The next day, Duan Kun had changed into a suit of armor and was guarding Liu Cong, while Xu Feng was in bed recovering from his injuries.
Duan Kun squinted at Liu Cong, who was sitting at the handsome desk, thinking about what Xu Feng had told him before leaving.
"My lord thinks highly of you, so he sent someone to summon you to protect you. It's not that there is no one available. If you have other thoughts, I will definitely chop you into pieces."
Liu Cong seemed to feel someone watching from behind. He turned back to look at Duan Kun, only to catch his lowered head and evasive eyes.
Supporting the desk, Liu Cong was about to stand up when Duan Kun behind him stepped forward and held his left arm: "Lord."
Liu Cong smiled at him: "You don't have to be so restrained. If you are not a true hero, I will not accept you. Follow me, work hard in the future, and be a man who will leave your name in history!"
"Thank you, Lord! The general will die to his death." Duan Kun also felt a warm current flowing through his heart.
In fact, from Xu Feng's mouth, he already knew that the person in front of him was Liu Cong, the heir of Jingzhou, the future lord of Jingzhou! At that moment, he was really happy in his heart, happy that he had changed from a barbarian who robbed homes to the future.
General of the Lord of Jingzhou.
At this time, when I heard Liu Cong’s words of encouragement again, I felt even more motivated.
Liu Cong didn't know what Duan Kun was thinking. As a master, he didn't trust Duan Kun to lead more than a dozen barbarians to protect him. The barbarians were all disrupted and divided into the army.
Even inside the big tent, there are more than a dozen guards on duty. They are all the confidants who have followed Liu Cong earlier. As long as Duan Kun makes any move, these people will immediately rush to kill him!
In Liu Cong's eyes, those loyal and righteous people are just from the storybooks. In reality, it is better not to be so naive, not to mention that he is a foreign general and needs to be more careful.
"Let's go and see Zhou Peng's family." Liu Cong walked out of the tent by himself. Duan Kun immediately followed after seeing this.
Outside Zhou Peng's tent, two children sat on the ground and observed everything in the military camp. The two children had never left Zhoujiazhuang, and they had never even left the small courtyard with a radius of 100 meters. Everything in the military camp was nothing to them.
It's novel.
"Look, the big brother who is repairing the house." Zhou Xiaohe saw Liu Cong coming over, pointed at him and spoke abruptly.
Zhou Yuan also grinned at Liu Cong. Liu Cong went over and picked up Zhou Xiaohe, touched Zhou Yuan's head and said, "When you are free, brother will take you to ride a big horse."
"Okay, okay." The two children had already shown a strong yearning for the tall horse in the military camp.
"Lord." While coaxing the two children, Ma Liang walked out of Zhou Peng's tent and bowed to Liu Cong.
Liu Cong put Zhou Xiaohe down, looked at Ma Liang and said, "How is Brother Zhou?"
Ma Liang said with some relief on his face: "I'm just still a little weak. If I rest for a while, I should be fine."
Liu Cong took a child with one hand and walked towards the tent: "Let's go in and take a look."
"Dad, dad, the big brother who is repairing the house is going to take us to ride a big horse." As soon as the two children entered, they rushed towards Zhou Peng who was lying on the bed. When they spoke, they only remembered that Liu Cong was going to take them to ride a horse.
Beside Zhou Peng's bed, Mrs. Yue saw Liu Cong and others coming in and quickly helped Zhou Peng up.
"You must not be rude to Mr. Liu." Zhou Peng's face was still a little sallow, but he said sternly to the two children. After Ma Liang's explanation, he finally knew Liu Cong's identity.
"Master Liu, I can't go down to the ground to help you..." Before Zhou Peng could finish his words, Liu Cong walked towards him, held his hand and said: "Brother Zhou, there is no need to be polite, you can just rest and rest in peace.
.I’ve sent someone to watch Zhou Yong’s place.”
Speaking of Zhou Yong, Zhou Peng and his wife's eyes flashed with pain again. The couple looked at each other and saw the gratitude in each other's eyes, but they didn't know what to say to express their gratitude.
There was no way, the identity gap was too big, Zhou Peng and his wife really didn't know how to speak, and they were even more afraid of offending Liu Cong.
Liu Cong also saw the embarrassment of the two of them, smiled softly and said: "Brother Zhou, when you can go to the ground in two days, let's bury little Zhou Yong first. This matter cannot be delayed."
"In addition, the culprit who killed the child has also been found. On the day of Yong'er's burial, you can drag him to his grave and kill those beasts, which will be regarded as revenge for the child."
"I listened to you. Thank you very much." Zhou Peng said with excitement when he heard that Shi Kui was the culprit who killed Zhou Yong.
Liu Cong said again: "Now that the things here are done, how about your family go to Xiangyang with me?"
Zhou Peng said with a wry smile: "Thank you very much Mr. Liu for your kindness. Our ancestors have been Orion farmers for generations and we are not used to the prosperity of Xiangyang. Our ancestral graves and Yong'er's tomb are both here. It's hard to leave our homeland. I have to refute Mr. Liu's kindness."
Liu Cong did not force him. He looked at Zhou Yuan and said, "Brother Zhou, are you still willing to let this child follow me?"
Following Liu Cong, you can enjoy more than following Ma Liang, not only educational resources, but also other things that Ma Liang cannot provide. And safety is guaranteed.
But Zhou Peng only felt that after Zhou Yuan left, he would feel even more empty. This time, he really couldn't rest assured.
Zhou Peng was about to shake his head when the Yue family next to him suddenly knelt down in front of Liu Cong and said, "It is his blessing to be able to follow Mr. Liu. I make the decision for his father. Please take him with you and teach him some skills."
"Sister-in-law Yue, get up quickly." Liu Cong stood up quickly and went to help Mrs. Yue up.
However, Yue Shi pulled Zhou Yuan and held him down to kowtow to Liu Cong. Liu Cong was so stunned by this scene that he did not move for a moment.
"Dad, I know that Yong'er is gone and you feel sad. You must still feel that Yuan'er is gone and is not around, and you feel uneasy. Xiaohe will be alone as a child in the future."
"However, our family was robbed this time. I figured out that the children must have a good way out. Otherwise, not only man-made disasters, but also natural disasters, the whole family will be ruined."
"Mr. Liu, Yuan'er will follow you from now on. I don't want anything else, I just hope that he can live with more confidence!"
What Yue said made Liu Cong feel uncomfortable. Yes, in this era, what does it mean if you don't have a full stomach? People just want to live, but it is even more difficult.
Liu Cong once again vowed from the bottom of his heart that he would change everything!
"Sister-in-law Yue, don't worry. I will treat this child like my own brother. He will be successful. You should also live a good life. When the child grows up and has completed his studies, I will come back to see you." Liu Cong took a big step and stood aside.
Supporting Yue Shi and Zhou Yuan, he said.
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Two days later, Zhou Yong was buried. Zhou Peng was injured and could not operate the knife. Liu Cong was also preparing to order the army sergeants to execute him.
Unexpectedly, the Yue family suddenly came out, took the sickle in person, and cut off the heads of Shi Kui and the other three people. Liu Cong and others lamented that motherhood is strong.
After the Zhou family's affairs were over, Liu Cong and others said goodbye to Zhou Peng's family and continued their march with little Zhou Yuan.
The Ma brothers asked Liu Cong to resign. They wanted to return to Xiangyang first to report that they were safe, and then they took their families to Xiangyang to wait for Liu Cong's return.
Liu Cong naturally agreed happily. Before leaving, Ma Liang told Liu Cong that there was his good friend Jiang Wan in Lingling and asked Liu Cong to send someone to deliver a letter to persuade him to come and seek refuge.
Liu Cong was overjoyed and immediately sent someone there. Once again, he went to Yiyang with full enthusiasm.
[Author's digression]: These chapters focus on the plot of the Zhou family in order to pave the way for the following chapters. They may be a bit boring, so I sincerely ask readers to read them patiently.