If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 765: The Ordinary Xiang Ji

"But do you know why I went out of town so late at night?" Xiaoyu asked.

"You think you are skilled and brave," said the red-faced man.

Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "Xiao Dao is also a normal person. If he wants to go out of the city for a long journey, of course he has to get up early and hurry on his way.

The reason why I walked here until dark was that after leaving the city, I provided free medical treatment to a group of villagers in Zhouyingkou, and I exchanged all the dozens of gold coins I had on me for medicine and gave them away, leaving no penny behind.

Later, after having dinner at Song Tingzhang's house, I saw the sun setting in the west and the purple mist everywhere. I found a hillside and sat in meditation for more than half an hour.

There is no choice but to travel at night.

Singing on the road is to attract ghosts and evil spirits and drive away the evil spirits around Zhongli County.

I didn't expect that people are so treacherous.

The real ghosts and demons haven't had time to jump out yet, but they have attracted you here first."

She really wasn't exaggerating.

Along the way, she worshipped a top-level human immortal as her godfather and searched for rare copies of ancient books, which could only be considered a side job and did not take up much of her time.

Although she didn't really practice medicine to save people, she did a lot of healing and exorcism.

She treats patients in the city and when she goes out of the city and into the deserted villages and wilderness, she will help to redeem the ghosts of those who died unjustly and destroy the evil spirits that take the lives of bad people.

Although it was not a big deal, she enjoyed it and lived a fulfilling life.

Secondly, she also established her character in advance in order to "accidentally" meet famous people from the Chu and Han dynasties.

If she didn't cause any trouble, she would just fly thousands of miles away, straight to Huaiyin to find Han Xin, and to Pei County to find Liu Bang.

The gods in heaven are neither blind nor stupid, how could they not be suspicious?
She always "acted on impulse" throughout the thousands of miles she traveled.

When meeting famous people from the Chu and Han dynasties, one still does not change one's nature, and the "artificial" encounter will become true fate.

The man with the rat-beard was startled and asked suspiciously, "You gave away dozens of taels of gold. Are you telling a lie?"

Xiao Yu said: "Zhouyingkou is not far from here, haven't the kings planted spies in the county town?

It should be easy to find someone to ask, right?"

The red-faced man looked at the two brothers and said in a slow tone, "Since the Taoist priest has generously given all the gold to the villagers, it is not easy for us to rob you.
But a thief never leaves empty-handed.

We are not bandits, but volunteers. We cannot return empty-handed after going down the mountain.

Please ask the Taoist priest to come up the mountain with us and help us do two things.

After the matter is done, I will give you a few pounds of bacon to chew on the road, how about that? "

"Tell me what you want to do first. If you do good things, you don't need bacon; if you do bad things, I will chop you up and make bacon." Xiaoyu said.

The tall man with the rat-whisker swung the broken machete and was about to shout excitedly again.

The red-faced man stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Don't worry, Taoist priest, I'm just doing your old job.

Our general's mother is ill. She has asked the city doctor to see her several times, but the treatment was not very effective.

If the Taoist priest can cure the disease, he will do so. If he is sure that he cannot, he will help the old lady find a good feng shui site for burial."

Xiao Yu smiled and said, “Your general is quite open-minded. He invited both the doctor and the Feng Shui master.

Could it be that the coffin and shroud have been prepared in advance?"

The red-faced man said helplessly: "The old lady is old and has always been in poor health.

The bacon porridge was so mushy that she couldn't even eat it, so our general had to consider the worst-case scenario in advance.

It's impossible that if something really happens, we will have to go to the city to buy coffins and shrouds, right?"

Xiao Yu asked, "What's your general's surname and name?"

"You must have heard of 'Huaiyin Hungry Tiger' Zhongli Mei, right?"

The red-faced man subconsciously raised his head and chest and said proudly.

——I have heard of Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin, but I have never heard of the Huaiyin Hungry Tiger.

Xiao Yu complained in his heart and shook his head, "This place is a thousand miles away from Huaiyin.

I came here from the northwestern border, and have never been to Huaiyin, nor have I heard of General Zhongli's name before."

The tall man with rat whiskers got excited again and shouted, "When you were helping the Huang family exorcise evil spirits in the county, you claimed to be the famous 'Thunder Hand'.

Since you are hanging around in the underworld, why don’t you know the heroes in the underworld?

You have never been to Huaiyin, but among the heroes you have met, who doesn't know the name of 'Huaiyin Hungry Tiger'?
Besides, you have been in Zhongli County for several days, and you haven't even heard of the Mengshan Volunteer Army outside the county?"

Xiao Yu said: "Have you heard of my 'Thunder Hand' before?
Taoist Radish with Thunder Hands is also quite famous in the northwestern border area!

General Zhongli might be famous in the area around Zhongli County.

But looking at the Central Plains, they are definitely not as good as the two heroes of Western Chu, the four beauties of the Tian family, Chen and Wu of Daze, Ying Bu of Jiujiang, and Ji Bu of Qianjinyinyong. "

The red-faced man said sternly: "The people that the young Taoist priest mentioned are indeed great heroes who are famous in the martial arts world, but my general is no worse than them.

For example, Huan Chu and Xiang Liang, the two heroes of Western Chu, both admired my general very much. "

Xiaoyu went south to the Central Plains, and his main purpose was to find famous people from the Chu and Han dynasties and to find him a godfather in advance.

Now that it has been almost a month since she left Daiyi City, she has indeed heard of the names and deeds of many heroes in the martial arts world.

However, her main target, the famous King of Western Chu, Xiang Yu, did not have a very famous name in the world at that time.

For example, the two heroes of Western Chu.

When Xiaoyu first heard this title, he immediately thought of Xiang Yu, the King of Western Chu.

Thinking carefully about the saying of "two heroes", she would frown again and wonder: Who else is worthy of being on par with Xiang Yu?

But at this time in the Qin Dynasty, the "Two Heroes of Western Chu" had nothing to do with Xiang Yu at all.

The "Qiao Feng in the North and Murong in the South" in the former land of Chu State are Xiang Liang and Huan Chu.

Xiao Yu had no impression of Huan Chu in his previous life. It was only after he entered the Central Plains that he heard of his great reputation.

It was "Xiang Liang", however, because of his identity as Xiang Yu's uncle, Xiao Yu was not unfamiliar with him.

Nowadays, the situation in the Central Plains is reversed: Xiang Ji can be famous in the world because of his identity as "nephew of the great hero Xiang Liang."

It can even be said that at this time Xiang Ji was like a pendant on Xiang Liang's body: old Xiang committed a serious crime and fled from his hometown, and no matter where he went, he always had his nephew Xiang Ji with him.

Well, Xiang Ji didn't commit any crime at first and had no criminal record.

After all, he is too young. I heard that he is only in his early twenties.

Xiang Liang's fame spread across the world a hundred years ago. As a child, Xiang Ji followed his uncle around the world, hiding from place to place, and gradually became the most wanted criminal in the Qin Dynasty.

I can almost sit at the same table with Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.

The uncle and nephew of the Xiang family were too capable of causing trouble. They killed people everywhere and committed numerous bloody incidents. They even participated in the assassination of Emperor Ren Zheng in Xianyang City.

Not only were Xiang Liang and Xiang Ji guilty of murders, but many members of their family were wanted criminals by the Qin Dynasty.

For example, the famous traitor Xiang Bo.

Xiang Bo is more famous than Xiang Yu.

The status and reputation of the "Xia Xiang Family" in the Qin martial arts world are somewhat similar to the "Tang Clan in Shu" and "Gusu Murong" in Xiaoyu's previous life's martial arts novels.

It is a famous old brand.

However, the Xiang family's main fame lies in Xiang Liang.

Just like the first half of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", who would doubt Zhang Cuishan's identity as the protagonist?

"Your general is friends with Xiang Liang and Huan Chu?" Xiao Yu asked in surprise.

She was very happy that the Xiang family was famous in the martial arts world. After she heard about their reputation, she wanted to get to know them, which was natural and would not arouse anyone's suspicion.

However, the uncle and nephew of the Xiang family were secretive and had been missing for a long time, so she could not wait for the monks in the temple.

According to her previous plan, if she couldn't find Xiang Yu himself, she would go to Xiangcheng in Linhuai County to look for other members of the Xiang family.

See if they have any "Xiang family ancestral secret book" or something like that.

Hearing news about Xiang Yu in a small bandit's lair at this time was an unexpected surprise.

The red-faced man extended his hand as an invitation and said, "Master Luobo, it's getting late. Let's talk while we walk."

Xiaoyu nodded and followed them into the woods.

While they were all practicing Qinggong and flying above the grass and trees, she only used martial arts, flying with great vigor and momentum.

The red-faced man had very good internal strength, and he was running at high speed while still breathing out and talking, and his voice was not affected.

"My general admires Lord Xiang Liang very much and once paid him a secret visit.

General Huan Chu sent a letter a few years ago, asking my general to go to Jianghuai to discuss important matters together!"

Xiao Yu asked, "Where is Xiang Ji? Has your general seen Xiang Ji?"

"Xiang Ji." The red-faced man needed to think for a moment, "He is the nephew of Lord Xiang Liang, right?

I heard that the boy is strong and sturdy, with good strength, but he has a bad temper.

In the battle with my general, both sides won and lost, so it's a draw.

Even though he is a junior, he is from the Xiang family, and he has been taught by Master Xiang Liang, so he can't be too bad anyway."

Xiao Yu shouted, "Your Majesty, you are joking. Everyone in the martial arts world knows about Xiang Ji's bravery.

If General Zhongli can fight him to a draw, he will surely be feared throughout the Central Plains."

"Little Taoist priest, stop calling us 'king'. We are not mountain kings." the tall man shouted.

"What are your names, generals?" Xiao Yu readily followed suit.

"My last name is Liu, and this is my brother Wang Hu."

The tall man with a rat-like beard pointed at the dark-faced man who had been silent beside him and introduced him.

"Our Boss Song is also a well-known figure in the underworld. Have you heard of the 'Blood Leopard of Mengshan'?"

The red-faced man said angrily, "This little Taoist priest is ignorant. He doesn't even know the Huaiyin Hungry Tiger, so how can he know our Mengshan Blood Leopard?"

Then he said to Xiao Yu: "You are so vulgar, judging a hero based on his reputation in the martial arts world.

Does being more famous mean being stronger?
As for the four handsome men of the Tian family in Qi, I think they are just a bunch of good-for-nothings and are not worth a single finger of our general.

What's more, the helmsman of the Xiang family is Lord Xiang Liang, and Xiang Ji is just a junior.

The fact that I was able to become famous in the martial arts world was also due to the influence of my uncle. "

"But Xiang Ji has always been known for his bravery." Xiao Yu said.

"No matter how brave Xiang Ji is, he is not as brave as Huan Chu, and even less as brave as his uncle Xiang Liang." The tall Liu said in an affirmative tone.

"Have you ever met Xiang Ji and Huan Chu?" Xiao Yu asked doubtfully.

She had to admit that Xiang Ji was already very famous in the Qin Dynasty during this period.

Xiang Yu’s image can often be seen on wanted lists at the gates of prefectures and counties in the Central Plains - a young man who looks a little stupid and a little arrogant.

Even in some counties in the north, wanted posters for Xiang Ji's uncle and nephew were posted at the city gates and government offices.

The bounty is very high.

Xiang Ji's head was worth five thousand gold at this time, and the civilian was directly upgraded to "Right Minister" (Level 11, the next level up is a general commanding troops).

But in the martial arts world, Xiang Ji’s fame is not as good as Huan Chu’s, and he is even less famous than Xiang Liang, the “uncrowned leader of the Jianghuai martial arts world.”

If we don’t know the future plot and only look at the present, many people probably only regard Xiang Ji as the “second generation” who depends on his uncle.

Xiang Ji's high reward seemed to be riding on his uncle's fame.

But a lack of fame does not mean that the "King of Western Chu" before his rise to power had to be "mediocre" in strength - he was actually on equal terms with the Mengshan bandit leader. Isn't this nonsense?
With this kind of strength, how can he dominate the world in the future and become recognized as the most powerful general in China?

Xiaoyu estimated that in order to achieve the same fame in Pangu World as he did on Earth in his previous life, Xiang Yu would have to have at least the strength of a "high-level golden immortal".

Well, you can’t be an ordinary Golden Immortal, you must be at the upper level among the Golden Immortals.

Even if he hasn't fully erupted yet, Xiang Yu should have strength close to that of Meng Yi.

Can the leader of the Mengshan bandits "win or lose against" Meng Yi?
Xiaoyu had every reason to suspect that the bandit was ignorant and talking nonsense.

Tall Liu had indeed never met Xiang Ji.

Even when he went to Mount Li to perform labor service, he never left his hometown more than a hundred miles away.

He said impatiently: "You little Taoist priest, you are really ignorant. You have already climbed Mount Meng, but you still keep asking questions about Xiang Ji and Huan Chu.

At this time and place, there is only one great hero, and that is our General Zhongli Mei."

Xiao Yu smiled to himself: I'm about to meet the Huaiyin Hungry Tiger, why am I still talking nonsense with these minions?
She stopped talking and followed the group for seven or eight miles before they came to a narrow hillside.

They first exchanged secret signals with the sentry hidden halfway up the mountain, and then began to climb up.

Mount Meng is only about 400 meters high and is far from majestic, but when Xiaoyu arrived at the camp on the top of the mountain, he discovered that this group of bandits had turned an ordinary hill into a steep and solid military fortress.

(End of this chapter)