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"Uncle, don't you have any food? I'll have my servants get you some later!"
As soon as Luo Chen turned around, the old man grabbed him.
"Excuse me, my name is Huang Chengyan. I was just observing you, sir. There's no need to trouble yourself!"
Luo Chen cursed inwardly, "You old bastard, you've taken my kindness for granted! Wait, according to historical records, this old man is seeking a good husband for the sake of his family's interests."
Luo Chen invited him in, and Huang Chengyan didn't stand on ceremony. However, it seemed that this guy had never eaten wontons before, and he ate them one after another, quickly finishing a whole pound of wontons.
After finishing their meal, it was time to discuss serious matters. Luo Chen looked at the people in front of him, realizing that everyone harbored their own hidden schemes.
Huang Chengyan finally spoke: "Although you already have a beautiful wife and concubines, my daughter's marriage is still undecided. I think it would be an honor for my family if you could take her in!"
Actually, agreeing to his request wouldn't have been difficult, especially since the Huang family is a wealthy and powerful clan. However, Huang Ya Chou is quite infamous.
Huang Chengyan was well aware of Luo Chen's doubts, so he said, "My lord, why don't you have him come to our house tomorrow?"
Luo Chen smiled and replied "okay." Huang Chengyan then got up to take his leave, but before leaving, he took two jin of wontons with him from Luo Chen's house.
The next day, Luo Chen arrived at the Huang residence. He had to admit that this was indeed a wealthy family; it was so magnificent and grand, even larger than the residence of his subordinate, Guanglu Dafu.
Just as she was about to announce her arrival, a boy bumped into Luo Chen. In that brief moment of contact, Luo Chen knew that the little girl was a girl disguised as a boy.
"Don't you have eyes?"
Unexpectedly, this girl was so ruthless. Luo Chen took a step towards her.
"Of course I have eyes, not only on my head, but also on my body. Want me to show you?"
The girl asked curiously, "How can people have eyes down there? I don't believe it, show me..."
But then she seemed to realize something and immediately covered her mouth. She turned to leave, just as a carriage came speeding by. The horses looked frightened and were struggling.
Seeing that the girl was in danger, Luo Chen pulled her to his side and at the same time swung his hand to pin down the horse's head.
The horse stopped abruptly. The girl had never seen such a powerful man before, but then she remembered that she was still in his arms, and her beautiful hair, which represented a woman, flowed out, and her blonde hair also fell out.
You, you beast!
Feeling both embarrassed and aroused, the girl slapped Luo Chen across the face.
"Moon, stop fooling around!"
Chapter 161 I Will Avenge You
It was Huang Chengyan who came out. Huang Yueying wanted to use her charm to win over her father, but when she saw Huang Chengyan's face darken, she ran inside feeling wronged.
Then Huang Chengyan stepped forward and respectfully invited Luo Chen. Luo Chen's heart sank immediately. At the same time, a thought arose in his mind: Huang Yueying wanted to enter his residence, but Huang Chengyan also needed to be punished properly.
Luo Chen then changed his expression, shook his head, and walked inside.
After Huang Chengyan and the others sat down, he thought to himself that Luo Chen should have met his daughter as well, and he naturally knew whether she was good or bad.
"So, what do you think of my daughter, sir?"
"Alright, your daughter will be marrying into the family next month. I hope you'll be understanding and accommodating in the future!"
After Huang Chengyan smiled, he hurriedly saw Luo Chen out. That night, Huang Yueying looked up at the sky, and a little maid came up beside her.
"Miss, what are you looking at?"
Huang Yueying sighed, "My father wants to marry me off to that bastard."
The maid also heard this rumor, so she came up with a plan.
"Miss, didn't you have feelings for the young master of the Li family before? Why don't I help you contact him, and the two of you can elope!"
Huang Yueying also thought it was a good idea, so she had her subordinates start preparing. As soon as Luo Chen returned to the mansion, a young man was waiting outside the gate. Luo Chen had his servants bring him in.
"My name is Li Yong, and I greet my lord!"
Luo Chen did not remember this person, so she asked him about it. It turned out that it was this old man Huang who was forcing her into marriage, which made this little girl who had received Tibetan education have a slight idea of resistance. Not only that, she also wanted to find someone to take her away.
However, Luo Chen did not announce it. The wedding was set for the first day of next month. Luo Chen sent the young master of the Li family back first. On the wedding day, everyone made a big fuss. After all, it was their lord's wedding, and everyone was looking forward to it.
Luo Chen waited in his own mansion for a long time, but the Huang family had not arrived yet. At this time, Huang Chengyan was anxious and ran to the city lord's mansion alone.
Just as he was about to say something, Luo Chen stopped him. Luo Chen generously told the guests to go back first. At this time, Zhuge Liang and others came out and arranged for everyone to leave in an orderly manner. At the same time, they also helped Luo Chen to calm down the civil and military officials. Although there might be cases of elopement, with the help of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, the negative impact was greatly reduced.
Just as the flowers were about to bloom, Huang Yueying and her maid waited anxiously in the dense forest outside the city, glancing back towards the city from time to time.
"Xiao Cui, do you think Young Master Li might have been discovered?"
"I don't think so, Miss. Don't worry, I've made excellent arrangements this time!"
Just as the two were getting anxious, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from afar, and countless bandits appeared in front of them.
Huang Yueying quickly grabbed her maid, wanting to lead her away from there, but she never expected that the bandits would arrive in front of them in no time and surround them.
The bandits kept circling around the two of them. One of the bandits became even bolder, dismounted, grabbed Huang Yueying's maid, and slammed her to the ground.
The bandits all let out some kind of evil laughter. Although Huang Yueying wanted to save the maid, she was powerless to do so. As the maid's clothes became less and less, a gust of wind suddenly blew by.
Luo Chen slowly drifted down, looking at the bandits in front of him with a cold smile.
"Who are you? Mind your own business!"
After Luo Chen slapped the bandit who was pinning the maid down and sent him flying, he pulled Huang Yueying into his arms and waited for them to arrive with narrowed eyes.
Seeing that Luo Chen was so dismissive of them, the bandits rushed forward. Luo Chen casually said, "Be careful," and then suddenly appeared, holding the Emperor Spirit Sword, which could kill one enemy with a single strike.
In the blink of an eye, the bandit stepped forward and was about to strike down with his saber when Luo Chen raised his hand, and the saber landed on Luo Chen's arm.
Even Huang Yueying, who was standing to the side, closed her eyes in nervousness. When she opened her eyes again, Luo Chen was completely unharmed. Huang Yueying saw that the bandit leader's knife had been broken in two and fell to the ground.
For a moment, even he couldn't accept it. Just then, Luo Chen changed his stance and attacked, grabbing the bandit leader and tearing his neck off in no time.
A spurt of blood gushed out instantly. Luo Chen used his clothes to shield Huang Yueying from the blood, which landed directly on Luo Chen's sleeves, without a single drop falling on her.
Luo Chen helped her up, but Huang Yueying gently pushed Luo Chen away.
"What are you doing here?"
Luo Chen sneered, "My fiancée has run away, so naturally I, as her husband, must come out and find her!"
Huang Yueying turned her head away: "Who is your wife? That was my father's decision."
Luo Chen didn't insist anymore: "I'm afraid you won't be able to wait for the person you're waiting for today."
Then Luo Chen told the little maid in front of her about how the young master of the Li family had gone to report him. Upon hearing this, Huang Yueying's expression froze, and then tears began to fall.
Luo Chen took out the Demon King's blood and handed it to her.
"Drink it, and you'll forget all your pain!"
Huang Yueying took the bottle and drank it down in one gulp. She immediately felt a surge of heat throughout her body. Luo Chen said to her, "Baby, shall we go home?"
Huang Yueying nodded. It has to be said that her large, somewhat dark blue eyes, combined with her yellow hair, clearly indicated that her bloodline was not pure. Luo Chen picked her up and carried her back to the city lord's mansion.
The two became entangled violently. Huang Yueying felt even more resentment in her heart, resenting herself for being so foolish as to believe the sweet words of the young master of the Li family. The night passed, and early the next morning, several servants came in.
After whispering a few words in Luo Chen's ear, Luo Chen smiled calmly, pulled Huang Yueying to sit up, and clumsily drew her eyebrows. After a long time, he took her away from there.
Looking back, one could see Li Yong kneeling on the high platform, perhaps he never understood why he died.
"Husband, you!"
Luo Chen gently wiped away the tears from Huang Yueying's eyes: "You are my darling. Whoever wrongs you, I will avenge you."
"My husband~!"
The two embraced each other.
Chapter 162 Alliance
Upon returning, Luo Chen quickly held a wedding for Huang Yueying. At the same time, countless spies in Xiangyang City began to work around the clock. After Huang Chengyan married his daughter to Luo Chen, the surrounding officials were busy currying favor with him, and he lived a comfortable life.
Unexpectedly, a group of soldiers rushed in that day. Just as Huang Chengyan was about to ask a question, the leader was Zhao Yun, who immediately took out a notice.
The inscription stated that Huang Chengyan had colluded with foreign enemies and was guilty of an unforgivable crime. The soldiers directly raided his home. Although Huang Chengyan did not die, he was sentenced by Luo Chen to be reduced to a commoner.
Luo Chen and Huang Yueying watched Huang Chengyan wandering the streets from a high vantage point.
What do you think of this punishment for him?
Huang Yueying wiped away her tears and gently leaned on Luo Chen's shoulder.
"My lord, although he is wrong, he is still my father. If you could..."
Luo Chen smiled calmly, and Huang Yueying looked over. It turned out that there were several people following him all along, ready to lend a hand if anything happened.
Huang Yueying then stopped crying and started laughing. Yu Jin's army remained stationed near Xinye City, neither attacking nor retreating.
Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong believed that they should cross the Yellow River at this time and consult with Sun Ce. Because Luo Chen changed some of the course of history, the two Qiao sisters did not marry Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
Of course, Sun Ce had not yet been assassinated, and the two drifted to Jiangdong in a lone boat.
When Sun Ce heard that Jingzhou wanted to form an alliance with them, his face darkened, and he immediately ordered his men to drag Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong away. However, Zhang Zhao had a plan in mind.
After dark, they went directly to Sun Ce's residence. After talking all night, Sun Ce came out again to entertain Zhuge Liang and the other man.
A letter arrived from Jiangdong, in which Sun Ce expressed his willingness to unite with Luo Chen's army. Sun Ce believed that the two lords should meet to discuss the alliance.
Now that the feudal lords are all in power, there has never been a case of a ruler of a province going to visit another place. Luo Chen ordered his men to prepare a lone boat, and at the same time ordered Zhao Yun to lead the Jingzhou troops to garrison outside Wancheng, and Huang Zhong to lead his men to garrison in Xinye.
Guan Yu felt something was amiss. Xinye City clearly belonged to Liu Bei, so why should Luo Chen be allowed to enter and occupy it?
Zhang Fei, however, felt that Luo Chen was advancing into Xinye to help defend the city. Although the two disagreed, they tacitly acquiesced to Luo Chen's advance.
Sun Ce looked at the lone boat drifting in the distance and glanced at Han Dang. Han Dang immediately understood. If Luo Chen could survive this calamity, all would be well; otherwise, he would only become a floating corpse in the river.
Countless giant waves crashed into the Jiangdong River. Luo Chen stood on the boat and probed outwards with his divine sense. He saw thousands of soldiers stationed on the riverbank. Although they were all dressed in the attire of a foreign race, Luo Chen immediately made a judgment based on their mental strength.
Suddenly, a long arrow flew from the sky, but Luo Chen blocked it directly. At the same time, shouts of battle suddenly rose and fell all around, and countless soldiers rushed towards the lake.
A man with long, upright hair stood on the river and shouted "Kill!" After that, countless small boats flew out of the lake and headed straight for Luo Chen. Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, who were on the river, also charged at the enemy general.
With their intelligence, how could they not guess who was behind this? They asked Sun Ce for help, and Sun Ce calmly comforted them. Then he glanced at Zhou Yu beside him, and Zhou Yu waved his hand, and squads of Jiangdong soldiers rushed onto the ships, heading directly towards Luo Chen.
However, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the small boats moved very slowly. The man in blue jumped directly onto Luo Chen's boat, and the two began to fight.
In this world, Luo Chen has encountered many masters, but this nameless young general in front of him actually possesses such martial arts skills.
"Who goes there? State your name!"
Luo Chen said calmly, and the man in blue raised his battle sword.
"If you want to know, go down and ask King Yama yourself!"
After saying that, he slashed at Luo Chen. Luo Chen used the Nine Yin White Bone Claw from the Nine Yin Manual, his ten fingers becoming incredibly sharp, and directly grabbed at the enemy. When the man was grabbed by Luo Chen, his blade immediately twisted.
"How is that possible? How could just one person..."
"Stop daydreaming, or you'll die!"
As soon as Luo Chen finished speaking, he quickly walked towards him, his movements becoming faster and faster. Just when it seemed that he could kill the man with a single blow to the head, a powerful voice suddenly rang out.
"Don't worry about falling into Jingzhou, I'm coming to your aid!"
When~
The weapons emitted a series of sword cries. This wasn't to rescue Luo Chen; it was clearly to rescue the assassin. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite, Luo Chen thought to himself.
He then turned around, formed palms with both hands, and a golden dragon roared as it flew out, directly striking the two of them.
Seeing that he was no match for Luo Chen, the man in blue turned and jumped into the Yangtze River, swimming away. Han Dang stood up and turned to look at Luo Chen.
"We have arrived in Jingzhou unharmed. Please allow this humble general to lead us back!"
"Excellent!"
After Luo Chen finished speaking, he followed Han Dang to the large ship. It happened to be a biting cold wind there. Luo Chen quickly exchanged the Ice Soul Needle in the Demon King's Mall and pinched his fingers together to draw moisture from the air.
After the injection, Han Dang only felt a slight itch on his back, but what he didn't know was that the methamphetamine was already rapidly spreading into his body.
Luo Chen smiled calmly as he stepped onto the east bank of the river. Sun Ce greeted him as if nothing had happened, and Luo Chen followed suit with some feigned politeness. After exchanging pleasantries, the two entered the main hall.
After several rounds of drinks and dishes, the two began to discuss the important matter of forming an alliance. Since Jingzhou was still in Luo Chen's hands, if Cao Cao's army wanted to attack, they would have to cross the Yangtze River first and directly attack Jingzhou. Therefore, this battle would inevitably take place on Jingzhou.
What the Jiangdong army wanted to do was to take advantage of the fact that while they were attacking Jingzhou, they would also occupy Lujiang, cross the Yellow River directly, and advance into the Central Plains.
Upon hearing this, Sun Ce hesitated, claimed that he was ill, and then turned and left. Zhou Yu followed him away, leaving only a group of veteran generals, Zhang Zhao, that old scoundrel, and Luo Chen to drink together.
Sun Ce was a man of both literary and military prowess. Luo Chen took a sip of wine, and a plan suddenly came to mind. Just then, Sun Quan walked in from outside the room.
"I've met Luo Jingzhou!"
The main character has arrived!
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