and kicked his legs wildly, trying to reach a place where Lu Bu couldn't reach him.

"No...don't hit me!"

"Do you submit or not?" Lu Bu tried to imitate his father's calm demeanor, and asked the wandering swordsman surnamed Cao with a nonchalant expression.

"I'm impressed! I'm impressed!"

The wandering swordsman surnamed Cao nodded frantically.

"That's fine then."

Lu Bu nodded in satisfaction, withdrew his gaze, and turned to leave.

Seeing Lü Bu's posture, the wandering knight surnamed Cao was filled with doubt. He wanted to curse him, but he was too cowardly to say it.

"???"

"No...you hit me so hard just to ask me if I submit?"

"You should have said so earlier!"

"Didn't you suffer all those beatings for nothing?"

Seeing Lü Bu get up and leave, seemingly forgetting the reason for the fight, Cheng Lian sighed helplessly, picked up his long sword, and walked to the side of the wandering swordsman surnamed Cao.

He bent down, helped the wandering swordsman surnamed Cao up, and brushed the dust off his clothes.

Then, Cheng Lian pointed to the wandering knights who were already leading some of the way, and said to Lu Bu, who was interested in the next gathering place of wandering knights in the city, "Cao's wandering knight."

"Cao Xing".

"That was my elder brother Lü just now. From today onwards, he will also be your new elder brother. His surname is Lü, and his given name is Bu."

"Now that you've submitted, once you get back, send all the monthly fees you've collected and the list of shops that cooperated with you to my eldest brother."

"From now on, we're on the same team!"

After being punched four times by Lü Bu, the wandering swordsman surnamed Cao was still a little dazed. After thinking for a while, he finally understood the meaning of Cheng Lian's words.

He heard that Lü Bu was beating him for money.

For some reason, Cao Xing suddenly felt that the beating he had taken was somehow worthwhile.

He looked up at Lü Bu's retreating figure and hesitated before speaking.

"Monthly fees are easy to discuss, since we don't have many shops to work with anyway."

"But... has your eldest brother, no... my eldest brother, always been this reckless?"

He watched as Lu Bu's figure was about to disappear.

Cheng Lian remained silent for a moment, neither nodding nor shaking his head, but simply letting out a helpless sigh.

"You...you'll know after watching for two days..."

"Keep up with them."

"Let's try to defeat all the gangster groups in these three or four streets today."

That's all.

He then picked up his longsword and followed in Lü Bu's footsteps.

The wandering swordsman surnamed Cao, who had just stood up, was stunned when he heard this. Then, as if he had thought of something, his eyes lit up with joy, and he quickly followed Cheng Lian to his side.

"Wait for me."

"I know a group of wandering knights who make a lot of money each month. Let's talk to Brother Lü and go take them down first!"

......

Dressed in short clothes and wearing a square scarf, a far cry from yesterday's scholar in a long robe and crown, Shen Pei, now dressed as a wandering knight, was carrying a long sword and roaming around Jiuyuan City, deep in thought.

"...Yesterday, I almost put Lord Fang in danger. It seems that the eunuchs in Jiuyuan City are very powerful. We still need to find more loyal and brave men to protect Lord Fang."

"Before I came here, I heard that the Bingzhou region was a place where martial arts flourished and everyone was good at riding horses. Even the children in the village could ride horses freely. After coming here and seeing for myself, I can confirm that it is indeed true."

"Thinking about it that way..."

"In such a large city as Jiuyuan, it shouldn't be difficult to find a few good men with good reputations, good skills, and a strong sense of honor. When I leave, they can protect Fang Bo."

Just as Shen Pei was deep in thought, a muffled thud suddenly came from ahead.

"Bang!"

Let's examine the matching documents.

Two groups of swordsmen are facing off.

One of the larger groups of wandering knights was led by a boy who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, but with an exceptionally strong build. He threw a punch and landed squarely on the knight leader.

He hammered the leader of the wandering knights so hard he almost fell over.

Seeing that the leader of the wandering knights opposite him had almost fallen, the group of wandering knights who had come with the young man immediately swarmed forward, drew their swords, and pressed him further.

"Bang!"

The leading boy stepped forward again and threw a punch.

The leader of the opposing rangers tried to defend himself, but under such immense force, any attempt to resist was futile. He was knocked to the ground by the punch.

He rolled around a few times, covered in dust, looking extremely disheveled.

"Song Xian! Are you convinced or not!"

Among the group of wandering knights behind him, a young man covered in wounds suddenly appeared, looking gloating and laughing.

Upon hearing the somewhat familiar voice, the Song surnamed wandering knight leader, who had fallen to the ground, subconsciously looked up and, seeing Cao Xing's injuries, immediately understood.

The wandering swordsman surnamed Song cursed loudly.

"Cao Xing! You damned bastard!"

"You're the one who brought this person here! You just wait!"

Cao Xing, who had been scolded by the wandering knight surnamed Song, was not annoyed at all. Instead, his smile deepened, and he shouted loudly in the direction of Lü Bu.

"Brother Lü."

"Song Xian is not satisfied!"

"You disagree?"

Lu Bu's eyelids twitched, and he strode forward again.

Several rival wandering knights exchanged glances, wanting to step forward to stop him, but were directly knocked aside by Lü Bu.

"Bang!"

Lu Bu threw a punch.

The wandering swordsman surnamed Song struggled to hold on, but could only end up in a sorry state, with blood dripping from his mouth.

Shen Pei, who had originally just been watching the spectacle, was surprised to see that the young leader possessed extraordinary strength, defeating even adult swordsmen who were powerless to retaliate.

His eyes lit up immediately.

Relying on the martial arts skills he had honed in his youth among wandering knights, Shen Pei Shen Zhengnan, carrying his longsword, fearlessly charged into the crowd.

He quickly squeezed into the group of wandering knights.