Chapter 213

The old man was startled; the Liu Bei before him was a fierce man who had defeated Sun Ce in a single move.

He was already drenched in cold sweat and trembling all over!

"Lord Liu Xuande, I... this old man just wanted to find them a good family."

Da Qiao said in a clear voice,

"Whether it is a good family or not, we can judge for ourselves; you are just selling us for a good price!"

"I... I..."

The old man stammered; stared at by Liu Bei, he could not even utter a complete sentence now.

A scholar cupped his hands.

"Lord Liu Xuande, my master Sun Ce merely admires Lady Da Qiao's musical talent and beauty; he sincerely wishes to take her as a concubine."

Zhang Fei squeezed in and said loudly,

"Bah! I also admire your mother's musical talent and beauty; are you willing to let me take her?"

"Only your Sun Ce's household could describe the forcible seizure of women so elegantly!"

The scholar's face flushed red.

"You!"

Sun Ce's might shook Jiangdong, and as an envoy, he had never suffered such grievances, yet Liu Bei was someone he could not afford to provoke!

The surrounding commoners pointed and whispered.

They did not have a good impression of Sun Ce; it was one thing that he did not rescue them,

but when heading south, Sun Ce even brought troops to attack!

"Sun Ce is used to being overbearing, knowing only how to kill! Kill!"

"In his hometown of Wu Jun, he killed many people! If you don't submit to him, he kills you!"

"When Yan Yan Baihu sent his younger brother Yan Yu to seek peace, Sun Ce threw a hand-halberd and killed Yan Yu directly; he even kills envoys—his character is extremely poor."

"There were also the recluses Gao Dai and Fang Shi, and the Wu Jun Administrator Xu Gong, all of whom were killed by him."

The onlookers from Lujiang Commandery also ran over to accuse him.

"Sun Ce attacked Lujiang Commandery and killed countless people, and he even caused the deaths of dozens of people from the family of the Administrator Lu Kang!"

Liu Bei? So Sun Ce's reputation is this bad?

The scholar's face flushed red.

Liu Bei looked toward the two Qiao sisters.

"Two young ladies, are you willing to be concubines for Sun Ce and Zhou Yu?"

The two sisters were moved by Liu Bei's protection and shook their heads one after another.

"We are not willing; we beg Lord Liu Xuande to make the decision for us."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Good, since you are willing to follow me to Chang'an, I must protect you."

Liu Bei shouted at the scholar,

"Go back and tell Sun Sun Bofu: if he wants to forcibly seize women, he must ask me, Liu Liu Xuande, first!"

The scholar dared not say anything and hurriedly ran away in a dejected manner.

The surrounding commoners cheered one after another.

"Good, Lord Liu Xuande is mighty!"

"Lord Liu Xuande stands up for us commoners; I am so moved, wuwuwu!"

"Down with the bullies Sun Ce and Zhou Yu!"

Liu Bei looked toward another group of people.

"And who are you!"

A middle-aged man leading them cupped his hands.

"Lord Liu Xuande, I am from the Xia family of Yanzhou; having heard of the fame of the two Qiao sisters north of the river, my master specially sent us to invite them."

Liu Bei gave a cold laugh.

"The Xia family? I fear it is the Xia Hou family; Cao Cao sent you!"

The middle-aged man's face changed, but he immediately recovered.

"Lord Liu Xuande is joking; we are just ordinary merchants."

Liu Bei smiled.

"Ordinary people wear military boots and carry standard-issue long blades? Chen Dao, take them down and interrogate them!"

"Understood!"

The dozen or so people opposite instantly drew their blades and charged this way with a shout.

"Kill the big-eared thief for Lord Cao!"

The surrounding commoners instantly ran away.

The two Qiao sisters were also frightened.

Liu Bei pulled the two behind him.

"Two young ladies, do not fear; I will protect you."

The two sisters' faces flushed slightly, feeling that this Lord Liu Xuande was truly warm, and his palms were large and powerful.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

The personal guards behind Liu Bei directly shot and killed all the charging Cao Army soldiers with crossbow bolts.

Chen Dao dragged over another relative of the two Qiao sisters.

"My lord, it was this person who led the Cao Army spies here."

That person was scared to death.

"Lord Liu Xuande, I didn't know they were Cao Cao's men; they offered a very high price..."

Liu Bei said angrily,

"Do you have any humanity? The two Qiao sisters are now alone and helpless, yet for the sake of money, you want to sell them off!"

"Chen Dao, drag them away and give them thirty heavy strokes, make them return the Qiao sisters' property in full, and confiscate all other property to be handed over to Administrator Liu!"

"Understood!"

The few wicked relatives of the Qiao sisters were dragged away.

Only then did Liu Bei let go of the two sisters' hands.

"Two young ladies, I apologize; I was a bit agitated."

The two sisters bowed gracefully.

"Many thanks to Lord Liu Xuande for making the decision for us."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Do you have any relatives in Chang'an?"

"We have an uncle, but we don't know if he is still in Chang'an."

The two were also somewhat afraid; in troubled times, being beautiful is not necessarily a good thing.

Liu Bei coughed.

"I will help you inquire when the time comes. My children are also at the age for learning, and I would like to invite you two to teach my children music; the compensation will be generous. Are you willing?"

The two sisters looked at each other; this was perfect. With Lord Liu Xuande's protection, who would they have to fear in the future!

Crucially, there was pay to be earned, and it should include room and board.

The two bowed gracefully, their lips curling into smiles, and their dimples were very beautiful.

"Many thanks, Lord Liu Xuande; we are willing."

Liu Bei nodded and smiled.

"You shall first follow my wife Lu Lu Lingqi and Ding Yuan Ma Xiaoniang."

The two gave a sweet smile, their voices very soft.

"Yes."

The live stream room was full of jealousy.

"Big-eared thief, what are you pretending for? You are the real wolf in sheep's clothing!"

"Exactly, putting on the appearance of a messenger of justice, when in fact the big-eared thief is the biggest scumbag!"

"The children have become his wingmen; shameful!"