Liu Bei: My younger brother is a deity.

Liu Quan swung his sword forward, and enemy cavalrymen fell from their horses wherever he went.

Before long, the view opened up before me.

They have already broken through the formation and escaped.

He looked back and saw that A Bei and Zhang Fei were still trapped in the formation, so he turned back and attacked again.

Puff puff!

His knife was incredibly fast.

The Flying Swallow cavalry along the way could not even see the trajectory of his sword strikes, let alone parry them.

A flash of light, a sharp pain, and consciousness vanished.

This elite cavalry of the Yuan family was once again slaughtered.

After Liu Quan led Liu Bei and Zhang Fei out to fight, they turned back and attacked again.

The remaining Flying Swallow Cavalry finally couldn't take it anymore and began to collapse.

It wasn't that they weren't elite enough, but rather that the enemy before them was simply not human.

Liu Quan's bravery far exceeded their comprehension.

Some began to turn their horses around to find another way, while others turned tail and fled. In an instant, the cavalry formation was torn apart and routed.

Yuan Shu turned pale and fled.

His horse was magnificent, and in the blink of an eye, he had created a distance of nearly a hundred meters between himself and the battlefield.

Just then, an arrow came hurtling towards them with a sharp whistle.

puff!

Yuan Shu was shot in the buttocks with an arrow, which startled him so much that he suddenly lay down and frantically spurred his horse.

With a whooshing sound, it quickly disappeared behind a hill.

With Liu Quan's archery skills, even at a distance of 100 meters, he could still hit Yuan Shu's vitals.

Moreover, the iron-rimmed bow in his hand had a draw weight of about two shi (a unit of weight), and an effective killing range of about 150 meters, which was more than enough to kill Yuan Shu.

But Liu Quan still let the guy go.

Killing Yuan Shu at this time would mean forging a blood feud with the Yuan family, bringing no benefit to oneself, but indirectly doing Yuan Shao a great favor.

Moreover, Yuan Shao would never be grateful to Liu Quan for this; on the contrary, he would try every means to kill him, A Bei, A Fei, and others to "avenge" Yuan Shu.

So in the end, Liu Quan's arrow still moved from Yuan Shu's back to his buttocks.

Unfortunately, the man had his back to him, otherwise Liu Quan wouldn't have minded breaking one of his "legs" first.

Yuan Shu fled in disarray, but Liu Quan did not let the Flying Swallow Cavalry escape.

He, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei split into three teams.

Liu Bei and Zhang Fei each led ten troops.

Liu Quan formed a team by himself.

They began to pursue and kill the fleeing Flying Swallow Cavalry.

One hour later.

The group gathered together and tallied up the spoils of war.

In this battle, 63 elite cavalrymen of the Yuan family were killed and 12 were captured.

Forty-three pairs of intact leather armor and thirty-two pairs of damaged leather armor were seized.

Seventy-one warhorses.

Seventeen of our soldiers were injured, none of them seriously.

You could say they made a fortune.

Liu Bei laughed heartily and said, "Yuan Shu is indeed a great man. Knowing that we were about to leave, he specially sent us this generous gift."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "At least he knows the rules better than Gongsun Bogui."

When Liu Bei and his entourage returned to their hometown, Gongsun Bogui still did not come to see them off.

The excuse I used this time was that I had caught a cold.

Ha ha.

Evening in Luoyang.

In the courtyard where the Gongsun brothers rented a place.

Gongsun Zan drank his wine in silence, his face ashen.

Gongsun Yue advised, "Elder brother, since you have already decided to distance yourself from the Liu brothers, there is no point in thinking about it further."

Gongsun Zan shook his head, slammed his wine cup down on the table, and said in a deep voice, "Distance is distance. But this time—"

He paused, his expression growing increasingly grim. "Yesterday, Yuan Shu sent someone with a letter."

As he spoke, he took out a silk scroll from his sleeve and handed it to Gongsun Yue.

Gongsun Yue took it and unfolded it for a closer look.

Gongsun Fan also came over.

After reading the contents of the letter, both men turned pale.

Gongsun Fan exclaimed in shock, "Yuan Gonglu actually led his troops to hunt down the Liu brothers?!"

Gongsun Yue frowned and pondered, "What exactly is Yuan Shu's intention in writing this letter to my elder brother?"

Gongsun Zan sighed and said with a wry smile, "What else could he be trying to do? He's forcing me to take sides."

Gongsun Yue tentatively asked, "Then, elder brother... how should we respond?"

Gongsun Zan downed the remaining wine in his cup in one gulp and said in a low voice, "I didn't tell the three Liu brothers."

He put down his wine glass, his gaze falling on the empty bottom, and slowly uttered five words: "I am no longer a gentleman."

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Yue couldn't help but sigh and said, "In that case, the Liu brothers are probably in grave danger this time."

He shook his head. "The Yuan family's Flying Swallow Cavalry is the elite of the elite. Liu Quan, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei are all brave warriors, but they only number about twenty. How can they possibly defeat a hundred elite cavalry?"

Gongsun Zan looked ashamed and poured himself another cup of wine.

Meanwhile, in front of a Yuan family manor on the outskirts of Luoyang.

A fast horse galloped in, carrying a person lying prone on its back.

Covered in dust, with an arrow wound in his thigh.

Fresh blood dripped down the saddle.

It was Yuan Shu.

The man was terrified by Liu Quan's godlike bravery and galloped wildly all the way to his home estate.

The guards at the manor gate were horrified when they saw the approaching cavalry and recognized the riders.

"It's the young master!"

"The second young master is injured!"

"Quickly! Help him down from his horse!"

"Enter the city immediately and report to the master!"

"Where's the doctor? Go get a doctor quickly!"

Soon, Yuan Feng received news that his son was injured.

He rushed to the farm and saw that Yuan Shu had only been shot in the thigh and was not in any danger of dying, which put him at ease.

He ordered his men to bandage his son properly, dismissed everyone around him, and said in a deep voice, "What exactly happened? Tell me in detail."

Yuan Shu's face was deathly pale, still shaken, and his voice trembled as he said, "Father, that boy, no, that Liu Quan... he, he's not human..."

"I led a hundred Flying Swallow cavalry to chase after him, intending to chop that brat into mincemeat... but who knew... who knew he would charge at me alone, facing all those hundred riders!"

As Yuan Shu spoke, his Adam's apple bobbed, and his eyes were filled with fear.

"Father, you didn't see it... With one swing of his iron spear, the spear shafts of seven or eight men in the front row snapped in two... Then with a sweep of his sword, heads flew into the air..."

"He single-handedly fought his way through the enemy lines several times, leaving a trail of destruction and bloodshed wherever he went... The Flying Swallow Cavalry suffered more than half their casualties, and the survivors were terrified..."

"If I... if I run slower, I'm afraid I'll also..."

As he spoke, he subconsciously touched the wound on his buttocks, and his body shuddered.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Feng frowned and stared at his son with a strange look.

He scrutinized him for a long time before slowly speaking, his tone tinged with suspicion and displeasure: "Gonglu, are you perhaps paralyzed with fear?"

"That Liu Quan is just a young man barely twenty, and he doesn't look particularly strong. How could he possibly have such abilities?"

"The Flying Swallow Cavalry, numbering one hundred, are all elites carefully trained by my family. They have fought against mountain bandits and barbarians, and are rich in battle experience."

"You're telling me they were nearly half killed by a child? Are you kidding me?"

Yuan Shu panicked, his voice trembling: "Father! I'm telling the truth! That brat is no human being!"

Seeing that he didn't seem to be faking it, Yuan Feng frowned even more deeply and suddenly asked, "How many of the hundred cavalrymen you brought are left?"

Yuan Shu was taken aback, and stammered, "This... I fled in such a hurry that I didn't notice. I'm afraid... I'm afraid less than half of them will return alive..."

Yuan Feng felt a pang of heartache, quickly closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

He was afraid he wouldn't be able to resist beating his stupid son to death!

When he opened his eyes again, his gaze had turned cold: "Let's put this matter aside for now. From today onwards, you will stay at the estate to recuperate and are not allowed to leave."

Yuan Shu nodded repeatedly, shrinking back on the couch, not daring to say another word.