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

Jinyang City.

The Dong residence.

"Yi'er, my daughter!"

"Girl!"

A burly, middle-aged man in armor strode quickly toward the main hall.

A young man was following behind him.

The young man was also dressed in armor, and his face showed worry.

The two walked hurriedly, ignoring the greetings from the servants in the mansion, and headed straight for the magnificent main hall.

As night fell, candles and lanterns were lit in the corridors and halls of the mansion.

Sitting in the main hall, Dong Yi wore a black fox fur cloak and light makeup, looking extremely elegant. She was holding a bowl of hot tea and blowing on the rising steam.

"Yier!"

Upon seeing Dong Yi, the middle-aged man's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.

"Yi'er, you scared your father to death."

The middle-aged man's voice was rough and unrestrained.

"Father, I heard that your horse spooked you while you were traveling in the city this afternoon?"

Dong Yi remained silent, only raising her beautiful eyes to glare at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man gave an awkward smile: "Yi'er, Father has important official business today..."

"Official business, official business, all you ever think about is official business," Dong Yi said defiantly. "Even if our daughter were to fall to her death, would you still be busy with official business?"

"Yi'er, what are you saying? How is that possible?"

The middle-aged man smiled and then sat down next to Dong Yi.

Dong Yi moved to the side, distancing herself from the middle-aged man who had sat down, and continued to blow on the hot tea in her hands.

"Daughter, I heard that a man named Duan Yu saved you?"

The middle-aged man smiled in a fawning tone and said, "Since he is your savior, why didn't you keep him here?"

"Father, have you heard that the man shot an arrow through the horse's head, and then used both hands to pull the carriage to a stop?"

"As you know, your father has always admired brave and valiant men. Why don't you introduce such a talented young man to your father?"

"I heard he was a young man?"

As the middle-aged man finished speaking, the burly young man standing in front of the hall door frowned imperceptibly.

His gaze turned to Dong Yi.

Speaking of Duan Yu...

Dong Yi's tense expression immediately relaxed.

"Hmph, you know that too."

"If it weren't for Duan Yu, you might never have seen your daughter again today."

Dong Yi took a sip of hot tea and said, "There's no need to meet them, but I've already thanked them on my behalf."

"I've given your black jade Qilin beast and the treasured carved bow that's been sitting there unused to Duan Yu."

"what?"

The middle-aged man twitched the corner of his mouth, his eyes twitching with heartache.

“My dear daughter, that’s a Jade Kirin Beast! A Jade Kirin Beast is hard to come by, even if it’s worth a fortune.”

"And that precious carved bow, Li Jue and Guo Si have long wanted to ask me for it."

"you....."

"How could you be so wasteful?" The middle-aged man clutched his chest. "Oh dear, it hurts my heart."

"Hmph." Dong Yi snorted lightly, "What, is your daughter's life less valuable than a horse's?"

“It’s not like the Red Hare Wind-Tearing Beast. If you hadn’t hidden the Red Hare Wind-Tearing Beast, I would have given it away too.”

"Furthermore, with your vast fortune, if I don't squander it, who will?"

"Defeat!" The middle-aged man immediately changed his expression and said ingratiatingly, "Your father may not have much else, but he has plenty of money and good horses."

"We'll give it to you as long as you're happy, daughter."

"Hehe, you're not angry with your dad anymore, are you?"

Dong Yi then smiled and said, "That's more like it."

As she spoke, Dong Yi clapped her hands.

Outside the hall, a row of two servants carried in a huge wooden plank with a piece of animal hide nailed to it, and then lined up in the hall.

Wolves, bears, tigers, leopards.

The four ferocious beasts of the mountains were arranged in a row.

“This is…” The middle-aged man raised an eyebrow as he looked at the four animal hides of wild beasts.

Dong Yi stood up and said, "Your birthday is in two days, Father."

"This is a gift your daughter prepared for you."

"For my father's fortieth birthday, I will choose four kinds of wild beasts from the forest."

"Wolf, bear, tiger, leopard!"

"May you, Father, for the next forty years, roam the world like a wolf, dominate the four directions like a bear, roar like a tiger in the mountains and forests, and transform like a dragon and a leopard."

The middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he stood up as well, then burst into laughter.

"Good daughter, good daughter."

"This makes Dad even happier than giving him a mountain of gold and silver."

"Good good!"

The middle-aged man laughed loudly: "What a magnificent display of 'wolf roaming the world,' 'bear dominating all directions,' 'tiger roaring through the mountains and forests,' 'dragon soaring and leopard transforming'!"

"Girl, where did you get these beast skins?"

The middle-aged man spoke as he stepped forward to examine the object closely.

As a valiant general in the army, the middle-aged man was not without insight.

In his early years, he was addicted to hunting.

They often roamed the mountains and forests.

Moreover, the animal hide is fresh, clearly indicating that it was recently hunted.

Dong Yi kept it a secret and didn't say it outright.

"Father, take a look at these animal hides and see if you can find any clues."

"Oh?"

The middle-aged man raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "Are you testing Dad?"

"Don't you know that your father is also an expert hunter?"

As he spoke, the middle-aged man began to examine the object carefully.

At first, the middle-aged man's brows were furrowed.

But after examining them closely and looking at all four animal hides one by one, his furrowed brows relaxed.

And there seemed to be a hint of surprise in his expression.

After walking around, the middle-aged man smiled and nodded.

It seemed as if he knew it all.

“Niu Fu, come here and see if you can figure out what’s going on.”

The middle-aged man waved to the young general standing in front of the hall.

Niu Fu was already eager to try.

Hearing the middle-aged man's call, she immediately took two steps forward.

"Lord."

"Miss Yi..."

Niu Fu looked at Dong Yi, his face flushed red, and his eyes darted away.

Dong Yi nodded expressionlessly, which was considered a greeting.

“Come here, Niu Fu, take a look and see where Yi’er’s clue lies. If you’re right, there will be a reward,” the middle-aged man said.

Niu Fu immediately nodded.

He didn't care whether he was rewarded or not.

The main reason is... to be able to show off in front of the person I like.

Immediately, Niu Fu went to examine the animal hide.

A maidservant held up an oil lamp to illuminate the scene.

At first, Niu Fu was full of confidence.

But upon looking at this, he frowned deeply.

By the time Niu Fu finished looking at the last leopard skin, his expression had become somewhat awkward.

"My lord..."

"This humble general...this humble general didn't...didn't see anything."

Niu Fu lowered his head in shame and secretly glanced at Dong Yi.

Dong Yi didn't care at all.

Instead, they turned their attention to the middle-aged man.

"Father, tell me."

The middle-aged man smiled confidently and then said, "I guess this animal hide was shot by that young man named Duan Yu. I wonder if Father is right?"

"what?"

Dong Yi let out a soft "Eh," her expression slightly surprised: "Father, how did you guess?"

"Ha ha!"

The middle-aged man laughed loudly, "This isn't a guess."

"This is what your father deduced."

The middle-aged man pointed to the animal hides and said, "These four animal hides aren't particularly rare."

"Because Father's treasury also has some."

“But since you brought these four animal hides to Father, there must be something rare about them.”

"What makes this so rare is that these four animal hides are perfectly intact, with no visible damage whatsoever!"

The middle-aged man finished speaking.

Niu Fu, who was standing to the side, suddenly realized.

"I just checked, and apart from the tigers and leopards, the wolves and bears have no wounds at all."

"If my guess is correct, the person who shot this wolf-bear was an extremely skilled archer."

"The arrow pierced through his eye, so there was no scar."

"As for the leopard and the tiger, their wounds are all on their lower jaws."

"And it enters through the jaw and exits through the ear."

"This was clearly done intentionally."

"This proves that this person's archery skills are exceptional, rarely seen in the world."

The middle-aged man smiled and looked at Dong Yi, saying, "Since Yi'er gave her father's precious carved bow to Duan Yu, it means that Duan Yu's archery skills are quite remarkable."

"Father has also heard that Duan Yu, who saved you, shot an arrow through the head of a warhorse."

"Add these together."

"Father is certain that the one who shot and killed these four beasts was Duan Yu."

"I wonder if what Father said is right?"

Dong Yi smiled, pursing her lips, then gave the middle-aged man a thumbs-up: "Dad's still the best."

"You're right, it was Duan Yu who shot down those four beasts."

Just as Dong Yi finished speaking, a middle-aged scholar walked in from outside the door.

After entering, he first bowed to the middle-aged man, and then greeted Dong Yi and Niu Fu.

"My lord, General Niu, Miss." Li Ru bowed to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man immediately waved his hand, signaling the servants to take away all the animal hides.

He then returned to his seat in a grand manner.