Chapter 222

"The beautiful girl of the Cai family is still waiting."

"Haha, the big-eared thief is too ignorant; isn't this adding trouble to Liu Biao!"

After everyone went out,

Liu Qi told everyone the situation, and everyone praised Liu Bei for being truly benevolent!

Huang Zhong's eyes lit up; his son Huang Xu was also weak, and his body was now very poor.

Liu Bei drank a few more rounds with everyone and smiled.

"I will disturb everyone in Xiangyang for more than a month; those who have difficult and miscellaneous diseases at home can also come to me."

Everyone praised him greatly.

Huang Zhong cupped his hands.

"Lord Liu Xuande, I have a son, his body is very poor, I hope..."

Liu Bei nodded.

"No matter, I will go take a look when the time comes."

"Many thanks, Lord Liu Xuande!"

Everyone drank until late at night before gradually dispersing.

Liu Bei walked out of the gate of the Provincial Governor's Mansion, and Gan Ning rushed over.

"Lord Liu Xuande, meeting you today, I know what a hero in the world is like; I have always been sitting in a well and looking at the sky."

Liu Bei patted his shoulder.

"Gan Xingba's personality is heroic and brave; I also feel that we met too late. How about coming to the post house to drink with me tomorrow night?"

Gan Ning almost cried with emotion; Liu Biao treated him like grass, but Lord Liu Xuande valued him so much!

"I will definitely go!"

Guo Jia looked at Gan Ning's departing back and cupped his hands.

"Congratulations to my lord for obtaining a fierce general!"

Liu Bei smiled.

"Guo Fengxiao, you have misjudged this time; this Gan Gan Xingba has both courage and strategy."

Lu Xun arched his hands.

"My lord is very right; this Gan Ning originally intended to borrow my lord's name to become famous, but he didn't expect my lord to be this strong."

Guo Jia? Too rolled!

"This Lu Lu Boyan is so good at flattering at sixteen; what will he be like in the future!"

Zhang Fei muttered,

"Impossible, I just think his martial arts are okay, careless and reckless!"

Liu Bei laughed loudly.

"Alright, let's go back to the post house."

Returning to the post house, Liu Bei couldn't sleep, so he called Chen Dao and went out of the post house.

At Huang Zhong's mansion,

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Huang Zhong heard the coughing next door and was also anxious.

"Tomorrow I will take Xu'er to find Lord Liu Xuande."

Not long after,

Huang Xu's coughing sound became heavier and heavier, and the maid came to report.

"Master, the young master spat blood again!"

Huang Zhong sat up fiercely and hurriedly went to check on Huang Xu's situation.

"Quick, go ask Physician Li in the city!"

Liu Bei had just finished drinking at the Provincial Governor's Mansion and also saw a doctor for the Provincial Governor's wife; Huang Zhong was too embarrassed to disturb him late at night.

Just then, the butler ran in.

"Master, there is a guest outside the mansion."

Huang Zhong?

"Who came so late?"

"It is Lord Liu Xuande!"

Huang Zhong was startled!

He hurriedly went out to welcome Liu Bei.

"Brother Brother Hansheng, I couldn't sleep after returning to the post house, and thinking of your son's illness, I came to disturb you so late; please don't blame me."

Huang Zhong burst into tears, moved; he was too embarrassed to find him, but Lord Liu Xuande came himself.

"To tell you the truth, Lord Liu Xuande, Huang Xu's condition just worsened..."

Liu Bei didn't talk nonsense, let Huang Zhong lead the way, and hurriedly went to see.

Half an hour later,

Huang Xu stopped coughing and fell asleep quietly.

Liu Bei exhaled, his forehead already sweating.

After the two went out,

Huang Zhong sighed.

"Lord Liu Xuande, I have visited famous physicians everywhere, and they all said my Xu'er wouldn't live past eighteen... I was prepared."

Liu Bei smiled.

"Brother Brother Hansheng, you underestimate me too much; Huang Xu's illness is serious, but as long as I treat him for a year, not to mention being able to fight a tiger, he can still be a normal person."

Huang Zhong was stunned, then overjoyed, somewhat incoherent.

"Lord Liu Xuande..."

"Really, I, Liu Bei, never lie to anyone."

Huang Zhong was overjoyed; he thought he would have no descendants, but he didn't expect his son to be saved and still be able to be a normal person.

He rubbed his hands.

"Lord Liu Xuande, I don't know how to thank you."

Liu Bei smiled.

"Brother Brother Hansheng, is there any fine wine at home? I haven't had enough to drink at the Provincial Governor's Mansion just now."

Huang Zhong laughed loudly.

"Good, Lord Liu Xuande, wait a moment; I will have someone prepare it immediately."

The two drank and chatted, drinking quite a lot.

Huang Zhong cupped his hands.

"Lord Liu Xuande, I have always thought my archery was not bad; seeing Lord Liu Xuande's archery today, I feel ashamed."

He sighed long.

"I am fifty-three, already half-buried, and I don't know how long I can fight."

Liu Bei smiled.

"Brother Brother Hansheng, your voice is like a bell, your complexion is excellent; in my view, you can still fight for at least twenty-five years."

Huang Zhong stood up fiercely.

"Lord Liu Xuande, you aren't comforting me, are you?"

Liu Bei shook his head.

"I am looking at it from the perspective of a physician; has your strength decreased in the past few years?"

Huang Zhong shook his head.

"That hasn't happened."

Liu Bei added,

"Actually, Huang Xu cannot inherit your bravery; you can consider having a few more boys."

Huang Zhong's eyes widened; Liu Bei's words opened up a new world for him!

"This, this..."

"I shall write you a prescription. Take it for half a year, and I guarantee you will have a son in your old age."

Huang Zhong??

He could still sire children! He could still...

He stood up and bowed deeply.

"Lord Liu Xuande, I do not know how to repay such great kindness."

Liu Bei helped him up.

"Brother Brother Hansheng, your courage is peerless among the three armies. Jingzhou has been peaceful for too long; I wish to invite you to follow me to the Guanzhong region to campaign on the battlefield, so as not to let your martial prowess go to waste."

Huang Zhong cupped his hands.

"I have long admired you, Lord Liu Xuande. Sending troops a thousand miles, assassinating Dong Zhuo single-handedly, defeating Dong Zhuo, saving the people of Luoyang, defeating Cao Cao to save Taking Xuzhou and the people of Huainan—you have saved countless lives."

He thought for a moment, then said resolutely,

"I shall tender my resignation to the Provincial Governor tomorrow and follow you to Guanzhong!"

Liu Bei was overjoyed.

"Good! With Brother Brother Hansheng's assistance, it is as if I have gained an army of one hundred thousand!"

The two men gripped each other's hands tightly.

The livestream chat exploded.

"What are you doing, you Big-Eared Thief?"

"This old man is already fifty-three! Can he really fight for another twenty-five years? Who are you trying to fool!"

"The Big-Eared Thief just doesn't want Old Man Huang to collect his pension!"

"Delaying retirement is too cruel. Old Man Huang working until seventy-eight? How wicked!"

"You already have plenty of powerful generals; why must you make things difficult for this old man?"

"You're actually encouraging an old man to start a new career? Do you have any manners, Big-Eared Thief!"

"People get backaches just sitting in an office at seventy, and you're asking him to lead troops into battle..."

Everyone was pessimistic about Huang Zhong... he was simply too old.