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

Just as she stepped back.

I don't know if I was too flustered, but I accidentally stepped on my own skirt.

He then fell to the ground with a thud.

The hairpin in her hand fell to the ground.

at the same time.

The bandit leader seized the opportunity, immediately dismounted, and charged forward.

He stepped on the hairpin that Zhao Yu was trying to retrieve.

"Haha, it seems even the heavens aren't on your side, little beauty."

"I advise you to submit to me obediently, otherwise I will kill everyone in your Zhao Family Village today."

Liu was not in a hurry to collect his spoils.

He seemed to be enjoying the thrill of this success.

"You...aren't you afraid that my brother will come back and kill you if he finds out?"

Unable to retrieve the hairpin, Zhao Yu could only slump to the ground and slowly shuffle backward.

"Haha, your brother? Where is he?"

"Little beauty, you don't really think I'm afraid of your brother, do you?"

"He's all alone, while I have so many people?"

"Perhaps his martial arts skills are indeed good, but my mountain stronghold has a complex terrain with many traps."

"If your brother dares to come, I dare to keep him here, believe it or not."

Liu Meng said dismissively.

"You... you may not be afraid of my brother, but aren't you afraid of Liu Bei?"

“My brother is a close friend of Liu Bei. If Liu Bei finds out what’s going on here, he will definitely kill you.”

Zhao Yu was desperate and grasping at straws.

He subconsciously blurted out the news about Liu Bei that he had heard from Zhao Yun.

But I regretted it as soon as I said it.

Liu Bei may have had a good reputation in the world before.

But now it's already infamous.

Moreover, after suffering a major defeat in Xuzhou, he had no troops left.

But they were bandits from Jizhou.

You, a lone commander from Xuzhou, have now surrendered to Cao Cao's command.

Why are you interfering in the affairs of my Ji Province?

Are you kidding me?

Sure enough, Zhao Yu's words only made the bandits laugh even harder.

"Liu Bei, I'm so scared."

"Leaving aside the fact that he's just a lone commander in Xuzhou, this is Yuan Shao's territory."

"Can Liu Bei really manage this area?"

"Even if he intervenes here, what's the use? Do you think I'm afraid of him?"

"Oh, he's a member of the Han imperial family, right?"

"Excuse me, as if everyone is not a member of the Han imperial family? I, Liu Meng, am also a member of the Han imperial family, a descendant of Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan, and a great-great-grandson of Emperor Jing of Han, a legitimate member of the imperial bloodline."

"Tsk tsk, so what?"

"quack."

The bandit leader laughed until tears streamed down his face.

It's as if everyone isn't a member of the Han imperial family.

For the average person, being a member of the Han imperial family might indeed be a very useful way to establish one's lineage.

After all, this is something reserved for royalty.

But for these people with the surname Liu...

The Han imperial family is utter nonsense.

By this time, the number of members of the Han imperial family must have been at least 100,000, if not 200,000.

Those who are doing well have become local warlords.

Those who are not doing well are still bandits.

"You...you're also a member of the Han imperial family? How could you do such a thing? Aren't you afraid of bringing shame to your great Han Dynasty?"

Zhao Yu was stunned.

They initially thought the other party was just an ordinary bandit, but they never expected that the other party was also a member of the Han imperial family.

When did members of the Han imperial family become so worthless?

"Heh heh, smearing me?"

"The big man is making it impossible for me to survive, why would I care if I smear his reputation?"

"As for the title of Han imperial relative, it is even more laughable."

"And let me tell you a secret: Liu Bei was not a member of the Han imperial family at all; he was just a fraudster who stole fame from the world."

“My Liu family has a genealogy. We are all descendants of Prince Jing of Zhongshan. The branch that passed down to Liu Xiong has long since died out.”

"Liu Bei is just using the surname Liu to pretend to be a member of the Han imperial family."

“I am the third son of Liu Sheng, the legitimate Prince Jing of Zhongshan.”

"The family genealogy records the distribution of each branch in detail."

"So... you're trying to intimidate me with a lone commander and a charlatan?"

"I don't know if you're really stupid or just pretending."

Liu Meng said dismissively.

"you.........."

Zhao Yu was both shocked and furious.

But there was absolutely no way to solve it.

His surname is Liu, and he is a descendant of Prince Jing of Zhongshan, as well as a member of the Han imperial family.

How others evaluate Liu Bei is a private matter.

What else can I say in rebuttal?

"Stop with the 'you, you, you'... Little beauty, just be a good girl and submit to me today."

"From now on, your Zhao family will also be considered members of the Han imperial family."

"Hahaha."

He then began to grope Zhao Yu.

"stop."

But at this critical moment, the kitchen door behind them was violently kicked open.

Immediately afterwards, a young man who looked no older than fifteen walked out of the room with an air of dominance.

"Oh, little beauty, I really thought you were a chaste and virtuous woman. I never expected you to be keeping a man hidden away!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, but wouldn't it be more interesting in front of your man?"

"Hahaha."

Liu Meng laughed maniacally.

"You're shameless..."

Zhao Yu was so angry that her face turned pale, and large tears fell to the ground with a pattering sound.

I feel pity for you.

"Shameless, there's something even more shameless, I'll show you right now."

"Kid, you just stay there and watch. Before you die, you can enjoy a rather interesting... wonderful thing. I have to say, I'm a little envious of you, hehe."

As Liu Meng spoke, he reached out to grab Zhao Yu's hand.

"boom."

But at that moment, a sharp arrow pierced through the air from afar.

An arrow struck Liu Meng's arm.

"who?"

Liu Meng was greatly alarmed.

Could it be that Zhao Yun has returned?

But he quickly shook his head.

Impossible, it couldn't be that fast. He knew Zhao Yun had gone to the farthest village, Lijia Village.

It's at least thirty miles from here.

Even if someone reports it.

It would take at least two hours to get back.

How could they have come back so quickly?

This is why he dared to play tricks.

Who else could it be but Zhao Yun?

Liu Meng was somewhat surprised and uncertain.

"You dare touch my woman? How do you want to die?"

Just now.

Zhou Heng, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up in a low voice.

For a while.

All eyes were on Zhou Heng.

"It's you?"

Liu Meng's expression changed drastically.

"he........"

Zhao Yu blinked her beautiful eyes, a hint of doubt in her mind.

She didn't see Zhou Heng make a move, so what did he mean by that?

Also, he said I was his woman.

We've only met once.

I.........

As she pondered, Zhao Yu's gaze fell upon Zhou Heng's perfect face, and she was momentarily captivated.

It took her a while to come to her senses, and then she felt shy again.