Chapter 104

"Father~" Dong Yi said anxiously: "It's already come to this, how can you still tease your daughter?"

"If Father continues like this, I will never talk to you again."

"Hmph."

Dong Yi turned away in anger.

"Alright, alright, alright!" Dong Zhuo shook his head quickly: "Father is just teasing you."

"My future son-in-law is in trouble; how can I, his father-in-law, not care?"

"It's just..."

"Yi'er," Dong Zhuo said in a deep tone: "A man who relies on others for everything is destined to never amount to much in this life, and his achievements will be limited."

"This is a crisis, but for that kid, isn't it also a test?"

"Daughter, rest assured, Father will definitely not watch him suffer."

"But I cannot intervene directly."

"Li Ru, you handle this; have Niu Fu send people to follow Duan Yu into the mountains..." Dong Zhuo said.

Upon hearing Dong Zhuo's words, Dong Yi's heart finally settled.

Outside Jinyang City, nearing the afternoon.

A carriage moved slowly.

Dong Zhuo, dressed in the casual attire of an attendant, sat in front of the carriage, gently waving a horse whip.

Inside the carriage, Li Ru had a look of helplessness: "Lord, perhaps I should get out and walk a bit."

Dong Zhuo driving the carriage while he sat in it—what kind of decorum was this? Wasn't this violating the natural order?

Besides, there were several cavalrymen following on both sides of the carriage.

One of them wore a wolf-skin cloak, held a giant long saber, and had a majestic face with cold eyes.

Hearing Li Ru's voice from inside the carriage, the great general smiled slightly.

"Li Ru, just sit comfortably; don't give the game away later and let that kid see through us," Dong Zhuo said with a smile.

Fine.

Li Ru's expression inside the carriage was helpless; he thought to himself, what kind of situation is this?

A Provincial Inspector, in order to see his future son-in-law, actually had to disguise himself as a carriage driver.

But then again.

That Duan Yu's luck was truly good.

If he was truly valued by Dong Zhuo, he would really soar to the heavens.

Truly, everyone has their own fate.

Dong Zhuo had many young generals under his command.

And many young talents as well.

But none of them could be fancied by Dong Yi.

Li Ru shook his head with a smile, weighing things in his heart.

If Duan Yu really became the Lord's worthy son-in-law, it seemed he should build a good relationship with him in the future.

Li Ru was just thinking this when he heard Dong Zhuo outside the carriage suddenly let out a soft 'eh'.

"Eh, what a majestic fellow; Li Ru, take a look quickly—is that kid Duan Yu?"

"Why does it look like he's riding an Ink Jade Qilin Beast?"

Outside the carriage, Dong Zhuo, holding the horse whip, reached out to shade his eyes and looked into the distance.

Li Ru, hearing this from inside, also hurriedly lifted the carriage curtain and looked out.

Even Hua Xiong, who was following on the side, looked up and said: "Lord, that is indeed an Ink Jade Qilin Beast."

In the distance, a procession was slowly walking toward Jinyang City.

Leading them was Duan Yu, riding on the Ink Jade Qilin Beast.

The Ink Jade Qilin Beast itself had a shoulder height of nearly eight feet.

Coupled with Duan Yu, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall and had become increasingly burly lately, it wasn't hard to see his majestic figure even from a distance.

He carried a Precious Carved Bow on his back and a straight saber hanging at his waist.

His black long robe highlighted his aura of sternness, and his cold eyes were soul-stirring.

Behind him, Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu each led a ten-man squad, their military posture uniform as they walked.

Seeing this scene, Dong Zhuo, Li Ru, and Hua Xiong all clicked their tongues in wonder.

"Lord, it is indeed Duan Yu," Li Ru said, poking his head out from the carriage.

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up.

He laughed heartily: "Good, good, good! What a brave warrior!"

"No wonder Yi'er likes him; even I like him when I see him."

"I haven't seen such a majestic warrior in all my years in Liangzhou."

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed.

He had the look of a father-in-law who finds his son-in-law more pleasing the more he looks at him.

As the distance closed, Hua Xiong also narrowed his eyes to look at Duan Yu.

As a fellow martial artist who had spent years on the battlefield, Hua Xiong had a stronger perception.

"Lord, this person... is very strong," Hua Xiong said vigilantly: "I can feel that this person has killed no small number of people."

"Oh?" Dong Zhuo raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, but his expression showed he was even more interested in Duan Yu.

He chuckled: "My Dong Zhuo's son-in-law—how can he not know how to kill?"

While they were talking, the distance between the two sides grew smaller.

Duan Yu, riding the Ink Jade Qilin Beast, clearly noticed the carriage coming toward him.

When he saw the carriage curtain lift and saw Li Ru sitting inside, Duan Yu was slightly surprised.

"Mr. Li?" Duan Yu looked at Li Ru in the carriage.

Li Ru nodded with a smile: "Young Master Duan."

Dong Zhuo, driving the carriage, got down from the carriage shaft and grabbed the carriage.

Then he looked Duan Yu up and down, the look in his eyes becoming increasingly satisfied.

Especially when Duan Yu got off his horse and stood beside Dong Zhuo, his nearly 1.9-meter, extremely burly frame even brought a sense of pressure to Dong Zhuo.

Duan Yu cupped his hands and bowed to Li Ru: "Mr. Li, what a coincidence; I didn't expect to meet you here."

After bowing to Li Ru, Duan Yu also nodded slightly to Dong Zhuo, who was driving the carriage, and Hua Xiong, who had dismounted.

Dong Zhuo smiled with satisfaction.

Neither humble nor arrogant, neither proud nor impetuous.

"Hehe," Li Ru also smiled: "It's not a coincidence; actually, I came specifically to find Young Master Duan."

"Oh?"

Duan Yu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

Came specifically to find him?