My son, how could you be Lü Bu?!

Chapter 45 Cai Yong's Actions

"What kind of great scholar is this?! He's just relying on his reputation, yet he dares to humiliate our Lord?!"

"Exactly! If we're talking about reputation, our Lord's elder brother is one of the Ten Attendants! Who can rival the Ten Attendants' reputation?!"

"No matter how great a scholar they are, once they come to Wuyuan County, they must abide by the rules of Wuyuan County!"

"The Prefect said, do not let him escape from Wuyuan!"

"Chase!"

"..."

He launched into a tirade of curses.

Immediately afterwards, dozens more attendants galloped off on horseback, chasing after the direction in which the carriages had just departed.

Hearing this commotion

Even the most dull-witted person should be able to roughly tell what's happening outside.

Lu Ping's expression gradually became serious.

As Lü Ping's expression grew solemn, the other wandering knights who were observing the changes in Lü Ping's expression also subconsciously held their breath and focused.

They awaited Lü Ping's words.

Lu Ping stroked the sword at his waist, gazing at his eldest son.

He remained silent for a moment.

Faced with his father's gaze, Lü Bu was rather uneasy. However, since Lü Ping did not speak, he dared not speak either. The group of wandering knights in the courtyard also fell silent.

A long silence followed.

Lu Ping finally let out a long sigh of relief.

He suddenly stood up, went back into the house, searched for a while, and then came out again, tossing his family seal to Wei Yue, who was sitting to the side and had been dozing off.

"Wei Yue".

"Take my seal and go find Shen Pei and Shen Zheng Nan!"

"Tell him what has happened outside, and tell him to quickly lead people to rescue Cai Bojie."

He accepted the official seal.

Wei Yue shuddered, his drowsiness vanished instantly, and he repeatedly agreed.

Before Lü Ping could say anything more, he greeted Cheng Lian with a grin, grabbed the brown horse that Cheng Lian cherished, and hurried toward the government office.

I watched him leave.

Lu Ping drew his sword again, surveyed the group of wandering knights around him, took a deep breath, and his expression became slightly solemn.

"As for us..."

"We...must go and rescue Cai Yong, Cai Bojie."

Upon hearing this, the group of wandering knights, who had already guessed as much, nodded slowly with varying expressions.

Cheng Lian and Cao Xing were alright; they remained calm and readily agreed. Song Xian, on the other hand, only frowned slightly before quickly regaining his composure and nodding in agreement.

Only Wei Xu, who had just joined the party, already had a bitter look on his face, but he didn't show it because everyone else agreed.

Taking in everyone's expressions, Lü Ping explained in a low voice.

"Ping also knows."

"You must all be a little tired after several days of hard work."

"However... Cai Yong, also known as Cai Bojie, was introduced to us by Fang Bo and Feng Xian. If we didn't know about this, it would be fine, but now that we do, it would be really hard to justify not going to rescue him..."

"Once today's business is settled, I, Ping, will host a gathering at Yichun Tower for all of you!"

Yichun Tower.

The largest brothel in Jiuyuan City!

Upon hearing this...

Those like Wei Xu looked slightly better, and even Lu Bu, who hadn't spoken until now, had a slight gleam in his eyes.

"Of course!" Lu Ping naturally noticed his eldest son, and he chuckled lightly, as if joking.

"Fengxian is not yet of age; he is not allowed to go to such a place!"

This statement came out.

The group of wandering knights immediately burst into laughter.

Of course, amidst the laughter, they were also somewhat shocked by Lü Bu's age.

Because Lü Bu was known for his bravery and extremely tall stature, they often assumed he was already of legal age and addressed him as "Brother Lü."

It wasn't until Lü Bo mentioned that Lü Bu was not yet of age that they had a real sense of Lü Bu's age: such a tall man, is he only a dozen years old?

"Why?!" Lu Bu was immediately displeased and shouted loudly.

"Bu wants to go too!"

This time, however, Lü Ping ignored him. He simply waved his hand, drew his sword, mounted his white horse, and rode off in the direction where the two groups of people had just left.

The remaining group of wandering knights.

He composed himself, picked up his sword, and, since there were too few horses, the two of them followed closely behind Lü Ping.

Just a moment later.

The courtyard was instantly deserted.

only...

After Lü Ping and his group left.

on the street.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man emerged from the shadows. He had a sword at his waist, and there was even a faint, indistinct seal.

He frowned slightly as he watched Lü Ping and the others leave.

"What kind of luck does Cai Bojie have?"

"Having just arrived, who knows if anyone in Jiuyuan City even recognizes him? Yet, upon hearing that he was being chased, someone rushed to his aid?!"

"If the Prefect hadn't summoned him, he probably would have really escaped..."

"No!"

"We must inform the Prefect of this matter as soon as possible!"

Say so.

The middle-aged man hurriedly pulled a horse out of the shadows, its mouth covered with cloth, mounted it, and rushed toward the Wang family mansion.

This matter...

Lu Ping and the others knew nothing about it.

......

The speed of a carriage is, after all, far inferior to that of riding a horse at full speed.

Outside Jiuyuan City.

Cai Yong and Cai Bojie's three carriages successfully escaped the city before the city gates closed.

Meanwhile, after escaping the city and running for a mile, he was successfully surrounded by a group of retainers under Wang Zhi, the governor of Wuyuan County.

at this time.

Faced with the dozens of cavalrymen who were clearly up to no good and surrounded them, Cai Yong's family members in the three carriages were so frightened that they began to weep.

Compared to the woman's weeping.

On the carriage, Cai Yong's long-time coachmen appeared quite tough. Although they were a bit old, they still held their long swords and stood up to confront the group of riders.

An extremely strong smell of gunpowder filled the air.

It seems that a fierce battle is about to break out.

Amidst this situation, Cai Yong (Cai Bojie) finally stepped out from the lead carriage.

Facing the group of riders in front of him, he seemed a little guilty for some reason, but because of his family behind him, he took the initiative to stand on the carriage.

Cai Yong, supporting himself on the carriage, spoke loudly.

"What do you want?!"

"Why are you, the attendants and family members of the Prefect of a County with a salary of two thousand shi (a unit of grain measure), chasing after me in the dead of night? Do you intend to accuse the Prefect of being harsh on scholars?!"

Hearing Cai Yong's words...

The Wang family cavalry immediately lined up on both sides, and a handsome young man stepped out from the middle. Looking at Cai Yong in front of him, he sneered.

"Mr. Cai!"

"It was not that we wanted to chase after them."

"It's true that you're really not giving me any face! My father hosted the banquet for Mr. Cai because he admired Mr. Cai's reputation, and he had no other intentions."

"At the banquet."

"My father, despite his high rank of two thousand piculs of grain, disregarded the fact that Cai Jun was still a commoner, and took the initiative to bow down, smile obsequiously at Cai Jun, and say some nice things."

"even."

"Upon hearing that Mr. Cai was skilled at playing the zither, he became very interested and took the initiative to stand up and dance for Mr. Cai at the banquet, asking him to play the zither for him as accompaniment."

"This attitude can hardly be described as anything less than courteous and respectful towards talented individuals, can it?"

"But how did Mr. Cai do it?"

"Just because my father is the eunuch you all talk about, you've repeatedly shown me no respect!"

"Throughout the entire banquet, you had a black face. My father personally poured wine for you, and instead of thanking him, you even turned around and spat the wine you had drunk aside!"

"My father has asked you to play the zither three times, and each time he stood up and prepared to dance for you!"

"But you just keep making excuses!"

talking.

The handsome young man's face grew increasingly angry. He pointed at Cai Yong's face and shouted angrily.

"Mr. Cai!"

"You are a Confucian scholar who has studied the classics; please tell me, is your behavior tonight the conduct of a gentleman?!"

"Mr. Cai!"

"I've heard that you've been extremely filial since childhood. When your mother was ill for three years, you never loosened your clothes, regardless of the changing seasons, and didn't sleep for seventy days!"

"Please tell me! My father has been humiliated in public. As his child, should I try to save face for him?"

Faced with the young man's question.

Cai Yong was speechless for a moment, his expression one of utter embarrassment.