Wuxia: The Super Slave Master

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Sure enough, the old scoundrel couldn't wait any longer. Luo Chen smiled faintly and agreed. However, Zhao Yun had nothing to do with it. The old scoundrel was worried that Luo Chen would change his mind later, so he asked Luo Chen to stay overnight and leave the next day.

I never expected this old scoundrel to be so bold. But since you've offered your daughter to me, why would I be polite to you?

That night, the two Qiao sisters were still discussing Zhao Yun and Luo Chen. Xiao Qiao had taken a liking to Luo Chen, but Da Qiao remained silent, seemingly unwilling to accept it all.

Suddenly the door to the room was opened, and Luo Chen barged in. The two Qiao sisters were now planning to rest, so much of their armor had been removed.

Upon seeing Luo Chen enter, she felt a surge of nervousness and hurriedly covered herself with the blanket, pretending to cover her eyes.

"I'm sorry, ladies, I thought this was my bedroom."

"Young master, you are alright. Why don't you go out first, and I'll have my sister take you back later."

Luo Chen nodded in agreement and took out a box, placing it on the table.

"Ladies, this is a beauty-enhancing item. Although you are already stunningly beautiful, with this treasure to complement you, you will be even more beautiful!"

Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao agreed, and Luo Chen left immediately. Xiao Qiao quickly dressed up, went out, and led Luo Chen back to the guest room.

"I really didn't expect that my mistake intruding into your room would require you to get ready and escort me back. I am truly sorry!"

Xiao Qiao blushed when Luo Chen said that, and her heart started pounding even harder.

"You're too kind, sir. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

"Wait!"

Suddenly, Luo Chen pulled Xiao Qiao along. Xiao Qiao hadn't expected this and couldn't have been prepared at all, so she fell directly into Luo Chen's arms.

"Miss is so beautiful and lovely, I can't control myself."

Xiao Qiao used all her strength to break free from Luo Chen's grasp.

"Young master, no, I will be yours in the future, so this doesn't matter."

Luo Chen gently held Xiao Qiao's delicate little hand.

"Miss is so beautiful, I am so tempted. Why don't you stay here tonight?"

Xiao Qiao hadn't expected Luo Chen to be so bold. After gently breaking free from Luo Chen's large hand, she turned away shyly. Qiao Bo, who was outside the door, was eavesdropping on all of this.

Thinking that this girl was so shy, he felt that all his efforts had been in vain. He shook his head and returned to his room. In the middle of the night, Luo Chen suddenly received a system notification, guessing that the two of them had also drunk the Demon King's blood.

Luo Chen came to their room again. Xiao Qiao stood up and immediately stepped forward to stop Luo Chen as he entered.

"Young master, what brings you here?"

"Excuse me, miss, I'm just so eager to see you more, even if it's not possible, anything else will do!"

Xiao Qiao blushed again, and Da Qiao hadn't expected Luo Chen to be so bold, so she walked over.

"Young master, it is already late at night. Why don't you head back first?"

Luo Chen didn't want to waste any more words: "Ladies, since you will both be my people in the future, how about we perform the rites of marriage first?"

These words made the two both ashamed and agitated, but their bodies disobeyed and removed their last remaining armor, revealing two suits specially crafted by heaven, like works of art, displayed without any concealment in front of Luo Chen.

Luo Chen gently embraced the two of them, called out "Sleep well," and carried them to their resting place. Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao nervously closed their eyes, their eyes and other parts trembling slightly.

As spring breezes swept through the night, waves of change surged day after day. Xiao Qiao suddenly turned defense into offense, while Da Qiao patiently took care of her. Before they knew it, dawn had broken.

Luo Chen walked out of the room, and Qiao Bo walked up to greet him excitedly. Luo Chen asked him to come back to Jingzhou with him, and the group traveled south.

With these two beautiful wives by his side, the journey became even more colorful.

After returning, Cao Cao reorganized his 500,000-strong army and marched directly towards Jingzhou. Luo Chen decided to establish a defensive line on Xiangyang City.

At this moment, he ordered his men to immediately head to Jiangdong with his orders.

Zhang Liao served as the vanguard general, while Cao Cao led 200,000 soldiers behind him. Luo Chen did not expect that Cao Cao would dare to send such a large force to attack him.

However, he never expected that Luo Chen had already brought the entire Jiangdong region under his control.

Meanwhile, countless Jiangdong youths crossed the Yangtze River and quietly headed towards Huainan in the distance. The leader was Zhou Yu. If he could take Huainan, the best outcome would be that he would be killed by Cao Cao's army.

On their side, facing the overwhelming enemy, countless ministers went to the palace to request that Luo Chen negotiate a reconciliation with the enemy, and surrender if that failed.

Although they didn't dare say it aloud, the implication was clear.

Chapter 166 The Melee in Xinye

Seeing the officials, both high and low, pressing him forward, Luo Chen's anger surged to his head. He slammed his hand on the table, startling everyone. Luo Chen stepped down from the stage and grabbed an official by the neck.

Shortly after the official's seven orifices began to bleed, Luo Chen sat on his throne.

"Is there anyone else who objects?"

With a commanding shout, the people around him knelt on the ground, not daring to utter another word.

"We are determined to serve Your Majesty faithfully, even unto death!"

Luo Chen did a quick count and found that there were about 200,000 troops in Jingzhou. After deducting the soldiers who were responsible for defending the city, only about 100,000 troops could be mobilized.

Moreover, there was a shortage of military generals. After thinking it over, Luo Chen divided the 100,000 troops into three groups. The first group was led by Zhuge Liang, with Huang Zhong as his deputy.

The Second Army Corps was led by Xu Shu, with Cai Mao and Zhang Yun as his deputies.

As for the Third Legion, it was personally led by Luo Chen, with Zhao Yun as its deputy general.

The first and second legions were stationed on both sides of Xiangyang City, forming a mutually supporting defensive position with the city.

Yu Jin arrived at the foot of Xinye City again, but this city, which had been deserted in the past, was now filled with countless Jingzhou soldiers. Yu Jin thought to himself that this was just a small city.

Now that Luo Chen had actually sent a large force to garrison the area again, Yu Jin was extremely uneasy. However, since he had received the order, he was about to carry it out, and the drums began to beat.

Zhang Liao had ordered him to attack, so Yu Jin waved his hand and commanded the army to move out.

"Charge into the city, brothers! Whether we can achieve wealth and high rank depends on today!"

"Enter Xinye and kill!"

With a junior officer giving the order, everyone shouted "Kill!" and climbed to the top of the city wall. They killed anyone they saw, and soon Cao's army successfully captured the city wall.

The gates of Xinye City were opened wide, and the rest of the people swarmed in like fish. Only a small number of soldiers remained in the city to resist, including soldiers from Jingzhou and Liu Bei's three thousand White Horse Cavalry.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu had been hiding in the nearby mountains for a long time, and Xu Shu was standing beside them with 50,000 troops.

"Thank you very much, Yuanzhi. We will definitely express our gratitude properly when our elder brother returns!"

After saying this, Guan Yu led 10,000 men directly towards Xinye City, while Zhang Fei led another 10,000 men to charge from the back of Xinye City.

Xu Shu led 30,000 men, divided into two groups, with 10,000 of them hiding in the main traffic routes outside the East Gate.

Yu Jin felt a chill run down his spine as he heard the commotion of soldiers around him. He was about to order the rest of the men to retreat when, to his utter surprise, long arrows flew in. Not only that, but those arrows were also long arrows.

Countless rockets landed on the ground, and the fuel that had been laid out in the residential buildings beforehand immediately caught fire. The soldiers walked toward the city gates on both sides, only to hear a loud drumbeat outside the gates.

The thousand men who had just run out were stabbed to death by spears outside the city gate. Seeing that they could not break through the main gate, Yu Jin ordered his men to try attacking the north gate.

Yu Jin, holding a long sword, ordered his men to try going out through the north gate, but none of them dared to go out for a moment, so Yu Jin directly beheaded one of his men.

"Fight your way out, or we'll all be burned to death here!"

His subordinates obeyed the orders one by one, but as Yu Jin watched the three thousand men rush toward the north gate, and his personal guards also wanted to rush out, Yu Jin grabbed one of them.

"We'll exit through the south gate later, and let these people be our feint attack, understand?"

The subordinate looked at Yu Jin in disbelief, then nodded and whispered something to one of his men. The news spread like wildfire, and Yu Jin, desperate to save his life, rushed towards the south gate.

Who knew that the South Gate was the only place without Jingzhou soldiers? Yu Jin led his troops out and burst into laughter.

"Look at that! What a load of crap, what a load of crap, the Jingzhou Army! They're all a pile of shit!"

Just as he was laughing heartily, a loud shout came.

"Where is Yu Jin? Dismount and face your death!"

Cai Mao and his men had been waiting there for a long time. Seeing that such a great achievement was about to be made, they brandished their long swords and charged forward.

Yu Jin and Cai Mao clashed in battle. Amidst the flashing blades, Cai Mao was momentarily outmatched and hastily fled. Just as Yu Jin was about to escape, a roar suddenly came from behind.

"Where do you think you're going, enemy general!"

It turned out that Zhao Yun had arrived. He shot an arrow, and Yu Jin, who was on horseback, fell to the ground. Although he did not die, he was seriously injured.

Just then, Zhao Yun spurred his horse forward, raised his cleaver high, and swung it down, sending a round head rolling to the ground.

"What! What are you all good for?!"

Despite being surrounded on all sides, some of the defeated troops still managed to return to Zhang Liao's camp.

"General, our brothers also suffered greatly in this battle. Most of them died in Xinye City. Do you think we should spare the remaining brothers?"

One of Zhang Liao's generals stepped forward to advise him. Zhang Liao, who usually cherished his soldiers the most, nodded in agreement.

"Luo Chen has gone mad! He actually dared to burn down Xinye City. Quickly take a count of how many people survived and bring them all to Wancheng."

"Reporting to the general, Luo Chen has already moved all the people to Jiangxia!"

"What?! You actually let so many people be moved right under your noses?"

Although Zhang Liao was furious, he absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen again.

Luo Chen then thought that since this was the case, it was not good to strike first. It would be better to take the initiative and launch an attack. So he deployed his troops and ordered Zhao Yun to lead three thousand soldiers to lure them out. He also ordered other generals to intercept them on the way. It would be best if they were lured out. Otherwise, he would send people to harass them every now and then. In short, he would not allow them to rest.

Zhao Yun accepted the order and led three thousand men directly to the vicinity of Cao Cao's army camp.

"What? Jingzhou actually dares to send troops on its own initiative? Isn't that a joke?"

Soldiers wearing devilish masks rushed to the vicinity and fired rockets directly into the area. Cao Cao's soldiers immediately dressed, took up their weapons, and went outside, only to see countless long arrows flying into their bodies.

Zhang Liao also came out of his tent and saw that the outside was in complete chaos. Although the losses were not great, Zhao Yun had completely lost face.

Several military officers pulled him back.

"General, you can't leave! By sending troops out, aren't you falling right into Zhao Yun's trap?"

Zhang Liao understood this principle perfectly well, but what he valued most in his life was the concept of "face."

"Stop trying to dissuade me! Today I will take Zhao Yun's head to wash away my shame!"

Chapter 167 Night Raid on Cao Cao's Camp

His men tried to dissuade him, but they couldn't. His insistence on sending troops would only bring heavy losses to his soldiers.

But that's a story for later. As soon as Zhao Yun saw Zhang Liao, he ordered his soldiers to retreat first, and then rode forward himself. Zhang Liao was said to be one of Zhao Yun's few rivals in the world.

After a few rounds, Zhao Yun turned around and retreated, fighting and running at the same time. He quickly entered the ambush. At that moment, Zhuge Liang waved his fan on the mountain.

Wei Yan charged straight in on his horse. How could there be no casualties in a battle between two armies? Strangely, Wei Yan and Zhang Liao only exchanged a few blows before Wei Yan fled for his life.

"It seems that Luo Chen's subordinates aren't all that great!"

After saying this, Zhang Liao and the soldiers beside him burst into laughter. Unbeknownst to them, they had already penetrated deep into enemy territory, while the Jingzhou soldiers who had fallen into the dust were like sheep waiting for their prey.

After traveling more than ten miles, a group of soldiers suddenly rushed out and engaged them in battle. At this point, Zhang Liao finally realized that this was a tactic employed by the Jingzhou army. However, while they could lose the battle, they could not lose morale. Having led troops for so many years, how could Zhang Liao possibly let this go?

Cao's army began to prepare for a retreat, but they had only gone two miles when another group of soldiers rushed out, and the two armies clashed again.

Zhang Liao led a total of 30,000 troops this time. Although it was not a large number, they were all elite troops. If they were lost, the whole operation would be lost.

The garrison commander Yue Jin had been waiting anxiously for a long time, but Zhang Liao still hadn't returned. He was getting impatient and planned to send troops to rescue him, but the other generals were even more opposed to it.

If the head coach is out fighting and hasn't returned yet, and if the vice-head coach also gets into trouble, then we're doomed.

However, Le Jin refused to comply and insisted on sending troops, and none of the generals could stop him.

When Luo Chen saw Le Jin leading 100,000 troops out, he smiled to himself. If you stay at home, everyone can live in peace. Otherwise, I can only apologize!

"Somebody come!"

"The general is here!"

That voice? Luo Chen turned around and saw Zhang Fei and Guan Yu walking forward with a respectful demeanor. To be honest, the two were genuinely grateful to Luo Chen.

Luo Chen had long intended to bring them under his control, but such things couldn't be rushed. Luo Chen's divine sense detected that their spiritual power was far too high, and the Demon King's blood couldn't control them for the time being. He could only wait for the best opportunity.

"Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, heed my command!"

Now, the only way to keep them by my side is to pretend to be a benevolent person.

"The general is here!"

"We've broken into Cao Cao's camp, and I suspect your elder brother is inside as well. If there's a chance, please rescue him."

"I obey your orders. And that is my elder brother. I will naturally rescue him. There is no need for you to trouble yourself, General!"

After saying this, Guan Yu left directly. Although Zhang Fei was also a carefree person, he always understood that Luo Chen was their benefactor. Thinking of this, Zhang Fei walked over, acted cute, laughed twice, and then turned and left.