Chapter 21: Muzhi’ Chance Encounter with Liu Chengyuan
Word Number：322
Author：闲穿径竹
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Release Time：2025-06-26
Liu Chengyuan had been kicked off the cliff by the bandits. Fortunately, the rocky abyss below was densely packed with towering trees. Tumbling through the branches, he snagged and tore against the foliage, breaking his fall just enough to spare his life. However, his luck was not without limits—his left leg was immobile, no doubt fractured from the ordeal. Liu Chengyuan thought to himself, “That Qian Yu, always listening to those storytellers. And now, here I am, living out a tale straight from their lips—tumbling off a cliff, catching on branches, and narrowly escaping death. Does this mean the next part is finding some martial arts manual at the bottom of the gorge and mastering an unrivaled technique?” Meanwhile, the Tang Empire was preparing for a campaign against Tubo. At this time, the military governor of Longyou, Huangfu Weiming, was a close associate of both Crown Prince Li Heng and the strategist Li Mi. Upon hearing from Li Mi of Yang Muzhi’s repeated victories over the Tubo forces, Huangfu Weiming promptly dispatched envoys to Mount Jumi in Yizhou, summoning Yang Muzhi to the Western Ping Army’s headquarters to discuss strategies for the impending campaign against Tubo. At twenty-three, Yang Muzhi had gained a countenance marked by maturity and restraint. Disguised as an ordinary civilian, he traveled with two soldiers, their journey bringing them near Dunhuang just as the midday meal approached. Stopping at a tavern, the trio sat down to enjoy a hearty meal of lamb stew with flatbread. As they ate, Yang Muzhi noticed several imposing Tubo men entering the establishment, clutching a portrait and inquiring about the whereabouts of a young man. After the Tubo men left, one of the soldiers escorting Yang Muzhi leaned in and whispered, “The person in the portrait bears quite a resemblance to how you looked at seventeen or eighteen, Brother Yang. Fortunately, over the past few years, three things ha
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