bestfiction Chapter 831 I am overjoyed to see you today!
Chapter 831 I am overjoyed to see you today!
Seeing Tian Yu's strong reaction, Li Qiao and Yang Zheng were slightly taken aback. Although Chen Dao was the head of Chenjia Village, his reputation was not well-known in Kyushu, and he had no interaction with Tian Yu. The two found it hard to understand why Tian Yu would have such a strong reaction.
Even Chen Dao himself didn't expect Tian Yu to react this way. He paused for a moment before nodding and saying, "I am Chen Dao."
Very good!
Upon seeing Chen Dao nod, Tian Yu quickly stepped forward, warmly grasped Chen Dao's hands, and said, "I have long admired Mr. Chen's name, and I am overjoyed to meet you today!"
Li Qiao: "..."
Yang Zheng: “…”
Chen Cheng: "..."
The three were speechless.
Chen Dao looked at Tian Yu, who was so enthusiastic as if he had met his idol, and felt a little confused.
He was certain that he had never met Tian Yu before and had no connection with him whatsoever, so he couldn't understand why Tian Yu was so agitated.
After a long pause, Chen Dao finally came to his senses and said, "General Tian, hello!"
"Hello!"
Tian Yu's smile widened, and he grabbed Chen Dao's hands and shook them vigorously. Anyone who didn't know better would think he had seen a long-lost relative.
"Brother Tian, do you perhaps know Chen Dao?"
Li Qiao finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him.
"Natural recognition!"
Tian Yu nodded: "I have long admired Mr. Chen's name and have always wanted to visit him in Chenjia Village, but I have been unable to do so because of my duty to guard the Great Wall!"
That's it!
Yang Zheng and the others suddenly realized why Tian Yu was so excited when he learned Chen Dao's identity. It turned out that Tian Yu had long admired Chen Dao.
"Mr. Chen has come from afar, please give me the opportunity to entertain you!"
Tian Yu said with undiminished enthusiasm, "My wife's cooking skills are quite good. I will have her prepare a few dishes to entertain you all."
After saying this, Tian Yu was about to personally go and give instructions to his wife.
"General Tian, please wait a moment!"
Yang Zheng stopped Tian Yu and said solemnly, "We are here to discuss important matters. There is no rush to eat."
Upon hearing this, Tian Yu immediately stopped and glanced at Yang Zheng. Seeing his solemn expression, he returned to his seat and asked, "May I ask what brings you here, Heavenly King Yang?"
"General Tian, are you aware of the Lu family's invitation to powerful figures from across the Nine Provinces?"
Yang Zheng asked.
"I know that."
Tian Yu nodded. He had never gotten along with the Lu family, so he would naturally keep a close eye on their actions.
About two months ago, Tian Yu learned that the Lu family was inviting powerful figures from all over the world.
"Does General Tian know why the Lu family is inviting martial artists from all over the world?"
"I don't know!"
"The Lu family has invited powerful figures from all over the world to deal with General Tian!"
As soon as Yang Zheng finished speaking, Tian Yu's body trembled, as if he was shocked by the news.
However, there was little surprise on his face. Tian Yu had always known that the Lu family must hold a grudge because the Great Wall Army had seized so many of their goods. He just hadn't expected the Lu family to use this method against him.
"To be honest, General Tian, we just came from the Lu family!"
Yang Zheng continued, "The Lu family used Dragon Beard Grass to attract a large number of powerful figures from all over the Nine Provinces to gather at the Lu family, and then used the Dragon Beard Grass as a bargaining chip to invite these powerful figures to join forces in killing General Tian..."
As Yang Zheng recounted his story, Tian Yu's expression grew increasingly solemn.
According to Yang Zheng, more than 20 martial artists of the upper third rank went to the Lu family. Although not all of these 20 people agreed to help the Lu family, about ten of them did.
Even Tian Yu, a peak first-rank martial artist, dared not underestimate this number of top-rank martial artists.
Not to mention... the Lu family not only invited these top-rank martial artists, but also two first-rank martial artists from their clan.
With two first-rank martial artists and more than a dozen second- and third-rank martial artists attacking him together, even if Tian Yu was confident, he couldn't guarantee that he could deal with so many powerful people.
"Thank you for informing me, Heavenly King Yang."
Tian Yu turned to Yang Zheng and sincerely thanked him.
He knew very well that if Yang Zheng hadn't tipped him off, he would have almost certainly died if he had been surrounded and attacked by many powerful members of the Lu family without any preparation.
"General Tian, there's no need for that!"
Yang Zheng calmly replied, "Although I, Yang Zheng, came from a humble background as a cowherd, I know what righteousness is! General Tian has guarded the Great Wall and protected the stability of the Nine Provinces for many years. How could I, Yang Zheng, sit idly by and watch the Lu family harm General Tian?"
After saying that, Yang Zheng added, "Besides informing General Tian of this news, we have come here to help him defeat the Lu family!"
"Oh?"
Tian Yu was genuinely surprised this time, and asked in astonishment, "King Yang intends to help this general?"
“That’s right! Not only Mr. Yang, but also Mr. Chen and Senior Li will assist General Tian!”
Yang Zheng replied without hesitation.
Tian Yu looked at Chen Dao and Li Qiao, and felt a little relieved after seeing them nod.
He didn't know Chen Dao's strength, but he was clear about Li Qiao's strength. With Li Qiao, who was at the peak of the first rank and was almost on par with him, helping him, Tian Yu immediately had more confidence in dealing with the Lu family.
but……
Tian Yu then looked at Yang Zheng and asked, "What do you want to get?"
Although Tian Yu was a military general, he was extremely meticulous.
He knew that even if someone like Yang Zheng disliked the Lu family and admired him, he would never help him for no reason; Yang Zheng must have something to ask for.
As expected, after Tian Yu asked the question, Yang Zheng remained silent for a moment before saying, "I hope General Tian can help me take Youzhou!"
"Taking Youzhou? What a boastful statement, Heavenly King Yang!"
Tian Yu exclaimed in surprise, "Does King Yang know that I am an official appointed by the imperial court? If I help you take Youzhou, wouldn't that be asking me to betray the imperial court?"
"Has General Tian not betrayed the imperial court?"
Yang Zheng gave Tian Yu a deep look and said, "As far as I know, General Tian has refused the imperial court's orders to send troops more than once. In the eyes of the emperor and court officials in the capital, General Tian is probably no longer a general of the court!"
"..."
Tian Yu opened his mouth, but found that he could not refute Yang Zheng.
Because he had indeed refused the imperial court's orders to send troops many times, and it was precisely because he was unwilling to lead troops to quell the rebellion that the imperial court cut off the Great Wall Army's supplies, making life extremely difficult for the 300,000 Great Wall Army soldiers.
only……
Although the Great Wall Army and the imperial court are currently at odds, this is not enough to justify Tian Yu's help to Yang Zheng!
As the biggest rebel in the Nine Provinces, Yang Zheng's meeting with Tian Yu, a general of the imperial court, was already considered a great act of treason. If Tian Yu were to help Yang Zheng take Youzhou, he would likely be immediately identified as a rebel by the imperial court and completely lose the possibility of receiving supplies from the court.