Chapter 116

Liu He, in the middle, walked while introducing the bandits in Longshan to Duan Yu.

"Patrol Officer Duan, the bandits in Longshan once numbered in the hundreds, but recently, for some reason, it seems they have split up; currently, there are only a few dozen."

Liu He walked and said with a smile: "I hear Patrol Officer Duan has the courage to shoot tigers and superb archery skills. With nearly a hundred of us, plus Patrol Officer Duan's bravery, surely these few bandits will be easily captured."

"When the time comes, Patrol Officer Duan will have merit in suppressing the bandits and will surely be promoted; do not forget me then."

Duan Yu followed beside Liu He and smiled.

If not for Li Ru, if not for Duan Yu, if not for the slip-up Liu He had shown back at Wucun Township, he might have truly believed him.

But now...

However, Tie Shitou, Wang Hunu, and the others did not know this.

So, upon hearing Liu He's words, they all helped boast for Duan Yu.

"Lord Liu, my Big Brother Duan's archery is unparalleled. Don't talk about a few dozen bandits; even a few hundred wouldn't be able to get close to my Big Brother Duan."

Tie Shitou said, imitating Duan Yu's posture, drawing his hands as if aiming a bow.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, one arrow for each; whatever bandits or robbers, they will all drink hatred under my Big Brother Duan's arrows!"

"Ah." Liu He was stunned, then laughed loudly: "Good, good, good, then I shall enjoy Patrol Officer Duan's archery skills later."

Time passed second by second.

As the sun gradually set behind the mountains.

Duan Yu and Liu He's party gradually entered the depths of Longshan.

At this time, the footsteps of the party slowed down at the signal of the person leading the way.

Liu He also lowered his voice and said to Duan Yu: "Patrol Officer Duan, there is a cliff ahead called Life-Severing Cliff."

"The camp of that band of robbers in Longshan is hidden right here."

"Let's sneak up close for now, and then launch a surprise attack when the night is deep."

"It will surely be twice the result with half the effort."

"When the time comes, you and I will split into two paths; Patrol Officer Duan from the left, and I from the right. We will agree on a time and then charge in together."

"What does Patrol Officer Duan think?" Liu He asked, looking at Duan Yu.

Duan Yu nodded expressionlessly and said: "Thief-Catching Official Liu may decide as he pleases."

Liu He heard this and smiled, saying: "That's good. Since Patrol Officer Duan has no objections, then we shall split into two paths and attack together at the agreed time!"

After saying this, Liu He separated from Duan Yu and headed toward the two sides of the vaguely visible Longshan robber camp to surround it.

That night.

In the dense forest to the right of the Longshan robber camp.

Tie Shitou, Wang Hunu, and the twenty-some young men from the village were all eager, sitting quietly in the forest, gripping their straight swords.

Duan Yu sat cross-legged against a large tree, the precious carved bow gifted by Dong Yi resting on his knees.

"Dong Zhuo, huh."

Duan Yu leaned against the tree, rubbing his eyebrows.

He actually quite approved of Dong Yi.

She had vision, a broad mind, and was also sentimental and righteous.

But he never expected that Dong Yi would be Dong Zhuo's daughter.

Dong Zhuo...

How to put it.

Perhaps influenced by later literature and film, his preconceived impression of Dong Zhuo was certainly not good.

Because from the viewer's perspective, there is always a side of justice and a side of evil.

And Dong Zhuo, without a doubt, represented evil.

But he was now in the middle of it.

Although he hadn't traveled through time for long, what he saw was a bloody, realistic world.

If viewed from his own perspective, what is right and what is wrong?

At most, it was just being forced by circumstances.

No one wants to reach the point of bearing the infamy of ten thousand generations.

And no one, from the very beginning, wants to bring chaos to the world.

But regardless, if he were truly to become Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, the pressure would be immense.

But then again.

If he were to be a son-in-law to Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, or Sun Jian, and had to pick the best one.

That would probably really have to be Dong Zhuo.

First of all, there is a prerequisite condition that these other warlords cannot compare to.

Dong Zhuo has no sons.

Only daughters.

It is said that Dong Zhuo had a son, but he likely died young, leaving only a daughter, Dong Bai.

Without a son, there is no future successor.

Among Dong Zhuo's relatives, there is no one outstanding, so naturally, there is no relative who could inherit Dong Zhuo's foundation.

This is also one of the reasons why Dong Zhuo's forces split apart immediately after his death.

Therefore, this position of son-in-law is of vital importance.

Why are there so many talented people under Niu Fu?

In terms of ability, Niu Fu is certainly not good; he is cowardly and afraid of trouble.

But look at Niu Fu's subordinates.

Li Jue, Guo Si, Duan Yu, Zhang Ji...

In terms of the power of Dong Zhuo's generals, Niu Fu could be said to be holding a hand of kings.

To put it another way, Dong Zhuo placed high hopes on Niu Fu.

But unfortunately, Niu Fu is an A Dou who cannot be lifted onto the wall.

With no one to succeed him, Dong Zhuo could only pin his hopes on his son-in-law, which shows how important it is.

Let's talk about his subordinates' power.

Why was Dong Zhuo able to suppress the warlords and the entire court early on?

In reality, it was because Dong Zhuo was terrifyingly strong after entering Luoyang.

And at that time, it was still in a state of not being fully developed.

Li Jue, Guo Si, Hu Zhen, Hua Xiong, Xu Rong, Duan Wei, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Li Ru, Duan Yu, as well as Lu Bu and his eight generals.

If this combination were fully developed, plus the strong troops of Liangzhou and Bingzhou, who could oppose them?

But...

If Dong Yi is really Dong Zhuo's daughter, she certainly couldn't be a concubine.

Then what about Diao Chan?

The more he thought, the more his head ached.

He shook his head, casting out the messy thoughts in his mind.

Duan Yu looked up at the moonlight in the sky.

Thinking about these future matters now is useless.

Currently, he still needs to resolve the immediate situation.

"Big Brother Duan, the time is almost here," Tie Shitou whispered from the side.

Duan Yu stood up, leaning against the large tree, and nodded.

As Duan Yu stood up, the young men from the village scattered around also stood up, gripping their straight swords and holding their shields.

However, Duan Yu's next words left everyone stunned.

"Shitou, Hunu, without my order, no one is to act without authorization; everyone stay where you are."

Duan Yu said to Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu.

"Ah?"

The two were stunned, then looked at each other. ===== CHAPTER 118 =====