Chapter 220: Are There Any Good People in the Cheng Family?

"Old Chen, are we still brothers?" Yu Chi Bao Lin asked first.

Chen Yan was a bit confused, looking at the three's expressions, and wondered, "Bao Lin, what are you talking about?"

"When we first swore allegiance to Guan Gong, didn't we say we'd always be brothers? As long as I have a bite of meat, you have a bowl to lick."

"Then why aren't we brothers?"

The three brothers: "......"

Niu Jinda: "......"

"Pfft~" Niu Jinda couldn't hold back his amusement, "Then you really are good brothers."

The three ignored Niu Jinda, and Cheng Chumo immediately asked, "Since we're brothers, why did you come up with those methods to mess with the three of us?"

"Do you know how the three of us got here these past days?"

At this point, Cheng Chumo, his face in pain, said, "The three of us almost got finished off right here."

Yu Chi Bao Lin nodded vigorously, "Exactly, I almost couldn't hold on; Lao Qin even wanted to become a civil official."

"Eh?" Chen Yan was still puzzled about what they were saying, but upon hearing that, he stared at Qin Huaidao in astonishment: "Wait, Lao Qin, aren't you supposed to become, like your father, an invincible great general in the future?"

"How did you end up wanting a civil post?"

Qin Huaidao's face twitched, he opened his mouth, sighed, and finally said, "Brother Zi An, this is indeed your fault; the three of us were truly tormented… no, it's downright unbearable."

"But I think there might be some misunderstanding; you're not the kind of person who would go after a brother, yet the method was yours, so you can't dodge responsibility."

"Alright then, I won't blame you any longer. From now on our status just needs to change a bit, and you'll be the one who licks the bowl."

Chen Yan: "......"

Good fellows, what actually happened?

What heavenly law did I break that my status would fall so low, becoming the bowl‑licker?

"Wait, what exactly are you talking about?" Chen Yan rubbed his temples, headache evident, "Why can't I understand?"

"What do you mean it's my method? What method did I come up with?"

When this was mentioned, Cheng Chumo immediately became agitated: "You mean that weighted frog jump, that obstacle cross‑country—aren't those the methods you devised?"

"You still won't admit it!!"

Honestly, just now on the training ground, when Niu Jinda said those methods were Chen Yan's ideas, the three brothers instantly believed it without doubt.

No wonder they called each other brothers.

All three knew Chen Yan well enough to know that nobody else could have thought of such methods.

So they had no doubt about Niu Jinda's claim.

"Shh~" Chen Yan gasped, incredulous, to Niu Jinda: "Uncle Niu, did you train them with this method?"

"Ah." Niu Jinda replied breezily: "I have to say, you kid are truly clever; you came up with such a good method."

"I used this method to train those three kids, and the effect was top‑notch!"

"In less than a month, those three little weaklings transformed like a rebirth, and they were damn useful."

"....... I can't even!" Chen Yan gritted his teeth, already at a loss for words.

"Uncle Niu, did you know that when I first taught this method to Uncle Cheng, I told him it was for training those exceptionally outstanding veterans?"

"Since last year, Cheng Chumo and the others have been frequenting brothels daily; their bodies aren't as tough as before, how could they handle such high intensity at once?"

"Their bodies can't take it!"

Niu Jinda:?

The three brothers:???

With that remark, all four were stunned.

Niu Jinda got flustered, "Then why didn't you say it earlier? Uncle Cheng never told me either."

WTF!!! *3

Cheng Chumo and the other two let out painful roars, and the entire camp was filled with heart‑rending wails.

"Uncle Niu, don't set such traps!"

"I hate you, I hate you, Uncle Niu!!!"

"So… so all the hardships I've endured lately were for nothing?"

The emotion in that voice would make listeners weep and feel sorrow.

Others don't understand; does Chen Yan still not get it?

Once, when Chen Yan was captured by Cheng Yaojin, to escape Cheng Yaojin's clutches, he recited a special forces training method he had seen in a TV drama, hoping to save his life.

But a TV drama is still a drama; to prevent Cheng Yaojin from finding the method ineffective, Chen Yan added some personal tweaks and even increased the dosage.

He knew all too well how grueling that training method was.

Now, Chen Yan finally understands why Cheng Chumo could utter those desperate words.

He probably truly couldn't stand it.

Otherwise, given these three's prideful nature, they'd never have asked him for help.

"Hey hey hey, stop howling, what are you howling about?" Niu Jinda's face turned red, his tone gradually softened.

"Didn't I also not know this beforehand?"

"If you want to blame someone, blame you, Uncle Cheng Bo Bo; I was just following Uncle Cheng Bo Bo's instructions. What good does your howling do for me?"

Chen Yan covered his face.

Qin Huaidao and Yu Chi Bao Lin stared at Cheng Chumo with murderous eyes.

Sure enough, it was all that unreliable Cheng family father and son.

Damn it, are there any good people with the surname Cheng, you say?

They're all trash.

One of them lured the two into Weinan County, the other doomed them with the training method.

That really is one trap after another, impossible to guard against.

Feeling two murderous gazes from behind, Cheng Chumo broke out in a cold sweat.

Oh no!

Chen Yan lowered his hand that had been covering his face, let out a heavy sigh, "Alright, stop blaming this and that; what's the point of digging deeper now that it's already happened?"

He said, turning to Niu Jinda, "Uncle Niu, they can't endure that level of training. I have to take them away and check them thoroughly, so no hidden injuries are left."

"Let's pause the training for now; once they're fine, I'll send them back."

"But after they return, we definitely can't do that level of training; at least it has to be halved."

"Zi Anxiong!" The three brothers were moved to tears.

It's the brothers' fault!

He's truly reliable at the crucial moment.

Niu Jinda hesitated briefly, then agreed, "Alright, you take them away."

"But I'm warning you up front, you can't let them wander around. They're not like you; if they sweat more now, they'll bleed less later."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Chen Yan smiled, "Then we'll leave first, okay."

"Scram, scram."

Chen Yan gave them a look, and the three instantly rejoiced, their waists no longer hurt, legs no longer sore, and they skipped out after him.

"Zi Anxiong, I knew you wouldn't abandon us; you're really good."

"What? Don't blame me for devising ways to torment you?"

"Damn, how could I blame you? If anyone's to blame, it's Old Cheng; when I get back I'll have to saw the wooden board of his latrine so he can feel how treacherous human hearts are."

"Hmph, just now I didn't know who said I should lick the bowl."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Who would dare make Zi Anxiong lick the bowl? That bowl must be licked by the three of us; whoever grabs it, I'll be furious!!"

"Hahaha!"

"......"