My son, how could you be Lü Bu?!

Chapter 46 Lü Ping Comes to the Rescue

The words were finished.

He glanced at Cai Yong and Cai Bojie, his lips moved slightly, but he remained silent for a long time.

The young man, whose appearance was slightly more respectable, became even more sarcastic.

He gently waved his hand.

A large number of the royal guards hurriedly mounted their horses and surrounded the three carriages, gradually approaching them.

It seemed that they could see the outside world through the carriage curtain.

Inside the carriage.

The woman's sobs grew louder and louder.

Amidst the sobs.

even...

The handsome young man seemed to hear faint sounds of children comforting a woman.

He paused for a moment, then slowly shook his head, dismissing the thought from his mind.

"Even women find it difficult to be at ease."

"Let alone young children, they're most likely just hallucinating."

just.

He could stand calmly, but Cai Yong, who was standing in front of the carriage, could not remain calm; he was becoming increasingly flustered.

Cai Yong wanted to turn back and return the carriage to comfort the woman.

But facing this large group of armed and hostile attendants, his body trembled, yet he still held his knife firmly in front of the carriage.

They may look down on eunuchs, and they may be rude, but that's all they are.

But...

A true man is a true man after all. Even though he was just a scholar, how could he abandon women and children and flee for his life alone?!

He brandished his longsword, attempting to evade the approaching royal retinue.

Bang!

The long sword in Cai Yong's hand was knocked away by a group of royal guards!

As for him, he was quickly subdued by a group of entourage. His hair bun had been knocked off at some point, leaving him disheveled and looking quite pathetic.

She was pulled in front of the young man.

Seeing the short, disheveled old man in front of him, the handsome young man's face became even more mocking.

He sneered.

"Mr. Cai".

"how?!"

"Though we are lowly, in the eyes of you scholars we are not worthy of respect, not even worthy of being called superior, but we still have swords in our hands!"

"Let me ask Mr. Cai."

"Are our swords sharp enough?!"

Cai Yong lowered his head and remained silent.

The young man didn't insist, but simply looked up and gave a loud order.

Dozens of attendants then stepped forward and knocked the weapons from the hands of the coachman who was guarding the carriage. Of course, some casualties were inevitable in the process.

then.

Two or three attendants turned around and climbed back onto the carriage, preparing to sneak in and pull out Cai Yong's women, children, and family members.

Inside the carriage, the woman's cries grew even louder.

"Mother, don't cry."

"My father is a great Confucian scholar. When we arrived in Jiuyuan City today, many people came out of the city to welcome us."

"Those people are there."

"These people outside won't do anything to us."

The woman was weeping.

A clear, bright voice rang out in the carriage. Judging from the voice, the girl seemed to be very intelligent and was comforting her mother.

This time.

The handsome young man finally heard clearly.

He glanced at the carriage twice, then looked away, lowered his head, and looked at Cai Yong with curiosity.

"Mr. Cai?"

"You have a daughter?"

"Judging from your voice, you're not very old. What do you look like?"

but.

The words had barely left his mouth.

The young man seemed to have thought of something, and shook his head repeatedly.

"That's enough, that's enough."

"If Cai Jun looks so unique, imagine how unique your daughter must look."

"Don't end up with a nose like yours, pointing straight up; that would be terrible!"

Upon hearing this...

Cai Yong, lying on the ground, finally raised his head, his face full of anger, seemingly humiliated by the young man in front of him; his face was flushed red.

"What my daughter looks like is none of your business!"

"not to mention."

"My daughter looks just like her mother; she's extremely beautiful!"

The young man raised an eyebrow.

"Oh?"

He turned his gaze back to the carriage, trying to see what the rather pretty daughter Cai Yong had described actually looked like.

only...

The young attendant who was the first to climb onto the carriage had just placed his hand on the carriage curtain.

With a whoosh!

Instantly, an arrow flew out swiftly!

Blood exploded!

They actually pinned the attendant's hand to the carriage!

This caused the young attendant to cry out in pain repeatedly!

The group of attendants on the periphery, along with the young man and Cai Yong, were all filled with astonishment and quickly turned their heads to look at where the arrow had been shot.

"Wang Ren".

"What Cai Bojie did was indeed wrong. It would have been fine if we had just bullied him and taught him to tone down his arrogance."

"What kind of behavior is it to humiliate women and children?"

All I can see is that...

Led by Lü Ping, there were only a dozen or so wandering knights, who rode slowly toward this place.

Lu Ping, who was holding a long spear that he had somehow acquired, spoke loudly at this moment.

Behind him.

Lu Bu remained expressionless as he slowly retracted his longbow and slung it over his shoulder.

in fact.

Lu Ping and his group of wandering knights arrived just as the young man had surrounded the carriage.

However... they listened to the words of this upright young man and saw the guilty expression on Cai Yong's face.

They all felt that way.

It was truly a fair case for Cai Yong to be hunted down.

Having been treated as a great scholar in Luoyang for so long, it's understandable that you've developed this air of superiority; but you've been exiled after all, so why do you still carry this air of superiority with you wherever you go?

We, the people of Wuyuan County, are known for our fierce martial spirit, and we won't tolerate your arrogant attitude!

And so.

Lu Ping and the others, who had arrived long ago, waited on the perimeter, ready to intervene and save Cai Yong after the young man had taught Cai Yong a lesson.

"Lü Ping!"

"It really is you!"

"My father once praised you in the manor, saying that although you came from a military background, you knew your limits, knew when to advance and retreat, and had excellent martial arts skills. You were quite a character."

The young man named Wang Ren was taken aback when he recognized the newcomer.

The two of them were not very familiar with each other.

Back when Lü Ping was a minor official at Shimen Ferry, he helped his clan escort goods, and they met once or twice, so they could barely be considered acquaintances.

A down-on-his-luck minor official and the son of a high-ranking official.

If it weren't for Lü Ping's sudden rise to prominence, the two would have been destined to never have any interaction in their lives.

talking.

Wang Ren's expression suddenly changed drastically. He flew into a rage, pointed at Lü Ping, and shouted angrily.

"But!"

"Do you even know what's going on or not?!"

"Why would you go and be a dog for that Prince Wang Yun! Do you really think those Confucian scholars who've studied the classics since childhood would even respect us warriors?!"

"No matter how highly you're valued, you're still just a dog under their command!"

No matter how well you do, you won't get promoted!

"We, a bunch of uneducated frontier warriors, are the ones who should be united!"

Faced with the young man's stern questioning.

Lü Ping was taken aback.

He wanted to speak up and argue with the young man in front of him, saying that he had been bullied by the young man's family, which was why he chose to side with Wang Yun, the Prince Teacher.

However... what this young man said actually makes a lot of sense.

Lu Ping himself had always had similar doubts in his heart, but he had never been able to grasp them or put them into words, such as the distinction between border counties and inland areas; between warriors and scholars.

He let out a long sigh and ignored the young man.

He spoke softly.

"Drive them away!"

"Minimize casualties as much as possible, just make sure that young master Wang doesn't die."

As soon as he finished speaking...

The dozen or so wandering knights immediately showed excitement and agreed repeatedly.

Even though they were only two people and one horse, they were not afraid of the royal guards who numbered almost twice as many as them. They spurred their horses straight ahead and charged towards the guards!