There were two soldiers on guard duty. The other one clearly didn't recognize me and was staring at my car in a daze. After a while, he whispered to the older soldier, "Who is this?"
The veteran gave him a hard flick on the forehead: "Still asking! Didn't you dream of knowing what kind of person could make Zhang Han's 100,000-strong army run away with a smile?"
The new recruit looked at me with a mixture of surprise and delight and asked, "General Xiao Qiang?"
I took off my sunglasses and put them in my jacket pocket, snapped my fingers and said coolly, "Go on, General Xiao's wife wants to eat roast whole lamb."
Chapter 130 A Bold Life Needs No Reason
It seems I left a deep impression on Xiang Yu's warriors. At the shout of the two young soldiers, many more people rushed out of the mansion, including several of Xiang Yu's ugly personal guards. These golden-armored warriors saluted and smiled upon seeing me, like brothers of many years. In their hearts, I was a comrade-in-arms who had fought alongside them.
Baozi rolled down the car window and stared blankly at the bricks and tiles outside. Suddenly, he asked curiously, "Qiangzi, where is this place?"
I asked her, "Is it culturally ancient enough?"
Baozi gripped the bike frame with both hands, her eyebrows dancing with excitement. "Wow, not bad! Is this a newly developed tourist attraction? I've never heard of it before!"
I pulled her out of the car: "Come on, weren't you hungry?"
As soon as I entered the first courtyard, I saw two girls holding hands, smiling at us. One was Xiao Huan, and the other was naturally Yu Ji.
Baozi was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran two steps, grabbed Yu Ji's hand, and said happily, "Zhang Bing, what are you doing here? Oh, you work here?"
I tugged at her hard...
Baozi belatedly touched the breastplate of a golden-armored warrior next to him and exclaimed in admiration, "They really put in the effort; they used the real deal."
Yu Ji stuck out her tongue at me and said playfully, "No need to hide it anymore, the King has already told me."
A deep, resonant voice, tinged with laughter, came from inside the house: "Ayu, what is it?"
Immediately afterward, Xiang Yu, dressed in plain clothes, came out. He saw me first and smiled, "Xiao Qiang is here."
I turned to look at Baozi, the poor woman was completely stunned, staring at Xiang Yu, unable to move.
It was only then that Xiang Yu saw her, and he froze on the spot, his expression frozen.
Yu Ji looked around at this person and then at that person, whispering to me, "Is this young lady the same Xiao Yu?"
I was speechless and said, "Don't talk nonsense, this is my wife!"
I gave Baozi a push on the shoulder: "Why aren't you going to pay your respects to your ancestors?"
Baozi yelled and threw herself into Xiang Yu's arms. Xiang Yu laughed and picked her up, spinning her around in a circle. I wiped my teary eyes and sighed, "It's not easy for kids these days to get along with the older generation like this..."
Xiao Huan blinked and asked, "Brother Xiao, is this lady your legal wife?"
The words "official wife" really hit me where it hurt. I said to Yu Ji, "This is the older sister who can't stand me taking a younger sister. Didn't you promise to talk to her for me?"
Yu Ji giggled sweetly, remaining silent. How cunning!
Baozi stood a step away from Xiang Yu and punched him in the chest, but then felt a little embarrassed thinking that this was his ancestor from who knows how many generations ago. Xiang Yu laughed and said, "Just call him the same as before."
Baozi didn't stand on ceremony at all and bluntly called out, "Big guy!"
Everyone burst into laughter...
Xiang Yu smiled and looked at Baozi, saying, "Hmm, you've gotten fatter than before—Xiao Qiang, what made you think of bringing Baozi along?"
I said helplessly, "She's pregnant and threatening me, saying that if I don't bring her out, she'll give birth to a defective child."
Xiang Yu looked up at the sky and laughed, "Hahaha, my Xiang family has an heir!" What a character! Why doesn't he even make a gesture of stroking his beard?
I rolled my eyes at him and said, "Don't make things complicated. The son will be born with the surname Xiao." I pointed to Yu Ji, "and will be born with the surname Xiang."
Even though Baozi was still half asleep, she couldn't help but say, "Yes, give me a little nephew."
I glared at her and said, "Even if I'm born, I'll still be your ancestor. Even if Brother Yu lives to have five or six generations under one roof, the youngest one will still be your ancestor!"
Baozi angrily retorted, "Your ancestors!"
I said sadly, "Yes, they were my ancestors too."
Xiang Yu laughed heartily, put his arm around my shoulder, and said, "Come on, let's go inside and talk."
I turned around and ordered a few soldiers: "Go, roast the lamb. The pile of boxes on the left side of my cart belongs to this place, move them down—don't touch the ones on the right."
A short while later, large boxes of fruit were brought in. There were bananas, grapes, mangoes, and all sorts of other things. Yu Ji peeled a lychee, put it in her mouth, and nodded, saying, "It's delicious! Xiao Qiang, bring me some more next time you come."
I sighed, "A line of yellow dust, Yu Ji smiles, but no one knows it's lychees that have arrived."
Yu Ji exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, what Xiao Qiang said is really interesting."
Xiang Yu said, "Ignore him. He's talking about another woman; it's bad luck."
I suddenly remembered that Yang Guifei also met a tragic end, so I quickly covered it up by saying, "Beautiful women have always loved to eat this stuff."
Baozi banged on the table and said, "I just don't like it."
I'm speechless. No wonder she looks like that...
Xiang Yu looked at us with a smile and said with emotion, "I never thought we would meet again here."
Baozi finally realized what was going on and grabbed my arm, saying, "How many things have you been hiding from me? Have you ever come here secretly by yourself before? What's the story with General Xiao? And what's the story with laughing away 100,000 troops?"
I dodged the question and said, "But I brought you along too. I'll tell you the details when we get back. Now, go ahead and do whatever you want." I said to Xiang Yu, "Brother Yu, quickly get her a horse to ride."