If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 15: The collision and combination of Guan and Yu, Guan Yu
"father?!"

Taoist Qingsong let Guan Huchen deal with Shaman by himself and take all the responsibilities alone. He was still thinking about how to settle Shamanyu, when he heard the voice of "Dad" coming towards him.

His body trembled, and he felt both surprised and confused.

Xiaoyu, who blurted out "Dad", blushed a little at this moment.

——It’s all because of the “Great Dad-Destroying” technique. I, a good person, have lost all my moral integrity and want to call everyone strong my dad when I see them.

While thinking this in her heart, Xiao Yu said quickly: "Just now, old man Shasheng told us that the general is very kind and has granted us the great blessing of being slaves.

I am really happy in my heart. I can never repay General Guan’s kindness in my lifetime.

We heard that in the upper country, servants call their masters "father and mother", so."

She saw Guan Huchen's expression soften.

But "Da Mie Ba" was not activated.

This shows that Guan Huchen not only did not agree verbally, but also did not want to take advantage in his heart. Perhaps in his mind, as the master of a noble family, being called dad by a barbarian was taking advantage of by others, not himself.

"Even if you have to be a slave, you are not my slave. I will serve the Qin Dynasty. How I deal with you will be clear after I report to Marquis Lieyang." Guan Huchen said lightly.

Taoist Qingsong asked him to take "Shamanyu" back and it was up to him to decide how to deal with it.

Qingsong Taoist could easily say "deal with it on his own", but Qingsong was just one of his immediate superiors.

In fact, Qingsong Taoist did not directly command him, the two sides just got together temporarily.

Before Marquis Lieyang crossed the Liusha River to the west, he was responsible to the King of Shu and the Prince of Qinghe.

The King of Shu is the monarch, that goes without saying. The Prince of Qinghe is the Grand Marshal of the Shu Army and the real superior. When the Marquis of Lieyang of the Great Qin arrives, even the King of Shu and the Prince of Qinghe have to obey his orders. As a cavalry captain, he is directly incorporated into the "Fire Crow Army" of Marquis of Lieyang.

With so many big guys above him, how dare he act arbitrarily?
Of course, Guan Huchen didn’t think that a mere Sha Manyu was worthy of Marquis Lieyang’s excessive attention.

However, if the King of Shu and the Prince of Qinghe knew about Qingsong Taoist's evaluation of Sha Manyu that he was "born with wisdom", "raised the dragon vein of the barbarians", and "the Western Barbarian Empire will destroy Shu in 30 years", they probably would not remain calm.

So, why should he cause trouble for no reason?
Take the person back and the rest will have nothing to do with him.

He worked hard and was eventually chosen by Marquis Lieyang as a "personal soldier general". He returned to Daqin with the army and became a formally established Daqin general, hoping to get close to the core power circle of the Chinese nation.

To establish achievements in the great nation of China, if one has the slightest chance of becoming an immortal, one must naturally work hard to become one; if the path to immortality is slim and the opportunity is insufficient, one must also be personally conferred a title by the Emperor, and after death, his spirit will become a god. It would be best if he could stay in China and become a righteous god "regarded in the heavenly register", enjoying the incense of thousands of families and surviving even when dynasties change.

This is the real great future!
Shamanyu and Xishaman are only a small part of his achievements.

Xiaoyu didn't know about Guan Huchen's "great future". After listening to his words, the thoughts in her mind were like ignited fireworks, with large flames and countless flashes exploding.

In an instant, those flashes of inspiration combined into an incredible "delusion".

"General Guan, are you going to hand me over to Marquis Lieyang? Marquis Lieyang is a general of the Celestial Empire and will definitely return to the land of our Great Qin. I won't be treated as an enemy chief and appear at the captive offering ceremony in the imperial capital of Xianyang, and eventually enter the palace of our Great Qin as a slave, right? That's right, I am the princess of Shaqiu Kingdom, the Barbarian Princess, so shouldn't I be offered as a captive to the Emperor of Qin?"

Her voice was a little trembling.

——If there is such a good thing after being captured, I will not hide! I don’t want to stay in this rotten sand dune where I don’t even have martial arts skills for a day.

"How dare you dream of such a wonderful thing! You are just a barbarian, and you keep saying 'my Great Qin'."

General Guan glared at her with an unfriendly look and a slightly angry tone.

It was as if Xiaoyu had gone to the imperial capital of Xianyang to be a slave and had robbed him of his "bright future".

"Please forgive me, General Guan. I really admire the Great Qin. I am so excited to think of having the opportunity to go to Xianyang to serve His Majesty the Qin Emperor, even if the possibility is only one in ten thousand." Xiao Yu said.

Guan Huchen stared at her face and saw only deep sincerity and expectation.

"what!"

His expression moved, and he couldn't help but take a few quick steps, squatted down, pinched Xiaoyu's chin, turned her face over and over, and looked at her carefully. The more he looked, the more surprised he was, and his heart beat faster.

"It's really similar. It's so similar."

Then he opened Xiaoyu's mouth again and examined her teeth carefully. He nodded slightly after checking: her teeth were not only intact and healthy, but also as white as jade, clean and spotless, and her breath was fresh and sweet.

Then he pressed her head down again and pushed aside her wet hair for a closer look.

The hair was not long, not even covering the ears completely, but the quality of the hair was beyond his imagination. It was not only thick, but also black and shiny, and there was not even a lice to be found.

He is forty-three years old this year and has been married for a long time. He has a daughter at home who is about the same age as Xiaoyu. However, although she is the daughter of a wealthy family, she has also had lice from her hair. Her hair is covered with dense white spots - they are all lice eggs.

Finally, he pinched Xiaoyu's chin for the second time and looked at her facial features carefully.

Xiaoyu felt like a cow or horse in the corral.

Guan Huchen also has the expression and eyes of a customer who carefully checks whether the cattle and horses are healthy.

But after reading it, she found that his eyes looking at her suddenly softened.

It's not a lascivious softness, but a kind of... probably meaning "rare goods are valuable" or "finding treasure in a dung heap".

She felt uneasy and wanted to ask but didn't dare to.

After "looking at the cows and horses", Guan Huchen fell into deep thought. He didn't say anything, but occasionally tilted his head to glance at Xiaoyu.

After a silence of about a quarter of an hour, he coughed lightly and said softly, "I can see that you are a very smart child."

This time he didn't even call himself "the general".

Xiao Yu had no idea what he was thinking, so she lowered her voice and said softly, "In serving His Majesty the Great Qin, it is better for me to be smart rather than stupid."

Then she quickly added: "Besides being a little clever, I am also loyal and honest to my Great Qin. Well, I am both clever and very honest. I will never play tricks."

Such a conversation should not have occurred between her and Guan Huchen.

It was too much for her.

The first priority is to pretend to be stupid and honest, keep a low profile as much as possible, and save your life.

But the question is, can playing dumb and being honest really save your life? Especially when facing this "unconventional" General Guan.

General Guan nodded slightly, with a look of satisfaction on his face, and said in a lighter voice, "Daoist Master Qingsong asked me to take you back to Dashu and then deal with you on my own.

Guan sees you as someone who can be cultivated, and I have sympathy for your talent. Are you willing to become my disciple and my adopted daughter?"

Xiaoyu's eyes widened, her face filled with shock.

She never thought Guan Huchen would make such a request.

It can even be said that throughout her life, she has had more than thirty "fathers", but no one has ever taken the initiative to be her godfather.

"Why, you don't want to?" Seeing her in a daze, General Guan frowned.

"Little maid." Tears as big as beans instantly gathered in Xiaoyu's eyes. Her voice was choked with sobs, and her face showed emotion, dreaminess, and fear.

Although he was in a dramatic state, his excitement was at least 60% real.

"Plop!" She knelt in the clam shell and kowtowed three times. "I have been wandering for half my life, and I only regret that I didn't meet my benefactor earlier. Since you have not abandoned me, I am willing to serve my adoptive father for the rest of my life and take care of him in his old age!"

After saying this with emotion, she kowtowed three times, wiped away her tears, smiled, and said, "Foster father, from now on, I am 'Guan Yu'!"

She couldn't help but laugh. Before she finished kowtow three times, "Da Mie Ba" had already been activated, and the 3D virtual image of Guan's adoptive father had entered the "Purple Mansion" in her mind.

The plan to kill "Eyes of the Immortal" began to be deduced immediately.

"Guan Yu."

Guan Huchen frowned slightly, feeling that this name seemed more powerful than his "Huchen", and had an indescribable sharpness and domineering aura.

really weird.
"When we return to Dashu, I will ask a scholar to help you choose a new name. If you are lucky enough to enter the Xianyang Palace in the future, a nice and gentle name is a must."

——You still want to enter the Xianyang Palace? Didn’t I become your adoptive father? Aren’t we going back to the “Guan Mansion”?

Xiaoyu felt strange but didn't ask any further questions.

Whether entering Xianyang or going to the Dashu Pass to be an "adopted daughter", it is the best outcome for the barbarian captives whose life and death are not under their control.

What's more, she is already "Guan Yu" and she is going to enter Xianyang. Isn't that a double benefit?
"Yu'er, since you have already accepted Guan as your father, I, your father, cannot fail to pay respect to you."

Inexplicably, after taking the initiative to acknowledge this adopted daughter, Guan Huchen felt an urge to give her some gifts so that she could feel his father's love.

His left hand touched the "Snake Flame Whip" wrapped around his right wrist, and his eyes also caught a glimpse of the Red Smoke Horse beside him.

"Damn it, what am I thinking! I accepted Guan Yu as my godfather for the sake of a bright future after entering China. Without magic weapons and divine beasts to ride on, how can I have a bright future?"

Guan Huchen slapped himself in the face a few times, but he couldn't help it. He unscrewed the animal mouth buckle on his shoulder, took off the dark red cloak from behind, covered Xiaoyu with it, and said, "It's still a cold spring, how can you be wet? This cloak is for you, put it on."

At this moment, it was less than an incense stick of time since the giant clam was fished out from the bottom of the canal.

Soaking in the water, Xiaoyu was of course soaked all over.

Especially since she was wearing a thick tiger-skin gown, which was furry, wet, and still dripping with water!

"Godfather." Xiaoyu's eyes were filled with tears, and her face was full of emotion and admiration.

The other black-armored knight was not calm anymore, "General, this is the Fire Rat Robe produced in the Volcano Country!"

They just felt that their general was infected with the "brain-splitting syndrome" from Sha Manyu.

From the moment he offered to adopt her as his adopted daughter, they opened their mouths wide in shock and confusion.

After all, adopting a daughter was his own business, and Qingsong Taoist also told him to deal with Sha Manyu himself.

It is not uncommon for military generals or prominent families to adopt adopted sons and daughters to serve as their personal thugs.

Among this group of black-armored knights, many have become someone else's adopted sons, or have adopted their own adopted sons.

But it would be too exaggerated to just give away the Fire Rat Robe.

The Fire Rat Robe is not as powerful as the "Snake Flame Whip", but it is impervious to water and fire, and difficult to penetrate by swords and knives. It is a very rare treasure.

"How can I take your cloak and let you freeze in the cold night?" Without waiting for Guan Huchen to hesitate, Xiaoyu took the initiative to untie the "Fire Rat Robe" and handed it back, saying, "Father, I have a tiger skin skirt. After it dries in the sun, it will be enough to keep you warm."

Xiaoyu was both surprised and calm when Guan Huchen gave her a treasure.

She was calm because every time she formally met her godfather, he would take the initiative to give her gifts.

She wasn't sure whether it was the custom that bound the "godfathers" or whether the "Great Destruction of Fathers" had influenced them.

What surprised me was that the gift Guan Huchen gave was too valuable.

The two men had just met and were not the "old acquaintances" who had lived together in the same tribe for many years.

She was confused when he adopted her as his adopted daughter upon first meeting her.

From how he had pinched her head and looked her over like cattle or goods, she was sure that he had other intentions and wanted to use her to achieve some bigger goal.

Since you are just using me and have no true feelings for me, why would you take the initiative to send me the treasure?
Could it be that it is really the "Big Dad" who is influencing the "Godfather"?
"Okay." Guan Huchen took over the Fire Rat robe quickly. His heart, which had been reluctant and uncomfortable just now, immediately felt relieved. He was extremely satisfied with his daughter's well-behaved behavior.

After putting on his cloak again, he still gave out a gift: the "Dragon Kiss Sword" on his waist.

The sword was very short, even the hilt was only a foot and a half long.

Even before the sword was drawn, just by looking at the eight fingernail-sized emerald gems on the scabbard, one could tell that it must be worth a fortune.

The black-armored knight still looked suspicious, but this time no one spoke to dissuade him.

"General Guan, I have locked onto the target. Please come over and have a chat!"

At this moment, the Taoist child Qingsong walked out from the distant woods and waved from a distance.

(End of this chapter)