Chapter 790 Caught in the Net!

There were no twists and turns,

No ups and downs,

And nothing thrilling.

No accidents,

No mishaps,

Occurred.

Everything was as it should be.

But it was precisely this "as a matter of course"

That made Marquis Zheng feel dazed and unreal when he saw A Ming carrying the injured General Nian into the hall.

Oh,

They really caught him.

The joy of life is like the chopped green onion sprinkled on top of a bowl of fried rice. Without it, it's not fragrant, missing that special flavor, but it can still fill your stomach. With it, it's not much tastier, and it's not exactly a "delicacy."

But if you're really in a good mood, you really want to eat this bite, and when you're looking forward to it, not adding it is a sin.

Fan City was this bowl of fried rice;

General Nian was the green onion.

Marquis Zheng was a gourmand, eating everything slowly and meticulously, liking to be complete.

Now,

He felt comfortable.

But people are sometimes just cheap. If you make them comfortable all at once, they will subconsciously worry about gains and losses, always feeling like it's not real.

Logically speaking,

Qu Tiannan was dead, Shi Yuantang was dead, and today, Dugu Mu was also dead. Of the Great Chu's four pillar-state generals, he had directly reduced them to a single seedling.

But precisely, Marquis Zheng really had a "soft spot" for this Chu general.

Were they all fans of Old Tian?

Most importantly,

In the last war against Chu, the national war between Yan and Chu, the Chu people were utterly defeated. Only General Nian preserved the last bit of dignity for Chu.

In addition, Old Tian's evaluation of Nian Yao made General Nian a special one in Marquis Zheng's heart.

"Come, turn him over, let me take a look."

A Ming knew what Zheng Fan meant. He put Nian Yao on the ground. Nian Yao should have been unconscious before, but now, tied up, he was awake.

"Master, this isn't a substitution, it's the real deal, not a double."

A Ming said with certainty,

And with a hint of

Dissatisfaction in his tone.

In recent years, he was only serious when he was blocking arrows for the master on the battlefield, after all, this unlucky master of his was prone to being shot by hidden arrows whenever he charged into battle. At other times, when had A Ming ever treated a matter as seriously as he had today?

In A Ming's view,

He was serious, and the matter was accomplished, and you still doubt him?

Sorry,

Even if you are the master,

I will still be in a bad mood because of it.

In fact, this capture was not very difficult in itself. First of all, not every general can be like Marquis Zheng, who is always accompanied by a Sword Saint on the battlefield.

How scarce a resource the Four Great Swordsmen were, and, the fact that the current Sword Saint could open up to the Second Rank at any time was already a luxurious configuration.

In addition, besides the Embroidered Uniform Guard left to accompany Marquis Zheng into Fan City, there were thousands of cavalry and A Ming chasing towards Mount Meng. They were all veterans and elites, and they all knew what a great achievement it would be to capture Nian Yao. Who wouldn't do their best?

In addition, the great defeat of the Dugu family's army in Fan City, coupled with Liang Cheng's rapid movement of troops, forced the Chu navy to start transferring ahead of schedule.

They weren't afraid of the Yan people swimming over to do anything. In the rivers and lakes, the Chu people always had absolute confidence. But the problem was that a large section of the river they were blockading was built by the Fan family in the past to cooperate with the Yan army from the inside. The river wasn't very wide, and the current wasn't rapid. After determining the advantage on land, the Yan people could easily organize manpower and materials to directly block or jam this river.

At that time, the navy would be locked in this river and the area to the north, unable to call for help. They couldn't possibly let the navy officers and soldiers abandon their ships and run ashore, could they?

Therefore, the commander of this Chu navy was also a decisive person. Seeing that the situation was not good, he directly ordered the navy to go south and return. The Yan people tried to stop them, but to no avail.

If the Chu navy had waited another hour, they might have had a chance to meet General Nian, because General Nian was fleeing towards the navy.

But there was no way that the general could have discussed the escape and meeting arrangements with the navy in advance. In the end, they missed each other.

Then, General Nian and his party were caught up by the Yan cavalry on the shore.

The personal guards stayed behind to block the pursuit, and General Nian slipped away. There was no other way, he could only go into the mountains and find a place to huddle up and be a "wild man" for a while.

General Nian even thought of how Marquis Zheng had snatched the princess and led her across the mountains back to Jin, wanting to use it as inspiration.

But you have to know that at that time,

Si Niang and San Er were in two groups to attract Zheng Fan's attention, and the Fan family was taking care of things in the dark. Everything was planned and designed in advance;

Not to mention that outside, King Jingnan took the initiative to lead his army to pressure Zhennan Pass, mobilizing the periphery of the Chu army.

Where could Nian Yao get such treatment?

Next, things were very simple.

A Ming was the first to catch up with the fleeing Nian Yao,

Nian Yao drew his knife,

But he couldn't beat A Ming,

After being injured by A Ming, he was tied up and carried back.

On the way back,

General Nian had a small outburst, seizing the opportunity to pull out a blade that he didn't know where he had hidden it, even A Ming hadn't found it during the body search, and directly slashed it across A Ming's neck.

This time, Nian Yao had发挥ed exceptionally well, after all, after leading troops to fight, where would he need to do this himself?

Normally, if someone's neck was cut like this, they would basically have to cover their neck and be unable to move. If they didn't stop the bleeding quickly, they would basically just have to wait to die;

But after A Ming's neck was cut,

He just calmly turned his head,

Looking at General Nian.

"........." Nian Yao.

Then, there were no more twists and turns. Nian Yao was carried back to Fan City, into the Fan residence, and to Marquis Zheng.

"General?"

Marquis Zheng opened his mouth and called out.

Nian Yao sat on the ground, raised his head. His eyesight was excellent. He seemed to have seen the rice grains left on the table by the Eighth Prince's gluttony earlier,

Said:

"What a coincidence, you're eating."

Nian Yao twisted his body a few times and shouted again;

"I'm hungry too."

He didn't show the kind of look of regarding death as home, nor was there an atmosphere of慷慨赴义(facing death generously).

Seeing that Zheng Fan was sitting there without reacting,

General Nian smiled and said:

"Marquis Zheng, can you grant me a full meal? I've been fleeing for most of the day, and then carried back all the way, I'm really hungry."

Zheng Fan nodded and looked at the Eighth Prince sitting opposite him, saying:

"Can you still eat?"

The Eighth Prince was already very full, but he still replied, "I can, a little more, a little more."

"Si Niang."

Zheng Fan looked at Si Niang.

"I specially made some more earlier, there's still some in the kitchen, I'll go get it."

Si Niang went down to get the fried rice.

The hall was a bit quiet.

The Sword Saint learned that Nian Yao had been captured, and he also walked in, holding Long Yuan, seemingly to protect Zheng Fan's safety very thoughtfully, but in reality, he was here to see something rare.

Everyone has a need to watch the fun, and the Sword Saint is no exception.

A Ming was family, so he found a place to sit down, opened his wine gourd, and drank the blood. His vitality hadn't fully recovered, and in fact, he wasn't in his full state when he was chasing Nian Yao.

The Eighth Prince sat upright, not daring to look at Nian Yao, let alone his brother-in-law, like an obedient baby. Where could you see the豪迈(bold and unconstrained) young man who peed three zhang against the wind on the flower boat under Jade Plate City back then?

He wanted to find something to say, but he couldn't find it. He couldn't greet General Nian:

Oh, you're here?

Oh, you're here too.

General Nian just sat there, his expression relaxed, not appearing dull.

Zheng Fan silently took out a black box, took out a cigarette from it, and lit it himself with a candle.

"Brother-in-law, I used to hear that you like to smoke tobacco, and now it seems that it's true."

The Eighth Prince was just making conversation.

Zheng Fan nodded and said, "Occasionally."

"I have a collection of top-quality Wu Shi Powder in my residence, I'll send some to you to try next time."

"I don't take that."

"Oh, yes, it's tobacco..."

Tobacco was not as popular as Wu Shi Powder in this era, so the Eighth Prince could only say:

"Then I'll go to the national treasury to look for it. The Chu national treasury has stored tributes from all over the place for many years, I should be able to find it."

Zheng Fan flicked the ashes,

Said:

"Wasn't Ying Du burned down?"

"......" Eighth Prince.

The capital was burned down, and the point of fire was in the palace, and you're still talking to me about the national treasury with tributes from generations.

Of course, Zheng Fan knew that when his brother-in-law left the capital early, he had moved part of the national treasury, but he would never have specifically brought things like tobacco.

"Then brother-in-law, besides this, do you have any other hobbies?"

"Hahahahaha!"

General Nian suddenly laughed.

In the front hall,

A smile also appeared on the corner of the Sword Saint's mouth, but he quickly restrained it.

Nian Yao said to the Eighth Prince:

"Didn't you say it yourself a few days ago, that Marquis Pingxi likes other people's wives the most? Even snatching a princess has to be someone else's wife, otherwise it doesn't smell good."

The Eighth Prince immediately stood up, pointing at Nian Yao, angrily and frightened:

"You... you're talking nonsense!"

"What nonsense? Marquis Pingxi likes other people's wives, everyone knows it. Of the three madams in the Marquis's residence, one is a married princess, and one is the young widow of this Fan residence;

The other one, I think, is the one who went down to get the food just now, judging by her figure, it should be."

"Hehehe."

Zheng Fan also laughed.

"Marquis Zheng, I understand, old men like me only like those who are知冷知热知上知下(know how to care for others). Isn't that right?"

Zheng Fan didn't commit himself, but he was also smiling.

At this time, Si Niang came over with the rice and placed the rice in front of Nian Yao.

Nian Yao shrugged,

Said;

"Marquis, please untie me, and tie me back up after I eat."

Zheng Fan stood up, walked over, picked up the fried rice on the ground,

Said:

"It doesn't matter, I'll feed you."

Nian Yao smiled and leaned forward, opening his mouth,

Said:

"Oh, then you have to work hard."

Zheng Fan nodded,

"Bang!"

A plate of fried rice was directly smeared on Nian Yao's face,

Then he kicked Nian Yao's face,

After Nian Yao was kicked down, Zheng Fan kicked his head many times, cursing a very simple but very powerful sentence that could most directly express his emotions:

"Ni tian xian ren (Fuck your mother)!"

After retracting his foot,

General Nian's face was bruised and swollen, and blood was flowing from the corners of his mouth and nose, but he was still licking the rice grains on the ground, eating and saying;

"Hmm, fragrant, really fragrant."

"Hehe."

Zheng Fan wiped the bottom of his boots on the ground,

Said;

"Nian Yao, I'm not a particular person, you don't need to play this trick with me here. I'm a very double-standard person.

Do you know what double standard means?

It means,

I can act myself;

But you want me to cooperate with you in acting,

Tsk,

I don't like it very much.

If you want to talk, talk properly, I can give you a chance to talk, can you?"

It had already come to this, with a large army outside and experts inside, already beyond the category of villains dying from talking too much. He could talk slowly.

Nian Yao swallowed the rice grains in his mouth,

Said:

"I can."

Zheng Fan nodded,

Said;

"Oh, you can't.

Alright, someone come!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

Two Embroidered Uniform Guard personal guards came in from the door.

"The general is still very stubborn, let's get rid of his masculinity first;

Drag him down,

Castrate him!"