Time Travel: Unrivaled in the Tang Dynasty

As Chu Hongzhuang finished her words, a burly, fat man came running over, panting and crawling!

Coming closer, the big man eagerly hugged Chu Hongzhuang into his arms:

"Hongzhuang! Are you okay? I just got back to the village and heard that you were kidnapped by bandits!"

It can be seen that the big man cares about Chu Hongzhuang very much! His bear-like body seems to want to rub Chu Hongzhuang into his body!

"Brother Niu, I'm fine, thanks to this young man who saved me!"

Chu Hongzhuang no longer had the coquettish look she had just now, her little face flushed like a beautiful girl as she enjoyed the big man's embrace!

The big man was reluctant to let go of Chu Hongzhuang and clasped his fists towards Ye Haoran and said:

"Thank you, young man, for saving Hongzhuang. I, Qi Daniu, thank you! If you don't mind, would you come home with me to have a simple meal and a glass of wine?"

Ye Haoran took a look at Chu Hongzhuang, who looked like a little bird, and realized that she had deliberately concealed her identity! Qi Daniu was indeed a strange man. It was hard to describe his appearance. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was extremely ugly, but his personality was frank and sincere. If he had to choose between appearance and inner qualities, for Chu Hongzhuang, who was hurt by love, the inner qualities were undoubtedly the most important!

"I am Ye Haoran! I'd rather obey your command than be disrespectful!"

Ye Haoran agreed without any pretense!

The three of them walked for an incense stick of time, during which time Chu Hongzhuang fed Ye Haoran a lot of dog food! Pretending to be exhausted, Qi Daniu directly carried her on his back!

Chu Hongzhuang's face is full of smiles and happiness!

Soon we arrived at a village in a mountain stream! Two peaks were nestled together, with a river running through the middle! Rows of fields appeared before our eyes, with dozens of thatched houses scattered in an orderly manner, peaceful and tranquil!

What a great place to live in seclusion! Ye Haoran couldn’t help but think of Yongning Village, where his childhood memories were!

Entering the village, the villagers were very kind and were sincerely happy to see Chu Hongzhuang return safely! Chu Hongzhuang was taken away by the robbers for everyone, which made these simple villagers grateful! They all went home to bring food and meat!

When the three of them returned to Qi Daniu's thatched cottage, almost half of the village's people had gathered there!

So the men drank wine, the women cooked and laughed, and everyone was having a great time!

"Brother Ye, I'm Qi Daniu, a butcher who can't speak. I'll never forget your kindness today. Come! I'll toast you a bowl!" The honest Qi Daniu expressed his gratitude!

"Brother Qi, you're too polite! Cheers!"

Ye Haoran felt the long-lost relaxation and drank a lot of wine without realizing it!

"Where are you from, Brother Ye, and why are you wearing a mask?"

Qi Daniu was also a little drunk!

Chu Hongzhuang kicked Qi Daniu lightly. This simple farmer might not think that asking this question was a bit abrupt!

Ye Haoran didn't care. He slowly took off the mask, revealing his original face and smiled bitterly:

"To be honest with you all, I just escaped death from the Khitan!"

"Brother Ye went to Khitan? The people there are not good people!" Qi Daniu said with a frown!

Because there are always Khitan bandits and thieves on this border all year round, the villagers do not have a good impression of the Khitans!

"There are bad people everywhere! We can't generalize, we can only say that it has something to do with their culture and national conditions!" Ye Haoran couldn't help but think of Wanyan Qingcheng and Li Meng's family!

"Why did Brother Ye go to Khitan?"

Ye Haoran didn't expect that the burly Qi Daniu was just as gossipy as the old lady at the village entrance!

"That happened three years ago! Let's not talk about it!" Ye Haoran shook his head!

"Three years ago? Ye Haoran? You are the Grand Marshal!" Qi Daniu pondered for a while and exclaimed, and the wine bowl in his hand fell to the ground!

The villagers at the same table also stopped what they were doing and looked at Ye Haoran with shining eyes!

"Ah! Yes! I am!"

Ye Haoran was also confused as to why everyone had such expressions!

"Mr. Ye, please accept my respect!"

An old man in his sixties stood up and saluted! Then, except for Chu Hongzhuang who was stunned, all the men, women, old and young in the room stood up and saluted Ye Haoran seriously!

Ye Haoran didn't have time to think about it and quickly returned the gift:

"Why is this happening, old man?"

"Mr. Ye, you don't know that we are all the people who have received your kindness!"

"Receive my favor? I have never seen you before!" Ye Haoran was confused!

"We all migrated from Taiyuan! We once had a glimpse of Marshal Ye. If it weren't for your relief outside the city of Taiyuan, we would have starved to death long ago! Later, the imperial court issued a ban, forbidding people to discuss your deeds. Rumor has it that you betrayed the Tang Dynasty and married into the Khitan family, but I don't believe it! I am fortunate enough to meet you, my benefactor, today. I am very happy for this life!" The old man was very excited and was about to kneel down tremblingly!

How could Ye Haoran accept this and hurried to support him!

"Old man, there's no need to do this. It's just a small favor. If you want to thank us, then we can drink a few more bowls!"

"Marshal Ye, I salute you!"

"My benefactor, I respect you!"

Everyone was very enthusiastic, and Ye Haoran suddenly felt a little regretful. Of course, he didn't regret helping the refugees, but he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to walk out of the room standing today!

The banquet continued in the noise, everyone was proud to drink a bowl with Ye Haoran, and they rushed to the front! Instead, Qi Daniu, the host, was pushed to the periphery!

He wouldn't get angry either, just smiled silly and carried wine for everyone!

Before they knew it, it was already late at night and the villagers left reluctantly!

Ye Haoran looked like he was about to collapse, and his stomach was churning!

"Marshal Ye, please rest in the side room first. Hongzhuang has already made the bedding for you!"

"Brother Qi, please just call me Brother Ye! It's more friendly!" Ye Haoran stood up and staggered towards the side room!

Ye Haoran came to the side room and fell asleep immediately. He hadn't slept on a bed for a long time. The worldly atmosphere was the most soothing to the hearts of ordinary people. A sense of security came over him, and he put all his worries behind him. Ye Haoran fell into a sound sleep!

On the morning of the second day, Ye Haoran opened his eyes and recalled the dream of last night. Standing on the south wall of the imperial city, his powerlessness and despair seemed to be magnified again in the dream! Especially when Wanyan Qingcheng blocked Yelu Wuji's attack for him and stained her veil with blood, Ye Haoran felt heartbroken!

Yelu Chuxiong! Yelu Wuji! Wait for me to come back!

"Is Brother Ye awake?"

Qi Daniu's voice came from outside the door!

Ye Haoran got up and opened the door, and saw Qi Daniu standing outside the door with a little blood on his body!

"Brother Qi, what's this?"

"Oh! This is pig blood. I'm a butcher for a living. Hunters from the surrounding villages like to ask me to skin and meat them!" Qi Daniu looked proud!

"That must be because Brother Qi has good craftsmanship!" Ye Haoran also flattered him at the right time!

"Hahaha! Brother Ye is still good at talking. Let's go! Hongzhuang has already prepared breakfast. After breakfast, we will go to the back mountain!"

"Go to the back mountain? What for?" Ye Haoran was puzzled!

"Brother Ye, have you forgotten what you promised us last night?"

"What I promised! Ah! I remember now!"

"That's good! Let's go!" Qi Daniu looked excited. He pulled Ye Haoran to eat something and hurriedly ran to the back mountain!

Ye Haoran just remembered that he had promised in a daze last night to train the young people in the village as village soldiers to prevent robbers and bandits from harassing them again!

Although Ye Haoran felt that it was unnecessary with Chu Hongzhuang around, since he had agreed, he might as well go and have a look! Practicing martial arts to strengthen the body is not bad!

I came to the back mountain with Qi Daniu, and a flat mountain appeared in front of us. But the number of people was too large! There were dozens of households in the village, but there were hundreds of young and middle-aged people here!

Qi Daniu saw Ye Haoran's thoughts and explained:

"These are all young men from nearby villages. They have no ability to protect themselves in the chaos of war, and the only fate is to be bullied and humiliated. It's a pity that no one could gather them together before! Now that Brother Ye is here, they are all convinced by you. I believe that there will be more people in a short time!"

Ye Haoran nodded. There were so many small villages now, and they were all in disarray, which made some criminals even more rampant. If they could unite, the village would indeed be much more stable!

As Ye Haoran appeared, hundreds of young men on the mountain began to whisper:

"That's Marshal Ye? Why does he look not as strong as me?"

"Only you! You can charge into the Khitan army three times and kill their national teacher in the capital of Goguryeo?"

"As expected of Marshal Ye, he has an aura just standing there, so majestic!"

"How can he look majestic? He looks like a weak scholar!"

The whispering reached Ye Haoran's ears, so embarrassing!