Chapter 262

Liu Bei's eyes lit up.

"Good, as long as there is money to be made, everything is negotiable."

The guard commander exchanged glances with a few sisters; as long as he was willing to make money, that was fine!

Pang Tong and Zhang Fei exchanged glances; their lord was truly good at acting!

The netizens in the livestream room were also amused.

"The big-eared thief, this high-end hunter, is really good at disguising himself as prey!"

"I almost believed it; his eyes lit up when he heard about money!"

"The Oscars owe the big-eared thief a little golden man!"

"Is it really this easy to mix into Zhu Rong's mountain stronghold?"

"Meng Huo is going to cry."

Liu Bei led dozens of people to Zhu Rong's mountain stronghold outside Wei County.

It was situated by the mountains and water, located on a vital route, easy to defend and hard to attack, with strict security.

Liu Bei and Pang Tong exchanged glances; even if they occupied Wei County, Zhu Rong could hold them off by defending the stronghold.

Pang Tong whispered,

"Proprietor, we can only take it by wit, not by force!"

Liu Bei deeply agreed.

Over there, the guard commander Fenghuang and a few others were chatting in low voices.

"Meng Huo is using power to pressure people, wanting to force the Cave Master to marry him, so we will raise a concubine-man for the Cave Master here!"

"The Cave Master isn't that kind of person; what if she doesn't want him? Wouldn't that be a waste?"

"If the Cave Master doesn't want him, we sisters will take him; how could we let others benefit!"

Liu Bei?? The local customs here are indeed fierce!

The mountain stronghold was divided into an inner and outer stronghold; the inner stronghold was where Zhu Rong and many of her 613 subordinates lived, with stricter security.

The outer stronghold was attached to the inner one, with commoners and people doing business.

It was also quite lively at this time; after all, Zhu Rong was getting married, and there were many things to purchase.

Liu Bei signaled Zhang Fei and the others to stay calm, and he went alone with the guard commander to the inner stronghold, to a tidy room.

"You wait a moment, our Cave Master will be here soon. Would you like to bathe first?"

Liu Bei?

"Do we have to bathe first to do business here?"

"This is our rule. You came all the way from Jingzhou, and you don't even know this custom?"

Fenghuang was talking nonsense with a straight face.

Liu Bei didn't mind; having traveled day and night to get here, he really did want to take a bath.

"Alright then."

Liu Bei chased away a few female guards who wanted to help voluntarily, took a bath himself, and felt refreshed.

Fenghuang walked in again, her eyes lighting up.

"I didn't expect you could be even more handsome!"

"Tsk tsk, these muscles..."

Liu Bei... When women become lecherous, there's really nothing left for men to do.

Zhu Rong returned to the inner stronghold, not in a very good mood; the closer it got to the wedding, the more irritable she felt!

Especially today, having seen an extremely handsome Central Plains man, his image was still in her mind.

"What is wrong with me?"

"Zhu Rong, you are someone who is about to get married, you can't be like this."

The guard commander Fenghuang walked in.

"Cave Master, you are about to get married soon, and the sisters have prepared a special gift for you."

Zhu Rong? A special gift?

She came to the side hall with a puzzled expression and saw Liu Bei, who was leisurely drinking tea, at a glance.

"Why are you here?"

Liu Bei shrugged.

"Your guards said I was a spy and brought me here."

Zhu Rong was a bit stunned, thinking to herself,

"So the man in front of me is the so-called 'gift'?!"

"These damn guys!"

Liu Bei cupped his hands and said,

"Nanyang merchant Liu De has met Cave Master Zhu Rong."

Zhu Rong observed Liu Bei at close range and felt even more that this person was truly too charming.

Sword-like brows and star-like eyes, brilliant as the stars, with light in his eyes.

Seeing him felt like a spring breeze, making one want to give him oneself—no, one's money!

"He really is material for a businessman!"

Liu Bei was also observing Zhu Rong; she was about twenty, youthful and energetic, beautiful and heroic, with obvious ab lines.

Zhu Rong stared fixedly at Liu Bei.

"You are a Nanyang merchant? You don't look like one to me; you look more like a member of the gentry. Your surname is Liu; you wouldn't happen to be Liu Bei, would you?"

Zhu Rong immediately laughed; she really dared to think, Liu Bei, who shook the Nine Provinces, coming alone to her mountain stronghold? Just thinking about it was funny.

The livestream room exploded.

"Miss, you guessed right, he is the big-eared thief!"

"When the miss smiles, I melt!"

"The big-eared thief is Zhu Rong's takeout, just be honest!"

Liu Bei looked at himself and laughed dumbly.

"I am Lord Liu Xuande? Thank you, Cave Master, for the high praise."

Zhu Rong rolled her eyes at him.

"I don't believe you are a merchant!"

"What is the price of grain in Wei County today?"

"What goods do you mainly sell when coming from Jingzhou to Yizhou? What are the prices? What goods do you buy from here that sell well in Jingzhou?"

Liu Bei answered them one by one, very carefully and very well.

Since he was pretending to be a merchant, Liu Bei still had to do this homework.

Zhu Rong was dumbfounded; this guy actually knew more than she did.

"Impossible, you have more temperament than any governor I've ever seen; you are definitely not the disguising type."

Liu Bei sighed long, with tears faintly visible in his eyes.

"I also wanted to achieve great things in these troubled times, but my background is not high. A few years ago, I was still selling straw sandals in Nanyang Commandery. I earned some money in the last few years, so I came to Southern Zhong to do business."

Zhu Rong's heart softened instantly.

"I didn't expect you to have suffered so much. Don't worry, I will take all your goods; I will definitely give you the best price."

After saying this,

Zhu Rong's heart skipped a beat, and she wanted to slap herself; she had actually been charmed by a man and was even offering money voluntarily?!

This had never happened before!

"This man is poisonous! There is a big problem!"

Liu Bei, however, smiled.

"That's good, that's good. Just now when the Cave Master looked at me in the crowd, I thought they were planning to snatch people. It's good that the Cave Master is buying goods."

Zhu Rong was unhappy. What's the meaning of that? I am so beautiful, and you aren't happy about me snatching you?

Liu Bei added,

"I heard that the Barbarian King Meng Huo is mature for his age (looks old) and has a large face (blessed), Cave Master, you are blessed {pitiful}."

Zhu Rong felt terrible; can this person chat?