Chapter 387

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

Big Qiao said in a crisp voice,

"Whether it is a good family or not, we can judge for ourselves. You are just trying to sell 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 Xuande, my lord Sun Ce only admires Miss Big Qiao's musical talent and beauty; he sincerely wishes to take her as a concubine."

Zhang Fei squeezed in and said loudly,

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

"Only your Sun Ce's family could describe forcibly snatching common 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, but he could not afford to provoke Liu Bei!

The surrounding common people pointed and whispered.

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

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

"Sun Ce is used to being overbearing; he only knows how to kill! Kill!"

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

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

"There were also the recluses Gao Dai, the alchemist Yu Ji, and the Governor of Wu Jun, Xu Gong; they were all killed by him."

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

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

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

The scholar's face flushed red.

Liu Bei looked at the Qiao sisters.

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

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

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

Liu Bei nodded.

"Good. Since you are willing to follow me to Chang'ancheng, I must protect you."

Liu Bei shouted at the scholar,

"Go back and tell Sun Bofu: if you want to forcibly snatch common women, ask me, Liu Xuande, first!"

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

The surrounding common people cheered one after another.

"Good! Lord Xuande is mighty!"

"Lord Xuande stood up for us common people; I am so moved, wuwuwu!"

"Bullies Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, get lost!"

Liu Bei looked at the other group of people.

"And who are you!"

A middle-aged man who appeared to be the leader cupped his hands.

"Lord Xuande, I am from the Xia family of Yanzhou. Having heard of the fame of the two Qiao sisters of Jiangbei, my master specifically sent me to invite them."

Liu Bei sneered.

"The Xia family? I'm afraid it's the Xia Hou family; Cao Cao sent you!"

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

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

Liu Bei smiled.

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

"Understood!"

The dozen or so people opposite instantly drew their sabers and shouted as they charged this way.

"Kill the Eared Thief for Lord Cao!"

The surrounding common people instantly ran away.

The Qiao sisters were also frightened.

Liu Bei pulled the two behind him.

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

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

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Liu Bei's personal guards behind him directly used crossbows to shoot all the charging Cao soldiers.

Chen Dao dragged over another relative of the Qiao sisters.

"My lord, this is the person who led the Cao army's spies here."

That person was scared to death.

"Lord 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 Qiao sisters are now helpless and alone, yet you want to sell them for money!"

"Chen Dao, drag them away and give them thirty heavy lashes. Make them return all of the Qiao sisters' property in full, and confiscate all other property to be handed over to Governor Liu!"

"Understood!"

The Qiao sisters' several wicked relatives were dragged away.

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

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

The Qiao sisters bowed gracefully.

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

Liu Bei nodded.

"Do you have any relatives on this trip to Chang'ancheng?"

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

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

Liu Bei cleared his throat.

"I will help you inquire when the time comes. My own children have reached the age for learning, and I would like to invite the two of you to teach my children music. The compensation will be excellent. Are you willing?"

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

The key was that there was also compensation, and it should include room and board.

The two bowed gracefully, smiles on their lips, their dimples looking very beautiful.

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

Liu Bei nodded and smiled.

"You should first follow my wife Lu Lingqi and Miss Yuan."

The two smiled sweetly, their voices very soft.

"Yes."

The broadcast room was full of jealousy.

"Eared Thief, stop putting on an act; you are the big bad wolf yourself!"

"Exactly, putting on the appearance of a messenger of justice, but in fact, the Eared Thief is the biggest scumbag!"

"The children have even become his wingmen; shameful!"