Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 444: A Family of Loyalty

Zhang Fei was a very furious person. When he saw this group of elderly, weak, women and children being treated like this, he became furious.

"Hey! You shameless kid, if you have the guts, fight your Grandpa Zhang for another 300 rounds!"

Lu Bu's face turned ashen after being yelled at. His thigh was injured. Although his fighting ability was not completely lost, he had no idea how to fight against a fierce man like Zhang Fei.

Fortunately, Zhang Yang responded at this time: "Since ancient times, victors have been kings and losers have been bandits. Shamelessness is not worth mentioning. Shangdang is yours now, and I, Zhang, have nothing to say. However, it is only natural that the Zhao family has fallen into my hands."

Gao Shun had gone to Shangdang with Liu He to support the battle against Zhang Jue. Since then, he had become acquainted with Zhao Yu, the then governor of Shangdang. Later, he and Zhao Yu's son Zhao Jin worked for Liu He together. One was a civil official and the other a military official. Although they did not have much contact, they were old acquaintances after all, so their relationship was naturally better than that of others.

At this moment, he saw Zhao Yu and others in such a miserable state, and their faces were very gloomy.

"Let them go, and I'll spare your life."

He almost uttered these eight short words with gritted teeth.

Zhao Yu shouted, "No, we must eradicate all evil. General Gao, you don't have to... ahem... don't have to worry about me..."

"Shut up, old man!"

Zhang Yang directly asked someone to cover Zhao Yu's mouth.

"Wow, you thief..."

Zhang Fei pretended to rush out, but was stopped by Liu Bei.

"Yide, don't be impulsive. Otherwise, they will be cornered and the lives of the Zhao family will be in jeopardy. How can we explain to the general?"

He turned his head and looked at Zhang Yang.

"General Zhang, General Lu, you are both heroes of our time. In the past, we jointly raised an army to fight against the traitors. What a heroic act that was. Why are you two committing such a treasonous act now? If you can turn back and submit to the court in time, you can not only save your lives, but also preserve your reputation as loyal ministers. Why not do it?"

"Puh!" Zhang Yang spat at Liu Bei.

"Liu Bei, you are just like Liu He, both of you are from the Liu royal family. Why are you pretending to be so hypocritical? What do you mean by surrendering to the imperial court? I, Zhang Yang, only know that as long as I have the Zhao family in my hands, I will be alive. If I really surrender to that bullshit imperial court, that will be the day I die! Stop talking nonsense. If you want to save the lives of dozens of Zhao family members, let us out of the city!"

Liu Bei fell silent after hearing this. He looked at Gao Shun and saw Gao Shun nodded to him.

"Okay, as long as you leave the Zhao clan members here, I will open the city gates immediately and let you leave the city!"

"Hahaha, Liu Bei, ah Liu Bei, you are so stupid, you are far worse than Liu He."

"Damn it, if you dare say anything about my elder brother again!"

Zhang Fei shouted angrily, but Zhang Yang turned a deaf ear to his threats.

"The Zhao family is my life-saving amulet. If I hand them over, how can I leave the city alive?"

Liu Bei frowned slightly, but was not angry.

He still said very politely: "We are the imperial army, we come here on behalf of the imperial court, so we naturally keep our word. How could we deceive the general? As long as the general releases the Zhao family, I, Liu Bei, will definitely let you out of the city, and will never pursue you. This is absolutely true."

"The same goes for Gao."

Gao Shun followed closely and said.

However, Zhang Yang was not going to buy it.

"Stop talking nonsense. Zhang has the final say now. You have no right to make any conditions!"

"You thief..."

Zhang Fei was furious and wanted to fly over and poke a hundred holes in Zhang Yang, but Liu Bei glared at him and he had to suppress his temper.

Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged, but his voice began to sound a little colder.

"Then I wonder what General Zhang will do to let them go?"

Zhang Yang glanced at Liu Bei and the others, then at Zhao Yu and the others.

"This is easy. Just let us out of the city and you are not allowed to follow us. After we pass Huguan, I will release them."

"You're a fucking stinky fart!"

Zhang Fei couldn't bear it any longer and started cursing.

"After you leave the city, if you don't let us chase you, you can kill them all, or take them away and use them to threaten the general in the future. Who knows? If you have the guts, come and fight me, Old Zhang. If you win, I will let you go!"

After saying that, he was about to rush out with his 10-foot-long snake spear.

"Yide, don't act rashly. Get back quickly!"

Liu Bei's voice this time was obviously harsher. Zhang Fei looked at him and then sighed bitterly.

"Ugh……"

He chopped off a nearby wooden stake with his spear, and sat aside to sulk. Liu Bei bowed to Zhang Yang and said, "This proposal is indeed unreasonable. In my humble opinion, I will send a team of soldiers with the same number as you. After you leave the city, in front of Huguan, the general will release the Zhao family. After that, we will return to the city, and the general will go east. How about that?"

"No, this matter is not negotiable!"

Zhang Yang shook his head repeatedly.

"Your army is very powerful. If we have equal numbers, I am no match for you. I know this well. If I let you follow me, wouldn't I be courting death?"

Liu Bei also began to become a little impatient at this moment, and his tone became a little unfriendly.

"So what if we only need half of the troops to accompany us?"

"No, there is no room for negotiation. Either you agree to my terms, or we will all perish together!"

He pretended to draw out his sword and put it against the neck of Zhao Yu's wife who had just scolded him.

Liu Bei was shocked when he saw this and hurriedly stopped him.

"Wait a minute, General, don't be impulsive..."

Zhang Yang said sternly, "Agree or not! I don't have the time to waste with you! I'll count down to three. If you still don't agree, I'll kill one of you first, and keep killing until you agree!"

"three!"

After he finished speaking, he immediately started the countdown. Liu Bei was extremely anxious, but if he really agreed to Zhang Yang's request, it would be tantamount to sending the entire Zhao family into the tiger's mouth.

Zhao Ying shouted, "Let my mother go, come at me if you dare!"

Zhang Yang gave her a somewhat lustful look.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you are so young and beautiful, how could I bear to hurt you? Don't worry, follow me and Brother Lu, you will have a good life in the future, hahaha!"

Zhao Ying was filled with shame and anger at what he said.

"You thief are wishful thinking. Even if I, Zhao Ying, die, I will never be insulted like this! Let my mother go!"

However, Zhang Yang had completely ignored her and continued counting down.

"two!"

"One third. I will only send one third of your troops to accompany you! Zhang Yang, you'd better stop!"

Liu Bei was obviously getting anxious, but Zhang Yang ignored him completely.

Zhao Yu's wife turned her head and looked at her husband and daughter with tears in her eyes.

"Husband, Ying'er, take care of yourselves. If you have the chance to see Jin'er, tell him that he must be loyal to his country in the future. I'm leaving first!"

She glared at Zhang Yang fiercely: "Zhang Yang, you evil villain, I will fight you to the death!"

This seemingly frail woman suddenly jumped up and pounced on Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang was caught off guard and was almost knocked down by her, but he heard a flash of cold light.

Lu Bu swung his Fang Tian Hua Ji and chopped Madam Zhao away. The old lady fell to the ground, breathless, but her bloodshot eyes were still staring at Zhang Yang, making Zhang Yang's hair stand on end.

"Mother……"

"Woo... Wu..."

Zhao Ying burst into tears, and Zhao Yu, whose mouth was blocked, was also in tears, heartbroken.

Zhang Yang shouted "Damn it" and stopped looking at the old lady's body. Instead, he pointed the sword at Zhao Yu himself.

"Liu Bei! Zhang's patience is limited. If you don't agree, I will kill this old man Zhao Yu!"

Liu Bei's eyes turned red with anxiety, and Gao Shun also had a frown on his face, but they really couldn't think of a solution for a moment.

At this time Gao Shun said: "Only one person will accompany you. If you agree, we will open the city gate. If you don't agree, we will attack immediately."

As soon as he said this, the surrounding Anmin Army soldiers received the order and pointed their guns at Zhang Yang and others.

When Zhang Yang saw this, he immediately felt guilty. He said that he wanted to die together, but he was just trying to scare people. How could he really want to die?

When Zhang Fei heard Gao Shun's suggestion, he jumped up as if he saw an opportunity.

"That's right, then let me, Old Zhang, go with you to Huguan alone!"

Zhang Yang heard this and quickly shook his head.

"No! One person can go with me. Zhang agrees, but this guy can't go. Everyone else can."

He had a clear plan in his mind. Among the opposing army, the strongest in terms of martial arts were Zhang Fei and the man who wielded a machete and rode a tiger. However, the man was stupid and was not to be feared even though he had superb martial arts. The only difference was that Zhang Fei was not as good as him.

(End of this chapter)