Chapter 16

Standing beside Wu Fan was a towering man, nearly ten feet tall, at least nine feet eight inches, truly a giant. Wu Fan himself was not short, standing at about seven feet eight inches, but standing next to him, he immediately seemed more than half a head shorter. Not only was he tall, but also muscular, with a broad chest and back, and bulging muscles that were sharply defined, with prominent veins on his body like small earthworms! This man had a peculiar appearance, with red hair and yellow beard, a prominent forehead, and a wide mouth, which could definitely scare a child to tears. The muscular man wore a leather vest and a half-shoulder armor, a metal belt with a beast face around his waist, and held a large ax that was still dripping with blood!

Wu Fan, still feeling the lingering fear from looking at Guo Ye's severed head, let out a long sigh of relief. At that critical moment, the system had saved him. The famous general Hu Che'er, whom he had drawn in the lottery, had been generated and released, and with one swing of the ax, he had beheaded Guo Ye. Guo Ye died with a full heart of confusion, unable to understand how Hu Che'er had appeared beside Wu Fan.

【How should I say this? Should I... release a domineering aura and have him bow down? That's too much!】

Turning his head, Wu Fan slightly tilted his head and stared at Hu Che'er, observing him for a long time, but still unsure how to start.

Hu Che'er was also observing Wu Fan. Clearly, his black-blue eyes, unlike those of a Han Chinese, were very lively, indicating that he was not an unconscious product of the "Great Tyrant System," but had self-awareness.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck~~~"

A rooster crowed, and the sun in the east emitted its first ray of light.

Since he didn't know how to start, Wu Fan decided to remain silent. He glanced at Guo Ye's body on the ground, thinking: 【We have already been seen by many people in the fight. Trying to destroy the evidence would not be wise and might even be used against us... Guo Ye didn't have the guts to come and kill me on his own; he must have been sent by someone. In that case...】

His eyes darted around, and Wu Fan made up his mind, starting to gather his weapons and retrieving the scabbard of the fourteen-form saber.

"Where is this place? Didn't I die?" Hu Che'er suddenly spoke, followed by a series of questions: "Who are you? Why do I feel... feel so familiar with you? Where is General Zhang? How is Wancheng? Is Mr. Jia doing well? What about Cao Cao..."

"The Underworld! This is the Underworld!" Wu Fan smiled at Hu Che'er, lying without a second thought: "But it's not the Underworld you think of, with no gods or ghosts. You have just moved from one world to another. As for General Zhang, Mr. Jia, and Cao Mengde... forget them all! You must not mention anything about them in the future!"

Hu Che'er looked around in shock, carefully poking Wu Fan's shoulder with his finger, then quickly pulling it back as if electrocuted, exclaiming: "You're really a person!? This... this is the Underworld? Not... why can't I mention General Zhang... what's going on? How... ahhh!"

By the end, Hu Che'er's already fierce expression became even more ferocious, and he began to shout wildly.

"Don't shout and scream! You'll disturb people's sleep!" Wu Fan rolled his eyes and said lightly: "My name is Wu Fan, Hu Che'er! Forget everything! This is no longer the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty; this is the Great Sui Empire! From now on, just follow me! Oh! By the way! Are you hungry?"

Hu Che'er was stunned by Wu Fan's words and followed him woodenly towards the house. Just as they were about to enter, he asked: "How did you know my name is Hu Che'er?"

Wu Fan grinned, wiggling his finger in front of Hu Che'er, and said: "I calculated it!"

Hu Che'er's eyes instantly filled with reverence.

"Shouting so early in the morning!"

Tong Rui walked out of the house, with faint dark circles under her eyes, her expression very unfriendly as she placed her hands on her hips.

Last night, Tong Rui had been thinking for half the night, wondering if Wu Fan had... really been with someone else! Her gaze immediately fell on Hu Che'er, and her already fiery eyes became even more piercing.

"Who is this?"

Tong Rui walked slowly towards Wu Fan and Hu Che'er, her expression... very playful.

"Hum!"

Hu Che'er planted the large ax in the ground, clasped his hands in a salute, and said in a deep voice: "I..."

"This is my brother!" Wu Fan quickly interrupted Hu Che'er, warning him in a low voice: "Forget your former status as a general. Now you are just a blacklisted person without a household registration!"

"Your brother?" Tong Rui suddenly laughed, a very cheerful laugh, but it quickly turned sour. She continued: "Big Brother Wu! Do you think I'm stupid or crazy? Huh? Does Uncle Wu have a Xiliang Qiang wife?"

Wu Fan rolled his eyes and said: "All under the four seas are brothers!"

"All under the four seas are brothers? What a good reason!" Tong Rui was instantly enraged by Wu Fan's words, her voice sharp as she scolded: "I want to know what's been going on this past year. The pay you bring back gets less and less each time. It turns out you've been keeping a man outside! If it were just a cheap woman, it would be one thing... wuwuwu~~~"

Wu Fan quickly covered Tong Rui's mouth, saying: "What do you mean by keeping a man? Wife, if others hear you say this, how can I live? This is my brother! A friend! Not what you think..."

"Phew!"

Tong Rui broke free from Wu Fan's hand, snorting repeatedly: "A friend? More like a bad influence!"

"You're so rude, little lady!"

Hu Che'er couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up to defend Wu Fan, but unfortunately, he only managed to say one sentence before he had no chance to speak again.

"Slap!"

Tong Rui jumped up and slapped Hu Che'er on the forehead, completely disregarding his massive build, which was equivalent to four or five of her combined: "Little lady? Huh?"

"Slap!"

Another slap, Tong Rui pressed forward: "We're talking among ourselves, do you have a right to speak? Rude? Who's rude? Huh?"

"Slap!"

A third slap, Hu Che'er was completely dazed. What was going on?

"Slap!"

"Trying to dodge? You dare to dodge?"

"Slap!"

"Trying to run? You dare to run?"

This scene not only stunned Hu Che'er, but even Wu Fan himself was dumbfounded. What was this? His six-foot-tall wife, Tong Rui, actually chased and beat the nine-foot-eight-inch-tall Hu Che'er—chased him away!

【Damn! No! My ace fighter! Don't really chase him away!】

Wu Fan inwardly called out in alarm and quickly chased after him.

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