Chapter 66 I Want to Learn Martial Arts

  Liu Mang knelt beside the pile of corpses, for one watch, two watches, half a day! He didn't say a word, on his left side was a head with eyes wide open in ferocity, and on its face was written a deep unwillingness to die. From its expression, it must have endured great pain before death. This was Chen Lan's head.

  Behind Liu Mang was another person kneeling, it was Cheng Yu.

  "General, let's go back." Liu Mang's body still had wounds from the previous battle and he was exhausted, but he remained kneeling. The sky was about to darken and night would bring a lot of dampness.

  Liu Mang ignored Cheng Yu who was still kneeling there without saying a word.

  Another period of time passed, and night really fell.

  "Clang! Clang! Clang!" A series of footsteps came from behind Liu Mang.

  The golden armor and majestic stature, no one else but Lü Bu.

  "My lord!" Cheng Yu was about to get up and pay his respects to Lü Bu, but having been kneeling for a long time, his body had become somewhat stiff, making it difficult for him to move.

  "Hmm!" Lü Bu nodded slightly, indicating that Cheng Yu didn't need to be so polite.

  Liu Mang also knew that Lü Bu had arrived, but he did not intend to turn back.

  "How long have you been kneeling?" Lü Bu asked calmly.

  "It's been half a day!" Liu Mang had been kneeling there since the war ended until now.

  "What a half day?! Lu Bu first looked at the city management army soldiers who died one by one, then looked at Liu Mang's expressionless face "More than 400 city management army soldiers have died!"

  "It's four hundred and thirty-two people!" Liu Mang spoke up, this was a precise number, this was a number that Liu Mang needed to remember.

  "Yes, yes, four hundred and thirty-two men!" Lü Bu never liked being interrupted when he spoke, but Liu Mang was an exception.

  "Four hundred and thirty-two lives, just to exchange for one of yours, are they worth it?!" Lü Bu said as he approached Liu Mang. Before Liu Mang could even respond, Lü Bu answered himself "Not worth it, not even a bit! You know, I thought the over 400 people who were rescued would be some kind of big hero!"

  "It's four hundred and thirty-two people!" Liu Mang shouted in a hoarse voice.

  "Is this all we rescued? Four hundred and thirty-two people risked their lives for just one person of such character?! Is this the only thing we saved, a useless trash like him?!" Lü Bu's voice also grew louder.

  "These four hundred and thirty-two are all fools, they're idiots!" Lü Bu said, pointing at the corpses.

  "My lord!" Cheng Yu was shocked, what is Lü Bu thinking?! Is he saying that these 432 fallen soldiers are fools and idiots? Shouldn't this be the time to comfort the general instead? These words will definitely trigger a conflict, and Cheng Yu is also a member of this city's garrison army. Without those 432 men, it would have been him who died!

  As expected, "Don't you dare insult them!" Liu Mang turned his face, full of ferocity, staring at Lü Bu.

  "Am I wrong?! Four hundred and thirty-two fools, fools!" Lü Bu continued.

  "Lü Bu, Lü Fengxian!" Liu Mang stood up shakily, gritting his teeth in anger, his fists already clenched.

  "What? Want to hit me? Come on then, come on!" Lü Bu also shouted loudly.

  Liu Mang glared at Lü Bu, but he didn't make a single move. He was no match for Lü Bu anyway. Going up to fight Lü Bu would only lead to humiliation, and besides, Lü Bu was his father-in-law.

  "What's wrong? Are you afraid? I said these 432 people are fools, they're idiots, and yet they saved this useless trash?! They don't even dare to take action! Come on, hit me here, hammer me here!" Lü Bu roared.

  "Ah ah ah!" Liu Mang completely lost his mind and threw a punch without caring about anything.

  "General, stop!" Cheng Yu wanted to stop him but it was already too late.

  "Bang!" A solid punch landed on Lü Bu's face, and the corner of his mouth instantly started bleeding.

  "General Lord!" Cheng Yu suddenly swallowed a mouthful of water, did the general beat the lord? Although Liu Mao was the King of Shu and also had the title of General, on the surface it seemed that he was much more powerful than Lü Bu, but in reality the entire Lü Bu army was still under Lü Bu's command. Moreover, Lü Bu was Liu Mao's father-in-law, so it could be said that Lü Bu was the superior and Liu Mao was the inferior. But now Liu Mao had beaten Lü Bu, this could be considered as a subordinate rebelling against his superior, isn't this treason?!

  Cheng Yu cautiously watched Lü Bu, who was a god of war after all. If he really got angry with Liu Mang, one sword strike would be enough to kill him, and Cheng Yu thought that even if he tried to stop it, he wouldn't be able to.

  Liu Mang had also calmed down at this time, he hit Lü Bu! He hit the number one war god of the Three Kingdoms, Lü Bu! He hit a Lü Bu who could be killed with just a pinch of his finger.

  Lü Bu was a fierce tiger, prone to sudden outbursts of anger. If he were to suddenly attack and kill him, he would be powerless to resist. Liu Mang couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine, but soon he became frenzied again: "Death, I should have died long ago! Being killed by Lü Bu is better than living like this!"

  Liu Mang pointed at Lü Bu and said, "Lü Bu Lü Fengxian, even if you kill me! I will make you know that you dare to insult my brother again, even if I die, I will bite off a piece of your flesh!"

  Is there still a way out after hitting Lü Bu? Lü Bu's eyes shone brightly as he stared at Liu Mang, a fierce aura emanating from his tiger-like eyes. Lü Bu had truly made up his mind to kill him, and no one had ever dared to hit him like that before.

  The fresh blood at the corner of his mouth was licked by Lü Bu, it's salty.

  "My lord, please calm down! My lord, please calm down!" Cheng Yu dismounted his horse and knelt down, embracing Lü Bu's legs and shouting. He was really afraid that Lü Bu would kill Liu Mang. As a subordinate of both Lü Bu and Liu Mang, if Lü Bu killed Liu Mang, he wouldn't even have the chance to avenge him. "General, please apologize to my lord! I beg of you!"

  "Cheng Yu, get out of the way! Let him come and kill me, let him come and kill me, anyway I've lived long enough!" Liu Mang refused to budge, instead becoming even more frenzied.

  "Cheng Yu, didn't you understand?! Your general told you to step aside!" Lü Bu's tone became increasingly calm, as if nothing was wrong, but Cheng Yu knew this was a sign of Lü Bu being enraged to the extreme, and that he was about to kill someone.

  "My lord, the general is only temporarily foolish and did not intentionally mean to offend you, please spare the general!" Cheng Yu begged for mercy.

  "Stay right there and don't move!" Lü Bu said calmly. Cheng Yu tried to stop Lü Bu again, but he just said "Are you trying to defy orders?"

  Disobedience in the army is mutiny; and mutiny is death.

  Cheng Yu clenched his teeth, if Master really wanted to kill the general, Cheng Yu would disobey orders and stop him.

  Lü Bu approached and raised the arm that had killed tens of thousands of people, beckoning to Liu Mang.

  "Do you want to strangle me to death directly?!" Liu Mang coldly sneered.

  "Master...!" Cheng Yu had just thought of disobeying orders and going to stop him, but the words that followed couldn't be spoken.

  Lü Bu put his arm around Liu Mang's shoulder, patted him and laughed: "Great, great! These 432 warriors, no, should say heroes, used their lives to exchange for something that is not a waste or a coward, their sacrifice was worth it!"

  "Huh?!" Liu Mang was stunned, he had indeed hit Lü Bu, this was a bare-faced slap, Lü Bu's mouth corners were red, compared to his unpredictable temper, Cao Mengde couldn't compare to Lü Bu, this was a fierce tiger who would choose people to favor.

  Seeing Liu Mang's confusion, Lü Bu smiled and said, "Are you wondering why this fierce tiger didn't tear you apart and kill you?"

  Liu Mang nodded subconsciously.

  "Haha, Liu Hanyang, sometimes you're as clever as a god, and sometimes you're as stupid as a pig. A fierce tiger can choose its prey, but have you ever seen a tiger devour its own child?!"

  "Child?!" Liu Mang muttered to himself, savoring the word.

  "Han Yang, I'm telling you! The reason for the deaths of these 432 people lies largely with you!" Lü Bu's face turned cold. "As a general, one needs to lead by example and charge into battle, but that is based on having strong power. Which vanguard general doesn't have some strength? Even this bandit Chen Lan, although weak, was able to last five rounds against me!"

  "You're too weak. If you let Cheng Yu lead your personal guard, there might be heavy casualties but it's impossible to be completely annihilated. Most of the soldiers died for protecting you!"

  "Incapable yet acting as if handling everything, will only lead to failure of all matters!!" Liu Mang's face turned gloomy.

  Every sentence of Lü Bu's made Liu Mang's heart ache, and the appearance of Xu Han re-emerged in front of his eyes. If he had Lü Bu's strength, he might need these warriors to protect him? Even if it was only as good as Cheng Yu, he could still hold his own. In fact, he was just an ordinary soldier relying on slightly better armor! With such strength, he had been on the battlefield so many times without dying, all thanks to heaven's blessing of Liu Mang.

  "Lack of ability is just an excuse!" Lü Bu approached Liu Mang "Maybe it's true! Because of your one failure, not only did you lose yourself, but also the companions who couldn't bear to see you send them to their deaths! But, do they really lack ability? Not gritting their teeth to protect what they want to protect, this time 432 soldiers died, so what about next time?! If even you give up on yourself, is there anyone in this world who can save you?! Are the lives of 432 people only worth deep self-blame and despair?!" Lü Bu shouted.

  "No, I have the ability! I'm just very weak now, so weak that even I myself have given up on myself. Who else can save me? Four hundred and thirty-two brothers, Liu Mang owes you an apology!" Liu Mang heavily kowtowed towards the pile of corpses, Liu Mang didn't know what was right, but in this chaotic world, being weak is wrong!

  "Father-in-law, I want to learn martial arts!" Liu Meng had never been more determined than he was now!