My son, how could you be Lü Bu?!

Chapter 32 Reorganizing the Manpower

"Father!"

That's all for now!

"They're all reliable, the kind who've been with me and Cheng Lian for years!"

The next day, early morning.

Jiuyuan City.

A somewhat remote outpost for wandering knights.

Lu Bu pointed to the seven or eight excited-looking, sword-wielding, and fierce-looking wandering knights standing outside the house, and whispered to Lu Ping.

Lu Ping ignored his eldest son, whom he had taken advantage of.

He remained calm and turned to look at Cheng Lian to the side.

He didn't need to ask any more questions.

Cheng Lian nodded emphatically.

"reliable!"

"They all have brothers at home and no worries about their families. As long as we pay them enough, they'll follow us and do anything!"

Upon hearing Cheng Lian's words, Lü Ping nodded slightly. He looked up and gazed outside, carefully observing the seven or eight wandering knights chatting and joking.

He recognized all of these wandering knights.

When Lü Bu was hanging out with Cheng Lian before, they had met a few times.

Lu Ping withdrew his gaze from the group of wandering knights.

As if he had thought of something, he turned his head and looked at his eldest son, who seemed to be inexplicably eager to go out and kill people. He sighed slightly.

"Fengxian, haven't Wei Xu and the others arrived yet?"

"It should be soon!" Lu Bu didn't notice his father's tone at all, but just smiled thoughtfully.

"Their encampment is probably a bit to the north, a little further away. When I sent someone to deliver a message to them yesterday, I made sure to send someone on a long journey."

After hearing Lü Bu's explanation...

Lu Ping nodded slightly. He stood up, led Lu Bu and Cheng Lian, and carried out all the valuables they had brought from home, personally distributing them to the several wandering knights standing outside.

Seeing that Lu Bo, who had recently become famous throughout Jiuyuan City, had appeared, he personally received a considerable amount of money and goods from Lu Bo and listened to Lu Bo's encouragement.

These chivalrous men, who had always valued righteousness over profit, were immediately filled with excitement, looking as if they would die for a friend who understood them!

After doing all of this.

The Wei brothers hadn't arrived yet.

Lu Ping frowned slightly, but patiently sat back down in his original spot.

Time passed slowly.

The sun rose high in the sky, and even the courtyard was filled with a faint warmth.

Just as the group of wandering knights outside were losing their excitement and some were about to give up.

A series of hurried footsteps.

Finally, the sound came from outside.

Everyone looked toward the source of the sound.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Lü Ping's brows immediately furrowed.

"Wei Yue?"

"Where is your cousin Wei Xu?! Didn't he receive my letter?"

The group of wandering knights who came from elsewhere consisted only of Wei Yue, with four or five companions he knew.

It looks incredibly flimsy!

At this moment, in response to Lü Ping's question.

Wei Yue's eyes flickered, and his expression was slightly embarrassed.

"I received the letter."

"It is a rare treat to receive a letter from Uncle Lü, so Yue and Brother Xu are naturally overjoyed. Yesterday evening, Brother Xu and I had already made an appointment to come and find Uncle Lü together."

"But... this morning, when I went to look for my brother Xu with my companions..."

"Now I understand. Brother Xu ate something wrong last night and isn't feeling well today. He was afraid of interfering with Uncle Lü's business, so he couldn't come over..."

Seeing Wei Yue stammering and trying to find excuses for Wei Xu, he realized that Wei Yue was trying to cover for him.

Lu Ping knew perfectly well that this was just an excuse Wei Xu made up for Wei Yue because he didn't want to come. If it were really inconvenient, even if he didn't come himself, he would have sent a few companions to give him an explanation. Why would it be just Wei Xu and his group rushing over here?

He was deep in thought, but on the surface, he still smiled.

"It's alright."

"It's already excellent that A-Yue could come!"

Seeing that his master, Lü Bo, showed no anger whatsoever.

Wei Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The sun rises high in the sky.

Everything that was supposed to arrive has arrived.

Looking at the dozen or so exceptionally brave and valiant wandering knights before him, all carrying swords and knives, Lü Ping was about to speak.

suddenly.

Outside the courtyard, another series of hurried footsteps could be heard.

"Brother!"

"Last time you guys did something this big, you kept it from me, and I let it slide!"

"How..."

"You're hiding this from me again?!"

"Since Xing has acknowledged Brother Lü as his elder brother, he would never betray him!"

All that could be seen was the entrance to the courtyard.

A burly man carrying a long knife, his face full of anger, stormed into the courtyard.

The newcomer was none other than Cao Xing!

As he spoke, the anger on Cao Xing's face grew even stronger.

"If you, elder brother, doubt my sincerity, you may simply let me cut out my heart and lungs to see if my sexual heart is black or red!"

It was astonishing to see Cao Xing, who had only recently been captured without being notified, suddenly appear.

Lu Bu and Cheng Lian were stunned.

Followed by.

Before Lü Ping could speak...

Enraged, Cao drew his long sword straight out of his hand, intending to slash a gash in his own chest!

This caused the group of wandering knights to panic and rush forward to stop them.

But Cao Xing was incredibly strong, and even a group of wandering knights who were close to him couldn't stop him. He was fighting wildly, and in the end, it was only with great difficulty that Lü Bu himself intervened and managed to stop Cao Xing and take the long sword from his hand!

Seeing this scene.

Lu Ping raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with surprise.

......

Outside Jiuyuan City.

A sprawling estate, originally belonging to the Lü family, now belonging to the Wang family.

The sound of horses' hooves was rapid.

Approaching from afar, they disregarded the pedestrians along the way and rushed straight into the manor.

They stopped in front of a mansion.

Several weary soldiers hurriedly dismounted and headed towards the mansion.

As the group moved, traces of dried blood could be faintly seen beneath their armor and clothing.

Inside the mansion.

A young man, his steps unsteady and his forehead covered in sweat, paced back and forth in the mansion.

I heard footsteps.

Look, these soldiers finally came over.

Wang De's face immediately lit up with joy, and he quickly stepped forward to greet him.

Before he could speak.

The soldier with the narrow eyes at the head of the group spoke first, his voice cold and displeased.

"Wang De, why are you in such a hurry this time?"

"We haven't even finished dealing with things outside the city, and we haven't even had time to change our clothes! Then we received your letter, telling us to come over right away!"

"What exactly happened?!"

He was bombarded with questions.

Wang De showed no anger whatsoever; he simply smiled sheepishly.

"It's not that I want to rush you."

"The main reason is that my uncle forgot to tell you something. He was afraid that you might make a mistake and then he couldn't find you, so he kept sending people to look for me and ask me about you."

Hearing that it was Wang Zhi, the governor of Wuyuan County, urging him.

Zheng Yong, with his slender eyes, softened his expression slightly, but he still spoke in a cold voice.

"What's wrong?!"

"My uncle only taught you to set fire to the grain and fodder, not to kill innocent people indiscriminately. You probably didn't kill many people, right?" Wang De said, observing their expressions.

"There's no arson without killing people; it's inevitable that a few will be killed to establish authority." Zheng Yong's expression was already somewhat uneasy.

Observing Zheng Yong's expression, Wang De's heart skipped a beat.

He took a deep breath and quickly pressed for more information.

"I know that establishing authority definitely involves killing people!"

"But... that official who transported the grain was Wang Fangbo's cousin within five degrees of kinship. When you set the fire, didn't you kill him instead?"

This statement came out.

Wang De looked at Zheng Yong with great urgency, eagerly hoping that Zheng Yong would give him an answer that met his expectations.

And when faced with his persistent questioning...

Zheng Yong remained silent, lost in thought, without uttering a word.

Look at Zheng Yong's expression.

Wang De was filled with despair.