Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

Outside Julu County.

Wearing a khaki short-sleeved shirt and trousers, with a yellow ribbon tied around his head, Jia Dong was looking around with thieving eyes.

Beside Jia Dong was a young man who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old.

The young man and Jia Dong were dressed similarly, both wearing yellow headscarves.

The young man, over eight feet tall and with a robust build, followed behind Jia Dong and asked in a low voice, "Master, what are we doing here?"

"Shh!"

Jia Dong made a shushing gesture, then looked around.

At this moment, all around them were Taiping Dao believers with yellow headscarves.

Moreover, even more Taiping Dao believers are coming from all directions.

"Bo Dao, please don't reveal our identities," Jia Dong whispered. "To tell you the truth, this is a mission given to us by the Lord."

"what?"

Hao Zhao was stunned, his eyes widening involuntarily.

"My lord?"

Jia Dong nodded: "Yes, my lord."

"Bo Dao, haven't you always wanted to see the Lord and serve under him?"

"Hehe." Jia Dong chuckled and said, "If you perform exceptionally well this time, I will recommend you to Lord Junhou."

"Is the boss serious?" Hao Zhao looked at Jia Dong and said, "The boss is not allowed to lie."

"Tch." Jia Dong curled his lip and said, "Would I lie to you, kid?"

"With your abilities, you'll definitely be highly valued by the Lord," Jia Dong said smugly. "I've done a good job recommending talent."

"But the prerequisite is that we must perform exceptionally well in this mission."

"Absolutely no mistakes can be made."

"Did you hear that?"

Hao Zhao immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

The thought of going to Duan Yu's side made Hao Zhao's hands tremble with excitement.

Hao Zhao had heard of Duan Yu's great name when Duan Yu was still in Taiyuan County.

He suppressed bandits at Longshan, defeated the Southern Xiongnu at Daqingshan, set fire to Danhanshan, and shot and killed the Xianbei Chanyu.

Hearing about Duan Yu's deeds, Hao Zhao's blood boiled with excitement, and he wished he could follow in Duan Yu's footsteps.

He was only fourteen years old last year.

Not to mention that he was too young and his family didn't approve, he had no way to get close to Duan Yu.

Fortunately, by chance, he met Jia Dong, who was leading a caravan to Jizhou.

Upon learning that Jia Dong was under Duan Yu's command, Hao Zhao disregarded his family's objections and followed Jia Dong, becoming a guard in the caravan.

Their goal was still to get in touch with Duan Yu.

Hearing Jia Dong say that as long as this mission is completed, Hao Zhao will be able to make contact with Duan Yu, Hao Zhao was naturally excited.

"Don't worry, boss. If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west; if you tell me to go down to the river, I'll never go up the mountain!"

Hao Zhao patted his chest and made a promise.

Jia Dong nodded in satisfaction, then winked at the area within Julu County.

"Come on, let's go in and take a look."

After saying that, the two of them walked together into Julu County.

..........

At this time, the streets and alleys of Julu County were filled with Taiping Dao believers with yellow headscarves wrapped around their heads.

It stretches as far as the eye can see, from one end of the street to the other.

Moreover, everyone's eyes revealed a very devout look.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Julu, a small county town, which should have been extremely chaotic.

Surprisingly, apart from some crowding on the streets, the small county town, which suddenly had tens of thousands of people, did not appear chaotic at all.

The shops on both sides of the street remained open.

The roadside vendors continued to set up their stalls as usual.

At this time, Julu County resembled a giant marketplace.

Located on the east side of Julu County.

There is a huge mansion in the city.

It's called a mansion, but it doesn't really look like one.

It's more like a... a temple-like building.

In front of this rather large building, there were dozens of yellow-turbaned warriors wearing yellow shorts on their upper bodies, grayish-brown shorts on their lower bodies, straw sandals on their feet, and red turbans on their heads.

The Yellow Turban Warriors were all burly and imposing in appearance.

A huge plaque hangs on the Guanyu gate.

Four large characters were written on it.

Great and wise teacher!

Countless Taiping Dao believers, wearing yellow headscarves, knelt down and kowtowed devoutly upon arriving at the gate.

But no one dared to enter the mansion without permission.

Even though the gates of the mansion were wide open.

Extending in from the entrance, passing through the front courtyard and the middle courtyard, one arrives at the back courtyard.

In front of a bedroom in the back courtyard, two middle-aged men dressed in yellow Taoist robes stood anxiously pacing back and forth.

His gaze kept drifting towards the house, his eyes revealing worry.

Just as the two were waiting anxiously, the door opened.

A graceful young woman of about sixteen years old with fair skin and eyes that seemed to hold stars within them walked out of the door.

"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, my father wants you to come in," Zhang Ning said softly.

The Zhang brothers, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who were waiting outside the door, immediately went inside.

Inside the room, the bitter smell of Chinese herbal medicine permeated the air.

On the soft couch in the bedroom.

Lying there was a man with white hair, a graying beard, and a emaciated body.

The man's eyes were tightly closed, his eye sockets were somewhat sunken, and his skin had a sickly pale appearance.

The man only opened his eyes after hearing footsteps.

Surprisingly, those eyes were not cloudy.

But it exudes a sense of compassion and empathy.

"You are here."

Zhang Jiao, lying on the bed, said weakly.

Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who entered the room, both nodded hurriedly.

When they saw Zhang Jiao's appearance, their eyes were filled with worry.

"Brother, your body..."

Zhang Jiao, lying on the couch, shook his head, then propped himself up on his arms to get up.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Ning quickly stepped forward to help Zhang Jiao to his feet: "Father, you should rest more..."

Zhang Ning looked worried.

Zhang Jiao shook his head weakly and said, "It's nothing...it's nothing..."

"There's no time left, no time to rest."

Zhang Jiao took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and said with a sorrowful expression, "It is I who have harmed Yuanyi, it is I who have harmed Yuanyi."

"Big brother!"

"Brother!"

Zhang Bao gritted his teeth and said with a grief-stricken expression, "Brother, this is not your fault. It's that traitor Tang Zhou who betrayed Ma Yuanyi. He even framed you, saying we were going to rebel!"

"Yes, elder brother, it is said that it was Situ Yuanwei who sent people to arrest Ma Yuanyi!"

Zhang Liang gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, it must be that old dog Yuan Wei who's behind this!"

“Back then, he sent people to instigate his elder brother to rebel, but his elder brother refused. Now he’s using such despicable means to falsely accuse his elder brother of wanting to rebel.”

"My elder brother sent Ma Yuanyi to present the Taiping Heavenly Book to His Majesty the Emperor, but he called my elder brother's Taiping Heavenly Book a demonic book!"

"Cough cough..."

"Cough cough..."

Zhang Jiao coughed violently twice, and his face turned an unnatural red.

"No matter what, it was I who harmed Yuan Yi. I never expected that Tang Zhou was Yuan Wei's mole, nor did I expect that Yuan Wei was so cunning."

"But the more this is the case, the less we can wait!"

"How is the gathering of believers going?" Zhang Jiao asked, looking at Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang.

"Tens of thousands of believers have already gathered in the county, and even more believers are coming from all directions."

"The other prefectures and counties have also been notified."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jiao nodded and said, "Help me up."