Chapter 3

"Bring me ten pounds of lean meat, cut it into small pieces, and make sure there's not a speck of fat on it."

Qin Kai arrived at Xing Daorong's butcher shop, ready to start causing trouble.

"Alright."

Xing Daorong picked out ten pounds of lean meat from the meat counter and carefully cut it into small pieces.

Xing Daorong's knife skills were excellent, and it didn't take long to finish. He wrapped the meat in lotus leaves.

"Next, I need ten pounds of pure fat, with no lean meat at all, also cut into small pieces."

Xing Daorong frowned but still followed Qin Kai's request, wrapping the fat in lotus leaves. "Are you satisfied now?"

"Next, I need ten pounds of inch-thick soft bones, also finely chopped, with no meat on them."

At this point, even Li Xiuning couldn't help but smile slightly. Qin Kai was clearly trying to provoke a conflict.

Xing Daorong became furious, throwing his bone-cleaving knife onto the meat counter. "Are you deliberately trying to pick a fight?!"

"Exactly."

"Do you know who I am?"

"No."

"Let me tell you, I am Xing Daorong of Lingling, a man of great ambition and strategy, with the ability to encompass the universe and the will to conquer the world. How dare you play tricks on me!"

Xing Daorong grew angrier as he thought about it and reached out to grab Qin Kai.

Bang!

A sword scabbard flew over, knocking Xing Daorong's hand away.

Xing Daorong, in pain, focused and saw the sword with the characters "Longyuan" engraved in seal script. His pupils dilated.

The person in front of him, who could possess such equipment, must be someone of high status!

"A man should carry a three-foot sword to ascend to the throne. Since you have such lofty ambitions, why are you content to be a butcher in this market?"

Qin Kai stood with his hands behind his back, adopting the posture of a great master, scolding Xing Daorong.

Xing Daorong was deeply impressed and genuinely regarded Qin Kai as a nobleman: "I, Xing Daorong, have unparalleled martial skills, but due to my poor family background, I have no opportunity to display my talents. Please, noble sir, teach me!"

"I am the western commandant of Liaoxi appointed by the imperial court. Recently, the Wuhuan have been rampant and plotting rebellion. Therefore, I have come to recruit brave warriors to suppress the Wuhuan. If you are willing to follow me to Liaoxi, I can recommend you to the court to be appointed as a commandant of a thousand men. In the future, even if we achieve the glory of sealing the Wolf's Den, like the Marquis of Guanzhong and the Marquis of Changping, it is not impossible."

Qin Kai spoke with a straight face, trying to persuade Xing Daorong.

Li Xiuning barely suppressed her laughter, knowing that Qin Kai had no official title and was relying on his words to manipulate Xing Daorong.

Xing Daorong was filled with excitement.

The Marquis of Guanzhong crossed the瀚海, and the Marquis of Changping soared in the wind!

If he, Xing Daorong, could one day emulate the Marquis of Guanzhong Huo Qubing and the Marquis of Changping Wei Qing, achieving the glory of sealing the Wolf's Den and leaving a name in history, it would be a sign of good fortune.

Xing Daorong took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement: "I won't sell this meat today. Commandant, please come to my humble abode for a chat."

"Alright."

Qin Kai had seen a post in his previous life where a player from Lingling had easily recruited the general Xing Daorong using similar tactics, so he was following the same approach.

Xing Daorong was described by Liu Xian, the son of Lingling's governor Liu Du, as a formidable warrior, though this was not entirely accurate. However, Xing Daorong did have some skills.

The most crucial point was that Xing Daorong was easy to recruit. Just a bit of persuasion, and the ambitious Xing Daorong was willing to serve.

"With your martial prowess, Xing Daorong, you are a general of great talent. It is a waste for you to be a butcher in Lingling."

"In these chaotic times, it is the era of heroes. How can you remain buried in obscurity and unknown?"

Qin Kai accepted Xing Daorong's hospitality and continued his persuasive words, making Xing Daorong's blood boil with excitement, eager to go to Liaoxi and fight the enemy, achieving great deeds.

"Mother, I have the ambition to conquer the world and refuse to be a mere butcher in Lingling. I am determined to join the army and fight the enemy. When I return in glory, I will serve you again."

Xing Daorong sold his butcher shop and bowed to his mother, bidding her farewell.

Xing Daorong's mother privately said to Qin Kai: "My son, though strong, is not very smart. Please take good care of him, so he doesn't die in a foreign land."

A mother knows her son best.

It seemed that Xing Daorong's mother had a clear understanding of her son, knowing that he was overambitious but lacked the ability. However, she couldn't stop him from pursuing fame, so she could only entrust Qin Kai to look after him.

"Rest assured, Madam. Xing Daorong will surely return in glory and bring honor to the family."

Qin Kai naturally agreed.

"Let's go!"

Xing Daorong clenched his fists, picked up a butcher's knife, and packed his belongings, full of determination.

Qin Kai, along with Li Xiuning and Xing Daorong, headed to the teleportation array in Lingling.

"Get out of the way, Grandpa Xing is going to suppress the Wuhuan!"

Xing Daorong led the way, looking fierce and pushing through the players entering and exiting the teleportation array.

Xing Daorong, standing at 1.8 meters tall and slightly overweight, had far greater martial skills than the current players. Faced with Xing Daorong's intimidating presence, the players had no choice but to make way.

The teleportation array was guarded by the Lingling garrison. To teleport from Lingling to Liucheng in Liaoxi, each person needed to pay eight silver coins, totaling 24 silver coins for the three of them.

In the game "The World," to unify the currency of different civilizations, the monetary system was copper coins, silver coins, gold coins, and purple gold coins, with 1 purple gold coin = 100 gold coins = 10,000 silver coins = 1,000,000 copper coins.

To save time, Qin Kai didn't hesitate to pay.

A white light flashed, and Qin Kai, Li Xiuning, and Xing Daorong instantly arrived in Liucheng, Liaoxi.

Liucheng was one of the famous cities of the Three Kingdoms. After Yuan Shao's defeat, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi, along with the Wuhuan cavalry, gathered in Liucheng and were defeated by Cao Cao and Zhang Liao at White Wolf Mountain.

However, Liucheng was currently heavily guarded by Han soldiers, and with Qin Kai's current strength, he could not capture Liucheng.

"The Wuhuan will raid Longcheng to the north of Liucheng. We will go to support them."

"Commandant, where are the troops?"

"What troops?"

"We are going to suppress the Wuhuan. Shouldn't we have an army?"

"The three of us are enough."

"..."

Xing Daorong, who had been standing tall, suddenly became hesitant. The Wuhuan cavalry were fierce and terrifying.

"Everything is under control. Besides, if the three of us achieve success, the credit will be ours alone."

Qin Kai, pretending to be the western commandant of Liaoxi, naturally had no troops, but to persuade Xing Daorong to fight, he had to act mysterious.

Xing Daorong scratched his head, suddenly enlightened: "That makes sense!"

Li Xiuning, seeing Qin Kai's persuasive skills, couldn't help but shake her head with a smile.

Qin Kai used several gold coins to buy three warhorses and rode out of Liucheng.

These gold coins were the reward Qin Kai had received from a powerful figure.

Following the northern route from Liucheng and crossing the Daling River, they arrived at Longcheng.

Qin Kai's familiarity with the terrain made Xing Daorong no longer doubt his identity as a commandant.

"I'm back!"

Qin Kai's heart raced with excitement, as before his rebirth, his guild had started from Longcheng, and at its peak, it controlled the entire Liaoxi region, with Qin Kai being known as the King of Yan among the players!