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

It was late at night.

But sitting by the fire, wearing a white fox fur cloak and holding a ceramic bowl, Zhen Jiang was not sleepy at all.

The air around them was filled with the smell of blood.

The past two days have felt like a dream to Zhen Jiang.

Originally, the Zhen family's businesses didn't need her to manage them at all.

However, her father's sudden death caused her mother to also fall ill and be bedridden with grief.

The house suddenly seemed to be in chaos.

Although he had two older brothers, both of them were studying the classics and were waiting to be recommended for official positions. How could they possibly be engaged in such a lowly profession?

Besides that, there was only her younger sister in the family.

Therefore, this time she took the initiative to shoulder the heavy burden of the family and volunteered to come to Bingzhou.

Unexpectedly, before they even entered Jinyang, they were robbed by bandits.

Most of the guards in the household died in battle, and those who remained were all female relatives and servants.

I thought I might die in this mountain forest.

did not expect......

Holding a ceramic bowl filled with meat porridge, Zhen Jiang turned to look at Duan Yu, who was bandaging the wounds of a soldier.

In the firelight, Duan Yu's silhouette appeared broad and powerful.

He was so cold-blooded when he killed people.

But when bandaging the wounds of his soldiers, his movements were so gentle.

Duan Yu tore off a corner of his black robe and wrapped it around the arm of Tie Shitou's hand.

Iron Stone winced in pain.

"It hurts, it hurts..."

Duan Yu smiled slightly and then casually tied a bow.

Then stood up.

Wang Hunu and the surrounding village youths looked at the bow tie on Tie Shitou's arm with envy.

"Brother Stone, next time I get injured, you can bandage me up like this too."

“I’m not as greedy as you. If Brother Duan could wrap it for me just once, I promise I’d never take it off for the rest of my life.”

"Haha, bring it with you on your wedding night too."

"Just bring it, what's there to be afraid of?"

Tie Shitou looked at the knot on his arm that he didn't know the name of and grinned.

Beside the campfire, Duan Yu sat down not far from Zhen Jiang, holding a bowl of meat porridge.

“Those…those people seem to respect you a lot.” Zhen Jiang looked at Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu, who were joking around, and asked, “Are they all your subordinates?”

Duan Yu slurped up a mouthful of porridge, then smiled and shook his head: "They...are all my fellow villagers, my...brothers."

younger brother?

Zhen Jiang's beautiful eyes showed confusion and bewilderment.

"How is Jizhou? How does it compare to Bingzhou?" Duan Yu asked while drinking his porridge.

After a moment's thought, Zhen Jiang nodded: "Ji Province doesn't have as many mountains as Bing Province."

"Moreover, there are many more people than in Bingzhou."

"The people there are also a bit richer than those in Bingzhou."

Duan Yu nodded slightly.

Ji Province was one of the most prosperous provinces in the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a population of over six million.

Of course, this only includes those registered; the population hidden by powerful clans and gentry is not included.

If you include that, it would probably be seven or eight million.

The population of Ye City alone was as many as 600,000.

It should be noted that the entire Bingzhou region only had a population of six or seven hundred thousand.

Moreover, Jizhou is flat and rich in resources, with a large planting area, and people's income is relatively high.

Bingzhou is mountainous, and its population and land area are extremely limited.

Moreover, they also had to deal with harassment from the Xiongnu and Xianbei on the border.

Places like Yunzhong, Shuofang, Jiuyuan, and Yanmen only have tens of thousands of people.

However, each county in Jizhou had a population of nearly several hundred thousand.

If it weren't for the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the beginning, Yuan Shao might have inherited a much stronger Ji Province from Han Fu, with enormous war potential.

“If you have the chance to go to Jizhou, you can go to Wuji County in Zhongshan State. My home is there,” Zhen Jiang said.

Duan Yu nodded.

If I have the chance, I will definitely go.

It's not far from here to the State of Zhongshan; the only thing in between is the State of Changshan.

If you were to ride a horse, it would probably only take a few days.

After chatting for a bit, Duan Yu stood up and walked towards a huge blue stone to the side.

"Get some rest, we have to go back to Jinyang early tomorrow morning."

After giving his instructions, Duan Yu went to rest.

..........

Early the next morning.

As the first rays of dawn filtered through the dense branches of the trees and fell to the ground, Zhen Jiang slowly opened her eyes.

The campfire in front of us still had a faint flame.

He glanced at the maid who was still fast asleep beside him.

Zhen Jiang raised her eyes and looked around for that familiar figure.

Last night, in a half-dream, half-awake state, Zhen Jiang saw Duan Yu get up from the boulder not far away several times to add firewood to the campfire in front of her and the sleeping soldiers.

Facing the sunlight, Zhen Jiang raised her hand to shield her eyes from the glare, and only then could she clearly see Duan Yu standing on the bluestone, rapidly wielding his sword.

Not far away, Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu were packing their bags in preparation for their departure.

Fortunately, we seized more than 30 warhorses from the bandits' stronghold in Longshan last night.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to transport everything back from here all at once.

The gold, silver, grain, jewelry, and other valuables have already been packed up; all that remains are three hundred bloody human heads.

The sight sent chills down the spines of the county officials, the dozen or so surviving bandits from Longshan, and Li Shanfeng and his men.

They hadn't discovered anything last night because it was dark.

But when they were cleaning up the heads and corpses, everyone was horrified.

Apart from the bandits who were killed head-on by Tie Shitou and others.

Almost every corpse had an arrow between its eyebrows.

Three hundred people.

He was shot dead in the darkness.

And they all had arrows between their eyebrows.

No one would believe this if I told them.

But that's exactly what happened.

Not to mention that under the cover of night, every arrow could accurately hit the center of the forehead from a hundred paces away.

Even if you have three hundred people standing in a row, ten or five steps apart.

Who can guarantee that all three hundred arrows will hit the spot between the eyebrows?

And it happened within a very short period of time.

Li Shanfeng, who had been shot in the calf by an arrow, felt extremely fortunate.

Thankfully, he didn't rush to the front last night.

Fortunately, he was the last one to leave the village.

Otherwise, under those circumstances, he might already be a cold corpse with a hole pierced through his forehead.

After tidying everything up and having a simple breakfast, everyone set off.

.........

On another hillside, Jia Xu took a deep breath and stood up from behind a tree.

"Duan Yu is back, let's go too," Jia Xu called to Li Jue and Guo Si, who were still fast asleep.

..........

Inside Jinyang City, at the Dong residence.

Dong Yi, who hadn't slept well all night, got up early this morning.

He even summoned Dong Zhuo, who was embracing his concubine and dreaming.

At this moment, Dong Zhuo, who was sitting in the main hall, still looked very unwell.

Perhaps because he hadn't slept well, his head was drooping and his eyelids were heavy.

Adding to the confusion was Dong Yi, who kept pacing back and forth in front of him, making Dong Zhuo's eyes blurry.

"Daughter, can we sit down and rest for a while?"

"You're making things so complicated, it's making my eyes blurry."

"Didn't Father say that he has already sent Niu Fu with men to protect Duan Yu?"

Dong Zhuo shook his head helplessly and said, "Don't worry, that kid will be fine."

"Didn't Li Ru say that the kid is very clever?" Dong Zhuo comforted Dong Yi.

Dong Yi stopped, her hands clasped in front of her with worry and tension, and glared back at Dong Zhuo.

"Father, your daughter..."

Just as Dong Yi was about to speak, footsteps suddenly came from outside the main hall.

Thinking it was someone who had sent a letter, Dong Yi hurriedly went to check.

Just then, they saw Niu Fu walking towards the main hall.