Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 443: Recruiting a famous general, Zhang Dingbian surrenders

"puff……"

In the dark night, Chen Jie put Zhang Dingbian down, and saw Zhang Dingbian spurting out a mouthful of blood.

It can be seen that he was seriously injured.

At this time, Chen Jie took out a Tai Sui Pill from his arms and fed it to Zhang Dingbian. Among all the healing medicines, only this Tai Sui Pill had the best effect.

At this time, Zhang Dingbian took Chen Jie's Tai Sui Dan, and he immediately stopped talking. He closed his eyes and began to heal his wounds.

At this time, Chen Jie looked into the darkness and saw that there were no pursuers following him. Indeed, there were no pursuers.

Originally, Du Zundao had chased after him. His purpose was to bite Chen Jiusi, and then wait for Damoba to come, and then the two of them would join forces to suppress Chen Jiusi on the spot.

But he never expected that Dharmaba had no intention of chasing him at all.

After he chased for two miles, he looked back for reinforcements. Oh my god, there was no one behind him, only him, a fool, rushing forward madly. What was he doing? Who was he thinking of as cannon fodder?
Du Zundao was terrified and his body was covered with wounds. He was about to give up. The only reason he could hold on was that he wanted to kill Chen Jiusi and prevent future troubles.

He never thought that he caught up, but the reinforcements did not. What does this mean? What can he do without reinforcements? Does he have to fight Chen Jiusi to the death?

There is a high probability that he will die.

After figuring this out, Du Zundao cursed inwardly. Damoba and Tuo took off their chains, then retreated quietly and hid in the darkness. They no longer had the momentum they had just had to kill Chen Jiusi.

Du Zundao retired like this, and Chen Jie brought Zhang Dingbian to this alley, and then the scene at the beginning happened. Zhang Dingbian's injuries flared up, and Chen Jie fed him a fourth-grade Tai Sui Dan.

Zhang Dingbian took Chen Jie's fourth-grade Tai Sui Pill, and the powerful medicinal power of the Tai Sui Pill was transformed crazily in his body.

At this time, Chen Jie stretched out his hand and pressed on the central part of his back, and immediately activated the life force. The next moment, the terrifying life force instantly enveloped Zhang Dingbian's body.

Then his injuries were seen improving at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon Zhang Dingbian felt that his body was well again, his internal injuries were mostly healed, and his external injuries were rapidly improving with the help of the people behind him.

Soon Zhang Dingbian came to his senses, turned around and saw Chen Jie, without any nonsense, he knelt on one knee and said: "Thank you for saving my life!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie immediately helped Zhang Dingbian up and said, "Brother Zhang, please get up quickly."

Zhang Dingbian heard this and said, "I didn't know you were the Jade-faced Little Mengchang Chen Jiusi who was so powerful in Hubei. Master Chen, you deserve to die, you deserve to die."

Jade-faced little Mengchang?
When Chen Jie heard the nickname, he was also a little shocked. After all, the name was a bit old-fashioned. It seemed that this nickname was given to him by the people in the underworld after he first became famous in Mianshui.

Later, as Chen Jie's career became more and more successful, he never expected that his Jade-faced Little Mengchang would become so famous.

Actually, there is nothing that can be done about it. The appearance of Chen Jiusi described by jade is indeed very handsome.

As for Little Mengchang, he was talking about Chen Jie's character. He was good at helping others, like Mengchangjun of the Warring States Period. In fact, looking at the process of Chen Jie's journey, it was indeed a process of helping others.

He went to the Five Poisons Mountain in western Hunan and helped Gu Mu's family, thus preventing the Five Poisons Sect from being overthrown.

Then came the Longxing Prefecture, where the Ruyang King’s Treasure Book Show-off Conference took place. In the end, Chen Jiusi not only won the first place, but more importantly, at the last moment, he led the vast majority of his fellow martial artists to escape from Longxing Prefecture.

This feat made Chen Jie's reputation as the Jade-faced Little Mengchang spread.

Then came the trip to Wushan. During the trip to Wushan, Chen Jiusi helped Feng Hongyuan and other descendants of the Feng family to protect their ancestors' legacy and avoided the risk of genocide. He was also valued by Feng Xuewen, the third land immortal who was like a flash in the pan at the time, and the story became a good story.

He also left a great reputation in the world, and the name of Jade-faced Little Mengchang was recognized by more people.

Then came the Battle of Bright Summit, which saved the collapsing empire and helped Zoroastrianism overcome difficulties. This made Chen Jie's reputation even more famous, and the Jade-faced Little Mengchang became his representative.

Therefore, there are rumors in the martial arts world that there is a rookie list, among which Chen Jiusi is at the top, Zhu Chongba is second, and Ming Yuzhen from Shu is third.

Jianghu comment: If Jianghu has a future, it will emerge from the rookie list.

From the reactions of the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion, as well as Chen Jie's Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms and his strength in the God Melting Realm, Zhang Dingbian immediately deduced that Chen Jiusi was most likely the top of the Rookie List he had heard of, the Jade-faced Little Mengchang Chen Jiusi.

Because the Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms has almost become one of Chen Jiusi's signature skills.

Zhang Dingbian knelt down to thank Chen Jie for saving his life. Chen Jie quickly helped him up and said, "We are all Han brothers. Let's not talk about that, let's not talk about that!"

After hearing what Chen Jie said, Zhang Dingbian was very moved and said, "If you hadn't saved me today, I might have died in this Prime Minister's Mansion. I have to thank you, thank you."

Chen Jie looked at Zhang Dingbian and said, "There is no need to do this. Besides, we cannot delay any longer with the pursuers behind us. We must leave here immediately."

"Then where are we going?"

Zhang Dingbian asked. Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "Let's go back to the inn first."

After hearing this, Zhang Dingbian immediately agreed. The two of them walked around the East City for half a circle, and finally made sure that no one was following them, and then they rushed to the inn.

As soon as they arrived at the inn, they saw the princess was already waiting for them.

"came back."

The princess was not surprised to see Chen Jie bringing Zhang Dingbian back, as if she knew it in advance. In fact, she knew it in advance. She was watching everything in the Prime Minister's Mansion from a distance today.

At this time, Chen Jie stood up and quickly took out some prepared food and drinks from the package he brought with him, actually he took them out from the storage ring.

In order to prevent any problems with diet during the journey, Chen Jie stored some food in his storage ring early in the morning. For example, what he took out this time were beef jerky and roast chicken made in Huangzhou Prefecture.

There is also half a jar of low-alcohol rice wine brewed by Huangzhou Prefecture.

The alcohol content of this wine is not high and the taste is sweet, so Chen Jie uses it to quench his thirst. After all, not everyone is used to drinking the liquor brewed by Chen Jie.

After serving the wine and meat, Chen Jie said, "You've been busy all night, you must be hungry, let's talk while we eat."

The three of them gathered around the table and started eating and drinking. Zhang Dingbian was a little restrained at first, but he was soon infected by Chen Jie's generosity. Chen Jie tore off a chicken thigh and muttered to Zhang Dingbian, "Brother Zhang, did you fight with the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Chen Jie asked. After hearing this, Zhang Dingbian pondered for a moment, looked at Chen Jie and said, "Since we are here, Master Chen, I won't hide it. I am here with my junior brother to assassinate Prime Minister Tuotuo."

"Assassination of Tuotuo?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie and the princess looked at each other. At this time, Zhang Dingbian took another sip of wine and told her about the grudges between him and Lu Feng.

After hearing what Zhang Dingbian said, Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "I didn't expect that Brother Zhang is actually the successor of General Yue. I am so disrespectful!"

Zhang Dingbian looked at Chen Jie and said, "What are you saying, Master Chen? Master Chen has done things in an upright manner and saved Dingbian's life. How can Dingbian dare to accept your respect?"

After saying this, Chen Jie waved his hand and said, "Marshal Yue's descendants should show respect, they should show respect."

Chen Jie complimented him again, which made Zhang Dingbian feel very cordial. Everyone is willing to hear good words when a sedan chair is carried by many people, especially Chen Jiusi, whose identity is different. He is a big boss with a real reputation in the underworld, so Zhang Dingbian felt even more cordial and felt that he had met a soulmate.

Of course, part of this was because Chen Jie and he indeed had similar personalities and they naturally felt close to each other. Another reason was that Chen Jie deliberately tried to make friends with them and was good at networking.

The two drank and chatted, and soon Zhang Dingbian asked Chen Jie: "Why did you come to Dadu this time, Mr. Chen?"

Chen Jie was slightly stunned when he heard this, and considered whether he should tell Zhang Dingbian the truth. He came to save his father-in-law, but his father-in-law was the Prince of Ruyang, the prince of the Mulan people. Given Zhang Dingbian's attitude towards the Mulan people, he would definitely not be willing to do so.

After saying this, it is very likely that the good image he had accumulated in Zhang Dingbian's mind would be destroyed in an instant, so Chen Jie remained silent.

The princess was watching from the side and couldn't interrupt casually. At the same time, she felt a little uneasy. After all, if Chen Jiusi was destined to rebel, her identity as a princess of the Mulan tribe would become a disadvantage.

After all, the target of Chen Jie and his men's rebellion was the Mulan people, and she was a Mulan person. From this point of view, she had no advantage at all.

Zhao Ya lowered her head. Chen Jie seemed to see what Zhao Ya was thinking. He immediately said to Zhang Dingbian, "Brother Dingbian, I won't hide it from you. You don't know who this person is yet."

After hearing this, Zhang Ding looked at Zhao Ya and asked, "Who is this female knight?"

Chen Jie was silent for a moment and then said, "She is my fiancée, and the daughter of Prince Ruyang, Princess Xiangning."

"The princess!"

Zhang Dingbian's eyes changed when he heard this, and Zhao Ya was also shocked. It seemed that her identity was still too sensitive. She must not ruin her husband's business.

As he was thinking this, Zhang Dingbian suddenly clasped his fists and said, "I have heard of your great name for a long time. I am so lucky to meet you today!"

Ok?
Seeing Zhang Dingbian suddenly clasping his fists so solemnly, not only Zhao Ya, but also Chen Jiusi was confused. What was going on? Why did he become so polite all of a sudden?

Chen Jie was thinking like this, and Zhang Dingbian said, "Brother Chen, the princess doesn't have to look at me like this. I do hate the people of Mulan, but this doesn't stop me from admiring the princess. The princess's story has been spread, and I have great respect for her!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Zhang Dingbian in surprise and asked, "What did the princess say?"

Zhang Dingbian said: "Of course he is running away from his marriage!"

"The princess' escape from marriage is well-known in the martial arts world. We are not flattering the princess. In this world, there is no woman who would give up the high position of the queen and escape from marriage for love. What a heroic act! To be honest, if I were the princess, I would not be able to do this. With this one thing, she has won over many Han women. Not to mention Han women, even Han men are not as good as her!"

Zhang Dingbian picked up the wine glass and said, "I didn't expect to meet the princess in person today. It's a great honor. Let me offer a toast to the princess."

Zhao Ya was a little surprised at this time. She didn't expect her reputation to be so great now. In fact, Zhang Dingbian was not exaggerating. Zhao Ya's reputation in the martial arts world was quite high now. She even jumped to the second place on the Jianghu Rouge List. If it weren't for her status as a herdsman, she would not be the first.

After all, what she did was so cool. We have all seen ordinary people running away from their marriages, but who would run away from a royal wedding and refuse to be the queen?

What kind of liberal spirit is this? People in society value doing whatever they want. But who can compare with Zhao Ya in doing whatever they want? She refused to be the queen for the sake of love.

This behavior instantly made him a role model and spiritual idol by all the people in the world, both men and women.

If Zhao Yanai was not born in Mulan and was not recognized by some Han people, there would be no problem for her to be the top of the Rouge List.

It is definitely the representative of the new generation of young knights’ yearning for love.

Zhao Ya didn't expect that she actually had such a status in the martial arts world, and was praised by Zhang Dingbian. Of course, because of this step Zhao Ya took, she left a different impression in Zhang Dingbian's heart.

Especially when he looked at Chen Jiusi again, Chen Jiusi said that Zhao Ya was his fiancée, what did this mean.

This means that the man who stole the emperor's woman and cuckolded the emperor is this hero Chen.

Thinking of this, he raised his glass and said, "I didn't expect to see a true god here. There is nothing else. Brother, I would like to borrow the wine of Master Chen to wish you two a happy marriage."

After hearing this, Chen Jie and Zhao Ya looked at each other, then raised their glasses and said, "Thank you."

The three of them clinked their glasses and drank them all in one gulp. Then they continued the conversation. Chen Jie said, "I came here this time to save my father-in-law, Prince Ruyang."

This matter was originally difficult for Zhang Dingbian to accept. After all, Prince Ruyang was the cornerstone of the imperial court's suppression of Jiangnan, and many rebel armies were suppressed by him. Zhang Dingbian said that he had much affection for him, but that was not the case. If he approached it from a normal perspective, Zhang Dingbian would definitely scold Chen Jie.

But now he first affirmed the love between Chen Jie and Zhao Ya, and believed that these two people being together was worthy of blessing.

Then look at this matter from Zhao Ya's perspective. What's wrong with someone coming to save her father? Who can say that it is wrong for a daughter to save her father?

Then Zhao Ya was right, and there was nothing wrong with Chen Jiusi helping his wife save his father-in-law. So after going through the logic, it was found that there was nothing wrong. So how should Zhang Dingbian judge this matter?

Can only show respect.

Chen Jie looked at Zhang Dingbian's expression and said nothing, "Brother Zhang, this city is now a place of trouble."

"Did you know that Tuotuo was going to hold a king-slaughtering convention?"

Zhang Dingbian said: "I know that many people from the Northern Red Turbans have entered the city now."

Chen Jie said: "Well, chaos is coming, we should act more cautiously."

After saying this, Chen Jie looked at Zhang Dingbian and said, "Brother Dingbian, what are your plans next?"

Zhang Dingbian said: "I came to Dadu this time to do two things. The first is to kill Lu Feng to clean up the family, and the second is to kill Tuotuo to eliminate the traitors for the country."

"But now the task has not been accomplished, and my junior brother has been implicated. Thinking about it, it is really a failure. So the next thing I will do is to find a way to rescue my junior brother first, and then..."

At this point, Zhang Dingbian said: "Clear the house and kill Lu Feng!"

Chen Jie looked at Zhang Dingbian and asked, "What about Tuotuo? You won't kill him?"

Zhang Dingbian smiled bitterly after hearing this and said, "People should know themselves. Tuotuo is the prime minister of a country and has the luck of the empire protecting him. It would be difficult for me to kill him, so I won't kill him for the time being."

Chen Jie said: "Well, that's true. Tuotuo is indeed not easy to kill."

After saying this, Chen Jie looked at Zhang Dingbian and said, "Then I won't kill you for the rest of my life?"

Zhang Dingbian looked at Chen Jie and asked, "What do you mean?"

Chen Jie looked at Zhang Dingbian and said, "Have you ever thought about how to kill Tuotuo who is protected by the national destiny?"

Zhang Dingbian was silent for a moment after hearing this and said, "If you want to kill someone who is protected by national destiny, there are only two ways. The first is to kill someone who has no Hua Jin. People below Hua Jin are ordinary people. Ordinary people do not have any power and are not rejected by national destiny, so the assassination can be successful."

"But how to get close to someone who is protected by the country's destiny is a difficult thing, so this method is not friendly."

"What about the second one?"

Chen Jie looked at Zhang Dingbian and asked. Zhang Dingbian was silent for a moment, thought for a while and said, "Then there is only one way, to use national destiny against national destiny. If we can break into Dadu, then Daqian's national destiny will be exhausted, and the one who breaks into Dadu can devour the national destiny. Then it will be easy to kill him."

Chen Jie looked at Zhang Dingbian and said, "Which one do you think is more feasible?"

Zhang Dingbian heard this and looked at Chen Jie and said, "Fight into Dadu!"

Chen Jie smiled, looked at Zhang Dingbian and said, "How about it, are you interested in following me into Dadu?"

"You, you want to recruit me?"

Zhang Dingbian looked at Chen Jie in surprise. Chen Jie smiled and said, "Isn't it obvious?"

Zhang Dingbian was silent for a moment and then said, "Give me a reason?"

Chen Jie said: "Isn't scoring in Dadu the best reason?"

Zhang Dingbian fell silent after hearing this and looked at Chen Jie: "Fight into Dadu? Can you do it?"

"Everything depends on human effort. If you don't do it, you will never be able to do it. Similarly, things cannot be done by one person alone. I need people like you to help me."

Zhang Dingbian was silent after hearing this, and then said, "Master Chen, logically, I should agree to your request, but I still have a great vengeance to avenge, and my fellow apprentice has been captured. I am afraid I must complete these two tasks first before I can help you without any worries."

"Well, I'll make a deal with you. As long as I rescue my junior brother and kill my archenemy Lu Feng, I will surrender to you. From now on, I, Zhang Dingbian, will never say no. From now on, I will follow you wholeheartedly and fight our way into Dadu!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Zhang Dingbian and said, "Okay, I promise you, I will help you rescue your junior brother Kang Maocai and kill Lu Feng, and then we will go back to Huangzhou Prefecture together to discuss important matters."

"it is good!"

Zhang Dingbian agreed immediately, and at this time Chen Jie picked up the wine glass and said, "It's a deal."

Zhang Dingbian said, "It's a deal."

The two of them made a gentleman's agreement, and their relationship naturally took a step further. They drank for half a day, and then agreed to find someone to go out and inquire about the news tomorrow. First of all, they had to know whether Kang Maocai was dead or alive, and where he was imprisoned.

Secondly, Chen Jie needs to continue looking for where King Ruyang is. King Ruyang is not in Tuotuo’s mansion, so the next place is Tianlao or the Big Buddha Temple.

However, Chen Jie had a bad feeling in his heart that a key figure like Prince Ruyang was probably sent to the Big Buddha Temple.

After all, there are land immortals guarding the place, so it is not easy for others to cause trouble.

But Chen Jie still needs to go to the Heavenly Prison. What if Tuotuo is stupid enough to lock Prince Ruyang up in the Heavenly Prison?
Moreover, you can’t just go to the Big Buddha Temple whenever you want. If you are not careful, you will be left there by Bashipa Living Buddha.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie discussed with Zhang Dingbian, and then decided to take a rest today and discuss everything tomorrow.

That night passed in silence. The next morning, Chen Jie and the others gathered again, had breakfast in the inn, and then went out.

This time when they went out, they found that the martial law in the city was stricter than before, so they acted more cautiously.

However, when they gathered together in the evening, they had already received all the news. Chen Jie and his team found the location of the Tianlao today, and Zhang Dingbian also received news that his junior brother Kang Maocai was imprisoned in the Tianlao.

Of course, this news is not difficult to find out. To put it bluntly, this news was released by Lu Feng to attract Zhang Dingbian.

Zhang Dingbian came back and told Chen Jie about it. Chen Jie frowned and said, "Don't you think this news was given too easily?"

Zhang Dingbian heard this and said, "I know that this must be intentional on the part of the other party. The purpose is to lure us to the Heavenly Prison."

Chen Jie said: "Well, this is a typical case of a trap. We must not be fooled."

Zhang Dingbian said, "I will definitely go to the prison. Master Chen, you should not go. My brother and I have been friends for many years and cannot give up. You can't afford to go."

After hearing what Zhang Dingbian said, Chen Jie said, "Dingbian, your words are really chilling. I promised to help you save your junior brother, so I will help you save your junior brother. Why do you have so many excuses? It's just that we should use our wits to do this, not act recklessly."

"This prison is heavily guarded, and since the other party dares to lure us into a trap, there must be experts behind the scenes. If we rush in, we won't be able to save your brother, and we'll lose our lives in vain."

After hearing this, Zhang Dingbian looked at Chen Jie and asked, "So what do you mean?"

Chen Jie said: "We are still a little weak in Dadu, and we can't get a lot of information. No, we have to borrow help."

Zhang Dingbian said: "This is the imperial court's territory, where can we get help?"

Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "Yeah, where can I get some help?"

Chen Jie was just thinking about it when he suddenly heard a voice from outside: "Waiter, please serve me some good wine and good food. I'm starving after all this bumpy ride!"

Ah!
Hearing this voice, Chen Jie was startled, then looked outside the door and said, "This voice sounds so familiar, haha, Brother Dingbian, I'm here to lend you the support!"

(End of this chapter)