I thought to myself: Whether you're in a good mood or a bad mood, you'll still kill a few more people. Yin Tong's guards are really damn unlucky.
“You have to understand, my gun weighs a hundred pounds. Ayu was only 16 years old. She finally managed to pull it out, then grabbed the butt of the gun and moved it this way. She rested halfway through, then dragged the gun all the way to the garden entrance in one go. She said, ‘Hey, come here.’ I rushed over in a few strides. She hoisted the gun onto her tender shoulder and said to me with difficulty, ‘Use this to kill them.’ I deliberately didn’t take it, and asked her with a smile why. She gave me a reproachful look, then said happily, ‘I like watching you use a gun.’”
I chuckled dryly a few times. How ambiguous—I enjoy watching you wield a gun, hehe.
Xiang Yu's face beamed with immense happiness as he downed the wine in the jar in one gulp, saying, "I took the spear with one hand, casually twirled it, and swept a group of guards down." A Yu immediately exclaimed with boundless joy, "Yes, that's exactly it!"
"Yin Tong's guards were still surging up from all directions. I was also a little tired, so I leaned against the wall, face to face with her. I put one hand behind my head and used the other hand to casually shoot at the soldiers with my gun. A short distance away, their corpses piled up higher and higher, gradually forming a circle."
The Ruan brothers opened another jar of wine, exclaiming their approval and expressing their excitement.
I thought to myself, "What a load of rubbish! He's clearly just trying to look cool and pick up girls. If I had that much strength, I'd be even more dashing than him, I'd be wielding dual pistols..."
Xiang Yu continued, “I was face to face with A Yu, and I asked her why she wasn’t afraid of me. She just smiled and looked at me without saying a word. I asked her if she dared to kill someone. She took my sword with both hands, but couldn’t lift it. She said to me very seriously, ‘I don’t have the strength now, but I will in the future.’ I laughed and stood up, sweeping the guards into a blur.”
“I had killed enough. Seeing that the soldiers were standing far away and dared not come forward, I told them that I was going to kill Yin Tong and that it was none of their business. When I asked them where Yin Tong was, they wouldn’t say and dropped their weapons and ran away. At this time, my uncle heard that I had stormed the prefect’s mansion alone and led people to come to my rescue.”
It seems that Xiang Liang set a precedent by waiting until things had settled down before bringing in a large force to reinforce the troops.
"Was Yin Tong killed?" This was the question that Ruan Xiaowu was concerned about.
Ruan Xiaoer glared at him and said, "How could you possibly run away? I'd like to know how you and your sister-in-law got together later?"
Recalling the past, Xiang Yu said with deep emotion, "My uncle led his men to the backyard to hunt down Yin Tong, leaving only A Yu and me in front. As I wiped the blood off my spear, I stared at her. She met my gaze without flinching, still smiling. Then, we said the same thing to each other at the same time."
The four of us asked in unison, "What?"
“I told her, ‘Come with me.’ She told me, ‘Take me with you.’”
Chapter 83 I'm drunk and want to sleep, you may leave.
After hearing Xiang Yu's story, the three heroes were stunned for a moment. Zhang Shun cautiously asked, "Brother Xiang, what about your wife now...?"
I said, "Your sister-in-law is a student who can't remember anything right now. Your brother Xiang bought this outfit so he can dress up and then go after her."
The three were extremely excited and asked in unison, "Do you need any help?"
I spoke on Xiang Yu's behalf: "No need for now, we already have a team in place. When your sister-in-law and mother fall into the water and it's your turn to make a life-or-death decision, then you'll have a chance to prove yourselves useful."
I suddenly thought of that age-old question that has troubled countless men, and I asked Zhang Shun, "If your mother and your wife fell into the water at the same time, which one would you save?"
Zhang Shun said, "Nonsense, how did they all fall into the water?"
I said, "What if."
"Of course, I'd save my mother. My woman is an excellent swimmer."
"What if no one knows how to use water?"
Zhang Shun said, "Then I'll take them both, one in each hand."
I said, "We can only save one."
"You're just looking for a fight!"
"Speak quickly, if you can answer this question, you will truly become a man of this era. I can even apply for a special contribution award for you."
Ruan Xiao'er interjected, "If it were me, I'd save my mother." Then he nudged Ruan Xiao'wu, "What about you?"
Ruan Xiaowu said, "We have the same mother, so you can save her, and I'll help you save your sister-in-law."
Ruan Xiaoer: "Good brother."
Zhang Shun suddenly realized and said, "That's right, I'll save my mother, and let Zhang Heng save my woman."
Damn, they're all brothers, what are we only children born in the 80s supposed to do?
I said, "You're not all together, and each of you has encountered this situation?"
Ruan Xiaoer said, "That's also to save Mother." Ruan Xiaowu nodded and said, "Yes, to save Mother."
I asked them, "If your women asked you that, would you dare to say the same thing?"
They nodded.
Sigh, men in ancient times were better; they weren't afraid of hurting women's feelings. And I overlooked something: their women probably wouldn't dare ask such a question, right? Actually, the Ruan brothers' thinking was flawed. If they both chose to save their mother, it meant two wives would die; but if they both chose to save their wives, only their mother would be sacrificed. Even someone like me, who only scored 26 on a math test, could figure this out, but I didn't dare tell them.
I asked Xiang Yu again, "Brother Yu, what are you going to do?"
Xiang Yu shook his head and said, "A Yu would never ask such a trivial question. If any other woman dared to ask me that, I would slap her across the face."
Slap him? That seems like a good option, but it doesn't work for every man. There are millions of men, but how many are like Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Chu?
We had a great time chatting that night. Later, even Zhu Gui and Du Xing arrived. Upon hearing that this was Xiang Yu, they immediately bowed down in reverence. When they spoke of his past with Yu Ji, the heroes were filled with admiration. It was a pity that Du Xing's young apprentice, Wang Jing, wasn't there; otherwise, she would surely have revealed a great deal of useful information under pressure from her master.
When they parted, Zhang Shun turned back, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Brother Xiang, we brothers may not be able to help you much, but if you need anything, just let us know. There are many unparalleled heroes on Liangshan, and I hope you will get to know them better in the future."
I whispered in Xiang Yu's ear, "This is a group of notorious bandits in history, but they are all decent people."
Xiang Yu clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Please don't hesitate to ask me for help in the future."
When we got home, Liu Bang wasn't there, Qin Shi Huang was fiddling with a digital camera, and only Li Shishi seemed quite relaxed, watching TV with Baozi. However, she secretly gave me a victory sign, so it seemed she'd had quite a haul. When Xiang Yu appeared behind me, the two women exclaimed in surprise, "Eh!" Baozi said, "That big guy looks quite impressive dressed up; in that little suit, he looks just like our boss."
Her words were very inspiring to me. I whispered to Xiang Yu, "Yes, from now on you should say that you are the owner of a chain soup dumpling shop."
I gathered Qin Shi Huang and the others together and asked, "Brother Ying, how's the machine?"
"No problem."