Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

"What's a jailer's son? I'm someone who works under the county magistrate..."

"And so another matchmaker said."

"If you ask me, you guys are too shameful to even show yourselves. My son is a proper son of a prominent family in the neighborhood."

"He owns a hundred acres of fertile land, is handsome and dashing, and quite talented. All that's needed is for the elders in his family to contribute money and effort to help him get recommended for officialdom under Yuan Shao... He could easily get an official position then, wouldn't that be much better than those disgraceful people like you?"

"Zilong, let me tell you, this is a rare opportunity..."

In no time, a dozen matchmakers started talking all at once, praising them in the most flowery way possible, replacing the matchmakers.

Don't assume that just because Zhao Yun will become famous throughout the land, the people who come to propose marriage now are incredibly powerful.

That will happen later.

Now that Zhao Yun has resigned from his official post and returned home, he is, frankly speaking, just a commoner.

The only people I could contact were those from the surrounding villages and towns.

The surrounding villages and towns.

A person who works in the county government is already considered to have a very respectable job.

Scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants—that's the social hierarchy!

In today's terms, he's considered to be doing quite well within the system.

For an ordinary family, isn't it respectable enough to marry someone from the system?

For these matchmakers, this was naturally a great thing.

People who own hundreds of acres of fertile land are often the richest people in a village.

For these people at the bottom of society, he is already considered a very good person.

Zhao Yun never thought of waiting until he had achieved fame and success before marrying off his younger sister.

After all, he is currently just a commoner.

Even if they sought refuge with Liu Bei, given Liu Bei's current situation, they would only end up wandering aimlessly.

Zhao Yun naturally didn't want his younger sister to live a life of uncertainty, just like him.

He didn't want her to live in constant fear with him.

Sometimes, marrying an ordinary person is much better than marrying into a prestigious family.

It's not that he didn't want to give his sister a better life.

But in this chaotic world.

Sometimes, peace and joy are the most important things.

There's a saying that goes like this.

I would rather be a dog in peacetime than a man in troubled times.

So all he wanted was for his sister to marry someone peacefully and live a happy life.

Do not get involved in the disputes between those feudal lords.

Because even he himself didn't know if he would ever return from this journey.

In troubled times, human lives are worthless.

Even he wasn't entirely confident.

Moreover, Zhao Yu is now 18 years old.

During the late Eastern Han Dynasty, ordinary women would marry no later than sixteen years old.

Most of them were already engaged when they were thirteen or fourteen years old.

If you haven't married by the age of eighteen, you're considered an old maid.

This has a very significant impact.

Zhao Yun would naturally not jeopardize his sister's lifelong happiness.

He married off his younger sister.

This is his only wish now.

Then he can focus on making achievements and building his career.

"Aunties, please don't argue, let's do it one at a time."

The situation was on the verge of spiraling out of control.

Zhao Yun quickly spoke up.

"One at a time, I'll go first, I'll go first. Zilong, the person I'm talking about is truly the best family in the surrounding area, their family..."

"He himself is also very handsome, just turned 18 this year, and is also very skilled with a spear and staff..."

A quick-witted matchmaker spoke first.

They were exaggerating and making grand pronouncements.

According to him, this man was probably from the best family in the entire Han Dynasty.

He is both scholarly and martial, handsome and kind-hearted.

Zhao Yun was completely stunned by what he heard.

However, Zhao Yun was not stupid.

These matchmakers, those in the know understand, can even bring the dead back to life.

Zhao Yun naturally couldn't believe everything they said.

"Well then, no matter how eloquently we talk here, you won't believe us."

"Why don't you come with me and see for yourself? Seeing it with your own eyes is much better than this."

"That's what the matchmaker said."

"Alright."

Zhao Yun thought about it for a while and finally nodded in agreement.

So, after greeting his sister, Zhao Yun followed the dozen or so matchmakers to visit each of their homes.

seeing is believing.

You don't need the matchmaker to make it sound amazing, but you should at least find it presentable.

Zhao Yun didn't actually have particularly high expectations of his brother-in-law.

As long as they don't bully their younger sister and are hardworking and reliable, that's fine.

..............

at the same time.

Just as Zhao Yun was following the matchmaker to find a satisfactory brother-in-law for himself.

the other side.

The bandits near Changshan finally received news of Zhao Yun's departure.

Immediately overjoyed.

He immediately dispatched over a hundred men, who sped towards Zhao Yun's village below.

what?

Why didn't he come when Zhao Yun went hunting?

He also needed to know when Zhao Yun would go hunting.

I had come here a few times before, but I always ran into Zhao Yun and got beaten so badly that I had to run away with my tail between my legs.

If I hadn't run fast, I probably would have been dead by now.

But this time it's different.

This time, Zhou Heng had a hand in pushing things along.

The scene was extremely chaotic.

Matchmakers from all around came, and the whole area was buzzing with excitement.

It was impossible to hide this from the bandits.

Therefore, he keenly realized that this was an opportunity for him.

As for whether Zhao Yun will attack his own stronghold after capturing Zhao Yun's sister?

That's not within his consideration.

If it's a head-on confrontation, I'm naturally afraid you'll climb the ranks.

But if you dare to come up alone.

Things are not that simple.

Even a peerless general like Zhao Yun can stumble when someone is caught off guard.

What's more... your sister is still in my hands.

Afraid of hair.

With this idea in mind, the bandits immediately mustered their troops and headed straight for Zhao Family Village.

Previously, the reason why they wanted to come and steal the bride during her wedding was...

She was thinking that if Zhao Yu went to the man's house without Zhao Yun by her side, it would be a piece of cake.

Now that the other party has left, isn't this a good opportunity for me?

If that's the case, then why wait until later?

.............

Hundreds of soldiers galloped along and soon arrived at Zhao Family Village.

"The bandits are coming! The bandits are coming!"

"Something's wrong! Run!"

Some sharp-eyed villagers spotted the bandits at a glance and their expressions changed drastically.

He quickly pulled his wife, children, and elderly relatives into the house.

"Don't cause any unnecessary trouble. Zhao Yun will find out soon. Let's leave as soon as we've taken the person."

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"Besides, if you fucking kill them, who am I supposed to rob next? Damn it."

Seeing that his subordinates were eager to try, the leader quickly stopped them.