Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 451 Two Heroes Return Together
"Hey, you thief are so good at martial arts, I can't beat you, don't chase me!"

The general swept his spear and ran away.

Zhao Yun also stood still and did not pursue.

The militiaman beside Gao Shun was anxious: "Hey, why is Zilong so obedient? He won't chase the enemy if they don't allow him to?"

Gao Shun said: "Pretend to be defeated and then strike back."

The village warrior suddenly realized: "Oh, so Zilong had already seen through it. Hey, he is worthy of being the best spearman in Changshan Country."

Sure enough, the man stopped after running for a distance, turned back and pointed at Zhao Yun with an unhappy look on his face.

"Hey, who's that, why don't you chase me!"

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Didn't you tell me not to chase you?"

"you……"

This person was embarrassed, but he tried to keep a straight face and said stubbornly: "If I don't let you chase me, then you won't chase me. Be really obedient. Since you are so obedient, I won't bother with you."

Zhao Yun knew that he was just saying polite words because he couldn't beat him, but he was too lazy to argue with him about this.

"Thank you very much for your kindness, brother."

Although his words were just polite, the man opposite seemed to take them seriously and grinned.

"You are smart. Why don't you quickly release the person you are holding hostage?"

At this time Gao Shun finally showed up. He walked to Zhao Yun's side and saluted the man with his fists clasped.

"My name is Gao Shun, Gao Boping. This Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong, is not a robber. You have misunderstood."

It was rare for him to speak such a long speech at once, and after he finished speaking, the person opposite him immediately showed a shocked expression.

"Gao Shun? Are you Gao Shun? The General Gao Shun who followed the general to quell the Xiongnu and Xianbei rebellion?"

Gao Shun was stunned: "Exactly, do you know Gao?"

When the man saw Gao Shun admitted it, he suddenly jumped up excitedly, but soon calmed down inexplicably.

He stared at Gao Shun closely: "Are you really General Gao? How do you prove it?"

Gao Shun shook his head and said, "Whether you believe it or not is entirely up to you."

After saying that, he turned around and went back to sit on the boulder, picked up his rabbit leg and continued to gnaw on it. Zhao Yun also came over and sat next to him.

The man pondered for a long time and suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Ah, yes, there is no benefit in lying to me. Look at your military uniform, it is so dazzling, you are definitely an ordinary person. Hehe, there is no doubt about it, you must be General Gao."

Gao Shun and Zhao Yun were speechless for a moment as they watched this man amusing himself.

However, this man suddenly straightened his expression, walked up to Gao Shun, and saluted respectfully with his fists clasped.

"I am rude and have offended General Gao. Please punish me!"

Gao Shun felt a little confused by the trouble this man was causing him.

“He who does not know is not guilty.”

Unexpectedly, this person refused to give in.

"I have long heard that the general governs his troops with clear rewards and punishments. Although I am not a soldier under the general's command, I understand this principle. I was wrong today, and even if I was wrong, no reason can cover it up. If the general does not punish me, then I can only punish myself."

After saying that, he pulled out a dagger from his waist and was about to stab himself in the thigh.

Gao Shun and Zhao Yun were shocked. Zhao Yun was quick and quickly grabbed him and took the dagger away.

"This brother is a little too straightforward."

The man said with a serious look: "The general is unwilling to punish me, and he is unwilling to let me punish myself. Do you want me to die here?"

Gao Shun was completely convinced by this man and pointed at the campfire helplessly.

"Then I'll punish you to go barbecue."

"Ah? This is also considered a punishment."

Gao Shun immediately frowned: "Military orders are strictly enforced and no bargaining is allowed."

The man hurriedly clasped his fists, accepted the order, ran over happily, and really started to grill the meat seriously.

"General Gao, this man seems to admire you very much. I think he is a little careless, but he is rigorous in his work and his martial arts are not weak. He is a talent." Gao Shun did not express his opinion on this, but just shouted at the man: "What is your name and where are you from?"

The man quickly put down the barbecue in his hand, stood up straight, and said respectfully: "My name is Deng Yuan, my name is Ziyang, and I am from Nanyang."

"Nanyang? That's the territory of Jingzhou. How did we get here?"

"General Gao, my family, the Deng family of Nanyang, was originally a martial arts family, but later on our family fell into poverty and it became difficult to make ends meet. My parents died early, and I left my hometown when I was young. I wandered around, visited famous teachers, made friends, and did good deeds. It was so much fun!"

"I traveled to Jizhou and Youzhou a few years ago, and I often heard about General Liu. I admired him very much. I had a good relationship with him, but I didn't perform the coming-of-age ceremony because I was afraid that the general would not accept me. I also heard that the general had many capable and experienced generals under his command, and I was worried that my martial arts skills were not good enough and I would not be valued. Therefore, I concentrated on practicing martial arts in the past two years and did not dare to slack off. Not long ago, I performed the coming-of-age ceremony. I heard that the general had captured Luoyang by force, captured Dong Zhuo, and repelled hundreds of thousands of coalition forces including Yuan Shao. I was ready to rush to Luoyang without stopping, but I didn't expect to meet General Gao in Shangdang today."

He suddenly fell to his knees.

"Please accept my entry, General Gao. I am willing to help you with your horse's stirrups, without any complaints!"

His kneeling was quite sudden, so Gao Shun had to put down the barbecue and walk over to help him up.

"You are such a talented person, it's a pity that you fell off the horse."

Deng Yuan became anxious.

"General, do you not wish to include me?"

Gao Shun showed a rare smile: "Gao is going to Shangdang this time. You will come back to the capital with me in two days to meet the lord, and the lord will make the decision."

Deng Yuan was overjoyed and exclaimed: "Meeting the general? Can I really have such an honor?"

Gao Shun nodded.

Before Deng Yuan had time to be happy, a militiaman came over.

"Hey, wait a minute, General Gao is being unfair."

As soon as he said this, Zhao Yun's face suddenly changed, and Deng Yuan's face was also full of anger.

Gao Shun, however, stopped the two men and asked the man, "Why do you say that?"

The local warrior was not afraid of trouble. He held his head high and said confidently, "In terms of martial arts and courage, Zilong is superior to Deng Yuan. Why did the general only take him back to Luoyang and not say a word about Zilong? Isn't that unfair?"

Zhao Yun shouted, "Brother, don't talk nonsense!"

Gao Shun did not directly answer the militia's words, but turned to look at Deng Yuan.

"Zi Yang, who do you think is better in martial arts, you or Zi Long?"

Deng Yuanwan didn't expect him to suddenly ask him this, and his face turned red immediately.

But soon, he gritted his teeth and said in an unusually firm tone: "This Zhao Zilong's spearmanship and martial arts are far better than mine. I am not as good as him."

Gao Shun suddenly burst into laughter.

"Good! You deserve to be summoned by the lord."

Deng Yuan then realized that Gao Shun's previous question was a deliberate test of his tolerance and magnanimity.

"General Gao has good intentions, and I am deeply grateful!"

Gao Shun helped him up, holding him with one hand and Zhao Yun with the other.

"You two are both excellent in martial arts and have a loyal heart. Gao is willing to be your guarantor and take you to meet the lord and His Majesty. What do you think?"

Zhao Yun and Deng Yuan were extremely surprised and knelt down at the same time.

"I will never forget General Gao's kindness to me!"

Gao Shun smiled even more and helped the two men up.

"What I do is only for my lord and the country, and you two should do the same. We should only keep a public spirit and not form a clique for personal gain, otherwise Gao will never forgive us."

"Follow General Gao's instructions!"

Just then, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came from a distance.

"General Gao, where is General Gao..."

The voice was much louder than the one Zhao Yun had just used to introduce himself to Lu Bu.

Gao Shun's eyes lit up: "It's Yide who's here."

He hurriedly shouted in the direction where the voice came from: "General Zhang, Gao is here!"

(End of this chapter)