Chapter 404

"Then how about one hundred and fifty paces?"

Both praised the idea.

In the end, Gan Ning was slightly inferior.

Gan Ning was somewhat unconvinced.

"This isn't on a boat."

That meant that without big waves, he couldn't perform at his best!

Zhang Fei naturally scoffed; he was jealous. Everyone was great at archery, and he…

Just then,

Huang Zhong came to visit.

Liu Bei smiled.

"Quickly invite General Huang in."

Huang Zhong walked in and cupped his hands.

"Lord Xuande, I am old and frail, and I have already resigned from the Governor. I can follow you to Chang'an now."

Liu Bei was overjoyed.

"Good! With General Huang's help, I am very comforted!"

Gan Ning?? This old man Huang actually defected first!

Zhang Fei muttered,

"Why did big brother recruit an old man?"

Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei.

"Yide, don't be rude!"

Huang Zhong looked at the target one hundred and fifty paces away.

"Are you competing in archery? Can I participate?"

Apparently, he also wanted to show off.

Liu Bei smiled.

"Very well. General Huang, show them what it means to be old but still vigorous."

Huang Zhong took down his three-stone bow, nocked an arrow, and drew.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three arrows in a row, all hitting the bullseye of the target one hundred and fifty paces away!

More impressive than Taishi Ci and Gan Ning!

Huang Zhong didn't even pant; clearly, he hadn't used his full strength.

Zhang Fei was stunned.

"This old man is actually this powerful! Old and frail and resigned?!"

Gan Ning?

"I have long heard that General Huang's archery is superb, but only now do I know you are this powerful!"

Taishi Ci was also very impressed; if he could still be like this at over fifty, he would wake up laughing in his dreams!

The livestream chat also exploded.

"Holy crap, this Huang Hansheng is so badass!"

"His archery is even better than Taishi Ci's, and the key is he's already over fifty!"

"The Eared Thief really manages to find treasure every time!"

"I still don't believe this old man can be fierce for another twenty-plus years!"

Liu Bei smiled.

"Let's go, let's go inside and drink!"

In the guesthouse,

everyone was drinking and chatting.

Zhang Fei held up his wine bowl.

"Old Man Huang, I didn't expect you to be so powerful. I toast you!"

"Old?"

Huang Zhong was unhappy the moment he heard the word 'old'.

"Today I'll let you see my, Huang Hansheng's, drinking capacity!"

The two of them drank bowl after bowl, competing with each other.

Liu Bei shook his head and began drinking with Gan Ning, Taishi Ci, Guo Jia, and the others.

Lu Xun was forbidden from drinking by Liu Bei; he wasn't old enough yet!

Lu Xun…

After more than a dozen rounds of drinks,

Liu Bei took Gan Ning's hand.

"Xingba, I am still missing a commander for my naval forces. Are you willing to come and help me?"

Liu Bei's prestige shook the nine provinces, and he had also beaten him into submission; he was very much to his liking. Gan Ning was naturally one hundred percent willing!

He had been waiting for this moment. He knelt on one knee.

"My lord, your subordinate has finally met a wise master!"

"I will go find Liu Jingsheng tomorrow to resign!"

Liu Bei helped Gan Ning up.

"Good! With Xingba's help, it is like a tiger gaining wings! Come, let us continue drinking!"

Everyone drank until late at night before finding a place to fall into a deep sleep.

At the Governor's Mansion,

Cai Mao reported Liu Bei's day's itinerary to Liu Biao.

"My lord, after Liu Bei left the Governor's Mansion, he has been drinking at the guesthouse the whole time; Gan Ning and Huang Zhong were both present."

Liu Biao snorted when he heard Gan Ning's name.

"He gets along quite well with Liu Bei; it would be good if he could leave with Liu Bei this time!"

Cai Mao frowned.

"My lord, as soon as this Liu Bei arrived, he poached two fierce generals from my Jingzhou. Although Huang Zhong is old, Gan Ning is just a brute…"

Liu Biao waved his hand.

"No matter, I don't want to keep those who are willing to leave."

Liu Biao thought for a moment; Liu Bei was still staying for another twenty-plus days.

"This hoe of Liu Bei's…"

The next day, Liu Bei only went to see Huang Xu's illness and spent the time at the guesthouse preparing for the wedding banquet two days later.

Two days later,

Xiangyang was even livelier than usual.

Lord Xuande was welcoming Yuan Shu's daughter.

Influential figures near Xiangyang were all invited.

"That is the legitimate daughter of Yuan Shu, whose family has held high office for four generations!"

"Lord Xuande is amazing; he crushed Shouchun and also defeated Cao Cao and Sun Ce!"

"Indeed, even Yuan Shu sent his daughter out."

"Lord Xuande also has superb medical skills; he cured the Governor's wife and resolved the plague in Yuzhang!"

In the guesthouse, the hall was filled with distinguished guests.

Liu Bei raised his cup.

"Thank you all for attending my wedding banquet."

People from the Cai, Kuai, Huang, Ma, and Pang families of Jingzhou all came.

Huang Chengyan cupped his hands.

"Lord Xuande, this old man Huang Chengyan has also come to beg for a cup of wine."