306. Huang Chao Vs. Dian Wei

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So he hurried toward the entrance of his residence and welcomed the two of them, Wang Lang and Lu Fan being welcomed personally by Lu Fan was satisfied as this showed that Lu Su wasn't an arrogant person and shows that he knew who they were after some pleasantries and introduction was exchanged, Lu Su invited them inside to talk more about their request in a more convenient place.

Lu Su escorted Wang Lang and Lu Fan alongside their soldiers toward the main hall, on the way there they meet with an old lady who was accompanied by several maids, seeing the old last Lu Su immediately walked toward her and calls her grandmother.

Wang Lang and Lu Fan exchange their glances after hearing what Lu Su calls the old lady Grandmother, this is an important piece of news for them especially when theyniverher that it's only Lu Su and his grandmother that lives here, as his father and mother already passed away.

After talking with his grandmother, Lu Su introduced his grandmother to Wang Lang and Lu Fan, who both greeted Lu Su's grandmother with respect and no airs of arrogance or someone who was above her.

This raised Lu Su's good impression of Wang Lang and Lu Fan, after a short exchange Lu S's grandmother leaves wet her handmaidens as she could see that Lu Su has official business with their guest.

Arriving at the main hall, Lu Su as for Wang Lang and Lu Fan to take a seat before calling for a servant to prepare some tea, and after doing that Lu Su asked Wang Lang and Lu Fan about the purpose of their visit.

Wang Lang: "Since Sir Lu Su was so direct, then I will say our purpose which was to ask for some aid and borrow your reserve in your granary, don't worry we will pay back what we owe double the amount we borrow!"

Lu Su: "So Sir Wang Lang and Sir Lu Fan wanted to borrow some crops, I thought Lord Lie Fan have an abundant of crops since I have seen the system which was implemented in Lujiang alongside the new crops that we're introduced called potato."

Lu Fan: "Yes we do have An infant of crops as our supplies, but something happened, and the next batch of supplies will not arrive for a long and a half, while we urgently need some right now, we hope that Sir Lu Su can kindly allow us to sorrow some and we will repay t double don't worry."

Lu Su: "I see, it's not that I don't want to help both sir and Lord Lie Fan, but one of my granaries has been emptied to help the poor people, and only have one left which was saved for emergency."

Wang Lang: "What a kind would Sir Lu Su is, we understand the situation we put you through but we hope that we could borrow that one granary it should be more than enough, do t worry not only we will pay it double but we also recommend sir Lu Su to My Lord, how about it?"

Lu Su: "This.. It's not that I don't want to loan my supplies to the two sir, but it's just- Grandmother! Why would you be the one bringing the tea?!"

When Lu Su tried to say that he couldn't loan his supplies, he saw his grandmother bring the tea alongside her maids shocking him, and he went toward her to help her but his grandmother told him to stay put.

Lu Su's grandmother put the tea on Wang Lang and Lu Fan's table, where the two stood up to receive the tea and thanked her while saying that she shouldn't do it herself and let the servants serve the tea.

Lu Su's grandmother just smiled and said that it was her obligation as the mistress of this house to welcome her guest, after that she asked the two of them who was their lord as she heard them talking about their lord and wanted to introduce her grandson to him.

Wang Lang smiled and told her that their lord was Lie Fan, Marquis of Xu and the Governor of Xu Province. Lu Su's grandmother hearing Lie Fan's name was ecstatic, as she had long heard Lie Fan's name from the people of Dongcheng.

How under his rule corruption was rooted out and crops became more abundant due to the plantation system that was introduced, alongside a new type of crop, and also a thing called waterwheel.

If her grandson could serve such a noble Lord then she could rest easy when she left him alone in this world, she enthusiastically said to both Wang Lang and Lu Fan that the Lu Clan will loan them the granary.

Lu Su hearing this wanted to stop his grandmother because it was an emergency reserve in case the people in Dingcheng or around it needed some help, but her grandmother told him that Lie Fan's men needed help right now and Wang Lang alongside Lu Fan have come from afar to so ask for his help.

Hearing his grandmother's words Lu Su could only stop and reluctantly heed his grandmother, he knew that his grandmother was trying to have him introduced to Lie Fan since her grandmother always wished for him to become an official.

It's not because of its prestige but in her mind becoming an official could protect him from harm, and be protected by the law due to him being an official and always hoping that he could serve a wise lord.

Bow that there's a chance for Lu Su to be an official under Lie Fan who was known for his kindness, virtues, and care for the people, Lu Su's grandmother immediately agrees on behalf of Lu Su.

Since his grandmother already said so, Lu Su finally agree to loan the crops to Wang Lang and Lu Fan, who in turn was ecstatic and promised to repay Lu Su as soon as possible and introduce him to Lie Fan.

Lu Su's grandmother was happy that her grandson finally agreed and told Wang Lang alongside Lu Fan to stay in their residence, with no need to pay for an inn outside, and treat the Lu Clan residence like their own home.

Wang Lang and Lu Fan thanked Lu Su's grandmother for her kindness and agreed to stay thinking that this could be a great chance for them to know more about Lu Su, and if he lives up to his reputation then maybe it's a good idea to introduce him to Lie Fan.

Lu Su who has agreed to loan his granary helped Wang Lang and Lu Fan by sending it toward Lujiang first, where Lu Kang will handle it and send it toward the front line.

While in Dongcheng a happy atmosphere surrounded the Lu Clan Residence, at Jiangxia Commandery full scale wars were happening everywhere, Dian Wei and Zhang Chao managed to capture Xingyang Town forcing Huang Chao who guarded it to retreat.

Feeling that he has broken his father's trust in him, Huang Chao was distorted for a while until his advisor said some encouraging words to him and then they retreated toward a town called Xiangye.

In there they mounted up their defenses as they knew that Dian Wei and Zhang Chao would head here next, and if they failed Jiangxia would become vulnerable because Xiangye was one of the towns designated as part of a line of defense for Jiangxia.

After several days passed by, Huang Chao and his advisor saw the banners of the Baihu Army and Xuanwu Army from a distance, Huang Chao ordered his men to stand ready.

At this time Huang Chao's advisor suggested that Huang Chao challenge one of the enemy generals so that he could raise the morale of their men since their defeat at Xiangyang dealt a heavy blow to their morale.

Huang Chao hearing that he could fight became enthusiastic and agreed to the suggestion, so when Dian Wei and Zhang Chao stationed their army at the front of Xiangye, Huang Chao loudly shouted his challenge toward the opposing army generals asking who dared to duel him.

This immediately caused the generals under Dian Wei and Zhang Chao to be frantic, volunteering themselves to be the ones to accept the challenge, especially Chen Lan and Fang Yue who were the strongest generals in Baihu and Xuanwu Army.

When Zhang Chao wanted to discuss with Dian Wei, Chen Deng, and Zang Hong who they were going to pick to accept the challenge, he heard Dian Wei let out a loud laugh and loudly say that Dian Wei accepted the challenge toward Huang Chao.

Zhang Chao immediately had a headache, this comrade of his sometimes like a muscle brain when his adrenaline spiked through the roof, and he could only calm the generals under them since they weren't picked.

Chen Lan and Fang Yue can only be disappointed that they weren't chosen, but there is nothing they can do as they already thought of others as their own comrade after they fought side by side, especially Dian Wei who saved them once or twice from encirclement.

Huang Chao who heard Dian Wei's name immediately became excited, while his advisor turned slightly pale as he never thought that Dian Wei himself would accept the challenge.

When he wanted to persuade Huang Chao to not do the duel, it was already too late as he saw Huang Chao go down and call for his men to prepare his horse and his weapon, making him sigh and hope that Huang Chao could escape with his life.

After some time, the gate of Xiangye opened and Huang Chao rode out holding a twin rod hammer in his arms, and from Lie Fan's Army side, Dian Wei rode out holding his twin halberd.

War drum was sounded from both sides accompanying them as they headed toward each other, and at the peak of the war drum sound Huang Chao's twin rod hammer and Dian Wei's twin halberd clashed with each other, creating a loud reverberating sound across the field.

Dian Wei was surprised by the strength that Huang Chao had, while it was nowhere near his level alongside Huang Zhong, he felt that he was on the level of Ji Ling maybe above Ji Ling a bit.

Ji Ling's strength is a combination of his prowess and martial arts skill that was combined with his war trident, he felt Huang Chao of the same rank or even a bit higher than Ji Ling just relied on his own physical strength.

Huang Chao feeling the strength from the clash with Dian Wei caused his arm to turn a bit numb, but this only excited him, and with a loud shout he used both of his rod hammers to attack Dian Wei doing an overhead maneuver toward Dian Wei's torso.

Dian Wei seeing this used both of his twin halberds to make an X to block the attack, and Dian Wei could feel that this blow was much stronger than the previous blow, not by much but it definitely increased.

Dian Wei can be sure that this man was a battle junkie like him, which excites him where he also let out a loud roar sweeping off Huang Chao's rod hammer and attacks Huang Chao with ha slash maneuver which was received by Huang Chao, and soon a bout of attack and defense were traded between the two wear the sound of their weapon coming in contact was so loud that the War drum sound slight loose against the sound of their weapon.

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Name: Lie Fan

Title: Three Heroes Who Defeat Lu Bu

Age: 29 (196 AD)

Level: 16

Next Level: 2,462,000

Renown: 725

Cultivation: Yin Yang Separation (level 9)

SP: 1,071,700

ATTRIBUTE POINTS

STR: 936 (+20)

VIT: 598 (+20)

AGI: 583 (+10)

INT: 587

CHR: 93

WIS: 509

WILL: 397

ATR Points: 0