Chapter 51

  Behind the silk curtain stood a slender figure, who slowly finished reciting and paused for a moment before asking: "Is this poem written by Mr. Ou?"

  "Just call me by my name and I'm fine, I'm an easy-going person."

  "Oppa..."

  Cheng Dali

  This soft and sweet voice penetrated into Cheng Dairen's heart, and that rough heart also trembled slightly.

  Inside the house, red candles are lit, and there is a fragrance of flowers. Behind the silk curtain, a clear shadow moves slowly. Cheng Dairei tiptoes forward, his body leaning forward, his eyes wide open, wanting to see through the curtain the beauty behind it.

  This appearance is naturally a bit embarrassing, fortunately, Cheng Dairen has never been particular about his appearance. He really wanted to take a closer look at Liu Zhi, thinking in his heart that he would figure out how a 16-year-old girl, whose body had not yet fully developed, could be so enchanting and captivating as to cause the downfall of cities and countries.

  Isn't this false propaganda?

  Then the room fell silent, Liu Zhi sat still, and Cheng Dairen didn't know what to say. In his heart, he actually understood that he should talk about some romantic things, poetry and songs, but how to start, it was a bit difficult.

  For a rookie who is visiting a brothel for the first time, Cheng Dairen has done quite well so far.

  "Master Ou, it's getting late..."

  The sky is late, and the ones following behind are definitely not us going to bed early. This is the rhythm of being driven out by the landlord. Being driven out like this, isn't the money spent in vain?

  Cheng Dalai suddenly had a move in his heart, and he suddenly realized that he was not a talented person, but a mountain bandit. He forgot about poetry and songs, and even forgot his original job. Alas, he got too into the play.

  As he thought of this, Cheng Dalai suddenly took a big step forward, and the candlelight cast his shadow on the curtain, ferocious like a monster.

  "Master, what are you going to do..." Liu Zhi's heart was in a flurry. When others came into the house, they were all gentle and elegant, deliberately showing off their tenderness, but someone like Cheng Da Lei who burst in like this was a first.

  "Be careful, young master!"

  "Your Highness!"

  Sand...

  Cheng Dalai pushed open the mosquito net with a big hand, and in front of him appeared Liu Zhi's figure. She was so frightened that she fell back onto the bed, hugging her chest tightly with both hands, her face deathly pale.

  Cheng Dairen nodded in satisfaction. Although the publicity had an exaggeration component, it didn't reach the level of deception. Moreover, a 16-year-old loli, as long as she wasn't too ugly or deformed, couldn't be ugly to what extent.

  "Little Yu, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."

  Cheng Dalai said, stretching out his big hand forward. He didn't want Liu Zhi to call out and ask about her family situation. Facing a sixteen-year-old girl, he hadn't yet reached the point of being infatuated.

  "Don't come over... Don't"

  It's terrifying to think that this scene might fall into Liu Zhi's eyes. A man stretched out his large hand towards himself, with a ferocious smile on his face: "Hehe, I won't hurt you."

  Don't be ridiculous!

  "Don't! Don't touch me!"

  "Xiao Pen Yu, don't shout so loudly, I'm a very gentle person."

  Cheng Dali walked forward and was about to cover Liu Qi's mouth. It couldn't be denied that he had some malicious intentions in mind.

  At this moment, a person suddenly rushed out from behind Cheng Dairen and kicked him in the buttocks. Cheng Dairen's body fell forward onto the bed, and immediately after, a knife was pressed against his neck, with a cold voice sounding from behind him.

  "Miss, kill or not?"

  The atmosphere was somewhat eerie, with Liu Qi sitting on the bed and Cheng Dairen leaning against it. The two people's faces were very close together, and both of them looked very frightened. Behind Cheng Dairen stood a person with an imposing presence, exuding a strong killing intent.

  "Brother Yun, no, don't kill him!"

  The knife was slightly raised, but it did not leave Cheng Daren's shoulder, pressing him to slowly get up.

  Cheng Dalai slowly turned his head and saw a majestic warrior standing behind him with a stone-like solemn face.

  Name: Meng Ziyun (a renowned and excellent military general)

  Age: 25

  Skills: Liu Family Sword

  Hidden properties: None

  Cheng Dalai was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Oh, there's actually a man hiding in your house!"

  Mengzi said that he used the back of his knife to slam into Cheng Dalai's shoulder, knocking him to the ground with one blow. Cheng Dalai gritted his teeth in pain and cursed in his heart. But since they were on different levels, if he really wanted to take action, it would be looking for abuse. Cheng Dalai could only curse in his heart, thinking that not avenging this grudge was not the behavior of a gentleman.

  "Miss, this bastard knows I'm hiding here, can't let him leak the news out, might as well let me kill him with one knife!"

  Cheng Dali looked up to see Liu Zhi's eyes flashing, as if thinking about this matter. Damn it, you really want to kill me, and indeed the most poisonous thing is a woman's heart, the ancient people were not deceiving me.

  Mengzi said: "Raise the iron knife, its blade cold and menacing, shining on Cheng Dalai's head, ready to chop it off."

  "Wait, I can save you and your family!" Cheng Dalai shouted again.

  "When death is imminent, what's the use of talking nonsense?"

  "Wait, Cloud Brother, let's hear what he has to say!"

  Liu Zhi just arrived in time and shouted, Mengzi Yun's knife stopped, and only then did Cheng Dali manage to save his life.

  Cheng Dalai slowly got up from his crouched position, rubbing his sore shoulders.

  Liu Zhi asked: "Who are you and how did you save my family?"

  Liu Zhi was also a descendant of a noble family, his father had once garrisoned Haiwei, but now he has been beheaded and his property confiscated, the males have been demoted to slaves, and the females sold as official slaves.

  "What's he doing?" Cheng Daire glared at Meng Ziyun: "Can you trust him?"

  "You..."

  "Yun Gege is my father's godson, he treats me like his own sister, these past few days I owe it to him for protecting me, now he is the person I trust most."

  Cheng Dali suddenly remembered that during the day, he saw a wanted poster next to his own, and it seemed that there was also a bounty on someone else, who turned out to be Meng Ziyun.

  Meng Ziyun was an orphan taken in by Liu Fu, who taught him martial arts. He later served in the military. When the Liu family fell into trouble, Meng Ziyun was also demoted to a slave. He killed several people and escaped from prison, immediately coming to look for Liu Zhi.

  Liu Zhi kept calling Mengzi Yun "ge ge" (older brother), making Cheng Da Lei feel sour in his heart. And what's with this "qin mei mei" (dear little sister) business? It's likely that Mengzi Yun wants to turn this dear little sister into a romantic interest. This kind of thing, you can understand just by looking at the other person's eyes, we're all men, what don't we understand?

  Looking at Meng Ziyun's handsome face, Cheng Dalai secretly despised him. You're already 25 years old, yet you still have designs on other people's little girls. Bah, how shameless can you be?

  He's still just a kid!

  "What kind of person are you? Speak quickly!" Mengzi urged.

  Cheng Dali adjusted his clothes and hat, and said with a smile: "I am the one who is not talented, it is I who am the King of the Toads at Toad Village, Toad Ridge, Green Bull Mountain."

  "Mountain bandits..." Mengzi spat out two words, his eyebrows involuntarily furrowing.

  I'm a mountain bandit, I dug up your ancestral grave. Do you have to be so disgusted? You're a wanted criminal, what qualifications do you have to look down on me?

  "Are you Cheng Dali?" asked Liu Zhi.

  "Not talented is just below."

  "Nonsense! That toad king can defeat Lu Hong with one move, how could he be as useless as you? If you dare to lie again, I'll cut off your head with one knife!"

  Uh...

  "I knew I couldn't fool you." Cheng Dalai sighed: "To be honest, my surname is Ou, my name is Ba, and my courtesy name is Fuzhu, but I'm just a small pawn from Hamao Ridge."

  "The gentleman keeps...". Mencius muttered these two words under his breath.

  "Yes." Cheng Dairen nodded in satisfaction, adding silently: "My good son."